Your Week in the Midlands

HISTORIC ELMWOOD PARK TOUR OF HOMES + GARDENS: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Elmwood Park (Bryan and Park streets). Thirty-second annual event will feature cooking demonstrations and tastings from Columbia’s premier chefs, artwork and sculpture by visual artists, food trucks and musical performances from bluegrass to bagpipes. Tickets are $15 in advance; $20 on the day of the event. Proceeds will fund further improvement projects in the neighborhood and sponsoring improvement projects in the downtown area. http://www.historicelmwoodpark.org

COOKOUT FOR KIDS: Barbecue fundraiser for Epworth Children’s Home, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday on the Epworth campus, 2900 Millwood Ave. Dine inside or in the outside tents, drive-through pick up, live music, Palmetto A’s vintage Model A Fords display, balloon artist, bake sale and more. Pork or chicken plates with fixings, $10; whole cooked Boston butt, $30; children’s plates (hot dog, chips and drink), $5. For more information or to pre-order, call (803) 743-3944 or email epworthalumniassociation@gmail.com. Sponsored by Epworth alumni, all proceeds go to Epworth Children’s Home.

UTSAV 2015: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday at the Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of South Carolina, 5703 Kiawah Road. Games, henna/mehendi, children’s program, fashion show and authentic Indian cuisine. Free. (803) 772-9650

SUNDAYS AT LOWMAN CONCERT: 3 p.m. Sunday at The Heritage at Lowman’s New Life Chapel, 2101 Dutch Fork Road, White Rock. Concert will feature pianists Eliza Moskovitz and Alan Weinberg; a reception will follow. Free and open to the public. (803) 451-7414

This story was originally published April 5, 2015 at 11:35 PM with the headline "Your Week in the Midlands."