Columbia Audubon Society sponsors a variety of free events. The Midlands Chapter of the Archaeological Society of South Carolina will meet May 17 at 6 p.m. at Millender's BBQ in West Columbia. President Bill McAmus will show slides and talk about Indians of the prehistoric Clovis culture. The Midlands Libertarians meet the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Lizard's Thicket on Bush River Road. Pets Inc. , a pet rescue group in the Midlands that has saved more than 5,000 cats and dogs, needs your support.
Sessions are free and facilitated by professionals.
Join a group of women in the Midlands who are in the process of creating a Women's Resource Center . The next meeting will be held May 21 at 7 p.m. at Baptist Hospital, Educational Office Bldg. Opposed to Domestic Abuse offers 24-hour crisis line counseling, emergency shelter and help with orders of protection. The Cooperative Ministry accepts donated cars in running condition and provides them to people willing to work but lacking transportation. It could mean a new start for a family trying to be self-sufficient.