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SPECIAL EVENTS
LABOR DAY LUAU AND CAR SHOW: 6-10 p.m. Friday, Augusta Common, on the 800 block between Broad and Reynolds streets; Hawaiian food, entertainment, car show; free; 821-1754.
2005 CRUNK FEST: Gates open at 5 p.m. Saturday, Augusta Exchange Club Fairgrounds, downtown Augusta; with car and bike show, national and local artists Boyz N da Hood, Rasheeda, Yung King Pinz, Trap Squad, Empact Strong and TAV; cash prizes for top three finishes in show.
BORDER BASH: 5 p.m. to midnight Friday, Sept. 9, Augusta Common, 800 block between Broad and Reynolds streets; celebrate the University of Georgia Bulldogs and University of South Carolina Gamecocks football rivalry; 721-4004.
REPTICON: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, Augusta Inn and Conference Center, 1075 Stevens Creek Road; vendors selling reptile pets, feeders, cages; reptile-theme contests, puppet show, games; $5 adults, $3 children ages 5-12, free for ages 4 and younger.
ARTS IN THE HEART OF AUGUSTA: 5-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17; noon to 7 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 18; Augusta Common, on the 800 block between Broad and Reynolds streets; visual, performing arts, celebrating ethnic groups and vendors; sponsored by The Greater Augusta Arts Council; 826-4702.
ARTS AND RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL AND JURIED ART SHOW: Friday, Oct. 14, Savannah Rapids Pavilion, 3300 Evans to Locks Road; seven art categories with total purse of $3,200; deadline for artist entries is Sept. 10; also looking for food and craft vendors; 312-7194.
HERITAGE JUBILEE: 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, Edgefield Soccer Field Complex, on U.S. Highway 25, Business District Road; cook-off, Brasstyme Band, Jimbo Durham on Friday, arts, crafts, carnival rides, ugly dog contest, car and motorcycle show, bingo, helicopter rides for a fee; free; (803) 637-3393.
MEN CRY IN THE DARK: 3:30, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, Bell Auditorium, 712 Telfair St.; $26.50-$29.50 for 3:30 p.m. performance, $28.50-$33.50 at 8 p.m.; 722-3521.
FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays through September, Macartan Street, between Broad and Reynolds streets and Ninth and 10th streets.
FILM
FREE MOVIES: 6:30 p.m. Mondays, Main Branch Library, 902 Greene St.; The Thin Blue Line, Sept. 12; Stardust Memories, Sept. 19; Five Easy Pieces, Sept. 26; free; 821-2600.
ONSTAGE
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 8-10, 15-17; 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, Aiken Community Playhouse, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 126 Newberry St.; $17 adults, $15 seniors, $12 students, $6 for ages 12 and younger; (803) 648-1438.
THE SUNSHINE BOYS: Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre production; Dinner at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Sept. 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, Thursday, Sept. 22, Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre; $34 civilians, $32 seniors, retirees, Army civilians, active-duty E7 and above, $25 active-duty E6 and below, $20 show only; 793-8552.
ART: 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, Bechtel Experimental Theater, Aiken Community Playhouse, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 126 Newberry St.; $8 for members, $10 nonmembers; (803) 648-1438.
MURDER AT THE CAFE NOIR: Stage III production; 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, Augusta Jewish Community Center, 898 Weinberger Way, Evans; dinner served; $30 for Friday-Saturday, $15 Sunday performance, with no dinner; 868-9663.
THE SPORTING LIFE
AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS: Augusta GreenJackets vs. Savannah Sand Gnats, 6:15 p.m. Friday (doubleheader), 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Monday, 2:15 p.m. Sunday; Lake Olmstead Stadium on Milledge Road; $10 box, $7 reserved, $6 general admission, $5 seniors, military, ages 4-12, $1 ages 3 and younger; 278-4TIX.
ON YOUR TOES
DANCE LESSONS: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Sept. 13-14, Riverview Park Activities Center, 100 Riverview Park Drive, North Augusta; learn cha-cha, shag, swing, fox trot, waltz, disco, hustle, meringue, tango; $40 a person if registered by Monday, $45 after Monday; $75 for couples before Monday, $80 after Monday; 441-4311.
MUSIC NOTES
CLEON W. MAULDIN WORKSHOP AND RECITAL: University of South Carolina Aiken Department of Visual and Performing Arts presentation; 7:30 tonight, O'Connell Theater, the Etherredge Center, 471 University Parkway; $8 general admission, free for students; free drumming workshop from 1:45-3 p.m. in the Etherredge Center, with Michael Williams; (803) 641-3305.
JESUS FEST 2005: Noon Saturday, Sept. 10, Cross Bridge Baptist Church, 3130 Skinner Mill Road; featuring Tait, Andrew Peterson, Jamie Slocum, local bands, 64-player Halo 2 tournament, refreshments and guest speaker Michael Brand; $10 advance, $12 at the gate, $7 a person for groups of 10 or more; 831-8532.
DR. JOYCE FINCH JOHNSON: 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 2321 Lumpkin Road; free.
CONCERTS WITH A CAUSE: PAUL JACOBS: 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, St. John United Methodist Church, 736 Greene St.; 724-9641.
HELPING HANDS
Stitches From the Heart: Seeking volunteers to knit, crochet blankets, sweaters and hats for children in the hospital; call (866) 472-6903.
FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED: Specialized Foster Home Services, a division of Managed Treatment Services for Children, seeks foster parents for children with emotional, social, behavioral difficulties from abuse or neglect; for more information, call 641-7645.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The Court Appointed Special Advocate Program of Child Enrichment is looking for volunteers 21 and older to advocate for neglected, abused children in juvenile court system; volunteers will work with Department of Family and Children Services and other community agencies to protect interests of children in foster care; no experience necessary to join program; call 737-4631.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Regency Hospice seeks people to work with patients with advanced illness; roles include social contact with the patient, child care, spiritual support, running errands, house/yard maintenance, office assistance; contact Sue King, 648-2117.
LITERARY LIFE
BORDERS BOOKS, MUSIC AND CAFE: 257 Robert C. Daniel Jr. Parkway; Celly Caldwell 8-10 p.m. Friday, Tim Jenkins 8-10 p.m. Saturday; 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Marshall Allen to sign copies of Naked Bus Driver, free; 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, Randall Floyd to sign copies of Deep in the Heart, free; children's storytime, 11 a.m. Mondays; The Enlightenment Group, 7 p.m. Tuesdays; French Club, 7 p.m. Thursdays; Cookbook Club, 7 p.m. second Mondays; CSRA Poet Society, 7 p.m. third Wednesdays; Fort Gordon OWC Book Club, 10 a.m. third Mondays; Mystery Group, 7 p.m. third Thursdays; Christian Women's Fellowship, 6 p.m. fourth Mondays; African-American Reading Group, 7 p.m. last Mondays; 737-6962.
BOOK-SIGNING: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, Bobby's Barbecue Buffet, 1897 Jefferson Davis Highway, Warrenville; Nina Nidiffer to sign copies of Un-natural Disaster; free.
AUDITIONS
THE AUGUSTA CHORALE: Auditions for new members for 2005-06 season at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, 26, Paine College Chapel, on Druid Park Avenue; auditioners are asked to bring a prepared piece; 738-0746.
THE MUSIC MAN: Columbia County Art Council performance; 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 for ages 7-14; 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18 and 7-9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19 for ages 15 and older, Savannah Rapids Pavilion, 3300 Evans to Locks Road; auditions include cold read, sing and dance from script and score of The Music Man; show dates April 29-30, May 5-6.
ATTRACTIONS
AIKEN COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM: 433 Newberry St. S.W., Aiken; Grand Illusions: Faux painting techniques through Sept. 25; Masks Exhibit Oct. 4-30; Pine Quilters Nov. 1-27; Carolyn Tyler Photography exhibit Jan. 3-Feb. 1; Freedom USA Feb. 7-March 26; and Southeastern Regional Sculpture Competition March 18-23; 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; 6-9 p.m. through Saturday, Sept. 24, Saturday Sunset Cruise; 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, Book Launch Party, Rock that Float, by Kathy Steele; 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, Bluegrass Boat Ride, with Eryn Eubanks and the Family Fold, $27.50 a person, $50 a couple; Petersburg tour boat: one-hour basic tours, 10, 11:30 a.m., 1:30, 3 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 1:30, 3, 4:30 p.m. Sunday; three-hour tour, 5-8 p.m. Saturday; $10 adults, $8 seniors, military, $6 ages 18 and younger for one-hour tours; $17 adults, $15 seniors, military, $10 students; three-hour tours, weather permitting; center admittance $6 adults, $5 seniors, military, $4 students, ages 4 and younger free; 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5:30 p.m. Sunday; 823-0440 or www.augustacanal.com.
AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY: 560 Reynolds St.; Celebrating 150 Years of Jewish History in Augusta through Sunday; Beads, Buckles and Bows: A Century of Women's Fashion Accessories through Sunday; regular admission $4 adults, $3 seniors, $2 children 6-18, free for children 5 and younger; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday; www.augustamuseum.org; 722-8454.
BOYHOOD HOME OF PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON: 419 Seventh St.; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; $5, $4 ages 60 and older and $3 younger than 18, free ages 5 and younger; 722-9828.
CITY OF GROVETOWN MUSEUM: 106 W. Robinson Ave.; information, artifacts and photographs of Grovetown, Columbia County and Georgia; 1-4 p.m. Saturdays; $1; 863-4576.
EZEKIEL HARRIS HOUSE: 1840 Broad St.; 1797 house, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; general admission $2 adults and seniors, children $1; 722-8454.
FORT DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER: Riverwalk Augusta at Seventh Street; through Sunday, Oct. 30, Dinosaurs exhibit; 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, Discovering Archaeology, What's it all About?, free with admission; 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, Dinosaurs, with Kim Cochran, free with admission; 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, Family Diggin' in the Dirt, free with admission; regular hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; $8 for ages 18-54, $6 for 55 and older, active-duty military and ages 4-17; half-price after 3 p.m. daily; 821-0200.
GEORGE WALTON HISTORIC SITE MEADOW GARDEN: 1320 Independence Drive; farm home of George Walton, youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence; built in 1792; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, Saturdays by appointment; $4 adults, $3.50 seniors, $3 college students, $1 children; group rates available; www.geocities.com/meadowgarden3; 724-4174.
GEORGIA GOLF HALL OF FAME'S BOTANICAL GARDENS: 1 11th St.; 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, Grandparents Appreciation Day, 2-for-1 admission; 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, Roots of Gardening Series, Beauty Shop, free for members, $3 nonmembers; regular admission $5.50 adults, $4.50 seniors, students and military, $3.50 ages 4-12; 3 and younger free with paid adult; $4 each for groups of 15 or more; Sunday admission buy one, get one free with Web site coupon at Web site www.gghf.org; 724-4443.
GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTITUTE OF ART: 506 Telfair St.; Ware's Folly gallery, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; by appointment Saturday; Walker-MacKenzie Studio, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; 722-5495; www.ghia.org.
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. Monday-Friday, closed on major holidays; (706) 595-7777 or www.hickory-hill.org.
LAUREL AND HARDY MUSEUM: 250 N. Louisville St., Harlem; artifacts and exhibits pay tribute to comic duo and Harlem native Oliver Hardy; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday; 556-3448.
LUCY CRAFT LANEY MUSEUM OF BLACK HISTORY: 1116 Phillips St.; Works by Wanda Dansereau, artist specializing in wildlife art and Buffalo Soldiers, opening 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4; 3-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, opening reception for annual Quilt Exhibition, $3 adults, $1 students, exhibit runs through Dec. 31; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; 2-5 p.m. Sunday; $3 adults, $1 students; 724-3576.
MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART: 1 10th St.; Saturday-Oct. 30, Passionate Observer: Eudora Welty among Artists of the Thirties; 2 p.m. Sunday, Artrageous! Family Sunday, with Polaroid Photography, free; noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, Art at Lunch, with Starkey Flythe, $10 members, $12 nonmembers, registration required by Sept. 14; 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, Time Travel Family Day, with Georgia Sea Island Singers, $5 adults, $3 seniors, military, students, free for ages 6 and younger; 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, Artrageous! Family Sunday, Creative Writing; $3 adults, $2 seniors, students, military, free for members, ages 6 and younger; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; 724-7501.
PHINIZY SWAMP NATURE PARK: Off Lock and Dam Road, near Augusta Regional Airport; 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Swamp Saturday, free; 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, Fall Migration Bird Walk, $3 members, $5 nonmembers, register by Friday, Sept. 9; 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, Nature Photography Workshop, bring digital camera, lenses, tripod, $3 members, $5 nonmembers; 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, Family Discovery Series: Fire, $3 member family, $5 nonmember family; 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, Full Moon Hike, free for members, $5 nonmembers; register by Thursday, Sept. 15; weekdays, noon to dusk, Saturday-Sunday and holidays dawn to dusk.
REDCLIFFE PLANTATION STATE HISTORIC SITE: 181 Redcliffe Road, Beech Island; grounds open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, house tours noon to 3 p.m. or by appointment; $1, house tours $3 per adult, $2 youths; (803) 827-1473.
SACRED HEART CULTURAL CENTER: 1301 Greene St.; tours of 103-year-old former Catholic church noted for its stained glass, brickwork and architecture; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday; donations; 826-4700.
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