Current events
Memorial service
Bellevue Memorial Gardens will hold its annual Memorial Day service at 10 a.m. Monday. The guest speaker will be Grovetown Mayor Dennis Trudeau. Paul Roberts and Co. will perform a musical salute to all services, and guest performers include the Byrd Family, Cheryl Pickard and Paula Kirchhofer. Refreshments will be provided. Call 863-2570.
Choral performance
The Columbia County Choral Society will present "Messiah, Moses and More" at 7:30 p.m. June 3 at First Baptist Church of Evans, Washington and Belair roads. The final performance of the season will feature music from Handel's Messiah, works by Moses Hogan and a selection of bluegrass spirituals, and will be dedicated to director emeritus Jacques Kearns, in whose honor the society is developing a scholarship. Tickets cost $8, or $6 for students or seniors. For information, go to www.ccchoralsociety.org, or call 650-8901.
Harlem Kids Club
The Laurel and Hardy Museum Kids Club in Harlem will be held from 2-5 p.m. each Monday beginning June 6, with crafts, games, snacks and fun. For information, call 556-0401.
Pow-wow planned
The Lower Savannah River Heritage Association will hold its inaugural Intertribal Pow-Wow June 10-12 at the Columbia County Fairgrounds on Columbia Road. Admission costs $3 for adults, $1 for seniors and free for children 12-under. For information, call 650-2956.
Arts awards
Columbia County Arts Inc. will present its Arts Recognition Awards in June. The public is invited to nominate candidates for the Individual Artist award to a living Columbia County artist. Nomination forms will be available at www.columbiacountyarts.org, or by calling 650-2527.
Rape counseling
Rape Crisis and Sexual Assault Services offers group counseling to victims of rape, sexual assault and childhood abuse. All services are free. For information, call 724-5200.
Parents sought
Parents of children who will attend Columbia County's new school, River Ridge Elementary, in August are asked to send an e-mail message to riverridge2005@yahoo.com to be added to an e-mail list for event notification. For information, call Diane Chiera at 855-1966.