August 12–19Friday 12

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.

13 Saturday

The Greater Columbia Chapter of the US Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association will hold a dance from 7:30–10:30 pm at the Hugh Dimmery Memorial Center (The Barn), 680 Cherokee Lane, West Columbia. Admission is $5 for members and $8 for nonmembers. www.USADance.US

14 Sunday

The Town of Lexington presents Beach Blanket Boogie as part of the Concerts in the Park series. The Mutual Fun Band will play from 4–6 pm at Virginia Hylton Park. The concert is free. Call 356-8238.

15 Monday

West African Dance Classes will be held 7–8 pm at the Columbia Music Festival Association and will run for eight weeks. The pre–registered price is $64 for adults, $60 for students, and $55 for children under 12. Call 782-1964 or email info@borenya.org.

Next Step Toastmasters Club meets noon–1 pm at the Indus Building, 7 Science Court (in the Carolina Research Park). 935-8935

or www.geocities.com/nextstepsct

16 Tuesday

The SC Interagency Coordinating Council will meet from 10 am– 1 pm at the Midlands Center Collaborative Training Center, 555 Farrow Road. 898-0428

17 Wednesday

Firt Presbyterian Church of Columbia will hold a lunch service from 11:45 am–12:50 pm. Hot meal is $5 and soup/salad is $4. No reservations required. Call 799-9062 ext. 261.

18 Thursday

Russell & Jeffcoat Real Estate will hold a career expo at 7 pm at the Clarion Hotel. Call 779-6000 to register.

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 Arpad Darazs Singers rehearse every Thursday at 7 pm. Auditions are open until September 24. For more information call 333-0918 or visit www.adsingers.org.

August 20 • 6 pm • Rosewoods inside the State Fairgrounds

Animal Protection League Annual Benefit Auction

To raise funds to help APL care for and find new loving homes for

abandoned, abused, and neglected cats and dogs.

$25 per person • Tables for 8, $175 803-695–0902 (See ad on page 8)