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Best of Columbia: It’s Time to Nominate the Best of Columbia!
Cover Story: Nuclear Island
Arts Feature: Meet Mr. Chips, a Nude Art Model in the Midlands
Rant & Rave: As If Your Roaches Weren’t Enough
Music Feature: Recess in Columbia
Events
8 Days a Week
International Sushi Day Tuesday; “Carmen” Wednesday
Metropolitan Opera Simulcast at Regal Cinemas
The Regal Sandhill Stadium 16 and Regal Columbiana Grande 14 theaters get you as close are you’re going to get to the Metropolitan Opera in the Capital City, as the theaters screen a simulcast of Bizet’s Carmen — you know, “Toreador” — at 7 p.m.; the simulcast kicks off the Met’s Summer Encores Live in HD series. Tickets are $12.50. Visit metopera.org for more information.
What's Happening Today: Wednesday, June 19
Beginning and Intermediate Watercolor with Esther Melton,
Public Charter School Alliance of South Carolina Expo,
South Carolina State Library South Carolina Government Bit by Bit,
Healthy Carolina Farmers Market,
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Blogs
Jeffrey Day Pans Spoleto (Sort Of); New Shows at City Art, Gallery 80808
By Amanda Ladymon | Tuesday, June 18, 2013 11:46 am
Tales from the Script: Snyder and Nolan Nail the “Man of Steel” Down to a Post 9/11 Earth
By James Scott | Saturday, June 15, 2013 6:50 pm
Tales from the Script: Look! Up in the Sky! It’s not “Man of Steel,” It’s “Superman II - The Richard Donner Cut”
By James Scott | Friday, June 14, 2013 8:44 pm
By Amanda Ladymon | Friday, June 14, 2013 3:56 pm
News + Opinion
Politics Derails S.C. Ethics Reform
By Corey Hutchins | Wednesday, June 12, 2013
This year’s legislative session has ended, and ethics reform died on the vine. While some lawmakers had concerns about the substance of legislation aimed at cleaning up the state’s 22-year-old ethics laws, it was political bickering that really destroyed its chances this year. That’s fine with some, who feel an ethics overhaul is a once-in-a-generation opportunity that must be done right.
Local and State News: Politics Derails S.C. Ethics Reform
Crime Blotter: Screwdriver Suspect
Music + Nightlife
Destroyer of Light Monday, Free Time Tuesday
By Free Times | Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Few bands tiptoe the ever-thinning divide between doom-minded sludge and the heaviest psych rock better than Destroyer of Light. The Austin-based foursome rumbles and lumbers, sinewy riffs communicating patience and power.
Music Feature: Samantha Crain at Hunter-Gatherer
Sound Bites: Chris Knight; Ahleuchatistas; Hip-Hop is Alive
Music Feature: Owen at New Brookland Tavern
Photo Galleries
Columbia Style Week Finale Showcase | June 15
Columbia Style Week wrapped up its week of high fashion with this Finale Showcase at the Richland Fashion Mall. Along with the standard runway fair, electro-pop band Death of Paris rocked the crowd and local vendors sold their stylish fashions. Photography by Thomas Hammond.Hammerin’ Hank Aaron returns to Capital City Stadium | June 6
State Street’s West Fest | May 31 - June 1
Columbia Mini Maker Faire
Food + Dining
Shake It: A Quest for the Midlands’ Best Milkshakes
By April Blake | Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Downtown Columbia is a veritable milkshake mecca, where people in oppressive business suits clearly need plenty of icy cold liquid refreshment. At a restaurant on Sumter Street that advertised shakes on the door, I was advised to cross the road to Higher Grounds Books & Beans, a cafe in the First Baptist Church — an unlikely spot for shaken milk, but praise Jesus, they have an entire milkshake menu that boasts over 80 flavors including holy good concoctions like Toasted Marshmallow White Mocha. The shakes are made with 80 percent real ice cream and are flavored with frozen concentrate.
Drink of the Week: Tasting Pour at Conquest Brewing
Bites: Restaurants in Columbia SC
Arts + Lifestyle
Meet Mr. Chips, a Nude Art Model in the Midlands
By Corey Hutchins | Wednesday, June 12, 2013
People don’t understand nude art models, Mr. Chips says in a genuinely concerned tone. Some people think he’s a porn star, for example. But it’s nothing like that, he says. Mr. Chips is 51 years old. For years, he’s been posing for art students at two different Midlands colleges for $20 an hour. That’s a good side hustle for Mr. Chips, who works in retail and as a night watchman.
S.C. Authors, S.C. Books: “Primal Cravings: Your Favorite Foods Made Paleo”; “Every Bush is Burning:
Arts Feature: South Carolina Irish Arts Weekend
Get ready for the weekend with things to do and the latest from Free Times delivered early Friday morning.
The Backpacker: Best Outdoor/Camping Gear Store
Tin Roof: Best Bar or Club
Immaculate: Best Piercing Studio
Vista Smiles: Best Dentist
Whole Foods: Best Green Business, Best Fresh Produce, Best Fresh Meat & Seafood, Best Natural Food Store, Best Chicken Wings
Crêpes & Croissants: Best Brunch, Best Breakfast, Best Coffee, Best New Restaurant
Artizan: Best Gift Store, Best Jewelry Store
Book Dispensary: Best Place for Used Books
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