"This Week's Top 10 Things to Do!" for the week of February 19-25, 2010 - Brought to you by Gardener Guides

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February 19 - February 25, 2010
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Opening Friday, February 19. Always...Patsy Cline. Meet Louise Seger, a divorced Houston housewife, as she shares her memories and her first real-life encounter with country legend, Patsy Cline. Based on a true story, this show mixes Patsy’s country croons with Louise’s comedic turns. Visit Town Theatre for more information.

Friday, February 19. Jazz Pianist Jangeun Bae. Award-winning jazz pianist Jangeun Bae brings her unique style of jazz to Columbia in two performances at The Blue Martini this Friday and Saturday. 9 p.m. both nights. This event is 21+ and there is no cover charge. 808 Lady Street.

Friday, February 19. Winter Jam. Winter Jam is Christian music's largest tour and it's back in Columbia this weekend! As always, tickets will be $10 at the door with no advance ticket sales. Visit the Colonial Life Arena for more information. 

     

Friday, February 19-Sunday, February 21. Battle of Aiken. For three days, reenactors eat, sleep, live and fight in a painfully recreated version of the world in 1865. Visit the Battle of Aiken for more information.

Sunday, February 21. Arboretum. Tucked away in a quiet inner city neighborhood is one of Columbia's most special places: the University of South Carolina's Belser Arboretum. It's located east of Shandon in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood. This seven-acre tract has a long looping trail which makes the whole place accessible. Covered in wooden chips, the path goes uphill and downhill. It crosses a small wooden bridge, as well as a stream with four waterfalls. In the valley, there's a Zen garden with rock piles suggestive of a miniature Stonehenge. Volunteers have put up dozens and dozens of unobtrusive tags and plaques explaining it all. Unlike city parks, the arboretum is not generally open to the public. But on the third Sunday of every month, it opens its doors to the public for three hours. What a nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon! Visit the Arboretum for additional information.

Sunday, February 21. SC Contemporary Dance Company: The Chemistry of Color. Choreographed by Miriam Barbosa, with an original composition by USC School of Music professor, John Valerio, this performance is inspired by artist Alvin Loving’s Midtown series. Visit the Columbia Museum of Art for more information.

Tuesday, February 23. Jimmy Buffett "Summerzcool Tour"! Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will return to Colonial Life Arena this weekend as part of Jimmy Buffett’s “Summerzcool” Tour 2010. Visit the Colonial Life Arena for more information.

Tuesday, February 23. Winter Performing Art Series. This free, family friendly, fun winter concert series will feature the USC Sax Quartet. The Columbia Children's Theatre is located at the Midtown at Forest acres (corner of Forest Dr. and Beltline). Visit Smart Arts for additional information.

Thursday, February 25. Shag Night at Jillian's. The great live music and shagging continues inside Jillian's this Thursday from 6PM-9PM. This week DJ Butch Davidson will be performing. Free admission and special drink prices. For more information visit Shag Jillian's.

Through Thursday, February 25. 'Crowns'. "Crowns" is a moving and celebratory musical play in which hats become a springboard for an exploration of black history and identity as seen through the eyes of a young black woman who has come down South to stay with her aunt after her brother is killed in Brooklyn. Visit Trustus Theatre for more information.

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