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contentsL A K E M U R R AY- C O L U M B I AM A G A Z I N E

APRIL 2011

CALENDAR 6-13PAST TENSE 39

{ALSO INSIDE}

ONLINE: See this editionof Lake Murray andNortheast magazines andbrowse through previouseditions at thestate.com/magazines.

BUY PHOTOS ONLY:Purchase photos publishedin this issue; order online at thestate.com/lakemurray.

Meet local members of the Columbia CommunityConcert Band, celebrating30 years of music-making.

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Cover storyBow ties make the men who attend the Carolina Cup April 2 in Camden.Ties courtesy of Britton's on Devine Street. Thanks to Dorothy Swinson, Teresa Macfawn, AdrianneBeasley and "Oliver" of Three Fox Farm in Blythewood.

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An interior designer offerstips on buying the perfectcurtains and draperies foryour home.

{HOME}34

New Jersey transplantswatched from their LakeMurray home as their sonwon an Oscar.

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LAKE MURRAY

EditorBetsey Guzior, (803) 771-8441

[email protected]

Publications and P rojEct ManagErBett Williams, (803) 771-8437

[email protected]

a rt d irEctorSusan Ardis, (803) 771-8595

[email protected]

a dvErtising s alEs M anagErLauren Libet, (803) 771-8372

[email protected]

s ubscribEr s ErvicECynthia Burns, (803) 771-8321

PhotograPhy c ontributorsTim Dominick,

Kim Kim Foster-TobinGerry Melendez

Editorial c ontributorsRobin Cowie Nalepa, Otis R. Taylor Jr.

The State Media Co.Henry B. Haitz III, President & Publisher

Mark E. Lett, Vice PresidentExecutive Editor

Jeffrey A. Kuerzi Sr., Vice PresidentAdvertising

April 2011Lake Murray-Columbia and NortheastColumbia are published 12 times a year.

The mail subscription rate is $48.The contents are fully protected by

copyright. Lake Murray-Columbia andNortheast Columbia are wholly owned by

The State Media Co.

Send a story ideaor calendar item to:

Lake Murray/Northeast magazinesP.O. Box 1333

Columbia, SC 29202Fax: (803) 771-8430

Attention: Betsey Guzioror [email protected]

C O L U M B I A

NORTHEASTC O L U M B I A

Charleston

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From the early days in 1928 when J.R. "Buddy" Thompson started the business,Thompson Funeral Home has provided unparalleled personal service to families of

Cayce, West Columbia, and Columbia. In 1935, "Buddy" Thompson completed the firstbuilding in this area that was built strictly for the use as a funeral home. That building

still is operational today at 200 State Street in West Columbia. In 1999, ThompsonFuneral Home opened its second location at 4720 Augusta Road (Hwy #1) in Lexington

to better serve the families of Lexington County.

John D. Thompson, the son of Bleeka and "Buddy" Thompson, began working at thefuneral home part-time in 1963, eventually becoming manager in 1972 and sole owner

in 1997. His son, J. Blake Thompson, joined the family business after completionof his B.S. Degree at the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.

The Thompson family expresses its deep appreciation to the people in the area and pledges to continue providing the unmatched compassionate care and responsible

guidance that only a longtime friend and neighbor could offer.

200 State Street, West Columbia, SC 29169

(803) 791-06504720 Augusta Road, Lexington, SC 29073

(803) 996-1023

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April 2011{ PERFORMING ARTS }Through April 16: Assassins, TrustusTheatre, (803) 254-9732

April 1: Melodies from the Hard Times,Sandlapper Singers, Dreher High SchoolAuditorium, (803) 381-5481

April 1: Victor/Victoria, WorkshopTheatre, (803) 799-6551

April 1: USC Spring Concert Bands,Koger Center, (803) 251-2222

April 1, 2: Curtain Up on Murderpresented by Chapin CommunityTheatre, Midlands Technical CollegeTheatre-Harbison Campus, (803) 240-8544

April 1-3: Always Patsy Cline, TownTheatre, (803) 799-2510

April 2: South Carolina Philharmonicwith Mary Lee Taylor and Rebecca

Nagel, Koger Center, (803) 777-5112April 2: Masterworks 6 The RealVirtuosi of the S.C. Philharmonic, KogerCenter, (803) 251-2222

April 3: Glenn Miller Orchestra & TheVictory Belles, Township Auditorium,576-2350

April 3: Chamber Innovista ConcertSeries, USC School of Music, (803) 777-4280

April 3: Honor Flight SC WW II TributeShow, Township Auditorium, (803) 576-2350

April 3: Larry Gatlin & The GatlinBrothers, Newberry Opera House, (803)276-6264

April 7: Jay Ungar and Molly MasonFamily Band, Newberry Opera House,(803) 276-6264

April 7: Grease, Broadway in

Columbia, Koger Center, (803) 251-2222

April 8: Billy Crash Craddock,Newberry Opera House, (803) 276-6264

April 8-10: An Evening of One Acts:La Dolorasa, USC School of MusicRecital Hall, (803) 777-0058

April 8-17: The Somewhat True Taleof Robin Hood, Columbia ChildrensTheatre, (803) 691-4548

April 9: Ricky Skaggs & KentuckyThunder, Newberry Opera House, (803)276-6264

April 9: 50th Annual GalaPerformance, Columbia City Ballet,Koger Center, (803) 777-5112

April 9: A Gala Magic Show, TownshipAuditorium, (803) 576-2350

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Jammin'. Widespread Panic, above, plays Township Auditorium on April 12.

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April 12: USC Symphony Orchestra,Koger Center, (803) 777-5112

April 12: Widespread Panic, TownshipAuditorium, (803) 576-2350

April 13: Carolina Alive Concert, USCSchool of Music, (803) 777-4280

April 13-17: Indie Grits Film Festival,Nickelodeon Theatre, (803) 254-3433

April 14: An Evening of ChamberMusic, USC School of Music, (803) 777-4280

April 14, 15: Newberry CollegeTheatre, Newberry Opera House, (803)276-6264

April 14-17: Disney on Ice: LetsCelebrate!, Colonial Life Arena, (803)576-9200

April 15: Southern Exposure NewMusic Series Jack String Quartet,

USC School of Music Recital Hall, (803)777-4280

April 15, 16: USC DanceConservatory, Koger Center, (803) 251-2222

April 15-17: Jazz at the Center MusicFestival, Fine Arts Center of KershawCounty, (803) 425-7676

April 15-17: Coppelia, Carolina Ballet,Township Auditorium, (803) 576-2350

April 15-23: The Comedy of Errors,Longstreet Theatre, (803) 777-4288

April 16: Sleeping Beauty, USC DanceConservatory, Koger Center, (803) 777-5112

Best in bluegrass. Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder will be at Newberry Opera House April 9.

CALENDARFROM PAGE 6

Oooh, gross. Check out the 'Attack of theBloodsuckers' exhibit at EdVenture through May 8.

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April 17: Grease, Broadway inColumbia, Koger Center for the Arts,(803) 777-5112

April 17: USC Bands Open Air Concert,USC Horseshoe, (803) 777-4280

April 17: Handels Messiah Parts 2& 3, Shandon United Methodist Church,(803) 256-8383, ext. 113

April 18: USC Campus OrchestraConcert, USC School of Music, (803)777-4280

April 20: The Tunes of TrustusFundraiser, Trustus Theatre, (803) 254-9732

April 20-23: Dead Mans Cell Phone,Lab Theater, (803) 777-4288

April 21: Left Bank Big Band, USCSchool of Music Recital Hall, (803) 777-4280

April 23: Indian Cultural Exchange,Aag Ki Ratt, Night of Fire, Koger Center,(803) 777-5112April 25: USC Wind Ensemble, KogerCenter, (803) 251-2222

April 25-29: Kershaw Countys GotTalent, Fine Arts Center of KershawCounty, (803) 425-7676


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April 28: PalmettoMastersingers, Koger Centerfor the Ar ts, (803) 777-5112

April 30: South CarolinaPhilharmonic Masterworks7 Fantastique Finale,Koger Center, (803) 251-2222

April 30: South CarolinaPhilharmonic with SouthCarolina Youth Orchestra,Koger Center, (803) 777-5112

April 30: Patti LaBelleand Kenny G, Colonial Life Arena,(803) 576-9200

{ MUSEUMS & ARTS }Through Jan. 15, 2012: UncommonFolk, State Museum, 898-4921

Through April 3: NanoDays,EdVenture, (803) 779-3100

Through April 12: An Exhibition of Fine Art with if Art Gallery, Vista StudiosGallery 80808, (803) 252-6134

Through April 24: Skate andCreate, Columbia Museum of Art, (803)799-2810

Through May 1: Animal Grossology,State Museum, (803) 898-4921

Through May 1: The Presence of Absence, Columbia Museum of Art, (803)799-2810

Through May 8: Attack of theBloodsuckers, EdVenture, (803) 779-3100

Through May 22: Who Shot Rock &Roll, Columbia Museum of Art, (803)799-2810

Through May 22: Listen with YourEyes, Columbia Museum of Art, (803)799-2810

Through June 25: Shield andStorm: 20th Anniversary of the PersianGulf War, S.C. Confederate Relic Room,(803) 737-8094

Through Aug. 28: South CarolinaSilver: Varieties in Society 1750-1935,State Museum, (803) 898-4921

Through Dec. 31: Tangible History:South Carolina Stoneware from theHolcombe Family Collection, StateMuseum, (803) 898-4921

Through Dec. 31: Kangaroo Crossing,EdVenture, (803) 779-3100

April 1: First Fridays at Village Artists,(803) 699-8886

April 1: Arts & Draughts, ColumbiaMuseum of Art, (803) 799-2810

April 1, 2: Animal Grossology FamilyCamp-In, State Museum, 898-4952

April 2: Childrens Book Day,EdVenture, (803) 779-3100

April 2: Tartan Fest,State Museum, (803) 898-4952

April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30: GalleryTour: Who Shot Rock & Roll, ColumbiaMuseum of Art, (803) 799-2810

April 3: Dollar Sunday, S.C. StateMuseum, (803) 898-4921

April 3: Art of Music, Let FreedomSwing, Columbia Museum of Art, (803)799-2810

April 3, 10, 17, 24: Gallery Tour:Highlights of the Museums Collection,

Columbia Museum of Art, (803) 799-2810April 4-10: LEGO Factory, EdVenture,(803) 779-3100

April 5, 12, 19, 26: ToddlerTuesdays, EdVenture, (803) 779-3100

April 6: Wee Wednesday: Viva LaFrance, Columbia Museum of Art, (803)799-2810

CALENDARFROM PAGE 9

Combine Grit and Glamour for the annualfundraising gala at the Columbia Museum ofArt. Grit & Glamour: Rock & Roll in Focus is onSaturday, April 16. The event begins at 7 p.m. andlasts until midnight.

The gala coincides with the museums exhibit,Who Shot Rock & Roll: A Photographic History 1955

to the Present featuring 175 works from more than100 photographers.Gala tickets are $150 per person in advance or $175

at the door The attire is Black-Tie with Attitude.Details: columbiamuseum.org/gala or (803) 343-2210.

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April 7: Urban Tour: We Shoot Rock:Rock Photography in the Carolinas,Columbia Museum of Ar t, (803) 799-2810

April 8 through July 22: The CivilWar in South Carolina: The Coming of the Civil War, State Museum, (803) 898-4952

April 9: Farmville, EdVenture, (803)779-3100

April 9-12: Yoga in the Galleries:Embodying Beauty, ColumbiaMuseum of Art, (803) 799-2810

April 12: Family Night, EdVenture,(803) 779-3100

April 14-May 10: Artista Vista,Vista Studios Gallery 80808,Lady St., (803) 252-6134

April 15: Flashlight Egg Hunt,Gibson Road Soccer Complex

April 16: Grit & Glamour:Rock & Roll in Focus Gala,Columbia Museum of Art,(803) 799-2810

April 19: Tales forTots Curious George,EdVenture, (803) 779-3100

April 29: RunawayRunway: A RecycledFashion Show,

Columbia Museum of Art,(803) 799-2810

April 30: Congaree Art Festival, StateMuseum, 898-4952

{ SPORTS }April 1-3: USC Mens Baseball vs.Kentucky, Carolina Stadium, (803) 777-4274

April 2: Carolina Cup, Springdale RaceCourse, Camden, (803) 432-6513

April 2: The Ultimate Feat, RichlandNortheast High School Track, (803) 699-2800, ext. 79612

April 5: USC Mens Baseball vs. USCUpstate, Carolina Stadium, (803) 777-4274

April 8, 9: Palmetto 200 Relay,

Columbia Speedway, Cayce, [email protected]

April 15: 7th Annual Golf Classic, FortJackson Golf Club, (803) 787-4344

April 15-17: USC Mens Baseballvs. Vanderbilt, Carolina Stadium, (803)777-4274

April 16: Palmetto Half Marathon,

Village at Sandhill, (803) 206-3123

April 16: USMC Mud Run, TheLeatherneck on Sandy Run, (803) 201-5010

April 16, 17: Appleseed Ri eMarksmanship & Heritage Clinic, MidCarolina Ri e Club, (803) 796-1009

April 23: 2nd Annual Fallen Heroes

Memorial 5K, USC Naval ROTC, (615)708-4483

April 29, 30: LATA Spring CityPlayoffs, Lexington County TennisComplex, (803) 957-7676

April 29-May 1: USC Mens Baseballvs. Auburn, Carolina Stadium, (803)777-4274

April 30: Providence Heart & SoleWomens Five Miler, Finlay Park at LaurelStreet, (803) 731-2100

April 30: Cedar Creek Classic SportingClay Event, Cedar Ridge Farm, (803)807-5510

{ SPECIAL EVENTS }April 1 : First Fridays in Five Points,(803) 748-7373

April 1 17th Annual Central CarolinaFood and Wine Festival, The MedallionCenter, (803) 254-5601, ext. 327

April 1-3: Columbia International Festival,State Fairgrounds, (803) 799-3452

April 2: Tartan Fest, State Museum,(803) 898-4952

April 2: Kids Day Columbia, FinlayPark, (803) 545-3100April 2: 8th Annual Tipsy Toad OysterFestival, Beaufort Street, Chapin, (803)345-5888

April 2: AMROC Kids Day Model TrainShow, Arsenal Hill, www.amroc.org

April 4, 11, 18, 25: View theNight Sky (on clear nights), MeltonObservatory, Greene Street, (803) 777-4180

April 5: Woodrow Wilson Hard Hat Tour,Woodrow Wilson Family Home, (803)252-1770, ext. 24

April 7: First Thursdays on Main,Downtown Main Street, (803) 779-4005

April 7, 14, 21, 28: Five After Five,Five Points, (803) 748-1119

April 7, 14, 21, 28: Vista After5 Concert Series, Gervais Street,[email protected]


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April 8: City Strolls, Robert MillsHistoric District, (803) 252-1770, ext. 24

April 8: Pork Fest, Joe Miller Park,Elloree, (803) 897-2821

April 9: Cookout for Kids BBQFundraiser, Epworth Childrens Home,(803)256-7394

April 9: Bark in the Park, Finlay Park,[email protected]

April 9: Party for the Planet, RiverbanksZoo and Garden, (803) 779-8717

April 9: Oyster Shrimp Roast, StateFairgrounds, (803) 799-3387

April 10: The Big Nosh Jewish CulturalFestival, Tree of Life Congregation, (803)787-2182

April 12: Evening of Juleps & Jazz,Seibels House and Garden, (803) 252-7742, ext. 23

April 14: Moonlight Cemetery Tour,Elmwood Cemetery, (803) 252-1770

April 14: Vista After 5 Concert Series,Gervais St., [email protected]

April 14: Celebrity Fashion ShowBene t, Columbia MetropolitanConvention Center, (803) 926-3462

April 14-16: A(ugusta) Bakers Dozen,Richland County Public Library and USC,(803) 799-9094

April 14-16: Third Annual LoveChevrolet Columbia Speedway Festival,

Columbia Speedway, (843) 213-1471April 14-17: Plant and Flower Festival,State Farmers Market, (803) 734-2200

April 15: Celebrate Freedom Festival,

Martin Luther King Park, (803) 733-8452

April 15: Wine Tasting, Riverbanks Zooand Garden, (803) 779-8717

April 15: Flashlight Egg Hunt, GibsonRoad Soccer Complex, Lexington

April 15: City Strolls, Robert MillsHouse and Gardens, (803) 252-1770,ext. 24

April 16: Junior League of Columbiassecond Annual Touch-A-Truck, BlueCrossBlueShield of South Carolina, (803)252-4552

April 16: Bark in the Park, LakeCarolina, (803) 736-5253

April 16: Pork in the Park, Downtown

Newberry, (803) 321-1000

April 16: Women of Hampton Preston,Robert Mills House, (803) 252-1770,ext. 24

April 16: Plant Sale, Riverbanks Zooand Garden, (803) 779-8717

April 16: Overnight Family on Safari,Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, (803) 779-8717

April 16: NatureFest 2011, CongareeNational Park, (803) 776-4396

April 16, 23: Easter Bunny EggspressTrains, S.C. Railroad Museum, (803)635-4242

April 17: Rudy Mancke Spring Walk,Congaree National Park, (803) 776-4396

April 17: Dollar Sunday, Robert MillsHouse and Gardens, (803) 252-1770,ext. 25

April 17: USC Belser Arboretum Open,Bloomwood Road, (803) 777-4141

April 19: Tiny Tot Tuesdays, RobertMills House and Gardens, (803) 252-1770, ext. 24

April 21: Garden Tour, Robert MillsHouse, (803) 252-1770, ext. 24

April 24: Family Day: Gardens inBloom, Robert Mills Carriage House,(803) 252-1770, ext. 24

April 24: Easter Sunday Brunch,Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, (803)779-8717

Crazy. Shannon Willis Scruggs as Patsy Cline and Kathy Hartzog as Louise in Town Theatre'sproduction of 'Always ... Patsy Cline,' through April 3.

CALENDARFROM PAGE 11

Flavorful, healthy, genuinehome cooking is a luxury for working families. Thetime-saving, affordablealternative is your local homechef, Preston Leeke. Gourmetmeals are planned with yourinput, ingredients hand selected,

and prepared by a professional. Spend your time where it counts.Just heat your home-cooked meal, serve, and enjoy!

Homecookingbypreston.com843-245-4613

[email protected]

HOME COOKING

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April 27: Uncovering the Past, Mann-Simons Cottage, (803) 252-1770, ext. 24

April 28-30: Artista Vista, CongareeVista, (803) 227-0914

April 28: Vista After 5 Concert Series,Gervais St., [email protected]

April 29: Runaway Runway RecycledFashion Show, Township Auditorium,(803) 576-2350

April 29, 30: Sparkleberry CountryFair, Sandhill Research Center, (803)865-7098

April 30: Rosewood Craw shFestival, Rosewood Drive, RosewoodCraw [email protected]

compiled by Diane Morrison

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FOR THE LOVE OF A DOG, acancer patient survived and thrived,and now, 11 years later, Mel Eldersis comforting and standing by Dixie, her fox walker hound whoturned 12 in March. More thanfour years ago in 2006, Dixie

developed mammary cancer. The tumor wasremoved. Now, Dixie has developed cancer forthe second time. She also has renal failure.

Dixie and Mel have not given up, though Dixies daysare numbered. Mel will stay with her dog until the endand always, she said, Dixie will be in her heart. In fact,Dixie IS her heart.

Dixies registered pedigreed name is Rufus DancingDixie, a eld champion who has won a dozen or sotrophies and awards in eld trials in South Carolina andNorth Carolina, including the ve-hour Leukemia HuntLow Country Fox Run in Manning in 2002, when Dixiewon six trophies. She was in competition with 298 dogs.Dixie placed rst in the trailing category, second place inhunting and rst place in speed and drive. She also placed

rst in the Overall Hunt, a combination trophy, and 10thplace in bench show.

She and Mel have been together since Dixie was 6weeks old. Mel was working in research at the Medical

Story by Kay Gordon Photographs by Tim Dominick

For the loveof DixieWoman eases champion dogs fnal days

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University of South Carolina in Charleston when shewas diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000. She underwentchemotherapy and radiation and had a lumpectomy and surgery on some lymph nodes.

Dixie made me get up and go, Mel said. Chemo puts you down. Its one of the worst thingsyou can go through. I had to be strong. Dixie had to be trained.I had to go to the pens and get Dixie (and the other dogs, Rose,Billie and Leftie) out to train. The training sessions are allnight long with other dogs. Mel took them on Wednesdays andSaturdays.

Today, on their 14-acre farm in Prosperity, Mel and herhusband, Pete, have three other fox hounds, three coon dogs,a golden retriever, a beagle puppy, chickens, guineas, a roosterand one cat. She knows the sound of each dogs bark and theirpersonalities; she always listens for Dixies special howl.

There, in the country, they live off the land, gardening,running the dogs, and shing in the spring. Now, Dixie goes forrides in the truck instead of trailing and hunting.

Mel and Pete are teaching their grandchildren, Benjamin, 4,and Alexandra (Doodlebug), 6, the love of the land and how totrain dogs. Mel has always hunted. Its in her blood, as it is inDixies. Its her life, Mel said.

Theres no doubt where her heart lies. Pictures of foxes andhounds and hunting trophies grace their 100-year-old home. A welcome mat at the front door depicts a fox hunt. Even Melslicense tags advertize her passion: one reads Fox Hounds.The rear tag spells DOG.

Though Dixie is deaf and her kidneys are failing, shes eating,drinking water and alert. She comes to attention when Meldraws close and wants to get up and go from her pen. Melhasnt considered putting her down just yet, though she knowsDixies days are numbered. She doesnt leave her for long exceptwhen she goes to work at Chapin Animal Hospital. Dixie is her

rst visit in the morning and the last at night.Dixie seems to have a similar resilience to Mels. They share a

DIXIEFROM PAGE 15

Animal farm. Mel's grandson chases guineas on the family's 14-acre property in Prosperity.

Pack leader. Mel Elders endured a bout of breast cancer years ago with the help of he

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special bond of love and companionship.They have given each other the gifts of life, unconditional love and purpose.

Thats my girl, Mel whispered toDixie, as she softly strokes the dogs fur.Youre a tough old bird. This may be ahunting dog, but she has so much more.

Dixies quality of life is all importantto Mel.

Dixie and I have a special bond, shesaid. Now, Im here for her. She wasthere for me.r dog, Dixie. Now she is nurturing the fox hound, who has cancer.

A champion. Dixie, a fox walker hound, is achampion hunting and eld competition dog. Thedog and Mel have been together since Dixie wassix weeks old.

The Best ProIs Experienc

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{ community }

Ready,set,grow!5 plants to pick at Riverbanks annual sale

The annual plant sale at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is a sure sign thatspring has shrugged off any of its chilly vestiges.The botanical garden is selling more than 40,000 individual plants in 40varieties. Most plants will range from $5 to $10.

Garden director Andy Cabe shares these popular favorites, which are perfect for aSouthern garden.n Colocasia gigantea Thailand Giant This huge elephant ear has beensuch a hit that we are offering it again this year." With the right conditions, expectleaves of up to 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide.n Hydrangea macrophylla Lemon Zest (mophead hydrangea) Thishydrangea boasts golden yellow foliage with pink owers ( owers are blue in lowpH soils). Will reach 3-4 feet tall.n Lantana Ham and Eggs This shrubby lantana has wonderful pink andyellow ower clusters from summer until fall. Expect it to reach 2-3 feet tall and

wide.n Campsis Morning Calm (trumpet vine) Always a showstopper in ourgarden, this vine is adorned with 31/2-inch tangerine colored owers with yellowcenters. Blooms from summer into fall.n Solanum quitoense (Naranjilla) An impressive display of these plants in frontof the tiger exhibit at the zoo garnered more comments than anything else lastsummer! The foliage has inch tall spines along the veins on the upper side of eachleaf. Clusters of orange fruits add interest to this plant late in the season.

Riverbanks Zoo and Gardenplant salen 9 a.m. Saturday, April 16n Enter at 1201 Seminole Drive,West Columbia, for free admission.n Tip: Get there early, and bring awagon to haul your purchases back to your car.

ANNA DICKSON

HYDRANGEAHYDRANGEA.COM

ANDY CABE

ANDY CABE

FABHAWK

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{ community }

And the beat goes on

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T uning up for another Thursday-night band rehearsal effectively tunes out interstate vehicular static. By the time Bill Ackermangets from his Lake Murray home to the Airport High School Bandroom, he has mentally taken himself through the tougher pieces

of music, the ones on which he will rehearse the musicians rst. As two hourselapse, the more familiar works come easier.

Ackerman has been the Columbia Community Concert Bands (CCCB)director for 30 years this spring. The all-volunteer band will celebrate itsanniversary with a free public concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, in theAirport High School auditorium, adjacent to the borrowed space in which they have rehearsed these three decades.

For Ackerman, the surroundings are even more familiar. The Columbianative was band director at the high school for much of his 31-year career withLexington 2.

For the anniversary concert, the nale for this seasons public series,

Strike the band. Wiliam "Bill" Ackerman conducts the Columbia Community Concert Band during a rehearsal at Airport High School.

A true community bandmarks 30 years

Story by Rachel Haynie Photographs by Gerry Melendez

Band leadersThe word community in ColumbiaCommunity Concert Band (CCCB)connotes more than area geography.

CCCB musicians spread theirtalent around in other area bands,symphonies and musical ensembles,including The Wild Irish Band,the Summer Band, Die LustigenMusikanten and, most recently, theCarolina Wind Symphony.

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Ackerman will conduct a full contingentof dedicated musicians. We started out

with 14 people at our original meetingApril 14, 1981, and had picked up moreplayers by the time we started rehearsalsthat September, said Ackerman, addingthat the band size now varies from about60 to 85 members. Community bandswere beginning to spring up around thecountry and (it was) decided Columbia

certainly should have one.As the community band was

organizing, one of the rst musicians torespond to an article that appeared in alocal publication recognized Ackermansname.

Clarinetist Gayle Sims recalled:Bill and I had played together in theUniversity of South Carolina Band.Her musical talent and skillful playing

at Union High School had earned her astipend at USC. Ackerman, an oboist on

the concert band side, played percussionin the marching band. I told him Ihadnt been playing for 16 years, but Istill had my horn. He urged me to comeon and join. Ive been a member since.Sims is one of two original members still

It has been a pleasure towatch these folks pick their instruments back up,sometimes after manyyears, and begin making music again.

Bill Ackerman, conductor anddirector of the Columbia Community

Concert Band since its inception in 1981

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performing with the band.Now retired from her long career in

education, Sims always has enjoyed thecamaraderie with musicians who alsoare enduring friends as much as she hasenjoyed making music. Our backgroundsand ages are so different, and we comefrom all over this community, Sims said.Getting together for our concerts orrehearsals is the highlight of my week.Ive been so tired at times I felt I justcouldnt go, but Id go anyway, and leaverehearsal a different person.

Another woodwinds musician whohelps sustain the high average number

of years in the band, Franklin Buie alsolearned about CCCB from an article in The State newspaper. I had enjoyedplaying in the Dreher High School bandand the great friendships we all enjoyedfrom that, played a little at WoffordCollege, then 20 years after college,decided to relearn the clarinet. Theretired United Methodist pastor said PeteFountain had been a musical in uence. I

even went to his New Orleans nightclub

back in 1973.Since joining CCCB in January 1982,soon after the bands rst Christmasconcert in 1981, Buie has seldom misseda rehearsal or concert, and his enthusiasmfor the pastime rubbed off on his twosons. My elder son played trumpet atSpring Valley High School during theschools championship years, and my younger son played trombone in the

championship Lexington High School

Band for four years. Later, he occasionally sat in with us on rehearsals when he washome from Clemson University where heplayed in the orchestra.

Buie, of Pontiac, described Thursday-night rehearsals as refreshing breaksfrom the work week nothing to dothere but concentrate on music. I havenever thought about dropping out, and aslong as my health permits and I feel I am

Taking musical notes. Band member Bette McKenney jokes with fellow member Tom Sanford during the rehearsal.

Anniversary concertTo celebrate its 30th anniversary, the Columbia Community Concert Bandcommissioned Jay Bocook, Furman Universitys award-winning composerand director of Furman Athletic Bands, to create a composition for the April 15occasion. Bocook based the new work on the English/Scotch/Irish folk tune,O Waly Waly and the South Carolina State Song written by Anne CurtisBurgess. Bocook, whose compositions and arrangements have been performedby bands throughout the region, including at the 1984 Olympics, is expected toconduct the premiere of his new work.

The anniversary concert also will feature a variety of music ranging fromclassical to show tunes and time-honored marches.

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able to keep up with the music, I plan toparticipate.

Gary Hodo has been a member of theband almost as long as Sims and Buie.I was still fairly new in Columbia; Idmoved here from Birmingham. Id playeda little trumpet until I heard Stan Getz

and Paul Desmond and knew then itwas the alto sax for me. I played in theUniversity of Alabama-Tuscaloosa Bandand in the military, but hadnt beenplaying anywhere other than at homefor a while. Id kept my horn, though,and was picking it up from some repairsat (then) Dallas Music Company onAssembly Street downtown, recalled theretired clinical psychologist. A man nextto me at the counter asked me, Youngman, what you gonna do now with thatpretty new saxophone?

Like Hodo, Col. Jack Barry, acommunity band member, had earned hischops in military bands and convinced theAlabama transplant to come to a rehearsaland meet the other players. Ive be insince then, and I also play in a number of other bands around town. Hodos rstconcert with CCCB was at RiverbanksZoo. We played on a grassy knoll closeto Happy the Tiger.

The bands rst three decades havebeen characterized by seasons of fourlocal concerts, culminating with aMemorial Day joint concert with theCharleston Community Concert Bandmarking the opening of Piccolo Spoleto.

Ackerman said, This is a truecommunity band in that prospectivemembers, high school graduate age andolder, at all playing levels are welcome.

For more information, visit www.cccb.bandlink.org.

Conducting. Ackerman has been with theColumbia Community Concert Band since itsinception in 1981.

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STATE FARMERS MARKET3483 Charleston HighwayHours: 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through SaturdayUpcoming: The spring plant and ower sale is April 14-17;come April 16-17 to the markets grand opening celebration inits new home; also look for a way to get noti cations on whatsbeing sold at the market, a public-private partnership; detailsare on www.harvestsociety.com

COMMUNITY MARKET AT BROOKLANDBAPTIST CHURCH1066 Sunset Blvd., West ColumbiaHours: Saturdays 9 a.m.-2 p.m. April November

LEXINGTON FARMERS MARKET AT THESHOPPES AT THE FLIGHT DECK 109 Old Chapin Road, LexingtonHours: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. rst and third Thursdays of every month

RIVERBANKS GARDEN FARMERS MARKETRiverbanks Garden parking lot, 1300 Botanical Parkway, WestColumbia, SC 29169Hours: Wednesdays 2 p.m.-7 p.m. April October

ALL-LOCAL FARMERS MARKET711 Whaley St., Columbia, in the Olympia neighborhoodHours: 8 a.m.noon Saturdays

BIBLEWAY CHURCH FARMERS MARKET2440 Atlas Road, ColumbiaHours: Tuesdays 4-7 p.m.

BLYTHEWOOD FARMERS MARKET171 Langford Road, BlythewoodHours: Every third Saturday 8 a.m.-noon, May to October

MAIN STREET MARKETPLACECorner of Hampton Street & Main StreetHours: Every Friday in May and June, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

NORTHEAST FARMERS MARKETLake Carolina Town CenterHours: Thursdays 3:30 p.m. until dark, May through November

SANDHILL FARMERS MARKET900 Clemson Road, across from Village at Sandhill inNortheast RichlandHours: Tuesdays, 2:30-7 p.m. or dusk (whichever occursearlier), May through November

Fresh from the gardenFarmers markets gearing upfor seasonal bounty of locally grown foods

Its time to reap the harvest of local farmers markets.Many seasonal markets, featuring locally grown food andhomemade breads and products, are gearing up for busier times.Keep this list of some of the markets in Lexington County and

Northeast Richland on hand when you want some fresh, locallygrown food.

Beginning in June, look for weekly markets sponsored by Seedsof Hope markets, in which local producers sell directly to the public.

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APRILCabbageAsparagus

MAY Snap beansYellow squashZucchini squashBroccoliPeas

JUNEBlackberriesCantaloupesCucumbersPeachesSweet cornPeanutsPeppersTomatoes

JULY PeachesButter beansWatermelonsOkra

AUGUSTBlueberriesSweet potatoes

SEPTEMBERPecansApplesMuscadine grapes

South Carolinas bountyThe best times to buy fresh, month by month,adapted from the S.C. Department of Agriculture

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Tie one on. R. Hanauer; Vineyard Vines, print made especially for the Camden Cup; Carrot & Gibbs; R. Hanauer, a two-way bow tie; R. Hanauer; R.Hanauer, four-way tie; Carrot & Gibbs; R. Hanauer; Sailboats, R. Hanauer and (bottom) Two-way by R. Hanauer.

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FIT TO BE TIEDSpecial Thanks to: Brittons on Devine Street, Adrianne Beasley and 'Oliver' of Three Fox Farm in Blythewood.

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JIMMY GASQUE IS OLD-SCHOOL.The Heathwood Hall English teacher values perfectgrammar, a meal served on ne china and cultivating a

certain re nement. For nearly four decades Gasque hasde ned his own identity by choosing to wear bow tiesinstead of traditional ties.

Gasque began wearing bow ties in the early 1970s, when hetook a job teaching at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School. At thattime, not many people were wearing bow ties and it took a littlenerve according to the man his students call Mr. Q. Now at 73,Gasque doesnt care what anyone thinks. A closet full of bow tiesgives him plenty of daily options to top off any suit, including hiseight seersuckers. At this point, Gasque doesnt even have to look

Bow Tie Wednesday. Tom Bryan, bottom left, a civics teacher at Heathwood Hall, wears bow ties at least once a week. The trend has caught on at Heathwood andChapel Day on Wednesday has been dubbed 'Bow Tie Wednesday', with many of the male middle school kids wearing bow ties along with the male teachers.

A crisp statement is madeby men in bow tiesStory by Robin Cowie Nalepa Photographs by Kim Kim Foster-Tobin

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at his neckwear to knot the perfect bow.I just love to wear bow ties, Gasque

says.Gasque isnt alone. Men (and the

occasional woman) who wish to projecta different, daring or distinguished stylechoose to tie up their fashionable looseends in a handsome bow tie.

Statement pieces have long been a

staple of womens wardrobes from fursto shoes to jewelry. For men, however,distinguishing one blue or black suit fromanother fell to the tie. Yet for some thetraditional tie falls at. They choose toelevate their look from done to dapper by wearing a bow tie.

You cant hide in a corner, saysLucky Levinson. Bow ties get younoticed.

Levinson should know. Not only doeshe wear a bow tie, hes the bow tie guruat Brittons on Devine Street. He canshare tie history, teach you to tie andhelp you pick your perfect t from thehundreds of styles Brittons carries fromplaids to polka dots, formal to festive.Levinson also stars in a video tutorial onbow tie tying viewed more than 1 milliontimes on YouTube.

Bow ties are simply a part of festivetradition in the South, Levinson says.It would be near impossible to attend aSouthern wedding, a formal party (orfraternity party) or horse race like theannual Carolina Cup without seeing mensporting bow ties.

Bob FitzSimons, a local attorney, hasbeen known to don a bow tie to theCarolina Cup, which he has attendedannually since 1976. Yet, perhaps hisfavorite bow tie occasion is the monthly meeting of the BTC. FitzSimons andthree friends gather for lunch, all wearingbow ties striped like a coral snake red, black and yellow. They refer tothemselves as the Bow Tie Club andmake a deadly sharp impression.

FitzSimons, 53, has been wearing bowties since he was a teenager. He grew upwith his father wearing clip-on bow ties.FitzSimons says he hasnt worn a clip-onin 30 years, yet understands their appeal,especially in the heat of the summer.

When its sweltering outside, you canslip the clip-on off and

into your pocket,giving yourself a little

breathing room, FitzSimons says.But what about the perceived stuf ness

of bow tie wearers?Some people think a man in a bow tie

is conventional, says FitzSimons. I dontthink its an accurate impression.

FitzSimons rattles off a list of people heknows who wear bow ties but insists they arent all from the same mold doctors,lawyers, stockbrokers, teachers, students.

However, historically, some professionstrended toward bow ties. Physicians,especially pediatricians, architects andothers who might encounter spills, messor impromptu tugs on their neckwear

chose the bow tie for practicality.

Yet for bow tie lovers like Jimmy Gasque and his colleague and formerstudent Tom Bryan, wearing bow ties ona daily basis is pure choice.

Bryan, who teaches government andcivics, sees an emerging trend of bow ties.At Heathwood Hall, it appears to be apersonal choice that seems to be catchingon even in students as young as middleschool, Bryan says. Now when studentsmust dress up to go to chapel, many of the young men emulate their teachers,turning a mid-week tradition into BowTie Wednesdays.

It would seem you are never too young

to make a statement.

Carolina Cup Bow Tie Sponsor: Vineyard Vine Bow TiesThe Carolina Cup Steeplechase marks the unof cial start of spring in theMidlands, with hats, horses and happy revelers. This years event April 2 at theSpringdale Race Course will be no different, except for one addition. VineyardVine, a preppy clothing line for men and women, debuts two new bow tiepatterns in partnership with the races. Weve designed two custom-print bowties for the Carolina Cup, which incorporate the iconic South Carolina palmettoand traditional Carolina Cup images, says Christine Capone, Vineyard Vinessponsorship and experiential marketing manager.

The limited-edition ties will be sold on-site at the Cup and will alsobe available at M Dumas and Sons in Charleston and Brittons in

Columbia.The proceeds from ties sold at the Carolina Cup will bene t

KershawHealth.

Carolina CupThe Carolina Cup Steeplechase is April 2 at the Springdale

Race Course in Camden. Gates open at9 a.m. Post time is 1:30 p.m. Details: www.carolina-cup.org

Bow TieTechnique VideoCinch, wrap, center, snap, poke andcinch again. Voila! A perfect bow,tied. Got it? No? Well, dont fret.Lucky Levinson of Brittons can helpyou master the fashion twist in 70

seconds.Levinson has sold and tied thefashion accessory for decades atBrittons, a ne mens and womensclothier along Devine Street. Hes soskilled, in fact, the Columbia VisitorsBureau tapped him for a sartorialtutorial posted on You Tube. Sinceit posted three years ago nearly 1.3million people have viewed the videofeaturing his perfect bow technique.

Need your own lesson? Watch itand learn at youtube.com.

Gentleman's gentleman. Bob FitzSimonshas been wearing bow ties since he was ateenager in the 60's.

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Nothing livens up an

Oscar viewing party quitelike havingyour son collect anAcademy

Award

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T o hear one resident tell it, you would assumethe whole neighborhood was at Frank andNancy Rizzos house on Oscar Night, Feb.27.

But Nancy says the number of people ather house to watch the 83rd Academy Awards

broadcast was 18. By now, everyone who lives in HarbourWatch, a small waterfront community on Lake Murray, knowswhat happened: Gary Rizzo, Frank and Nancys son, won theOscar for sound mixing on Inception, an award he sharedwith colleagues Richard King, Lora Hirschberg and Ed Novick.

Were still very happy, Nancy said on the day after theOscars. Its very dif cult to describe the overwhelminghappiness for your child when he is recognized by his peers.

Rizzo and his colleagues also won a BAFTA, Britains versionof the Oscars, in the sound category.

Rizzo has worked on the past few big Christopher Nolanmovies. Nolan, the director of Inception, also rebootedthe Batman franchise. There are some, including Nancy,

who think Nolan shouldve been included in the best directorcategory.

Of course, she has a different perspective than the averageviewer of the movie, which delved into realms of consciousness.Nancy is a former advanced placement psychology teacher.

So I taught all about dreaming and dreaming within adream, she said.

So did the spinning totem at the end of the lm stop, thusending the dream maze the main character seemed trapped in?

The ending is up to the individual, she replied.Retired New Jersey natives, the Rizzos moved to Harbour

Watch ve years ago. The couple, both former educators, took a 3,000-mile tour of North and South Carolina looking for ahome on a body of water. But get this: They found HarbourWatch on the Internet.

Gary, who played guitar in a band, was always interested inmusic growing up, Frank said. But he went to West Chester

Story by Otis R. Taylor Jr. Photographs by Tim Dominick and The Associated Press

And the winner is ... Nancy and Frank Rizzo's son, Gary (left) won an Academy Award for best sound mixing for his work in "Inception." The Rizzos,former educators from New Jersey, retired to Harbour Watch on Lake Murray. Their custom home, designed by their other son, Christopher, includes amovie theater.

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A trip to Paris provided perfect inspiration for interior designer Karen Cotranlast year. She was on the lookout for European-inspired textures and trends tocomplement her room-planning, custom-curtain making and home-decoratingbusiness.She was enthralled by the daring Parisian juxtaposition of silk and velvet and silk with

burlap for modern drapes. There was a lot of mixing of very heavy textured fabrics withsilks, which in the past were only used on their own. Where traditionally drapes havebeen lined in white, now theyre using

contrasting and coordinating colors andprints, she says.An inveterate details person, Cotran runs a company

called Its the Little Things from her home in northeastColumbia. Its the little things that wind up makinga difference in home dcor, she said. I can go intosomeones house and scrounge around for items they already have, like a vase put away in a cupboard, and makeit into a signature piece by putting it in the right place.Sometimes it is just a question of moving furniture aroundto different places.

Cotran started her business after being laid off froma clerical job in 2004. But her ambition to be a designeremanated from her youth, when she learned much of herhomemaking skills from her mother.

When I was young, we moved around a lot as my dadwas in the Marine Corps. My dad used to say each timewe moved to a new town, Our house is not a home untilyour mother hangs the curtains.

Married with two kids in her early 20s, Cotran missedout on college rst time round. Shes made up for itsince by studying at Midlands Tech for certi cation as

Curtain call. Karen Cotran, (opposite page) is an interior designer who,among other things, nds perfect curtains and draperies for a client's home.Above, a bee detail on a piece.

Little things,big improvementStory by Louise Hudson Photographs by Kim Kim Foster-Tobin

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Details. Cotran uses beads, trim and other accessories to add interest to her curtains.

an interior designer and completingthe professional drapery course at theCustom Home Furnishing Academy inCharlotte.

She also learns on the job and attendsannual conventions with the WindowCovering Association of America.

Clients can have a consultation with

Cotran for $75 and bene t from herknowledge, spatial awareness and senseof color and proportion. Or they couldexpand the relationship, giving heranything from one room to a whole houseto decorate. My ultimate goal each timeis for someone to say heres $5,000, justdo the whole room, as this allows fullrein for my creativity, she says. HerColumbia and Charlotte clients learn to

trust her judgment over time, giving herincreasingly wider scope as they enjoy herrenovating results.

A radical reno isnt always required tomake a home complete. Cotran recently worked on a kitchen where the existingcabinetry was reinvented by her team,using paint techniques, modern hardware,new countertops, faucets and ooring.Theres also a lot that can be achieved

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KARENS TOP TEN TIPSFOR DRAMATIC DCORAND DRAPERY 1. You dont have to do the whole housein one go; take it in small sections, oneroom at a time.

2. Develop a master plan for colors and

themes so the house ows.3. First determine how you use eachparticular room: family, entertaining,casual, guest, etc.

4. For window treatments, decidewhether you need privacy, sun or shade,and whether the room needs to be madewarmer or have noise insulation.

5. Adding fabric reduces noise, aidsprivacy, controls light and improvesinsulation.

6. Every room should have different

textures. Fabric adds color, and drapescan complete a room.

7. Include three different fabric designsin a room, such as a solid, a stripe and apattern.

8. Incorporate large and small scaleprints to get the right visual mix.

9. Make use of what you have already bymoving it around until you nd the right

t.

10. Consider contemporary toppers fordrapes such as ruf es, smocking or at

with grommets rather than traditionalpleats.

For more details on Its the LittleThings, go to www.karencotran.net orcall (803) 261-4434.

Room with a view. Valances are good for kitchens because they have movement but don'toverwhelm a space. Contrasting lining peeks through the top and on the sides.

with adding contemporary drapery orblinds. Most people have no idea howwindow treatments will change the look and feel of a room. I will go in and puta simple valance up, for example, andeveryone says Wow, explains Cotran.

Cotran contradicts the notion thatdecorators are expensive. This is amisconception. A decorator can save youmoney in the long run, as we know whereto get affordable items, we save time andeffort sourcing things, and we also planthings better from the start so there areno expensive mistakes.

Louise Hudson is a freelancer travel and tourism writer who lives

in northeast Columbia.


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Sassy Satchels and SuchBid on pocketbooks, table settings, jewelry, art, trips and

collectibles at the annual Lake Murray Sisters in Serviceorganizations Sassy Satchels and Such event Tuesday,April 19, at Saluda Shoals Park. This is the seventh year forthe fundraiser, which bene ts local individuals and familiesin crisis. Most of the money is dedicated for short-termassistance and nancial support in the Chapin-Ballentine area.

The event is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 a person;buy them through a member, call (803) 345-5001 or e-mail atLake [email protected].

Columbia Museum of Art GalaCombine Grit and Glamour for the annual fundraising

gala at the Columbia Museum of Art. Grit & Glamour: Rock & Roll in Focus is on Saturday, April 16. The event begins at7 p.m. and lasts until midnight.

The gala coincides with the museums exhibit, Who ShotRock & Roll: A Photographic History 1955 to the Presentfeaturing 175 works from more than 100 photographers.

Gala tickets are $150 per person in advance or $175 at thedoor The attire is Black-Tie with Attitude.

Details: columbiamuseum.org/gala or (803) 343-2210.

UPCOMINGThe 10th annual garden tour sponsored by the Lexington

County Master Gardener Volunteers is May 26, 28-29.

A working farm Big Moon Farm has been added thisyear to the annual garden tour. Also being featured are twogardens in Gilbert on Lake Murray with landscaped poolareas, a Lexington garden owned by an artist and MasterGardener, a garden in Woodcreek.

Tickets are $20 and will be mailed after May 1, along withaddresses and directions to gardens on the tour. Details: www.scmnga.org.

Lake Murray Associations 16th annual Pontoon Tour of Homes is Saturday, May 14. The boats will launch fromJakes Landing, bringing the tour to the Lexington side of thelake this year. Four lake homes will be featured. Seating islimited, and tickets must be purchased ahead of time. To ordertickets, call (803) 749-3888.

The 2011 Lexington Wine Walk is May 7 from 6-10 p.m.at the 100 block of East Main Street, Lexington. Vendorsand Main Street merchants. Going Commando will beperforming. Tickets are $20; $25 at the door. Details: www.lexingtonwinewalk.com.

The Lake Murray Symphony Orchestras next concertis Sunday, May 15, at 3:30 p.m. at Union United MethodistChurch, 7582 Woodrow St., Irmo. The concert will featurethe Union UMC Chancel Choir and guests with SuzanneRinger, Minister of Music.

Details: http://www.lmso.org.

The second annual Blythewood Beach Bash will beSaturday, May 21, at Town Hall, 171 Langford Road. From5 to 10 p.m., get food and drinks under a large tent, dance ona wooden oor placed on the side lawn of historic HoffmanHouse or just sit and relax to beach music. Details: www.blythewoodsc.gov

The Columbia City Ballet will be celebrating its 50thanniversary the weekend of May 5-8, beginning with an artexhibit at the Tapps building on Thursday, an awards banquetFriday at the Capitol City Club and a gala at the TownshipAuditorium on Saturday, May 7, beginning at 6 p.m.

Also planned on Saturday are open classes at the ColumbiaConservatory of Dance and a studio performance by the juniorcompany.

Details: www.columbiacityballet.com

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Stone remnants from the former Saluda River textile mill near Riverbanks Zoo still stood strongly when this photo was taken.The granite structure with a dam was named the Columbia Cotton Factory when Union troops approached it in February 1865.Female workers, desperate to save the cloth made there, pleaded with Union soldiers not to burn down the place. They didanyway. The mill was rebuilt in 1874, but burned down again in 1886. You can still see remnants like this in the zoo grounds. Itsruins are one of several places in Columbia cited in the new History Press book, "Columbia Civl War Landmarks."

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