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Arts Calendar
From 2B
stamped envelope ASAP to: The
Greater Augusta Arts Council,
P.O. Box 1776, Augusta, Ga.
30903. :
The Augusta Museum of
History, 560 Reynolds St. The
March film Steal Away: The
Harriet Tubman Story, will be
playing continuously in the
History Theater. Free with
admission. For the month of
March, a special exhibition to
beheld will be “African-Ameri
can Gardens & Yards in the
Rural South.” Permanent ex
hibits include “Augusta’s
Story,” the museum’s award
winningexhibit of 12,000 years
of local history ranging from
theearlylndianstoSusanStill’s
1997 space shuttle missions.
Also explore the Susan L. Still
Children’s Discovery Gallery.
Look in the museum shop for
new unique gift items. Mu
seum hours are Tuesday - Sat
urday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
Sunday 1 -5 p.m. Free admis
sion on Sundays through July
2001. For more information,
call (706) 722-8454.
Maxine Hong Kingston,
highly acclaimed author of The
Woman Warrior and other
books, will share her experi
ences for the combined audi
ences of the Lyceum Series
and the Sandhills Writers
Conference on Thurs., Mar.
22, at 11 a.m. at the New Sci
ence Building, WIOO2 for a
free appearance. She also
wrote China Men, Tripmaster
Monkey: His Fake Book, as
well as an essay collection,
Hawaii One Summer.
Atlanta ACVB offers Degas
travel packages
ATLANTA
A master of French Impressionism is
stirring crowds to Atlanta this spring.
More than 30,000 people have already
reserved tickets for the first of only two
worldwide showings of “Degas &
America: The Early Collectors.” The
exhibition will be on view at Atlanta’s
High Museum of Art through May 27,
2001. Visiting “Degas & America”
couldn’t be made any easier for South
eastern residents. Atlanta’s finest ho
tels havejoined forces with the High, the
Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau
(ACVB) and Parisian to create tremen
dous “Springtime in Atlanta” travel
packages for this extraordinary event.
“Degas & America” highlights more
than 80 paintings, sculptures, drawings
and prints by the renowned French art
ist,acquired by leading American collec
tors and museums at the end of the 19th
century and the early part of the 20th
century. This is the first exhibition to
tell the fascinating story of how works
by Degas were first purchased by pio
neering American collectors despite
Jazz Quiz
Answers from 2B
1. National Association for
the Study and Performance
of African-American Music.
2. Saxophone.
3. Dr. Frederick Taylor.
4. Trumpet/flugelhorn
gla}yers.
. Jerome Roberson.
6. Leonard Giles.
7. They are baritone saxo
ghonists.
. Famous musicians from
the state of Alabama.
9. W.C. Handy.
10. Nat Kin% Cole.
11. John Coltrane.
12. “Tuxedo Junction.”
13. Big band leaders.
14. Over 500.
15. Samuel A. Floyd Jr.
:16. National Association of
Negro Musicians.
17. Outstanding music
educators/composers/
writers,
18. They are award recipi
ents from NASPAAM.
19. March 8-10, 2001 at the
Sheraton Convention
Center, Birmingham, Ala.
20. Outstanding performers,
composers, clinicians and
jazzers.
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The world renowned
Chuck Davis and the Afri
can American Dance En
semble will teach a master
class on Thurs., Mar. 15, at the
Augusta Ballet Studio from 7
to 9 p.m. Expect to be trans
formed by this dance experi
ence. This performance is a
preludeto a full concert perfor
mancetobe scheduled this fall.
Call ASAP for reservations for
theclass. Spaceislimited. Cost
sl2, $lO for students. Call the
CutnoDance Center at (706)
733-3101.
The National Science
Center’s Fort Discovery,
One Seventh St. Beginning
Mon., Mar. 12, Ft. Discovery
will host two new interactive
exhibits. The “Human Gyro”
will take you on the ride of
your life. Try it out and feel
how it’s like to float in space.
The Knox Gallery will feature
“Techno Trooper,” an excit
ing, interactive exhibit featur
ing technologies used by sol
diers for peacekeeping in the
21* century. These two new
exhibits are included in the
price of admission to Ft. Dis
covery. The science center
also has 270 interactive ex
hibits throughout Fort Dis
covery. The 2001 Masters
Gala will feature Kenny G and
Friendson Fri., Apr. 6, begin
ning with a 6:30 p.m. recep
tion at Ft. Discovery. The
world renowned instrumen
talist will then head over to
the Bell Auditorium for a 9
p.m. concert. Gala Sponsor
and Patron packages avail
able. Also consider renting
Fort Discovery for your spe
cial events and parties! For
further info, call (706) 821-
0200 or 1-800-325-5445.
Degas’ belief that French art should
stay in France.
Many Americans saw the creative
genius in Degas’ art before critics in his
own homeland. Degas’ early academic
drawings, his engaging portraits, his
celebrated images of the ballet,
horseracing and of the nude in both oil
and pastel, and his more private, experi
mental investigations of the human fig
ureinprints and sculpture are all repre
sented in this exhibition.
Atlanta will be the only east coast city
to display “Degas & America.” The
Cultural Tourism Department at the
ACVB has put together weekend pack
ages including one-night accommoda
tions, breakfast for two, two VIP passes
to the High Museum of Art and a special
shopping gift bag courtesy of Parisian
department store. On arrival, visitors
will also receive information on local
restaurants and other cultural organi
zations with special, discounts and of
fersduring their stay. Visitors can book
the entire package online at http:/
www.atlanta.com/degas. ‘
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good for all three days with a
hand stamp. Advance tickets
for reduced admission are now
available at Fat Man’s Forest
locations. :
Augusta’sßecord and CD
Show will be held Sun., Mar.
11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
Shoney’s Inn at Washington
Rd. Buy, sell or trade records,
CDs and other music col
lectibles. Admission is $3, with
kids 12 years and under admit
ted free with parent. For more
info, contact Mike Pottorff at
478-923-3370 or e-mail
showlogic@mindspring.com.
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ASU will host its first In
ternational Cultural Festi
valon Thurs.,Mar. 15, from 11
a.m. until 2 p.m. on thelawn of
the PAT. Highlights include
entertainment by a Middle
Eastern belly dancer, a martial
artsdemonstrationby ASU stu
dents, Latin dancers and Lane
4, ASU’s Brazilianband. Infor
mational tables will feature lo
cal organizationsincluding the
Jewish Community Center, the
African-American Association
of Augusta, Hispanic Associa
tionand other cultural and eth
nic groups. The ASU Interna
tional Club, The ASU Interna
tional Affairs Committee and
other ASU clubs and organiza
tions will provide exhibits with
educationalinformation on the
homecountriesofthe students.
Bringyourlunchand celebrate
the wonderful diversity on the
campus and in thecommunity.
For more info, call
Gina Thurman at
737-1411.
The Annual,
Steak & Burger
Dinner by the
Boys & Girls Club
of Augusta will be
held on Mon.,
Mar. 19, at 6:30
p.m. at the ASU
Athletic Complex
Magic Mornings
Monday - Friday
6am.-10am.
with
Tom Joyner
&
Mechelle Jordan
cil offers a variety of classes
includinglow impact aerobics,
Tai Chi, Spanish, quilting,
painting, Thera-Bands exer
cise, bowling, pool/billiards,
and more. All weekday
classes. There will also be a
freeblood pressure screening,
free eye screening, and two
sessions of “Hair Styles by
Henry” per month where you
can schedule hair cuts, hair
wash and set, roller set or wet
set, thermal curling, scalp
massage, perms and styling,
and relaxing and styling.
There will also be AARP Tax
Help to taxpayers with middle
to low income, with special
attention to those age 60 and
older. There will alsobe abus
trip to the Mall of Georgia,
the largest mall in Ga., on
Wed., Mar. 21, from 7 a.m. to
8 p.m. Cost $33 per member,
$36 per non-member. Signup
by Mar. 14, space is limited.
For information regarding
cost, length of classes and
other details about the activi
ties and services, please call
The Senior Center Depart
ment at 821-4480, ext. 361.
Historic Driving Tours
will be given every Saturday
starting from the Cotton Ex
change Welcome Center and
Museum. Toursare 10:30a.m.
to 12 noon. $lO per adult, $5
per student. Reservationsare
needed by the Friday before
the tour. To make reserva
tions or ask for more details,
please call (706) 724-4067.
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Nokuthula Ngwenyama, viola
PreView at 7p.m. by violist, Carl Purdy.
Saturday, March 10 at 8 p.m.
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96.9 The Touch
- presents
AUGUSTA FOCUS
Augusta Choral Society
to perform March 30th
The Augusta Choral Soci
ety, under the direction of Dr.
dJ. Porter Stokes, will perform
a choral concert on Friday,
March 30th at 8:00 p.m. in
Sacred Heart Cultural Cen
ter. The concert will include
Haydn’s “Lord Nelson Mass”
and music by Mozart, Handel
and Mendelssohn. Performing
with the Choral Society will
be the Augusta Children’s
Chorale, under the direction
of Mrs. Linda Bradberry and
members of the Augusta Sym
phony.
Also featured in the perfor
mance will be four distin
guished soloists including so
prano Joyce Lee from Presby
terian College in Clinton, S.C.,
mezzo Sarah Hancock, bass
Kyle Hancock from Georgia
Southern University in
Statesboro, GA. and tenor
Melvin Foster from Morehouse
College in Atlanta, GA.
Attic sale to benefit
Augusta Choral Society
The Augusta Choral Soci
ety will hold an attic sale on
Saturday, March 10th from
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the
old fire station on the 1200
block of Broad Street. The
sale features thousands of
items including books,
kitchen items, toys, small
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MARCH 8, 2001
The Augusta Choral Society
isa 100 voice auditioned com
munity chorus with members
coming froma 7 county area of
Georgia and South Carolina.
The Georgia Citizens for the
Arts selected the Choral Soci
ety as the “2001 Georgia Art
istofthe Year” and the chorus
recently performed at a lun
cheonin Atlanta thatincluded
the governor and members of'
the statelegislature. Last year
the Georgia Council for the
Arts gave top ranking to both
the Augusta Choral Society
and the Augusta Children’s
Choral.
Tickets for this performance
are sls for adults and sl2 for
seniors and students and may
be purchased at Sacred Heart
Cultural Center of by calling
826-4713. For additional in
formation look at the Choral
Society web site at
www.AugustaChoralSociety.org.
appliances, garden tools,
electronics and much more.
Donations are tax deduct
ible. To donate items, or to
find out more information
about the sale, please call
ACS executive director
Carolyln Dolen at 826-4713.
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