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ART Art, Art, and More Art at Mays Park will offer classes Oct.- March. Just the two of us, parent and child for ages 2- 4; Homeschool art for ages 4- 7, 8- 12, and 12 and up; and Afterschool for ages 4- 7, 8- 12, and 12 and up. Contact Steve Hewitt, 545-3100.

Midlands Clay Arts Society will host the 8th annual Christmas Show and Sale Nov. 30, noon- 9 pm (reception from 6- 9 pm) and Dec. 1, 10 am- 5 pm at the Gallery 80808. 738-8903.

AUDITIONS Local music clubs will hold scholarship auditions Sat., April 5 at Columbia College. Applications are due March 22. 419-2990.

Chapin Community TheDateraerwlyi lBl ehloovlde dauditions for Sun., Nov. 11 and Mon., Nov. 12, 7 pm. Contact Jim DeFelice, 240- 8544.

CHURCH/CHARITY First Presbyterian Church's Wednesdays and Thursdays at First lunch service will begin at 11:30 am in Jackson Hall, 1324 Marion St. 799-9062.

St.David's Episcopal Church, 605 Polo Road, will host a bazaar Sat., Nov. 13., 9 am- 2 pm. 736-0866.

Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church, 1005 Asbury Dr., continues its contemporary service every Sunday at 9:15 am. 776-7237 or www.asburycolumbia.org.

Shandon United Methodist Church will hold a gangs forum Nov. 11. Refreshments will be served at 5:15 pm; the program will be 5:45- 7:30 pm. 256-8383, ext. 109.

St. Peter's Church, 1529 Assembly St., will hold a Thanksgiving Day feast for the homeless and elderly from 11 am- 1 pm. 779- 0036.

Meals on Wheels will collect pet food during the annual Season of Suppers Campaign. 252-7734.

DANCE Dances of Universal Peace will be Nov. 10, & Dec. 1, 7- 9 pm at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2701 Heyward St. Contact Margueritte, 743-0731.

Contra Dance will be Sat., Nov. 10, 7- 10:30 pm at Arsenal Hill Park Building. 796-8935.

The Greater Columbia Chapter of the U.S. Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association will hold dance parties Sat., Nov. 10 and Sat., Nov. 24, 7:30- 10:30 pm at the Hugh Dimmery Center, 680 Cherokee Lane. 781-5248.

The Capital Senior Center will host Friday night dances Nov. 9, 16 and 30, and Dec. 7, 14, and 28. 779-1971.

The Columbia International Folk Dance Club meets every Monday, 7- 9 pm. Contact Marguerite, 743- 0731.

ENTERTAINMENT The 22nd Vista Lights will be Thurs., Nov. 15, 5- 10 pm. 269-4965.

The West Metro Parade of Lights will be Sun., Dec. 2, 5:30 pm. The deadline for entries is Mon., Nov. 12. 794-6504.

Finlay Park will host a New Year's Eve Celebration Mon., Dec. 31, 4- 9 pm. 343- 8750.

The Shandon Turkey Trot 8K/4K Road Race will be Sat., Nov. 17, 8 am at Hand Middle School. Contact race director Jimmy Sauls, 252-6091.

MEETINGS Horrell Hill Family and Community Leaders Club meets the first Thursday of each month at 10:30 am. Contact Alice Williams, 776-7888.

The Arrowhead Toastmaster's Club meets the first and third Tuesday of every month 7- 8 am at Shoney's, 600 Bush River Road. 781- 5248.

The Richland County Republican Party meets 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 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 Midwifery Advisory Council will meet Nov. 14, 10 am- noon at the Heritage Building, 1777 St. Julian Place . 545-4370.

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.

Toastmasters Club meets every Friday, 7- 8:15 am at Lizard's Thickett, 10170 Two Notch. Contact Caroline Meyer, 782-8844.

The Richland Democratic Women will meet Mon., Nov. 12, 5:30- 7 pm at the Adult Activity Center, 7494 Parklane Road. 261-7730.

The Palmetto Personal Computer Club will meet Nov. 8, 6- 8:30 pm at the Capital Senior Center, 1650 Park Circle. 782-3015. MISCELLANEOUS Palmetto Health Foundation's Festival of Trees will be Nov. 16- 18, 8 pm at the S.C. State Museum. 434- 2827.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

will host An Evening

of Miracles Nov. 17 at the Radisson Hotel off I- 20 and Bush River Road. www.eveningofmiracles. org.

The League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area will host a panel discussion on Immigration Thurs., Nov. 15, 7 pm at the Main Library on Assembly Street.

The 20th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration will be Jan. 21, 4 pm at the Martin Luther King Park and Community Center, 2300 Greene St. 545-3001.

The Midlands Area Consortium for the homeless will sponsor its annual agency fair Nov. 14, 10 am- noon at the Tillis Center, 211 Simpkins Lane. 254-3886, ext. 213.

Riverbanks Zoo will offer a winter break camp Dec. 20 & 21 or 27 & 28. 779-8717 or www.riverbanks.org.

MUSEUM The State Museum will display The Mark B. Coplan Collection of Art through March. Contact Paul Matheny, 898-4941.

The Columbia Museum of Art will host the Holiday Artisans' Fair and Sale Fri., Nov. 16, 5- 8 pm. 343-2159.

MUSIC Columbia Harmonizers male chorus/ensemble meets Thursdays at 7:30 pm at Shandon United Methodist Church, 3407 Devine St. 798-1538.

The Sterling Chamber Players' dinner concert series will be Nov. 15, 6 pm at Sterling Hall, 320 Senate St. 252-2001.

The Palmetto Concert Band will perform Sun., Nov. 18, 4 pm at the Koger Center.

REUNIONS The 1958 and '59 Columbia High Classes will host a reunion Jan. 19 at The Hall at Congaree Promenade, 320 Senate St. Class of '58 contact Jane, 738-1513 and Class of '59 contact Pat, 772-2218.

TRAINING/EDUCATION Team Oana will offer a seminar series Tuesdays through Nov. 13 at the St. Andrews Shepherd Center, 2600 Ashland Road. Contact Becky Swanson, 731-9394.

The S.C.Women's Business

Center will offer Are You

Ready to Start a Business?

Nov. 12, 10 am- noon. 461- 8900, ext. 232.

The aspiring creative writers workshop will be Jan. 19, 10 am- 2 pm at the Denny Terrace Community Center. Contact Tara McDaniel, 754-6720.

Turning Pages will hold an ESL training workshop Nov. 10, 9 am- 1 pm. 765-2555.

The S.C.Women's Business

Center will offer How to

Start Your Business Nov. 14, 9 am- noon. 461-8900, ext. 232.

TRAVEL The Southeastern Citrus Expo will be Sat., Nov. 17, 8 am at USC- Aiken. 843-389-4831 or www.sepalms.org.

VOLUNTEERS The Five Points Wheels Transportation Program needs volunteers to drive its bus. Call Roger Cranford at the Capital Senior Center at 779- 1971 and ask for the Five Points Wheels office.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association needs volunteers. 799-7435.