April 30
• St. John Baptist Church, 5614 S.C. 219 in Newberry, holds a B.A.S.I.C. Health Ministry Health Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• The Silverstreet High School Alumni Association holds its annual meeting at 6 p.m. in the Silverstreet Community Center.
May 9
• Newberry Arts Center, 1200 Main St. in Newberry, holds a spring painting party for adults from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for $25. Bring your favorite drink or snack of choice. Register at 1323 College St.
ONGOING EVENTS
• Newberry County First Steps Partnership meets at 5:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month at the DSS Conference Room, 2107 Wilson Road. Contact Patricia H. Caldwell at 321-1073 for more information.
• The Newberry County Literacy Council offers basic computer classes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at its office, 1121 Caldwell St. in Newberry. The free class covers topics including Microsoft Office, Publisher, emailing and Internet. Call 803-276-8086 for more information.
• A community blood drive is held from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month in the NCMH Cafeteria on the Evans Street entrance to the hospital.
• Pre-diabetes and BP screenings are held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at the NCMH Wellness Center.
• Piney Woods Community 4-H Club meets from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Park Road Baptist Church, 360 State Park Road near Dreher Island State Park in Prosperity. Open to ages 9-19, topics include canning, cooking, sewing, woodworking, electricity, community service, money gardening, shooting sports and more. Contact Bridgette Taylor at [email protected] or 873-8233 for more information.
• Women on a Mission and CPG Outreach Ministry meets from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday at Shiloh A.M.E. Church’s educational building, 431 Shiloh St. in Prosperity. Contact McKeva Kinard-Shelton at 537-1577 or Crystal Pitts-Glenn at 864-494-2320 for more information.
• The BerryPatchers Quilt Guild meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at Summer Memorial Lutheran Church, 1609 Milligan St. in Newberry, for fellowship and 6:30 p.m. for a meeting. Contact Sharon Golden at 803-944-1932 for more information.
Out & About items can be submitted in writing to P.O. Box 558, Newberry, S.C. 29108; in person at 1716 Main St.; via fax to 803-276-1517; or via email at [email protected]. Call 803-276-0625 for more information. Items run on a space-available basis.