The British Car Club Midland Centre's annual fundraiser to support Camp Kemo and Columbia Parks & Recreation, will be held October 5, 2008, 10 am to 3 pm at Finley Park, downtown Columbia. Spend an afternoon perusing antique models, listening to music, and eating amazing food; all for a good cause.

-ART

Deadline to apply for a 2008- 2009 Fellowship Award from the S.C. Arts Commission is October 1. Artists may apply for an award in visual arts, craft, dance performance and dance choreography. Applications and guidelines are available at www.southcarolinaarts.com.

The South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault will open Living With The Enemy: The Exhibition October 3, from 6pm- 9pm at City Art Gallery. The event will take place at City Art Gallery. For information contact 256-2900 or rwilliams@sccadvasa.org

The Heart of Sumter Neighborhood Associationpresents its second annual Art in the Park event, September 27, 10 am to 5 pm at Memorial Park in Sumter. 464-3961.

Trustus Theatre will be filled with guitar amps, microphones, and drums on Monday, September 29, as they host Rock The Vote: In the Vista. The doors for this special concert event to promote voter registration will open at 5 pm, the show will start rocking at 6 pm, and admission is free. Trustus Theatre is located on Lady Street, behind the Gervais St. Publix. Parking is available on Lady St., and in the Publix parking lot. For more information call Joe in the box office Tuesdays through Saturdays 1- 6 p.m. at 803- 254-9732.

-CHURCH/CHARITY

First Presbyterian Church continues with its Wednesdays at First Lunch service in Jackson Hall. Lunch 11:30 am- 12:20 pm followed by a speaker and ending at 12:50 pm. Hot meal $6, soup and salad bar $5. Free parking.

St. David Episcopal Church will host Barbecue for Mission on September 26, 11:30- 2:30, and 27, 11:30- 5:30, at the church located in northeast Columbia at 605 Polo Rd. Call 736-1147 or 609-1631 or information and take-out orders.

Trinity Presbyterian Church will host its Annual Fall Barbecue October 4, 11 am- 2 pm, at 1000 Greenlawn Drive.

St.David's Episcopal will host Blessing of the Animals on September 28, 4:30 pm, at St. David Episcopal. www.stdavidscolumbia.org

MIRCI (Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc.) will host the 24th Annual Low Country Shrimp Boil on October 2, 5 pm- 7 pm at 3809 Rosewood Dr. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased by calling 786-1844 ext 105.

-DANCE/ENTERTAINMENT AC Flora's Booster Club will host a Barbecue on October 3, 5:30 pm- 7:30 pm, at the Memorial Stadium parking log. Contact Sharon Lewis, 790- 9777.

-FAMILY/KIDS

EdVenture Children's Museum will host BubbleLoosa!through September 30. www.edventure.org

American Heart Association and EdVenture Children's Museum will host Go Healthy Day of Play on September 27, 1 pm- 4:30pm. www.igohugo.org

The YMCA will host the Daddy Daughter Dance - An Enchanted Evening October 4, from 5pm- 9pm, at Saxe Gotha Church Gym. Registration deadline is September 26, www.scguides.org or 359-3376 ext. 15.

-HEALTH

Multiple Sclerosis Yoga Class: A free Yoga Class for people with MS is held each Wednesday from 11:30- 12:30 at St. David's Episcopal Church on Polo Rd. in Northeast Columbia. For more information contact Debbie Fulmer at 787- 8157.

Yoga for Seniors: A free seated yoga class is held each Monday afternoon at 4 pm at The Waterford, 9370 Windsor Lake Blvd in Northeast Columbia. For more information call Debbie Fulmer at 787-8157.

-MEETINGS

The Professional Women's Network meets for breakfast at Lizard's Thicket on Forest Drive the first and third Thursday of each month at 8 am. For more information, call 477-6551.

The Business Association of Columbia meets at the Summit Club Wednesdays at 7:30 am for breakfast and conversation. Contact Summers Duffie at 351-4390, summersduffie@yahoo.com, or www.columbiabusiness.org

The Columbia Parkinson's Support Group will meet on the third Sunday of every month, 3 pm- 4 pm, Lexington Medical Park Auditorium. 604- 0061 or www.columbiaparkinsonsupportgroup.org

The Palmetto Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 5:45 pm at the Columbia Museum of Art. For more information, contact Ginger Keller at 608-0425.

-MUSIC

Marina Lomazov, internationally known pianist and USC School of Music artist- in- residence, will present the opening performance in a series of music and art events 7:30 pm Friday, Sept. 26, at Washington Street United Methodist Church, 1401 Washington Street.

The Spring Valley Festival of Bands will be held on September 27 at Harry Parone Stadium. Admission is $6 per adult, $3 for children ages 6- 12.

City of Cayce and CMC Steel South Carolina will host the Congaree Blues Festival October 4, 11 am, at Granby Gardens Park, located in the City Hall Complex at 1800 12th Street.

The University of South Carolina Southern Exposure New Music Series kicks off the 2008- 09 season October 4 with a performance by the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE). The 7:30 pm concert will take place at the University of South Carolina School of Music recital hall at 813 Assembly St. The event is free and open to the public.

Girls with Guitars Music Festival will be held October 4, 4 pm- 11pm, at Utopia- 406 Howard St. The proceeds will go to benefit the Epilepsy Foundation of South Carolina. Visit www.girlswithguitarsfestival.com

-REUNIONS

Spring Valley High School will hold a weekend reunion for the class of 1988 October 3- 4. For information visit http://sv1988.myevent.com/.

Wade Hampton High School Class of '78 will hold their 30th Class Reunion October 4, 7 pm. Located at the Montebello Clubhouse, 810 State Park Rd., Greenville, SC 29609. Contact Deborah or Jon McClure at 864-233-8097 or email Karen Bartlett Scott at scott960@charter.net for more information.

-SPORTS

Ridge View High School will host the 2008 Ridge View Athletic Department Golf Tournament September 29, 12:30 pm, at Oak Hills Golf Club on Fairfield Road. Event will raise money for the RVHS Athletic Department. Contact Brian Rosefield at 983-4942 or Ridge View HS at 699-2999 x 234.

-THEATER

Town Theatre opens its 90th Season with West Side Story, September 5- 27. www.towntheatre.com

Columbia Children's Theatre presents Miss Nelson is Missing September 19- 28 at the Booker Washington Heights Cultural Arts Center. For more information call 691-4548 or visit www.columbiachildrenstheatre.com

Theatre South Carolina will present The Violet Hourby Tony Award- winning playwright Richard Greenberg, beginning September 26- October 5. For more information on the play or the theatre program, visit www.cas.sc.edu/thea/

-VOLUNTEER/NON- PROFIT

Rolling Readers, a non- profit children's literacy organization, is seeking volunteers to read aloud or tutor children. The ongoing program will be held at local schools, after school programs, shelters, children's homes and churches. If interested, contact director Darlene Paradise or Myra Chacon at 765-2555 or rollingreaderssc@bellsouth.net

Central Carolina Community Foundation will host a Private Collectors' Wine Dinneron October 6, 6:30 pm, at Terra. Guest admission is one bottle of wine valued at $100 or more per person. The dinner is limited to 75 people. For reservations, please contact Kerrie Newell at 803- 254-5601 x 327.