FRIDAY, MARCH 28

20^th Annual Rotary Fest Oyster Roast
If you love to do some shucking, you’ll want to head over to Icehouse Amphitheater (107 W. Main St.) for the 20^th Annual Rotary Fest Oyster Roast. Your $100-ticket includes buckets of oysters, plenty of shrimp, and beer and wine, and proceeds from this event go towards scholarships for promising students. This event begins at 6 p.m. Visit icehouseamphitheater.com for more information. 

Nu Blu (concert)
Bill’s Music Shop & Pickin’ Parlor (710 Meeting St.) welcomes Nu Blu to their Friday night concert series. The N.C. bluegrass band will play classic and modern pickin’ tunes from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. before the open jam begins. Admission is a $15 donation, and the snack bar is open. Visit billsmusicshop.com for more information.

Spring Carnival
Red Bank Elementary School (246 Community Dr.) hosts a fun Spring Carnival event. Enjoy laser tag, glow-in-the-dark mini golf, glitter tattoos, carnival games, a dunk tank and food trucks from Mary’s Arepas, Dogs On The Run and Size Matters BBQ. Plus, there’s dessert waiting for you from Sweet Havens, McCullum’s Perfect Scoop and Nothing Bundt Cakes. This event begins at 5 p.m. and is free to attend. Visit facebook.com/RedBankElementarySchool for more information.

SATURDAY, MARCH 29

S.C. Pimento Cheese Festival
Irmo Community Park (6071 St. Andrews Rd.) invites you to Flavortown with the S.C. Pimento Cheese Festival. This event, presented by Red Maple, promises family fun, live music and the most delicious pimento cheese in South Carolina. Enjoy a wide selection of pimento cheese creations by local restaurants and food trucks, desserts and refreshing beverages for sale, along with inflatables, outdoor games, a bubble area and a craft fair. Pimento cheese tasting will be available with a $5 tasting ticket, and parking is $5.  This event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit scpimentocheesefest.com for more information.

Chapin Spring Market
Crooked Creek Park (1098 Old Lexington Hwy.) welcomes you to the Chapin Spring Market. Browse through a wide array of items including candles, home décor, clothing, jewelry, delicious food items and more, all made by local artists, culinary ones included. This event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and it is an all-ages market. It’s free to attend. Visit icrc.net/event/spring-market for more information.

Groove Masters (concert)
Chayz Lounge (607 Meeting St.) and the Groove Masters band invite you to enjoy “A Night of Jazzy Rhythms.” Expect to hear hits and classics by James Brown, Kem, Roy Ayers, The Gap Band, George Duke, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and more. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and showtime is 8 p.m. Admission is $30. Dressy attire is required. Visit chayzlounge.com for more information.

SUNDAY, MARCH 30

Darrell & Dawn Richie (concert)
Edmund First Baptist Church (6256 Edmund Hwy.) presents a performance by Darrell & Dawn Richie, a popular gospel/contemporary Christian duo that has been performing their unique blend of original Christian music and classic hymns of faith in churches across the Southeast since 2013. Showtime at Edmund First Baptist Church is 10:45 a.m. Visit  edmundfirstbaptistchurch.org for ticket prices and more information.

Club Pilates
If you’ve ever craved a cold brew after, or maybe even during, an intense workout, Savage Craft Ale Works (430 Center St.) has the event for you; it’s Club Pilates, starting at 9:30 a.m. Your instructor Joseph leads you through a “March MATness” Pilates class, followed by a day of drink specials at Savage Craft. This event is free to attend. Visit facebook.com/savagecraftaleworks for more information.

MONDAY, MARCH 31

41^st Annual Women’s Club Charity Golf Tournament
The Country Club of Lexington (1066 Barr Rd.) and the Lexington Woman’s Club invite you to the 41^st Annual Women’s Club Charity Golf Tournament. This year, the tournament is for Midlands Orphan Relief, which provides services and aid to meet the needs of neglected children in the Midlands. Proceeds also support scholarships for two qualifying seniors enrolled in Lexington School District One and one graduate of the Lexington One Adult Education Program. Registration is required and begins at 10 a.m. Admission is $75. Visit lexwc.org/golf-tournament for more information.

THURSDAY, APRIL 3

Under The Sun (concert)
The Icehouse Amphitheater (107 W. Main St.) welcomes Under The Sun back to their “Icehouse Live!” concert series, Lexington Medical Center. The six-piece variety band plays hits and classics from the 90s, 00s and today, and beer and food vendors will be on site. Showtime is 6 p.m., and this event is free to attend. Visit icehouseamphitheater.com for more information.

Mary’s Mobile Market
Loveland Coffee (7475 Carlisle St.) welcomes Mary’s Mobile Market. Take in some local arts and crafts including clothing, jewelry, accessories and original art, sample some delicious locally sourced treats and meet people from the community. The Mobile Market runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and is free to attend. Visit facebook.com/marysmobilemarket for more information.

Across the county line

The Koger Center for the Arts (1051 Greene St.) invites you to share a laugh with your favorite four sassy senior citizens, The Golden Girls, on Friday, March 28. This performance, called “The Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue,” features a hilarious story that finds “Sophia out on bail for running a drug ring at Shady Pines, Blanche and Rose are running CreakN, a thriving sex app for seniors, and Dorothy is trying to hold it all together, with help from her much younger, love interest. What could possibly go wrong?” Showtime is 7 p.m. and tickets cost between $36 and $114. Visit kogercenterforthearts.com for more information.

The fascinating, fast-rising N.C. country singer/songwriter known only as Wesko, visits New Brookland Tavern (632 Harden St.) on Friday, March 28. Wesko (real name: Wesley Keith Holmes) performs songs from his four independently released albums, Burning House, No Surprise, Helene and Revelation, starting at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $15. Visit newbrooklandtavern.com for more information.

Fans of craft beer rejoice: There’s an event for you at Segra Park (1640 Freed St.) on Saturday, March 29. Crafted in Carolina: A Celebration of South Carolina’s Brewers & Artisans brings together over 150 styles of craft beer from more than 60 local brewers around the state. In addition to beer tastings, enjoy live music from Bad Stars with support from rockers Ruckus, or explore the Artisan Market, showcasing a variety of crafts and products made in the Palmetto State. Crafted In Carolina runs from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. General admission tickets are $45, and VIP tickets (which include early entry) are $65. Visit milb.com/columbia for more information.

Country superstar Warren Zeiders pays a raucous visit to the Township Auditorium (1703 Taylor St.) on Saturday, March 29, as part of his “Relapse” tour. Expect to hear raw country hits like “You For A Reason.” “Can A Heart Take,” “Without You,” “Sin So Sweet” and many more. Showtime is 8 p.m. and tickets cost between $44 and $168. Visit thetownship.org for more information.

The Columbia Museum of Art (1515 Main St.) invites you to First Thursday on Thursday, April 3. Enjoy free admission and tour the collection from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. then head out onto Boyd Plaza for live music, food vendors and a beer garden. Admission is free courtesy of Dominion Energy, and the Plaza events are organized by First Thursday on Main. Visit columbiamuseum.org for more information.