The Columbia County Chamber Orchestra and Kiokee String Quartet will perform at 3 p.m. Saturday at Kiokee Baptist Church, 2520 Ray Owens Road, Appling. Cost is $10, free to children, students, military and music educators. For information, go to www.
Carnival Lewiston Elementary School, 5426 Hereford Farm Road, will hold its spring carnival 6-9 p.m. Friday. Stevens Creek Elementary School will hold a community fair from 5-10 p.m.
Entries are being sought for P.R.A. Publishing’s annual Poetry Matters contest, for middle school, high school, adult and senior categories, with cash prizes to first- through fourth-place winners. For information, email info@poetrymatterscelebration.com, or call (855) 790-7700.