Current events

Chamber event

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The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce bimonthly networking session, Success Columbia County Style, will be held from 5-7 p.m. Monday at the Hull Fine Arts Center at Augusta Preparatory Day School. Columbia County School Superintendent Tommy Price will be honored at the event, and the Augusta Prep drama department will present excerpts from All in the Timing. For information, e-mail karen@columbiacountychamber.com.

Open mike night

The Morris Museum of Art's Teen Advisory Council will hold its annual Open Mike Night from 6-9 p.m. Saturday in the auditorium on the first floor of the museum, at 1 Tenth St., Augusta, with local teens providing art and performing music, comedy and poetry in a coffeehouse setting. For information, call (706) 724-7501.

Movies needed

VFW Post 6445, in Harlem, is seeking donations of new or used DVDs to be sent to soldiers serving overseas. Donations may be brought to the post by Dec. 15. Donations of DVD players and cash also are welcome. For information, call (706) 556-9194, or (706) 597-3964.

Republicans meet

The monthly Columbia County Republican Party breakfast will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Peppermill restaurant, in Evans. Speakers will include members of the county's legislative delegation. Breakfast costs $6.

Pancake breakfast

Marvin United Methodist Church, at Wheeler and Belair roads, will hold a free pancake breakfast from 6-11 a.m. Saturday, serving pancakes, sausage, juice, coffee and milk. For information, call (706) 863-0510, or go to www.marvinchurch.com.

HR group meets

The Augusta-Aiken chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management will meet at 7:30 a.m. Friday at the Augusta Marriott Hotel & Suites. The meeting will include a raffle to benefit the SHRM Foundation, the annual business meeting and introduction of the 2007 Board of Directors. For information, call Melissa Brandt at (706) 774-5753, or go to augusta-aikenshrm.org.