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‘Jason Bourne,’ other movies opening this weekend in Columbia

Matt Damon wears this expression of tight-lipped anxiety through virtually all of “Jason Bourne.”
Matt Damon wears this expression of tight-lipped anxiety through virtually all of “Jason Bourne.”

MOVIES OPENING THIS WEEKEND IN COLUMBIA

“NERVE” (PG-13): Emma Roberts is a high school senior who starts playing a dangerous online game of truth or dare.

Opening Friday:

“JASON BOURNE” (PG-13): After sitting out 2012’s “The Bourne Legacy,” Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass return to the franchise they made famous. Having recovered his memory at the end of “The Bourne Ultimatum,” the no-longer-amnesiac super-agent wants answers, dammit. There will be punching.

“BAD MOMS” (R): Three overworked, underappreciated mothers (Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn) decide to treat themselves to a little fun. Written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, who also wrote “The Hangover”, so you know what’s in store.

Miami Herald

HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND

THURSDAY, JULY 28

>>> ON STAGE

GREEN DAY’S “AMERICAN IDIOT:” 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Trustus Theatre. It’s the final weekend of the show, a critical smash on Broadway and in London. This two-time Tony Award-winning musical “American Idiot” tells the story of three lifelong friends, forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of suburbia. Adults, $35; students, $25; seniors, $33; groups of 10 or more, $30 per person. 520 Lady St. (803) 254-9732, www.trustus.org

FRIDAY, JULY 29

>>> BOOKS

PIGSKIN POETS: 3-4:30 p.m. Friday at Drew Wellness Center. Are you ready for some football? Richland Library is teaming with the Gamecocks for Pigskin Poets. Come in your garnet and black gear, and join student athletes from the University of South Carolina’s football team, along with cheerleaders and Cocky, as they huddle off the field for an afternoon of stories, games and autographs. This event, promoting reading, is part of Richland Library’s Summer Learning Challenge. Free. 2101 Walker Solomon Way. www.richlandlibrary.com

SATURDAY, JULY 30

>>> IN THE GARDEN

GARDEN WORKSHOP: 9:30 a.m.-noon Saturday at Seibels House and Garden. Historic Columbia, in partnership with Dan Clayton of Paradise Plants Plus, is offering an indoor, hands-on garden workshop focusing on off-season camellia care. Clayton is well known in the gardening community for beginning his business by taking cuttings of historic camellias from Magnolia Plantation in Charleston, which has one of the largest collections of camellias in the world. Clayton will have several varieties of camellias for sale, all of which were propagated from Magnolia Plantation cuttings. $15 for Historic Columbia members, $20 for nonmembers. 1601 Richland St. www.historiccolumbia.org or email reservations@historiccolumbia.org.

>>> AT THE ZOO

FAMILY ON SAFARI: 6 p.m. Saturday-9 a.m. Sunday at Riverbanks Zoo & Garden. Summer is in full swing and it’s hot! Come to the zoo and discover what animals do to cope with those steamy summer days in a celebration of summer fun. Free admission to the zoo following the end of the program. $45 per person (ages 5 to adult only) and includes pizza dinner, marshmallow roasting snack, and continental breakfast. Advance registration is required. 500 Wildlife Parkway. (803) 779-8717, www.riverbanks.org

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