Applause calendar

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SPECIAL EVENTS

AUGUSTA FUTURITY: Cutting horse event through Saturday, Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center, 605 Seventh St.; general admission daily daytime events, today-Friday, $6 adults, $2 younger than age 13; classic finals today, general admission is $12 adults, $2 for younger than 13, reserved seats $13.50 adults and $5 younger than 13; Western Horseman Cup finals Friday, reserved seats $14.50 adults, $5 younger than age 13; and Futurity finals Saturday, reserved seating $16.50 adults, $5 younger than age 13; ticketmaster.com or augustafuturity.com; 828-7700.

TALK ON ANTIQUES: 7 tonight; Brown Pavilion, Aiken Center for the Arts, 122 Laurens St. S.W.; John Kemp will speak about hardware, woods, general design and restoration of antiques; light refreshments; $25; (803) 641-9094.

APPRAISAL FAIR: 6:30 p.m. Saturday; Aiken Center for the Arts, 122 Laurens St. S.W.; limit two items per person; items need to be delivered for the appraisal between 4 and 5 p.m. for evaluation; light refreshments; $25; (803) 641-9094.

MORRIS 100 APPRAISAL DAY: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4; Morris Museum of Art, 1 10th St.; experts from Ivey-Selkirk Auctioneers of St. Louis will appraise items; $10 one object; $25 three pieces (maximum allowed); benefits the Morris 100; 724-7501.

YOUNG AT ART POST-SUPER BOWL PARTY: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9; Morris Museum of Art, 1 10th St.; Young at Art Members free; will vote on top five Super Bowl advertisements; nonmembers $10 in advance, $15 at door; 828-3803.

VALENTINE DANCE: 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10; Julian Smith Casino, 2200 Broad St.; featuring the Fantastic Shakers; benefits Sertoma Club charities and Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center; $10; $125, corporate reserved tables for 10; 831-0279.

ONSTAGE

I AM THAT I AM: WOMEN, BLACK!: 7 tonight; Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; with actress Adilah Barnes; $5 general admission; free students, staff with valid ASU ID; 737-1609.

THE FOREIGNER: 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Feb. 3-4 and 3 p.m. Sunday; 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: 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. through Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday; Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; Storyland Theatre production; weekday performances require reservations; $4.50 pupils, free chaperones and teachers; special rates for home-school pupils; $5 Saturday and no reservations required; free active-duty military and their families with a military ID; www.knology.net/storyland, or call 736-3455.

10-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL: 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and Monday and 3 p.m. Sunday; O'Connell Theatre, Etherredge Center, University of South Carolina Aiken, 471 University Parkway; $12 adults, $10 seniors, $7 students; (803) 641-3305.

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM: Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre production; dinner 7 p.m., the show 8 p.m.; Feb. 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 in Building 32100, Third Avenue, Fort Gordon; 793-8552.

CASINO: 4 and 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12; Bell Auditorium, 712 Telfair St.; first show: $35.50; $32.50, third balcony; second show: $36.50; $29.50, third balcony; $2 off groups of 20 or more; reserved seating; 722-3521.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: 9, 10 and 11 a.m. Friday, February 17; Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; $3.50 per person; free to Augusta State students, employees and faculty members; presented by ASU's Born to Read Literacy Center and Patchwork Players; 733-7043.

MUSIC NOTES

Maryland State Boychoir: 7:30 p.m. Saturday; First Baptist Church, 120 Chesterfield St. N.E; The Changing Voice Choir also will perform; $10, available at Aiken County Habitat for Humanity, 1026 Park Ave.; benefits Aiken Habitat's Women Build Program; (803) 642-9295.

THE AUGUSTA YOUTH CHOIR FESTIVAL: 6:30 p.m. Sunday; First Baptist Church of Augusta, 3500 Walton Way Extension; choir of more than 150 teenagers representing 10 local churches will sing sacred choral music accompanied by piano and orchestra; 733-2236.

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

FACULTY RECITAL: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Etherredge Center, 471 University Parkway; with baritone Isaac Holmes, violinist Laura Tomlin and pianist Mary Losey; $8, available at the Etherredge Center box office; free for students with a valid USC Aiken ID; (803) 641-3305.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN CHORALE: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19; St. John United Methodist Church, 736 Greene St.; concert includes works by Francis Poulene, Kurt Nystedt, F. Melius Christiansen and Moses Hogan; free; 724-9641.

KIDS STUFF

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.

ON YOUR TOES

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

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

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.

LITERARY LIFE

T.J. Carson book-signing: 2-4 p.m. Saturday; Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 1336 Augusta West Parkway; signing Born Again: A Second Chance at Life; 860-2310.

AUTHOR SUSAN MUCHA NOVEL DISCUSSION: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday second floor of Reese Library at Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; with Ms. Mucha, an instructor of English at Augusta State, who will discuss her novel, Deadly Deception; 667-4912.

AUDITIONS

preliminary cheer/dance auditions: 6 tonight; Health Central, 945 Broad St.; Augusta Spartans cheerleaders, for Augusta's new American Indoor Football League team; (803) 270-5050.

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

CLUE: THE MUSical: A Young Artists Repertory Company production; 6:30 tonight, Augusta Preparatory Day School Lower School Cafetorium, 285 Flowing Wells Road, Martinez; openings for five males, three females age 16-25; bring show music, accompanist provided; 210-8915.

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; Follow the Drinking Gourd 7, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 3-4; $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, pupils and military, $3.50 for ages 4-12; free for ages 3 and under; $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.; The Art of Jerry and Brian Pinkney through Feb. 19; $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, pupils and military with ID; free for museum members and children 5 and under, free Sundays; regular hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; 724-7501; themorris.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.