-ART The Columbia Museum of Art Museum Shop will host the Holiday Artisans' Fair and Sale November 14, 5 pm- 8 pm. 343-2159.

St. David's Episcopal Church's annual Fall Bazaar will be held November 15 from 9 am- 2 pm. The church is located at 605 Polo Rd. For more information call 736-0866.

-BOOKS First Citizens Econ Book Club will meet November 11, 5:30 pm- 7 pm, at the Breed Leadership Center, Columbia College. RSVP by noon November 10. 777- 8676.

-CHURCH/CHARITY First Presbyterian Church continues with their Wednesdays and Thursdays @ First lunch services in Jackson Hall, 1324 Marion Street. Lunch available 11:30 am- 12:20 pm. followed by a speaker and ending at 12:50 p.m. Hot meal $6; soup and salad bar $5. Free parking.

Eau Claire High School Alumni Association will host its 4th Annual Black Tie event on November 8 at the Radisson Hotel Columbia & Conference Center. 238-6725 or www.eauclairealumni.org

The Indigo Club and Cooks Mountain in Eastover are hosting Shootin' and Shuckin' for Wildlife, a charity oyster roast and skeet shoot to raise funds for injured, orphaned, and displaced wildlife at Carolina Wildlife Care November 22, 12 pm- 7 pm. 772-3994.

-DANCE Columbia Traditional Music and Dance will host Contra Dance in Columbia on November 8, 7 pm- 10:30 pm, at the Arsenal Hall Park Building. www.contracola.org

The Greater Columbia Chapter of the U.S. Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association (USADance) will hold their regular twice- monthly dances on November 8 and November 22, 7:30- 10:30 pm, at the Hugh Dimmery Memorial Center (The Barn), 680 Cherokee Lane, West Columbia. www.USADance.us

-ENTERTAINMENT The Semi-Annual Eastover Ruritan Oyster Roast and Shrimp Boil will be held November 15, 5 pm-8 pm, at the State Fairgrounds. 353-2913.

Rosewood Market Annual Thanksgiving Tasting will be held November 8, 11 am-2 pm, at 2803 Rosewood Drive. 765-1083.

Sesquicentennial State Park will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the South Carolina State Park Service by hosting a Sesqui Trails Day Event November 15, 8 am-6 pm. 788-2706.

-MEETINGS Divorce Recovery Group will be held on Wednesdays between October 22- November 12, 6:30 pm, at 1529 Assembly St. 776- 4218.

Palmetto Personal Computer Club will meet on November 13, 6 pm- 8:30 pm, at the Capital Senior Center. Visit www.palmettopc.org.

Palmetto Painters, a SC Chapter of the Society of Decorative Painters, will meet November 8, 10 am, at Green Hill Baptist Church. 781-2340.

-MUSIC The South Carolina Philharmonic

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concert on November 15, 7:30 pm, at the Koger Center. Tickets at www.capitoltickets. com

University Chorus and Concert Choir will present its fall concert November 20, 7:30 pm, at St. Andrews Baptist Church.

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Music on November 10, 7 pm, at the Bostick Auditorium. www.actorstheatreofsc. org

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Godless Girl, November 15, 7:30 pm, at the USC School of Music's recital hall. 777- 2361.

-THEATER Little Town Theatre will present The Little Shop of Horrors through November 15. www.towntheatre.com or 799-2510.

The Chapin Community Theatre will present Second Samuel, Thursday through Saturday, through November 15, with curtain times at 8 pm. Ticket prices are $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and $8 for students. 345-6181.

Opera at USC will stage The Tales of Hoffmann on November 7 and November 9, at the University of South Carolina's Longstreet Theatre. 777-5800.

Trustus Theater will hold auditions for The Rocky Horrow Show November 16, 6:30 pm-9 pm, and November 17, 7 pm-9:30 pm, in the Theater's rehearsal space. 254-9732.

-TRAINING/EDUCATION The South Carolina Community Enterprise & Women's Business Center will host How to Start a Business - Step-by-step November 12, 10 am-1 pm, at 1225 Laurel St. www.scwbc.org or 461-8900 ext. 232.

Palmetto Health will sponsor a Diversity Supplier Conference November 21, 2 pm-4:30 pm, at Palmetto Health Baptist Auditorium, 1501 Sumter Street. 296-5880.

The Richland County Recreation Commission is partnering with Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service to conduct a composting class November 8, 9:30 am, at North Springs Park. 462-9995

Rudy Mancke will be leading the Harry Hampton Memorial Walk at Congaree National Park on November 23, 1:30 pm-4 pm. Reservations required 776-4396.

-VOLUNTEER/NON- PROFIT The Palmetto Health Cancer Center needs volunteers who play musical instruments to play their own selection of music in one-to-two hour shifts Dec. 1-25, 9 am-5:30 pm. Small musical combos and small choral groups also are invited to perform. A piano is available. 434-4752.

Midlands CROP Walk Against Hunger is November 16, 2:30 pm, at the South Carolina State House. On-site registration begins at 1:30. 779-5954.