-ANIMALS Pet Adoption on the Lawn at Mars Petcare US, 1720 Pineview Drive, Columbia, South Carolina 29209, will be held Saturday, September 12, 10 am- 2 pm. The event features discounted adoption fees, canine demonstrations, free admission and parking, and free food and beverage. 888-607-4798.

-ART Columbia Museum of Art

will present The Dorothy

and Herbert Vogel Collection:

Fifty Works for Fifty

States October 23- January 17 at 1515 Main Street. 799-2810.

Village Artist will host a

Beginners Watercolor Class

beginning October 1, 10 am to 12:30 pm, at 631- 8 Promenade Place. 699-8886.

Village Artist will host a

Landscape in Oil Class

beginning September 29, 10 am to 12:30 pm, at 631- 8 Promenade Place. 699-8886.

Columbia Museum of Art

will host Ansel Adams: Masterworks

October 23- January 17 at 1515 Main Street. 799-2810.

Angel Fish Creations is now registering for a Drawing Basics Workshop to be held September 26 & 27, 1 pm- 4 pm, at 2701 A Rosewood Drive. 269-8730.

-BOOKS Zhaxi Zhuoma Rinpoche

will speak on the book H.H.

Dorje Chang Buddha III

Thursday, October 1, noon- 1:30 pm, boardroom, Columbia Museum of Art, 1515 Main Street, Columbia. 559-875-3515, www.zhaxizhuoma.net

-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.

Forest Acres Women to Women Bible Study will meet each Wednesday, September 9- November 18, 9:30 am, at Covenant Presbyterian Church. 782-9165.

Mayor Bob Coble will host his annual Mayor's Walk Against Domestic Violence October 10, 9 am, at Finlay Park. 545-3020.

Midlands Citizens for Life will host a benefit praise and worship concert October 2, 7 pm, in the Shortess Chapel at Columbia International University. 741-9077.

-DANCE Square Dance Lessons will be held September 14, 7 pm- 8:30 pm (Basic/Mainstream) and 8:30 pm- 9:30 pm (Plus), at 2211 Platt Springs Rd.

The Greater Columbia Chapter of the U.S. Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association will hold its regular twice- monthly dances Saturday, September 12, and Saturday, September 26, 7:30 pm- 10:30 pm, at the Hugh Dimmery Memorial Center (The Barn), 680 Cherokee Lane, West Columbia. www.USADance.us

Capital Senior Center will host this year's annual Fall Big Band Dance September 25, 7:30 pm- 11 pm, at 1650 Park Circle, Columbia, at Maxcy Gregg Park. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. 779-1971.

-FILMS All For Liberty, the award winning feature film about the Revolutionary War in South Carolina, will premiere in Columbia, September 26 at the South Carolina State Museum with proceeds to benefit the Sandlapper Society. There will be two screenings at 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm. Tickets are available at 359-9954.

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

-FUNDRAISER Kickin' Cancer Nite Owl Ride, a 12- hour cycling event at night over the Gervais Street Bridge between Columbia and West Columbia, will be held on Friday, September 11, 8 pm through Saturday, September 12, 8 am, to benefit Children's Chance and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. www.niteowlride.org or 254-5996.

Benefit Dinner for Donna "Mom" Kitchen will be held Friday, September 11, at the home of Tim and Lou Jackson, 81 Catawba Timber Road, Camden, S.C. Tickets for steak dinner are $10 per person purchased in advance. A Poker Run will be held Saturday, September 12, 10 am- noon; entry fee is $20 per rider, $10 per passenger. Raffle tickets are on sale for a gas/charcoal grill and other prizes. 461-5578, stepside_runner@yahoo.co m, or tonyk40@hotmail.com

Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association (CPAAA) will hold its Fourth Annual Golf Scholarship Tournament Tuesday, September 15, Woodcreek Farms Country Club, 301 Club Ridge Road, Elgin, S.C. 29045; registration begins at 10:30 am, shotgun start at noon. Cost is $70 per person or $280 for a team. 733-8572 or 781-6094.

Riverbanks ZOOfari will be October 3, 7 pm, at Riverbanks Zoo. Tickets for the annual fundraising event will be $85 for non- members and $75 for members. www.riverbanks.org

-KIDS Sesame Street Live will

present Elmo's Green

Thumb September 11- 13 at Colonial Life Arena. Tickets are $14, $18, and $22. www.coloniallifeareana.com

-LUNCHEONS Retired Senator John Drummond, Senators John Courson and Phil Leventis, Representatives Bill Herbkersman and James Smith will be honored with a green tie luncheon, Wednesday, September 16, 11:30 am- 1:30 pm, Grand Hall of Historic 701 Whaley. 701 Whaley Street, Columbia. 799-0716.

Richland County Family and Community Leaders will host a luncheon September 23, 9:30 am, at Sandhill Lake House. 788-1282.

-MEETINGS The Richland Democratic Women will meet September 14, 5:30 pm at the Adult Activity Center at 7494 Parklane Road. jprueitt@att.net

-MUSIC The Dick Goodwin Quintet and the St. Martin's- in- the- Fields Episcopal Church Choir will lead the 8th Annual Jazz Mass September 13, 10:30 am, at St. Martin's- in- the- Fields Episcopal Church, 5220 Clemson Ave. 787-0392.

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

Jazz at the Village Fall Concert Series will be held 2 pm- 4 pm Sundays, Village at Sandhill, Town Center Commons, with the following bands scheduled: September 13, Robert Gardiner Quintet; September 20, Ross Holmes Band; September 27, The Swing Set Band; October 4, Clear Vision; October 11, New Century Salon Orchestra; October 18, Dick Goodwin Quintet; October 25, U.S.C. Carolina Alive Vocal Jazz Ensemble U.S.C. Saxophone Quartet. 419-0235 or swhite@villageatsandhill.com

Sounds of the Shoals series will be September 13, 20, & 27, from 3 pm- 5 pm, at Saluda Shoals Park. 213-2035.

58th Anniversary of the Musical Choir of Cleaves Memorial C.M.E Church will be celebrated September 13, 3 pm, at 3407 Beaumont Ave. 736-9884.

-REUNION C.A. Johnson High School class of 1959 will hold its 50th year reunion November 27- 29. 754-3312.

The Richland Northeast High School Class of 1987 Class will hold its 22nd Reunion on December 26, 2009, at The Coop, located next to the Carolina Stadium on Key Street. Tickets are $70 per alumni and $30 per guest. www.richlandnortheast87.org

-SUPPORT GROUP Midlands Area Lewy Body Dementia Support Group will meet September 14, 6 pm- 7:30 pm, at 7021 St. Andrews Rd. 917-3470.

-TRAINING/EDUCATION NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Mid- Carolina will hold a 12- week course for family of adults with severe mental illnesses beginning Monday, September 14, 6 pm- 8:30 pm, Dorn VA Medical Center. Pre- registration is required. 776- 4000, ext. 4116 or email NAMIVASC@sc.rr.com

Richland 101 will begin its six- week series on how county government works September 14, 6 pm- 8 pm, at 2020 Hampton St. 576-2062.

South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond will sponsor a Free Notary Public Seminar October 15 at 6:30 pm. www.scsos.com

-VOLUNTEER Reliant Hospice is seeking Volunteers to assist its network of caregivers. www.relianthospice.com