April 11
• Newberry Arts Center, 1200 Main St. in Newberry, holds a spring painting party for adults from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for $25. Bring your favorite drink or snack of choice. Register at 1323 College St.
• Newberry Young Professionals holds a social at Main & Nance at 6 p.m.
• The Newberry County Humane Society holds its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at Springfield Place Chapel in Newberry. A program will be presented.
April 12
• The Newberry Disabilities and Special Needs Board of Directors meet at 4 p.m. in the conference room of Newberry Industries, 115-B Nance St. in Newberry.
• The Book Discussion Group of the Friends of the Newberry County Library meets at 4 p.m. at the Hal Kohn Memorial Library. Sandra Oliver will lead the discussion on “And the Mountains Echoed” by Khaled Hosseini. Call 803-276-6072 for more information.
• Newberry County’s Big Read hosts children’s book illustrator Cecile Martin at 6:30 p.m. at Hal Kohn Memorial Library in celebration of “The Week of the Young Child.”
April 13
• Boys Farm holds a ribbon cutting for its two new cottages and holds its 56th Founders’ Day Homecoming Celebration from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. A barbecue supper will be served at 6 p.m. Call 803-276-5910 for more information.
April 15
• The Partners for PRIDE meets at 12:15 p.m. in the conference room at Newberry Industries, 115B Nance Street, Newberry.
April 15-16
• Pork in the Park is held from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Memorial Park in Downtown Newberry. Streets will be closed the afternoon of April 15.
April 16
• Newberry Opera House Guild, 905 Main St. in Newberry, holds an attic sale from 8 a.m. to noon. Call 803-276-6264 for more information.
ONGOING EVENTS
• The Newberry County Literacy Council offers basic computer classes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at its office, 1121 Caldwell St. in Newberry. The free class covers topics including Microsoft Office, Publisher, emailing and Internet. Call 803-276-8086 for more information.
• The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 24 meets at 3 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Post.
• The Newberry County Disabilities and Special Needs Board meets at 4 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month in the conference room at Newberry Industries, 115-B Nance St. in Newberry. They will not meet in February.
• EatRight meets at 5 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the NCMH Wellness Center. The class offers tips on managing weight, cardiovascular health, portion sizes of food and more.
• Keep Newberry County Beautiful meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month in the USDA Service Center Conference Room, 719 Kendall Road in Newberry. Contact Danielle Rowe at 803-276-1978 extension 101 or by email at newberrysoilandwater@gmail.com for more information.
• Little Mountain Town Council meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Little Mountain Town Hall, 206 Depot St.
• The American Legion Post 24 meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Post.
• The Newberry Soil and Water Conservation District meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month (excluding July) in the USDA Service Center Conference Room, 719 Kendall Road in Newberry. Contact Danielle Rowe at 803-276-1978 ext. 101 or by email at newberrysoilandwater@gmail.com for more information.
• Pre-diabetes and BP screenings are held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at the NCMH Wellness Center.
• Women on a Mission and CPG Outreach Ministry meets from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday at Shiloh A.M.E. Church’s educational building, 431 Shiloh St. in Prosperity. Contact McKeva Kinard-Shelton at 537-1577 or Crystal Pitts-Glenn at 864-494-2320 for more information.
• The BerryPatchers Quilt Guild meets at 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at Summer Memorial Lutheran Church, 1609 Milligan St. in Newberry, for fellowship and 6:30 p.m. for a meeting. Contact Sharon Golden at 803-944-1932 for more information.
Out & About items can be submitted in writing to P.O. Box 558, Newberry, S.C. 29108; in person at 1716 Main St.; via fax to 803-276-1517; or via email at NBOnews@civitasmedia.com. Call 803-276-0625 for more information. Items run on a space-available basis.