Current events

Signing class

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MCG Health System will present ABC-123s of American Sign Language, a children's sign language course, from 10 to 11 a.m. Feb. 10, 17 and 24 in the MCG Children's Medical Center classroom. For information, call Vivian Rice at (706) 721-6921.

Aid seminars

Making College Financial Planning Count, a free, one-hour program for parents, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Harlem High School, at 7 p.m. Thursday at Greenbrier High School, and at 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at Lakeside High School. For information on the Harlem seminar, call Teresa Sanders at (706) 556-5980, ext. 202; for Greenbrier, call Brandi Higginbottom at (706) 650-6040, ext. 256; and for Lakeside, call Teresa Fox, (706) 868-3667, ext. 280.

St. Jude workout

Anytime Fitness, in Martinez, will hold a Workout for St. Jude benefit for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on Jan. 30. For information, call Tammy Garner at (706) 364-2447.

Gospel sing

Gold City will perform in concert at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at Trinity Baptist Church, 4594 Columbia Road, Martinez. A $10 donation is suggested. For information, call (706) 863-1222.

Harlem AP session

Harlem High School will hold an Advanced Placement (AP) information session in the school auditorium from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday. The session is mandatory for parents of students planning to take one or more AP classes in 2007-08. For information, call (706) 556-5980.

Movie series

Columbia County's Friday Night Films series continues at 7 p.m. Friday at the Jabez Sanford Hardin Performing Arts Center at the Columbia County Library, in Evans, with Fried Green Tomatoes. Admission is free, but seating is limited. For information, call (706) 312-7194.

Art classes start

Winter semester at The Art Factory will begin Monday with 13-week classes in Columbia and Richmond counties. A Children's Community Chorus for ages 7-12 also is being started. For information, call (706) 731-0008, e-mail info@artfactoryinc.org, or go to www.artfactory.org.