SEPT. 17
LUNCH AND LEARN WITH PHILLIP BROOKMAN: Discussion with author and filmmaker; 12:30 p.m., Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, 506 Telfair St.; free; reservations requested; (706) 722-5495
OPENING CEREMONIES: 6 p.m., Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; free; (706) 755-2878
RICHMOND COUNTY DIRECTORS' Choice Choir: 7 p.m., Paine College, Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel, 1235 15th St.; $3; (706) 799-1315
UNLOCKED DOORS: THE ART OF GORDON PARKS: 7 p.m., Morris Museum of Art Auditorium, 1 10th St.; free
SOUTHERN SOUL AND SONG SPECIAL: Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, 7:30 p.m., Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; $20; (706) 724-7501
TWO PIANOS AND PERCUSSION FEATURING MARTIN DAVID JONES AND CLARA PARK: 7:30 p.m., Augusta State University, Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, 2500 Walton Way; $5; free with JagCard; (706) 667-4100
SEPT. 18
MENDELSSOHN AND BRAHMS: Noon, St. John United Methodist Church, 736 Greene St.; free; (706) 860-2109
A SENSE OF PLACE 2009 OPENING RECEPTION AND AWARDS CEREMONY: 6 p.m., Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, 506 Telfair St.; free; (706) 722-5495
DISPLACED -- THE UNEXPECTED FALLOUT FROM THE COLD WAR: Documentary highlighting the memories of those displaced by construction of SRS, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Fort Discovery, Paul Simon Theatre, 1 Seventh St.; $8; displaced.us
THE AVETT BROTHERS, SLOW RUNNER, SHAUN PIAZZA BAND: 6 p.m., Jessye Norman Amphitheater, James Brown Boulevard at Riverwalk Augusta; $20 in advance, $25 at gate; (706) 755- 2878
ALLEN ORGAN SILENT MOVIE NIGHT: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18, Sacred Heart Cultural Center, 1301 Greene St.; screening of 1926 Buster Keaton classic The General; (706) 826-4700
CABARET AND CABERNET: AN EVENING WITH THE ARTS: 8 p.m., Arts and Heritage Center, Municipal Center, 100 Georgia Ave., North Augusta; $30; (803) 278-1805, (803) 441-4380
SEPT. 18-19
READINGS BY AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY THEATRE STUDENTS: 7 p.m., Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; performing readings of The Dance and the Railroad, Los Vendidos, Desdemona, A Play About a Handkerchief; $10 general public, $7 seniors, $5 students; Augusta State students, faculty, staff free with JagCard; (706) 667-4100
SEPT. 18-20
ARTS IN THE HEART OF AUGUSTA: 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Sunday; Augusta Common, 800 block between Broad and Reynolds streets; weekend passes $5 in advance, $7 at gate; artsintheheart.com
CLAY ARTISTS OF THE SOUTHEAST: DEMONSTRATIONS AND WORKSHOPS: 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Sunday; Augusta Common; included in Arts in the Heart admission; clayartistsofthe southeast.com
SEPT. 18-20, 24-26
THE AUGUSTA PLAYERS PRESENTS STEEL MAGNOLIAS: 8 p.m. Sept. 18-19, 24-26; 3 p.m. Sept. 20; Le Chat Noir, 340 Eighth St.; $36 adults, $34 students, seniors; augustaplayers.org, (706) 826-4707
Sept. 18, 21-25
A TINY TASTE OF ART -- MINIATURE PAINTING CLASSES: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.; Gallery on the Row, Broad St.; $15; galleryontherow.com
Sept. 19
SURRENDER STAGE PLAY: Gospel Series, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., Paine College, Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel, 1235 15th St.; $5; (706) 627- 7297
ORGAN SERIES FEATURING JIM NORD: 4 p.m., Fairview Presbyterian Church; 1101 Carolina Ave., North Augusta; free
SHAWN MULLINS CONCERT: 9 p.m., Augusta Common, 800 block between Broad and Reynolds streets; included in Arts in the Heart admission fee: $5 in advance, $7 at event; (706) 826-4702
CARMINA BURANA: 7:30 p.m., Sacred Heart Cultural Center, 1301 Greene St.; adults $22, $18 seniors and students, $5 ages 12 and younger; (706) 826-4713
SEPT. 19, 26
VOICES OF THE PAST: 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m., Augusta Museum of History, 560 Reynolds St.; character monologues in museum theater format; adults $4, seniors $3, children 5-18 $2, 4 and younger free; (706) 722-8454
Sept. 20
POPS ON THE RIVER CONCERT: 6 to 7:30 p.m., Jessye Norman Amphitheater; free; presented by The Augusta Concert Band
MUSIC AT THE MORRIS: Martha Malone's One-Woman Cabaret: 2 to 3 p.m., Morris Museum of Art; free; reception and conversation follow; themorris.org
SAVANNAH RIVER BRASSWORKS CONCERT: 7:30 to 9 p.m., First Christian Church of Augusta, 629 Greene St.; free; concert of brass quintet music of mixed styles and genres
BELLS, BRASS, VOICES AND PIPES: 4 p.m., Gilbert Lambuth Chapel, Paine College; $5; advanced bell choirs of Reid Memorial Presbyterian, First Baptist Church of Augusta and Covenant Presbyterian Church will perform works accompanied by a choral group, brass ensemble, organ/piano and interpretive dance; (706) 733-2275 www.reidchurch.org
A TRIBUTE TO PAVAROTTI: 3-4 p.m., St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 605 Reynolds St.; with Georgia's 3 Tenors; $12 general admission; $10 seniors and students with ID; ga3t.com
Sept. 21
10TH DISTRICT CHOIR OF THE GENERAL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CONVENTION OF GEORGIA: 7:30 p.m., Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel, Paine College
ORGAN SERIES FEATURING DR. LEON W. COUCH III: 11 a.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 736 Greene St.; free; (706) 495-4855
TRIO AUGUSTA PLAYS MENDELSSOHN AND JOHN WILLIAMS: Noon, Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, Augusta State University; $5; Augusta State students, faculty and staff free with JagCard; (706) 667-4100
SITKA TRIO: 7:30 p.m., Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; also featuring members of the ASU Conservatory Faculty; $5; Augusta State students, faculty and staff free with JagCard; maxwelltheatre.aug.edu
DARE NOT WALK ALONE: Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers, 7 p.m., Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; $5; $3 military and students, available at box office only; imperialtheatre.com
SAVANNAH RIVER WINDS: 7:30 p.m., First Baptist Church of North Augusta, 625 Georgia Ave.; overtures, marches, ballads and Broadway show tunes; naartscouncil.org
SEPT. 21-25
A SENSE OF PLACE 2009: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, 506 Telfair St.; featuring more than 30 artists from throughout the United States; through Oct. 16; free; ghia.org
Sept. 22
IN OTHER WORDS: POETRY, PROSE, THEATRE: 7 p.m., Le Chat Noir, 304 Eighth St.; prose and poetry readings, two once-act plays; $10; presented by the Authors Club of Augusta; lcnaugusta.com
ORGAN SERIES FEATURING BRAD CUNNINGHAM IN RECITAL: 11 a.m., St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 605 Reynolds St.; free; (706) 495-4855
JOYCE LYNN: Augusta Canal Moonlight Music Cruise, 6:15 p.m., departs from Enterprise Mill Petersburg Boat dock; check in at Canal Interpretive Center; $24; augustacanal.com
FEE: 7 p.m., Augusta Common; free; WAFJ-FM (88.3) celebrates 15 years in the area with a free concert; wafj.com
MOZART AND MENDELSSOHN: Noon, St. John United Methodist Church, 736 Greene St.; free
KIDS' MAKING FACES WORKSHOP: 9:30 to 11 a.m., 4 to 5:30 p.m., Enterprise Mill, 1450 Greene St.; presented by the Clay Artists of the Southeast; $10 material fee; clayartistsof thesoutheast.com
THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA: 7 p.m., Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; $20; Augusta State students, faculty and staff free with JagCard; (706) 667-4100, maxwelltheatre.aug.edu
Sept. 23
CREATIVE IMPRESSIONS CONCERT: 7 p.m., Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel, Paine College, 1235 15th St.; pain.edu
ORGAN SERIES FEATURING LAURA LOWE: 4 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 736 Greene St.; free; (706) 495-4855
KAREN GORDON: Augusta Canal Moonlight Music Cruise, 6:15 to 7:45 p.m., $24; departs from Enterprise Mill Petersburg Boat dock; check in at Canal Interpretive Center; (706) 823-0440, ext. 4
KEB' MO': 8 p.m., Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; $25 orchestra, $15 general admission; imperialtheatre.com
AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT SHOWCASE RECITAL: 1 p.m., Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; free; westoboufestival.com
ROB FOSTER AND PULSAR: 7:30 p.m., Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; $5; Augusta State students, faculty, staff free with JagCard; (706) 667-4100
STORIES FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART: 4:30 p.m., Union Baptist Church, 1104 Greene St.; with storyteller Jan Cribbs; $7 adults, $5 seniors, $3 children; southernorderof storytellers.org
Sept. 24
ROCK AND ROLL GOSPEL SHOW: 7 p.m., Jessye Norman Amphitheatre, $5
THE CROSS-TIE WALKERS: Augusta Canal Moonlight Music Cruise, 6:15 p.m., departs from Enterprise Mill Petersburg boat dock; check in at Canal Interpretive Center; $24; augustacanal.com
PATRICIA BARBER CONCERT: 8 p.m., Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; $25 orchestra, $15 general admission; imperialtheatre.com
LANGSTON HUGHES' ASK YOUR MAMA: TWELVE MOODS FOR JAZZ: 7 p.m., Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel, Paine College, 1235 15th St.; $15 students, military; $25 adults; lucycraftlaneymuseum.com
WHAT DO WOMEN MOST WANT: 7 p.m., Union Baptist Church, 1104 Greene St.; with storyteller Jan Cribbs; $8 seniors, $10 adults; southern orderofstorytellers.org
ELISABETH VON TRAPP AND ERICH KORY: 8 p.m., Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, 605 Reynolds St.; $15 general admission; children 17 and younger free; riverwalkseries.com
THE FORD TRUCKS EQUESTRIAN BALLOON FESTIVAL: 5:15 to 7 p.m., Augusta Common
EVENING OF BEL CANTO AT THE PARTRIDGE INN: A FUNDRAISER FOR THE AUGUSTA OPERA COMPANY: 6 p.m., The Partridge Inn, 2110 Walton Way; opera stars will perform popular arias; $75; $125 per couple; partridgeinn.com
SEPT. 24-25
THE COLLISION PROJECT: 7 p.m. Thursday, 3:45 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday; Beverly J. Barnhart Theatre, John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School, 615 12th St.; presented by the school; adults $6, seniors, students, and children $5, Davidson students $4; alliancetheatre.org
DONALD PORTNOY INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday; final round, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 4 p.m. Friday; winner's recital, 4 p.m., Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; adults $10 each session ($25 all three); students $5 each session ($10 all three); maxwelltheatre.aug.edu
SEPT. 24-26
AUGUSTA TANGO MINI FESTIVAL: St. John United Methodist Church, 736 Greene St.; workshops $20, milongas $10; full event passes available; augustatangoclub.com
SEPT. 24: Free welcome practica, 6:30 to 9 p.m.; Casa Blanca Cafe, 936 Broad St.
SEPT. 25: Fundamentals workshop, 7 p.m.; Secrets of an Elastic Embrace, 7 p.m.; milonga 9:15 p.m. to midnight
SEPT. 26: Intermediate workshops, 2 to 3:30 p.m. and 3:45 to 5:15 p.m.; milonga 8 p.m. to midnight, with DJ Angel Montero
Sept. 25
DSW: WHERE THESE SHOES FIT: 7 p.m., Union Baptist Church, 1104 Greene St.; $5
THE WYNNS: Augusta Canal Moonlight Music Cruise, 6:15 p.m., departs from Enterprise Mill Petersburg boat dock; check in at Canal Interpretive Center; $24; augustacanal.com
NATHAN AND THE ZYDECO CHA CHAS BAND: 7 p.m., Augusta Common; free
VIDEO GAMES LIVE: 7:30 p.m., Bell Auditorium, 712 Telfair St.; $20-$50; augustasymphony.org
TUNES FROM THE '30S, '40S AND '50S: 7:30 p.m., Sacred Heart Cultural Center; $10; presented by the Augusta Collegium Musicum
NEW YORK CHAMBER SOLOISTS: 8 p.m., Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; $25; $7 children, students; Augusta State students, faculty, staff free; maxwelltheatre.aug.edu
Sept. 26
BIG KIDS ACCORDION BAND: 2:30 p.m., festival stage, Augusta Common; free
JUBBA AND FRIENDS: 6 p.m., Gilbert-Lambuth Chapel, Paine College, 1235 15th St.
MAKING FACES WORKSHOP: 10 a.m., Enterprise Mill, 1450 Greene St.; $50; presented by Clay Artists of the Southeast; clayartistsofthesoutheast.com
ABT II: 7 p.m., Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; presented by the Augusta Ballet; $15-$35; augustaballet.org
PORTER FLEMING LITERARY COMPETITION AWARDS CEREMONY: 2 p.m., Morris Museum of Art, 1 10th St., free; westoboufestival.com
SPOTLIGHT ON HARMONY: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; matinee $17 ($14 advance); evening $20 ($17 advance); gardencitychorus.org
POTTERY DEMONSTRATIONS AND CONCERT WITH TARA SCHEYER AND the mud puppy band: 11 a.m., Hammond's Ferry brick pond, North Augusta; free; hammondsferry.com
OLD SCHOOL MUSIC FESTIVAL: 7:30 p.m., Jessye Norman Amphitheater; Eric Mayweather and the Finesse Band, the Tony Howard Show, Radical Praise, the Tuskegee Glee Club; $20 advance, $25 day of show; augustaarts.com
FESTIVAL DANCE SERIES: 4 to 7 p.m., festival stage, Augusta Common; performances by members of the Augusta Dance Coalition: Alchemy, Augusta West Dance Studio, The Ballroom Dance Center, Columbia County Ballet, John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School, and Savannah Winds Middle Eastern Dancers; free; augustaballet.org
MOUNT ZION SPIRITUAL SINGERS: 2 p.m., Union Baptist Church, 1104 Greene St.; free
SEPT. 17-26
THE ART OF ARTS PROJECT: Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday; galleries and shops open during normal business hours; augustaartistsrow.com
THE WHISKEY PAINTERS OF AMERICA ANNUAL EXHIBITION: Reception 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday; 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday; The Zimmerman Gallery, 1006 Broad St.; free
SEPT. 17-20, 22-26
EMIL HOLZHAUER: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; The Georgia Years: Morris Museum of Art, 1 10th St.; adults $5, seniors, military and students $3, free for museum members and children 5 and younger; (706) 724-7501
WILLIAM CHRISTENBERRY: PAINTINGS, 1961-2005: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday; Morris Museum of Art, 1 Tenth St.; adults $5, $3 military, seniors, students, free for museum members and children 5 and younger; (706) 724-7501
THE GODFATHER OF SOUL MR. JAMES BROWN EXHIBITION: Augusta Museum of History, 560 Reynolds St.; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday; adults $4, seniors $3, children $2, 4 and younger free; (706) 722-8454
SEPT. 17-19, 21-26
Making Faces: Reception, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for remainder of festival; Arts and Heritage Center, Municipal Center, 100 Georgia Ave., North Augusta; $5 adults, children 12 and younger $2; (803) 663-9349
VISUAL ART AND ARTIFACTS: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Arts and Heritage Center, Municipal Center, North Augusta; displaying art by Jim Harrison; $5 adults, children 15 and younger $2; artsandheritage center.com
AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ART FACULTY SHOW: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; New Space Gallery, Washington Hall, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; free; reception 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday; (706) 729-2310
A TINY TASTE OF ART AT GALLERY ON THE ROW: 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Gallery on the Row, 1016 Broad St.; free; exhibit featuring miniature paintings; galleryontherow.com
DESIGN CONCEPTS SCALE MODELS EXHIBIT: Collection of architectural scale models produced by hand; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Casa Blanca Cafe, 936 Broad St.; free; (706) 564-6232
SEPT. 17-18, 21-25
SACRED HEART ART HALL PRESENTS CONNECTIONS BY MARIANNA WILLIAMS: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays; Sacred Heart Cultural Center, 1301 Greene St.; free; (706) 826-4700
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