Road Recreational Center. Kids’ Fun Run begins at 8 a.m. Registration is $25. For more information and to register, call 706-922-9623. Saturday Historic Trolley Tour is Saturday, November 19, from 1-4:15 p.m. and departs from the Augusta Museum of History. Tickets are $12 and include a tour of the museum. Call 706-724-4067 or visit augustamuseum.org. Civil War 150th Anniversary Petersburg Boat Tour is November 19-20 at 10 a.m. at the Augusta Canal Interpretive Center. $12.50. Call 706-823-0440 or visit augustacanal.com. Thanksgiving Soccer School is November 21-23 from 12:30-2 p.m. at the Columbia County Amphitheater Field. Ages 6-12; all ability levels. Free. Sponsored by Augusta Arsenal staff coaches and local college soccer stars. Call 706-854-0149 or email tnorton@augustasoccer.com. The Augusta Fencers Club is open five nights a week from 5:30-9 p.m. and most Saturday mornings from 10 a.m.-noon. Visitors always welcome. Call 706-722-8878.
Kids
Thanksgiving Story Time and Craft is a kids program on Thursday, November 17, at 10 a.m. at the Diamond Lakes Branch Library. Pre-registration required. Call 706-772-2432 or visit ecgrl.org. Retro Family Game Night is Thursday, November 17, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Headquarters Branch Library and includes board and card games including Monopoly, Scrabble, Life, Checkers, Chess and more. Pre-registration required. Call 706-821-2604 or visit ecgrl.org.
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Disney on Ice shows at the James Brown Arena on Thursday, November 17, at 7 p.m.; Friday, November 18, at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Saturday, November 19, at 3 and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, November 20,
at 2 p.m. $16-$46. Call 877-4AUGTIX or visit georgialinatix.com.
Wednesday, November 23, at 2 p.m. Call 706-821-2600 or visit ecgrl.org.
Home School Adventures: Art from her Heart, with Clementine Hunter, is Friday, November 18, at 10:30 a.m. at the Aiken County Public Library. This event is for students in grades 1-5. Call 803-6427575 or visit abbe-lib.org.
Thanksgiving Story Time and Funny Food Craft at Friedman Library is Wednesday, November 23, at 3 p.m. Pre-registration required. Call 706-736-6758 or visit ecgrl.org.
Pioneer Day at Lincoln County Historical Park is Saturday, November 19, at 9 a.m., and features family entertainment, living history demonstrations, antique tractors and southern cooking. Free. Call 706-359-2010 or email gop@nu-z.net School Days Out Camp is November 21-23 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Wilson Family Y. $25 per child per day for members; $50 per child per day for non-members. Register at any Family Y location or visit thefamilyy.org. UNO Challenge at Headquar ters Branch Library is Monday, November 21, at 2 p.m. Call 706-821-2600 or visit ecgrl.org. Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt at Headquarters Branch Library is Tuesday, November 22, at 2 p.m. Call 706-8212600 or visit ecgrl.org. Digital Photography Club at the Columbia County Library is Tuesday, November 22, at 4 p.m. Ages 12-18. Pre-registration required. Call 706-863-1946 or visit ecgrl.org. Teens Under Fire meets Wednesday, November 22, from 4-6 p.m. at the Aiken Regional Medical Center’s Dining Room A-B. Instructor Cheryl Lapaquette will lead this intervention/prevention program. Free. Pre-registration required. Call 803-641-2421 or visit aikenregional.com. Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Stories at Headquarters Branch Library is
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Preschool Story Time is every Tuesday at Headquarters Branch Library at 10 a.m. Toddler Story Time is every Wednesday at 10 a.m. Group registration required. Call 706-821-2600 or visit ecgrl.org. “In My Backyard,” 7 p.m., and “Worlds in Motion,” 8 p.m., show each Saturday in November at the DuPont Planetarium at the USC-Aiken’s Ruth Patrick Science Education Center. Tickets are $4.50 for adults, $3.50 for seniors, $2.50 for students 4K-12th grade and $1 for USC-A students, faculty and staff. Call 803-641-3654 or visit rpsec.usca.edu/ planetarium. Steed’s Dairy in Grovetown, a working dairy farm that includes a corn maze, petting zoo, jumping pillow, tube slide, rubber duckie races, preschool pay area, hayrides, a pumpkin patch and more, is open through November 13. Hours are Friday, 5-10 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sundays, 1-6 p.m. $9-$12. Call 706-855-2948 or visit steedsdairy.com. Kackleberry Farms is open Saturdays 10 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sundays 1-5 p.m. Visit kackleberryfarm.com. Blown Away: The Wild World of Weather will be presented Saturdays in October at
Toddler Story Time and Preschool Story Time take place every Thursday in September at 10:30 a.m. and at 11:15 a.m. at the North Augusta Library.
Hobbies
CSRA Writers will meet Monday, November 21, at 6:30 p.m. at Georgia Military College’s Martinez campus on Davis Road. Writers needing a support group are invited to attend and bring 10 copies of a manuscript to be critiqued. Call 706-836-7315. Crafters Night is each Monday from 6-8 p.m. at the Kroc Center. Call 706-3645762 or visit krocaugusta.org. Simple Cooking Class meets each Monday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Kroc Center. Call 706-364-5762 or visit krocaugusta.org. The Garden City Chorus, the area’s leading men’s singing group and a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society, is seeking new members. Those interested are welcome to attend Tuesday night rehearsals, held at 7 p.m. at North Augusta Church of Christ on W. Martintown Road. Visit gardencitychorus.org.
Volunteers
Hospice Care of America’s Augusta office needs volunteers to help support staff, visit patients and more. Call 706-4472626 or visit msa-corp.com/companies/ hospicecareofamerica.aspx.
If you would like to see your organization’s events listed in our calendar, please email Amy Christian at amy@themetrospirit.com. The deadline for each Thursday’s issue is the previous Friday at noon.
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Lap-Sit Story Time, for children under two, is every Tuesday at the Columbia County Library at 11 a.m. Story time for two-year-olds is every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 10:15 a.m. and for preschoolers at 11 a.m. Group registration required. Call 706-8631946 or visit ecgrl.org.
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