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January 19, 2006
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MUSIC
Music at the Morris: A
Cappella Gospel by Essie
Mae Brooks. Houston
County, Georgia, native
Essie Mae Brooks began
singing as a voung girl to
accompany her grandfa
ther, a harmonica plaver.
Now in her seventies, she
continues to write and
sing her own gospel songs
in a bluesy, a cappella
style that is truly untor
gettable on Sunday, Jan.
22 at 200 pm. at the
Morrts Museum.
ARTS
The Cuto Dance Cen
ter will be oftering two
Free Dance Classes just
for bovs ages 8-18. The
classes are oftered on
Thursday evenings and
will encompass the tech
niques of dance. These
classes will introduce boys
to techniques of Jazz,
Hip-Hop, erl\ dancing
and percussion. For more
information, please call
(706) 828-3101.
The 18th Annual
Aiken-Augusta Gem,
Mineral and Fossil Show
will be Fridav March 10
through Sundayv March
12 at 10 a.m. at the Julian
Smith Casino. Admission:
S 3 Adules/Children under
16 tree with an adult.
ATTRACTION
Barney. Baby Bop & B]
Barney Live, The lLet's
Go Tour will be held at
the Bell Auditorium Fri
day, Feb. 3 at 6:30 p.m,
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'Who's Who in Augusta and the CSRA
_J special edition to the Augusta Focus
We are recognizing business people; politicians, pastors,
educators, community leaders and other people who have
contribute a positive impact in this area.
We will have a special edition highlighting all
the indivduals on own list, and we will try to
provide a different person to showcase each week.
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To be listéfin our Movers and Shakers
edition ggitack Michael Meyers at
(706) 72 2 ext-213 or email
meyers@augustafocus.com.« =
and Saturday, Feb. 4 ac 11
a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Tick
ets are S2B 50, $23.50,
and $18.50. Tickets are
on sale at the Augusta
Civic Center box ofhce
and all Ticketmaster out
lets.
I'm Ready Productions
present the comedy
stageplay Casino Sunday,
Feb. 12 at the Bell Audi
corium. The play stars
Gerald Levert, Kelly
Price, Don DO Curry,
and more. Tickets are on
sale at the Civic Center
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master outlets. Charge by
phone at 706-828-7700.
Sixteenth Annual Win
terfest will be held trom
Feb. 16 - 20 ar Hickory
Knob Resort State Park
and Savannah Lakes Vil
lage South Carolina. The
four-day extravaganza will
include all vou can eat
with live entertainment
that teatures Mel Waiters,
Conquest, Sounds
Unlimited, Kings of
Swing, Finesse, and more.
For more information,
call 706-829-0577.
DIVERSION
Weed and Seed Clean
up day tor the Turpin
Hill, Bethlehem and Nel
heville communities will
be Saturday, Jan. 21 at 10
a.m. at the Carrie Mays
Recreation Center located
at Grand Blvd and 11¢h
Streets. For more infor
mation, call 261-1122.
Evervone is invited to
the Red & White Ball
hosted by Dem Kountry
Bovs Bike Club Saturday,
AUGUSTA FOCUS
Feb. 4, beginning at 8
p.m. The party is from
10:30 p.m. unual, at the
American Legion Rich
mond PRosr 63 90
Milledge Rd. Admission
is sls 1?01‘ singles and $25
tor couples. For more
information, call 706-
394-1363.
CAREER
Augusta State Universi
y wfil hold their annual
Emplover Expo Thursday,
Feb. 9 from 10 a.m. to |
y.m. at the Christenberry
t"icldhmlw, Wrightsboro
Road Campus, 3109
Wrightsboro Rd. The
expo will assist employers
with their recruitment
needs. Employer registra
tion is $75 and registra
tion deadline is January 9.
EDUCATION
Augusta State Universi
ty's fiorn to Read Litera-
Cy Center 1s Lln\cd on
Wednesdays and opens on
Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Fridavs
from 4p.m. to Bp.m. lo
receive one-on-one tutor
ing tor all ages under the
supervision of a certitied
teacher, please call (700)
7357043
Paine College will otti
cially open the 2006
Spring semester with its
spring Convocation on
Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 11
a.m. in the Gilbert-Lam
buth Memornal Chapel.
President D Shirley
A.R.Lewis will deliver the
kevnote address. Student
and community leaders
will also parucipate in
Convocation ceremonies.
The public is invited to
;mcng. For more infor
mation, please contact
Director of Public Rela
tions, Jay Jefteries at 821-
8323,
The 6th Annual Cham
ber Golf Classic will be
held Monday, May 8 at
The River Golf Club.
Don't wait 'till the last
minute to sign up for next
vear's biggest event. The
Chamber Golf Classic.
Contact lanna Crane,
821 1415 or
jcrane@augustagausa.com
tor more information.
New Bethlehem Com
munity Center has begun
its second semester After
School Program. The pro
gram includes homework
assistance, and evening
meal and health and fic
ness exercises, as well as
other recreational and
cultural acuvites. There
is no fee. For more infor
mation and registration,
parents should go by the
Center Monday through
I'hursday from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. They may also call
the Center at (7006)722-
0086. New Bethlehem
Community Center 13
located at 1336 Conklin
Avenue.
HEALTH
Free Fitness Class to all
men and women tor all
ages. The classes are held
on Tuesdays and Thurs
days from Gp.m. to 7p.m.
at the W.T. Johnson Cen
ter, 1610 Hunter Street,
and Augusta Georgia
30901. The Instructor is
Wilson G. Butler. For
more information call
(706) 722-4999 ex 2] or
teel free to email at
he 3090 1 @ }'.llhm.(()ll\.
The Huntington's Dis
case Education and Sup
port Group meets the last
Tuesday ot each month at
the Medical College ot
Georgia, 1429 H&lrpcr
Street. The group is open
to those with Ih). Jleir
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Property Management and otber rentals
family, friends and care
takers and those at risk.
For additional informa
tion, glease call Michelle
at 706-231-2775 or Lisa
at 706-721-2798.
Lend a helping hand in
your communit by
becoming a vofimtecr
driver for the American
Cancer Society's Road to
Recovery program. As a
volunteer, you will offer
cancer patients safe and
friendly access by trans
porting them to and from
the treatments they need.
The program offers flexi
ble hours and free train
ing. Join this meaningful
program and make a posi
tive difference in the lives
of those around you. The
next training will be Feb.
28 and Mar. 14 at 5:30
p.m. to 6:30 p.m. If you
are interested in offering
your services, contact the
American Cancer Society
at 706-731-9900.
Each month the staff of
Doctors Hospital leads
visitors on a tour of the
obstetrical department. In
addition to the nursery,
vou will be touring one of
the labor/delivery/recov
ery rooms and a patient
foom [lihe rofhe IS
designed to help you get
acquainted with the hos
pital and answer any
questions. Pre-registra
tion is required. The tour
will be at Doctors Hospi
tal in Classrooms 1 and 2.
For more information,
call 651-BABY or contact
the website at www.doc
mr\-hmpi(;ll.nct.
ONGOING EVENTS
Through February 19,
Jerrv and Brian Pinkney,
father and son, have given
form and color to stories
that have shaped the val
ues of generation of chil
dren. ‘f:hc paintings and
drawings that they have
crc.ncdlw are more than
illustrations. The works
in Hluminated Literature:
The Art of Jerry and
Brian Pinkney are select
ed from eleven of the
many great books that
Jerry and Brian Pinkney
have illustrated. Brian
Pinkney's scratchboard
drawings have illustrated
such books as In the Time
of the Drums by Kim L.
Siegelson, and Happy
Birthday, Martin Luther
King by Jerry Pinkney in
the exhibiton incfi’ude
those from John Henry by
Julius Lester, and thc
Talking Eggs by Robert
D. San Souci, a Cadecott
Honor Book. Morris
Museum of Art, Tuesday-
Saturday 10 am. - 5
p.m., $2 - $3, Sunday 12-
> p.m., free, 724-7501.
MLK PARADE
AWARD WINNERS
The Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Parade Award
Winners of the different
categories are as follows:
Most Participation by a
Church Group - New
Life Worship Center
Most Creative Group -
High Steppin’ Hornets of
Windsor Spring Elemen
tary School
Best Float of the Parade
Ist place: Twenty Five
Gents; 2nd place: Cum
ming Grove Baptist
Church
Most Participation
from a Youth Group -
Youth Challenge Academy
For more information,
call 706-821-1754.
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Juvenile
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Juvenile arrested
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in Ocala, Florida
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Juve
nile was arrested in central
Florida and later released on
his own recognizance on a
warrant related to a child
support case, jail officials
said.
The 30-year-old rapper
was taken into custody at
The Ritz Hotel in Ocala
without incident, The Ocala
Star-Banner newspaper
reported. Ocala is about 65
miles northwest of Orlando.
He was arrested on a writ
of bodily attachment child
support warrant Friday and
rcl}c-.ued that evening, Mari
on County jail officials said.
Juvenile, whose real name
is Terius Gray, couldn't be
reached for comment Satur
day. After he was released,
officials said he went to the
Ghost House Night Club,
where he performed.
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