Current events

Black history

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The Zack Pollard Club of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, on Washington Road in Evans, will present its ninth annual Black History Program at 4 p.m. today at the church. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Oscar Olin Brown Jr., the pastor of New Springfield Baptist Church, Waynesboro. For information, call Dr. Leslie Pollard at (706) 860-3387.

Jazz series

Columbia County's "Sounds of Jazz" concert series concludes at 7 p.m. Saturday with a performance by Preston and Weston at the Jabez Sanford Hardin Performing Arts Center. Tickets at the door cost $10 each. For more information, call (706) 312-7191 or visit www.columbiacountyga.gov.

Grovetown fest

A planning meeting for the 2008 Grovetown Heritage Festival will be held at 3 p.m. today at the city museum. For information, call (706) 863-1867 or (706) 863-4576.

Pet Valentines

Happy Tails Rescue volunteers will offer Valentine's photos with pets from 1-4 p.m. today at Superpetz on Bobby Jones Expressway, in Martinez. Baked goods will be available, and donations will be greatly accepted. For information, call (706) 836-2708.

Singing Valentines

Quartets from the Garden City Chorus are available for singing Valentines. For information, call John Phillips at (803) 279-4198, or e-mail singingvalentines@garden citychorus.org.

Pilot Club

Pilot Club International is organizing a new club in the area. For information, call Elizabeth Copeland at (706) 955-7205.

Fashion show

A fashion show to benefit Safe Homes of Augusta will be held at 5 p.m. Monday at the Harlem High School auditorium, with awards for models. Registration costs $5. For information, e-mail Ka'Neesha Caldwell at misskaneesha@yahoo.com.

Seat inspection

Safe Kids of East Central Georgia will provide a child safety seat inspection by appointment Wednesday at the Columbia County Sheriff's Office Substation, Ronald Reagan Drive at Town Center Drive, in Evans. Free inspections are held on the second Wednesday of each month. For an appointment, call (706) 541-3970.