🎶 Music Mania, Trivia Fever, and Art Aplenty: This Week in COMO!

Hey COMO! 👋 Week of Jan 14-19th
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TLDR (quick rundown):

• Apparently it’s Trivia week in Columbia

• Music Fest, Music Fest, Music Fest, Music Fest

  • My ears are ringing

• Plenty of Art to see around town

• Book Club!

What’s Happening This Week in Columbia

Today Jan 14th:
New Girl Trivia @ Hexagon Alley | 6:30 PM
Test your knowledge of the TV show "New Girl".

Masters Exhibit @ Sager Reeves Gallery | Tues-Sat 11AM-6PM (remainder of January). 11th Annual Masters Exhibit, a showcase of works by 20th-century artists who played significant roles in shaping the course of modern art.

Wednesday Jan 15th:
New Romantics Book Club @ Skylark Bookshop | 6:30-8 PM
Discussing Lana Ferguson’s Under Loch and Key…perhaps we’ll all learn what Scotsmen really wear under their kilts.

Trivia Night @ Cafe Berlin | 7 PM | Free as always!
Knowing things is fun. Kitchen Open!

Thursday Jan 16th:
Exhibit - Natural Instincts @ cfGallery | 8AM-4PM
Come and view wood sculptures by Oliver Clark and fiber art pieces by Stacia Schaefer

Community Chest Day @ Hexagon Alley | Everyone Gets In FREE!

Exhibit - Looking Back & Forth @ Montminy Gallery | 10AM-5PM
A compelling, collaborative exhibit to open the new year, Looking Back and Forth: Chris Teeter and Mike Sleadd. Jan 15th through Feb 22nd.

Columbia Culinary Tours in The District | 5:30 PM | Reserve Today
Meet the owners and managers and get an insider’s insight into some of the best restaurants downtown. There is plenty of food to eat at each location, so make sure you bring your appetite!

This Weekend’s Highlights

Friday Jan 17th:
Exhibit - Resolutions @ Orr Street Studios | Noon-4PM
Local artist Martha Daniels, oil on canvas. Robert Friedman, a retired Columbia-area art professor and professional artist, figurative drawings and ink landscapes. Stop by during our own open hours to view these beautiful works!

Trivia Night @ Günter Hans | Please arrive by 6:30 PM
Be sure to register your team ahead of time

Saturday Jan 18th:
Columbia Farmers Market Winter Season | 9AM-Noon

Beginning Pastel w/ Hope Martin @ Columbia Art League | 1-3PM
Multi-week Adult Classes

Saturday Art Adventures (Grades K-5) @ Columbia Art League | 10AM-Noon
Multi-week classes for the kids!

Sunday Jan 19th:
Sketchbook Workshop @ Columbia Art League | 1-3PM
Multi-week Adult Classes

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Sat 30 ₁₀ ☁️ | Sun 16 _2° 🌤️

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Food & Drink
Featured Appetizer: Fried Eggplant from Murry's. A Columbia favorite, offering a crispy and flavorful start to any meal.

Music, Comedy, Nightlife
Lights, Laughs, and Late Nights

Wednesday Jan 15th: 
Country Karaoke & Dance Party @ The Penguin | 8 PM

Thursday Jan 16th:
Lloyd Warden's A Frame Jazz Jam at Café Berlin | 7-10 PM

Friday Jan 17th: 
Missouri Blues Fest @ The Blue Note | 7 PM Doors Open | $10-20
With Jeremiah Johnson Band, Kingdom Brothers, Aina Cook, and The Fried Crawdaddies

Missouri Heavy Fest @ Rose Music Hall | 7 PM Doors Open | $10-20
With The Mall, Conflicts, Lowest Life, and Orphan Source

Saturday Jan 18th:
Missouri Rock Fest @ The Blue Note | 7 PM Doors Open | $10-20
With Hang Your Hate, Discrepancies, Hammerhedd, and Left On Red

Missouri Indie Fest @ Rose Music Hall | 7 PM Doors Open | $10-20
With Drona, Enemy Airship, Doubledrag, and Pink Houses

Did you know…
Columbia, Missouri is home to the world’s first university-owned commercial nuclear reactor! Operational since 1966, it’s one of the most powerful university research reactors in the United States, supporting groundbreaking research in medicine, agriculture, and material science.