Karaoke at Sully’s Place
Enjoy Karaoke at Sully’s Place, Columbus, NC each Friday 7-10pm.
Anime Afternoon at Columbus Library
Free. Wednesday, January 28, 3:30-5pm, Anime Afternoon, Columbus Library. For 6th-12th graders only. Enjoy food and fun with your favorite fandoms. Email jdickenson@polklibrary.org by Jan 22 to register.
Book Signing at The House of Flags Museum
POSTPONED DUE TO POTENTIAL WEATHER UNTIL SATURDAY, February 7. Saturday, January 24, 11am-3pm, Book Signing by Addison Crissone at The House of Flags Museum, Columbus, NC. New local author, Addison Crissone, will be signing her new books “The Yellow Badge” and “After the Badge.” The House of Flags Museum will have a special display of flags and graphics from the WWII era to further bring a touch of reality to Crissone’s novels. Light refreshments will be...
Birth of a Nation Program at the House of Flags Museum
Free. Saturday, Jan 24 and Jan 31, 1-4pm (the program is one hour long and repeats every hour on both days), “Birth of a Nation – Flags of North and South Carolina in the Revolutionary War Era”, House of Flags Museum, Columbus In this 1 hour presentation learn how flags communicate who we were, our goals and what we believed in. The historical stories these flags can tell describe the journey of our nation’s freedom from British Rule. In this one-hour program visitors will see and hear about: Continental Colors – The First Flag of the Continental Army Creation of the North Carolina Regiments and Their Flags Creation of the South Carolina Regiments and Their Flags The North Carolina “Hornet’s Nest” Flag of...
“The Battle of Earle’s Ford” Speaker Series at Polk County Historical Association
Free. Tuesday, January 20, 2pm, “The Battle of Earle’s Ford,” at The Polk County History Museum and The House of Flags Museum, 33 Gibson St., Columbus, NC. Join the Polk County Historical Association as they present a series of programs focusing on the Revolutionary War in observance of America 250. The program will explore the “Battle of Earle’s Ford” which took place during the summer of 1780, when British troops attacked a large encampment of American patriots in what is now Polk County. The Patriot victory helped set the stage for later engagements, including the Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens, and contributed to the eventual American triumph in the Revolutionary War. The January program will be hosted by local historian James...