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Entertainment News
The evolution of Harry Potter
Web-posted 07/09/09
Here's a look at the coming of age of Harry Potter, the wee wizard who has grown up before our eyes ...

Wine time
Web-posted 07/09/09
J Chardonnay and J Pinot Gris, Russian River Valley, California, 2007

Stuff to do
Web-posted 07/09/09
Hammond's Ferry's Brick Yard Market takes place from 4 p.m. until dusk Friday at the Hammond's Ferry, 450 Railroad Ave., in North Augusta. The evening market features fresh flowers and produce, bread, wine, art and entertainment. Call (803) 613-1641.

Club calendar
Web-posted 07/09/09
Send club listings by 4 p.m. Monday to jonathan.overstreet@augustachronicle.com:

Applause calendar
Web-posted 07/09/09
Send event information to steven.uhles@augustachronicle.com or to Steven Uhles, The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903-1928.

Movies
Review: 'Bruno' quickly goes out of style
Web-posted 07/09/09
LOS ANGELES - The problem with "Bruno" is Bruno himself. Compared to Borat - and it's impossible to avoid the comparison - there simply isn't enough to the character to build an entire feature-length film around him.

Review: You've met 'Beth Cooper' before
Web-posted 07/09/09
LOS ANGELES - Somewhere inside "I Love You, Beth Cooper," there lies a high-school comedy in the same vein as the great John Hughes movies of the 1980s.

New on DVD: 'Near Dark'
Web-posted 07/09/09
Part Western, part monster movie and part highway thriller, Near Dark, the 1987 cult classic directed by Kathryn Bigelow, aspires to be a lot of things, and it miraculously reaches most of its goals.

Mini reviews
Web-posted 07/09/09
For an online film guide, go to augustachronicle.com/movies:

Music
Sonic Spotlight: Gerry Eisenberg
Web-posted 07/09/09
Singer Gerry Eisenberg is this week's Sonic Spotlight

Concert calendar
Web-posted 07/09/09
lloyd dobler effect: 7 p.m. Saturday, Barton Field, Fort Gordon; free; www.facebook.com/fortgordon

Arts
From the artside
Web-posted 07/09/09
Augusta's Baker Overstreet is among the rising-star artists featured in Abstract America: New Painting and Sculpture, this summer's blockbuster exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery in London. He also is drawing the attention of the British press. His painting Flattering Turtleneck topped an Art World magazine article on London's hottest shows.

Galleries
Web-posted 07/09/09
Send listings to Steven Uhles, steven.uhles@augustachronicle.com, or to The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903-1928. Please include a contact name and number.

Ramblin' Rhodes
Augustan's magic made Michael Jackson happy
Web-posted 07/09/09
This column is about three show business legends: Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Elvis Presley.

Steven Uhles
Sky City is just what the doctor ordered for music in Augusta
Web-posted 07/09/09
Although excited and enthusiastic about the opportunities Sky City represented when it opened one year (and some change) ago, I could not have predicted the effect a single venue would have on the Augusta music community.