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ART The Columbia Museum of

As You Like It by William Shakespeare March 13-15, 2008. 7:30 pm Main Stage auditorium at Dreher High School Tickets: available at the door for $4 and $5

Art will be showing Excavating

Egypt:Great Discoveries

from the Patrie Museum of

Egyptian Achaeology through June 8. www.columbiamuseum. org for more information.

The City of West Columbia is seeking local visual artists to participate in the 2nd Annual Riverwalk Music Festival on April 19. Contact Roxanne Mockabee 920-3735 or r.mockabee@yahoo.com

Arts At Shandon presents "Stained Glass Window Tour" March 15, at 10 am. 771-4408 ext. 27

The Fine Arts Booster Club of Brockman Elementary School will hold a silent and live auction April 18, 7 pm. brockmanauction@yahoo.com

McKissick Museumwill present Spring for Art March 28, 7:30-10 pm. 803-777-7251 or www.cas.sc.edu/MCKS/

Columbia Museum of Art offers a variety of summer camps for children ages four- 14. 343-2163

Arts at Shandon will present a dinner theater presentation of "Mayhem in Mayville" April 4- 5, 6:30 pm. Admission plus dinner is $12.

CHURCH/CHARITY First Presbyterian Church continues their Wednesdays at First lunch service in Jackson Hall at 1324 Marion Street. Lunch available 11:30 am - 12:20 pm.

Easter Services at Christian Life will be March 23, 7:30 am, 9 am, and 10:30 am. www.ChristianLifeColumbia. com

St. Paul's Lutheran Church will present their first Drama of Living Last Supper March 19- 20, 7:30 pm.

ENTERTAINMENT Triple-MAMA will be appearing at the 5 Points Pub March 20, 9 pm. www.lucascates.com

Palladium Society Happy Hour is March 20, 5:30 pm- 7 pm at MacDougall's. 252.7742, ext. 27

FAMILY/KIDS Public Safety and Health Awareness Fair will be held April 4-6, at Keenan High School. For more information visit www.RCSD.net.

EdVenture Children's Museum presents the popular Cyberchase™ exhibit through May 27.

Camp Invention is now enrolling for summer program. 968-4332 or www.campinvention.org

HEALTH Senior Exercise Program at Eastminister Presbyterian Church will be held M- W- F, 9- 10 am. Call Joanne at 787-5156 to register.

Life Line Screening will be at the St. Martin's in the Fields Episcopal Church on March 15. For registration call 1-800- 697-9721.

The Arthritis Foundation will host the Columbia Arthritis Walk April 19, 9 am at the Harbison Recreation Center. www.arthritis.org or 755- 3744.

Start! Midlands Heart Walk March 15, 8 am at the Colonial Center. 806-3092 or www.startmidlandssc.org MEETINGS National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association Luncheon meeting will be March 14, 2008, 11:30 am at Seawells. Contact Ruth Donahue at ruthdona@windstream. net or 951-3213.

The Newcomers' Club of Greater Columbia will hold its March 27 luncheon at Carrabba's Italian Grill. 750-6695

MISCELLANEOUS The All- Local Farmers Market begins March 22nd, will nowoperate all fourth Saturdays at Rosewood Market and Deli on Rosewood Drive. 8am-12pm

The Great American Clean Up of SC officially begins its three- month campaign. For Volunteer information please visit www.palmettopride.org

The Historic Columbia Foundation is now accepting nominations for 2008 Preservation Awards. www.Historic- Columbia.org or 252-7742, ext. 24.

Speed Dating Event for Single Professionals will be March 28, 7 pm at Carolina Ale House 277 Columbiana Drive. Register at www.Cupid.com/PreDating

MUSIC The South Carolina Federation of Music Clubs is holding auditions for the Carnelia G. Walker Scholarship. Application deadline is March 31. 787-7975.

The Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra will perform a concert April 20, 3:30 pm at Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church. 732-5507

The Creative Music and Film Society will host a concert at the Columbia Museum of Art April 1, 7-9 pm. http://magmazed. tripod.com/creativemusic

REUNIONS The Dorman High School class of '88 is searching for classmates for its 20- year reunion to be held September 19- 20. call 864-578-6761 dorman1988@charter.net or

The 1972- 1974 classes of Lower Richland will have a reunion July 26, 7- 11 pm. Contact Robin Hook Bennett, 234-4345.

The Airport High School class of 1988 will hold its 20th reunion in August. Contact Brandy Aull, Ahseagulls1988@ yahoo.com.

THEATER The Town Theatre Youth will present AladdinMarch 29, 3pm and 7:00pm. www.towntheatre.com

Trustus Theatre brings back David Lindsay- Abaire with his Pulitzer Prize winning script Rabbit HoleMarch 28, 8 pm. www.trustus.org

Second annual IndieReels Festival to showcase new works by teen filmmakers at the Nickelodeon March 15, 11:30 am. 699-2800 ext. 2841 or nunderwo@rnh.richland2. org

TRAINING/EDUCATION Funeral Consumers Alliance of SC will hold a workshop March 15, 10 am-2:30 pm, at UU Fellowship, 2701 Heyward Street. 787-9585

Nuclear Energy Institute Manufacturing Outreach WorkshopMarch 27. http://newcarolina.org Ben Witherington III will give a series of talks on Jesus for USC's annual Nadine Beacham and Charlton F. Hall Sr. Lectureship in New Testament Studies and Early Christianity March 27- 28. Please visit www.cas.sc.edu/relg/ for more information.

SC Assistive Technology Expo will beMarch 19, 9 am - 4 pm, at the Greater Columbia Area Convention Center. 800-915-4522 or 935-5263

East Piedmont Resource Conservation & Development Council will host Equine Management Seminars April 3. fisherc@rcgov.us or 576-2080