Living briefs

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Vegging out

KARIN CALLOWAY'S SUMMER FRITTATA, A COMBINATION OF DICED FRESH VEGETABLES, TOASTED FRENCH BREAD, SWISS CHEESE AND EGGS, COMES TOGETHER QUICKLY FOR A LIGHT, DELICIOUS SUMMER MEAL.

COMING WEDNESDAY

Good ol' boys

The television show The Dukes of Hazzard gets the big-screen treatment. See what movie critic Roger Ebert has to say.

COMING THURSDAY

Faithful readers

Christian fiction is spinning off book clubs across the country. Women at First Baptist Church of North Augusta started their club this summer.

COMING SATURDAY

TALK TO US

Making music

THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE is accepting submissions for its fourth Singer-Songwriter Contest. The rules are simple - send a recording, CD or cassette, of an original composition. Six finalists, three chosen by reader votes and three critics picks, will be invited to perform Sept. 16 at the Arts in the Heart of Augusta festival downtown. There, a panel of judges will select first-, second- and third-prize winners. The contest is open to local singer-songwriters who have not previously been a finalist in the Singer-Songwriter Contest. The deadline for entries is Friday, Aug. 12. Entries can be mailed to: Steven Uhles, The Augusta Chronicle, 725 Broad St., Augusta, GA 30901. Call (706) 823-3626.

BY THE BOOK

Flush with the facts

Some people like to read in the bathroom, and now, they can read about the bathroom, too.

THE BATHROOM COMPANION comes clean with plenty of information about "the most-used room in the house."

James Buckley Jr. offers bathroom facts, figures and nuggets of trivia from history, science and pop culture.

Readers learn how hair conditioner works, which color towels are best and why and how soap is made. Other toilet trivia tells us that there is a bathroom museum in Japan and that most toilets flush in E flat.

BIRTHDAYS

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Actor Peter O'Toole is 73. Director Wes Craven is 66. Actor Butch Patrick (The Munsters) is 52. Actress Victoria Jackson is 46. Actress Mary-Louise Parker is 41.

REACH US

Contact Lifestyles Editor Erica C. Cline at: 828-2946 or erica.cline@augusta chronicle.com.