Around town

TODAY

GOOD FRIDAY WAY OF THE CROSS: 10 a.m., Burns United Methodist Church, 2372 Lumpkin Road; participants will process 1.5 miles to St. Joseph Catholic Church; (706) 798-1882.

LA TRAGEDIE DE CARMEN: 8 p.m. today-Saturday, Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; performed by Augusta Opera; (706) 826-4710, www.augustaopera.com.

THE AUGUSTA CHORAL SOCIETY: 7:30 p.m., Sacred Heart Cultural Center; works by Bach, Lotti, Monteverdi and Rutter; (706) 826-4713; www.augustachoralsociety.org.

SATURDAY

BATTLE OF THE DRUMLINES: 7 p.m., Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; host is Lil Ju Ju, of BET Allstar Blast; drumlines from North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia competing; tickets available at Pyramid Music and Video, Paine College bookstore and Augusta State University bookstore; $10; dreamhelpers.com.

EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA: 10 a.m. to noon, First Baptist Church of Augusta, 3500 Walton Way Extension; egg hunt, games, crafts, food, family Easter pictures; (706) 733-2236.

EASTER EGG HUNT: 10 a.m., Lions Memorial Field, West Buena Vista Avenue; for ages 9 and younger; free; (803) 441-4300.

EASTER EGG HUNT: 11 a.m., Nancy Carson Library, 135 Edgefield Road; (803) 279-5767.

EASTER EGG SCRAMBLE: 10 a.m., Blanchard Woods Park, 4600 Blanchard Woods Drive, Evans; free; bring basket; children will be divided into age groups to collect candy- or toy-filled eggs; (706) 312-7191.