Applause calendar

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FESTIVALS AND FAIRS

PEACH FESTIVAL: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Trenton Town Park, 106 Church St., Trenton, S.C.; arts and crafts, games, homemade desserts, entertainment, softball game and parade; (803) 275-5303

RIVERBLAST: 2-10 p.m. July 4, Augusta Common, 800 block between Broad and Reynolds streets; free; arts and crafts, dancing, music, fireworks, patriotic concert at Jessye Norman Amphitheater; (706) 826-0026, nbcaugusta.com

FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION: 4 p.m. July 4, Patriots Park, 5445 Columbia Road, Grovetown; fireworks, inflatables, rides, live entertainment, food vendors; free; www.columbiacountyga.gov

SPECIAL EVENTS

MISS RIVERBLAST PAGEANT: 7 p.m. Saturday, Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, Augusta State University campus, 2500 Walton Way; $10, $5 children; (706) 826-0026

PHENOMENAL WOMEN FASHION AND ENTERTAINMENT EXTRAVAGANZA: 6 p.m. Saturday, Fort Discovery Theater, 1 Seventh St., Augusta; food, entertainment and music; performance by The Sophisticated Gents; $25 advance, $30 at door; (706) 868-0506, (706) 220-2555

FATHER/DAUGHTER DINNER AND DANCE GALA: Doors open 4 p.m., dinner 5 p.m. Sunday, Savannah Rapids Pavilion, 3300 Evans to Locks Road, Martinez; band, silent auction, gifts, door prizes, speaker; $65; fatherdaughterdinner.com

2009 ARMY SOLDIER SHOW: 8 p.m. June 27, 6 p.m. June 28, Alexander Hall, Chamberlain Ave., Fort Gordon; open to public; free

WWE PRESENTS RAW LIVE: 7:30 p.m. July 18, University of South Carolina Aiken Convocation Center, 471 University Parkway, Aiken; $17-$52; (866) 722-8877

THEATER

THE PRODIGAL : 8 p.m. today-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, Mancin Auditorium, Bartow, Ga.; $10 adults, $8 ages 12 and younger; The Schoolhouse Players production; (478) 625-1030

DOUBT: A PARABLE : 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and June 26-27; 3 p.m. Sunday; Aiken Community Playhouse, 126 Newberry St., Aiken; aikencommunityplayhouse.com

SPITFIRE GRILL : 8 p.m. July 10-11, 17-18; 3 p.m. July 12; Aiken Community Playhouse, 126 Newberry St., Aiken; $15 general admission; aiken aikencommunityplayhouse.com

MUSIC

Music in the Park: 7 p.m. Thursdays, Maude Edenfield Park, North Augusta Community Center, 495 Brookside Ave.; July 30 concert at Grace United Methodist Church, 639 Georgia Ave., North Augusta; today, Carolina Gator Gumbo; rain location: North Augusta Community Center; www.naartscouncil.org/common

CONCERTS IN THE PARK: City Park, Warrenton, Ga.; hot dogs, drinks and shaved ice; bring a blanket or lawn chair; today, Gareth Asher; July 16, Nick Edelstein; Aug. 20, High Lonesome; artscouncilofwarrencounty.org

KING AT THE LIBRARY: 7 p.m. Saturday, Jabez Sanford Hardin Performing Arts Center, Columbia County Library, 7022 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans; with Jeff Barnes performing his Memories of the King Elvis tribute show; $15 adults, $7 children 12 and younger; all seats reserved; (706) 394-3916

CANDLELIGHT JAZZ: 8 p.m. Sundays through August; Sunday, Fred Williams; June 28, iGallo; Eighth Street bulkhead at Riverwalk Augusta; www.myspace.com/gardencityjazz

APPLEBY GARDEN CONCERTS: Tuesday, bluegrass music with Custer's Last Band; and June 30, Mellow-D; concerts at 8 p.m., Appleby Branch Library, 2260 Walton Way; (706) 736-6244

SPORTS

AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS: Rome Braves 7:05 p.m. today-Saturday, 2:05 p.m. Sunday; Lake Olmstead Stadium, Milledge Road; $1-$11; $1 small beers and sodas Thursdays, $1 hot dogs Sundays, small hot dog, soda, popcorn free for ages 11 and younger Mondays, two-for-one small beers and sodas Tuesdays, baseball bingo free Wednesdays; greenjacketsbaseball.com

AUGUSTA SOUTHERN NATIONALS: Gates open 8 a.m., races 9 a.m. July 17-19, Augusta Riverfront Marina, 298 Prep Phillips Drive; advance series tickets $22, patron tickets $60; at gate series tickets $30, patron tickets $70; tixonline.com, augustasouthernnationals.com

AUDITIONS

GYPSY : Children and teens, 10 a.m. Saturday; adults, 1 p.m. June 27; Hellenic Center, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 953 Telfair St.; for roles except Mama Rose; held by The Augusta Players; accompanist provided; bring sheet music if auditioning solo from another show; (706) 826-4707, augustaplayers.com

BATBOY THE MUSICAL : 7 p.m. July 27-28, Le Chat Noir, 304 Eighth St.; bring a prepared solo (accompanist provided); cold reading (material provided); show dates: Oct. 16-31; (706) 722 3322, lcnaugusta.com

COMMUNITY

AUDUBON SOCIETY FIELD TRIP: 8 a.m. Saturday, meet at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, 1858 Lock and Dam Road, Augusta; bird watching guide will be Anne Waters; (706) 650-8959

MORSE CODE FAMILY FUN DAY: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Augusta Museum of History, 560 Reynolds St.; free with regular museum admission; (706) 722-8454, www.augustamuseum.org

CHIPPING CONTEST AND COOK-OUT: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Boeckh Park, Hammond's Ferry, North Augusta; food and beverages for purchase; bring pitching wedge or sand wedge for the contest; (803) 613-1641, hammondsferry.com

LITERARY LIFE

CREATIVE WRITING GROUP: 7 p.m. Friday, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, The Augusta Mall, 3450 Wrightsboro Road; bring pen, paper and your most prized work to share and discuss; (706) 737-0012

LOU BRISSIE BOOK-SIGNING: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Augusta Museum of History, 560 Reynolds St.; former Major League Baseball pitcher Lou Brissie will sign copies of The Corporal Was a Pitcher: The Courage of Lou Brissie, written by Ira Berkow; copies of the book $20; (706) 722-8454, www.augustamuseum.org

SUMMER BOOK-SIGNING: Noon to 1:30 p.m. June 25; conference room, Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, 1116 Phillip St.; with Belinda A. Walker, Anthony Kellman, Gary Wayne Cade, Jean Embry; refreshments; (706) 724-3576

BOOK DISCUSSION: 11:30 a.m. July 16, Columbia County Library, 7022 Evans Town Center, Evans; featuring Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day; (706) 863-1946

FILM

MOVIES UNDER THE STARS: Gates open at 7, movies begin at dusk Fridays; Columbia County Amphitheatre, 7022 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans; shown on a 30-foot screen; Friday, Over the Hedge; June 26, Happy Feet; $2 adults, $1 ages 13 and younger, payable at the gate; lawn chairs, blankets, picnic baskets and coolers welcome; concessions available; alcoholic beverages prohibited; mcghealth.org/kids

SUMMER KID SHOW SERIES: 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays in June and July; today: Kung Fu Panda and Alex Rider: Stormbreaker; Tuesday and June 25: Igor and Open Season; June 30, July 2: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Nim's Island; July 7, 9: Coraline and Doogal; Evans Stadium Cinemas, 4365 Towne Center Drive, Evans; $1; child-size drink and popcorn $1.50 each; (706) 869-1269

FAMILY MOVIE MATINEES: 1 p.m. Wednesdays, Wednesday, Kung Fu Panda; July 8, Hotel for Dogs; July 15, Horton Hears a Who; July 22, Wall-E; July 29, special feature; Performing Arts Center, Columbia County Library, 7022 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans; (706) 312-7192

ATTRACTIONS

AIKEN COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM: 433 Newberry St. S.W., Aiken; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; free; (803) 642-2015

AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY: 560 Reynolds St.; exhibits The Godfather of Soul, Mr. James Brown; From Ty to Cal: A Century of Baseball; Stories and Legends: A Community That Heals; Into the Interior: A History of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company; $4 adults, $3 seniors, $2 ages 6-18, free for 5 and younger; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays; www.augustamuseum.org; (706) 722-8454

DUPONT PLANETARIUM: 471 University Parkway, Aiken; 7 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; shows $4.50 adults, $3.50 seniors, $2.50 students, $1 university students, faculty and staff; rpsec.usca.edu/planetarium/ (803) 641-3654

FORT DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER: Riverwalk Augusta at Seventh Street; National Geographic Maps: Tools for Adventure, through June 28; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; $8 ages 18-54, $6 for 55 and older, active-duty military and ages 4-17; half-price after 3 p.m.; www.nsc discovery.org; (706) 821-0200

LUCY CRAFT LANEY MUSEUM OF BLACK HISTORY: 1116 Phillips St.; The Photography of David Leight, through June 30; $5 adults, $3 seniors, $2 children; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; www.lucycraftlaneymuseum.com; (706) 724-3576

MEADOW GARDEN HISTORIC SITE: 1320 Independence Drive; 1792 home of George Walton, Declaration of Independence signer; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, Saturdays by appointment; $4 adults, $3.50 seniors, $3 students, $1 kids; (706) 724-4174; www.geocities.com/meadowgarden3

MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART: 1 10th St.; $5 adults, $3 seniors, students and military; free for members and ages 5 and younger, free Sundays; Southern Eccentric: Paintings by Larry Connatser, through Aug. 16; regular hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; (706) 724-7501, themorris.org