Go Columbia: On the horizon, April 28
>>> FUNDRAISERS
Honoring Justice Finney
“NO FEAR FOR FREEDOM, THE MUSICAL”: 7 p.m. Friday at Township Auditorium, 1703 Taylor St. In 1961, a group of young students were arrested and jailed for a sit-in at a whites-only lunch counter in Rock Hill. The group became known as the Friendship 9 – because most of them were students at nearby Friendship Junior College. Members of the Friendship 9 will share personal anecdotes of their story. The group is in Columbia to honor former S.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Ernest Finney, who was their defense attorney in 1961 and was at their side once again in 2015 when their records were vacated after 54 years. Proceeds from the musical will benefit the Renaissance Foundation’s future Civil Rights Museum named in Finney’s honor. Tickets are $20; students with ID, $10. (800) 745-3000; http://www.ticketmaster.com
>>> DISCUSSIONS
History lesson
SHEPHERD’S CENTER OF COLUMBIA: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Trenholm Road UMC, 3401 Trenholm Road. Michael Jeffcoat, forensic historian and author of “Schvartze,” discusses one family’s 18th century journey as free blacks of Jewish descent through prosperity in Charleston to a life-changing humanitarian mission in the back country. Free, but reservations are suggested. (803) 779-4449
This story was originally published April 27, 2015 at 8:01 PM with the headline "Go Columbia: On the horizon, April 28."