Theatre South Carolina presents The Country Wife featuring Mr. Horner, played by Demetrius Troy, and Lady Fidget, played byMarybeth Gorman. Arts

The Trenholm Artists’ Guild is sponsoring a workshop featuring Robert Hickman Feb. 14–16 from 9 am–2 pm. The guild meets the second Monday of every month at 6820 Wedgefield Rd. 736-2739.

The Devine Street Dance Company will present La Bayadere, as well as A Night of Devine Dancing, February 17 and 18, 7 pm, at the Keenan High School Auditorium. 790-9805.

The McCrory Gallery, 1276 Assembly St., will host a special exhibition featuring the art of Sheri Moore, Friday, Feb. 3–Sunday, March 5. For more info and to receive a brochure, call 400-1205.

Arts at Shandon will present Jacob Will and Tina Milhorn Stallard, professional artists from USC, performing a variety of romantic songs by Mozart. Friday, Feb. 3, 7:30 pm at Shandon Presbyterian Church. Attendance is free.

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Vista Studios Gallery 80808, 808 Lady Street, will present What’s Love Got to do with it, Chapter 2, Friday, Feb. 10 from 5–10 pm, and will host Valentine’s Date Night Reception and art pick up, Feb. 14, 5–7 pm. 252-6134

HOFP Gallery, 2828 Devine St., presents Benedictions. The opening reception is Thursday, Feb. 9, 6-9 pm. The show runs through March 4. Call 799-7405 or visit www.hofpgallery.com for more info.

Theatre South Carolina will present The Country Wife, Feb. 3–12 at USC’s Drayton Hall. Performances will be at 8 pm, Tuesday–Saturday and 3 pm on Sundays. Call 777-2551 to order tickets and for prices.

Church/charity

First Baptist Church, 1306 Hampton St., will hold a free six–week seminar for couples considering marriage. Beginning February 19, classes will meet each Sunday at 9:15 am. 803-343-8585

Trenholm Road United Methodist Church will offer a three-session study, Mondays, Feb. 6, 13, and 20 from 6:30- 7:45 pm. Participants should read When Suffering Persists by Frederick Schmidt beforehand. To register or reserve a book, contact Anne Cox, 254-6695 or acox@trumc.org by January 30.

First Baptist Church, 1306 Hampton St., will present 100 Years of Broadway, February 24 & 25. Tickets are $15 each and are on sale now. 803-343-8585 or FirstBaptistColumbia.com.

The Friends of the RCPL will host a fundraiser, A Tisket, A Tasket, A Literary Basket, Saturday, Feb. 4, 7 pm in the Bostick Auditorium of the Main Library, 1431 Assembly St. Tickets are $30 for members, $35 for non–members. 929-3475.

The B106.6 Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon benefiting Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital will be March 2–5. Organizations are encouraged to collect change through Feb. 17. To become a change champion, call Lynn Hazel, 434-2827.

The Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary will host three presiding bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Thursday, Feb. 9 from 9:30 am– 2:30 pm, at The Virginia W. Casey Educational Center on the seminary campus, 4201 North Main St. 461-3256.

The Ganden Buddhist Center, 2740 Devine St., will hold a workshop on how to overcome stress and how to meditate, February 4, 10 am–12:30 pm. To register, call 256-0150 or visit www.MeditationIn SouthCarolina.org.

The Beth Shalom Synagogue, 5827 Trenholm Rd., on Tuesdays starting Feb. 7, 2006, 7–8:45 pm, will present The Meaning of Moments. The Rhythms of Life. The Kabalah of Time. To enroll visit www.myJLI.com, the fee is $60 (textbook included). For more info call 782-1831.

Meetings

The Capitol City Real Estate Investors meets the second Thursday of each month at Saluda Shoals Park, 6:30 pm. www.screi.com or 209-1935.

The Richland Kiwanis Club meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month, 12:30 pm at Lizard’s Thicket on S. Beltline next to the Midlands Tech. campus. For more info, call Ken Connor, 256-2354.

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 Business Association of Columbia/BAC meets in the Summit Club, Wednesdays at 7:30 am for breakfast and conversation. Membership is by invitation. For an invitation and details contact Summer Duffie, 753-5015.

The Capitol City Real Estate Investors will meet February 9, 6:30 pm at Saluda Shoals Park, Bush River Rd. The speakers are Thomas Bryson, CPA and Warren Herndon, an attorney. For more info visit www.screi.com, or call Janice Lane at 206-1935.

The Sexual Trauma Services will host its annual event, Hopelights, February 6, 6 pm at the Capital City Club.

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Music

The Columbia Harmonizers meets Mondays, 7:30 pm at the Shandon United Methodist Church, 3407 Devine St. For more info call Joe Solito at 783-8475.

The Columbia Music Festival Associationhosts the 24th annual Ye Olde Pub Night, Feb. 4, 7:30 pm, at the CMFA ArtSpace, 914 Pulaski St. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. For more info or for tickets, call 771-6303.

ETV Radio and the Trinity Cathedral will present Midday Mozart, a series of concerts airing weekdays at 1 pm from Jan. 30–Feb. 17. The concerts will air on WLTR–FM, 91.3. For more info contact Dana McCullough at 737-3212 or dmccullough@scetv.org.

Entertainment

A card party will be held at the Garden Council Building, 1605 Park Circle Thursday, Feb. 2, at 10 am. There will be a luncheon, fashion show, and door prizes. Bring your own cards for playing. Send reservations and checks to Doris Kahn, 3811 Kilbourne Rd, Columbia SC, 29205. The cost is $15 per person.

The 10th anniversary of the SC Book Festival will be Feb. 24–Feb. 26, at the Metropolitan Convention Center. The festival will be open Saturday, 9am–5 pm and Sunday, 11am–5 pm; admission is free. For more info call 771-2477 or visit www.scbookfestival.org.

The Third Annual Red Dress Rally, co–sponsored by the American Heart Association, will take place at the State House, Wednesday, Feb. 1, at noon. Red Dress Day is Friday, Feb. 3. Visit www.RedDressCampaign.com or 256-5830

The Columbia Housing Authority (CHA) is accepting applications, due Jan. 30 by noon, for its 19th annual Wall of Fame ceremony. For an application call 376-6161 or visit http://www.chasc.org.

The Nickelodeon Theatre, 937 Main St, will hold its 5th annual African–American/International Film Festival, Feb. 3–7. Call 254-8234 or visit www.nickelodeon.org.

Sports

The Carolina men’s soccer team and the Columbia YMCA will sponsor a parent/child soccer clinic for ages 5–14 Feb. 11 and 12 at the USC Indoor Fieldhouse on Whaley St. from 2:30–4:30 pm each day. 799-7159.

Irmo Chapin Recreation Commission, 5605 Bush River Rd, will sponsor Midnight Basketball, Friday, Feb. 3 from 9 pm–12 am. The cost is $5 per person. Contact Lori Shaffer, 213-2008 or by email lshaffer@icrc.net, for more info.

The Columbia Division of Amateur Golf Tour will start Feb. 19 at Windermere and end October 8 at Wood Creek Farms. Call John Livoti, 866-918-4653, or visit www. amateurgolftour.net.

Training/education

The Hospitality Association of SC will hold seminars to train bars and restaurants in the nuances of the big bottle system. Call Bob Johnson, 765-9000.

The SC Bar Pro Bono Program will sponsor two free legal clinics: Feb. 16 from 6:30–8 pm at the Cayce–West Columbia Public Library, 1500 Augusta Rd, & Feb. 21 from 6–9 pm at the Richland County Library, 1431 Assembly St. 799-4015, ext. 158.

Registration for community education classes at the W.R. Rogers Adult Education Center, 750 Old Clemson Rd, has begun. Classes start Feb. 13. 736-8787, ext. 317.

Rosewood Elementary School will hold an Open House for prospective kindergarten parents for the 2006-2007 school year, Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 6:30 pm.