Go Columbia: May events calendar
Through May 17: Charles Courtney Curran: Seeking the Ideal, Columbia Museum of Art, www.columbiamuseum.org
Through Feb. 7, 2016: Carolina Makers, State Museum, www.scmuseum.org
May 1: Garden Jamboree, Saluda Shoals, www.scjamboree.org
May 1: Arts and Draughts, Columbia Museum of Art, www.columbiamuseum.org
May 1: “Friendship 9: No Fear for Freedom, The Musical,” The Township; thetownship.org
May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: CMC Steel Rhythm on the River concert series, West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheatre, www.rhythmontheriversc.com
May 2: Free Comic Book Day
May 2: Rosewood Crawfish Festival, Rosewood Drive, rosewoodcrawfishfest.com
May 2: Sprummer, with headliners the Gin Blossoms, Carolina Walk, www.winstonswishfoundation.com
May 3: The Big Nosh, Tree of Life Congregation, www.bignosh.org
May 3: Festival Cinco de Mayo, State Museum, www.scmuseum.org
May 4: “Down on Bull Street” screening, Nickelodeon theatre, www.nickelodeon.org
May 5: Lexington Dancing with the Stars, the Township Auditorium; www.dancingwiththestarslexington.com
May 5: Midlands Gives, midlandsgives.org
May 6: Yelawolf, Music Farm Columbia, www.musicfarm.com
May 7: Entropic Perceptions by Shannon Rae Lindsey, 701 CCA, 701 Whaley
May 7: First Thursday on Main, 1200-1400 blocks of Main Street downtown, www.facebook.com/firstthursdayonmain
May 7-9: Poultry Festival, Batesburg-Leesville, scpoultryfestival.com
May 7, 14, 21, 28: Rhythms and Blooms concert series, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, www.riverbanks.org
May 8-9: USC graduation, Colonial Life Arena
May 8-30: “Spamalot,” Town Theatre, www.towntheatre.com
May 8-17: “Lend Me a Tenor,” Workshop Theatre, The Market Space at 701 Whaley, www.workshoptheatre.com
May 9: Benedict College graduation, Charlie W. Johnson Stadium
May 9: Lexington Wine Walk, www.lexingtonwinewalk.com
May 9: Black Expo, Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, www.facebook.com/BlackExpoSouth
May 10: Mother’s Day Music Fest featuring Fantasia and Keith Sweat, Township, www.thetownship.org
May 10: Baker & Baker presents: Art of Music, Duo de Vista, Columbia Museum of Art, www.columbiamuseum.org.
May 10: Mother’s Day
May 13: South Carolina Arts Gala, 701 Whaley, www.southcarolinaarts.com
May 14: Power of the Purse presented by United Way of the Midlands, Stone River, West Columbia, www.uway.org
May 15: Of Montreal, Music Farm Columbia, www.musicfarm.com
May 15-17: Arts at Shandon Chamber Music Festival Series, Shandon Presbyterian Church, www.shandonpres.org
May 15-17: Book Festival, Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, scbookfestival.org
May 14 and 16: Lexington Master Gardeners tour, lcmgv.org
May 16: Saluda Shoals MusicFest, www.icrc.net
May 16: Forest Acres Festival
May 17: International Bluegrass Month program, SC State Museum, www.scmuseum.org
May 21: Rooftop Rhythms, Richland Mall, www.forestacres.net/rooftop-rhythms
May 21: Loading Dock Live concerts series with Josh Roberts and The Hinges, www.thetownship.org
May 23: Jailbreak 5K, Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, www.jailbreaklexington.com
May 27: Blowfish Baseball opener, Lexington County Baseball Stadium, www.blowfishbaseball.com
May 28: Five After Five concert series, Five Points, www.fivepointscolumbia.com
May 30: Tour de Cure; Robert Mills House, (803) 799-4246 Ext. 3291
May 30: Run Red Bank 5K, Lexington Family YMCA, columbiaymca.org
This story was originally published May 1, 2015 at 12:17 AM.