Newcomers event

Home From the First Hello will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Living History Park, 299 W. Spring Grove Ave., North Augusta. The program is for new residents and includes information booths and free hotdogs and lemonade. For more information, call 279-2323.

Business program

Business after Hours, a free program of The Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce, will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame's Botanical Gardens, 1 11th St., Augusta. Call 279-2323.

Musical benefit

Acclaimed guitarist Michael Lucarelli will perform on behalf of the Aiken Woman's Club at 8 p.m. Friday at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 126 Newberry St., Aiken. Proceeds from the event will go to charities, including Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased from club member Andrea Lutz at 642-6380.

Museum opening

The Biddle Hall Museum's opening ceremonies will be held at 4 p.m. Sundayon the Bettis Academy campus, 78 Nicholson Road, Trenton, S.C. The event is free.

Medicare seminar

There will be a Medicare information seminar from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Home, 213 Laurens St., Aiken. The seminar is free, but reservations are required. For reservations, call 643-4202.

Film series

The University of South Carolina Aiken's American Democracy Project film series will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays in the university's Penland Administration Building, room 106. The movie Thelma and Louise will be shown Tuesday, and 12 Angry Men will be shown Oct. 18. Philadelphia will wrap up the series on Nov. 1. Tickets are $5 for the public, $2 for USC Aiken staff and $1 for students. Call 641-3400.

Ceremony at Y

An opening ceremony for the new Clear Channel House Family Y, 1147 Georgia Ave., North Augusta, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 10. Call 279-2323.

Disabilities board

There will be an Aiken County Board of Disabilities meeting at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 6, at 1016 Vaucluse Road, Aiken. The meeting is free and open to the public. Call 642-8800.

Arts fund-raiser

The Aiken Center for the Arts will hold its annual fund-raiser, A Taste of Wine and Art, from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at the arts center, 122 Laurens St. S.W.

The event will feature signature dishes from area restaurants and 100 wines from 36 producers. The cost is $45. Call 641-9094.

Heritage Jubilee

The Heritage Jubilee will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, and 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Edgefield Soccer Field Complex, U.S. Highway 25, Business District Road. The free event will feature a cook-off, Brasstyme Band, Jimbo Durham on Friday, arts, crafts, carnival rides, an ugly dog contest, a car and motorcycle show, bingo and helicopter rides for a fee. Call 637-3393.

Colonial Times

Colonial Times, a Day to Remember, will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at the Living History Park, Spring Grove and Lake avenues, North Augusta. The free event features potters, blacksmiths, silversmith and meatsmoking. Visit www.colonialtimes.us.