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**SC State Fair Hosts A Press Conference Aug. 16th**

The South Carolina State Fair invites the media and local community leaders to join them at a special press conference to announce the return of the S.C. State Fair, the state’s largest annual event, which will be held in Columbia, S.C., Oct. 13-24, 2021. S.C. State Fair’s General Manager Nancy Smith, will be joined by Sheriff Leon Lott, Chief Skip Holbrook and S.C. State Fair’s Executive Committee President J. Cantey Heath, who will speak to their commitment of hosting a fun, enjoyable and safe event. New S.C. State Fair features, exhibits and food will also be highlighted.

On Monday, Aug. 16. 2021 at 10 a.m. at Rosewoods Ballroom at the S.C. State Fairgrounds, located at 1200 Rosewood Drive, Columbia, S.C. 29201.

**Gospel In The Park**

Gospel in the Park Series returns Sunday September 12, 5pm until 8pm in Pride Park 630 S6th Street, Hartsville SC. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month with a Mini Health Fair, Blood Pressure Screening, Body Mass, Diabetes Screening .We will also celebrate Grandparents Day! Devotional service is render by Pastor Eddie Davis and Community of Grace Church Family, Bennettsville SC. Live Entertainment by National Gospel Recording Artist Yvette Simone singing her hit single ( Won’t he do it. ) Forgiven Timmonsville SC, Voices United , One Church Worship , both of Hartsville SC, The Spritual Holyheirs, Florence SC. Bring your lawn chairs and a open heart. It’s a free outdoor concert , everyone welcome. Masks is required. For more information call Sister Barbara Carraway, 843-409-5241

**Our Sacred Space Yoga**

Our Sacred Space Yoga is a sanctuary for self-exploration, healing, genuine connection, and community. Our mission is to provide authentic yoga classes and workshops as well as a supportive environment to assist students in cultivating physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Each class will encompass a complete system of yoga, including philosophy, lifestyle practices, and techniques, that is designed for transformation of the body, mind, and Soul. Our space is located in the heart of downtown Hartsville, SC, on the second floor of Black Creek Arts Center. We welcome all levels of yoga practitioners, from novice to experienced; we have something to offer everyone. The most challenging part of practicing yoga is just showing up!

All classes will only have 8 spots available. Masks are required everywhere inside the Black Creek Arts building and they must cover your nose, mouth, and chin. Honor system- practice satya, or truthfulness. You must preregister; no drop-ins allowed at this time. To preregister, send an email to oursacredspaceyoga@gmail.com.

**Summer Tasting: Collards August 14, 2021**

oin the Pee Dee State Farmers Market for summer produce tastings and demonstrations!

August 14 – Baked Tomatoes and Okra Tasting

August 20 – Preserving Yellow Squash with Clemson Extension

August 28 – Spicy Collard Dip Tasting

**Fall Plant and Flower Festival**

The Pee Dee Fall Plant and Flower Festival is the area’s largest selection of pumpkins, mums, and plants for fall planting. Master Gardeners will be available to answer all of your planting questions. Over 50 vendors will be selling plants, flowers, and other items for your indoor and outdoor enjoyment. Local food vendors will be on site.

October 3, 2021 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

**Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South**

Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South comprises fifty-six photographers’ visions of the South over the first decades of the twenty-first century. Accordingly, it offers a composite image of the region. The photographs echo stories told about the South as a bastion of tradition, as a region remade through Americanization and globalization, and as a land full of surprising realities. The project’s purpose is to investigate the senses of place in the South that congeal, however fleetingly, in the spaces between the photographers’ looking, their images, and our own preexisting ideas about the region.