Things To Do

Campaign kickoff

The kickoff for the Central Savannah River Area Combined Federal Campaign will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 1 at Fort Gordon's Alexander Hall on Chamberlain Avenue. The goal this year is to raise $635,000, including $360,000 raised by Fort Gordon. The money will help charities and activities on and off the post. For more information, call 791-6300.

Mothers Day Out

The Mothers Day Out Program at West Acres Baptist Church, on Gibbs Road, is taking registration for its fall program. Children 18 months to 4 years old are eligible. call 863-2542.

Phone-book recycling

Keep Columbia County Beautiful has placed two recycling bins for telephone books at the Government Complex and the Water Works building on Evans to Locks Road. For information, call 868-3484.

'Music Man' auditions

Columbia County Arts will hold open auditions for performances of The Music Man, to be staged during the grand opening of the Jabez Stanford Hardin Performing Arts Center in Evans in spring 2006. Auditions for children age 7 to 14 will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 17; auditions for actors 15 and older will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 18 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 19. For information, call Fred Elser at 868-9663 or Bob Schwamberger at 855-1382.

Horse show

Local riders are invited to participate in the 12th annual Camp Rainbow Benefit Open Horse Show on Sept. 24 at the Hippodrome Horse Complex in North Augusta. Call 721-4004.