Lexington/Columbia, S.C. Things To Do November 5 - 11, 2010

Friday November 5. 6:30pm - 8:30 pm. Join the naturalists at Sesquicentennial State Park as they help you discover the secret lives of our avian neighbors, the owls, and uncover their nocturnal habits and their amazing adaptations during this night hike for families! Adults must accompany children 15 and under. Pre-registration is required. To register call (803) 788-8332 or e-mail [email protected].

Friday November 5 - 20. Workshop Theatre presents the stage adaptation of Aaron Sorkin's powerful novel. This show did well on Broadway and in London's West End, and is certain to play well to the Greater Columbia audience. While the show celebrates the heroism of our military men and women, the play questions the limits of power, the Marine Code of Honor, and a military mindset that may excuse a crime, even against one's own men, if the ends justify the means. www.workshoptheatre.com

Join Mary and the gang at their new store in Harbison and play the board games you've been wondering about - for free! " Try before you buy" is a fun way to spend the evening and a great way to find games you'll love. Toys & Games 264-G Harbison Blvd. (behind Olive Garden) 803-732-3242

Friday November 5. 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm. "Put a little jazz in your life!" The Skipp Pearson Jazz Foundation is bringing jazz music to Finlay Park on Friday nights in November. Come dance, listen and play! Featured vocalist Meggan Farrish. 930 Laurel Street, Columbia, SC. www.skpfoundation.org

November 5 - 7. Friday 5:30-8; Saturday 10:30-5; Sunday 1:30-5. Join 763 Meeting Street Antique Mall, Vista on the West and many more participating merchants for holiday shopping and fun. Refreshments, music, special discounts at various stores. Meeting Street in West Columbia.

Today - November 21. This Year's Corn Maze Theme "Salute to the American Soldier"

Join the fun in "getting lost" in the corn maze at the Clinton Sease Farm outside Lexington.

Along the way you will find clues, pictures, and games. Maize-o-Vision secret decoders help you navigate the multi-acre puzzle. Held each Friday, Saturday and Sunday until November 21. $10 per person (little people 2 and under are free) www.clintonseasefarm.com

Sunday November 7. Since 1985, Lights for Hospice has provided a way to for people to support Palmetto Health Hospice while honoring or remembering a friend or family member during the holiday season. The Lights for Hospice luminary lighting celebration offers an opportunity for families or friends to be honored or remembered. The public is welcome to attend the event on Sunday, November 7 at 5 p.m. on the north grounds of the South Carolina State House in Columbia. www.palmettohealthfoundation.org

Garth Johnson is a Eureka, California based writer, artist and educator with a raging craft problem. His website, Extreme Craft, is a “compendium of art masquerading as craft, craft masquerading as art and craft raising its middle finger”. Unique pieces are displayed through November 24. web.mac.com/mcmastergallery/McMaster_Gallery/On_Display.html

Thursday November 11. A spectacular procession of marching high school bands, military equipment and marching installations from around the state is a special tribute to veterans. Sumter Street, 10:50 am - 12 pm.

Thursday November 11. 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Join the Columbia Museum of Art for an awesome celebration of women, beauty and fashion, featuring fabulous food, local vendors, and the mind-blowing sounds of DJ Peter A. Partygoers will also have the opportunity to view the Museum’s newest exhibition "I Heard a Voice: The Art of Lesley Dill. www.columbiamuseum.org

Thursday November 11. 7:00 p.m. Experience the premier concert of this exhilarating chamber music series as internationally acclaimed artistic director Edward Arron and world-renowned musicians perform an intimate concert in the Museum’s DuBose-Poston Reception Hall. Flutist Marya Martin, violinist Jesse Mills, violinist Theodore Arm and cellist Edward Arron perform works by Haydn, Bartók, Beethoven, Giya Kancheli, Villa-Lobos and Mozart.Cost: Season passes: $150/$125 for members. Single concert: $35/ $30 for members. Students: $5 the day of the concert. www.columbiamuseum.org

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