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-ART The Trenholm Artists Guild will host their final meeting before summer break on May 12, 7 pm at the Forest Lake Recreation Center. 865-1431

The Columbia Museum of Art will be showing Excavating

Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Patrie Museum of

Egyptian Archaeology through June 8. Please visit www.columbiamuseum.org for more information.

Columbia Museum of Art is offering a variety of summer camps for children ages 4- 14. 343-2163

City Art Gallery presents School's Out VI: Emerging Artists

of the Southeast April 24- May 31. www.cityartonline.com

Palmetto Painters, a SC Chapter of the Society of Decorative Painters, will hold its May meeting Saturday, May 10, at 10 am at Green Hill Baptist Church. 781-2340 or www.palmettopainters.com

McKissick Museum will host Helen Hill: Documenting the

Florestine Collection May 3- Aug. 23. 777-7251 or www.cas.sc.edu/MCKS

H. E. Corley Elementary School will host Artwork by Bonita Strickland through May 30. 732-8175

McKissick Museum will host Barbecue Joints & The Good

Folks Who Own Them May 10 -July 19. 777-7251 or www.cas.sc.edu/MCKS

-BOOKS The SC Center for the Book at the South Carolina State Library will host author Bert Goolsby May 22, 12 pm- 1 pm. www.sleuthedit.com

-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.

Northeast United Methodist Church will host Power Lab:

Discovering Jesus'Miraculous Power June 22- 27 for children ages four through rising fifth graders. Register at www.NEUMC.com or call 736-6386.

Central Carolina Community Foundation and ABC Columbia will hold a yard sale benefiting Epworth Children's home May 10, 7 am- noon, Epworth. 254.5601 x329

-ENTERTAINMENT Historic Columbia Foundation will host Architectural and Main St. Tours from April 5- May 31, each Saturday, 10:30 am- noon. Reservations required, call 252-1770, ext. 24.

The Greater Columbia Chapter of the U.S. Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association will hold a dance May 23, 7:30 pm- 11 pm, Hugh Dimmery Memorial Center. www.USADance.us

-FAMILY/KIDS EdVenture Children's Museum will host BubbleLoosa! from May 3- Sept 30. www.edventure.org

Forest Acres will host the Forest Acres Festival and Family Fun Fest May 10, 10 am-4 pm, A.C. Flora High School. 738-3234

Historic Columbia Foundation will host a Mother's Day Brunch May 11, 11 am- 1 pm, Seibels House & Garden. Reservations 252-7742 ext. 29 or HistoricColumbia.org

3rd Annual Kids Triathlon & Health Fair at the Katie & Irwin Kahn Jewish Community Center will be May 18, 2 pm. Registration 513-2325 -HEALTH Senior Exercise Program will be held at Eastminister Presbyterian Church M/W/F, 9 am- 10 am.

Volunteer Services at Palmetto Health Richland are now accepting applications for this summer's junior volunteer program. 434-6242

A.C. Flora High School will host the Healthy Falcon 5K Run and Walk May 10, 8:30 am, Flora Athletic Fields.

The Dorn VA Medical Center will host National Research Week program A Promise for a Brighter Tomorrow May 16, 1 pm, Bldg 5 of Dorn VA Medical Center. 695-6780

LIVESTRONG ARMY will hold LIVESTRONG Day 2008 will be May 13, 11 am- 2 pm, State House. 465-1975 USC will host health forum Here's a Health Carolina May 17, 8 am- 1:30 pm Russell House, University Union. 777-5400 or sc.edu/symposia/hahc/index.php

Palmetto Health will hold a Women's Health Summit and screening event, May 31, 10 am- 2 pm, Celia Saxon Health Center. 296-2273

The American Red Cross will hold free disaster training courses each Saturday during May. 540-1215.

-MEETINGS The Midwifery Advisory Council will meet May 14, 10 amnoon, Heritage Building. 545-4370 or www.scdhec.gov/health/hrcontact.htm.

The Richland County Republican Party will organize precinct clubs: May 12, 6:30pm-8:30 pm, Jewish Community Center and May 13, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm, Ballentine Park. Call 254-9543

-MUSIC USC will host Columbia- based vocal group Colla Voce May 11, 7 pm at St. Peter's Catholic Church. Admission is $10. 777-5369.

The Columbia Rock Academy will perform a benefit concert for PETS, Inc. May 18, 3 pm, Jillian's. 787-0150 or www.columbiarockacademy.com

The Palmetto Concert Band will perform a Memorial Day concert, May 25, 4 pm at the Koger Center. 777-4106

-PLANTS/NATURE The Sandhill Farmers Market will be open April 29- November 25, Tuesdays 3:30 pm- 7pm, at the Red Barn at Clemson Sandhill Research and Education Center. 788-5700 x3

City Center Partnership will hold the Spring 2008 Main Street Marketplace every Friday in May and June, 10 am- 2 pm, Boyd Plaza. 779.4005 ext. 2042

Riverbanks Botanical Garden will host Rhythm and Blooms every Thursday in May, 6 pm- 9 pm. www.riverbanks.org Congaree National Park is now registering for a free Summer Science Camp for Junior Rangers July 7-11 and August 4-8, 9 am-3 pm. 776-4396 x 15 or www.nps.gov/cong/forkids/summer-camp-2008.htm

-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 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 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.

The 19th annual SCPA Foundation Golf Tournament will be May 15, Ft. Jackson Golf Club. Fax registrations to 551-0903. www.scpress.org Brookland-Cayce Varsity is now registering for the 19th Annual Bearcat Soccer Camp July 14- 18, 6 pm- 8 pm, Granby Education Center. Open to boys and girls ages 5- 14. www.scsoccer.com/bcsoccer.

-THEATER Town Theatre will present Damn Yankees May 9- 31. For times/tickets, 799-2510 or www.towntheatre.com

Columbia Children's Theatre will hold season auditions May 15, 6:30 pm- 8:30 pm and May 17, 1 pm- 4 pm, Booker Washington Heights Cultural Arts Center. 681-4548

Columbia Traditional Music and Dance will host Contra Dance in Columbia May 17, 7 pm-10:30 pm, new dancer workshop 7-7:30 pm, Arsenal Hill Park Building. 796-8935 or www.contracola.org

The SC Shakespeare Company will present The Three

Musketeers May 15-17 and May 20-24, 8 pm, Finlay Park Amphitheatre. 787-2273 or www.scshakespeare.org Town Theatre will hold auditions for West Side Story May 18, 6:30 pm and May 19, 7 pm. 799-2510 or www.towntheatre.com

-TRAINING/EDUCATION The Insight School of South Carolina will host a series of 20 information sessions in various SC locations through May 10. For dates, 1-800-260-5165 or www.insightsc.net

Palmetto Health Baptist will hold Safe Sitters babysitting classes June 9-10, June 25- 26, July 9- 10 and July 22- 23, 9 am-3:30 pm, Palmetto Health Baptist Auditorium. Advance registration 296-2273.

Turning Pages will hold Basic Tutor Workshop Training May 10, 9 am-1 pm, Turning Pages Offices. 765-2555.

The SBA South Carolina District Office will hold a Community Express loan workshop May 13, 5 pm-7 pm, Midlands Tech NE campus in the Center of Excellence for Technology. Call 765-5377.

The Giles Brothers Allstate Agency of Columbia will sponsor the Lexington County Identity Theft Shred Day May 15, 8 am- noon, Bush River Road WalMart. www.allstate.com

USC's Dean of the College of Mass Communications and PInofloitrimcs aatniodn t hSetu Mdeiedsi,a will present Charles Bierbauer, March 16, 3:30 pm-4:45 pm, USC Russell House. 777-7118

USC's College of Mass Communications and

Information Studies will host Media Literacy: Advice for

21st Century Parents and Grandparents by Frank Baker May 17, 10 am-11:30 am, USC Russell House. 777-7118