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ART 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

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

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

Richland North East will hold a Student Art auction April 3, 5 pm. 699-2800 ext. 2713

USC’s Arts Institute will present student initiative, Le Carnaval Des Animaux March 22, 6:30 pm. 777-4280 or events@mozart.sc.edu

Log Cabin Art Guild Sponsored Exhibit and Sale will be at the Community Room/Village at Sandhill, May 2- 3. Pre-register by April 15th. 736-5748 or cbklopp@sc.rr.com

Karen Tingen of Art Imitating Life will speak at the Rice Home March 26, 10:15 am on Is Art Important to You? 691-5724

BOOKS Writer Salman Rushdie will read from and discuss his book, Midnight's Children, April 9, at 5:45 pm in the USC Belk Auditorium. 777- 8180 CHURCH/CHARITY First Presbyterian Church continues with their Wednesdays at First lunch service in Jackson Hall at 1324 Marion Street. Lunch available 11:30 am - 12:20 pm.

Christian Life will hold Easter services March 23, 7:30 am, 9 am, and 10:30 am. ChristianLifeColumbia.com

ENTERTAINMENT Covenant Classical Christian School will hold a silent auction April 11, 6- 8 pm. 787-0225

Spring Time at the Garden Festival will beMarch 22, nine am- three pm at Riverbanks Botanical Garden. 779.8717 ext. 1799

Tickets now on sale for fifth annual wine tasting at Riverbanks Botanical Garden April 18, 7 pm- 9:30 pm. www.riverbanks.org

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

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

Guided Nature Tour of the Cayce Riverwalk Park will be April 26, 10 am and one pm. To register, 796-9020 by April 15.

Model Train Open House will beMarch 29, 10 am- 4 pm in the Arsenal Hill Park Building. 699-2518 "Overnight at the State Museum Family Camp-in!" will be April 11, 6:30 pm. 898-4989

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

The All-Local Farmers Market, beginning March 22, will now operate each fourth Saturday at Rosewood Market and Deli on Rosewood Drive, 8 am- 12 pm.

The Arthritis Foundation will host the Columbia Arthritis Walk April 19, 9:00 am at the Harbison Recreation Center. www.arthritis.org or 755- 3744.

Healthy Capital 5K Run/Walk will be April 12. For registration, 731-8950 or www.strictlyrunning.com

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

The CCN City Council Candidates Forum will be March 27, 7 pm- 9 pm at the Eau Claire Print Building.

Councilwoman Joyce Dickerson will host a budget forum meeting for District Two residents March 17, 6- 8 pm at Longleaf Middle School. 576-2065

MISCELLANEOUS The Historic Columbia Foundation is now accepting nominations for 2008 Preservation Awards. www.HistoricColumbia.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 Cornelia G. Walker Scholarship. Application deadline is March 31. 787-7975.

The Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra will be performing 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 pm- 9 pm. http://magmazed.tripod. com/creativemusic

Patrons/Friends of the Arts will present "Like as the Lute Delights" March 30, 3 pm at Ebenezer Lutheran Church. 765-9430

USC's School of Music will host Moveable Musical Feast March 28, 7 pm. Tickets 576-5763

Miriam Burns and 38 painted instruments close the South Carolina Philharmonic April 5, 7 pm at the Koger Center. www.capitoltickets.com

"Chamber Innovista" will be April 6, three pm in the USC School of Music recital hall. www.music.sc.edu

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

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 a 20th reunion in August. Contact Brandy Aull, Ahseagulls1988@ yahoo.com.

USC alumni are invited to campus May 16- 17 for a weekend of class reunions and checking out what's new on campus. www.MyCarolina. org

SPORTS The 18th annual McDaniels Golf Classic, hosted by Palmetto Health Foundation, will be May 9 at Fort Jackson Golf Club. palmettohealthfoundation. org

THEATER The Town Theatre Youth will present Aladdin March 29, 3 pm and 7 pm. www.towntheatre.com

Trustus Theatre will present David Lindsay-Abaire with his Pulitzer Prize winning script, Rabbit Hole, March 28, 8 pm. www.trustus.org Arts at Shandon will present a dinner theater presentation of Mayhem in MayvilleApril 4- 5, 6:30 pm. Admission plus dinner is $12. 

TRAINING/EDUCATION East Piedmont Resource Conservation & Development Council will host Equine Management Seminars April 3. fisherc@rcgov.us or 576-2080 Midlands Technical College will host "Fun at Work Day" conference April 1, 8:30 am- 12 pm. mtctraining.com or 732- 0432

"Grant Writing & You" a seminar for improving small businesses will be March 27, 1- 5 pm at Capital Senior Center.

The South Carolina Summit on Women April 16, nine am- five pm at Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. 786-3729

South Carolina Connections Academy will hold a free information sessions March 24, 6:30 pm at Comfort Suites in Harbison. http://www.ConnectionsAcademy. com/sc

Midlands Technical College is offering an Italian for Travelers April 1. Registration 732-0432 or www.mtctraining. com

The 11th annual Robert Smalls Lecture Series at the USC will feature a documentary about Congressman Robert Smalls March 25, seven pm in the School of Law auditorium. 777-7248

Civil-rights pioneer and historian Dr. Cleveland Sellers will give a public talk March 27, seven pm in the USC Belk Auditorium. www.cas.sc.edu/AFRA/