• GROW jazz workshop

    GROW 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia

    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

    GROW 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia

    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

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  • GROW blues workshop jam

    GROW 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia

    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.

  • United Campus Workers Organizing Retreat

    GROW 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia

    The United Campus Workers is gearing up for another year of labor organizing, and its Organizing Committee will meet on Saturday to set the stage for the coming months. Organizers will discuss priorities and set the fall schedule.

  • Screening: Dr. Strangelove

    GROW 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia

    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

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  • GROW Jazz Workshop

    GROW 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia

    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

    GROW 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia

    Folks with established or emerging talent are invited to show their stuff at our second-Tuesday open mic. Sign up at the door.

  • GROW monthly meeting

    GROW 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia

    Staff, volunteers, and supporters of GROW, the HQ in Columbia for the SC Progressive Network and Modjeska Simkins School, have begun regular meetings to network and build community. The gathering is open to any folks interested in what we are doing at the corner of Elmwood and Marion.

  • GROW Blues Workshop

    GROW 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia

    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. No cover charge. Baked treats made in-house and a selection of beverages are available for suggested donations.

  • Adopt-A-Street Quarterly Sweep

    GROW 1340 Elmwood Ave., Columbia

    The Modjeska Simkins School participates in the City of Columbia's Adopt-A-Street program, and has for years been keeping Marion Street clean from the corner of Elmwood Avenue to Taylor Street. It is our way of being good neighbors and giving back to the community we call home. Our volunteers will meet Saturday for a street

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