Week Ahead

SUNDAY

MASSING OF THE COLORS: 3 p.m. at Fort Gordon's Alexander Hall; the Augusta chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars will hold its annual Massing of the Colors Remembrance Day; local veteran, patriotic and ROTC organizations are encouraged to participate; call Charles Schuman at (706) 294-0677 or e-mail schumancl@aol.com

SUNDAY SCRABBLE: 2-5 p.m. at the Columbia County Library, 7022 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans; no cost; ages 12 and older only

CHRISTMAS MADE IN THE SOUTH: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., James Brown Arena, 601 Seventh St.; $6 adults, 12 and younger free; www.madein thesouthshows.com

ED TURNER AT THE MORRIS: 2 p.m., The Morris Museum of Art, 1 10th St.; refreshments and conversation with the artist follow; free; www.themorris.org

MONDAY

NORTH AUGUSTA CITY COUNCIL: 7 p.m., 400 E. Buena Vista Ave., North Augusta

Monday Night Book Discussion: 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Columbia County Library, 7022 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans; no cost; Down the Nile by Rosemary Mahoney

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY: 5:15-6:15 p.m. social, private weigh-in, 6:30-7:30 p.m. meeting, motivation; St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 2321 Lumpkin Road; (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

LOOK GOOD ... FEEL BETTER: 5-7 p.m., American Cancer Society, 2607 Commons Blvd.; helps female cancer patients maintain appearance and self-image during treatment; makeup kit for each participant; free; registration required; (706) 731-9900

A.R. JOHNSON OPEN HOUSE: 6 p.m., A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet High School, 1324 Laney-Walker Blvd.; arjohnson.rcboe.org

Tuesday

RICHMOND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD'S CITIZEN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR PAY-AS-YOU-GO PROJECTS : 3:30 p.m., executive board meeting, 4 p.m., meeting of the whole committee; board's central offices, 864 Broad St.

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

Parents Reducing Incidents of Driver Error: 6-8 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 825 N. Belair Road, Evans; to register, call (706) 721-7606 or go to mcghealth.org/kids

SIERRA CLUB OF AUGUSTA: 6:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Church, 3501 Walton Way Extension; DVD from Appalachian Voices, an advocacy group fighting mountaintop coal removal, will be shown; call Judy Gordon at (706) 650-8314

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

CELIAC DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP: 7 p.m., Trinity Hospital, ground floor, classroom across from cafeteria, 2260 Wrightsboro Road; also for gluten intolerance; (706) 738-8253, roseforhealth@aol.com

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

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

AUDITIONS, OVER THE TAVERN : 7 p.m. Tuesday-Wed nesday, Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre, Building 32100, Third Avenue, Fort Gordon; rehearsals start Jan. 5; show dates Feb. 13-14, 20-21, 26-28; (706) 793 8552, www.fortgordon.com/theatre.htm

TUESDAY'S MUSIC LIVE: Kristen Lamb and George Kasarjian, noon, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 605 Reynolds St.; lunch $10; box office, (706) 722-3463

WEDNESDAY

wee wisdom -- caring for newborns: Noon to 1 p.m., Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center, first floor, Family Resource Library, 1446 Harper St.; free; for parents of children younger than 5; (706) 721-5437

THURSDAY

RICHMOND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL: 11 a.m. at board's central offices, 864 Broad St.

COLUMBIA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION: 6:30 p.m. in Evans Government Center auditorium, 630 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans; (706) 868-3399

NORTH AUGUSTA PLANNING COMMISSION: 7 p.m., 400 E. Buena Vista Ave., North Augusta

DOVE BROTHERS QUARTET PERFORMANCE: 7 p.m. at Damascus Baptist Church, on Ridge Road in Leah

NON-SMOKING CLASS: 6 p.m. at the Belair Conference Center; Patrick Reynolds, grandson of tobacco-company founder R.J. Reynolds, will be the guest speaker for the University Hospital class, "Tobacco Wars: The Battle for a Smoke-Free Society"; free; dinner will be served, and reservations are required; (706) 828-2502

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

BROWN BAG LUNCH BOOK DISCUSSION: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Columbia County Library, 7022 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans; free; The Foreign Correspondent by Alan Furst; www.columbiacountyga.gov

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

VIOLINIST BOBBY YANG: 7 p.m., Cedar Creek Church, 3001 Banks Mill Road, Aiken; benefits Aiken Youth Orchestras; $20; (803) 641-9094

CSRA HYDRANGEA SOCIETY : 7 p.m., Aiken Technical College, Aiken; with Matthew Willoughby; (803) 642-9750

FRIDAY

prostate cancer education luncheon: 11:30 a.m., Doctors Hospital, h2u Building, 1305 Interstate Parkway; speaker Dr. Benjamin Kay; free; reservations required by Wednesday; (706) 651-6716

FINE ARTS QUARTET: 7:15 pre-concert, 8 p.m. concert; Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; presented by Harry Jacobs Chamber Music Society; $25, $7 school-age children; no one 5 and younger admitted; Augusta State students, faculty members, staffers admitted free with JagCard; (706) 667-4100

SATURDAY

FREE SHREDDING: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Allstate office, 4490 Washington Road; Brad Raborn Allstate Agency and Augusta Data Storage Inc.; information on protection from identity theft will be available

COLUMBIA COUNTY TURKEY TROT 3K & 5K RUNS: For more information, call Ken Werner at (706) 863-7523

CHRISTMAS, CRAFTS AND CAROLING: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Savannah Rapids Pavilion, 3300 Evans to Locks Rd., Evans; free admission

Amahl and the Night Visitors: 7:30 p.m., Sacred Heart Cultural Center, 1301 Greene St.; augustachoralsociety.org

TEEN ADVISORY MEETING: 2:30 p.m. at the Columbia County Library, 7022 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans; free

TWILIGHT EXTRAVAGANZA: 3 p.m. at the Columbia County Library, 7022 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans; free; costume and fanfic trivia contests; come dressed as your favorite vampire or werewolf and win prizes; to register, call (706) 863-1946; for those ages 12-18

augusta concert band: Empty Stocking Fund concert, 3 p.m., First Baptist Church of Augusta, 3500 Walton Way Extension; free, donations benefit The Augusta Chronicle's Empty Stocking Fund; (706) 722-0077

A THANKSGIVING FEAST OF AMERICAN SONG: 3 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 736 Greene St.; featured work: Gloria , from The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass, by Carol Barnett; free; nursery provided; offering for Golden Harvest Food Bank; www.stjohnaugusta.org