Season 26 @ Trustus Theatre

Get ready for 2 hours of non-stop laughter! Jewtopia, the Longest running comedy in both Off-Broadway and Los Angeles history is finally coming to Columbia! Comedy written by Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson. Directed by Jim Thigpen.

When: May 6-28

Where: Trustus Threatre, 520 Lady Street behind the Gervais St. Publix.

Tickets: Phone or Box Office

Phone: (803) -254-9732

Web: www.trustus.org

Runaway Runway

The Columbia Design League's Runaway Runway event is Columbia's premier fashion show that aims to raise design and environmental awareness through the use of post-consumer materials constructed into wildly fantastic wearables. While the entire world is serious about being green, this event proves that green can be fun, fashionable and funky, too! 

Participants: Enter at entries@runawayrunway.net

When: Friday, April 29; Doors open 6pm, Show starts at 7:30pm

Where: Township Auditorium

Tickets: Township Box Office or www.ticketmaster.com

Web: www.runawayrunway.net

Wine & Oyster Night

Young Professionals,
Join SC Campaign to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy at Pearlz Oyster Bar to celebrate the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and to network with other young professionals. Please RSVP to let us know if you can attend or to join our growing list of VIP hosts.

Phone: (803)771-7700
Email: cbanks@teenpregnancysc.org 
Web: http://www.facebook.com/SCCampaign#!/event.php?eid=103889166361961

Rhythm and Blooms/Art in the Garden Series

Unwind with family and friends at Riverbanks Botanical Garden, one of the nation’s most beautiful and inspiring public gardens, during the fourth annual Rhythm and Blooms music and Art in the Garden series, Thursdays in May.
 

Schedule
May 5: Palmetto Master Singers 7:00pm-8:00pm
            David Rodriguez 6:00pm-6:45pm and 8:15pm-9:00pm
May 12: Jon Rooks
May 19: John Wesley Satterfield
May 26: Savannah River Bluegrass

Tickets are $5.00 for Riverbanks members and $7.00 for the general public. A cash bar and tapas will also be available for purchase. For more information, visit www.riverbanks.org.

Downtown Relay for Life with American Cancer Society

Working to rid the world of cancer,  Dirty Lowdowns, Kickback, and Whiskey Tango Revue will crank up the evening air at the SC Fairgrounds as these bands entertain at the American Cancer Society’s Downtown Relay for Life to rock the night away and raise funds for the American Cancer Society.  

Events include opening remarks by Mayor Benjamin and WLTX anchor Andrea Mock, family friendly tailgating, live blues, country, and rockabilly throughout the night, and of course, the 12 hour relay itself.

Check us out on line and get registered now for an evening of fun and fighting as Downtown Columbia joins together to beat ALL types of cancer!

When: Friday May 6th through Saturday May 7th from 7:00pm – 7:00am

Phone: (803) 750-1693

Web: www.relayforlife.org/ColumbiaSC

Special Olympics SC Seeks 400+ Volunteers for Summer Games

Looking to help one of the nation's most successful charities?

Special Olympics South Carolina is looking for 400 volunteers to help at the annual Summer Games on May 6-8, 2011.  Over 1000 athletes from across the state will be competing in athletics, aquatics, bowling, gymnastics/cheerleading, softball and Young Athletes

Register online: www.so-sc.org.  Follow the link on the left column [Summer Games Day-of-Event Volunteer Registration].

Questions? Contact Edwena King Lassiter.

Email: elassiter@so-sc.org

Phone: 803-404-5516.

One Book, One Columbia Kicks Off!

One Book, One Columbia initiative officially kicked off earlier this week. The reading period (April 1-May 15) is now underway. Copies of the book selection, "Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters First 100 Years" by Sarah L. Delany and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth, are rapidly circulating at the Richland County Public Library.

Special activities in support of the initiative begin this weekend, including a Sunday afternoon movie showing of Having Our Say at the RCPL on Assembly Street and a poetry reading on Saturday. For a detailed list of events, please visit RCPL's One Book, One Columbia site.

Web: www.myrcpl.com/onebook