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      -ANIMALS Project Pet is now registering for the 3rd Annual Precious Pet Calendar Contest. $15 to enter, $1 to vote. Visit www.projectpet. com -ART Columbia Museum of Art is offering a variety of summer camps for children ages 4- 14.
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GAP to perform
      Richland Northeast High School's much lauded GAP Choir's spring concert will be a rocked out night of praise in the Richland School District Two Auditorium May 17 at 6 p.m., and admission is free.
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S.C. offers military history for Memorial Day travel
Contributed by S.C. Parks and Recreation and Tourism
      South Carolina, one of the original 13 American colonies, is steeped in history. Its numerous battlefield sites and military museums, many of them found in particularly attractive parts of the state, offer an appreciation of South Carolina's role in America's wartime heritage, from the Revolution...
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S.C. Arts Commission honors the late Gov. Robert McNair
Contributed by the S.C. Arts Commission
      During the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the states leading arts agency, the S.C. Arts Foundation paid tribute to the late Governor Robert E. McNair for his role in creating the S.C. Arts Commission. The event on May 7 at the Columbia Museum of Art included food, entertainment, and a silent auct...
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Iron Man
By John Dixon
      My friend Michael and I went to Wynnsong Cinemas to see Iron Man, and it was well worth the price of admission. There were some inconsistencies between the comics and the movie, but it wasn't enough to damage the experience.
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Midlands Tech announces upcoming courses
      Upcoming Courses at Midlands Technical College include: Music/Dance Ballroom Dancing 5/25/08 Airport Campus Beginning Guitar 06/05/08 Harbison Campus General interest Beginner's Motorcycle Class 5/23/08 or 06/06/08 Locations:
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Eau Claire High School Theatre debuts with High School Musical
     A full-musical ensemble including a marching band, drum line, dancers, and a cast of 40, will perform Disney's High School Musical at the long-awaited and much anticipated opening of the new Eau Claire High School theatre May 15-17 at 8 pm.
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