07/01/07 Nick's 2nd SC Pride Film Fest
The PRIDE Film Festival is held each year at the Nickelodeon and showcases documentaries and acclaimed films about the gay, lesbian and transgendered cultures. For more information, please call: 803.254.8234 or visit www.nickelodeon.org.

07/01/07 The 20th Annual Carolina Celebration of Liberty!
Join 1000s as we celebrate our broad stripes and bright stars that represent the land of the free and the home of the brave with an evening of Patriotism Inspiration, and Thanks to those who have served and are serving our country. For more information, please call: 803.343.8552 or visit www.firstbaptistcolumbia.com.

07/01/07 Histories Mysteries: Crop Circle Controversy
50 min. movie Crop circles mysteriously appeared in southern England wheat fields in the 1980s, bringing much speculation about the creation of the unusual patterns and catching the attention of even the royal family. Hear more about the mystery of crop circles found throughout history and throughout the world. Event Admission: free with general admission. From 2:30pm - 3:30pm at the South Carolina State Museum 301 Gervais Street Columbia, SC. For more information, please call: 803.898.4952.

0701/07 USC Chorus Concert
Singers participating in the University of South Carolina’s Summer Session I Chorus Program will perform a program of works by 19th-century German composer Josef Gabriel Rheinberger. The concert will feature six sacred and secular works by Rheinberger.  Dr. Carol Krueger will direct, and Tim Sexton will assist. FREE! 4pm at the St. Peter's Catholic Church 1529 Assembly Street Columbia, SC.

07/01-14/07 Hedwig and the Angry Inch
WHedwig and the Angry Inch tells the story of Hedwig Schmidt (Patrick Kelly), the unfortunate victim of a gruesomely botched sex- change operation. Her journey to find the one thing missing in her life leads her on a rock and roll odyssey across the Berlin Wall, across the world and from man to woman.
Hedwig begins her journey as Hansel a young boy growing up in Germany under a gruesome regime, and the equally horrific command of his mother. He finds an escape from his routine existence in the form of a handsome American G.I. named Luther, who promises to take him away from Germany. The stipulation however, is that Luther can only take a bride back to America. Abandoned by her hus-band, Hedwig's new beau Tommy Gnosis leaves her to become a Rock and Roll Superstar, thrusting Hedwig to take control and fill her own voids. What better way than by forming her own rock band, The Angry Inch. By John Cameron Mitchell. Music and lyrics are by Stephen Trask. Directed by Chad Henderson. For more information, please call: 803.254.9732 or visit www.trustus.org.

07/02/07 Columbia Blowfish
Columbia Blowfish vs. New Bern River Rats. 7:05pm at the Capital City Stadium Columbia, SC. For more information, please call: 803.254.3474 or visit wwwblowfishbaseball.com.

07/03/07 Game Night!
Come and enjoy game nights at Toys & Games Columbia Place Mall Columbia SC. Ages 12 and up. FREE! FREE! Drop in from 6pm-9pm. For more information, please call Mary at 803.865.2232.

07/04/07 Lexington County Peach Festival
A celebration of South Carolina's famous fruit. For more information, please call: 803.892.5207.

07/04/07 Columbia Blowfish
Columbia Blowfish vs. Fayetteville Swampdogs. Fireworks after the game. 7:05pm at the Capital City Stadium Columbia, SC. For more infomation, please call: 803.254.3474 or visit www.blowfishbaseball.com.

07/04/07 Fourth of July at Edventure
EdVenture will be open with special activities to commemorate our nation’s birthday including free lemonade and fun American games. For more information, please call: 803.779.3100 or visit www.edventure.org.

07/05/07 Exhibition Preview Celebration: Material Terrain
Entertainment by Armed Chair Productions, music, BBQ, and drinks provided by Firefly Vodka. Summer festive attire for an inside and out evening of surprises. Guests $25 / Age 30 and under $15 / paid at the door. Guest fee can be used towards the purchase of a new membership. Individual museum membership admits one free. All other membership levels admit two free. R.S.V.P. to 803.799.2810 or email to  rsvp@columbiamuseum.org by June 28 to attend. From 08:00pm - 10:00pm at the Columbia Museum of Art downtown Columbia at the corner of Main and Hampton Street. For more information, please call: 803.799.2810 or visit www.colmusart.org.

07/05/07 Northeast Farmers Market
From 2:30pm - 7pm at the Lake Carolina Town Center 100 Lake Carolina Blvd Columbia, SC 29229. For more information, please call: 803.432.0150 or 803.432.9071 or visit www.lakecarolina.com.

07/06/07 Family Game Night!
Come and enjoy family game nights at Toys & Games Columbia Place Mall Columbia SC. Ages 6 and up. FREE! FREE! Drop in from 6pm-9pm. For more information, please call Mary at 803.865.2232.

07/06/07 Columbia Blowfish
Columbia Blowfish vs. Florence Redwolves. 7:05pm at the Capital City Stadium Columbia, SC. For more information, please call: 803.254.3474 or visit www.blowfishbaseball.com.

07/06/07 Is Anyone Out There?
Discover how scientists at the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute search for life beyond Earth. This documentary explores the topics of Area 51, UFO mysteries and hoaxes, and how researchers use the Drake Equation to search for life in other galaxies. Event Admission: free with general admission. From 2:30pm - 3:00pm at the SC State Museum 301 Gervais Street Columbia, SC. For more information, please call: 803.898.4982 or visit www.museum.state.sc.us.

07/09/07 Columbia Blowfish
Columbia Blowfish vs. Asheboro Copperheads. 7:05pm at the Capital City Stadium Columbia, SC. For more information, please call: 803.254.3474 or visit www.blowfishbaseball.com.

07/10/07 Game Night!
Come and enjoy game nights at Toys & Games Columbia Place Mall Columbia SC. Ages 12 and up. FREE! FREE! Drop in from 6pm-9pm. For more information, please call Mary at 803.865.2232.

07/10/07 Columbia Blowfish
Columbia Blowfish vs. Wilmington Sharks. 7:05pm at the Capital City Stadium Columbia, SC. For more information, please call: 803.254.3474 or visit www.blowfishbaseball.com

07/11/07 "Live Music On The Patio"
Come out and enjoy some live music with various musicians. From 7pm - 10pm at Za's Brick Oven Pizza located at 2930 Devine Street Columbia SC. For more information, please call: 803.771.6770 or visit www.zasbrickovenpizza.com.

07/12/07 Film: Sculptors at Storm King: Shaping American Art Live Music On The Patio"
iThe 400-acre Storm King Art Center is America's premier outdoor museum of post-1945 sculpture. Through interviews, archival footage and film clips of sculptors in action, this program offers a glimpse into the creative process of some of the century's most influential artists. Featured sculptors include David Smith, Louise Nevelson, Alexander Calder, Isamu Noguchi, Kenneth Snelson, Mark di Suvero and Richard Serra. Free with admission or membership. 11am. For more information, please call: 803.799.2810 or visit www.colmusart.org.

07/12/07 Northeast Farmers Market
From 2:30pm - 7pm at the Lake Carolina Town Center 100 Lake Carolina Blvd Columbia, SC 29229. For more information, please call: 803.432.0150 or 803.432.9071 or visit www.lakecarolina.com.

07/12-13/07 Jack and the Beanstalk
Come and see this great show at Booker Washington Heights Cultural Arts Center 2611 Grant Street Columbia, SC. 10:30am & 1pm. Admission: $4. For more information, please call: 803.691.4548 or visit www.columbiachildrenstheatre.com.

07/13/07 Family Game Night!
Come and enjoy family game nights at Toys & Games Columbia Place Mall Columbia SC. Ages 6 and up. FREE! FREE! Drop in from 6pm-9pm. For more information, please call Mary at 803.865.2232.

07/13/07 Family Fun Night Featuring Storyteller Darion McCloud and Puppeteer Hobey Ford
Purchase dinner and a snack at the Kids Café, create art, explore the galleries and enjoy performances from storyteller Darion McCloud and internationally acclaimed puppeteer Hobey Ford. Free with abership. From 5:30pm - 8pm at the Columbia Museum of Art located downtown Columbia on the corner of Main and Hampton Streets. For more information, please call: 803.799.2810 or visit www.colmusart.org.

07/14/07 Columbia Blowfish
Columbia Blowfish vs. Fayetteville Swampdogs. 7:05pm at the Capital City Stadium Columbia, SC. For more information, please call: 803.254.3474 or visit www.blowfishbaseball.com.

07/14/07 Art School: Learn to Sew in a Day
Participants learn the techniques needed to create a basic handbag from a fabric of their choice. Students visit the House of Fabrics to pick out their materials and then learn how to read pattern layouts, pin patterns and cut material, sew on a machine and assemble their bag in only a few hours! These skills are the building blocks for bigger and more involved sewing projects. $130 or $100 for members. Some supplies included; bring a bag lunch. From 10am - 3pm at the Columbia Museum of Art located downtown Columbia on the corner of Main and Hampton Streets. For more information, please call: 803.799.2810 or visit www.colmusart.org.

07/14/07 Film: Henry Moore (Two parts, 50mins each)
Composed of massive biomorphic forms, punctuated with the playfulness of hollowed-out spaces and openings, the sculptures of Henry Moore are scattered throughout the modern landscape. This definitive program combines critical evaluation of Moore's work with biographical background, photographs, film clips and drawings previously unrecorded. Free courtesy of BlueCross BlueShield of SC. 2pm at the Columbia Museum of Art located downtown Columbia on the corner of Main and Hampton Streets. For more information, please call: 803.799.2810 or visit www.colmusart.org.

07/14/07 Kids Music Jamboree!
Whooopee! a Jamboree! with singer songwriter, Tara Scheyer and the Mud Puppy Band. For Kids of all ages! Join us at the Yoga and Wellness Center for an hour of the inspired magic of storytelling woven with the fun abandon of sing-a-longs! Event Admission: Adults (over 18) $10 Kids $5 under 2 Free! From 11am - 12n at the Yoga and Wellness Center of Columbia 2740 Devine Street Columbia SC. For more information, please call: 803.765.2159.

07/14/07 Friends of RCPL Summer Book Sale
School’s out for summer! Keep everyone in your family entertained with your choice of more than 30,000 gently used books from the Friends of the Richland County Public Library’s Summer Book Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 14 at the RCPL Operations Center, 130 Lancewood Rd. A preview sale for Friends’ members only will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, July 13 (Memberships, which start at only $25, are available at the door.) For more information, please call: 803.929.3475.

07/14-15/07 Alien Hunters
Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July 15 - 50 min. See how scientists’ search for life in outer space has progressed with advances in modern technology and how it has brought these “alien hunters” closer to finding new discoveries. Hear about unexplained signals heard from space and the19th-century plans of how to attract aliens. Event Admission: free with general admission. From 2:30pm - 3:30pm at the SC State Museum 301 Gervais Street Columbia SC. For more information, please call: 803.898.4982 or visit www.museum.state.sc.us.

07/16/07 2007 Coastal Plain League All-Star Fan Fest
Come meet the All-Stars and for the Kids there will be a Baseball Clinic. 6:05pm at the Capital City Stadium Columbia, SC. For more information, please call: 803.254.3474 or visit www.blowfishbaseball.com.

07/16-19/07 2007 Junior Wildwater World Championship
For more information, please visit www.jwwc2007.com/index.html.

07/17/07 Family Game Night!
Come and enjoy family game nights at Toys & Games Columbia Place Mall Columbia SC. Ages 6 and up. FREE! FREE! Drop in from 6pm-9pm. For more information, please call Mary at 803.865.2232.

07/17/07 2007 Coastal Plain League All-Star Game
The Columbia Blowfish Baseball Club has been awarded the Coastal Plain League All-Star Game for the 2007 season. For more information, please call: 803.254.3474 or visit www.blowfishbaseball.com.

07/18/07 "Live Music On The Patio"
Come out and enjoy some live music with various musicians. From 7pm - 10pm at Za's Brick Oven Pizza located at 2930 Devine Street Columbia SC. For more information, please call: 803.771.6770 or visit www.zasbrickovenpizza.com.

07/19/07 Northeast Farmers Market
From 2:30pm - 7pm at the Lake Carolina Town Center 100 Lake Carolina Blvd Columbia, SC 29229. For more information, please call: 803.432.0150 or 803.432.9071 or visit www.lakecarolina.com.

07/19/07 Columbia Blowfish
Columbia Blowfish vs. Florence Redwolves. 7:05pm at the Capital City Stadium Columbia, SC. For more information, please call: 803.254.3474 or visit www.blowfishbaseball.com.

07/20/07 Family Game Night
Come and enjoy family game nights at Toys & Games Columbia Place Mall Columbia SC. Ages 6 and up. FREE! FREE! Drop in from 6pm-9pm. For more information, please call Mary at 803.865.2232.

07/20/07 Columbia Blowfish
Columbia Blowfish vs. Petersburg Generals. 7:05pm at the Capital City Stadium Columbia, SC. For more information, please call: 803.254.3474 or visit www.blowfishbaseball.com.

07/20/07 Material Terrain Tour & Tasting: An Exporation of Wines from Our Own Backyard
The evening begins with light refreshments and a tour of Material Terrain followed by a guided tasting of wines from Eastern states -- including North Carolina and Virginia -- led by Ali Borchardt, associate educator and graduate of the University of South Carolina Wine and Beverage Certification Program. $25 or $20 for members. Pre-registration is required; register early, as this program will fill to capacity. Call 803.343.2186. From 6:30m - 8:30pm at the Columbia Museum of Art located downtown Columbia on the corner of Main and Hampton Streets. For more information, please call: 803.799.2810 or visit www.colmusart.org.

07/21/07 July Fest
Come and enjoy stories from the South Carolina Storytelling Network members. They have polished their best fables, fairytales, historical and personal stories to entertain you from 3:00 to 5:00. Guaranteed to relieve stress, tickle your funny bone or tug at your heart strings!! Event Admission: free with general admission. From 3pm - 5pm at the SC State Museum 301 Gervais Street Columbia, SC. For more information, please call: 803.898.4982 or visit www.museum.state.sc.us.

07/21/07 Columbia Blowfish
Columbia Blowfish vs. Peninsula Pilots. 7:05pm at the Capital City Stadium Columbia, SC. For more information, please call: 803.254.3474 or visit www.blowfishbaseball.com.

07/21-22/07 The Unexplained: Alien Abductions
Hear four different stories of those who claim to have been abducted by aliens and see how hypnosis has been used in recalling their experiences aboard spacecraft. Event Admission: free with general admission. From 2:30pm - 3:30pm at the SC State Museum 301 Gervais Street Columbia, SC. For more information, please call: 803.898.4982 or visit www.museum.state.sc.us.

07/24/07 Game Night!
Come and enjoy game nights at Toys & Games Columbia Place Mall Columbia SC. Ages 12 and up. FREE! FREE! Drop in from 6pm-9pm. For more information, please call Mary at 803.865.2232.

07/25/07 Columbia Blowfish
Columbia Blowfish vs. Fayetteville Swampdogs. 7:05pm at the Capital City Stadium Columbia, SC. For more information, please call: 803.254.3474 or visit www.blowfishbaseball.com.

07/25/07 "Live Music On The Patio"
Come out and enjoy some live music with various musicians. From 7pm - 10pm at Za's Brick Oven Pizza located at 2930 Devine Street Columbia SC. For more information, please call: 803.771.6770 or visit www.zasbrickovenpizza.com.

07/26/07 Northeast Farmers Market
From 2:30pm - 7pm at the Lake Carolina Town Center 100 Lake Carolina Blvd Columbia, SC 29229. For more information, please call: 803.432.0150 or 803.432.9071 or visit www.lakecarolina.com.

07/27/07 Family Game Night!
Come and enjoy family game nights at Toys & Games Columbia Place Mall Columbia SC. Ages 6 and up. FREE! FREE! Drop in from 6pm-9pm. For more information, please call Mary at 803.865.2232.

07/27/07 BALL4REAL
Ball4Real (B4R), a self-described "Hip Hop Basketball" event, will make its first appearance at the Colonial Center on Friday, July 27th. Featuring the team from the ESPN TV series: Streetball, these former And1 Mix Tape Tour players will showcase basketball talent against competition picked locally in Columbia prior to the event. The pre-game block party is a free festival put on by B4R outside the Colonial Center from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Local ballers will have a chance to win one of 4 spots to play against the B4R guys during the event. These players will also have the chance to be chosen to go on the road with B4R, to be featured on their TV show and have a shot at winning a contract to be the next Ball4Real player. Admission:  Advance Tickets: $66, $51, $26, $21, $11; Day of show: $71, $56, $31, $26, $16. 7:30pm at the Colonial Center 801 Lincoln Street Columbia SC. For more information, please call: 803.576.9200 or visit www.thecolonialcenter.com.

07/28/07 Film: Andy Goldsworthy: Rivers and Tides
This film is a study of the fragile relationship between man, art and nature - a mesmerizing, poetic and contemplative portrait of Scottish sculptor Andy Goldsworthy, whose long-winding rock walls, icicle assemblages and other intricate, druidic masterpieces are made entirely of materials found in the wild. Free courtesy of BlueCross BlueShield of SC. 2pm at the Columbia Museum of Art located downtown Columbia on the corner of Main and Hampton Streets. For more information, please call: 803.799.2810 or visit www.colmusart.org.

07/28-29/07 Escape from Earth: The Final Frontier
What would it be like to live in space? How would we find planets capable of sustaining life? What sort of technology would we use to get there? Scientists, physicists, astronauts and more weigh in on living in another world. Event Admission: free with general admission. From 2:30pm - 3:30pm at the SC State Museum 301 Gervais Street Columbia, SC. For more information, please call: 803.898.4982 or visit www.museum.state.sc.us.

07/29/07 Columbia Blowfish
Columbia Blowfish vs. New Bern River Rats. 6:05pm at the Capital City Stadium Columbia, SC. For more information, please call: 803.254.3474 or visit www.blowfishbaseball.com.

07/30/07 Columbia Blowfish
Columbia Blowfish vs. Florence Redwolves. 6:05pm at the Capital City Stadium Columbia, SC. For more information, please call: 803.254.3474 or visit www.blowfishbaseball.com.

07/31/07 Game Night!
Come and enjoy game nights at Toys & Games Columbia Place Mall Columbia SC. Ages 12 and up. FREE! FREE! Drop in from 6pm-9pm. For more information, please call Mary at 803.865.2232.