Calendar of events
Thursday, January 03, 2008T&D Region
* Jan. 8 -- An Evening with the Stars. 7 p.m. Stevenson Auditorium. $10. 803-531-6186.
* Jan. 10 -- Beginner adult clogging class. 6:30-7:15 p.m. Six weeks through Feb. 14. $35 and $42. 803-533-6020.
* Through Jan. 31 -- "Harlem on My Mind." I.P. Stanback Museum & Planetarium, South Carolina State University. 803-536-7174.
* Feb. 3 -- "Apparition of the Eternal Church" and "Dick-George, Tenn-Tom." 5 p.m. I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium, South Carolina State University. Free, but reservations encouraged. 803-536-7174.
* Feb. 12 -- Eddie Miles Valentine Concert. 803-531-6186.
* March 10 -- Calhoun County's Bar-B-Q Cook-Off. www.calhouncountymuseumandculturalcenter.org.
* March 16 -- "Kamp Katrina" and "Tour of Homes." 5 p.m. I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium, South Carolina State University. Free, but reservations encouraged. 803-536-7174.
* April 4 -- Dance with Tootie & The Jones. 803-531-6186.
* April 27 -- "Willow Garden" and "Moth to Light." 5 p.m. I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium, South Carolina State University. Free, but reservations encouraged. 803-536-7174.
* May 4 -- Festival of Roses Street Dance featuring Men of Distinction. 803-531-6186.
* May 10 -- County-wide Mother's Day Tribute. www.calhouncountymuseumandculturalcenter.org.
* Aug. 1-2 -- Orangeburg Idol. 803-531-6186.
* Starlight Quilting Club -- 7 p.m. First, third Tuesdays. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. 803-534-7116.
* Hooten-Black House open. Bamberg. Wednesdays, noon-2 p.m.; Thursdays, 4-6 p.m.; Saturdays 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
* Wood carving. 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. 803-536-4074.
* Orangeburg Line Dancers. Thursdays. Beginner classes 7-8 p.m.; advanced classes 8-9 p.m. The Avon Center, 491 Broughton St. Free. 803-536-4470.
* Painting and drawing classes -- Thursdays. Orangeburg County Council on Aging. Beginner and advanced classes available. 803-531-4663.
* Gotta Minute Amateur Hour Television Program auditions. Thursday nights. Gotta Minute Coffee Shop is looking for praise dancers, singers, groups, gospel rappers, steppers, musicians and ministers. 803-531-0708.
* Lusty Gallery exhibit -- 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 8:30 a.m.-noon Fridays. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. 803-536-4074.
Columbia
* Jan. 6 -- Lecture: "Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Forensic Human Ide.jpgication." 2 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Through Jan. 6 -- "Mosaic 2007: Art in the Learning Landscape." Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Jan. 6 -- Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys. 2:30 p.m. Bill's Music Shop & Pickin' Parlor, West Columbia. $20 and $25. 803-796-6477.
* Through Jan. 6 -- "Seeing Ourselves: Masterpieces of American Photography from the George Eastman House Collection." Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Jan. 7-28 -- "Breaking Ground: The Art of Willie Evans." McCrory Galleri. 803-400-1205.
* Jan. 9 -- Art School: Wee Wednesdays: "Over the Rainbow." 10-11 a.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Jan. 9 -- Community Music Program begins. USC School of Music. $230 for 12 half-hour lessons; $400 for 12 hour lessons. 803-777-4281 or www.sc.edu.
* Jan. 11 -- Art Breaks with Mana Hewitt: "Egyptian Art." 10:30-11:15 a.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Jan. 11 -- Art School: "One Room Schoolhouse: An Unmovable Feast." 10-11:30 a.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Jan. 12 -- Art School: Big Hands, Little Hands: "Landscapes: A Vacation for the Eyes." 10:30 a.m.-noon. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Jan. 12 -- USADance French Night. 7:30-11 p.m. Hugh Dimmery Memorial Center, West Columbia. $6 or $9. 803-781-5248 or www.USADance.us.
* Jan. 13-14 -- Auditions for "Little Women" musical. 7 p.m. Village Square Theatre, Lexington. 803-359-1436 or www.villagesquaretheatre.com.
* Jan. 17-20 -- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents "Bellobration." Colonial Center. $71, $51, $34, $22 and $16; opening night, $13. Tickets available at the Colonial Center box office, local Play It Again Sports and Piggly Wiggly stores, online at www.thecolonialcenter.com or by phone at 1-866-4SC-TIXX.
* Jan. 18 -- Art School: "One Room Schoolhouse: An Unmovable Feast." 1-2:30 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Through Jan. 19 -- "A Sense of Wonder: Works by Pam Bowers-Voros." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.
* Jan. 19 -- Rhonda Vincent & The Rage. 4 p.m. Bill's Music Shop & Pickin' Parlor, West Columbia. $20 and $25. 803-796-6477.
* Jan. 19 -- SCAM Gala Show. Township Auditorium.
* Jan. 19 -- South Carolina Philharmonic's "Magnificent Seven" Master Series concert featuring conductor finalist Sarah Hatsuko Hicks. 7 p.m. Koger Center. $40, $32, $23, $16 and $13. Valet parking $6. 803-251-2222 or www.capitoltickets.com.
* Jan. 22-Feb. 24 -- "Photography: Southeast." McMaster Gallery. 803-777-7480.
* Through Jan. 24 -- "Carrying the State." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.
* Jan. 25 -- George Strait with special guest Little Big Town. Colonial Center. $56.50 and $66.50. Tickets available at the Colonial Center box office, local Play It Again Sports and Piggly Wiggly stores, online at www.thecolonialcenter.com or by phone at 1-866-4SC-TIXX.
* Through Jan. 26 -- "A Call for All: The Great War Summons the Palmetto State." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.
* Jan. 26-April 26 -- "Grandeur Saved: Photographs of the Aiken-Rhett House." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.
* Jan. 26 -- Night on the Nile Gala. 7 p.m.-midnight. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Jan. 26 -- USADance event. 7:30-11 p.m. Hugh Dimmery Memorial Center, West Columbia. $6 or $9. 803-781-5248 or www.USADance.us.
* Jan. 27 -- A Family Friendly Exhibition Preview Celebration. 1-3 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Jan. 27 -- Baker and Baker Concert Series: Carolina Pro Musica. 3 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Jan. 27-June 8 -- "Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology." Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Through Jan. 31 -- "Generations: African American Camp Meetings in the Carolinas." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.
* Through February -- "Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe." South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.
* Feb. 1-10 -- "Brighton Beach Memoirs." Village Square Theatre, Lexington. 803-359-1436.
* Feb. 1 -- Art School: Learn to Knit in a Day. 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. $75 and $50. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Feb. 3 -- Afternoon of Spirituals. 2 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Feb. 6, 13 and 20 -- Art School: Quick Draw. 10 a.m.-noon. Columbia Museum of Art. $120, $85 and $75. 803-343-2208 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Feb. 7, 14, 21 and 28 -- Art School: Amulets, Beads and More (ages 8-12).
* Feb. 7-March 23 -- "Unforgettable: The Photography of Cecil J. Williams." McCrory Galleri. 803-400-1205.
* Feb. 7 -- Pianist Wendy Chen in concert. 7 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. $28 or $25. 803-343-0482 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Feb. 8 -- Experience the World in Music: Free Planet Radio. 8 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. $12, $10, $7 and $5. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Feb. 9 -- Annual About Face Face-Off. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Feb. 9 -- Grasstowne. 8 p.m. Bill's Music Shop & Pickin' Parlor, West Columbia. $12. 803-796-6477.
* Feb. 9 and 10 -- "The Threepenny Opera." 7:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. $18, $15 and $5. 803-777-0058.
* Feb. 10 -- Wendy Cohen and Cynthia Hopkins in concert. 3 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Feb. 12 -- Evening for Educators. 4:30-6 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. Free. Pre-registration required. 803-343-2209 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Feb. 12 -- USC Symphony Orchestra -- "Symphonic Spectacular." 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. $20, $18 and $8. 803-251-2222.
* Feb. 14-17 -- USC Band Clinic concerts. Koger Center for the Arts. Free. 803-777-4278.
* Feb. 15 -- Tour and Tasting. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. $25 and $20. 803-343-2186 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Feb. 16 and 23 -- Art School: Handmade Paper Workshop. 1-3 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. $120 and $85. 803-343-2186 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Feb. 16 -- Family Fun Day. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. Free. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Feb. 17 -- Days Have Spoken. 2 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Feb. 22-March 2 -- "Crumbs from the Table of Joy." 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. $14, $12 and $10. Longstreet Theater. 803-777-2551.
* Feb. 23 -- Bluegrass Tarheels. 8 p.m. Bill's Music Shop & Pickin' Parlor, West Columbia. $8. 803-796-6477.
* Feb. 23 -- Discover Egypt Saturday. 10 a.m.-noon. Columbia Museum of Art. Free. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Feb. 24 -- Capital City Chorale. 3 p.m. St. Peter's Catholic Church, Columbia. 803-779-0036.
* Feb. 24 and 26 -- The Palmetto Opera presents "Opera on the Nile." 7:30 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. $30 and $25. 803-343-2208 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Feb. 29-March 1 -- "Diversion of Angels." 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. $16, $14 and $10. 803-251-2222.
* March 4-28 and April 1-30 -- Student Art Exhibition. McMaster Gallery. 803-777-7480.
* March 6 -- Pianist Erika Nickrenz, violinist Jesse Mills and violist Kenji Bunch in concert. 7 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. $28 or $25. 803-343-0482 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Through March 14 -- "A Call To All: The Great War Summons the Palmetto State." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.
* March 14 -- "Saint John Passion." 7:30 p.m. St. Peter's Catholic Church, Columbia. $10 and $7. 803-779-0036.
* March 18 -- USC Symphony Orchestra -- Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9." 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. $20, $18 and $8. 803-251-2222.
* Through March 23 -- "The Mark B. Coplan Collection of Art at the S.C. State Museum." South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.
* March 27 -- Renaissance Singers Concert. 5:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-5369.
* March 27 -- USC Bands spring concert. 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. Free. 803-777-4278.
* March 28-April 6 -- Asian Arts Week. Events from March 16-April 6. www.cas.sc.edu/asiaweek. 803-777-0437.
* March 28 -- "Spring for Art!" annual gala and art sale. McKissick Museum. $55 per person; $100 per couple. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.
* March 28-May 3 -- "Spring for Art!" McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.
* April 1 -- USC computer music concert. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. 803-777-4336.
* April 3 -- Palmetto Pans ensemble. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-4278.
* April 4 -- "Stars of the New York City Ballet and the USC Dance Company." 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. $35, $30 and $25. Gala dinner, $300. 803-251-2222.
* April 8 -- Jazz combos. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-4336.
* April 10 -- Miro Quartet in concert. 7 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. $28 or $25. 803-343-0482 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* April 10 -- USC Chamber Winds concert. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-4278.
* April 11-27 -- "Little Women: The Musical." Village Square Theatre, Lexington. 803-359-1436.
* April 12-- Carolina Alive Jazz Vocal Concert. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-5369.
* April 16 -- USC Symphony Orchestra -- with soloists from the North American Saxophone Alliance Saxophone Festival. 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. $20, $18 and $8. 803-251-2222.
* April 18-27 -- "The Inspector General." 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. $14, $12 and $10. Drayton Hall Theater. 803-777-2551.
* April 21 -- USC Percussion Ensemble concert. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-4278.
* April 22 and 24 -- Jazz concert. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-4336.
* April 25-26 -- "An American Girl in Paris." 6 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. Koger Center for the Arts. $16, $14 and $10. 803-251-2222.
* April 25 and 27 -- "The Magic Flute." 7:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. $18, $15 and $5. 803-777-0058.
* April 27 -- USC Bands on the Horseshoe. 6 p.m. USC Horseshoe. Free. 803-777-4278.
* May 1-31 -- "Downbeat in South Carolina: Legends of Jazz: The Art of James Denmark." McCrory Galleri. 803-400-1205.
* May 1 -- Spring concert by The Palmetto Mastersingers. 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. Season tickets $30 and $14. 803-765-0777 or www.palmettomastersingers.org.
* May 3-Aug. 23 -- "By the Sea ... The Bea.jpgul Sea." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.
* May 10 -July 19 -- "Barbecue Joints & The Good Old Folks Who Own Them." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.
* Through May 18 -- "Paper Pleasures: Highlights from the Collection." Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* May 25 -- Palmetto Concert Band. 4 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. Free. 803-777-4278.
* June 13-22 -- "Disney's Aladdin Junior." Village Square Theatre, Lexington. 803-359-1436.
* Ongoing -- "Dinosaurs" exhibit. South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.
* Ongoing -- "Fragile Forms: Contemporary Glass from the Sonia and Isaac Luski Collection." BB&T Gallery, Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
* Ongoing -- "Space exploration." South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.
* Ongoing -- "A More Convenient Season: Civil Rights in South Carolina, 1948-1968." South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.
* Saturdays -- Fiddle classes. 11 a.m. Bill's Music Shop & Pickin' Parlor, West Columbia. 803-796-6477.
* Taylor's Music and Dance Studio Performance. 6-9 p.m. Fridays, Elizabeth's Restaurant, 224 O'Neil Court. 803-561-0816.
Charleston
* Jan. 6 -- Charleston Bridal Expo. 1-5 p.m. Gaillard Municipal Auditorium. www.awonderfulwedding.com.
* Ongoing -- Weekend ballroom dancing. Including swing, waltz, salsa, fox trot, cha-cha and others. 8 p.m. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Creative Spark Center for the Arts, 757 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant. $7. 843-881-3780 or www.creativespark.org.
* Ongoing -- "Art in the South: The Charleston Perspective." Gibbs Museum of Art. 843-722-2706.
* Ongoing -- The Have Nots! Comedy Improv. Theatre 99, 30 Cumberland St. 843-853-6687.
Other events
* Jan. 5 -- Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $35. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Jan. 6 -- Artrageous! Sunday. 2-4 p.m. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. Free. www.themorris.org.
* Through Jan. 6 -- "Body Worlds: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies." Discovery Place, Charlotte. $22, $16, $8 and $18. www.discoveryplace.org.
* Jan. 6 -- The Kingston Trio. 2 and 7 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $35 and $3. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Through Jan. 6 -- "University of South Carolina Ceramics: Past & Present, 1992-2007" and "Springmaid Beach Watermedia Masters II: A Faculty Exhibition." Frank G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach.
* Jan. 8-25 -- Lee A. Breuer. Bassett Gallery, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Camden. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* Jan. 8-March 6 -- "Visions of the World: Photographs by N.B. Baroody." Smith University Center Gallery, Francis Marion University, Florence. 843-661-1220 or www.fmarion.edu.
* Jan. 11 -- Bill Pinkney Memorial Concert. 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $35. 803-276-6264 or www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Jan. 12 -- "A Tribute to Lewis Grizzard." 8 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $25 and $20. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* Jan. 12 -- Doc Watson & David Holt. 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $37.50. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Jan. 12 -- Stupendous! Saturday. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. Free. www.themorris.org.
* Jan. 16 -- Creole Jazz Serenaders. 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $30. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Jan. 17 -- Artie Shaw Orchestra. 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $25. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Jan. 18-20 -- 2008 South Carolina International Auto Show. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Carolina First Center, Greenville. $8 and $5. www.SouthCarolinaAutoShow.com.
* Jan. 18 -- Aquila Theatre Co. presents "Julius Caesar." 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $30. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Jan. 19 -- Salzburg Ensemble. 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $15. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Jan. 20 -- Preservation Hall Jazz Band. 7 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $35. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Jan. 22 -- Puccini with the Italian Lyric Opera presents "Madama Butterfly." 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $40. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Jan. 24-27 -- "Daddy's Dyin', Who's Got the Will?" 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $15 and $10. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* Jan. 24-26 -- Newberry Opera Guild presents "Snow White." Newberry Opera House. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Jan. 26 -- "Made in China: Export Porcelain from the Leo and Doris Hodroff Collection at Winterthur." Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte.
* Jan. 27 -- A Gershwin Celebration, Best of Broadway. 3 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $25. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Jan. 27 -- Music at the Morris featuring pianist Josef Patchen. 2 p.m. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. Free. www.themorris.org.
* Through Jan. 31 -- Antique Quilts exhibit. Horry County Museum, Myrtle Beach. Free. 843-915-5320 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.
* Jan. 31 -- Hubbard Street 2. 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $30. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Feb. 1 -- Ronnie McDowell. 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $30. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Feb. 2 -- James Gregory: The Funniest Man in America. 5 and 7 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $29.50 and $31.50. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Feb. 2 -- Student Master Artist Workshop. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. $25 and $40. Sign-up by Jan. 25. 706-828-3867 or www.themorris.org.
* Feb. 2 -- The Pitchforks of Duke University. 7 p.m. Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Camden. $15 and $10. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* Feb. 2-July 6 -- "Vantage Point VII Jiha Moon." Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte.
* Feb. 3 -- Artrageous! Sunday. 2-4 p.m. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. Free. www.themorris.org.
* Feb. 5-29 -- Robert Urban. Bassett Gallery, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Camden. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* Feb. 8 -- Junior Brown. 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $30. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Feb. 9 -- Gospel Fest. 7 p.m. Phelps Auditorium, Camden. $5. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* Feb. 9 -- I Love a Piano. 4 and 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $32.50 and $37.50. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Feb. 9 -- Morris 100 and Friends of African American Art Present Appraisal Day. Noon-4 p.m. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. $10 for one object; $25 for three. Maximum of three objects. www.themorris.org.
* Feb. 9 -- Stupendous! Saturday. 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. Free. www.themorris.org.
* Feb. 10 -- The Temptations. 7 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $50. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Feb. 13 -- Arlo Guthrie. 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $37.50. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Feb. 14-15 -- "Little Women, The Broadway Musical." 3 and 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $30 and $37.50. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Through Feb. 14-- "Metal: Mana Hewitt" and "A Life in Clay: Lawrence Jordan." Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery, Francis Marion University, Florence. 843-661-1220 or www.fmarion.edu.
* Feb. 15-March 1 -- "Cabaret." Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre, Fort Gordon, Ga. 706-793-8552.
* Feb. 16 -- 3 Red Neck Tenors. 3 and 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $25 and $35. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Feb. 16 -- Adult Master Artist Workshop. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. $40 and $60. Sign-up by Feb. 8. 706-828-3867 or www.themorris.org.
* Feb. 16-Aug. 17 -- "The Brilliant Period of American Cut Glass." Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte.
* Feb. 17 -- Music at the Morris featuring soprano Funmilayo Eke Harmon. 2 p.m. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. Free. www.themorris.org.
* Feb. 17 -- "Puru!" The Puruvian National Dance Co. 3 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $25. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Feb. 22 -- "Bethany, Peter and Rufus: The Puff The Magic Dragon Tour." 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Feb. 23-24 -- 14th annual Quilt Gala. Ocean Lakes Family Camp Ground in Myrtle Beach. 843-915-5320 or www.horrycountymuseum.org.
* Feb. 23 -- "Sleeping Beauty." 2 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $6; kids 2 and under free. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* Feb. 23 -- Southern Soul and Song Special -- Rhonda Vincent. 7:30 p.m. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. 706-722-8341, imperialtheatre.com or southernsoulandsong.org.
* Through Feb. 24 -- "Fiberart." Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte. 704-337-2000.
* Feb. 25 -- The Glenn Miller Orchestra. 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $30. www.newberryoperahouse.com.
* Through Feb. 28 -- Smoky Mountain Winterfest. Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, Tenn. 1-888-SEVIERVILLE or www.VisitSevierville.com.
* Through March -- Jim Sutherland and Tommy Wyche exhibit. South Carolina Botanical Garden, Clemson. 864-656-3405 or www.clemson.edu/scbg.
* March 1 -- Carolina Master Chorale presents "Choral Festival by the Sea." 843-444-5774.
* March 6-9 -- "Peter Pan." 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $6; kids 2 and under free. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* March 7 -- Morris Museum of Art Gala. 6:30 p.m. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. 706-828-3825 or www.themorris.org.
* Through March 9 -- "Pleasant Journeys and Good Eats along the Way: A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings by John Baeder." Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. 706-724-7501 or www.themorris.org.
* March 14 -- Southern Soul and Song Special -- Marty Stuart. 7:30 p.m. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. 706-722-8341, imperialtheatre.com or southernsoulandsong.org.
* March 14 -- "The Taffetas." 8 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $30 and $20. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* March 16 -- "The Taffetas." 3 p.m. McCelvey Center, York. $25, $23 and $20. 803-684-3948.
* April 8-May 5 -- Stacy Morgan. Bassett Gallery, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Camden. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* April 17-27 -- "Oklahoma!" 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $20 and $15. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* April 19 -- "The Piano Men" starring Jim Witter. 8 p.m. McCelvey Center, York. $30, $28 and $25. 803-684-3948.
* April 24-27 -- MerleFest 2008. Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro, N.C. 1-800-343-7857 or www.merlefest.org.
* April 27 -- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. 7:30 p.m. Charlotte Bobcats Arena. $67 and $97. www.ticketmaster.com.
* April 28 -- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. 7:30 p.m. Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. $65 and $95. www.ticketmaster.com.
* May 3 -- "How I Became a Pirate." 2 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $6; kids 2 and under free. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* May 4 -- Camden Cup Polo Match. Gates open at 11 a.m. Camden Polo Field, Camden. $10. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* May 9-10 -- Aviance Dance Ensemble. 7 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $6. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* May 10-11 -- Carolina Master Chorale presents "La Traviata." 7 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. Myrtle Beach High School Music and Arts Center. 843-444-5774.
* May 12 -- Concert Choirs of Kershaw County performance. 7:30 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $5. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* May 13-June 10 -- Camden Art Association Honors Show. Bassett Gallery, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Camden. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* May 16-17 -- Jazz at the Center. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $6. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.
* Ongoing -- Preschool Time. 10 a.m. Horry County Museum. Tuesdays. Free and open to children ages 5 and under. 843-915-5320.
* Ongoing -- "The Nature of Craft And The Penland Experience." Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte. $6. 704-337-2000.
* Ongoing -- "The Work of Elizabeth Belser Fuller." South Carolina Botanical Garden, Clemson. 864-656-3405 or www.clemson.edu/scbg.
Advance tickets
(Ticketmaster tickets are sold at Publix and other outlets, by phone at 803-783-2222 and on-line at ticketmaster.com.)
* Jan. 12 -- Monster Jam Monster Truck Racing. Georgia Dome, Atlanta.
* Jan. 15 -- "Cats." Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.
* Jan. 17 -- Celine Dion. Philips Arena, Atlanta.
* Jan. 17 -- "Sesame Street Live: Elmo Makes Music." Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium.
* Jan. 18 -- Styx. Wild Bills, Duluth, Ga.
* Jan. 19 -- Barry Manilow. Philips Arena, Atlanta.
* Jan. 19 -- Sinbad. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta.
* Jan. 22 -- Marilyn Manson. The Tabernacle, Atlanta.
* Jan. 25 -- Monster Jam Monster Truck Racing. Bi-Lo Center, Greenville.
* Jan. 25 -- Soft Scrub presents "Dancing with the Stars: The Tour." The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta.
* Jan. 28 -- Matchbox Twenty. Philips Arena, Atlanta.
* Jan. 29 -- Matchbox Twenty. Cricket Arena, Charlotte.
* Jan. 31 -- "Disney's High School Musical." Anderson Theater, Marietta, Ga.
* Feb. 2 -- Ultimate Doo-Wop Show. Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte.
* Feb. 9 -- 70s Soul Jam. Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte.
* Feb. 9 -- Valentine Celebration 08: The Ojays, The Whispers & Jeffrey Osborne. Atlanta Civic Center.
* Feb. 10 -- Van Halen. Philips Arena, Atlanta.
* Feb. 14 -- Edwin McCain. Roxy Theatre, Atlanta.
* Feb. 14 -- Tyler Perry's "The Marriage Counselor." Township Auditorium, Columbia.
* Feb. 15 -- Dancin' and Singin' the Night Away. Gwinnett Performing Arts Center, Duluth, Ga.
* Feb. 15 -- Gordon Lightfoot. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta.
* Feb. 15 -- Monster Jam. Charlotte Bobcats Arena.
* Feb. 15 -- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Philips Arena, Atlanta.
* Feb. 16 -- Atlanta Blues Festival. Atlanta Civic Center.
* Feb. 16 -- The Trial of Mother Goose. Gwinnett Performing Arts Center, Duluth, Ga.
* Feb. 19 -- Lord of the Dance. Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, N.C.
* Feb. 20 -- David Copperfield. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta.
* Feb. 22 -- Jill Scott. Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.
* Feb. 23 -- Supercross. Georgia Dome, Atlanta.
* Feb. 25 -- Michael Flatley's "Lord of the Dance." Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium.
* Feb. 25 -- Van Halen. The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta.
* Feb. 29 -- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.
* March 1 -- Asheville Bravo Concerts: St. Petersburg Ballet: "Romeo & Juliet." Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, N.C.
* March 1 -- Kid Rock. Bi-Lo Center, Greenville.
* March 1 -- Steve Harvey. Philips Arena, Atlanta.
* March 4 -- VH1 You Oughta Know Tour with James Blunt. The Tabernacle, Atlanta.
* March 8 -- Bill Cosby. Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.
* March 8 -- Harlem Globetrotters. Philips Arena, Atlanta.
* March 9 -- Harlem Globetrotters. The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta.
* March 18 -- Michael Buble. Charlotte Bobcats Arena.
* March 19 -- Broadway in Ashevillle: "Annie." Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, N.C.
* March 19 -- Harlem Globetrotters. Asheville Civic Center, Asheville, N.C.
* March 22 -- Harlem Globetrotters. Charlotte Bobcats Arena.
* March 25 -- Avenue Q. Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.
* March 28 -- Frank Caliendo. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta.
* March 30 -- "Doodlebops Live!" Bi-Lo Center, Greenville.
* April 5 -- Ron White. Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.
* April 10 -- Atlanta Ballet's World Premiere with Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.
* April 17 -- "Doodlebops Live!" Charlotte Bobcats Arena.
* April 17 -- "Doodlebops Live!" Philips Arena, Atlanta.
* April 18 -- Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood. Charlotte Bobcats Arena.
* April 25 -- Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. Philips Arena, Atlanta.
* April 25 -- Johnny Mathis and the Charlotte Symphony. Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte.
* April 26 -- Bill Gaither and Friends. The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta.
* April 27 -- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. Charlotte Bobcats Arena.
* April 28 -- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.
* April 30 -- Bon Jovi. Philips Arena, Atlanta.
* May 16 -- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Lowes Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
* July 15 -- "The Color Purple." Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.
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