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August 26, 2004
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MUSIC
Jessye Norman Benefit
Concert: In August 28 °
International opera star
Jessye Norman will pres
ent a benefit concert at
_ Paine College Chapel at
. 7p.m. Proceeds to the
Jessye Norman School of
+ the Arts, an after-school
program for gifted mid
dle school children.
Tickets are available at
the Imperial Theatre Box
Office. For more infor
mation please call (706)
722-8341 or www.impe
rialtheatre.com. Dona
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Muflng the challenges of a rapidly cbanélfllru'g:;;
increasingly diverse world is more important
than ever as our community recognizes diversity as
a critical success factor in today’s marketplace.
We are now part of a worldwide economy with
competition coming from nearly every continent.
For this reason we need every bit of diversity that
will make us more creative and open to change.
Cultural diversity brings fresh ideas and differing
insights to each and every company. Without
diversity, there can be no inmovation; without
innovation, there can be no new wealth. Long-last
ing success can be achieved when you hire, pro
mote and encourage diverse people and their ideas.
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through the Rachel
Longstreet Foundation,
at P.O. Box 40041
Augusta Ga. 30904
ART
MCG presents The
Robert B. Greenblatt,
M.D. Library at the
Medical College of
Georgia is featuring art
work by local artists
Wanda Dansereau, Frank
Carstarphen and Dwain
Shaw through Sept. 30.
The exhibition, spon
sored by the MCG Arts
promoting cultural dlvc_rsuy have the opfumulhy to
brand their product in this ever-evolving marketplace.
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~ Silver Sponsor
~ Bronze Sponsor
Council, is free and open
to the public during the
library’s business hours,
Monday - Thursday,
7:30 a.m. to midnight;
Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 7:30
p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. -
5 p.m.; and Sunday,
noon to midnight. For
more information, con
tact Lisa Westrick, spe
cial collections librarian,
at lwestrick@mcg.edu
<mailto:lwestrick@mcg.e
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The Imperial Theatre
proudly announces the
return of the golden film
era to the Imperial on
August 27 with the
weekend film festival
“Now Showing (Again)
at the Imperial — Movies
Return!” This film fes
tival showcases nostalgic
films spanning five
decades of film presenta
tion at the Imperial The
atre. The weekend pre
miers with the classic
Gone With the Wind on
Friday night and closes
with the beloved thriller
Jaws on Sunday evening.
Admission to all films is
free. Friday August 27
7:00 p.m. Gone with the
Wind. On
Saturday, August 28 at
1:00 p.m. Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs.
Saturday, August 28 at
3:30 p.m., The Absent
Minded Professor, by
Robert Stevenson. On
Sunday, August 29 at
1:30 p.m. Rear Window
by Alfred Hitchcock. For
more information, con
tact the Imperial Theatre
at (706) 722-8341.
The Greater Augusta
Arts Council is looking
for community singers,
dancers, actors, story
tellers and musicians to
submit applications to
perform at Arts in the
Heart of Augusta Sept.
17-19 at the Augusta
Common in historic
downtown Augusta.
Applications are online
at www.augustaarts.com.
For more information,
please call (706) 826-
4702, ext. 1.
ATTRACTION
Embracing and promoting the
value of differences in individuals
can give your organization a pow
erful competitive edge.
The Augusta Focus has devei
oped the Partners in
Diversity initiative to provide an
avenue for Corporate America to
address the concept of diversity and
revolutionize their approach to this
topic in order to remain competi
tive in the 21ist century. Through
this program, corporations who
recognize the vital importance of
AUGUSTA FOCUS
Augusta Canal Interpre
tive Center: Housed in
Enterprise Mill, the cen
ter contains displays and
models focusing on the
Augusta Canal’s func
tions and importance 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 6 admitted free.
One-hour guided boat
tours are offered three
times a day, Monday-Fri
day at 10 a.m., 11:15
a.m., and 1:30 p.m. On
Saturday, there is a full
length trip, which lasts
approximately two and a
half hours, departing at
6 p.m. Reservations sug
gested. Tour tickets are
$6 adults, $5 seniors and
$4 students and chil
dren. For more informa
tion, please call (706)
823-7089.
National Science Cen
ter’s Fort Discovery:
Children and adults alike
can immerse themselves
in the wonders of science
through live demonstra
tions, virtual realities,
Starlab, Kid Scape and
more than 250 hands-on
exhibits. Aliens: Worlds
of Possibilities.
Last chance! Don’t miss
out! The Aliens will
depart from Fort Discov
ery Sept. 6th. General
Admission: $8 for adults;
$6 for children, seniors
and active military.
Group rates available.
Operating hours: Tues.-
Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; for
more information call
(706) 821-0200 or 1-
800-325-5445 or visit
the web site at
www.NationalScience-
Center.org.
MUSEUM
Music at the Morris
Museum on Sunday,
August 29, Music of the
Baroque: Up Close and
Personal There will be
two performances, at
2:00-and 3:30 p.m.
Enjoy performances by
some of the region’s most
talented musicians in the
intimate setting of the
Morris Museum of Art.
Music at the Morris fea
tures a wide variety of
musical experiences,
including opera, gospel,
and African drumming.
All performances begin
at 2:00 p.m. on Sundays
in the museum auditori
um. Seating is limited,
so plan to arrive early. To
complement the series,
the museum offers free
docent-led tours follow
ing each performance.
Admission is free. Locat
ed at One 10th Street on
the Riverwalk. For more
information, call (706)-
724-7501.
Augusta Museum pres-
ents Brown bag history
series on Sept. 1 at
12:00 p.m.
Robert Toombs: My
Favorite Georgian C.
Tom Sutherland. On
Sept.lo at the Ezekiel
Harris House Ribbon
Cutting 1822 Broad
Street Augusta, Georgia.
For more information,
please call (706) 722-
8454
LITERARY PURSUITS
The Adult Literacy Pro
gram, sponsored by the
30901 Development
Corporation, will be
holding classes Tuesday
and Thursday evenings,
from 6-tO9 p.m. Classes
are free. Applications
are being accepted at the
Beulah Grove Communi
ty Resource Center.
Please contact Patina
Jones at (706) 722-4999
for more information.
Shiloh Community Cen
ter, 1635 15th St., is
offering computer classes
for seniors on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thurs
day mornings from 10 to
11 am. and 2 to 3 p.m.
Seating is limited. Call
(706) 738-0089 for more
information
AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAMS
Youth Worship will be
held Sunday, September
12, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30
p.m., at Servants of God
Baptist Church, located
2127 Martin Luther
King, Jr. Blvd. Rev.
Kenny Grant, of Savan
nah, GA, will be the
guest speaker. Wor
ship...designed by youth,
for youth! For more
information or direc
tions, please call (706)
724-0008.
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 Tech
nical School. For more
information, please call
(706) 722-4999
Rhythm & Class 508
Sharton Drive Augusta,
Ga. 30907 is a dance
studio focusing on Clog
ging 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. rthythmand
class.com.
Southside Community
Outreach Tutorial Pro
gram, Inc. presents tuto
rial session at Mount
Vernon Baptist Church
1930 Olive Road. Tutor
ial sessions are held each
Tuesday and Thursday
5:30p.m., to 7:30p.m.
There will be a certified
teachers to provide assis
tance in Language Arts,
Mathematics, Science
and Social Studies also
the computer lab is
available 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 Thomas at
(706) 733-1270 and
(706) 736-2242
Shiloh Comprehensive
Community Center, Inc.
The historic Shiloh
Comprehensive Comnfiu
nity Center, 1635 15"
Street, will host it annual
benefit concert entitled
an “Afternoon of music,”
Sunday, August 15 at
4p.m. at the Gilbert
Lambuth Chapel, Druid
Park Avenue. The musi
cal will feature local
soloists, groups and
musicians from the
Augusta area: Creative
Impressions, Hawthorn
Welcher, Grady Abrams
and others. For more
information, please con
tact Quincy Robertson at
(706) 796-8143
DIVERSIONS
ASU Conservatory Jazz
Band directed by Dr.
John D. Bradley Satur
day, August 28 at 10
a.m. to noon the tuition
is S3O per-person semes
ter. Registration can be
completed at the first
rehearsal. For more
information, please call
(706) 731-7971
The Augusta Players
present West Side Story
on Friday September
24 and Saturday Sep
tember 25th at 8 pm
& on Sunday Septem
ber 26 at 3 p.m. at the
Imperial Theatre.
Ticket prices range from
sl2 to S4O and are now
available online at
www.augustaplayers.com
or by calling The Augus
ta Players business office
at (706) 826-4707.
Grassroots Arts Program
(GAP) Grant Applica
tions for FY2005 is avail
able. GAP funding sup
ports community arts
projects, such as Con
certs, Art Exhibitions,
Film Programs, Dance
Performances, Murals,
Folk Art Projects, Read
ings, Theater Presenta
tions, Storytelling, Public
Art, and other arts pro
grams. To be eligible for
GAP funds, organizations
must be incorporated in
Georgia as not-for-profit,
tax-exempt organizations
(or have such an organi
zation filing on their
behalf) or be units of
government. GAP appli
cations can be obrtained
from the Greater Augusta
Arts Council, 1301
Greene Street, Augusta
(Phone: 706-826-4702;
FAX: 706-826-4723) and
will be due back to the
Greater Augusta Arts
Council by September 6
(postmark deadline).
Proposed projects must
take place between Octo
ber 1 and June 30, 2005.
Free Medical Coding
Career Night starting
Wednesday, September 1
at 6:30 to 7:30. Free
information session
about careers in medical
coding and billing,
includes an overview of
the course curriculum
offered through Augusta
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