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Greyhound Lifesavers will be at the Harbison Petsmart, Jan. 20, 11 am- 3 pm. Contact Judy Horton, 957-3866 or www.greyhoundlifesavers.org.
BOOKS The SC Council on Economic Education will host an Econ. Book Club meeting, Jan. 23, 5:30- 7 pm at the Columbia College Breed Leadership Center, 1301 Columbia College Dr. 777-8676 or sccee@moore.sc.edu.
The Richland County Public Library, Humanities Council S.C. and the S.C. State Library have joined with StoryCorps, a national initiative to create an oral history of America. They will collect recordings in Columbia, Thurs., Feb. 8- 22 at the main library, 1431 Assembly St. 929-3457 or www.myRCPL.com.
CHILDREN/FAMILY Riverbanks Zoo will hold spring and summer camps for kids ages 6- 10. 799-8717, ex. 1113 or www.riverbanks.org.
ETV will present Finding Money for College, Sun., Jan. 28, 5:30 pm. Viewers are invited to call in questions during the live broadcast. Contact Dana McCullough, 737-3212 or dmccullough@scetv.org.
The Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center will host the S.C. first LEGO League and Junior First LEGO League tournament, Jan. 26- 27. Contact Donald Griffith, 777-7505 or www.firstlegoleague.org.
CHURCH/charity First Presbyterian Church continues its Wednesdays and Thursdays at noon lunch service in Jackson Hall. Lunch begins at 11:30 am followed by a speaker from 12:25- 12:50. A hot meal is $6. Soup and salad is $5. 799-9062.
The Shepherd's Center of St. Andrews will present its winter session through March 13. Classes and activities are 9 am- 2 pm. 731-9394.
Shandon Presbyterian Church, 607 Woodrow St., will present Preston lectures Sun., Jan. 28, 7 pm & Mon., Jan. 29, 7 pm with a reception following the Monday lecture. 771-4408.
Forest Acres Women to Women Bible Study will meet each Wed. through April 25. Coffee and refreshments, 9:30 am, Bible study, 10- 11 am at the Covenant Presbyterian Church, 3100 Covenant Road. Contact Norma Johnson, 782-4922.
The Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, 4201 North Main St., will host the Hein- Fry Lecture Thurs., Feb. 1, 9:30 am at the Stavros Lecture Hall in the Casey Education Center. The Seminary will also host a Holy Land Study Tour and Faith Pilgrimage May 21- June 6. 461-3225.
CLUBS The Garden Club Council of Greater Columbia will meet at the Garden Council Building, 1605 Park St., Mon., Jan. 22, 10 am. The public is invited to attend. 786-4635.
Horrell Hill Family and Community Leaders Club meets the first Thursday of each month at 10:30 am. Contact Alice Williams, 776-7888, for the next meeting location.
Columbia's Parks and Recreation Toastmasters Club meets at noon on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at The Charles R. Drew Wellness Center, 2102 Walker Solomon Way. Contact Larry S. Thompson, 545-3095.
DANCE The Greater Columbia Chapter of the U.S. Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association will hold a dance party Sat., Jan. 27, 7:30- 10:30 pm, at the Hugh Dimmery Memorial Center, 680 Cherokee Lane. Contact Patricia Hill, 781-5248 or www.USADance.us.
Columbia Classical Ballet will present its annual LifeChance benefitting Zig the Pig Jan. 27, 7:30 pm at the Koger Center. A silent auction will be at 6:30 pm. Call 251-2222 or www.capitoltickets.com.
The Columbia City Ballet will present Where the Wild Things Are, Fri, Feb. 2, 7:30 pm and Sat., Feb. 3, 3 & 7:30 pm at the Koger Center. Tickets are available at 251-2222 or www.capitoltickets.com.
HEALTH Ganden Mahayana Buddhist Center, 1202 Main St., will offer meditation classes Wednesdays and Thursdays, 7 pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 pm. A meditation workshop will be Sat., Jan. 20, 10- 12:30 pm. 256-0150 or www.MeditationInSouthCarolina.org.
The American Red Cross will hold blood drives through Sun., Jan. 28. Call 251-6063 for locations and times.
Meals on Wheels and Riverbanks will host the 4th Annual 5K Run and Walk Sat., March 3. Registration through Feb. 15 will be $20 for adult runners, $15 for adult walkers, & $10 for kids 12 and under. 252-7734 or www.seniorresourcesinc.org.
MEETINGS The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training Program will hold a local information meeting about the upcoming summer season Jan. 20, 10 am & Jan. 25, 5:30 pm at the Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 3200 Trenholm Rd. 749-4299.
A women's business leads group is forming. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month at 12:30 pm. Categories will be protected. 261-0006.
The Business Association of Columbia meets every Wednesday at the Summit Club for breakfast to share sales' leads. Contact Ken Connor, 256-2354.
The Downtown Columbia Lions Club meets the first and third Mondays for lunch. Contact Lloyd Pitts, 798-8256.
MUSEUM EdVenture Children's Museum will host its annual winter exhibit Snowville through Feb. 25. EdVenture Museum will open a new exhibit, From Here to Timbuktu, Jan. 20. 779-3100 or www.edventure.org.
MUSIC/entertainment Lowcountry Oyster Festival will be held at Mount Pleasant at Boone Hall Plantation Jan. 28, 2007, 10:30 am- 5 pm. Tickets may be purchased at www.charlestonrestaurantassoication.com.
Columbia Harmonizers male chorus/ensemble meets Thursdays, 7:30 pm at Shandon United Methodist Church, 3407 Devine St. 798-1538.
Big Band Dance will be at Shandon Presbyterian featuring Cleve Edwards and the Big Society Band in Shandon's Activity Center 7:30 pm Fri. Jan. 19. Free admission. Call 771-4408, ext. 27 Arts at Shandon for more information.
The Columbia College Music Department and the Columbia Jewish Cultural Arts Jewish Music Series will co- sponsor a piano recital featuring renowned Israeli pianist Allan Sternfield, Wed., Jan. 25, 7:30 pm in the Spears Music/Art Center Concert Hall in downtown Columbia on North Main St., 1301 Columbia College Dr.
The Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra winter concert will be Feb. 18, 3:30 pm at Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church, 5503 Sunset Blvd. The concert is free.
USC will host a public lecture series featuring historian and author Dr. Walter Edgar every Wed., through April 25, 5:30- 7 pm at the SC Archives & History Center on Parklane Rd. 777-5195.
The Árpád Darázs Singers will hold auditions for all voice parts through Feb. 15 at Ashland United Methodist Church, 2600 Ashland Rd. 926- 7306 or www.adsingers.org.
The St. Pats in Five Points Committee is scheduling musical entertainment for the festival. Those interested in performing should send in a demo and press packet. 748-8555 or www.stpatsinfivepoints.com.
USC's Dance Program will present five top dancers from The New York City Ballet March 31, 7 pm at the Koger Center. 251-2222 for tickets. Contact Susan Anderson, 777-7264 or www.cas.sc.edu.
The Columbia Philatelic Society will hold the first of its semiannual annual stamp and picture postcard shows Jan. 27- 28 at Spring Valley High School cafeteria, 120 Sparkleberry Lane. Show hours are Sat., 10 am- 5 pm & Sun. 10 am- 4 pm. Contact Bill Mitchell, 254-3727.
Workshop Theatre, 1136 Bull St., will hold auditions for The Secret Garden, Jan. 20, 10 am and Jan. 21- 22, 7:30 pm. 799-4876 or www.workshoptheatre.com.
Dance Theatre will present Alice in Wonderland Feb. 9 & 10, 8 pm and Feb. 10 & 11, 3 pm at Town Theatre, 1012 Sumter St. 788-7517.
SCHOOLS Richland Two Elementary Schools will be holding registration for kindergarten through Wed., Jan. 31. Contact Theresa Riley, 738-3210 or www.richland2.org.
W.J. Keenan Raider Parent Think Tank will offer a discussion on How you can keep your child safe on the Internet, Sun., Jan. 21, 3 pm in the Keenan Theater. 738-7315 or 738-7316.
SPORTS Columbia's Parks and Recreation Department, 1932 Calhoun St., is offering several leagues and tournaments. 545-3100.
The Palmetto Youth Football Conditioning Camp will be June 18- 22 at Trenholm Park. Registration will be Sat., Feb. 3- Sat., June 16, 10 am- noon at Trenholm Park. 787-0216.
Golf Headquarters will sponsor the Columbia Division of the Amateur Golf Tour. The season will be Feb. 17- Oct. 7 at Wood Creek Farms. Contact John Livoti, 866-918-4653 or www.amateurgolftour.net.
TRAINING/education The SC Women's Business Center will host How to Start Your Own Business in S.C., Wed., Feb. 14, 9 am- noon at the C.R. Neal Dream Center, 2430 Atlas Rd. A $30 advanced registration is required. 461-8900.
The SC Barbeque Association will sponsor a judging class Sat., Jan. 20, 10 am- 4 pm at the Dan Ramage Conference Center, at the Farmer's Market, 1001 Bluff Rd. Contact Lake High, 782-9595.
VOLUNTEERS The 2007 Homeless Count will be Jan. 25. Volunteers are needed. Contact Linda Renner, 343-3437 or homeless@uway.org.
Meals on Wheels needs volunteers. 252-7734 or www.seniorresourcesinc.org.
Home Works of SC will sponsor Winter Blitz, Sat., Jan. 27. A planning meeting will be Thurs., Jan. 18, 6:30 pm at Benedict- Allen Community Development Center, 2001 Two Notch Rd. Home Works of SC will also go to Covington, Louisiana, March 3- 11. Contact Hank Chardos, 781-4536 or Homewrksc@aol.com. Dreams of Sleep , which won the 1985 Hemingway Foundation Award for a first work of fiction; Rich in Love , made into a major motion picture; The Fireman's Fair ; and Nowhere Else on Earth , a historical novel based on a true story from the American Civil War. Call 929-3475 for more details on membership or this special event.
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