Saturday, Aug. 10
■ FUMC Attic Sale: Starkville First United Methodist Church is hosting its annual attic sale from 8-11:30 a.m. at the Connection Building on the corner of Washington and Lampkin streets.

Saturday, Aug. 24
■ Possumtown Book Festival: Friendly City Books and the Friendly City Books Community Connection, a special project of the CREATE Foundation, will be bringing a one day book festival to Columbus. The festival will be at the Columbus Arts Council’s Rosenzweig Arts Center.

Wednesday, Aug. 28
■ Get Swept Up!: The Greater Starkville Development Partnership is holding its annual city-wide cleanup day starting at 8 a.m. at Fire Station Park. For more information, go to starkville.org/event/get-swept-up-starkville/.

Thursday, Aug. 29
■ Annual Campaign Kick Off: United Way of the Golden Triangle Region is hosting its $50K Your Way raffle and annual campaign kick-off at Munson and Brothers from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Raffle winners will be announced. There will also be food trucks, live music and inflatable jumpers for children.

Saturday, Sept. 7
■ OCHS Dog Paddle: The Oktibbeha County Humane Society will be hosting its annual dog paddle at Moncrief Pool. Early online registration is available until Aug. 28 for $25. Day-of registration will be available for $30. Each additional dog is $10. Or, humans without dogs present can pay a $5 spectator fee at the door. For more details, visit ochs.org/event/dogpaddle.

Thursday, Sept. 12
■ Grillin’ with Dads: The Columbus Recreation Department and Northeast Mississippi Healthy Start Program are hosting a pop-up village event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the East Columbus Gym, 222 Lawrence St. Vendors will be providing information about nutrition, parenting, newborn care, health insurance, early childhood development and mental health services. Hot dogs and hamburgers will also be provided. For more information, contact Jennifer Briggs at (662) 370-1272.
■ Tim Easton and Erin Erinder: The Barn Concert Series continues with a performance by Gabe Lee and Holley Rumbarger. Doors open at 6 p.m., with music starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are available online at barnconcertseries.com.

Friday, Sept. 27
■ Charlotte’s Web: A stage adaptation of E.B. White’s “Charlotte’s Web” will be staged at 7 p.m. in McCool Hall as a part of the Mississippi State Lyceum Series. For more information, go to studentactivities.msstate.edu/lyceum.

Thursday, Oct. 10
■ Katie Boeck and J.M. Stevens: The Barn Concert series continues with a performance by Katie Boeck and J.M. Stevens. Doors open at 6 p.m., with music starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are available online at barnconcertseries.com.

Saturday, Oct. 12
■ Downtown Art Walk: Main Street Columbus is hosting its downtown art walk from 3-6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 25
■ Welty Gala: Mississippi University for Women’s annual Welty Gala is returning to the Trotter Convention Center at 7 p.m. Celebrated author Jeannette Walls, best known for her best-selling memoir, “The Glass Castle,” will be the featured speaker.

Tuesday, Dec. 3
■ Columbus Christmas Parade: The Main Street Columbus Christmas Parade will once again be rolling through the city at 7 p.m.