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closeHere's a look at what's happening in the area over the next 10 days:
Friday, November 28
EVENTS
Winthrop photo show ending
Winthrop photography seniors have been showing selections of their works in “Five,”an exhibit at the Charlotte Art League, 1517 Camden Road, Charlotte. It ends Sunday, but you can still catch a glimpse while you’re out this weekend. Photographers involved are Erin Fowler, who captures the ancient beauty of the Catawba River; Allison Gill, who creates fine art photography through the composition of mannequins on the night landscape; Travis Rose, whose images are composed into an interactive 3D presentation on environmental issues; Dustin Shores, who worked with A Place for Hope; and Lindsey Ward, who uses color to raise questions about the use of the male nude in art. Hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8:30 p.m. today, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Oooh, the shiny
The Columbia Gem and Mineral Society’s dazzling annual show opens at the State Museum in Columbia and runs through Sunday. Featuring more than 25 retail vendors, guests can admire and purchase jewelry, beads, loose stones, fossils, minerals, gold, silver and even jewelry making tools. Admission is $5; senior adults (62 and older) and military, $4; children age 12 and younger are admitted free. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. For details, check www.cgams.org.
Out at Brattonsville
Transform yourself from your own Thanksgiving table to those of the 18th and 19th centuries at Thanksgiving Living History Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. Learn how food was prepared and enjoyed in the past, from early settlers of the 1760s to the slaves and plantation owners of the 1840s. Cost is general admission, which is $6 for adults 18 to 59; $5 for seniors 60 and older; $3 for youth 4 to 17; and free for Culture and Heritage Museum members and children younger than 3.
Art in Hickory Grove
The Hickory Grove Art Fair will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday at Mount Vernon Methodist Church, 2160 Smith Road, Hickory Grove. Artwork to be featured includes pottery, jewelry, baskets, glass, textile arts, woodworking, paper, metal, drawings, paintings, photography and other items. Food will be sold. For details, call John and Jan Myers at 803-925-2274 or e-mail them at myersart@bellsouth.net.
Saturday, November 29
EVENT
Light up the night, ring in the season
The Lando Community Christmas tree lighting will be at 6 p.m. at the Lando-Manetta Mills History Center, 3801 Lando Road. The free event is open to the public. For details, call 803-789-6361.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Home, sweet home
The Winthrop men are back home to take on East Carolina at 7 p.m.
Sunday, November 30
FOOTBALL
Playing on the frozen tundra
The Carolina Panthers head to Green Bay to take on the Packers at 1 p.m.
Monday, December 1
EVENT
Place your bids for art
Gallery Up will present the Annual Winthrop Silent Art Auction today through Saturday at The Gettys Art Center, 201 E. Main St., Rock Hill, and feature the work of university students, faculty and alumni. The auction will include photography, paintings, printmaking, jewelry and sculpture, with minimum bids historically starting as low as $5. Auction items will be available for viewing beginning at 10 a.m. today.
Tuesday, December 2
ON DVD
Fantasy and gunplay
Among the movies with DVD releases today are “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” and the shoot-em-up “Wanted,” starring James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman.
EVENTS
Strike up the band (and symphony)
The Winthrop Symphonic Band and Winthrop Wind Symphony will perform in Tillman Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
Celebrate Kwanzaa at Winthrop
A Kwanzaa celebration will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the McBryde Dining Room. The night will include speakers, the West African Drum Ensemble and other performances. The 2008 celebration will focus on the fifth principle, “The Light of Nia,” meaning “purpose.” Kwanzaa began in 1966 and is a seven-day holiday celebrated from Dec. 26. through Jan. 1, but because Winthrop students are on break at that time, the celebration is held early. Kwanzaa, derived from the Swahili word “Kwanza,” means “first” and comes from the saying “Matunda Ya Kwanza,” which means “First Fruits.” The seven principles of Kwanza are unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.
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