Your Week in the Midlands, June 15-21
BLOWFISH BASEBALL: 7:05 p.m. Monday at the Lexington County Baseball Stadium, 424 Ballpark Road. The Petersburg Generals of the Eastern Division roll into town to play the Western Division Blowfish. It’s Monday Night Football night at the ballpark, when fans can win prizes for wearing their favorite NFL team gear. Gates open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $6-$9. (803) 254-3474; www.goblowfishbaseball.com
SOUTHEASTERN PIANO FESTIVAL ON THE ROAD: Free concert, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Art, 1224 Lincoln St. Part of the weeklong piano festival that concludes this weekend. Other events include an artists’ showcase Thursday at the Columbia Museum of Art and winners concerts Saturday at the USC School of Music Recital Hall. http://sepf.music.sc.edu/
LANDSCAPES & SEASCAPES ARTIST RECEPTION: 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Over the Mantel Gallery, 3142 Carlisle St. Paintings of land and sea by 14 Columbia artists in a variety of sizes and mediums. Refreshments will be provided. (803) 719-1713
BOOK DISCUSSION AND SIGNING: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Beth Shalom Synagogue, 5827 N. Trenholm Road. Donald M. McKale, distinguished professor emeritus of history at Clemson University, will sign copies of his book, “Nazis After Hitler: How Perpetrators of the Holocaust Cheated Justice and Truth.” Free and open to the public. Presented by the Columbia Center for Jewish Learning and Beth Shalom Synagogue. www.bethshalomcolumbia.org
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION: 6 p.m. Friday at Allen University’s Johnson Center, 2300 Taylor St. Keynote speaker James Small’s topic will be “Post Traumatic Slavery Syndrome.” Free and open to the public. Afrocentric attire is encouraged. (803) 600-2315
10TH ANNUAL WEEKEND WITH THE PROS: Wakeboarding tournament, demonstrations and other activities at various places at Lake Murray. In-water boat show: June 19 through June 20 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Paradise Cove in Chapin . Free. Pro wakeboard demo: Saturday, June 20, at 2 p.m. at Rocky Creek . Free. Wakeboard lessons from the pros: June 19 through June 20 starting at 8 a.m. at Paradise Cove in Chapin. Details: wwtp2015.eventbrite.com
HEALTH AND WELLNESS EXPO: 9 a.m-4 p.m. June 20 at Brookland Baptist Conference Center, 1066 Sunset Blvd., West Columbia. “Black Health Matters” will include Strategies for the Survival of Black Men, The Impact of Fin ancial Stress on the Health of African Americans and Nutrition that Nourishes the Soul. Keynote speaker will be James Small, president of the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Free, sponsored by the Kemetic Institute for Health and Human Development. (803) 790-6038