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 cancelled 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.

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

1940’s Canteen

Dance: July 17, 6-10 pm, American Legion Post 7, 211 Legion Dr., Lexington. A nostalgic 1940’s Canteen Dance featuring authentic 1930’s & 40’s music and entertainment, 1940’s reenactors, memorabilia, a period canteen with snacks and nonalcoholic drinks, door prizes and more! 1940’s period military or civilian dress is encouraged but not required! All ages invited to come and dance the night away or just sit back and enjoy the entertainment! Tickets $10 in advance or $20 at the door (limited number); Free for WWII Veterans. Tickets at www.sites.rootsweb.com/~scmti/Dance.html or email pss_nyz@yahoo.com.

Random Acts of Kindness: July 18, 7:30 pm, Icehouse Amphitheater, 107 W. Main St., Lexington. Dance company performs to teach kids about different animals in a highenergy circus and dance show that runs 45 minutes with 15 minutes for questions and answers. Show is at the Icehouse Amphitheater. Adults $20, students and seniors $15. Tickets available in advance www.icehouseamphitheater.com

courage center open house: July 21, 1-3 pm, 860 Park Rd., Lexington. Discover new spaces for youth, young adult and family recovery from alcohol and/or drug abuse – all provide free to participants.

COFFEE WITH A COP: Have complimentrary coffee with Lexington police at the Market at Icehouse Amphitheater, 107 W. Main St., Lexington, July 17, Aug. 21, and Sept. 25. Child passenger seat checks will also be performed. Coffee courtesy The Haven Coffee House.

SC Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival: July 17, noon-5 pm, SC State Fargrounds, 1200 Rosewood Dr., Columbia. Features 25 food trucks, music, lawn games, family activities, and craft breweries. General admission tickets in advance $5 at www.foodtruckfestivalsofamerica.com . Food and beverage packages also available online. General admission at the gate is $10.

HIKE THE RIVERWALK: July 15, 4:30 pm and 5 pm, join West Columbia and Cayce mayors for a hike along the Riverwalk, Meet at parking lot of Savage Craft Ale Works, 420 Center St., in West Columbia to catch shuttles to the trailhead for the return hike to Savage Craft for a social at 6:15 pm honoring veterans. Palmetto Outdoor guides will entertain you during the walk.

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.

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.

MURDERS & MYSTERIES: Free walking tour of downtown Lexington July 17, 8 pm, led by experts from the Lexington County Museum. Hear about some of the murders, trials, and other crimes that occurred on Lexington’s Main Street in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Tour begins at Icehouse Amphitheater and will last about an hour. Must be 18 or over or have parental permission. No reservations are needed. Info: call 803-359-8369 or email museum@ lex-co.com

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.

SWANSEA YOUTH MOVIE NIGHT: July 29, 7:30 pm, Swansea Police Department parking lot, 320 W. 3rd St., Swansea. Free food, games and a movie starting about 8:30 pm, sponsored by the Swansea PD.

MEETINGS

ADHD Support Group of Lexington: Meets 2nd & 4th Mondays, 6:30 pm by Zoom. Open to anyone with ADHD or who want to support and assist ADHD individuals. For login information email attention deficithelp@gmail.com

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.

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. Free Kids Admission and Cosmically Cool Space Fun July 17 - 25 Featuring exhibition tours, planetarium experiences and more. Adult $8.95, Senior (Ages 62 +) $7.95, Children (ages 3-12) $6.95. Buy advance tickets online at www.scmuseum.org

This Day In History

1099: City of Jerusalem is captured and plundered by Christian forces during the First Crusade

1205: Pope Innocent III states Jews are doomed to perpetual servitude and subjugation due to crucifixion of Jesus

1381: John Ball, a leader in the Peasants’ Revolt, is hung, drawn and quartered in the presence of Richard II of England

1662: King Charles II charters Royal Society in London

1779: American troops under General Anthony Wayne conquer Fort Stony Point, NY

1789: Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, is named by acclamation colonel-general of the new National Guard of Paris

1799: The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign

1806: Zebulon Pike begins his journey to explore the American Southwest

1815: Napoleon surrenders to Captain Frederick Maitland of HMS Bellerophon at Rochefort after his earlier defeat at the Battle of Waterloo

1823: A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome

1830: Indian tribes, Sioux, Sauk & Fox, sign fourth Treaty of Prairie du Chien giving the US most of Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri

1864: Troop train loaded with Confederate prisoners collided with a coal train killing 65 and injuring 109 of 955 aboard

1869: Margarine is patented by Hippolye Méga-Mouriès for use by French Navy

1870: Georgia becomes last confederate state to be readmitted to US

1915: The head of German propaganda in the US, Dr Heinrich Albert, loses his briefcase on a subway in New York City; an examination of its content reveals an extensive network of German espionage and subversion across the US

1915: The Austro-German forces launch an offensive along the Eastern Front

1916: Boeing Company (Pacific Aero) formed by William Boeing in Seattle, Washington

1918: World War I: Second Battle of Marne begins

1932: US President Herbert Hoover cuts own salary 15%

1933: Wiley Post begins 1st solo flight around the world (takes 7d and 19hrs)

1934: Continental Airlines commences operations.

1937: Buchenwald Concentration Camp opens

1937: Japanese attack Marco Polo Bridge, invade China

1942: 1st deportation camp at Westerbork, Jews sent to Auschwitz

1942: Dutch Jews invoked for “Labor camps”

1948: US President Harry Truman nominated for another term (Philadelphia)

1954: 1st commercial jet transport plane built in US tested (Boeing 707)

1955: 18 Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later cosigned by 34 more laureates

1958: President Eisenhower sends US troops to Lebanon; they stay 3 months

1959: The US steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.

1961: Spain accepts equal rights for men and women

1964: Barry M Goldwater (Sen-R-Az) nominated for president by Republicans

1971: US President Richard Nixon announces he will visit the People’s Republic of China

1980: Billy Carter, the brother of US President Jimmy Carter, registers as a foreign agent of the Libyan government after it was revealed they paid him hundreds of thousands of dollars