Woman’s Club to hold Victorian Teas on Dec. 4, 6

The Woman’s Club of Rock Hill is taking reservations for its Victorian Teas, which are ChristmasVille events. Teas will be at noon Dec. 4 and 4 p.m. Dec. 6 at the historic Armstrong-Mauldin House, 607 Aiken Ave.

Traditional English savories, scones and a variety of sweet treats will be served. Cost is $20. The event includes carolers and servers in Victorian attire and musical interludes. The Sugar Plum Boutique will feature some new vendors showing Christmas gifts, decorations and homemade holiday treats. The club’s cookbook, “Traditional Tea Time Favorites,” will be available.

A Children’s Tea with Mrs. Claus will be 11:30 a.m. Dec. 5. Cost is $15. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For reservations call Betty at 803-415-7278 or the clubhouse at 803-328-8888 and leave a message. Your call will be returned.

Special events

▪ The Central City Optimist Club will host its 31st annual Senior Citizens Banquet, 2-4 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Rock Hill Elks Lodge 344 E. Main St. Free to seniors age 60 and older. For information, contact Larry Burnside at 803-327-0540 or Charlie M. Robinson at 803-327-4547.

▪ Selecting and Caring for Christmas Trees is the topic for First Friday In the Garden, 11 a.m. Dec. 4, at the Glencairn Garden Learning Center, 825 Edgemont Ave., Rock Hill. Clemson horticulture agent Paul Thompson will present the program. Free and open to the public.

▪ The Fort Mill High School dance team will host Breakfast with Santa, 8:30-10 a.m. or 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Dec. 12 at the high school on Harris Street. Tickets: $8, adults; $5, children. To reserve tickets, email fmdtbreakfastwithsanta@yahoo.com.

▪ Historic Brattonsville will host its Christmas Candlelight Tours, 3-9 p.m. Dec. 5 and 12 at the site in McConnells. Tickets: $10, adults; $8, seniors; $5, ages 4-17 and free, ages 3 and younger and Culture and Heritage Museum members.

▪ Keystone will host an open house, 4-6 p.m. Dec. 3 at the center, 199 S. Herlong Ave., Rock Hill. Open to the public. For information, call 8030-324-1800.

▪ Holly Glasscock Fine Arts will have its holiday sale, 6-9 p.m. Dec. 4, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 5 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 6 at Kinch’s Restaurant, 123 Elk Ave. Art work begins at $20.

Fundraisers

▪ The men of Covenant Presbyterian will sell 10- to 12-pound whole smoked turkeys for $30 on Tuesday and Wednesday at the church at the corner of Celanese and Mount Gallant roads. Call 803-366-8223 to reserve your turkey or email covenant@comporium.net.

▪ Pilgrims’ Inn “Adopt a Family” for Christmas program has begun. For information, call 803-327-4227 ext. 230 or email cdixon@pilgrimsinn.org. Donations are tax deductible.

Entertainment

▪ “Between the Springmaid Sheets” will be on exhibit at the Historic Springs House in Lancaster. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The exhibit is a partnership of See Lancaster, SC and Lancaster County Council of the Arts.

▪ The York County Choral Society will present Handel’s “Messiah” Part 1 at 4 p.m. Dec. 6 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1320 India Hook Road, Rock Hill. Tickets are $20, adults; $10, seniors; and $5, students.

Thanksgiving dinners

▪ Mount Prospect Baptist Church will sponsor its annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church on West Black Street. Free. For information, call the church office at 803-329-2772.

▪ Emmanuel Church of the Nazarene will host a Thanksgiving meal for the homeless and anyone unable to have a Thanksgiving meal, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday at the church on Dunlap Roddey Road, Rock Hill. Free. For information or to help, call 803-328-2134.

Meetings

▪ Rock Hill branch of the NAACP general meeting will be 9 a.m. Nov. 28 at Bannon Hall at St. Mary Catholic Church, Crawford Road.

Clubs

▪ The Newcomers Club of York County, a women’s social and civic-minded organization, will meet at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 9 at The Brakefield at Riverwalk, 1111 Brakefield Drive, Rock Hill. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. for the silent auction that supports our charities of the year. Items, made and donated by members, include baked goods and craft items. Luncheon is $15. For reservations contact Kris at ycnewcomers@yahoo.com or 954-821-9310 by 10 p.m. Dec. 4. Toys can be donated for “Toys for Tots” at the meeting.

▪ Lake Wylie Shag Club’s fall harvest members re-up party will be 8 p.m. Nov. 28 at the Fort Mill Moose Lodge, 1676 Harris Road. Tommy Salmole will be our guest DJ. Admission is $3 members; $5, guests.

York County Library

All York County library locations will be closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. For information on library programs and services, go to www.yclibrary.org.

Classes

▪ The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation will have a Water Watcher training course, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 23 at Cabela’s at Carowinds to learn to properly monitor the river basin. Free and open to the public. Lunch available for purchase at Cabela’s deli and grill. Register at catawbariverkeeper.org. For information, call Lauren Kim at 704-679-9494.

▪ National Alliance on Mental Illness Piedmont Tri-County will host a Family to Family education program, noon-2:30 p.m. Jan. 9 at The Hut at Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church, Rock Hill. The free series of 11 classes will cover information about mental illness for family memnber and caregivers. Registration is limited to 20. To sign up, call 803-610-8147 or email namiptc@gmail.com.

Recreation

▪ York Parks and Recreation Department will have a free movie night 6:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at the York Recreation Center, 21 White Rose Lane. “We Are Marshall” will be shown in the gym. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. For information, call 803-684-3742.

▪ US Soccer instructors will conduct instruction and certification for new soccer referees Jan. 10 at Manchester Meadows. Register at screferees.gameofficials.net. Cost is $80. For information, contact Bob Delaney at delaneys@comporium.net or 803-230-0582.

▪ The Rock Hill Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department’s Happy Travelers trip to the Islands of New England will be June 3-10. Adults of all ages are welcome; participants do not have to be a member of the group to travel. Travelers will visit Providence, Newport, Boston, Plymouth Rock, Plimoth Plantation, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Hyannis and Provincetown. Cost is $2,750 ($3,150 single occupancy) and includes airfare, motorcoach transportation, sites of interest, lodging and some meals and taxes and gratuities. Cancellation insurance is available. A $250 deposit is due by Dec. 1. The balance is due by March 25. Registration and payment is taken at the PRT Office at City Hall 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays or online at www.cityofrockhill.com/prt. Fees can also be mailed to City of Rock Hill, Katie Conley, PO Box 11706, Rock Hill, SC 29731. For space availability, call Katie at 803-329-5626. For details go to www.cityofrockhill.com/owls.

▪ The Upper Palmetto YMCA is planning its annual ski trip to Aspen/Snowmass, Colo. Feb. 20-25 (or if you’d like to stay longer, we can make those accommodations for you). Cost includes lodging, equipment rentals, ski school (if needed), transfers, tips, taxes, lift tickets, two “get acquainted” dinners. One-, two- and three-bedroom units are available. For information, contact Jimmy Johnson at 803-324-9622, ext. 228, or jimmyjohnson@upymca.org, or go to upymca.org.

Health

Sisters United As One, an organization to unite, encourage and embrace all women, will host its inaugural hygiene drive, 11 a.m. Dec. 5 at the ROC, East White Street, Rock HIll. Those facing homelessness and low-income families will be given hygiene items and a hot meal. There also will be blood drive.

Volunteers

▪ The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program needs volunteers to help low-income, elderly and handicapped taxpayers prepare income tax returns. Volunteers will be trained by the Internal Revenue Service, N.C. and S.C. Departments of Revenue to prepare basic tax returns. Training is free and is offered to volunteers who are willing to learn to prepare 1040A, 1040EZ, and the basic 1040 forms with schedule A and B. Training will include filing on computers. Training will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 11-15 at Rock Hill City Hall in the wellness center on the first floor. Volunteers can choose hours and days they wish to work. For information, call Bill Perry, York County coordinator, at 803-322-4195.

▪ The nonprofit Friends of the York County Animal Shelter needs volunteers to help bathe, groom, exercise, socialize, train and provide adoption information for the animals, as well as assist in follow-ups, publicity, marketing and other jobs at the shelter. Time and mileage may be tax-deductible. Volunteers must be 18 or older; orientation and training required. For information, call 803-818-6485 or go to the shelter at 713 Justice Blvd., York.

Reunions

▪ The Rock Hill High School class of 1954 will meet 1 p.m. Dec. 10 (not Nov. 26) at the Golden Corral, Anderson Road. Members, family and friends are invited.

▪ Chester High class of 1980 Christmas Gala will be 8 p.m.-midnight Dec. 12 at the Chester War Memorial Building, 154 Main St. Attire is semi-formal. Cost is $25 and is due by Nov. 28. Pay with cash to Brenda Jones Bradley, Anita Springs, Karen Taylor Houston or Yvonne Gregory Hughes or by money order payable to CHS Class of 1980 and mail to CHS Class of 1980, c/o Brenda Jones Bradley, P.O. Box 37802, Rock Hill, SC 29732. For information email 1980classofchs@gmail.com or call Yvonne Gregory Hughes at 803-374-4935.

▪ The Rock Hill Chapter of Finley High School alumni will meet 5 p.m. Monday at Jackson’s Cafeteria, 1735 Heckle Blvd., Rock Hill. Open to all alumni and friends. For information, call Charlie M. Robinson at 803-327-4547 or James T. Dunham at 704-232-0793.

Support groups

▪ Alateen meets 8-9 p.m. Thursdays at Zoar Road Club, 14701 Thomas Road, Charlotte. Meetings are for two age groups: 6-12 and 13 and older. For information, call 803-547-2124 or 704-904-7834.

▪ Al-Anon meets at 8 p.m. Mondays at Serenity Club, 209 Grayson Road, Rock Hill; at noon Tuesdays upstairs at Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church, 421 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill; at 8 p.m. Mondays at Grace Presbyterian Church, 2955 S.C. 160, Fort Mill; and at 8 p.m. Tuesdays in the house beside First Baptist Church, 121 Monroe White St., Fort Mill.

This story was originally published November 21, 2015 at 2:53 PM with the headline "Woman’s Club to hold Victorian Teas on Dec. 4, 6."