Current events

Aid seminars

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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.

AP meeting

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

Shooting club

Jan. 31 is the deadline for students in grades 7-12 to register for the Clay Pigeon Target Sporting Program through the Columbia County Cooperative Extension Service. The annual club fee is $125. Practices begin in February. For information, please call (706) 868-3413.

Talent program

Gospel Water Branch Baptist Church, at 703 Furys Ferry Road, will hold its youth Gospel Talent Explosion from 5-6:30 p.m. Saturday, featuring young performers from the church and around the area. For information, call (706) 860-7091.

St. Jude workout

Anytime Fitness, in Martinez, will hold a Workout for St. Jude benefit for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on Tuesday. 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, in Martinez. For information, call (706) 863-1222.

Irish concert

Broadstrokes Gallery, in Evans, will present an evening of traditional Irish music at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1. Seating is limited; tickets cost $15. For information, call (706) 860-6055.