Anna Davis

This week in the Midlands, enjoy live music and mural art at Art on State, free jazz performances at ColaJazz's Jazz & Roots Fest, or garden tours at the Festival of Gardens.

Start your Wednesday morning with the Columbia Museum of Art's Morning Blend series, attend a poetry reading at All Good Books or stop by an artist talk at the South Carolina State Museum, this week in the Midlands.

This week in Columbia, attend the inaugural Songbird music festival at Finlay Park or shop Y’all-Mart’s Summer of Strange Street Party at Art Bar, featuring a flea market of unusual and eclectic finds.

CHARLESTON — This summer everyone is getting a taste of the Holy City.

This week in the Midlands, head to Columbia's Vista for SC Pride's OUTfest block party, catch a performance of "Clue" at the Koger Center or attend a Southeastern Piano Festival concert.

As the 2026 Griffith-Reyburn Lowcountry Artist of the Year, Charleston-based oil painter Katelyn Chapman will complete a series of tondo paintings that draw inspiration from the rural, working-class South.

One of SC250 Charleston’s events, “Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness,” will highlight music from African American, Native American and Appalachian communities during the American Revolution. Presented by The Island Club on Sullivan’s Island, these two free concerts will take place June 20.

This week in the Midlands, celebrate Juneteenth with Juneteenth on the River and Juneteenth Freedom Fest, explore Ginny Merett's work at Third Thursday Art Night or attend an artist talk at 701 CCA.

Free Times' weekly To-Do List rounds up seven days of things to do in the Columbia area. File Facebook Twitter WhatsApp

This week, get out on the river, cheer on the Fireflies during their Independence Day home stand, or take in some live music.