Brett and McKenzie Flashnick are the 8th generation to take over their 34-acre family farm at 1127 Corley Mill Rd., Lexington.

Their children, they hope, will become the 9th.

They plan to open The Farm 1780 this fall for weddings, family reunions, business and other events for up to 375 people. Ceremonies can be conducted at the pond or in a cluster of tall magnolia trees with café lighting in covered areas for receptions.

A bridal suite, groom lounge, prep kitchen and tasting room will be in the main farm house with overnight accommodations for 4 and space for 2 RVs.

Their roadside stand will sell produce and fresh eggs Tuesdays - Thursdays and Sundays. Local farmers can sell their produce at a farmers’ market one Thursday every month from 4:30 to 6:30 pm.

Employees needed

If you have trouble finding employees, look at what Lizard’s Thicket had to do.

The locally-owned restaurant chain is closing its Beltline restaurant and reassigning employees to its other locations.

When the restaurant will reopen is not known, the owners said. Lexington County locations remain open for now.

Businesses are struggling to find employees. The US Labor Department reported more than 10 million job openings, the highest on record. Leisure and hospitality industries had 1.6 million jobs open.

The Labor Department reported a 5.4% jobless rate, the lowest in 16 months.

Local artists on display

Art lovers can find local creators’ work on display all month at Rob Shaw Framing and Gallery in West Columbia.

The 324 State St. gallery is open 10 - 6 Monday - Friday and 11 - 4 Saturday,. Local featured artists are Noelle Brault,

Local featured artists are Noelle Brault, George Stone, Blue Sky, Matthew John, Jamie Blackburn and Shaw himself. They offer a mix of painting and photography in styles from realism to abstract.

Shaw, the gallery owner, is a painter who enjoys introducing people to different styles of art. Details at robshawgallery.com

EdVenture event

The popular EdVenture Children’s Museum plans a golf tournament Sept. 30 at Cobblestone Park Golf Club in Blythewood.

Proceeds will go to provide families with:

• $2 admissions for those with WIC, Medicaid, or SNAP benefits

• $19 memberships for families with WIC, Medicaid, or SNAP benefits

• Free field trips for schools with a high free and reduced lunch rate

• Free books for schools and organizations in need through the EdVenture Children’s Book Bank.

Registration is open at the museum’s website or email emcdonald@edventure.org.

Speedway music

Country music artists Jake Owen and Callista Clark will entertain Friday, Sept. 10, and folk group Old Crow Medicine Show will perform Oct. 15 at the Columbia Speedway Amphitheatre on the Charleston Highway near Cayce in Lexington County.

Old Crow Medicine Show will be joined by Molly Tuttle for folk-inspired music.

For tickets or additional information on Cola Concerts see their website.

Who’s new

Veteran educator Stephanie Huckabee will take over as interim principal at Chapin Middle School in District 5, replacing Anna Miller who becomes new chief of academics and administration.

Huckabee had been assistant principal of instruction at Chapin High and Chapin Middle Schools. She received a bachelor’s in journalism, master’s in teaching English and degrees in educational administration at the University of South Carolina.

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