Culture

The Columbia Arts Academy can take you from the air guitar and table drums to playing real instruments.

The only way to survive summer, is to find some cold water and dive in. You can do that with these books suggested by our staff.

Some of Columbia’s most influential art was created for therapeutic purposes. Art therapy soothes and inspires viewers – and the artists themselves. Read how their work came to be and how it has influenced others.

American Impressionism’s quintessential painter, Jane Peterson, holds three local artists in her sway 

Do you feel the alluring tug of the muse? 

This spring, the staff offer up some flowery reading selections … though some aren’t so pretty

First things first: Read that title again. I did not say you could get a discount anywhere, just that you can ask, preferably in a way that doesn’t get you kicked out. 

Consider this a roadmap to a fun-filled evening that can end after dinner or as the sun begins to creep back up in the morning sky