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SUNDAY A Christmas Gathering will be held from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov.
10, at Primitives at the Ridge, 304 Redds Branch Road. There will be hot apple cider, snacks and shopping. For more information, call 803-645-5443.
An appreciation service for Bishop Walter Kearse Jr. will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 9, at 764 Faithful Kearse Island, Warrenville; and 9:30 a.m.
at the Gospel of Deliverance Church, 3155 Augusta Road, Warrenville. The services celebrate Kearse's 68 years of ministry. The DAVA/DAV will serve Thanksgiving Dinner at 2 p.
m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at the DAV building, 2194 Columbia Highway N.
For more information, call 973-454-6189 or 803-640-3154. The Old Edgefield District Genealogical Society will meet at 3 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 10, in the Edgefield County Council Chambers, 225 Jeter St., Edgefield.
The guest speaker will be Justin E. Guy, a master potter at Old Edgefield Pottery. He will give a presentation on Privateers, Buccaneers and Blockade Runners, Part 3.
Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 803-336-9292. An Open House will be held every Sunday through Dec.
31 at Chalk Mine, 1208 Gregg Highway. Tee The cost is $30 per nine holes. Tee times are available from 11 a.
m. to 4 p.m.
For more information or to schedule a tee time, call 803-226-0053. Fortepianist Daniel Adam Maltz will perform at 3 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Aiken Center for the Arts, 122 Laurens St. S.
W. Tickets are $25. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit aikencenterforthearts.
org . MONDAY 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 The Let’s Talk About Discussion series will meet at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.
, through March 25. The theme is Southern Novels on the Page and Screen. The October book is "The Color Purple," by Alice Walker.
The 2023 movie "The Color Purple" will be shown at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.
12, and 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
16. The discussion of the book and movie will be at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 19. The discussion will be led by Dr.
Matt Miller. The program is made possible through a grant from the S.C.
Humanities. For more information, call 803-642-2020 ext. 3.
“ The Color Purple," rated PG-13, will be shown at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.
12, and 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
16, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.
Keith Tolen will teach The Art of Life & Your Family Tree from 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.
12-14, at the Smith-Hazel Recreation Center, 400 Kershaw St. N.E.
Participants will craft a canvas collage depicting their life and family tree. Canvas will be supplied. Attendees should bring 10-15 photocopies of family photos.
Registration is required. This program is designed for ages 20 and older. This is a free program.
To register, visit cityofaikensc.recdesk.com .
The Aiken Newcomers' Club will meet Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Newberry Hall, 117 Newberry St. Doors open at 9:30 a.
m. followed by the meeting at 10:15 a.m.
The guest speaker will be author David Wolman. Reservations are required. The cost is $25 per person and is payable at the door.
To make or cancel a reservation, call Nora Giardina (A-L) 973-699-8128 or JoAnn Kirsch (M-Z) 720-281-3939 or email [email protected] . Reservations or cancellations are due by Thursday, Nov.
7. The Mountain Dulcimers of Aiken will meet at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday 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, a group for families and friends of those with drug addiction, 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] . WEDNESDAY The City of Aiken Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department is taking applications for the 2024 Festival of Trees.
Interested organizations should fill out an application online at coa.page/jkux. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, Nov.
13. Participants will be notified of their acceptance by Nov. 18.
For more information email [email protected] . 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 . THURSDAY 4 Cats in the Doghouse play jazz from 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursdays at The Willcox, 100 Colleton Ave. RUN EVERY THURSDAY The Aiken Toastmasters Club will meet from 6:45-8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 3 and 17 in room 3 of the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center, 1700 Whiskey Road.
Meetings are free and aim to help people improve public speaking and build leadership skills. For more information, visit aikentoastmasters.toastmastersclubs.
org . FRIDAY The Aiken Master Gardeners will hold a lunchbox lecture from noon to 1 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 15, at Millbrook Baptist Church, 223 South Aiken Blvd. The speaker will be Charlotte Wiedenman.
Her topic will be The Tea Thief: A swashbuckling tale of how botanists uncovered the secrets of Camellia sinensis and executed the greatest act of industrial espionage in modern history. David Phelps will perform in concert at 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 15, at the Imperial Theater, 745 Broad St., Augusta.
Tickets range from $22 to $70. This concert was originally scheduled for Oct. 18.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit davidphelps.com . NOV.
16 A Holiday Craft Fair will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.
m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Gregg Park Civic Center, 1001 A Ave.
, Graniteville. There will be jewelry, candles, gifts, art and food vendors. For more information, visit greggparkonline.
com . A Cruise-In will be held from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
16, at Aiken Rehabilitation and Care Center, 3525 Augustus Road. The event will feature a live DJ, bounce house, hot dogs, a cke walk, face painting and more. Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) will travel to Columbia for a special service Sunday, Nov.
17. Those unable to travel to Columbia can join the sere remotely. Meetings are open to all and visitors are warmly welcomed.
Worship in silence begins at 10 a.m., followed by online fellowship at 11 a.
m. For more information and the Zoom link, email Brenda at [email protected] .
A Prayer Summit will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.
m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at Bell Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 2300 Edgefield Highway.
For more information, call the church at 803-649-1704. A Grief Share Seminar will be held from 2-4 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 16, in Building 3 of Cedar Creek Church, 3001 Banks Mill Road. This seminar is for those who had a loved one pass away.
This seminar is not recommended for children younger than 13. For more information or to register, visit cedarcreekchurch.net .
“ The Color Purple," rated PG-13, will be shown at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.
12, and 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
16, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.
The Let’s Talk About Discussion series will meet at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.
, through March 25. The theme is Southern Novels on the Page and Screen. The October book is "The Color Purple," by Alice Walker.
The 2023 movie "The Color Purple" will be shown at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.
12, and 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov.
16. The discussion of the book and movie will be at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 19. The discussion will be led by Dr.
Matt Miller. The program is made possible through a grant from the S.C.
Humanities. For more information, call 803-642-2020 ext. 3.
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. SUNDAY M'Aiken Music, an all women's a cappella group, will present A Beatles Holiday Tribute concert at 3 p.
m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Aiken County Historical Museum, 433 Newberry St.
This is a free concert. For more information, call 803-507-5776. An Open House will be held every Sunday through Dec.
31 at Chalk Mine, 1208 Gregg Highway. Tee The cost is $30 per nine holes. Tee times are available from 11 a.
m. to 4 p.m.
For more information or to schedule a tee time, call 803-226-0053. NOV. 18 Aiken Women in Black and Moms Demand Action will hold a Vigil for Peace and Nonviolence from 4-5 p.
m. Monday, Nov. 18, across from the Fresh Market along Whiskey Road.
Join us in seeking a path to peace for all and an end to gun violence across the country. 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 . NOV. 19 The Senior Men's Club of Aiken will meet at noon Wednesday, Nov.
20, at the Woodside Country Club, 1000 Woodside Plantation Drive. The guest speaker will be Howard Wayt. His topic will be The Latest on the Inclined Plane in Aiken.
Howard is a professional engineer with Enercon and a board member of the Aiken depot. The cost is $25 without dessert or $29 with dessert. Reservations are required.
For more information about club membership or to make a reservation, call Rick Endler at 803-649-7697 or email [email protected] . Build It will meet from 3-6 p.
m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St.
S.W. Drop in to create structures with building bricks, magna tiles and more.
For ages 3-12, but younger siblings are welcome. The Let’s Talk About Discussion series will meet at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.
W., through March 25. The theme is Southern Novels on the Page and Screen.
The October book is "The Color Purple," by Alice Walker. The 2023 movie "The Color Purple" will be shown at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 12, and 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 16. The discussion of the book and movie will be at 6:30 p.
m. Tuesday, Nov. 19.
The discussion will be led by Dr. Matt Miller. The program is made possible through a grant from the S.
C. Humanities. For more information, call 803-642-2020 ext.
3. A book club will meet at 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 19, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.
W. Groups A and B will discuss "Good Creature" by Sy Montgomery. Sign up at the information desk on the 2nd floor.
803-642-2020, ext. 3. 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, a group for families and friends of those with drug addiction, 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 aikennaranon@outlook.
com . 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] .
NOV. 20 Angel Rañales will give a lecture titled "The Art of Pilgrimage to Santiago: Why Walking and Writing Matter” at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 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. This lecture is sponsored by Groucho's Deli.
Unleashed: An Evening of Improv by Schrodinger's Cat will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.
20, at the Amentum Center for the Performing Arts, 126 Newberry St. S.W.
Tickets are $77 and include a pre-show reception with beer, wine and charcuterie. The show will contain adult content and profanity and may not be suitable for children. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit letlovelive.
org . 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 .
NOV. 21 A Divorce Care Seminar will be held from 6-8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 21, in Building 3 of Cedar Creek Church, 3001 Banks Mill Road. This seminar is for those who are recently separated or have recently finalized their divorce.
For more information or to register, visit cedarcreekchurch.net . A Kids' Book Club will meet at 4 p.
m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St.
S.W. Read or listen to any book about friends or family and join a discussion with snacks and an activity.
This book club is for ages 5-10. Younger siblings are welcome. 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, Nov. 21, 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.
The featured artist will be Will Jones Those wishing to participate should sign up when they arrive at 5:45 p.m. on the day of the event.
Coloring for Grownups will be held from 2-4 p.m. Thursdays, Nov.
7 and 21, in the creative lab on the first floor of the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.
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. 4 Cats in the Doghouse play jazz from 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursdays at The Willcox, 100 Colleton Ave. NOV. 22 DJ Jammin James will open the Atomic City Festival at 6 p.
m. Friday, Nov. 22, n New Ellenton.
There will be karaoke, cornhole and food trucks. The festival continues Saturday with an opening ceremony at 10 a.m.
NOV. 23 The Atomic City Festival will be held Saturday, Nov. 23, in New Ellenton.
Opening ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. followed by the Buck and Duck Car Show at noon and fireworks to close out the festival at 9 p.
m. The festival will feature vendors, food trucks and carnival rides. A Dinner and Clothes giveaway will be held from 10:30 a.
m. to 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 23, at New Beginning Baptist Church, 4000 Trolley Line Road. For more information, call Ruth Thomas at 803-270-0311 or Shanythia Guice at 803-979-0185.
An Edisto River Sweep clean up will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov.
23, at the Aiken State Park, 1145 State Park, Windsor. Supplies will be distributed and a sign-in available at the corner of Old Tory Trail and State Park Road. 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. NOV. 24 A performance of Handel's Messiah from Scratch will be held at 3 p.
m. Sunday, Nov. 24, at St.
John's Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St. Singers may join the choir and orchestra in the choir loft or sing from their seats. Those who wish to participate in rehearsals before the performance should email Dr.
Matt Caine at [email protected] . The performance is part of St.
John's Under the Steeple music series. Admission is free. An Open House will be held every Sunday through Dec.
31 at Chalk Mine, 1208 Gregg Highway. Tee The cost is $30 per nine holes. Tee times are available from 11 a.
m. to 4 p.m.
For more information or to schedule a tee time, call 803-226-0053. NOV. 25 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 . NOV. 26 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, a group for families and friends of those with drug addiction, 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 aikennaranon@outlook.
com . 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] .
NOV. 27 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 .
NOV. 28 The Salvation Army will hold a Come to the Table Thanksgiving meal from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov.
28, at First Baptist Church, 120 Chesterfield St. N. 4 Cats in the Doghouse play jazz from 7 to 9 p.
m. Thursdays at The Willcox, 100 Colleton Ave. NOV.
29 NOV. 30 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.
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