A jazz social is set from 9 p.m. to midnight Oct. 8 with music by Skipp Pearson and Jazzology. The event is part of the Alumni Awards and Homecoming Party at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on Lincoln Street. Tickets are $32 per person. Call 7-4111 for reservations.

An old-fashioned tailgate will begin at 11 a.m. Oct. 9 at McWaters on Shop Road. A limited number of parking spaces are available from the alumni association. The BAC will conclude the weekend with its annual Sunday worship service at 11 a.m. Oct. 10 at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church at 2229 Hampton St.

For more information about BAC Homecoming events, call the Carolina Alumni Association at 7-4111.

For details on all of USC's Homecoming events, go to www.carolinaalumni.org.

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