Week Ahead

SUNDAY

ANIMAL BLESSING: 3 p.m. at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, 4921 Columbia Road, Grovetown

SEMIANNUAL ROCK, SWAP AND DIG: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Graves Mountain, off U.S. Highway 378 between Lincolnton, Ga., and Washington, Ga.; (706) 359-3862

PUMPKINS WITH A PURPOSE: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; Wesley United Methodist Church, 825 N. Belair Road, Evans; through October; pumpkins, mums, pansies; benefits foreign mission work in Honduras; (706) 869-0888

MONDAY

VOTER REGISTRATION: Today is the deadline for Georgia voters to register in time for the November election.

North Augusta City Council: 7 p.m. at North Augusta Municipal Building, Buena Vista Ave.

MOVIE NIGHT: 6:30 p.m., Young@Heart (PG); free; Main Branch Library, 902 Greene St.; (706) 821-2600

Kiwanis Club of Augusta: 12:30 p.m., River Room of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 605 Reynolds St.; speaker will be Dr. Dan Rahn, president of the Medical College of Georgia; new officers will be installed

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY: 5:15-6:15 p.m. social and private weigh-in, 6:30-7:30 p.m. meeting, St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Fellowship Hall, 2321 Lumpkin Road; nonprofit weight-loss support group; (706) 737-1120, www.tops.org

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, 1355 Independence Drive; $37.50 per month; (706) 823-5294

CANCER SHARE: 7 p.m., University Hospital, Cancer Learning Center, Professional Center 2, Suite 104, 818 St. Sebastian Way; registration required; (706) 774-7000

TUESDAY

COLUMBIA COUNTY COMMISSION:

6 p.m., Evans Government Complex auditorium, 630 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans; (706) 868-3379.

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY: 5 p.m. at Pine View Baptist Church, 117 Pleasant Home Road, Martinez

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

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR EXERCISE: 6-7 p.m., Walton Rehabilitation Hospital, 1355 Independence Drive; (706) 823-5294

NON-OFFENDING CAREGIVERS OF ABUSED CHILDREN: 6-7:30 p.m., Child Advocacy Center, 2312 Walden Drive; Maggie Tucker, (706) 737-4631

CHROMOSOME DISORDERS SUPPORT GROUP: 6:30 p.m., Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center, first floor, Family Resource Library, 1446 Harper St.; supports families and individuals with chromosome disorders; (706) 721-5160

WEDNESDAY

COLUMBIA COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE GARDENING AT LUNCH SERIES: 12:10 p.m., with a session on bulbs; call Extension Agent Charles Phillips at (706) 868-3413

Writing for Posterity: Describing Archival Materials: 2:30 p.m., second floor of Reese Library at Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; with Herbert Hartsook; www.aug.edu

THURSDAY

19TH ANNUAL AUGUSTA GREEK FESTIVAL: Today-Sunday at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, in Augusta; free; (706) 724-1087

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

richmond county board of education: 6 p.m., boardroom auditorium at central offices on Broad Street

JOINT EFFORTS: 11-11:45 a.m., Augusta Orthopaedic Clinic, 1521 Anthony Road; causes of knee and hip pain and latest treatments; (706) 481-7604

BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: 5:30-7 p.m., Medical College of Georgia Medical Center, first floor, Breast Health Services, 1120 15th St.; Nicole Aenchbacher, (706) 721-4109

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: 6-7 p.m., Augusta Oncology Associates, 3696 Wheeler Road; free; (706) 651-2283

FRIDAY

COLUMBIA COUNTY ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL PET ADOPTION: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the shelter on Columbia Road in Appling; dogs and puppies will be available for $10; cats and kittens for $5; (706) 541-4077.

SATURDAY

EVANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CARNIVAL: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Gibbs Road school; featuring food, games, rides, inflatables and a rock-climbing wall.

FIREFEST 2008: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Evans Town Center Park behind Kroger; call Kathy Watkins at (706) 860-6166 or (706) 860-2641

THIRD ANNUAL PINK RIBBON RIDE: 9:30 a.m. at Augusta Harley-Davidson; proceeds benefit University Health System's Breast Health Center

IT'S A DOG'S LIFE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY WILLIAM WEGMAN FROM THE POLAROID COLLECTION: Today through Jan. 4 at the Morris Museum of Art

COLUMBUS DAY FESTIVAL: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Memorial Garden behind the Columbia County Library; free admission

HISPANIC FESTIVAL: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday; Augusta Common, between Broad and Reynolds streets; $2 each day; with musical entertainment, arts, crafts, food; parade 10 a.m. Saturday; (706) 821-1754

SOUTHERN CIRCUIT TOUR OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS: Beyond the Call , 7:30 p.m.; Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; (706) 722-8341

AUGUSTA SYMPHONY MASTERWORKS SERIES: 7:30 p.m., First Baptist Church of Augusta, 3500 Walton Way Extension; with music director candidate Susan Haig; $25-$50; full-time students and military personnel with valid ID can purchase $7 tickets at the box-office concert night only (subject to availability); (706) 826-4705, augustasymphony.org