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Gospel Showcase could be ‘big
break’ for talented local performers
By Timothy Cox
AUGUSTA FOCUS Staff Writer
AUGUSTA
Donnie McClurkin, Yolanda
Adams, Shirley Caesar and
Fred Hammond ... are among
Gospel music’s biggest stars.
At an upcoming talent show
case in Augusta next week
end, local talent could learn
how to become gospel’s next
big act.
Promoted as “being at the
right place at the right time,”
J. Mac Records of Danville,
Va.,is sponsoring the Georgia
Gospel Showcase, Friday and
Saturday, March 9-10 at the
World Outreach Evangelistic
Church, 3521 Jack Kelly Road
:Museum hosts special exhibition
i‘on African-American gardens
The Augusta Museum
of History presents a spe
cial exhibition, “African-
American Gardens &
“Yards in the Rural
; South,” which includes
- color photographs and
. text panels. The exhibit
. opens March 3,2001 and
. closes March 25. The
~works depict the d:co
rated vernacular gardens
and swept dirt yards that
grace the landscape in
communities throughout
theSouth. Photographer
Richard Westmacott
stresses the cultural sig
. nificance.of.these deco
rated gardens and yards
rto African-American life,
*focusing on their aes
thetic qualities, designs
cand principal functions.
«This exhibit seeks to
é{firaw attentiontothetra
«flitions of resourcefulness
tand self-reliance that
+have shaped the rural
tgardens of yards of Afri
fean Americans. These
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*“Springtime Made in
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the South” comes to
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town March 9-11
« Thel3*annual “Springtime Madein the South”
will be coming to Augusta March 9, 10 and 11 at
the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center.
Sponsored by WJBF NewsCHANNEL 6 and Fat
Man’s Forest. There will belots tosee, lotstobuy
and lots to enjoy at this unique gathering of more
than 400 artists and master craftsmen from
throughout the country. With many new exhibits
bf traditional and contemporary work, there’s
something for everyone! Hundreds of booths will
be overflowing with the sights and smells of
I?t,pring. Featured will be collectibles such as
pottery, furniture, painted glass, spring clothing
for women and children, decorative yard accesso
ries, fine art, gourmet delights and gifts for those
special occasions. “Springtime Madein the South”
is a collectors’ paradise with thousands of unique
works from some of the best craftsmen in the
country. Don’t miss this one stop shopping and
‘experience one of Georgia’s most sensational
‘events. There’s so much to see and so much to do.
Get your home, yard and wardrobe ready for
'spring with ideas and treasures you’ll discover in
this springtime extravaganza.
. Showtimes will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday,
"10a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdayand 11am. to 5 p.m.
‘on Sunday. Admission is $4.50 for adults, chil
tren 12 and under are free, and one admission is
good for all three days with a hand stamp. Ad
yance tickets for reduced admission are now
available at Fat Man’s Forest locations.
The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of
Black History will hold its First
Saturday and;Children’s Story
Hour on March 3, 2001, from 10
a.m. to 12 noon.
Watch for First Friday
activitiey at Artisty Row
studios, galleries and shopy
ow Friday, Mawch 2, 2001,
from 5 to-9 p.m.
in south Augusta.
According to Jonathan
McLaughin, owner of J. Mac
Records, the showcase will
bring together a number of
industry heavyweights, in
cluding record producers,
managers, radio announcers,
production companies, book
ing agents, songwriters and
various gospel artists. Fea
tured speakers duringthe two
day event are Atlanta-based
speakers Arthur Bronner 111
and Joe Pope, husband of Sis
ter Lucille Pope famous for
herquartet, The Pearly Gates.
Mr. Pope is owner of Glory to
God Christian Television in
Atlanta and heads the Pope
Broadcasting Company.
Bronner is part of the legend
traditions have evolved
incircumstances of great
hardship and oppression
but, in spite of that, the
yards display a quality of
creative improvisation
thatisaremarkabledem
onstration of the human
spirit.
“African-American
Gardens & Yards in the
Rural South” is sup
ported by grantsfrom the
Design Arts Program of
the National Endow
ment for the Artsand
from the Research
Foundation at the
University of Geor
gia.
In conjunction
with “African-Ameri
can Gardens & Yards
in the Rural South,”
the museum will hold
a gallery talk and re
ception on Sunday,
March 4, 2001, at 3
p.m.inthe Museum’s
Special Exhibitions
Gallery.
ary Bronner family, part of
the successful Atlanta-based
Bronner Brothers chain,
known for black hair care prod
ucts. Also scheduled to attend
the conference is Bobby
Parker, winner of the 2000
Stellar Award radioannouncer
category.
“We're looking forward to
having Augusta support this
event. Come and enjoy the
Lord with us at the free con
cert and all the other planned
events.” McLaughin, also a
songwriter, keyboardist and
drummer at a local church in
Danville, said the event pre
sents opportunities for new
artists in the local Augusta
region. Both evening concerts
are free of charge. About a
The Augusta Museum
of History is located at
560 Reynolds Street in
downtown Augusta.
Hours of operation are
Tuesday through Satur
day,loa.m.tosp.m.;and
Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Free
admission is offered on
Sundays. Pleasecall (706)
722-8454 for more infor
mation or visit at the web
site of
www.augustamuseum.org.
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Evangelistic Outreach
Church. Thechurchislocated
in the vicinity of Tobacco Road
and Morgan Road. For more
directions, call the church at
798.0878.
Co-sponsors of the Georgia
Gospel Showcase are J. Mac
Records, Buck’sPizzaand J.A.
Noble Productions in Greens
boro, N.C. For more details,
access the Internet at
www.glorytogod.com or
jmacrecords@hotmail.com.
Deadline for new artists to
register for the event is Fri
day, March 2. Vendors and
artists should call
804.799.8492.
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