Super Bowl event benefits Haven Men’s Shelter in Rock Hill

▪ The Haven Men’s Shelter 2016 Super Bowl fundraiser will be Sunday (Feb. 7) at the Magnolia Room at Laurel Creek, Rock Hill. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

There will be multiple big screen TVs, open bar, unlimited oysters and a silent auction.

Tailgate menu by Chef Rob at Kr8 Xperiences. Tickets available at www.thehavenmensshelter.org or call 803-328-0052. Proceeds benefit The Haven Men’s Shelter.

Special events

▪ The York County Ag + Art Tour is accepting applications for farm sites interested in participating in the 2016 tour June 11-12 in York County. The event is free. The tour features local farms and farm stands in nine South Carolina counties – Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, Fairfield, Horry, Kershaw, Lancaster, Union and York. Visitors have the chance to see first-hand where their food comes from, watch artists in action, purchase homemade and homegrown goods, and learn more about rural life.

Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Different counties are participating each weekend in June, giving visitors the opportunity to explore more farms and farm stands across the state.

Farms interested in participating must be located in York County. There is no fee to participate. Applications must be submitted by Feb. 12. Apply online at www.agandarttour.com/farms. Once farm sites have been identified, applications will be available for artists and artisans. For information, contact Ben Boyles at 803-981-3021 or go to AgAndArtTour.com for details.

▪ Rock Hill NAACP is partnering with the Winthrop University Chapter of the NAACP to present a Founder’s Day Program, “Now and Then,” a look at the history of the NAACP, at 7 p.m. Feb. 12 in Richardson Ballroom at Winthrop. For information, contact Dr. Norma Gray at 803-230-9574

▪ Clemson Extension Agent Paul Thompson will discuss “Soils & Fertilizers” at First Friday in the Garden program, 11 a.m. Friday at Glencairn Learning Center, 825 Edgemont Ave., Rock Hill. Free and open to the public.

▪ The Silver Eagles of Union Baptist Church will sponsor a Red and White Social, 5 p.m. Saturday at the church’s community family life center, Mount Gallant Road and S.C. 274, in Rock Hill. Donation, $7. Open to the public. For information, call 803-366-1556.

▪ Registration is open for the 11th annual Joy of Gardening Symposium, Feb. 27 at Baxter Hood Center, Rock Hill. The keynote speaker is Norman Winter, director of the University of Georgia’s Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens in Savannah, Ga. He also will lead one of six break-out sessions, covering topics ranging from attracting pollinators to succulent gardens. Paula Gross, assistant director of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Botanical Gardens, will give the closing program. Admission to the symposium, sponsored by the Master Gardeners of York County, includes lunch, vendors offering a variety of garden-related products and door prizes. Registration fee, which includes lunch, is $60. Register online at http://symposium.yorkmg.org/registration. To pay by mail, make checks payable to, Master Gardeners of York County, send to: 266 Fischer Road, Fort Mill, S.C. 29715.

Fundraisers

▪ The Krispy Kreme Race – Run 4 Reading will be 8:30 a.m. Feb. 27 beginning and ending at Fountain Park in downtown Rock Hill. The 4-mile loop includes a stop at Winthrop University, where participants will be “challenged” to down a dozen doughnuts before racing to the finish line. Other races include a casual run, a one-mile relay with four friends to carry a book to the finish line or be a “sleep-in” supporter and still get a T-shirt. Costumes encouraged and doughnuts available for all. Register at run4reading.raceonline.com. Proceeds go to the Early Learning Partnership of York County.

▪ “Be Irish for a Night,” the 22nd annual fundraiser for Pilgrims’ Inn, will be 6:30-9:30 p.m. March 12 at Saint Anne Parish Life Center, 1696 Bird St., Rock Hill. The event features a corned beef and cabbage dinner, homemade Irish corn bread and desserts, wine, beer, soft drinks, Irish dancers and music and live and silent auctions. Tickets are $40 ($30 tax deductible). For tickets, call 803-327-4227.

▪ The 58th annual Lesslie Fire Department barbecue and bake sale will be 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday until sold out. Plates are $8 and sandwiches, $4. For information, call 803-324-0828.

▪ The Arts Council of Chester County’s 10th Annual Oyster Roast & Auction Fundraiser will 6-9 p.m. March 19 at the National Guard Armory, 1025 Armory Road. The event features a silent and live auction, all-you-can-eat steamed oyster bar and Lowcountry boil buffet, slaw, bread, dessert, and sweet tea. Cash bar (beer and wine). Reserved tables are available for $600 and include eight tickets and preferred seating with business recognition. Half tables are available after at least one table has been purchased. Tickets are $40, members and $45, nonmembers. No tickets sold at the door. Tickets available at the Arts Council, 123 Main St. Cash or checks only. For information, call Lauren Medlin at 803-581-2030 or email artschester@truvista.net for details or reservations.

▪ Bethel United Methodist Church soup kitchen is open 11 a.m. Thursdays through March at the church, 1232 Curtis St., Rock Hill. Open to the community. Donations accepted.

Entertainment

▪ Rock Hill Community Theater presents “Almost, Maine,” 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Feb. 12-13 and 3 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 7) and 14 at the theater on Cherry Road. Residents of the town find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways. Tickets are $15, adults; $12, seniors and student (matinees are $2 less). For tickets go to rockhilltheatre.org or call 803-326-7428.

▪ Allison Creek Bluegrass will host Trinity Bluegrass 7 p.m. Thursday at Allison Creek Presbyterian Church, S.C. 274 at Allison Creek Road, York. Doors open at 6 p.m. and concessions begin at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. Donations accepted.

▪ Sandia Ahlers stars in America’s favorite Patsy Cline tribute, “A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline,” at 8 p.m. Thursday at Clover High School auditorium, S.C. 55. The upbeat musical reveals the emotional depth and vocal range of Patsy Cline, a singer who dominated the country, blues, pop and gospel charts simultaneously in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. Throughout the show, Little Big Man, a disc jockey from Cline’s hometown of Winchester, Va., traces the late singer’s footsteps from early honky tonk and radio days through her rise at the Grand Old Opry, plus her appearances at Carnegie Hall and Las Vegas. Tickets are $15 and available by calling 803-222-8018.

Clubs

▪ The Rock Hill Civitan will meet 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mary’s Cafe. The club will be hosting clergy members in York County in honor of Clergy Appreciation Month. Bill Stroud, leader of a Grief Share group at Covenant Presbyterian Church, will speak. For information, call Ella Messer at 803-366-9896 or go to rockhillcivitan.org.

▪ Lake Wylie Shag Club Super Bowl Party will be 8 p.m. Saturday at the Fort Mill Moose Lodge, 1676 Harris Road, Fort Mill. There will be food and dancing. Admission: $3, members; $5, guests.

▪ The Newcomers Club of York County, a women’s social and civic minded organization, will meet 11:30 a.m. Feb. 10 at City Tavern, 501 Crossroads Plaza, Fort Mill. Peter Herlan, an arborist from Sox and Freeman, will talk about general tree care. The buffet luncheon is $12. For reservations contact Kris at ycnewcomers@yahoo.com or 954-821-9310 by 10 p.m. Thursday.

Meetings

▪ The York County Marine Corp League’s local detachment, The Olde English Leathernecks, will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 732 W. Main St., Rock Hill. The league consists of Marine veterans, retired Marines, and associates. For information, contact Don Hicks at 803-517-7253.

▪ Bethel Fire Tax District will meet 7 p.m. Wednesday at Station No. 1.

Classes

▪ National Alliance on Mental Illness will have a 15-hour education course for parents of children and adolescents with behavioral and emotional challenges from 6:15-8:45 p.m. beginning Feb. 15 in the doctor’s dining room at Piedmont Medical Center. The class runs six consecutive Mondays. Registration is required. Call Judy Rauppius at 803-610-8174 or email namiptc@gmail.com. Class size is limited to 15.

▪ Chester County Beekeepers Association is having a Beginner’s Beekeeping School, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 18-March 24 at Clemson Extension Office, 109 Ella St., Chester. This course is for ages 13 and older. Parents must attend with youth. Cost is $75 per individual, $125 per couple and includes book, curriculum, local and state membership, test, and refreshments. To register or for information, call 803-581-8031 or email chestercountybeekeepers@gmail.com.

▪ Carolina Community Actions WIOA program for youth ages 17-24 is seeking candidates to work for eight weeks to improve their financial situations and possibly gain permanent employment. For details on qualifying for the program, call Marilyn Burris at 803-366-5302 in York County and Gwen Harris at 803-289-0904 in Lancaster County.

Health

▪ In observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Feb. 7, Affinity Health Center will host an AIDS/HIV Awareness Day, noon-3 p.m. Saturday Feb. 6 at 500 Lakeshore Parkway. The event includes free food, giveaways, education and free HIV testing. The center also offers testing, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday. No appointment necessary. For information go to http://www.affinityhealthcenter.orgor call 803-909-9710.

▪ Clover Community Health Fair will be 7:30-10:30 a.m. Feb. 9 at Clover Community Center, 120 Bethel St. Basic screenings will be conducted by Piedmont Medical Center. Carolina Cardiology will be scheduling EKG’s (reservations will need to be made in advance). There will be information on sleep apnea, diabetes, smoking cessation, and more. Heart 2 Heart Foundation will also be qualifying referrals for calcium scoring. To sign up call, 803-222-9493 or stop by the community center.

School registration

York School District One will have 4-year-old pre-school registration and 5-year-old kindergarten registration 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Feb. 8-9 and 2:30-6:30 p.m. Feb. 10 for students who will be four or five years old on or before Sept. 1. Registration will be at Cotton Belt Elementary School, Harold C. Johnson Elementary School, Hickory Grove/Sharon Elementary School, Hunter Street Elementary School, and Jefferson Elementary School.

To register, parents must bring a copy of the child’s S.C. Immunization Form, state issued birth certificate, proof of residency (most recent property tax notice or utility bill) and valid picture id parent/legal guardian. if applying for full day 4k, bring current medicaid card, Food Stamp case number or W2 form/check stub/income tax return. A Social Security card is optional.

Tax help

▪ AARP will have free federal and state income tax preparation Tuesday and Thursdays begininning Tuesday-April 14 at the Fort Mill Library in Baxter Village. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. with the last client taken at 3:30 p.m. The service is primarily first come but a limited number of appointments are available. There is no limit on age or income. Bring all tax documents and last year’s returns. For information, email FortMillTaxes@gmail.com.

▪ Taxaide will offer free tax preparation 12:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday-March 31 and April 13-14 in the adult education area at the Flexible Learning Center, 1234 Flint St. Ext., Rock Hill. Additional hours will be 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 9 and 23, March 8 and 22 and April 5 at the Charlotte Avenue YMCA, Rock Hill. Bring tax documents and last year’s returns.

▪ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance will offer free tax preparation, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through April 14 in the wellness center at Rock Hill City Hall. Saturday service will be offered Saturdays in February from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Rock Hill Galleria, Leroy Springs Recreation Complex in Fort Mill and the Clover library. Bring tax documents and last year’s returns.

Volunteers

▪ Make-A-Wish South Carolina will host a volunteer meeting 6:15 p.m. Feb. 18 at Baxter Village YMCA. Bilingual volunteers are especially needed. For information, contact Brennan Brown at bbrown@sc.wish.org or 864-250-0702 ext. 112.

Reunions

▪ Northwestern and Rock Hill High Schools classes 1975-77 will have a reunion 6-11:30 p.m. July 2 at the American Legion on Heckle Boulevard featuring the Fantasy Band and fellow classmates. Tickets are $35 and include dinner. Tickets available at eventbrite.com. No tickets at the door. For information, call Gloria A. Akram at 803-479-6858 or Lavenia Dickerson Pride at 803-417-6195.

▪ The Emmett Scott High School Class of 1967 February fellowship dinner will be 5:30 p.m. Monday at the LongHorn Steakhouse, 2255 Cross Pointe Drive, Rock Hill.

Support groups

▪ Surgical Weight Loss support group will meet 6 p.m. Tuesday at Piedmont Medical Center in the Women’s Tower auditorium. Amy Hansen, exercise physiologist, will speak. Registration not required.

▪ 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 January 30, 2016 at 1:14 PM with the headline "Super Bowl event benefits Haven Men’s Shelter in Rock Hill."