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Borders, 257 Robert C.
Daniel Jr. Parkway, will host the
following musical entertain
ment: Will McCranie on Sept.
; 20; and Josh Pierce on Sept. 21,
i both from 8 to 10 p.m. For more
;il;fo, call Borders at 737-6962.
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:::The Augusta Symphony will
:hesent pianist John Browning in
:tgncen to open the season on
“Sat., Sept. 21, at 8 p.m. at the
SASU PAT. Mr. Browning will
“perform a concerto written for
“him by American composer
“Samuel Barber. A “pre-concert”
@nversation about music will be
f%gld at 7 p.m. Tickets are sls,
1%8 and $35 for adults, and
#.7.50 and sl4 for students. For
j}kket purchases or more info,
-call 826-4705.
- The Augusta Chorale will
~hold auditions for new members
-at 6:30 p.m. on Mon., Sept. 23, at
-the Gilbert Lambuth Chapel at
‘Paine College.. If you enjoy
“singing music by some of the
-world’s best composers with
members from the community,
‘this is your opportunity. Call
706-481-8102 to schedule an
.audition. :
. IDRUM2U, the Not Gaddy
‘drumming studio, will host a
.community healing, meditation
‘drumming circle every third
Monday, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the
G.L. Jackson Conference Center,
1714 North Leg Court. Dona
tions of canned goods for the
Golden Harvest Food Bank or $5
or both are accepted. Bring your
drum and a friend. Some drums
will be available for rent. All are
welcome. For more info, call the
Not Gaddy drumming studio at
228-3200.
Studio ArtGro, 978 Broad
Street, is a fine art gallery that
also offers lessons in a t, voice
and poetry. The studic is offer
ing art instruction bx Xavier
Jones. Alvin Franklin s accept
ing students for beginn g, inter
mediate and advance v -l train
ing. Barbara Ware-F in will
be teaching poetry. " oraphy
and drama will also & ided to
the curriculum. For ' . regis
tration or more inf: i 722-
3594. '
The Mary Pauline Gallery,
982 Broad St. Multiple collages
by Arless Day of Sarasota, Fla.
will be in exhibit' from now
through Sept. 21. Gallery hours:
Tues.-Fri. 10 am. - 5 p.m., Sat.
11 a.m: to 3 p.m. For more info,
call 706.724.9542 or visit
www.marypaulinegallery.com.
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Augusta State University
Fine Arts Gallery will host an
exhibition featuring the works of
Tendai Johnson through Sept.
30. For more info, call the ASU
Fines Arts Dept. at 737-1453.
“Community Artists Unite:
September 11th - Reflective
Images” will be a special art
community exhibition sponsored
by the major local arts museums
and schools such as The Morris
Museum of Art, the Art Factory,
the Gertrude Herbert Institute of
Art, the Lucy Craft Laney Muse
um of Black History and the
Augusta Cotton Exchange Con
ference and Banquet Center. The
exhibition will feature works by
CSRA artists reflecting on how
the world communities have
changed since 9/11. The show
will be on view at the Morris
Museum, 1 10t St., through Oct.
1. For more info or to participate
as an artist in this exhibition,
contact Victoria Durrer at 724-
7501.
Gertrude Herbert Institute
of Art, 506 Telfair St., is 'offer
Autumn Quarter sessions.
Classes and workshops available
for adults and children in a wide
variety of media including draw
ing, painting, ceramics, photog
raphy, sculpture and fiber arts.
GHIA members receive dis
counted tuition. To request a
free course catalog, call the
GHIA at 722-5495. Ware’s Folly
will exhibit “A Sense of Place:
Continuity and Change in the
New South” through Oct. 4.
This juried competition is a com
ponent of the 2002 Arts in the
Heart of Augusta Festival. Visit
the web site at www.ghia.org.
Morris Museum of Art, One
10th St. Free admission all Sun
days. Museum hours will be
Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
closed on Mondays and major
holidays. For more info, contact
the museum at 724-7501 or visit
the web site of
www.themorris.org.
The Lucy Craft Laney
Museum of Black History,
1116 Phillips St. Art works fea
tured, “De- Mything the God
dess,” run through Sept. 29.
Regular museum hours: Tues. -
Fri, 9 am. to 5 p.m.; Sat., 10
am. to4pm,; Sun,2tosp.m,;’
and closed on Mondays. Admis
sion is $3 per adult, $1 per child.
For more info, call (706) 724-
3576, e-mail
Iclmuseum@4tscomputers.com
or visit the web site at
www.lucycraftlaneymuseum.co
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The Augusta Museum of
History, 560 Reynolds St. Be
sure to see the museum rotunda’s
four alcoves. The August film is
Heritage of the Black West, a 20
minute film that will play contin
uously in the history theater. A
new exhibition, “Augusta
Remembers 9/11,” will run
through Oct. 6. It documents the
community’s response to the ter
rorist attacks of that day. The
October Brown Bag series will
feature Dr. Russell K. Brown on
Wed., Oct. 2. He will speaker
about the “History of the Augus
ta Arsenal.” Program begins at
noon. Bring your own lunch and
the museum will provide the
beverage, dessert and lecture.
Free to museum members, $2 for
non-members. Reservations
required. Call 722- 8454. A spe
cial exhibit will run through
Nov. 10. “Keepers of the Faith:
A History of Organized Religion
in Augusta” will tell the history
of religious institutions in
Augusta as they have grown with
the city over the past 250 years.
Permanent exhibits include
“Augusta’s Story,” the museum’s
award-winning exhibit of 12,000
years of local history ranging
from the early Indians to Susan
Still’s 1997 space shuttle mis
sions. Also explore the Susan L.
Still Children’s Discovery
Gallery. Look in the museum
shop for new unique gift items.
Museum hours are Tuesday -
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
Sunday 1 - 5 p.m. Free admis
sion on Sundays. For more
information, call (706) 722-8454
or visit the web site at
Www.augustamuseum.org.
The Signal Corps Miseum,
Conrad Hall, Building 29807 off
Chamberlain Ave. of Ft. Gordon,
is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tues
days through Fridays, 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. on Saturdays, and closed
Sundays, Mondays and federal
holidays. ~The museum just
opened the 15t Sgt. Percy D.
Ricks Jr. Room honoring the first
African-American non-commis
sioned officer of an integrated
Army unit. Admission is free.
For more info, call 791-
3856/2818.
The National Science Cen
ter’s Fort Discovery, One Sev
enth St. All activities free with
admission. “Motion Explosion”
is open in the Knox Gallery
where virtual play is a reality,
allowing visitors to -go snow
boarding, play basketball, ice
hockey and team volleyball,
even go rowing, all without leav
ing the building. Additional edu
cational programs and special
AUGUSTA FOCUS
events are planned, all in the
Knox Gallery. The Paul S.
Simon Discovery Theater is
showing “Wolves at Our Door”
daily at 1 p.m. Fort Discovery
memberships are great year-long
gifts for family, friends and
teachers! The science center has
270 interactive exhibits through
out Fort Discovery, including the
latest, the “Human Gyro.”
Admission from 3 to 5 p.m. only
half price!- Make your plans
*now* for renting Fort Discov
ery for your special events and
holiday parties! For further info,
call (706) 821-0200 or 1-800-
325-5445. Special from now
through Sept. 30: The National
Science Center, along with
Augusta Golf & Gardens, are
offering a special one day ticket
to both attractions for oniy $9.
Not valid with any other promo
tions or discounts. Call 724-
4443 or above Ft. Discovery
numbers for more info.
Borders will hold a special
Arthur Back to School Party on
Sat., Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 12
noon. Join in the celebration of
the new book and PBS special,
Arthur, It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll by
Marc Brown. Also that Sept. 21,
from 1 to 2 p.m., Jacqueline
Dekshenicks will give a seminar
on Feng Shui, the Chinese disci
pline that seeks to enhance your
well being and success. Discov
er how you can live better by
creating an environment where
you begin to thrive and prosper.
The book store will also host a
Children’s Story Time will be
held on Sat. at 1 pm. Home
school Tuesday will meet on the
second Tuesday of each month at
1 pm. Kids and parents are
invited. Borders hosts reading
groups for people of all ages and
interests. Please contact the
store for a complete listing of
these discussion groups at 737-
6962.
. What is Enlightenment?, a
community reading group, will
be held weekly on Tuesdays
through the fall at Borders, from
7 to 8:30 p.m. Everyone is wel
come; no special knowledge is
required, only a willingness to
read, engage in dialogue, and
respect other’s views. The group
itself is nondenominational and
wholeheartedly welcomes all
religious/non-religious view
points and backgrounds. Ken
McLeod’s Wake Up to Your
Life, Harper, 2001, will be the
first book for discussion. Chap
ters 1-2, Sept. 24; Chs. 3-4, Oct.
1; Chs. 5-6, Oct. 8; Chs. 7-8,
Oct. 15; and Chs. 9-10, Oct. 22.
For more info, contact Michael
Magic 96.9
presents
Magic Mornings
~ Monday - Friday
6am.-10am. -
| with
. Tom Joyner
Mechelle Jordan
Schwartz at (706) 738-8041 or e
mail mschwart@aug.edu.
Wallace Branch Library,
1237 Laney-Walker Blvd. There
will be opportunities for free
computer ' training classes for
adults and for seniors at the
library’s Gates Computer Lab.
“Introduction to Excel” will be
offered Sat., Sept. 28. Call the
library for more info and class
registration at 722-6275.
Maxwell Branch Library,
1927 Lumpkin Rd. “Introduc
tion to Computers” will be
offered Fri., Sept. 27, 9:30 to 11
am. Hal Knippenberg will be
the instructor. Call 793-2020 to
register.
The Augusta State Universi
ty’s Born to Read Literacy
Center will hold free tutoring
from Monday through Friday
from 4 to 8 p.m., closed on
Wednesdays. Receive one-on
one tutoring 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 information,
call 733-7043.
The Arts in the Heart of
Augusta Festival will be “held
Sept. 20-22 along downtown
Riverwalk. Featured ethnic
group this year: Germany. Fes
tivities will begin Fri., Sept. 20,
at 5 p.m. with 70 crafters and a
Parade of Nations and entertain
ment. The weekend will feature
local, regional and national
entertainment, delicious ethnic
foods sold by local groups in
beautiful authentic costumes,
hands on art activities and much
more. For additional info, call
the Greater Augusta Arts Coun
cil at 826-4702. -
The Jamestown Community
Center, off of Tobacco Road on
New Karleen Road, will host its
annual “Community Day” bar-b
--que in South Richmond County
on Sat., Sept. 21, from 11 a.m.
until 5 p.m. Featured will be
water rides for the children,
assorted games and special
events like basketball contests
for boys and girls, with plenty of
food including hot dogs, ham
burgers, barbecue and drinks.
Prizes will be awarded to all con
test winners. Opening remarks
will be made by special guests
including the mayor, county
commissioners and other state
and county politicians. The pur
pose on this community event is
to bring together neighbors from
all communities to meet and
socialize and share ideas on how
to make our county the best it
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2002
can be. .
ASU Film Series for the fall
semester will be held on Mon
days, at 7 p.m. Next film for
Sept. 23 will be Business of
Strangers at the Butler Hall lec
ture hall.
Boshears-Skyfest ‘O2 will be
held Sept. 28-29 at the Augusta
Regional Airport. Featured will
be the Navy’s Blue Angels.
Other spectacular performances
include Fat Albert, F-15 (West
Coast Demo Team), Patty
Wagstaff, Jimmy Franklin, Gary
Ward, lan Groom, Kent Shock
ley and Shockwave (Jet Truck)
and the Liberty Parachute Team.
Hot air balloons will launch
when the gates open at 7 a.m.
each day. Advance discount
tickets are $lO each for adults,
$5 each for juniors (ages 6-10)
and free for kids five and under
accompanied by a paid adult.
VIP tickets available online.
Charge by phone at (803) 278-
4TIX (4849). Visit the web site
at www.boshears.com.
Brookwood Elementary
School, 455 S. Old Belair Rd. of
Grovetown, Ga., will host
“Bugz,” a second grade musical,
on Tues., Oct. 1, at 1:45, 2:30
and 7 p.m. for free. See 125 sec
ond grade students in colorful
constumes on stage with light
ing, effects and an exciting
orchestrated soundtrack. There’s
going to be a picnic and every
one is pitching in: the Lady Bugs
are in charge of etiquette, the
Army Ants will handle security,
the Fireflies are in charge of
lightening, and the Bumble Bees
will handle entertainment. Just
when everything is perfectly set
up, Stinky Bugs want to come,
too. Buzz on over to the hoe
down and watch the critters res
cue the party. :
Phinizy Swamp Nature.
Park, just minutes from down-'
town Augusta. Attend the Fam
ily Dinner on Thurs. Sept. 19,
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Bring the
family and a pre-cooked dinner
to the park’s Pharmacia Pavil
ion while enjoying an evening
in nature. The program at 6:30
p-m. will be “Pollution Solu
tions.” Plan for a Full Moon
Nature Hike on Sat., Sept. 21,
from 9 to 11 p.m. Search for
nocturnal animals such as owls,
frogs, beavers and bats. The:
hike will last two hours and
may cover up to 2 fi miles.:
Guests are welcome to enjoy
the resources of the nature park -
from dawn to dusk on Satur
days and Sundays, from noon
to 8 p.m. on weekdays. Groups
of 10 or more individuals must
schedule visits in advance by
calling (706) 826-2109 and will
be charged a fee. - :
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