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EVENTS
THELUCY CRAFT LANEY MUSEUM
OF BLACK HISTORY, 1116 Phillips
St., will be closed from March 13 - 21
to complete the restoration process.
For more information, call Mrs. Betts
at (706) 724-3576. Admission fees:
75 cents per child, $2 per aduit.
. A WELCOME CEREMONY will be
theld on March 18 at 9 a.m. for the
:Signal Towers Flagpole for the Ger
:man Army’s Chief of Signal, Brigadier
“General Konrad Bader. The ceremony
«is open to the public.
: THE AUGUSTA PLAYERS will
present The Lion in Winter on March
14 - 16. Performances are scheduled
at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday,
March 14 and 15, and at 3 p.m. on
-Sunday, March 16, in the auditorium
«of Augusta‘Technical Institute, 3116
Deans Bridge Rd. Admission is sl2
“foradults and $8 for full-time students
and senior citizens ages 65 and up.
*For reservations and further informa
tion, call the Augusta Players busi
ness office at (706) 826-4707.
- HISTORIC TOUR OF AUGUSTA,
‘sponsored by the Augusta-Richmond
County Convention & Visitors Bureau,
Wiltbe held every Saturday, from 10:30
a.m.-12:00 p.m. The tour will start at
the Historic Cotton Exchange Wel
ome Center at Bth and Reynolds
Streets and wind through downtown
Augusta and the Summerville area.
Costis $lO per adult and $5 per child.
Reservations must be made by Friday
by 4 p.m. for the Saturday tours. Call
823-6600 for reservations.
. THE GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTI
TUTE OF ART will hold a free family
workshop, “Nature Wind Socks,” on
March 22, 10'a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sheri
Barajas will lead each participant in
making an original windsock. To reg
ister, call (706) 722-5495.
. THE U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS
BAND presents its annual Spring Con
cert on March 21 at 7 p.m. in Alexan
der Hall on Chamberlain Avenue.
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Around Town
EVENTS (con’t)
FLAIR, THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE
ALLIANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL RAP
PORT, will be inducting foreign lan
guage students into their honor soci
ety on Monday, March 17, at 7 p.m. at
the ASU Performing Arts Theatre.
THE AUGUSTA SYMPHONY OR
CHESTRA will perform this season’s
final Publix Family Concert on Sunday,
March 16, at the ASU Performing Arts
Theatre. Violinist Catherine Cho, The
Richmond County String Orchestra
and ASO’s Young Artist Competition
winners will perform with the Augusta
Symphony. Concert time will be 3 p.m.
Tickets may be purchased at the box
office or by calling 826-4705 to order
by phone. General admission prices
are $lO for adults and $5 for students.
THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART will
be featuring a slide lecture by Dr.
Michael Schwartz on The Tradition of
Landscape Painting on Sunday,
March 16, at2p.m. For more informa
tion, call Patricia Moore, curator of
education at (706) 724-7501.
THE AUGUSTA CHAPTER OF THE
MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD
WARS will meet on Sunday, March 16,
at 1 p.m. at the Fort Gordon Officers
Club. The annual memorial service
following the meeting will be held in
the Bi-Centennial Chapel.
THE METRO AUGUSTA PREVEN
TION COALITION (MAPC) will hold a
prevention planning workshop on Sat
urday, March 22 for all organizations
and community groups interested in
building healthier, safer, drug-free
communities. The workshop will be
held from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the
Richmond County Board of Educa
tion, 3106 Lake Forest Dr., Bldg. 208.
Lunch will be provided. RSVP by
March 19 to Chris Carkhum at 724-
4943 or Faye Hardy at 826-4460.
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EVENTS (con’t)
HISTORIC COTTON EXCHANGE will
host two art events on Monday, March
17. LeAnne Brown, fiber artist, will
demonstrate spinning from 12:30 - 2
p.m. and from 2:45 - 4:15 p.m. Peggy
Williams, storyteller and musician, will
entertain from 2 - 2:40 p.m.
THE AUGUSTA SYMPHONY will hold
a benefit on Thursday, March 20, 7 -
10 p.m. at the Bon Air Hotel Terrace
Room. Fee will be $12.50 per person.
Heavy hors d’oeuvres, varied dance
music, vintage clothing from various
musical eras and door prizes will be
featured. Call 738-7527 or 860-9447
for more information.
QUEST FOUNDATION USA, INC will
presentits third annual celebrity week
end, March 15 - 17. Confirmed celeb
rities include Arthur Marshall, Garri
son Hearst, Randle Godfrey, Rodney
Hampton, Dwayne Harper, Chris Mohr
and Vince Dooley. The Celebrity Bas
ketball game will be held at the Augus
ta State University Athletic Complex at
6 p.m. An autograph session will
follow immediately afterthe game. On
Sunday, March 16, events at the Ra
disson Riverfront Hotel will include:
VIP reception, 6 - 7 p.m.; sports mem
orabilia auction in the grand ballroom,
7:15-7:45p.m.; and a celebrity dinner
will be held in the grand ballroom. On
Monday, March 17, a golf tournament
will be held at Woodside Plantation at
12:30 p.m. Formoreinformation about
prices, etc., call Cheri Cofer at 650-
2949.
THE RICHMOND COUNTY
DEMOCRACTIC PARTY will sponsor
its traditional Good Friday Breakfast
on March 28, 1997, 7:30 a.m., at the
Sheraton Augusta Hotel. Reserva
tions may be made at $lO/person by
calling 722-8111 by Friday, March 21.
SENIOR NEWS
THE SENIOR CENTER, 535 15th St.,
sponsors many classes, trips and oth
er activities. For more information,
please call (706) 826-4480.
- Friday, March 14, 11 a.m. - Insur
ance and Safety Fire Commissioner
John W. Oxendine, representatives of
the Lowe’s Home Safety Council and
the Georgia Community Care Provid
ers Association will hold a press con
ference to discuss the success of “A
Partnership for Fire Safe Seniors.” The
partnership provides smoke detectors
and fire safety educational materials to
senior citizens who receive home health
care or other assistance in the home.
The press conference will be heid at
the Senior Citizens Council, 535 15th
St.
AUDITIONS
THE AUGUSTA SYMPHONY will be
auditioning for its substitution list on
Saturday, March 15, at Augusta State
University Fine Arts Bldg. Send re
sume to: ATTN: ASO Personnel Man
ager, P.O. Box 579, Augusta, Ga.
30903-0579 or fax (706) 826-4735.
Audition times will be arranged after
resume is received. Call 650-1030 for
more information.
REUNIONS
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ACAD
EMY will hold a general reunion of all
former graduates and students in a
three-day affair in June. An attempt is
being made to determine the number
of participants by March 31. If you are
a former student or know of a former
student, please contact Harriet Curry
at 722-6924.
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MEETINGS
IKVCERBERUS, alocal Klingon Star
Trek group, will meet on Saturday,
March 15, at Friedman Branch Library,
1447 Jackson Rd., at 2 p.m. All Trek
kers welcome.
A CIVILIAN TOWN HALL MEETING
will be held on March 14 at 2:30 p.m.
in Alexander Hall on Chamberlain Ave.
at Fort Gordon. Subjects to be dis
cussed include: status of Gate 1, an
update on post construction, automa
tion training, etc.
WOMEN IN BUSINESS will be hold
ing its March meeting on Wednesday,
March 19, atthe Augusta Country Club,
655 Milledge Rd. Networking will
begin 11:30 a.m., lunch at noon with
the meeting ending at 1 p.m. Guest
speaker will be Dr. Sylvia Bartee, as
sistant professor in the department of
Family Medicine at MCG. Reserva
tions for the luncheon are required
and can be made by calling the Metro
Augusta Chamber of Commerce at 821-
1320, ext. 1380 by Friday, March 14.
THE WILDFLOWER CLUB OF THE
CSRA, INC. will meet on Saturday,
March 15, at 10:15 a.m. at the Fried
man Branch Library, 1447 Jackson
Rd., Augusta. David Jones will be
talking about beekeeping. Call Rita for
informatior at 738-8594.
CSRA COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS.
will be meeting on March 18 at 7:30
p.m. atthe Aldersgate United Method
ist Church, 3185 Wheeler Rd. Topic
will be “Show and Tell,” share your
child with us. Compassionate Friends
is a support group for parents who
have suffered the death of a child.
There are no fees or dues. For infor
mation, please contact Jeanette Daniel
at 733-8686.
AUGUSTA FOCUS MARCH 13, 1997
MEETINGS (con't)
LA LECHE LEAGUE will meet on
March 15 at 9:45 a.m. at St. Joseph
Hospital, classroom #l. The art of
breast-feeding and overcoming diffi
culties will be discussed. Babies and
toddlers welcome. For more informa
tion or immediate help, contact Maria
Vaill at 860-6965 or Nancy Daly at
796-7898.
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE CITIZENS
ADVISORY BOARD will hold an
ER&WM subcommittee meeting on
Tuesday, March 18, at 6 p.m. at the
North Augusta Community Center, 101
Brookside Ave., North Augusta, S.C.
Discussion will focus on the SRS De
contamination & decommissioning
program and the evaluation of a soils
consolidation facility.
THE GREATER AUGUSTA CHAPTER
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSI
TY (SCSU) ALUMNI ASSOCIATION,
INC. will have its monthly meeting on
March 17 at the Main Branch Library,
902 Greene St., in Augusta at 7 p.m.
The Greater Augusta chapter encom
passes North Augusta, S.C. and Au
gusta, Ga. area residents which are
graduates from SCSU or any friends of
SCSU. Contact Mashell Fashion at
(706) 592-5788 for more information.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE will meet
on Monday, March 17, at 9:30 a.m. in
the Barney Deßoller Conference Room
of the administrative offices of the
Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum
Authority, 601 Seventh St.
Catch the CSRA
Black Expo, April 12,
at the Augusta
State University
Athietic Complex
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