-ART University of South Carolina will host an exhibition of Southern folk- art materials and culture at the McKissick Museum through August 1. 777-2876.

The Columbia Design League has extended the "Call for Entries" for its 2nd Annual Runaway Runway: A Recycled Fashion Show through April 9. There is no fee to enter, but a limited number of entries will be accepted. entries@runawayrunway.com

-BOOKS Book Makers Festival workshop with Nicole Blowers will be April 7 & 9, 6:30- 8:30 pm; April 11, 11 am- 2 pm, at ARTworks. The cost is $80 + materials. studioworkshop.etsy.com

-CHURCH/CHARITY First Presbyterian Church will hold its weekly lunch and speaker series Wednesdays, at 11:30 am- 12:50 pm, 1324 Marion St. Soup and salad $5; hot meal, $6. Free parking available. 799-9062.

West Columbia Community Easter Sunrise Service will be held April 12, 6:57 am, at the Riverwalk Amphitheater.

-DANCE GMG Music Center has partnered with the USC Dance Department to offer an 8- week creative dance class to youth ages 4- 17. www.gmgmusiccenter.com

The Greater Columbia chapter of USA Dance, Inc. is holding a Salsa Workshop April 19, 1 pm- 3 pm, at the Hugh Dimmery Memorial Center. www.USADance.com or 407-0132.

Carolina Ballet will present Les Sylphides March 20, 7:30 pm, at the Township Auditorium. 771-6303.

University of South Carolina Dance Program will host the fourth annual concert featuring principal dancers of the New York City Ballet March 21, 7 pm at the Koger Center for the Arts. 251-2222.

-ENTERTAINMENT The Capital City Music Fest & Wing Fling will be held April 11, at the Capital City Stadium. Tickets will be available $8 in advance. www.wingfling.net

The Symphony League of Metropolitan Columbia will host Magic & Maestro March 22, at 6 pm. $60 per person. 788-4131. -FUNDRAISER 5th Annual Cuts for Cancer! will be March 22, 2 pm- 5 pm, and March 23 10:30 am- 5 pm,at the Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology. $5 hair cuts and a variety of other services all help children battling cancer in South Carolina. 254-5996.

UU Evening of Music and Poetry Fundraiser will be April 4, 8 pm- 10:30 pm, at 2701 Heyward St. Admission is $8.00, $5.00 for seniors and students. 463-8297.

-HEALTH St. David's Episcopal Church will distribute information explaining tuberculosis to the homeless every Saturday in March in downtown Columbia. www.RichlandTB.com

-MEETINGS Grief and Loss support Group at Lutheran Hospice meets every second Thursday of each month, 11:30 am- 12:30 pm, in the Conference Room at 1505 Blanding Street. Free and open to the public.

The Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce members will meet for "Business After Hours" at The Battery at Arsenal Hill April 8, 5:30 pm- 7 pm. 414-3013.

The Newcomers' Club of Greater Columbia will hold its luncheon March 26, 11:30 am, at Dianne's On Devine. www.newcomersofgreatercolumbia.com

Columbia Sertoma Club meets Mondays, March 23 and April 6, 20, and 27, 12:30- 1:30 pm at Seawells Restaurant, Rosewood Drive, across from the Fairgrounds. 606-9632 or ctat@bellsouth.net

-MUSIC The Animal Mission will hold its 10th annual Party Animals concert and silent auction March 27, 6:30 pm, at Clarion Town House. Music will be provided by Hootie & the Blowfish and Tootie & the Jones. Tickets for Party Animals are $100 per person. 779-2126.

Classical guitarist Christopher Kenniff will perform March 20, 7 pm, in Jackson Hall, 1324 Marion St. Free admission and parking. 799-9062.

Peter Kolkay, assistant professor of bassoon at the University of South Carolina, will perform March 23, 7:30 pm, in the School of Music recital hall. 777-4280. Sandlapper Singers will perform Do, Do

You? We DoMarch 26, 7:30 pm, at Dreher High Auditorium. www.sandlappersingers.org

Eau Claire/North Columbia Rotary Club will host a Community Music Festival Sunday, March 29, 3:30 pm at College Place United Methodist Church, 4801 Colonial Drive, Columbia.

The Palmetto Mastersingers will be in concert March 26, 7:30 pm, at Ashland United Methodist Church. 798-5350, ext. 10

-NUTRITION The Katie & Irwin Kahn Jewish Community Center will host the nutrition series "Lose It Without Losing It" beginning April 1. 787-2023 ext. 210.

-SPORTS/EXERCISE Third Annual Kick Butts 5k Run will be March 21, 8:30 am, at Earthfare Natural Foods located at 3312 Devine Street. www.strictlyrunning.com

The 5th Annual 5K Walk-N-Roll Awareness Walk/Run will be March 28, 9 am, at Swansea High School. 603-6852.

American Heart Association Start! Midlands Heart Walk will host March 28. www.startmidlandssc.org

The Annual Soldiers and Vets Charity Golf Tournament will be April 4 at Fort Jackson Golf Course. 695-6780 or 736-3110 ext. 3481.

-TRAINING/EDUCATION The South Carolina State Museum has been chosen to premiere a prestigious national touring exhibition on the history of the American Red Cross. Our National

Treasure: The American Red Cross will open March 14 and run through June 30. southcarolinastatemuseum.org

1st Annual Exceptional Early Childhood Educator's Conference will be April 11 at the Clarion Townhouse Hotel and Suites. The cost is $75 per person. 254-0068.

The SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum will hold a women's history

program, Breaking Boundaries:

Women and World War I March 21 at 2 pm. $5 ages 18- 61, $4 seniors and military, $2 ages 13- 17, and free for children 12 and under. 737-8095.

Congaree National Park will hold a Big

Tree Hike March 22, at 10 am. 776-4396 ext. 0.

Dr. Jack Dillard Ashley, retired USC professor, will lead a 12- session short fiction discussion class focused on 12 well- known Southern writers from the Modern era, beginning March 24, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:30 pm- 4 pm. Capital Senior Center, 779-1971, x12 or dmarkertcsc@gmail.com

Care Improvement Plus will host a free farmers market and informational session for Columbia Medicare beneficiaries with chronic illness March 25 at 9 am. 866-727-6648.

-VOLUNTEER Regency Hospice offers free training to adults willing to sit with patients, run errands for families, make phone calls, or help with related office tasks. 765-0099.