Current Events
Booster car wash
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Sparkle Express Car Wash on Belair Road will donate $4 to the Evans High School Band Booster Club for every $9.99 car wash during September. Enter code 4008.
Singers sought
The Columbia County Choral Society is seeking new members for its 14th season. Rehearsals are held at First Baptist Church of Evans on Belair Road at Washington Road. For information and rehearsal schedules, call (706) 650-2311 or go to www.ccchoralsociety.org.
Catholic class
St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church will hold a six-week series, "Awakening Faith," for inactive or marginally active Catholics to reconnect to their faith. The program begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 3 of the Parish Life Building. For information, go to www.st-teresa.com, call (706) 364-9289 or e-mail cleanetta@knology.net.
Democrats meet
Columbia County Democrats will hold their monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Government Complex Auditorium, Building A, 630 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans. Nonperishable donations for Columbia County Cares are requested. For information, call (706) 513-3400 or go to www.columbiacntydemocrats.com.
Spaghetti dinner
The Grovetown Senior Center will hold a fundraiser spaghetti dinner from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the center on Robinson Avenue, with dine-in or takeout plates available. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children 10 and younger. For information, call (706) 210-8699.
Gospel concert
The Shepherds will perform in concert at 7 p.m. Friday at Bethesda Baptist Church, 5793 Old Augusta Highway, Harlem. Admission is free. For information, call (706) 556-6818.
Women's event
The Family Y's Camp Lakeside in Lincolnton will hold a Women's Adventure and Wellness Weekend Friday through Sunday. Cost is $160; Y members and staff receive a 20 percent discount. Register online at www.camplakeside.org.
9-11 Mass
The Knights of Columbus will hold a commemorative Mass to honor first responders and military personnel at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, 4921 Columbia Road, Grovetown. All who serve as first responders to service members are asked to attend in their respective uniforms and with their families.
BBQ fundraiser
A barbecue fundraiser for the UGA Arch Foundation Hendrickson Fund will be held noon to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Marvin United Methodist Church Gym, Wheeler Road at South Belair Road, with plates available for $8.
Fundraiser run
MCG Children's Miracle Network will hold a Miracle Miles 10K and two-mile fun run to benefit the MCGHealth Children's Medical Center, with registration starting at 7 a.m. Saturday at Lake Olmstead. For information, go to www.runsignup and search for the Miracle Miles 10K.
Parent's night out
Marshall Family Y will hold a Parent's Night Out for children ages 2-12 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Cost is $10 per child for Family Y members, $15 per child for nonmembers, with a discount for additional siblings. Register at the Family Y or online at www.thefamilyy.org.
Non-Theists meet
CSRA Non-Theists will meet from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday at Mi Rancho Mexican Restaurant, 3064 Washington Road, Augusta. For information go to the Facebook page at http://bit.ly/904rQq.
Church celebration
Gospel Water Branch Baptist Church, 703 Furys Ferry Road, Evans, will hold a Christian Education Department Appreciation Day at 10:45 a.m. Sunday with the Rev. Sherry Hunter, associate pastor of Laura Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Clarks Hill, S.C. For information, call (706) 860-7091.
Church series
Mosaic United Methodist Church will hold two events and a series to address physical, emotional and spiritual health. Dr. Ron Eaker will speak at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday about getting healthy God's way; Dr. Warren Lathem will discuss his struggles with weight and addiction at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sept. 19; and, starting Sept. 16, Lori Newton will lead a 13-week Sharing Life in Motion program of nutrition and exercise. For information, call Carolyn Moore at (706) 877-6468.
Junior Board
Monday is the deadline for applications for the Watson-Brown Foundation's 2010-11 Junior Board program for students from Columbia and surrounding counties. For information, call Michelle Zupan at (706) 595-7777 or send e-mail to mzupan@hickory-hill.org.
Diabetes info
Registered nurse Robin Petry will present a free diabetes information dinner program from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Belair Conference Center, 4083 Singh Lane. Reservations are required. Visit www.universityhealth.org/calendar or call (706) 828-2502.
Food seminar
The Marshall Family Y will hold a "Build a Better Breakfast" nutrition seminar at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16. The seminar is free to members, $10 to nonmembers. Register at www.thefamilyy.org.
Health fair
Vendors are being sought for the annual health fair at Gospel Waters Branch Baptist Church, 703 Furys Ferry Road, Evans. The event will be held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 18. For information, call (706) 860-7091.