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FAC presents ‘Follies’ Beach, Global Village Photographer solo exhibit
The "girls" are hitting the beach in tonight and tomorrow's production of the popular Fine Arts Follies! Through the miracles of make-up, some fine tuning in the wardrobe department and some "shifting of shape," local business and professional men from across Kershaw County are "transformed" as they showcase their, er, talents, as the Camden Community Theatre (CCT) and the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) present the return of the riotous Fine Arts Follies tonight and tomorrow evenings at 8 p.m.
16th annual Fire Fest scheduled Saturday
The 16th annual Fire Fest 2011 will take place Saturday at Rhame City Arena in Camden. The event will kick off with a parade at 9 a.m. through downtown Camden. This family event will also include skydivers, vendors, kids' games, food, exhibitors and firefighter competition. The sky divers will enter around 9:45 a.m. and the opening ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Activities for children will include bounce-arounds, pony rides and games.
Pancake breakfast to be held for L-EHS journalism dept.
The Lugoff-Elgin High School journalism department will host a pancake breakfast at the FATZ in Camden, located at 212 Wall Street on Sept. 24. From 7:30 to 10 a.m. FATZ will open its doors to members of the community and transform into a hotspot for hotcakes to raise money to support the L-EHS journalism department. Proceeds from the breakfast will be used to help the students of the yearbook team pay to attend local and regional scholastic journalism conferences where they can receive in-depth instruction from professionals and nationally recognized journalism teachers.
St. John’s UMC accepting vendor applications for fall bazaar
St. John's United Methodist Church is accepting vendor applications for the annual Bazaar to be held Nov. 19. Applications can be picked up at the church office, located at 45 Roseborough Road, Lugoff or one can be mailed to you be calling 438-6349.
Habitat 8th Annual Golf Tourney set for Oct. 13
The 8th annual Habitat Golf Tournament will be held Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. at the Camden Country Club. To register, call 432-4222. The cost is $260 for a foursome, $65 individual.
Bank of America donates money to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
The Young Leadership Committee of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is organizing a poker run to raise money for type 1 diabetes. The poker run, "Hawg-Wild for the Cure," will be held on Oct. 15.
Crutcher visits Kershaw County
Award winning author Chris Crutcher will speak at the Kershaw County Fine Arts Center on Tuesday. A reception will be held at 5:30 p.m., followed by a talk at 6:30 p.m. This event is hosted by the Kershaw County Library.
United Way kicks off 2012 campaign with a splash
The United Way of Kershaw County (UWKC) kicked off its 2012 campaign Monday, with the highlight coming early in the morning when Kershaw County School District Superintendent Dr. Frank Morgan was soaked with water guns outside the Applied Technology Education Campus (ATEC).
‘Yoga Without Walls’ pushes boundaries, makes yoga accessible to public
The lights are turned down low. Colorful mats cover the floor. A soft voice welcomes everyone and begins the class.
FAC holds auditions for teen production, Zombie Prom
Auditions for a teen production at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) are fast approaching! "Zombie Prom," a collaboration with the FAC and Columbia Children's Theatre will be held Thursday and Sunday in the Douglas-Reed House at the FAC starting at 6:30 p.m. Zombie Prom will be directed by Jerry Stevenson, artistic director of the Columbia Children's Theatre (CCT.) Children ages 10 and up are encouraged to come and participate. There is no audition fee.
Happy 80th Birthday!
Sacola Stockman of Tookie Doo will celebrate her 80th birthday on Sept. 12.
King Haiglar Garden Club to meet Monday
The King Haiglar Garden Club will hold its first meeting Monday, Sept. 12 at 3:30 p.m. Virginia Isler will host the meeting at 194 Tombfield Road in Camden. Co-hostesses for the gathering will be Marguerite Glasgow and Nancy Carlson.
Getting healthy, staying healthy
For Martha*, the pain was unbearable for 13 years.
Free movie showing at KC Farmers Market Friday night
The Kershaw County Farmers Market will sport a big screen come Friday night. "Movie at the Market" will offer free concessions and childrens inflatables along with the showing of "Megamind." Activites begin at 6:30 p.m. The movie will begin at 8 p.m. The program is sponsored by Malvern Hill Baptist Church, Agape Hospice and First Community Bank.
Camden Garden Club to meet Monday
It is a warm summer day as I sit on my veranda sipping sweet tea with a light breeze blowing through the trees. I gaze out over the sweeping gardens and terraces of lush flowering bushes and shrubs and overstuffed pots and containers. Ahhh, life is good! Then, POOF! I open my eyes and face reality! In the shade it is probably 110 degrees, there is NO breeze, the humidity is hovering around 100 percent. I don't have a veranda and I am not sipping any tea. I am guzzling water in an attempt to stay hydrated. As for ...
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KC McDonald’s restaurants aid CMC annual campaign efforts
The Community Medical Clinic (CMC) of Kershaw County is a family practice medical clinic that serves as a safety net for uninsured residents, offering a patient-centered medical home. The CMC utilizes dedicated volunteers, medical providers, administrative staff and community donations to achieve its goal of providing healthcare to the uninsured of Kershaw County by bringing together medical businesses and individual resources.
BARK! The Musical comes to Fine Arts Center
The Fine Arts Center (FAC) of Kershaw County and the Camden Community Theatre (CCT) bring you the highly anticipated BARK! The Musical, a howlingly funny production directed by Jami Steele, the FAC's new Education/Theatre Director. The production will run May 1 - 4 in the Wood Auditorium. Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for students, seniors and military. BARK! The Musical is sponsored by Powers Funeral Home. The play is dedicated to the memory of Judith Anne "Judy" Firestone Thiel, a longtime animal lover and staunch supporter of the Walker M. Crowe Animal Shelter.
Kershaw County Master Gardeners plant sale
It'll be here before you know it. It's Spring and the Kershaw County Master Gardeners are having their Spring Plant sale Saturday, May 10 (the day before Mother's Day). A large collection of everything needed for a garden will be available for purchase. The sale will be held, as always, at the Homemakers Building at Church and DeKalb Streets in Camden. The doors open at 8 a.m. to a wonderland of plants to replace what the winter or spring may have taken away.
L-EHS faculty reunion Thursday
This Thursday at 6 p.m. at Hall's restaurant in Lugoff, Lugoff-Elgin High School (L-EHS)'s retired and some of its current staff and faculty will gather for the school's 14th faculty reunion. Current L-EHS Principal Tommy Gladden will be the guest speaker. Pictured at last year's event, from left, front row: Kay Roberson, Liz Simon, Margaret DeGroat and Kitty Beard. Second row: Theresa Muldrow, Hebron Lyell, Rosemary Russell, Linda Hall, Evelyn Gibson and Judith Ford. Third row: Mary Lostetter, Pat West, Sandy Fitts, Emily Finley, Annette Wertz, Marcia Cashion, Daphne Clonts, Joyce Nash, Mary Luce Naso ...
Celebration of life held for Camden philanthropist, Margaret Hebard Lloyd
More than 100 local fiends joined the family of Margaret H. ("Peggy") Lloyd to celebrate her life at the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County earlier this month.
Evelyn Johnson celebrates 100th birthday
A large group of friends and family gathered April 2 with Evelyn Johnson to help her celebrate her 100th birthday with a party at Pinedale Residential Care. Many attendees traveled from out of state to join the celebration of this impressive milestone.
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