Columbia has a new disc golf course at the Columbia Water Park! The course is called “Pearl River Landing” and the first tournament, the “Pearl River Rundown,” will be held there on October 15, 2011. For those not familiar with disc golf, it is a rapidly growing sport that is played much like regular golf, except [...]
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The vocal talent competition was fierce in Columbia, MS on Friday, August 5, 2011, when WJDR Radio hosted their 26th Annual Texaco Country Showdown at the Sandbar Lounge. Emcees Steve Mercier and Josh Anthony presented the lineup of the top eight performers from previous stages of the competition. The judges of the Country Showdown included Roy [...]
Share on FacebookThe Beach Party is back! Come out to cool off from the summer heat at the Beach Party on Main Street in downtown Columbia, Mississippi on August 12, 2011 at 6:30PM. There will be music, games, children’s activities and much more. Presented by Main Street Columbia, Inc. the Beach Party is always popular with [...]
Share on FacebookSome really cool people braved the really hot weather (100 degrees plus) to come enjoy the first annual Mississippi Blackberry Festival in Columbia, MS this Fourth of July weekend. Although the blackberries were scarce this year, because of the extremely dry season, there were blackberry dishes all over town. Many of the local restaurants participated [...]
Share on FacebookMain Street Columbia Inc. is brainstorming for new ideas to improve downtown Columbia, and is asking for your suggestions. They have provided a survey to help gather ideas from anyone willing to submit them. Some of the suggestions asked for in the survey are: how to increase foot traffic in the downtown area, how to [...]
Share on FacebookThe first annual Mississippi Blackberry Festival will be coming to Columbia, MS on the first weekend in July. It will be a two day festival on July 1 and 2 featuring food, arts & crafts, games, music, and activities presented by the Columbia Trolley Association, LLC. There will be events held all over town including a Classic [...]
Share on FacebookThe Artwistic Revolution Art Gallery opened in grand style on the evening of April 30, 2011 with a large crowd of art lovers and artists enjoying food, drinks, music, and conversation. The gallery, located at 216 Second Street in Columbia, is a project of the Columbia Artists Cooperative that features works in painting, sculpture, photography, [...]
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