Go Columbia: Movies opening in Columbia this weekend, plus other events

“The Finest Hours” (PG-13): Chris Pine, Casey Affleck and Eric Bana star in this fact-based survival drama about the crew of an oil tanker that sank during a massive storm in 1952.

“Kung Fu Panda 3” (PG): Jack Black, Angelina Jolie and Dustin Hoffman provide the voices for the third installment in the adventures of the furry martial-arts master.

“Fifty Shades of Black” (R): Kali Hawk, Marlon Wayans, Jane Seymour and Tina Grimm star in this spoof of “Fifty Shades of Grey.”

Miami Herald

A CONCERT OF JEWISH MUSIC: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. Columbia’s professional chorus, Colla Voce, presents a concert of sacred Jewish music. The concert will feature “David and Goliath” by Israeli composer Aharon Harlap for this U.S. premiere and the first performance outside of Israel. Also on the program is the premiere of a new arrangement of “Shacharit,” composer Meira Warshauer’s setting of the Jewish service, newly scored for organ, harp and percussion, with its original vocal forces, and Warshauer’s “Akhat Sha’alti” for chorus and percussion. Adults, $20 ($15 in advance); students: $5; sponsor tickets with VIP seating and program listing, $50. 1100 Sumter St. (803) 787-2023, www.collavoce.info

RIVERBANKS ZOO FREE FRIDAYS: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden. Free Fridays are back! Residents of Richland and Lexington counties will receive free admission to the Zoo and Garden every Friday during the months of January and February. Guests will be asked to provide a valid driver’s license, property tax statement or vehicle registration as proof of residency. 500 Wildlife Parkway. (803) 779-8717, www.riverbanks.org

CMA CHAMBER MUSIC ON MAIN: Happy hour, 6 p.m., and concert 7 p.m. Friday at Columbia Museum of Art. Music plus art equals a magical experience with this critically acclaimed chamber concert series featuring artistic director Edward Arron and set in the museum’s DuBose-Poston Reception Hall. Cash bar. Adults, $35 ($28 for members); students, $5. 1515 Main St. (803) 799-2810, www.columbiamuseum.org

CAPITAL CITY CLOGGING CLASSIC: 8:30 a.m. start Saturday at Jamil Shrine Center. The Capital City Clogging Classic is an American Clogging Hall of Fame sponsored event. Visitors will see competition to qualify for the upcoming World Championships. $10. 206 Jamil Road.

PRESERVATION WORKSHOP ON PLASTER RENOVATION: 9:30 a.m.-noon Saturday in Allen University’s historic Chappelle Auditorium. Historic Columbia, in partnership with Allen University and GMK Associates, is offering a plaster workshop. The program begins with a tour of the Chappelle Auditorium and continues with a discussion of the building construction and materials of the auditorium. A discussion and demonstration of plaster – its use, construction, and repair methods – will be offered by Lauren Dillon of Master of Plaster and Kirk Dillon of Dillon Construction Services. $5 for Historic Columbia members, $10 for non-members. 1530 Harden St. Sean Stucker, sstucker@historiccolumbia.org, reservations@historiccolumbia.org.