•ART
Alexandra’s Art Studio, 111 Sparkleberry Crossing Road, offers adult classes, kids classes, kids camps, and art class groups. artstudiocola.com.
•CHURCH/CHARITY
Riggs Partners will hold its 27th annual CreateAthon event to benefit nonprofit organizations October 23-24, 2025. CreateAthon is a 24-hour creative marathon during which Riggs Partners provides marketing services to nonprofit organizations on a pro bono basis. www.riggspartners.com.
•CITY
The 2025 Mayor’s Walk Against Domestic Violence will be held Saturday, October 25, Page Ellington Park, 2220 Gregg Street.
•DANCE
Palmetto Scottish Country Dance (for all ages) is held every Monday, 6–7:45 p.m., Eastminster Presbyterian Community Life Center. 803-309-0495.
Adult Ballet classes are held Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., Columbia Music Festival Association, 914 Pulaski Street. Ages 12 and up are welcome. 803-216-1953.
•FOOD
The Gervais Street Bridge Dinner will be held Sunday, October 26, 3–8 p.m., transforming the iconic bridge into a 1,200-seat supper celebration overlooking the Congaree River. Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, July 18 at gervaisstreetbridgedinner.com.
•FUNDRAISER
Killingsworth Home’s Gala will be held November 13 at Seawell’s, 1125 Rosewood Drive. www.killingsworth.org.
•HISTORIC
Historic Columbia September events include Birdwatching in the Gardens Thursday, September 11 and Thursday, September 25, 8–9 a.m., Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens, 1615 Blanding Street; Jubilee: Festival of Black History and Culture Saturday, September 20, 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Mann-Simons Site, 1403 Richland Street; Free Sunday at the Robert Mills House Sunday, September 21, 1–4 p.m., Robert Mills House & Gardens, 1616 Blanding Street; Concert in the Gardens Thursday, September 23, 5–7 p.m., Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens, 1615 Blanding Street; University Hill Walking Tour Sunday, September 28, 1–2:30 p.m., begins at The Graduate, 1619 Pendleton Street; and Pints for Preservation Thursday, October 2, 5:30–7:30 p.m., Columbia Craft, 520 Greene Street. historiccolumbia.org.
•MARKET/SALE
The Midlands Crafter’s Association will present the 2025 Midlands Fall Arts & Crafts Market Saturday, September 13, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. and Sunday, September 14, noon–4 p.m., South Carolina State Farmers Market, 3483 Charleston Highway. midlandcrafters.wixsite.com/mca-craft-shows.
The Midlands Crafter’s Association will present the 2025 Midlands Christmas Arts & Crafts Market Saturday, November 15, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. and Sunday, November 16, noon–4 p.m., South Carolina State Farmers Market, 3483 Charleston Highway. midlandcrafters.wixsite.com/mcacraft shows.
•MEETINGS/CLUBS
Spring Valley Rotary Club meets every Thursday, 1–2 p.m., Grand Hall of Northeast Presbyterian Church, 601 Polo Road in Northeast Columbia. To learn more about membership, contact Brian Dunphy at 803-920-4751.
Forest Acres Rotary Club meets the first four Wednesdays of the month, 1–2 p.m., St. Michaels of All Angels, 6408 Bridgewood Road off Trenholm Road. sandyo@sc.rr.com.
Rotary Club of Columbia East meets Tuesdays at noon at Seawell’s Restaurant near the State Fair Grounds. almjjmjlm@aol.com.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) group meets every fourth Wednesday, 2–4 p.m., Richland County Library, 7490 Parklane Road. For 803-782-2587 or 803-807-3436.
Rotary Club of Five Points meets Fridays, 1–2 p.m. For weekly meeting location and speaker, see fivepointsrotary.com.
Lower Richland Ruritan Club meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m., Lower Richland Club House, Rabbit Run, Hopkins.
The Busby Street Community Center hosts the Aces Bridge Club every Monday, 10 a.m., 1735 Busby Street. 803-476-0933.
The Golden K Kiwanis Club of Columbia meets every Wednesday, 9:30–10:45 a.m., Lourie Center, 1650 Park Circle. andrewchase@bellsouth.net.
The Rotary Club of Columbia meets every Monday, 12:30– 1:30 p.m. at Seawell’s Restaurant across from the State Fair Grounds. annewalker@aws1962.org
Ikebana International Chapter 282 meets the third Wednesday of each month, September through May, 9:30 a.m., Garden Club Council Building, 1605 Park Circle. 803-799-7368.
Survivors of Suicide Loss (SOS), a peer led group, not a place for someone who is in crisis of suicide, meets the first Tuesday of every month, 7–8:30 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church 1715 Broad River Road. 803-622-1512 or SOSColumbiaSC@gmail.com. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 or text TALK to 741741.
Midlands Coin Club meets the second Thursday of every month. www.MidlandsCoinClub.com
The Greater Irmo Lions Club meets the fourth Monday of each month, 6:30 p.m., Zorba’s Restaurant, Irmo. To learn about membership, contact Henry Gibson at 803-920-5896.
Two Notch Toastmasters (TNT-the dynamite club!) meets every first and third Friday mornings, 7–8:15 a.m., Lizards Thicket, 10170 Two Notch Road.
The Media Club of Columbia meets the third Thursday of the month, 5:30 p.m., Woman’s Club of Cayce, 701 Oakland Avenue, Cayce. www.facebook.com/MediaClubofColumbia.
Palmetto Shell Club meets the second Sunday of each month, 2 p.m., Seven Oaks Park, 200 Leisure Lane. 1276@gmail.com.
The Rotary Club of St. Andrews–Columbia meets every Tuesday 1-2 p.m., Lizard’s Thicket, 7569 St. Andrews Road, Irmo. Bingo hosted by the St. Andrews Rotary Club–Columbia, 6 p.m., Seven Oaks Park, 200 Leisure Lane.
Columbia Philatelic Society meets the third Sunday of every month, 2–4:30 p.m., Tri-City Leisure Center, 485 Brooks Avenue, West Columbia. www.columbiascphilately.com.
Chapin Sunrise Rotary Club meets every Thursday, 7:30 a.m., Crooked Creek Park, 1098 Old Lexington Highway, Chapin.
Rotary Club of Lake Murray-Irmo meets every Wednesday (except the fifth Wednesday of a month), 7:30 a.m., Seven Oaks Recreation Center, 200 Leisure Lane. rfunderburkrotary@gmail.com.
Readers & Writers Columbia meets every third Tuesday, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Lizard Thicket Restaurant, 10170 Two Notch Road. errolmaw@gmail.com.
•MEMORIAL
The Ovarian Cancer Coalition of Central SC (OCC) will hold the annual butterfly release for ovarian cancer September 18, 5:30 p.m., at the SC State House to raise awareness of this deadly disease. www.ovariancancermidlands.org.
Constitution Day Program hosted by American Board of Trial Advocates with keynote speaker The Honorable J. Michelle Childs will be held September 19, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., S.C. State House Chamber. oyster123aol.com.
•MUSEUMS
Olympia Mill Village Museum, the story of “Life in the Olympia Mill Village in the 1920s.” Free admission, Fridays and Saturdays 11 a.m.–4 p.m., 1170 Olympia Avenue. Museum includes the Olympia School Annex, the Mill House Museum, and 15 outdoor exhibits. www.olympiamillvillagemuseum.org.
•MUSIC
The Loose Canon Recorder Consort meets every Tuesday, 10 to 11:30 a.m. to play a variety of music including baroque, Irish, and contemporary. Advanced beginners and more advanced players are welcome to join the group. loosecanonrecorders@gmail.com.
Endless Summer Band will perform September 20 at the A.C. Flora Class of 1970 class reunion at the Forest Lake County Club. 803-404 9178 or 803-237 0949.
Carolina Jazz Society will hold a concert Sunday, September 7, 2:30–5 p.m., Heyward Street United Methodist Church, 2501 Heyward Street. www.carolinajazzsociety.com.
Shandon UMC will hold an organ recital with Organist and Music Associate, Kipp Gill Sunday, September 28, 5 p.m. in the church sanctuary, 3407 Devine Street. shandonumc.org.
•SUPPORT GROUPS
Promise of Serenity NAR-ANON Meeting (For families and friends of addicts) is held every Monday, 6 p.m., Angelican Church of the Epiphany, 2512 N. Beltline Boulevard. colanaraon@gmail.com or www.nar-anon.org.
ADD/ADHD Support Group of the Midlands (AttentionDeficitHelp.com)—The people involved with this local support group are parents, families, co-workers and special individuals sharing and learning about the joys, frustrations, opportunities, and challenges of ADD/ADHD. The goal is to give hope and support. Join monthly in-person and virtual meetings, www.attentiondeficithelp.com.
The SC Youth Advocate Program is available 24-hours-a-day for foster families. 800-882-5513 or scyap.com.
•THEATER
WOWStudioOne will present Love Lies September 12–14, 7:30 p.m., Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College. www.wowstudioone.com.
Lexington 2 Performing Arts Center will host a new “Live After Five” series, with five to seven concerts and other events over the course of the year featuring a mix of local, regional, and national artists. The series kicks off September 5 with the local group Columbia Rat Pack, performing “The Music of the Rat Pack—A Tribute to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr.,” 7 p.m. Among other announced performances are “Divas of Soul,” October 17 and “Blank Space: The Unofficial Taylor Swift Tribute,” November 1. Lexington Two’s Performing Arts Center is located at 3205 Platt Springs Road, West Columbia. l2pac.lex2.org
•WORKSHOPS/CLASSES
The ColaJazz Academy is launching a four-week course on Jazz Improvisation Monday, September 29 and runs through October 20, 6–7:30 p.m., ColaJazz Office, 2123 College Street. ColaJazz.com.
Shepherd’s Center of St. Andrews Fall Session of Adventures in Learning begin September 16. The center, an interfaith learning program for active adults aged 50 and above, meets Tuesdays onsite at center headquarters, Ashland United Methodist Church, 2600 Ashland Road, and Wednesdays and Thursdays via Zoom for the eight-week session. Subject courses and activity classes range from chair yoga to “The Hidden History of the Celts.” You can also step into the world of “Famous Amos: The Minor Prophet, not the Cookie;” learn about life enhancers that provide “Adrenaline for Living Well;” or drop into the “Men’s Corner,” a shared dialogue about being an older man in today’s world. And you can study Spanish (three levels), join the “Strumming Fun Jam” for uke, banjo, guitar, and mandolin, or succeed at Mah Jongg, all while improving your skills in quilting, crochet, bridge, line dancing, and watercolor. shepherdscenterofstandrews.org.
Ben Battiste, curator of history and archives at the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum, will present a lecture on the history of the M16 in an installment in the Relic Room’s roving Noon Debrief series, noon, Friday, September 12, Cayce-West Columbia Branch of Lexington County Public Library, 1500 Augusta Road, West Columbia. crr.sc.gov.
Lourie Center workshops coming in October include Journeys in Art and Expression, ChatGPT and Beyond: Understanding the AI Revolution, Porches and Pasts: Stories from Columbia’s Neighborhoods, Exploring Ancestral and Local History: South Carolina in the Reconstruction Era and Beyond. louriecentersc.org.
You Are Not Alone: Navigating Grief of All Kinds, an upcoming community workshop, will be held Thursday, September 25, 6–7:30 p.m., McGregor Presbyterian Church, 6505 St. Andrews Road. mcgpresadm@gmail.com.
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