Things To Do

Youth series

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Gospel Water Branch Baptist Church, 703 Furys Ferry Road, in Evans, is holding youth leadership workshops from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday and on March 29. All youths ages 13-17 are invited. Refreshments will be served and door prizes will be given. For information, call (706) 860-7091.

Humane benefit

An art show and sale to benefit the Columbia County Humane Society Building Fund will be held from 7-9 p.m. Saturday at Taylor BMW, on Washington Road in Evans, with entertainment by Leo Dean and Ally Foster. Tickets cost $30 each or $50 per couple, and are available at Taylor BMW, Petibles, Vineyard Wine Market, Evans Animal Hospital, Fetch, Petco and Humane Society volunteers. For information, call (706) 860-5020.

Children's musicals

The Children's Musical Theater Teen Ensemble will present Way Out West in a Dress at the Jabez Sanford Hardin Performing Arts Center at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost $12 for adults, $6 for students, with children under 4 admitted free. For information, call (706) 869-0089.

Spring festival

A spring festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Grove Landing, in Grovetown. For information, call (706) 868-0604.

GOP convention

The Columbia County Republican Party convention will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Columbia County Board of Education office on Hereford Farm Road. For information, call (706) 267-3499, or go to www.columbiacountyrepublicanparty.org.

Concert series

The Music Evolution concert series at the Columbia County Amphitheater in Evans begins 5 p.m. Sunday with performances by American Idol runner-up Bo Bice, along with Crossin' Dixon and Patrick Blanchard. Tickets cost $15 in advance or $20 at the gate, and are available at Merle Norman Studios, Wild Wing Cafe, Columbia County Government Center Building B, or at etix.com at (800) 514-3849. For information, go to www.forthefansentertainment.com.

Scholarship Day

Retired educator and motivational speaker Yvonne Shaw will be the guest speaker at Scholarship Day at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Gospel Water Branch Baptist Church, 703 Furys Ferry Road, in Evans. For information, call (706) 860-7091.

Chamber event

The Columbia County Chamber of Commerce after-hours networking session will be held 5-7 p.m. Monday at Adventure Crossing. The facility will be unveiling its new laser tag facility with a "challenge" exhibition match between teams led by Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver and Columbia County Commission Chairman Ron Cross. For information, call Chris Baum at (706) 364-0425.

Writers meet

CSRA Writers will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 1336 Augusta West Parkway. Writers needing a support group are invited to bring eight copies of a manuscript to be critiqued. For information, call Steve Fox at (706) 836-7315.

Driver program

The MCG Children's Medical Center and Safe Kids of East Central Georgia will present the Parents Reducing Incidents of Driver Error (P.R.I.D.E.) training from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Wesley United Methodist Church, 825 Belair Road, in Evans. For information, call (706) 721-7606.

Tomato class

Columbia County high school agriculture teachers will hold a tomato class at 6 p.m. March 20 at Greenbrier High School. To register, e-mail Doug Knox at jdknox@ccboe.net.

School preview

Stevens Creek Elementary will hold a kindergarten preview and registration night from 6-7 p.m. March 20 for parents of students entering kindergarten at Stevens Creek during the 2008-09 year. For information, call Susan Hadden at (706) 868-3705.

Office closed

The Columbia County Clerk of Superior Court's office will be closed March 21 in observance of Good Friday.