Pursuing art has taken Meena Khalili to a few different places. In the span of five years, she moved through stints in Richmond, Virginia; Nas…

When the world changed, it happened fast, Omme Salma-Rahemtullah says.

Given the rich history of mysterious diseases and strange medical realities in a wide variety of literary traditions, we decided to ask a few Columbia writers to pick their favorite pieces of pandemic literature.

“Elementary, my dear Watson,” became a popular catch phrase after the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes uttered the words in a film a…

[Editor's Note: Many of this week's events are getting canceled or postponed due to fear of the spreading COVID-19 coronavirus, and Free Times…

[Editor's Note: Many of this week's events are getting canceled or postponed due to fear of the spreading COVID-19 coronavirus, and Free Times…

Whether you’re a fan of Jerry Seinfeld’s eponymous hit sitcom or not, it’s more likely than not that you’ve seen at least one episode in your life.

Step off Saluda Avenue in Five Points and into Tapp’s Outpost on a weekday afternoon, and you enter a buzzing community.

“The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry,” goes the translation of 18th century Scottish poet Robert Burns, no matter how intricate …

They’ve been good friends for decades, but it’s difficult to imagine two people more different than Steve Martin and Martin Short, who will pe…

It’s easy to forget given the constant stream of ambitious work Columbia’s Trustus Theatre has produced in the last five years, but the leader…

For the past seven years, the University of South Carolina’s SAVVY Chamber Competition has showcased ensembles that perform experimental music…

A celebration of art across various disciplines, it embraces not just film, but also multimedia projects, music, performance and more.

Take the romance traditionally associated with dance and ballet, add the seasonal excitement surrounding Valentine’s Day, and combine it with …

This weekend at the Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College, about 400 people will see something unprecedented in this state’s history.…

Eighteen years ago, Patrick Michael Kelly appeared on the Trustus Theatre stage as a naive youth who ends up the object of advances from the i…

The Harry Potter & the Sacred Text podcast has spent the last four years expanding on a central question: What if we read the books we lov…

Before the opening of the Broadway mega-hit Wicked, now in the middle of a nearly three-week run at the Koger Center that will continue throug…

Walking into visual artist Eileen Blyth’s relatively small studio space is considerably more dangerous than you might expect.

If you’ve ever been sarcastically called “Sherlock” after making a blindingly obvious observation, take heart. Sure, you’re being insulted, bu…

Where does reality end and abstraction begin — or vice versa?

Dave Chappelle’s return to the spotlight continues, and the popular and controversial comic will return to the Township Auditorium in Columbia…

This Saturday, the Indie Grits Labs arts incubator wants you to come by and check out Other People’s Trash. 

This weekend, the South Carolina Philharmonic will deliver the four most iconic notes in the history of Western music, the central motif of Be…

Name-brand comedy acts are but a part of the plan for an ambitious events venue that promises to further enliven Columbia’s Main Street. 

Step aside, Charleston. Move over, Greenville. The year 2019 further solidified Columbia’s place as the epicenter of the visual arts in our st…

Jenn Snyder is nothing if not honest. The Columbia comedian says she started doing stand-up in middle school for a talent show and enjoyed it …