Current events

Youth Leadership applications open

Applications are now being accepted for the 2007 class of Youth Leadership Columbia County, open to students entering 10th and 11th grades in fall 2006. Students must be a resident of Columbia County. Applications may be downloaded at www. columbiacountychamber. com. The deadline for entries is at noon April 3.

Women on Paper

The arts group Women on Paper will present the premiere visual arts exhibit at the new Columbia County Library in Evans starting Monday through April 29.

Pupils present 'Cinderella'

Pupils at Brookwood Elementary School will present a musical production of Cinderella in a dinner-theater format at 6:15 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. Tickets, available at the school, are for reserved seating only. Free daytime shows also will be offered at 9 a.m. and 9:40 a.m. Wednesday. For information, call Johnny Carr at (706) 855-7596, ext. 217, or e-mail jcarr@ccboe.net.

K preview at Stevens Creek

Stevens Creek Elementary School will hold a kindergarten preview and registration night Tuesday for parents of pupils entering kindergarten for 2006-07, with registration from 5-6 p.m. and a tour and overview from 6-7 p.m. For information, call Susan Hadden at 868-3705.

Bingo night

The CSRA Parkinson Support Group will hold bingo night at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the St. John Towers Dining Room, 724 Greene St., Augusta. Call (706) 855-7690.

Tax assistance

AARP Tax-Aide is offering free tax preparation and filing for middle- and low-income residents.

Assistance is available for walk-ins from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bessie Thomas Community Center, 5913 Euchee Creek Drive, Grovetown (706-556-0308), and from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Morningside Assisted Living, 353 North Belair Road, Evans (706-228-4709), each Tuesday through April 11. Appointments also are available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays until April 13 at Doctors Hospital, 3651 Wheeler Road. Call (706) 651-6716.