Living briefs

STUFF TO DO

Here's a look at some of your best entertainment bets for this weekend:

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.

BE MORE THAN HIPS: Augusta Mini Theatre's annual salute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: 8 p.m. today, 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.augustamini theatre.com, 722-0598.

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.

BIRTHDAYS

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Actress Frances Sternhagen is 76. Actor Charles Nelson Reilly is 75. Comedian Rip Taylor is 72. Actor Billy Gray (Father Knows Best) is 68. Actor Richard Moll (Night Court) is 63. Drummer Fred White of Earth, Wind and Fire is 51. Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfuss (Seinfeld) is 45. Singer Graham "Suggs" McPherson of Madness is 45. Country singer Trace Adkins is 44. Actress Penelope Ann Miller is 42. Actor Patrick Dempsey is 40. Actress Nicole Eggert (Baywatch, Charles in Charge) is 34. Actor Orlando Bloom is 29.

YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY: Just because you're right doesn't mean everyone will agree with you. You'll still have to convince them. Be patient and smart.

REACH US

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