The Marion DuPont Scott Colonial Cup will be Nov. 26 at the Historic Springdale Race Course in Camden. Call 803-432-2525 for a schedule of events.

Arts

The Columbia College Department of Art will present an exhibit entitled Yokes on the Trail of Tears: The Journey of an Installation featuring sculpture by Arkansas installation artist Pat Musick and photography of Jerry Carr. The exhibit runs through Dec.7 in the Goodall Gallery.

786-3810

The Trenholm Artists Guild meets the second Monday of every month at 6820 Wedgefield Road in Dentsville.

736-2739

City Art , 1224 Lincoln St., will feature the art of May Riesz through Dec. 30.

The USC Art Department will hold an Annual Holiday Art Sale Dec. 1–3 in the Art Department in McMaster Gallery. Admission is free. For information call 777-7480 or 777-4236.

Auditions

Auditions for Town Theatre’s presentation of Lucky Stiff will be held Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 12–13 beginning at 7:30 pm at Town Theatre. Call 799-2510.

Children/Family

Columbia Children’s Theatre presents Frosty Returns Nov. 25–Dec. 3 at the Bellfield Cultural Arts Center. For specific days and times, contact 691-4548 or visit www.columbiachildrenstheatre.com.

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden will hold a children’s Winter Break Camp Dec. 19–21 from 9 am–3 pm at the zoo. The three–day program is $100 for Riverbanks Society members and $130 for the general public. 779-8717 ext. 1400 or visit www.riverbanks.org.

Church/Charity

First Presbyterian Church , 1324 Marion St., continues its Wednesdays at Noon lunch service at 11:45 am. No reservations required. The church will also present an Olde English Christmas at their Musical Feaste, an evening of sumptuous dining, theater, and music reminiscent of Renaissance yuletide celebrations Dec. 9 and 10 in Jackson Hall. Reservations must be made by Nov. 30. 799-9062

Going the Extra Mile, a 5K race sponsored by East Lake Community Church in Irmo, will feature journeyman runners as well as newcomers and walkers raising funds for needy families on Dec. 3 at 8:30 am. Call 781-8561 for more information.

Northside Baptist Church invites the community to One Quiet Night , a Christmas musical dinner theatre presented by the Worship & Arts Ministry. Showtimes are Dec. 8–10 at 6:30 pm in the Christian Fellowship Center. Tickets are $10 each. Call 926-3025.

A Compline for Advent, 20 minutes of a capella music, will be held at Trinity Cathedral Dec. 1, 8, 15, and 22 at 8 pm. The Community Carol Sing will be held Dec. 14 at 12:30 pm. Lessons and Carols will be presented Dec. 8 at 5 pm.

The Helping Hands Ministry of Temple Baptist Church is sponsoring the Eighth Annual Bazaar/Collectibles and Craft Show Dec. 10, 7 am–1 pm. Tables are available for $20. Call 776-3913.

The Physician Musicians will present the inaugural “The Doctor’s Lounge,” a fundraiser for Free Medical Clinic on Dec. 1, 7 pm at Leaside, 100 East Exchange Place. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Call 765-1503 ext. 205.

Richland Northeast High School’s Sixth Annual HOPE for the Holidays campaign to collect canned foods, coats, toys and cash to donate to God’s Storehouse, Camp Kemo, the Beth and Lou Holtz Winter Shelter, and the Children’s Cancer Center has begun. Interested sponsors or contributors should call 699-2800 ext. 2822 for more information.

God’s Storehouse is accepting donations of new toys for young people, from infants to teens. To donate or have a toy drive call 691-1622 ext. 116. God’s Storehouse is open Monday–Friday 9 am–noon.

Dance

Columbia Classical Ballet will present The Nutcracker Dec. 2, 7:30 pm; Dec. 3 and 4, 3 pm and 7:30 pm at the Koger Center. Call 251-2222 for tickets.

Carolina Ballet will present The Nutcracker Nov. 26, 8 pm and Nov. 27, 3 pm at the Township Auditorium. For tickets, call 252-6530.

Columbia City Ballet will present The Nutcracker at the Koger Center opening Dec. 9 for an eight–performance run. Call 251-2222 or visit www.capitoltickets.com for tickets and showtimes.

Garden

The Garden Club Council of Greater Columbia will have a Christmas Flower Show, Holiday Symbols, Dec. 3, 2– 7 pm and Dec. 4, 2–4:30 pm at the Garden Council Building. Admission is free. Call 786-4635.

Holiday

The Devine Street Association will present A Devine Evening on Dec. 1 from 5-9pm. As a fundraiser for Zig the Pig, items donated by participating Devine Street Association merchants will be available via sealed bid for this night only.

The 52nd Annual Carolina Carillon Holiday Parade will be Saturday, Dec. 3, 9:45 am–noon. The parade begins at the corner of Bull and Gervais Street. Call 803-781-6122.

Forest Acres will hold a Holiday Tree Lighting at city hall on N. Trenholm Rd., Nov. 29 from 6–8 pm.

The Town of Lexington will hold its 30th Annual Carolighting Program Dec. 1 at 6:30 pm in Virginia Hylton Park. Call 356-8238.

The Holiday Mainstreet Marketplace will be Dec. 2, 11 am–3 pm.

The Columbia Filipino–American Christmas event will take place Dec. 10 from 5:30–11 pm at St. John Neumann School gymnasium. Tickets are $12 for members, $13 for non–members. Children 6–12, $5. Under 6–free. 748-8594

The Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism invites the public to a Christmas Open House at their Visitor’s Center in the historic Lorick Plantation House Dec. 10 from 10 am–4 pm and Dec. 11 from 1 pm–5 pm.

The City of Cayce will present the Lights of Cayce Dec.1, 6 pm on the grounds of the city hall. On Dec. 2, 6:30 pm will be the 16th Annual Christmas Traditions, a holiday celebration like the days of old at the Cayce Historical Museum. No charge. Also on Dec. 2 at 6:30 pm is the Christmas in the Trenches Lantern Tours. No charge. Call 803-796-9020.

Jewelry

The Columbia Gem and Mineral Society will hold its Annual Gem, Mineral, and Jewelry Show Nov. 25, 10 am–7 pm; Nov. 26, 10 am–6 pm; and Nov. 27, noon–5 pm at the SC State Fairgrounds in the Moore Building. 736-9317

The grand opening of Art Body & Soul (gift and beading studio) will be at 540 Meeting Street West from noon–6 pm. 926-0340

Nationally known jewelry designer Jane Pope will be featuring her jewelry at a sale benefiting the Newberry Opera House Dec. 1, 11 am–8 pm. at the opera house.

Vera Anderson , an up–and–coming local jewelry designer, is having her inaugural jewelry showcase courtesy of The Purple Alley in West Columbia beginning Dec. 15, 6–8 pm. Call 803-936-0036.

Meetings

Next Step Toastmasters meets every first and third Monday, noon–1 pm at the Indus Building at 7 Science Ct. in Carolina Research Park. Call 935-8345 or visit www.geocities.com/nextstepsct/

The Garden Club Council of Greater Columbia will meet Nov. 28 at the Garden Council Building, 1605 Park Circle Drive, Maxcy Gregg Park. The board will meet at 9 am, refreshments prepared by Pinefield Garden Club will be at 9:30, and the program will begin at 10. James B. Gambrell, director of economic development for the City of Columbia will speak.

Every Tuesday the Columbia Supporters of Fair Taxation meets to discuss the Fair Tax bill at 7 pm at the Irmo Branch Library. 803-312-3765.

The Summit on Women Entrepreneurs will be held Dec. 6, 10 am–4:30 pm at Columbia College. Register online at www.allianceforwomen.net. The cost is $30 per person.

The town of Lexington will celebrate Arbor Day with a tree planting ceremony on Dec. 2 at 3 pm near the Lexington Veteran’s Memorial on South Lake Drive. Call 359-1027.

The SC Arts Commission Board of Commissioners will hold a meeting Dec. 13 at the SC Arts Commission. Call 734-8696.

Music/Entertainment

The Columbia Harmonizers Men’s Chorus invites men of all ages who want to go caroling in December. The group meets Thursday evenings, 7:30 pm at Shandon United Methodist Church. 783-8475.

The Lexington County Choral Society will present its 10th Annual Holiday Concert series Dec. 1–3, 7:30 pm at Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church.

The Arpad Darazs Singers will present Sing Gloria! Dec. 11, 3 pm at St. Peter’s Catholic Church; Dec. 13, 7 pm at Kathwood Baptist Church; and Dec. 15, 7 pm at the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at Still Hopes Retirement Community.

Theatre

Town Theatre’s 2005 Youth Program will present Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol Dec. 8–11. Call 799-2510 for showtimes and tickets.

Children’s Letters to God, a musical based on the best–selling book, will be presented Dec. 8–10 at 8 pm and Dec. 10–11 at 3 pm at the Katheryn M. Bellfield Cultural Arts Center.

The Richland County Public Library will host A Christmas Carol , a dramatic performance for ages 12 and up Dec. 6, 7 pm in the Bostick Auditorium. The program is free and open to the public.

Tours

Historic Columbia will host Candlelight Tours of Historic Homes Nov. 29–Dec. 1, 6–8 pm. The tour will include the Hampton Preston Mansion, Mann–Simons Cottage, and the Robert Mills House. 252-1770 or www.historiccolumbia.org