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Coldest Temps of the Season to Grip Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky

Issue #326

14 Jan

In this What’s Up Columbia issue…

🗓 List of Upcoming Events

☀️ Columbia’s Wednesday Weather - Sunny w/ high of 40 / low of 27.

🥶 Coldest Temps of the Season to Grip Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky

📻 Discover the Fascinating History of Radios at Pryor Art Gallery’s New Exhibit

📌 1/18: African American Heritage Society Lecture

🎵 This Week’s Live Music

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Wednesday, January 15th

Thursday, January 16th

Friday, January 17th

Saturday, January 18th

Monday, January 20th

Tuesday, January 21st

Coldest Temps of the Season to Grip Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky

The third week of January 2025 will bring the coldest air of the season, with Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky experiencing below-average temperatures. From January 20–22, high temperatures are expected to stay in the 20s or teens, with lows dipping into the 10s or single digits. While significant wintry weather isn't forecasted, scattered snow showers with minimal accumulation (up to 1 inch on the Plateau) are possible on January 19. Residents are advised to prepare for the cold and limit outdoor exposure.

Discover the Fascinating History of Radios at Pryor Art Gallery’s New Exhibit

Visit Columbia State Community College’s Pryor Art Gallery for their new exhibition, “Admiral Radio: Echoes of the Past,” supported in party by Columbia Antique Marketplace.

Step back in time and discover the fascinating history of radios, from the sleek Art Deco designs of the 1930s to today’s digital devices. This exhibition highlights how radios shaped communication, culture and technology across decades.

Explore iconic radios, vintage ads, and more—each piece tells a unique story of its era. Don’t miss this visual journey through sound, history, and innovation January 16 through February 13!

Pryor Art Gallery hours:

Monday through Thursday:  8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Friday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This exhibit will coincide with the February 13 concert featuring Admiral Radio!  

Inspired by their 1941 wooden Admiral radio, and an inspiration to Columbia State to design their Admiral Radio exhibition in the gallery, this South Carolina-based husband and wife duo creates an Americana sound rooted in tradition that touches the heartstrings of the modern-day listener.

The concert will take place at Cherry Theater in the Waymon L. Hickman Building on the Columbia Campus on Thurs., Feb. 13 @ 7 p.m.  Tickets are $35 (includes all fees).

Learn more by visiting www.columbiastate.edu/pryor-gallery.

1/18: African American Heritage Society Lecture

The African American Heritage Society of Maury County announces that the theme for the 2025 Quarterly Lecture Series is “Hidden Figures of Maury County.” 

The first lecture in this series is scheduled for Saturday, January 18, 10:00am at Maury County Archives, located at 201 East 6th Street in Columbia. It is free and open to the public.

The “hidden figures” of Maury County are African American men and women who were born in Maury County or called Maury County home and contributed to community-building or played major roles in events that had an impact in this city, county, state, or country. “The hidden figures of Maury County made significant contributions, but their roles and accomplishments are not widely known, and they are not recognized or credited for their work by the wider public, making them “hidden,” said Jo Ann McClellan, the president of African American Heritage Society of Maury County. “

The first speaker will be me, Tom Price, Director of the Maury County Archives, and I will be discussing fugitive slave-turned abolitionist and minister, Rev. Jermain Wesley Loguen.

Loguen escaped slavery in Maury County through the help of the Underground Railroad, a secret network of sites and people that aided the enslaved to get to freedom in the North and Canada. After making a harrowing escape, Loguen settled in New York, where he gained an education, was ordained a minister, and became one of the most vocal opponents of slavery. A gifted orator and intimate of abolitionist Frederick Douglas, Loguen even advertised his house in Syracuse as a stop on the Underground Railroad! He is credited with bringing more than one thousand runaway slaves to safety and freedom. Today he is remembered as the “King of the Underground Railroad.” I will be discussing this incredible story of one of Maury County and the nation’s greatest heroes.

Founded in 2012, the African American Heritage Society of Maury County is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to preserve the heritage and history of African Americans of Maury County, Tennessee. 

🎵 This Week’s Live Music

Wednesday, January 15th

Austin Gray, Puckett’s, 6-7:30 PM

Thursday, January 16th

Oliver Pigott, Puckett’s, 6-7:30 PM
Todd Ciprian, Tito's Spring Hill, 6-9 PM
The Alderson Jazz Collective, McCreary's Irish Pub, 7-9 PM
70s Jukebox Countdown, The Mulehouse, 7:30-9:30 PM

Friday, January  17th

Open Mic Night, Grinder's Switch, 6-8 PM
Tom Saffell & Robert Johnson, McCreary's Irish Pub, 7-9 PM
Golden Soul Revue, Puckett’s, 7:30-9 PM
CJ & The Whiskey Sundown Band, Fozzy's Bar & Grill, 8-11 PM

Saturday, January 18th

The Forgettables, Puckett’s, 10 AM-2 PM
Andy Liter & the Lite Beers, McCreary's Irish Pub, 7-9 PM
TBA, Natchez Hills Vineyard, 4-7 PM
Kenny Durham Trio, Puckett’s, 7:30-9 PM
Polly's Pocket, Fozzy's Bar & Grill. 8-11 PM

Sunday, January 19th

TBA, Natchez Hills Vineyard, 1-4 PM
Jay Hoppus, Puckett’s, 6-7:30 PM

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