ART

The Finleaf Gallery, 2323 Devine St.,will host Amanda McNulty art work March 15, 11 am- noon. 254-8327 or www.finleaf.com.

The H.E. Corley Art Gallery will display artworks by Columbia artist Susan Lenz through the end of March. 732-8175.

The Columbia Festival of the Arts will be April 26- May 6. Tickets are now available at www.columbiafestivalofthearts.com.

The Wachovia Gallery of the Richland County Public Library will display artwork by Keith Tolen through April 3. 929-3440 or www.richland.lib.sc.us.

The Trenholm Artists Guild will host award winning painter Hilarie Lambert at the next meeting Mon., March 12, 7 pm. Contact Mary Williams, 356-0381 or www.trenholmartistsguild.org.

The Columbia Museum of Art will present pianist Ruby Morgan as part of the Baker & Baker Concert Series Sun., March 11, 3 pm in the Lee Alexander Lorick Auditorium. 799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.

org.

The Trenholm Artist Guild will present its 26th Annual Juried Exhibition March 15- 29 at the HOFP Gallery. Contact Mary Elliott Williams, 356-0381.

CHURCH/charity

The Steadfast Christian Center, 5200 Fairfield Road,will hold a spiritual growth seminar on the second Thursday of each month, 7 pm. 786-9129.

First Presbyterian Church continues its Wednesdays and Thursdays at noon lunch service in Jackson Hall. Lunch begins at 11:30 am followed by a speaker from 12:25- 12:50. A hot meal is $6. Soup and salad is $5. 799-9062.

Forest Lake Presbyterian Church, 6500 North Trenholm Road., will host the Lenten Lunch Series Wednesdays through March 28, noon- 1 pm. Bring your own lunch; drinks provided.

Forest Acres Women to Women Bible Study will meet each Wed. through April 25. Coffee and refreshments, 9:30 am, Bible study, 10- 11 am at the Covenant Presbyterian Church, 3100 Covenant Road. Contact Norma Johnson, 782-4922.

USC will present the Nadine Beachham and Charlton F. Hall Sr. Lectureship in New Testament studies and Early Christianity March 29- 30.

777-4100 or www.cas.sc.edu/relg/.

Friendship Baptist Church, 1237 House St., will present gospel legend, Dorothy Norwood Sat., March 24, 7 pm. 799-8906.

The Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, 4201 North Main St., will host The Rev. Dr. Bill Coates Thurs., March 15, 10 am- 2 pm. 461-3249.

DANCE

The Greater Columbia Chapter of the U.S. Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association will hold their twice- monthly dance parties Sat., March 10 and Sat., March 24, 7:30- 10:30 pm at the Hugh Dimmery Memorial Center, 680 Cherokee Lane. 781-5248 or www.USADance.us.

HEALTH

Care Improvement Plus will host a free health education session on diabetes Wed., March 14, 11:30 am- 1:30 pm at the Moore Building, 1200 Rosewood Dr. 866-727-6638.

The Epilepsy Foundation of America will sponsor a National Walk for Epilepsy in Washington, D.C. March 31. www.walkforepilepsy.

org.

MEETINGS

Horrell Hill Family and Community Leaders Club meets the first Thursday of each month at 10:30 am. Contact Alice Williams, 776-7888, for the next meeting location.

The Palmetto Personal Computer Club will meet Thurs., March 8, 6- 8:30 pm at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, 3200 Trenholm Road. Contact Buster White, 315-3678.

The 3rd Annual Richland County Neighborhood Planning Conference will be Sat., March 31, on the Northeast Campus of Midlands Technical College. 576-2166 or www.richlandonline.com.

The Richland County Republican Party meets on the fourth Monday of every month, 6 pm at the Suggs & Kelly Law Center, 500 Taylor St. Contact Lou Nolan, 254-9543.

Columbia's Parks and Recreation Toastmasters Club meets at noon on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at The Charles R. Drew Wellness Center, 2102 Walker Solomon Way. Contact Larry S. Thompson, 545-3095.

The Business Association of Columbia meets every Wednesday at the Summit Club for breakfast to share sales' leads. Contact Ken Connor, 256-2354.

The Downtown Columbia Lions Club meets the first and third Mondays for lunch. Contact Lloyd Pitts, 798-8256.

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association Luncheon meeting will be March 9, 11:30 am at Seawells Restaurant. 786-1783.

The Richland Democratic Women will meet Mon., March 12, 5:30- 7 pm at the Adult Activity Center, 7494 Parklane Road. Contact Sandra Cocklin, 261-7730.

MUSIC/entertainment

Columbia Harmonizers male chorus/ensemble meets Thursdays, 7:30 pm at Shandon United Methodist Church, 3407 Devine St. 798-1538.

ETV will present The Big Picture Thurs., March 22, 7:30 pm. 737-3259.

Town Theatre, 1012 Sumter St., will present Tom Sawyer Sat., March 31, 3 pm and 7 pm. The cost is $5.

799-2510 or www.towntheatre.com.

The Carolina Classic Home & Garden Show will be March 9- 11 at the Fairgrounds. 256-6238 or www.columbiabuilders.

com.

Three Days Grace will perform at St. Pat's in Five Points Sat., March 17. 446-8929.

USC's School of Music will host the annual Moveable Music Feast Fri., March 23, 6:30 pm. The cost is $100 per person. Contact Jesseca Smith, 576-5763 or www.music.sc.edu.

The S.C. Philharmonic will honor Women's History Month with a concert Sat., March 24 at the Koger Center. For tickets call 254-7445. www.SCPhilharmonic.com.

Capital Places, Inc. and Historic Columbia Foundation will be holding tours of 1520/1530 Main St., and the Barringer Building Thurs., March 22, 5:30- 7 pm. Contact Erica Taylor, 252-1770, ext. 29.

The Sterling Chamber Players will perform Fri., March 9, 8 pm at Sterling Hall, 320 Senate St. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. 252-2001.

The Breath of Spring Music Festival will be Sat., March 17, at Cypress Gardens, 3030 Cypress Gardens Road, Moncks Corner. The festivities begin at 11 am. 843-553-0515.

USC's Dance Program will present five top dancers from The New York City Ballet March 31, 7 pm at the Koger Center. 251-2222 for tickets. Contact Susan Anderson, 777-7264 or www.cas.sc.edu.

SPORTS

The Palmetto Youth Football Conditioning Camp will be June 18- 22 at Trenholm Park. Registration will be through Sat., June 16, 10 am- noon at Trenholm Park. 787-0216.

The Golf for Conner Tournament and Silent Auction will be Thurs., March 29 beginning at 11:30 am at the Country Club of Lexington. To register call

214-2226.

The 11th Annual Friends of Scouting Tennis Classic will be March 22- 25 at the Rockbridge Club. Contact Stephen Davis, 750-9848 or www.indianwaters.org.

TRAINING/education

USC will host a public lecture series featuring historian and author Dr. Walter Edgar every Wed., through April 25, 5:30- 7 pm at the S.C. Archives & History Center on Parklane Road. 777-5195.

The USC Small Business Development Center will hold a free consulting and managerial assistance session Wed., March 28, 12:30- 3 pm in the Moore School of Business, 1705 College St. Contact Bob Pettit, 777-5118 or www.uscbiz.net/.

The S.C. Aviation Safety Council will hold its FAA Wings Weekend Sat., March 24 in Greenville, S.C. www.scaviationsafety.org.

The Healing Hands Project will sponsor a program combating domestic abuse/violence Sat., March 10, 4:30 pm at Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church, 7709 Wilson Blvd.

786-1051.

Turning Pages, 2728 Devine St., will offer a basic tutor workshop training March 10, 9 am- 2 pm.

765-2555.

The S.C. Chapter of the ALS Association will sponsor a support group for caregivers, ALS patients, friends and family every 3rd Tuesday of the month, 6- 7:30 pm at Trenholm Road United Methodist Church. Contact Dorian Jeffcoat, 866-492-4821.

The S.C. Women's Business Center, 712 Calhoun St., will host When It's Time to be Your Own CEO Tues., March 13, 3:30- 5:30 pm. The cost is $30. 461-8900, ext. 232.

AARP will offer a class on car insurance Tues., March 27 and Thurs., March 29, 8:45 am- 12:45 pm at the Crooked Creek Park, 1098 Old Lexington Highway. The cost is $10. 345-6181.

The S.C. Bar Pro Bono

Program will sponsor a free legal clinic March 13, 6:30- 8 pm at the Lexington County Public Library, 5440 Augusta Road. 799-4015.

Richland 101, an informational session about local services, will begin a six- week series Mon., March 12. Classes are Mon.- Thurs., 6- 8 pm in County Council chambers. 576-2062 or www.richlandonline.com.

VOLUNTEERS

Meals on Wheels needs volunteers. 252-7734, www.seniorresourcesinc.

org.

Winyah Community Hospice needs volunteers. No experience necessary. Contact Tammy Thomas,

798-4030. Enjoy the fun and nostalgia of an old- fashioned, wholesome Sock- Hop. Hosted by Excelsior Academy, this dance will take place at the First Presbyterian Gym, on the corner of Bull and Washington streets, March 30 from 7 pm- 10:30 p.m.

DJ Kevin Kline will play oldies tunes to encourage such dances as the Shag, Jitterbug, and Charleston. There will also be games and fun contests on the dance floor.

Poodle skirts, flapper dresses, and rolled up jeans and T- shirts are encouraged. This is an event for all ages and for the whole family.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students, ages 6- 18. Children five and under are admitted free. Refreshments will be served as well.