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Food, Nightlife, Entertainment News for Columbia | postandcourier.com
Stay up to date on food, arts and events from The Free Times, covering the arts in Columbia and Richland County.
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Thanks to funding from a national nonprofit, the Columbia Museum of Art will offer free admission to South Carolina residents in a program called "Free Summer at the CMA."
Specialty grocery stores around South Carolina offer ingredients and produce from global cultures, including Pan-Asian, African, Mexican and Halal offerings.
48 Hour Film Project, an international film contest, hosted its inaugural event in South Carolina this year, first organized by the Urban League of the Upstate.
Viral singer-songwriter Chappell Roan has tapped local drag talent to open for her Columbia tour stop on June 13. The queens say the effort to promote local talent will have a profound impact on the local scene.
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The network of routes that sends drivers everywhere from elementary schools in the Lowcountry to urban farms in the Midlands is a vital part of keeping SC's agriculture industry afloat.
Established in November 2023, directly following owner and founder Rebecca Dooley's graduation from Clemson University, ColaRitz Dress Rentals allows customers to rent casual, semi-formal and formal dresses for four-day periods.
Formerly of Motor Supply, Wes Fulmer will be hosting a four-course pop-up menu entitled "Spring Supper" at Proof at Claussen's in Five Points. The menu will feature seasonal ingredients, as well as meat and produce from local purveyors.
In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we compiled a list of Asian-owned restaurants in South Carolina to check out in May and beyond.
Looking for something to do in Columbia this week? Check out our weekly to-do list.
Poogan's Southern Kitchen, a Charleston-based eatery with multiple locations across the state, will close its Forest Acres location in mid-May.
The SC state museum recently acquired six paintings from Natalie Daise, a Lowcountry artist best known for "Gullah Gullah Island." The paintings, and the accompanying programming, are the latest steps in the museum's goal to diversify the stories it tells.
Columnist Cassidy Spencer hit the road with her band, Gamine, and found herself wondering what it means to live a life alongside war, violence and humanitarian atrocities.
Starting May 11, WECO Bottle and Biergarten will have a light, collaborative beer from Edmund's Oast Brewing Company on tap (and in cans.)
Grand Strand native Vanna White is the celebrity ambassador for the Myrtle Beach Classic. This week, the "Wheel of Fortune" star talked about the tournament and her own golf game.
"Cola's new logo - bland but OK, I reckon. But, "Together, we are Columbia". You paid $93,000 that catchphrase and logo. Ugh. How 'bout "Colatown, hot as 3 hells in July"? What you got, citizens? Send it in."
Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens opened 50 years ago after a decade of persistence (and a little help from a car wash tiger.) What's the zoo been up to since then, and what's in store for its next half-century?
Vino Garage, a locally-owned wine and beer shop along North Main Street, rolled out its first-ever food program the first weekend in May, a charcuterie program with a variety of meat and cheese options.
Lyricist and folk singer David Wilcox is from the Midwest, but calls the South home. "I never felt like it knew me, never felt like I belonged."
A new book about the lore of Hampton County's Murdaugh family, written by a former journalist at The State Newspaper, dives into the archives to find the family's 'insane foundation of crime.”
A roundup of the best spots to take your parents, with tailored recommendations for meeting their — and your — needs.
This year's Main Street Jazz Fest is free and open to the public. Several Grammy-winning artists are performing, but the festival caps off with a local headliner.
Crimson Screen Horror Fest, the state's only festival of its kind, kicks off this weekend in Columbia. Featured in the lineup is a Charleston filmmaker and an entire block of Christmas-themed slashers.
After 18 years of business, fast food and ice cream shop Zesto Chapin is closing its doors for good today due to staffing and cost hurdles.
Scene photography in Columbia is at an all-time high, so photographer and Free Times Contributing Editor Eden Prime pondered what it means to document meaningful spaces and experiences with their lens.
Leaning on products from local farms, the team at Ratio is cultivating special summer menus that play with the tapas-style restaurant's theme. First up? A five-course fusion of Peruvian and SC cuisines.
Some of the state's most historic restaurants and purveyors offer nationwide shipping for both shelf-stable and perishable goods — from coconut cake to pimento cheese.
Columbia has seen a sharp uptick in the number of indie booksellers opening storefronts in recent months. What's behind the trend?
"The University of South Carolina football team had a scrimmage. I wonder who won."
ColaEats, an initiative to address food insecurity in Columbia, made its official launch on Friday to provide funding for students without reliable food access over the summer.
On Saturday the South Carolina State Fairgrounds will host the 18th Annual Rosewood Crawfish Festival. The all-day event will feature live music, local art and thousands of pounds of Louisiana crawfish.
Members of local rock band George Fetner and The Strays are donning some tie-dyed tees and embodying the communal improvisation of the Grateful Dead on a new live-recorded tribute album.
A new partnership between the SC Philharmonic and the regional nonprofit Arts Capacity hopes to conduct symphonies and workshops at a Columbia prison, all in an effort to get inmates in tune with music, and the meaning it can offer.
Co-Owner Jody Kreush cites increased foot traffic — a result she credits to Cinnamon Roll Deli's appearances on the Food Network, People Magazine and ABC 25 — as one of her team's biggest drivers for expansion.
Across South Carolina, support of heirloom produce is growing almost as quickly as the crops themselves. But what is an heirloom product, and what makes them different?
The Papa Tank Theatre for Inclusion, which offers arts programming for students of all abilities in Columbia, has officially been established as a nonprofit one year into its work to promote to arts for people with disabilities.
Looking for something to do in Columbia this week? Check out our weekly to-do list.
Travis Tritt, a Fleetwood Mac tribute band and local favorite's Les Merry Chevaliers are all set for concerts in Columbia this May.
Alodia's in Lexington is closed after it failed to pay tens of thousands of dollars in state tax liens. The closure comes less than a year after staff at the restaurant walked out over late pay.
Liberation is Lit, a specialty bookstore focused on diverse literature, is opening a Rosewood storefront using funds from a city nonprofit aimed at promoting artists and indie business owners.
Columnist Cassidy Spencer saw NiA Company's latest play, "Passover." It got her thinking about the 'Don't Tread on Me' flag that breezed past her one day in Five Points.
After beginning his career as a line cook at Motor Supply Company Bistro, Thomas Hardenbergh is set to return to the same kitchen — this time, as the restaurant's executive chef. The seasoned chef plans to revamp the menu, too.
A new exhibit at Mike Brown Contemporary uses several mediums to explore the impact of the past on the future, all through the lens of the Black experience.
The Jasper Project is launching ONE BOOK, a summerlong book club aimed at getting all of Columbia to read something together. This year's selection is a post-apocalyptic fiction novel set on the Congaree River.
University of South Carolina professor Claire Jiménez's debut novel, "What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez," is a brief, nail-biting trip through three womens' lives as they try and track down the sister they lost years before.
"Ok, I get it, Lexington County, you want to curb growth so services and infrastructure can catch up. Legitimate. But, you say you want to maintain your "character and rural feel". I call BS on that."
Scenes from the bar's last three months in its original location, captured in still images from local photographer Sean Rayford, will be published in an upcoming book. A release party is planned for April 27 at New Brookland Tavern.
Looking for something to do in Columbia this week? Check out our weekly to-do list.
An artisan cafe and specialty market in Columbia is adding a second location across the river.
Chris Lane is known as a writer of love songs that skyrocket to the top of the country charts, but his latest project is all about the break-up song. Catch up on his new era ahead of Lane's Columbia show.