Your weekly Guide to Area Events

To submit events, the absolute deadline is Friday before publication. However, it is best to send items at least 2 weeks before your event date by email to lexingtonchronicle@gmail.com. You may also fax your event to 803-359-2936. Please also send events that have been can@celled or rescheduled due to covid-19.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

BURNING DEBRIS: Burn permit required for burning debris in unincorporated areas of Lexington County. Call the SC Forestry Commission at 1-800-705-8613.

COVID VACCINES: SC residents 12 or older can schedule an appointment for the Covid-19 vaccine by calling the DHEC Care Line at 1-855-472-3432. You may also get them now at Walgreens, CVS, Kroger, Riley’s Drugs and Medicine Mart, but you need an appointment.

GAL TRAINING: Free 30-hour volunteer Guardian ad Litem training teaches about the Family Court system, how to recognize abuse and neglect and how to communicate with children, foster parents and every party involved in the case. For more info and how to become a GAL volunteer, visit http://gal.sc.gov or call 803-957-6484.

LEXINGTON CO. COLLECTION/RECYCLING STATION HOURS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 7 am until 7 pm; Sundays 3 pm until 7 pm; Tuesday and Thursday closed. Closed New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Inclement weather or other emergency situations may result in temporary closings of some or all collection and recycling centers on a per incident basis. Every effort will be made to notify the public if such closings are required.

EVENTS

20TH ANNIVERSARY 9/11 TRIBUTE: Sept. 11, 4 pm, Midland Gospel Singing Center, 795 Martin Smith Rd., Gilbert. Guests are Firever Change, Isaac’s Well, The Brown Brothers and Master’s 3. Love offering accepted. Refreshments will be served. Proceeds benefit center’s operating budget.

128TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Aug. 15, 10:30 am, Grace Lutheran Church celebrates 128 years, folllowed by a covered dish lunch.

COFFEE WITH A COP: Have complimentary coffee with Lexington police at the Market at Icehouse Amphitheater, 107 W. Main St., Lexington, Aug. 21, and Sept. 25. Child passenger seat checks will also be performed. Coffee courtesy The Haven Coffee House.

HISTORIC COLUMBIA ONLINE TOURS: Tour Co lumbia and Richland County neighborhoods and districts from the comfort of home. Visit https://www.historiccolumbia.org/tours/online-tours .

LEXINGTON DIXIE YOUTH FOOTBALL & CHEER: Online registration now open at www.mylyfc.com. Follow link to 8U for 7-8 year-old Play Flag, 10U for 9-10 year-old Play Tackle, 12U for 11-12 yearold Play Tackle, and CHEER for 5 to 13-years. Cut-off date is September 21.

LEXINGTON COUNTY STORY MAPS: Story maps tell a narrative story related to features, places and landmarks including historic tours, a tour of the Lexington County Museum, and Lexington County Heritage. See all available tours any time at https://maps-lexco-gis.hub.arcgis.com/ .

MEETING STREET ARTISAN MARKET: Now open every Saturday 9 am-1 pm, 425 Meeting St., West Columbia. Artisans under the pavilion selling original art, crafts, foods and produce. Social distancing guidelines in effect. Handwashing station and hand sanitizer available.

SC STATE FAIR: Accepting entries for competetive exhibits until Sept. 1, 2021 for fair to be held Oct. 13-21, 2021. View exhibit guide and enter online at scstatefair.org/competitions . More than $300,000 in premiums will be offered for winning entries in competitive exhibits, including agriculture, art, crafts, flowers and livestock.

USC TOURS: Virtual tours at www.sc.edu/visit/virtual_tour/index.php

WINE ON THE RIVER: Aug. 21, 7 pm, West Columbia Riverwalk. The benefit for Lexington Medical Center Foundation features, live music, wine, craft beer and food. Tickets $60 in advance, $65 at the door. Call 791- 2540 or visit WineOnTheRiverSC. com for tickets. Proof of covid-19 vaccination and age ID required. Organizers will offer a rapid pass check-in for individuals who provide proof of vaccination in buying tickets online.

MEETINGS

COMMUNICATIONS & LEADERSHIP:The Lexington County Toastmasters communications and leadership club meets online at 7:15 am each Thursday. For details, email Mary Thompson at maryemyers95@gmail.com

FAMILY/CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP: for those who have loved ones diagnosed with Alzheimers/Dementia. First Thursday of each month 6–7 pm. Sponsored by Oakleaf Village of Lexington. Currently using a “Virtual” format. Call 803-808-3477 for connection information.

LEXINGTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY: Executive Committee meets Aug. 16, 6:30 pm, 104 Allen St., Lexington, in person or via Zoom. Contact jmlcdpchair@gmail.com for Zoom link.

MUSEUMS & ZOO

12,000 YEAR HISTORY PARK: 1120 Fort Congaree Trail, Cayce. Accessible 24/7. Police monitored from Sunrise-8 pm. Virtual history tours available. Get schedule at www.cayce12000years.com or call John Jameson at 850-322-5636.

LEXINGTON COUNTY MUSEUM: Now open with precautions. Tours by appointment only with face masks and social distancing. Call 803-359- 8369 for tours 10 am to 4 pm Tuesday through Saturday and 1 pm to 4 pm on Sundays at 231 Fox Street, Lexington.

RIVERBANKS ZOO & GARDENS: Open 9 am-5 pm daily. Masks encouraged but not required. Visit www.Riverbanks. org for information and tickets.

SC STATE MUSEUM: 301 Gervais St, Columbia. Adult $8.95, Senior (Ages 62 +) $7.95, Children (ages 3-12) $6.95. Buy advance tickets online at www.scmuseum.org

SODA CITY ROLLOUT: Sept. 4, 10 am-1 pm, SC State House. 1100 Gervais St., Columbia. All skaters, skateboarders welcome to join. Event is centered around body positivity and inclusivity.

MUSIC & DANCE

DUTCH FORK CHORAL SOCIETY: August 31st will be a Registration/Meet-n-Greet at 6:45-8 pm, Mount Horeb Lutheran Church (101 E. Boundary St., Chapin). First ehearsal Sept 7, 6:45-8:30 pm. Must wear mask for all rehearsals.

GOSPEL SINGING: Sept. 4, 6 pm, Midland Gospel Singing Center, 705 Martin Smith Rd., Gilbert. Guests will be the Glorymen & Tiffany and God’s Toolbox. Admission is free. Social distancing guidelines will be followed. A love offering will be accepted and light refreshments will be served.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1099: Battle at Ascalon: Godfried of Broth leading the Crusaders beats Egyptians Fatimid army

1099: Battle of Ascalon won by Crusader army led by Godfrey of Bouillon against Fatimid force, last action of the First Crusade

1164: Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din defeats the Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch.

1336: English King Edward III ends wool export to Flanders

1480: Battle of Otranto - Ottoman troops behead 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam

1492: Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World

1549: French troops conquer Ambleteuse, in the Pas-de-Calais, and kill all the English prisoners.

1553: Pope Julius III orders confiscation & burning of Jewish Talmud

1588: Commander of the English fleet Lord Howard of Effingham calls off chase of the Spanish Armada off coast of Scotland

1658: 1st American police force forms (New Amsterdam)

1676: 1st war between American colonists & Indians ends in New England

1812: Duke of Wellington’s troops enter Madrid

1833: The town of Chicago is incorporated (population 350)

1851: American inventor Isaac Singer patents the sewing machine

1856: Anthony Faas, of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, is granted a second patent for improvements to the accordion (Patent No. 15511A)

1861: Skirmish at Texas - rebels are attacked by Apache Indians

1862: Gen John Hunt Morgan & his raiders capture Gallatin, TX

1865: Joseph Lister performs 1st antiseptic surgery

1867: US President Andrew Johnson defies Congress suspending Secretary of War Edwin Stanton

1869: Self-proclaimed Emperor Joshua Abraham Norton of the USA issues edict abolishing the Democratic and Republican parties

1877: Thomas Edison completes 1st model for the phonograph, a device that recorded sound onto tinfoil cylinders

1898: Hawaii is formally annexed to US

1898: Peace protocol ends Spanish–American War, signed

1908: Henry Ford’s company builds the first Model T car

1914: France and Great Britain declare war on Austria-Hungary

1918: WWI: Allies defeat Germans at the Battle of Amiens - the last great battle on the Western Front

1922: Dedication of Frederick Douglass’ home in Washington, D.C. as national shrine

1927: “Wings”, one of only two silent films - the other being The Artist in 2011 - to win an Oscar for best picture, opens starring Clara Bow (Outstanding Picture 1929)

1930: Clarence Birdseye is granted a patent for method for quick freezing food (patent US 1773079 A)

1936: After 24 year absence a baseball demonstration game is played between 2 American teams at Berlin Olympics, World Champions beat US Olympics, 6-5

1941: French Marshal Philippe Pétain gives full support to Nazi Germany

1942: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Moscow for a conference with Joseph Stalin and US representative W. Averrell Harriman