TODAY

COLUMBIA COUNTY FAIR: 1 p.m. today, 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon Saturday; Columbia County Fairgrounds, 5462 Columbia Road, Grovetown; free parking, nightly ride specials and entertainment; today: $1 off admission with church bulletin; Big Brother 12 casting call at 2 p.m.; columbiacountyfair.net

MONDAY

AUGUSTA COMMISSION, SPECIAL BUDGET WORK SESSION: 1:30 p.m., Municipal Building

WEDNESDAY

RUMPLESTILTSKIN: 9:30 a.m., Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; $3; presented by the Patchwork Players; (706) 733-7043

VETERAN'S DAY CEREMONY BY AMERICAN LEGION POST 71: 11 a.m. to noon, Wade Hampton Park, off Georgia Avenue, North Augusta; (803) 292-7600

VETERANS DAY CEREMONY: 9 a.m., courtyard at Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home, 1101 15th St.; with Col. Laurence M. Mixon, commander of the 513th Military Intelligence Brigade from the U.S. Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon; (706) 721-2531

THURSDAY

THE ZAC BROWN BAND: 7:30 p.m., Bell Auditorium, 712 Telfair St.; $25-$100; augustaentertainmentcomplex.com

LYNYRD SKYNYRD: 7:30 p.m., James Brown Arena, 601 Seventh St.; $37.50-$53.50; www.csratix.com

DOCS AND DESSERTS: 7 p.m., Elmcroft Assisted Living, 545 The Pass, Martinez; Dr. Suzanne Smith, neurologist and director of the MCG Memory Disorder Clinic, will speak about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; RSVP by Wednesday; (706) 731-9060

GIFT SHOP HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sacred Heart Cultural Center, 1301 Greene St.; Sister Schubert's book-signing 10 a.m. to noon; cooking demonstration 2-3 p.m., $10; signing Cast Your Bread Upon The Waters ; free admission with purchase of the cookbook; (706) 826-4700

THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE: 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; Mancin Auditorium, Bartow Community Center, 1138 Academy Circle, Bartow, Ga.; by the Schoolhouse Players; $10 adults, $5 children; to make reservations, call (478) 364-3340

KID'S NIGHT: 5-8 p.m., Chick-fil-A, 1267 Knox Ave.; (803) 202-3202

VISIT BY AUTHOR MICHAEL BUCKLEY: 4 p.m., Nancy Carson Library, 135 Edgefield Road, North Augusta; includes signing at 5 p.m.; (803) 279-5767

VESSEL GRAMMAR EXHIBIT AND GALLERY TALK: New Space Gallery, Augusta State University; artist talk 5 p.m.; gallery open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; (605) 667-4888

FRIDAY

Boeing Boeing : Dinner 7 p.m., show 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre, Building 32100, Third Avenue; $37 civilians; $35 ages 65 and older, Department of the Army civilians and active-duty E7 and above; $28 active-duty E6 and below; $22 for show only; some adult humor; rated PG; (706) 793-8552, www.fortgordon.com

FALL COIN SHOW: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Belair Conference Center, 4083 Singh Lane; public invited; free admission and parking; www.augustacoinclub.org

TASTERS GUILD HOLIDAY TREATS AND WINES: 7:30 p.m., North Augusta Community Center, 495 Brookside Ave.; Anna and Dave Sheets will prepare 10 appetizers and six wines will be sampled; open to public; for reservations, call Wine World at (803) 279-9522

SHAGGIN' BY THE SAVANNAH WITH DJ GEORGE PERKINS OF THE SHAG SHACK: 7-10 p.m., Boeckh Park at Hammond's Ferry, 89 Crystal Lake Drive, North Augusta; bring a lawn chair, blanket and picnic basket; (803) 613-1641

SATURDAY

GAITHER VOCAL BAND REUNITED: 6 p.m., James Brown Arena, 601 Seventh St.; $29.50- $39.50; augustaentertainment complex.com; (877) 428-4849

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING : 7 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday; Bechtel Experimental Theater, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 126 Newberry St. Aiken; performed by the Aiken Community Playhouse Youth Wing; adaptation of Shakespeare's play by Trish Black Melehan; $8 adults, $5 18 and younger; (803) 648-1438

FREE SMALL INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO: 9:30 a.m. petting zoo, 10:30 a.m. open dress rehearsal, First Baptist Church of Augusta, 3500 Walton Way Extension; presented by Symphony Orchestra Augusta; augustasymphony.org

TOYS FOR TOTS MOTORCYCLE RIDE: Registration 9 a.m., ceremony starts 10 a.m., Augusta Harley-Davidson, 4200 Belair Frontage Road; 60-mile ride; (706) 651-8278

HOLIDAY PRESALE TASTING: Noon to 4 p.m., Wine World, 133 Georgia Ave., North Augusta; $10 advance, $15 at door, $5 rebate with six-bottle order; taste more than 50 wines; (803) 279-9522

HEAD OF THE SOUTH REGATTA: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; watch the race start from Boeckh Park in Hammond's Ferry, 89 Crystal Lake Drive, North Augusta; (803) 613-1641

RIBS ON THE RIVER: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Hammond's Ferry, 89 Crystal Lake Drive, North Augusta; enjoy free rib samples; other food will be available for purchase from participants in the rib cook-off competition; event held by Manuel's Bread Cafe to benefit Blue Clay Farm; (803) 613-1641

OPEN HORSE SHOW: 8 a.m. registration, show starts at 9 a.m., Hippodrome, 5540 Jefferson Davis Highway; $5 per class, $10 per championship class, $2 per exhibition; fundraiser for MCG Children's Medical Center; opportunity for all ages to engage in friendly competition; (706) 721-3957

DAWN WALK: 5:30 a.m., Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, 1858 Lock and Dam Road; $3 academy members, $5 others; register by Thursday; (706) 828-2109

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP: 9 a.m., Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, 1858 Lock and Dam Road; general workshop on basic nature photography, lens choice, film and composition; $5 academy members, $8 others; register by Thursday; (706) 828-2109

FREE CONCERT: 1:30 p.m., Horse Creek-Midland Valley Veterans Park; featuring Carl Black, Double D and salute to veterans; sponsored by the Korean War Veterans Association; (803) 593-3553

COLUMBIA COUNTY DEMOCRATS BREAKFAST MEETING: 9:30- 10:30 a.m., Earth Fare, 368 Furys Ferry Road, Martinez; $10; columbiacntydemocrats. com; (706) 513-3400