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April 26, 2007
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ART
Free Master Dance Classes at
Angtmonm Dance Center The
Ballee Company
brings Adanta based Hip Hop
Artist Quincy Lamar to CSRA.
Mr. Lamar will bcoonduairfii
free dance workshop for
Augusta Baller's Spring Master
be held at Cutno Dance Center
on May 11th and May 12th.
On Fnday May 11th partia
will getan ity to
meet wih Mz Lamar and
modern danice instructor
Sharon Mayfield. There will be
refreshments and music spun
byaDJ.'mcFridaydassbcgim
at 7 pm. On Sarurday, the dass
begins at 10 am and will last
until 5 pm. Cutno Dance Cen
ter is located 739 Greene Street
on the Second Floor. For more
information or to register for
dass, contact the AI.?M Ballet
Company at 706-261-0555.
Art Exhibit at Mary Pauline
Gallery April 27 Featuring
Philip Morsberger throug)&
June 2nd. www.marypauline
gallryom
Candlelight Jazz Series
returns tol%{livcrwalk Augusm
on May 6at the Eighth Street
Bulkhead. Presented by the
City of Augusta ijcrwall Spe
aal Events Office and local
band quitSTORM, the 17
week series celebrates local jazz
musidans and top jazz artists
with mngltll\cs o t{\::u Garden
City. The Sunday evening con
certs are a Riverwalk Augusta
mainstay and draw crowds
from as far away as Greenville
and Thomson. Guests are
encouraged to bring their own
Hagerstown, Md. art gallery hosts black artists
' BY SUSAN GUYNN
' The (Frederick) News-Post
. HAGERSTOWN, Md.
. (AP) _lt was the 19605, a time
+of sodial upheaval and protest.
- Thar's when Eileen Berger
+ discovered black art.
* “Back then, it was the art of
protest. It sort of fit me perfect
ly,” she said.
. She was drawn o it.
. “I didnt know when | first
+ started looking at the art that it
‘was created by black artists,”
said Berger, who grew up in the
: Washington, D.C., area. “It’s
: become a 40-year love affair.”
i Berger owns Just Lookin
: Gallery on Summit Avenue in
+Hagerstown and represents
'more than 50 living black
' American, African and West
Indian artists.
! On the wall in her office
Conductor: Legacy of music
EMMMWN
© He was a member of:s
Augusta Choral Society
-was its prindpal tenor soloist
“for many years. He also
‘was soloist with ‘the Augusta
~Symphony. Mt. Johnson was a
Eoflhoml vocalist with the St
<Paul's Church choir. He was a
smember of the Greater Arts
8 as lis in
£1999. In 1997, he was named
;Opera Man of the Year, and in
21998 . received the Greater
;:Am:m(‘and’u\mnl
Ve of the Year Award in
“recognition of distinguished
~service to the arts community.
Smnyl&roffinndflg;
2dst Choir.
f When broached with the
“question of his favorite com-
seating and picnic for an
evening of jazz under the stars.
Bands perform frcgr: 8:00-
9:3opm, playing a bit later if
the audience requests. Admis
sion is only $6 — series tickets
available online at wwwgar
dendtyjazz.com. For more
info and complete lineup,
please visit www.gardencity
jazz.com. To schedule arust
interviews Or to Sponsor an
artist’s performance, please call
(706)495.6238.
The Choral Society
and drm from Augusta
Preparatory Day School will
combine to present an evening
of folk songs from Engla.nda:s
the United States, induding
such SO\Q? as “Bam Dance’,
“Polly Wally Doodle”, “Loch
Lomond” and much more.
This concert “A Gift To Be
Simple” will take place at the
Hu}f Performing Arts Center
on the campus of Augusta Prep
on Sarurday, April 28th at 7:30
PM. Tickets may be pur
chased by alling 706-826-
4713 or online at www.Augus
taChoralSodiety.org, For infor
mation, contact Carolyn
Dolen at 706-826-4713.
COMMUNITY EVENT
The CSRA Partnership for
Community Health Presents
Movie and a Laugh! Comedy
& Augusta Premier of Dr. Neil
Shulman's new Thursday, May
10 ar 7p.m. at the Augusta
Marriott Riverfront Hotel 10th
Reynolds Streets. sta, GA
Proceed will bcncfiAtuEt CSRA
Partnership for Community
Health, Inc. Cost- Individual
ticket: S3O. Corporate Table:
$500.00. Send check money
hang portraits of black people
done in various styles and
mediums. A favorite is that of a
young woman. **Look at the
expression on her face,” said
Berger.."*You feel like you
know this person in the paint
ing. Thars what black art is
about.”
About 1,000 original works
fill the narrow fi:ry space.
The oldest artist represented is
81; the youngest is 26. Same
are new to the scene; others are
well-known. There are black
genre paintings, landscapes,
abstracts anrfS multimedia
intings. A portion of one wall
Emfri‘l‘ilywnfio black-and-white
paintings, etchings and draw
ings _ some so detailed they at
first Cag'pmr to be photographs.
“Cal Massey does fine,
detailed drawings and intensely
colored abstracts,” said Berger.
, M. Johnson responded,
%cirs is a tough question
ba:austd;i;(cmamsonmymm
rosas [ like. I especially
ike John Rutter’s choral music.
He creates such lyrical melodies
and harmonies in his choral
music. In additon, Moses
Hogan, a contemporary com
poser who died a couple of
years ago, gives a fresh interpre
tation to spirituals. | like his
compositions and arrange
ments.” !
‘The conductor’s love for the
arts and specifically music
very early. “I have always
:g:d::dd:fimm My
mother iated the arts
and me to the artsas a
very young; she provided an
opportunity for me to ke
piano lessons very early. Much
of my exposure was deter
mirflbywlumliuedwm
the radio.” ©
AUGUSTA FOCUS
order info, to CRSA Partner
ship for Community Health,
Inc. PO. Box 2121 Augusta,
GA 30903-2121.
On April 28 the Thomson
Citizens of Georgia Power
[;_mts the Pig-Pickin Meal
icket, T-Shirt and Compli
mentary Door Prize Tickets all
Motorcyde ride precedes bene
fic relay for life. For more infor
mation please contact Faye
Roberson (706) 597-2563
Youth ip Education
and Dcvm program
(Youth L.EA.D)The 30901
Development Corporation will
be sponsoring its first annual
Youth LEAD program.
Youth LEA.D wilF provide
members with work experience
where they can develop leader
ship qualities, self-confidence,
communication skills responsi
bility, a strong work ethic, and
team-work. It will be held from
June 4 o July 20. R:zuire—
ments: Male or female, 1415
Kmrs of age; Have experience,
v:fh energy level and posses a
illingness and desire to lead
and care for youngsters; Can
work with children from all
walks of life” Applications
be pick up from the chm:z
Grove Community Resource
Center 1446 Lee Beard Way
Augusta, GA 30901. Applica
tions must be received by May
4 at Sp.m.
World Asthma Day Puppet
Show Tuesday, May 1 2:30
p.m. sth Floor Lobgy, MCG
Childrens Medical Center, The
Kids on the Blod puppets
present “The Karate Kid,” the
story of a young karate student
with asthma who teaches a
The 81-year-old artist illus
trated comics and created illus
trations for the Saturday
Evening Post “when no one
knew he was a black man,” said
Berger.
Nashville-based artist Jamaal
Sheats is a painter and works in
repousse, an ancient metal
working technique. He uses
hand-held tools to hammer
and/or punch sheets of thin
metal through various forms,
working from the back of the
metal. The tools give the form a
curved, three-dimensional
appearance, much like that of a
shield or coat of arms.
Synthia Saint James may be
best known as the cover design
er for more than G 0 books,
induding the second edition of
""Beloved,” and designing the
first U.S. Postal Service Kwan
zaa stamp, issued in 1997.
Mt Johnsons education is
also rooted mainly in the
CSRA, “I grew up in Augusta,
havin, attcndtlg) its public
schoo%s. hold degrees from
Paine College and Fr. Valley
State University.” His first
piano teacher was Ruth Wise.
While at lj:‘xon;,l he studied
voice and oondumrfi'
with ‘l:’uldl:yfi':d):]cnldns an
iano Remington.
%I Fr. Valley State University,
he studied voice with William
Mathis and James Moore. He
did further study at Seton Hall
Umvemty},{ mtdw State
gfllfigum State University.
“D.\rir? my stint in the U.S.
Amy, | was a chapel choir
director and a frequent soloist,
having won the Third Army
Vocal Competition Award. My
mathematics in public
friend about how to live with
this chronic illn?'lhccvcmis
in recognition of World Asth
ma Day. Handouts on asthma
will also be available. For more
information, call Vickie Redd
at 706-721-4919.
Prince Hall Affiliation Youth
Chapters Host Grand Session
The AI;?\.IS[& 2nd District-
Prince Hall Affiliadon Youth
Chaprers will host the 31st
Grand Youth Session April 27-
28 in Augusta, GA. Approxi
mately five hundred youths
and adults representing Youth
chapters throughout the Geor
gia will convene for opportuni
tes to develop lnde:s‘f’m‘i); skills,
such as promoted through the
Belle S. Clack Reading Pro
gram. For more information,
please contact Bridget Sullivan
at 706-792-6002 or Carrie
Smith 706-364-3323.
Pro Honoring Rev
umd%\rlaig Dunn Fonfi mem
bers of the Austin’s Choir and
Family members will honor
Reverend Alice E Dunn on
Saturday, April 28, 2007 at
4:00 PM at the Rose Mount
Association Building in
Appling, GA. The Reverend
Louis Coley of Old Pin
Grove Baptist Church w?;
bring the message. Everyone is
innvriltged to come and slz':m in
this grand occasion. For more
information, please call 706-
855-7151.
The 100 Black Men of
Augusta Ing, a local mentoring
organization of professional
Black men in the CSRA is
proud to announce its 10th
Annual Black Tie Gala. The
theme this year is, “ Black Men
Many of her paintings are
graphic and bold with vivid
colors.
Canadian-born ~ Michael
Gibson's drawings are so finely
detailed and incredibly realistic
they look like photographs. His
medium of choice is the pencil.
The paintings of Juliet
Se'fi]nious, a founding member
of the Alvin Ailey Dance Com
pany, reflect her deep connec
tion to her African-American
heritage. The paintings in her
“Odyssey of Whispers” series
explore the connection
between “abstraction and con
creteness within the genre of
African- American storytdlin§
and historical reconstruction,
she writes in a statement of her
work.
Charly Palmer, who lives in
Georgia, is known for his sim
ple landscapes and his collage
schools of Richmond County,”
he added.
Believe it or not, this dassical
trained artist states that he like
all music genres. “I think there
is something to be appreciated
in all musicc maybe in some,
tolerated,” he expressed with a
smile.
R@ardlfi' the community,
this genteel music exemplar
states, “I think this community
is rather receptive to different
types of music. Fortunately,
the Chorale has been able o
artract a good audience at our
concerts, especially the Christ
mas Concert. We always want
too&pmdmnmdiumogsdfl
believe people of the
CSRA&"::‘KIDWMM”
“My inner spirit says it’s time
mtet'm.'fl:e(hozsisdohg
e
ash’p.Dm’tywd\fi:o:’wuty
Care”. We will be honoring
those men in the CRSA who
have made a mfmendous
impact in the areas of commu
nity growth, crime prevention,
education, Eovu'nmm( busi
nesses and Black History
rescarch in the CSRA. The
gala will also feature entertain
ment from the “Sound Unlim
ited Band,” a silent auction and
the honoring of the organiza
tions “Man of the Year.” The
event is May 19th at the Belair
Conference center. The time is
7p.m. to midnight. Tickets
may be purchased in advance at
Pyramls Music or from any
member. For additional infor
mation contact Larry Durr at
(706) 869-8699 or Joe Johnson
at (706) 840-2161.
Doctors Hospital will pro
vide free total cholesterol, blood
sugar and blood pressure
screenings to the public on
Wednesday, April 25 from 7:30
am. - 10:30 am. at Docrors
Hospital's H2U Building locat
ed at 1305 Interstate Parkway
on the Doctors Hospital cam
pus. The following tests will be
offered at S2O each: Blood
Type, Hemoglobin AIC,
HSCRP - C-Reactive Protein
— High Sensitive, Lipid Profile,
Liver Profile, CBC —Complete
Blood Count, Chem Basic
(Electrolytes, Bun, Glucose,
Creatinine and Calcum). In
addition, the following tests
will be offered ar S3O each:
PSA, TSH. For more informa
tion, please contact Natalie
Malloy ar 706.651.6280 or
visit our website at www.doc
tors-hospital.net
UPWARD BOUND
paintings in which the social or
historical message is part of the
fabric of the art.
In “American Legacy,” a U.S.
flag flies behind a saluting
Scout. In the white stripes of
the flag are subde images repre
senting the middle passage of a
slave ship, “where the slaves
were basically crammed in the
hold of the ship,” said Berger.
Berger, who is white, says 90
percent of her dientele is black.
Most have never set foot in her
ll;l‘fimown gallery _ rather,
ing their purchases at
shows or online.
By the 19505, she said there
were only a handful of people
collecting the works om
artists. “In the ‘6os ... things
to " said Berger.
m bm were buying
into the black marker.” With
the “'print explosion” of the
years are enough?” he says with
abiggin.
Mt Johnson shares that he
will graciously pass the baton
on to successor, “Of course |
plan to be supportve. I think
the proper thing to do is to dis
tance myself ©0 some degree,
and not “look over the head” of
whoever is the successor.
If asked, I will offer consulta
ton and offer best wishes and
support where needed.”
The Augusta Chorale, under
the direction of music director
Ellis Johnson, will present its
Spring Concert Sunday on
May 6 at 400 pm. at the
Gilbert Lambuth Memorial
Chapel of Paine College, 1200
Druid Park Avenue. Mt. John
son will conduct his final con
cert as music director.
M. Johnson conveyed he
PLANS 40th REUNION
The Paine College Upward
Bound Program, which is
sponsored by the United States
Department of Education, will
celebrate its 40th consecutive
year. Since its inception in
1967, Upward Bound has
faced many challenges con
ceming its funding, Yet, it has
assisted over 21000 low
income and/or first generation
high school students in the
Richmond County School Sys
tem to obtain a
education. Tofim
milestone, a weekend of events
has been scheduled for April
27-29,2007 induding; aban
quet, an alumni softball game,
a pageant and a worship serv
ice. In order to make this
event a success, all Paine Col
lege Upward Bound alumni are
encouraged to contact the
Upward Bound office by
phone (706) 821-8271 or
email hills@mail. paine.edu
BUSINESS
2nd Women's Power
Retreat: Stop Walking Back
wards into the Future Dr.
LaFaye Hargrove of Hargrove
Leadership Services is hosting
their 2nd Women's Power
Retrea: Stop Walking Back
wards into the Future. April
20-2 Ist, 2007 at Savannah
Lakes Resort in McCormick,
SC. This retreat is described as
a spiritual joumey to your core.
Stop Walking Backwards into
the Future. This Personal
Breakthrough Program is pow
erful! Go to www.hargrove
leadership.com for more infor
mation.
‘Bos, black art became more
available. “You could walk into
fast galleries' and for the first
time in most cities you could
see black faces.
“Now you could probably go
into any major city gallery and
find work by black artists,” she
said. “Even so, many of these
collectors have never been
inside a gallery.” She cited one
study that states 60 percent of
black art collectors have never
visited a gallery.
She decided to represent only
living artists.
“I like the interaction with
them, helping them make ded
sions to help their careers and
get their art our around the
country,” she said, through cor
porate installations and the
gallery’s rental/lease programs.
has many favorite composi
tions — many of which will be
performed at his final concert.
Various styles of spirituals,
sacred and secular music will
be presented in choral settings.
Works of Fauré, Mendelssohn,
Dawson, and others, will be
performed. Guest performers
will be sopranos, Amanda
Glover, Rumame Samuels,
Tracie Gallop, Lolita Pierre,
and Funmilayo Harmon; and
baritones Henry Johnson and
Jerome Peterson. The chorale
will be accompanied by Alvin
ey g sod Ay
Arrington, pianist. Admission
for adules is $15.00 and student
admission is $5.00. Tickets
be purchased at the door.
gmore information, call
706-821-8295 or 706-738-
0746.