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CONSERVE ENERGY

If you're worried about utility bills or the environment, this is a New Year's resolution that should be on your list. Some energy-conserving upgrades to consider:

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Michaela Rowland, 9 (left), and Halle Rowland, 8, made baskets from kudzu vine at the Morris Museum of Art in 2006 as part of the Artrageous! Family Day, which is on Sunday this year.

- Install a programmable thermostat.

- Replace incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent lighting.

- Prevent drafts with weather stripping around doors and windows.

- Install low-flow shower heads and aerators.

- Fix leaking faucets.

- Install Energy Star appliances.

- Install energy-efficient heating and cooling equipment.

- Upgrade insulation.

- Install replacement windows.

-- Associated Press

TODAY

COLUMBIA COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION: 6:30 p.m., Evans Government Center Auditorium; (706) 868-3379.

FRIDAY

FRIDAY NIGHT FILMS: 7 p.m., Jabez Sanford Hardin Performing Arts Center, 7022 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans; Charlotte's Web, rated G, will be shown; admission is free; (706) 312-7194.

FEELIN' GREAT IN 2008: 5-10 p.m., centered on 10th and Broad streets; with artists, vendors, live entertainment; 6 p.m. Electric Voodoo Blues Revue, 7:15 p.m. Sound Equation, 8:30 p.m. S; presented by the Augusta Arts Council; free; www.augustaarts.com.

SATURDAY

MONOPOLY TOURNAMENT: 8:30 a.m. registration, 9:30 a.m. player check-in, 10 a.m. tournament begins; The Fermata Club, 841 Whiskey Road, Aiken; game will be played using tournament rules; registration required; (803) 215-7630, chuckfoster@bellsouth.net.

SUNDAY

A FESTIVAL SERVICE OF LESSONS AND CAROLS FOR EPIPHANY: 11 a.m., Reid Memorial Presbyterian; with music by the Chancel Choir, Master's Ringers, children's choirs and chamber orchestra.

ARTRAGEOUS!: 2 p.m., Morris Museum of Art, 1 10th St.; free; (706) 724-7501, themorris.org.