Holiday Shopping in Columbia

If you don't know where to start with your holiday shopping list, we can help! Stop by the Columbia Regional Visitors Center for holiday shopping tips and advice, no matter how difficult your list. We've got it covered from Richland County to Lexington County, and can even give you directions and maps. You can stop in before or after work now with our extended hours from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Saturday or 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Sunday. The Visitors Center is featuring unique local art for sale by Columbia's famous "Chicken Man," Ernest Lee and hand blown glass holiday ornaments crafted by our the Artist of the Month, One Eared Cow Glass. We also sell many unique Columbia and South Carolina products.

Columbia, South Carolina offers an amazing variety of shopping opportunities, sure to please the most discriminating shoppers. Several area shopping districts invite leisurely strolling among the many charming stores, galleries and restaurants, allowing you to appreciate the beauty and character of this unique Southern capital city. Columbia’s specialty districts carry everything from exclusive labels to one of a kind creations. Whether you’re on a college budget or ready to spend a small fortune on your wardrobe, Columbia’s unique shops and boutiques have what you’re looking for.

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Columbia Regional Visitors Center Rocks Out During Vista Lights

MEDIA ALERT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 30, 2007

Contact:
Nicole Smith
803-545-0011 - office
nsmith@columbiaauthority.com


Columbia Regional Visitors Center Rocks Out With A Rock 'N a Hard Place Calendar
Visitors Center to Host Musicians for a Smoke-Free South Carolina

COLUMBIA, SC (November 6, 2007) – On Thursday, November 15, 2007, the Columbia Regional Visitors Center in collaboration with the Christopher Conner Foundation, the SC Tobacco Collaborative, the Musicians and Songwriters Guild of SC, Vaudevillain Imaging and MacDougall's Restaurant & Bar will host an outdoor concert in correlation to the Vista Lights event. The concert is to promote the Rock 'N a Hard Place – Musicians for a Smoke-Free South Carolina calendar. The concert will take place outside the Columbia Regional Visitors Center, at 1101 Lincoln Street. Performances will begin at 5 p.m. and is expected to last until 11 p.m.

The Rock 'N a Hard Place calendar hosts a diverse compilation of bands and artists who call our state home. The calendar's purpose is to increase public awareness on the dangerous health effects of secondhand smoke exposure and the rights all workers, including musicians, have to work in smoke-free environments. Musicians of the calendar will perform for this event.

Featured artists to perform include The South, Kelly Cheats, Lucas War Hero, Will Erikson, The Vaughn Morris Duo, McKenzie Eddy, Jason Dalton, Chris Smith of Sunshone Still, Brian Sansbury, and the Daniel Kyre Band. The calendars will be available during the event for a suggested donation of $10. Artists will autograph calendars after their performance and proceeds will benefit the Christopher Conner Foundation and the South Carolina Tobacco Collaborative.

Ric Luber, president/CEO of the Midlands Authority for Conventions, Sports & Tourism states, "What a great way to give back to the community by offering a free concert during the Vista Lights event and opening the Visitor's Center to a new crowd."

For that night only, the Visitor's Center will extend their hours until 10:30 p.m. MacDougall's Restaurant & Bar is offering patrons of the concert a discount coupon. Parking is available for Vista Lights in the surface lot adjacent to the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center as well as in the new parking garage on the corner of Lincoln and Senate Streets.

At 10:30 p.m., MacDougall's will host a non-smoking after-party featuring The Movement Acoustic.

For more information on the concert contact Ms. Ashleigh A. Pair, executive director for The Christopher Conner Foundation at apair@columbiaconventioncenter.com or call 803-238-5509. Columbia Regional Visitors Center Co-Managers Barbara Chambers or Jill Asouzu can be reached at 803-545-0002 or bchambers@columbiacvb.com or jasouzu@columbiacvb.com.

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