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Tuesday’s Music Live presents
multi-percussionist, Joseph Gramley
Tuesday’s Music Live con
certs are held in the sanctu
ary of historic Saint Paul’s
Church, 6th & Reynolds at
the Riverwalk in downtown
Augusta. Tuesday’s Music
Live is not a church pro
gram; Saint Paul’s Church
makes its facilities available
for the programs and won
the Greater Augusta Arts
Council’s Corporate Award
for its support of the arts in
downtown Augusta. The
next concert will be held Jan
uary 21, 2003 and feature
multi-percussionist Joseph
Gramley.
The Harris Family is ambitious sequel
For his debut novel The Harris Men,
RM Johnson was praised as an author
to watch” by Library Journal and
called “an intriguing writer” by Kirkus
Reviews. Publishers Weekly noted that
The Harris Men “looks at the micro
cosm of one African-American family
and in so doing, bears sympathetic wit
ness to the widespread American phe
nomenon of fatherless households and
absent role models.”
. The absentee father in The Harris
Men was Julius Harris, diagnosed with
terminal cancer at age 55. Determined
to make amends for his past mistakes
while he still had the chance, Julius
raced to reunite with Austin, Marcus
and Caleb, the sons he walked out on
BSU opens first
2003 art exhibition
Augusta State University
and the Department of Fine
Arts will present an exhibi
tion of works by artists Ross
Zirkle and Leslie Koptcho in
the Fine Arts Gallery from
January 16-February 6,
2003. There will be an open
ing reception on Jan. 16
from 5-7 p.m.
Zirkle, assistant professor
of drawing and printmaking
at the University of Ken
tucky, is one of only 60 in the
world who holds the title of
Tamarind Master Printer.
He is one of the major pio
neers of the new technique
of waterless lithography, a
technique that’s only been
around for about 12 years.
He has also been instrumen
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Gramley is a soloist and
.chamber musician who has
appeared in concert through
out the world. A native of Ore
gon, Mr. Gramley made his
solo debut in Carnegie Hall
and his concerto debut with
the Houston Symphony
Orchestra. He is percussionist
for Yo Yo Ma’s Silk Road Pro
ject. He was featured playing
solo marimba on the 1999
MTV Video Music Awards
from the Metropolitan Opera
House at Lincoln Center
where he co-wrote and per
formed the introduction to
Jennifer Lopez’ #1 hit, “If
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with Julius learning that his cancer has
gone into remission, giving him fresh
hope of making his family whole again.
Overjoyed, Julius is grateful for this
miracle and the time it affords him to
tal in developing non-toxic
inks for artists.
Koptcho, an associate pro
fessor of art at Louisiana
State University in Baton
Rouge, has had her prints
and bookworks included in
prominent collections such
as the Brooklyn Museum of
Art, the New. York Public
Library, and the . New
Orleans Museum of Art.
Her works have been dis
played at numerous interna
tional and national exhibi
tions.
The exhibition and artist’s
reception are free and open
to the public. For more infor
mation call the fine arts
department at 737-1453.
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You ad My Love.” Mr. Gram
ley has appeared on Late
Night with David Letterman,
Good Morning America,
CNN, PBS and MTV. He has
recordings on the labels of
Telarc, Deutsche Gramma
phon, Arabesque, Equilibri
um, Koch, Connoisseur Soci
ety, Nuova Era and Boosey &
Hawkes. The Cleveland Plain
Dealer calls him “...a Heifetz
of the marimba,” and the
Musical Opinion, London,
said “...his range of strokes,
variety of colour and precision
four-mallet technique were
striking.”
20 years earlier.
Five years after a
failed attempt at
reconciliation,
Johnson’s sequel
to The Harris
Men offers Julius
and his sons a
second chance.
The Harris Fami
ly (A Washington
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ocal events honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Martin Luther King Jr. for January 2003. From a blood
AThe Augusta Mini Theatre will present the play
“Last Chance” for several shows at the Jack B. Patrick
Technology Center at Augusta Techniecal College, The
play, formerly titled “Who’s Killing the Dream,” is a one
act drama that salutes the workmiz%%i“%&@
King Jr. Shows will be held Jan. 17 at 10 and 11:30 am.
for area schools, and at 8 p.m. Also Sat. & Sun., Jan. 18
& 19, at 3 and 8 p.m. each day. Ticketsn 3%‘@
for general admission and $8 for yagth*%fi
more per group).” For ticket purchases or more informa
tion, call (706) 722-0696. e e
Paine College and Augusta State Uiversity, will host the
annual tri-college Martin Luther %@ifigf bration on
Friday, January 17, at noon. The guest speaker will be
Dr. James R. Gavin 111, president of the Morehouse
School of Medicine. The prm be held at MCG’s
Auditoria Center. Admlsgfihis free. ' jggé
AThe Office of Student Activities of The University of
South Carolina Aiken"(USCA) will sponsor the Sixth
Annual MLK Service Project on Friday, January 17, from
1 to 5 p.m. Volunteers will be assigne W
at the Trinity Lutheran Home, Golden Harvest Food
Bank, Aiken Mental Health Association, American Can
cer Society, Aiken Adult Day Care and Tri-Development
. Center. For more info, contact Telesia Davis at (803) 641-
3442. ’
AThe Augusta Branch of the NAACP will hold a Mar
tin Luther King Parade on Saturday, January 18, at 1
p.m. beginning at Dyess Park. Look for various colorful
floats and bands in a joyful visual and musical celebration
of Dr. King’s birthday. e .
AThe Alpha Chi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha
Breakfast on Monday, danuary 20, at 7:30 a.m. at the
Radisson Riverfront Hotel. ~Keynote spesker for the
- eventawill be Dr. Louise Rice, national 15 ¥ige Bresident
of ”; fity, Inc. and asgeciate Profes
~ gorgf reading in Learnipg Support at Augitaßtate Uni
versitys. Tickets for thEevdlt are S2O andliodh be pur
chased from any actiVe thember of the fiaéenity or by
sicalling Brother Jolinny Holies, the progtallichairman,
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- from the Zion Baptist Church and Veteran’s Memorial
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AUGUSTA FOCUS
Lunch following the Janu
ary 21 concert is being pre
pared by The Broad Street
Market. The menu includes
a trio of salads, cheese
straws, brownies and Sand
Dollar cookies. Reservations
are $7 per person and must
be made in advance by call
ing the Tuesday’s Music Live
Box Office at (706) 722.3463
(24/7). There is no admission
charge for the concert; only
for those staying for lunch.
The 21 January concert is
given in thanksgiving for the
life of Dr. Blanche Coleman
by Janet Tyler.
make up for past mistakes. But fulfill
ing his dream won’t be easy.
Busy with their own lives and fami
lies, Julius’ sons are all wrestling with
the complexities of manhood. Now in
their 30s, each brother struggles to find
love, stability and happiness in the
wake of their fatherless childhood.
Filled with betrayal, romance and
shocking twists, The Harris Family is a
gripping story of contemporary black
relationships and, ultimately, a moving
testament to the power of family, love
and forgiveness.
RM Johnson is the best selling
author of The Harris Men and Father
Found. He lives in Maryland.
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Meisha Loyd, left, who plays the part of Punkie in the
one act drama entitled “Last Chance” is comforted by
Taisiana Garcia-Cortijo, the Reverend, in an emotion
al scene when Punkie discovers her best friend has
been killed in a drive by shooting. “Last Chance,”
was written and directed by Augusta Mini Theatre
founder and executive director, Tyrone Butler. it's a
gripping story about the trials and tribulations of a
teenager trying to survive in the inner city. The play
will be presented on Friday, January 17 at 10 a.m.,
11:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. There are two showings on
Saturday, January 18, and Sunday, January 19; 3
p-m. and 8 p.m. each day at the Jack B. Patrick Tech
nology Center at Augusta Technical College. Tickets
are $lO general admission and $8 for youth groups.
For information call (706) 722-0598. Photo by Theresa
Minor
Columbia. The rally will be held on the grounds of the
state capitol building. Formmmn&i%
291-2576 or your local branch of the NAACP. Free trans
portation will be provided through 803-502-0170.
_ ABorders, 257 Robert C. Daniel Jr. Parkway, will host
a “Thank You, Dr. King!” program by Robin Reed on
Monday, danuary 20, at 11 &mc@e&mifirfis
birthday with stories and crafts. For more information
AThe wmcgof&ewwgwm
Annual Freedom anquet on Monday, January 20
S e R Ge e e
Drive of Augusta, Ga. mfl% Ibe “Freedom
‘Under Fire.” Guest speaker will be Rev. Charles L.
White, director of the mmmh 5 NAACE For
ticket purchases or more information, call (706) 724-
. AThe Augusta Balle, in conjunetion with the CSRA
Clasec,inc. and Augusa Focus, will present Ally 1T on
m&m nuary 20, at 8 p.m. at the historic Imperial
mmagwm Cbrate the Martin Luther
King Jr. holiday as the Augusta Ballet presents Ailey I,
the dynamie, young ensemble from New York City who
‘represents the finest in modern dance. Ailey I, founded
in 1974 by Alvin Ailey, showcases exceptionally talented
and chiematic young dancers 1 3 diverse soporioize
drawn from Ailey classics and works by today’s most dis
tinguished choreographers. Tickets: sl2-$36. For ticket
purchases or more info, call 261-0555%%%;
ACurtis Baptist Church, 1326 Broad St., will be host
ing a Martin Luther King Shépeard Community Blood
Center blood drive on Monday, January 20, from 8 a.m. to
3:30 p.m.
AThe University of South Carolina Aiken (USCA) and
Aiken Technical College (ATC) will sponsor a community
celebration to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr.
king on Tuesday, Jar 21 on the USCA campus. The
celebration theme will be “Lift Every Voice and Sing:”s
This year’s theme is adapted from the gheme song write"
ten by James Weldon Johnson. The day's evefits will
include a panel discassion includif eflctions oDI
King and the Civil Rights Movement 1§ ,fi olpm,
Room 122 of the USCABusiness and Eduication Bullding
Gospel Choir will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the USCA
Etherredge Center Main Stage. Admission will be $5 for
the general public, free for USCA fagulty, staff and stu
dents with LD. Tickets will be available at the door. For
more info, contact Telesia Davis at (803) 641-3442.
JANUARY 16, 2003
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