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EVENTS
-~ FREE DISCUSSION PROGRAM will be held
¢ at'Augusta College Towers on Wednesday,
October 18, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
Topic will be Frederick Douglass: The Narra
. tive and Selected Writings edited by Michael
Meyer. The program will be led by Dr. Lillie
1 Johnson, chairman of the Languages/Litera
ture/Communications department of Augusta
College. For more information, please call
Mary Ann Cashin at 737-1745 at Augusta
. College Reese Library.
PROBE FAIR, with recruiters from over 100
U.S. colleges and universities, will be held at
the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Centeron
_ Thursday, October 19, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
. School representatives will offer information
about costs, financial aid, programs of study,
campus life and admissions. Participants
should enter the Civic Center at Gates A and B
on Seventh Street.
WALT DISNEY WORLD TRIP will begin on
Thursday, October 19 at 12:00 midnight from
the YWCA parking lot and return Sunday
evening, October 22, to the YWCA. Feeis $220
per adult, $l9O per first child, and SIBO each
additional child. For more information, callthe
YWCA at (706) 738-6678.
THE NINTH ANNUAL SCIENCE EDUCATION
ENRICHMENT DAY (SEED) at the University of
South Carolina-Aiken will be held on Saturday,
October 21, at 10:00 a.m. on the USC-A cam
pus. SEED is open to the public at no charge.
The event is geared to students in the fourth
through eighth grades, but all ages are wel
come. SEED wil! feature robots, computers,
glasshlowing, student engineering, live ani
mals, and a number of hands-on science activ
ities. For more information, call the Ruth
Patrick Science Educational Center at (803)
648-6851.
Peach State Public Radio and Augusta Col
lege invite friends, fans, and supporters to
celebrate the SILVER ANNIVERSARY OF WACG
90.7 FM. Join WACG founder Maestro Harry
Jacobs and station manager Alan Cooke for
music, memories, ice cream and cake on Sun
day, October 15, at 3:00 p.m., in the Augusta
College President’s Garden by Rains Hal. Hosts
for the party are Dr. Werner Rogers, Executive
Director of the Georgia Public Telecommuni
cations Commission, and Dr. William A.
Bloodworth, President of Augusta College.
FORT GORDON’S FALLFEST ’95, held Sat
urday, October 21, will feature a craft show, car
show and music entertainment on Engineer
Field from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In addition,
a Volksmarch is between 10:30 a.m. and 2:00
p.m. Registration for the Bike Blitz will be
available from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. All events will
be open to the public. For more information,
cali 791-6779.
DRUG FREE HEALTH AND SAFETY FAIR will
be held at the McDuffie Woods Community
Center, 3461 old McDuffie Road. “Red Ribbon
Week,” Wednesday, October 25, from 6:00 -
8:00 p.m. Pre-registration is not required, no
fee will be charged. Refreshments, door prizes
and much more. For more information, call
Jeanette Thurmond at 771-2656.
OCTOBERFEST, sponsored by the German
Friendship Club, WAGT and Easter Seals, will
be held Saturday and Sunday, October 14 - 15,
at the Riverwalk area at Ninth Street. An old
fashioned German celebration featuring musi
cal entertainment, dance, merchandise and
authentic food. Admission is free! For more
information, contact Irving Ingram at 791-
2877.
HEARTFEST '95, co-sponsored by the Co
operative Extension Service/EFNEP and the
American Heart Association, will be held on
Friday, October 20, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., at
the Senior Center on 15th Street. Food demon
strations and samples of low-fat recipes will be
provided. Recipe booklets and door prizes will
be given to participants. No admission fee!
For more information, please call 821-2578.
“YWCAWEEKWITHOUT VIOLENCE” will be
held from Sunday through Saturday, October
15-21. The YWCA of Augusta and the YMCA
have joined forces for this event. Join with
hundreds of people in your community to take
back our streets, our school yards, and our
homes and make them violence free. To get
involved, call the YWCA of Augusta at 738-
6678.
ADAY FOR AUGUSTA COLLEGE will be held
on Tuesday, October 17. This day will launch
a day of fundraising and friend-raising for AC.
“REDISCOVERING OGELTHORPE’S AU
GUSTA” will be held on the eve of his 300th
birthday celebration on Monday, October 16,
from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Case DuTeau,
1855 Central Ave. Art works by Donna Whaley,
“A Photographic History-of Augusta” by Frank
Christian, books of Augusta history from Mag
nolia Book Store and quality antiques and
collectibles by Riverwalk Antiques Depot will
be featured. Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar
available.
SPORTS & STUFF
KARATE | & Il - TAE-KWON-DO will be held
at the Hephzibah/Carroll Community Center,
4977 Windsor Spring Road on Mondays at
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Pre-registration is not
required. Afeeofs2o.oo/monthwill be charged.
Tae-Kwon-Do is the oldest and most powerful
form of hand-and-foot fighting. Students will
receive instruction in traditional Karate basics
for self-defense and physical fitness. Gerlinda
Brinson is the instructor. For more informa
tion, call Nora Lamb or Joy Meyerat 592-2216.
STEP AEROBICS will be held at the Hephzi
bah/Carroll Community Center, 4977 Windsor
Spring Road on Mondays, Wednesdays, and
vridays from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. and on
Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. Pre-registration is not
required. A fee of $2.50 per class will be
charged. The newest trend in fitness. It gives
a maximum workout in minimum time.
Strengthens knees, tones hips and thighs.
This is the perfect workout for beginners and
conditioned athletes. Mary Cruse will be the
instructor. For more information, call Nora
Lamb or Joy Meyer at 592-2216.
'AEROBICS will be held at the Hephzibah/
Carroll Community Center, 4977 Windsor
Spring Road on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Pre-registration is not
required. A fee of $2.50 per class will be
charged. A low-impact workout class that
increases flexibility, endurance, muscle tone
and cardiovascular efficiency. For more infor
mation, call Nora Lamb or Joy Meyer at 592-
2216.
AN AQUATIC PROGRAM sanctioned by the
Arthritis Foundation will be held at Walton
Rehabilitation Hospital. The soothing 90-de
gree water and gentle movements may also
help to relieve pain and stiffness. Two classes
will be offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday
from 9:00 t 0 9:45a.m. and 12:15t0 1:00 p.m.
at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital’s Outpatient
Building. Feeis S3O for 12 visits. Preregistra
tion and physician approval are required. Call
(706) 823-8569 to register.
MEETINGS
PARENTS EXPERIENCING TROUBLED
TEENAGERS (PETT), a support group spon
sored by Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical
Center, will meet Monday, October 16, at 7:30
p.m. in the Family Practice Conference Room
located on the second floor in the Medical
Center. The first meeting will be an organiza
tional meeting focused on becoming acquaint
ed and sharing ideas for topics for future
agendas. Subsequent meetings will be held
the third Monday of every month.
THE TURPIN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSO
- will meet at Collins School onWednes
day, October 18, at 6:00 p.m. Business of
importance will be discussed. The public is
invited to attend.
CSRA COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS will be
meeting on Tuesday, October 17, 7:30 p.m. at
the Aldersgate Methodist Church on 3185
Wheeler Road. Rev. Sherrell Dunn, guest
speaker, will address the topi¢ of “Ways Your
Faith Can Affect Your Grief.” Compassionate
Friends is a support group for parents who
have suffered the death of a child. There are no
fees or dues. For more information, please
contact Darlyne Mathewes at 733-6818.
THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COLI
SEUM AUTHORITY will meet on Tuesday, Oc
tober 17, at 8:00 a.m. in the conference room
of the Administrative Offices.
Friday, Oct. 20 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
at the Senior Center on 15th
Street.
HEALTH
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL'S SPEECH AND
HEARING CENTER hearing aid donor program
provides reconditioned hearing aids to hear
ing-impaired individuals who otherwise could
not afford them. For more information on
donating hearing aids or to participate in the
program, call the Speech and Hearing Center at
(706) 722-1957 or TDD 826-8700.
MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENINGS. Universi
ty Hospital's Harry W. Jernigan Jr. Cancer
Center, Brown and Radiology Associates and
the American Cancer Society are co-sponsor
ing low cost mammogre, hyscreenings during
the month of October. Screenings will be
conducted from a mobile unit at the following
times and places: Tuesday, October 17, 9:00
a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Fairway Square, Washington
Road. Tuesday, October 24, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00
p.m., Kroger, Columbia Road. Cost for this
serviceis S7O. For appointments (required) or
for more information, call (706) 774-8885.
THE FRESH START PROGRAM, hosted by
the Medical College of Georgia Comprehensive
Cancer Center and the American Cancer Soci
ety to help people stop smoking, will be held on
Mondays in November on the 6th, 13th, 20th,
and the 27th at the cancer center. The program
is free. For more information, contact Jana
Gruber at (706) 721-6753 at MCG or call the
American Cancer Society at (760) 724-9970.
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
sessions are community-wide programs and
activities being conducted to support early
breast cancer detection and to educate the
public on the importance of mammography
and breast examination. A Tell-A-Friend ses
sion will be held Saturday, October 14 at 2:00
p.m. at the Good Hope Baptist Church, 710
East Cedar Street, Augusta. A Health Fair will
be held on Thursday, October 19,at 10:00a.m.
at the Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1223 Laney-
Walker Blvd, Augusta. For more information,
please contact the American Cancer Society at
724-9970.
FREE HEALTH SCREENING for blood pres
sure, blood sugar, and cholesterol will be
offered to the community on Thursday, Octo
ber 26, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. in the Education
Classrooms 1 and 2 located on the first floor of
the Augusta Regional Medical Center. If you
have any questions, please call Idallas Mason
at 868-2468.
VOLUNTEERS
THE SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL is seeking
volunteers to deliver meals to homebound
senior citizens in the Augusta area. To be part
of the Senior Citizens Council’'s Meals-On-
Wheels program, volunteers are needed for
about an hour between 10:30-11:30 a.m. Vol
unteers may deliver meals on a scheduled
basis as little as once aweek or may serve inan
occasional backup basis. All volunteers are
provided with an orientation to their routes and
delivery procedures. For more information
contact Marsha Newton at 826-4480.
GOLDEN HARVEST FOOD BANK needs vol
unteers two mornings per week for prepared
food pick-ups in the Martinez and South Au
gusta areas. Call Craig at 736-1199 for more
information.
ART EXHIBITS
ANNUAL QUILT SHOW will be on display
October 1 - 31 at the Lucy Craft Laney Muse
um.
ARTS IN THE HEART OF AUGUSTA JURIED
ART EXHIBITION will take place September 14
- November 10, 1995 at the Gertrude Herbert
Institute of Art at 506 Telfair Street. For more
information, call (706) 722-5495.
“REFLECTIONS” STUDENT EXHIBIT spon
sored by the Richmond County Council of
PTAs will take place September 14 - November
10at the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art. Free
reception for the exhibit will be held on Tues
day, October 17, at 6:00 p.m.
“ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG” will be on dis
play at the Morris Museum of Art from Sep
tember 6 through October 22. The museum is
located at One 10th Street in Augusta.
“MARTIN JOHNSON HEADE: THE FLORAL
AND BIRD STUDIES” will be on display at the
Morris Museum from October 17 - December
31
ERGO SUM GALLERY, 302 - 304 SIXTH
STREET, will display MASTERS OF METAL: A
Group Sculpture Exhibition from September 9
through October 27.
MUSIC, THEATRE, FILM
HEAVENLY CREATURES is an Australian
film based on a true story about a tight friend
ship between two teenage girls that leads to
tragedy. The film will be shown in the Lecture
Room of Butler Hall on Augusta College cam
pus on Monday, October 16. Bullets Over
Broadway, a film directed by Woody Allen, will
be shown on Monday, October 23. Itis a story
about disorganized theater people in a hilari
ous look at the realistic yet whimsical world of
Broadway. Showings will be at 6:00 and 8:30
p.m. FREE admission.
TUESDAY’S MUSIC LIVE downtown concert
series on October 17 will feature folk music of
Russia by the group Troika Balalaikas, at noon
inthe sanctuary of St. Paul’s Church at 6th and
Reynolds Streets. Young people’s concerts
will be held at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. Boxed
lunch to be sold will be prepared by Kevin
Goldsmith’s Pullman Hall and will cost $6. The
October 31st concert will feature harp and flute
music by The Jubilate Duo, with lunch pre
pared by La Maison on Telfair. You may also
reserve a seated meal (private tables are avail
able). Reservations are necessary. For more
information, call 722-3463.
THE AIKEN COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE ON
TWO NOTCH ROAD presents Remember My
Name on October 13 and 14. Friday and
Saturday performances are at 8:00 p.m. This
play, presented in honor of the 50th anniversa
ry of the end of the World War 11, telis the story
of a young Jewish girl’s survival in wartime
France. It provides an evocative, touching, and
frequently funny history lesson, while showing
how people find the strength to work for good
inan eviltime. Formore information and ticket
prices, please call 648-1438 or 649-2058.
THE MUNTU DANCE THEATRE OF CHICAGO
will appear free at Paine College on Friday,
October 13, at 8:00 p.m. at the Randall Carter
Gymnasium, Druid Park Avenue, Paine College
campus. For more information, call the Divi
sion of Student Services at (706) 821-8307.
AUGUSTA FOCUS
CLASSES
BILTMORE CANDLELIGHTHOLIDAYTOUR.
Registration is required by Friday, October 13
for this two-day tour on November 18 and 19.
Included are a welcome reception, hotel
accomodations, candlelight dinner and tour,
breakfast, and motor coach transportation.
Fee is $175. Call Augusta College Continuing
Education at 737-1636 for information.
STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS. This
course will assist individuals who are consid
ering starting their own business. Class will be
held Thursday, October 26 at 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
or Tuesday, Octoberl7,at6:3o-8:30 p.m. Fee
is $25 per person (spouse or partner at a
discount rate of S2O) which includes a detailed
workbook (a sls value) and other handout
materials. Call the Augusta Small Business
Development Center at 737-1790 for informa
tion.
ADVANCED GRAPHICS WORKSHOP. For
those who have mastered the fundamentals
and want to explore advanced techniques, this
course combines instruction on top of the
graphics and page layout software. Class
meets Monday, October 16 and Thursday,
October 19 at 7:30 p.m. Fee is $79. Call
Augusta College Continuing Educationat 737-
1636 for information.
BASIC CAR CARE. A hands-on course which
uses your own car as a laboratory. Learn to
check the oil, air filters, cables, and other
maintenance items as well as evaluate esti
mates. Class meets Saturday, October 14 at
9:00 a.m. Fee is $33. Call Augusta College
Continuing Education at 737-1636 for infor
mation.
ALBERT EINSTEIN PRESENTS: MEMORY
MAGIC. Portrayed by Rich Davis, Ph.D., the
genius himself will tell us how to access 90%
of the brain to double memory effectiveness.
Topics include remembering names and num
bers and learning more effectively. Class
meets Wednesday, October 18 at 6:00 p.m.
Fee is S3O. Call Augusta College Continuing
Education at 737-1636 for information.
ESSAY WRITING FOR COLLEGE APPLICA
TIONS. This course covers fundamentals of
essay writing, such as grammar, syntax, and
style, to help you write a strong personal essay
and get in the college of your choice. Class
starts Tuesday, October 24 at 6:00 p.m. Fee is
$39. Call Augusta College Continuing Educa
tion at 737-1636 for information.
WINTER SWIM TEAM. Swimming will be
held at the Fort Gordon Indoor Pool Mondays
through Fridays from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. for
hoys and girls, ages 6 - 18 years old. Begin
ners ages 4 - 12 will swim Saturdays, 8:00 -
9:30 p.m. They will learn strokes, develop
competitiveness and compete in meets. A fee
will be charged. For more information, call
Jodi Fazekas at 756-5025.
REGGAE AEROBICS. Swing and sway to the
Reggae Beat in this low-impact aerobics class
designed to firm the waistline, reduce hips,
and strengthen abdominal and leg muscles.
Course starts Monday, October 16at 7:00 p.m.
Fee is SSO. Call Augusta College Continuing
Education at 737-1636 for information.
LITTLE HANDS AT PLAY. To be held at the
McDuffie Woods Community Center at 3461
Old McDuffie Road on Mondays, Tuesdays,
and Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Pre-registration is required. A fee of $3.00 per
visit will be charged. Appropriate recreation
and learning advantages will be offered. For
more information, call Jeanette Thurmond at
771-2656.
TEST TAKING WORKSHOPS AT THE WAL
LACE BRANCH LIBRARY. The Wallace Branch
Library Homework Center will offer a series of
free test taking workshops on Saturdays, 1:00
-2:00 p.m. “General Test Taking Hints” will be
offered on October 14, “Success with Different
Types of Tests” will be held October 21, and
“Leading Up to a Test” will be offered October
28. Pre-registration is required. For more
information or to register, please call the Wal
lace Branch Library at 722-6275.
GUYS AND DOLLS. Program will be held at
the Hyde Park Center, 2024 Leona Street Mon
days through Fridays from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30
p.m. for boys and girls ages 3 - 5 years old.
This program is set up to enhance learning
skills. A fee of $3.00 per day will be charged.
For more information, call Teretha Wright at
790-6132.
SENIOR ADULTS PROGRAM. Many activi
ties planned for this program which will be held
at the Eastview Center, 644 Aiken Street on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:00
a.m.-1:00 p.m. For more information, contact
Cassandra Foat at 722-2302.
HUNTER'’S SAFETY COURSE. This course,
for ages 8 years to adult, will be held at the
Hephzibah/Carroll Community Center at 4977
Windsor Spring Road on Saturday, October
14,at9:00a.m. -4:00 p.m. Registration will be
heid at 8:30 a.m. A fee will be charged. For
more information, please call Nora or Joy at
592-2216.
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