23 February 2022
THEATER’Cats’Yes, it’s “Cats, ” the particular musical that simply will never die, at the Koger Middle for the Arts. If you’re directly into furrily dressed actors pawing at you and classic songs like “Memory, ” likely to enjoy this production of the display that first appeared in 1981, becoming the fourth longest-running Broadway show in history and created a 2019 movie regarding which the less said, the greater. Showtime on Feb. twenty-eight at the Koger Center for that Arts is 7: 30pm and tickets range from $45-$90. Visit kogercenterforthearts. com to find out more. VINCENT HARRISCOUNTRYMorgan WallenMorgan Wallen, 2021’s biggest and most notorious country music superstar, strikes Colonial Life Arena this particular Thursday, Feb. 24, in the “Dangerous Tour. ” As the rough-and-rowdy singer went through the semi-period of cancellation whenever his drunken use of the n-word hit the tabloids earlier last year, it didn’t quit legions of fans through making his album the particular most-streamed record of a year ago, or country radio stations through quietly adding his music back into rotation. According to earlier reports of the tour, which subtle undercurrent of Trump rally vibes in the drinking water, so weigh your meaningful qualms and sense great taste before imbibing within Wallen’s tunes. Tickets from $138, doors at seven p. m. More info from coloniallifearena. com. KYLE PETERSENCELEBRATIONMardi Gras Columbia“Laissez les bons temps rouler! ” From 2010 as a low budget, seat-of-the-pants affair, Columbia’s Mardi Gras celebration has grown a bit more organized over the course of twelve years, however the event still retains a natural and spontaneous feel. The particular festivities, hosted by the Krewe de Columbi-Ya-Ya, kick off from City Roots Urban Eco friendly Farm in the historic Rosewood neighborhood. The parade begins at 11 a. mirielle., followed by a music event boasting 12 live artists on three stages. Seat tickets are $5 for the February. 26 event. More info on experiencecolumbiasc. com. PAT MORANROCKRed Jumpsuit ApparatusMid-2000s rock followers get ready to go crazy for that one. On Feb. 24, The particular Red Jumpsuit Apparatus — yes, you read that will right — will take the particular NBT stage and we can simply hope to hear classic strikes like Face Down as well as your Guardian Angel. You can’t assist but appreciate the band’s traditional rock guitar riffs combined with grungy, pop-punk words. Supported by Astoria Condition, Parris Bridge and Boring Mourning. Doors open with 6 p. m. plus tickets start at $20. More details at facebook. com/newbrooklandtavern. HALLIE HAYESTHEATER’These Shining Lives’Based upon actual events, “These Glowing Lives” reaches back nearly a century to uncover a harrowing but inspiring history that will still has profound reverberation to our society today. Playwright Melanie Marnich tells the particular tragic story of women within the 1920s hired to beautify watch faces with glow-in-the-dark, radium-based paint, a chemical their employer referred to as “medicinal. ” As they begin creating serious illnesses from rays exposure, they soon understand the company’s complicity and income a legal battle to bring this to justice. The USC Theatre Department will carry out These Shining Lives on the Longstreet Theatre at almost eight p. m. on February. 25. Tickets are $15-$22. Visit sc. edu to find out more. VINCENT HARRISOPERA’La belle Helene’Long before Elmer Fudd serenaded Bugs Bunny in the 1957 Warner Brothers cartoon Can be Opera, Doc?, comic operas flourished. There’s even a phrase for 19th century amusing operettas, opera bouffe, apparently coined by German-born French the composer and impresario Jacques Offenbach. Offenbach practically invented the shape, producing its most famous instance, La belle Helene. The particular three-act piece parodies the particular elopement of Helen plus Paris, the star-crossed love that kick-started the Trojan viruses War. Admission for the February. 26 performance at College of South Carolina’s Drayton Hall ranges from 10 dollars to $25. More info from sc. edu. PAT MORANMUSICEars Wide Open: The Art of Being: Ladies As part of their recurring Hearing Wide Open series, UofSC will be bringing “The Art to be: Women” to the Richland Region Library on Feb. twenty five at 2: 45 g. m. until 3: forty five p. m. The event is really a celebration of women in songs from a partnership with the College of South Carolina wind outfit. Tickets are free, and much more information can be found at south carolina. edu. STEPHEN PASTISCELEBRATIONMardi Gras! at Steel Hands BrewingThe Mardi Gras offerings within Columbia seem to grow a lot more plentiful each year, as this Metal Hands celebration on February. 26 clearly suggests. Along with live music (including the 2nd line-inspired Soda City Metal Band), the brewery is going to be having a crawfish boil beginning at 2 p. meters. with the famous New Orleans pastry beignets on hand too. Should pair well using their blueberry lemonade ale? Some thing tells me you won’t need to provide your Mardi Gras beans either. More info at fb. com/steelhandsbrewing. KYLE PETERSENCOMEDYBert Kreischer — The Berty Youngster TourI’ve never met somebody who doesn’t enjoy a good have a good laugh, and Columbia’s Township Auditorium is bringing just that in order to Columbia patrons. The Moving Stone featured stand-up comic, reality television host plus actor, Bert Kreischer, is going to take Township’s stage on February. 25 as part of his “The Berty Boy” tour. You surprised if Bert is usually shirtless — it’s many a part of the act! The particular show starts at seven p. m. and seat tickets start at $62. More information on bertbertbert. com. HALLIE HAYESTHEATER’Tick, Tick… Boom! ‘Catch “Tick, Tick… Boom! ” on the Trustus Theatre before this ends its run on February. 26th. This autobiographical music was written by Jonathan Larson, the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer of “Rent. ” It’s the tale of the composer trying to get his large break in theater and the surrender he has to make to get to the very best. Featuring 14 songs, 10 characters and a full music group, “Tick, Tick… Boom! inch gives you a chance to get within Larson’s head before this individual made it big. Visit trustus. org for showtimes plus ticket prices. VINCENT HARRISCHRISTIAN ROCKWinter JamFor a certain red stripe of Christian music lover, going to Winter Jam is definitely presumably a rite of passage, provided the long-running success from the multi-artist package tour which makes bank in the Bible belt year after year. There’s a certain datedness and uncanny valley character to many of these artists plus their relationship to the put proper, whether that’s the decades-running hard rockers Skillet or maybe the wholesome boy band-isms associated with Tauren Wells. But body fat denying that the thematic through-lines of salvation and plea persist. No cover cost for the Feb. 25 visit Colonial Life Arena, only a $10 suggested donation on the door. Starts at seven p. m. More info in coloniallifearena. com. KYLE PETERSENR& B/FUNDRAISERThe 18th Legends associated with… Concert & AuctionThe Auntie Karen Foundation, a not for profit that aims to encourage, enlighten and educate kids through the arts, presents this particular fundraiser, concert and public sale. The concert features R& B luminary Jeffrey Osbourne, possessor of one of the best, silkiest voices in a style noted for smoothness. Furthermore on the bill is singer-songwriter Lalah Hathaway. Daughter associated with soul legend Donny Hathaway (“The Ghetto”), Lalah performs exceptionally well at jazz, pop plus gospel. Tickets are $65 – $100 for the February. 25 show. More info on kogercenterforthearts. com. PAT MORANMUSICRex Darling Single Release ShowRex Darling, the people-sized dinosaurs who make you want to dancing, will return to the New Brookland Tavern once again on February. 26, this time with a new one, “Carcinogen. ” They will be associated with Bero Bero and Julianna Money. Tickets cost $12 in pre-sale and $15 at the door. Celebrate the particular Mesozoic era with Rex Darling starting at almost eight p. m. More information on newbrooklandtavern. com. STEPHEN PASTISARTCMA Public Tour: Cornerstones from the CollectionIt can get lost within the fervor and excitement for brand spanking new and traveling exhibits, however the permanent collection at the Columbia Museum of Art is incredibly excellent. Since CMA thematically reorganized back in 2018, numerous patrons have found fresh viewpoints and new favorites — something which can be helped together by a public tour such as the “Cornerstones of the Collection” offered by 1 p. m. upon Feb. 27. Free along with membership or admission, the particular tour pointedly highlights functions from around the world and different eras. Face covering are still needed. More info at columbiamuseum. org. KYLE PETERSENTHEATERShakespeare in the RawIt’s Shakespeare, but without the creation. Shakespeare in the Raw is really in “the raw, inch being a group of local stars putting on the romantic humor “Two Gentleman of Verona, ” but with no fixed, no costumes, no spending budget and no rehearsals. It begins at 7 p. mirielle. on Feb. 26 in the Brookland Methodist Church’s Fellowship Hall. Admissions is free of charge and donations will be approved. More information about the show are available in our previous coverage on free-times. com. STEPHEN PASTISROCK/POPShun, Soda City Riot plus Imaginary EnemyAnother Saturday night time at Art Bar indicates another night of live songs. On Feb. 26, Avoid, Soda City Riot plus Imaginary Enemy will execute their rock hits, combining heavy instrumentals and traditional heavy-rock vocals. It’s a night time to support both local plus non-local musicians, drink a number of beers and enjoy the company of these who also love an excellent head banger. Doors open up at 8 p. mirielle. and a cover fee is going to be taken at the door. More info at artbarsc. com. HALLIE HAYES