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MONDAY

AIKEN COUNTY FIRST STEPS FOR FATHERS: 6-8 p.m., Freedman Parenting Center, 225 Aiken Road, Graniteville; (803) 663-4204

ARTHRITIS AQUATICS: 9-9:45 a.m., 10-10:45 a.m. and 12:15-1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays; Walton Rehabilitation Hospital Outpatient Building; $37.50; (706) 823-5294

KIWANIS CLUB OF AUGUSTA: 12:30 p.m., St. Paul's Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 605 Reynolds St.; www.kiwanisclubofaugusta.com

TUESDAY

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR EXERCISE: 6-7 p.m., Walton Rehabilitation Hospital; (706) 823-5294

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE -- BEGINNERS LEVEL: 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Medical College of Georgia Medical Center, 1120 15th St., second floor, Terrace Dining, Magnolia Room; $40 per course level, $35 textbook; (706) 721-6929

ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT: 7 p.m., Alzheimer's Association, Augusta chapter, 1899 Central Ave.; (706) 731-9060

BETTER BREATHERS: 11:30 a.m., University Hospital Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Center, St. Sebastian Way at 13th Street; bring covered dish; (706) 774-5864

WEDNESDAY

GEORGIA-CAROLINA TOASTMASTERS: Noon, The Cotton Patch, 816 Cotton Lane; (803) 593-6605

LIVING WITH DIABETES: 5-8 p.m., 5-7 p.m. second Thursdays, Trinity Hospital of Augusta, 2260 Wrightsboro Road; skills to manage diabetes; doctor's referral required; for registration and cost information, call Phyllis Hensley (706) 481-7535

THURSDAY

JOINT EFFORTS: 11-11:45 a.m., Augusta Orthopedic Clinic, 1521 Anthony Road; answers about knee and hip pain; learn causes and treatments; (706) 481-7604, www.trinityofaugusta.com

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

BABY SIGNS CLASSES: Three-part class Thursday and July 17, 24, Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center, 1446 Harper St., first floor, Family Resource Library; Sign, Say and Play program for babies and caregivers; classes include songs, games and activities; $47.50 per child, plus $40 class materials; registration required by Monday; (706) 721-6929, www.mcghealth.org/kids

BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: 5:30-7 p.m., Medical College of Georgia Medical Center, 1120 15th St., first floor, Breast Health Services; (706) 721-4726

SATURDAY

CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION AND PARENT PREPARATION: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center, 1446 Harper St., first-floor conference center; discussion with tools and techniques; plan to attend during fifth to ninth months of pregnancy; $50; registration required; (706) 721-9351