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ANIMALS

The Greater Columbia Obedience Club will hold the All Breed American Kennel Club Agility Trials Sept. 28- 30. 787-0375 or www.gcoc.net.

Noises Off  - Theatre South Carolina will present Noises Off September 28 through October 7, Tues.- Sat. at 8 pm and 3 pm on Sunday at Drayton Hall Theatre, USC Campus. Call 777-2551 for tickets.

ART

The 2nd annual Fall N2 Art Showwill be Sept. 21- 23 on Richland St. in downtown Columbia. 394-4743.

Art,Art,and More Art at Mays Park will offer classes Oct.- March. Just the two of us, parent and child for ages 2- 4; Homeschool art for ages 4- 7, 8- 12, and 12 and up; and Afterschool for ages 4- 7, 8- 12, and 12 and up. Contact Steve Hewitt, 545-3100.

Arts at Shandon will present Dick and Winifred Goodwin with Doug Graham Fri., Sept. 28, 7:30 pm. 771-4408, ext. 27.

The Columbia Museum of Art will offer an art class for kids ages 2- 5 Wed., Oct. 3, 10- 11 am. 343-2186.

CHURCH/CHARITY

Dances of Universal Peace will be Sun., Sept. 23. The Potluck starts at 5 pm with dances from 6:30- 8:30 pm at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2701 Heyward St. Contact Margueritte, 743-0731.

The Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, 4201 N. Main St., will host fall lay school of religion Tuesdays beginning Oct. 9. 461-3263.

First Presbyterian Church's Wednesdays and Thursdays at First lunch service will begin at 11:30 am in Jackson Hall, 1324 Marion St. 799-9062.

Northeast Presbyterian Church, 601 Polo Road, will host a free health and safety fair Sept. 22, 9 am- 1 pm. 788-5298, ext. 158.

The Dickerson Center for children will hold its 9th annual silent/live auction Sat., Oct. 6, 6- 10 pm. 791-1511.

The National Federation of the Blind S.C. will hold a white cane walk Oct. 13, 9 am- noon at the Riverwalk by the amphitheater. 254-0222 or www.nfbsc.net.

ENTERTAINMENT

Wanna dance? See Pavlovich ad at the bottom of this page.

The Irmo Okra Strut will be Sept. 28, 6- 11 pm and Sept. 29, 10 am- 5 pm. 781-6122 or www.irmookrastrut.com.

Lower Richland Ruritan Club will hold an Old Fashioned Fish Fry Fundraiser Sat., Sept. 22, 4- 7 pm at the Ruritan Club house on Rabbit Run. 783-0149.

The Columbia Sertoma Club will hold the 2nd annual tailgate party for charity Sept. 22 at the Carolina Walk Rooftop Pavilion, 900 S. Stadium Road. Contact Todd Lewis, 227-1840.

USC's dance company will perform The Divine Comedy Sept. 27 and 28, 7:30 pm at the Koger Center. 777-2551.

USC's Bow Tie Bus Tour will be Mon., Sept. 24, 3 pm at the Lexington Municipal Complex, 111 Maiden Lane. 356-8238.

The British Car Club Midland Centre will host a car show Sept. 23, noon- 2 pm at Finlay Park. Registration for cars will be from 8:30 am- noon. 397-5556.

USC will host a symposium on S.C.'s role in WWI Oct. 5 & 6. 777-5400. The Koger Center will present Hairspray Oct. 8 & 9. 777-2057.

The Upper Richland Community Center, 280 Campground Road, will host the 2nd annual Fall Festival Sat., Sept. 29, 10 am- 2 pm. 462-9995.

The 5th annual Congaree Swamp Fest will be Sat., Oct. 6 at the Congaree National Park at Hopkins. The park opens at 10 am. Contact Marie Adams, 788-7185.

FAMILY

Riverbanks Zoo will host a fundraiser Sat., Sept. 22, 7- 11 pm. Contact Dargon Davis, 779-8717, ext. 1117.

Columbia Children's Theatre will present Junie B.Jones and A Little Monkey Business Sept. 21- 30. 691-4548.

Congaree National Park, 100 National Park Road, will host Swamp Fest Oct. 6. 776-4396.

MEETINGS

Horrell Hill Family and Community Leaders Club meets the first Thursday of each month at 10:30 am. Contact Alice Williams, 776-7888. The Richland County Republican Party meets 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 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.

MISCELLANEOUS

The Fall 2007 Main St. Marketplace will be every Friday in September and October, 10 am- 2pm. 779-4005, ext. 2042.

The application deadline for the S.C. Arts commission artist fellowship is Oct. 1. Call 734-8696 or download an application at www.South- CarolinaArts.com.

The Women in Philanthropy will host the Founders' Reception Tues., Oct. 9, 5:30- 7:30 pm at Sterling Hall, 316 Senate St. 733-5400.

Central Carolina Community Foundation will host a private collector's dinner Sun., Sept. 30, 6:30 pm at Solstice Kitchen & Wine Bar. Contact Kerrie Newell, 254-5601, ext. 327.

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

The Blythewood High School and Ridge View High School Bands and Booster Clubs will host the 2007Tournament o f the Bands Oct. 13 at Richland Two District Stadium. 917-0227. The Association of Lutheran Musicians of S.C. will hold an organ and choral workshop Sat., Oct. 6, 9 am at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 3909 Forest Dr. 787-4413.

MUSEUM

The Columbia Museum of Art will present Seeing Ourselves: Masterpieces of American Photography from the George Eastman HouseCollection Sept. 17- Jan. 6. 799-2810.

EdVenture Museum's Dragons and Fairies: Exploring Viet- Nam through Folktales opens Sept. 29. 799-3100.

REUNIONS

The 1982 Brookland- Cayce High School Reunion will be Sat., Sept. 22, 7:30- 11:30 pm at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center.

Spring Valley's class of '87 will hold its 20th reunion Oct. 13 at Sterling Pavilion in the Vista. 238-7438.

Spring Valley High School will host an all- class reunion Nov. 2 & 3. 699-3500, ext. 5570.

The 1958 and '59 Columbia High Classes will host a reunion Jan. 19 at The Hall at Congaree Promenade, 320 Senate St. Class of '58 contact Jane, 738-1513 and Class of '59 contact Pat, 772-2218.

SPORTS

The 7th Annual Sertoma Charity Golf Tournament will be Fri., Nov. 9 at Fort Jackson. Email jkslks@sc.rr.com for more information.

The Brain Injury Alliance of S.C.will host the 4th annual golf tournament Thurs., Oct. 11 at the Mid- Carolina Club in Prosperity, S.C. 731-9823.

TRAINING/EDUCATION

Team Oana will offer a seminar series Tuesdays through Nov. 13 at the St. Andrews Shepherd Center, 2600 Ashland Road. Contact Becky Swanson, 731-9394.

The Adult Education Program of Richland School District Two is enrolling for the 2007- 08 school year. Contact Paula Wilson, 736-8787.

VOLUNTEERS

Killian Elementary needs volunteers for its REACH Program. 699-2981, ext. 71205.