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TODAY
A paper shredding fundraiser will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the parking lot of Millbrook Baptist Church, 223 S. Aiken Blvd. Shredding will be done on site rain or shine. Donors are limited to three large boxes or trash bags. Cash or check donations will be taken at the time of shredding. All donations will go to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. For more information, email hanrahan88@yahoo.com.
AA meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday and Friday at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 600 Main St., New Ellenton. Persons wanting information about substance abuse are welcome.
SATURDAY
A Community Pet Food Drive will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Aiken County Animal Shelter, 333 Wire Road. FOTAS is offering pet food assistance to those in the community in need. Those who need pet food may drive up to the shelter’s front door and remain in their car while FOTAS volunteers bring out a registration form and place dog or cat food in their vehicle’s trunk. For more information, call 803-514-4313 or email info@fotasaiken.org.
The CSRA Heart Walk will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday at SRP Park, 187 Railroad Ave., North Augusta. To register, visit csraheartwalk.org.
A Twice Loved Treasures Rummage Sale will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at American Legion Post No. 26, 636 Old Airport Road. Proceeds will benefit legion and Auxiliary Programs.
Cole Swindell: Down to the Bar Tour will perform at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Bell Auditorium, 712 Telfair St., Augusta. Special guests Travis Denning and Ashley Cooke also will perform. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit aectix.com.
Aiken’s Bacon & Brews will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Newberry Street Festival Center. Tokyo Joe will perform. For more information, find Aiken’s Bacon and Brews on Facebook.
The Aiken Civic Orchestra will present “A Night at the Opera” concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St. N.W. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit aikencivicorchestra.org.
The Back to Basics Alcoholics Anonymous group will meet in-person at 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 961 Trail Ridge Road. Masks are required for all.
The USC Aiken COVID Test Site is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday through March 14 at the USCA Convocation Center, 2049 Champion Way, Graniteville. This is a drive-thru testing site. TourHealth will analyze the tests and provide results within 48 to 72 hours.
SUNDAY
The Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday in the American Legion Hut, 314 Penn St., Edgefield. The program will be Artifacts and Hors d’oeuvres. Those attending should bring historic artifacts, heirlooms, photographs or other items for a show and tell. Attendees also are asked to bring their favorite sweet or savory item for the refreshments table.
A Pajama Sunday service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Central Baptist Church, 1652 Wire Road. For more information, email cntralbaptistaiken@gmail.com.
MONDAY
The South Carolina Bluebird Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road.
The Aiken Artist Guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Aiken Center for the Arts, 122 Laurens St. S.W. The guest speaker will be Beth Clark, a renowned artist from the Edgefield area. This session is open to the public and all are welcome to attend.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance will be available Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays through April 13 at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road, by appointment only. VITA is open to those in need of help with tax preparation and e-filing of federal and state returns. Those wishing to use the VITA service must pick up an info packet, complete the forms in the packet and call to make an appointment once all forms are completed. Forms will be available at the Weeks Center Monday, Jan. 24, through April 8. Appointments are available between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Walk-ins will not be accepted. Taxpayers must have a cellphone, and will be called by someone to work on their return.
AA meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday and Friday at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 600 Main St., New Ellenton. Persons wanting information about substance abuse are welcome.
MARCH 15
The Beech Island Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Society’s History and Visitors Center, 144 Old Jackson Highway, Beech Island. Allen Riddick, president of the Aiken County Historical Society, will be the guest speaker. His program will be a showing of his collection of old Aiken photos from 1880s to the 1950s. For more information, call Jackie Bartley at 706-866-3651 or email bdbartley@comcast.net.
The Crosland Park Neighborhood Cooperative will hold a neighborhood meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Community Resource Center, 1248 Crosland Drive N.E. The meeting also will be held virtually via Zoom. For the Zoom link, email cpnc@cpncsc.org.
The Aiken Concert Band will perform its Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, at the Etherredge Center on the campus of USC Aiken, 471 University Parkway. Tickets are $15 and $20. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit etherredgecenter.universitytickets.com.
DayBreak Adult Care Services will hold its Lewy Body Dementia Support Group at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 15, at the Lessie B. Price Aiken Senior and Youth Center, 841 Edgefield Ave. N.W. For more information, visit daybreakaiken.com or cal 803-226-0288.
Story Time in the Gardens will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, at the Rye Patch in Hopelands Gardens, 100 Berrie Road. Story Time in the Gardens will be held every Tuesday through May. There will be no Story Time on April 5. The event is free and designed for ages 8 and younger.
The Awesome Aiken Al-Anon group meets from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at First Christian Church, 900 Kerr Drive.
Nar-Anon Aiken For Comfort Family Group will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in person in the conference room near the main sanctuary at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St. S.W. and via Zoom. For more information, email momofoscar4@gmail.com.
Celebrate Recovery, a 12-step group for men and women, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Cedar Creek Church, 3001 Banks Mill Road.
MARCH 16
The Cedar Creek Ladies Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, in the Cedar Creek Community Center, 2584 Club Drive. The program will be The Skin You’re In.
The Senior Men’s Club of Aiken will meet at noon Wednesday, March 16, at the Woodside Country Club, 1000 Woodside Plantation Drive. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Dr. Tim McClendon, senior pastor at St. John’s United Methodist Church. An Edgefield native and master potter, McClendon will examine the historical significance of pottery in Edgefield. New members are still being accepted. Membership is open to men aged 55 and older. The cost is $25. For more information about club membership or to make a reservation, call Rick Endler at 803-649-7697 or email afendler@bellsouth.net.
The Triple Crown Golf Classic will be held Monday, March 28, at the Woodside Country Club, 1000 Woodside Plantation Drive. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $110 per player and includes green fee, cart, practice range, lunch by Chick-fil-A and dinner by Outback Steakhouse. Registration is open through Wednesday, March 16. For more information or to register, visit triplecrownaiken.com.
MARCH 17
Author Anthony Varallo will speak at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17, at the USCA Etherredge Center, 471 University Parkway. The talk is part of the Oswald Distinguished Writer’s Series. Varallo will read from his written works and sign copies of his books. He is the author of “The Lines,” This Day in History, “Out Loud,” Think of Me and I’ll Know,” and “Everyone Was There.” Admission is free. For more information, visit usca.edu/etherredge-center.
The Psychology Department at USC Aiken will offer a nine-week parenting class for parents and caregivers of children and adolescents. The class meets from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays March 31 through May 26 in room 201 of the Penland Administration Building on the campus of USC Aiken, 471 University Parkway. The cost is $30. For more information or to register, call 803-641-2847. Space is limited. Registration is required and is due by Thursday, March 17.
MARCH 18
The Henry Laurens Chapter Sons of the American Revolution will hold a Revolutionary War Re-enactment/Living History Event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, March 18, at Aiken High School, 449 Rutland Drive. For more information or to participate, email Ted Walker, event coordinator, twalkerj@bellsouth.net.
Breakfast at the Gallops will be held at 8 a.m. Friday, March 18, at the Aiken Training Track, 538 Two Notch Road S.E. Caton Bredar, a veteran thoroughbred horse racing analyst who was part of the original team to launch the first 24-hour interactive horse racing TV network and granddaughter of Hall of Fame jockey Ted Atkinson. Attendees will be able to enjoy a light breakfast, meet trainers and watch Aiken’s future racing stars workout. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road; Folly, 116 Laurens St. S.W.; Meybohm Realty, 142 Laurens St N.W.; Aiken Visitors Center and Train Museum, 406 Park Ave.; and the Aiken County Visitors Center, 133 Laurens St. S.W. For more information, call 803-642-7631.
The Aiken Master Gardeners will hold a Lunchbox Lecture at noon Friday, March 18, at Millbrook Baptist Church, 223 S. Aiken Blvd. The guest speakers will be Ed and Cathy Kvartek. Their topic will be organic blueberry farming and winter crop production ideas. For more information, visit aikenmastergardeners.org.
MARCH 19
The Cedar Creek Ladies Club will hold a Clean Sweep/Multi-Household Estate Sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road.
Spring Wing Fest will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at SRP Park, 187 Railroad Ave. The event combines live music, wings, craft beer, food trucks and a cornhole tournament. Tickets are $10 in advance. Children age 10 and younger are free with paid adult. Parking is $5. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit greenjacketsbaseball.com.
Central Baptist Church will have their monthly “Pass the Salt” food bank on March 19 from 10 a.m. to noon. There will be free food for local families. Central Baptist Church is located at 1652 Wire Road in Aiken.
The Back to Basics Alcoholics Anonymous group will meet in-person at 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 961 Trail Ridge Road. Masks are required for all.
MARCH 20
The Friends of the Aiken County Historical Museum will hold a five-part lecture series titled Legacies of the Winter Colony at 3 p.m. Sundays, March 20 through April 24, at the Aiken County Historical Museum, 433 Newberry St. Lectures will be: Venues and Institutions on March 20 with speaker Linda Johnson; A Walk in the Park on March 27 with speaker Jim McNair; Hopelands Gardens and Rye Patch on April 3 with speakers Anna Dangerfield and Lil Brannon; Equestrian Legacy on April 10 with speaker Linda Knox McLean; and Fashions of the Winter Colony on April 24 with speaker Alecia Wagoner. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Series tickets are $60 and individual tickets are $15 at the door if available. For more information, visit achmfriends.org.
A Book Tasting Around the World event will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 20, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W. Attendees will be able to travel and explore the world through books and samplings. For more information or to make reservations, email barbaraburns141@gmail.com.
MARCH 21
Mental Health America – Aiken County will hold a Ray of Hope Charity Golf Event at 11 a.m. Monday, March 21, at Houndslake Country Club, 901 Houndslake Drive. The cost is $100 per player or $400 per group of four, and includes a goodie bag, golf shirt, lunch, dinner and beverage cart. For more information or to register, visit eventbrite.com or email bonnie@mha-aiken.org.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance will be available Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays through April 13 at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road, by appointment only. VITA is open to those in need of help with tax preparation and e-filing of federal and state returns. Those wishing to use the VITA service must pick up an info packet, complete the forms in the packet and call to make an appointment once all forms are completed. Forms will be available at the Weeks Center Monday, Jan. 24, through April 8. Appointments are available between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Walk-ins will not be accepted. Taxpayers must have a cellphone, and will be called by someone to work on their return.
AA meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday and Friday at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 600 Main St., New Ellenton. Persons wanting information about substance abuse are welcome.
MARCH 22
The Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center Board of Directors will meet virtually at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 22. For more information call 803-508-7809.
A book club for adults will meet from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, in-person and online via Zoom. The book selection for March is “The Sweet Taste of Muscadines” by Pamela Terry. Masks are recommended for the in-person meeting. Sign up is at the information desk on the second floor of the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W. For more information, visit abbe-lib.org.
Story Time in the Gardens will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, at the Rye Patch in Hopelands Gardens, 100 Berrie Road. Story Time in the Gardens will be held every Tuesday through May. There will be no Story Time on April 5. The event is free and designed for ages 8 and younger.
The Awesome Aiken Al-Anon group meets from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at First Christian Church, 900 Kerr Drive.
Nar-Anon Aiken For Comfort Family Group will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in person in the conference room near the main sanctuary at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St. S.W. and via Zoom. For more information, email momofoscar4@gmail.com.
Celebrate Recovery, a 12-step group for men and women, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Cedar Creek Church, 3001 Banks Mill Road.
MARCH 23
Alexia Helsley, a professor at USC Aiken, will give a talk titled Eulalie Salley and the South Carolina Suffragists at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, at the Gregg-Graniteville Library on the campus of USCA, 152 Scholars Loop, as part of the Voices and Votes Democracy in America celebration. For more information, visit aikenvoicesandvotes.com.
MARCH 25
The Friends of the Library will hold their annual meeting from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, March 25, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W. For more information, visit abbe-lib.org.
MARCH 26
The film “Iron Jawed Angles” will be shown Monday, March 26, at 2 p.m. in the sanctuary of Second Baptist Church, 1151 York St. N.E. Dr. Heather Peterson will give the introduction. The film is being shown as part of the Voices and Votes Democracy in America celebration. For more information, visit aikenvoicesandvotes.com.
The Back to Basics Alcoholics Anonymous group will meet in-person at 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 961 Trail Ridge Road. Masks are required for all.
MARCH 27
The Friends of the Aiken County Historical Museum will hold a five-part lecture series titled Legacies of the Winter Colony beginning Sunday, March 20, at the Aiken County Historical Museum, 433 Newberry St. Lectures include Venues and Institutions on March 20 with speaker Linda Johnson; A Walk in the Park on March 27 with speaker Jim McNair; Hopelands Gardens and Rye Patch on April 3 with speakers Anna Dangerfield and Lil Brannon; Equestrian Legacy on April 10 with speaker Linda Knox McLean; and Fashions of the Winter Colony on April 24 with speaker Alecia Wagoner. Lectures start at 3 p.m. and doors open at 2:30 p.m. Series tickets are $60 and individual tickets are $15 at the door if available. For more information, visit achmfriends.org.
MARCH 28
The film “Iron Jawed Angles” will be shown Monday, March 28, at 6 p.m. in the amphitheater at Aiken Technical College, 2276 Jefferson Davis Highway, Graniteville. Dr. Sarah Young will give the introduction. The film is being shown as part of the Voices and Votes Democracy in America celebration For more information, visit aikenvoicesandvotes.com
The Triple Crown Golf Classic will be held Monday, March 28, at the Woodside Country Club, 1000 Woodside Plantation Drive. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. The cost is $110 per player and includes green fee, cart, practice range, lunch by Chick-fil-A and dinner by Outback Steakhouse. Registration is open through Wednesday, March 16. For more information or to register, visit triplecrownaiken.com.
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance will be available Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays through April 13 at the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road, by appointment only. VITA is open to those in need of help with tax preparation and e-filing of federal and state returns. Those wishing to use the VITA service must pick up an info packet, complete the forms in the packet and call to make an appointment once all forms are completed. Forms will be available at the Weeks Center Monday, Jan. 24, through April 8. Appointments are available between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Walk-ins will not be accepted. Taxpayers must have a cellphone, and will be called by someone to work on their return.
AA meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday and Friday at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 600 Main St., New Ellenton. Persons wanting information about substance abuse are welcome.
MARCH 29
Story Time in the Gardens will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, at the Rye Patch in Hopelands Gardens, 100 Berrie Road. Story Time in the Gardens will be held every Tuesday through May. There will be no Story Time on April 5. The event is free and designed for ages 8 and younger.
The Awesome Aiken Al-Anon group meets from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at First Christian Church, 900 Kerr Drive.
Nar-Anon Aiken For Comfort Family Group will meet from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in person in the conference room near the main sanctuary at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St. S.W. and via Zoom. For more information, email momofoscar4@gmail.com.
Celebrate Recovery, a 12-step group for men and women, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Cedar Creek Church, 3001 Banks Mill Road.
MARCH 30
MARCH 31
The SPCA Albrecht Center for Animal Welfare will hold a Top Dog TopGolf event from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 31, at Topgolf Augusta, 437 Topgolf Way, Augusta. Tickets are $75, and include dinner and two-hours of golf. Proceeds will benefit the SPCA Albrecht Center. The event is weather and kid friendly. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit letloveliv.org.
Aiken High will hold its annual plant sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 31, Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2, at the Aiken High greenhouse, 449 Rutland Drive N.W. annuals, perennials, vegetables and herbs will be available. For more information visit the Aiken High FFA on Facebook.
APRIL 5
DayBreak Adult Care Services, the City of Aiken, Trinity on Laurens and Be Well Home Services will offer an educational series titled Living, Loving and Lifelong Learning. The April class will meet from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, April 5, at the Lessie B. Price Aiken Senior and Youth Center, 841 Edgefield Ave. N.W. Kara Flanders, a certified dementia trainer at DayBreak, will be the speaker. The cost of the class is $5. For more information, call 803-226-028 or 803-643-2181.
