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JANUARY 31, 2002
Airts Calendar
. Borders, 257 Robert C.
- Daniel Jr. Parkway, will host
the following live musical en
. tertainment: February will
- kick off with local recording
. artist Terri Gibbs on Fri., Feb.
+l, from 8 to 10 p.m. The
recipient of the Horizon Coun
. try Music Artist Award, Terri
“is the voice behind the hit
“Somebody’s Knockin’.” A
- Step Up will play on Feb. 2;
Carl Purdy will play folk mu
- sic on Feb. 8; and Barbara
' Franklin will perform contem
porary gospel on Feb. 9, all
. times from 8 to 10 p.m. For
‘more info, call the bookstore
at (706) 737-6962.
; QuietSTORM isalocalduo
. versed in jazz, blues, oldies,
' country, rock and R&B. They
, will be performing at Fox’s
- Lair, 349 Telfair St., on Fri.,
' Feb. 1, at 9 p.m., and at the
. Cotton Patchat the Riverwalk
. on Feb. Bat 8 p.m. The duois
: available for performances for
© privateor corporate parties as
" they work around recording
. their first CD. Be sure to book
. this popular duo for 2002
. events now! Check the web
' site of
. Www.quietstormonline.comor
. call (706) 240-3373 or (803)
: 715-0146.
. Tuesday’sMusicLiveisa
. 12-concert series for the noon
. hour in downtown Augusta.
. The concerts are performed
live in the sanctuary of His
toric St. Paul’s Church, 6*
* and Reynoldsat the Riverwalk.
- Theprogramsare freeand last
: til 12:30 p.m. Lunch, prepared
' by some of Augusta’s finest
-~ restaurants, is served directly
after the concerts in the St.
. Paul’s Parish House. Thecost
. _is $7 per person. A seated meal
{private tables are available)
may bereserved or abox lunch
. prepared. Lunchreservations
- arenecessary and can be made
by calling 722-3463. The Feb.
5 concert will feature Rupert
. and Rachel Gough, the British
“violin and organ duo. Lunch
by Calvert’s will consist of
London Broil on a French ba
guette, new potatosalad, fresh
* fruit and chocolate nut cook
ies.
Creative Impressionswill
perform a benefit concert on
Thurs., Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. at St.
. Paul’s Episcopal Church of
« Augusta. Theconcert willben
efit the Rachel Longstreet
Foundation, a newly formed
non-profit organization de
voted to two specific goals:
.building “Virginia’s Play
‘ ground,” a handicapped-acces
sible, universal playground for
. disabled children, adults and
« their families; and, establish
ing a School of the Arts to
:provide after-school instruc
<tion in the fine arts for tal
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are also economically disad
vantaged. Creative Impres
sions is a group of talented
young people under the direc
tion of Evelyn Ellis. Com
prised of a group of talented
young people under the direc
tion of Evelyn Ellis. Tickets
are $lO each and available in
advanceby calling the office of
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
at (706) 724-2485, ext. 201.
The Augusta Symphony
Pops at the Bell Series will
featureatributetothe Beatles
on Sat., Feb. 9, at the Bell
Auditorium, at 8 p.m. Origi
nal members of the Broadway
sensation “Beatlemania” will
perform hits by the Beatles.
For ticket purchases or more
info, call 826-4705.
Bob Dylan will be in con
certin Augusta’s Civic Center
on Fri, Feb. 15, at 8 p.m.
Please call the box office at
722-2400 for tickets or more
info.
Studio ArtGro, 978 Broad
Street,isafineart gallery that
also offers lessons in art, voice
and poetry. The studio is ac
ceptingapplications for classes
on Manga, the art of
cartooning, to be taught by
Xavier Jones. It will host a
mixed media collection of
works by Samuel O. “Renais
sance Man” Williams. A
dancer, choreographer, actor,
set designer, vocalist, author,
sculptor and painter, Mr. Wil
liams’ paintings are in the col
lections of James Earl Jones
and the Dance Theater of
Harlem. The exhibit will run
from February 2 through
March 3. Alvin Franklin is
accepting students for begin
ning, intermediateand advance
vocal lessons. Every fourth
Sunday, the public is invited
to Poetry Night from 8 to 10
p.m. Bring your work for
readings. In addition, Michael
Hennessy will be teaching
classesin writing for the stage
or screen. New art classes at
SSO a month. For more info
and details, call 722-3594.
First Friday will be held on
Feb. 1 along Artists’ Row on
Broad Street. Open houses,
demonstrations and new art
willbe featured from 5t09 p.m.
Unicorn’s Nook, the web
site of AC/ASU art gradu
ate news, is located at
www.aug.edu/~libmac. Cre
ated and edited by Martha
“Monty” Corkrin and main
tained by Tami Burke of Honey
House Designs, Unicorn’s
Nook is an ever growing site
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THE SMART PLAGE TO HAVE FUN!
With more than 250 interactive exhibits, the Paul S. Simon Discovery Theater, Science Store and outreach
programs, The National Science Center’s Fort Discovery is an incrcdib?; environment dedicated to reaching
America’s youth with the wonders of science and technology.
Come discover Fort Discovery and experience learning like never before.
AUGUSTA FOCUS
now featuring the bio and art
works of graphic artist Sam
Barnes, designer and artist
Martha “Monty” Corkrin,
sculptor Roger Finch, sculp
tor Kathleen Girdler-Engler,
painter Lee Ann Seaborn and
photographer Lillian Wan. If
you are an AC/ASU art grad
and would like to contribute
your bio and photos, or for
more information, contact
“Monty” at
mcorkrin@aug.edu, or 901
Murrah Forest Dr., North
Augusta, S.C. 29860, or call
(803) 613-9637.
The Art Factory, 416
Crawford Ave., is a non-profit
community arts program that
offers classes in visual arts,
dance, drama and creative
writing. Also holds adult
classes and seminars. Schol
arships make it possible for
students to enroll regardless
of financial resources. Winter
classes will include ballet,
dance, step, wiggleworms, pup
petry, make believe,
storytelling, poetry writing, art
exploration, drawing and set
design. For more informa
tion, call (706) 731-0008 or e
mail to
artfactoryinc@home.com.
The Gertrude Herbert In
stitute of Art, 506 Telfair
St., will host two on-going com
munity art exhibits through
Feb. 2002 at two different
downtown locations. The Au
gusta Chamber of Commerce,
600 Broad St. Plaza will hosta
faculty/student art exhibit.
Artworks featured by Diane
Davis and her young drawing
students, as well as by Diane
Sweet and her adult painting
students. Both Davis and
Sweet are instructors at
Gertrude Herbert. The His
torical Cotton Exchange Wel
come Center and Museum will
host works by Sweet, an oil
paintingsinstructor, and Dor
othy Eckmann, education di
rector and fiber artist at
Gertrude Herbert. The Insti
tute will host “Beyond the
Surface: Objects by Jennifer
Onofrio and Taweesak
Molsawat.” “Art for Tots”
will be offered on sat., Feb. 2,
from 10t011:30a.m. This art
session will focus on toddlers
(2t04 years) and their parents
working together to explore
themany possibilities of paint
ing and drawing. Cost is sl2
(one adult/one child). Studio
art classes will be offered for
children, youth and adults on
various days and evenings
from now through March 2,
2002. Formoreinfoonclasses,
contact Eckmann at 722-5495
or e-mail at
deckmann@ghia.org. For
more info, call the Institute at
722-5495.
Morris Museum of Art,
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One Tenth St. Special exhibi
tion willbe “African American
Works on Paper” through
Feb. 24. The works are from
the museum’s permanent col
lection. There will also be a
gallery guide toselected works
on display and videos on Afri
can-American artistsavailable
for viewing. First Friday on
February 1 will host vocal sen
sation Kari Gaffney in a per
formance of jazz selections fea
turing the works of Duke
Ellington, Billie Holiday and
George Gershwin, from 6 to 8
p.m. Desserts willbe provided
courtesy of Poppyseeds. Ad
missionis free from stoß p.m.
Artrageous Sunday! Art Beat
on Feb. 3 will feature African
Drumming with Henry
Drakeford at 2 p.m. A jazz
concert by Davidson Finc Arts
Magnet Sel o 0! wiit be held
Feb. 2! at 2 pm. Museum
hours will be Tues. - Sat., 10
a.m. to 5 p.m., and closed on
Mondays and major holidays.
For more information, con
tact the museum at 724-7501.
The Lucy Craft Laney
Museum of Black History,
1116 Phillips St. TheJanuary
exhibition is composed of dolls
from several collectionsin the
CSRA. For the month of Feb.,
the museum will feature the
works of Mr. Ronald
Middleton, artist and art
teacherat Richmond Academy.
An opening reception will be
held on Sun., Feb. 3, from 3 to
sp.m. Free tomembers, $2 per
non-member. The next First
Saturday Storytelling will be
held Feb. 2 from 10 a.m. to 12
noon. There will also be art
activities. The MOCHA
MOMs, agroup of stay at home
moms, will partner with the
museum and come together to
provide social, educational and
technological programsfor the
children. Theymeet 10a.m. to
noon every Tuesday. The Feb.
Senior Lunch Break on Wed.,
Feb. 13, will feature Mr.
Middleton in a discussion of
hismotivation andjoysof paint
ing and teaching. Lunch will
be provided by Hot Foods by
Calvin. Cost: $5. Please make
reservations by calling the
museum at 724-3576. For Feb.
15, the museum will present
its First Annual African Ameri
can Historian Recognition
Award Program. The cer
emony and reception will be
held at 5 p.m. Guest speaker
willbe Dr. Donald West, archi
vist and historian from Tri
Technical College in Charles
ton, S.C. Admission will be $5
per person. Regular museum
hours: Tues. - Fri.,, 9a.m. to 5
p.m.; Sat., 10 am. to 4 p.m,;
Sun.,2tosp.m.;and closed on
Mondays. Admission is $2 per
adult, 75 cents per child. For
more info, call (706) 724-3576
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WAZZ
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-By John Bradley, Ph.D ¢ -
1. Who are the following: Paul Chambers, Ray Brown, Ron
Carter, Rufus Reid, John Clayton and Oscar Pettiford?
2.What dothe followingplay: Billy Cobham, Clarence Carpen
ter, Ed Soph, Joe Morello, Ed Thigpen, Louie Bellson and Max
Roach?
3. This drummer was married to Pearl Bailey. What is his
name?
4. What do the following have in common: Harry Carney,
Gerry Mulligan and Michael Decius?
5. What is Storyville?
6. Louis Armstrong may have been one of the greatest
innovator of all times and no doubt a great trumpet player.
However there was a lesser known trumpet player that didn’t
get the publicity, credit and all the raves but he would often
clean “Pop’s” clock. Who was he?
7. What instrument did Jimmy Noone play?
8. Both of the following are jazz singers. What is it that they
don’t have in common: Bessie Smith and Mildred Bailey?
9. Fletcha Henderson’s band is playing in New York.
McKinney’s Cotton Pickers are playing in Detroit. Where is
King Oliver’s band playing? '
10. If Cootie Williams play the trumpet what does Tricky Sam
Nanton play?
11. Name the most popular jazz street in New York City.
12. Who is the leader of the Sophisticated Swing Big Band?
13. Whoarethe following: Lester Young, Buck Clayton, Harry
Edison, Benny Morton and Dickie Wells?
14. Who are the following: Budd Rich, Louie Bellson, Gene
Krupa, Elvin Jones and Clarence Carpenter?
15. Some called him Hawk. What is his name? _
16. What white band did Teddy Wilson and Lionel Hampton
play in?
17. What pianist played the piano in a trumpet style?
18. Where is Minton’s Playhouse located?
19. Name the original members of the Jazz Crusaders.
20. Name the two trumpet players that could match the
precision and execution of Charlie Parker, whoboth died at an
early age.
See ANSWERS, page 3B
or visit the web site at
www lucycraftlaneymuseum.com.
The Augusta Museum of
History, 560 Reynolds St. Be
sure to see the museum
rotunda’s four alcoves. The
Feb. film willbe Heritage of the
Black West. It will play con
tinuously in the history the
ater. A special exhibition,
“Voices of the Civil War,” will
be hosted from now through
Feb. 24. The Brown Bag His
tories Series for Feb. 6 will
feature Dr.JamesE. Carteron
“Black Augusta: 1800-2000.”
Bring your lunch and the mu
seum will provide the bever
age, dessert and lecture. Free
to museum members, $2 for
non-members. Reservations
required. Call 722-8454. Per
manent exhibits include
“Augusta’s Story,” the
museum’s award-winning ex
hibit of 12,000 years of local
history ranging from the early
Indians to Susan Still’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-sp.m. Free admis
sion on Sundays. For more
information, call {706) 722-
8454.
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seum, Conrad Hall, Building
29807 off Chamberlain Ave. of
Ft. Gordon, is open 8 a.m. to 4
p.m., Tuesdays through Fri
days, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Saturdays, and closed Sun
days, Mondays and federal
holidays. The museum just
opened the 1% Sgt. Percy D.
Ricks Jr. Room honoring the
first non-commissioned officer
of an integrated Army unit.
Admission is free. For more
info, call 791-3856/2818.
The National Science
Center’s Fort Discovery,
One Seventh St. Jason XIII —
Frozen Worlds Family day will
be held Sat., Feb. 2, from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Attend a live
broadcast featuring JASON
founder Dr. Robert Ballard in
the Paul S. Simon Discovery
Theater at 10 and 11:30 a.m.
and 1 and 4 p.m. Also design
and build a kayak, check out
the cool activities from the
science center’s demo carts,
and attend power station pre
sentations. All activities in
cluded in the price of admis
sion. SB/ adults, $6/children
and active military. Members
admitted free. The science cen
ter will host the annual forum
of The National Society of
Black Engineers — Augusta
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