• Community Wide Reunion is May 4

The second annual Pickens Community Wide Reunion is set for this Saturday, May 4, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

The event will again be held this year at 450 Garvin St. in Pickens.

The free fun-filled event will feature food vendors, games, arts and crafts, raffles and prizes, classic and muscle cars, classic motorcycles and musical entertainment. Organizers say new activities have been added that will be fun for all.

Those interested in being a vendor, showing a car or motorcycle or volunteering are asked to call Lynne Perry at (864) 567-7282 or (864) 878-6123.

The event is sponsored by Arise From The Ashes Community Development Corporation (AFTA-CDC). The AFTA-CDC is a local nonprofit that is focused on community revitalization within Pickens.

• Artisans’ work sought at museum

The Pickens County Museum of Art and History’s gift shop is opened for business. The shop, located inside the museum, offers many wonderful crafts and gift. The shop is now accepting new crafters.

Anyone wishing to sell their handmade crafts should stop by the Pickens County Museum of Art and History at 307 Johnson St. in Pickens.

The museum is open to the public Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursdays from 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Housed in a 1903 jail and expanded in 2006, the Pickens County Museum of Art and History houses artifacts representing the heritage of Pickens County, from prehistory to current events.

Three art galleries are changed to feature the artwork of local artists.

The landscape is native gardens. A museum shop offers regional artisans’ work.

• Davis reunion schedule for May 5

The annual Davis reunion will be held on May 5 at the Tabor United Methodist Church fellowship building, located at 1943 Ireland Road in Pickens.

Lunch will be at 1:15 p.m. Paper supples will be furnished. The Rowdy Mountain Boys will entertain with music. All family and friends are urged to attend. For more information, call Lib Cowan at (864) 878-9999.

• Mile Creek Baptist to host May days

Mile Creek Baptist Church pastor Kevin Kuykendall and the Mile Creek church family will welcome all in Christian fellowship to their annual Tuesday night services in May. There will be special singing and preaching each week with services starting at 7 p.m. Those planned to be there are Barry Spears on May 7, C.T. Townsend on May 14, Eddie Davis on May 21 and Joe Arthur on May 28.

Mile Creek Baptist is located at 104 Lakeside Drive in Six Mile. For more information, call (864) 868-4612.

• PHS Class of 1956 plans annual lunch

The Pickens High School Class of 1956 will have its annual lunch at noon May 18 at the Gatehouse in Pickens. For reservations, call (864) 878-6101 or (864) 878-9124.