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April 15, 2004
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MUSIC
The Harry Chamber
Music Society presents
their season final the
Ariel Winds on April
16. After a distin
guished as principal
trumpet in major
orchestras, Fred Mills
joined the famous
Canadian Brass, and for
24 years, he played over
3,500 concerts allover
the world The perform
ance will be at the Per
forming Art Center, at
ASU. The pre-concert
program will start at
7:15p.m. , and the con
cert starts at Bp.m. The
ticket prices are $20.00
for adults and $5 for
children. For more
information please call
Ruth St. Clair at (706)
790-9274 or Alan
Drake at (706) 736-
9098 or visit
www.hjcms.org for
more info.
“Guest Night” with the
Columbia County
Choral Society at
6:30p.m. and Refresh
ments and Fellowship,
at 7p.m. Visitors are
welcome to enjoy the
rehearsal. Featuring
American folk hymns,
bluegrass arrangements
of gospel hymns, and
more. For more infor
mation, please call
(706) 650-8901
ART
The Augusta Mini The
atre will present 90 of
its drama students in its
annual spring show, A 4
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little Bit of this and A
Little Bit of That and
Keep Reaching for Your
Dreams, on Friday and
Saturday, April 30 and
May at Bp.m. at the
Jack B. Patrick Technol
ogy Center on the cam
pus of Augusta Techni
cal College. On Sunday,
May at Trinity CME
(Family Life Center) on
Glenn Hills Drive at
6:30p.m. Guest appear
ance by Actress Saman
tha Johnson. For more
information, please call
(706) 722-0598
Senior visual art Stu
dent from Richmond
County’s award wining
fine arts magnet school
, Davidson at the
Gertrude Herbert Insti
tute of Art. A two-week
exhibition of a variety
of artwork including
painting , drawing,
mixed media and many
more. The will be on
April 16 thru 30 at
10a.m. to sp.m. The
location is
ATTRACTION
Spring Migration
Songbird Walk Satur
day, April 17 from
8:00-11:00 a.m. Srart
this spring morning off
with a walk through
Phinizy Swamp Nature
Park. We will be look
ing and listening for
some of the many neo
tropical migrants as
well as arriving summer
residents. Learn some
of the beautiful songs
of the vireos, buntings,
warblers, tanagers, and
other songbirds that are
most active in the
AUGUSTA FOCUS
morning. Limit: 25
Contribution: $3 mem
ber; $5 nonmember
Registration Deadline:
April 15. For more
information, please call
(706) 828-2109
National Science Cen
ter Fort Discovery: For
children and adults
alike can plunge them
selves in the wonders of
science through live
demonstrations, virtual
realities, Starlab, Kid-
Scape and more than
250 hands-on exhibits.
General Admission: $8
for adults; $6 for chil
dren, seniors and active
military. Group rates
available. Operating
hours: Mon.-Sat., 10
a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday,
noon-5 p.m. call
(706)821-0200, 1-800-
325-5445 or visit their
website at www.Nation
alScienceCenter.org.
Augusta Canal Inter
pretive Center: Housed
in Enterprise Mill, the
center contains displays
and models focusing on
the Augusta Canal’s
functions and impor
tance to the textile
industry. Hours are
Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6
p-m. and Sun., 1-6 p.m.
Admission is $5 adult,
$4 seniors and military
and $3 children ages 6-
18. Children under six
admitted free. Guided
boat tours of the
Augusta Canal depart
from the docks at
Enterprise Mill at 11
a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3
p-m. Saturdays and
Tuesdays and Thursdays
at 11 a.m. and 1:30
p-m. Tour tickets are $6
adults, $5 seniors and
$4 students and chil
dren. For tour informa
tion, call 823-7089. For
other info, visit
www.augustacanal.com
or call 823-0440.
Augusta Golf & Bon
tanical Gardens of
The Georgia Hall of
Fame features beautiful
display gardens, as well
as bronze sculptures of
some of golf’s greatest
masters. Available for
rent for a variety of
functions. Group dis
count rates available.
Closed Mondays; open
from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tues.-Sat.; open from
1-5 p.m. on Sunday.
Admission is $5.50 for
adults; $4.50 for stu
dents, seniors and mili
tary; $3.50 for children
(4-12); free for children
3 and under. Sundays
are two for one with a
Super Sunday coupon.
Annual garden mem
berships are available.
Call 724-4443 or 1-
888-874-4443. Also,
visit their Web site at
www.gghf.org.
MUSEUM
Morrison Museum of
Art One 10th Street on
the Riverwalk present
Helen Frederick found
ed Pyramid Atlantic, a
center ever center for
print, paper, an book
arts, in 1981 and has
player an essential role
in its development as
an international arts
center ever since. Fred
erick has won interna
tional acclaim as a
paper, print and mixed
media artist. Admission
is free. For more infor
mation, please contact
Tania Beasley at (706)
828-3805 or (706)-
724-7501
The Augusta Museum
of History hosts perma
nent exhibition “Augus
ta’s Story,” an award
winning exhibit encom
passing 12,000 years of
local history. For the
younger crowd, there’s
the Susan L. Still Chil
dren’s Discovery
Gallery, where kids can
learn about history in a
hands-on environment.
The museum also shows
films in the History
Theatre and hosts a
variety of programs.
Located at 560
Reynolds Street. Open
Tuesday-Saturday, 10
a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday
1-5 p.m. Admission is
$4 adult, $3 seniors, $2
kids (6-18 years of age)
and free for children
under six. Free admis
sion on Sundays. Call
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LITERARY PUR
SUITS
The Adult Literacy
Program, sponsored by
the 30901 Develop
ment Corporation, will
be holding classes Tues
day and Thursday
evenings, from 6-tO9
p-m. Classes are free.
Applications are being
accepted at the Beulah
Grove Community
Resource Center.
Please contact Patina
Jones at (706) 722-
4999 for more informa
tion.
Shiloh Community
Center, 1635 15th St.,
is offering computer
classes for seniors on
Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday mornings
from 10 to 11 a.m. and
2 to 3 p.m. Seating is
limited. Call (706) 738-
0089 for more informa
tion
The Augusta State Uni
vserity Literacy Pro
gram presents a
Spelling Bee on April
23. For more informa
tion about the program,
please call (706) 739-
2045.
AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAMS
The Community
Resource Center 1446
Lee Beard Way will
have a GED class on
Monday, Tuesday and
Thursday from
6:00p.m., to 9:00p.m.
The tuition is free. The
class will taught by
Augusta Technical
School. For more infor
mation, please call
(706) 722-4999
Rhythm & Class 508
Sharton Drive Augusta,
Ga. 30907 is a dance
studio focusing on
Clogging and Irish
Dancing. Teach classes
for children age three
and up. Lessons are
S3O per month. For
information please call
(706) 210 -8222 or
visit the website at
www.rhythmandclass.co
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Southside Community
Outreach Tutorial Pro
gram, Inc. presents
tutorial session at
Mount Vernon Baptist
Church 1930 Olive
Road. Tutorial sessions
are held each Tuesday
and Thursday 5:30p.m.,
to 7:30p.m. There will
be a certified teachers
to provide assistance in
Language Arts, Mathe
matics, Science and
Social Studies also the
computer lab is avail
able their will be a :
$25.00 printer cartridge
fee required. An SAT -
prep lab for Georgia -
high school graduation
test lab. We welcome
grades two thrul2. For °
more information,
please contact Rosa j
Thomas at (706) 733-
1270 and (706) 736-
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Art Factory: have art
courses for children
and adults at the Art
Factory. The Art Facto
ry also has a home ‘
school program and -
scholarships are avail- -
able. Programs include
painting, pottery, -
Pilates, hip-hop and
modern dance and
more. Classes are held
at the Art Factory, 418
Crawford Ave., orat
the Augusta Jewish
Community Center.
Call 731-0008 for ‘
dertails.
The Lucy Laney High
School Football Team is’
sponsoring a golf tour
nament to be held Sat- -
urday, May 29 at the
Goshen Plantation Golf
Course. For more infor
mation please call Mrs. -
Annette Johnson at ‘
(706) 823-6900 '
DIVERSIONS ;
Ed Mclntyre Founda
tion 360 Bay street .
Suitlol Augusta Ga.
Presents third annual -
Ed Mclntyre Amateur
Golf Tournament on -
Saturday, April 24 and -
Sunday, April 25 at the
- Golf Club. For -
more information about’
the tournament contact
Climent Gardner at '
(706) 798-5798 or
Calvin Holland at :
(706) 798-5294
The Lucy C. Laney |
Class of 1974 will -
sponsor a Fish Fry on
Saturday, April 24 start
ing at 9a.m. at the Auto
Parts Connection locat
ed at 1939 15¢h Street.
To place your lunch
orders, call (706) 736-
1465, For more infor
mation please contact
Doris Thomas at (706)
796-3676.
Improving the
Chemotherapy Experi
ence is free educational
program to be offered
on Tuesday April 27 :
starting at 6:30 at the
- The Club
house is at 2567 Wash- .
ington Road in Augus
ta. Please call 1(800)
399-7312 x 224 to :
reserve a space. Appe-
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