Current events

Race car display

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The NASCAR Nationwide/ARCA series race team, Free American Racing, along with driver Free Pennington, will display race cars and equipment during the grand opening from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today of the Food Lion on Columbia Road at Lewiston Road. Donations will be accepted for Golden Harvest Food Bank, and vintage car groups will participate.

Pet collections

Donations of pet supplies are being accepted at the Best Western Evans Hotel on Park West Drive during December to benefit CSRA Happy Tails Rescue. For information, go to www.csrahappytails.com.

Toy, coat drives

The Columbia County Democratic Party is holding toy and coat drives during December. Coats and new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots will be collected from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Gateway Walmart near Grovetown.

Call Floyd Everett at (706) 825-8314.

Christian dances

Augusta Christian Singles sponsors dances from 7-11 p.m. Saturdays at the Ballroom Dance Center, 525 Grand Slam Drive, Evans, off Evans to Locks Road. Admission is $8 for members, $10 for guests.

Call Theresa Thigpen at (706) 863-9262.