Events
Columbia Museum of Art presents prominent collection of African–American art “The Chemistry of Color: Contemporary African-American Artists” February 5–May 9 at 1515 Main Street. 799-2810.
The Columbia Design League will host The MINImuseum of Richard McMahan January 22, 6 pm, at the Columbia Museum of Art. 799-2810.
The Columbia Museum of Art will celebrate its 60th Anniversary April 17, 7 pm–12 am, at 1515 Main Street. 799-2810.
-AUCTION The 14th Annual Cardinal Newman School Auction will be February 27. 466-4120.
-BOOKS Victoria White to Perform at RCPL’s Lunch & Listen January 21, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm, at 1431 Assembly St. 929-3440.
The Friends’ Winter Book Sale will be January 23, 9 am–3 pm, at the RCPL Operations Center, 130 Lancewood Rd. www.myRCPL.com
-CHUCRCH/CHARITY West Metro Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast will be February 10, 7:30 am, at 1066 Sunset Blvd. 794-6504.
Shandon United Methodist Church will present a Candlelight Choral Evening Prayer and Service of Healing January 17, 5 pm, at 3407 Devine Street. 256-8383
Stedfast Christian Center will host a Free Community Feeding January 23, 12 pm–2 pm, at 5200 Fairfield Road in Columbia. 786-9129.
-CITY Historic Marker To Be Unveiled In Honor Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. January 18, 3 pm, on Harden Street at the intersection of Greene Street.
-DANCE The School of American Ballet’s 2010 Summer Course will host auditions January 23, 1 pm–4 pm, at the University of South Carolina, Dance Department, 324 Sumter Street, Columbia. 777-5636.
Arts at Shandon will host its 4th annual Big Band Dance January 23, 7:30 pm, in the Activities Center at Shandon Presbyterian at the corner of Woodrow and Devine Streets. 771-4408.
-ENTERTAINMENT Model Train Show will be February 6, 10 am–2 pm, at Columbia Scottish Rite center, 7230 Garners Ferry Road. 438-2087.
-GENERAL The South Carolina Association of Public Library Administrators will sponsor a Public Library Appreciation Day January 27, 10:30 am, at the South Carolina State House. www.scapla.org -MEETINGS Columbia Parkinson’s Support Group meets the third Sunday of every month, 3 pm–4 pm, at Lexington Medical Park Auditorium (next to Lexington Medical Center Hospital). www.columbiaparkinsonsupportgroup.org
Designing Woman Luncheon will be January 19, 11:30 am–1 pm, at CAFE 403 Carriage House, 403 North Lake Drive. 781-2591.
Columbia Citizens for Immigration Reform will host a panel Discussion and Personal Testimonies of those affected by current U. S. immigration policies January 15, 6 pm–8 pm, at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church,170 St. Andrews Road 957-5726.
PalmettoMac will host a meeting January 18, 7 pm, at 7006 Two Notch Rd. 743-2501
South Carolina Association of Taxpayers will host a meeting January 16, 10 am, at 4001 Rosewood Drive. 748-9198.
-MUSIC Columbia Barbershop Harmonizers, a male chorus/ensemble, all types of music in the Barbershop Quartet style, is seeking male singers. Meets Thursdays, 7 pm at Shandon United Methodist Church, 3407 Devine St. 798-1538.
Columbia Baroque Soloists will present “The Glory of Italy” concert January 15, 7:30 pm, at 3407 Devine St. 256-8383, ext. 113.
The Humane Society will hold its first ever Spay Day Benefit Concert February 26, 7 pm, at Elbow Room in Five Points Columbia. info@humanesc.org
The University of South Carolina will host a group of up and coming violinists January 30, 7:30 pm, at the School of Music recital hall.777-4280.
Festival of Choirs will be February 14, 4 pm, at St. Peters Catholic Church. 933-9060.
-PETS The Greater Columbia Obedience Club is offering classes January 23, 10 am–12 pm, at the GCOC training warehouse on Stadium Road. www.gcoc.net
-RUN Race for the Place 5K Run/Walk will be February 6. Registration forms can be printed at www.stlawrenceplace.org
-SCHOLARSHIPS Zonta Club of Columbia is now accepting applications for its Young Women in Public Affairs Award. Deadline is February 15. 782-7772. The Institute of Museum and Library Services invites nominations for the 2010 Coming Up Taller Awards. The deadline for nominations is Friday, January 29, 2010. www.cominguptaller. org
-SPORTS The 11th Annual CAPS Soccer Clinic will be February 13, 10 am– 3 pm, at the USC Soccer Field/Stadium on Whaley Street. 254-5996.
-SUPPORT GROUP NAMI Mid-Carolina, The National Alliance on Mental Illness invites individuals with a mental illness to participate in Connections support groups. Family support groups are also offered. Free and open to the public. 733-9592.
-THEATER The South Carolina Shakespeare Company will present “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” January 21–23, 7:30 pm, at the Bank of America Theatre at Hammond Academy, 854 Galway Lane. www.ShakespeareSC.org
-TRAINING/EDUCATION Breakfast for your Brain will begin its six week program January 19, 8:30 am–9:30 am, at capital senior center. 779-1971.
Commemoration of General Sherman’s March on Columbia will be held February 13. ColumbiasLongestDays @gmail.com
Divorce Care for Men & Women Classes will be January 12–April 13, each Tuesday, 7 pm–9 pm, at 2700 Bush River Rd. 606-2999.
Wine and Unwind will hold its monthly lecture January 20, 5:50 pm–7 pm, at 1650 Park Circle. 779-1971.
Museum Road Show Returns for Winter Edition January 16, 9:30 am–3:30 pm, at 301 Gervais Street. 898-4952.
Partners In Compassion Institute is accepting applications for Organization Workshops January 26, 9 am–12 pm, at 1303 Sunset Blvd. 796-9786.
The Richland County Public Library will host Dismantling the Cradle to Prison Pipeline: Four Crusaders for Successful Children January 19, 7 pm, in the Bostick Auditorium, Main Library, 1431 Assembly St. 929-3457.
-VOLUNTEERS Rolling Readers, a non–profit children’s literacy organization, seeks volunteers to read aloud or tutor reading to children. 733-7323.
