CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Join us for free arts entertainment beginning in January on Tuesday evenings at 7pm in the Midtown at Forest Acres (aka Richland Fashion Mall) inside the Columbia Children’s Theatre beginning Janua... more information...

The great live music and shagging continues inside Jillian's every   Thursday from 6PM-9PM featuring one of the southeast's best Beach and variety dance bands for your dancing an... more information...

A happy-go-lucky view of small-town vice and statewide political side-stepping that recounts the good times – and the demise – of the Chicken Ranch, once known as one of the better pleasure palaces... more information...

Installation of fiber and mixed media art by Susan Lenz

A suburban London teen finds her traditional education replaced by something slightly more sinister when an older, more worldly suitor sweeps her off of her feet while placing her future in jeopard... more information...

A docent led tour provides an overview of the Museum's collection of European and American art.  This tour features masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo from the Samuel H. Kr... more information...

A docent led tour of The Chemistry of Color: Contemporary African - American Artists offers insight into works and artists represented in the exhibition currently on view in the Lipscomb F... more information...

FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial mod... more information...

Come to EdVenture for an evening of fun at a price you can afford! 

Welcome to the Cabaret sings the Emcee of the Kit Kat Club through painted lips, as the peoplof of Berlin 1929 join him.

Sharpe is on the faculty of the North Carolina School of the Arts.

Wall-to-wall boats and accessories will pack all six buldings. The Annual Boat Show is the largest and longest running boat show in the Midlands.

Featuring the original works of USC Dance Artistic Director Susan Anderson, USC Contemporary Dance Instructor Thaddeus, Davis, choreographer Ivan Pulinkala, and more.

City Art Gallery will  feature jewelry by several artists including more information...

Music plus art equals a magical experience with this acclaimed chamber concert series that takes place in the Museum’s DuBose Poston Reception Hall. Artistic director Edward Arron and renowned youn... more information...

Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, A SINGLE MAN, is the story of George Falconer, a 52 year old British college professor (Colin Firth) who is struggling to find... more information...

One of Trustus' most popular musicals returns to the main stage!  "Crowns" is a moving and celebratory musical play in which hats become a springboard for an exploration of black history ... more information...

Tyler Perry brings his first stage show in five years to Famously Hot Columbia, SC.

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This film tells the little-known story of African-American artists working during the 1920s and 1930s. More than just an art history lesson, the film tells the story of the struggle of America's bl... more information...

If you can't get to Vancouver, come to EdVenture Children's Museum to experience an opening ceremony of "Olympic" proportions!  Join in the fun of a parade and torch lighting. 

South Carolina artists draw and paint portraits of one another in a head to head, single elimination competition..  Artists 18 and older are invited to enter and are randomly paired, each painting ... more information...

Repertoire: 

Tchaikovsky:  Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major – Sean Yeh, Piano
First Prize W... more information...

Join us for a beach teamed concert featuring The Tempests, who perform a variety of soul and beach music hits from the 1960's as well as some... more information...

In commenmoration of General Sherman's March to the Sea through Columbia and the burning of the city, a full day of fun activities for all ages will begin with Union canon firing once again upon th... more information...

Join us on the Spirit of Lake Murray! 
 
Buffet-style meal:
Garden salad with toppings & choice of salad dressing.
Grilled sauteed vegetabl... more information...

From the oldest traditional art form east of the Mississippi River to the birthplace of the American alkaline-glazed stoneware tradition, South Carolina represents some of the most ... more information...

In the quest to produce a nation of superior Aryan beings in Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler turned to the concept of "racial hygiene," or "eugenics."

"Eugenics propo... more information...

This exhibit marks the first major exhibition showcasing the stories and artifacts of the previously understudied and underappreciated Fall Line Region.  The region is located where the state’s riv... more information...

From Here to Timbuktu takes visitors on a journey through West Africa’s spectacular and diverse geographic regions. Along the way children and adults alike are immersed in an adventure of discovery... more information...

Children and families from all across South Carolina can visit Snowville – EdVenture’s winter play land, located in the Southeast’s largest children’s museum.

Enter a make-believe world ... more information...

Internationally acclaimed children book illustrator. The Fine Art of Children Book Illustration

EdVenture Children's Museum is proud to host "Monkey King: A Story from China" from now through May 9th.  This exhibit introduces visitors to Chinese history, culture, art, religion and g... more information...

Skate and Create displays artwork and skateboards altered with unique and original art created by a variety of local artists, skate enthusiasts and skaters. ... more information...

This exhibition of approximately 70 paintings, sculptures and works on paper chronicles the accomplishments and struggles of African-American artists in the second half of the 20th century. Among t... more information...

Cinderella, (played by CCT newcomer Libbs Carbonne) is under the mistaken impression that her feet are so oddly shaped that no shoes will ever fit her.  That's why the evil Stepmother (played by Be... more information...

Through the story of the beautiful coiled basket, "Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art" revisits the history of the southeastern US and demonstrates the enduring contribution ... more information...