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🌱 VERMIN SUPREME and 10 more events
Be sure to catch Wild Lights at Riverbanks Zoo & Garden on the Hopkins Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- VERMIN SUPREME at New Brookland Tavern
- South Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker at Koger Center for the Arts
- Forest Wellness - 森林浴 (Forest Bathing) at Congaree National Park
... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!
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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Occasional rain, with a high of 64 and low of 58 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, breezy and nice, temps: high: 65, low: 31.
- Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 61 and low of 37 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hopkins
★ Featured events ★
- Wild Lights at Riverbanks Zoo & Garden
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden, 500 Wildlife Pkwy, Columbia
5:00 pm
Friday December 19
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Other local events
- VERMIN SUPREME
New Brookland Tavern , 632 Harden St , Columbia
7:00 pm - South Carolina Ballet: The Nutcracker
Koger Center for the Arts , 1051 Greene St , Columbia
3:00 pm - Forest Wellness - 森林浴 (Forest Bathing)
Congaree National Park , 100 National Park Road , Hopkins
3:00 pm
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Teacher Talent Show
Brookland Cayce High School , 1300 State St , Cayce
12:27 pm - Winter Showcase
L. W. Conder Elementary Columbia, SC 29223
5:30 pm - DLI Information Night
Polo Road Elementary Columbia, SC 29223
6:00 pm - NPHC at Columbia, SC 2025 Holiday Mixer
ENVEE RESTAURANT & BAR , 7201 Parklane Rd A , Columbia
6:00 pm - ACE Market Day
L. B. Nelson Elementary Columbia, SC 29223
6:00 pm - Winter Performance 8:30am
Forest Lake Elementary Columbia, SC 29206
8:30 am - Eyes of the Eagle Showdown tournament
Cyril B Busbee Middle School , 501 Bulldog Blvd , Cayce
5:00 pm - Advent Organ Recital
5220 Clemson Ave , Columbia
5:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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🗞 Nearby News
Columbia
- Columbia non-profit set to host free food and diaper giveaway (wach.com)
- Columbia white man faces federal hate crime charges in alleged shooting (thestate.com)
- Pre-K students at Bradley Elementary surprised with bicycles (abccolumbia.com)
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