-BABYSITTING

Palmetto Health Baptist will offer Safe

Sitters babysitting classes July 8- 9, 9 am- 3:30 pm, at Palmetto Health Baptist Auditorium, 1501 Sumter Street. 296-2273

-CAMPS 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.

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

St. David's will host Crocodile Dock

Vacation Bible School July 13- 17, 9 am- 12 pm, at 605 Polo Rd. 736-0866

-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 July 14 and 28. Located between the gates on Greene Street in front of the Russell House University Union. 777-0597, or www.sc.edu/healthycarolina

-FUNDRAISER Animal Protection League annual rummage sale will be June 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

Town Theater 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

Kroger on Two Notch Rd. will host its Fourth Annual 24- hour treadmill event to benefit Palmetto Health Chrildren's Hospital, June 26- 27, 7 am- 7 pm, at 10136 Two Notch Road. katherinep.smith@palmettohealth.com

-MEETINGS The Richland Democratic Women will meet July 13, 5:30 pm, at the Adult Activity Center, 7494 Parklane Road. rcdems@hotmail.com

-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.

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/

USC Summer I Chorus will present scenes from Mendelssohn's Elijah June 28 at 4 pm and June 30 at 7:30 pm, in the School of Music Recital Hall. The concerts are free and open to the public. 777-5369.

-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 Richland County Recreation Commission will hold a free weekend at the pool June 26- 28 at both the Hopkins and Trenholm Pools. www.richlandcountyrecreation.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

SC Confederate Relic Room and

Military Museum will host The

Forgotten War: The Palmetto Regiment

and the Mexican War opening July 1. 737-8095.

SC Minority Business Enterprise Center will host the 2009 South Carolina Energy Summit July 13 from 8 am- 7 pm. www.2009EnergySummit.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.