Brush Off Your Talent, Take a Shot at Local Auditions

By Mary Jo Balasco

These auditions are planned:

* The York County Choral Society will have fall auditions at 7 p.m. today and Aug. 28 at Oakland Baptist Church, 1067 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill. For details, call Jane Hudson at 547-0962 or 327-2967.

* Palmetto Youth Dance Company, a non-profit organization, will have “Nutcracker Twist” auditions from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Fort Mill High School auditorium, 225 Munn Road. For details, visit www.pydc.net or call 547-7414.

Vintage celebration is Saturday at MYCO

The 2008 Vintage Celebration 15th anniversary wine tasting will be from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Museum of York County, 4621 Mount Gallant Road, Rock Hill. Tickets are $50 CHM members, $60 nonmembers and $90 per couple for members. For details and tickets, call Michelle DiEduardo at 329-2121, Ext. 113, or e-mail her at [email protected].

Local groups have meeting news

The following groups/clubs will meet:

* The Rock Hill branch of the NAACP will have its general and youth division meetings at 6 p.m Sunday at the Freedom Center, 215 E. Main St., Rock Hill. The executive meeting will be at 5 p.m. The meetings include an update of the election process and review of master calendar of events. For details, call Susie B. Hinton at 366- 2184.

* The Lewisville Preservation Society will meet at 7 p.m. today at the Front Porch Restaurant, 3072 Lancaster Highway, Richburg. Guest speakers will be Bob Harlee and Ray Douglas of Alpha Serendipity, who proposes to rehabilitate the historic No. 2 Republic Mill in Great Falls.

Fort Mill YMCA has buddy challenge

The Fort Mill branch of the Upper Palmetto YMCA will have a SurvYvor Buddy Challenge Saturday at the YMCA gym, 857 Promenade Walk, Fort Mill.

Sign-ups begin at 7:30 a.m. Teams compete in a series of challenges. For details, call Beth Klipa at 548-8020.

Retirement center hosting dog show

Chandler Place Retirement Living will have a small dog show at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the center, 745 Dilworth Lane, Rock Hill. Dogs must be 40 pounds and under and owner must be at least 55 years old. For details, call 325-1008.

Orientation offered by local sorority

The Rock Hill alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will host a Jabberwock 2009 orientation at 4 p.m. Sunday at Dutchman Creek Middle School, 4757 Mount Gallant Road, Rock Hill. The meeting is for girls ages 6 to 18 and their parents.

For details, call Millicent Whitener Dickey at (704) 408-8434 or Joya Holmes at 517-2814.

Summerfest breakfast is planned in York

Trinity United Methodist Church will have a Summerfest breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. Saturday at the church, 22 E. Liberty St., York. Cost is $6 adults; $3 children, ages 4 to 10; and free for children younger than 3. Proceeds benefit the Bible study class and Christmas needy families.

For details, call Mary Jane Shuler at 684-4539 or Bill Fischer at 628-1744.

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