Friday, Oct. 17 – Saturday, Nov. 1
The Other Place
Juliana Smithton is a successful neurologist whose life seems to be coming unhinged. Piece by piece, a mystery unfolds as fact blurs with fiction, past collides with present and the elusive truth of Juliana’s mental health boils to the surface.
Location: Trustus Theatre
Thursday, Oct. 30 – Saturday, Nov. 1
Dracula: Ballet with a Bite
Blood, Fangs, and Death are just a few of the things you will find in this favorite Halloween cult classic.
Location: Koger Center for the Arts
Wednesday, Nov. 5 – Sunday, Nov. 9
Cirque Du Soleil – Varekai
Deep within a forest, at the summit of a volcano, exists an extraordinary world — a world where something else is possible — a world called Varekai.
Location: Colonial Life Arena
Thursday, Nov. 6 – Sunday, Nov. 9
The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney
The play is set in the dining room of a typical well-to-do household, the place where the family assembled daily for breakfast and dinner and for any and all special occasions. The action is comprised of a mosaic of interrelated scenes — some funny, some touching, some rueful — which, taken together, create an in-depth portrait of a vanishing species: the upper-middle-class WASP. Location: Workshop Theatre
Saturday, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m.
The Mountaintop
Experience the final evening of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life in this moving, fictionalized account presented by Charleston, S.C.’s PURE Theatre, hailed by the Charleston City Paper as “Charleston’s go-to for the best in contemporary theatre.” Alternately humorous, dramatic and fiercely emotional, The Mountaintop will open patrons’ eyes to King’s essential humanity with a play that goes well beyond the average history textbook.
Location: Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College
Saturday, Nov. 8, 6:30 p.m.
Symphony League Blue Jean Ball with the Heart ‘N Soul Band
An exciting evening benefiting the SC Philharmonic! Put on your rhinestone earrings and get your cowboy boots ready to dance to the sounds of the legendary Heart ‘ N Soul Band.
Location: Spring Valley Country Club
Friday, Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m.
Mamma Mia!
A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! The story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship, and every night everyone’s having the time of their lives!
Location: Koger Center for the Arts
November 14-December 7
White Christmas
Back on Town’s stage by popular demand, White Christmas tells the story of two showbiz buddies who mount a show in a picturesque Vermont inn in hopes of saving their former military commander. And they find their perfect mates in the process!
Location: Town Theatre
Saturday, Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m.
Marina Plays Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
Marina Lomazov, piano
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2
Location: Koger Center for the Arts
Sunday, Nov. 16, 3:30 p.m.
S.C. Phil Youth Orchestras I
Patrons can enjoy listening to tomorrow’s musicians today as the Strings, Repertory and Youth orchestras each perform a selection of works. Nearly 200 Midlands students participate in the program, which offers advanced musical instruction to elementary, middle and high school-aged students.
Location: Koger Center for the Arts
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m.
Jodi Cobb’s Stanger in a Strange Land
Spend an evening with the first female photographer at National Geographic magazine and the first woman named White House Photographer of the Year as, together, we peer through her lens into the secret lives of Saudi Arabian women, ill-fated presidential campaigns, secluded indigenous tribes, Springsteen’s dressing room, and beyond.
Location: Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College
Friday, Nov. 21, 4:00 & 8:00 p.m.
Hallmark Channel Presents: Trans-Siberian Orchestra 2014
The Live Debut of The Christmas Attic. Trans-Siberian Orchestra will be performing their rock opera The Christmas Attic live for the first time ever on their Winter Tour 2014.
Location: Colonial Life Arena
Friday, Nov. 21 – Saturday, Dec. 20
A Christmas Carol
Our popular holiday offering from last season returns! You’ll be entranced as five actors perform all the characters of Charles Dickens’ classic story and create a live musical score on stage in a re-imagined production that had audiences and critics raving.
Location: Trustus Theatre
Tuesday, Nov. 25 – Sunday, Nov. 30
Ann Brodie’s Carolina Ballet:
The Nutcracker
Share the magic of this glittering holiday treat, shimmering snowflakes, waltzing flowers and an enchanted nutcracker … Dreams do come true!
Location: Township Auditorium
Sunday, Nov. 30 – Monday, Dec.1
Cirque Dreams Holidaze
Unwrap Your Imagination! Broadway World calls Cirque Dreams Holidaze “The Perfect Holiday Gift … chocked full of stupefying stunts that Cirque Dreams’s competitors aren’t even attempting.
Location: Koger Center for the Arts
Friday, Dec. 5 – Sunday, Dec. 7
Columbia Classical Ballet:
The Nutcracker
Start your holiday season with this wonderful classic, performed to Tchaikovsky’s memorable score. Location: Koger Center for the Arts
Saturday, Dec. 13 – Sunday, Dec. 14; Saturday, Dec. 20 – Sunday, Dec. 21
Columbia City Ballet: Nutcracker
Nutcracker, Columbia’s holiday family tradition, has the distinction of being the Koger Center’s first Nutcracker production and longest consecutively running annual arts event. With seven snow-filled performances, including four matinees, Nutcracker is designed to accommodate the entire family’s holiday schedule. Location: Koger Center for the Arts