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SPECIAL EVENTS

GUIDED DRIVING TOURS OF HISTORIC AUGUSTA: 10 a.m. Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. Thursday, 1:30 p.m. Saturday; tours of downtown Augusta and the Summerville area, led by local historian Ann McKnight; offered by the Augusta Convention and Visitors Bureau; for reservations, (706) 724-4067.

DON RHODES BOOK-SIGNING: 7-9 p.m. today, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1336 Augusta West Parkway; Mr. Rhodes will sign his new book, Ty Cobb: Safe at Home.

FIRST TAKE FILM FESTIVAL: Today through Sunday, Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; $5 for a day, screenings 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily; firsttakefilmfestival.com; (706) 723-3758.

OLDE TOWNE ARTISANS' FAIR: 5-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 18-20; Living History Park, 299 W. Spring Grove Ave., North Augusta; free; (803) 279-2323.

FRANK YERBY HOUSE OPENING: 3 p.m. Sunday, April 20; Paine College, 1235 15th St.; (706) 821-8200. YELLOW JASMINE FESTIVAL: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 26; downtown North Augusta; (803) 441-4224, www.northaugusta.net.

STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 26; downtown Aiken, behind Mead Hall Episcopal School on Greenville Street; benefits Mead Hall; pony rides, a mechanical bull, strawberry desserts, vendor booths, inflatables; (803) 644-1122.

THUNDER OVER AUGUSTA: 2 p.m. Saturday, May 17; downtown Augusta.

WESTOBOU FESTIVAL: Sept. 18-27; downtown Augusta; featuring a variety of performances and presentations by local, regional, and nationally recognized individuals and organizations; www.westobou festival.com.

ARTS IN THE HEART OF AUGUSTA FESTIVAL: 5-9 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19-21; Augusta Common and surrounding downtown; more than 70 artists and crafters; the Philippines is this year's featured country; weekend badges $7 ($5 in advance); children 10 and younger free; www.artsintheheart.com.

ONSTAGE

SORDID LIVES : 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and April 18-19, 24-26; Le Chat Noir, 304 Eighth St.; $20 (plus tax); (706) 722-3322.

DEARLY DEPARTED : 8 p.m. April 18-19, 25-26 and May 2-3; 3 p.m. April 27; Aiken Community Playhouse, 126 Newberry St., Aiken; (803) 648-1438; aikencommunity playhouse.com.

BROADWAY AT THE BELL: Chicago, 8 p.m. April 18; productions at Bell Auditorium, 712 Telfair St.; (877) 858-0300.

THE WIZARD OF OZ : Augusta Players production 8 p.m. May 2 and 3; 3 p.m. May 4; The Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; (706) 826-4707.

BLACK BOX COFFEEHOUSE: 7-9 p.m. Friday, May 16; Bechtel Experimental Theatre, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 126 Newberry St., Aiken; featuring selections from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, the 10-minute play First and Goal, the Youth Wing Improv Group, songwriter and guitarist Drew Davis, Lisa Tharpe and Bill Bernard singing, and open mike; refreshments available; $8; reservations strongly encouraged; held by the Aiken Community Playhouse; (803) 648-1438.

SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET : 8 p.m. May 23-24, 30-31, June 6-7; 3 p.m. June 1; Aiken Community Playhouse, 126 Newberry St., Aiken; (803) 648-1438; aikencommunity playhouse.com.

MUSIC NOTES

ERYN EUBANKS AND THE FAMILY FOLD: 4-6 p.m. Saturday, The Inner Bean Cafe, 139 Davis Road; www.eryneubanks.com.

PERCUSSIONIST NICHOLAUS MEYERS, todd jenkins, trumpet: 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 15; Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, 2500 Walton Way; $5, free for Augusta State students, faculty and staff with JagCard; (706) 667-4100.

COUNTRY MUSIC CONCERT SERIES: 7 p.m. April 17, Jim Perkins; April 24, Eryn Eubanks & The Family Fold; May 1, The Mason Jars; May 8, Split Rail; May 15; Fletch & Folk; Columbia County Amphitheater, 7022 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans; free; (706) 312-7191.

MASTERWORKS CHORALE: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 19; St. John's United Methodist Church, 104 Newberry Street, N.W., Aiken; celebrating its 10th anniversary by performing Handel's Messiah; (803) 641-3305.

VIOLINIST VADIM GLUZMAN, AUGUSTA SYMPHONY: Masterworks performance 7:30 p.m. (prelude 6:30 p.m.), Saturday, April 26, First Baptist Church of Augusta, 3500 Walton Way Extension; $25-$50; (706) 826-4705; augustasymphony.org.

THE BURCHFIELD BROTHERS: 6 p.m. Sunday, April 27; Kiokee Baptist Church, Appling; www.burchfield brothers.com.

GOSPEL NIGHT: 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 30; Eljiah Clark State Park, 10 miles east of Lincolnton, Ga., on U.S. Highway 378; local choirs, soloists, door prizes; (706) 359-7970.

PAGLIACCI: 8 p.m. May 16-17; Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; $22-$49; performed by Augusta Opera; (706) 826-4710, www.augustaopera.com.

CANDLELIGHT JAZZ SERIES: 8 p.m. Sundays, May-August; Eighth Street Bulkhead; $6; (706) 821-1754.

ERYN EUBANKS & THE FAMILY FOLD OLD-TIME MUSIC FESTIVAL: Saturday, June 14; Lynndale Inc., 1490 Eisenhower Drive; (706) 736-0043.

THINK VISUAL

TERRA COGNITA CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS LECTURE SERIES : 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 17, Morris Museum of Art, 1 10th St.; sculptor Nene Humphrey discusses her cloth creations; members, students and teachers free, regular museum admission for others; (706) 828-3815.

GOOD SPORTS

AUGUSTA COLTS: American Indoor Football Association team, Florida Stingrays April 18; James Brown Arena, 601 Seventh St.; augustacolts.com, (706) 828-6820.

AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS: South Atlantic League affiliate of San Francisco Giants, 7:05 p.m. April 15-18 vs. Kannapolis Intimidators; Lake Olmstead Stadium, Milledge Road; greenjacketsbaseball.com.

AMERICAN LEGION POST 192 GOLF TOURNAMENT: Shotgun start 8:30 a.m. April 20; Bartram Trail Golf Club; $50; soft drinks provided; food and prizes afterward at American Legion Post 192; entry deadline April 16; (706) 863-8728.

CITIZENS FOR NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY AWARENESS GOLF TOURNAMENT: 7:30 a.m. registration, 8:30 a.m. shotgun start May 9; Houndslake Country Club, 901 Houndslake Drive, Aiken; $75 per person; $280 foursome; $500 corporate sponsor; (803) 649-3456.

GO GREEN

SACRED HEART GARDEN FESTIVAL: April 25-27; Sacred Heart Cultural Center, 1301 Greene St.; with exhibits, lectures, vendors and children's Mad Hatter tea; tour private gardens in Summerville and Hammond's Ferry in North Augusta; tickets available at Sacred Heart, The Partridge Inn, Main & Taylor Shoe Salon and Wild Birds Unlimited; (706)826-4700, sacredheartgardenfestival. com.

AIKEN GARDEN SHOW: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 16-17; Aiken County Historical Museum, 433 Newberry St. S.W., Aiken; one day $25 (in advance $22); two days $35 (in advance $32); groups of 10 or more (in advance only): $20 one day, $30 two days; benefits the Aiken chapter of the American Red Cross, Aiken County Open Land Trust and The Aiken County Child Advocacy Center; (803) 641-6777.

HYDRANGEAS GALORE PLANT SALE AND GARDEN TOUR: 10 a.m. May 31; Franke Pavilion, Pendleton King Park, 1600 Troupe St.; featuring plants from three wholesale nurseries; (706) 738-4321.

KID STUFF

FINISHING TOUCHES OPEN DRESS REHEARSAL AND INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO: 9:30 a.m. zoo, 10:30 a.m. rehearsal Saturday, April 26; First Baptist Church of Augusta, 3500 Walton Way Extension; held by the Augusta Symphony; augustasymphony.org.

WIZARD OF OZ CHARACTER BREAKFAST: 9 a.m. Saturday, April 26; Hellenic Center at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 953 Telfair St., with Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion and Glinda the Good Witch of the North; $20; for reservations, (706) 826-4707.

SESAME STREET LIVE: 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 13; 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 14; University of South Carolina Aiken Convocation Center, 471 University Parkway, Aiken; www.uscatix.com, (866) 22-8877.

FUNDRAISERS

UNDERCOVER ARTISTS FUNDRAISER: 7 p.m. Friday, April 18; Walton Rehabilitation Health System, 1355 Independence Drive; (706) 823-8584.

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER: 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, April 25; Marion Hatcher Center, 519 Greene St.; benefits the Alzheimer's Association; wine-tasting event with catering by French Market Grille West and desserts by Augusta Technical College culinary arts; for tickets, call (706) 731-9060.

THE AUGUSTA ANTIQUE SHOW AND SALE: 10 a.m. Friday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 25-27; St. Augustine Episcopal Church; $5 for three days; benefits a variety of local organizations; preview party, 6-9 p.m. April 24, $50 per person, $95 for two; (706) 738-6676.

SWEET CELEBRATIONS: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, April 26; North Augusta Community Center, 101 Brookside Drive, North Augusta; desserts from local businesses including the BBQ Barn, Cake Occasion, Earth Fare, Edible Artistry, Espress-Oh!, French Market Grille, Fresh Market, Miss Ira's Catering, Jennifer's Cakes, Heavenly Cakes, Tastefully Done and Very Vera; benefits The RECing Crew, an organization providing recreational opportunities for those with disabilities; (803) 279-8820.

HEPHZIBAH LIONS CLUB CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT: 11:30 a.m. registration, 1 p.m. shotgun start Friday, May 2; Applewood Golf Course, 6130 Story Mill Road, Keysville, Ga.; $50 per player, includes lunch, range balls, tee gifts, door prizes and a putting contest; benefits the visually and hearing impaired; (706) 592-9622.

NORTH AUGUSTA RELAY FOR LIFE: 6 p.m. May 2, 10 a.m. May 3; North Augusta High School football field, 2000 Knobcone Ave.; benefits the American Cancer Society; free but donations accepted; (803) 292-0659.

AUGUSTA SYMPHONY GOLF CLASSIC: Monday, May 19, Belle Meade Country Club, Thomson; proceeds benefit the Augusta Symphony's education and outreach programs; registration $100 per person; registration deadline is April 30; entry fee includes lunch, awards reception and chance to win a Lexus, courtesy of Jim Hudson Lexus; hole sponsorships are available; to register, contact Beverly Smith at (706) 826-4704.

COMMUNITY

HILLTOP RIDING STABLE HORSE CAMPS: 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Friday, North Range Road, Fort Gordon; open to ages 7-13; reservations required; (706) 791-4864.

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT: 7 P.M. TODAY, Julian Smith Casino, 2200 Broad St.; performers, fashion show, panel discussions and meet and greet; (404) 786-3277, anthonyrpage@yahoo.com.

SPRING FLING: 7 p.m. Friday, April 18; St. Mary on the Hill Parish Hall, 1420 Monte Sano Ave.; held by alumni and friends of Aquinas High School.

KIDS EARTH DAY: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 19; Lions Memorial Field, North Augusta; admission is one empty aluminum can; (803) 441-4224; www.northaugusta.net.

ROCKY CREEK SPRINGFEST: 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26; Augusta Technical College; www.rockycreekspringfest.com.

ARTSFEST: Noon to 4 p.m. April 26; Augusta Preparatory Day School, 285 Flowing Wells Road, Martinez; free; (706) 863-1906.

ALLELUIA GLORY RUN 5K: 8 a.m. Saturday, April 26; Faith Village subdivision off Lumpkin Road; registration fee through April 15 is $15, ($18 day of race); yeslord.com/gloryrun.

AIKEN COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE YOUTH WING MEETING: 1-2:30 p.m. May 10; Aiken Community Playhouse, 126 Newberry St., Aiken; open to middle and high school pupils; (803) 648-1438.

AUDITIONS

DISNEY'S High School musical : 6:30-9:30 p.m. Monday, First Baptist Church of North Augusta; for Augusta Players Youth Theatre; www.augustaplayers.org.

AUGUSTA CHILDREN'S CHORALE: Children in third through eighth grades; training and performance choirs offer training; limited number of openings; (706) 826-4718.

ROBINSON CRUSOE : 4:45 p.m. Monday, Youth Services Gym, Building 45410, Fort Gordon; openings for about 50 pupils K-12th grade; performance date 3 p.m. April 19 in Alexander Hall on Chamberlain Avenue; produced by the Missoula Children's Theatre, Fort Gordon Child and Youth Services and the Fort Gordon Entertainment Program; (706) 791-4389.

MESHUGGAH-NUNS! AUDITIONS: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre, Building 32100, Third Avenue; openings for five women and one man; bring a prepared song in the musical comedy genre; auditions will also require cold readings from the script and some improvisation; show dates: July 18-19, 25-26, 31 and Aug. 1-2.

MEDEA : 7 p.m. May 4-5; Aiken Community Playhouse, 126 Newberry St., Aiken; openings for four men, five women and two children ages 4-7; (803) 648-1438; aikencommunityplayhouse.com.

DANCE

FRIDAY DANCE: 8:30-11 p.m.; The Ballroom Dance Center, 525 Grand Slam Drive; $5; dance on second Saturdays, 7:30-11 p.m.; $10; (706) 854-8888.

ARGENTINE TANGO DANCE: 8-11 p.m. Saturday, April 18; Cutno Dance Center, 739 Greene St.; $5 members of the Augusta Tango Club, $10 others.

CHRISTIAN SOCIAL ORGANIZATION FOR SINGLE ADULTS DANCE: 8-11 p.m. Saturdays; Westside High School, 1002 Patriots Way; $5 members, $7 others, includes dance lessons 7-8 p.m.; refreshments; (706) 267-8642.

ATTRACTIONS

AIKEN COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM: 433 Newberry St. S.W., Aiken; museum hours 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; free; (803) 642-2015.

AUGUSTA CANAL INTERPRETIVE CENTER: 1450 Greene St., Enterprise Mill, Suite 400; Saturday Sunset Canal Cruises, 5-8 p.m. Saturdays; Moonlight Music Cruises: Eryn Eubanks and the Family Fold, 6:30 p.m. Friday; Joe Stevenson, April 18; Fred Williams April 25; center open 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, with one-hour boat tours at 10, 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 and 3 p.m.; 1-5:30 p.m. Sunday, with one-hour boat tours 1:30, 3, 4:30 p.m.; one-hour boat tours, $12; three-hour tours, $20; Moonlight Music Cruise, $24; $6 center admission without boat tour; discount of $2 per ticket for anyone pre-K through college, seniors 65 and older, active military and dependents with ID, pre-booked groups of 20 or more; child 3 and younger free with paid adult; (706) 823-0440.

AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY: 560 Reynolds St.; exhibition Stories and Legends: Remembering the Augusta National Golf Club and the movie Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius, through Sunday; The Godfather of Soul, Mr. James Brown, May 3 through May 2011; Greetings from Augusta: A Postcard Exhibit, through May 20; $4 adults, $3 seniors, $2 ages 6-18, free for ages 5 and younger; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays; www.augustamuseum.org; (706) 722-8454.

BOYHOOD HOME OF PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON: 419 Seventh St.; A Wilson 150 Exhibit -- President Woodrow Wilson, through May 23; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $5 adults, $4 ages 60 and older, $3 ages 6-17 and free ages 5 and younger; (706) 722-9828.

GROVETOWN MUSEUM: 106 W. Robinson Ave.; 1-4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays; $1; (706) 863-4576.

DUPONT PLANETARIUM: 471 University Parkway, Aiken; $4.50 adults, $3.50 seniors, $2.50 pupils, $1 University of South Carolina Aiken students, faculty and staff; reservations recommended; rpsec.usca.edu/planetarium/; (803) 641-3654.

EZEKIEL HARRIS HOUSE: 1840 Broad St.; 1797 house, regular hours 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $2 adults, $1 children; (706) 737-2820.

FORT DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER: Riverwalk Augusta at Seventh Street; The Science of Golf, which explores the physics, math and technology of the game, on view through Sunday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; $8 for ages 18-54, $6 for 55 and older, active-duty military and ages 4-17; admission half-price after 3 p.m.; www.nscdiscovery.org/; (706) 821-0200.

HICKORY HILL: 502 Hickory Hill Drive, Thomson; former home of Tom Watson, populist politician in the late 1800s and early 1900s; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, closed major holidays; (706) 595-7777 or www.hickory-hill.org.

LAUREL AND HARDY MUSEUM: 250 N. Louisville St., Harlem; exhibits pay tribute to Harlem native Oliver Hardy; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; (706) 556-0401.

LUCY CRAFT LANEY MUSEUM OF BLACK HISTORY: 1116 Phillips St.; Triumph and Tragedy, exhibtion of works by Malaika Favorite, through April 30; regular admission $5 adults, $3 seniors, $2 students; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, 2-5 p.m. Sundays; www.lucycraftlaneymuseum. com; (706) 724-3576.

MEADOW GARDEN HISTORIC SITE: 1320 Independence Drive; 1792 home of George Walton, Declaration of Independence signer; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, Saturdays by appointment; $4 adults, $3.50 seniors, $3 students, $1 children; (706) 724-4174; www.geocities.com/meadowgarden3.

MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART: 1 10th St.; special exhibition of gala acquisitions, through April 20; the exhibition Something to Look Forward To: Abstract Art by 22 Distinguished Americans of African Descent, through May 25; Authors Respond to Art, 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, Authors Club of Augusta event, authors will read responses to John Baeder's diner art; regular museum admission $5 adults, $3 seniors, pupils and military with ID; free for museum members and ages 5 and younger, free Sundays; regular hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; (706) 724-7501, themorris.org.

REDCLIFFE PLANTATION STATE HISTORIC SITE: 181 Redcliffe Road, Beech Island; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday-Monday, house tours 1, 2 and 3 p.m.; admission $4 adults, $3 students; (803) 827-1473.