•BACK-TO-SCHOOL

•BACK-TO-SCHOOL

Throughout the month of August, all Remington College cosmetology programs are providing free haircuts to kids 17 years of age and under. To schedule an appointment, call The Salon at Remington, 607 Bush River Road, at 803-214-9062. Walk-ins are also welcome. Hours are Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. ; Saturday, 8:30–11 a.m. and 12–1 p.m. (walk-ins only).

•CAMP

Guitar Muse Society will present Guitar Summer Camp June, July, and August, providing instruction to help build skills, open to all guitar styles and levels; for ages eight and up. www.GuitarMuseSC.com.

Spring Valley Sports Academy will hold the following camps this summer: July 13–16—Cheerleading, 8 a.m.–noon; Track and Field Camp, 9 a.m.–noon; Soccer Camp: Beg/Adv, 9 a.m.–noon; Volleyball (ninth-11th grade), 9–11 a.m.; July 20–23—Football, 9 a.m.–noon; Tennis Camp: Boys and Girls, 9 a.m.–noon; Boys Lacrosse Camp, 6–9 p.m., Spring Valley Sports Academy, Spring Valley High School, 120 Sparkleberry Lane. 736-8740 or www.richland2.org/svh.

Westwood High School Baseball Camp for ages seven–12 will be held July13–16, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Westwood High School Baseball Field. 727-6894.

Back to School with S.T.E.A.M Camp will be held July 6–10, 13–17, 20–24, and 27–31, 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Allen University, 1329 Harden Street. 376-5794 or cpearen@allenuniversity.edu.

•CHURCH/CHARITY

City Baptist Jubilee Choir Union will host its 32nd annual banquet Friday, July 17, 7–10 p.m., Seawell’s Banquet and Reception Center, 1125 Rosewood Drive. 754-0933.

Hunger Project, Spring Valley Baptist Feeds 70,000 will be hosted by Spring Valley Baptist Church Saturday, August 22, 9 a.m.–9 p.m., Spring Valley High School. This hunger project will involve hundreds of people assembling over 100,000 healthy meals (lentil casseroles) that will help feed hungry people right here in our own community. www.springvalleybaptist.com/projects.

Morgan Outreach Ministries will hold a Back to School Bash Night July 28. Items needed to support students include pencils, crayons, markers, glue, kid’s scissors, rulers, erasers, notebook paper, notebooks, protractors, calculators, folders, etc. 290-1671 or Mpmfinc@aol.com.

•FESTIVAL

Call for entertainment and vendors to be a part of Historic Columbia’s 37th Annual Jubilee: Festival of Heritage to be held Saturday, September 19. Deadline for entertainment registration is July 15, and the entertainer application form is available at historiccolumbia.org. Vendor application forms are available at historiccolumbia.org, and the deadline for registration is September 4.

The Tasty Tomato Festival will be held Saturday, July 18, 4–9 p.m., City Roots Urban Farm, 1005 Airport Boulevard. 873-044.

•FOURTH OF JULY

Capital City Beach Party, hosted by City of Columbia, will be held Saturday, July 4, 2–10 p.m., Finlay Park, 930 Laurel Street. 545-3100 or kcmitchell@columbiasc.net.

The Capital City/ Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board will host a daylong 4th of July celebration on Lake Murray Saturday, July 4. The celebration will begin with the annual boat parade at noon and end with a fireworks show at dark. 781-5940 or at LakeMurrayCountry.com.

•FUNDRAISER

Diamond Gridiron Tailgate, fundraiser sponsored by the baseball and football programs of A.C. Flora High School, will be held with auction night August 7, and a golf tournament August 8, 2:30 p.m., Columbia Country Club. www.diamondgridiron.com.

•GARDEN

Richland County Master Gardeners Association will hold a presentation, Budding Botanists – a program for children, Saturday, July 11, 3 p.m., Richland Library St. Andrews, 2916 Broad River Road.

Richland County Master Gardener Training Course, led by Clemson Extension personnel, will be held Fridays, 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m., August 7–December 4, Spring Valley Presbyterian Church. 125 Sparkleberry Lane. 865-1216.

•HEALTH

Lt. Governor’s Office on Aging will host a benefit check-up event to screen persons aged 60 and older for state and federal benefits to which they may be entitled July 15, 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m., First Nazareth Baptist Church, 2351 Gervais Street. 254-6232.

•MARKET/SALE

First Market (First Nazareth Baptist Church Farmers Market) will be held Saturdays through November 21, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 254-6232.

Trenholm Park will hold a Community Yard Sale Saturday, July 11, 10 a.m.–1 p.m., Trenholm Park, 3900 Covenant Road. 787-0216.

•MEETING

Public Charter School Info Expo will be held Monday, July 27, 5:30–7;30 p.m., Embassy Suites—Greystone. pcsasc.memberclicks.net/2015infoexpo.

•MOVIES

City of Columbia’s Summer Movies Series is held Friday nights, 7 p.m., during June and July at Riverfront Park, 312 Laurel Street. July 3, Home; July 10, The Book of Life; July 17, Rio 2; July 24, Ferngully: The Last Rainforest; July 31, The Croods. 545-3100.

•MUSIC

Music and Arts Week for rising third through sixth graders will be held July 13–17, 1:30–4:15 p.m., Shandon United Methodist, 3407 Devine Street. www.shandon-umc.org or 256-8383, ext. 104.

•REUNION

1915 (A Night of Memories) 2015 “The Old Columbia High School Centennial Reunion” will be held August 29, 5 p.m.–12 a.m., National Guard Armory (across from Williams Brice Stadium). Cost is $40 per person, $65 per couple. Tickets are available June 1–August 1. Make checks payable to: CHSC (Columbia High School Centennial), CHSC, 1168 Peninsula Drive, Prosperity, SC 29127. Attire is casual.

•SPORTS/FITNESS

Fifth Annual Guardians of the Night K-9 5K to benefit the Richland County Sheriff’s Foundation specifically the K-9 unit, will be held Saturday, July 25, 10:30 p.m., Village at Sandhill, Plex, 741 Fashion Drive. strictlyrunning.com or 309-9413.

Strike Out HD, hosted by Huntington’s Disease Society of America Southeast Region, will be held Saturday, July 11, noon–2 p.m., AMF Columbia Lanes, 1732 Bush River Road. 543-7072 or www.hdsa.org/columbiastrikeouthd.

Richland County Sheriff’s Department will host a memorial event in honor of Deputy Ryan Rawl Saturday, July 4, 8 a.m., Sumter Street side of the Statehouse, 1100 Gervais Street. The workout will begin at 8:30 a.m. with flights every few minutes that will carry participants around the Statehouse. Teams of two will tackle the RCSD Memorial Event by embarking on a course that will go through historical landmarks completing CrossFit-style challenges. 576-3491 or kjasak@rcsd.net.

•STUDENTS

Prime Time in the Parks, a late-night teen program that provides a fun and safe environment for Columbia’s youth, will be held Friday, July 10, Pinehurst Park, 2300 Pinehurst Road and Lorick Park, 1600 Lorick Avenue; Friday, July 17, Greenview Park, 6700 David Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Park, 2300 Greene Street; Friday, July 24, pool party hosted by Greenview, Martin Luther King Jr., and St. Anna’s parks at Maxcy Gregg Pool, 1655 Park Circle; Friday, July 31, Pinehurst Park, 2300 Pinehurst Road and Lorick Park, 1600 Lorick Avenue. Prime Time in the Parks held at Martin Luther King Jr. Park will end at 10 p.m. www.columbiasc.net/parks-recreation or 545-3100.

In The Middle, a local non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial assistance to women undergoing treatment for breast cancer, will host a 5K Run and Family Fun Day at Irmo Community Park. Saturday, July 4, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. www.inthemiddle-bc.org.

The James E. Clyburn Golf Center, a LPGA-USGA Girls Golf site, will host free golf clinics for girls ages five–18, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. every other Saturday through October 1, 2091 Slighs Avenue. 255-8920 or www.columbiasc.net/parks-recreation/ athletics/golf.

•TOURS

City of Columbia Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registrations for the 2015 Senior Trips program. Adults age 50 and older can travel by charter bus to several locations throughout the year. The charter bus departs from the Charles R. Drew Wellness Center, 2101 Walker Solomon Way. Washington, D.C., Friday, July 17-Tuesday, July 21; Apple picking in Hendersonville, N.C., Tuesday, September 15; Senior Beach Retreat, Monday, September 28–Thursday, October 1; Western North Carolina, Tuesday, October 13–Thursday, October 15; Charlotte Christmas Show, Tuesday, November 17; Myrtle Beach Holiday Show, Tuesday, December 8. www.columbiasc.net/parks-ecreation/programs/senior/trips, pick up a registration form at 1111 Parkside Drive, or call 545-3100.

•VETERANS

From Memorial Day through Labor Day 2015, Historic Columbia will offer active duty military personnel and their families free tours of its historic house museums as part of the Blue Star Museums program. Historic Columbia provides tours of the Robert Mills House, Hampton-Preston Mansion, Mann-Simons Site, and Woodrow Wilson Family Home every day of the week except Mondays. Tours depart at the top of the hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1–4 p.m., Sunday. historiccolumbia.org.

Hiroshima Peace Vigil will be held on the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 7–8 p.m., Columbia Museum of Art Auditorium, 1515 Main Street. elainefrick@bellsouth.net.

•VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers are needed to staff the 6th annual Summer Celebration of Water, a family-friendly, festival experience on the water, Saturday, August 22, 12–3 p.m., Riverfront Park. 785-8201 or www.summercelebrationofwater.com.

•WORKSHOPS

Broadway at USC: Musical Theatre Workshop, for ages 12–20, hosted in partnership with South Carolina Summer Dance Conservatory, will be held August 1–8, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., USC Dance Studios, 324 Sumter Street. 777-0704 or artsandsciences.sc.edu/dance/mtw.

Blooms Monograms Watercolor Workshop, an evening of learning the art of brush lettering and floral painting, will be held July 28, 6:30–8:30 p.m., Silver Spoon Bake Shop, 2705 Devine Street. This class is for any skill level, with step by step instruction. All materials, supply list, and handouts will be provided. bloomsandmonogramsworkshop.eventbrite.com.

South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) will host a sales and use tax seminar for automobile, motorcycle and boat dealers July 8, 10 a.m.–3 p.m., Columbia Conference Center, 169 Laurelhurst Avenue; and a seminar for medical practices July 21, 10 a.m.–3 p.m., Columbia Conference Center, 169 Laurelhurst Avenue. 898-5593 or dor.sc.gov.

Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops on conflict resolution will be held July 24–26, Columbia Friends Meetinghouse, 120 Pisgah Church Road. Registration deadline is July 17. 727-6307 or www.avpusa.org.

•ZOO

Toucan Tuesdays are continuing at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, offering buy-one, get-one park admission, Tuesdays this summer, with a donation of two cans of food to Harvest Hope Food Bank. www.riverbanks.org.