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event gives poets a chance to
go head to head, pen to pen,
competing for cash prizes and
bar tabs. The moderator is
Pierce Mallory. For moreinfo,
call the Soul Bar at (706) 724-
8880.
Phinizy Swamp Nature
Park, just minutes from down
town Augusta. Staff and vol
unteers of the Southeastern
Nature Sciences Academy can
point out areas of interest as
you walk on trails and paths
throughout the Nature Park.
Come prepared with seasonal
items such asinsect repellent,
and sunscreen, comfortable
walking shoes, a water bottle
“and weather-appropriate out
'erwear. Cameras and binocu
.lars are optional but welcome.
Guests are welcome to enjoy
these resources from dawn to
.dusk on Saturdays and Sun
days, from noon to 8 p.m. on
weekdays. Groups of 10 or
more individuals must sched
ule visits in advance by calling
(706) 826-2109 and will be
charged a fee.
Tyler Perry’s “Diaryof a
Mad Black Woman” will be
playingat the Bell Auditorium
Nov. 1-4. For ticket sales or
more info, call the Civic Cen
ter box office at 724-2400.
The Augusta State Uni
versity Black Student
Union will host a fashion
show on Fri., Nov. 2, at 7 p.m.
at the ASU Washington Hall
cafeteria. Tickets are $5 per
adult, $3 per student, and chil
dren over five years of age.
For ticket sales or more infor
mation, please call BSU presi
dent K. Miguel Hughesat 790-
8335.
The Fort Gordon Offic
ers’ Wives’ Club will hold its
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annual Fall Flea Market on
Sat., Nov. 3, from 10 am. to 3
p.m.at Engineer Field on Fort
Gordon. A rain date of Sun.,
Nov. 4,isscheduled. The pub
lic is welcome and admission
and parking is free. For more
info, call 481-8065.
Christian People Helping
People group, along with
the Shiloh Community Cen
ter, will co-sponsor a trip to
Plains, Georgia, the home of
the 39* United States Presi
dent, Jimmy Carter. A guided
tour of 27 sitesover eight miles
in and around the historical
town of Plains. The trip will
be held on Sat., Nov. 24. The
bus will leave the Shiloh Com
munity Center, 1635 Fifteenth
St., at 6:30 a.m. Cost will be
$25 per person (lunch on your
own). Deadline for all monies
Mon., Nov. 5. For more info,
contact Shiloh Community
Center at (706) 738-0089 or
Catherine Thompkins at 736-
4820.
The Augusta State Uni
versity Fall 2001 Film Se
ries will be held Mondays in
the Butler Hall lecture room
at 6 and 8:30 p.m. showings.
Free! The Nov. 5 film, the last
of the fall series, will be
Ratcatcher. Directed by Lynne
Ramsay, 2000, 93 min., Scot
land. A gorgeous blend of
haunting visual poetry and
gritty realism, giving the
viewer a captivating portrait
of a Glasgow working class
family. This film is set during
the infamous 1970 s garbage
strike, as seen through the
eyes of a young, troubled boy.
Southern Living Cooking
School willbe held on Thurs.,
Nov. 8 at thz Bell Auditorium
at 10 am. and 7 p.m. Ticket
prices: $5 in advance, $lO at
thedoor. Forticket purchases
or more info, call 724-2400.
Footloose, the Broadway
musical, will be the first of
four Broadway series in Au
gusta on Sun., Nov. 11, at 7
p-m. at the Bell Auditorium.
For ticket purchases and more
info, call 724-2400.
AHoliday Open Housewill
be held at the Sacred Heart
Gift Shop, 1301 Greene St.,on
Fri., Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. to
6 p.n. There will be many
unique gift items available for
holiday shopping; Women on
Paper Art Exhibit; and a book
signing by regional author
Caroline Garrett. For further
information, please call 826-
4700. Sponsored by the Guild
of Sacred Heart Cultural Cen
ter.
The Christmas Made in
the South show returns for
its popular run at the Augus
ta-Richmond County Civic
Center Nov. 16-18. Hours for
Fri. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sat. 10
am.to6p.m.andSun.llla.m.
to 5 p.m. Holiday shop from
the unique items produced by
some of the most talented
craftspeople.
Augusta Golf & Gardens,
home of the Georgia Golf Hall
of Fame, has over eight acres
of beautiful display gardens as
well aslarger-than-life bronze
sculptures of some of golf’s
greatest masters such as
Arnold Palmer, Byron Nelson,
Ben Hogan,
Raymond Floyd
and Jack
Nicklaus. Lo
cated along the
Riverwalk, the
Augusta Golf
and Gardens is
available to rent
for a variety of
functionsinclud
ingweddings, re
ceptions, photo
sessions, busi
ness lunches,
cocktail parties
and much more.
First Friday,
Nov. 2, the gar
denswill beopen
fromsto 10 p.m.
at adiscount admission rate of
$5. Every Sunday is SUPER
Sunday with a Buy One Get
One Free Super Sunday cou
pon, open from Ito 5 p.m. For
more info or to have a Super
Sunday coupon mailed to you,
please call (706) 724-4443/
(888) 874-4443 or visit the web
site at www.gghf.org.
The Senior Citizens
Council offers a variety of
classes including low impact
aerobics, Tai Chi, Spanish,
quilting, painting, Thera-
Bands exercise, bowling, pool/
billiards, and more. All week
day classes. There will alsobe
a free blood pressure screen
ing, 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 totaxpayers with middle
to low income, with special
attention to those age 60 and
older. For information regard
ing cost, length of classes and
other details about the activi
ties and services, please call
The Senior Center Department
at 821-4480, ext. 361.
Historic Driving Tours
gB. b Saturday, November 10, 2001 at 8 p.m.
- Bt Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre Augusta State University
W ) s Preview at 7 p.m. ~ Dr. Clara Park, Pianist
o R " Donald Portnoy, Conductor
. BACK BY Awadagin Pratt, Piano
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- Rossini The Barber of Seville Overture
Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor
' AUGUSTA Season Tickets available starting at S7O e Single Tickets available starting at sls
YM p HON Y The Augusta Symphony Guild is the Sponsor of the 2001-02 Masterworks Series in Memary of Founder, Harry Jacobs.
This concert is sponsored by: John & Jean Chase, Charles & Patricia Moye, Country Suites at Riverwalkk
Y Donald Portnoy, Music Director The Media Sponsors are The Augusta Focus and Oldies 93.9 ¢ The Symphony's Official Airdine is Delta Air Lines
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Museum. Toursare 10:30a.m.
to 12 noon. $lO per adult, $5
per student. Reservations are
needed by the Friday before
the tour. To make reserva
tions or ask for more details,
please call (706) 724-4067.
A short ride
away
The Shrine of the Black
Madonna #9 Cultural Cen
ter & Bookstore, 946 R.D.
Abernathy Blvd. SW, is host
ing “The Black Holocaust Ex
hibit: The Horrors and Effects
ofthe American Slave Trade.”
This museum-quality exhibit
displaysactual mounted docu
mentation and newspaper clip
pings ranging from Augusta
to London on slaves. There
are also photos, drawings,
slaveholder whips, baskets, an
old plow, model of a slave ship,
Africanartifactsand alife-size
model of a tortured, mutilated
and hungslave. The exhibit is
apowerful, visually graphic 3-
D depiction of slavery. For
more info, call (404) 752-6125.
NOVEMBER 1, 2001
Also visit the web site
www.shrinebookstore.com.
Hammonds House Galler
ies, 503 Peeples St. SW, is
exhibiting “Urban Soil,” re
cent photographs by Sheila
Preein the areaof Southwest
ern Atlanta, through Nov. 11,
For more info, call (404) 752-
8730 or visit
www.hammondshouse.org.
Arts for All Gallery,
Healey Building, 57 Forsyth
St., Suite R-1, is the only gal
lery in Georgia to feature the
works of artists with disabili
ties. The exhibit for Novem
ber and December will be the
second annual “Holiday Art
Show” with an opportunity to
getajump start on holiday gift
shopping. See appealingly
eclectic selection of artwork
and crafts at affordable prices,
allunique one-of-a-kind items
created by artists from around
the state.
The Robert C. Williams
American Museum of Pa
permaking, 500 10t St. NW,
will host “The Golden River,”
a sculptural installation of
handmade paper by Rie
Hachiyanagi, from now
through Nov. 23. For more
info, call (404) 894-6663 or
visit www.ipst.edu/amp/.
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