LELAVISION LYCEUM SERIES AT AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY: 7 p.m. Thursday; Grover C. Maxwell Performing Art Theater, 2500 Walton Way; Lelavision; free with valid student ID: 737-1609

CHILDREN'S WEEK 2005: Friday-Wednesday; 10:15 a.m. Friday, kickoff celebration, Jessye Norman Amphitheater; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Bernie Ward Community Center, 1941 Lumpkin Road, activities and entertainment for foster-care children and their families; 1-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Glenn Hills Middle School, 1701 15th St., parents, youth and providers talk about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, followed by a talent show for ages 11-18; Family Festival/Education Fair, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Eighth Street Plaza at Riverwalk Augusta; Children's Week Parade, 2-3 p.m. Sunday, downtown Augusta, begins at Sixth and Reynolds streets and proceeds to Broad Street, turns right onto 11th Street and proceeds to Reynolds; Children's Storytime, 10 a.m. to noon Monday-Wednesday, Augusta Museum of History, 560 Reynolds St., four 15-minute storytelling sessions; to register your daycare, pre-kindergarten, or kindergarten, 821-2623; for Children's Week information, 721-1869

bluegrass boat ride: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday; Augusta Canal; bluegrass music with Eryn Eubanks and the Family Fold, dinner; $27.50 a person, $50 a couple; 823-0440

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF: 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday; Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; Augusta Players presentation; $12-$38; 826-4707

CELEBRITY MEN'S GREAT OUTDOOR COOK-OFF: Noon to 4 p.m. Saturday; Lake Olmstead Park; pork, fish, seafood, turkey, poultry, wild game; benefits 30901 Development Corporation; $10 adults, $5 12 and younger; 722-0017

FASHION SHOW: 7 p.m. Saturday; Gordon Club at Fort Gordon; fund-raiser for Teens In Mind Inc.; guest speaker is Keith Brown, an award-winning motivational speaker from Atlanta; $25; 833-3005

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS: 4 p.m. Sunday; St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Reynolds Street; all animals must be on a leash or in a carrier

augusta prep golf classic: 11:30 a.m. Monday; Westlake Country Club, 3556 Westlake Drive, Martinez; shotgun start at 1 p.m., with awards at 5 p.m.; $100, includes cart, range balls, shirt, lunch; 863-1906

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH LECTURE: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday; Friedman Branch Library, 1447 Jackson Road; Hispanic Involvement and Contributions to American Independence and Every War Since; 738-7097

UPCOMING

30901 DEVELOPMENT CORPO-RATION INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6; Beulah Grove Community Resource Center, 1446 Lee Beard Way