Aiken’s plans for 175th in motion
Plans are under way for the City of Aiken’s 175th anniversary celebration.
Bill Reynolds, chairman of the planning committee for Aiken’s quartoseptcentennial events, presented City Council members with an update of activities that will be held in commemoration of Aiken’s birthday during a work session before Monday’s City Council meeting. The events for the year-long birthday celebration for Aiken will kick off in January 2010.SClBReynolds said the activities will center on the theme, “Celebrate Aiken.”
Jan. 9 marks the first event – a kick off party in downtown Aiken, celebrating the sights, sounds and tastes of 1835, the year the City was founded. The City of Aiken was established on Dec. 19, 1835.
The party will continue in the coming months with activities that center on arts, entertainment, education, technology, business innovation and other themes. Toward the end of the year, the City will invite local schools to take part in the celebration with a essay contest titled, “What will Aiken be like in 25 years?” The essays will be placed in a time capsule, which Reynolds said will be opened 25 years from the day it is buried.
The celebration will conclude on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010, with the City’s birthday party, which will be held at the USC Aiken Convocation Center. The party will be free and open to the public. Full Story!
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