The Faith and Fellowship Calendar is a roundup of church and temple-based activities in the Augusta and Aiken area.

Activities and entertainment events scheduled for today include:

The Fabulous Expressions will perform at the Killian's Par Three Party at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Last Call in the National Hills Shopping Center across from the Augusta National. Tickets are $6 in advance and $10 at the door. Tickets are available at Bi-Lo stores. Call (803) 278-4TIX or visit tixonline.com.

The Art of Chocolate, an annual benefit for the Shelter and Advocacy Center for Abused Children, is at 7 tonight at the Marion Hatcher Center, 519 Greene St. The event includes a showcase and sale of work by area artists, a silent auction of children's art and a variety of chocolate desserts.

Here is a listing of events in the Augusta area.

Here is a list of art-related events in the Aiken-Augusta area.

...traditional Indian dress, Priya explained that she intends to donate the profits from her booth to The Shelter and Advocacy Center for Abused Children. The booth's mix of purpose - part museum exhibit, part aesthetic display, part charity fund-raiser...

RestFest, North Augusta's traditional Labor Day festival, will serve up rides, refreshments, games, fireworks and music at Riverview Park from 3 to 10 p.m. Monday. Music will be performed by Rascal Flatts and local acts Cheyenne, Shiloh and Country Kickers appear.

Here's the lowdown on some of the other New Year's Eve events going on around town tonight: Jazz and swing dance fans can celebrate at the Millennium Gala at the Sacred Heart Cultural Center, 1301 Greene St. The evening, which starts at 9 p.m., features local outfits All That Jazz and the big band Sophisticated Swing, directed by saxophonist Wayne Hoey.

Planners made final preparations Thursday for the New Year's Eve celebration they hope will be one of the largest events in downtown Augusta's history.