Week Ahead

SUNDAY

ORPHAN BENEFIT: 2-6 p.m. at Putt Putt Golf and Games in Martinez; fundraiser to open a home for widows and orphans; call Dr. Mary Campilii at (706) 401-4116

COLONIAL TIMES: A DAY TO REMEMBER: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Living History Park, 299 W. Spring Grove Ave., North Augusta; re-enactment of life in the 1700s; free; (803) 279-7560, colonialtimes.us

GEORGIA-CAROLINA STATE FAIR: Through Oct. 26, Exchange Club Fairgrounds on Hale Street; georgiacarolinastate fair.com

BOSHEARS SKYFEST: Gates open 9 a.m., opening ceremonies 1:30 p.m., Daniel Field, 1775 Highland Ave. at Wrightsboro Road; $15 at gates; ages 12 and younger admitted free with adult; www.boshears.com

SUMMERVILLE TOUR OF HOMES: 1-6 p.m., Stephanie Reed (706) 922-5000, jrlog@knology.net, www.summervilleaugusta.org

ATLANTA SOPRANO BERNICE HOGAN HALL: 2 p.m., Morris Museum of Art, 1 10th St.; refreshments and conversation with the artist follow; free; www.themorris.org

OKTOBERFEST 2008: noon to 5 p.m. at Fort Gordon's Barton Field

MONDAY

CUT FOR A CURE: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Retreat Spa and Salon, 4246 Washington Road, Evans; fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation; (706) 364-8292

HARLEM'S HANDS UP OUTREACH MINISTRIES THRIFT SHOP: 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. today-Friday at 110 S. Hicks St.; free bread available; donations of clothing, housewares, school supplies and other items welcome

NORTH AUGUSTA CITY COUNCIL: 7 p.m. at the North Augusta Municipal Building, 400 East Buena Vista Ave.

TUESDAY

COLUMBIA COUNTY COMMISSION: 6 p.m. in the auditorium of the Evans Government Complex, 630 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans; (706) 868-3379

GROVETOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENT WORKSHOP: 7 p.m. at the school; tips on encouraging children to read more; (706) 855-2514

ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT GROUP: 7 p.m. at Brandon Wilde; (706) 854-3519

CHAPTER 439 OF TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS): 5 p.m. at Pine View Baptist Church, 117 Pleasant Home Road, Martinez

TUESDAY'S MUSIC LIVE: Noon, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 605 Reynolds St.; with pianist Fred Moyer; lunch $10; box office, (706) 722-3463

JAMES AND MARY OSWALD DISTINGUISHED WRITERS SERIES: 8 p.m., University of South Carolina Aiken, Etherredge Center, Main Stage, 471 University Parkway, Aiken; featuring award-winning author Richard Bausch; (803) 648-6851, www.usca.edu/ec

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF AUGUSTA MEETING: 6 p.m. , The Partridge Inn, 2110 Walton Way; open to ages 21-40; membership $35; www.ypaugusta.net

SIERRA CLUB MEETING: 6:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta, 3501 Walton Way Extension; refreshments; (706) 650-8314

BEECH ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING: 7:30 p.m., Beech Island Historical Society Meeting House and Museum, 144 Old Jackson Highway, Beech Island; speaker, Katherine Hammond Suber Colgan, great-great granddaughter of Gov. James H. Hammond; public invited; refreshments served; (803) 867-3600

WEDNESDAY

MARVIN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CLOTHES CLOSET: 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the church at Wheeler and Belair Roads

THURSDAY

TEEN DRIVING: 6-8 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, in Evans; the MCG Health Children's Medical Center PRIDE class (Parents Reducing Incidents of Driver Error); (706) 721-7606

COASTAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION'S AUGUSTA CHAPTER FUNDRAISING AND MEMBERSHIP BANQUET: 6 p.m. at Julian Smith Casino; tickets cost $50, include one-year membership; call Greg Dross at (706) 830-3312

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

FRIDAY

MARTINEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FALL FESTIVAL: 5-9 p.m., arm bands for all attractions are available for $20; includes a costume contest, with an entry fee of at least one nonperishable food item for It's Spooky to be Hungry food drive.

WINE, SPIRITS DINNER: 6:30 p.m., Living History Park, The Spring House Tavern, 299 W. Spring Grove Ave., North Augusta; dinner in 18th century setting; $50; reservations required; (803) 279-7560, www.colonialtimes.us

OVER THE RIVER & THROUGH THE WOODS: 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Oct. 31 and Nov. 1; 3 p.m. Sunday; adults $17, seniors $15, students $12, children $6; Aiken Community Playhouse, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 126 New-berry St., Aiken; (803) 648-1438 www.aikencommunity playhouse.org

GRAND GUIGNOL: 7 and 9 p.m. Friday-Sunday and Oct. 27-30, 7 p.m. Oct. 31, Le Chat Noir, 304 Eighth St.; $13; (706) 722-3322, lcnaugusta.com

SATURDAY

BLUE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FALL FESTIVAL: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

GROVETOWN RECREATION DEPARTMENT'S FALL TRASH AND TREASURE YARD SALE: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Liberty Park Community Center; (706) 860-7691

FIFTH ANNUAL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CAR SHOW: Gates open at 9 a.m. at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, 4921 Columbia Road, Grovetown

MOCK SAT: 1 p.m. at Oxford Learning Center, 4536 Washington Road, Ste. 4; free "mock SAT" session and follow-up seminar; (706) 650-2225

CORNFIELD MAZE: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays, 1-6 p.m. Sundays, through Nov. 2; Kackleberry Farm, 1025 Verdree Road, Louisville, Ga.; 7-acre cornfield maze, bring a flashlight at night; $11 (after dark, $9); seniors $8; military, law enforcement, medical personnel (with ID) $9; children 2 and younger free; (478) 625-7552

YOGA SESSION: 8 a.m., Hammond's Ferry, 89 Crystal Lake Drive, North Augusta; by Ruthie McGhee; bring mat and water; hammondsferry.com

SOUTH AUGUSTA WOMEN'S HEALTH AND BEAUTY EXPO: 2-4 p.m. , Diamond Lakes Community Center, 103 Diamond Lakes Way, Hephzibah; health information and screenings, entertainment, vendors and a fashion show; (706) 751-1313