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Events and Happenings in Aiken, South Carolina from True South Aiken
Events and Happenings in Aiken South Carolina
Week Beginning December 7th, 2009
Happy Pearl Harbor Day- we appreciate the members of our armed forces who work tirelessly to
provide us with security and freedom!
1) Night of 1000 Lights in Downtown Aiken on Thursday, December 10th beginning at 5:00 p.m. Downtown vendors will offer special holiday shopping sales while shoppers enjoy an evening lit by thousands of luminaries that will line the streets.
2) Enjoy an evening of Jazzat the Ethridge Center at USCA. Beginning at 7:00 on Friday, December 11ththe concert will feature Preston and Weston with Sandara Simmons.
3) Enjoy a choral performance by the Masterworks Chorale of Aiken at 5:00 on Sunday, December 13th. Tickets are available at the Ethridge Center box office for 10.00 each.
4) Nightly venture to Hopeland Gardens for their annual Christmas in Hopelands light display. The lighting begins at 5:30 with a shuttle running from Whisky Road (Goodwill) until 9:00 p.m.
5) Join the Aiken Choral Society for their annual Holiday Home Tour. Tour begins at 4:00 with maps available at 3:30 from the Chamber of Commerce and other partner vendors. 803-642-0467 for more information.
6) It’s a Wonderful Life! Enjoy the play at the Washington Center of the Arts December 11th and 12th at 8:00 p.m.
7) On Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 2:00pm Have fun at the Reptiles and Turtles Program with Book Signing The authors Whit Gibbons and Judy Green will introduce The Animal Answer Guide and Lizards and Crocodiles of the Southeast their two newest offerings to the public.
8) Attend the Nutcracker Ballet at the Ethridge Center 803-641-3305 for more information. Performance by the Aiken Civic Ballet Group will begin at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 12th.
9) Go to the Aiken Farmers Market for Holly Days! Vendors will have wreaths and other holiday wears as well as the usually fabulous selection of winter produce. Saturday December 12th from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
10) Pony Up! At the Highlands Horse Show progressive jumping will be in full spring! http://www.psjshows.comfor more information. December 12th and 13th admission is free.
Top Ten Things to Do in Aiken, SC the week of November 23rd, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving Edition of LiveAiken.com!
Spotlight: One Table visit onetable.org for more details.
Something not seen in any other community I have lived or visited on the day of feasting we Americans call Thanksgiving happens in downtown Aiken every year! The ONE TABLE celebration began in 2005 and is an opportunity for neighbors from Aiken to gather together around a community banquet table and enjoy Thanksgiving as a community, just the way the pilgrims did it! Billed on their website as a “hand shake” rather than a hand out, pictures from events past and comments by local authority and celebrity figures posted on the website tell a story of an amazing opportunity to enjoy all that is Aiken, SC during a time of gratitude and hope for the future! Details on the event are listed below but you may also contact Kathryn Wade at 803-295-8585. This year more than 2000 residents are expected to gather from 11:00 to 2:00 in The Ally just behind City Hall.
1) One Table- community Thanksgiving table in The Ally behind City Hall from 11:00 to 2:00 on ThursdayNovember 26th.
2) The Blessing of the Hounds- The Aiken Hounds opening meet and The Blessing of the Hounds happens on Thanksgiving day, November 26th at 11:00 a.m. visit http://www.aikenhounds.com for more information.
3) Enjoy a Quilt Show and Exhibit- Hosted by the Aiken Historical Society enjoy a great display of this amazing form of artwork that has been handed down as a legacy through the ages. Show will be from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Aiken Historical Society located on Newberry Street. 803-642-2015 or museum@aikencountysc.gov for more information.
4) Visit The Jim Harrison Gallery- A customer appreciation event will be hosted on Saturday, November 29th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Jim Harrison will be on site to personally sign any purchased artwork. They will be giving away a free print with each purchase!
5) It’s A Wonderful Life- the play will be held at the Washington Center for Performing Arts on Friday and Saturday. Based on the beloved film by Frank Capra the play will be held both nights at 8:00pm. For more information go to http://www.aikencommunityplayhouse.com.
6) Attend the United States Equestrian Association Horse Trials at the Pinetop Farm. Contact 706-449-3039 for more details on this event located in Thompson Georgia and attended by many equestrian lovers in Aiken, SC.
7) Get an Aiken Arts Registry Listing- Aiken continues to compile a list of area artists in a list that can be requested by emailing bgassman@aiken.net. Need to commission a woodworker, artist, graphic designer, or mixed discipline artist? This is the place to go for a comprehensive listing of available talent in our area! If you are an artist wanting to be on the registry, visit HERE for details.
8) Bike, Bird, or Hike along the Greenway in North Augusta- Just minutes our neighbor, North Augusta offers a seven mile paved greenway path that winds its way through some of our areas most spectacular natural amenities. Join friends and family in saluting the amazing weather we have in our area by visiting the Greenway today! A great place to walk off that extra green bean or pineapple casserole you inhaled on Thanksgiving! HERE for more details
9) Visit the Aiken Farmers Market on Tuesday to pick up those last minute fresh shopping and decorative items needed for your family feast! The market is actually open 7 days a week with vendors preferring Tuesday’s and Saturday’s during the winter months beginning in January. Hours are from 8:30 am to 1:30pm. Call 803-642-7761 to verify time, produce available and in season and for directions.
10) Visit a Green Home under constructionand visit with Custom Builder Don Cerra. Don will explain the benefits of going green as you tour his green home under construction in Kings Ridge, a True South Communities Gated Homestead. Call 803-335-8468 for an appointment.
Live Aiken Reports on the Sidewalk Sale in Downtown Aiken!
Watch video of our live Reporter, Alma Dunnavant at the recent Aiken Downtown Sidewalk Sale!
Top Ten Things to do in Aiken, South Carolina the Week of October, 26th
ONE: Visit the Western Carolina’s State Fair
Aiken County Fairgrounds
Saturday October 25th through Saturday October 31st, 2009
Fun, Rides, Games, and Contests. One of the south’s best State Fairs
by far!
Visit HERE for more details
TWO: Go on a Ghost Tour!
Aiken Downtown Ghost Tours
Hear about your favorite haunts and their Aiken history on a guided walking tour
October 29th, 30th, and 31st
Call 803-270-0773 for details
THREE: Ansel Adams Exhibit
One day lecture by the currator of the Columbia Museum of Art
on Ansel Adams
Aiken Center for the Arts
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Call call 803-641-9094 for more information
FOUR: Trick or Treat on Newberry Street
Join the Aiken Downtown Association for Trick or Treating
Games, food, fun, and costumes!
Saturday, October 31st, 2009
Call 803-642-7649 for more details
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FIVE: Enjoy the NightWatch
Aiken Community Playhouse
Friday October 30th and Saturday October 31st
803-648-1438
SIX: Polo, Polo, Polo
Fall Second 8 Goal by the Aiken Polo Club
Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.
Visit HERE for more details
SEVEN: Have Fun at a Real Rodeo
4th Annual Sandy Oaks Pro Rodeo
Edgefield, SC Lazy J Arena
803-637-5369 for more Information
EIGHT: Meet Elise Lufkin Author of “To the Rescue”
The Wilcox Inn
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
Visit HERE for more information
NINE: Opening Fox Hunt
Join the Whiskey Road Opening Fox Hunt
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
Contact 803649.0638 for more information
TEN: Polish Your Presentation Skills
Aiken Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Series
Wednesday, October 28th
Visit HERE for more information
From a Recent LIVEAIKEN.com Blog Report:
Top Ten Things to Do This Week in Aiken, SC September 28th
The Week of September 28th, 2009
One: Enjoy the Wildflowers from Hitchock Woods
Sunday, September 27th 3:00 p.m. Aiken County Library
Enjoy a slide presentation featuring wildflowers from Hitchock Woods
Visit HERE for more details
Two: Be on the Look Out for Monsters and Aliens
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Watch Monsters vs. Aliens at the Aiken County Library
Visit HERE for more information
Three: Enjoy a Gallery Crawl without the Crawl
All Week at the Aiken Center for the Arts
Enjoy Dawn Beckerling, Helen Verglas, and the Aiken Class of 69 Exhibits this week at the Gallery
Visit HERE for more information
Four: Attend an 8 Goal Tournament
Aiken Polo Club kicks off its 8 Goal Tournament
Thursday, October 1st
Visit HERE for more information
Five: Drink from a Silver Cup
302 Polo- Silver Cup Tournament
October 2nd to the 18th
Visit HERE for more information
Six: Show Jumping Show Jumping
Attend the PSJ Local Show at the Highlands Jumping Center
October 3rd to 4th
Visit HERE for more information
Seven: Learn the Fine Equestrian Art of Dressage
Attend a Dressage Clinic with Stacy Larsson
at the Longfield Stables Palmetto Bluff Club
Visit HERE for more details
Eight: Be in Aiken as the Fall Weather Arrives
Fall will officially be arriving in Aiken on Wednesday, September 30th!
Check the local Forcast HERE temperatures expected with sun in the mid seventies!
Enjoy a walk along the downtown walkways, through arbors, around fountains,
and down painted alley ways.
Nine: Run with the ARC on Whiskey!
Join the Aiken Running Club for their annual Whiskey Road Races
a 10K, 1 mile, and 2 mile to benefit the Cumbee Center
Call: 803-649-0480 for more information
Ten: Visit the Green House in Kings Ridge
Understand what it means to go “Green” with a tour of our green home
in Kings Ridge http://www.kingsridgesc.com
Call Jim 803-335-8468 for more details!
* True South Communities does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, familial status, handicap, or national origin. For amusement only information should be confirmed with hosting company/party of each event. Information may contain errors and is subject to change without notice.
Aiken, South Carolina Top Ten Things To Do Week of September 21st, 2009
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Does Aiken Have Taste? Enjoy the Taste of Downtown Aiken Wednesday, September 22nd, 5:00 to 7:30 Stroll through downtown while sampling some of the finest cuisine in the South! Visit HERE for more details Remember to tell them you saw in on liveaiken.com! Two:Do You Know Your Herbs? Attend an Herb Fair Saturday, September 26th, 9:00 a to 2:00 In nearby Montmorinci enjoy hand made items, local produce, and demonstrations Three: Nature, A Great Book, Time to Relax? Enjoy Storytime in Hopeland Gardens Tuesday, September 22nd, 4:00 p Bring a blanket, bring the family, relax and enjoy a great story told in the beautiful setting of Hopeland Gardens Visit HERE for more details Remember to tell them you saw in on liveaiken.com! Four: Are you Carefree? Participate in World Carfree Day! Tuesday, September 22nd Walk, take a bike, or jog to work? Celebrate carfree day with other eco-conscious participants around the globe- Sponsored by the Cycling Association (always wear a helmet and observe safety rules when riding and walking on the open road) Visit HERE for more details Remember to tell them you saw in on liveaiken.com! Five: Are You Ready to Ramble? Participate in the Augusta Broad Street Ramble 10K! Saturday, September 26th, 2009 7:00 a Enjoy a 10K sanctioned under the USTFA beginning on Broad Street in nearby Augusta, Georgia! Visit HERE for more details Remember to tell them you saw in on liveaiken.com! Six: Become a Mad Scientist? Grades 1 to 5 Participate in Science Experiments at the Library! Thursday, September 24th, 2009 4:00 p to 4:45 Students in grades 1 to 5 join us to learn new uses for cabbage juice, make cold oil bubble, and blow up balloons without wasting a breath! Visit HERE for more details
Remember to tell them you saw in on liveaiken.com!
Eight: What are You Doing After Hours? Join the Business After Hours by the Aiken Chamber! Thursday September 24th, 2009 5:00 p to 7:00 p Great networking hosted by the Chamber at the Hounds Lake Country Club Visit HERE for more details Remember to tell them you saw in on liveaiken.com!
Nine: Polo… Polo… Polo…? Aiken Polo Club 4 Goal Tournament! Thu Saturday September 26th, Enjoy Polo with the Aiken Polo Club Visit HERE for more details Remember to tell them you saw in on liveaiken.com!
Ten: Do You Like Bluegrass! Attend the Aiken Bluegrass Festival! Thu Saturday September 26th, 3:00 p At Whitney field several bands on tap Visit HERE for more details Remember to tell them you saw in on liveaiken.com!
* True South Communities does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, familial status, handicap, or national origin. For amusement only information should be confirmed with hosting company/party of each event. Information may contain errors and is subject to change without notice.