/CAPTION Greyhound Lifesavers will have greyhounds at the Harbison Home Depot October 22, 11 am–1 pm. Information and adoption applications will be available. View greyhounds anytime, www.greyhoundlifesavers. org. Call Judy Horton, 957-3866

Art

McCrory Gallery , 1276 Assembly St. will feature Will Moreau Goins presentation of Sacred Spaces and Images October 23, 6 pm. 400-1205

The 2005 Young Artist of the Year soirée and silent auction will take place at the Columbia Museum of Art, Nov. 3, 7–10 pm. 799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

This cover for the January 18, 1919 Saturday Evening Post, entitled “Thinking of the Girl Back Home,” was painted by Norman Rockwell when he was stationed at the Charleston Navy Yard during WWI. The cover is the only one he signed Norman Rockwell, U.S.N.R.F. It is one of 323 Post covers that can be seen in the SC State Museum’s major exhibit Norman Rockwell’s America. Courtesy of The Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Mass.

Church/Charity

The SC State Museum Haunted Museum will feature ghostly gallery tours, strange tales by the Three Rivers Storytellers Guild and encounters with such legendary SC spooks as the Gray Man of Pawley’s Island, the Lowcountry Boo Hag and more, perhaps even including the fabled ghost of the State Museum himself. The American Red Cross needs blood. Call 1-800-GIVE-Life for a schedule.

The Palmetto Mastersingers will perform at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 1715 Bull St., Oct. 23, 4 pm. 779-0030

Guest Artist Scott Blanks as Count Dracula in Columbia City Ballet’s Dracula: Ballet with a Bite Photo by Matt Bassett

St. Martin’s in the Fields Episcopal Church presents Guitar Muse series at 7 pm Oct. 28. www.marinaalexandra or 787-0392

Dance

Columbia City Ballet begins its season October 27 and 29 with Dracula: Ballet with a Bite . 799-7605 or wwwcolumbiacityballet.com.

Food

Seeds of Hope Farmer , Lewis Reid, will have fall vegetables for sale in the parking lot of Shandon United Methodist Church, 3407 Devine St., Sat. Oct. 22, 8 am–11 am. 782-4450

Taste of the World will be Oct. 24, 6–8 pm at Delhi Palace, 1029 Briargate Circle. RSVP 252-2197.

History/Archaeology

The Ninth Annual Celebrate Freedom Festival , America’s largest patriotic air and ground show, will be held at Woodward Field in Historic Camden, SC, Oct. 29 and 30.

Meetings

SC Education Reform will hold a public meeting Oct 25, 6:30 pm at Brennen Elementary School. 540-7754

Friends of Congaree Swamp Annual Meeting will be at Big Lake (off SC–48, near Atlas Road, on Beckham Swamp Road) Oct. 30, 2 pm–dark. www.friendsofcongaree.org.

Music/Entertainment

The USC School of Music will present a USC Jazz Strings ensemble concert Oct. 30, 2 pm, in the music recital hall. 777-5400

Sing Christmas Carols with The Columbia Harmonizers Men’s Chorus . All ages and voice ranges are welcome. Group meets Thursday evenings, 7:30 pm at Shandon United Methodist Church, 3407 Devine St. 798-1538

The World Arts Fall Festival will be Sat. Nov. 5, 11 am–2 pm at Conder Elementary. There will be games, rides, prizes, and food. 736-8720

Newberry Opera House will feature Guit–steel legend Junior Brown performing Live at the Continental Club — the Austin Experience Oct. 28. 803-276-6264 or www.newberryoperahouse.com.

Museums

SC State Museum will offer Haunted Museum October 25 and 27 beginning at 6:30 pm. 898-4952 or www.museum.state.sc.us.

Norman Rockwell’s America will be on display at the SC State Museum in the first floor Lipscomb Gallery trough January 29.