It’s a big April in Columbia: Here are the highlights

Through April 11: “Godspell,” Trustus Theatre; www.trustus.org

April 2-5: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus Presents Extreme! Colonial Life Arena; www.LMCtix.com

April 2: St. Katherines’ Ladies Philoptochos Society Luncheon and Bake Sale, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 1931 Sumter St.

April 4: Bunny Hop 5K, YMCA; http://columbiaymca.org/

April 4: AAG KI RAAT 201 "Night of Fire,” Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com

April 10: Johnny Mathis, Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com

April 10-11: Tyler Perry’s “Madea On The Run,” The Township; www.thetownship.org

April 10: Arts at Shandon, “Becoming Harriet Tubman,” Shandon Presbyterian Church; www.shandonpres.org

April 11: Epworth alumni Cookout for Kids fundraiser; epworthalumniassociation@gmail.com

April 11: Palmetto Half Marathon; http://palmettohalfmarathon.com

April 11: Runaway Runway, Columbia Museum of Art; www.columbiadesignleague.org

April 11: Ultimate Challenge Mud Run; www.ultimatechallengemudrun.org

April 11: Junior League Touch a Truck, State Fairgrounds; www.jlcolumbia.org

April 11: River Rocks Music Festival, Riverfront Park; www.riverrocksfestival.com

April 11-12: Columbia Open Studios; www.701cca.org

April 13: Vista Queen pageant, Trustus Theatre; www.trustus.org

April 14-15: Widespread Panic, The Township; www.thetownship.org

April 15: Walk a Mile in Her Shoes fundraiser; www.stsm.org/events/walkamile

April 16: USC Dance Alumni Choreography Showcase, Koger Center; www.capitoltickets.com

April 16-19: Midlands Spring Plant and Flower Sale, SC Farmers Market, West Columbia

April 17: An Enchanted Evening with Roberta Flack, Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center; (803) 705-4743

April 15-19: Indie Grits film festival; www.indiegrits.com

April 16: The Bible Tour with Steven Curtis Chapman, Francesca Battistelli, Brandon Heath and Danny Gokey, The Township; www.thetownship.org

April 16: The Lennon Sisters, Newberry Opera House; http://www.newberryoperahouse.com

April 16-19: Disney on Ice; Colonial Life Arena; http://LMCtix.com

April 17: 10th Ballet Stars of New York, Koger Center; artsandsciences.sc.edu/dance

April 17-18: Pork in the Park, Newberry; sbbqn.com/pork-in-the-park

April 17-19: NashiCon, Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center; www.nashicon.com

April 17: CMA Jazz on Main, Columbia Museum of Art, www.columbiamuseum.org

April 17-25: “Three Musketeers,” Drayton Hall; artsandsciences.sc.edu/thea/OnStage

April 18: Tamela Mann, “Take Me To The King,” Township Auditorium; www.thetownship.org

April 18: Quarry Crusher Run/Olympia Fest; Olympia; http://olympiafest.com

April 18: Jason Isbell, Music Farm Columbia; www.musicfarm.com

April 18: Lorrie Morgan, Newberry Opera House; http://www.newberryoperahouse.com

April 18: South Carolina Philharmonic, Masters Series, Koger Center, www.kogercenterforthearts.com

April 18-19: Columbia International Festival; State Fairgrounds; http://cifonline.org/

April 21: USC Symphony Orchestra, Koger Center, www.kogercenterforthearts.com

April 23-25: Artista Vista; http://www.artistavista.com/

April 24: Wine Tasting at Riverbanks Botanical Garden; http://www.riverbanks.org

April 24: Jimmy Webb and Karla Bonoff, Newberry Opera House; http://www.newberryoperahouse.com

April 24-25: Sparkleberry Country Fair; http://www.sparkleberrycountryfair.org/

April 25: Heart & Sole Women’s Five-Miler; http://www.heartandsolerun.com/

April 25: Rhythm on the River concert series, Randall Bramblett; West Columbia Amphitheater

April 25: Party for the Planet, Riverbanks Zoo, www.riverbanks.org

April 26: Food Truck Festival at SC Farmers Market

April 26: Columbia Record Fair, Columbia Museum of Art; http://www.columbiamuseum.org/

April 26: Farm to Table Main Street Event (The Oak Table, Bourbon and The Whig close down a half-block of Main Street); http://www.farmtotableevent.com

April 28-29: Camelot (Broadway in Columbia) www.broadwayincolumbia.com

April 30: Florida Georgia Line, Colonial Life Arena; www.LMCtix.com

This story was originally published April 1, 2015 at 8:52 PM with the headline "It’s a big April in Columbia: Here are the highlights."