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	Red Dirt Girl, Emmylou Harris—folk songstress and fantastic feminist—turns 61 today.
	Tonight’s your last chance to laugh with Making Trouble: Three Generations of Funny Jewish Women, a film that includes never-before-seen clips of Fanny Brice, Gilda Radner, and Wendy Wasserstein; 6pm at The Nickelodeon, nickelodeon.org
	Many of your favorite shows are back today after the Writers’ Strike!
	Principal dancers with the New York City Ballet are back by popular demand, for the third consecutive year. A gala dinner will take place on the stage after the performance. Tickets to the dinner are $300. Show tickets are $35 for orchestra seating, $30 for adults and $25 for students. For more information call 803.777.7264
	A Tale Told By An Idiot (An Experiment) is conceived, written and performed by USC professor and director Robert Richmond. This theatrical experiment deals with Shakespeare's Macbeth as remembered by the Gunpowder Plot conspirator Guy Fawkes. The University of South Carolina Lab Theatre ovides an intimate space for experimental shows that need to be experienced up close. Tickets sold only at the door. In the Booker T. Washington building on Wheat Street, across from Blatt P.E. Center. Go to www.cas.sc.edu for ticket information and show times.
	USC’s softball team faces Auburn, 1pm at Beckham Field. gamecocksonline.com
	Batik Workshop--on the traditional Balinese dye-technique--led by a local textile artist. Columbia Museum of Art, 10 am. For more information, contact Leslie Pierce 803.799.2810 or lpierce@columbiamuseum.org.
	The Dick Goodwin Quintet and Israeli singer/songwriter Ayala Asherov Kalus collaborate for Crossroads, 7:30pm at Trustus Theater. Kalus performs songs from her recent CD accompanied by Goodwin, who also plays original jazz tunes and popular standards. Tickets at the door: $12, $10 for seniors, $5 for active military.
	Family Night gets you into EdVenture for only $1 per person, 5-8pm; free Car Seat Safety checks in the Edventure parking log 5-7pm; edventure.org
	The Indie Grits Film Festival, April 9-13. Most events at The Nickelodeon theatre. Check their website for details: www.indiegrits.com
	April is National Poetry Month. Scribble a sonnet, letter a limerick, or take some time to appreciate another poet’s work.
	Sing along with Jo and Marmy: Little Women, the Musical at the Village Square Theatre in Lexington through April 27; 803.359.1436; villagesquaretheatre.com
	Spring for the fresh stuff at the All-Local Farmers’ Market,8am-noon, Gervais & Vine in The Vista. alllocalfarmersmarket@gmail.com
	Historic Elmwood Park Tour of Homes & Gardens, 9am-5 pm, historicelmwoodpark.org
	Lively discussion, wine, and a free subscription to Short Story literary review when you drop in on Columbia’s Literary Salon, 6pm at Baan Sawan Thai Bistro on Devine Street. $10. www.shortstoryreview.org
	Designers strut their junk at Runaway Runway, a competition for fashions made entirely of recycled stuff. Hosted by The Lady Chablis of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil fame, 6pm at The Columbia Museum of Art; tickets $10, students $5; columbiamuseum.org
	Oh what a beautiful weekend for Oklahoma at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, this weekend and next, 8pm nightly, 3pm Sunday matinee. fineartscenter.org
	Make it a mummy/daughter weekend with Big Hands, Little Hands at the Columbia Museum of Art. This class designed for children and their adult companions will explore the Excavating Egypt exhibit, then show you how to make your own case for holding a mummy. 10:30-noon, register at www.columbiamuseum.org
	Bring your lunch and hear a free concert by classical guitarist Marina Alexandra. 12:30pm at the Richland County Public Library. www.myRCPL.com
	The Providence Heart & Sole Women’s Five Miler brings mothers, daughters, sisters and friends together to raise awareness of heart disease and raise money to fight it. May 17 at Finlay Park; to get involved visit www.provhosp.com.
	Join a Rosewood community Earth Day celebration all day at Rosewood Market on (where else?) Rosewood Drive. rosewoodmarket.com
	Bring you “best friend” to Pets in the Park at North Springs Park, 1320 Clemson Road, 10am-noon. This family and animal friendly event will feature local veterinarians, groomers, boarders and other pet experts to answer your questions. Admission is $1. Dog show at 11:30am, entry is $3 per dog. Prizes for Best in Show. All pets must be leashed and owners must clean up after their pets.
	The Olympia Community Festival offers a lineup of live music, quarry tours, food, and games for kids. Admission with a $5 wristband. On the green space in front of Olympia and Granby Mills, Whaley Street.
	A costumed interpreter leads your Moonlight Tour of Elmwood Cemetery. Reservations required; call 803.252.7742, x29; historiccolumbia.org.
	Say no to the telly during National TV Turn Off Week. Start a craft project, finally get around to organizing your closet, or crack open that memoir you’ve been meaning to read.
	The Great Parenting Series at Edventure continues with Your Child's Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications. Free, 7:30pm, edventure.org
	Oklahoma at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, this weekend, 8pm nightly, 3pm Sunday matinee. fineartscenter.org
	Today is the Day of Silence, when Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning students and their straight allies take a vow of silence for a whole day. Speak up without saying a word.
	USC’s Dance Conservatory presents An American Girl in Paris, an original ballet based on the story of a young ballerina and her European adventures. At the Koger Center, 6 pm on April 25, 3 pm on April 26. For more information, call 803.777.7264.
	The All-Local Farmers’ Market moves to a new location—with the same great local vendors. Find them every 4th Saturday at Rosewood Market on Rosewood Drive, 8am-noon.alllocalfarmersmarket@gmail.com
	USC Bands play on the Horseshoe in a concert open to the public. Music starts at 6 pm.
	Violist Sheila Browne has performed in many of the world's major halls as a soloist, chamber musician, and as principal of several orchestras. She was a finalist at Carnegie Hall in the Pro Musicis International Solo Awards. Concert is free, 7:30 pm in the USC School of Music recital hall. For more information, contact Laveta Gibson at 803-777-4336 or lgibson@mozart.sc.edu.

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