"The Drowsy Chaperone" Opens at Town Theatre Friday!

Join Town Theatre for the premiere of their latest program, The Drowsy Chaperon: A Musical Within a Comedy. Show runs May 6-28 and is directed by Scott Banks. Based on the book by Bob Martin and Don McKeller. Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

Web: www.towntheatre.com/shows/drowsychaperone.html

Southeastern Piano Festival

Join the USC School of Music for the annual Southeastern Piano Festival, one of the largest cultural attractions each summer in Columbia. The festival features a number of the nation's and world's most talented, award-winning young players as they converge on Columbia for a week of master classes and public performances.

When: Sunday, June 12-Saturday, June 18

Where: USC School of Music Recital Hall and the Koger Center for the Performing Arts, 817 Assembly St.

Web: http://sepf.music.sc.edu

Start the Brain Gain: Chernoff Newman Hiring Now

If you're looking for work at an exciting marketing firm in Columbia, Chernoff Newman is seeking a talented strategic thinker with planning and buying experience in both traditional and non-traditional media. Exceptional negotiating and multi-tasking skills desired as well as an ability to work under pressure.

Preferred Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree
• Three years experience in all aspects of media, including research, planning, negotiation, placement and reconciliation.

 

Contact: Barbara Hinton

Email: barbara.hinton@chernoffnewman.com

Web: chernoffnewman.com/looking-for-a-media-madman-or-woman

2011 Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament

Join the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce for its signature event, the 2011 Golf Tournament. Come enjoy a relaxing day of golf while networking with clients, friends and sponsors. The chamber’s golf tournament is a captain’s choice format with approximately 400 golfers during the tournament. Projected attendance: 400 Golfers, 150 Volunteers & Sponsors.

When: Wednesday, May 4 - Thursday, May 5
Tee Times: 5/4, 1:30pm; 5/5, 8am & 1:30pm
Where: Wildewood Country Club
Web: www.columbiachamber.com
Phone: Shannon Viera, (803) 733-1116

SC Arts Gala @ 701 Whaley

Join the South Carolina Arts Foundation as it celebrates South Carolina's arts community with outstanding arts leaders, celebrated artists, an art auction and sale, delicious food and more! Special guests include recipients of the 2011 Elizabeth O'Neill Verner Governor's Awards for the Arts including Lifetime Achievement Award honorees Mary A. Jackson and C. Thomas Wyche and the recipient of the 2011 McNair Award Suzette Surkamer.

When: Wednesday, May 4 - 7:30pm
Where: 701 Whaley Street, Columbia, SC
Web: www.SouthCarolinaArts.com
Phone: (803) 734-8696

SC Philharmonic Conert - Saturday, April 30

Join the SC Philharmonic for their final conert of the season as they perform Masterworks 7 - "Fantastique Finale." Program will feature Holst's The Planets; Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3, mvt. III; Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2, mvt. I; and Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Special guests in the SC Philharmonic Youth Orchestra as they take the stage to perform one his darkest and most exciting pieces, Gustav Holst's classic The Planets, for an exhilarating joint performance.

When: Saturday, April 30; 7:30pm

Where: Koger Center for the Arts

Web: www.scphilharmonic.org 

Tickets: www.capitoltickets.com, (803) 251-2222

Get in the Pink 5k and 10k

The 3rd Annual Get in the Pink is set for Saturday, May 7, 2011. Participants can choose between a 10k and 5k race.  In addition, the popular Stiletto Sprint will place along with the Kids Fun Run!  Register early to take advantage of a discount.

Register online: www.getinthepink.org/register