Community Holiday Events in Aiken and Surrounds
A list of local December events in Aiken including free Thanksgiving Day services at South Aiken Presbyterian Church 11 am to 2 pm contact Greg Barcklow. Blessing of the Hounds at Memorial Gate Hitchcock Woods contact Aiken Holds. Christmas Night with Jason Sikes 8 pm at Langley Community Center contact Penny. Tree Ceremony 5:30 pm on Newberry Street hosted by Aiken Downtown Development Association. Miracle on 34th Street 8 pm at Aiken Community Playhouse contact 6481438. Holly Day all day in Downtown Aiken led by Downtown Development Association at 19-221. Chitlin Strut Festival in Salley contact N R Salley 258-3485. Jockey Lot trip to Anderson 8 am to 6 pm depart from Aiken County Parks Center contact Helen 663-6142 cost 15. Meet the Artist Jim Harrison 11 am to 3 pm with Punch Drunk Love screening and Adam Sandler 8 Crazy Nights info. Sunday craft show notes and Linda Izard features.
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Aiken County Parks
Recycled Art Sale and Toy Drives Boost Local Charities
Center for the Arts hosts the third annual Recycled Art Sale December 3 to 28 with hours Tue-Fri 10 am to 4 pm and Saturday 10 am to 3 pm at 4385 Jefferson Davis Hwy. Regions Bank, SRP Federal Credit Union, and Alltel stores collect new toys through December 12 or 13 for local children as part of Toys for Tot, Toys for Tots, and Call for Toys campaigns. Local lottery results and charity drives accompany the notices.
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Windsor Christmas Parade and Post Event Gatherings
The notice lists Jim Harrison Gallery in Denmark and downtown Windsor events. Parade at 3 p.m. in Windsor with post events after 5 p.m. A piano competition deadline is announced with contact Dr. Richard Maltz at 641.9625.
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Denmark
Josef Hofmann
Richard Maltz
Aiken events brush with music and service
Monday schedules include Aiken Regional Chamber Orchestra at 7 pm at St Paul Lutheran Church with donations welcomed. Palmetto Kiwanis Club hosts a noon luncheon at Bejay's, contact Mary Ellen Parker at 619 5837. USC and Aiken Community Band perform at Etherredge Center at 7 pm, contact 641 3305. Submit announcements to Aiken Standard events for future listings.
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St. Paul Lutheran Church
Palmetto Kiwanis Club
Bejay
Mary Ellen Parker
University of South Carolina and Aiken
Salley Chitlin Strut draws crowds as town flags festivities
Salley prepares for the Chitlin Strut parade at 10 a.m. along SC 39 led by grand marshal Rep. Charles Sharpe. The event, listed among the Southeast’s top 20, dates to 1966 and swells to more than 50,000 visitors, boosting town finances with hog intestines and other fair foods.
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Library of Conress
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Portraits of the Past requests old Aiken County photos
Readers are asked to submit vintage images or information about people or places in Aiken County. To submit a photo or details from Portraits of the Past, contact Kimberley Kirkey at 648-2311 ext 212, and allow up to 30 days for a picture to appear.
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Kimberley Kirkey
Portrait of the Past identifies Widener and Franton subjects
Two figures from the November 26 Portrait of the Past have been named, identifying the late Robert Widener and Franton Barton among the individuals featured.
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Franton
Barton
Envoy group honors Gamma Master supporters in fall ceremony
Gamma Master Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi formed an Envoy Group to honor spouses and other supporters with lifetime membership. Dinner at Knight's Barbecue preceded certificates at Ann Gordon home for attendees including Ronnie Gordon Gerald Cooper Mackie Walker Sam Hatfield Burt Wronsky Bil Hillian Ron Wheeler and Charles Crawford. The chapter funds parkway cleanup school supplies Open Arms cards for St. Jude Ronald McDonald House and more. Also noted Army War College student Commander Jeffrey D Lamberson son of David and Nancy Lamberson of Cliffside Drive Canadaigua New York.
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