Current events

Dessert concert

//

Washington Isaac Holmes, the artistic director of the Columbia County Choral Society, will perform in a dessert concert at 4 p.m. today at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 3551 Wheeler Road, Augusta. Tickets cost $12 and are available at the church office. For information, call (706) 736-4575.

Lake ministry

St. John United Methodist Church's summer lake ministry is held each Sunday at 8:45 a.m. through Aug. 30 at the church's lake site near Modoc, S.C., with nondenominational services led by area ministers and lay leaders. Visitors may drive to the church's camp off U.S. Highway 28 (Furys Ferry Road) or go by boat.

Caregiver class

The six weekly classes of the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service seminar, Powerful Tools for Caregivers, will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays from July 6-Aug. 10. It costs $30. For information, call Betty English at (706) 821-2356, or e-mail benglish@uga.edu.

Art classes

ETC., at 212 N. Louisville St., Harlem, is holding classes including acrylic and oil painting, 10 a.m. to noon Monday; a kid's art camp 9 a.m. to noon July 6-10; and watercolor painting 10 a.m. to noon July 18. For information, call (706) 556-8000.

Prayer breakfast

The Augusta Mayors Prayer Breakfast will be at 8 a.m. Tuesday at Bible Fellowship Church, 3701 Old Petersburg Road, Martinez. For reservations, e-mail Karyn Nixon at knixon@augustaga.gov. The church also will hold a barbecue and bluegrass gospel sing at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. For information, call (706) 922-5314.

Scholarship essay

Tuesday is the deadline for the Fort Gordon Sergeants Major Association's annual scholarship award essay competition. High school seniors can obtain an information packet by clicking on "essay competition" at www.sergeantsmajor.com. For information, call (706) 791-7913.

Youth orchestra

The Columbia County Orchestra Association is seeking third-year music students through rising seniors for the Columbia County Youth Orchestra. For information, go to www.columbiacco.org, or call Rob Nordan at (706) 860-6573, ext. 114.