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Current and upcoming events:
Borders Books & Music, 257 Robert C. Daniel Jr. Parkway, will
host the following musical performances at 8 p.m.: Doug Barrett
debuting at Borders on Fri., May 26, and Chris Hardy, Borders regular
singer/songwriter/guitarist on Sat., May 27. For more info, call 737-
3962.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1336 Augusta West Pkwy., will host
a Scholastic Chess Tournament on Sat., May 27, beginning at 10 a.m.
Chess enthusiasts in grades K-12 are invited to compete in this
tournament for fun and book prizes. Registration will be held from 10
a.m. tonoon. Call thefacilitator, chess master Donny Gray, at 339-8315
for more info.
Riverwalk Spring Arts and Crafts Show will be held on Sat., May
27, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Eighth Street Plaza. Look for unique
nrandmade items created by talented crafters from all over the CSRA,
musical entertainment and lots of food and beverages. For more info,
:all (706) 821-1754.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers will feature a Classical Kids program
n Sun., May 28, at 3 p.m. This month’s event will be “Into the Artist’s
Workshop” askidslearn tomake their own egg tempura paint and learn
ibout the painting of 14* century Italian masters.
June Jazz in May, led by Wayne Hoey, will be performing on Sun.,
Mlay 28, at the Eighth Street Bulkhead. $5 at the gate. Bring your picnic
raskets, blankets, lawn chairs and candles and listen to All That Jazz
rerform from Bto 9:30 p.m. For more info, e-mail ATJSAX@aol.com, call
706) 868-0006 or visit the web site at http:/.atj.tripod.com.
The Augusta Concert Band will perform its Ninth Annual “All
American’ Memorial Day Concert on Mon., May 29, at the Jessye
Norman Amphitheater at 7 p.m. Free admission, donations accepted.
The program will feature patriotic music, Sousa marches, Broadway
ind popular music.
Barnes & Noble Booksellers will host its Wednesday Philosophy
sroup meeting on May 31 at 7 p.m. Dr. Elsebet Jegstrup of Augusta
state University will lead the discussion. No special knowledge is
‘equired, just a willingness tothinde-ant read critically, and a desire to
earn.
The Augusta Theatre Company will present its final production
f the season, Curse of the Starving Class.” Performances will be held
lhursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. nightly, with a Saturday
natineeat 3 p.m., June 1 through 10 at the Jack B. Patrick Information
~enter Auditorium at Augusta Tech, 3116 Deans Bridge Road. Tickets
315 for adults, $lO for students and seniors, and Saturday matinee
ickets $7.50. Call the box office at (706) 481-9040 or visit the web site
it www.augustatheatre.com to book your tickets.
The Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL) will host an
ico Tour on Sat., June 10, in celebration of the 50* anniversary of the
savannah River Site. This tour will visit representative ecosystems on
he SRS including sand hill, oak hickory forest, bottomland hardwood
orest, reservoirs, and the site of the federally endangered Smooth
‘urple Cone Flower. Preregistration must be made by June 7. For
eservations or moreinformation, contact Marie Hamilton at (803) 725-
724 or Gary Wein at (803) 725-8228. Attendees must be U.S. citizens
nd older than 16 years.
The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art offers children, youth and
dult art classes and family workshops. The institute will host the
american Watercolor Society Exhibition 2000 from now through June
3. For more info, call 722-5495.
TheCotton Exchange Welcome Center and Museum, 8" & Reynolds
ts., is hostingblack and white macro photography by Alice Carter through
une 30. Hrs: Mon. - Sat., 9 am. to 5 p.m., and on Sun., Ito 5 p.m.
The Mary Pauline Gallery, 982 Broad St., will be exhibiting the
'orks of Edward Rice in “Selected Paintings: 1995-2000” through Jun.
7. This current exhibit will consist of landscape, figure and architec
-Ire paintings. Gallery hours are Tues. - Fri., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sat. 12
)5 p.m., and Mon. by appointment. For more info, call the gallery at
06) 724-9542.
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By Timothy Cox
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
« AUGUSTA
Naming the Augusta-Rich
mond County Civic Center after
legendary soul singer James
Brown could happen sooner than
you think, according to a local
official.
While Austin Rhodes is cred
ited with coming up with the
idea of renamingthe concert hall
and multi-purpose facility after
Brown, making the gesture an
official action could simply re
quire a unanimous vote by the
Augusta-Richmond County
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1. Who was the director of the Wiley College Jazz Ensemble during the 50s?
2. Name the director of the Howard University jazz ensemble.
3. Name the director of the Morris Brown College jazz ensemble.
4. What jazz ensemble does James Patterson direct?
5. Name several colleges and universities that employ non-college graduates as
adjunct professors or artists-in-residence.
6. Why do the colleges employ non-college graduates as artists-in-residence?
7. How is jazz classified?
8. Who were the originators and innovators?
9. Congress recognized jazz as a national treasury. Who made it happen?
~10. What amount of time do non-certified adjunct professors/artists-in-residence
usually spend or work at colleges and universities? ]
11. Which colleges and universities are known for their jazz programs and gradu
ates?
12. Do public and private high schools make use of professional jazz musicians?
13. What kind of high school usually employs the services of jazz musicians?
14. Name two cities in Texas that employ the services of non-college graduates as
artists-in-residence in performing arts schools.
15. Goes Georgia Southern University have a jazz ensemble?
16. Do a majority of colleges and universities in the state of Georgia have a jazz
ensemble?
17. Name the jazz ensemble director of the T.W. Josey High School Band.
18. What jazz ensemble does Charles Jones direct?
19. Do most high schools in the CSRA have jazz ensembles?
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Coliseum Authority, according to
Civic Center general manager
Reggie Williams.
“The authority is legally em
powered to make that decision
(on its own),” said Williams who
said he’sin concert with the board
member’s idea. Rhodes is a con
troversial radio talk show host on
Augusta’s WGAC-580 AM. Brown,
whose offices were damaged in an
arson fire last month, is an inter
national entertainment mogul
who grew up in parts of South
Carolina and calls Augustahome.
As a matter of protocol, before
the authority could finalize any
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decisions, a public hearing may
happen along with sustaining
input from the Richmond
County Commission — only “as
a matter of courtesy,” said Wil
liams. Unlike the current trend
of naming facilities after corpo
rations like First Union and
ALLTELL, renaming the 6,000-
seat center after Brown would
appropriately recognize the man
who created the genre of funk
music. The idea was promoted
at the May 23 authority meet
ing. Williams works for SMG,
the company that runs the Civic
Center, and calls Brown a “com
munity asset.”
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Production company
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Fort Gordon hosts
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Caribbean Fest
lam Jam Productions, in as
sociation with the Gordon
Club, will feature Carib
bean Fest 2000 at Fort Gordon’s
Performing Arts Theater on Fri
day, June 24,
Performing will be the Kaya
Reggae Band with Lady D. Also
appearing will be R&B recording
artist Sandy “B,” Boogie & Red
Gold all the way from Jamaica
and Uncle Sam from Florida.
Doorswill open at 8:30 p.m. There
will be Caribbean food from the
Still Caribbean Restaurant.
There will also a wet bar, island
items and other goods on sale.
Showtime will be at 10 p.m. with
reggae, calypsoand salsa DJ spins
at 12:30 a.m. onward. Admission
will be $7.
Slam Jam Productions was cre
ated to bring a variety of musical
events to Augusta with two main
thoughtsin mind: thelove of music
and the love of the community.
The company’s goal is to heighten
awareness of the different styles
of music through song and dance
events and to stress the impor
tance of the community by con
tributing to charity organizations
through these events. Part of the
proceeds of Caribbean Fest 2000
will go to the Georgia Veterans
Nursing Home.
The Slam Jam management
team consists of three:
~~<"Junior Dunn, local owner of
Kellis Night Club at 2320 Gordon
Hwy. He is a Jamaican native
and co-host of Caribbean Vibra
tions aired on Power 107 Sundays
8 to 10 p.m.
- Phillip Gibbs, band leader/
manager of Kaya Reggae Band. A
Jamaican native, he also plays
the drums with a couple of local
R&B bands.
- Rudy Collinsof Ruthless Sound
and Lighting Equipment. He is
also president of Icon Records and
plays bass with local and interna
tional bands.
Sponsors for Caribbean Fest
2000 are The New Gordon Club of
Fort Gordon, managed by Ms.
Tina Tandy; The Still Caribbean
Restaurant owned by Len L.
Lawrence, and The Jamaican
Herbalist, Dr. V. Paul, N.D. The
New Gordon Club was former the
NCO Club. The Still Caribbean
Restaurant, 3168 Deans Bridge
Road, has served Great West In
dian dishes for over 12 years. It
also hosts reggae and live jazz
music in the upstairs of the res
taurant. Dr. Paul, 3170 Deans
Bridge Road, is a certified doctor
of naturopathy with degrees in
the field of natural health care.
She has served the Augusta area
for over 10 years.
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