Downtown Sumter Fourth Fridays presents Bad Water tonight

Downtown Sumter Fourth Fridays presents Bad Water at 6:30 p.m. today on Main Street. Bring a chair and be sure to wear your dancing shoes. There will be food and beverage vendors available. No coolers.

The Sumter Branch NAACP will meet at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Goodwill Presbyterian Church, 295 N. Brick Church Road.

Looking for something relaxing to do on a Sunday evening? Enjoy hors d'oeuvres, beverages, music and dancing from 5 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25, at VFW Post 10813, 610 Manning Ave. For details, call (803) 968-5219.

Computer classes will be offered at Paxville Community Development Center, 10183 Lewis Road / S.C. 261, Paxville, beginning Aug. 26. Adult readiness classes will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and senior citizen classes will be 12:30-1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Classes will cover basic computer skills, parts and functions, Microsoft Office, email / gmail, Windows, surfing the web and more. To register, call (803) 452-5141 or (803) 452-5124.

The Detox-Relax with Colors Coloring Group will meet from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at the Wesmark Branch of the Sumter County Library, 180 W. Wesmark Blvd. The group meets every fourth Tuesday for a quiet, relaxing session of coloring for adults. Come unwind with soft music and good company. The library provides coloring sheets and colors but attendees are welcome to bring their own.

McLeod Hospice will offer a "Hospice Volunteering 101" class for persons interested in helping hospice patients and/or assisting hospice support staff in Clarendon and Sumter counties. The volunteer training program will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the volunteer services office of McLeod Health Clarendon, 10 Hospital St., Manning. Advance registration is required by calling Stacy Mosier, volunteer coordinator, at (803) 435-5287.

The South Carolina Education Association - Retired (Sumter Branch) meeting for 2019-2020 will be held at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at Willie Sue's restaurant, Patriot Parkway. All retired educators who are interested in joining the association are welcome to attend. Call Brenda Bethune, president, at (803) 469-6588.

The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St., Sumter, SC 29150. Bonnie Disney, with Census 2020, will speak. The spotlight is shining on Sarah Bracey and the associates are Thereyarn and Irina Pressley. Contact Debra Canty, chapter president, at (803) 775-5792 or debra.canty@frontier.com.

The Sumter Combat Veterans Group will hold its annual golf tournament on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Crystal Lakes Golf Course, 1305 Clara Louise Kellogg Drive. There will be a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Registration fee is $50 per golfer limited to the first 40 teams. Fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, cart and green fees, souvenir for each participant and refreshments during play. Team format will be two-person Captain's Choice. Contact Ted Godwin at (803) 528-8633 or badforg931@yahoo.com, Rich Grimsley at (803) 469-6227 or rpgrimsley@outlook.com, Earnest Roland at (803) 840-0935 or earnest_roland@yahoo.com or Johnny Goodley at (803) 236-0488 or vnam6970@yahoo.com.

Sumter's Fall Feast will be held on Thursday, Sept. 19, on the lawn at the USC Sumter Nettles Building, 200 Miller Road. From 6 to 8:30 p.m., enjoy all-you-can-eat local favorites like shrimp, crab legs, frog legs, gator bites and more. Tickets are $35 in advance or $45 at the event (if available). Visit https://www.sumtersc.gov/fallfeast to purchase tickets.

The 13th annual Art in the Park, presented by the Heart of Sumter Neighborhood Association (HSNA), will be held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Memorial Park.

The Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association will host its second Hall of Fame program at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Council Street campus. Call (803) 775-0444 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday or Wednesday for ticket information.