🌱 Advent Organ Recital and 10 more events

Morning Forest Acres! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Winter Performance 8:30am at Forest Lake Elementary
• Advent Organ Recital
• Adult Formation

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 54 and low of 30 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sun and areas of high clouds, temps: high: 61, low: 45.
• Thursday: A shower; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 63 and low of 52 degrees.

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📸 Around Forest Acres

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forest Acres

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Forest Acres Rotary Meeting (Sturtevant Hall)
  6408 Bridgewood Rd, Columbia
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Winter Performance 8:30am
  Forest Lake Elementary Columbia, SC 29206
  8:30 am
• Advent Organ Recital
  5220 Clemson Ave , Columbia
  5:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Adult Formation
  6408 Bridgewood Rd , Columbia
  2:00 pm
• Coffee Hour
  6408 Bridgewood Rd , Columbia
  4:00 pm

Monday December 22

• MahJongg Players
  6408 Bridgewood Rd , Columbia
  3:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Forest Acres Rotary Meeting (Sturtevant Hall)
  6408 Bridgewood Rd , Columbia
  5:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• 2025 Cold Winter's Day 5k
  First Citizens Bank , 4801 Forest Dr Suite B , Columbia
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Spring Valley Boys JV Basketball @ Richland Northeast
  Richland Northeast High School , 7500 Brookfield Rd , Columbia
  7:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Winter Showcase
  L. W. Conder Elementary Columbia, SC 29223
  5:30 pm
• NPHC at Columbia, SC 2025 Holiday Mixer
  ENVEE RESTAURANT & BAR , 7201 Parklane Rd A , Columbia
  6:00 pm
• ACE Market Day
  L. B. Nelson Elementary Columbia, SC 29223
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Columbia

• Annual Isadore E. Lourie Memorial Menorah lighting held in Columbia (wach.com)
• 10 inmates receive degrees from CIU (coladaily.com)
• Pay It Forward: Midlands man dedicated to changing young lives (wach.com)

Cayce

• We the People: Cayce's 12,000-Year Trail offers walk through history (wistv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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