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ries, “The Many Faces of
China,” will run through April
withweekly presentationsrang
ing from architecture, art, lit
erature, medicine, education,
political science, philosophy and
history. All presentations are
free and last approximately 75
minutes. Go to the web site of
www.aug.edu/library/
cullum2oo2 for more info. Dr.
Steve Clements of ASU will be
presentingtheater/film on Tues.
& Thurs.,Feb. 19and 21. “The
Art of Chinese Cinema” will be
covered both days.
“WhatisEnlightenment?”
is a community reading group
that will meet at Borders on
Tuesdays, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Readings will be based on Ken
Wilberbooks on psychology and
spirituality: Integral Psychol
ogy: Consciousness, Spirit, Psy
chology, Therapy, 2000, pb; and
One Taste: Daily Reflectionson
Integral Spirituality, 2000, pb.
Readings will be held on Inte
gral Psychology on Feb. 12,
pages. 129-157; and Feb. 19,
pages 158-194.
TheSandhills Writers Co
nference is open to all persons
interested in writing. From
now through Feb. 8, 2002, pre
pare poetry, stories, novels/no
vellas, non-fiction articles,
children’s literature pieces,
plays or song lyrics for a cri
tique by a professional staff
member. The next conference
willrun from March 21-23, 2002.
This27-year annual conference
bringsin published profession
als and has uncovered a num
ber of prize winning writers
over theyears. Forregistration
‘or more information, please
contact the ASU Continuing
‘Education Dept. at 737-1636 or
visit the web site of
www.aug.edu/langlitcom/
_sand_hills_conference.
" The Augusta State
University’s- Born to-Read
Literacy Centerwillhold free
“tutoring during the fall from
Monday through Friday from 4
to 8 p.m., closed on Wednes
days. Receive one-on-one tu
toring for all ages under the
supervision of a certified
teacher. There will be a free
membership into the Metro
Adult Literacy Council with a
$lO supply fee. For informa
tion, call 733-7043.
Paine College will host
its Annual Conference on
the Black Experience Wed.-
Thurs., Feb. 6-7. On Thurs
day, February 7 at 9:25 a.m.,
Mrs. Virginia Craft Rose will
speak on the experiences of
Ellen and William Craft, a
slave couple who devised a
~daring plan to escape from
slavery in Macon, Georgia.
On Thursday afternoon at 2
p.la., internationally ac
claimed actor and orator, Vinie
Burrows, will present Harriet
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and the response of contempo
rary African-American poets.
Alleventsare freeand open to
the public. For moreinforma
tion, contact director of Pub
lic Relations Paulette Payne
at 706.821.8323.
Stage 111, Columbia
County’scommunity theatre,
will open its 2002 season with
“The Odd Couple,” female ver
sion, on Feb. 7. The play will
also be held Feb. 8-10, all per
formancesatthe Augusta Je
wish Center off Furys Ferry
Road in Evans. Feb. 8 and 9
evenings will be a dinner the
atre catered by French Mar
ket Grille West. The Feb. 7
show will be a “spaghetti sup
per” at a special discounted
price. For reservations, tick
etsor moreinfo, call 228-3636.
Paine College will hold
its Second Annual Masked
Ball at the Radisson
Riverfront Hotel on Fri., Feb.
8, with a reception at 7:30
p.m.andadinnerandballatß
p.m. Tickets for the festive
event are SSO and may be pur
chased at the Paine College
Business Office, Haygood-
Holsey Hall Suite 109. Celeb
rities will entertain and dine
with guests, prizes will be
given and all will enjoy danc
ing throughout the evening.
Participants are asked to
bring a festive mask for entry
into the event. The tradi
tional Parade of Masksand an
awards ceremony will high
light the affair. For moreinfo,
call 321-8323.
The Augusta Players will
host a Glass Slipper Ball on
Fri., Feb. 8, at the Great Hall
of the Sacred Heart Cultural
Center. It will be an evening
of enchantment as the Au
gusta Players recreate the ro
mance and splendor of the
magical night when Cinder
ella meets her Prince Charm
ing. For reservations, call
826-4707. The group will also
present “Cinderella” Feb. 15
and 16 at 8 p.m., and Feb. 17
at 3 p.m. For ticket reserva
tions, call 826-4707.
Phinizy Swamp Nature
Park, just minutesfromdown
town Augusta. A park clean
up day will be held on Feb. 9,
from 10 a.m. tonoon. Join the
staffofthe Southeastern Natu
ral Sciences Academy for the
park clean up. Coffee, break
fast items and great camara
derie provided. Call (706) 828-
2109 to RSVP. Andy Jordan
willlead a 10-milebike tour on
Sun., Feb. 17, from2to 4 p.m.
The leisurely pace will be per
fect for families. An adult
should accompany children
under 12. Helmets are re
quired. Riders are invited to
bring a pre-cooked picnic din
ner to eat at the end of the
tour. Limit: 50. Contribu
tions; $3 per member, $5 per
non-member. Registration
deadline: Feb. 15. Arrange for
a tour past wetlands and
With more than 250 interactive exhibits, the Paul S. Simon Disoovc?' Theater, Science Store and outreach
Rzgmm, The National Science Center’s Fort Discovery is an incredible environment dedicated to reaching
erica’s youth with the wonders of science and technology.
Come discover Fort Discovery and experience learning like never before.
swamps, over picturesque
trails and scenic outlooks.
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.
TheASU Spring 2002 Film
Series will feature The Tasteof
Others on Mon., Feb. 11, at 6
and 8:30 p.m. showings. A
beautiful nuance, deliciously sly
social satire, the film'is about
prejudiceandsnobberyin which
Jaoui creates wonderfully
rounded characters that flirt
with but ultimately transcent
stereotypes.
“I Won’t Be the Other
Woman,” an inspirational
stage play, will be presented on
Thurs. & Fri., Feb. 14 and 15,
at 8 p.m. both nightsatthe Bell
Auditorium. The play boasts a
cast of colorful characters with
soulful singing and an engag
ingstoryline. The castincludes
Charlie Wilson of The Gap
Band, the legendary Vanessa
Bell Armstrong, gospel sensa
tion Wanda Nero Butler, and
others. For tickets, call the
Civic Center box office at 724-
2400 or Ticket Master at 828-
7700 or visit the web site of
www.ticketmaster.com.
The Senior Citizens Coun
cil offers a variety of classes
including low impact aerobics,
Tai Chi, Spanish, quilting,
painting, Thera-Bandsexercise,
bowling, pool/billiards, and
more. All weekday classes.
There will also be a free blood
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. Therewillalsobe AARP
Tax Help to. taxpayers with,,
middletolowincome, with spe
cial attention to those age 60
and older. For information
regardingcost, length of classes
and other details about the ac
tivities and services, please call
TheSenior Center Department
at 821-4480, ext. 361.
Augusta Golf & Gardens,
home of the Georgia Golf Hall
of Fame, has over eight acres of
beautiful display gardensas well
aslarger-than-lifebronzesculp
tures of some of golf’s greatest
masterssuchas Arnold Palmer,
Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan,
Raymond Floyd and Jack
Nicklaus. Located along the
Riverwalk, the Augusta Golf
and Gardensisavailable torent
for a variety of functions in
cluding weddings, receptions,
photo sessions, business
lunches, cocktail parties and
muchmore. Notethenew flow
ers for this current winter sea
son. Every Sunday is SUPER
Sunday with a Buy One Get
One Free Super Sunday cou
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pon, open from 1 to 5 p.m. For
more info or to have a Super
Sunday coupon mailed to you,
pleasecall (706) 724-4443/(888)
874-4443 or visitthe web siteat
www.gghf.org.
Historic Driving Tourswill
be given every Saturday start
ing from the Cotton Exchange
Welcome Center and Museum.
Toursarelo:3oa.m. to 12noon.
$lO per adult, $5 per student.
Reservationsareneeded by the
Friday before the tour. To
make reservations or ask for
more details, please call (706)
724-4067. '
A short ride
away
ATLANTA
The Shrine of the Black
Madonna #9 Cultural Cen
ter & Bookstore, 946 R.D.
Abernathy Blvd. SW, ishosting
“The Black Holocaust Exhibit:
The Horrors and Effects of the
American Slave Trade.” This
museum-quality exhibit dis
playsactual mounted documen
tation and newspaper clippings
ranging from Augusta to Lon
don on slaves. There are also
photos, drawings, slaveholder
whips, baskets, an old plow,
model of a slave ship, African
artifacts and alife-size model of
atortured, mutilatedand hung
slave. The exhibit is a power
ful, visually graphic 5-D depic
tion of slavery. For more info,
call (404) 752-6125. Also visit
the web site of
www.shrinebookstore.com.
Fernbank Museum of
Natural History, 767 Clifton
Rd. NE, hosts two IMAX films:
Lost Worlds: Life in the Bal
ance and Majestic White Horses
on the famous Lipizzaner
horses. For prices, show times
and other info, call (404) 370-
1822. To reserve tickets by
phone, call (404) 929-6400.
Martinis and IMAX is held ev
ery Friday night. Besides a
five-story screen of two movies,
the event also boasts live mu
sic, a la carte dinner options
and specialty martinis, from
6:30 to 10 p.m. Also enjoy the
world’slargest dinosaursin the
diningarea. Dressranges from
causal to professional. Be sure
to reserve tickets to this popu
lar event.
The Atlanta History Cen
ter, 130 West Paces Ferry Rd.
NW, is hosting “Captured By
the Camera” through May 31.
From the man who weighed
650 pounds and the woman
whose name was given to the
city, “Captured By the Cam
era” offersauniqueperspective
on the people and places of
Georgia’s past. Even in the
1800 s a picture was worth a
thousand words, but pictures
ofthosedays werefar different,
formal poses and stern faces
that peer back at us from rare
daguerrotypes,ambrotypesand
tintypesand other early photo
graphs. Who were these Geor-
AUGUSTA FOCUS
gia citizens? Learn their sto
ries and see their possessions
that have withstood time. Dia
ries, furnitureand jewelry help
complete the fabric of history,
woven together into a stcty
that definesusall. A Southern
story.
The Clark Atlanta Uni
verqity Art Gallery, Trevor
Arnett Hall, 2™ Jevel, will be
hosting “A Congo Chronicle:
Patrice Lumumba in Urban
Art” from now through Mar.
15. It will feature 70 examples
of Congolese urbanart or popu
lar paintings portraying thelife
and tragic death of Lumumba,
thefirst primeminister of Congo
afteritsindependencefrom Bel
giumin 1960. Organized by the
Museum for African Art, New
York City.
Artsfor All Gallery, Healey
Building, 57 Forsyth St., Suite
R-I,isthe only gallery in Geor
gia to feature the works of art
ists with disabilities. The gal
lery displays six exhibits each
year featuring artists of merit
who may be disabled, economi
cally disadvantaged or institu
tionalized. The current exhibit
through Feb. 22 is “Collective
Vision: Selections From the
Visual Art Residency Program.”
Admission tothe Galleryisfree
and open to the public during
business hours, Monday
through Friday. Braille and
large print materials are pro
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vided, as well as audio descrip
tions of selected works, for visi
tors with visual impairments.
For mor info, e-mail
vsaartsga@mindspring.com.
BORDER IN S.C.
The South Carolina State
Museum, 301 Gervais St., Co
lumbia, S.C. The museum is
open Mon. - Sat., 10 am. to 5
p.m., and on Sun,, 1 to 5 p.m.
Admission is $5 for adults, $4
for military, adults over 61 and
college students with ID; $2 for
children ages 6-17. Children
five and under admitted free.
Children under 13 cannot be
admitted unless accompanied
by an adult 18 and over. The
First Sunday of each month is
Dollar Sunday. For moreinfor
mation, call (803) 898-4953.
TheGibbesMuseum of Art,
135 Meeting Street, Charles
ton,S.C.,ishostingthe “Walter
0. Evans Collection of African
American Art” through Apr.
14. The exhibition features
more than 70 works, providing
a comprehensive survey of art
by African Americans in the
last 150 years. Acclaimed art
ists in the exhibition include
Romare Bearden, Jacob
Lawrence, Robert Scott
Duncanson and others.
JAZZ QUIZ
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11. Teddy Adams.
12. Preeminent female
vocalist.
13. Vintage One trumpets.
14. Piano.
15. Freddie Hubbard.
16. “Tutun.”
17. Bassists.
18. Pianists.
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