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Events ANIMALS Greyhound Lifesavers will be at the Harbison Petsmart Sat., March 17, 11 am- 3 pm. Contact Judy Horton, 957-3866 or www.greyhoundlifesavers.org.
ART The H.E. Corley Art Gallery will display artworks by Columbia artist Susan Lenz through the end of March. 732-8175.
The Columbia Festival of the Arts will be April 26- May 6. Tickets are now available at www.columbiafestivalofthearts.com.
The Wachovia Gallery of the Richland County Public Library will display artwork by Keith Tolen through April 3. 929-3440 or www.richland.lib.sc.us.
The Trenholm Artist Guild will present its 26th Annual Juried Exhibition March 15- 29 at the HOFP Gallery. Contact Mary Elliott Williams, 356-0381.
AUDITIONS The Árpad Darázs Singers will hold auditions for the fall season. Rehearsals and auditions will be Thursdays from 7- 9 pm at the Ashland Methodist Church, 2600 Ashland Road. 926-7306 or www. ADSingers.org.
CHILDREN/FAMILY Kids Day Columbia will be Fri., March 30, 5- 9 pm at Finlay Park. Admission is free. 343-8750.
CHURCH/charity Rehoboth United Methodist Church, 6911 Two Notch Road, will present its Annual Easter Drive thru Drama Fri., March 30 and Sat., March 31, 7:30- 9:30 pm. 788-2220.
The Steadfast Christian Center, 5200 Fairfield Road, will hold a spiritual growth seminar on the second Thursday of each month, 7 pm. 786-9129.
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 Road, will host the Lenten Lunch Series Wednesdays through March 28, noon- 1 pm. Bring your own lunch; drinks provided. 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.
USC will present the Nadine Beachham and Charlton F. Hall Sr. Lectureship in New Testament studies and Early Christianity March 29- 30. 777-4100 or www.cas.sc.edu/relg/.
Friendship Baptist Church, 1237 House St., will present gospel legend, Dorothy Norwood Sat., March 24, 7 pm. 799-8906.
DANCE The Greater Columbia Chapter of the U.S. Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association will hold their dance party Sat., March 24, 7:30- 10:30 pm at the Hugh Dimmery Memorial Center, 680 Cherokee Lane. 781-5248 or www.USADance.us.
HEALTH USC's School of Public Health will hold a panel discussion and reception in honor of World Tuberculosis Day, Thurs., March 22, 12:30- 2pm. 777-5400.
MEETINGS 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.
The 3rd Annual Richland County Neighborhood Planning Conference will be Sat., March 31, on the Northeast Campus of Midlands Technical College. 576-2166 or www.richlandonline.com.
The Richland County Republican Party meets on the fourth Monday of every month, 6 pm at the Suggs & Kelly Law Center, 500 Taylor St. Contact Lou Nolan, 254-9543.
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 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, 211 Gervais St., will host Toddler Tuesdays every Tuesday in the month of April from 9:30- 11:30 am. Edventure will also host family night Tues., April 10, 5- 8 pm. 400-1157 or www.edventure.org.
MUSIC/entertainment Columbia Harmonizers male chorus/ensemble meets Thursdays, 7:30 pm at Shandon United Methodist Church, 3407 Devine St. 798-1538.
Dining with Friends Dessert Finale 2007 will be Sat., April 28, at the Palmetto GBA Building. 254-5223.
Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community will present its Spring Concert Series through April. Contact William Webb, 739-5018 for dates and times.
Town Theatre, 1012 Sumter St., will present Tom Sawyer Sat., March 31, 3 pm and 7 pm. The cost is $5. 799-2510 or www.towntheatre.com.
The 7th Annual Columbia Jewish Film Festival will be March 17- 22. For festival passes call 254-8234.
St. Paul's Lutheran Church Chorale and Orchestra and the Ebenezer Lutheran Church Chancel Choir will present John Rutter's Requiem. The concert is free and open to the public. 779-0030, ext. 19.
USC's School of Music will host the annual Moveable Music Feast Fri., March 23, 6:30 pm. The cost is $100 per person. Contact Jesseca Smith, 576-5763 or www.music.sc.edu.
The S.C. Philharmonic will honor Women's History Month with a concert Sat., March 24 at the Koger Center. For tickets call 254-7445. www.SCPhilharmonic.com.
Capital Places, Inc. and Historic Columbia Foundation will be holding tours of 1520/1530 Main St., and the Barringer Building Thurs., March 22, 5:30- 7 pm. Contact Erica Taylor, 252-1770, ext. 29. The Breath of Spring Music Festival will be Sat., March 17, at Cypress Gardens, 3030 Cypress Gardens Road, Moncks Corner. The festivities begin at 11 am. 843-553-0515.
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.
SCHOOLS St. Martin de Porres Catholic School is looking for former students and teachers to participate in the school's 70th Anniversary celebration on April 21. 254-5477.
SPORTS The Palmetto Youth Football Conditioning Camp will be June 18- 22 at Trenholm Park. Registration will be through Sat., June 16, 10 am- noon at Trenholm Park. 787-0216.
The 11th Annual Friends of Scouting Tennis Classic will be March 22- 25 at the Rockbridge Club. Contact Stephen Davis, 750-9848 or www.indianwaters.org.
TRAINING/education 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 S.C. Archives & History Center on Parklane Road. 777-5195.
The USC Small Business Development Center will hold a free consulting and managerial assistance session Wed., March 28, 12:30- 3 pm in the Moore School of Business, 1705 College St. Contact Bob Pettit, 777-5118 or www.uscbiz.net/.
The S.C. Chapter of the ALS Association will sponsor a support group every 3rd Tuesday of the month, 6- 7:30 pm at Trenholm Road United Methodist Church. Contact Dorian Jeffcoat, 866-492-4821.
VOLUNTEERS Meals on Wheels needs volunteers. 252-7734, www.seniorresourcesinc. org.
Winyah Community Hospice needs volunteers. No experience necessary. Contact Tammy Thomas,
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