Your Week in the Midlands
ARTISTA VISTA GALLERY CRAWL: Art Night, 5-9 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at participating galleries in the Congaree Vista. Artists and galleries will be open during their regular hours Friday and Saturday. Free event will also feature Vista Guild’s unveiling of a new public art sculpture by Stephen Chesley Thursday on Lady Street. Free parking will be available 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Thursday in the Vista’s parking decks at Lincoln Street near Lady, Park Street near Pendleton and Lady Street near Wayne. (803) 269-5946; http://www.vistacolumbia.com
FIVE AFTER 5: SUSTO and the High Divers, 6:30-10 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at the Five Points Fountain, Saluda Avenue at Harden Street. Free, family-friendly concert series will feature local food, arts and crafts vendors, domestic and craft beer selections, wine walk (complimentary wine, sales and specials in all your favorite retailers) and children’s activities (sidewalk chalk, bubbles, face painting and more). The concerts will be held the fourth Thursday monthly through August. http://www.fivepointscolumbia.com
SPARKLEBERRY COUNTRY FAIR: 4-10 p.m. Friday, April 24, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, April 25, and 1-8 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at the Sandhill Research and Education Center, 900 Clemson Road. Parking, $5 per car. Friday and Sunday dates will consist of amusement rides only. http://sparkleberrycountryfair.org
LAKE MURRAY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: “Concertos & Cupcakes” concert and reception, 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College, 7300 College St., Irmo. Concert will feature LMSO’s 2015 Young Artist Competition Grand Prize Winner, Christopher Juhn. The program will include Carl Maria von Weber’s Concerto for Clarinet (Juhn), Bach’s Fugue in G Minor, Lehar’s Luxembourg Waltzes and Symphony No. 4 in D Minor by Robert Schumann. Free, but donations will be accepted. Cupcake and lemonade reception will follow. (803) 400-3540; http://lmso.org
This story was originally published April 19, 2015 at 8:01 PM with the headline "Your Week in the Midlands."