Current Events

Meet the principal

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Carla Shelton, recently named as principal of Harlem Middle School, will meet students and parents from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday in the school auditorium.

Confederate Day

The Maj. Gen. Ambrose Ransom Wright Camp 1914, Sons of Confederate Veterans, will hold a memorial service honoring all Columbia County veterans who served in the War Between the States at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Confederate Veterans monument in the Columbia County Memorial Gardens, behind the library in Evans.

School anniversary

North Columbia Elementary School is celebrating its 50th anniversary at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the school, with alumni invited to attend. For information, call (706) 541-1158, or e-mail ncemedia@ccboe.net.

Prep ArtsFest

Augusta Prep and the Artists Guild of Columbia County will hold its spring ArtsFest, a showcase for local and student artists, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the school, at 285 Flowing Wells Road, in Martinez. For information, call (706) 863-6858, ext. 214, or e-mail siobhan.carlile@augusta prep.org.

Symphony concert

The final installment of the Augusta Symphony's Columbia County Music Series, featuring the Augusta Virtuosi, will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Jabez Sanford Hardin Performing Arts Center, in Evans. Tickets cost $20. For information, go to www.augustasymphony. org, or call (706) 826-4705.

Wine festival

The Second Annual CSRA Wine Festival will be held from 1-5 p.m. May 5 at the Evans Town Center Park, on North Belair Road at Ronald Reagan Drive. Tickets cost $25 in advance or $30 at the gate, and are available at www.csrawinefest.com.

Stamp event

The Greater Augusta Stamp Club will present its annual "Stamp Bourse" from 3-7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Americas Best Value Inn, 3023 Washington Road, Augusta. Admission is free. For information, call (706) 868-6769.