Current Events
AARP driving class
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The AARP-sponsored safe-driving class for seniors will be held Sept. 8-9 at the Columbia County Library and Sept. 15-16 at Patriots Park. For information, call instructor Tom Vanderhoof at (706) 863-2865.
Parent night
Grovetown Middle School will hold a parent Back to School Night at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the school. For information, call Becky Croft at (706) 855-2514, extension 225.
Music series
Columbia County's free Sunset Music Series continues at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Columbia County Amphitheater with The Groove Masters. Call (706) 312-7192, or go to www.columbiacountyga.gov.
Wine and roses
The third annual CSRA Wine Festival will be held 1-4 p.m. Oct. 4 at Savannah Rapids Pavilion in conjunction with the Augusta Rose Society's 46th annual rose show. For information, go to www.csrawinefestival.com.
Blanchard meeting
Students, employees and alumni of the former Blanchard High School will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Friedman Branch Library, on Jackson Road in Augusta, to plan the bi-annual reunion and present the Charles L. Lazenby/Ann P. Daniel Scholarship. Scholarship applications also are being accepted. For information, call Gwen Terry Williams at (706) 863-3219, or Lester Pollard Sr. at (706) 541-1088.
Gospel concert
Bible Fellowship Church, which meets at the Belair Conference Center, will hold a gospel concert at 7 p.m. Friday at the Purvis Community School, on Georgia Highway 17 between Thomson and Wrens.Call (706) 651-1971.
School carnival
Brookwood Elementary School will hold a back to school carnival from 5-9 p.m. Sept. 5 at the school, with unlimited activities wristbands available for $20. Call Kathy Thompson at (706) 399-9481.
Anniversary
Wild Birds Unlimited will celebrate its 10th anniversary with events Friday and Saturday in West Town Shopping Center in Martinez.
Legion supper
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 192, off Owens Road in Evans, will hold a potluck supper starting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. For information, call (706) 863-8728.