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Tuesday, July 29, All That
Jazz presents saxophonist
Wayne Hoey at the Appleby
Library at 8 p.m. Bring your
lawn chairs or rent one at the
show. Soft drinks will be sold to
benefit the Friends of the Li
brary. The performance is free to
the public.
Now through August 12, Fort
Gordon PTA will be sponsor
ing Super Story Sessions ev
ery Tuesday for Ft. Gordon
affiliated children ages three
- six. Story sessions include
reading, crafts, fun and activities
and are held from 10:30 - 11:30
a.m. at the Woodworth Library
on Ft. Gordon. On Aug. 5 and 12,
professional storyteller Jamie
Smalley will perform. Spaces are
limited, so sign up beforehand at
the library or by calling 791-
2449. For more information
about this and other Ft. Gordon
PTA programs, please call 791-
6494 or 791-6498.
Throughout the month of Au
gust, on Tuesday evenings, the
Augusta Choral Society will
be holding auditions for all
voice parts at Trinity-on-the-
Hill United Methodist Church.
Auditions will be held each week
from 6:30 - 7:15 p.m. Pieces being
performed this season include
Verdi’s Requiem, Handel’s Mes
siah, and Beethoven’s Symphony
No. 9. For more information, call
826-4713 or 737-4322.
Tuesday, July 29, Fort
Gordon’s 702nd Military Intel
ligence Group and Gordon
Regional Signal Intelligence
Operations will hold its
change of command cer
emony at 9 a.m. on Barton Field.
In the event of inclement weather,
the ceremony will be held in Gym
# 1 on 19th Street.
Thursday, July 31, Fort
Gordon’s monthly retirement
review will be held at9a.m. at
the Signal Towers Flagpole on
Chamberlain Ave.
Friday, August 8, Fort
Gordon’s Signal Corps Regi
mental Noncommissioned Of
ficer Academy will hold its
change of command cer
emony at 9 a.m. on Barton Field.
In the event of inclement weather,
the ceremony will be held in Gym
# 1, on 19th street.
During the months of July and
August, the Morris Museum
of Art is offering “The Ulti
mate Off-the-Wall Art Adven
ture,” a day camp for chil
dren four years old and
older. Children will enjoy a fun
and stimulating mix of games,
discussion and dramatic exer
cises during their museum visit.
“Off-the-Wall” Adventures are
available Tuesday through Fri
day from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Admission is $1 per child, per
session. Adult chaperones are ad
mitted free of charge. To book
your Adventure, please contact
Mary Baker, education assistant,
at (706) 724-7501.
Daily insurance counseling,
assistance and referral for the
elderly is available at the Senior
Citizens Council. Please call (706)
826-4480 for more information of
for an appointment.
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Now through August 5, the
Lucy Craft Laney Museum of
Black History will be featur
ing Red Book and Cotton by
John Solomon Sandridge. For
additional information, please call
Mrs. Betts at (706) 724-3576. Ad
mission fees are 75¢ per child and
$2 for adults.
Every Friday, from 7 am. - 6
p.m., St. Joseph Hospital Fam
ily Care Center provides
health screenings. Get your
triglycerides, cholesterol HDL and
blood sugar tested. 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.
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Saturday, July 26, the Savan
nah River Group will hold a
group picnic. There will be no
July meeting, but fun and fellow
ship at Mistletoe State Park. Call
Frank Carl at 823-2254 for more
information.
Tuesday, July 29, the Augusta-
Richmond County Museum
will present stories that en
tertained 18th and 19th cen
tury children. This program will
close the three-part series.
Storytelling will begin at 10 a.m.
Fee is $3 for museum members
and $5 for nonmembers.
Thursday, July 31, Barnes &
Noble will hold a blood drive
from 4:30 - 8:30 p.m. Receive a
10 percent discount on your pur
chases after visiting the Shepeard
Community Blood Center Blood
mobile during this event.
Friday, July 25, the Fourth
Annual Nellieville Drug and
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Day will be held at Doughty
Park. Please call Augusta-Rich
mond County Recreation and
Parks at 796-5025 for more infor
mation.
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Thursday, July 31, the Au
gusta-Richmond County Rec
reation and Parks Depart
ment will begin the
Countywide Church Softball
Championship Tournament.
Please call 796-5025 for more in
formation.
Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July
26, the GRPA State Youth Soft
ball Tournament Midget Girls
will be held at Fleming Complex.
Please call Augusta-Richmond
County Recreation and Parks at
796-5025 for more information.
Saturday, July 26, the State
Dixie Youth Major State Base
ball Tournament will be held.
Please call Augusta-Richmond
County Recreation and Parks at
796-5025 for more information.
Every Monday and Tuesday at
10:30 a.m. and Thursdaysat 7 p.m.,
Barnes & Noble holds
Children’s Story Hour for
preschoolers and primary and
elementary school children.
Preschool hour is Monday & Tues
day at 10:30 a.m., primary and el
ementary school hour is Thursday
at 7 p.m. Please call (706) 860-2310.
Monday, August 4, and Friday,
August 8, from 10 a.m. - noon, the
Lucy Craft Laney Museum pre
sents an art workshop with
ASU graduate and artist, Tara
Graham. Children will be exposed
to watercolor, collage and pencil art.
For more information, please call
the museum at 724-3576. Reserve
spaces early!
Saturday, August 2, the New
Hope Community Center will
hold a Love and Unity in the
Community Fish Fry from 5 - 8
p.m. at the Community Center on
Conklin Ave. For more information,
please call Rev. Larry Fryer at 724-
6172 0r 8526 1961.
Saturday; August 2, the Augusta
Chapter of Jack and Jill of
America, Inc., will sponsor its
annual fund raiser: Hot Fun in
the Summer, Dress to the 70s
dance. Event will be held from ¢
p.m. - 1 am. at the Julian Smith
Casino. $lO donation appreciated.
Prize awarded for most creative
dress from the 70s. For tickets, con
tact LaVerne Proctor-Streeter at
(706) 868-0999.
Friday, August 8, the Augusta-
Richmond County Recreation
and Parks Department will be
holding fall adult softball reg
istration. Team registration will
be in the following divisions: Ladies
30 and over, Men’s Open and In
dustrial, Co-Ed Open and Church.
For more information, please con
tact Darrel Bennett at 795-5025.
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During the week of July 28 - July
31, Shepeard Community
Blood Center will hold blood
drives at the following loca
tions and times: July 28—at St.
Joseph Hospital from 10 am. - §
p.m., July 29—at First Union Bank
from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., at Coca-Cola
Bottling Company from 4 - 6:30
p.m., at Shepeard West from 4 - 8
p.m. and at Publix in the Evans
Towne Centre parking lot from 4 -
8 p.m.; July 30—at Ridgecrest
Apartments from 4 - 7 p.m,; July
31—at Augusta State Medical
Prison from 8 - 11 a.m., at Barnes
& Noble Bookstore from 4:30 - 8:30
p.m., at Aiken Community Blood
Center from 12 - 6 p.m., and at
McDonald’s at the corner of Whis
key and Piné Log Roads from 12 - 6
p.m.
Saturdays, August 2 and Au
gust 9, Gertrude Herbert In
stitute of Art will hold Clay
Creations for Kids. Learn new
ways to hand-build special clay
projects in this two-day multi
level class. Fee is $65. Class is
for ages eight to 13. Bring a sack
lunch, drinks will be provided.
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Fax to (706) 724-6969.
During the week of August 4 -
9, the American Red Cross
will be offering Community
First Aid and Safety Classes
on the following dates. August
4 and August 6, Adult, Infant and
Child CPR and Basic First aid will
be offered at the Augusta Red
Cross Office. Preregistration is
required at 811 12th Street. Call
724-8483 for more information.
August 5 and August 7, Standard
First Aid classes will be offered at
the Augusta Red Cross Office.
This class includes Adult CPR and
Basic First Aid. Preregistration is
required at 811 12th Street. Call
724-8483 for more information.
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Every Tuesday and Thursday,
from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., the Au
gusta-Richmond County Rec
reation and Parks Depart
ment will offer an Adult
Jazzercise class at the Belle
Terrace Senior Center, located at
2463 Golden Camp Read. Class
is for ages 55 and over. For more
information, please call Josie
Young at 772-5455.
Every Monday and Wednesday
from 6 - 7 p.m., Augusta-Rich
mond County Recreation
and Parks Department will
offer a low-impact step aero
bics class at the Mcßean Activ
ity Center, 1506 Mike Padgett
Highway. Cost for the class will
be S2O per month. For more in
formation, please contact Dana
Pettigrew at 798-1191.
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 Recre
ation offers Middle Eastern
Dance Class at the Warren
Road Community Center. 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 in
formation.
Mondays and Wednesdays,
Tuesdays and Thursdays, Lit
eracy/Reading Improvement
classes are given by Augusta
Technical 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 information and
class locations.
Every Wednesday at 2:45 p.m.,
Senior Friends offers inter
mediate line dance classes.
Cost is $9 for six weeks. Please
call (706) 651-6716 for more in
formation.
For private lessons in weav
ing from the Aiken Center
for the Arts and Arne Fliflet,
call ACA to arrange sessions.
Learn the art of hand weaving
from one of the area’s most ex
perienced 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 in
formation.
Every week in July, the Senior
Citizens Council will offer
Low Impact Aerobics classes
Monday - Friday. Classes will be
held at the Senior Center. Please
call 826-4480 for more informa
tion and for class times.
Beginning Tuesday, and con
tinuing each Tuesday, the Merry
Street Craft Shop will hold a
ceramic decorators bonanza
workshop each Tuesday night
until 9 p.m. Certified staff will be
on hand to help you with your
handmade crafts. You pay only for
supplies. For more information,
please contact Vera Jones or Inez
Shoultz at 821-2598.
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Saturday, July 26 and Saturday,
August 2, Georgia Legal Ser
vices will sponsor a
homebuying seminar for mod
erate to low-income individu
als. Seminar will be held from 1 - 3
p.m. at the office of Georgia Legal
Services, 811 Telfair Street, Suite 202.
Tuesday, July 29, the ASU Divi
sion of Continuing Education
will hold a one-session class: How
to Finance a House. Plan the fi
nancing of your home in a step-by
step fashion with current information
on types of home loans, how to select
one, and how to go about obtaining
one. Class meets at 6:30 p.m. Fee is
&19. Call ASU at 737-1636 for more
information.
_ Tuesday, August 5, the ASU Di
vision of Continuing Education
will offer a one-session class:
HUD/VA Resale Properties for
Homeowners. With interest rates
still relatively low and plenty of re
possessed homes on the market, it’s
easier to afford your own home. Class
will cover areas, price ranges, govern
ment forms and special financing
terms available. Class meetsat 6 p.m.
Fee is $29. Call ASU at 737-1636 for
more information.
Tuesday, August 5, the ASU Di
vision of Continuing Education
will offer a one-session class:
HUD/VA Resale Properties for
Realtors and Investors. This class,
approved for credit by the Georgia
Real Estate Commission, covers ar
eas, price ranges, special government
forms, and special financing terms
available. Class meets at 6 p.m. Fee is
$29. Call ASU at 737-1636 for more
information.
Monday, August 4 - Friday, August
8, the Morris Museum of Art will
hold a teacher training program
for teachers of visual art, lan
guage arts and social studies in
grades four - 12. For information
or registration, call (706) 724-7501.
Tuesday, August 5, the ASU Di
vision of Continuing Education
will hold a one-session class: Fat
Budgeting. Determine your per
sonal fat budget and learn about the
fat content of foods to help you achieve
permanent weight loss. Class meets
from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Fee is $9. Call
ASU at 737-1636 for more informa
tion.
Beginning Tuesday, August 5,
the ASU Division of Continu
ing Edacation will hold Ad
vanced Stained Glass
classes. Learn the technique
known as “Lead Cane.” Intro
ductory class required before
taking this class. Supplies to be
purchased at the first class. The
four-session class will meet at
6:00 p.m. Fee is $65. Call ASU
at 737-1636 for more informa
tion.
Beginning Tuesday, August 5,
the ASU Division of Continu
ing Education will hold Con
versational Spanish I, an in
troduction to basic conversation.
Class starts at 7 p.m. Fee is $73.
Call ASU at 737-1636 for more
information.
The second Tuesday of each!
month, St. Joseph Hospital’s’
Widow/Widower Supper
Group meets. Enjoy a social
outing and Dutch-treat meal in’
an informal setting. Group,
meets in the private dining room'
at Shoney’s Restaurant at 218
Bobby Jones in Martinez. i
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 Wednes
day of each month, the Walton
Rehab Stroke Support
Group meets. Stroke survivors;
family members and caregivers
are invited to attend the meet
ings from 2 - 3 p.m. For addi
tional information, please call
Chaplain Thompson at 823-
8520. .
Every first and third Tuesdaq'
of each month, the St. Joseph
Hospital Discovery Grief
Support Group meets. St. Jo
seph 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 informa
tion, or (800) 381-2273 in Aiken.
Thursday, July 31, Columbia
County DFACS will hold an
informational meeting for
families interested in learn
ing more about foster care
and adoption at 8 pim.‘at a.t::j
Columbia County Dept.-of F:
ily and Children Services. For
more information, call 541-1647)
or 1-888-460-2467. :
Monday, July 28, the Barnes
& Noble reading group will
meet at 7 p.m. This month’s
topic will be A Thousand Acres
by Jane Smiley. Join us for lively
conversation. I
The first Thursday of every
month, the Walton Rehab
TMdJ Support Group meets,
Group meets from 7 - 9 p.m. in
the outpatient classroom at
Walton. For more information,
please call Anne-Marie Zippay at
823-5217.
Monday, August 4, Wednesday,
August 6 and Thursday, Augusti
7, a series of public meetings
will be held to receive pub
lic comment on the draft
amendment to the Augustal
Regional Transportation
Study’s 2015 Long Range
Transportation Plan. August
4—at Columbia County Govern-:
ment Complex in Evans from 4 -/
7 p.m., August 6 at Aiken Mall|
Food Court from 4 - 7 p.m., and!
August 7 at Augusta Mall Com-,
munity Room from 5 - 7 p.m. For,
a copy of the draft summary or|
for any questions please call|
(706) 821-1796 and ask for Jen-|
nifer Simless. :
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Tuesday, July 29, Augustans|
Together will hold its gen-|
eral meeting at 12:30 p.m. at!
Mally’s Bagels and Grits. Linda,
Johnson, Director of Family and;
Children’s Services will speak on|
the Work First Program.
Sunday, July 27, at 5:30 p.m.
the 1958 Class of Lucy C'l
Laney High School will meet |
at Bernie Ward Community Cen- |
ter, located at 1925 LumpkinA
Road. Please come, meeting o
importance. {
Place announcements
of local events,
learning opportunities
and meetings, here, on
the Around Town
calendar page of
Augusta Focus i