FRIDAY
MURDER MYSTERY AT RIVERBANKS ZOO
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden, 500 Wildlife Parkway
Fri, 7 p.m., $35
Riverbanks zoo is getting spooky this Friday and hosting a "whodunnit" interactive event with Zoo Keepers. The night will include zoo tours, food and drinks, but participants must be 21 or older.
STOP LIGHT OBSERVATIONS
Music Farm Columbia, 1022 Senate St.
Fri, 8 p.m., $12 / under 21 $15
Based out of Mt. Pleasant, the rock group will head up to Columbia to play Music Farm.
MEDIA HISTORY SYMPOSIUM
Thomas Cooper Library, 1322 Greene St.
Fri, 10 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Free
From 10 a.m. to noon, Thomas Cooper will host a roundtable on the futures of media history open to all interested students. Then, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. there will be tours of the Moving Image Research Collections, offering a look at an estimated 6,000 hours of material.
EQUESTRIAN VS. GEORGIA
One Wood Farm, Blythewood, South Carolina
Fri, 2 p.m., Free
In a rematch of last year's SEC and national championships, the No. 5 Gamecocks will host No. 1 Georgia in their home opener. South Carolina will be in search of its first win of the season after falling at Kansas State in its first contest.
SATURDAY
ITALIAN FESTIVAL AND BOCCE TOURNAMENT
Robert Mills House, 1615 Blanding St.
Sat, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Free
This weekend, the seventh annual Italian Festival returns to Columbia. The event is open to the public and will include traditional Italian food and a market, along with live entertainment and a grape stomping contest.
MATRIMONY / ALL NEW BADGES / VOLCANOES IN THE KITCHEN / BARNWELL
New Brookland Tavern, 122 State St.
Sat, 8 p.m., $5 / under 21 $8
Alternative group Matrimony will come to Columbia from Charlotte to rock the New Brookland Tavern this weekend and rock group All News Badges will play alongside them.
AJAX IN IRAQ
Longstreet Theatre, 1300 Greene St.
Fri to Sat, 8 p.m. / Sun, 3 p.m., $18 / $12 for Students
The first Longstreet Theatre production of the season, “Ajax in Iraq,” is an energetic war story in two parts. The story follows beleaguered soldier A.J. in Iraq while contrasting her story with Ajax’s tragic fall, ultimately commenting on how America treats soldiers and why we fight.
MEN'S SOCCER VS. CHARLOTTE
Eugene E. Stone Stadium
Sat, 7 p.m., Free with CarolinaCard
South Carolina has won two of its last three game, and the team will look to keep the momentum going Saturday in a Conference-USA matchup with Charlotte.
SUNDAY
JERRYFEST
Five Points Fountain
Sun, 3:30 p.m., Free
Presented by Five Points, Jerryfest is an annual event held to honor guitar legend Jerry Garcia from the Grateful Dead. The event is open to the public, invites guests of all ages and is in partnership with the store Loose Lucy’s.
THE SOIL & THE SUN / MYBROTHER MYSISTER
New Brookland Tavern, 122 State St.
Sun, 8 p.m., $7
Based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, The Soil & the Sun identifies their genre as “New Mexican Space Music / Experimental Spiritual Orchestral Rock.” Columbia-based grunge pop group MyBrother MySister will open.
WOMEN'S SOCCER VS. LSU
Eugene E. Stone Stadium
Sun, 1 p.m., Free with CarolinaCard
With an 0-2 home record in the SEC this season, the Gamecocks will look to earn their first win in Stone Stadium Sunday.
SUPAH POP
Jamil Temple, 206 Jamil Rd.
Sun, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., $5
For the first time ever, Supah Pop, a comic and pop culture expo will grace Columbia. Special guests, including "Walking Dead" extras and a former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, will join in on the festivities. Aside from deals on comics, toys and games, the expo will feature a cosplay contest.
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