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SPECIAL EVENTS

OLDE TOWNE ARTISANS' FAIR: 5-7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Living History Park, 299 W. Spring Grove Ave., North Augusta; free; (803) 279-2323.

Frank Yerby House opening: 3 p.m. Sunday, Paine College, 1235 15th St.; (706) 821-8200.

YELLOW JASMINE FESTIVAL: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 26; downtown North Augusta; (803) 441-4224, www.northaugusta.net.

STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 26; downtown Aiken, behind Mead Hall Episcopal School on Greenville Street; benefits Mead Hall; pony rides, a mechanical bull, strawberry desserts, vendor booths, inflatables; (803) 644-1122.

LATINO FEST: May 1-4; Fort Gordon's Barton Field; with live Latin bands, a car and motorcycle show, ethnic food, craft vendors, children's games and performance by Alicia y Rumba Brava; patrons 16 and older must have a photo ID for admission to Fort Gordon; (706) 791-6779, www.fortgordon.com.

THUNDER OVER AUGUSTA: 2 p.m. Saturday, May 17; downtown Augusta.

WESTOBOU FESTIVAL: Sept. 18-27; downtown Augusta; featuring a variety of performances and presentations by local, regional, and nationally recognized individuals and organizations; www.westobou festival.com.

ARTS IN THE HEART OF AUGUSTA FESTIVAL: 5-9 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19-21; Augusta Common and surrounding downtown; more than 70 artists and crafters; the Philippines is this year's featured country; weekend badges $7 ($5 in advance); children 10 and younger free; www.artsintheheart.com.

ONSTAGE

sordid lives : 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and April 24-26; Le Chat Noir, 304 Eighth St.; $20 (plus tax); (706) 722-3322.

DEARLY DEPARTED : 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and April 25-26 and May 2-3; 3 p.m. April 27; Aiken Community Playhouse, 126 Newberry St., Aiken; (803) 648-1438; aikencommunityplayhouse.com.

BROADWAY AT THE BELL: Chicago, 8 p.m. Friday, Bell Auditorium, 712 Telfair St.; (877) 858-0300.

THE WIZARD OF OZ : Augusta Players production 8 p.m. May 2-3; 3 p.m. May 4; The Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; (706) 826-4707.

BUS STOP : 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show May 9-10, 16-17, 22-24; Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre, Third Avenue, Building 32100, Fort Gordon; civilians $36; seniors, active duty E6 and above, military retirees, DA civilians $34; active duty E6 and below $26; show only $20; (706) 791-4389.

BLACK BOX COFFEEHOUSE: 7-9 p.m. Friday, May 16; Bechtel Experimental Theatre, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 126 Newberry St., Aiken; featuring selections from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, the 10-minute play First and Goal, the Youth Wing Improv Group, songwriter and guitarist Drew Davis, Lisa Tharpe and Bill Bernard singing, and open mike; refreshments available; $8; reservations strongly encouraged; held by the Aiken Community Playhouse; (803) 648-1438.

SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET : 8 p.m. May 23-24, 30-31, June 6-7; 3 p.m. June 1; Aiken Community Playhouse, 126 Newberry St., Aiken; (803) 648-1438; aikencommunityplayhouse.com.

MUSIC NOTES

country music concert series: 7 p.m. today, Jim Perkins; April 24, Eryn Eubanks & The Family Fold; May 1, The Mason Jars; May 8, Split Rail; May 15; Fletch & Folk; Columbia County Amphitheater, 7022 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans; free; (706) 312-7191.

MASTERWORKS CHORALE: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, St. John's United Methodist Church, 104 Newberry Street, N.W., Aiken; celebrating its 10th anniversary by performing Handel's Messiah; (803) 641-3305.

CREATIVE IMPRESSIONS: 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24; Warren County High School auditorium, $5.

CAROLINE HERRING: 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25; Morris Museum of Art, 1 10th St.; (706) 724-7501.

CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL: 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 25; Aiken County Historical Museum, 433 Newberry St. S.W., Aiken; (803) 642-2015.

VIOLINIST VADIM GLUZMAN, AUGUSTA SYMPHONY: Masterworks performance 7:30 p.m. (prelude 6:30 p.m.) Saturday, April 26, First Baptist Church of Augusta, 3500 Walton Way Extension; $25-$50; (706) 826-4705; augustasymphony.org.

THE BURCHFIELD BROTHERS: 6 p.m. Sunday, April 27; Kiokee Baptist Church, Appling; www.burchfieldbrothers.com.

GOSPEL NIGHT: 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 30; Elijah Clark State Park, 10 miles east of Lincolnton, Ga., on U.S. Highway 378; local choirs, soloists, door prizes; (706) 359-7970.

PAGLIACCI : 8 p.m. May 16-17; Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; $22-$49; performed by Augusta Opera; (706) 826-4710, www.augustaopera.com.

CANDLELIGHT JAZZ SERIES: 8 p.m. Sundays, May-August; Eighth Street Bulkhead; $6; (706) 821-1754.

ERYN EUBANKS & THE FAMILY FOLD OLD-TIME MUSIC FESTIVAL: Saturday, June 14; Lynndale Inc., 1490 Eisenhower Drive; (706) 736-0043.

THINK VISUAL

Terra Cognita Contemporary Artists Lecture Series: 6-8 p.m. today, Morris Museum of Art, 1 10th St.; sculptor Nene Humphrey discusses her cloth creations; members, students and teachers free, regular museum admission for others; (706) 828-3815.

GOOD SPORTS

augusta colts: American Indoor Football Association team, vs. Florida Stingrays Friday, James Brown Arena, 601 Seventh St.; augustacolts.com, (706) 828-6820.

AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS: South Atlantic League affiliate of San Francisco Giants, 7:05 p.m. today-Friday vs. Kannapolis Intimidators; 7:05 p.m. Saturday and Monday, 2:05 p.m. Sunday vs. Greenville Drive; Lake Olmstead Stadium, Milledge Road; greenjacketsbaseball.com.

AMERICAN LEGION POST 192 GOLF TOURNAMENT: Shotgun start 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Bartram Trail Golf Club; $50; soft drinks provided; food and prizes afterward at American Legion Post 192; entry deadline April 16; (706) 863-8728.

PRO RODEO: 7:30 p.m. April 25-26; Columbia County Fairgrounds, Evans; gates open at 5:30 p.m.; www.crosscreekrodeo.com.

LANGLEY POND TRIATHLON: 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26; Langley Pond, Jefferson Davis Highway, Aiken; free for spectators, fees for participants; running, swimming and biking; to register, send name and information to jdavis@setupevents.com or (803) 594-0040.

ALLELUIA GLORY RUN 5K: 8 a.m. Saturday, April 26; Faith Village subdivision off Lumpkin Road; registration fee through April 15 is $15, ($18 day of race); yeslord.com/gloryrun.

CYCLE TOUR: May 3; 12-, 26-, 50- and 100-mile route in Warren County; registration available online at www.bikereg.com and www.active.com.

CITIZENS FOR NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY AWARENESS GOLF TOURNAMENT: 7:30 a.m. registration, 8:30 a.m. shotgun start May 9; Houndslake Country Club, 901 Houndslake Drive, Aiken; $75 per person; $280 foursome; $500 corporate sponsor; (803) 649-3456.

GO GREEN

SACRED HEART GARDEN FESTIVAL: 10 a.m. Friday-Saturday, noon Sunday, April 25-27; Sacred Heart Cultural Center, 1301 Greene St.; with exhibits, lectures, vendors and children's Mad Hatter tea; tour private gardens in Summerville and Hammond's Ferry in North Augusta; tickets at Sacred Heart, The Partridge Inn, Main & Taylor Shoe Salon and Wild Birds Unlimited; (706) 826-4700, sacredheartgardenfestival.com.

AIKEN GARDEN SHOW: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 16-17; Aiken County Historical Museum, 433 Newberry St. S.W., Aiken; one day $25 (in advance $22); two days $35 (in advance $32); groups of 10 or more (in advance only): $20 one day, $30 two days; benefits the Aiken chapter of the American Red Cross, Aiken County Open Land Trust and The Aiken County Child Advocacy Center; (803) 641-6777.

HYDRANGEAS GALORE PLANT SALE AND GARDEN TOUR: 10 a.m. May 31; Franke Pavilion, Pendleton King Park, 1600 Troupe St.; plants from three wholesale nurseries; (706) 738-4321.

KID STUFF

KIDS EARTH DAY: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Lions Memorial Field, North Augusta; admission is one empty aluminum can; (803) 441-4224; www.northaugusta.net.

FINISHING TOUCHES OPEN DRESS REHEARSAL AND INSTRUMENT PETTING ZOO: 9:30 a.m. zoo, 10:30 a.m. rehearsal Saturday, April 26; First Baptist Church of Augusta, 3500 Walton Way Extension; held by the Augusta Symphony; augustasymphony.org.

WIZARD OF OZ CHARACTER BREAKFAST: 9 a.m. Saturday, April 26; Hellenic Center at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 953 Telfair St., with Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion and Glinda the Good Witch of the North; $20; for reservations, (706) 826-4707.

SESAME STREET LIVE: 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 13; 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 14; University of South Carolina Aiken Convocation Center, 471 University Parkway, Aiken; www.uscatix.com, (866) 722-8877.

FUNDRAISERS

Undercover artists fundraiser: 7 p.m. Friday, Walton Rehabilitation Health System, 1355 Independence Drive; ; $75; (706) 823-8584.

HARLEM RELAY FOR LIFE: 7 p.m. today through 7 a.m. Saturday, Harlem High School; American Cancer Society fundraiser.

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER: 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, April 25; Marion Hatcher Center, 519 Greene St.; benefits the Alzheimer's Association; wine-tasting, catering by French Market Grille West and desserts by Augusta Technical College culinary arts; for tickets, call (706) 731-9060.

THE AUGUSTA ANTIQUE SHOW AND SALE: 10 a.m. Friday-Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 25-27; St. Augustine Episcopal Church; $5 for three days; benefits a variety of local organizations; preview party, 6-9 p.m. April 24, $50 per person, $95 for two; (706) 738-6676.

RELAY FOR LIFE OF WARREN COUNTY: 6 a.m. Friday, April 25; Warren County High School auditorium, 1253 Atlanta Highway, Warrenton, Ga.; luminary deadline Friday.

SWEET CELEBRATIONS: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, April 26; North Augusta Community Center, 101 Brookside Drive, North Augusta; desserts from local businesses including the BBQ Barn, Cake Occasion, Earth Fare, Edible Artistry, Espress-Oh!, French Market Grille, Fresh Market, Miss Ira's Catering, Jennifer's Cakes, Heavenly Cakes, Tastefully Done and Very Vera; benefits The RECing Crew, an organization providing recreational opportunities for those with disabilities; (803) 279-8820.

HEPHZIBAH LIONS CLUB CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT: 11:30 a.m. registration, 1 p.m. shotgun start Friday, May 2; Applewood Golf Course, 6130 Story Mill Road, Keysville, Ga.; $50 per player, includes lunch, range balls, tee gifts, door prizes and a putting contest; benefits the visually and hearing impaired; (706) 592-9622.

NORTH AUGUSTA RELAY FOR LIFE: 6 p.m. May 2, 10 a.m. May 3; North Augusta High School football field, 2000 Knobcone Ave.; benefits the American Cancer Society; free but donations accepted; (803) 292-0659.

AUGUSTA SYMPHONY GOLF CLASSIC: Monday, May 19, Belle Meade Country Club, Thomson; proceeds benefit the Augusta Symphony's education and outreach programs; registration $100 per person; registration deadline is April 30; entry fee includes lunch, awards reception and chance to win a Lexus, courtesy of Jim Hudson Lexus; hole sponsorships are available; to register, contact Beverly Smith at (706) 826-4704.

COMMUNITY

CEREMONY AND RECEPTION: 5:30 p.m. today, Augusta Canal Interpretive Center, 1450 Greene St., Suite 400; ceremony and reception marking center's fifth anniversary and honoring Edward J. Cashin; held by the Augusta Canal Authority; (706) 823-0440.

SPRING FLING: 7 p.m. Friday, St. Mary on the Hill Parish Hall, 1420 Monte Sano Ave.; held by alumni and friends of Aquinas High School.

SPRING CARNIVAL: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Lewiston Elementary School; rides, games, food, a silent auction and Mother's Day shopping; armbands cost $15, with individual game tickets for 50 cents, and are available in advance or at the carnival.

STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 19; Our Lady of Peace School's middle school field, corner of Knox and LeCompte Avenues, North Augusta; games, inflatibles, crafts, food, strawberry-eating contest, strawberry bake-off; (803) 279-0315, ext. 100.

KITE FESTIVAL: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; Perry Memorial Park, 720 Abbeville Ave. N.E., Aiken; inflatables, rides, rock-climbing wall; $1 per ride, $10 wristband for unlimited rides; (803) 642-7631.

EARTH DAY: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; Reed Creek Wetlands Park and Interpretive Center, 3820 Park Lane, Martinez; (706) 312-7195.

A.L. Williams honors day: 4 p.m. Monday, Academy of Richmond County baseball field; held by the Baseball Boosters Club; game vs. Westside 5 p.m.

rocky creek springfest: 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26; Augusta Technical College; www.rockycreekspringfest.com.

ARTSFEST: Noon to 4 p.m. April 26; Augusta Preparatory Day School, 285 Flowing Wells Road, Martinez; free; (706) 863-1906.

AIKEN COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE YOUTH WING MEETING: 1-2:30 p.m. May 10; Aiken Community Playhouse, 126 Newberry St., Aiken; open to middle and high school pupils; (803) 648-1438.

CSRA SHOWGIRLS AND AUGUSTA COLTS DANCE CAMP: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 14; Center Stage Dance Academy, ; $40; payment due May 31; fee includes shirt, full day of dance and cheer instruction, lunch, certificate of completion, ticket to an Augusta Colts game June 21, a halftime performance with the dance team of the Augusta Colts; (803) 215-0034.

AUDITIONS

Augusta Children's Chorale: Children in third through eighth grades; training and performance choirs offer training; limited number of openings; (706) 826-4718.

MEDEA : 7 p.m. May 4-5; Aiken Community Playhouse, 126 Newberry St., Aiken; openings for four men, five women and two children ages 4-7; (803) 648-1438; aikencommunityplayhouse.com.

LITERARY

Terry Leiden Book Signing: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Borders, 257 Robert C. Daniel Jr. Parkway; Mr. Leiden will sign copies of his book, Get Back in the Game: An inspirational Story of Cancer Survivors; (706) 738-0354.

DANCE

Friday Dance: 8:30-11 p.m.; The Ballroom Dance Center, 525 Grand Slam Drive; $5; dance on second Saturdays, 7:30-11 p.m.; $10; (706) 854-8888.

ARGENTINE TANGO DANCE: 8-11 p.m. Saturday, Cutno Dance Center, 739 Greene St.; $5 members of the Augusta Tango Club, $10 others.

CHRISTIAN SOCIAL ORGANIZATION FOR SINGLE ADULTS DANCE: 8-11 p.m. Saturdays; Westside High School, 1002 Patriots Way; $5 members, $7 others, includes dance lessons 7-8 p.m.; refreshments; (706) 267-8642.

ATTRACTIONS

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

AUGUSTA CANAL INTERPRETIVE CENTER: 1450 Greene St., Enterprise Mill, Suite 400; Saturday Sunset Canal Cruises, 5-8 p.m. Saturdays; Moonlight Music Cruises: Joe Stevenson Friday; Fred Williams April 25; center open 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, with one-hour boat tours at 10, 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 and 3 p.m.; 1-5:30 p.m. Sunday, with one-hour boat tours 1:30, 3, 4:30 p.m.; one-hour boat tours, $12; three-hour tours, $20; Moonlight Music Cruise, $24; $6 center admission without boat tour; discount of $2 per ticket for anyone pre-K through college, seniors 65 and older, active military and dependents with ID, pre-booked groups of 20 or more; child 3 and younger free with paid adult; (706) 823-0440.

AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY: 560 Reynolds St.; The Godfather of Soul, Mr. James Brown, May 3 through May 11; Greetings from Augusta: A Postcard Exhibit, through May 20; $4 adults, $3 seniors, $2 ages 6-18, free for ages 5 and younger; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays; www.augustamuseum.org; (706) 722-8454.

BOYHOOD HOME OF PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON: 419 Seventh St.; A Wilson 150 Exhibit -- President Woodrow Wilson, through May 23; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $5 adults, $4 ages 60 and older, $3 ages 6-17 and free ages 5 and younger; (706) 722-9828.

GROVETOWN MUSEUM: 106 W. Robinson Ave.; 1-4 p.m. Fridays-Sundays; $1; (706) 863-4576.

DUPONT PLANETARIUM: 471 University Parkway, Aiken; $4.50 adults, $3.50 seniors, $2.50 pupils, $1 University of South Carolina Aiken students, faculty and staff; reservations recommended; rpsec.usca.edu/planetarium/; (803) 641-3654.

EZEKIEL HARRIS HOUSE: 1840 Broad St.; 1797 house, regular hours 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $2 adults, $1 children; (706) 737-2820.

FORT DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER: Riverwalk Augusta at Seventh Street; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; $8 for ages 18-54, $6 for 55 and older, active-duty military and ages 4-17; admission half-price after 3 p.m.; www.nscdiscovery.org/; (706) 821-0200.

HICKORY HILL: 502 Hickory Hill Drive, Thomson; former home of Tom Watson, populist politician in the late 1800s and early 1900s; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, closed major holidays; (706) 595-7777 or www.hickory-hill.org.

LAUREL AND HARDY MUSEUM: 250 N. Louisville St., Harlem; exhibits pay tribute to Harlem native Oliver Hardy; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; (706) 556-0401.

LUCY CRAFT LANEY MUSEUM OF BLACK HISTORY: 1116 Phillips St.; Triumph and Tragedy, exhibition of works by Malaika Favorite, through April 30; regular admission $5 adults, $3 seniors, $2 students; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, 2-5 p.m. Sundays; 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 children; (706) 724-4174; www.geocities.com/meadowgarden3.

MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART: 1 10th St.; special exhibition of gala acquisitions, through Sunday; the exhibition Something to Look Forward To: Abstract Art by 22 Distinguished Americans of African Descent, through May 25; Authors Respond to Art, 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, Authors Club of Augusta event, authors will read responses to John Baeder's diner art; regular museum admission $5 adults, $3 seniors, pupils and military with ID; free for museum members and ages 5 and younger, free Sundays; regular hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; (706) 724-7501, themorris.org.

REDCLIFFE PLANTATION STATE HISTORIC SITE: 181 Redcliffe Road, Beech Island; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday-Monday, house tours 1, 2 and 3 p.m.; admission $4 adults, $3 students; (803) 827-1473.