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Townsend Lecture - Preparing for Future Pandemics: The Aftermath of the COVID Vaccine
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Admission Cost: Free.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Joseph F. Rice School of Law 103 - Judge Karen J. Williams Courtroom, Joseph F. Rice School of Law 101 Perrin Family Event Space.
Smart, Safe, Successful: A Student's Guide to ChatGPT
Admission Cost: 0.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Russell House University Union 203.
State of the University
President Michael Amiridis will reflect on the achievements of this past year and look to the future with his State of the University address on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at 10 am in the Russell House Ballroom.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Russell House Ballroom.
Constitution Day ft. John Witte, Jr.
John Witte Jr. the Woodruff Professor of Law at Emory University, will present a lecture titled "Back to the Sources? What’s Clear and Not So Clear About the Original Intent of the First Amendment."
The following day, he will speak about recent Supreme Court decisions and their implications for religious liberty. Witte is the faculty director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory and a leading specialist in legal history, human rights, religious freedom, marriage and family law and law and religion. This event is sponsored by The Center for American Civic Leadership and Public Discourse.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. The program will begin promptly at 6 p.m. This event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is suggested.
REGISTER HERE,
Event Details,
Registration,
This event is free and open to the public. However, registration is suggested to reserve your seat, since we expect a high volume for this evening's conversation. The event will be video recorded. By…
Admission Cost: Free.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Joseph F. Rice School of Law 103 - Judge Karen J. Williams Courtroom.
Impaired Driving Awareness Event
Calling all Gamecocks!
Impaired Driving: What does it really feel like?
Join USCPD and the SC Department of Public Safety for an interactive impaired driving awareness event. Test your skills behind the wheel of a golf cart or with a game of cornhole while wearing “beer” or “cannabis” goggles. Experience firsthand how alcohol and cannabis can impact perception and judgment—without the risk.
Special thanks to our partners: SCDPS, USCSG, LRADAC, Midlands AET.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Third Thursday Art Night: Jeff Amberg
As a member of the Vista Guild, the Koger Center for the Arts partnered with The Jasper Project to open The Nook, a new rotating art space, in celebration of Third Thursday Art Night. This month’s featured artist is Jeff Amberg.
Artist Bio:
I began this journey at age 12 with my first camera. At 19 the inspiration to concentrate on photographing people in candid situations became a life-long goal. At 29 my first job was at a small coastal resort town newspaper, The Island Packet in Hilton Head, South Carolina. There were influential people from many walks of life, there was sports, nature and wildlife, and most of all the freedom to roam and seek photographs of the indigenous people, their art and lifestyle, all contrasted by the expanding commercial growth and development of the island. My photography was awarded both state-wide and regionally during my years as a Photojournalist. In 1990 I decided to go out on my own, and during the following 29 years, skills were polished as I concentrated on the…
Admission Cost: Free.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Koger Center Upstairs Gallery.
University of South Carolina's Fall Literary Festival with Kaveh Akbar
Great writers, readers and friends will gather for two author visits in September for the University of South Carolina Fall Literary Festival.
Thursday, September 18, 2025 - Kaveh Akbar,
Reading/discussion, Q&A, book signing,
Kaveh Akbar is the New York Times bestselling author of the novel Martyr!—a finalist for the National Book Award and one of the New York Times Ten Best Books of the Year—and two books of poetry: Pilgrim Bell and Calling a Wolf a Wolf. He is also editor of The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse: 110 Poets on the Divine and, with Paige Lewis, co-editor of Another Last Call: Poems on Addiction and Deliverance. His writing appears in the New Yorker, the New York Times, Paris Review, New Republic, GQ, The Atlantic, Best American Poetry, Best American Sportswriting, and elsewhere. Since 2020, he has served as poetry editor for The Nation. Born in Tehran, Iran, he is the Roy J. Carver Professor of English at the University of Iowa. His work has been translated into over thirty languages.
Admission Cost: Free.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Hollings Special Collections Library Program Room.
Live Outside: John Hollier
Join us for the 2025 season of Koger Center Presents Live Outside! Now on Fridays at 5 p.m. we’ve got a great lineup of free entertainment to kick off your weekend on the Plaza Stage at the Koger Center.
Life leaves its imprint on us in the form of memories, scars and lessons. Like a well-trodden and trusted highway, Hollier proudly brandishes the wisdom and experience of a fascinating personal journey in his music. The Louisiana-born and Nashville-based singer, songwriter and guitarist shares honest stories over a backdrop of gruff heartland rock with a twist of country soul. He’s gone from accompanying multi-platinum stars such as Carly Pearce and Cassadee Pope to generating north of one million streams independently and packing houses as a solo artist. Now, he formally introduces himself on his self-titled 2022 full-length debut, Hollier.
Hailing from central Louisiana, Hollier absorbed a passion for music through his family. His uncle performed in a Cajun zydeco band, and his brothers picked up…
Admission Cost: Free.
Friday, September 19, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Koger Center Plaza Stage.
Live in the Lobby Jazz: Iliana Rose & Gino Castillo with Greenville Jazz Big Band
Created as a partnership between the Koger Center for the Arts and the ColaJazz Foundation, Live in the Lobby 2025 will consist of seven concerts held throughout the Koger Center facility. Join us to experience this one-of-a-kind series designed for audiences seeking premier jazz and specialty experiences in an exceptional setting.
Iliana Rose is a talented musician, film composer, arranger, musical director and band leader. Born in Miami and raised by Cuban parents and grandparents, she is steeped in Cuban rhythms and culture. Being a genuine prodigy, Rose started playing music at the age of four and after years of classical and jazz training graduated from the prestigious University of Miami as well as the National Piano Guild with performance degrees. Rose moved to Los Angeles where she was the musical director for many of the city's top bands spanning multiple genres. For several years, she was the musical director and keyboardist on the nationally syndicated television show Noches Con Platanito.
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Admission Cost: $30 - $37.
Friday, September 19, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Koger Center Upstairs Gallery.
Southern Exposure: Splinter Reeds
One of the world's leading reed quintets makes its South Carolina debut. Splinter Reeds is “a group who combine exceptional virtuosity with an adventurous spirit, and a collective approach grounded in shared perceptiveness.” (The Wire Magazine, 2024).
Patrons may reserve seats and support the Southeast’s most adventurous music series! A gift of $150 secures a seat for the entire 2025-26 season. To donate online, click here or contact Brad Martin at brad.martin@sc.edu, 803-777-0704.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Friday, September 19, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Arboretum Open House: Herpetology Survey Report and Walk
W. Gordon Belser Arboretum Monthly Open House,
Take a nature break and bring a friend to USC's wildlife preserve in the heart of Columbia. The open house is the third Sunday of every month with ecology-themed presentations from faculty and regional experts twice each semester. Nature walks will be every month.
Event details: Sept. 21, 4080 Bloomwood Rd,
Herpetology Survey Report & Walk
Have you noticed the wood boards on the ground here and there in the arboretum? Come find out what's behind those (underneath, actually) at our next Open House. USC Department of Biology undergraduates Luke Pinter and Amelia Predmore will present results from an on-going survey of reptiles and amphibians at the Arboretum. They will share results from visual encounter surveys and cover board surveys. After the talk, Luke and Amelia will each lead a nature walk to demonstrate their field methods. And hope to uncover some "herps"!
Weekly Hours: Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon, Thursdays 4 - 6 p.m. (winter…
Admission Cost: Free.
Sunday, September 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Kulintang and Filipino Indigenous Dance Workshop
Ron and Lydia Querian of the House of Gongs will be giving a workshop on Kulintang, an Indigenous Filipino Percussion Instrument, as well as Indigenous Dance Movements. Through music and dance, they facilitate an understanding and appreciation of Filipino Indigenous Traditions. Their workshop is an immersive experience never encountered in South Carolina before. We hope this event helps to inspire, inform, entertain and foster friendships in our community.
Admission Cost: Free.
Sunday, September 21, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Koger Center Large Rehearsal Room 128.
Wind Ensemble: Rites and Renewal
Morihiko Nakahara, conductor,
Benjamin Pouncey, guest conductor,
The USC Wind Ensemble opens its season under the baton of internationally acclaimed conductor and Music Director of the South Carolina Philharmonic Morihiko Nakahara. Maestro Nakahara leads the ensemble in a diverse and thrilling program that concludes with Karel Husa’s powerful Music for Prague 1968, which memorializes the Soviet invasion of the Czech city. Doctoral conducting student Benjamin Pouncey will lead the ensemble in Re(new)al by Viet Cuong, a concerto for percussion quartet featuring USC School of Music students.
Program:
Schoenberg, Cool Cat, Miyoshi, Secret Rites, Cuong, Re(new)al, Higdon, Mysterium, Husa, Music for Prague 1968.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Sunday, September 21, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Koger Center Auditorium.
Entrepreneurship Internship Fair
This fair gives an opportunity for students to connect directly with local entrepreneurs and small business owners who are offering real-world internship for the fall and spring semesters. Whether you’re looking to gain hands-on experience, grow your network, or explore a career in startups and small business, this event is your gateway. Come prepared to engage, learn, and take the next step in your entrepreneurial journey!
Admission Cost: None.
Monday, September 22, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Russell House Ballroom.
Stargazing at the Melton Observatory
This historic observatory adjacent to the Horseshoe of the USC Columbia campus (1429 Greene Street) is currently open to the public on clear Monday nights from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm during EDT), weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to come by and observe through the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope in the dome and other small telescopes on the observatory deck. See the Moon, planets, stars, clusters and more through our telescopes free of charge! For updates regarding weather reports and possible cancellations on Monday nights, please visit http://uof.sc/melton.
Admission Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Monday, September 22, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
Mark Morrow: "Photographing Southern Writers"
USC's Spring Writers Series was an event organized in 1979 by writer-in-residence William Price Fox and George Geckle, the USC English chairperson at the time. The series that ran through 1984, featuring more than 37 world-renowned novelists, poets, playwrights, literary critics and essayists who participated in public readings, met with students and recorded one-on-one interviews that were broadcast on SCETV, Columbia’s local public television station.
Mark Morrow became the official photographer for the USC Spring Writers Series, photographing a good portion of these writers for the English Department. This exhibition displays, for the first time, these photographs integrated in chronological order with the portraits Morrow took concurrently of Southern writers for his Images of the Southern Writer book.
While working on the Southern Writers project, Morrow photographed many of the authors who participated in the USC Spring Writers Series and these portraits are part of this exhibition. Most have…
Admission Cost: Free.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Koger Center Upstairs Gallery.
The Side Deck Gaming Cafe Table
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5060 Sunset Blvd, Lexington, SC 29072
info@thesidedeck.com, 803-520-7414 Join us at The Russell House Today.
Admission Cost: 0.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Davis Field I - RHUU Side Space 3.
USC Symphony Orchestra: Florence Price & Dvorák
USC Symphony Orchestra with Scott Weiss, Music Director and Conductor, presents “Florence Price & Dvorák,” featuring violinist Melissa White. The program includes Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 1 and Dvorák - Symphony No. 8.
Conductor Scott Weiss will lead a pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts Grand Tier.
Tickets are available in-person at Koger Center Box Office (803-251-2222, Monday–Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or online at KogerCenterForTheArts.com.
Admission Cost: General public - $30
Seniors/military / USC faculty and staff - $25
Children under 18 and non-USC students with ID - $8
USC Students - free with student ID.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Koger Center for the Arts.
The Seeing Place
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September 26 - October 5, 2025, The Seeing Place, by Lauren Wilson, Directed by Marybeth Gorman Craig and Lauren Wilson, Longstreet Theatre
This new play by USC Theatre Assistant Professor Lauren Wilson is a ghost story inspired by the “haunted" reputation of our most notable performance venue. In the face of budget cuts and theatre closures, directing student Sam and their cast sneak into a long-abandoned Longstreet Theatre to stage a renegade production of Hamlet. The play imagines Longstreet, an 1855 building once used as Civil War hospital and morgue, in an advanced state of disrepair, having been closed for a decade for safety reasons. Undaunted by the theater’s flickering lights and creeping mold, director and cast throw themselves into the project – that is, until spirits of the building’s past begin to stir. By turns funny, frightening, and poignant, The Seeing Place is a theatrical homage to the theatre and its artists, who carry compassion forward like a flickering spark through a world…
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Friday, September 26, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
The Seeing Place
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September 26 - October 5, 2025, The Seeing Place, by Lauren Wilson, Directed by Marybeth Gorman Craig and Lauren Wilson, Longstreet Theatre
This new play by USC Theatre Assistant Professor Lauren Wilson is a ghost story inspired by the “haunted" reputation of our most notable performance venue. In the face of budget cuts and theatre closures, directing student Sam and their cast sneak into a long-abandoned Longstreet Theatre to stage a renegade production of Hamlet. The play imagines Longstreet, an 1855 building once used as Civil War hospital and morgue, in an advanced state of disrepair, having been closed for a decade for safety reasons. Undaunted by the theater’s flickering lights and creeping mold, director and cast throw themselves into the project – that is, until spirits of the building’s past begin to stir. By turns funny, frightening, and poignant, The Seeing Place is a theatrical homage to the theatre and its artists, who carry compassion forward like a flickering spark through a world…
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Saturday, September 27, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
The Seeing Place
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September 26 - October 5, 2025, The Seeing Place, by Lauren Wilson, Directed by Marybeth Gorman Craig and Lauren Wilson, Longstreet Theatre
This new play by USC Theatre Assistant Professor Lauren Wilson is a ghost story inspired by the “haunted" reputation of our most notable performance venue. In the face of budget cuts and theatre closures, directing student Sam and their cast sneak into a long-abandoned Longstreet Theatre to stage a renegade production of Hamlet. The play imagines Longstreet, an 1855 building once used as Civil War hospital and morgue, in an advanced state of disrepair, having been closed for a decade for safety reasons. Undaunted by the theater’s flickering lights and creeping mold, director and cast throw themselves into the project – that is, until spirits of the building’s past begin to stir. By turns funny, frightening, and poignant, The Seeing Place is a theatrical homage to the theatre and its artists, who carry compassion forward like a flickering spark through a world…
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Sunday, September 28, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
Stargazing at the Melton Observatory
This historic observatory adjacent to the Horseshoe of the USC Columbia campus (1429 Greene Street) is currently open to the public on clear Monday nights from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm during EDT), weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to come by and observe through the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope in the dome and other small telescopes on the observatory deck. See the Moon, planets, stars, clusters and more through our telescopes free of charge! For updates regarding weather reports and possible cancellations on Monday nights, please visit http://uof.sc/melton.
Admission Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Monday, September 29, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
Today’s Decisions for Tomorrow’s Schools': 70th Anniversary of Chester Travelstead’s Speech on Desegregation of S.C.
“Today’s Decisions for Tomorrow’s Schools”
70th Anniversary of Chester Travelstead’s speech on desegregation of South Carolina Schools
Chester Travelstead, former College of Education dean at USC, gave a speech in 1955 in which he advocated for compliance with the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling. Please join us for a reading of his speech followed by a panel discussion by College of Education faculty member Danielle Cook Sumpter that will include founder of the South Carolina Civil Rights Museum Cecil Williams and Derek Black, professor of law at USC.
When: Sept. 30 at 3 p.m.
Where: Museum of Education, Wardlaw College
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Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
SRNL Day at USC
SRNL Day at USC is a student-focused event connecting University of South Carolina students with scientists, internship program leaders and recruiters from the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL). Hosted by the USC National Laboratory Office (NLO), this one-day experience provides a deep dive into research, internship pathways and career opportunities in national laboratories.
Admission Cost: Free.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Russell House Ballroom.
A Night In Nashville Season Finale
A Night in Nashville with SJ McDonald, Regan Stewart, MackMartin, Joe Major, and Blake Weinbach
A Night in Nashville – An Intimate Songwriter Experience,
Step into the heart of Music City without ever leaving town. A Night in Nashville brings the soul-stirring magic of the legendary Bluebird Cafe straight to Columbia.
Join us for a one-of-a-kind songwriter showcase where the stories behind the songs take center stage. Featuring a lineup of Nashville’s top rising artists and songwriters, this intimate, acoustic-style performance reveals the true power of music.
Whether you’re a country music fan or simply love a great story well told, A Night in Nashville delivers an authentic taste of southern charm, heartfelt lyrics, and world-class talent — all in a cozy setting that makes you feel like you’re sitting front row in the heart of Nashville.
Don’t miss this night of music, stories and unforgettable moments.
VIP Ticket – $38,
The ULTIMATE Nashville experience! Arrive early for an exclusive…
Admission Cost: $35 - $50.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Koger Center Upstairs Gallery.
The Seeing Place
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September 26 - October 5, 2025, The Seeing Place, by Lauren Wilson, Directed by Marybeth Gorman Craig and Lauren Wilson, Longstreet Theatre
This new play by USC Theatre Assistant Professor Lauren Wilson is a ghost story inspired by the “haunted" reputation of our most notable performance venue. In the face of budget cuts and theatre closures, directing student Sam and their cast sneak into a long-abandoned Longstreet Theatre to stage a renegade production of Hamlet. The play imagines Longstreet, an 1855 building once used as Civil War hospital and morgue, in an advanced state of disrepair, having been closed for a decade for safety reasons. Undaunted by the theater’s flickering lights and creeping mold, director and cast throw themselves into the project – that is, until spirits of the building’s past begin to stir. By turns funny, frightening, and poignant, The Seeing Place is a theatrical homage to the theatre and its artists, who carry compassion forward like a flickering spark through a world…
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
University of South Carolina Trivia Night
Think you know the most about USC?
Want to hold that knowledge over your friend's heads? Prove it!
Join us at the South Caroliniana Library for USC trivia. All of the questions will be based off of our own University Archivist’s trivia book!
Enjoy some free food while you and your team answer some questions all about USC. Oh, and did we mention it’s totally free?
Admission Cost: Free.
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
South Caroliniana Library 910 Sumter Street.
The Seeing Place
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September 26 - October 5, 2025, The Seeing Place, by Lauren Wilson, Directed by Marybeth Gorman Craig and Lauren Wilson, Longstreet Theatre
This new play by USC Theatre Assistant Professor Lauren Wilson is a ghost story inspired by the “haunted" reputation of our most notable performance venue. In the face of budget cuts and theatre closures, directing student Sam and their cast sneak into a long-abandoned Longstreet Theatre to stage a renegade production of Hamlet. The play imagines Longstreet, an 1855 building once used as Civil War hospital and morgue, in an advanced state of disrepair, having been closed for a decade for safety reasons. Undaunted by the theater’s flickering lights and creeping mold, director and cast throw themselves into the project – that is, until spirits of the building’s past begin to stir. By turns funny, frightening, and poignant, The Seeing Place is a theatrical homage to the theatre and its artists, who carry compassion forward like a flickering spark through a world…
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
Live Outside: J Roddy Walston & The Automatic Band
Join us for the 2025 season of Koger Center Presents Live Outside! Now on Fridays at 5 p.m. we’ve got a great lineup of free entertainment to kick off your weekend on the Plaza Stage at the Koger Center.
There will be an opening number featuring the Music Industry Studies Commercial Music Ensemble.
J.Roddy Walston is a force of nature. If his hits like “Heavy Bells” are a war cry, then the deep cuts like “Boys Can Never Tell” are a tactical cosmic retreat. For some, his music is a form of religion, psychedelic in its intensity, transformative in its grip on the body, shaking loose something primal that’s been buried too long.
It’s not about thinking; it’s about moving, feeling, surrendering. His influences are a riot of contradictions: Kurt Cobain’s fury, Nilsson’s fractured sweetness, Zeppelin’s power, and somewhere in there a nod to William Obyeabor’s lonely calculator funk. Critics try to box him in, but Walston can’t be contained–he does chaos, and his live shows do damage, but fortunately his…
Admission Cost: Free.
Friday, October 3, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Koger Center Plaza Stage.
Columbia Classical Ballet: Once Upon an Evening
Witness the timeless magic of storytelling as ballet brings two of the world’s most beloved fairy tales to life: Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella!
Educational outreach performances are also available to purchase tickets for. Visit Columbia Classical Ballet’s website for more information; the outreach tickets are sold through the ballet, not the Koger Center.
Purchase Tickets at,
https://secure.kogercenterforthearts.com/online/seatSelect.asp?createBO::WSmap=1&BOparam::WSmap::loadBestAvailable::performance_ids=C251709E-82E0-4A0C-BFEC-40F1FB1E4DB6.
Admission Cost: $20 - $42.
Friday, October 3, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Koger Center Auditorium.
The Seeing Place
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September 26 - October 5, 2025, The Seeing Place, by Lauren Wilson, Directed by Marybeth Gorman Craig and Lauren Wilson, Longstreet Theatre
This new play by USC Theatre Assistant Professor Lauren Wilson is a ghost story inspired by the “haunted" reputation of our most notable performance venue. In the face of budget cuts and theatre closures, directing student Sam and their cast sneak into a long-abandoned Longstreet Theatre to stage a renegade production of Hamlet. The play imagines Longstreet, an 1855 building once used as Civil War hospital and morgue, in an advanced state of disrepair, having been closed for a decade for safety reasons. Undaunted by the theater’s flickering lights and creeping mold, director and cast throw themselves into the project – that is, until spirits of the building’s past begin to stir. By turns funny, frightening, and poignant, The Seeing Place is a theatrical homage to the theatre and its artists, who carry compassion forward like a flickering spark through a world…
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Friday, October 3, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
Piazzolla 100: El Nuevo Tango
Leonardo Suarez-Paz, a many-time Latin Grammy Award nominee and multifaceted “virtuoso extraordinaire” (Wynton Marsalis), shares his vision of tango by breathing new life into the stories he experienced while growing up alongside his mentors who revolutionized 21st-century music—the Argentine-born and New York-raised composer Astor Piazzolla and his lyricist, Horacio Ferrer.
Following in the footsteps of his mentors, Suarez-Paz demonstrates tango as an evolving, daring, artistically complex and emotionally moving art form with a groundbreaking new style of music and dance, “superb,” “harmonically sophisticated arrangements” (Gramophone, UK) and multimedia. The stories transcend cultural boundaries and beckon to embark on an immersive, emotional journey through the struggles and triumphs of life and art. Suarez-Paz delivers another “magnificent performance” (All About Jazz) along with a 16-member cast featuring Nuevo Tango Ensemble with Grammy-winning soloists, Nuevo Tango Ballet, stunning visual art…
Admission Cost: $35 - $50.
Saturday, October 4, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Koger Center Auditorium.
The Seeing Place
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September 26 - October 5, 2025, The Seeing Place, by Lauren Wilson, Directed by Marybeth Gorman Craig and Lauren Wilson, Longstreet Theatre
This new play by USC Theatre Assistant Professor Lauren Wilson is a ghost story inspired by the “haunted" reputation of our most notable performance venue. In the face of budget cuts and theatre closures, directing student Sam and their cast sneak into a long-abandoned Longstreet Theatre to stage a renegade production of Hamlet. The play imagines Longstreet, an 1855 building once used as Civil War hospital and morgue, in an advanced state of disrepair, having been closed for a decade for safety reasons. Undaunted by the theater’s flickering lights and creeping mold, director and cast throw themselves into the project – that is, until spirits of the building’s past begin to stir. By turns funny, frightening, and poignant, The Seeing Place is a theatrical homage to the theatre and its artists, who carry compassion forward like a flickering spark through a world…
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Saturday, October 4, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
The Seeing Place
,
September 26 - October 5, 2025, The Seeing Place, by Lauren Wilson, Directed by Marybeth Gorman Craig and Lauren Wilson, Longstreet Theatre
This new play by USC Theatre Assistant Professor Lauren Wilson is a ghost story inspired by the “haunted" reputation of our most notable performance venue. In the face of budget cuts and theatre closures, directing student Sam and their cast sneak into a long-abandoned Longstreet Theatre to stage a renegade production of Hamlet. The play imagines Longstreet, an 1855 building once used as Civil War hospital and morgue, in an advanced state of disrepair, having been closed for a decade for safety reasons. Undaunted by the theater’s flickering lights and creeping mold, director and cast throw themselves into the project – that is, until spirits of the building’s past begin to stir. By turns funny, frightening, and poignant, The Seeing Place is a theatrical homage to the theatre and its artists, who carry compassion forward like a flickering spark through a world…
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Sunday, October 5, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
Symphonic Winds: Catalyst
Jay Jacobs, Conductor, Brenna Curtis, Guest Conductor,
Dooley, Boom Goes the Dynamite,
Oquin, A Solemn Place,
Hanson, Chorale and Alleluia, Brenna Curtis, conductor,
Frantzen, Catalyst Symphony.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Sunday, October 5, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Koger Center for the Arts.
USCDM Push Day
USCDM Push Day.
Monday, October 6, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
RHUU Greene Street.
Stargazing at the Melton Observatory
This historic observatory adjacent to the Horseshoe of the USC Columbia campus (1429 Greene Street) is currently open to the public on clear Monday nights from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm during EDT), weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to come by and observe through the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope in the dome and other small telescopes on the observatory deck. See the Moon, planets, stars, clusters and more through our telescopes free of charge! For updates regarding weather reports and possible cancellations on Monday nights, please visit http://uof.sc/melton.
Admission Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Monday, October 6, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
2025 Adrenée Glover Freeman Lecture
The Department of Women's and Gender Studies in the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to welcome Shannon C. Eaves for the 2025 Adrenée Glover Freeman lecture. Please register here: bit.ly/2025Freeman
Eaves is an Associate Professor of African American History at the College of Charleston specializing in slavery and gender in the antebellum American South. Eaves is the author of Sexual Violence and American Slavery: The Making of a Rape Culture in the Antebellum South and has held postdoctoral research fellowships from Rutgers University and the American Association of University Women. The lecture, “Sexual Violence and American Slavery: A Local Examination of the South’s Rape Culture" will be held at 1705 College Street, Columbia, SC in the Close-Hipp Eastview Room (8th floor) on Oct. 7th from 6-7:30 p.m.
Drawing from her recently published book, Sexual Violence and American Slavery: The Making of a Rape Culture in the Antebellum South, Eaves will explore how South Carolina…
Admission Cost: Free.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM.
Close Hipp 841 Eastview.
The Good, the Bad & the Naked of USC History: Historic Horseshoe History Tour
Have you ever been strolling along the Historic Horseshoe bricks and found yourself wondering about the history of Carolina and its traditions? Well, you're in luck! Meet University Archivist Elizabeth West in front of the Caroliniana for a Horseshoe history tour. Learn the origins of the Tiger Burn and what national record Gamecock students set in 1974! Free and open to the public.
Admission Cost: Free.
Thursday, October 9, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
South Caroliniana Library 910 Sumter Street.
Koger Center presents Live Outside! The Ramblers, with opening act: The Cahn Brothers
Join us for the 2025 season of Koger Center Presents Live Outside! Now on Friday evenings at 5 p.m. we’ve got a great lineup of free entertainment to kick off your weekend on the Plaza Stage at the Koger Center.
In the case of inclement weather, the concert will take place on the Koger Center Grand Tier Lobby.
Hailing from the heart of Columbia, South Carolina, The Ramblers are a powerhouse Southern Country Rock band born from the collaboration of seasoned musicians. Think the storytelling of Tyler Childers, the grit of Jason Isbell, the anthemic punch of Kings of Leon, and the timeless soul of The Allman Brothers—all woven into something uniquely their own. With a rapidly rising profile and undeniable chemistry, The Ramblers are on a fast track to becoming a staple of the Southern rock revival.
The opening act of the evening is by The Cahn Brothers.
Admission Cost: Free.
Friday, October 10, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Koger Center Plaza Stage.
Desi Banks: The Elevation Tour
Desi Banks is the ultimate triple threat – actor, stand-up comedian and entrepreneur -- who’s taking the entertainment world by storm. Having built a strong social media influence, he’s amassed an immense following of over 19 million fans across various platforms and is swiftly becoming a household name known for his razor-sharp wit and hilarious comedic timing. As an executive, he’s the CEO and founder of Desi Banks Productions.
His organic rise as a stand-up comedian is unparalleled as he quickly climbed the ranks and cemented his status as a tour de force in just a few short years. With the highly popular ‘The Purpose Chaser Tour’ concluding in 2024, Desi is currently on his all-new ‘The Elevation Tour’ in 2025 this fall.
Must be 18+ to attend this performance.
Admission Cost: $41 - $150.
Saturday, October 11, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
Koger Center Auditorium.
Stargazing at the Melton Observatory
This historic observatory adjacent to the Horseshoe of the USC Columbia campus (1429 Greene Street) is currently open to the public on clear Monday nights from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm during EDT), weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to come by and observe through the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope in the dome and other small telescopes on the observatory deck. See the Moon, planets, stars, clusters and more through our telescopes free of charge! For updates regarding weather reports and possible cancellations on Monday nights, please visit http://uof.sc/melton.
Admission Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Monday, October 13, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
Book talk with Manisha Sinha
Join the South Caroliniana Library and the History Center for a book talk with Manisha Sinha, the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut. Sinha will be speaking on her latest book, The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920. Books will be available for purchase. A book signing and reception will follow the talk. This even is co-sponsored by the History Center at USC.
Admission Cost: Free.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
South Caroliniana Library 910 Sumter Street.
Koger Center Presents MOMIX: Alice
Travel down the rabbit hole MOMIX-style with Moses Pendleton’s newest creation, ALICE, inspired by Alice in Wonderland. As Alice’s body grows and shrinks and grows again, Pendleton’s dancers extend themselves by means of props, ropes and other dancers.
A magical journey inspired by a classic. Under the visionary direction of Moses Pendleton, MOMIX is celebrated for its exceptional inventiveness and breathtaking physical beauty. For over 40 years, MOMIX has captivated audiences worldwide by transforming the human body with clever use of light, shadow, and props.
Their newest creation, Alice, draws inspiration from Lewis Carroll’s beloved classic, Alice in Wonderland. Prepare to be enchanted as MOMIX seamlessly blends illusion, acrobatics, magic, and whimsy to bring Alice’s fantastical journey to life. Watch as dancers embody Alice’s changing size, extending their forms with props, ropes, and the help of other performers.
Moses Pendleton shared his artistic approach, stating, “I don’t intend to retell…
Admission Cost: $45 - $72.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Koger Center Auditorium.
Third Thursday Art Night: Colleen Cannon-Karlos
As a member of the Vista Guild, the Koger Center for the Arts partnered with The Jasper Project to open The Nook, a new rotating art space, in celebration of Third Thursday Art Night. This month’s featured artist is Colleen Cannon-Karlos.
Artist Bio: I have studied many forms of art, both formally and informally including painting, drawing, photography, graphic design, fabric design, ceramics, sculpture and jewelry making.
I consider my work an amalgamation of many years of experimentation with different forms of media and creative expression coupled with my philosophical interest in metaphysics as well my love of physics. Over the years I have exhibited in galleries and museums in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, South Carolina, Albuquerque, NM, Hawaii and North Carolina. As both an artist and educator I combine Art and Science in my personal work and have designed a unique STEAM course that I taught at the University of Hawaii, Hilo. The “Art, Science and Technology” course uses…
Admission Cost: Free.
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Koger Center Upstairs Gallery.
Freeman Sundays @ 3 Concert
The USC School of Music’s renowned music faculty performs fresh and vibrant chamber music programs that pair canonic masterpieces alongside brand new works.
Admission Cost: $15 adults; $10 seniors, USC faculty and staff; $5 students. Free for USC School of Music students, staff and faculty.
Tickets available at Koger Center for the Arts Box Office or at the door.
Sunday, October 19, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Stargazing at the Melton Observatory
This historic observatory adjacent to the Horseshoe of the USC Columbia campus (1429 Greene Street) is currently open to the public on clear Monday nights from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm during EDT), weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to come by and observe through the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope in the dome and other small telescopes on the observatory deck. See the Moon, planets, stars, clusters and more through our telescopes free of charge! For updates regarding weather reports and possible cancellations on Monday nights, please visit http://uof.sc/melton.
Admission Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Monday, October 20, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
USC Wind Ensemble: Consorts
Brenna Curtis, conductor, Benjamin Pouncey, conductor, David Warren, conductor,
The intimate setting of the Koger Center Black Box provides the perfect opportunity to hear the USC Wind Ensemble in a chamber setting, with works for 10-18 players spanning more than four centuries of music history. From brass choir works by Gabrieli and Husa, to the charming Consort for expanded Harmonie ensemble, to contemporary works by Viet Cuong and Gala Flagello, there is certain to be something for everyone on this unique program.
Program:
Gabrieli, Sonata Pian’e Forte, Gabrieli, Canzona per sonare No. 2, Spittal, Consort for Ten Winds, Cuong, Bull’s Eye, Husa, Divertimento for Brass and Percussion, Flagello, Modern Legacy,
Location: Koger Center Black Box.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Koger Center Large Rehearsal Room 128.
The Grown-Ups
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The Grown-Ups, by Simon Henriques and Skylar Fox, Directed by Hannah Magner, Benson Theatre,
Produced in conjunction with student group Ghost Light Productions, this critically acclaimed play invites you to pull up a seat around the fire with the counselors at summer camp Indigo Woods, who meet nightly to strategize about the next day’s activities without the kids finding out about…well, you’ve seen the news. As an increasingly volatile outside threat gets closer to their safe haven, the counselors struggle with how to preserve the fun while keeping their campers – and themselves – alive. The Grown-Ups explores how to mold the leaders of tomorrow in a dangerous world you’re hopelessly, tragically not prepared for. “An apocalyptic play... part satire, part scary story.” – The New York Times,
Contains language and situations that may not be appropriate for young audiences.
Get Tickets.
Admission Cost: $10.
Thursday, October 23, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Benson 214.
The Grown-Ups
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The Grown-Ups, by Simon Henriques and Skylar Fox, Directed by Hannah Magner, Benson Theatre,
Produced in conjunction with student group Ghost Light Productions, this critically acclaimed play invites you to pull up a seat around the fire with the counselors at summer camp Indigo Woods, who meet nightly to strategize about the next day’s activities without the kids finding out about…well, you’ve seen the news. As an increasingly volatile outside threat gets closer to their safe haven, the counselors struggle with how to preserve the fun while keeping their campers – and themselves – alive. The Grown-Ups explores how to mold the leaders of tomorrow in a dangerous world you’re hopelessly, tragically not prepared for. “An apocalyptic play... part satire, part scary story.” – The New York Times,
Contains language and situations that may not be appropriate for young audiences.
Get Tickets.
Admission Cost: $10.
Friday, October 24, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Benson 214.
Tailgate on Greene Street!
Stop by our tailgate on your way to the shuttle for free food, games and fun! Sponsored by SAPE and Homecoming!
Saturday, October 25, 2025, 8:30 AM – 11:00 PM.
RHUU Greene Street.
The Grown-Ups
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The Grown-Ups, by Simon Henriques and Skylar Fox, Directed by Hannah Magner, Benson Theatre,
Produced in conjunction with student group Ghost Light Productions, this critically acclaimed play invites you to pull up a seat around the fire with the counselors at summer camp Indigo Woods, who meet nightly to strategize about the next day’s activities without the kids finding out about…well, you’ve seen the news. As an increasingly volatile outside threat gets closer to their safe haven, the counselors struggle with how to preserve the fun while keeping their campers – and themselves – alive. The Grown-Ups explores how to mold the leaders of tomorrow in a dangerous world you’re hopelessly, tragically not prepared for. “An apocalyptic play... part satire, part scary story.” – The New York Times,
Contains language and situations that may not be appropriate for young audiences.
Get Tickets.
Admission Cost: $10.
Saturday, October 25, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Benson 214.
Saxophone Day
Saxophone players of all ages and abilities are invited to the biennial South Carolina Saxophone day at USC, led by saxophone professor Clifford Leaman and special guest Palmetto Saxophone Quartet. Experience a full day of clinics, reed classes, recitals and master classes for saxophone at the fall event.
Click here to register.
Admission Cost: $40.
Sunday, October 26, 2025, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
The Grown-Ups
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The Grown-Ups, by Simon Henriques and Skylar Fox, Directed by Hannah Magner, Benson Theatre,
Produced in conjunction with student group Ghost Light Productions, this critically acclaimed play invites you to pull up a seat around the fire with the counselors at summer camp Indigo Woods, who meet nightly to strategize about the next day’s activities without the kids finding out about…well, you’ve seen the news. As an increasingly volatile outside threat gets closer to their safe haven, the counselors struggle with how to preserve the fun while keeping their campers – and themselves – alive. The Grown-Ups explores how to mold the leaders of tomorrow in a dangerous world you’re hopelessly, tragically not prepared for. “An apocalyptic play... part satire, part scary story.” – The New York Times,
Contains language and situations that may not be appropriate for young audiences.
Get Tickets.
Admission Cost: $10.
Sunday, October 26, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Benson 214.
Stargazing at the Melton Observatory
This historic observatory adjacent to the Horseshoe of the USC Columbia campus (1429 Greene Street) is currently open to the public on clear Monday nights from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm during EDT), weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to come by and observe through the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope in the dome and other small telescopes on the observatory deck. See the Moon, planets, stars, clusters and more through our telescopes free of charge! For updates regarding weather reports and possible cancellations on Monday nights, please visit http://uof.sc/melton.
Admission Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Monday, October 27, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
Book talk with Andrew Johnson
Join the South Caroliniana Library and the History Center for a book talk with Andrew Johnson, author of Enslaved Native Americans and the Making of Colonial South Carolina. Books will be available for purchase. A book signing and reception will follow the talk.
Admission Cost: Free.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
South Caroliniana Library 910 Sumter Street.
Smart, Safe, Successful: A Student's Guide to ChatGPT
Admission Cost: 0.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Russell House University Union 305.
USC Symphony Orchestra : Wynton Marsalis’ Trumpet Concerto
USC Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor and music director Scott Weiss, welcomes trumpeter Rex Richardson. The program Oscar Lorenzo Fernández’s Batuque, James Stephenson’s Symphony No. 2 “Voices” and Wynton Marsalis’ Trumpet Concerto performed by Richardson.
Join conductor Scott Weiss at 6:45 p.m. in the Koger Center Grand Tier for a pre-concert talk.
Tickets are available in-person at Koger Center Box Office (803-251-2222, Monday–Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or online at KogerCenterForTheArts.com.
Admission Cost: General public - $30
Seniors/military / USC faculty and staff - $25
Children under 18 and non-USC students with ID - $8
USC Students - free with student ID.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Koger Center for the Arts.
Stargazing at the Melton Observatory
This historic observatory adjacent to the Horseshoe of the USC Columbia campus (1429 Greene Street) is currently open to the public on clear Monday nights from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm during EDT), weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to come by and observe through the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope in the dome and other small telescopes on the observatory deck. See the Moon, planets, stars, clusters and more through our telescopes free of charge! For updates regarding weather reports and possible cancellations on Monday nights, please visit http://uof.sc/melton.
Admission Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Monday, November 3, 2025, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
Betsy Blackmon Dance Company Fall Concert
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November 6-7, 2025, Betsy Blackmon Dance Company, Fall Concert, Koger Center for the Arts,
7:30pm nightly,
Experience a first-rate evening of classic and contemporary ballet featuring an original work by Susan E. Anderson Artist-in-Residence Kathryn Morgan (New York City Ballet), a reprise of works set on the Betsy Blackmon Dance Company by The Joffrey Ballet last April (including Gerald Arpino's Viva Vivaldi and Birthday Variations, and Camellia by Xavier Núñez), plus original works by USC dance faculty Jennifer Deckert and André Megerdichian.
Get Tickets.
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Thursday, November 6, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Veterans Day Breakfast
Veterans and military service members are cordially invited to join the Office of the President, the Division of Administration and Finance, and Veterans and Military Affairs in honoring those who have served our country at the 15th annual Veterans Day Breakfast. Join us for breakfast and remarks from Lieutenant Kegan Gill (Ret), US Navy, F/A – 18E Pilot.
Space is limited. Priority registration for veterans and service members will be available through November 1.
, Friday, November 8, 2024, 7:30 a.m. Russell House Ballroom,
RSVP here.
Free parking will be available in the Bull Street Garage. Enter at gate 3 (visitor entrance).
Questions may be directed to the Office of Special Events at 803-777-6568.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Friday, November 7, 2025, 7:00 AM – 9:30 AM.
Russell House University Union 200 Lobby - Special Event.
Research Center for Child Well-Being Distinguished Speaker Series
Speaker: Warren Binford, JD, EDM - University of Colorado,
Topic: Preventing Online Child Abuse,
If you plan to attend in person, fill out this RSVP form: https://forms.gle/mBmcnMdsSxRvVwev5,
To access the event via Zoom, visit the RCCWB webpage for our Distinguished Speaker Series: https://rccwb.sc.edu/news-events/,
The Research Center for Child Well-Being hosts a monthly Distinguished Speaker Series focusing on the dual prevention of unhealthy lifestyle and social-emotional behavioral problems during childhood, as well as associated statistical and methodological issues. The event will be hosted at the RCCWB, located at 1400 Pickens St. Suite 400. For more information, check out https://rccwb.sc.edu.
Admission Cost: Free.
Friday, November 7, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
See event description for more details.
Betsy Blackmon Dance Company Fall Concert
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November 6-7, 2025, Betsy Blackmon Dance Company, Fall Concert, Koger Center for the Arts,
7:30pm nightly,
Experience a first-rate evening of classic and contemporary ballet featuring an original work by Susan E. Anderson Artist-in-Residence Kathryn Morgan (New York City Ballet), a reprise of works set on the Betsy Blackmon Dance Company by The Joffrey Ballet last April (including Gerald Arpino's Viva Vivaldi and Birthday Variations, and Camellia by Xavier Núñez), plus original works by USC dance faculty Jennifer Deckert and André Megerdichian.
Get Tickets.
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Friday, November 7, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Opera at USC present The Consul
Opera at USC brings the best of the lyric theatre — opera, operetta and musical theatre —to stages across campus. The ensemble’s fall production is The Consul, a musical drama by Spoleto Festival founder and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gian Carlo Menotti.
Purchase tickets online at sc.edu/music/opera or at the door. Please note that online sales end at 3:00 p.m. on opening day. Purchase tickets at the door one hour before show. No refunds. Adults: $25; Seniors, USC Faculty & Staff, Military: $20; Students with ID: $10,
Drayton Hall Theatre.
Admission Cost: Adults: $25; Seniors, USC Faculty & Staff, Military: $20; Students with ID: $10.
Friday, November 7, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM.
See Description for Event Location.
The Importance of Being Earnest
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November 7-16, 2025, The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, Directed by Dustin Whitehead, Longstreet Theatre
Meet Jack Worthing, a socialite leading two lives. He’s the respectable “Jack” at his country estate, but pretends to be his imaginary brother, the freewheeling “Ernest,” in the city. When his good friend Algernon discovers the deception, he decides to get in on the action, coming to Jack’s country estate as the fictional brother. This complicates not only Jack’s designs on Algernon’s cousin Gwendolen, but Algernon’s own desire for Jack’s young ward, Cecily. Filled with absurdist plot twists and Wilde’s acerbic wit, this “trivial comedy for serious people” is a masterpiece of farce that The Telegraph said “has a claim to being the most perfect high comedy in the English language.”
Get Tickets.
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Friday, November 7, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
Opera at USC present The Consul
Opera at USC brings the best of the lyric theatre — opera, operetta and musical theatre —to stages across campus. The ensemble’s fall production is The Consul, a musical drama by Spoleto Festival founder and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gian Carlo Menotti.
Purchase tickets online at sc.edu/music/opera or at the door. Please note that online sales end at 3:00 p.m. on opening day. Purchase tickets at the door one hour before show. No refunds. Adults: $25; Seniors, USC Faculty & Staff, Military: $20; Students with ID: $10,
Drayton Hall Theatre.
Admission Cost: Adults: $25; Seniors, USC Faculty & Staff, Military: $20; Students with ID: $10.
Saturday, November 8, 2025, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM.
See Description for Event Location.
The Importance of Being Earnest
,
November 7-16, 2025, The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, Directed by Dustin Whitehead, Longstreet Theatre
Meet Jack Worthing, a socialite leading two lives. He’s the respectable “Jack” at his country estate, but pretends to be his imaginary brother, the freewheeling “Ernest,” in the city. When his good friend Algernon discovers the deception, he decides to get in on the action, coming to Jack’s country estate as the fictional brother. This complicates not only Jack’s designs on Algernon’s cousin Gwendolen, but Algernon’s own desire for Jack’s young ward, Cecily. Filled with absurdist plot twists and Wilde’s acerbic wit, this “trivial comedy for serious people” is a masterpiece of farce that The Telegraph said “has a claim to being the most perfect high comedy in the English language.”
Get Tickets.
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Saturday, November 8, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
Opera at USC present The Consul
Opera at USC brings the best of the lyric theatre — opera, operetta and musical theatre —to stages across campus. The ensemble’s fall production is The Consul, a musical drama by Spoleto Festival founder and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gian Carlo Menotti.
Purchase tickets online at sc.edu/music/opera or at the door. Please note that online sales end at 3:00 p.m. on opening day. Purchase tickets at the door one hour before show. No refunds. Adults: $25; Seniors, USC Faculty & Staff, Military: $20; Students with ID: $10,
Drayton Hall Theatre.
Admission Cost: Adults: $25; Seniors, USC Faculty & Staff, Military: $20; Students with ID: $10.
Sunday, November 9, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
See Description for Event Location.
The Importance of Being Earnest
,
November 7-16, 2025, The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, Directed by Dustin Whitehead, Longstreet Theatre
Meet Jack Worthing, a socialite leading two lives. He’s the respectable “Jack” at his country estate, but pretends to be his imaginary brother, the freewheeling “Ernest,” in the city. When his good friend Algernon discovers the deception, he decides to get in on the action, coming to Jack’s country estate as the fictional brother. This complicates not only Jack’s designs on Algernon’s cousin Gwendolen, but Algernon’s own desire for Jack’s young ward, Cecily. Filled with absurdist plot twists and Wilde’s acerbic wit, this “trivial comedy for serious people” is a masterpiece of farce that The Telegraph said “has a claim to being the most perfect high comedy in the English language.”
Get Tickets.
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Sunday, November 9, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
Symphonic Winds: With Hope
Jay Jacobs, conductor, Brenna Curtis, guest conductor,
Program,
Maslanka, Mother Earth (A Fanfare),
Stephenson, there are no words,
Pitts, downside-up Brenna Curtis, conductor,
Coleman, Jubilee! ,
Reed, Russian Christmas Music .
Admission Cost: FREE.
Sunday, November 9, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Koger Center for the Arts.
Stargazing at the Melton Observatory
This historic observatory adjacent to the Horseshoe of the USC Columbia campus (1429 Greene Street) is currently open to the public on clear Monday nights from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm during EDT), weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to come by and observe through the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope in the dome and other small telescopes on the observatory deck. See the Moon, planets, stars, clusters and more through our telescopes free of charge! For updates regarding weather reports and possible cancellations on Monday nights, please visit http://uof.sc/melton.
Admission Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Monday, November 10, 2025, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
The Importance of Being Earnest
,
November 7-16, 2025, The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, Directed by Dustin Whitehead, Longstreet Theatre
Meet Jack Worthing, a socialite leading two lives. He’s the respectable “Jack” at his country estate, but pretends to be his imaginary brother, the freewheeling “Ernest,” in the city. When his good friend Algernon discovers the deception, he decides to get in on the action, coming to Jack’s country estate as the fictional brother. This complicates not only Jack’s designs on Algernon’s cousin Gwendolen, but Algernon’s own desire for Jack’s young ward, Cecily. Filled with absurdist plot twists and Wilde’s acerbic wit, this “trivial comedy for serious people” is a masterpiece of farce that The Telegraph said “has a claim to being the most perfect high comedy in the English language.”
Get Tickets.
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
The Good, the Bad & the Naked of USC History: Historic Horseshoe History Tour
Have you ever been strolling along the Historic Horseshoe bricks and found yourself wondering about the history of Carolina and its traditions? Well, you're in luck! Meet University Archivist Elizabeth West in front of the Caroliniana for a Horseshoe history tour. Learn the origins of the Tiger Burn and what national record Gamecock students set in 1974! Free and open to the public.
Admission Cost: Free.
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
South Caroliniana Library 910 Sumter Street.
The Importance of Being Earnest
,
November 7-16, 2025, The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, Directed by Dustin Whitehead, Longstreet Theatre
Meet Jack Worthing, a socialite leading two lives. He’s the respectable “Jack” at his country estate, but pretends to be his imaginary brother, the freewheeling “Ernest,” in the city. When his good friend Algernon discovers the deception, he decides to get in on the action, coming to Jack’s country estate as the fictional brother. This complicates not only Jack’s designs on Algernon’s cousin Gwendolen, but Algernon’s own desire for Jack’s young ward, Cecily. Filled with absurdist plot twists and Wilde’s acerbic wit, this “trivial comedy for serious people” is a masterpiece of farce that The Telegraph said “has a claim to being the most perfect high comedy in the English language.”
Get Tickets.
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
University Chorus Concert
Under the baton of Dr. Augusto Gil, University Chorus presents "Let the Soul Sing," a concert in five sets exploring the power of music in each season of life. This program will feature music by Byrd, Finzi, Haydn, Hagen, Tin, and others, and will uplift listeners in song and community. The concert is free and open to the public.
Shandon Presbyterian Church (607 Woodrow St, Columbia, SC 29205).
Admission Cost: FREE.
Thursday, November 13, 2025, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
See Description for Event Location.
Southern Exposure presents Robert Ashley’s Perfect Lives
USC music faculty Greg Stuart and David Kirkland Garner lead a cadre of students in scenes from experimental composer Robert Ashley’s quirky, mesmerizing 1980s “opera,” Perfect Lives. Featuring USC professor Ed Madden, former Poet Laureate of Columbia, SC.
Patrons may reserve seats and support the Southeast’s most adventurous music series! A gift of $150 secures a seat for the entire 2025-26 season. To donate online, click here or contact Brad Martin at brad.martin@sc.edu, 803-777-0704.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Friday, November 14, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
The Importance of Being Earnest
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November 7-16, 2025, The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, Directed by Dustin Whitehead, Longstreet Theatre
Meet Jack Worthing, a socialite leading two lives. He’s the respectable “Jack” at his country estate, but pretends to be his imaginary brother, the freewheeling “Ernest,” in the city. When his good friend Algernon discovers the deception, he decides to get in on the action, coming to Jack’s country estate as the fictional brother. This complicates not only Jack’s designs on Algernon’s cousin Gwendolen, but Algernon’s own desire for Jack’s young ward, Cecily. Filled with absurdist plot twists and Wilde’s acerbic wit, this “trivial comedy for serious people” is a masterpiece of farce that The Telegraph said “has a claim to being the most perfect high comedy in the English language.”
Get Tickets.
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Friday, November 14, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
The Importance of Being Earnest
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November 7-16, 2025, The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, Directed by Dustin Whitehead, Longstreet Theatre
Meet Jack Worthing, a socialite leading two lives. He’s the respectable “Jack” at his country estate, but pretends to be his imaginary brother, the freewheeling “Ernest,” in the city. When his good friend Algernon discovers the deception, he decides to get in on the action, coming to Jack’s country estate as the fictional brother. This complicates not only Jack’s designs on Algernon’s cousin Gwendolen, but Algernon’s own desire for Jack’s young ward, Cecily. Filled with absurdist plot twists and Wilde’s acerbic wit, this “trivial comedy for serious people” is a masterpiece of farce that The Telegraph said “has a claim to being the most perfect high comedy in the English language.”
Get Tickets.
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Saturday, November 15, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
The Importance of Being Earnest
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November 7-16, 2025, The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, Directed by Dustin Whitehead, Longstreet Theatre
Meet Jack Worthing, a socialite leading two lives. He’s the respectable “Jack” at his country estate, but pretends to be his imaginary brother, the freewheeling “Ernest,” in the city. When his good friend Algernon discovers the deception, he decides to get in on the action, coming to Jack’s country estate as the fictional brother. This complicates not only Jack’s designs on Algernon’s cousin Gwendolen, but Algernon’s own desire for Jack’s young ward, Cecily. Filled with absurdist plot twists and Wilde’s acerbic wit, this “trivial comedy for serious people” is a masterpiece of farce that The Telegraph said “has a claim to being the most perfect high comedy in the English language.”
Get Tickets.
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Sunday, November 16, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
Wind Ensemble: The Automatic Earth
Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant, conductor, David Warren, guest conductor, Steven Bryant, guest composer,
Renowned conductor Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant (Duke University) and composer Steven Bryant join forces with the USC Wind Ensemble to share the composer’s riveting work for wind ensemble and electronics, The Automatic Earth, a musical depiction of the climate crisis and how technology has transformed what it is to be human. The program also includes Duke University composer Scott Lindroth’s Spin Cycle, a display of breathless energy and virtuosity.
Program:
Piunno, Bright Shadow Fanfare, Lindroth, Spin Cycle, Bryant, The Automatic Earth, Bonete, Feria de Julio.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Sunday, November 16, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Koger Center Auditorium.
Carolina vs Clemson Blood Drive
40th Annual Carolina-Clemson Blood Drive: Rivals for a Cause! For four decades, Gamecocks and Tigers have battled for more than just bragging rights on the field – they’ve teamed up to make a life-saving impact through the annual Carolina-Clemson Blood Drive. This year, join us in celebrating the 40th anniversary of this fierce rivalry with a cause! The Carolina-Clemson Blood Drive is your chance to show your Gamecock pride and support those in need by donating blood. Your donation could make the difference between life and death for people across South Carolina, all while helping USC claim the coveted blood drive trophy from our friends in orange. Whether you’re a veteran donor or giving for the first time, we need you in this epic face-off! Let’s out-give, out-shout and outshine Clemson – one pint at a time!
Make your appointment at go.sc.edu/bloodbattle.
Admission Cost: Free.
Monday, November 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
SEC Conference Room, Russell House University Union 203, Russell House University Union 205, Russell House Ballroom, Russell House University Union 202 Lounge, Russell House University Union 204 Lounge.
Stargazing at the Melton Observatory
This historic observatory adjacent to the Horseshoe of the USC Columbia campus (1429 Greene Street) is currently open to the public on clear Monday nights from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm during EDT), weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to come by and observe through the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope in the dome and other small telescopes on the observatory deck. See the Moon, planets, stars, clusters and more through our telescopes free of charge! For updates regarding weather reports and possible cancellations on Monday nights, please visit http://uof.sc/melton.
Admission Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Monday, November 17, 2025, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
Carolina vs Clemson Blood Drive
40th Annual Carolina-Clemson Blood Drive: Rivals for a Cause! For four decades, Gamecocks and Tigers have battled for more than just bragging rights on the field – they’ve teamed up to make a life-saving impact through the annual Carolina-Clemson Blood Drive. This year, join us in celebrating the 40th anniversary of this fierce rivalry with a cause! The Carolina-Clemson Blood Drive is your chance to show your Gamecock pride and support those in need by donating blood. Your donation could make the difference between life and death for people across South Carolina, all while helping USC claim the coveted blood drive trophy from our friends in orange. Whether you’re a veteran donor or giving for the first time, we need you in this epic face-off! Let’s out-give, out-shout and outshine Clemson – one pint at a time!
Make your appointment at go.sc.edu/bloodbattle.
Admission Cost: Free.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
SEC Conference Room, Russell House University Union 203, Russell House University Union 205, Russell House Ballroom, Russell House University Union 202 Lounge, Russell House University Union 204 Lounge.
Gamecock Chorale and Garnet Chorale
Join USC’s Garnet Chorale and Gamecock Chorale as they perform their fall concerts.
Gamecock Chorale, led by DMA Candidate Brian Niu, will present, “All the Earth is Paradise,” featuring music for tenor and bass voices.
The treble choir, Garnet Chorale, will sing a work by Canadian composer Sarah Quartel entitled “She Sang the Stars,” along with additional works by female composers. The conductors will include Dr. Alicia W. Walker, as well as graduate conductors Catherine Whittington and Allison Yablonski. The concert is free and open to the public.
Shandon Presbyterian Church, 607 Woodrow St. Columbia. Free and open to the public.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
See Description for Event Location.
Carolina vs Clemson Blood Drive
40th Annual Carolina-Clemson Blood Drive: Rivals for a Cause! For four decades, Gamecocks and Tigers have battled for more than just bragging rights on the field – they’ve teamed up to make a life-saving impact through the annual Carolina-Clemson Blood Drive. This year, join us in celebrating the 40th anniversary of this fierce rivalry with a cause! The Carolina-Clemson Blood Drive is your chance to show your Gamecock pride and support those in need by donating blood. Your donation could make the difference between life and death for people across South Carolina, all while helping USC claim the coveted blood drive trophy from our friends in orange. Whether you’re a veteran donor or giving for the first time, we need you in this epic face-off! Let’s out-give, out-shout and outshine Clemson – one pint at a time!
Make your appointment at go.sc.edu/bloodbattle.
Admission Cost: Free.
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
SEC Conference Room, Russell House University Union 203, Russell House University Union 205, Russell House Ballroom, Russell House University Union 202 Lounge, Russell House University Union 204 Lounge.
Carolina vs Clemson Blood Drive
40th Annual Carolina-Clemson Blood Drive: Rivals for a Cause! For four decades, Gamecocks and Tigers have battled for more than just bragging rights on the field – they’ve teamed up to make a life-saving impact through the annual Carolina-Clemson Blood Drive. This year, join us in celebrating the 40th anniversary of this fierce rivalry with a cause! The Carolina-Clemson Blood Drive is your chance to show your Gamecock pride and support those in need by donating blood. Your donation could make the difference between life and death for people across South Carolina, all while helping USC claim the coveted blood drive trophy from our friends in orange. Whether you’re a veteran donor or giving for the first time, we need you in this epic face-off! Let’s out-give, out-shout and outshine Clemson – one pint at a time!
Make your appointment at go.sc.edu/bloodbattle.
Admission Cost: Free.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
SEC Conference Room, Russell House University Union 203, Russell House University Union 205, Russell House Ballroom, Russell House University Union 202 Lounge, Russell House University Union 204 Lounge.
Carolina vs Clemson Blood Drive
40th Annual Carolina-Clemson Blood Drive: Rivals for a Cause! For four decades, Gamecocks and Tigers have battled for more than just bragging rights on the field – they’ve teamed up to make a life-saving impact through the annual Carolina-Clemson Blood Drive. This year, join us in celebrating the 40th anniversary of this fierce rivalry with a cause! The Carolina-Clemson Blood Drive is your chance to show your Gamecock pride and support those in need by donating blood. Your donation could make the difference between life and death for people across South Carolina, all while helping USC claim the coveted blood drive trophy from our friends in orange. Whether you’re a veteran donor or giving for the first time, we need you in this epic face-off! Let’s out-give, out-shout and outshine Clemson – one pint at a time!
Make your appointment at go.sc.edu/bloodbattle.
Admission Cost: Free.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
SEC Conference Room, Russell House University Union 203, Russell House University Union 205, Russell House Ballroom, Russell House University Union 202 Lounge, Russell House University Union 204 Lounge.
Stargazing at the Melton Observatory
This historic observatory adjacent to the Horseshoe of the USC Columbia campus (1429 Greene Street) is currently open to the public on clear Monday nights from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm during EDT), weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to come by and observe through the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope in the dome and other small telescopes on the observatory deck. See the Moon, planets, stars, clusters and more through our telescopes free of charge! For updates regarding weather reports and possible cancellations on Monday nights, please visit http://uof.sc/melton.
Admission Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Monday, November 24, 2025, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
Stargazing at the Melton Observatory
This historic observatory adjacent to the Horseshoe of the USC Columbia campus (1429 Greene Street) is currently open to the public on clear Monday nights from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm during EDT), weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to come by and observe through the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope in the dome and other small telescopes on the observatory deck. See the Moon, planets, stars, clusters and more through our telescopes free of charge! For updates regarding weather reports and possible cancellations on Monday nights, please visit http://uof.sc/melton.
Admission Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Monday, December 1, 2025, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
Student Choreography Showcase
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December 2-5, 2025, Student Choreography Showcase, Drayton Hall Theatre,
7pm nightly,
Under the direction of instructors Olivia Waldrop and Christopher Anderson, our student choreographers will present a program of cutting-edge original works which each has conceived, designed and directed. This bi-annual showcase is a not-to-miss opportunity to see the innovative artistry of our young dance artists!
Get Tickets.
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Drayton Hall 141.
Grad Bash
Celebrate graduation and join us for USC’s Fall 2025 Grad Bash! Get ready to celebrate your achievements at this exciting in-person event on Greene St in front of the Russell House. December graduates can stop by the event to tell us their future plans, get free coffee and snacks, and take senior photos with Cocky! This event is the perfect opportunity to commemorate your hard work and create lasting memories. Attendance is free but students need to complete the USC graduation survey. You don't want to miss this!
Admission Cost: Free.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Davis Field I - RHUU Side Space 5, Davis Field I - RHUU Side Space 6, Davis Field I - RHUU Side Space 7.
Student Choreography Showcase
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December 2-5, 2025, Student Choreography Showcase, Drayton Hall Theatre,
7pm nightly,
Under the direction of instructors Olivia Waldrop and Christopher Anderson, our student choreographers will present a program of cutting-edge original works which each has conceived, designed and directed. This bi-annual showcase is a not-to-miss opportunity to see the innovative artistry of our young dance artists!
Get Tickets.
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Drayton Hall 141.
Thursday After Dark: Winter Village
Thursday After Dark: Winter Village
@ Davis Field
December 4 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Step into the magic of the holiday season at our cozy Winter Village!
Enjoy an evening filled with festive fun, twinkling lights, and all the holiday vibes.
-Warm up with hot cocoa
-Make holiday crafts
-Enjoy music, games, and more!
-Don’t miss the sweet treats and cozy atmosphere
Whether you’re feeling festive or just want to unwind before finals, there’s something for everyone. Come celebrate with us!
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Davis Field I - RHUU Side.
Student Choreography Showcase
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December 2-5, 2025, Student Choreography Showcase, Drayton Hall Theatre,
7pm nightly,
Under the direction of instructors Olivia Waldrop and Christopher Anderson, our student choreographers will present a program of cutting-edge original works which each has conceived, designed and directed. This bi-annual showcase is a not-to-miss opportunity to see the innovative artistry of our young dance artists!
Get Tickets.
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Drayton Hall 141.
USC Symphony Orchestra: Debussy & Brahms
Young Concert Artist and 2023 Southeastern Piano Festival featured artist Ying Li returns to the USC School of Music to perform with the USC Symphony Orchestra in a celebration of piano and orchestra! “Debussy & Brahms” features Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune and Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1.
Join conductor Scott Weiss at 6:45 p.m. in the Koger Center Grand Tier for a pre-concert talk.
Tickets are available in-person at Koger Center Box Office (803-251-2222, Monday–Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or online at KogerCenterForTheArts.com.
Admission Cost: General public - $30
Seniors/military / USC faculty and staff - $25
Children under 18 and non-USC students with ID - $8
USC Students - free with student ID.
Thursday, December 4, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Koger Center for the Arts.
Student Choreography Showcase
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December 2-5, 2025, Student Choreography Showcase, Drayton Hall Theatre,
7pm nightly,
Under the direction of instructors Olivia Waldrop and Christopher Anderson, our student choreographers will present a program of cutting-edge original works which each has conceived, designed and directed. This bi-annual showcase is a not-to-miss opportunity to see the innovative artistry of our young dance artists!
Get Tickets.
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Friday, December 5, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Drayton Hall 141.
Stargazing at the Melton Observatory
This historic observatory adjacent to the Horseshoe of the USC Columbia campus (1429 Greene Street) is currently open to the public on clear Monday nights from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm during EDT), weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to come by and observe through the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope in the dome and other small telescopes on the observatory deck. See the Moon, planets, stars, clusters and more through our telescopes free of charge! For updates regarding weather reports and possible cancellations on Monday nights, please visit http://uof.sc/melton.
Admission Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Monday, December 8, 2025, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
The Good, the Bad & the Naked of USC History: Historic Horseshoe History Tour
Have you ever been strolling along the Historic Horseshoe bricks and found yourself wondering about the history of Carolina and its traditions? Well, you're in luck! Meet University Archivist Elizabeth West in front of the Caroliniana for a Horseshoe history tour. Learn the origins of the Tiger Burn and what national record Gamecock students set in 1974! Free and open to the public.
Admission Cost: Free.
Thursday, December 11, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
South Caroliniana Library 910 Sumter Street.
Stargazing at the Melton Observatory
This historic observatory adjacent to the Horseshoe of the USC Columbia campus (1429 Greene Street) is currently open to the public on clear Monday nights from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm during EDT), weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to come by and observe through the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope in the dome and other small telescopes on the observatory deck. See the Moon, planets, stars, clusters and more through our telescopes free of charge! For updates regarding weather reports and possible cancellations on Monday nights, please visit http://uof.sc/melton.
Admission Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Monday, December 15, 2025, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.