-ANIMALS Friends of the Animals of APL Low County Cook- Out will be January 24, 6:30 pm- 10:30 pm, at the University House Parking Facility. 782-5728.

-ANTIQUES

The State Museum will host The Museum

Road Show January 17, 9:30 am- 4 pm. www.southcarolinastatemuseum.org

-CHURCH/CHARITY First Presbyterian Church continues with its Wednesdays @ First lunch services in Jackson Hall, 1324 Marion Street. Lunch will be available 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. 799-9062.

-BOOKS The Columbia Museum of Art will host Melissa Chiu for a lecture and signing of

her new book, Chinese Contemporary Art:

7 Things You Should Know, January 25, at 3 pm. 799-2810.

-DANCE Square Dance & Line Dance classes will be held each Tuesday 7 pm- 8:30 pm at the Hugh Dimmery Memorial Center. 772-3847.

Arts at Shandon Annual Big Band Dance will be January 16, 7:30 January 24, 7:30 pm- 10:30 pm, at the Hugh Dimmery Memorial Center. www.USADance.us

The Palmetto Center for the Arts Dance

Program will present Witness: An Evening

with Vincent Thomas, an original modern dance performance on January 23, 8 pm, and Saturday January 24, 2 pm, in the Richland School District Two Auditorium. Tickets will be $5 for adults and $3 for students, the military and senior citizens with proper ID and will be available in the box office before the performance. 699-2800, ext. 2832. -ENTERTAINMENT All About Beer Magazine and Green's Discount Beverages will present the 2009 World Beer Festival January 24 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. http://www.allaboutbeer.com/wbfcolumbia

The South Carolina State Museum has

extended Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in

Motion through January 18. www.southcarolinastatemuseum.org

-FUNDRAISER First Baptist Church of Lexington and Celebrate Recovery will hold a benefit concert to raise funds for the new non- profit Recovery House February 21, pm, at First Baptist of Lexington. Tickets are $5. 957-0686.

-HEALTH The American Cancer Society will host an African American Men's Health Forum February 7, 8:30 am- 2 pm, at Brookland Baptist Church. www.cancerhealthforum.org

BlueChoice® HealthPlan will offer seminars to educate women on women's

health issues at its 8th Annual Women's

Health Conference Febuary 21, 8:30 am- 1:30 pm, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. www.BlueChoiceSC.com

The National Alliance on Mental Illness of the Midlands will offer a free 12- week

Family- to- Family national education program February 9, at the Dorn VA Medical Center. www.recoveryhope4all.com

-MEETINGS PalmettoMac - The Macintosh User Group in the Midlands will meet January 19,7 pm, at 7006 Two Notch Rd. 743-2501.

The Garden Club Council of Greater Columbia will meet January 26, 9 am, at the Garden Council Building, 1605 Park Circle, Maxcy Gregg Park.

Palmetto Painters, a SC Chapter of the Society of Decorative Painters, will meet February 14, 10 am, at Green Hill Baptist Church, 1734 Augusta Road. 781-2340.

The membership of the Newcomers' Club of Greater Columbia will hold a luncheon January 22 at the Jewish Community Center. www.newcomersofgreatercolumbia.com

-MUSIC Pennyworths will perform January 21, 6:30 pm, at Shandon Presbyterian corner of Woodrow and Devine Streets. 771-4408.

Auditions for Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra. Players needed for all five string sections. Limited openings in winds and brass. www.lmso.org

Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra will hold auditions for violins, violas, cello, and string bass. Limited positions in brass and winds sections. 359-4929.

The Sandlapper Singers and two acts from the SC Musicians and Song Writers Guild, Lucas War Hero and Danielle Howle, will perform February 3, 7:30 pm, at the 701 Center for Contemporary Art. sandlappersingers.org

Richland County Public Library will present

the traditional sounds of Ireland with

Corner House: Andi Hearn and Davey

Mathias at Lunch & Listen January 22, 12:30 pm- 1:30 pm, 1431 Assembly St.

-SPORTS The women of the Columbia QuadSquad roller derby league will host the Savannah Derby Devils January 24, 6:30 pm, 206 Jamil Road. Admission to the event is $10 in advance and $12 at the door. www.columbiaquadsquad.com The Richland County Recreation Commission will host the 28th annual Snowman Run 8K Road Race and Youth Fun Run, January 17 at Caughman Road Park, 2800 Trotter Road in Hopkins. www.richlandcountyrecreation.com

-TRAINING/EDUCATION The Shepherd's Center of Columbia will begin its winter session January 7- March 12 at Trenholm Road United Methodist Church. Fee is $25 per semester. 779-4449.

Capital Senior's monthly lecture series Wine & Unwind will be January 21, 5:30 pm. debbie@capitalsenior-center.com

South Carolina State Housing will host a free Home Buyer seminar January 17, 4 pm, at 6903 St. Andrews Rd. 467-0772.

South Carolina Archives and History

Foundation will present the Ramblin'

with Rodger Tour Series History Mystery

Tour of Columbia January 28, 9 am- 4:30 pm. 251-0115.

-VOLUNTEER/NON- PROFIT The Sisters of Charity Foundation of

South Carolina will host a Mission- Effectiveness

in Transitional Times non- profit information session January 28, 10 am- 3 pm, at the South Carolina Archives and History Center. The event is open to South Carolina non- profits. 254-0230 ext. 11.

United Way is seeking volunteers for the

Midlands' Day of Action, January 19, a day of service to the community. To view a complete list of service projects and register to participate, visit www.uway.org.

Phase 2 of the Eau Claire Neighborhood Clean Up will be January 24, 9 am- 11:30 am. Eau Claire, Belmont Neighborhood, Gable Oaks residents and other volunteers are encouraged to participate.