CATAWISSA - The 2015 Southern Columbia Area Relay for Life event will kick off at 4 p.m. Friday at Tiger Stadium. Past relays have gone on for 24 hours, but this year's event will take just eight hours, ending at midnight.
As always, proceeds go to the American Cancer Society.
A survivor/caregiver dinner will be held in the high school cafeteria beginning at 4:30 p.m.
At the relay stage, Tony Chiavaroli will provide music from 5 to 6 p.m. A relay tradition, the survivor/caregiver lap will be held at 6 p.m., followed by a speech by this year's honorary survivor, Sandy Pensyl. Music from the 1950s and '60s will be played from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. by Billy D. and Rosie, with a performance by Deuce to follow. That leads up to the 9 p.m. luminary program in honor and remembrance of loved ones. The program will feature music by the SCA gospel choir.
The band Haela will perform beginning at 10 p.m.