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ANIMALS The Humane Society will host Mane Event April 25, 7 pm- 11 pm at The Millstone at Adams Pond. The Mane Event will feature live bluegrass entertainment, food, and a silent auction to raise funds for the recently seized Arabian horses.

The Shandon Presbyterian Chancel Choir will present Samson, the oratorio by G.F.Handel April 18 at 7:30 pm at Shandon Presbyterian Church. Pictured are front row: Bret Swan- Kloos; David Quackenbush; and Tom Brunson, conductor. Back row: Lillian Quackenbush, Serena Hill, Elizabeth Woodard, and Jennifer Bryant.

The 2nd annual Pets in the Park will be April 19, 10 am-12 pm at North Springs Park. Admission for the public is $1 and the dog show entry fee is $3 per dog.

ART Palmetto Painterswill hold its April meeting April 12, 10 am at Green Hill Baptist Church. The program will feature a fabric painting project. 781-2340 or www.PalmettoPainters. com/index/html.

The Trenholm Artists Guild will hold its annual joint meeting with the SC Watercolor Society April 14, 7 pm at the Forest Lake Recreation Center. www.trenholmartistsguild.org

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

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

BOOKS Finleaf's 2nd Poetry and Prosewill be April 17, 6:30 pm- 7:30 pm. The event will include readings by novelist, David Bajo; poet, Nicola Waldron; and Caroline

Lord, editor of Short Story.

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

Northeast United Methodist Church will host Power Lab Discovering Jesus Miraculous Power June 22- 27 for all children ages four through rising fifth graders. Register at www.NEUMC.com or 803-736-6386

Fort Jackson's Jewish Military personnel will celebrate the Passover holiday with the first seder and dinner on April 19, 7:30 pm at the Officer's Club. 787- 7217

4th Annual Cuts for Cancer! will be at the Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology located at 449 St. Andrews Road April 20, 2 pm- 5 pm and April 21, 10:30 am- 5 pm. $5.00 hair cuts and a variety of other services are available to help children battling cancer in SC.

ENTERTAINMENT Ruritan Club semi- Annual Oyster and Shrimp roast will be April 12, 5 pm- 8 pm at the Hampton Building in the State Fairgrounds. Tickets available 776-3811

Riverbanks Botanical Garden will hold its 5th annual wine tasting April 18, 7 pm- 9:30 pm. www.riverbanks.org

Rosewood Market will host The Rosewood Area Earth Day Celebration in- store and across outside patios at the Rosewood Drive location April 19, 11 am- 4 pm.

Rice Home will host the fifth annual April in Paris April 24, from 6 pm- 8 pm at 100 Finley Road. 691-5724 The Palmetto Opera will host Dance to the on April 12, 7:30 pm at Columbia's Ballroom Company 1333 Omarest Drive. For tickets 787-0287 or 732-3620.

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

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

Rosewood School will hold its Annual Barbecue and Silent Auction April 18, 7 pm- 10 pm at The Coop. Admission is $15 or $25 per couple. 343-2930

EdVenture Children's Museumpresents the popular Cyberchase™ exhibit now through May 27.

A Guided Nature Tour of the Cayce Riverwalk Park will be April 26, 10 am and 1 pm. Registration 796-9020 by April 15.

Overnight at the State Museum Family Camp-in! will be April 11, 6:30 pm. 898-4989

The Mill Creek Elementary PTA presents the Harlem Wizards, April 18, 7 pm in the Lower Richland High School Gymnasium. Tickets purchased at the game are $10 and $12.

The Palmetto Youth Football and Cheer Association is now registering for the summer football camp every Saturday at Trenholm Park from 10 am- 12:30 pm. Call Coach Cornelius at 865-0515 or 787-0216.

HEALTH Senior Exercise Program at Eastminister Presbyterian Church will be held M- W- F, 9 am- 10 am.

The Arthritis Foundation will host the Columbia Arthritis Walk April 19, 9 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 Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce members

will hold Business After Hours

at The Batteryat Arsenal Hill April 8, 5:30 pm- 7 pm. 414-3013

National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will hold its monthly luncheon meeting April 11, 11:30 am at Seawells Restaurant on Rosewood Drive.

The First Ladies Tea: A Networking Event will be April 12, 11 am- 2 pm at the Capital City Club. Tickets are $40. 361- 7772

MISCELLANEOUS The South Carolina Department of Public Safety will hold its annual memorial service April 12, 10 am to remember the 1,075 people who died as a result of traffic collisions on state roadways last year.

The Hollywood- Rose Hill Neighborhood will sponsor its 6th annual community yard sale April 5 in Hollywood Park, 300 South Gregg Street. 7:30 am- 12 pm. 777-3994

MUSIC The Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra will perform April 20, 3:30 pm at Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church. 732-5507 USC will host the North American Saxophone Alliance's Biennial Conference April 16- 19.www.music.sc.edu or 576-5893

The USC Concert Choir Spring Concert will be at St. Peter's Catholic Church April 11, 7:30 pm. 777-5369

Bombadil is entertaining at the New Brooklyn Tavern on April 12. Doors open at 5:30 pm with a $5.00 cover charge.

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

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

The Airport High School class of 1988will 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

Asbury Memorial UMC Fourth Annual College Scholarship Golf Tournament will be April 14 at Ft. Jackson Golf Course. 783-3281 or 776-6703.

THEATER Arts at Shandon presents a Mdinaynheer mth eina tMera pyrveilsleentation of April 4- 5, 6:30 pm. Admission plus dinner is $12.

USC will conclude its Mainstage Theatre season withA

Cabal of Hypocrites April 18- 27 with shows at 8 pm Monday- Saturday and 3 pm Sunday. Tickets can be purchased at the Longstreet Theatre box office. www.cas.sc.edu/thea/ or 777- 9353.

Columbia Children's Theater presents How I Became a

Pirate! April 11- 20 at the Booker Washington Heights Cultural Arts Center. www.columbiachildrenstheatre. com.

TRAINING/EDUCATION The Greater Columbia chapter of USA Dance, Inc. is holding a Salsa Workshop April 19, 1 pm- 3 pm, at the Hugh Dimmery Memorial Center. www.USADance.com or 407- 0132

The South Carolina Bar Pro Bono Program will sponsor a free legal clinic April 7, 6:30 pm- 8 pm at the Lexington County Public Library. The topic is family law issues, featuring William F. Gorski. 799-4015, ext. 158

Richland County Public Library will feature Social Networking 101, an informal overview for parents of the most popular social networking April 7, 6 pm on in the Bostick Auditorium of the Main Library. 929-3457 or www.myRCPL.com