The 2015 Vernon Grant holiday card and ornament will debut at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Museum of York County marking the 29th holiday ornament and the 37th edition of the holiday card.
From 11 a.m.-1 p.m. is the Vernon GrantSwap Meet that presents an opportunity for guests to trade, swap, barter, sell and buy Grant memorabilia. The Museum Store will host a holiday open house, 5-7 p.m. offering store specials and door prizes. The events are free and open to the public.
“Wintertime,” a new exhibit at the Museum of York County highlighting Vernon Grant’s original and published winter-themed illustration, opens Thursday and runs through Feb. 14. It features a variety of illustrations with skiers, ice skaters, snowmen, and gnomes, showcased along with a selection of Grant’s holiday scenes and the Santas that inspired this year’s Christmas card and ornament.
Special events
▪ “Stories of the Stones,” Rose Hill Cemetery Tour, has been rescheduled for 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the cemetery, 229 E. Liberty St., York. Admission: $5. Children and students grades 1-12 free. Handicap assistance available if requested. Re-enactors dress in period costumes and tell the stories of the lives of residents who have shaped the community. Sponsored by the Yorkville Historical Society. For more information, call Jan Ramsey at 803-684-3844.
▪ An evening of visual and performing arts hosted by the Therapeutic Arts Programming (TAP) Committee will be 6:30-8 p.m. Friday at the Community Performance Center, 249 E. Main St., Rock Hill. “TAP Into the Arts” will highlight art from area youth and adults with intellectual disabilities. Artists will display their works in watercolor, photography, pottery and other handmade items. Select items will be for sale. The Praise Dance Troupe will perform at 7 p.m. The free event is presented by Rock Hill Parks, Recreation and Tourism. For information, call Wendy Waddle at 803-329-5659.
▪ The Clemson Extension Service in Chester County is hosting a positive youth development workshop, 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the extension office. The workshop will include positive behavior tips and tools, strategies and activities for clubs, classrooms and youth meeting and a roundtable discussion. Register by Monday by calling 803-385-6181 ext. 114 or email rcrrnc@clemson.edu.
▪ Holly Glasscock Fine Arts will have its holiday sale, 6-9 p.m. Dec. 4, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 5 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 6 at Kinch’s Restaurant, 123 Elk Ave. Art work begins at $20.
▪ The Woman’s Club of Rock Hill is taking reservations for its Victorian Teas, which are ChristmasVille events. Teas will be at noon Dec. 4 and 4 p.m. Dec. 6 at the historic Armstrong-Mauldin House, 607 Aiken Ave. Traditional English savories, scones, and a variety of sweet treats will be served. Cost is $20. The event includes carolers and servers in Victorian attire and musical interludes. The Sugar Plum Boutique will feature some new vendors showing Christmas themed gifts, decorations and home-made holiday treats. The club’s cookbook, “Traditional Tea Time Favorites,” will be available. A Children’s Tea with Mrs. Claus will be 11:30 a.m. Dec. 5. Cost is $20. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For reservations call Betty at 803-415-7278 or the clubhouse at 803-328-8888 and leave a message. Your call will be returned.
Fundraisers
▪ India Hook United Methodist Women’s Vendor’s Market will be 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday in the family life center. Vendors will sell jewelry, crafts, Christmas decorations, candles, Pampered Chef, Thirty-One Tupperware, and baked goods. There will be a silent auction, door prizes and tickets for a chance to win a Dooney Bourke purse wallet. Breakfast will be served from 9-11a.m. and lunch with soup and chili served from 11-1 p.m.
▪ Pilgrims’ Inn “Adopt a Family” for Christmas program has begun. For information, call 803-327-4227 ext. 230 or email cdixon@pilgrimsinn.org. Donations are tax deductible.
Entertainment
▪ Allison Creek Bluegrass will host “Bluegrass Travelers” at 7 p.m. Thursday at Allison Creek Presbyterian Church at S.C. 272 and Allison Creek Road, York. Doors open at 6 p.m.; concessions with hot dogs and hamburgers at 6:30. Admission is free. Love offering taken.
▪ The Greenville Symphony will perform at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Cultural Arts Center in Lancaster, 307 W. Gay St. Free admission.
Christmas parades
▪ The town of Fort Lawn is accepting entries for its annual Christmas Parade, 2 p.m. Dec. 12. Rain date, 3 p.m. Dec. 13. For information, call Town Hall at 803-872-4724, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. No fee. Entries are due Nov. 25. Floats will be judged and cash prizes will be awarded to first, second and third place winners.
Meetings
▪ Keystone board of directors will meet 6 p.m. Monday at the Keystone Prevention Center, 1600 Ebenezer Road, Rock Hill. Open to the public. For information, call 803-324-4118.
▪ The Catawba Chapter of the DAR will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the church parlor of Ebenezer ARP Church. Wade Fairey will present ‘Our Roots.’
▪ The Relay for Life 2016 leadership meeting will be 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Woodland United Methodist Church, 180 Cherry Rd., Rock Hill. Team captains will meet at 6:30. Relay for Life 2016 will be 2-10 p.m. May 14 at Dutchman Creek Middle School. Teams can be registered for this event at relayforlife.org/yorkeastsc. For information, email Dian McDermott at diandmcdermott@aol.com.
▪ The Western York County Branch of the NAACP will meet 6 p.m. at the Greater York Chamber of Commerce. For information, call Wanda Simril at 803-684-6200.
▪ The Catawba Council of the South Carolina Silver Haired Legislature will meet 11 a.m. Wednesday at Highland Park Senior Center, 917 Standard St., Rock Hill.
▪ Commissioners of the York Soil and Water Conservation District will meet 5 p.m. Thursday at the USDA Service Center, 1460 E. Alexander Love Highway, York. Open to the public. For information, call Barbara O’Connell, district coordinator at 803-684-3137 ext. 101.
Clubs
▪ The York County Quilt Guild will meet 7 p.m. Monday at Grace Lutheran Church, 426 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill. The guild will give more than 100 quilts to the Department of Social Services for children in its program. A speaker from DSS will discuss the program for children.
▪ Rock Hill Area Shag Club will have its re-up party, 8 p.m. Friday at Celebrations at Ramada Inn, Cherry Road. Dinner provided. Guests, $5.
▪ The Vintage Club of Tega Cay monthly dinner and entertainment will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Phil Glennon Community Center. Cocktails at 6 p.m.
▪ Lake Wylie Shag Club hosts “Shag Time” each Tuesday at the Fort Mill Moose Lodge, 1676 Harris Road. Line dance lessons, 6-7:30 p.m. Shag lessons, 7:30-8 p.m. Open dance floor for all dancers at 8 p.m. Cover charge $1.
▪ The Ballroom Dance Club will meet 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Oak Room of the Fort Mill Golf Course, 101 Country Club Drive. Guest admission is $15, couples, $7.50, singles and includes a free dance lesson. Dances include swing and shag. No alcohol; light refreshments provided. Dressy casual. All skill levels are welcome. For information call Bob at 803-329-5764, 9 a.m.-to 9 p.m.
4-H
▪ Clemson Extension Service and the city of Rock Hill will host the Great Outdoors Adventure for homeschooled youth February through May for age 5-15. Programs will be at various locations, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. one day each month. Cost is $65 for ages 5-9 and $75, ages 10-15. Deadline to register is Jan. 29. For information, call 803-684-9919 ext 113 or email fisreal@clemson.edu.
Recreation
▪ York Parks and Recreation Department will have a free movie night 6:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at the York Recreation Center, 21 White Rose Lane. “We Are Marshall” will be shown in the gym. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. For information, call 803-684-3742.
▪ The Rock Hill Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department’s Happy Travelers trip to the Islands of New England will be June 3-10. Adults of all ages are welcome; participants do not have to be a member of the group to travel. Travelers will visit Providence, Newport, Boston, Plymouth Rock, Plimoth Plantation, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Hyannis and Provincetown. Cost is $2,750 ($3,150 single occupancy) and includes airfare, motorcoach transportation, sites of interest, lodging and some meals and taxes and gratuities. Cancellation insurance is available. A $250 deposit is due by Dec. 1. The balance is due by March 25. Registration and payment is taken at the PRT Office at City Hall 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays or online at www.cityofrockhill.com/prt. Fees can also be mailed to City of Rock Hill, Katie Conley, PO Box 11706, Rock Hill, SC 29731. For space availability, call Katie at 803-329-5626. For details go to www.cityofrockhill.com/owls.
▪ The Upper Palmetto YMCA is planning its annual ski trip to Aspen/Snowmass, Colo. Feb. 20-25 (or if you’d like to stay longer, we can easily make those accommodations for you). Cost includes lodging, equipment rentals, ski school (if needed), transfers, tips, taxes, lift tickets, two “get acquainted” dinners. One-, two- and three-bedroom units are available. For information, contact Jimmy Johnson at 803-324-9622, ext. 228, or jimmyjohnson@upymca.org, or go to upymca.org.
Volunteers
▪ The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program needs volunteers to help low-income, elderly and handicapped taxpayers prepare income tax returns. Volunteers will be trained by the Internal Revenue Service, N.C. and S.C. Departments of Revenue to prepare basic tax returns. Training is free and is offered to volunteers who are willing to learn to prepare 1040A, 1040EZ, and the basic 1040 forms with schedule A and B. Training will include filing on computers. Training will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 11-15 at Rock Hill City Hall in the wellness center on the first floor. Volunteers can choose hours and days they wish to work. For information, call Bill Perry, York County coordinator, at 803-322-4195.
▪ The nonprofit Friends of the York County Animal Shelter needs volunteers to help bathe, groom, exercise, socialize, train and provide adoption information for the animals, as well as assist in follow-ups, publicity, marketing and other jobs at the shelter. Time and mileage may be tax-deductible. Volunteers must be 18 or older; orientation and training required. For information, call 803-818-6485 or go to the shelter at 713 Justice Blvd., York.
Reunions
▪ Lewisville High School class of 1971 will have a reunion planning meeting at 3 p.m. Nov. 21 at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church fellowship hall. For information, call James Harris, 803-374-0800.
▪ Finley High School class of 1964 will meet noon Saturday at the Golden Corral, 1031 North Anderson Road, Rock Hill. All classmates are encouraged to attend. For information contact Charlie M. Robinson at 803-327-4547, James Mayfield at 803-374-1090 or Kater Wylie Cornwell at 704-661-7701.
Support groups
▪ A Parkinson’s support group will meet 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Westminster Towers Community Room, 1330 India Hook Road, Rock Hill. For information, call 803-328-5231.
▪ Alateen meets 8-9 p.m. Thursdays at Zoar Road Club, 14701 Thomas Road, Charlotte. Meetings are for two age groups: 6-12 and 13 and older. For information, call 803-547-2124 or 704-904-7834.
▪ Al-Anon meets at 8 p.m. Mondays at Serenity Club, 209 Grayson Road, Rock Hill; at noon Tuesdays upstairs at Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church, 421 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill; at 8 p.m. Mondays at Grace Presbyterian Church, 2955 S.C. 160, Fort Mill; and at 8 p.m. Tuesdays in the house beside First Baptist Church, 121 Monroe White St., Fort Mill.
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