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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. The
Mar. film is The People of
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation.
It will play continuously in the
history theater. A Family His
tory Series program willbe held
Sat., Mar. 23, from 12t04 p.m.
Permanent 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
newuniquegiftitems. 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.
Themuseumjust 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 the featured per
former, Louise Mandrell, and
her show. Sponsor packages
can include the private recep
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
great year-longgifts for family,
friends and teachers! The sci
ence center 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 further info, 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
ally known speakerson diverse
topics. The semester-long se
ries, “The Many Faces of
China,” will run through April
withweekly presentationsrang
ing from architecture, art, lit
erature, medicine, education,
political science, philosophyand
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.
Walter Evans of ASU will speak
on Mar. 14 about Chinese lit
erature. “Daoist Values and
the Poetry of Li Po and Confu
cian Values” will be held at
11:30 a.m. “Yuan Chen’s ‘The
Story of Ying-Ying’” will be
held at 7 p.m. On Mar. 19, Jeff
Heck, ASU assistant professor
and ASU Reese Library auto
mation librarian, will speak
about “ISPs and the Chinese
Internet: Co-opted Entrepre
neurs” at 11:30 a.m.
The Augusta State
University’s Born to Read
Literacy Center will host a
Family Fun Fair on Sat., Mar.
16, at ASU’s Washington Hall,
from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. There
will be area businesses, ven
dors and hands-on learning
activities for young children.
Also at the fair, “A Born to
Read and Write Workshop” will
be offered from Ba.m.to 2 p.m.
for $24. Six DHR approved
credit hours will be assigned at
the completion of the work
shop. RSVP for the workshop
at (706) 733-7043. The Lit
eracy Center will hold free tu
toring during the spring 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.
Borders will feature the
Children’s Story Timeon Mon.,
Mar. 18, at 10:30 am. The
book to be read will be If You
Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura
Numeroff with illustrations by
Felicia Bond. Homeschool
Tuesday will meet on the sec
ond Tuesday of eachmonthat 1
p.m. Kids and parents are in
vited. Borders hosts reading
groups for peopleofall ages and
interests. Please contact the
store for a complete listing of
these discussion groups.
ASU Reese Library will
host a Meet the Author session
on Thurs., Mar. 21, at 12 noon
inthesecond floor Reese Room.
Dr. Raymond Whiting, profes
sorofthePolitical Science Dept.,
will discuss his book A Natural
RighttoDie: Twenty-ThreeCen
turies of Debate.
The Sandhills Writers
Conference will run from
March 21-23, 2002. This 27-
year annual conference brings
in published professionals and
hasuncoveredanumber of prize
winning writersover the years.
For registration or more infor
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2. Dillard High, Ft. Lauder
dale, Fla.
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5. Tenor saxophonist.
6. Groove Holmes, organ.
7. Trumpet.
8. Philadelphia, Pa., June
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Subscribe to Augusta Focus. Call (706) 722-7327.
mation, pleasecontact the ASU
Continuing Education Dept. at
737-1636 or visit the web site of
www.aug.edu/langlitcom/
sand_hills_conference.
“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
Reflectionson Integral Spiritu
ality,2ooo, 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-8041 or
mschwart@aug.edu.)
Winter Wars 2002 will be
hosted by the Augusta Martial
Arts Academy on Sat., Mar. 16,
atthe ASU AthleticComplexon
Wrightsboro Rd. Watchaction
matches of a combination of
kickboxing and martial arts
beginning at 7 p.m. Several
professional title shots will be
ontheline! For tickets or more
info, call the Augusta Martial
Arts Academy at 855-5269 or
visit the web site at
www.ikfkickboxing.com/
winterwars.htm.
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15. Paul Laurence Dunbar
Chambers.
16. Singer, pianist Ray
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20. Beaumont, Texas,
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20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bell
Auditorium. It’s the last show
of a series of four Broadway
shows. Forticket purchases or
moreinformation, callthe Civic
Centerboxofficeat 724-2400 or
local Ticket Master at 828-7700.
AugustaOperawill present
Gounod’s “Faust,” Mar. 20, 22
and 23 at 8 p.m. at the Imperial
Theatre. Ticket prices range
from sl2 to S4O. Student and
group discounts are available.
Call 826-4710 for information.
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— and there’s hell to pay when
Faust sells his soul to the devil
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Faust pays dearly for his plea
sures with his soul’s damna
tion.
TheSacred Heart Garden
Festival will be held Mar. 22-
24 attheSacred Heart Cultural
Center, 1301 Greene St. There
will be garden and floral exhib
its, garden tours, garden mar
ket place and the Greathouse
Live Butterfly Exhibition. For
tickets or more info, call (706)
826-4700 or visit theweb siteat
www.sacredheartaugusta.org.
Oscar Night America, pro
duced by the Greater Augusta
Arts Council (GAAC) and sanc
tioned by the Academy of Mo
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Preview at 7 p.m. ~ Dr. Rosalyn Floyd, Piano 2
; Donald Portnoy, Conductor
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Turina Rhapscodia Sinfonica for Piano and Strings
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will be held Sun., March 24, at
the Radisson Riverfront Hotel.
The star for the evening will be
thebestcopcomingto Augusta.
Dennis Franz, best known as
cancer-stricken, tough guy de
tective, Andy Sipawitz, will be
thestarat Oscar Night America.
For tickets or more informa
tion on this glamorous event,
call the GAAC at 826-4702.
Bill Cosby, comedian, ac
tor, and author, will be com
ing tothe Augusta-Richmond
County Civic Center for a per
formance on April 10. Tickets
areon saleat the Civic Center
box office now. Or call
Ticket Master at (706) 828-
7700.
The Senior Citizens Cou
ncil 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. Therewill alsobe AARP
Tax Help to taxpayers with
middletolowincome, with spe-
MARCH 14, 2002
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 gardens as 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 Gardensisavailabletorent
foravariety of functions. Every
Sundayis SUPER Sunday with
a Buy One Get One Free Super
Sunday coupon, open from 1 to
sp.m. For moreinfo or to haye
aSuper Sunday coupon mailed
to you, please call (706) 724-
4443/(888) 8744443 or visit the
web site at www.gghf.org.
Phinizy Swamp Nature
Park,just minutesfrom down.
town Augusta. Guests arealsq
welcome to enjoy these res
sources from dawn to dusk on
Saturdays and Sundays, from
noon to 8 p.m. on weekdays.
Groups of 10 or more individu
als must schedule visits in ad
vance by calling (706) 826-2109
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