Seminar Focuses On Women
Aiken Women’s Action Fellowship hosts a free seminar titled Ordering Life Around A Purpose on May 17 from 9 am to noon at Houndlake Country Club. Joanna Hicks of St. Joseph Hospital leads with practical guidance on life purpose and balance topics. Childcare is provided at Stepping Stone Center. Ellen Herrin can supply details. registration at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houndlake Country
Joanna Hicks
St. Joseph Hospital
Aiken Women’s Agion Fellowship
Stepping Stone Center
University Parkway
Cal Ellen Herrin
Rockaway Revue Set for May 13 in Aiken Etherredge Center
The Rockaway Revue Inc a 36 member group aged 60 plus will perform May 13 at 7 pm at Etherredge Center SC Aiken. Sponsored by the Aiken Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc proceeds fund scholarships and community services. Tickets are $5 from sorority members or the box office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockaway Revue Inc
Etherredge Center
SC Aiken
Aiken
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc
New York City
Etherridge Center
Rosemary English
Thelma Jackson
Thelma Coleman
Dorothy Owens
Gershwin Show Set At USCA Etherredge Center
Thomas Wright will present An Evening with Gershwin at the Etherredge Center USC Aiken on Thursday May 29 at 8 p.m. Tickets are 10 dollars and available by calling 648 6851 ext 305. Wright recreates 1920s 30s Gershwin music and explains its composition with selections from Rhapsody in Blue An American in Paris Porgy and Bess and Broadway shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Wright
Gershwin
Etherredge Center
Usc Aiken
Wright
Paris
Broadway
Hollywood
NBC Television
Florida State University
United States
Bear Rally Set At Zoo
Riverbanks Zoo hosts the Fourth Annual Teddy Bear Rally on Saturday with Winnie-the-Pooh as Grand Marshal. Visitors can bring a teddy bear for half price admission. Adults with a bear pay 1.50 dollars, children six to twelve pay 0.50, under six free. The event runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Riverbanks Zoo
Winnie-the-Pooh
Aiken Chamber Singers to Present Madrigals and Glorias
The Aiken Chamber Singers plan a Friday 8 p.m. concert at St. Mary Help of Christians Church in Aiken. Directed by Antoine Cordahi with Betty Groh on piano, nine area singers will perform a Mozart Gloria in Excelsis a Pergolesi Magnificat and madrigals by di Lasso Purcell Dowland Gibbons and Morley. Admission is free with donations welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Antoine Cordahi
Betty Groh
di Lasso
Purcell, Dowland, Gibbons and Morley
Ginny Southworth
Aiken Chamber Singers
Jeans Makers Prepare For Boom Year
New York AP reports the jeans industry adapts to aging baby boomers and fewer traditional wearers with printed and stonewashed denims. January and February 1986 show sales up 23 and 14 percent, total 416 million in 1985, after a 502 million peak in 1981. Levi, Wrangler, and others cut facilities and jobs in 1985, while demand shifts to faded and colorful styles as manufacturers push new offerings.
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New York
Jean Driscoll
Jeanswear Communications
Driscoll
Dean Christon
Levi Strauss & Co
Levi Strauss
Christen
Tom Collins
Blue Bell
Christen Sai Levi
Levi
Wrangler
Aiken Arts Council Sets Annual Meeting
The Aiken County Arts Council will hold its annual meeting on Thursday at 7 30 p m in room 107 of USC main building A special speaker will be Lise C Swensson curator of art at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia She will discuss Developing a Viable Community Arts Program The meeting is free and open to the public A reception will follow the program.
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Aiken County Arts Council
USC Aiken
Lise C. Swensson
South Carolia State Museum
Columbia
Ms.Swensson
Devel
Lina
Heatherly Art School
London
England
West Chester College
Pennsylvania
State Museum
Camden High School
Camden
Fine Arts Center
Kershaw County
Fall 86 fashions mix seriousness and whimsy across designers
New York reports fall 1986 trends as designers push grown up, investment clothing while preserving wit. Norma Kamali debuts a dressier collection with slim crepes and tailored suits, aimed at versatile day to evening wear. Danny Noble and Annette describe refined pieces still retaining youth, with clean lines, taupe gabardines, and minimal embellishment.
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New York
Fashionland
Norma Kamali
Willi Smith
Marc Jacobs
Jones Apparel Group
OMO
Kamali
Norma
Rew
Danny Noble
Annette Noble
Danny
Births Recorded in Aiken Area Hospitals
A string of birth announcements lists newborns in the Aiken region with parents and grandparents. Notable entries include Carly Francine Walker born April 6 at University Hospital to Jacob William and Ethel Bell Walker, and Aaron Daniel Wojtowicz born April 28 at HCA Regional to Dan and Peggy Wojtowicz. The list covers multiple families and dates through March and May, detailing names, parental lines, grand and great grandparents.
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Carly Francine Walker
Jacob William and
Ethel Bell Walker
Dana Allison
Aiken
Charles E. Bell
E. J. Walker
Waynesboro
University Hospital
Aaron Daniel Wojtowicz
Dan
Peggy Wojtowicz
Ashley
John and
Marion Margo
Wilkes Barre
Verna Wojtowicz
Wilkes
Annie Cyrus
Greta Robinson
Willie Baford
H.C.A
Angela Montrell Dairon
Edward Thomas Brockett
Cynthia Dairon
Ernestine Dairon
John C
June Davis
Olivia Moore
Rusty Moore
Harold Kyllo
Spokane
Wash
William Moore
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Tabatha Pansey Murray
Timothy Paul Murray
Jammie Murray
Robert Lee
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Rockaway Revue
Usca
EBU Diamonds
Bradberry
Bill Hervey
Wrangler Menswear
Greensboro, N.C
Collins
Gilbert
Aiken Arts Council
South Carolina
University of Delaware
University of South Caro
Hoe Temelaig Ce
Nese
Aiken West Columbia
Orangeburg
Augusta Temo
Aiken Carpet Mart
Whiskey Rd
Earl Lanty
Gilbert Boushee
C.A
David Lee Hill II
Linda
David Hill
Samantha
New Ellenton
Medwell Hill
New Elleton
Carolyn Hill
Port Joe
Sam Stacey
Hailey Danielle Wyatt
Joe
Amy Wyatt
Heather Holland
H. E. Wyatt
Lucille Barnhill
Galivants Ferry
Davin Danielle Donaldson
Tony
Annie Donaldson
Antonio
Quincy Childs
Classie Mae Donaldson
Williston
Stephanie Michelle Meadows
Steve
Karen Meadows
Bill Cosstephens
Edward Meadows
Robert E. Bowen
Laurens St., NW
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