Museum program

Preserving History: Behind the Scenes at the Augusta Museum of History, designed to show visitors how the museum maintains its historical collections, will hold guided tours at 1 and 2 p.m. Saturdays through September. The museum is at 560 Reynolds St.

Space is limited to 15 per session, and participation is on a first-come, first-served basis. The tour is free with the cost of regular admission.

Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for children and free for children under age 5 and museum members.

Call (706) 722-8454.

Swamp Saturday will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, 1858 Lock and Dam Road.

Groups must call in advance, (706) 828-2109.

The Steel Horses Tour 2008 is coming Friday and Saturday, Sept. 19 and 20, to Fort Gordon's Barton Field. Gates will open at 6 p.m., and the rodeo will begin at 8.

Tickets for adults are $10 in advance and $15 at the gate. Tickets for ages 10 and under are $5 in advance and $10 at the gate.

Call (706) 791-6779 or go to www.fortgordon.com.

Golden Harvest Food Bank is seeking donations of canned meats and vegetables and other nonperishable food items. Take donations to 3310 Commerce Drive, Augusta, or 13 Enterprise Ave., Aiken.

Call (706) 736-1199 or (803) 648-0752.

Landscape of Slavery: The Plantation in American Art is on display through Sunday, Oct. 19, at the Morris Museum of Art, 1 10th St. For more info, call (706) 724-7501 or visit www.themorris.org.

A free screening of the movie Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day , rated PG-13, will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Augusta-Richmond County Library, 902 Greene St.

Call (706) 821-2600.

The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program is looking for people to be volunteer visitors in area nursing homes.

To volunteer, call Angela Chavous at (706) 721-2327.

Da Vinci exhibit

The Inventions of Leonardo da Vinci exhibit will be on display through Oct. 11 at Fort Discovery, 1 Seventh St.For more information, call (706) 821-0200.

The Augusta Chronicle is accepting nominations for Community Counts Youth of the Month. This award recognizes students of good academic standing who possess special talents in the arts, athletics or other areas. Youths who volunteer in their school, church or community also are worthy of nomination.

The child selected as Youth of the Month will be highlighted in an article in The Augusta Chronicle . A banquet will be held next summer to honor all 12 recipients of the award.

Nominees must be ages 8 to 18 and residents of the Aiken-Augusta area at the time of entry. Nomination forms are available online at augustachronicle.com/communitycounts.

For more information, call (706) 823-3223 or e-mail sarah.owen@augusta chronicle.com.