destination hometown july 17 - 20
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Make Your Destination Your Hometown This Weekend! #SummerFunTRANSCRIPT
PETER PAN: BENEFIT FOR FAMILY SHELTER
Come out and enjoy this special one night
performance of Peter Pan. The show benefits Family
Shelter, which provides emergency shelter in a stable
community living environment for homeless families
with children. Specifically, the proceeds support basic
living expenses such as electricity and water.
Town Theatre
1012 Sumter Street
Time: 7 p.m.
Cost: $15
www.columbiafamilyshelter.org
Contact: 803-771-7040
NORTH COLUMBIA FOOD PARK
The North Columbia Food Park is a community farmer’s
market that aims to provide the citizens of North Columbia
and surrounding access to fresh fruits, plants and vegetables.
Simply put, it is a “Fun Place to have a Healthy, Good Time”!
2720 North Main Street
Time: 1:00 p.m.– 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free Entry (cost of produce vary based on vendor)
www.foodparkofcolumbia.com
Contact: 803-556-5428
MAXCY GREGG POOL
Join the fun at Maxcy Gregg's outdoor swimming pool.
The pool is now open for recreational swimming and
more! #Splashintosummer
Outdoor Recreational Swim
1655 Park Circle
Time: 10:00 a.m. —6:00 p.m.
Cost: $3 Ages 12 and under | $4 Ages 13 and older
www.ColumbiaSC.net
Contact: 803-733-8447
SOUTH CAROLINA UNEARTHED
This natural history exhibit showcases specimens from the museum’s
extensive and nationally-known collection of animals that once
inhabited South Carolina. It features fossil animals like the American
lion, long-nosed crocodile and saber-toothed cat, along with other
ancient beasts.
South Carolina State Museum
301 Gervais Street
Time: 10:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
Cost: Adults $27 | seniors and military $25 | students $20
|student rush $13.50
www.scmusuem.org/exhibits
Contact: 803-898-4946
PRIMETIME PARTY IN THE PARKS
This late night teen program will provide a safe
and fun alternative for Columbia’s youth ages 13
to 18 years of age. Activities will include music,
games, sports and safe places to socialize.
Pinehurst Park (2300 Pinehurst Road) or Lorick
Park (1600 Lorick Avenue)
Time: 8:00pm—11:00pm
Cost: Free
www.columbiasc.net/parks-recreation
Contact: 803-545-3100
SODA CITY MARKET
Come by for the season's best produce, meat, dairy,
flowers and baked items from farmers, bakers, gardeners
and artisans in Columbia!
Soda City Market
1500 block of Main Street
Time: 8:00 a.m. —12:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE
(Free entry, but prices vary for each vendor)
www.Sodascitysc.com
Contact: 803-269-3241
PALMETTO TASTY TOMATO FESTIVAL
Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy locally grown
food — the people who grow it, the restaurants who
place it on their menus, the markets that sell it, and
the people who eat it. Programming includes a free
heirloom tomato tasting, live music, local food and
drink vendors, tomato bobbing, and the Tasty Tomato
Contest.
City Roots Farm
1005 Airport Blvd.
Time: 4:00 p.m.– 9:00 p.m.
Cost: $10 advance | $15 at door
www.tastytomatofestival.com
Contact: 803-381-8747
CIVIL RIGHTS SUNDAY: WHO IS DAYANI CRISTAL
The body of an unidentified immigrant is found in
the Arizona Desert. In an attempt to retrace his
path and discover his story, director Marc Silver
and Gael Garcia Bernal embed themselves
among migrant travelers on their own mission to
cross the border, providing rare insight into the
human stories which are so often ignored in the
immigration debate.
Nickelodeon Theatre
1607 Main Street
Time: 3 p.m.
Cost: $1
www.nickelodeon.org/
Contact: 803-254-3433
BLOOMING BUTTERFLIES
Come explore the world of the butterfly! The
exhibit is filled with dozens of species of trees and
plants that support hundreds of butterflies from
more than 20 different species native to the
Southeast. Be sure to check out the Bloom Room
to observe chrysalises and emerging butterflies.
Look, but please don't touch!
Edventure Children’s Museum
211 Gervais Street
Time: 9:30 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.
Cost: Children and Adults $11.50 | Seniors: (age
62+) $10.50 | Military: (with ID) $10.50 | Groups:
(15+ w/RSVP) $8.50 | Members: Free |Children
under one: Free
www.edventure.org/
Contact: 803-400-1166
Public Relations, Marketing and Media Department
[email protected] P: 803-545-3020 F: 803-343-8719
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