Current events

Art After Dark

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The Artists Guild of Columbia County will hold Art After Dark, an evening of art, music and food, from 7-10 p.m. Friday at the Columbia County Library in Evans. It will feature works by local artists, a celebrity art auction and music by Hakim Rahsul and Co. Tickets are $15 at the door or in advance, and are at The Columbia County News-Times office in Publix shopping center on Washington Road in Evans.

Fair opening

The Columbia County Merchants Association Fall Fair opens Thursday at the fairgrounds on Columbia Road, and continues through Nov. 11. For information, call Steve Johnson at (803) 279-8326.

Early voting

Early voting for Tuesday's General Election is under way at the Columbia County Library, in Evans; at Patriots Park; and at Savannah Rapids Pavilion. Voting will be held Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and until 6 p.m. on Friday. For information, call (706) 868-3355.

Open house

Hands Up Outreach Ministries will hold a grand opening and open house at 10 a.m. today at their newly renovated building, 110 S. Hicks St., in Harlem. Services will be held at 7 p.m. on the fourth Friday of each month at Harlem Middle School. The ministry offers free bread, food and toiletries each weekday from 10:30 a.m. to noon, with referrals to other resources available.

Villages festival

St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church will hold a Ten Thousand Villages Gift Festival on Saturday and Sunday, with items for sale from artisans from Third World countries. For information, call Berry Brady at (706) 210-5460.