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Babcock Center
Columbia City Ballet
Columbia City Jazz Company
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here.
Columbia Marionette Theater
Puppets of all sizes are the stars of the show at this venue,
located at 401Laurel St. For more information, call (803) 252-7366.
Columbia College at Cottingham Theatre
Cottingham Theatre on the campus of Columbia College is home to
the Department of Speech and Drama’s student performances. For
information on the current season, call (803) 786-3871
Cultural Council Of Richland & Lexington
Counties
The council serves as an umbrella organization for more than 100
arts-related groups, provides grants for artists in the Midlands
and educates students through special projects. The organization’s
Web site is a good way to find out what’s happening in the Midlands
arts community. For more information, call (803) 799-3115. click
here.
Koger Center for the Arts
The Koger Center’s season generally starts in September. Season
tickets can be purchased in August. The center is at 1051 Greene St., and
tickets are available at the Carolina Coliseum box office and
at all Capital Ticket outlets. To charge by phone, call (803)
251-222. For more information about events and ordering tickets
online, please click
here.
USC's Longstreet Theatre
The home to theatrical productions at USC is Longstreet Theatre
at Sumter and Greene Streets. Productions are staged from September
to April. Call the box office at (803) 777-2551.For more information about
events, please click
here.
Newberry Opera House
This historic opera house hosts 165 shows a year and several different
series — from Broadway, to big bands to beach music to country.
The season runs from September to June, but it’s a good idea to
buy tickets for a whole series in early August. The opera house
is at 1201 McKibben St. in Newberry. Newberry is less than an
hour from downtown Columbia, west on I-26. For information about
the season packages, call (803) 276-5179. Visit them online click
here.
Patchwork Playhouse
Providing live theater for all ages, the Patchwork Playhouse is
located in Lexington at 711 E. Main St. In addition to children’s
productions, the players also stage a “Mystery Dinner Theatre”
series that usually runs from October to May. Call (803) 951-2100.
Visit them online click
here.
Riverbanks Zoo & Bontanical Garden
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here.
SC Arts Commission
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here.
SC Philharmonic
It is the resident professional orchestra of central South Carolina.
The philharmonic’s Master Series begins in September and runs
through April. Tickets can be bought individually or in packages
of eight Saturday shows. For tickets, call (803) 254-7445. For
more information about the events, please click
here.
SC Shakespeare Company
Based in Columbia, this group performs the plays of the bard throughout
the state in the fall and spring. The company will present “Othello”
this fall. For more information, call (803) 787-2273. Visit their
website at click here.
SC State Fair
For more information about the fair, please click
here.
Town Theatre
Staging family-oriented entertainment, the Town Theatre is located
at 1012 Sumter St. The theater’s season runs from September to
May, and several season packages are available. In May, the theater
presented the musical “Kiss Me Kate.” For tickets, call (803)
799-2510. Visit them online at click
here.
USC Symphony
Students from the USC School of Music make up the USC Symphony,
the chamber orchestra and string ensembles. For the school of
music’s performance calendar call (803) 777-7500. Visit them online
at click here.
Village Square Theatre
The season runs from September to April, and packages are available in June. Located off U.S.
378 in Lexington, the Village Square Theatre is about 12 miles
from downtown Columbia. For ticket information, call (803) 359-1436.
Work Shop Theatre of SC
The people at Workshop have staged productions from “Grease” to
“Master Class.” The season usually runs from July to May, and
a variety of multi-show packages are available. Workshop is at
1136 Bull St., across from WIS-TV. The box office number is (803)
799-6551. Visit their website at click
here
