Things to do in York, Lancaster, Chester

Special events

▪ Carolina Gardens Senior Living at Rock Hill is offering a free Virtual Dementia Tour, 5 p.m. Feb. 27 at1785 Lexington Commons Drive. The tour is designed by Second Wind Dreams and allows caregivers to experience the life of a person living with dementia. RSVP to 803-207-8000 by Feb. 23.

▪ United States Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus of Washington, D.C., perform free at 8 p.m. March 1 at Clover School District Auditorium, 1625 S.C. 55 E., Clover. Select members of the Clover High Band and Choral programs will join the Army for a special selection and the Air Force Junior ROTC Color Guard will present the colors during the concert. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Details: 803-222- 8018.

▪ Tickets are available to the annual Daddy/Daughter Dance, sponsored by The Rock Hill Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Department. “Spring Soiree” is 7-9 p.m. March 2 at Events at Manchester on Dave Lyle Boulevard in Rock Hill. The dance is for girls ages 4-12 and their dad or other adult. Light refreshments served. A drawing will be held to choose the Couple of the Evening. Tickets must be purchased in advance. The attire will be dressy/casual. Cost: $30 per couple with $5 for each additional girl. Tickets are available at Boyd Hill, Emmett Scott, Fewell Park and Northside recreation centers and at PRT office at City Hall (room 390). Details: 803-329-5620 or 803-329-5633 or cityofrockhill.com/prt.

Fundraisers

▪ ▪ Beth Shiloh Presbyterian Church Relay for Life team spaghetti dinner fundraiser, 5-8 p.m. Feb. 23. Tickets, $10; ages 6-12 and seniors, $8 and age 5 and younger, free. Eat in or take out. Tickets are available in advance or email bspc1184@hotmail.com to hold tickets at the door.

▪ “A Wedding Fair To Remember,” presented by the Woman’s Club of Rock Hill, is 1-5 p.m. Feb. 25 at the clubhouse, 607 Aiken Ave., Rock Hill. The event will showcase the area’s finest wedding suppliers with products and services, including bridal wear, stationery, stylish menswear, flowers, hair, transportation, jewelry, favors, gifts and wedding cakes. Admission: $8, includes door prizes and treats. Proceeds benefit the club’s community service projects and historic house restoration. Details: 803-371-0835.

▪ “Be Irish for a Night,” 24th Annual Fundraiser for Pilgrims’ Inn, 6:30-10 p.m. March 10 at St. Anne’s School Community Center, 1694 Bird St., Rock Hill. The event includes a corned beef and cabbage dinner, homemade Irish soda bread and desserts, beer, wine, soft drinks and coffee, silent and live auctions, Irish dancers, music and dancing. Donations: $40 ($30 tax deductible). For tickets, call the Inn 803-327- 4227 or write to Pilgrims’ Inn, PO Box 11328, Rock Hill, SC 29731 Sponsorships available: lisamalisonbarrett@gmail.com or 803-431-8865.

Meetings

▪ Crime Stoppers of York County board, 9:30 a.m. Feb. 21 at York County Regional Chamber of Commerce, East Main Street, Rock Hill.

▪ Yorkville Historical Society Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at the McCelvey Center, 212 E. Jefferson St., York. Brooke Bauer is scheduled to speak on Catawba Women in a World of Transformation 1746-1840. Brooke Bauer is a citizen of the Catawba Indian Nation of South Carolina and an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina Lancaster.

Entertainment

▪ South Pointe High School’s Stallion Repertory Theater’s spring musical, “The Addams Family,” final showing is at 2 p.m. Feb. 18. Tickets: $10, adults; $8, students and available at the door 30 minutes before show time.

▪ Rock Hill Community Theatre presents Ken Ludwig’s comedy “Lend Me a Tenor,” final showing is at 3 p.m. Feb. 18 at Rock Hill Community Theatre, 546 S. Cherry Road, behind ROC Emporium. Tickets: $15, adults; $12, students and seniors; $2 discount for matinees. For tickets: rockhilltheatre.org or 803-326-7428. Contains PG-level profanity and risque behavior.

Seminar

▪ Plant expert and author Allan Armitage is keynote speaker Feb. 24 for 13th Joy of Gardening Symposium at Gateway Conference Center, Richburg. Armitage, professor of horticulture emeritus at University of Georgia, has written 16 books including “Of Naked Ladies and Forget-Me-Nots: Stories Behind Common Names of Some of our Favorite Plants.” He will lead a breakout session on “Great Perennials for the Piedmont,” and his books will be available for sale. Other presenters include Patrick Larkin, executive director of Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden; Bill Rogers of Winthrop University, an authority on native birds; Clemson Extension horticulture agents Paul Thompson and Andy Rollins; and Todd Beasley, director of horticulture and facilities at Stowe Garden. Admission, $65, includes lunch, shopping with garden-related vendors and a door prizes. Details: symposium.yorkmg.org/registration.

York County Library

▪ The York County Library in Rock Hill offers the following free programs:

Black History Trivia through Feb. 28. Pick up trivia questions and return the completed for a chance to win a $25 gift card to Olive Garden.

Tech Tuesdays: Basic Internet Skills, 2-4 p.m. Tuesday. Learn basic terms and how to enter web addresses. Experience with Windows and mouse required. Register online or call 803-981-5845.

Book signing

▪ Martha Manning, author of “My Angel and Me,” book signing is March 3 at Shepherd’s Fold, 415 Cherry Road, Rock Hill, and 8:30 a.m. March 4 at Mount Holly United Methodist Church, S.C. 901, Rock Hill. The book is available on amazon.com.

Tax assistance

▪ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program will open at Rock Hill City Hall in the Wellness Center for free tax-preparation assistance. Volunteers are IRS certified and trained by the SC and NC department of revenues. Volunteers will electronically file federal and states income tax returns.

Site locations:

▪ Rock Hill City Hall on the first floor in the Wellness Center, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday through April 16. No return started after 4 p.m.

▪ Winthrop University in the DiGiorgio Center second floor, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Fridays, through March 30.

▪ York Technical College in Building A, second floor computer lab, 9 a.m.-noon and 1:30-3 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday through April 12 and 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturdays through April 14.

▪ Leroy Springs Recreation Complex, 971 Tom Hall St., Fort Mill, and Clover Public Library, 107 Knox St., 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Saturdays, Feb. 10 and 17.

Bring current year’s tax forms, W-2 and 1099s. Information regarding other income. Information for all deductions/credits. A copy of last year’s tax return. Proof of account for direct deposit of refund (voided check). Social Security or Individual Taxpayer Identification cards for you, spouse and dependents. Proof of identification for yourself and spouse.

▪ AARP Tax-Aide program will prepare federal and state income tax form at the Fort Mill library, 1818 Second Baxter Crossing.

Hours are: Tuesdays, 12:30-6 p.m., March 6 and April 3; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 13 and 20 and 12:30-5 p.m. April 10. Thursdays, 12:30-6 p.m. Feb. 15, March 1, 15, and 29. Fridays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. through April 6 and 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. April 13. Saturdays 12-5:30 p.m. March 24 and April 7. No returns started within 1 1/2 hours of closing.

Bring current year’s tax forms, W-2 and 1099s. Information regarding other income. Information for all deductions/credits. A copy of last year’s tax return. Proof of account for direct deposit of refund (voided check). Social Security or Individual Taxpayer Identification cards for you, spouse and dependents. Proof of identification for yourself and spouse.

Reunions

▪ Rock Hill High School Class of 1968 50th reunion, April 20-21. Details: rhhs1968.com/index.cfm.

Classes

▪ Lake Wylie Shag Club offers Carolina shag lessons and line-dance lessons Tuesdays at Fort Mill Moose Lodge, 1676 Harris Road, Fort Mill. Line dance lesson begin at 6 p.m., shag lessons at 7:30 p.m. Open dance floor at 8 p.m. Cover charge, $2. Details: lakewylieshagclub.com.

Support groups

▪ Rock Hill Parkinson’s support group, 1:30 p.m. Feb. 21 in the community room at Westminster Towers, 1330 India Hook Road, Rock Hill. Donna Adams, a registered pharmacist at CVS, will speak. Light refreshments. Details: 803-328-5587.

▪  Scleroderma support group meeting, 6 p.m. March 15 at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill. Details: piedmontsuptgrp@yahoo.com or 803-802-9332.

▪ The Rock Hill chapter of the National Federation of the Blind, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 26 (fourth Monday of each month) at the American Red Cross, 2000 Piedmont Ave. Dinner meeting. New members and volunteers welcome. Details: 803-366-1832 or 803-554-9183

▪ Al-Anon 8 p.m. Mondays, Serenity Club, 209 Grayson Road, Rock Hill; noon Tuesdays, Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church, 421 Oakland Ave., Rock Hill; 8 p.m. Mondays, Grace Presbyterian Church, 2955 S.C. 160, Fort Mill; 8 p.m. Tuesdays in the house beside First Baptist Church, 121 Monroe White St., Fort Mill. Serenity Seekers, 6 p.m. Mondays, The Journey Church, 5415 S.C. 557, Lake Wylie.

This story was originally published February 17, 2018 at 6:26 PM with the headline "Things to do in York, Lancaster, Chester."