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MONDAY Aiken Peace will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept.
23, at the Aiken Unitarian Universalist Church, 115 Gregg Ave. The program will be Palestine 101. The meeting is free and open to the public.
For more information, visit Aiken Peace on Facebook. A Literacy and Lemonade event will be held from 1-2:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 23, in the Meeting Room of the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.
W. This event will mark the start of a new adult literacy program. Lisa Cole, director of Turning Pages South Carolina, will provide information about the program.
For more information, email [email protected] . 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 Aiken Republican Club will meet Tuesday, Sept. 24, at Newberry Hall, 117 Newberry St.
S.W. Doors open at 11 a.
m. and the program begins before noon. Matt Moore, award-winning political strategist who served as chairman of the S.
C. Republican Pary from 2013-17 will be the guest speaker. He also played a key role in the elections of Tim Scott, Nikki Haley and Trey Gowdy.
The cost is $20 for members and $25 for non-members and is payable at the door. Reservations are required. For more information, call K.
T. Ruthven at 803-617-9356. Fall Story Time will be held at 4 p.
m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, on the lawn of the Rye Patch, 100 Berrie Road.
Storytime is free and will meet on Tuesdays through October. 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 Stormwater STEM Club will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.
24. There will be interactive STEM lessons and hands-on water science activities. The program will be a Stormwater Awareness Week Party.
To register, call 803-642-2020 ext. 1121. A book club will meet the third and fourth Tuesday at 2:30 p.
m. On Tuesday, Sept. 24, Group A will discuss "The Collected Regrets of Clover" by Mikki Brammer.
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 . WEDNESDAY Storytime will be held Sept. 18 and 25 at 10:15 a.
m. for babies, 11 a.m.
for toddlers and 11:45 a.m. for preschoolers.
Space is limited. To register, call 803-642-2020 ext. 1121.
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 number of unemployed people in Aiken County doubled in a year.
Here's why. The Mustang Summit brings together people and feral horses in Aiken Missing North Augusta teen found safe in Florida; boyfriend taken into custody Aiken could be getting three gas stations. Where will they be? 'Corn in their boots:' Titan Farms introduces Sara's Farm Adventure Aiken-area man accused of pulling a gun during an argument over petting a dog Aiken's Smith-Hazel Recreation Center will reopen Sept.
25 following nearly 9 months of renovations ECOVIEWS: Hummingbirds are beginning to migrate Today's events for Sept. 22 Guest column: S.C.
School Choice program is legal, doesn't defund public schools A Kids' Book Club will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept.
26. Read any mythology book 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. 1121.
4 Cats in the Doghouse play jazz from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at The Willcox, 100 Colleton Ave.
FRIDAY The Butterfly Monarchy Club will meet at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept.
27, in the Faith Center at St. John’s Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St. N.
W. The meeting topic will be the Cecropia Moth, the largest native moth in North America. Parking is available on Barnwell Avenue and Chesterfield Street.
Admission is free and meetings are open to the public. SEPT. 28 The Aiken Republican Party will hold a Constitution Day Picnic from 10 a.
m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Lessie B. Price Aiken Senior and Youth Center, 841 Edgefield Ave.
The event will feature food, games and prizes. For more information, visit aikencountygop.com .
A 70th anniversary celebration for the Aiken County Farmers Market will be held at 9:30 a.m. Satuday, Sept.
28, at the market, 115 Williamsburg St. There will be free samples from vendors, raffle prizes, anniversary cake, a proclamation and activities for children. For more information, visit aikenfarmersmarket.
com . An Indian Poetry event will be held from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
28, at the Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.
Anu Acharekar will translate and discuss poetic songs from her country. A Holistic Wellness Fair will be held from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
28, at Aiken Senior Life Services, 1310 E. Pine Log Road. The event will feature energy healing practitioners, chiropractors and nutritional consultants.
Vendors also will be in attendance offering skincare items, essential oils, jewelry, crystals, gemstones and more. For more information, visit holisticwellnessfair.org .
The Aiken Women’s Heart Board in partnership with the USC Aiken Theater Group will perform the Heart Show Encore at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
28, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
29. Performances will be at the Etherredge Center on the campus of USC Aiken, 471 University Parkway. The show will feature the music from the 2023 Heart Show — Home is where the Heart Is.
Tickets are $15. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit usca.edu/etherredge-center .
Keep Aiken County Beautiful will hold an Edisto River Sweep litter pick up at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept.
28, at the Aiken State Park Natural Area, 1145 State Park Road, Windsor. Volunteers should check-in and pick-up supplies at the corner of Old Tory Trail and State Park Road. For more information or to volunteer, email kacb@aikencountysc.
gov . The Overflow Foundation will hold Music and Mocktails at 5 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 28, at Generations Park, 700 Mack Henry Holland Drive. The event will feature performance by Cody Webb and Chris Ndeti, food trucks, bounce houses and more.
Admission is free. For more information, visit overflow.foundation.
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. SEPT.
29 An Open House will be held every Sunday through October at Chalk Mine, 1208 Gregg Highway. Tee The cost is $40 per nine holes. Tee times are available from noon to 4 p.
m. For more information or to schedule a tee time, call 803-226-0053. SEPT.
30 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 ..
