Community calendar for April 4

USC 2014 PHOTOGRAPHY BFA JUNIOR EXHIBITION: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday through Monday at City Art Gallery, 1224 Lincoln St. 'Montage' will feature the works of students enrolled in the Department of Art's photography exhibition course. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, closed Sundays. Closing reception 5-7 p.m. Monday. (803) 252-3613

BLACKSMITH HAMMER-IN: Friday-Sunday at Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site, 222 Broad St., Camden. Members of the Philip Simmons Artist-Blacksmith Guild will be learning how to make hand-wrought leaves and flowers from Guild blacksmith Mike Tucker of Tucker's Forge in Sumter. Sessions will be noon-5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. The Guild's mission is to encourage aspiring smiths and expose the art of blacksmithing to the public.

NAMI MID-CAROLINA AWARENESS WALK: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Department of Mental Health Bull Street campus, 2100 Bull St. 5K walk to support education, advocacy, encourage research and fight the stigma of mental illness in South Carolina. (803) 206-2916

USC 2014 PHOTOGRAPHY BFA JUNIOR EXHIBITION: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at City Art Gallery, 1224 Lincoln St. 'Montage' will feature the works of students enrolled in the Department of Art's photography exhibition course. (803) 252-3613

E-WASTE RECYCLING AND SHRED EVENT: 9 a.m.-noon Saturday at Blythewood High School, 10901 Wilson Blvd., Blythewood. Richland County residents only may drop off computers (laptops, monitors, CPUs, keyboards, printers, scanners), microwaves, TVs, VCR and DVD players, fax machines, telephone systems, cell phones, household electronics (stereos, radios, PDAs and electronic game systems) as well as documents for shredding. Sponsored by Keep the Midlands Beautiful, Pratt Recycling and YP Cares.

SPRING COMMUNITY FESTIVAL: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Richland Northeast High School, 7500 Brookfield Road. Entertainment, children's activities, sports competitions, foreclosure prevention and fair housing clinic, health information and voter registration. Sponsored by the Richland Northeast High School Improvement Council.

FREE DOCUMENT SHREDDING: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 1500 Sunset Blvd., West Columbia. Shred360 will be on site, accepting office quality paper products. No hazardous materials, metals or plastics. Staples, paper clips, binders and notebooks are acceptable materials and don't have to be separated. (803) 794-8180

BLACKSMITH HAMMER-IN: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site, 222 Broad St., Camden. Members of the Philip Simmons Artist-Blacksmith Guild will be learning how to make hand-wrought leaves and flowers from Guild blacksmith Mike Tucker of Tucker's Forge in Sumter. The Guild's mission is to encourage aspiring smiths and expose the art of blacksmithing to the public.

POOR BOY CRUISERS CAR AND TRUCK DROP-IN: 5-8 p.m. Saturday at Larry's Giant Subs, 2001 Augusta Highway. Come by and enjoy a sub or something Italian from the All-Star Pizza Company. (803) 957-3781

BLACKSMITH HAMMER-IN: 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site, 222 Broad St., Camden. Members of the Philip Simmons Artist-Blacksmith Guild will be learning how to make hand-wrought leaves and flowers from Guild blacksmith Mike Tucker of Tucker's Forge in Sumter. The Guild's mission is to encourage aspiring smiths and expose the art of blacksmithing to the public.

MASSING OF THE COLORS: 3 p.m. Sunday at the Scottish Rite Center, 7230 Garners Ferry Road. Patriotic ceremony will feature military units, ROTC and JROTC units, veterans groups, Boy and Girl Scouts and other youth groups presenting their colors. Guest speaker will be Medal of Honor recipient retired Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston.

USC 2014 PHOTOGRAPHY BFA JUNIOR EXHIBITION: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday at City Art Gallery, 1224 Lincoln St. 'Montage' features the works of students enrolled in the Department of Art's photography exhibition course. Closing reception 5-7 p.m.. (803) 252-3613

'OUR LIVES OUR VOICES OUR MUSIC': 7 p.m. Tuesday through April 11 and 3 p.m. April 12 at the Henry Ponder Fine Arts/Humanities Center, Benedict College. The production, directed and written by Benedict professor of theater, Charles David Brooks III, will feature the Benedict Fine Arts Department and the Theatre Ensemble. Tickets are $3 and will be available at the door.

COMMUNITY SHRED EVENT: 3-6 p.m. Wednesday at SAFE FCU, 5388 Augusta Road, Lexington. Protect your identity by destroying personal documents; limit four boxes. Also accepting monetary and non-perishable food donations for Harvest Hope Food Bank and Food for the Soul.

'OUR LIVES OUR VOICES OUR MUSIC': 7 p.m. Wednesday through April 11 and 3 p.m. April 12 at the Henry Ponder Fine Arts/Humanities Center, Benedict College. The production, directed and written by Benedict professor of theater, Charles David Brooks III, will feature the Benedict Fine Arts Department and the Theatre Ensemble. Tickets are $3 and will be available at the door.

S.C. SPECIAL OLYMPICS AREA 7 SPRING GAME S: Thursday at White Knoll High School, 5643 Platt Springs Road, Lexington (athletic fields on the left of the school building). Multiple track and field events featuring more than 700 athletes from 39 schools in Lexington Districts 1-5. Opening ceremonies with torch run and cauldron lighting at 10 a.m.; games continue until 1:30 p.m. (803) 404-5519

'OUR LIVES OUR VOICES OUR MUSIC': 7 p.m. Thursday at the Henry Ponder Fine Arts/Humanities Center, Benedict College. The production, directed and written by Benedict professor of theater, Charles David Brooks III, will feature the Benedict Fine Arts Department and the Theatre Ensemble. Tickets are $3 and will be available at the door.

HISTORIC COLUMBIA'S CEMETERY TOURS: The second Thursday of each month, April through September at Elmwood Cemetery. The Secrets from the Grave tour starts before dark at 7:30 p.m. to allow attendees to study the iconography symbols found on so many of the markers and headstone in the cemetery. Moonlight Cemetery Tours, at 8 and 8:30 p.m., will examine the lives, burials, cemetery plots and tombstones of families and prominent citizens from Columbia's 19th and 20th centuries. $12; age 17 and younger, $6; HC members $8 and $4. Tickets available at (803) 252-1770, ext. 23; http://ift.tt/1mO2F8D or email reservations@historiccolumbia.org

UPCOMING EVENTS

'OUR LIVES OUR VOICES OUR MUSIC': 7 p.m. April 11 at the Henry Ponder Fine Arts/Humanities Center, Benedict College. The production, directed and written by Benedict professor of theater, Charles David Brooks III, will feature the Benedict Fine Arts Department and the Theatre Ensemble. Tickets are $3 and will be available at the door.

'OUR LIVES OUR VOICES OUR MUSIC': 3 p.m. April 12 at the Henry Ponder Fine Arts/Humanities Center, Benedict College. The production, directed and written by Benedict professor of theater, Charles David Brooks III, will feature the Benedict Fine Arts Department and the Theatre Ensemble. Tickets are $3 and will be available at the door.

BLUEGRASS ON THE LAWN: 6:30-8:30 p.m. April 12 at Shandon Presbyterian Church, 607 Woodrow St. Arts at Shandon event will feature barbecue and the Blue Iguanas bluegrass band. Bring your blanket or folding chair (if it rains, head to the Activity Center). Concert, $8; concert with barbecue dinner, $15; age 10 and younger, $10; immediate family, maximum of $65. (803) 771-4497

BETTER CHOICES, BETTER HEALTH WORKSHOPS: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesdays, April 15-May 20, at St. Martin De Porres School, 2229 Hampton St., Designed by Stanford University for people living with ongoing health conditions such as arthritis, depression, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, lung disease and mental health issues. Topics include developing an action plan to improve your health, exercising safely, healthy eating, talking to your doctor and dealing with difficult emotions. Space is limited, call (803) 898-0760 to sign up.