The Social Plug
Learn more about the events happening this week.
External Atmosphere: Art That Surrounds Us 🏙️
Sponsor: Serendipity Salon and Gallery and Elizabeth Jordheim
Please join me for the opening reception and artist talk of my show, External Atmosphere-Art the Surrounds Us. Cheers, Kate
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company 🏙️
Sponsor: American Ballet Theatre and Concert Series
ABT Studio Company, the junior company of American Ballet Theatre, features rising stars of the ballet world between the ages of 17 and 21. ABT Studio Company prepares these outstanding young dancers, who hail from all over the globe, to enter American Ballet Theatre or other leading ballet companies worldwide. Over 80% of current dancers in American Ballet Theatre are alumni of ABT Studio Company, including most Soloists and Principal Dancers.
The highly mobile ABT Studio Company serves as an ambassador for American Ballet Theatre by touring to venues large and small. In recent years, ABT Studio Company has performed in such international destinations as the United Kingdom, Greece, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Mexico and at a wide variety of US performing arts centers, universities, festivals, and galas.
ABT Studio Company dancers perform favorite excerpts from the classical and neoclassical canons alongside inventive contemporary pieces, commissioning today’s brightest choreographers to create new ballets on the dancers each season. Performances feature a wide variety of styles, offering something for everyone to enjoy – from ballet newcomers to lifelong fans!
Dining in the Alley @ Hexagon Alley 🏙️
Sponsor: Nclusion Plus
Join us for an exciting evening at Hexagon Alley in Columbia, MO! This 18+ event promises a night filled with fabulous performances, delicious food, and a vibrant atmosphere.
Winter Wonderland Holiday Market 🏙️
Sponsor: Laurie Jean’s Studio
This year the market has moved to Les Bourgeois and will feature an exclusive curated group of vendor. Come shop with me on Nov 16 from 11-4. Curations573. Where local happens.
SASA Diwali 🏫
Sponsor: South Asian Students Association
Come celebrate Diwali with SASA on Saturday, November 15th from 5 PM - 8PM in N201BC of Memorial Union! There'll be food, music, dancing, activities, and a special dance performance by our Bollywood Dance Team - Mizzou Mirchi. You don't want to miss it!
Christmas Bazaar 🏙️
Sponsor: First Christian Church
Join FCC at this year’s Christmas Bazaar to shop for handcrafted gifts, art, crafts, and holiday items. As always, there will be several Christmas cookies & candy!
Coffee & Breakfast Breads will be available for purchase.
Enter the Fellowship Hall-from parking lot between 9th/10th Street Walnut and Ash, downtown
Columbia. Parking is available in our parking lot from 8am – 2pm on Saturday.
Come and start the holiday with us!
Pennants and Paw Prints 🏫
Sponsor: Campus Activities Programming Board (CAPB)
A spirited DIY event where Mizzou students can decorate their own pennant to rep black & gold with flair.
Books & Beats Study Hall 🏫
Sponsor: Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center
Have fun while you study! Join us for a productive environment and good vibes with other academically focused Tigers.
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Black Educator Panel 🏫
Sponsor: National Alliance of Black School Educators
Join us for an inspiring and empowering conversation with Black educators as they share their experiences, insights, and advice on professional development, identity, and career growth in education.
VCC Presents: NYC Creatives Night 🏫
Sponsor: Visual Communications Club
Hear from a panel of NYC creatives about what it really takes to build something bold in the competitive New York market.
kAAAraoke 🏫
Sponsor: Asian American Association
IT’S TIME TO SING YOUR HEARTS OUT !!! Join us NEXT WEDNESDAY from 6-9PM @ The Shack for a night of singing our favorite songs, food, and fun prizes ⭐️🎤 We can’t wait to see you there ☺️
MAMsgiving 🏫
Sponsor: Mixed at Mizzou
Join MAM on 11/12 for our first ever MAMsgiving event! We will be talking about the history/debate of Thanksgiving and how multicultural individuals celebrate this holiday. We will be offering the chance to make buttons to take home at this event and cater food to eat and share with us.
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Craft Your Community 🏫
Sponsor: Women’s Center
Craft Your Community has been a social knitting group since World War II. Join us every Wednesday from 4–6 p.m. as we carry on the tradition. This welcoming event invites people of all skill levels to knit, crochet, sew, embroider, and more. Come share your triumphs, troubleshoot your challenges, and connect with fellow fiber artists who speak your language.
UBElicious Bake Sale! 🏫
Sponsor: Filipino Student Association
Support the Mizzou Filipino Student Association while enjoying delicious ube flavored treats! There will be other non-ube treats available as well!
CEO November Flea Market 🏫
Sponsor: Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization
Join Mizzou’s Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization for the November Flea Market, an event that celebrates creativity, community, and student entrepreneurship. Shop a wide variety of student run businesses offering everything from vintage clothing and handmade jewelry to art and lifestyle products.
Flu Clinic: Journalism School 🏫
Sponsor: Student Health & Well-being
Stay healthy! Get your flu shot right on-campus. Available to Mizzou students (bring your student ID) and faculty and staff (bring valid insurance). No registration required.
Cocoa, Coffee & Careers 🏫
Sponsor: MU Career Center
Stop by Speaker's Circle for a free cup of coffee or cocoa! Get free swag for downloading the Handshake app or following Career Center socials! Warm up with us and get your caffeine or chocolate boost!
Concert Jazz Band Concert 🏫
Sponsor: MU CAS School of Music
Concert Jazz Band Concert at the Missouri Theatre
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Meet the Faces: Tour Team Help Session 🏫
Sponsor: FITS
The help session is designed to get you ready for the Tour Team interview process. We’ll go over interview questions, applications, and anything else you need to feel prepared—and someone from Tour Team will be there to answer your questions directly.
Autumn Unwind 🏫
Sponsor: Campus Activities Programming Board (CAPB)
Take a break from the busy and ease into the season with easy crafts, warm drinks, and chill vibes. Whether you're here to make something cute or just sip cocoa and decompress, this cozy night is all about slowing down and enjoying good company. No experience needed — just come as you are and unwind.
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It's Not Taboo, It's For You! 🏫
Sponsor: University of Missouri Branch of the American Medical Women’s Association
Come join us for a chill event to learn more about women's health. We'll have different stations with interactive activities to learn more about topics ranging from identifying normal vs. abnormal menstruation symptoms, when to go to an OBGYN and how that process works, how to perform self-checks for lumps, and women's health issues such as PCOS and endometriosis. We hope to see you all there!
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Coco For A Cause 🏫
Sponsor: US Nursing
Join us for a cozy fundraiser hosted by USNursing. Warm up with a cup of hot cocoa and sweet treats while supporting a great cause. Every sip helps us give back and make a difference in our community. Come relax, connect, and enjoy some comfort for a cause!
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Horse Drawn Carriage Rides 🏙️
Sponsor: The District
The horse-drawn carriages are back as well! And everyone LOVED Bill and Bob sooo much we’ve added another carriage! Welcome King and Dan!
Join us every Saturday through November, and Saturday and Sunday in December through the 21st. Rides will start at 4 p.m. in the North Village Arts District at Serendipity Salon & Gallery at 1020 East Walnut St. Last rides take place at 6:45. Come early to grab your tickets before they run out! Free and open to the public, paid for by The District! Parking is FREE all weekend long in our garages! We hope to see you soon, it’s good to be here!
Pumpkin Smash 🏙️
Sponsor: Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture and Columbia Farmers Market
Join CCUA for a FREE pumpkin composting event that is sure to be a smash hit! Don’t let your post-Halloween pumpkins rot on your front porch! Come smash them with us!
CCUA will be in the grassy area next to the ARC (located at 1769 W Ash street) during Columbia Farmers Market from 9am to 12pm with baseball bats, catapults, and other pumpkin smashing tools. Bring your own pumpkin or just come and smash!
We’ll be to your left if you enter the Park at the northeast entrance from Clinkscales!
Dia de Muertos Celebration 🏙️
Sponsor: La Bruja CoMo and Ashley Inez
✨ Step into a night of magic, memory, and flavor ✨
Join La Bruja and Lore Tattoo Studio as we celebrate Día de Muertos during Columbia’s First Friday art walk! This evening will honor our loved ones who’ve passed with community, culture, and creativity.
🌹 What to Expect
🕯️ A vibrant altar (ofrenda) to honor ancestors
🌮 Witchy Latin street food and spooky specials from La Bruja COMO
🍹 Enchanted drinks & seasonal treats
🎨 Local artists, vendors
🎶 Music, community, and celebration
📍 Lore Tattoo Studio
1103 E Walnut St, Suite A, Columbia, MO
📅 First Friday, November 7th | 6–9 PM
Dress in your Día de Muertos best, bring a photo or small offering for the community altar, and come celebrate life, love, and remembrance—the Bruja way. 🕯️💋
November First Friday 🏙️
Sponsor: North Village Arts District
First Friday is a free art crawl on the first Friday of each month! From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., galleries, shops and business will be open with music, art demonstrations, children’s activities, refreshments and much more.
Columbia Weavers & Spinners' Guild: Holiday Exhibition & Sale 🏙️
Sponsor: Tricia Kaufmann and Columbia Weavers and Spinners Guild
Please join us for our annual demonstration and sale by our local artists. Friday: 10 Am to 6 PM. Saturday 10 AM to 3 PM. We will have handmade goods and demonstrations. New this year: Kids table from 2-5 PM on Friday!
Holiday Kick-Off 🏙️
Sponsor: Once Upon A Child- Columbia, MO
Hey Alexa, set a reminder to shop Once Upon A Child’s Holiday Kick-Off, this Friday, November 7! ✨We’re revealing thousands of new-to-you festive items perfect for the holidays. Shop dress wear, apparel, jammies, and more that will wrap your kiddos in the best-dressed styles this season! ❤️ Shop early for the biggest selection.
Columbia Entertainment Company: The Rocky Horror Picture Show 🏙️
Sponsor: Columbia Entertainment Company
Friday, October 31, 20257:30 PM
Sunday, November 9, 20254:00 PM
In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.”
That “Sweet Transvestite” and his motley crew did the “Time Warp” on Broadway in a 25th anniversary revival. Complete with sass from the audience, cascading toilet paper, and an array of other audience participation props, this deliberately kitschy rock ’n’ roll sci-fi gothic musical is more fun than ever!
Licensed through Concord Theatricals.
Flu Clinic: GOBCC 🏫
Sponsor: Student Health & Well-being
Stay healthy! Get your flu shot right on-campus. Available to Mizzou students (bring your student ID) and faculty and staff (bring valid insurance). No registration required.
Meet the Faces: Tour Team Fair 🏫
Sponsor: FITS
Students will get the chance to explore different campus organizations as each one sets up a trifold and table display. After visiting, you can join a conversation highlighting the featured organization, with a follow-up help session on interview tips held a couple of weeks later.