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FEBRUARY 21, 2002
Arts Calendar
Bill Cosby, comedian, actor,
and author, will becomingto the
Augusta-Richmond County Civic
Centerforaperformanceon April
10. Tickets are on sale at the
Civic Center box office now. Or
call Ticket Master at (706) 828-
T7OO.
The Davidson Fine Arts
Pre-Festival Concert for
Bands will be held on Thurs.,
Feb. 21, at the Beverly Barnhart
Theater of Davidson. The band
will performat 6 p.m., theorches
traat 8 pm.
Borders,2s7Robert C. Daniel
Jr. Parkway, will host the follow
ing live musical entertainment:
Bernard Chambersonjazz piano
onFeb.22and Carpenter’s Bride
on Feb. 23, all times from 8 to 10
pm. For more info, call the
bookstore at (706) 737-6962.
The Masters of Swing Big
Band Concert, sponsored by
the Augusta Jazz Project, will be
heldon Fri., Feb. 22, at theJulian
Smith Casino,atßp.m. Featured
willbe “Glenn Miller and More.”
Contact the AJP at
www.augustajazz org.
The Augusta Symphony
Orchestra, featuring violinist
Vadim Gluzman, will be held on
Sat.,Feb.23,atßp.m.atthe ASU
PAT. Gluzman will perform
worksincludingKorngold’s “Vio
lin Concerto.” For ticket pur
chases or more information, call
(706) 826-4705.
The Augusta Chorale will
presentaconcertincelebrationof
Black History on Sun., Feb. 24,
at the Paine College Gilbert-
Lambuth Memorial Chapel. The
heritageconcert will featurevari
ous styles of Black music in cho
ral settings and solos. Works of
Scott Joplin, Moses Hogan,
Rosephanye Powell and Glenn
Burleighwillbeperformed. Guest
performers will be Kristal Har
ris, soprano of Atlanta, and
Johnnie Greene, tenor. The 65
voice group will be accompanied
by Angela Arrington, pianist. Ad
mission for adults is $lO, stu
dents $5. Tickets may be pur
chased at the door. For more
info, call 736-2958.
ASU will hold its Jazz En
semble Winter Concert on
Tues., Feb. 26, at 8 p.m. at the
PAT. The concert willbe aSend
Off Performance in honor of
Wayne Hoey of thelocal band All
that Jazz and will be performed
by the Augusta State’s Student
Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Band.
Rob Foster, associate professor
of music, will direct the concert.
Admission is free.
Tuesday’s Music Live is a
12-concert series for the noon
hourindowntown Augusta. The
concertsareperformedliveinthe
sanctuary of Historic St. Paul’s
Church, 6" and Reynolds at the
Riverwalk. The programs are
freeandlasttil 12:30 p.m. Lunch,
prepared by some of Augusta’s
finest restaurants, is served di
rectlyafter theconcertsintheSt.
Paul’s Parish House. Thecost is
$7 per person. A seated meal
(privatetablesareavailable) may
be reserved or a box lunch pre
pared. Lunch reservations are
necessary and can be made by
calling 722-3463. The March 5
concert will feature Wendy
Klopfenstein on violin and Dr.
Waring McCrady on piano.
Lunch by Very Vera will feature
grilled chicken salad with penne
pasta, grape tomato .
QuietSTORM is a local duo
versedinjazz, blues, oldies,coun
try, rock and R&B. They are
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available for performances for
private or corporate parties as
theyworkaroundrecordingtheir
first CD. Be sure to book this
popularduofor 2002 eventsnow!
Check the web site of
www.quietstormonline.com or
call (706) 240-3373 or (803) 715-
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Studio ArtGro, 978 Broad
Street, is a fine art gallery that
also offers lessons in art, voice
and poetry. Thestudioisaccept
ing applications for classes on
Manga, the art of cartooning, to
betaught by Xavier Jones. It will
host a mixed media collection of
works by Samuel O. “Renais
sance Man” Williams. A dancer,
choreographer, actor, set de
signer, vocalist, author, sculptor
and painter, Mr. Williams’ paint
ingsareinthecollectionsofJames
Earl Jones and the Dance The
ater of Harlem. The exhibit will
run from now through March 3.
Alvin Franklin is accepting stu
dentsforbeginning, intermediate
andadvancevocallessons. Every
fourth Sunday, the public is in
vited to Poetry Night fromßto 10
p.m. Bring your work for read
ings. In addition, Michael
Hennessywillbeteachingclasses
in writing for the stage or screen.
New art classes at SSO a month.
For more info and details, call
722-3594.
The Mary Pauline Gallery,
982 Broad St., will host a recep
tionforitsnew “Mother/Nature”
exhibit on Fri., Feb. 22, from sto
Bp.m. Featured sculptorsforthe
exhibit to run through April 7
will be Kathleen Girdler-Engler
and Brian Rust. For more info,
call the gallery at 706.724.9542.
Hours are Tues.-Fri. 10am. tos
p.m.,Sat. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit
the web site at
www.marypaulinegallery.com.
Unicorn’s Nook, the web
site of AC/ASU art graduate
news, islocatedat www.aug.edu/
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Martha “Monty” Corkrin and
maintained by Tami Burke of
Honey House Designs, Unicorn’s
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“Monty” Corkrin, sculptor Roger
Finch, sculptor Kathleen Girdler-
Engler, painter Lee AnnSeaborn
andphotographer Lillian Wan. If
you are an AC/ASU art grad and
would like to contribute your bio
and photos, or for moreinforma
tion, contact “Monty” at
mcorkrin@aug.edu, or 901
Murrah Forest Dr., North Au
gusta, S.C. 29860, or call (803)
613-9637.
The Art Factory, 416
Crawford Ave., is a non-profit
community arts program that
offersclassesinvisualarts, dance,
dramaandcreativewriting. Also
holdsadultclassesandseminars.
Scholarships makeit possiblefor
students to enroll regardless of
financial resources. Winter
classes will includeballet, dance,
step, wiggleworms, puppetry,
makebelieve, storytelling, poetry
writing, art exploration,drawing
and set design. For more infor
mation, call (706) 731-0008 or e
mailtoartfactoryinc@home.com.
The Gertrude Herbert In
stitute of Art, 506 Telfair St.
Studio art classes will be offered
for children, youth and adultson
various days and evenings from
now through March 2, 2002. For
more info on classes, contact
Eckmann at 722-5495 or e-mail
at deckmann@ghia.org. For
more info, call the Institute at
722-5495.
MorrisMuseumofArt, One
Tenth St. Special exhibition will
be “African American Works on
Pape " through Feb. 24. The
works are from the museum’s
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permanentcollection. Therewill
alsobea gallery guide to selected
works on display and videos on
African-American artists avail
able for viewing. A jazz concert
by Davidson Fine Arts Magnet
School will be held Feb. 24 at 2
p.m. Museumhourswillbe Tues.
-Sat.,loa.m. tosp.m.,and closed
on Mondays and major holidays.
For more information, contact
the museum at 724-7501.
The Lucy Craft Laney Mu
seum of Black History, 1116
Phillips St. Through the end of
Feb.,themuseumwillfeaturethe
works of Mr. Ronald Middleton,
artist and art teacher at Rich
mond Academy. For March, sev
eral women from the CSRA will
exhibit their art works for the
Annual Women’s Art Month.
First Saturday on Mar. 2 will
feature a storyteller at 10 a.m to
noon. That day will also feature
an HIV/AIDS Education Work
shop for teens and their parents
from 12 to 2 p.m. The MOCHA
MOMs, a group of stay at home
moms, will partner with the mu
seum and come together to pro
videsocial, educational and tech
nological programs for the chil
dren. They meet 10a.m. tonoon
every Tuesday. Regularmuseum
hours: Tues. - Fri, 9 am. to 5
p.m.;Sat.,loa.m. to 4 p.m.;Sun.,
2 to 5 p.m.; and closed on Mon
days. Admission is $2 per adult,
75 centsper child. For moreinfo,
call (706) 724-3576 or visit the
web site at
www lucycraftlaneymuseum.com.
The Augusta Museum of
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Sunday, Feb. 24, 3 pm
Maxwell Performing Arts Center
Preconcert activities begin at 1:45, with an instrument Petting Zoo,
followed by a performance by the Suzuki Woliq School.
"The Magic of Strings"
Vadim Gluzman, Violin
Caroline Dainer, Violin & winner Symphony Competition
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History, 560 Reynolds St. Be
suretoseethemuseumrotunda’s
fouralcoves. TheFeb.filmwillbe
Heritageofthe Black West. It will
play continuously in the history
theater. A special exhibition,
“Voices of the Civil War,” will be
hosted from now through Feb.
24. The Brown Bag History
Series on the first Wednesday of
the month will feature Dr. Lee
AnnCaldwellof ASUonMar.6at
non. Shewillspeakon “Theßole
and Portrayal of Women in His
tory.” The program is free for
museum members, $2 for non
members. Bringyourown lunch
and themuseum will providethe
beverage and dessert. Reserva
tions are required for this very
popular program by calling 722-
8454. Permanent exhibits in
clude “Augusta’s Story,” the
museum’saward-winningexhibit
of 12,000 years of local history
rangingfromtheearlylndiansto
Susan Still’s 1997 space shuttle
missions. AlsoexploretheSusan
L. Still Children’s Discovery Gal
lery. Look in the museum shop
for new unique gift items. Mu
seum hoursare Tuesday - Satur
day, 10 am. to 5 p.m., and Sun
day 1-sp.m. Freeadmission on
Sundays. For moreinformation,
call (706) 722-8454.
TheSignal Corps Museum,
Conrad Hall, Building 29807 off
Chamberlain Ave. of Ft. Gordon,
isopenßa.m. to4p.m., Tuesdays
through Fridays, 10 am. to 4
p.m. on Saturdays, and closed
Sundays, Mondays and federal
holidays. The museum just
openedthe I*Sgt. Percy D. Ricks
Jr. Room honoring the first Afri
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Borders will feature the
Children’s Story Time on Mon,,
Feb. 25, with Karma Wilson’s
story, Bear Snores On, at 10:30
a.m. _Homeschool Tuesday will
meet on the second Tuesday of
each month at 1 p.m. Kids and
parentsareinvited. Bordershosts
reading groups for people of al]
ages and interests. Please con;
tact the store for a complete list;
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The ASU Cullum Lecture
Series is an inter-disciplinary
program begun more than 20
years ago to provide students,
faculty andstaffof ASU accessto
nationally and internationally
known speakers on diverse top
ics. The semester-long series
“The Many Facesof' China,”fi
run through April with weekly
presentations ranging from ar
chitecture, art, literature, medi
cine, education, political science,
philosophy and history. All pre
sentations are free and last ap
proximately 75 minutes. Go tp
the web site of www.aug.edu/
library/cullum2oo2 for moreinfq.
Dr. Jin Li of Brown University
will speak about Chinese educa
tion on Tues., Feb. 26, at 11:30
a.m.and 7p.m. Dr. George Chen
of ASU will speak about “The
Role of the U.S. and Taiwan-
Mainland China Relations” on
Thurs., Feb.2B,at 11:30a.m.and
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