August 5–12Friday 5

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will hold a lunch meeting at 11:30 am at Seawell’s restaurant. Call 951-3213 or email ruthdona@att.net.

Window to the World Family Fun Night will be at the Columbia Museum of Art from 5:30–8 pm. Call 799-2810 or visit www.columbiamuseum.org.

Fiction writer Lee Bauknight and band Petrillo Relents present as part of the Artists Respond to Art program at the Columbia Museum of Art from 6:30–7:30 pm. Call 799-2810 or visit www.columbiamuseum.org.

EdVenture’s Bookin’ It Back to School Book Drive will be at EdVenture Children’s Museum. Drop off books from 5:30 am–9 am. For more information visit www.WMHK.com or call 754-5400.

Richland Northeast High School will hold its annual Fresh Start Breakfast for parents of freshmen, in the media center at 8:30 am. 699-2800.

YWCA presents wine tasting, dinner, and hors d’oervres , August 12. Reserve tickets by August 5. Dinner at 6 pm; class at 6:30 pm. 252-2151

6 Saturday

Riverbanks Zoo animal keepers will serve up pasta to protect rhinoceroses and their habitats at Main Street United Methodist Church from 5–7pm. Tickets are $7 for adults, $4 for children ages 5–12, and children under 5 eat free. Call 779-8717 x1117.

Free clothes, shoes, and school supplies will be given away at Clothes Closet located in the gym at Bethel A.M.E. Church from 10 am–noon. Clothes for the entire family are available. Call 779-0138.

The Carolina Conspiracy , a group of NC/SC mystery writers, will be at the Happy Bookseller from 2–4 pm to discuss their work. Call 704-644-2920 or visit

www.carolinaconspiracy.com

The Irmo Cheer Association will hold a Cheerleading End of Summer Rally, a team building instructional event, for ages 6+ from 9 am–noon. The fee for ICRC District residents is $5 and others $6.

About Face Sketching Sessions will be held at 11 am every Saturday through October 1 at the Columbia Museum of Art. The sessions are free. Bring a drawing board, pad, and drawing materials. Call 343-2215

The film Degas: The Unquiet Spirit will show at the Columbia Museum of Art at 2 pm. Admission is free.

Wild Summer’s Nite Auction , sponsored by the SC Wildlife Federation, will take place at the Ellison Building on the SC State Fairgrounds. Ticket order forms can be found at www.scwf.org dfs/ticket_ form_05.pdf

8 Monday

A Back to School Youth Revival will be held at Bethel A.M.E. Church from August 8–10 at 7 pm. The theme is “The Time is Now–Young People Raise Up.” A free dinner will be served prior to each service at 6 pm. Call 799-0138.

The Richland Democratic Women will hold an August meeting at 5:30 pm at the Adult Activity Center. Guest speaker will be Lachlan McIntosh, executive director of the SC Democratic Party. Call 865-2263.

9 Tuesday

Newborn Care and Development class will be held from 6:30-8:30 pm in the third floor classroom of Providence Hospital Northeast. The cost is $15 and pre–registration is required. Call 865-4487.

Meet the first ladies of wrestling at the 7 pm screening of the movie Lipstick & Dynamite. The Fabulous Moolah and The Great Mae Young, pro–wrestling legends of the 1940s and 50s, will meet fans at the Nickelodeon Theatre. Tickets are $6.50 general, $5.50 seniors/students/military. Call 254-8234.

The Capital City Republican Women will meet in the Vista Community Room of the Kelly Law Center at 5:30 pm. Featured speaker is Representative Joan Brady. Call Eaddy Willard at 695-1340.

10 Wednesday

Mommies Helping Mommies , a free support and playgroup for moms and kids ages 0–3, will meet from 10 am–noon at Providence Hospital Northeast. Call 865-6231 or email travelqueen25@yahoo.com.

The Contemporaries , a young professionals affiliate membership group, will meet from 6–8 pm for an evening reception. Admission is $5 or free for Contemporaries members. Call 799-2810.

11 Thursday

Flow Yoga classes will be held from 5:45–7:15 pm at the Fran Hanson Discovery Center at the SC Botanical Garden at Clemson University. For beginner, intermediate, and experienced yoga students. To register call 864-656-3405. Cost is $10 per session.

The Palmetto Personal Computer Club meets for an annual swap meet from 6–8 pm at Eastminster Presbyterian Church. For more information visit www.PalmettoPC.org.

12 Friday

The United Methodist Men at I. DeQuincey Newman United Methodist Church will hold its first Memorial Golf Classic at the Fort Jackson Golf Course at 1 pm. Sign–ins and late registration will be from 11:30 am–12:30 pm. The cost is $70 per player and includes prizes, free lunch, carts, and green fees. Call 788-9813, 754-2224, or 788-2329.

USC will hold Poetry School 101 August 12–14 at the Columbia Museum of Art. Cost is $125 per person. Sessions will run from 6–8:30 pm on Friday, 9 am–5 pm on Saturday, and 1–5 pm on Sunday. To register, contact Charlene Spearen at 777-2230 or cmspeare@gwm.sc.edu.

Faces by Charles Mason Crowson , an exhibit of portraits of prominent South Carolinians, will open in the Williams–Brice House of the Sumter County Museum with a reception at 5–7 pm. Call 775-0908.

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