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THIS WEEK

GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT: 11 a.m. today, Jaguar Student Activities Center breezeway, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; free cold turkey sandwich for those who sign a pledge card and turn in their cigarettes; Office of Student Activities (706) 737-1610

RICHMOND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL MEETING: 11 a.m. today, Richmond County Board of Education, board conference room, first floor, 864 Broad St.; public invited; (706) 826-1000

NAACP HEALTH CARE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: 6:30-8:30 p.m. today, Henry H. Brigham Community Center, 2456 Golden Camp Road; teleconference presentation by Shavon Arline, NAACP national health chairwoman; refreshments; (706) 210-8836

HOLIDAY GINGERBREAD VILLAGE PREVIEW PARTY: 7 p.m. today, Augusta Museum of History, 560 Reynolds St.; an early peek at the houses of the annual Holiday Gingerbread Village; bid on the chance to take one home in the silent auction; cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, entertainment and raffle; $50; cocktail attire; (706) 722-8454

UPCOMING

DECK THE HALLS WITH HISTORIC AUGUSTA: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, Joseph R. Lamar Boyhood Home, 415 Seventh St.; Greg Boulus, of Charleston Street Fine Flowers and Events will give tips for decking halls, mantels and tables for the holidays; light refreshments and poinsettia cocktails; Mr. Boulus will create a centerpiece for the dining table for one winner; tickets $20; proceeds benefit Historic Augusta; advance tickets at Historic Augusta, 415 Seventh St., or Charleston Street Fine Flowers and Events, 449 Highland Ave.; Historic Augusta (706) 724-0436, www.historicaugusta.org

A TASTE OF WINE FUNDRAISER: 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, The Country, South Carolina highway 23 west, Edgefield; wine, hors d'oeuvres, silent auction and entertainment; fundraiser for C.H. Terrell Academy; tickets $65 or $100 for a couple; (706) 736-6216

HISTORIC HOLIDAY CANDLELIGHT TOUR: AUGUSTA'S FINEST CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS: 5-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, Boyhood Home of President Woodrow Wilson, 419 Seventh St.; Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, 1116 Phillips St.; Meadow Garden: Home of George Walton, 1320 Independence Drive; 1797 Ezekiel Harris House, 1822 Broad St.; Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site, 181 Redcliffe Road, Beech Island; celebration of sights, sounds and tastes of the holiday season at area house museums; tickets $15 adults, $7 students grades K-12; ages 5 and younger free; tickets at the house museums during the tour; tickets valid all three tour days; tour the sites in any order; proceeds benefit the museums in tour; advance tickets at Historic Augusta, 415 Seventh St., or at Charleston Street Fine Flowers and Events, 449 Highland Ave.; Historic Augusta (706) 724-0436, www.historicaugusta.org