May 28
• The Fifty Friends Team – Relay for Life meets at 10 a.m. at the Bethlehem Garden Community Center on Vincent Street in Newberry. 2015 Awards will be presented and material distributed for the 2016 kick-off. Contact Emma Crump at 803-276-3139 for additional information.
May 29
• Enoree River Winery hosts Pack the Porch with musical guest Noel Lindler Acoustic from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission is free.
• American Legion, in conjunction with the City of Newberry and Newberry County, holds a Memorial Day service at 4 p.m. in Memorial Park in downtown Newberry.
June 18
• Benedict College Alumni meet at 1 p.m. at the Newberry County Library regarding reorganization. Call Lillie Hunter at 803-276-2515 for more information.
Aug. 2
• National Night Out is held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. as part of America’s Night Out Against Crime.
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.
• The Newberry Newcomers Club meets the third Wednesday of every month.
• 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.
• The Newberry Water and Sewer Authority Board meets at 5 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at its office, 13903 C.R. Koon Highway.
• Women on a Mission meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of each month at Shiloh A.M.E. Church, 431 Shiloh St. in Prosperity. Minister Shawn Dreher is the speaker. Contact McKeva Kinard-Shelton at 537-1577 or Mary Harmon at 537-6862 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.