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Drink Small’s 90th birthday celebration kicks off Saturday at SC State Museum!

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – You can join the party to celebrate South Carolina blues legend Drink Small’s 90th birthday this Saturday! Curtis spoke with David Dickson of the South Carolina State Museum and Mark Rapp, Executive Director of the ColaJazz Foundation about how you can help celebrate his legendary and impactful career. The State Museum is honoring him with Drink…

S.C. State University hosts forum to discuss police brutality

Orangeburg, SC (WOLO) — The savage beating and subsequent death of 29 year old Type Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee has renewed the discussion over police brutality. Tuesday evening South Carolina State University’s Department of Social Sciences held a forum entitled, “Let’s Talk about Tyre Nichols: Black Bodies and Institutional Violence” to tackle the issue head on. Organizers say the purpose of…

Local Living: Columbia Museum of Art ‘Free First Thursday’ and more local activities

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Local Living on ABC Columbia brought to you by MUSC Health COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– In our look at Local Living, The Columbia Museum of Art is hosting Free First Thursday at the CMA. It will take place Thursday, February 2, 2023 from 10-8pm. According to the museum , the free admission is courtesy of Dominion Energy. There will also events…

Columbia Museum of Art’s Contemporaries Ball Fundraiser kicks off this Saturday!

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – You can be the belle of the ball at the Columbia Museum of Art’s annual fundraiser this Saturday! CMA’s Contemporaries Ball: A Secret Garden Affair goes from 7 to 11 p.m. at the museum on 1515 Main Street. Curtis spoke with two board members of the Contemporaries, Ashley Elsey & Eric Meadows, about how the event…