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events for april17, 2008
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Excavating Egypt Excavating Egypt at the Columbia Museum of Art shows how royal and average Egyptians lived. These objects and artwork--kept in secret storage facilities since World War II--have not been displayed until now. The collection includes many “firsts”: one of the world’s oldest garments; mankind’s first history book; the earliest examples of glass; the oldest “blueprint,” written on papyrus. For museum hours, go to www.columbiamuseum.org. State Museum: Finding Priscilla's Children In 1756, an African girl was sold at a slave auction to South Carolina planter Elias Ball. Ball named the girl Priscilla. Using documents from the last 256 years, Priscilla’s Children traces Priscilla’s family tree, connecting her descendants today in Charleston to the people of Sierra Leone. At the SC State Museum, southcarolinastatemuseum.org. Little Women, the Musical 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 Runaway Runway 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 Oklahoma! 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 Big Hands, Little Hands 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 Free Lunchtime Concert Bring your lunch and hear a free concert by classical guitarist Marina Alexandra. 12:30pm at the Richland County Public Library. www.myRCPL.com Heart & Sole Five-Miler 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.

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Excavating Egypt

Excavating Egypt at the Columbia Museum of Art shows how royal and average Egyptians lived. These objects and artwork--kept in secret storage facilities since World War II--have not been displayed until now. The collection includes many “firsts”: one of the world’s oldest garments; mankind’s first history book; the earliest examples of glass; the oldest “blueprint,” written on papyrus. For museum hours, go to www.columbiamuseum.org.

State Museum: Finding Priscilla's Children

In 1756, an African girl was sold at a slave auction to South Carolina planter Elias Ball. Ball named the girl Priscilla. Using documents from the last 256 years, Priscilla’s Children traces Priscilla’s family tree, connecting her descendants today in Charleston to the people of Sierra Leone. At the SC State Museum, southcarolinastatemuseum.org.

Little Women, the Musical

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

Runaway Runway

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

Oklahoma!

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

Big Hands, Little Hands

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

Free Lunchtime Concert

Bring your lunch and hear a free concert by classical guitarist Marina Alexandra. 12:30pm at the Richland County Public Library. www.myRCPL.com

Heart & Sole Five-Miler

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.

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