COMING UP

Today

Meeting on Alcohol sales in Dorchester: 7 p.m. County services building, North Main Street and East 5th Street North, Summerville; entrance to council chamber in the rear off North Cedar Street. Council will consider giving initial approval to an ordinance for a November referendum to allow Sunday alcohol sales and will hold a hearing on borrowing $15 million for sewer upgrades, mostly for expanding the St. George sewer plant. The agenda is on the county's Web site at www.dorchestercounty.net.

Meeting on BEHAVIOR FOR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS: 5:15 p.m. 75 Calhoun St., Charleston. The county school board will take up a measure that describes the expectations for its members' behavior.

BRYAN ADAMS CONCERT: 8 p.m. Charleston Music Hall, 37 John St., Charleston. $40. Canadian musician Bryan Adams performs acoustic solos. Tickets are available at www.etix.com, Cat's Music or by calling 800-514-3849.

Tuesday

EDUCATION FUNDING STUDY GROUP meeting: 1:30 p.m. Blatt Building, room 521, Statehouse grounds, Columbia. The House Education Finance Act Study Committee will go to the drawing board to come up with solutions for reform.

OPERA AT THE LIBRARY: 1:30 p.m. Charleston County Main Library, 68 Calhoun St., Charleston. Free. "Don Carlo" by Verdi, starring Luciano Pavarotti. For more information, call 805-6930.

CSO GOSPEL CHOIR SEEKS NEW SINGERS: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Citadel Square Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 342 Meeting St., Charleston. The Charleston Symphony Orchestra Gospel Choir will be auditioning for new singers. Tenor and bass voices are especially needed. For more information, visit www.csogospel.com.

Wednesday

Presentation on MAYBANK HIGHWAY'S FUTURE: 6 p.m., Charleston City Hall, 80 Broad St. A presentation on a consultant's recommendations for Maybank Highway on Johns Island will be given in Council chambers. In a similar presentation earlier this month, the consultant said a network of new, two-lane streets on Johns Island would be a better solution to reducing heavy traffic than widening Maybank Highway.

SMALL BUSINESS COUNSELING: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Charleston County Main Library, 68 Calhoun St., Charleston. Get advice on starting a small business from SCORE counselors who will be on hand. For more information, call 805-6930.

Thursday

POLICE MEET WITH PUBLIC: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary School, 1871 Wallace School Road, Charleston; near S.C. Highway 61 and Sam Rittenberg Boulevard. Charleston police discuss crime and safety issues with residents and merchants in West Ashley for a regular Citizen Advisory Group meeting.

SENIOR HEALTH FAIR: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Chardon Place Assisted Living community, 3455 Bohicket Road, Johns Island. Free and open to the public. This health fair will focus on issues that seniors face. Vendors will include Care for Life, the Alzheimer's Association, Hospice of Charleston, Roper St. Francis and others. Also available will be free health and memory screenings and balance assessments. For more information, call 768-4948.

FIRE SAFETY COURSE: 10:30 a.m. Cooper River Memorial Library, 3503 Rivers Ave., North Charleston. Dr. Dalmatian, the fire and safety dog, and Fire and Life Safety teacher Bianca Sancic will present information on fire safety. For more information, call 744-2489.