This Week! Roller Skating & Inflatables! Come out and enjoy some great family fun in our new roller skating rink! Visit Plex Indoor Sports for session times and prices.

Friday, July 9-Thursday, July 15. Blue Man Group – Making Waves! The newest traveling exhibit making a stop at EdVenture is fun for the entire family. Explore the 1,500-square-foot exhibit inspired by the musical Blue Man Group, participating in a playful way to learn about the science of sound and light. Using technology from JBL Audio Brand with the dynamic Blue Men as your guide, play the unique Blue Man Group instruments in a surround sound environment. Visit EdVenture for more information.

Through Friday, July 16. Art Express: Your Royal Highness. Join the revelry as we travel back in time to the Renaissance. Create your own coat of arms, make a treasure box for all your royal gold and jewels and feast your eyes on great works of art! 9 am-noon | ages 4-6. Visit the Columbia Museum of Art for more information.

Through Friday, July 16. “Digging up the Past”. Explore Columbia’s backyard and discover treasures through archaeology and family trees at the city’s historic houses. Ages 8-12. Visit the Historic Columbia Foundation for more information.

Opening Friday, July 9. Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka. Enter a world of pure imagination when everyone's favorite candy man throws open the gates to his chocolate factory as Workshop Theatre presents Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka! Author Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world-famous chocolatier and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation that features such songs as "The Candy Man," "Pure Imagination," "Cheer Up, Charlie," "I've Got a Golden Ticket" and "I Want the World" from the classic family film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Visit Workshop Theatre for more information.

Saturday, July 10. Jammin' in July. This Midlands mid-summer musical tradition offers everything from Rock and Country to Reggae and Blues under the Carolina Moon! Lawn chairs, blankets, coolers (no glass), and kids are always welcome. No pets, please. Food concessions & free parking are available. Visit Historic Camden for more information.

Saturday, July 10. Free Concert! Everyone loves a great free concert and that's what Finlay Park is hosting this Saturday. Enjoy the sounds of Mystik Vibrations. Visit Columbia SC for more information.

Tuesday, July 13. Summer Open House. Columbia Parks and Recreation Arts Center Summer Open House will feature informative demos, cool art, and live Raku firing at 1800 degrees in an open kiln. 1932 Calhoun Street. Visit our calendar for more information.

Thursday, July 15. Liberty Luau. Join in the fun at the Beer Garden for the Hawaiian Luau Party. Enjoy the $19.95 all-you-can-eat buffet, $1 Bud & Bud Light cans, shaved Pina Coladas and the new Hawaiian menu! Call Liberty Tap Room at 461-4677 for additional information.

Through Saturday, July 17. Hair. Trustus brings a classic musical to the summer months! In the age of Aquarius, a time of harmony and understanding, sex and drugs are used as vehicles to evade reality and the establishment. Skin colors are insignificant, and the spirit of communal living finds its expressions in yearnings. As the first and most successful of the rock musicals, "HAIR" provides a new element in musical theatre entertainment. Visit Trustus Theatre for more information.