The final round and winner's recital in the Donald Portnoy International Violin Competition will be held today at Augusta State University's Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, 2500 Walton Way.
The 12 semifinalists include contestants from Hungary, Korea, Germany and China.
"It truly is an international competition," said Dr. Portnoy, the retired conductor of the Augusta Symphony.
The students are all studying music in the United States. The contest was open to violinists 16-28 years old.
"It's a chance for the community to hear some fabulous young violinists," Dr. Portnoy said.
The final round will begin at 10 a.m. The winner's recital will be at 4 p.m. Tickets for each cost $10 for adults, $5 for students, and are available through the box office or tickets.aug.edu
Reach Sarah Day Owen at (706) 823-3223 or sarah.owen@augustachronicle.com.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
TODAY
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
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 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; ASU students, faculty, staff free; maxwelltheatre.aug.edu
SATURDAY
VOICES OF THE PAST: 11:30 a.m., 12:30 and 1:30 p.m., Augusta Museum of History, 560 Reynolds St.; character monologues in theater format; adults $4, senior citizens $3, ages 5-18 $2, 4 and younger free; (706) 722-8454
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
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
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 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
MOUNT ZION SPIRITUAL SINGERS: 2 p.m., Union Baptist Church, 1104 Greene St.; free
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