Around town

TODAY

AUGUSTA SYMPHONY WOODWIND TRIO COFFEE CONCERT: 10:30 a.m., Sacred Heart Cultural Center; free trio will perform a 30-minute concert; free and open to the public.

EUCHEE CREEK STORY TIME: 10:30-11:15 a.m., Euchee Creek Library, 5907 Euchee Creek Drive, Grovetown; no cost.

COLUMBIA COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE GARDENING AT LUNCH SERIES: 12:10-12:45 p.m., Columbia County library; extension agent Charles Phillips will conduct a session on late freezes; (706) 868-3413.

MARVIN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CLOTHES CLOSET: open Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the church, Wheeler and Belair Roads; donations are accepted on the first day of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

ROTARY CLUB OF COLUMBIA COUNTY: 7 a.m., Brandon Wilde Clubhouse; call president Lee Clark, (706) 863-2000.

BROWN BAG HISTORY SERIES: 12:30 p.m., Augusta Museum of History lecture, Julia Flisch: Dean of Augusta Women, given by Dr. Robin O. Harris, who will discuss Julia Ann Flisch, a Georgia native and lifelong advocate of women's suffrage and the advancement of women in all fields; free for members, $3 for nonmembers; call (706) 722-8454 or visit www.augustamuseum.org.

THURSDAY

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly): 6 p.m., Grovetown United Methodist Church, 206 E. Robinson Ave.; nonprofit support group; (706) 863-0726.

MARTINEZ-EVANS OPTIMIST CLUB : Noon each Thursday at the Jones Creek Clubhouse; (706) 830-5730.

COLUMBIA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION: 6:30 p.m., Evans Government Complex Auditorium, 630 Ronald Reagan Drive; (706) 868-3400.

M*A*S*H*: 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Aiken Community Playhouse, 126 Newberry St., Aiken; $10 adults, $8 students, seniors; (803) 648-1438.

FRIDAY

MORRIS GALA: 6:30 p.m. cocktails, 8 p.m., Morris Museum of Art, 1 10th St.; hors d'oeuvres, dancing, auction; black-tie affair viewing Pleasant Journeys and Good Eats Along the Way: A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings by John Baeder; $200; (706) 828-3825.

SATURDAY

HEGGIE'S ROCK TOUR: 10 a.m. to noon; other tours of Heggie's Rock will be the same times Saturday, March 29, April 26 and May 3; contact Preeya Philipp at pphilipp@tnc.org or (404) 253-7216.

ELECTRONIC AND GLASS RECYCLING DAY: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Evans Government Center; 630 Ronald Reagan Drive; no cost; (706) 312-7195.

BLACK HISTORY QUIZ BOWL: Noon to 3 p.m., Lucy Craft Laney Museum; teams will compete by answering questions related to black history, Augusta-Richmond County and Georgia; call (706) 724-3576 or visit www.lucycraftlaneymuseum.com.

LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL BATTLE OF THE BANDS: 7 p.m., at least one band member must be a Columbia County student; application fee is $25; contest limited to six bands; contestants sought; contact Don Clauson at dclauson@thomson-mcduffie.net or (706) 868-5020, or Annette Shipp at kws11158@aol.com or (706) 860-4760.

CHILDREN'S MUSICAL THEATER ENSEMBLE: 3 and 7 p.m., Jabez Sanford Hardin Performing Arts Center; children's ensemble will present Flying Colors; teen ensemble will present Way Out West in a Dress at the center at 3 and 7 p.m. March 15; tickets cost $12 for adults, $6 for students; children younger than 4 admitted free; (706) 869-0089.