10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

The Museum celebrates its 10th Anniversary on Main Street with special gallery tours and talks, local food vendors, ballots to choose your favorite artwork and a chance to win Museum Shop gift certificates. An anniversary cake will be provided by Tiffany's Bakery & Eatery.

LEARN MORE 1:00 p.m.  –  5:00 p.m. (240 minutes of caring)

FAMILY FUN NIGHT

Create Art, explore the galleries, and enjoy exciting, interactive performances! The Kid’s Café provides dinner and snacks for purchase. Featured Performers include Lunch Money, Hobey Ford, Doug Berky and NiA Theater Company.

LEARN MORE 5:30 p.m.  –  8:00 p.m. (150 minutes of caring)

30th Annual Jubilee Festival of Heritage

Jubilee offers an array of programs and activities while celebrating the remarkable life and contributions of freed slave Celia Mann and her descendants, who lived and worked at this historic site until 1970.

LEARN MORE 10:00 a.m.  –  6:00 p.m. (480 minutes of caring)

WILD Summer’s Nite Auction & Wild Game Feast

The Auc­tion & Wild Game Feast begins at 6:00 p.m. when doors open for food, spirits, socializing, games and more. A silent auction kicks off the evening at 6:00 p.m., followed by a live auction beginning at 8 p.m.

LEARN MORE 6:00 p.m.  –  10:00 p.m. (240 minutes of caring)

CoolPeople CarPool

The CoolPeople CarPool happens on the last work day of every month and you can be a part!

LEARN MORE all day

Volunteer: Conscious Consuming Discussion Series

Conscious Consuming recently launched a discussion guide on their website to make it easy to host local green living discussion groups.

LEARN MORE through Wednesday, December 31

Volunteer: South Carolina State Museum

Do you have a love of South Carolina history? Then the South Carolina State Museum has a terrific opportunity for you! Volunteer teachers, known as docents, are needed to conduct tours of the South Carolina State Museum for school groups and the general public. Docents must be be 18 years-old or older and available to conduct tours at least one weekday morning a month.

LEARN MORE through Wednesday, December 31 10:00 a.m.  –  5:00 p.m. (420 minutes of caring)

Main Street Marketplace

The Fall 2008 Main Street Marketplace will be held every Friday starting on September 5 and running through October 31 from 10am until 2pm at Boyd Plaza in front of the Columbia Museum of Art.

LEARN MORE through Friday, October 31 10:00 a.m.  –  2:00 p.m. (240 minutes of caring)

Irmo Okra Strut Festival

Located only 12-miles outside of Columbia, the strut began as a fundraiser by the Lake Murray-Irmo Women’s Club to raise money for a new library. Today, it is the largest known celebration of the slimy green vegetable. The first day includes the Okra Strut street dance featuring two favorite beach bands. Saturday begins with a parade and a 10K “Dam Run” to Irmo. Festivities include more than 100 arts and crafts exhibitors, “Okryland” kids' area, okra-eating and -growing contests and a full day of musical entertainment.

LEARN MORE through Saturday, September 27 6:00 p.m.  –  5:00 p.m. (1380 minutes of caring)

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