Saturday, March 20, 2010

Around town

TODAY

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GREENJACKETS: vs. Rome Braves, 2:05 p.m. Sunday, 7:05 p.m. Monday-Tuesday; Columbus Catfish, 7:05 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; Lake Olmstead Stadium, Milledge Road; greenjacketsbaseball.com.

LATINO FEST: Carnival at noon, Fort Gordon's Barton Field; patrons 16 and older must have a photo ID for admission to Fort Gordon; (706) 791-6779, www.fortgordon.com.

THE WIZARD OF OZ : Augusta Players production; 3 p.m. today, Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; (706) 826-4707.

IT TAKES A VILLAGE : 4 p.m. today, Old Macedonia Baptist Church, North Augusta; free; presented by the Augusta Mini Theatre Inc. Community Arts School; (706) 722-0598, www.augustaminitheatre.com

AIKEN SPRING CLASSIC: 9 a.m., Highfields Event Center, 198 Gaston Road; free, www.aiken springclassic.com.

AUGUSTA CHORALE SPRING CONCERT: 4 p.m., Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel, Paine College, 1235 15th St.; $15 adults, $5 students; (803) 593-6605.

MEDEA AUDITIONS: 7 p.m. Sunday-Monday, Aiken Community Playhouse, 126 Newberry St., Aiken; openings for four men, five women and two children ages 4-7; (803) 648-1438; aiken communityplayhouse.com.

Monday

Church revival: 7 p.m. Monday-Wednesday at Gospel Water Branch Baptist Church, 703 Furys Ferry Road, Evans; spring revival services with guest minister the Rev. Dr. Benjamin Hinton, pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Gastonia, N.C.; (706) 860-7091.

bone marrow donor drive: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., second floor of the Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center, Harper Street; to join, donors must provide a cheek swab, which is tested for human leukocyte antigen, or HLA, type; food and drinks provided; held by first-year MCG School of Medicine students; (404) 422-0317, www.marrow.org.

Tuesday

AUGUSTA COMMISSION: 2 p.m., eighth floor, Municipal Building, 530 Greene St.

AIKEN DESIGN REVIEW BOARD: 6:30 p.m., city hall, Park Avenue.

RICHMOND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS: 4 p.m. at board's central offices, 864 Broad St.

COLUMBIA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING: 6-7 p.m., Evans Government Center auditorium, 630 Ronald Reagan Drive.

COLUMBIA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PROPOSED 2008-09 BUDGET MEETING: 8 a.m., board's central office, 4781 Hereford Farm Road, Evans.

HOSPICE TRAINING: 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, 13, 20 and 27; Regency Hospice of Augusta Daniel Village office; will hold volunteer training; (706) 729-6328.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS): 5 p.m. at Pine View Baptist Church, 117 Pleasant Home Road, in Martinez.

COLUMBIA COUNTY WEST ROTARY CLUB: 12:15 p.m. at Lewis Memorial United Methodist Church, on Columbia Road at Lewiston Road; call Richard Swann at (706) 868-3559.

TUESDAY NIGHTS TOGETHER (TNT): 7 p.m. in the administration building of First Baptist Church of North Augusta, 625 Georgia Ave.; single adults invited to fellowship and Bible study; (803) 279-6370.

Harlem Library Story Time: 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m.; at library, 375 N. Louisville St.; free.

JOB FAIR: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Army Reserve Center, Building 14401, Fort Gordon; for employers, veterans, personnel recently separated from active duty and other job seekers; sponsors include Georgia Department of Labor's Augusta Career Center, the Association of the U.S. Army, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

WEDNESDAY

Euchee Creek Story Time: 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m., Euchee Creek Library, 5907 Euchee Creek Drive, Grovetown; no cost.

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

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

OKLAHOMA! : 7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday; Harlem High School, 1070 Appling-Harlem Road, Harlem; $10; (706) 556-5980.

Thursday

AIKEN BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: 6 p.m. Thursday, 3 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday; Highfields, Gaston Road, Aiken; Thursday: adults $45, 12 and younger $12 (includes barbecue and open bar); Friday-Saturday: in advance, $15 per day, $25 both days; $20 per day at gate; (803) 278-4849, www.tixonline.com.

RICHMOND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION BUSINESS MEETING: 6 p.m. at the board's central offices, 864 Broad St.

COUNTRY MUSIC CONCERT SERIES: 7 p.m. Columbia County Amphitheater, 7022 Evans Town Center Boulevard; performance by Split Rail; free admission; (706) 312-7191.

SPRING COOKOUT: 5-7 p.m. at Evans Town Center Park; Security Federal Bank, in Evans, will hold a free spring picnic; music from Bobby Tuba's New Orleans Dixieland Band and catering from Dye's Southern Catering and Vineyard Wine Market; presentation from Columbia County Community and Leisure Services.

TOPS (TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY): 6 p.m. at Grovetown United Methodist Church, 206 E. Robinson Ave.; weight-loss support group; (706) 863-0726.

FRIDAY

BUS STOP : 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show Friday-Saturday, Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre, Third Avenue, Building 32100; $26-$35; $20 show only; www.fortgordon.com/theatre.htm.

Saturday

AUGUSTA SYMPHONY'S POPS! UNDER THE STARS: 6:30 p.m. at University Health Care System's Evans campus, off Belair Road at Town Center Drive; free concert; if it rains, concert will be at West Acres Baptist Church on Gibbs Road; www.universityhealth.org.

BLIND WILLIE MCTELL BLUES FESTIVAL: Mavis Staples, Anson Funderburgh, Mary Flower, Mike Farris; starts at noon; one mile north of Interstate 20 Exit 172, Thomson; $20 in advance, $25 at gate; 12 and younger free; (706) 597-1000, www.blindwillie.com.

ELVIS BENEFIT CONCERT: Jeff Barnes and Dawn Tate; 7 p.m., Hull Fine Arts Center, Augusta Preparatory Day School, 285 Flowing Wells Road, Martinez; $12; seats reserved; proceeds used for eye operation in China for 21-month-old Will Ford; (706) 394-3916, helpwillsee.org.

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