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Cardholders to receive free admission first weekend of Feb.

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Friday, February 1st, 2013, 10:00pm
Cardholders to receive free admission first weekend of Feb.

Bank of America is giving bank cardholders free admission to some of the most exciting cultural venues nationwide.

Saturday, February 2 and Sunday, February 3 Bank of America will offer cardholders free access to more than 150 cultural institutions in 91 cities across the United States.

In Columbia, residents and visitors can enjoy free admission to EdVenture Children’s museum.

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Agriculture agency seeks $14M for Farmers Market

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Thursday, January 31st, 2013, 9:27am
Agriculture agency seeks $14M for Farmers Market

 

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SC State University to Host Annual Orangeburg Massacre Commemoration Events

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013, 4:09pm
SC State University to Host Annual Orangeburg Massacre Commemoration Events

 

Feb. 8, 1968 is a date that will be indelibly stamped in the minds of the people of Orangeburg, S.C. and South Carolina. On this date, SC State University students, Henry Smith and Samuel Hammond, along with 19-year-old Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School student, Delano Middleton, were slain when at least nine South Carolina Highway Patrol Officers fired shots into a crowd of people protesting segregation at a local bowling alley. 28 students were wounded during the horrific incident.

 

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Commerce Department looks for best rural SC photo

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Saturday, January 26th, 2013, 11:30am
Commerce Department looks for best rural SC photo
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The state Commerce Department is looking for a photo that best captures rural life in South Carolina. The Rural Summit Photography Contest is part of the agency's Rural Summit conference, which will be held in Aiken in March. Anyone can enter a color or black-and-white photo with an entry form downloaded from the Commerce Department's website. Fifteen finalists will be chosen, and the winning photo will be picked by people attending the conference. The deadline to submit photos is Feb. 15. (Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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Taylor Swift returns to Columbia

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013, 6:20pm
Taylor Swift returns to Columbia

Colonial Life Arena announced on Wednesday that 6-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift will be returning to Columbia on March 23 as part of her 2013 RED Tour.

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World Beer Festival Announces Brewery Sneak Peek

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Friday, January 18th, 2013, 12:42pm
World Beer Festival Announces Brewery Sneak Peek

 

The World Beer Festival Columbia announced a sneak peek of the brewery list for the 2013 festival to be held this Saturday, January 19 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.

The following is a sneak peek of some of the breweries serving at the festival: Abita Brewing Co

 

Almaza Beer

Anchor Brewing Co

Aviator Brewing Co

Batch 19

Birra Peroni

Boston Beer Co

Bottletree Beer Co

Boulder Beer Co

Brooklyn Brewery

Carolina Beer Co

Conquest Brewing

Crispin Cider

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State Museum Awarding Free School Field Trip to Secrets of the Maya Exhibit

Submitted by Tenessa Jennings, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013, 9:00am
State Museum Awarding Free School Field Trip to Secrets of the Maya Exhibit

 

The South Carolina State Museum will send one lucky South Carolina school class to its spectacular new blockbuster exhibit Secrets of the Maya…for free!  In the museum’s new field trip contest, by completing the entry form on the museum’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/scstatemuseum and then clicking on the Enter Field Trip Contest tab, teachers may enter their classes from 8 a.m. Jan. 16 to Feb. 6 at midnight for a chance to win.

 

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