🌱 Oyster Festival + Columbia Museum of Art CMA Gala

Morning, Columbia! Here's everything you need to know to get this Wednesday started off right.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and nice. High: 76 Low: 52.

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Here are the top stories today in Columbia:

1. The 24th annual South Carolina Oyster Festival is taking place this Sunday. You can enjoy a variety of cooked oysters and other food options. The festival will begin at 11 a.m. at Robert Mills and Hampton Preston. Tickets are $6 in advance and free for kids under 16. (Abccolumbia.com)
2. The Columbia Museum of Art presents the CMA Gala, an annual black-tie affair to celebrate and support the arts, on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. This year's Gala celebrates the major exhibition 30 Americans, featuring the work of acclaimed contemporary Black artists. (carolinapanorama.com)
3. The Columbia SC Branch of the NAACP announces the creation of the Communal Race Relations Training Selection Committee (C.R.R.T.S.). (carolinapanorama.com)
4. Investigators with the Columbia Police Department's (CPD) Special Victims Unit (SVU) are searching for domestic violence suspect, 20-year-old Michael James Johnson, III. (Press Release Desk)

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Today in Columbia:

• College Visit: UNC & John C Smith Univ (All Day)
• Firehouse Subs Celebrates USC-Columbia Restaurant's 15 Years With Free Subs for First Responders (10:30 AM)
• Anastasia - Koger Center for the Arts (7:30 PM)

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— Sean Peek

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