THIS WEEK
UNNECESSARY FARCE: Dinner 7 p.m., show 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and May 21-23, Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre, Building 32100, Third Avenue, Fort Gordon; $28-$37 dinner and show; $20 show only; (706) 793-8552
CSRA HYDRANGEA SOCIETY GARDEN TOUR: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, see Web site for addresses of gardens; free to members; public invited to join by paying annual $10 membership; Pam Glogowski (803) 642-5226, Linda Phillips (803) 649-2569, www.csrahydrangeasociety.org
RABIES CLINIC: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, SuperPetz, 222 Bobby Jones Expressway, Martinez; 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 23, Heartsong Spay Neuter Clinic, 104 S. Belair Road; $5 one-year rabies vaccinations; (706) 855-1241
JERRY CARRIER MEMORIAL CONCERT: 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 3185 Wheeler Road; benefits the children of Hope House; featuring the Augusta Children's Chorale; offering; (706) 738-7731
SIERRA CLUB MEETING: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Unitarian Universalist Church, 3501 Walton Way Ext., with environmentalist Lester Brown; open to public; Judy Gordon, jgordon77@comcast.net
UPCOMING
AUGUSTA AREA NEWCOMERS CLUB LUNCH AND BUSINESS MEETING: Social time 9:45 a.m. Thursday, May 21; call for location; $18, reservations required; Jeannie Hipsher (706) 210-7547, www.augustanewcomers.com
ARCHAEOLOGY DAY: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 1797 Ezekiel Harris House, 1822 Broad St.; artifact assessments and weapons demonstration; free; (706) 737-2820; (706) 722-8454
AUGUSTA NAACP CENTENNIAL FREEDOM FUND BANQUET: 7 p.m. Saturday, May 23, Doubletree Hotel, 2651 Perimeter Parkway; keynote speaker Edward O. Dubose, the president of the Georgia State NAACP Conference; $50; Augusta Branch NAACP (706) 724-0390, Dr. Charles Smith (706) 284-0275, drsmit4@earthlink.net
PHENOMENAL WOMEN FASHION AND ENTERTAINMENT EXTRAVAGANZA: 6 p.m. Saturday, June 20, Fort Discovery Theater, 1 Seventh St.; food, entertainment and music; performance by The Sophisticated Gents; tickets on sale Friday, May 15; $25 advance, $30 at door; (706) 868-0506, (706) 220-2555