Historic Happy Hour in the Hollings Library

Join Historic Columbia and the Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections in Hollings Library for a tour of the University of South Carolina’s acclaimed archives. Take part in a whiskey tasting from Crouch Distilling and explore the department’s current exhibition, Pat Conroy: A Retrospective, before taking a VIP tour of the vaults with the department’s archivist, Jessica Crouch. Enjoy food and drink in the Brittain Gallery as you mix and mingle while surrounded by the original works and ephemera of Hemingway, Audubon, and South Carolina’s own Pat Conroy among others.

Program attendees are encouraged to park in the Bull Street parking garage on the University of South Carolina campus. There is limited handicap parking available so please let us know in advance if you require assistance. The Bull Street Garage is located at 649 Bull Street.