Diverse aromas fill the air, and pedestrians walk along Main Street’s crowded sidewalks.
The foods take you to different parts of the world, and ’90s throwbacks take you back to the first time you fell in love with dancing. And you haven’t even gotten to all of the artwork, the centerpiece of the evening.
This is First Thursdays on Main.
Columbia comes together on the first Thursday of every month to see the work of local artists and musicians, try nearby restaurants’ fare and get to know the city’s artistic side.
First Thursdays on Main have featured various forms of artwork, and this month, they chose to focus on local artists. Tapp’s Art Center, a gallery that anchors the city’s burgeoning arts core, hosts exhibits every month for First Thursdays on Main.
To the left, a few First Thursday artists shared what inspired them and explained their work and what the monthly event means to them.