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Always Best Care Senior Services is sponsoring the Mulligans for Memory Golf Tournament to be held at 9 a.m., Saturday, May 5, at the Gary Player Signature golf course at River Falls Plantation in Duncan. For more information and to register or to become a sponsor contact, Bruce Meyer (864) 527-0464 or bmeyer@abc-seniors.com. River Falls Plantation is located at 100 Player Boulevard, Duncan, SC 29334.
Crossword puzzle: page 54
Sudoku puzzle: page 54
The Friends of the Greenville County Library System Book Sale will be held April 20-22 at Merovan Center, Suite E-2, 1200 Woodruff Road. Proceeds from the sale enable the Friends of the Library, a volunteer non-profit organization, to provide financial support to the library system. Friday, April 20 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., is for Friends only – memberships will be available at the door- ($15 for individuals, $25 for families, $5 for students and seniors). Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, April 22 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., the sale will be open to the public. On Sunday, all items are half price. For additional information, call 527-9291 or visit www.greenvillelibrary.org. The United States Air Force Band, “Airmen of Note,” will perform in concert Monday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium. The tour concert is free and open to the public, but tickets are required for admittance. Beginning April 3, concert goers can get up to four free tickets at the Timmons Arena box office. Tickets can also be delivered by mail by contacting the Timmons box office at 864-294-3097. Greenville County Recreation is hosting a Hershey’s Track and Field Meet at Greenville High School on April 14 at 8:30 a.m. The event, designed to promote fun and physical fitness, is free of charge to boys and girls ages 9-14. Register online by April 11 at http://greenvillerec.com/activities-and-programs/specialevents/. The first 200 athletes to sign up will receive a T-shirt and lunch. For more information, call 676-2142.
teens and models
The Carolina Shag Club is having a free Junior Shag Workshop for ages 8 to 20 to learn the South Carolina state dance, the shag. The workshop will take place Saturday, April 14 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at McKibbons Pub at The Phoenix Inn at 246 N. Pleasantburg Drive. For more information or to pre-register, contact Dede Ward at 238-2960, Jeff Ward at 415-8290 or Kathy Cole at 230-4225 or email dwardgraph@aol.com. The Better Business Bureau Upstate South Carolina will be having their Spring Shred Day on Saturday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Better Business Bureau office, 408 N. Church Street. Participants may bring up to 10 small banker boxes per vehicle. Verizon Wireless Hopeline will be collecting used wireless phones, batteries and accessories to provide refurbished phones and cash grants to local shelters and non-profit agencies focusing on the awareness and prevention of domestic violence. Goodwill will accept computers, monitors and printers in any condition to be recycled. Hard drives are wiped by Goodwill Industries following the U.S. Department of Defense standards. For more information, contact the Better Business Bureau Upstate SC at 864.242.5052 or at upstatesc.bbb.org/ shred-day-2012. St. Joseph’s Catholic School will hold their annual Jubilate Knight for the Arts on campus on Saturday, April 21. This family evening features dinner, a talent competition, and a silent auction of student artwork, community arts donations, and faculty desserts. The program will feature dance, vocal, and instrumental performances by students, parents, and staff. Dinner and silent auction begin at 6 p.m., performance seating begins at 6:30 p.m., and performances begin at 7 p.m. For prices and a ticket order form, visit the home page of the school’s website at www.sjcatholicschool.org.
26 Greenville Journal | APRIL 6, 2012