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JULY 3,1997 AUGUSTA FOCUS
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During the months of July and
August, the Morris Museum of
Art is offering “The Ultimate
Off-the-Wall Art Adventure,” a
day camp for children four
years old and older. Children
will enjoy a fun and stimulating
mix of games, discussion and dra
matic exercises during their mu
seum visit. “Otf-the-Wall” Adven
tures are available Tuesday
through Friday from 10 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. Admission is $1 per
child, per session. Adult chaper
ones are admitted free of charge.
To book your Adventure, please
contact Mary Baker, education
assistant, at (706) 724-7501.
Friday, July 11, the Gertrude
Herbert Institute of Art will
feature “At the Anvil: A Cel
ebration of Blacksmithing in
Georgia” an exhibition of works
created by Georgia blacksmiths.
Opening reception will be held
from 6 - 8 p.m. Fee for nonmem-
Lers is $5. o
Every Friday, from 7 a.m. - 6
p.m. St. Joseph Hospital Fam
ily Care Center provides
health screenings. Get your
triglycerides, cholesterol HDL and
blood sugar te-ced. Learn about
diet, exercises and general health.
Fee is $lO for all three blood tests.
Screenings held at Suite 180 in the
Summerville Professional Center.
For more information, please call
481-7604.
Sunday, July 13, the Morris
Museum of Art will present
“Women Artists of the
Charleston Renaissance” by
Martha Severens at 2 p.m. Ad
mission is free. For more informa
tion, contact Patricia Moore, cu
rator of education, at (706) 724-
7501.
Friday, July 4, the U.S. Army Sig
nal Corps Band will perform a
special 4th of July Concert at the
Jessye Norman Amphitheatre. The
evening will conclude with the firing
of live cannons during The 1812 Over
ture. Call Riverwalk Special Events
at (706) 821-1754 for more informa
tion.
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Friday, July 4, the Savannah
River Group will hike the
gartram Trail in the Blue
idge and Smokey Moun
tains. A slow-paced, five-mile
ayhike from Winespring Bald to
ayah Bald in North Carolina.
lieader is Lee Thomas. Call (770)
4'58-3389 for more information.
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| Sunday, July 6, the Morris Mu
ieum of Art will hold a Fourth
f July Weekend Celebration.
Enjoy a concert of patriotic songs
y Fort Gordon’s Garden City
rass Quintet at 2 p.m. Admission
is free. For more information,
please call (706) 724-7501.
! Friday, July 4, from noon until
dark, join YlO5 for the '97
Lake-Shakin Fourth of July
Celebration. Show will be
topped off with a fireworks display
gn(lll salute to astronaut Susan
till.
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Saturday, July 5, Three Dog
Night Revisited will be in con
cert with a fireworks extrava
ganza at Fort Gordon’s Barton
Field, at 8 p.m. Advance tickets are
$8 and are available off post at
Allied Banks and Pump ’n Shops.
Tickets will be $lO at the gate.
Fireworks will begin immediately
after the concert. For more infor
mation, please call (706) 791-6779.
Friday, July 4, enjoy perfor
mances of your favorite pa
triotic music featuring Or
ganist Keith Shafer and the
choir of the Saint Paul’s
Church in air-conditioned
comfort followed by the
Riverwalk Fireworks display.
Ice cream and lemonade will be
available for purchase on the
lawns following the concert,
from members of the church’s
youth group. Patron ticket hold
ers will be issued free parking
permits and will have reserved
seating in the front of the nave.
The concert will be held rain or
shine. Parking permit holders
can use their tickets for the
church lots in the event of a rain
date for the fireworks display.
General admission tickets are
$lO, patron tickets sls,
children’s tickets $5. For more
information call 724-2485.
Monday, July 7, the Senior
Citizens Council will be issu
ing picture L.D. cards at the
Senior Citizens Council from
10:30 a.m. - noon.
Tuesday, July 8, the Morris
Museum of Art will hold Art
Break. Spend your lunch break
at the museum on the eighth and
other selected Tuesdays during
July and August. Bring your own
brown-bag lunch and take ad
vantage of our outdoor case seat
ing on the Riverwalk. Beverages
and desserts will be provided.
Come inside the museum at
12:30 p.m. and enjoy a 20-minute
gallery talk on a small selection
of works of art from our perma
nent collection or temporary ex
hibitions. Fee is $2 for nonmem
bers or free for museum mem
bers. For more information, con
tact Patricia Moore, curator of
education, at (706) 724-7501.
Friday, July 4, Riverfront 4th
Celebrations will include the
following events: At Eighth
Street Plaza: 3 p.m. until dark—
Arts and Crafts Bazaar, 1 p.m. -
9:30 p.m.—Children’s Amuse
ments; At Stage I at Reynolds and
Eighth: 3:30 - 4 p.m.—Taped Mu
sic, 4 - 4:45 p.m. John Zwemer in
authentic costume featuring “Sto
ries of America,” 5 - 5:30 p.m.—
Mirage Middle Eastern Dancers &
Guest, 5:40 - 6:40 p.m.—Duane
Weaver, 7:30 - 8 p.m.—
TaeKwondo Plus, 8:15 - 9 p.m.—
Footloose and Fancy Free
Cloggers, 9 - 9:30 p.m.—Mirage
Middle Eastern Dancers & Guest;
Stage Il in the Fountain area: 3 -
4 p.m.— All That Jazz, 4:30 - 5:30
p.m.—John Monroe and the
Ghostrider, 6 - 8 p.m.—Shine Box,
8:30 - 9:30 p.m.—Flo Carter Band;
Amphitheatre: 8 - 9:30 p.m.—U.S.
Army Signal Corps Band in concert,
9:30 p.m. Fireworks Spectacular.
Place your iocal event
announcement on the Around Town
calendar page of Augusta Focus
Saturday, July 12, the Ameri
can Cancer Society, Rich
mond-Columbia Unit, will
host its ninth annual Bach
elor Auction, “In the Heat of
the Night.” The Auction will be
held from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the
Savannah Rapids Pavillion.
Tickets are available at the
American Cancer Society. Cost
is sls per ticket. Hosts for the
evening will be Dee Griffin of
Channel 6 and Matt Stovall of
WGAC 580. Hors d’oeuvres will
be served and a cash bar will be
available. For ticket informa
tion, call 731-9900.
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Sunday, July 13, the Savan
nah River Group wi!l travel to
Stone Mountain for a slow
paced five-mile dayhike on
the nature trail around Stone
Mountain Lake. Brunch at a lo
cal bakery included. Leader will be
Gautam Bhan. Call (770) 962-
4815 for more information.
Beginning Tuesday, July 22, a
“Lights, Camera, Action”
commercial workshop will be
held at the Warren Road Com
munity Center. Registration
will be held Monday, June 30,
from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. at the cen
ter. The workshop will be held for
four weeks on Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
for ages 6 - 12. The program
teaches young people how to stay
focused, how to take directions
and encourages creativity. Fee is
$35. Class is limited to 20 chil
dren. For more information,
please call Shirley Osborn at 860-
0986.
Tuesday, July 15, the Augusta-
Richmond County Museum
Children’s Summer Program
series will give children a
chance to experience the hard
life of a Civil War soldier. From
10 - 11:30 a.m., areenactor will de
scribe the uniform and accoutre
ments of the typical soldier and
what it was like to fight in the war.
Fee for the program is $3 for mu
seum members and $5 for nonmem
bers. Registration is on a first-come,
first-served basis. To register, call
the museum’s education depart
ment at (706) 722-8454.
Tuesday, July 15, Profession
ally Your’s presents “Our
Proud Ladies”—Senior Citi
zens 60 & older can receive a
cut, wash, set and blow dry and
style free of charge. Offered from
9 am. - 3 p.m. Refreshments will
be served. Call 860-6665 for an ap
pointment.
Monday, July 7, the Builders
Association will hold its annual
Table Top Night at the Sheraton
Augusta Hotel from 6 - 9 p.m $25
per table is due no later than July
3. Call (706) 860-2371 for more in
formation.
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During the week of July 7 - 13,
Shepeard Community Blood
Center will be holding bloed
drives at the following loca
tions and times: July 7—at SRS
(TNX) from 8 am. - 11 a.m., and
at SRS (Wackenhut) from 1 - 3
p.m.; July B—at SRS (F Area)
from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., and at
Shepeard West from 4 - 8 p.m.;
July 9—at SRS (ITP Back Gate)
from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. and at Walton
Rehab from 2 - 4 p.m.; July 10—
at SRS (Lower B Area) from 8 a.m.
- 3 p.m., at New Hope Church of
God on Wheeler Road from 6:30 -
9 p.m., at Aiken Community Blood
Center from noon - 6 p.m., and at
the Bloodmobile parked behind
McDonald’s at the corner of Whis
key and Pine Log Roads; July 11—
at Jones Intercable on Old Peters
burg Road from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.,
at Precision Tune on Gordon
Highway from noon - 2 p.m., and
at Wal-Mart on Bobby Jones from
1:30 - 6 p.m.; July 12—at Belved
ere Fire Department in Belvedere,
S.C.from9a.m.-Ip.m.;July 13—
at Wesley United Methodist
Church on Belair Road from 9
a.m. -1 p.m.
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Saturday, July 19, the Colum
bia County Sheriff’s Office
will be conducting a Ladies’
Firearms Safety Seminar from
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the CCSO Fir
ing Range. This Seminar will
teach the novice firearms handler
the basics of safe cperation,
marksmanship, care and cleaning
and current Georgia law. Inter
ested persons should call Sergeant
W.D. Williams at 541-3900 to re
serve a slot. Seminar is free of
charge.
Beginning Monday, July 14,
through Friday, July 25, Friends
of the Symphony will hold the
16th annual Collage Creative
Arts Camp. Camp is for children
entering kindergarten through
fifth grade. Hands-on activities in
all classes with six different
classes each week. Camp will be
held at Episcopal Day School and
Church of the Good Shepherd at
2248 and 2230 Walton Way. For
more information, call Sue
Alexanderson at 738-7527 or the
Symphony office at 826-4705. Fee
for each week is SBO and includes
a T-shirt for each week attended.
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Saturday, July 19, the Savan
nah River Group will go on an
“Audobon outing” to Silver
Bluff Sanctuary. Look for the
endangered Wood Storks and
other species that frequent the
ponds there. Leader will be Calvin
Zippler. Call (803) 642-2264.
Every Monday, Wednesday &
Friday Senior Friends holds
a free aerobic workout with
chair exercises from 8:30 - 9
a.m. at Columbia-Augusta Medi
cal Center. Call (706) 651-6716.
Every Tuesday & Thursday
Senior Friends offers Tai Chi
classes at 10 and 11 a.m. at Co
lumbia-Augusta Medical Center.
Call (706) 651-6716. Cost is sls
per month.
Every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Se
nior Friends offers Begin
ners Line Dance class at Co
lumbia-Augusta Medical Center.
Call (706) 651-6716. Cost is $9
for six weeks.
Every Wednesday from 7:15 - 8:15
p.m. Augusta-Richmond County
Parks and Recreation offers
Middle Eastern Dance Class at
the Warren Road Community Cen
ter. Class is for teens and adults. Fee
is $5 per session. Gail Schulz is the
instructor. Please call Shirley
Osborn at 860-0986 for more infor
mation.
Mondays and Wednesdays, Tues
days and Thursdays, Literacy/
Reading Improvement classes
are given by Augusta Techni
cal Institute. Mon. & Wed. class
is held from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m ;
Tues. & Thurs. class is held from
5:30 - 9:30 p.m. Please call (706)
823-6983 for registration informa
tion and class locations.
Every Wednesday at 2:45 p.m.,
Senior Friends offers interme
diate line dance classes. Cost is
$9 for six weeks. Please call (706)
651-6716 for more information.
Beginning Monday, July 7, the
Gertrude Herbert Institute
of Art will offer Human Fig
ure Drawing. Classes will be
held through July 11 from 10
a.m. - noon. Ages 13 - 19 may
attend. Fee is $55 for nonmem
bers and $49.50 for members.
Study the most demanding sub
ject for the artist—the human
figure. This class is designed to
develop skills in drawing the hu
man figure, while capturing an
expression and interpretation of
the human form. The issues of
angle, pose, gesture, movement
and expression of the subject will
be discussed. Clothed models will
be used.
Beginning Wednesday, July 9,
Aiken Center for the Arts will
offer stress management class
with Kathy Nowlin for teen
agers and adults. Tap into your
unused creative energy by using
color therapy, aroma therapy, light
meditation and non-strenuous
yoga. Bring an exercise mat or
blanket. Please refrain from us
ing perfume or after-shave as it
affects the aroma therapy. Class
meets Wednesdays from 6 - 7:30
p.m. July 9 - August 13. Fee is $45.
For private lessons in weaving
from the Aiken Center for the
Arts and Arne Fliflet, call ACA
tc arrange sessions. L:arn the art
of hand weaving from one of the
area’s most experienced weavers.
Fee is $lO per session.
Every Wednesday at 1 p.m., the
Senior Friends offers Ad
vanced Line Dance classes.
Cost is $9 for six weeks. Please call
(706) 651-6716 for more informa
tion.
Beginning Tuesday, July 8, the
ASU Division of Continuing
Education will be offering
Successful Money Manage
ment. Learn ways to minimize
your investment returns and pro
vide a secure future for you and
your family. Three-session course
begins with class at 6:30 p.m. Fee
is $65. Call 737-1636 for more in
formation.
Beginning Wednesday, July 9,
the ASU Division of Continu
ing Education will offer
Kaplan SAT Review classes.
12-session course with class at 5
p.m. July 9, and the remainder at
6 p.m. Call for fee. Call 737-1636
for more information.
Wednesday, July 9, the ASU Di
vision of Continuing Educa
tion will give a free SAT pre
view. Class meets from 5 - 9 p.m.
Call 737-1636 to reserve space and
materials in this limited enroll
ment opportunity.
Tuesday, July 8, the ASU Di
vision of Continuing Educa
tion will give a one-session
course, Planning Your Job
Search. Class meets at 7 p.m. Fee
is sl9. Call 737-1636 for more in
formation.
Tuesday, July 15, the ASU Di
vision of Continuing Educa
tion will offer Resume Writing
Made Easy. Resumes advertise
your skills and experience to a
potential employer. This cne-ses
sion class shows you how to pre
pare the best possible resume for
you and your employment goals.
Class meets at 7 p.m. Fee is $24.
Call 737-1636 for more informa
tion.
Thursday, July 10, the ASU
Division of Continuing Edu
cation will offer Treat Your
self Well. Take three healthy.
workshops: Good Mornings,
Cancer Prevention and Fat Bud
geting, combined into a one
morning session and save $5
from the cost of taking them,
separately. The class meets fron{
9:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Fee is $25.
Call 737-1636 for more informas
tion. .
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Saturday, July 12, the ASU Di
vision of Continuing Educa
tion will offer Grilled Fish
with Heinz Sowinski. German
trained Chef Sowinski of Ld
Maison on Telfair will open up his
kitchen to share tips, procedures
and recipes to properly grill vari~
ous kinds of fish as well as salsag
and coulis to accompany the fish
dishes. Registration is limited, so
register early. Class meets from 2
- 4 p.m. Fee is $35. Call 737-1636
for more information.
Saturday, July 12, the ASU Di»
vision of Continuing Educa
tion will Bicycle on the Au
gusta Canal. Spend the morning
cycling the length of the historic
Augusta Canal and have a Dutch
treat lunch with the group while
downtown. The ride starts at 9
a.m. Feeis slseach. Call 737-1636
for more information.
Tuesday, July 8, Augustans !
for Nonsmokers’ Rights will !
meet at 6:30 p.m. at 501 Winches-,
ter Dr. at the corner of Regent Rd. |
& Winchester Dr. in Waverly sub- |
division off Wheeler Rd. '
The second Tuesday of each!
month, St. Joseph Hospital’s !
Widow/Widower Supper!
Group meets. Enjoy a social out- |
ing and Dutch-treat meal in an
informal setting Group meets in :
the private diiinig room ats
Shoney’s Restaurant at 218,
Bobby Jones in Martinez. \
The fourth Sunday of each,
month, St. Joseph Hospital’s |
Augusta Lupus Support;
Group meets. The group meets |
at 2:30 p.m. For more informa- |
tion, please call Angie Newton of !
the Augusta Lupus Support!
Group at 863-5447. ;
Every first and third Wednesday :
of each month, the Walton Re- .
hab Stroke Support Group .
meets. Stroke survivors, family |
members and caregivers are in- |
vited to attend the meetings from |
2 - 3 p.m. For additional informa- |
tion, please call Chaplain Thomp- |
son at 823-8520. '
The first Thursday of every |
month, the Walton Rehab TMJ |
Support Group meets. Group '
meets from 7 - 9 p.m. in the out- |
patient classroom at Walton. For |
more information, please call |
Anne-Marie Zippay at 823-5217. |
Every first and third Tuesday |
of each month, the St. Joseph !
Hospital Discovery Grief Sup- |
port Group meets. St. Joseph |
Hospice sponsors the group, |
which is geared toward people |
dealing with the death of a loved
one. The group meets from 7:30 - |
9 p.m. in Augusta at St. Joseph !
Hospital, 2260 Wrightsboro Road, !
fourth floor and in Aiken at St.
Joseph Homecare Services Office |
at 681 Silver Bluff Road. Please
call (706) 481-7490 or (800) 533- |
3949 in Augusta for more infor- |
mation, or (800) 381-2273 in |
Aiken. :
Saturday, July 19, La Leche |
League of Augusta will meet. |
The topic will be The Art of |
Breastfeeding and Overcoming |
Difficulties. Meeting is open to !
anyone interested in learning '
more about breastfeeding. Babies !
and toddlers are always welcome.
Meeting will be held at St. Joseph. /
Hospital at 9:45 a.m. For more,
information, call Maria Vaill at;
860-6965 or Nancy Daly at 7964
7598. .