Today's events for Oct. 29

The Garden Club of Aiken will be taking orders for its annual Holiday Greenery Sale through Monday, Oct. 28. Greenery includes three sizes of wreaths and garlands. Large hand-tied red bows and holiday bulbs including three types of amaryllis and...

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TUESDAY A Community Job Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.

m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the building B gymnasium on the campus of Aiken Technical College, 2276 Jefferson Davis Highway, Graniteville.



The job fair is open to the public. For more information, visit atc.edu .

Author Rebecca McCarthy will discuss her new book , "Norman Maclean: A Life of Letters and Rivers," at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.

29, at the Aiken Center for the Arts, 122 Laurens St. S.W.

The discussion will be followed by a short Q&A session. Admission is free. For more information, visit aikencenterforthearts.

org . Fall Story Time will be held Tuesdays at the Aiken Visitor Center and Train Museum on the Train Deck, 406 Park Ave., S.

E. 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] . WEDNESDAY A Trick-or-Treat Storytime will be held Wednesday, Oct.

30, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.

There are story times at 10:15 and 11:30 a.m. Trick-or-treating begins at 10:30 a.

m. Children can only attend one story time. For more information or to register, call the circulation desk at 803-642-2020 ext.

1121. Registration is not required. 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 The Aiken County Sheriff's Office will hold its trick-or-treat event from 3-5 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 31, at the Sheriff's Office, 420 Hampton Ave. Employees will be in costume handing out treats.

The event is for children age infant to 12. A Spooktacular Trick-or-Treat event will be held from 4-6 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 31, at the Aiken County Recreation Center, 917 Jefferson Davis Highway. There will be candy, treats and other goodies until supplies run out.

For more information, email [email protected] . 4 Cats in the Doghouse play jazz from 7 to 9 p.

m. Thursdays at The Willcox, 100 Colleton Ave. FRIDAY Applefest will be held Friday, Nov.

1, and Saturday, Nov. 2, at St. John’s Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St.

N.W. The event begins with a preview party on Friday from 5-7:30 p.

m. Admission is $10 at the door. Festivities continue Saturday from 8 a.

m. to 2 p.m.

and include free admission, apples, baked goods, frozen meals, breakfast and lunch. SATURDAY The Great Cowboy Show and Cookout will be held from noon to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 2, at Great Oak Equine Assisted Programs, 1123 Edgefield Highway. Food will be available from Pot Smoker BBQ, Motorkec Beer Truck and the Classic Cone Ice Cream.

Tickets are $50 for adults and $10 for children ages 12 and younger. For more information, visit greatoakeap.org .

The 21st annual Chef’s Extravaganza will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

2, in the Palmetto Terrace Ballroom, 1000 Georgia Ave., North Augusta. The theme of the evening is Journey to North Africa.

Tickets are $125 per person. Seating is limited. For more information, visit helpinghandsaiken.

org . The Trenton Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will sponsor a presentation titled Colonial Textiles and Dyes at 11 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 2, at Cornerstone Baptist Church, 100 Cornerstone Drive. Gwen Spivey will give a talk on common textiles and dying techniques used during the time.

No registration required. Admission is free. 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 MONDAY 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 .

NOV. 5 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] . NOV.

6 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 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. 7 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. NOV. 8 NOV.

9 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 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 Early voting begins in Aiken County with long lines at the Aiken County Government Center Tropical Storm Helene response: Aiken County administrator discusses debris removal and complaints Aiken City Council could move Powderhouse Connector forward Monday Aiken County ballots will include four questions this November. Here's what each question means.

Savannah River Site nuclear waste contractor indicates completion date doubts Do you live in Aiken County and want to vote in the election? Here's what you need to know. From horses to hardwood: Senior women's basketball team calls Aiken home BBB CONSUMER TIPS: BBB warns of zombie debt Jefferson Elementary School walkers raise breast cancer awareness and funds to fight it Citizens Park welcomes thousands for 'trunker' hospitality 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 [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] . 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 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 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 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 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 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 [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] . 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..