It's time again for the annual Literature and Arts Festival sponsored by the Richland Two Education Foundation! The community is invited to come out and enjoy this FREE family-friendly event Friday, January 28, at the Village at Sandhill and Saturday, January 29 at Richland Northeast High School.
Friday, January 28 at the Village at Sandhill — Two Events!
If you missed the Palmetto Center for the Arts (PCA) Theatre's 10th Anniversary Show in November, here's your chance to see it! The performance will be at 6 p.m. in the Community Room. The celebration will feature a collection of the some most notable PCA Theatre performances, including "Les Miserables," "CATS," "You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown" and "Little Shop of Horrors" and other past productions, as well as two selections which were nominated to attend the 2010 International Thespian Festival in Lincoln Nebraska. Along with the cast of over 25 current students, some of the programs’ alumni will be returning to reprise their former roles.
Stay a little while longer for a concert with nationally known folk singer/songwriter Danielle Howle at 9 p.m. at Wild Wing Cafe.
Saturday, January 29 at Richland Northeast High School
For the crafty at heart, there will be a Collage Creations workshop with internationally recognized water color painter and artist Toni Elkins. Darion McCloud of Trustus Theatre and NiA Theatre Company will rivet the little ones during storytime. Book lovers will find titles from recent bestsellers to classics at the Richland County Public Library used book sale. Put your high school and college-aged children on the Path to Financial Empowerment through a session with author and financial consultant Karen Jenkins. Learn about the efforts to build several schools in Sudan from former "lost boy of Sudan" James Lubo Mijak, who has started Raising Sudan a school building initiative and project of non-profit organization Mothering Across Continents. Please see the complete schedule of events.
Doors open at 9 a.m. Admission to the festival is free.
Entry fees will be required for special events only. The price to participate in the Collage Creations with Toni Elkins workshop is $25 per person. Space is limited to the first 20 people. Buy a $1 bookmark and be entered to win an iPad and other awesome prizes! Bookmarks are available on this Website and go on sale at the District Office, 6831 Brookfield Road, Columbia, 29206, Jan. 24.
Bring the whole family! There's something for everyone!
- Student performances
- Storytime for the kids
- Local, regional and nationally known authors and poets
- Book signings
- A collage-making session
- Book sales
- A cooking demonstration
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