Local events for Friday, Feb. 10

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The Aiken Newcomers’ Club, a club for women, will meet on Tuesday at Newberry Hall. Registration will begin at 10 a.m., followed by a business meeting at 10:15 a.m. The speaker this month will be J. David Jameson, president and CEO of the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. The cost is $14. Bring a check made out to the Aiken Newcomers’ Club. Reservations and cancellations may be made no later than noon today by calling 643-9669 for last names beginning (A-L) and 642-0401 for last names beginning (M-Z).

Overeaters Anonymous meets at St. Johns United Methodist Church, Room 121, every Thursday evening at 7 p.m.

“Stig Rossen: Lovers and Heroes of Broadway and Beyond” will be held at the URS Center for the Performing Arts today and Friday at 8 p.m. Tickets for adults are $40 and students with ID are $20. For more information or tickets, call 648-1438 or visit www.AikenPerformingArtsGroup.org.

4 Cats in the Doghouse will play at The Willcox on Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m., featuring Dixieland-style jazz for the Mardi Gras season.

The Aiken Camellia Society will hold its annual auction in room 102 of St. John’s United Methodist Church, 104 Newberry St. N.W., today at 7 p.m. For more information, call 502-1152.

The AARP Senior Driving Course will be offered on Friday at Aiken Regional Medical Centers in classrooms A and B on the sixth floor. Class starts at 8:30 a.m. and will run until mid-afternoon. There will be a lunch break and participants may bring a lunch or purchase lunch in the cafeteria. To register, call the hospital’s registration service at (800) 882-7445. The cost for the course is $14 ($12 for AARP members with a membership card), payable on the day of the class. Make checks payable to AARP.

The Iron Horse Bar and Grill will hold karaoke on Friday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The bar is located at 2510 Storm Branch Road, Beech Island. For more information, call 867-2388 or visit ironhorsebarandgrill.net.

The Aiken County Education Association-Retired will host a legislative breakfast for members of the Aiken County Legislative Delegation at 8:30 a.m. on Friday at Woodside Plantation Country Club.

The Aiken-Augusta Orchid Society will hold its orchid display at the Riverbanks Botanical Garden as part of the South Carolina Orchid Show Friday through Sunday. The show opens to the public at 1 p.m. on Friday and remains open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. For more information, call Pam at 643-9542.

Aiken Gem, Mineral and Fossil Club members will learn more about assembling a winning display case at its Friday meeting. The business meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the Science Building, room 200, at USC Aiken. For more information, call 649-0959 or visit www.aikengmfs.org.

Aiken County Department of Parks Recreation and Tourism will host a trip to the first Columbia Women’s Show on Friday. This event will feature hands-on workshops and seminars relating to nutrition, cooking, fitness, entertaining, organization and more. The cost is $20 per person. Departure will be from Harrison-Caver Park, Clearwater, at 9:15 a.m. and the Courtney Center, Wagener, at 10 a.m. To RSVP, call 642-7559. For more information, call 642-7559 or email tcooks@aikencountysc.gov.

The Gantts and Danforths family will host a valentine dinner dance, “Kings and Queens of Hearts,” on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 215 The Alley. The cost is $25 per couple and $15 per person. For more information, call 646-7454.

Georgia Boys will perform at Iron Horse Bar and Grill Saturday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The bar is located at 2510 Storm Branch Road, Beech Island. For more information, call 867-2388.

or visit ironhorsebarandgrill.net.