CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Events created especially for Celebrate Aiken!
Students Predictions of Aiken in 2035: Month of October. Aiken County students, using a selected medium, will predict what Aiken will look like in 2035, the year of Aiken's 200th birthday. Representative selections will be placed in a time capsule to be opened in 2035. Contact: Dr. Charles Leopold, (803) 648-2756 or Leopold@bellsouth.net.
Time Capsule: The 4th Quarter Committee of Celebrate Aiken! will bury a time capsule to be opened in 25 years on Aiken’s 200th birthday. Items will include predictions of our future by children in 2010, everyday items, and pictures and video of Aiken’s 175th birthday.
Hitchcock Woods Field Trip: Saturday, Oct. 2, 10 am and 2 p.m. by Harry Shealy, Professor at USCA.
Aiken’s History is closely associated with the history of Hitchcock Woods. As part of the 175th celebration, Prof. Shealy will lead a field trip into the Woods. The walk is of moderate difficulty and will include Cathedral Aisle and the abandoned rail bed of the Best Friend train. A stop at the Tea Cottage area and talk about the history of Aiken’s winter colony will be included. Meet at the Tea Cottage entrance to Hitchcock Woods on Dibble Road near Rhone Ave. The trips are limited to twenty five people. The rain date for the trips is Oct. 9. Free Admission. Contact: Melissa Lock: at missylock@gmail.com.
Hitchcock Woods and Aiken’s Natural History: Sunday, Oct. 10 at 3 p.m. by Harry Shealy, Professor at USCA. Dr. Shealy will give a lecture on the history of Hitchcock Woods and some of the early natural history of Aiken County. Free admission. Contact: Melissa Lock: at missylock@gmail.com.
Young Professionals Celebrate the Future of Aiken: Friday, Oct. 15th and Saturday, Oct, 16th. Beginning at 7 p.m. Oct. 15th, Newberry Festival Site will be the scene of live entertainment, food and beverages as Aikenites celebrate the future of their community courtesy of the Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals. A 5 k marathon will be held Saturday morning promoting Aiken's "Fit Future". Entry fee required. Contact Nealie Goodbee at (803) 292-0322.
Aiken’s 175th Birthday Party Celebration: Saturday afternoon, Dec. 18 at USCA Convocation Center. Celebrate Aiken! comes to its natural conclusion with a giant 175th Birthday Party. This is a free, rain-or-shine event, but due to capacity limitations, tickets are required. Free tickets will be available at various outlets in advance of the event.
Children will enjoy traditional birthday games, inflatables, clowns, magician, take-home crafts, and party favors. There will be continuous live entertainment, a video loop of photos from the yearlong Celebrate Aiken! events, archival films of Aiken from many years ago, plus the City’s new strategic plan.
A living birthday cake and a laser show will comprise the grand finale, and there will be birthday cake for everyone! Contacts: Kathy Huff at (803) 644-9165 or Tommie Culligan at (803) 641-6777.
Community events supporting Celebrate Aiken!
The Best of Broadway: "A Gershwin Celebration" Sponsored by the Aiken Performing Arts Group, 8 p.m. Oct. 7th and 8th at URS Center for the Performing Arts. Contact Cathy Traver at (803) 643-4774.
Midday Music Concert: Thursday, Oct. 21, at First Presbyterian Church.
Aiken Fall Steeplechase: Saturday, October 30, at Ford Conger Field. Contact (803) 648-9641.
Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company: Sponsored by the Aiken Performing Arts Group, 8 p.m. Nov. 4 and 5 at URS Center for the Perfomring Arts. Contact Cathy Traver at (803) 643-4774.
Midday Music Concert: Thursday, Nov. 18, at First Presbyterian Church.
Toast of the Town Variety Show: Nov 6 and 7, at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts. Contact Aiken County Red Cross (803) 641-4152.
Feast of Carols: Wednesday, Dec. 1, and Friday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. at USCA’s Etherredge Center. The event highlights the music and history of Aiken from 1835 to the present. Call (803) 641-3305 for ticket prices and more information.
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