Around the block

Holiday market

A holiday market will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Edgefield Town Square.

There will be vendors offering a variety of items, including holiday decorations, soaps, jewelry, ornaments, baked goods, handbags, pottery and green wreaths. A cake walk will be held during the market, with proceeds benefiting the food bank.

In case of rain, the market will be held at the Edgefield Rocky Shop, 203 Main St., Edgefield.

For more information, call the Freshwater Coast Discovery Center at (803) 637-1237 or visit www.visitedgefield.com.

Concert in park

A free concert by John Kolbeck will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at Boeckh Park Pavilion in Hammond's Ferry, 89 Crystal Lake Drive, North Augusta.

For more information, call (803) 613-1641.

Space program

To the Moon and Beyond will be featured at 7 and 8 p.m. Saturday and Nov. 29 at the Dupont Planetarium at the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center at the University of South Carolina Aiken, 471 University Parkway, Aiken.

Tickets are $4.50 for adults, $3.50 for ages 62 and older and $2.50 for students through high school.

For more information, call (803) 641-3654.

Ordering flowers

Aiken Teen Pregnancy Prevention will take orders through Monday, Nov. 24, for poinsettias in a variety of colors and sizes, as well as double-sided evergreen wreaths.

All proceeds will be used to support Aiken Teen Pregnancy Prevention's efforts to reduce teen pregnancies in Aiken County.

Order forms with pricing information are available online at www.teen pregnancyaiken.org or by calling (803) 441-0016.

Quilts on display

A quilt show will be on display through Sunday, Nov. 30, at the Aiken County Historical Museum, 433 Newberry St. S.W., Aiken.

Museum hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Museum admission is free.

For more information, call (803) 642-2015.

Working for food

Golden Harvest Food Bank is seeking donations of canned meats and vegetables and other nonperishable food items. Take donations to 13 Enterprise Ave., Aiken, or 3310 Commerce Drive, Augusta.

The Aiken branch can be reached at (803) 648-0752. The Augusta office can be reached at (706) 736-1199.

Honoring youths

The Augusta Chronicle is accepting nominations for Community Counts Youth of the Month.

This award recognizes students of good academic standing who possess special talents in the arts, athletics or other areas. Youths who volunteer in their school, church or community also are worthy of nomination.

The child selected as Youth of the Month will be highlighted in an article in The Augusta Chronicle . A banquet will be held next summer to honor all 12 recipients of the award and their family members.

Nominees must be ages 8 to 18 and residents of the Aiken-Augusta area at the time of entry. Nomination forms are available online at augustachronicle.com/communitycounts.

For more information, call (706) 823-3223 or e-mail sarah.owen@augustachronicle.com.