HOLIDAY TRAVEL

Some security guidelines for holiday travelers:

The following is a list of liquid, aerosol and gel items you should either ship ahead, leave at home or put in your checked bag when flying:

- Gravy

- Salad dressing

- Oils and vinegars

- Cranberry sauce

- Salsa

- Sauces

- Creamy dips

- Wine, liquor and beer

- Other beverages

- Jams

- Jellies

- Soups

- Cakes

- Pies

Picking up a last-minute gift at the airport or taking holiday gifts from home on your flight?

- Officials say you shouldn't wrap gifts you're taking on a plane. Security officers might unwrap gifts if they need to take a closer look. Either ship wrapped gifts ahead of time or wait until your destination to wrap them.

- Items purchased after the checkpoint have been pre-screened and can be taken on the plane.

Source: Pam Tucker, Columbia County's emergency services director.

TODAY

DISCO HELL: 10 p.m., Soul Bar, 984 Broad St.; www.soulbar.com.

SHAUN PIAZZA BAND: 9 p.m., The Mission, 1157 Broad St.; Everything After with the Shaun Piazza Band and The Edison Project; www.myspace.com/themissionlive.

LYNX HOCKEY: 7:35 p.m. today, 7:05 p.m. Saturday and Monday; James Brown Arena, 601 Seventh St.; $12-$19; www.augustalynx.com.

STEAK DINNER: 7-9 p.m. each Friday at American Legion Post 192, on Legion Drive off Owens Road, in Evans; (706) 863-8728.

SATURDAY

BOJUKA SELF-DEFENSE SEMINAR: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Greubel's Mixed Martial Arts, 2917 Riverwest Drive, Suite 104-105; $25 participants, $5 spectators; with actor and martial artist Choice James Skinner; (706) 737-0911.

BIG BAND CONCERT AND DANCE: 8 p.m., Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 126 Newberry St., Aiken; $30; with the Dick Goodwin Big Band; benefits the community projects of the Aiken Women's Club; (803) 644-8837.

THE RED BALL: 7 p.m., The City Club, 724 Broad St.; VIP admission $25 (includes VIP table, open bar, heavy hors d'oeuvres); held by Brian and Cathy Mitchell; benefits the Augusta chapter of the American Red Cross; for reservations: jackie-tmg@comcast.net.

THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 192 BREAKFAST: 9:30-11 a.m. each Saturday, the post off Owens Road in Evans.

CHRISTIAN SOCIAL ASSOCIATION FOR SINGLE ADULTS DANCE: 8-11 p.m. each Saturday, Westside High School on Patriots Way; admission is $5 for members, $7 for nonmembers and includes dance lessons from 7-8 p.m.

SUNDAY

CHURCH PRODUCTION: 10:30 a.m., Savannah Rapids Pavilion; Church of the Holy Comforter will present a free Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, with music and a performance by ballerina Julia Morgan; (706) 210-1133.