Friday, August 15-Thursday, August 21. Better Angels presented by Trustus Theatre. In Wayne Peter Liebman’s most recent piece, Better Angels, the year is 1863, just two years before the Civil War came to a close at the Appomattox Court House. Abraham Lincoln is in the White House, and of course every day is riddled with plights and horrors from the war. However, a widow comes to the White House with a petition for a hospital to be built in the North for wounded soldiers. While he feels that the widow appeals to his “better angels”, Lincoln knows the road will be long and difficult due to his Union generals being in opposition to a Northern hospital. With the war raging on and becoming more grotesque every day, Lincoln is forced to reconsider the situation when he hears of the horrors of The Battle of Chickamauga Creek where 35,000 men were killed and wounded. This is your chance to see a different side of Abe. Visit Trustus Theatre for show times.

Friday, August 15-Sunday, August 17. 2008 REDO/REMIX Home Improvement Show. This 14-year-old show will feature over 100 exhibitors in home improvement, remodeling, building products and more. Attendees will be able to attend many wonderful seminars and product demonstrations by exhibitors throughout the show. So, whether you're thinking of remodeling, in the process of remodeling or simply a huge HGTV fan, you won't want to miss this show at the State Fairgrounds. Enter to win one of the numerous door prizes and you will automatically be entered in an hourly drawing for a $25 gas card AND the grand prize drawing of a $500 gas card to be drawn at the end of the show. You have three chances to win just by coming to the show! Visit the Home Builders Association of Columbia for more information.

Friday, August 15-Sunday, August 17. Forrest Wood Cup. The competition continues with Tackle Kit Day on Friday, Solar Bat Sunglasses Day on Saturday and Rod & Reel Day on Sunday. Included in the long schedule of events is a free concert, a filming of "Best Damn Sports Show" and the big weigh-in on Sunday. Daily give-aways for children 14 and under can be picked up at the Colonial Center main exit following each day's weigh-in. Visit the FLW Outdoors for a full schedule of events.

Saturday, August 16. Moonlight Cemetery Tours. Hear stories and tales of one of Columbia’s most significant historical burial sites as costumed guides lead this tour. The tour will provide interesting details about burials, cemetery plots, and tombstones of families and prominent citizens from Columbia’s 19th and early 20th century. Please reserve tickets by calling 803.252.7742, ext. 29. For more information, visit Historic Columbia Foundation online.

Saturday, August 16. Sabbath Conference. Which day is the Sabbath of the Bible? Sunday or Saturday? Did God change it? What about Sunday blue laws and religious liberty? Bring your questions to the Sabbath Conference, a free lecture regarding the change of the Sabbath featuring a panel and audience discussion this Saturday from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. at the SC Archives & History Center Auditorium, 8301 Parklane Road. Hosted by Sensible Living. For more information, please call 1.800.837.3139 or visit Sensible Living online.

Saturday, August 16-Sunday, August 17. 20 Hour Birthday Bash. To celebrate the State Museum's 20th anniversary, starting at 9 a.m. on Aug. 16 and continuing through 5 a.m. on Aug. 17, the State Museum will host 20 hours of FREE fun! Free admission to the museum, amusement attractions, a giant beach music night concert, great food, children’s activities, fireworks, astronomer-guided star gazing, a family bicycle tour and much more will make these 20 hours ones that you don’t want to miss! For more information and a schedule of events visit SC State Museum.

Sunday, August 17. Gallery Lecture: Looking for Clues, Discovering the Hidden Life of a Painting. Craig Crawford discusses ways of determining the condition of a painting in order to help collectors make informed decisions about purchasing art. The lecture will be held in the auditorium and museum galleries. Craig Crawford graduated from the University of South Carolina and has conserved the work of masters such as Henri Rousseau, Charles Wilson Peale and Lucas Cranach the Elder. Free with admission or membership. Visit the Columbia Museum of Art for additional information.

Tuesday, August 19. High Flyers. Enjoy high flying stories and songs during National Aviation Day and make and decorate your own paper airplanes. Which design will fly the farthest? The high-flying fun starts at 3:30 p.m. at the Cooper Branch of the Richland County Public Library. Call 787-3462 to register or visit the Cooper Branch online for additional information.

Wednesday, August 20. Kids Kraft-Back to School. Get ready for school by making and decorating your own supplies this Wednesday at the Sandhills Branch of the Richland COunty Public Library. Call 699-9230 to register or visit the Sandhills Branch online.

Thursday, August 21. Play Date 2008. Have YOU as a parent or grandparent ever wanted to slide down the fire pole at Dalmatian Station? Or climb up EDDIE®s vertebrae? You can find your inner child and play the night away at the first (grown ups only) PlayDate 2008 party including music, food, drinks, and a scavenger hunt! Wear your casual “play clothes” and bring your friends, neighbors or colleagues. Tickets are $25.00 per person. Cash bar provided by Liquid Assets. Food provided by Blue Marlin/The Vista Room, Classic Catering, Fatz Café, Moe’s Grapevine, Kendall’s Catering, Mo Mo’s Bistro, Zoe’s and Zorba’s. Music and entertainment provided by WNOK’s Jonathan Rush. Visit EdVenture for additional information.

 

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