September 16–23Friday 16

Moonlight Movies on Main will present My Big Fat Greek Wedding at 8 pm on Boyd Plaza in front of the Columbia Museum of Art. The movie is in celebration of the Greek Festival at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church to be held next week. Greek Festival dancers and Greek music will begin at 5:30 pm and the Greek Boys restaurant will serve food from 5:30–8 pm. Admission and parking are free. Call 779-4005.

Congaree National Park will hold an Owl Prowl at 7:30 pm for two hours. The walk is free, however reservations are required and can be made no earlier than two weeks in advance of each walk. Call 776–4396.

Part 2 of Henry Moore: Carving a Reputation will be shown at 7 pm at the Columbia Museum of Art. Free with museum admission or membership.

Richland County employees will hold a large rummage sale from 9 am–2 pm at the County Judicial Center. All proceeds go toward breast cancer research. Call 576-1944 or 748-4919.

Proof will run at the Sumter Little Theatre September 15–18 at 8 pm on Thursday– Saturday and 3 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Call 775-2150.

Trenholm Road United Methodist Church will kick off it’s program “Get a life!”, an extension of “Growing through divorce”, with An Appetizer with Mayor Bob . Mayor Bob Coble will share a favorite appetizer and answer questions about the city from 7–9 pm. The cost is $5 payable at the door. Call 254-6695.

First Presbyterian Church will have its first fall concert, Arts at First, which will present pianists Marina Lomazov and J oseph Rackers at 7 pm in Jackson Hall. Tickets are $7 which includes admission and dessert following the concert. Call 799-9062, ext. 304.

17 Saturday

Volunteer–guided walks are given the third Saturday of every month at 9:30 am during the fall and spring at Congaree National Park. Also, new ranger–guided walks featuring Congaree’s old–growth forest and giant trees every Saturday at 1:30 pm. Visit www.nps.gov/cosw.

Death & Dying: A Buddhist Perspective will be presented from 10 am–4:30 pm at the Ganden Mahayana Buddhist Center. To register call 256-0150 or www.MeditationinSouthCarolina.org.

18 Sunday

USC’s School of Music presents a Slavic and Russian program featuring works by Borodin and Dvorak at 3 pm in the school recital hall. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for USC faculty, staff, and senior citizens, and $5 for students. Call 576-5153.

Golden Age Sunday will be celebrate persons 70 years of age or older at Bethlehem Lutheran Church at 11 am. A covered dish luncheon will follow. Call 765-0590 or 781-7892.

The Columbia Bridge Club will have an Open House at 2725 Cypress Street in Old Shandon from 3–5 pm. The club offers free bridge lessons and has games every day of the week. Call 796-1114.

19 Monday

Carolina Medicare Prime has scheduled “Lunch On Us” Program for Seniors on September 19 at Fire Mountain Restaurant on Garners Ferry Road. To register call 1-866-624-4790.

20 Tuesday

St. Peter’s Church is offering a Grief and Loss Support Group for six consecutive Tuesdays from 6:30–7:45 pm at St. Peter’s Parish Center. It is free and all are welcome. To register call 779-0036 or email emily@visitstpeters.org.

21 Wednesday

Trinity Cathedral will present a half–hour concert with the Benedict College Gospel Ensemble directed by Darryl Izzardat 12:30 pm. Admission is free. Lunch is available in Satterlee Hall from 12–12:30 and from 1–1:30.

Visit www.trinitysc.org.

Columbia’s First Baptist Church will hold Community Bible Study sessions Wednesday mornings September 7–May 17, 2006 from 9:15 –11:15 am at the church. Call 345-3322 or email ransfordhome@bellsouth.net.

First Presbyterian Church will hold a noon lunch series in Jackson Hall. Lunch begins at 11:45 am, followed by a speaker from 12:25–1 pm. A hot meal is $5; soup/salad bar is $4. No reservations required. Call 799-9062, ext. 261.

22 Thursday

The SC Shakespeare Company will kick–off its 2005–2006 Season with Man of La Mancha at the Finlay Park Amphitheater. The show runs September 16–17, 21–24, and September 28–October 1. The show begins at 8 pm and tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, students and military, and $5 for children 12 and under.

23 Friday

USC’s Young Artist’s Workshop is set for Fridays from September 23–November 11 from 4–5:30 pm in McMaster College. The workshop is for students ages 6–17. Fall art classes are $65, children of USC faculty, staff or students receive a $10 discount. To register call 803-777-3137.

Congaree National Park will hold an Owl Prowl at 7:30 pm for two hours. The walk is free, however reservations are required and can be made no earlier than two weeks in advance of each walk. Call 776–4396.

The Young Adult Ministry of BibleWay Church will host Cafe Judah , a poetry event, at 7 pm in the Family Life Center. Call 776-1238 or 727-9562.

The Nickelodeon Theatre will hold the 4th Annual Latin American Film Festival September 23–29. Visit www.nickelodeon.org or call 254-8234.

The USC’ Theatre will perform Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge September 23–October 2 at Drayton Hall. Call 777-2551 to order tickets.

Columbia Children’s Theatre presents a musical adaptation of P.D. Eastman’s classic book, September 23, 7 pm; September 24, 2 and 7 pm; September 25, 2 pm; September 30, 7 pm; October 1, 2 and 7 pm at the Bellfield Cultural Arts Center. Tickets are $5. Visit www.columbiachildrenstheatre.com