TODAY

QUARTET SINGS: 6 p.m. at Bethesda Baptist Church, 5793 Old Augusta Highway, in Harlem; the Premier Quartet of Jesup, Ga., will perform; (706) 556-6818.

PATRIOTIC CONCERT: 5 p.m. at Savannah Rapids Pavilion; Church of the Holy Comforter will hold its annual barbecue and patriotic concert; free to attend; barbecue costs $6 for adults, $4 for children 5-12, and free for children 4 and younger; tickets available by calling (706) 210-1133.

VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL REPLICA: On display through today, Hillcrest Memorial Park, 2700 Deans Bridge Road; three-quarter-scale traveling replica of wall in Washington, D.C.; park open 24 hours; (706) 399-1347.

CANDLELIGHT JAZZ SERIES: 8 p.m. Sundays through August; today, Sounds Unlimited; Eighth Street bulkhead; $6; (706) 821-1754.

MONDAY

COLUMBIA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES: 2 p.m. at department office, 6358 Columbia Road, in Appling; special called board meeting; (706) 541-1640.

BARIATRIC SURGERY GROUP: 5:30 p.m. at University Hospital; (706) 868-3241.

AIKEN COUNTY FIRST STEPS FOR FATHERS: 6-8 p.m. at Freedman Parenting Center, 225 Aiken Road, Graniteville; (803) 663-4204.

ARTHRITIS AQUATICS: 9-9:45 a.m., 10-10:45 a.m. and 12:15-1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital Outpatient Building; $37.50; (706) 823-5294.

KIWANIS CLUB OF AUGUSTA: 12:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 605 Reynolds St.; www.kiwanisclubof augusta.com.

TUESDAY

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY: 5 p.m. at Pine View Baptist Church, 117 Pleasant Home Road, Martinez.

EVENINGS IN THE APPLEBY GARDEN CONCERT SERIES: 8 p.m.; Signal Corps Crooked River Dixieland Band; Appleby Branch Library, 2260 Walton Way; free; (706) 736-6244.

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR EXERCISE: 6-7 p.m. at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital; (706) 823-5294.

PROJECT LINK LECTURE SERIES: 6:30-8 p.m. at Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center main conference center BT 1810; free; educational resources and guidance for families who have children with developmental disabilities and special health concerns; (706) 721-5437.

CHROMOSOME DISORDERS SUPPORT GROUP: 6:30 p.m. at Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center, 1446 Harper St., first floor, Family Resource Library; supports families and individuals with chromosome disorders; (706) 721-5160.

PREGNANCY LOSS GROUP: For anyone affected by the loss of a baby; (706) 721-8299 for times and location.

WEDNESDAY

COLUMBIA COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE'S GARDENING AT LUNCH SERIES: 12:10 p.m.; session on organic pest control; call Extension Agent Charles Phillips at (706) 868-3413.

THURSDAY

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY: 6 p.m. at Grovetown United Methodist Church, 206 E. Robinson Ave.; (706) 863-0726.

JOINT EFFORTS: 11-11:45 a.m. at Augusta Orthopedic Clinic, 1521 Anthony Road; answers about knee and hip pain; learn causes and treatments; (706) 481-7604, www.trinityofaugusta.com.

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE -- RICHMOND COUNTY: 10 a.m. at Alzheimer's Association's Augusta Office, 1899 Central Ave.; (706) 731-9060.

DIALYZE FOR LIFE: 6-7 p.m. at 1829 Wrightsboro Road, in front of Macedonia Baptist Church; for dialysis patients, group support and help; free; (706) 447-1114.

FRIDAY

FREEDOM FRIDAY: 4 to 9 p.m. in downtown Augusta; entertainment, arts and crafts vendors and performances; featuring downtown galleries and businesses.

FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION: 4 p.m. to dark at Patriots Park; free; opening ceremony at 6 p.m.; live music at 7 p.m.; fireworks at dark; family games will be available; (706) 312-7191.

RIVERBLAST: 2-10 p.m. at the Augusta Common; free; July Fourth celebration will include an arts/craft bazaar, musical entertainment, dancing, a patriotic concert at Jessye Norman Amphitheater and an evening fireworks display; (706) 826-0026.

A STAR-SPANGLED FOURTH: 8:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 605 Reynolds St.; patriotic music by Independence Day Chorus and Orchestra and Georgia's Three Tenors; Riverwalk fireworks; $10; ages 17 and younger and students free; $50 patron tickets; (706) 722-3463.

SATURDAY

DIXIE YOUTH 11-12 BOYS TOURNAMENT: Today through July 11 at Riverside Park, Hardy McManus Road, Evans; $5 per car per day; call the Columbia County Recreation Department at (706) 863-7523.

ADOPT-A-STREAM MEETING: 9 a.m. at the Reed Creek Park Interpretive Center, 3820 Park Lane, Martinez.

PATRIOTIC DAY: Parade at 10 a.m. in Warrenton, Ga.; bring a picnic lunch; pie bake-off and watermelon-eating contest; deliver pie and recipe to City Park by 10 a.m.; (706) 465-9604.

FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m. to noon first and third Saturdays around the Edgefield, S.C., square; sponsored by Edgefield Community Development Association; vegetables, eggs, plants, herbs and other home-grown fare available; to sell, call Johanna Holmes, (803) 637-1981, or Sharon Nunamaker, (803) 637-3400.

SUNDAY

CANDLELIGHT JAZZ: 8 p.m. at Eighth Street Bulkhead in Augusta; $6; featuring regional and local jazz artists; (706) 821-1754, www.gardencityjazz.com.