Applause calendar

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SPECIAL EVENTS

FASHION EXTRAVAGANZA: 3 p.m. Saturday; Savannah Rapids Pavilion, 3300 Evans to Locks Road; doors open at 2:30 p.m.; featuring social, prom and pageant gowns, interview suits, cocktail and designer sportswear; appearances by Miss Augusta, Miss South Carolina USA, Miss South Teen, Miss Teen Augusta and Miss CSRA; silent auction; $5; benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Augusta; 228-7998.

AUGUSTA FUTURITY: Jan. 19-28, Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center, 605 Seventh St.; general admission daily daytime events, Jan. 19 and Jan. 27, $6 adults,, $2 younger than age 13; youth/amateur finals Jan. 21 general admission $10 family, reserved seating $13.50 adult, $5 younger than age 13; classic finals Jan. 26 general admission is $12 adults, $2 for younger than 13, reserved seats $13.50 adults and $5 younger than 13; Western Horseman Cup finals Jan. 27, reserved seats $14.50 adults, $5 younger than age 13; and Futurity finals Jan. 28, reserved seating $16.50 adults, $5 younger than age 13; ticketmaster.com or augustafuturity.com; 828-7700.

2006 Burns Night Supper: 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21; Aiken County Shrine Club, 1526 Columbia Highway N.; event will include dancing, music by Flora MacDonald Gammon and the Augusta Highlander Pipe Band and food catered by the Shriners; $25 members of the St. Andrews Society of Aiken, $33 nonmembers and $13 children 12 and younger; tickets available at The Curiosity Shoppe, 158 Laurens St. S.W., Aiken; Southside Gallery, 1001 Pine Log Road S.W., Aiken; and Artists' Parlor Picture Framing, 126 Laurens St., Aiken; (803) 648-1873.

ONSTAGE

be more than hips: Augusta Mini Theatre's annual salute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 8 p.m. today and Friday, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; $12 adults, $10 students or $8 youth groups of 10 or more; performances are staged at the Jack B. Patrick Technology Center, Augusta Technical College; www.augustaminitheatre.com, 722-0598.

YOUTH WING MEETING: 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday; Aiken Community Playhouse, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 126 Newberry St.; open to all middle and high school pupils; (803) 648-1438 or visit www. aikencommunityplayhouse.com.

THE FOREIGNER: 8 p.m. Jan. 20-21, 27-28 and Feb. 3-4 and 3 p.m. Jan. 29; Aiken Community Playhouse, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 124 Newberry St.; $17 adults, $15 seniors, $12 students and $6 children 12 and younger; reservations recommended; (803) 648-1438.

THE EMPEROR'S NIGHTINGALE: Storyland Theatre production Tuesday-Sunday, Jan. 24-29, Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; show times are 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. for school-day shows and 3 p.m. for Saturday family matinees; school performances require reservations; $4.50 per show for students, $11 for season, chaperones and teachers admitted free; matinee tickets are $12 for season or $5 per show; Saturday matinees do not require reservations; free tickets available for Saturday matinees for active-duty military and their families with a military ID; see www.knology.net/storyland, or call 736-3455

ON YOUR TOES

urban bush women: Augusta Ballet presentation 7 p.m. Monday; Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; tickets range from $17-$40, discounts available for children 4-10; see augustaballet.org, or call 261-0555.

BALLROOM AND LINE DANCING CLASSES: 1 p.m. Thursdays, beginning Thursday, Jan. 19; Family Life Center, First Baptist Church of North Augusta, 625 Georgia Ave.; $30; no partner needed; (803) 279-6370.

MUSIC NOTES

weekend with wolfgang: Augusta Symphony Masterworks performance with clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein, Stanley Pylant and Mozart Festival Chorus; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church, Augusta, 3500 Walton Way; concert previews at 6:45 p.m.; $15-$40; 826-4705 or www.augustasymphony.org.

THE LOS ANGELES PIANO QUARTET: Harry Jacobs Chamber Music Society concert 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, pre-concert program at 7:15 p.m., Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, on the campus of Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; $20 adults, $5 for school-age children, free for Augusta State University faculty, staff and students. No children ages 6 and younger; 790-9274.

TUESDAY MUSIC LIVE CONCERTS: Tuesday Music Live concert, The Blanche Coleman Memorial Concert with folk singers Cindy Mangsen and Steve Gillette, noon Tuesday, Jan. 24, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 605 Reynolds St.; lunch by La Maison on Telfair Street; lunch is $7, reservations required for lunch; for more information or to make reservations, call the box office at 722-3463.

AUGUSTA SYMPHONY'S ENCORE CHAMBER DINNER CONCERT WITH DICK GOODWIN BIG BAND BASH: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, Old Medical College, $65; 826-4705 or visit www.augustasymphony.org.

THE MANHATTAN PIANO TRIO: Concerts with a Cause series performance 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 29, St. John United Methodist Church, 736 Greene St.; benefits the Salvation Army; 724-9641.

KID STUFF

CHAD CREW'S AMAZING MAGIC SHOW: 8 p.m. Saturday; American Legion Post 192, 1 Legion Drive, Evans; tickets ($20 adults, $15 children) are available at the Magic Shack, 3850 Washington Road, Suite 2-F, Martinez; proceeds benefit Golden Harvest Food Bank; 855-5454.

BARNEY LIVE! THE LET'S GO TOUR: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4; Bell Auditorium, 712 Telfair St.; $15.50-$28.50; ticketmaster.com or 828-7700.

GET PHYSICAL

SCLEROSIS WALK: 8 a.m. check-in, 9 a.m. walk, Saturday, March 25; Aiken County Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.; (800) 477-2955.

HELPING HANDS

Stitches From the Heart: Seeking volunteers to knit, crochet blankets, sweaters and hats for children in the hospital; (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; 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 the juvenile court system; volunteers will work with the Department of Family and Children Services and other community agencies to protect interests of children in foster care; no experience necessary; 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, house/yard maintenance; call Sue King, 648-2117.

AUDITIONS

Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Augusta Payers production, auditions for women and men ages 16 and older, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday, First Baptist Church of North Augusta, 625 Georgia Ave.; must have a prepared solo (preferably something from the show or something in a similar style); other material will be provided the day of the auditions; 826-4707.

AUDITIONS, ON GOLDEN POND: 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23; Aiken Community Playhouse, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 126 Newberry St.; openings for two males 30-50, one female 30-50 and one male 12-16; (803) 648-1438.

THE CANTERBURY TALES: 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28; 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30; Aiken Community Playhouse, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 126 Newberry St. Aiken; looking for at least 10 males and 10 females ages 12-18; (803) 648-1438.

ATTRACTIONS

AIKEN COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM: 433 Newberry St. S.W., Aiken; Carolyn Tyler Photography exhibit through Feb. 1; 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; 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 for adults, $8 for seniors, military, $6 for ages 18 and younger for one-hour tours; $17 for adults, $15 for seniors, military, $10 for students; three-hour tours, weather permitting; center admission costs $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, military, $4 for students, free for ages 4 and younger; 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.; regular admission is $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; free Sundays; 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 for ages 60 and older and $3 for ages 6-17, free for ages 5 and younger; 722-9828.

CITY OF GROVETOWN MUSEUM: 106 W. Robinson Ave.; information, artifacts and photographs of Grovetown, Columbia County and Georgia; regular hours 1-4 p.m. Friday-Sunday; $1; 863-4576.

DUPONT PLANETARIUM: 471 University Parkway, Aiken; In My Backyard 7, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 20-21; $4.50 adults, $3.50 seniors; $2.50 students; reservations recommended; (803) 641-3654.

EZEKIEL HARRIS HOUSE: 1840 Broad St.; 1797 house, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; $2 for adults, $1 children; 722-8454.

FORT DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER: Riverwalk Augusta at Seventh Street; 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; admission 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 for adults, $3.50 for seniors, $3 for college students and $1 for children; group rates available; www.geocities.com/meadowgarden3; 724-4174.

GEORGIA GOLF HALL OF FAME'S BOTANICAL GARDENS: 1 11th St.; regular admission is $5.50 for adults, $4.50 for seniors, students and military, $3.50 for ages 4-12; free for ages 3 and younger; $4 each for groups of 15 or more; Sunday admission buy one, get one free with Web site coupon at www.gghf.org; 724-4443.

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 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; 556-0401.

LUCY CRAFT LANEY MUSEUM OF BLACK HISTORY: 1116 Phillips St.; regular hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; 2-5 p.m. Sunday 724-3576.

MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART: 1 10th St.; An American Story: The Wyeth Family Tradition of Art through Jan. 15; Illuminated Literature: The Art of Jerry and Brian Pinkney Saturday through Feb. 19; $3 for adults, $2 for seniors, students, military, free for members, ages 6 and younger; regular hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; 724-7501; themorris.org.

MOTORIZED TOURS OF HISTORIC AIKEN: Tours leave Washington Center for the Performing Arts 10-11:30 a.m. every Saturday; reservations required; for ages 2 and older.

PHINIZY SWAMP NATURE PARK: Off Lock and Dam Road, near Augusta Regional Airport; weekdays, noon to dusk, Saturday-Sunday and holidays dawn to dusk; 828-2109; phinizyswamp.org.

REDCLIFFE PLANTATION STATE HISTORIC SITE: 181 Redcliffe Road, Beech Island; regular hours 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; regular hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 826-4700; sacredheartaugusta.org