Current events
Irish concert
An Evening of Traditional Irish Music will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at Maude Edenfield Park at East Buena Vista Avenue in North Augusta. For information, call Beth Hostetler at 270-6456.
Holiday closings
- The Columbia County landfill, on Baker Place Road, will be closed Monday in honor of the Fourth of July, and will reopen at 6 a.m. Tuesday.
- The Augusta Canal Interpretive Center, 1450 Greene St., will be closed Monday in observance of Independence Day.
The center and the Petersburg boat tours will maintain regular schedules Saturday and Sunday. Call Rebecca B. Rogers at 823-0440.
Youth revival
Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church of Thomson will hold its annual youth revival at 7:30 p.m. today through Friday. For information, call Timothy R. Ivey at (706) 595-6343.
Fourth of July activities
- The 18th annual Grovetown Community Barbecue will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Monday at Goodale Park. Festivities will include entertainment and music. Barbecue is free, but costs $5 for takeout. For information, call Vicky at 863-4576.
- Columbia County's Fourth of July celebration will be from 4 to 10 p.m. Monday at Patriots Park on Columbia Road. Festivities will include, children's rides, arts and crafts, sack races and food. Call 868-3458.
Book signing
Columbia County author Jan Holt will sign her new book, There's A Possum in the House: Tales From a Southern Trailer Park, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. July 14 at the Augusta Museum of History. For information, call 863-7990.
Youth apprenticeship
The CSRA Regional Educational Services Agency is seeking students at least 16 years old to participate in the Youth Apprenticeship Program, which currently serves Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, Glascock, Jenkins and Warren counties.
For more information, call a high school counselor or Melvin Stewart, Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator at CSRA RESA at (706) 556-6225 or write melvin@csraresa.org.