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MONDAY A Women Veterans VA Claims Clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.
m. Monday, Nov. 4, in the Sandlapper Room at the Aiken County Government Center, 1930 University Parkway.
For more information, email [email protected] .
Aiken Women In Black and Moms Demand Action will hold a Vigil for Peace and Nonviolence on Monday, Nov. 4, from 4 to 5 pm, on Whiskey Road across from The Fresh Market. Please note the earlier time.
Join us in seeking an end to current wars, a path to a just peace for all, and an end to gun violence across our country. Everyone is welcome — men, women, children. Bring a nonpartisan sign or use one of ours.
If you can't stand, bring a chair. For more information, call Lynn 01-499-4485 or Brenda 803-648-6020. The Savannah River Stringband will hold a music jam at 6:30 p.
m. the first and third Monday of the month at Trinity United Methodist Church, 2724 Whiskey Road. 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 City of Aiken Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department will hold a 4L: Living, Loving, Lifelong Learning Series lecture at 11 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the Lessie B. Price Aiken Senior & Youth Center, 841 Edgefield Ave.
N.W. The topic will be Medicare 101: Medicare/Medicaid/Veteran Benefits Made Simple.
The cost is $5 and registration is required. For more information or to register, call 803-643-2181. 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 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] .
WEDNESDAY The City of Aiken Parks, Recreation & Tourism will hold its annual A-Tax Workshop at 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.
6, and 9-11 a.m. Thursday, Nov.
7, at the Center for African American History, Art, and Culture, 120 York St. N.E.
The seminar will cover grant applications, reimbursements and offers networking for potential advertising partners to help you reach your goals. The seminar is mandatory for anyone interested in apploying for S.C.
State Accomodation Tax Grants. For more information or to RSVP, email [email protected] .
The registration deadline is Friday, Nov. 1. Dr.
Tom Mack and Andrew Geyer will give a lecture on the “Southern Voices Poetry Anthology” at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov.
6, 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. 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 Town & Country Club will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov.
7, in the faith center at St. John's Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St. S.
W. Ashley Rust, park manager for Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site, will be the guest speaker. She will talk about the site's history.
Guests are welcome. For more information, call 912-508-2581. 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.
The Child Advocacy Center of Aiken County will hold an event Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Emanuel-McClain Women and Children’s Health Center, 1000 Clyburn Place. Kenneth Rogers Jr.
, author of the series “How to Heal Your Inner Superhero” which blends comics with therapy to empower survivors of childhood sexual abuse, will speak. The event starts at 5:30 p.m.
with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. The presentation starts at 6 p.m.
followed by a book signing. Tickets are $40 in advance or $50 at the door. Virtual tickets are $25.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cacofaiken.org . 4 Cats in the Doghouse play jazz from 7 to 9 p.
m. Thursdays at The Willcox, 100 Colleton Ave. SUNDAY 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. 10 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 . NOV. 11 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. 12 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. 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 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 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. 13 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. 14 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 . NOV. 15 NOV.
16 Prime Steakhouse's founder has stepped away from ownership of popular Aiken restaurant St. John's Methodist's 27th Applefest raises money for Aiken-area charities Aiken attorney suspended after being accused of recording and possessing child sexual abuse material Criminal trials of 2 prominent Aiken residents have been delayed again Aiken's Great Oak Equine Assisted Programs hosts annual cowboy show fundraiser Column: Consistently wrong pollsters try again in 2024 Guest editorial: Election denialism could spark violence after a close race Live in Aiken County and plan to vote Tuesday? Here's what you need to know. Weekly top residence sales for Aiken County for July 12-18 Today's events for Nov.
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.
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. NOV.
17 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 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 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 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 . NOV. 20 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 . NOV. 21 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 NOV.
23 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 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 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 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 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..
