AUGUSTA AQUATICS CENTER
3157 DAMASCUS ROAD
(706) 261-0424
OPEN SWIM HOURS: Noon to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday, noon to 7 p.m. Friday, noon to 3 p.m. Saturday
Augusta Canal National Heritage Area
1450 Greene st.
(706) 823-0440, Ext. 4
HOURS: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday; $6
BOAT TOURS: One-hour boat tours 11:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; $12
BRIGHAM COMMUNITY CENTER
2463 Golden Camp Road
(706) 772-5455
SWIM CENTER HOURS: 10 a.m. to noon and 4-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday
FORT DISCOVERY
1 SEVENTH ST.
(706) 821-0600
HOURS: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday
DYESS PARK
902 JAMES BROWN BLVD.
(706) 821-2877
HOURS: 2-5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday
MACH ACADEMY
1850 Chester Ave.
(706) 796-5046
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: For tutoring, academic support, basic tennis and fitness instruction and computer literacy sessions; call or e-mail mparks37@comcast.net
GROUP TENNIS INSTRUCTION CLINICS: 6-8 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays and 2-5 p.m. Saturdays; registration required
PRIVATE TENNIS LESSONS: Year-round by appointment only; registration required
FITNESS/STRENGTH TRAINING: Year-round by appointment only; youths and adults; registration required
PHINIZY SWAMP NATURE PARK
1858 lock and dam road
(706) 828-2109
SWAMP SATURDAY: 9:30 a.m. first Saturdays; free; 2.5-mile guided hike through wetlands; call in advance for groups
ADOPT-A-STREAM AMPHIBIAN WORKSHOP: 6:30-9 p.m. Friday, March 26; registration required by Wednesday, March 24
SONGBIRD WALK FIELD TRIP: 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 10; Augusta-Aiken Audubon Society hike looking for migrant birds coming into area and the return of summer birds; $3 Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy members, $5 others; open to public
NINTH ANNUAL SWAMP STOMP: 8 a.m. Saturday, April 17; 5K cross country course through the woods and wetlands, no hard surfaces; no strollers or pets; race day registration and packet pickup 7-7:45 a.m.; $23 early registration with shirt, $17 without shirt, $25 race day registration with shirt, $20 without shirt; advance registration recommended; register at www.active.com
EARTH DAY WORK DAY: 8-11 a.m. Saturday, April 17; held by Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy
HISTORIC SITES
boyhood home of president woodrow wilson
419 Seventh st.
(706) 722-9828
HOURS: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; groups by appointments
EZEKIEL HARRIS HOUSE
1840 BROAD ST.
(706) 737-2820
HOURS: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, tours of 1797 house by appointment only Tuesday-Friday
MEADOW GARDEN
1320 INDEPENDENCE DRIVE
(706) 724-4174
HOURS: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, open Saturdays by appointment only; historic farm home of George Walton
MUSEUMS
augusta museum of history
560 reynolds st.
(706) 722-8454
HOURS: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday
LUCY CRAFT LANEY MUSEUM OF BLACK HISTORY
1116 PHILLIPS ST.
(706) 724-3576
HOURS: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, open for special events and by request Sunday
MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART
1 10TH ST.
(706) 724-7501
HOURS: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; free admission Sunday
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