GROW Blues Workshop Jam
2026-05-14 19:30 - 22:30, 2026-05-28 19:30 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
NOTE: We’ve added an hour to our blues workshop. It now begins at 7:30 and runs until 10:30pm.
Join us every second and fourth Thursday for live music at GROW with Ceasar and friends. Got talent? You are invited to sit in for a tune or two.

Adopt-A-Street Cleanup
2026-05-17 11:00 - 12:00
The Modjeska Simkins School, a project of the SC Progressive Network, takes part in a quarterly clean-up through the City of Columbia’s Adopt-A-Street program. We need volunteers who will spend an hour picking up trash along Marion Street between Elmwood Avenue and Taylor Street. Volunteers are issued gloves, bags, and pickers. Snacks and beverages provided. If you have questions or want to sign up, call 803-808-3384.

Modjeska Simkins School Class
2026-05-18 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-06-01 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-06-08 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-06-15 18:30 - 21:00, 2026-06-22 18:30 - 21:00 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
The spring 2026 session of the Modjeska Simkins School runs from March 2 through June 22. Classes meet Monday evenings in-person at GROW in Columbia, on Zoom, and broadcast live to satellite sites in Charleston, Lancaster, Pendleton, Penn Center, and Sumter.
These classes are open to registered students only.

Carolina Peace
2026-05-19 18:30 - 19:30 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
Carolina Peace meets every month at GROW for special programs and to organize events. Details posted as they are available.

GROW Jazz Workshop
2026-05-21 20:00 - 22:00 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
Join us every first and third Thursday for live music at GROW with some of Columbia’s finest. Got talent? You are invited to sit in for a tune or two.

United Campus Workers
2026-05-26 17:30 - 19:00 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
United Campus Workers of South Carolina will hold its monthly meeting at GROW to network and organize.

GROW Jazz Workshop
2026-06-04 20:00 - 22:00, 2026-06-18 20:00 - 22:00 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
Join us every first and third Thursday for live jazz music at GROW with some of Columbia’s finest. Got talent? You are invited to sit in for a tune or two.

Open Mic at GROW
2026-06-09 19:30 - 21:30 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
Back by popular demand, GROW’s Open Mic will be a regular event, happening the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 1340 Elmwood Ave. in Columbia.
Got talent? We invite you to sing a song, play a tune, share an original poem, or tell a story. To take a turn at the mic, sign up at the door. Folks will take the stage in the order that they sign up.
Everyone is welcome. No cover. Snacks available. Drinks available for suggested donations.

GROW Blues Workshop Jam
2026-06-11 19:30 - 22:30, 2026-06-25 19:30 - 22:30, 2026-07-09 19:30 - 22:30 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
NOTE: We’ve added an hour to our blues workshop. It now begins at 7:30 and runs until 10:30pm.
Join us every second and fourth Thursday for live blues music at GROW with Ceasar and friends. Got talent? You are invited to sit in for a tune or two.

Get Reel Documentary Group
2026-06-16 18:00 - 21:00 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
This is a new group in Columbia that wants to keep its first meeting at GROW for members only.

Modjeska Simkins School 2026 Graduation
2026-06-27 14:00 - 18:00 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
After months of study, students from the spring session will meet to celebrate their graduation. It is always a joy to be together and feel the bond that’s been created over our shared experience. Students who have been attending online will gather in Columbia for the first time since their orientation session the first week in March.

GROW jazz workshop
2026-07-02 20:00 - 22:00 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
Join us every first and third Thursday for an evening of jazz by some of the Midlands’ finest. It is a veritable sound bath in an intimate setting. It’s free and open to all.

Film: The Earth's Greatest Enemy
2026-07-07 19:00 - 21:00 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
We are starting a new film series at GROW, and first up is the award-winning The Earth’s Greatest Enemy.
The 2023 film by Abby Martin exposes the world’s biggest polluter: the US military. This documentary investigates the Pentagon’s catastrophic toll on the planet–from carbon emissions, to toxic dumping, to habitat destruction and more, while highlighting the struggles against it.
Watch the trailer HERE.

GROW planning meeting
2026-07-08 19:00 - 21:00 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
Staff, volunteers, and supporters will hold a planning session to shape a regular schedule for GROW meetings. We will share details once we have them.
If you want to keep in touch with GROW, be sure to sign up for our e-list.
You can now also find us on Instagram and Facebook.

Afrikan History Series
2026-07-12 16:30 - 18:00

GROW Open Mic
2026-07-14 19:30 - 21:30 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
NEW! Every second Tuesday, GROW hosts an open mic to showcase local emerging and established performers of all kinds. Sasha’s band will open and close the evening. In between, we invite musicians, poets, and story tellers to take the stage. Snacks and beverages available for suggested donations. All are welcome.

GROW jazz workshop
2026-07-16 20:00 - 22:00 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
Join us every first and third Thursday for an evening of jazz by some of the Midlands’ finest. A unique experience in an intimate setting. Emerging and established musicians and vocalists are invited to sit in for a song or two.
The workshop is free and open to all.

Screening: An Ordinary Insanity
2026-07-21 18:30 - 21:00 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
An Ordinary Insanity Documentary & DiscussionHybrid Event via Zoom & In-Person at GROWDoors open at 6:30pm for Food & CommunityIn this 29-minute documentary, renowned whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg provides a powerful wakeup call about the global threat posed by nuclear weapons and how we can dramatically reduce the real and present danger of nuclear annihilation. Filmed a year before his death at age 92, Ellsberg speaks with clarity and urgency about the dangers we face, noting, ”I’ve long said that to my last breath I will be doing what I can to postpone and avert the risk of nuclear war.”Followed by organizing discussion. Pizza will be served at 6:30pm. Free/Donations Accepted.Join via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83630417746…Meeting ID: 836 3041 7746Passcode: [REDACTED] Night is the Carolina Peace Resource Center’s monthly educational night at GROW, the Grass Roots Organizing Workshop.

GROW blues workshop jam
2026-07-23 19:30 - 22:30 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
Join us every second and fourth Thursday for live blues music at GROW with Ceasar and friends. Got talent? You are invited to sit in for a tune or two.
Free and open to all.

Screening: Dr. Strangelove
2026-08-04 19:00 - 21:00 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
GROW invites the public to a screening of the classic film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, a 1964 US Cold War comedy. It features Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Slim Pickens, Keenan Wynn, and Sterling Hayden.
An insane American general orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union, triggering a path to nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
We will watch the film together and talk about it afterward.
Snacks and beverages available for suggested donations.

GROW Jazz Workshop
2026-08-06 20:00 - 22:00 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
Join us every first and third Thursday for live jazz at GROW. Got talent? You are invited to sit in for a tune or two.
No cover. Baked treats made in-house and a selection of beverages are available for suggested donations.

GROW Open Mic
2026-08-11 19:30 - 21:30 | GROW, 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, 29202
Folks with established or emerging talent are invited to show their stuff at our second-Tuesday open mic. Sign up at the door.
