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MARCH 7, 2002
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Arts Calendar
‘ The ASUOperaWorkshop
!’will present Mozart’s “Magic
. Flute” onMar.Band9atßp.m.
~at the ASU PAT. For more
“info, call the ASU Fine Arts
" Dept. at 737-1453.
e The Augustadazz Project
will hold their next Chamberjazz
“on Sat., Mar. 9, at the Unitar
" ian Universalist Church, 3501
> Walton Way Ext., at 8 p.m.
- Featured will be pianist Bud
~“Hudson. For ticket purchases
. “or more information, call 706-
“722-8341 orvisitthe websiteat
www.augustajazz.com.
~ The Third Annual Cleon
_W.Mauldin Memorial Con
“cert by the Augusta Concert
' Band will be held on Sun., Mar.
+'lo, at 7 p.m. at the ASU PAT.
Featured will be the great jazz
~ trombonist Wycliffe Gordonand
. “band musiccommemoratingthe
Sept. 11tragedy. Ticketsavail
- ableatthedoor: $6 per adult, $3
per student and senior citizen,
' and free for ASU students, fac
ulty and staff with valid ASU
1B
. The Augusta Symphony
will present Enrique Graf, pia
nist, in “The Passion of Spain”
. on Sat., Mar. 16, at the ASU
' PAT. Preview lecture will be
given by pianist Dr. Rosalyn
. Floyd at 7 p.m., with the con
. cert beginning 8 p.m. The
' Publix Family Concert, with
! Mr. Graf as guest performer,
- willbeheld Mar. 17 at the ASU
PAT at 3 p.m. It will be a St.
i Patrick’s Day Celebration Con
cert. For ticket purchases or
: moreinfo, callthe Augusta Sym
* phony at 826-4705.
. QuietSTORM is a local duo
: versed in jazz, blues, oldies,
! country, rock andß&B. They
, are available for performances
! for private or corporate parties
© as they work around recording
» their first CD. Be sure to book
. thispopular duofor 2002 events
now! Check the web site of
* www.quietstormonline.comor
- call (706) 240-3373 or (803)
+ 715-0146.
- Studio ArtGro, 978 Broad
Street, is a fine art gallery that
also offers lessons in art, voice
- and poetry. The studio is ac
- ceptingapplications for classes
onManga, theart of cartooning,
to be taught by Xavier Jones.
Alvin Franklinisacceptingstu
- dentsfor beginning, intermedi
~ate and advance vocal lessons.
- Every fourth Sunday, the pub
lic is invited to Poetry Night
from 8 to 10 p.m. Bring your
- work for readings. In addition,
- Michael Hennessy willbeteach
ing classes in writing for the
- stageorscreen. Newartclasses
- at SSO a month. For more info
' and details, call 722-3594.
~ The Mary Pauline Gal
lery, 982 Broad St., will host
~the “Mother/Nature” exhibit
" through April 7. Sculptor art
' istsare Kathleen Girdler-Engler
- and Brian Rust. For more info,
- callthegalleryat 706.724.9542.
- Hours are Tues.-Fri. 10a.m. to
5 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, ‘is located at
www.aug.edu/~libmac. Cre
ated and edited by Martha
“Monty” Corkrin and main-
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T EW¢ programs, The National Science Center’s Fort Discovery is an incredible environment dedicated to reaching
E&” “ \ j xmerim’s youth with the wonders of science and technol'z'gy.
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AUGUSTAFOCUS
tained by Tami Burke of Honey
House Designs, Unicorn’s
Nook is an ever growing site
now featuring the bio and art
works of graphic artist Sam
Barnes, designer and artist
Martha “Monty” Corkrin,
sculptor Roger Finch, sculptor
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 Au
gusta, 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, dramaand creative writ
ing. Also holds adult classes
and seminars. Scholarships
make it possible for studentsto
enroll regardless of financial
resources. Winter classes will
include ballet, dance, step,
wiggleworms, puppetry, make
believe, storytelling, poetry
writing, art exploration, draw
ing and set design. For more
information, call (706) 731-0008
or e-mail to
artfactoryinc@home.com.
The Gertrude Herbert In
stitute of Art, 506 Telfair St.
Spring quarter classes and
workshops are available for
adults and children in a wide
variety of mediaincludingdraw
ing, painting, ceramics and pho
tography. To request a free
course catalog, call the Insti
tute at 722-5495. Current ex
hibitsincluderecent works from
art classes at the gallery at
Walker-Mackenzie Studio, 509
Fifth St., through May 31.
Ware’s Follywill host the Agnes
Markwalter Youth Art Compe
tition Mar. 7 - Apr. 19.
MorrisMuseumof Art, One
Tenth St. Special exhibition
Museum hours will be Tues. -
Sat., 10 am. to 5 p.m., and
closed on Mondays and major
holidays. For more informa
tion, contact the museum at
724-7501.
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The Lucy Craft Laney
Museum of Black History,
1116 Phillips St. First Satur
day on Mar. 2 will feature Dr.
Bonnie Bragdon, director of the
Richmond County Animal con
trol, in a talk with children
about an array of pets and how
to care for them at 10 a.m to
noon. Francesco Lopez will
also read several pet stories.
That day will also feature an
HIV/AIDS Education Workshop
for teensand their parentsfrom
12t02p.m. For March, several
women from the CSRA will ex
hibit their art works for the
Annual Women’s Art Month.
TheMOCHAMOMs, agroup of
stay at home moms, will part
ner withthe museum and come
together to provide social, edu
cational and technological pro
grams for the children. They
meet 10 a.m. to noon every
Tuesday. The March Senior
Lunch Break for Mar. 13 will
feature Mrs. Wilma Becker, art
instructor at Lucy Craft Laney
High School. Admission willbe
$5. Please RSVP for reserva
tions for this popular lunch
event at 724-3576. Regular
museum hours: Tues. - Fri., 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m. to
4 p.m.; Sun., 2 to 5 p.m.; and
closed on Mondays. Admission
is $2 per adult, 75 cents per
child. For more info, call (706)
724-3576, e-mail
lelmuseum@4tscomputers.com
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. erma-
Feature
your
news in
Augusta
Focus.
Fax info
to (706)
724-
8432.
nent 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 uniquegiftitems. Museum
hours are Tuesday - Saturday,
10a.m. to 5 p.m.,and Sunday 1
- 5 pm. Free admission on
Sundays. For more informa
tion, call (706) 722-8454.
The Signal Corps Mu
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 Sat
urdays, and closed Sundays,
Mondays and federal holidays.
The museumjust opened the 1*
Sgt. Percy D. Ricks Jr. Room
honoring the first African-
American non-commissioned
officer of an integrated Army
unit. Admission is free. For
more info, call 791-3856/2818.
The National Science
Center’sFortDiscovery,One
Seventh St. The NSC will
present the annual Masters
Gala on Fri., Apr. 12, at Fort
Discovery. Guest host will be
comedian Billy Crystal, who
willintroduce thefeatured per
former, Louise Mandrell, and
her show. Sponsor packages
can include the private recep
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tion with Mr. Crystal and Miss
Mandrell, a reserved table for
the Bell Auditorium perfor
mances, additional drinks and
desserts, VIP parkingand more.
For more info about the Mas
ters Gala, contact Jan Parsons
at 800.325.5445, ext. 5551 or
706.821.0648 or
rsvp@nscdiscovery.org. Fort
Discovery memberships are
greatyear-longgifts for family,
friends and teachers! The sci
encecenter has 270 interactive
exhibits throughout Fort Dis
covery,includingthelatest, the
“Human Gyro.” Admission
from 3 to 5 p.m. only half price!
Make your plans *now* for
renting Fort Discovery for your
special events and holiday par
ties! For furtherinfo, call (706)
821-0200 or 1-800-325-5445.
The ASU Cullum Lecture
Series is an inter-disciplinary
program begun more than 20
years ago to provide students,
faculty and staff of ASU access
to nationally and internation
allyknown speakersondiverse
topics. The semester-long se
ries, “The Many Faces of
China,” will run through April
withweeklypresentationsrang
ing from architecture, art, lit
erature, medicine, education,
political science, philosophyand
history. All presentations are
free and last approximately 75
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www.aug.edu/library/
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“WhatisEnlightenment?”
is a community reading group
that will meet at Borders on
Tuesdays, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
ReadingswillbebasedonaKen
Wilber book on psychology and
spirituality: One Taste: Daily
Reflections on Integral Spiritu
ality, 2000, pb. Readings willbe
held on One Taste through the
rest of the program through
Apr. 2. For more info, call
Bettelou Brown (556-8490) or
Michael Schwartz(73B-8041or -
mschwart@aug.edu.)
The Sandhills Writers
Conference will run from
March 21-23, 2002. This 27-
year annual conference brings
in published professionals and ¢
hasuncoveredanumber of prize
winningwritérsover theyears.
For registration or more infor
mation, pleasecontact 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 Centerwill hold 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.