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MONDAY The Hopelands Concert Series will be held Mondays through June 30. Swingstation will perform at 6:30 p.m.
April 14 at the Roland H. Windham Performing Arts Stage at Hopelands Gardens, 135 Dupree Place. Lawn chairs and blankets may be brought, as well as picnic dinners and non-alcoholic beverages.
Parking is at the Green Boundary Club, 780 Whiskey Road. Handicap parking is available at the Rye Patch parking lot on Berrie Road and the Hopelands Gardens parking lot. In case of inclement weather, performances will be moved to the H.
Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road. The rain-out hotline is 803-643-4661. The concerts are free.
For more information, call 803-642-7631 or visit cityofaikensc.gov . The Triple Crown Golf Classic will be held Monday, April 14, at the Woodside Country Club, 1000 Woodside Drive.
Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. with a shotgun start by 12:30 p.
m. The entry fee is $125 per person and includes the green fee, cart, practice range, lunch from Chick-fil-A and dinner at Woodside. The tournament was originally scheduled for Monday, March 31, but was postponed due to weather concerns.
For more information or to register, visit triplecrownaiken.com Material Girls, Aiken's American Sewing Guild group, will meet at 10 a.m.
Monday, April 14, at the Episcopal Church, 1630 Silver Bluff Road. The program will be a tutorial on making panties. Guests are welcome.
For more information, call Marge at 803-522-2100 or Cheri at 803-644-0576. Paws & Petals, a SPCA Thrift Store Spring Garden Party, will be held from 6-8 p.m.
Monday, APril 14, at the store, 1589 Whiskey Road. Tickets are $10 in advance and $20 at the door. For more information, visit letlovelive.
org . Let's Go Bingo will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
Mondays at the Aiken Senior Life Services, 1310 E. Pine Log Road. There is a $5 cover charge.
Game cards are $1 each or $15 to $25. For more information, visit facebook.com/letsgobingoaiken .
TUESDAY Story Time in the Gardens will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, on the lawn of the Rye Patch, 100 Berrie Road.
Story Time is free and will meet on Tuesdays through May. Participants should bring a lawn chair or blanket. Snacks are welcome.
In case of inclement weather, Storytime will be held inside the Rye Patch. For more information, call 803-642-7631. For weather information, call 803-643-4661.
Teen Hangout will be held from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St.
S.W. Teens ins grads 6-12 are invited to drop in for snacks, board games, video games, crafts and books.
Aiken Technical College will hold a Cyber Power Camp: Mars Rover Mission Edition from 9 a.m. to 3 p.
m. June 9-13 on the school's campus, 2276 Jefferson Davis Highway, Graniteville. The cost is $25 for students.
The application deadline is Tuesday, April 15. For more information, call 803-508-7279 or email [email protected] .
The Mountain Dulcimers of Aiken will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, at Living Hope Fellowship Church, 2550 Old Dominion Road.
Players of all levels and anyone interested in learning to play are welcome. All acoustic instruments are welcome. For more information, call Gary Warnock at 740-352-7819.
The Awesome Aiken Al-Anon group meets from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at First Christian Church, 900 Kerr Drive.
Nar-Anon Aiken For Comfort Family Group will meet from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays in person in the conference room near the main sanctuary at St.
John's Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St. S.W.
For more information, email [email protected] . Celebrate Recovery , a 12-step group for men and women, meets at 7 p.
m. Tuesdays at Cedar Creek Church, 3001 Banks Mill Road. The Depression Anxiety Bipolar Support Group of Aiken and Surrounding States will meet from 7-8:30 p.
m. Tuesdays online via the GoToMeeting App. For more information contact Mindy Harmon at 803-507-2214 or email manicgh@yahoo.
com . WEDNESDAY The Senior Men's Club of Aiken will meet at noon Wednesday, April 16, at the Woodside Country Club, 1001 Woodside Drive. Pamela Frazier, with SRP Federal Credit Union, will be the guest speaker.
Her presentation is titled Sams Targeting Senior Citizens. The cost is $27 without dessert and $31 with dessert. Reservations are required.
Membership is open to men age 55 and older. For more information, call 803-640-1289 or email [email protected] .
Storytime will be held Wednesdays, April 16, 23 and 30, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.
Storytime features songs and stories for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Baby story time is 10:15-10:45 a.m.
; Toddler story time is 11-11:30 a.m. and Preschool story time is from 11:45 a.
m. to 12:15 p.m.
Space is limited and registration is required. For more information or to register, call 803-642-2020 x. 1121 or stop by the circulation desk.
An ACBL Sectional Bridge Game is held at 1 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Lessie B.
Price Aiken Senior and Youth Center, 841 Edgefield Ave. A free bridge lesson will be held at 11:30 a.m.
For more information, email [email protected] . The Savannah River Site Museum, 224 Laurens St.
S.W., is open 10 a.
m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday. The museum features exhibits and resources related to the Savannah River Site and the Cold War. Admission is free.
For more information, call 803-648-1437 or visit srsheritagemuseum.org . THURSDAY The 17th annual Historic Beech Island Tour will be held from 10 a.
m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 26. The tour will feature 13 historic and unusual places in Beech Island. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the gate for adults or $15 in advance or $20 at the gate for seniors age 60 and older.
Children and students 18 and younger are free. For more information, email [email protected] or visit beechislandhistoricalsociety.
com . The Mountain Dulcimers of Aiken will meet at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, April 17, at Living Hope Fellowship Church, 2550 Old Dominion Road. Players of all levels and anyone interested in learning to play are welcome. All acoustic instruments are welcome.
For more information, call Gary Warnock at 740-352-7819. A Kids' Book Club will meet at 4 p.m.
Thursday, April 17. Read or listen to a book on mythology and join us for discussion, snacks and an activity. This book club is for ages 5-10.
Younger siblings are welcome; some toys will be available for them during the program. This program is in partnership with Amedisys Hospice Care. For more information or to register, call 803-642-2020 ext.
2. The Art of Words Poets' Open Mic event will be held from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m.
Thursday, April 17, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.
Adults, teens, and young adults will have the opportunity to practice performance skills in front of a small audience, receive feedback and get inspiration. The evening will be co-hosted by Tamell "Big" Bailey and Cathy Benedetto. Those wishing to participate should sign up when they arrive at 5:45 p.
m. on the day of the event. Each performer may speak for 5 minutes.
For more information, call Benedetto at 803-642-2020 ext. 3. A Free Pop-Up Seed event will be held from 11 a.
m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday, April 17. The program is being held in partnership with the Aiken Soil and Water Conservation District. Free vegetable, her and flower seeds will be given out.
Limited to 5 per patron. Coloring for Grownups will be held from 2-4 p.m.
Thursday, April 3 and 17, in the creative lab on the first floor of the library. Those attending should bring colored pencils and felt pens. Coloring sheets and refreshments will be provided.
To sign up or for more information, call the reference desk at 803-642-2020 ext. 3. Heather Peterson, associate professor of history at USC Aiken, will give a lecture titled "Black Graniteville” at 11 a.
m. Thursday, April 17, at 139 Newberry St. S.
W. The lecture is free and open to the public, and is part of USC Aiken’s Aiken in The Alley series. 4 Cats in the Doghouse play jazz from 7 to 9 p.
m. Thursdays at The Willcox, 100 Colleton Ave. FRIDAY An open house will be held from 10 a.
m. to 1 p.m.
Friday, April 18, at Helping Hands, 100 John Elliott Lane. The open house will offer information about the services provided to S.C.
youth including its residential, mental health and community programs. RSVPs are required by Sunday, April 13. For more information or to RSVP, call 803-648-3456 or email admin@helpinghandsaiken.
org . Pickin' in the Peaches will be held April 18-19 at the Western Carolina State Fairgrounds, 561 May Royal Drive. Tickets are $69.
50 for Friday, April 18; $79.50 for Saturday, April 19; and $133.75 for the weekend.
Sierra Hull, Fruition, Fireside Collective, Po' Ramblin Boys and East Nash Grass will be among the performers. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit pickininthepeaches.com .
APRIL 19 A Spring Egg-stravaganza will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.
m. Saturday, April 19, at the Aiken County Historical Museum, 433 Newberry St. S.
W. An egg race will be held at noon. There also will be games, prizes, egg decorating, snacks and a maypole.
For more information, email [email protected] . A Community Easter Egg Hunt will be held from 10 a.
m. to noon Saturday, April 19, at Oakley Park, 300 Columbia Road, Edgefield. Story time will be held at 10:15 and 11:15 a.
m. There will also be crafts, face painting, vendors, food and more. Please bring a basket to collected eggs.
For more information, visit opmuseum.com . Pickin' in the Peaches will be held April 18-19 at the Western Carolina State Fairgrounds, 561 May Royal Drive.
Tickets are $69.50 for Friday, April 18; $79.50 for Saturday, April 19; and $133.
75 for the weekend. Sierra Hull, Fruition, Fireside Collective, Po' Ramblin Boys and East Nash Grass will be among the performers. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit pickininthepeaches.
com . Artists will create portraits and figurative art from 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at Better World Studios, 125 Marshall St.
, Graniteville. Fiber artists will also demonstrate their craft on Saturdays, April 12, 19 and 26. Youth workshops will be held from 10 a.
m. to noon and 1-3 p.m.
Saturday, April 19. For more information, visit betterworldstudios.org .
The Back to Basics Alcoholics Anonymous group will meet in-person at 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at St.
Paul Lutheran Church, 961 Trail Ridge Road. Masks are encouraged for those who are not vaccinated. APRIL 20 Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) will hold virtual service on Sunday, April 20.
Meeting is open to all and visitors are warmly welcomed. Worship in silence begins at 10 a.m.
, followed by fellowship at 11 a.m. For the Zoom link, email Brenda at bgconway2@gmail.
com or call 803-648-6020. APRIL 21 The Hopelands Concert Series will be held Mondays through June 30. The Whiskey Business Band will perform at 6:30 p.
m. April 21 at the Roland H. Windham Performing Arts Stage at Hopelands Gardens, 135 Dupree Place.
Lawn chairs and blankets may be brought, as well as picnic dinners and non-alcoholic beverages. Parking is at the Green Boundary Club, 780 Whiskey Road. Handicap parking is available at the Rye Patch parking lot on Berrie Road and the Hopelands Gardens parking lot.
In case of inclement weather, performances will be moved to the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road. The rain-out hotline is 803-643-4661.
The concerts are free. For more information, call 803-642-7631 or visit cityofaikensc.gov .
Aiken Women in Black and Moms Demand Action will hold a Vigil for Peace and Nonviolence from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, April 21, on Whiskey Road across from the Fresh Market along Whiskey Road.
The later time will continue through the summer months. Join us in seeking an end to war and all violence, and peace for all. Everyone is welcome — men, women and children.
If you can't stand, chairs are welcome. Bring a nonpartisan sign or use one of ours. For more information, call Lynn at 501-499-4485 or Brenda at 803-648-6020.
Let's Go Bingo will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays at the Aiken Senior Life Services, 1310 E.
Pine Log Road. There is a $5 cover charge. Game cards are $1 each or $15 to $25.
For more information, visit facebook.com/letsgobingoaiken . APRIL 22 Story Time in the Gardens will be held at 4 p.
m. Tuesday, April 22, on the lawn of the Rye Patch, 100 Berrie Road. Story Time is free and will meet on Tuesdays through May.
Participants should bring a lawn chair or blanket. Snacks are welcome. In case of inclement weather, Storytime will be held inside the Rye Patch.
For more information, call 803-642-7631. For weather information, call 803-643-4661. A book club will meet at 2:30 p.
m. Tuesday, April 22. April's discussion will cover "Mother-Daughter Murder Night" by Nina Simon.
Sign up at the information desk on the second floor or call 803-642-2020, ext. 3. The Sharp Dance Company will perform at 7 p.
m. Tuesday, April 22, at the Etherredge Center on the campus of USC Aiken, 471 University Parkway. Tickets are $40.
The performance is part of the 2024-2025 Cultural Series. For more information, visit etherredgecenter.universitytickets.
com or by calling the box office at 803-641-3305. The Mountain Dulcimers of Aiken will meet at 5 p.m.
Tuesday, APRIL 7, at Living Hope Fellowship Church, 2550 Old Dominion Road. Players of all levels and anyone interested in learning to play are welcome. All acoustic instruments are welcome.
For more information, call Gary Warnock at 740-352-7819. The Awesome Aiken Al-Anon group meets from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays at First Christian Church, 900 Kerr Drive. Nar-Anon Aiken For Comfort Family Group will meet from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Tuesdays in person in the conference room near the main sanctuary at St. John's Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St. S.
W. For more information, email [email protected] .
Celebrate Recovery , a 12-step group for men and women, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Cedar Creek Church, 3001 Banks Mill Road.
The Depression Anxiety Bipolar Support Group of Aiken and Surrounding States will meet from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays online via the GoToMeeting App.
For more information contact Mindy Harmon at 803-507-2214 or email [email protected] . APRIL 23 Storytime will be held Wednesdays, April 16, 23 and 30, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St.
S.W. Storytime features songs and stories for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
Baby story time is 10:15-10:45 a.m.; Toddler story time is 11-11:30 a.
m. and Preschool story time is from 11:45 a.m.
to 12:15 p.m. Space is limited and registration is required.
For more information or to register, call 803-642-2020 x. 1121 or stop by the circulation desk. An ACBL Sectional Bridge Game is held at 1 p.
m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Lessie B. Price Aiken Senior and Youth Center, 841 Edgefield Ave.
A free bridge lesson will be held at 11:30 a.m. For more information, email AikenBridgeClub@gmail.
com . The Savannah River Site Museum, 224 Laurens St. S.
W., is open 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.
The museum features exhibits and resources related to the Savannah River Site and the Cold War. Admission is free. For more information, call 803-648-1437 or visit srsheritagemuseum.
org . APRIL 24 The Brenda's Angels Tennis Tournament will be held April 24-27 at the Weeks Tennis Center, 1745 Two Notch Road. The cost to enter the first event is $88.
60 and $15 for the second event with a maximum of two events per person. Categories include women, men and mixed doubles. Spectator tickets are $30 for the weekend, and participants are urged to bring a folding chair.
Tournament registration is due by Sunday, April 20. For more information or to sign up, visit playtennis.usta.
com . The Drifters will perform at 3 p.m.
Thursday, April 24, at the Newberry Opera House, 1201 McKibben St., Newberry. Tickets range from $45.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit newberryoperahouse.com . 4 Cats in the Doghouse play jazz from 7 to 9 p.
m. Thursdays at The Willcox, 100 Colleton Ave. APRIL 25 The Trenton Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will hold its annual Benefit Yard Sale from 8 a.
m. to 1 p.m.
Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26, at 736 W. Rollingwood Road. Proceeds from the sale will benefit student veterans in the community.
Della Mae will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, April 25, at the Newberry Opera House, 1201 McKibben St.
, Newberry. Tickets range from $25-$45. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit newberryoperahouse.
com . An Open House will be held from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Friday, April 25, at the Lessie B.
Price Aiken Senior & Youth Center, 841 Edgefield Ave. N.W.
The open house will provide information on classes and events and feature refreshments and vendors. For more information, call 803-642-7600 ext. 3.
APRIL 26 The Run United 5K, 10K, Half-Marathon and Kids Fun Run will be held at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, in downtown Aiken.
Registration is $80 for the half-marthon, $65 for the 10K and $50 for the 5K. Registration for the Kids Fun Run is free. For more information or to register, visit runsignup.
com . The 17th annual Beech Island Tour will be held from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 26.
Tour sites will include Silver Bluff Missionary Baptist Church, the Zubly cemetery, the Silver Bluff Audubon Center and the Beech Island Historical Society Visitors Center. Tickets are $20 for adults in advance and $25 at the door; and $15 for seniors in advance and $20 at the door. Admission is free for children and students age 18 and younger.
For more information, visit beechislandhistoricalsociety.com . A Beginner Cyanophotography class titled Painting with the Sun will be held from 11 a.
m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 26, at the Arts & Heritage Center of North Augusta, 100 Georgia Ave., North Augusta. The cost is $60 for members and $55 for nonmembers.
The class is for ages 12 and older and will be led by Joanne Crouch. For more information, visit artsandheritagecenter.com .
The GVW Fire Department and Graniteville Community Services will hold a fishing rodeo beginning at 9 a.m. on the canal adjacent from Better World Studios, 125 Marshall St.
, Graniteville. The event is free for anglers of every age. The St.
Thaddeus Home & Garden Tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.
m. Saturday, April 26. There will also be a heritage market and strawberries and cream tea.
Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased online at stthaddeus.org . A launch party for the book "South Carolina's Matilda Evans: A Medical Pioneer" will be held from 2-4 p.
m. Saturday, April 26, at the Center for African American History, Art and Culture, 120 York St. N.
E. The program will be moderated by Donna Wesby, co-founder and CEO of Umoja Village. For more information, email caahac@cityofaikensc.
gov . A National Poetry Month celebration titled Being Heard will be held from noon to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 26. Workshops will be available throughout the day. Workshops include: Introduction to Poetry with Samantha Taylor; Poetry as Spoken Word with Moses Freeman; and Indian Poet Tea with Anu Acharekar.
There also will be an open mic. To register for workshops and open mic time, call the reference desk at 803-642-2020 ext. 3.
American Legion Post 232 will hold a Free Family Day from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 26, at the post home 6070 Broadcast Drive, North Augusta.
For more information, call Oredean Crews, 803-507-0029 or email [email protected] . Artists will create portraits and figurative art from 11 a.
m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 12, at Better World Studios, 125 Marshall St., Graniteville. Fiber artists will also demonstrate their craft on Saturdays, April 12, 19 and 26.
For more information, visit betterworldstudios.org . The Back to Basics Alcoholics Anonymous group will meet in-person at 7 p.
m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 961 Trail Ridge Road.
Masks are encouraged for those who are not vaccinated. APRIL 27 Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) will hold virtual service on Sunday, APRIL 19. Meeting is open to all and visitors are warmly welcomed.
Worship in silence begins at 10 a.m., followed by fellowship at 11 a.
m. For the Zoom link, email Brenda at [email protected] or call 803-648-6020.
APRIL 28 The Hopelands Concert Series will be held Mondays through June 30. The Experiment I-20 Horns will perform at 6:30 p.m.
April 28 at the Roland H. Windham Performing Arts Stage at Hopelands Gardens, 135 Dupree Place. Lawn chairs and blankets may be brought, as well as picnic dinners and non-alcoholic beverages.
Parking is at the Green Boundary Club, 780 Whiskey Road. Handicap parking is available at the Rye Patch parking lot on Berrie Road and the Hopelands Gardens parking lot. In case of inclement weather, performances will be moved to the H.
Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road. The rain-out hotline is 803-643-4661. The concerts are free.
For more information, call 803-642-7631 or visit cityofaikensc.gov . Let's Go Bingo will be held from 6 to 8 p.
m. Mondays at the Aiken Senior Life Services, 1310 E. Pine Log Road.
There is a $5 cover charge. Game cards are $1 each or $15 to $25. For more information, visit facebook.
com/letsgobingoaiken . APRIL 29 Story Time in the Gardens will be held at 4 p.m.
Tuesday, April 29, on the lawn of the Rye Patch, 100 Berrie Road. Story Time is free and will meet on Tuesdays through May. Participants should bring a lawn chair or blanket.
Snacks are welcome. In case of inclement weather, Storytime will be held inside the Rye Patch. For more information, call 803-642-7631.
For weather information, call 803-643-4661. The Savannah River Site Retirees Association will hold its annual member meeting at 11 a.m.
Tuesday, April 29, at the Etherredge Center on the campus of USC Aiken, 471 University Parkway. The meeting will update members on current events impacting retiree benefits and a presentation by SRS contractors and the DOE. For more information, visit srsretirees.
org . The Awesome Aiken Al-Anon group meets from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays at First Christian Church, 900 Kerr Drive. Nar-Anon Aiken For Comfort Family Group will meet from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Tuesdays in person in the conference room near the main sanctuary at St. John's Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St. S.
W. For more information, email [email protected] .
Celebrate Recovery , a 12-step group for men and women, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Cedar Creek Church, 3001 Banks Mill Road.
The Depression Anxiety Bipolar Support Group of Aiken and Surrounding States will meet from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays online via the GoToMeeting App.
For more information contact Mindy Harmon at 803-507-2214 or email [email protected] . APRIL 30 Storytime will be held Wednesdays, April 16, 23 and 30, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St.
S.W. Storytime features songs and stories for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
Baby story time is 10:15-10:45 a.m.; Toddler story time is 11-11:30 a.
m. and Preschool story time is from 11:45 a.m.
to 12:15 p.m. Space is limited and registration is required.
For more information or to register, call 803-642-2020 x. 1121 or stop by the circulation desk. An ACBL Sectional Bridge Game is held at 1 p.
m. Mondays and Wednesdays at the Lessie B. Price Aiken Senior and Youth Center, 841 Edgefield Ave.
A free bridge lesson will be held at 11:30 a.m. For more information, email AikenBridgeClub@gmail.
com . The Savannah River Site Museum, 224 Laurens St. S.
W., is open 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.
The museum features exhibits and resources related to the Savannah River Site and the Cold War. Admission is free. For more information, call 803-648-1437 or visit srsheritagemuseum.
org ..
