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Calendar ANIMALS North Springs Park will host dog obedience classes beginning Feb. 19. Classes will be Mon. nights, 6- 7 pm. The deadline to register is Feb. 18. 736-6070.
BOOKS The Five Points Book Shop, 718 Santee Ave., will hold a book signing for Edward Mitchell Marion, author of The Board of Destiny, one man's soul searching, 7- 9 pm Feb. 2, 2007.
The Shepherd Center of St. Andrews will hold a book sale Tues., Feb. 20 & 27, 9 am- 1 pm at the Ashland United Methodist Church, 2600 Ashland Rd. 731-9394.
CHILDREN/FAMILY Riverbanks Zoo will hold spring and summer camps for children ages 6- 10. 799-8717, ex. 1113 or www.riverbanks.org.
Columbia Children's Theatre will present Judy Blume's Tales of A Fourth Grade Nothing Feb. 9- 11 and Feb. 16- 18 at the Booker Washington Heights Cultural Arts Center, 2611 Grant Street, Columbia. Performances both weeks are Fridays at 7 pm, Saturdays at 10:30 am and 2 pm, Sundays at 3 pm. $6 per person (803) 691-4548 or visit www.ColumbiaChildrensTheatre.
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.
Forest Lake Presbyterian Church, 6500 North Trenholm Rd., will host the Lenten Lunch Series Wednesdays beginning Feb. 21- March 28, noon- 1 pm. Bring your own lunch; drinks provided.
The SC Chapter of the Church and Synagogue Association will meet Sat., Feb. 10, 10- 11:30 am at the Children's Library, Washington St. United Methodist Church. Contact Sarah Brown, 256-1654.
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 Rd. Contact Norma Johnson, 782-4922.
DANCE North Springs Park, 1320 Clemson Rd., will offer Salsa dance lessons. 736-6070.
HEALTH Ganden Mahayana Buddhist Center, 1202 Main St., will offer meditation classes Wednesdays and Thursdays, 7 pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30 pm. 256-0150 or www.MeditationInSouthCarolina.org.
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.
USC's School of Law will host Women in Law do not care if you walk, stroll, crawl or run, as long as you join the fun 5K Sat., Feb. 17, 9 am. 777-6276 or www.Women.in.law.sc.edu.
Palmetto Health will offer a free cessation program to Richland, Fairfield, and Lexington county residents. To register call 296-2273.
Care Improvement Plus will hold an information session for Medicare beneficiaries Feb. 8 & 15, 11 am at the Golden Corral, 5300 Forest Dr. 877-625-2207 or www.careimprovementplus.com.
MEETINGS 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.
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.
The Richland Sertoma Club's annual Mardi Gras will be Sat., Feb. 10, 7 pm at the Summit Club. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. 787-5172 or 782-0011.
MUSEUM The Columbia Museum of Art will present an afternoon of Spanish music as part of the Baker & Baker concert series, Sun., Feb. 11, 3 pm in the Lee Alexander Lorick Auditorium. The museum will also host a special Jazz Café evening Fri., Feb. 2, 6- 8:30 pm. 799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.
The SC State Museum will accept applications from artists working in all visual media for the 4th annual Congaree Art Festival, Sat., April 28. Applications are due Mon., March 5, 5 pm. Contact Paul Matheny, 898-4941.
MUSIC/entertainment Columbia Harmonizers male chorus/ensemble meets Thursdays, 7:30 pm at Shandon United Methodist Church, 3407 Devine St. 798-1538.
Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1301 Richland St., will present the St. Louis Brass Band Sun., Feb. 11, 3 pm. The concert is free and open to the public. 765-9430.
The SC Philharmonic will host the Irish music band Cherish the Ladies Thurs., Feb. 8, 7 pm at the Koger Center. 254-7445 or www.SCPhilharmonic.com.
Nickelodeon Theatre, 937 Main St., will present the Southern Circuit Tour Feb. 8, 7 pm. 254-8234 or www.nickelodeon.org.
Barrage, a high- octane fiddle- fest, will come to Columbia Tues., Feb. 20 at the Richland Two District Auditorium. Contact Jose Carrion, 699-2800, ex. 2708.
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.
Finleaf Gallery, 2323 Devine St., will host speaker Leighton Lord Wed., Feb. 7, 6:30- 8 pm.
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.
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. Trustus Theatre will present Intimate Apparel Fri., Feb. 9, 8 pm. The show will run through March 3. 254-9732 or www.trustus.org.
USC will host George Packer to headline the Walker Institute Forum on Iraq Feb. 8, 7 pm in Gambrell Hall. Contact Dr. Gordon Smith, 777-8180 or www.cas.sc.edu/Iis/.
SCHOOLS Rosewood Elementary will hold an open house for perspective kindergarten parents Tues., Feb. 6, 6:30 pm. 343-2930.
St. Joseph School, 3700 Devine St., will present Return of the Glass Slipper Feb. 8, 1 & 7 pm. Contact Lester Duhe, 783-6323.
SPORTS The Richland County Recreation Commission will offer all types of sports leagues and teams. Contact Cynthia M. Robinson, 754-7275, ext. 218.
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 Senior Division. The season will be Feb. 15- Oct. 1. 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.
Midlands Technical College will offer the free workshop Vulnerable Adults and the Law Wed., Feb. 21, 8:30- 10 am at the Northeast campus. 732-0432 or mtctraining.com.
The USC Small Business Development Center will host an entrepreneur information session Wed., Feb. 14, 9- 11:30 am & Wed., Feb. 28, 12:30- 3 pm at the Moore School of Business Center, 1705 College St. www.uscbiz.net.
VOLUNTEERS Meals on Wheels needs volunteers. 252-7734 or www.seniorresourcesinc.org.
Home Works of SC will go to Covington, Louisiana, March 3- 11. Contact Hank Chardos, 781-4536 or Homewrksc@aol.com. |
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