FRIDAY — Jan. 16
CINETHON
Tapp's Art Center, 1644 Main St.
Fri, 6 p.m. to Mon, 9 p.m., $50 pass / $7 ticket
Hosted by the Point of View (POV) Film Series at Tapps, Cinethon is a 72-hour film festival made up of 26 different movies. From Friday until Martin Luther King Day on Monday, Tapps will host a "giant slumber party meets epic movie marathon," with all different genres from various film eras.
CMA JAZZ ON MAIN
Columbia Museum of Art, 1515 Main St.
Fri, 7:30 p.m., $5 Students / $35
Columbia Museum of Art's Jazz series is back. World-class, renowned jazz pianists George Shearing, Ahmad Jamal and Oscar Peterson will perform Friday, featuring guest saxophonist Doug Henry.
SATURDAY — Jan. 17
CONTRADANCE
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, 2501 Heyward St.
Sat, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., $8 general admission, $5 students
Get down with Columbia Traditional Music and Dance and the Carolina Contra Club for a night of hybrid square dancing. Good Foot will provide live music and Kenny Greer will call. Plus, there's a new dancers workshop at 7 p.m. to make newcomers more comfortable on the floor.
PASSAFIRE
Music Farm, 1022 Senate St.
Sat, 8 p.m., $10 students / $15
The progressive, dubstep group PASSAFIRE is heading to Music Farm in the Vista this weekend and fellow dub band TATANKA is set to open the show.
PHAROAHS IN SPACE
Art Bar, 1211 Park St.
Sat, 10 p.m., $5
This Columbia-based three-piece rock band is taking over Art Bar this Friday. Since the release of their first album in 2013, they've made a name for themselves locally, especially known for their high energy shows.
SUNDAY — Jan. 18
AWAKE AT LAST / DEFINITELY A FIRST / ROPESWING MARATHON / CALLOSUM
New Brookland Tavern, 122 State St.
Sun, 6:30 p.m., $6 over 21 / $8
New Brookland Tavern's Sunday headliner is Awake at Last, is a melodic rock band out of Dover, Delaware. This five-piece is partnering up with Sumter-based pop punk group, Definitely a First, Ropeswing Marathon out of Irmo and USC-based Callosum.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. GOSPEL FEST
Koger Center for the Arts, 1051 Greene St.
Sun, 6 p.m., $10 adults, $5 students
For this year's 2015 MLK Celebration, the university will host three choral groups: Men of Praise, Reverend Matthew Mickens and the Highway Travelers and Flossie Boyd Johnson and Favor. Each gospel group has toured around the country and will conclude the weekend's MLK festivities.
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