TODAY

TWILIGHT POPS ON THE RIVER: 7 p.m., Jessye Norman Amphitheater, Ninth Street at Riverwalk Augusta; presented by the Augusta Concert Band; free; (706) 722-0077

JOSEPH RACKERS, MARYA ORLOWSKA-FANCEY PIANO RECITAL: 3 p.m. Sunday; First Baptist Church, 120 Chesterfield St. N.E., Aiken

MONDAY

SAFEHOMES OF AUGUSTA FUNDRAISING DINNER: 6:30 p.m., Augusta Marriott Hotel and Suites, 2 10th St.; with Sam Wyche; cost is $30 per person, $50 per couple; includes dinner, one beverage and entertainment by Jim Perkins; (706) 736-2499

TUESDAY

INMAN PIANO TRIO: Blanche Coleman Memorial Concert, noon; St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Sixth and Reynolds streets at Riverwalk Augusta; part of the Tuesday's Music Live series; concert is free; lunch $7, catered by Cadwalladers Cafe; reservations required for lunch; (706) 722-3463

AUGUSTA CARE PREGNANCY CENTER BANQUET: 6:30 p.m., Augusta Marriott Hotel and Suites, 2 10th St.; $45; with social policy advocate, author and columnist Star Parker; (706) 724-5531

ARTIST TALK: 4-5 p.m., 170 University Hall, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; free; Rick Pukis, assistant professor of communications, will discuss his short film; he is one of three artists whose work is being displayed through October in the New Space Gallery in Washington Hall as part of the "On the Way Home: Converging Images of Movement and Stillness" art exhibit; (706) 667-4888

SELF-DEFENSE CLASS: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; Oct. 16 and 18, Watford's School of Karate, 4280 Trolley Line Road, Aiken; clinic for females ages 12 to 70; free; Andy Watford (803) 649-2236

NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH AWARENESS: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16 and 23; Walton Options, 948 Walton Way; presentation includes history of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Walton Options employment and independent living services, work and life skills training resources; (706) 724-6262