2022

Shovel, salt, repeat. Columbia set a record yesterday for highest daily snowfall. You can complain, but it's more fun to see a movie! Check out what’s playing at Ragtag Cinema. One of the featured movies is the Winner of the Golden Bear at…

Love is in the air and The Ponies are back for First Friday at Talking Horse! This Friday, Feb. 4, from 7-9 p.m., saddle up for fun. The improv group from Talking Horse Productions promises to provide some much-needed comic relief as we dig…

Come out and enjoy one of CoMo’s best-loved bands on Friday, Feb. 4! They may not be the biggest — they’re a duo — but the mark they’re making on the music scene is huge. The fabulous Burney Sisters will be at The Blue Note on Friday, Feb.…

Don’t miss your chance to see a fascinating special exhibit at the Boone County History and Culture Center, called Columbia 1821-2021: The Birth and Evolution of College Town USA. This bicentennial exhibit explores the founding of…

The wine world has a language all its own. Are you an oenophile with a file of facts in your brain? Winespectator.com offers wine quizzes throughout the year and recently compiled a list of the hardest questions from its 2021 quizzes. The…

Winemaker's Way is a new feature series from Missouri Wines that profiles the people who create wine across our state. The first feature is on Shaun Turnbull, Head Winemaker at Stone Hill Winery. A native of South Africa, Turnbull…

The Missouri Pork Association is hosting its annual MO Bacon & Bourbon Festival on Saturday, Feb. 5, from 1-5 p.m. at Bur Oak Brewing. Sample all the bacon, bourbon, bacon treats, fine spirits, cocktails and beer while enjoying live…

Several local spots will be offering special Valentine's Day cocktails — some featuring that favorite Valentine's Day sweet treat chocolate — as an ingredient. Chris McD's, for instance, will be serving a Bordeaux Cherry Martini, as well as…

One local spot offering a Valentine's prelude package is perennial Best of Columbia winner for best steak: CC's! You can save $50 on the special Valentine's Dinner if you dine in now through Feb.13. The menu includes: Shrimp cocktail…

Consider celebrating Valentine's Day early at Glenn's! They're holding the February edition of their Dinner and Wine Series on Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. They'll be presenting a four-course dinner crafted by their executive chef, and their…

In need of some comic relief? Check out "The Bald Soprano," a play in the theater of the absurd genre at the Warehouse Theatre running Feb. 3-6. Presented by the Stephens College Theatre Department, "The Bald Soprano" was the first…

On Thursday, Jan. 27, from 4-5 p.m., MU Libraries will present a book talk via Zoom with Benjamin Moore, author of The Names of John Gergen, Immigrant Identities in Early Twentieth-Century St. Louis. …

On Saturday, Jan. 29, treat yourself to a stack of 'cakes at the 70th annual Pancake & Sausage Day, presented by Cosmopolitan International Columbia Luncheon & Breakfast Clubs. The drive-thru event will be held from 6 a.m. to 1…

The Discovery Garden Club and the Columbia Public Library will be hosting a Winter Garden Forum via Zoom on Sunday, Jan. 30, from 1:30-3:30 pm. Get inspiration for a new gardening season from two experts. Kelly McGowan, field specialist in…

Considering a career in engineering? Don't miss the spring Mizzou Engineering Career Fair on Thursday, Feb. 3, from noon-4 p.m. at MizzouRec. Whether you're interested in civil, chemical, mechanical, electrical or industrial…

The Mizzou Men's cagers have been burnin' up the court lately! After that really rough one-point loss to Auburn, the Tigers will be more than ready to reload for their next home game against the Florida Gators Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 8 p.m.…

Don't just sit at home. Head to the Fieldhouse tonight anytime after 7 p.m. for the third annual '80s in Aspen Party! It's so cold it might as well be Colorado, so make the most of it. Suit up in your ski gear and join the rest of the…

The Red Cross blood supply is at its lowest level in more than 10 years. But you can help. Visit Columbia Mall on Friday, Jan. 28, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., during the American Red Cross Blood Drive being held there. The…

The weather couldn't be better for a Chocolate Fest, and Günter Hans is having one Jan. 28-29, starting at 4 p.m. each afternoon. Come cozy up with a mug of boozy hot chocolate and your friends in the Barrel Room at Günter Hans.…

Lessen your stress with a good laugh at Pints & Punchlines, Thursday, Jan. 27, at 8 p.m., at Rose Music Hall. You know the old saying, "Laughter's the best medicine?" Well data is mounting that it's true. According to the…