Here’s a pretty exhaustive guide to winter and spring arts events in Columbia
There’s a lot going on in Columbia if you enjoy the arts – some weeks, you can attend a different arts event every day.
So we’ve rounded up a few of the activities we’ll be putting on our calendars this spring.
This is just a sampling – more events are in the works. So check GoColumbia and gocolumbia.com for the latest in things to do.
MUSIC
Jan. 26: Southern Exposure New Music Series, Duo Cortona with the USC Percussion Studio presents “Duets and Concertos,” USC School of Music Recital Hall, www.sc.edu/music
Jan. 27: “Take Me to the River Live,” Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College; www.harbisontheatre.org
Jan. 30: Chamber Music on Main, Columbia Museum of Art; www.columbiamuseum.org
Feb. 1: University of South Carolina Symphony Orchestra presents “Concertos!” Koger Center for the Arts; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
Feb. 2: Palmetto Opera presents “The Barber of Seville,” Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
Feb. 3: S.C. Philharmonic presents “Kubrick Classics,” Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
Feb. 3: ColaJazz Festival featuring Chris Potter, Music Farm; www.musicfarm.com
Feb. 9: USC Symphonic Winds, Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
Feb. 9: USC Wind Ensemble, Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
Feb. 10: Eddie Bush and the Endorphin Machine: A Virtuoso Tribute to the Music of Prince, Music Farm; www.musicfarm.com
Feb. 11: Baker & Baker presents the ReMINDers, Columbia Museum of Art; www.columbiamuseum.org
Feb. 16: Auntie Karen Foundation presents “Legends of … 2018: A Tribute to Prince featuring Morris Day & the Time and Sheila E,” Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
Feb. 17: Guitar Gala Fundraiser for the Southern Guitar Festival, Senate’s End; southernguitarfest.com
Feb. 17: “Rocketman: A Tribute to Sir Elton John presented by Tokyo Joe Productions,” Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
Feb. 17: Cosmic Charlie: High-Energy Grateful Dead Tribute Band, Music Farm; www.musicfarm.com
Feb. 18: University Band, Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
Feb. 22: Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, Township Auditorium; thetownship.org
Here’s why tribute bands are big right now
Feb. 23: CMA Jazz on Main: A Jazz Celebration of the Beatles, Columbia Museum of Art; www.columbiamuseum.org
Feb. 23: Machine Funk: A Tribute to Widespread Panic, Music Farm; www.musicfarm.com
Feb. 24: Palmetto Mastersingers’ Festival of Choirs, St. Andrews Baptist Church; www.palmettomastersingers.org
March 1: Flogging Molly, Music Farm; www.musicfarm.com
March 2: Seventh annual South Carolina Blues Fest, Township Auditorium; thetownship.org
March 2-4: USC School of Music presents Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass,” Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
March 10: Cole Swindell, Colonial Life Arena; www.coloniallifearena.com
March 10: S.C. Philharmonic presents “Romantic Chopin,” Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
March 20: Celtic Woman, Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
March 23: Winter Jam, Colonial Life Arena; www.coloniallifearena.com
March 24: Patti LaBelle, Township Auditorium; thetownship.org
March 30: Villanova & Super Bob, Music Farm; www.musicfarm.com
March 31: Big K.R.I.T. with Cyhi the Prynce, Music Farm; www.musicfarm.com
April 6-7: The Avett Brothers, Township Auditorium; thetownship.org
April 7: Jimmie’s Chicken Shack, Music Farm; www.musicfarm.com
April 8: The Pops Series: “Wizards, Witches, and Fantastic Beasts,” Harbison Theatre; www.harbisontheatre.org
April 11: All Time Low with Gnash and Dreamers, Music Farm; www.musicfarm.com
April 15: Columbia Choral Society presents Felix Mendelssohn’s “Hymn of Praise,” St. Joseph Catholic Church; www.columbiachoralsociety.org
April 16: The Eagles, Colonial Life Arena; www.coloniallifearena.com
April 18: Gramatik with Mome and Balkan Bump, Music Farm; www.musicfarm.com
April 19: USC Wind Ensemble, Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
April 22: Symphonic Winds, Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
April 24: USC Symphony Orchestra presents Mahler’s “Titan,” Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
April 27: Corey Smith, Music Farm; www.musicfarm.com
April 28: S.C. Philharmonic presents “Pictures at an Exhibition” (season finale), Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
May 4: Nevermind: The Nirvana Tribute Band, Music Farm; www.musicfarm.com
May 11: Colla Voce presents “Bach Around the Clock,” St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church; www.facebook.com/CollaVoceSC
May 20: Freeway Music Showcase, Music Farm; www.musicfarm.com
DRAMA
Through Feb. 3: “A Bright Room Called Day,” Trustus Theatre; trustus.org
Trustus Theatre hopes this play will get its audiences talking – and thinking
Through Feb. 4: “Big Fish,” Town Theatre; towntheatre.com
Jan. 27: Fuse Artist Alliance presents “Colors,” CMFA ArtSpace.
Feb. 2-10: Theatre South Carolina presents “The Crucible,” Longstreet Theatre; www.sc.edu/theatre
Feb. 9-25: Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland” Jr., Village Square Theatre; www.villagesquaretheatre.com
Feb. 14: Broadway in Columbia presents “Cabaret,” Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
Feb. 16-17: “Love Is Love Is Love,” Trustus Theatre; trustus.org
Feb. 16-17: “Guess Who Showed Up at Dinner,” Township Auditorium; thetownship.org
Feb. 17: “Misery is Optional – Recollections of Recovery,” Harbison Theatre; www.harbisontheatre.org
Feb. 18-20: MFA Actor Solo Shows, Center for Performance Experiment; www.sc.edu/theatre
Feb. 23 through March 3: “Sunset Baby,” Trustus Theatre; trustus.org
Feb. 23 through March 4: Chapin Theatre Company presents “Leaving Iowa,” Firehouse Theatre at American Legion Post 193; chapintheatre.org
March 1-4: “A Piece of My Heart,” USC Lab Theatre; www.sc.edu/theatre
March 2-18: “The Game’s Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays!” Town Theatre; towntheatre.com
March 10: The BreakWomb, Harbison Theatre; www.harbisontheatre.org
March 23 through April 14: “Fun Home,” Trustus Theatre; trustus.org
April 3-5: Broadway in Columbia presents “Motown: The Musical,” Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
April 13-21: Theatre South Carolina presents “Sense and Sensibility,” Drayton Hall Theatre; www.sc.edu/theatre
April 13-29: “Annie,” Village Square Theatre; www.villagesquaretheatre.com
April 22-29: “Flight,” Center for Performance Experiment; www.sc.edu/theatre
April 25-26: Broadway in Columbia presents “Rent,” Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
April 27 through May 6: Chapin Theatre Company presents “Matching Up Mabel,” Firehouse Theatre at American Legion Post 193; chapintheatre.org
April 29: “Annelise (Anne Frank),” Katie & Irwin Kahn Jewish Community Center; www.facebook.com/CollaVoceSC
May 4-19: “The Restoration’s Constance,” Trustus Theatre; trustus.org
May 11-26: “Hairspray,” Town Theatre; towntheatre.com
May 15-20: Broadway in Columbia presents “The Book of Mormon,” Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
June 1-9: “Hir,” Trustus Theatre; trustus.org
June 29 through July 28: “Memphis,” Trustus Theatre; trustus.org
Aug. 17-25: “Boy about Ten,” Trustus Theatre; trustus.org
DANCE
Jan. 27: Columbia City Ballet presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
Feb. 9: Columbia City Ballet presents “Off the Wall and Onto the Stage: Dancing the Art of Jonathan Green,” Township Auditorium, thetownship.org
Feb. 22: USC Dance Company Spring Contemporary Concert, Drayton Hall Theatre; www.sc.edu/dance
Feb. 24-25: Ann Brodie’s Carolina Ballet Junior Company presents “Pinocchio,” CMFA ArtSpace; www.carolinaballet.net
March 9: Columbia Classical Ballet presents “Don Quixote,” Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
Feb. 25: Pilobolus, Harbison Theatre; www.harbisontheatre.org
March 9-10: Columbia City Ballet presents “Body and Movement Explored,” CMFA Arts Space; columbiacityballet.com
March 24: Columbia City Ballet presents “Cleopatra,” Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
April 15: USC Dance presents the 13th annual Ballet Stars of New York Gala Performance, Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
April 20-22: Ann Brodie’s Carolina Ballet presents “Cinderella,” Township Auditorium; www.carolinaballet.net
April 27-28: Student Choreography Showcase, Drayton Hall Theatre; www.sc.edu/dance
May 18-19: USC Dance Conservatory Spring Concert, Drayton Hall Theatre; www.sc.edu/dance
FILM
Through Feb. 25: “bridge/refrain,” Columbia Museum of Art; www.columbiamuseum.org
Jan. 27: “Sound & Vision” series, “Mistaken for Strangers,” Nickelodeon Theatre; nickelodeon.org
Jan. 30: National Theatre Live On Screen: “Amadeus,” Harbison Theatre; www.harbisontheatre.org
Feb. 2: “First Friday Lowbrow Cinema Explosion” series, “Surf Nazis Must Die,” Nickelodeon Theatre; nickelodeon.org
Feb. 5-26: “Black Stories: Two Cities” series, featuring “Crooklyn,” “Bless Their Little Hearts,” “I Am Somebody,” “Brick by Brick” and “Flag Wars,” Nickelodeon Theatre; nickelodeon.org
Feb. 6: “For the Record” series, “Scarred Justice: The Orangeburg Massacre, 1968,” Nickeolodeon Theatre; nickelodeon.org
Feb. 10: Valentine’s Cinema: “Sabrina” (with dessert!), Harbison Theatre; www.harbisontheatre.org
Feb. 10: “Staff Picks” series, “Bring It On,” Nickelodeon Theatre; nickelodeon.org
Feb. 13: “Foreign Focus” series, “On the Beach at Night Alone,” Nickelodeon Theatre; nickelodeon.org
Feb. 20: “OUT Here” series, “BPM (Beats Per Minute),” Nickeolodeon Theatre, nickelodeon.org
Feb. 24: “Sound & Vision” series, “Monterey Pop,” Nickelodeon Theatre; nickelodeon.org
March 2: “First Friday Lowbrow Cinema Explosion” series, “Turkey Shoot,” Nickelodeon Theatre; nickelodeon.org
March 3: New Classic Cinema: “The Princess Bride,” Harbison Theatre; www.harbisontheatre.org
March 6: “For the Record” series, “LA 92,” Nickeolodeon Theatre; nickelodeon.org
March 14: “Foreign Focus” series, “The Other Side of Hope,” Nickelodeon Theatre; nickelodeon.org
March 20: National Theatre Live On Screen: “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead,” Harbison Theatre; www.harbisontheatre.org
March 20: “OUT Here” series, “Saturday Church,” Nickeolodeon Theatre, nickelodeon.org
March 20-21: Banff Mountain Film Festival, Music Farm; www.musicfarm.com
March 31: “Sound & Vision” series, “Purple Rain,” Nickelodeon Theatre; nickelodeon.org
EXHIBITIONS
Through Jan. 26: “Through the Eyes of Salvador: Afro-Cuban Public Art,” Tapp’s Arts Center; www.tappsartscenter.com
This Cuban artist transformed a neighborhood. You can see his work in Columbia
Through Jan. 26: Downstairs Spotlight presents “6ixx and the Ugly Truth,” Tapp’s Arts Center; www.tappsartscenter.com
6ixx is one of the most stylish dressers in the Midlands
Through Jan. 27: “Environmental Abstractions” by Laurie McIntosh, City Art; www.cityartonline.com
Through Feb. 18: “South Carolina’s First Astronaut Charles Duke and the Apollo Missions,” S.C. State Museum; scmuseum.org
Through Feb. 22: “T/here: A Solo Exhibition by Artist Naomi J. Falk,” McMaster Gallery; www.sc.edu/visualartdesign
Through Feb. 25: “Dustin Farnsworth: The Devil’s Work,” 701 Center for Contemporary Art; www.701cca.org
Through April 22: “Renee Cox: Soul Culture,” Columbia Museum of Art; www.columbiamuseum.org
Controversial nude self-portraits break boundaries at Columbia Museum of Art
Through July 21: “Well Suited: The Costumes of Alonso V. Wilson for HBO’s ‘Treme,’ ” McKissick Museum; www.sc.edu/mckissickmuseum
Jan. 27 through April 29: “Requiem for Mother Emanuel” by Leo Twiggs, S.C. State Museum; scmuseum.org
Feb. 1-22: Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network presents “Seen and Heard: Women and Girls in the Midlands,” Tapp’s Arts Center; www.tappsartscenter.com
Feb. 1 through March 31: Tariq Mix, City Art; www.cityartonline.com
Feb. 2 through April 29: “Seen & Unseen: Photography by Imogen Cunningham,” Columbia Muesum or Art; www.columbiamuseum.org
Feb. 8: “Mooris and Moore: In Person: The Contemporary Art of Page Morris and Julia Moore,” Over the Mantel Gallery; www.facebook.com/overthemantel
Feb. 10 through May 6: “Giving Back: The Soul of Philanthropy Reframed and Exhibited,” Richland Library Main; tsopcola.org
March 5 through May 2: Trenholm Artists Guild’s 37th Spring Juried Exhibit, Best Mattress; www.trenholmartistsguild.org
April 1-30: USC student art, City Art; www.cityartonline.com
May 3 through June 30: Mark Conrardy, City Art; www.cityartonline.com
May 13 through July 22: “Jane Peterson: At Home and Abroad,” Columbia Museum of Art; www.columbiamuseum.org
Ongoing: “Eclipsing 50: The S.C. State Art Collection 1967-2017,” S.C. State Museum; scmuseum.org
Rarely displayed State Art Collection among exhibitions to speak to your creative spirit
VARIETY
April 21: Popovich Comedy Pet Theater, Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
April 21: Jeff Dunham, Colonial Life Arena; www.coloniallifearena.com
April 27: Rockin’ Road to Dublin, Koger Center; www.kogercenterforthearts.com
Get on our calendar
Are we missing events? Email Rebekah Lewis Hall at rhall@thestate.com.
This story was originally published January 23, 2018 at 2:32 PM with the headline "Here’s a pretty exhaustive guide to winter and spring arts events in Columbia."