-ART SC Irish Arts Weekend will be held June 19- 21, 7 pm nightly, at the Columbia Museum of Art presented by the Redbird School of Irish Music. www.cornerhousemusic.com or call 254-3461.

-CAMPS Camp Wild Things will be held at Carolina Wildlife Care. Camps run for one week beginning June 15 through July 24, 9 am- 12 pm. www.carolinawildlife.org

Hoop- ology basketball camps will be held at Eau Claire High School gym, girls camp June 22- 25, boys camp July 6- 9. www.hoop-ology.com or 546-0354.

The South Carolina State Museum will celebrate the beginning of summer with an "Art From the Earth" summer art camp June 22- 26, 9 am- 12 pm. www.southcarolinastatemuseum.org or 898-4952.

-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.

Nick@Night at North Point Community Church VBS, for kids entering K- fifth grade, will be June 22- 25, 6 pm- 8:30 pm on 532 N. Brickyard Rd. Pre- register at ww.northpointonline.org or 699-1008.

Stedfast Christian Center will host a Father's Day service Sunday, June 21, 10 am. The center is located at 5200 Fairfield Road. 786-9129 or www.stedfastcc.org

The Committee for the Beautification and Restoration of Randolph Cemetery and the Historic Columbia Foundation are seeking individuals, groups, organizations, and lawn maintenance companies to volunteer to help with the spring clean- up of the cemetery that will be held on Saturday, June 20, 8:30 am- noon. email csmith212@aol.com or 319-9833.

-DANCE The Greater Columbia Chapter of the U.S. Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association (USADance) will hold its regular dance June 27 at the Hugh Dimmery Memorial Center (The Barn), 680 Cherokee Lane, West Columbia, from 7:30- 10:30 pm. www.USADance.us or 407-0132.

Capital Senior Center's Big Band Budget Booster, a night of live music with proceeds from the dance benefitting CSC and its programming., will be held Tuesday, June 30, 7- 10 pm, 1650 Park Circle. 779-1971.

-FOOD The Sandhill Farmers Market is open every Tuesday through November 24, 2:30 pm, at 900 Clemson Rd. 788-5700.

The University of South Carolina will host Healthy Carolina Farmers Market,Tuesdays 10 am- 2 pm June 23 and July 14 and 28. Located between the gates on Greene Street in front of the Russell House University Union. 803-777-0597, or www.sc.edu/healthycarolina

-FUNDRAISER Animal Protection League annual rummage sale will be June 20 and 27, 8 am- 2 pm, 1727 Laurel Street (downtown Columbia). Baby items, furniture, and more. Donations accepted. 603-5443 or 782-5728. www.ap/sc.org

The Palmetto Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundationwill hold its annual golf tournament, Monday, June 22, to raise funds for research in the continued effort to find a cure for diabetes and its complications. 782-1477 or email DBruce@JDRF.org.

Town Theater (1012 Sumter St) will host a fundraiser for Family

Shelter with a special preview of the production Beauty and the

Beast, Thursday, July 9 at 8 pm. 771-7040 or www.columbiafamilyshelter.org

-HEALTH South Carolina Older Adult Immunization Workshop will be held Tuesday, June 23, 9 am- 3:45 pm, at the South Carolina Hospital Association's William L. Yates Conference Center. www.thecarolinascenter.org or 800-922-3089, ext. 3234.

-KIDS Riverbanks Zoo will team up with Operation Military Kids to offer free admission to all children of deployed military personnel on Sunday, June 21. The zoo will be open 9am- 6pm on Father's Day. 779-8717 or www.riverbanks.org -MEETINGS Columbia Barbershop Harmonizers, a male chorus/ensemble is seeking male singers and meets Mondays, 7 pm, at Shandon United Methodist Church, 3407 Devine St. 798-1538.

McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina will present an outdoor lecture by naturalist Rudy Mancke, who will discuss the natural world of summer, Tuesday, June 23, at noon on the patio in front of McKissick Museum on the university's Horseshoe. www.cas.sc.edu/MCKS/ or 777-7251.

Crane Creek Watershed Association will meet Wednesday, June 25, 7- 8:30 pm at the Crane Creek Community Center, 7405 Fairfield Road. 576-2400.

Newcomers' Club of Greater Columbia will hold a luncheon, June 25 at the Columbia Country Club. 803-750-6695 or www.newcomersofgreatercolumbia.com

Palmetto Painters, a SC Chapter of the Society of Decorative Painters, will hold its July meeting at 10 am Saturday, July 11, at the Lexington County Library, 5440 Augusta Road (Highway 1). www.palmettopainters.com or 781-2340.

-MUSIC The Five Points Association will host Five After Five each Thursday through June from 6:30 pm- 10 pm at the Five Points Fountain, corner of Harden and Greene streets. 446-8929.

University of South Carolina School of Music offers summer band camp, June 21- 26, for students in grades 7- 12. 777-4278, or email USCBand@mozart.sc.edu

Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra will perform patriotic music at Dreher Island State Park, Saturday, July 4, from 8- 9 pm. www.lmso.org or 781-8846.

University of South Carolina's School of Music will present a series of summer concerts, June 28, June 30, August 2, and August 4, featuring Summer I and Summer II Chorus. Performances will be held in the School of Music recital hall on June 28 at 4 pm and June 30 at 7:30 pm. Concert times are 4 pm, August 2 and 7:30 pm, August 4. 777-5369, or www.mozart.sc.edu/

Blue Butterfly Publishing, a division of the SKPJazz Foundation's office of development will release its first audio book title, The Little Boy Who Hated Jaz,

an original story written by Shirley and Franck, illustrated by Joshua Davis, and narrated by Frank Martin, featuring music by the Skipp Pearson Jazz Ensemble, Friday, June 19, 10 am- 6 pm, Dutch Square Mall Properties, 421 Bush River Road, Columbia. 772-3864.

Sterling Chamber Players will present "The Mentoring Project" June 25, 8 pm, 300 Senate Street. 252-2001.

The CMC Steel Rhythm on the River Concert Series resumes Saturday, June 20 with the Black Bottom Biscuits. Opening the show is the Sugarloaf Mountain Boys. This is week nine of the 10 week music series at the West Columbia Riverwalk Amphitheater. Concert is from 6- 9 pm and admission is free. -REUNIONS A.C. Flora High School Class of 1999 will celebrate its 10 Year High School Reunion July 25 at the Vista Room of the Blue Marlin. 467-4664.

The Hanahan High School classes of 1967, 1968, and 1969 are planning a 40 year reunion the weekend of August 14- 16, 2009. hhs_reunion_2009@yahoo.com or 843-797-1139.

-SPORTS/EXERCISE Drew Park Splash Pad and Fountain will hold its grand opening, 11 am, Saturday, June 20, 2101 Walker Solomon Way behind the Charles R. Drew Wellness Center. 545-3779 or 413-2572.

-TELEVISION ETV will profile Dr. James Burrows Edwards, South Carolina's first Republican governor since the Reconstruction Era, Thursday, June 25 at 7:30 p.m.

-THEATER Trustus Theatre will hold musical auditions on June 21 and 22, R7 e pnmt,C art o twhen tsh,Te hater Le, a 5s2t 0F iLvaed Yye aS rt sreet, for the following musicals: (the role of Jamie has been cast) and Hair. Please prepare 16 bars of music and bring a head shot and resume if available. An accompanist will be provided.

Aladdin will be presented at Columbia Children's Theatre, June 18- 21 at its new space upstairs above the food court at Mid- Town at Forest Acres (formerly Richland Fashion Mall), 3400 Forest Drive, Thursday, 10:30 am and 1 pm; Friday, 10:30 am, 1 pm and 7 pm; Saturday, 10:30 am and 2 pm, and Sunday at 3 pm. 691-4548 or www.ColumbiaChildrensTheatre.com

-TRAINING/EDUCATION The S.C. Barbeque Association will hold a seminar to train Certified Barbeque Judges in the Midlands at the Dan Ramage Conference Center, Bluff Road across from Williams Brice football stadium Saturday, July 11, 10 am- 4 pm. 782-9595 or www.scbarbeque.com

-TRAVEL

The Travels,Trials, and Collections of William Belk will be on view beginning June 26 with a reception at 6 pm, at the Fairfield County Museum. 635-9811.

-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.

Spring Valley Rotary Club will host a Red Cross Blood Drive Wednesday, July 1, noon to 6 pm in the Community Room at the Village at Sandhill. 606-8092.

The American Red Cross of Central South Carolina is seeking new volunteers to help fulfill its mission of providing relief to victims of disaster and helping people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. www.CentralSC-RedCross.org or 540-1200.