The Weekend Wink

Events and Happening This Weekend: Oct 11th -12th, 2025

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Michael Bailey
October 10, 2025

THE WEEKEND WINK

This Weekend’s Featured Event

10 REASONS TO ATTEND THIS WEEKEND’S QUEENS UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL IN COLUMBIA, SC

THE WEEKEND WINK - AN EVENT & INFORMATION NEWSLETTER  

The Weekend Wink is distributed every Friday morning to over 700,000 eager subscribers looking to make the most of their weekend. This popular newsletter highlights family-friendly events like fairs and festivals, the latest movie releases, exciting day parties, and relaxing evening jazz shows. For politically engaged readers, it showcases marches and rallies that provide opportunities to stay informed and support impactful causes.

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EVENTS & HAPPENINGS

SATURDAY

QUEENS UNDERGROUND INTERNATIONAL BLACK HISTORY FILM FESTIVAL

Join us at the Queens Underground International Black History Film Festival in Columbia, SC

35TH ANNUAL WALK FOR LIFE & FAMOUSLY HOT PINK 10K + 5K!

Join Prisma Health Midlands Foundation on Saturday, October 11 at Segra Park

COMMUNITEA: MAD PLANTER & PROPAGATOR TEA PARTY

Join us for an enchanting Mad Planter Tea Party, where whimsy meets

FREE DENTAL HEALTH DAY

We are giving back to the community with our FREE Dental Health Day

HELP FUND THE FIGHT

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This Week’s Best Feature

MEET DR. ADRIENNE WHALEY

Photo Courtesy of Queens Underground Film Festival

From Queens to Columbia: Dr. Adrienne Whaley Brings Her Vision to South Carolina

October 10–11, the South Carolina State Museum transforms into a creative haven for artists, dreamers, and film lovers alike. And the woman behind it all? She’s not here for small talk — she’s here to build tribes, spark visions, and hand the mic to those too often muted.

EVENTS & HAPPENINGS

SUNDAY

INFORMATION SESSION: HPOC COLUMBIA CHAPTER

Join us for an information session with HPOC Columbia, SC Chapter

SUNDAY DINNER MEMORIES

Don't you love a Sunday dinner? Share your delicious stories at this Communal Pen workshop

HEAL-HER TEA TIME (LADIES’ NIGHT)

This Ladies night Session will include: Yoni Steam or Foot detox, A Sound bath

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE FAIR

The 2025 South Carolina State Fair, running October 8–19

SCREEN & STREAM

Streaming Season 3 of Reasonable Doubt beginning September 18.

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DAILY MOTIVATION & INSPIRATION

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