Events

-ART Connections Through Light: an intergenerational photography project will open July 9, 4 pm- 7 pm, at City Art. cyoung@stillhopes.org

-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

Hope Lutheran Church Vacation Bible School will be July 20- July 24, 9 am- 12 pm. www.hopeofcolumbia.com

Columbia Aglow Community Lighthouse will host Kidz Aglow ministry July 11, 10 am- 1 pm, at Pacific Park Community Center, 200 Wayne St. 781-6101.

-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

-FOURTH OF JULY Cottontown Neighborhood will hold its 5th annual Fourth of July parade July 4 beginning at 9 am. 252-4270.

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

Boys & Girls Club of the Midlands will

host the sixth annual Rubber Duck Race

July 19, 1 pm- 6 pm, at Saluda Shoals Park on Bush River Road. www.bgcmidland.org

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

National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will hold its monthly meeting July 6. 941-3213.

National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will hold its monthly luncheon July 10, 11:30 am, at Seawells Restaurant, Rosewood Drive. 941-3213.

Palmetto Personal Computer Club meeting will be held July 9, 6 pm- 8:30 pm, at the Capital Senior Center. www.palmettopc. org

-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 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.

Columbia Barbershop Harmonizers, a male chorus/ensemble, all types of music in the Barbershop Quartet style. Seeking male singers Meets Mondays, 7 pm at Shandon United Methodist Church, 3407 Devine St. 798-1538.

-POLITICS The Tea Party Coalition will be holding its second rally July 4, 12 pm- 2 pm, at the State House. Sen. Jim DeMint will be speaking, along with Nikki Haley, Republican candidate for Governor, and Bill Conner, republican candidate for Lt. Governor. 466-7217.

-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

Dr. Tony Attwood will discuss autism and Asperger's Syndrome July 13, 8:15 am- 4:30 pm, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. 1-800-489-0727.

Capital Senior Center offers classes in Tai Chi, Yoga, and a jewelry/beading class. 779-1971.

The Shepherd's Center of Columbia will offer summer session Wednesday classes July 8- 29. 779-4449

The Artist as an Entrepreneur will take place Monday nights July 13- August 24, at 6 pm, at Midlands Technical College Northeast Campus. 734-8696.

-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.