OCTOBER 7

Joel Lourie, one of our generous sponsors, brings us valuable updated information about Medicare and other health insurance programs that can be useful to us. Joel is well known to most of us & has answers for your Medicare and health insurance questions.

September 30

Let’s Go to the Fair – Nancy Smith returns with her annual update on our South Carolina State Fair. She will tell us what’s new and remind us of our fond memories of our many visits to the Fair.

September 23

“The Tunnel Rat” a real-life adventure told  by CW Bowman, an American soldier in Vietnam. He told us that it was his job to crawl, alone with a flashlight and pistol, into the tight, claustrophobic tunnels that the Viet Cong dug to hide in, and kill the enemy.

September 16

As we reunited for the Fall session, we had the pleasure of hearing Doug Marks and his harmonica. We enjoyed his musical talent as he performed along with many familiar tunes.
Congratulations to Jean Ray Williams for winning today’s door prize provided by Pasta Fresca.

May 27

282^nd Army Band Woodwind Quintet makes a return performance (all new music) for our annual Memorial Day Program. This is a beautiful program honoring our fallen soldiers.

May 20

Lucinda Statler of The City of Columbia Services Planning  returns along with Todd Martin of Greenways and Parks. Lucinda is bringing Todd with her to tell us about the Riverfront Park design team ideas. All new updated information that you will want to hear about. It’s time to learn about our lovely city parks!

May 13

Betsy Siemers & Richard McLeod  present The Sound of Music. Listen while Richard and Betsy perform many beautiful pieces from this all-time favorite musical.  We always enjoy this great delightful duo.

May 6

A presentation by SCDOT to tell us more about what is happening with all the construction on our SC highways. LaToya Grate-Adams and Steve Altman informed us about Momentum 2050 to answer our many questions about our highways.

April 29

SCDNR (SC Dept. Natural Resources) has agreed to present yet another delightful tour of the flora and fauna of beautiful South Carolina. Alix Pedraza shared a lot of information about birds in South Carolina.

April 22

Valerie Koeppen from Assisted Living Locators is your local Senior Care
Advisor and shared details about possibilities that are available when you or your
loved one is in need assisted living.

April 15

Ann Humphries, who is no stranger to us, will share from her collection of poetry and stories and also her newly published book. This program is made possible by the SC Humanities Speakers Bureau and we appreciate their contribution to our community.

April 8

Instead of classes today, we just had food and fun. Today’s entertainment was provided by the “Oompah Band” – Die Lustigen Musikanten (Happy Musicians).

They presented the German Festival version of Mardi Gras called Fasching.

Check out the fun videos on the activities page.

April 1

We returned for the Spring 2026 session, and we had the privilege of hearing from Matt Peron, Director of Public Relations for Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens. He told us of the exciting new projects at our beautiful zoo and shared photos of it what’s to come.

March 4

Jim Gandy the Weatherman, well known to all of us, will be our guest to tell us “The History of Weather Forecasting”. Jim is a local favorite and his vast knowledge of weather will surely be enlightening.

February 25

Candy Waites, president of SENIORS ON THE MOVE  presents her company as Move Management Specialists.  
As many of us consider downsizing, moving to senior living establishments, or moving to live with our children, Candy shared her expertise on how to make wise decisions.

February 18

Joe Copeland of
Shives Funeral Home, one of our Shepherd’s Center Sponsors provided tips for surviving over 65.

February 11

Music from the Heart was our Valentine’s Day treat presented by three Shepherd’s Center members:
Nancie Shillington-Perez,
Clift Shealy,
with Richard McLeod accompanying as they serenaded us with love songs from our past.

February 4

Mark Huguley, retired SLED agent, will tells about “The Rise of The SC State Police.” This program was interesting to all of us as he shared the history of this important state agency.

January 28

Something Borrowed

“Something Borrowed” 
is a musical group featuring:
 Kevin McKinney (trumpet), 
Andre Strebkov (saxophone), 
Kathy Paget (piano), and
Karen Peters (viola)
who will liven up the day with familiar tunes from the past.  Kevin and Kathy, both multi-talented musicians, have performed for us in the past but Andrew will bring a whole new dimension to this talented quartet.

January 21

SC Department Consumer Affairs

Today, we heard from Andrew Nelson
of the SC Department of Consumer Affairs.  We played “Ditch the Pitch Bingo” as we learned to guard against scams.

January 14

Hawthorne Pharmacy

One of our sponsors presented valuable information about health and medications. This was a great chance to ask all those questions about medications.

January 7

Dick & Winkie Goodwin

Bring in the New Year with Dick and Winkie Goodwin as they bring us a great musical program with Dick on the trumpet and Winkie at the piano. This is a dynamic duo and a great way to begin 2026!