This article is a weekly events roundup from Free Times, listing activities in the Columbia, South Carolina area from May 6-11. It includes an art exhibition by sculptor Ellen Emerson Yaghjian at Stormwater Studios, a poetry and performance night at the Columbia Museum of Art responding to Rodney McMillian's exhibition, a Beatles tribute concert, a rodeo, an oil paint-making workshop, a music concert, a historic walking tour, a teen craft workshop, and a rock concert.
This matters because it highlights the range of cultural and community events available in a mid-sized American city, blending visual arts, music, performance, and local history. For the visual art world, the Yaghjian exhibition and the poetry event at the museum demonstrate how local institutions engage with contemporary art and foster community dialogue, while the workshop at 701 CCA supports hands-on artistic education.