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o Ms. Burk and the rest of the Council of Women: I noticed your site still carries a “Help Afghan Women” section. If you have checked the news in the past two years you will notice that the conditions for Afghan women have improved dramatically — at the control of the United States military! How ‘bout you check out the conditions of the Iraqi women?

Valen-tine…Valen-time… See the difference?

Jesse Jackson and Martha Burk have raised an important issue when they say Augusta is rife with gender apartheid. Unfair separation of the sexes is rampant. Nearly every single restaurant in Augusta has divided off men and women at the restroom level. Separate restrooms for men and women are everywhere and clearly the facilities are not equal.

Almost always women’s rooms are further down the hallway! Witness women lining up outside the door, some waiting patiently, some in tears, even pain, while men breeze in and out of their elegant rooms smiling. Also, how about drinking fountains? High fountains for men, and closer to the dirt, lower fountains for women and an occasional child.

And separation at store entrances? Woman are forced to wait in the cold outside Dillard’s and Rich’s early in the morning, cramming themselves through the narrow entrance when the doors are unlocked. When women come out they are dragging heavy, awkward burdens. Men casually drift in and out, rarely carrying anything awkward or heavy. Is this fair? Clearly not, but without Burk and Jackson, women probably will not demand equality.

To all of the Westlake idiots who think that, when you exit your subdivision, a green light on a left-hand turn gives you the right-of-way.

I live in Forest Creek and am sick to death of near accidents because all of you continuing to ignore my right-of-way. Just because you live in Georgia and think that you are wealthy (in non-Southern states, the price of your home would be thought of as average), does not mean that the laws change just for you!

This is in response to the whiner who com-

plains that music in Augusta “sucks.” I would urge you and anyone else that reads this to at least go out, spend the $5 and experience these musicians first hand before you start handing out the “suck” labels. As far as the open mics being about the hosts’ ego, there wouldn’t even be an open mic night once a week (for almost two years now) if there were no audience for it.

The ruling by a federal judge that New York City can refuse to allow a march by antiwar demonstrators on the basis of security concerns (news article, Feb. 11) raises an interesting question. Will Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly take immediate steps to cancel the permit granted to the organizers of next month’s often-rowdy St. Patrick’s Day parade?

To all the gold-digging women in the world who care about nothing but brand names, designer clothes, and how much money a guy has in his bank account: One day you will realize what you lost. You’ll be old and with someone you despise with no way out because you can’t live without the money. I’m not saying money is bad but it’s not a reason to be with someone. Some women will never learn. Or they will the hard way.

What do Senator Trent Lott and Congressman Charlie Norwood have in common? Lott praised segregationist Strom Thurmond, and Norwood pursued the ousting of Columbia County Republican chairman and black conservative Alvin Starks. Is it any wonder Republicans are not trusted by blacks, particularly those new Southern Republicans?

I am against a war on Iraq. Instead of sending our men to Iraq to be killed wouldn’t it be easier to tell the auto makers they must start building fuel-efficient cars immediately to reduce our dependency on oil? Are greed and power more important than our young men’s lives ? Please stop and speak out against the war on Iraq. Maybe President Bush will listen, but I doubt it!

Kudos to the 8th Street Contingent on their cleaning detail after First Friday. It was if no

Thumbs Up Whether you support the city’s new protest ordinance or not, at least the Augusta Commission decided to get on with it and make some sort of decision prior to Martha Burk or Jesse Jackson applying for a protest permit. If the commission left the old ordinance in place, County Attorney Jim Wall earlier said, a judge would have most likely ruled it unconstitutional. This new ordinance does not prohibit public demonstrations and

in fact, has established a speedy appeals process if a protester is denied a permit by the sheriff. And in the appeal process, the city is forced to prove to a judge that the protester’s permit was legitimately denied.

So, Martha and Jesse can still come and demonstrate, but they better hurry up and apply for a permit, because it nearly goes without saying, they’ll be facing an appeal process.

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The Augusta Commission had a golden opportunity to get down to the bottom of what happened with the Bobby Brassell Jr. case by asking District Attorney Danny Craig pointed questions as to why Brassell was not initially required to register as a convicted sex offender after he pleaded guilty to sexual battery of a 3-year-old.

one had been there.

Double standard: How come we can recognize that drug addicts have difficulties being free of their drug addictions, that it takes time, yet we want to throw pregnant women in jail for child abuse or murder if they can not clean up immediately? There is no overnight cure for addiction, even if you find out you are pregnant.

But Craig managed to talk over the commission and lull them to sleep with legal jargon. The commissioners were left with nothing more to ask Craig but petty questions about the special grand jury’s investigation of the local government. Nice going, guys. We obviously need someone else from outside this government to investigate the matter, because we sure aren’t getting any answers locally.

I cannot understand the people that are whining about the sharp rise in the gasoline prices.

What did they expect when they elected the “Texaco Kids”?

I see in The Metropolitan Spirit where someone says leave Michael Jackson alone and let the man live his life. I agree. If everybody looked in the mirror at themselves and asked themselves, “Am I satisfied with myself?” If I’m satisfied with me, then I shouldn’t worry

about someone else, let alone Michael Jackson. Just live your own life and don’t worry about others.

Austin Rhodes, please seek counseling. Your involvement with a criminal case to protect the politician and criminal is bizarre. Your comment that smoking marijuana was no big deal, that everyone in the room had done it, was inexcusable. You’re a role model for young adults. Would you want your children to smoke pot? Your bashing of Martha Burk is not your opinion, but that of the Augusta National, who provides you with a written script. How much did they pay you?

Wow. I never realized disc golfers were so sensitive!

Congratulations to Augusta Museum of History for the excellent concert they put on Feb. 7 by Larry Jon Wilson a local performer around here. The acoustics were great; the price was $5 per person. Just goes to show you, there are some great things to do around here if you look for them.

I’m a Yankee and if the Confederate flag should offend anyone, it should be me, but I’m not offended, so get over it.

Asking any Confederate American to give up the Confederate battle flag, is like asking an African-American to give up Africa. It’s in our veins.

I read Charles Walker’s article about the way he feels like the South is, how some get a pass and some don’t. He should certainly know. He has had a pass for a long time.

Guess he forgets about the money that he

made while he was over here in the Senate and lining his own pockets while in office.

The Augusta Chronicle, its publisher and its ability to disseminate the news in a fair, accurate and responsible manner, has been widely discredited over the years. Be it photos or copies, you see and read what they want you to see and read. I was amused when I saw all the accolades given to Chronicle reporter Sandy Hodson and her coverage of the Brassell case (Thumbs Up, Feb. 13-19). If you look closely at the body of her work she doesn’t investigate both sides of the issue.

Brassell isn’t the only man falsely accused of child molestation, and he certainly won’t be the last. But we should expect more from the daily paper than biased mudslinging.

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I will not say if I am a fan of Austin Rhodes or not, but I will say this: If he can have a radio show, so can I. I would have just as large, if not a larger, listening audience. I mean, listen to my qualifications: college student, female, slightly pacifist, no driver’s license cause I am scared to drive, was two months too young to vote in the last presidential election. I enjoy courtroom drama such as “The Practice,” and “Golden Girls.” I am a theatre major at ASU. I sound infinitely more fun and interesting than Austin Rhodes, right?

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It seems to me that, while the U.S. supports the U.N. completely, when the U.S. needs support, then we’re on our own! I feel that we should return to our isolationist policies!

Everything outside of our U.S. borders is yours (U.N.)! Fend for yourselves! It seems like all that the U.S. has encountered, since embarking on its war on terrorism, are worldwide protests! Since the U.S. has been victimized by multiple terrorist attacks, we needn’t answer to the U.N. for striking back at the perpetrators of these attacks!

OK, North Korea has nuclear capabilities, as well as missiles capable of reaching our West Coast. Iraq at least has chemical weapons! I say remove all “friendlies”! Nuke ‘em both!

Let’s hope Attorney General Baker and the GBI finds out “who got what from whom” in the $250,000 that the Augusta Mental Health Center paid to Robin Williams.

I am so glad that the people who are protesting war on Wrightsboro Road in front of the National Guard have the right to do so. What I am not glad about is that they seem to have forgotten that freedom is not free. Their disrespect for those who have given of their time and their lives is so blatant. Go ahead and picket, but do it in front of Charlie Norwood’s office, or Max Burns’ office or someone else who helps make the rules. The men and women of our country who are out there, for you and me and our allies and even those who don’t like us very much (but whom we continue to support monetarily), need our support. Don’t let them down.

I hate going out to Washington Road on Saturday afternoon. It never fails to have infantile, drunken frat types shouting things out of Mommy’s SUV. I am a county employee, and when we were told our raises would be that we still had jobs, it only proved the character of some commissioners: uncaring and self-centered. Just remember: To keep your jobs, you have to be re-elected, and elections are really won by word of mouth now aren’t they?

Senator Don Cheeks, (R-Augusta) has shown what an unethical wheeler-dealer he really is when he tried to circumvent the judicial system and then lied about it by saying he believes an admitted child sex offender is innocent. Senator Cheeks and District Attorney Danny Craig both should resign because of their involvement in this sleazy incident.

Hey Mr. Walker: You are guilty. Your quote in The Spirit had two grammatical errors.

Words “There is nothing to understand. The sick bastard should not be able to get his vacation in jail while my niece, my brother and our family, as well as other victims’ families, are grieving without their family member.”

— Chandra Wilson, sister-in-law of Tiffaney Wilson, who died at the hands of confessed serial killer Reinaldo Rivera, as quoted in The Augusta Chronicle. Wilson was angered that Rivera’s sister had created a Web site asking that people attempt to understand her brother’s actions and see his human side.

“I’m not planning to vote and I don’t want my children to vote. I’m not interested. I can’t see any healing in this. I absolutely feel like I’m in another century.”

— Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, quoted in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution about having a choice between two Confederate-themed flags on a proposed referendum.

I am not amazed that you screen the many negative e-mails you get about Austin Rhodes and his weekly column in your paper, and you have chosen not to print several of mine. But, I hope you print this one because his column this week shows his true colors. Since the Don Cheeks/Bobby Brassell/Danny Craig connection has been exposed for what it is, Austin wants to blame the whole thing on Judge Carl Brown and his poor judgement. If the crap had not hit the fan and exposed Cheeks for what he is, Austin would have held Judge Brown up as a great civil servant.

Columbia County Commission Chairman Ron Cross is a demonstrated waffler in just the first 30 days of elected office. First, he stabbed Alvin Starks in the back and now chooses to find a replacement for Republican Party chairman. Then he reverses his decision to change North Belair Road from two lanes to four.

Undoubtedly, Mr. Cross needs to change his tactics and start showing some leadership or he will have a long four years in office.

It’s hard to believe that Harold Mays and his toadies are supporting a C-PAC’r, Debbie McCord, for the Columbia County Republican chair. McCord would like to hide the fact that she is C-PAC, but copies of her checks paying for membership dues tell that story. Even more interesting is the fact that Jim Points, the beleaguered administrator at the Augusta Mental Health Center and now a Mays crony, was a C-PAC member too.

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To the person who complained about the “ignorant ramblings” of the “smooth-brained bigot” Austin Rhodes: Be careful. The Good Lord knows that the vast and overwhelming majority of intelligent-thinking good ol’ boys in this town believe in him. Jeez, after all, he is the smartest person he knows, and always calls it as he sees it (at least until he’s questioned and has to qualify his remarks). You must remember, Austin is a product of Augusta; he perfectly exemplifies the backward-thinking, associative egotist that characterizes this fair city and helps maintain its image as an inbreeding backwater of the South. It saddens me to think that an uneducated, sexist, racist dullard, who hasn’t the mentality to avoid glaring logical fallacies in a profession that portrays critical thinking as its mainstay, is favored in this city. But, who am I to disagree with the vast and overwhelming majority of local good ol’ boys?

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Black History Month Shall Set You Free

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n one of the Magic Johnson-owned Starbucks I frequent, I glanced at the specials chalkboard and noticed someone had rendered a smiling effigy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Beneath him read the tagline: “Share the Dream...Over a Toffee Nut Latte!”

This served to remind me that Black History Month is upon us. And why I have come to despise it.

Don’t get me wrong: Black History Month has value. White kids learn that black folks invented stoplights and peanut butter, and if it weren’t for those token tidbits of information, the young honkems wouldn’t respect any nonmusical, non-athletic Negroes at all. Sadly, they don’t learn much about AfricanAmericans the rest of the school year.

Public school curricula are slow to integrate history lessons because blacks don’t insist upon it: Instead we settle for one month, the shortest month of the year, to espouse tales of a gloried past.

When Carter G. Woodson began observing Negro History Week in 1926, it was to offset the misinformation propagated in American history books. But since Negro History Week became Black History Month in 1976, American educators have seen no need to blend black history into a greater, more inclusive American narrative. I have school-aged children and can testify that black history is taught much the same way it was when I was in school: Harriet Tubman-style, with a few antiheroes tossed in for good measure — like the original African Booty Scratcher, for instance. Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X are resigned to the footnotes, if they appear at all.

And that just doesn’t cut it. An annual mini-series on black history won’t provide black children with the tools to succeed in modern America, which is arguably more prejudiced, hateful and treacherous than the America our forbears knew. Sure, things have improved in some areas, but not enough in America

has changed to merit a look at how bad things used to be. I’m still catchin’ too much hell to tell — buses, bathrooms and lunch counters be damned. I have a place to pee without getting beat up, but only by the grace of God. Our responsibility to history requires us to be in a race to greatness, not in an annual lock-step march into mediocrity.

Why should we settle for the false distinction of being kings and queens for just one month of the year, especially as black history has become the come-on for thousands of commercials and consumer products? Alcohol and tobacco advertisers use Afrocentric trinkets to push their smack on an unsophisticated community quick to buy anything for any reason. Certainly we’ll open our pockets for anything claiming kinship with some forgone hegemony that, between “Million” marches and Moesha reruns, most of us couldn’t possibly conceive of, much less emulate. That for one month a year the school system, beer companies and Al Roker decide to embrace black people is farcical. Television networks run patronizing PSAs featuring Alf, Eriq Lasalle or Will and Grace spouting littleknow Negro factoids. Some find those informative, but I say if you need mustsee TV to fill the gaps in your history lessons, then you’re too far gone to know any better.

I agree that it’s important to honor great men, but the Starbucks promotion and the hundreds of others like it are something less than honorable and delineate what the MLK holiday and Black History Month have both become: a bait-andswitch to create one feel-good moment, in hopes that you will forgive and forget the rest. America takes a day off, totally absolved and refreshed, and nothing changes. They get a vacation day and you get another dream deferred, murdered by assailants unknown, for you to mourn and benevolently forgive.

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Black History Month has been cross-marketed and copyrighted to the point where pretty soon you’ll be able to buy a McMartin burger with Malcolm X-tra cheese.

like me than not. He told dirty jokes at inappropriate times: He was a drinker and womanizer — me too. He was imperfect, but rose above his imperfection to become a measure for lesser people. He didn’t put his life on the line for the T-shirts, the parades or the “I Have a Dream” sound-bite used to sell soda, feminine hygiene products, hamburgers and airline tickets. Black Americans have gotten caught up in the pageantry of Black History Month, of Martin Luther King Day, and the myth of Rosa Parks without realizing an obligation to live the legacy. Black History Month has been cross-marketed and copyrighted to the point where pretty soon you’ll be able to buy a McMartin burger with Malcolm Xtra cheese. I have little time for it, because every day at my home is Black History Month. Every family dinner is an opportunity to teach.

“I think,” I told the young black barista at the Starbucks counter, “that is the most

distasteful thing I have seen in some time.”

“Well, you know,” she said, “You can come in here, grab a Toffee, and discuss and debate the legacy of Dr. King.” She continued. “This particular Starbucks does a lot of volunteer work, and we go out into the community with MLK Tshirts on...”

“With a conspicuous Starbucks logo on the back, I imagine?”

“Yeah...it’s on the back.”

I shook my head. “Oi vey.”

“So can I get you a Toffee Nut?” “No...I’ll have a mocha.”

“We don’t charge for extra sprinkles, you know. Some coffee places do.”

“Wow,” I said. “Free at last.”

— Jimi Izrael (jimiizrael@hotmail.com) is a journalist and e-columnist living in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. His biweekly column, “What It Iz,” appears every other Wednesday on Africana.com.

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A fire station in honor of the woman who wants to see Augusta’s greatest asset (rhetorically) burned to the ground. Sweet.

The funny twist comes as both racial factions on the Augusta Commission prove unequivocally that they are capable of equalopportunity boondoggle.

It is a tradition which the group executes with alarming regularity. Drive down Reynolds Street. On the right (fitting, ain’t it?) you have a multimillion dollar Golf Garden thingy, on the left (more with the “fitting”) that butt-ugly pile of scrap metal posing as an artistic statement at Springfield Village.

The Golf Garden has fewer visitors than the Ladies Room at Augusta National, while the Springfield Village heap looks like it should be roped off by a crash investigation team from the FAA. They actually light that thing up at night. When pilots fly overhead they take a moment of silence out of respect.

In the great Reynolds Street tradition, the politicians have conspired to keep the goofy money flowing to both sides.

The minority commissioners had a great point months ago when they complained loudly about the old city’s asinine agreement to lease high-priced office space for fire department honchos. That ludicrous arrangement greatly benefited Augusta’s richest white guy, Billy Morris.

Instead of hanging the “Morris example” around the necks of the white establishment who designed it (mainly, former Mayor Charles DeVaney), our minority commissioners decided to get their piece of the “cheat the taxpayers” pie. All the experts said locating the station on Laney-Walker was a bad business decision, and a waste of public funds.

Oh well...what do they know?

In asking for the Laney-Walker fire station, commissioners have proven (yet again) that we have irresponsible leadership from every ethnic background. Augusta government is indeed a Rainbow Coalition of morons.

To get the white guys to go along with the

tra-la’s, the black guys had to give in on the revised public protest amendment, long sought by city legal brains, and easily a slam dunk for common sense. They made it look good though, voting all five to put this city’s worldwide legacy at risk. Mayor Bob Young breaks the tie, giving the city the protection it needs, while ensuring the five black commissioners all get invited to the Jesse Jackson/ Martha Burk Lovefest coming this April.

Georgia GOP Jumps for Joy State Republicans were sweating bullets that outgoing conservative Democratic Senator Zell Miller was going to dig up an ideological clone to run in his stead in 2004. Not to worry. Former Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson has announced for the post. Jackson is ideologically just this side of Cynthia McKinney ... and somewhat left of Ted Kennedy. Jackson (if he prevails in the primary, and I believe he will), will present such a specific political agenda that the GOP could run Guy Millner and likely win. Well, maybe not him, but most anybody else. Stay tuned.

On the Flag Kinda funny hearing and reading all the gut twisting from the left over the fact that we may have the opportunity to vote on the Georgia State flag design.

To the folks who are suicidal with prospects of the referendum: You live in Georgia. It is your home; you make decisions with your neighbors. Is the will of the majority a surprise to you? Lord have mercy, if this state and its majority opinion bother you so bad, perhaps I can interest you in a Delta flight schedule?

Conservatives have lived with Democratic rule in this state for generations and you never heard the widespread handwringing from them over less weighty issues like abortion, gun control, taxation, etc.

Eternal damnation over a flag? Grow up.

Here is a quarter: Go buy a clue.

— The views expressed in this column are the views of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the publisher. The archived Austin Rhodes columns can now be seen at www.wgac.com.

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This Year Will Not Be Your Father’s Masters Tournament

Richard Colclough Mayor Pro Tem

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ugusta and the Augusta National Golf Club were ill-served by the recent remarks of golfer Charles Howell lll. Howell’s remarks, picked up by the national media, stated that his hometown was being hurt by the Hootie Johnson-Martha Burk brouhaha resulting in area rental and catering cancellations for the upcoming Masters Golf Tournament. A quick check by The Augusta Chronicle with the Masters Housing Bureau, an arm of the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce and the largest home rental agency in the area, flatly disputes Howell’s misguided concerns as did the Radisson Riverfront Hotel complex, the largest innkeeper in the area.

There is no doubt that there is a downturn in home rentals and catering for Masters week. But that has little or nothing to do with Hootie and Martha’s spat. Rather it is a result of a weak economy and cutbacks in corporate spending and has been going on for several years. San Diego experienced a noticeable decline in hotel reservations for this year’s Super Bowl as compared to 1998 when they also hosted the annual sports event. And there have been no reports that Martha Burk is pushing for women’s membership in the linebacking corps of the NFL. And it is ludicrous to think individuals are canceling their badges because of the controversy.

Howell’s remarks are grist for Burk and Jesse Jackson’s mill. Both supposedly are gearing up for massive protests at this year’s Masters and how better to help justify their actions than to say that the Augusta National’s policy to exclude women from club membership is a pocketbook issue, furthering economic woes to a community already down on its heels. And this, not from Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus or Arnold Palmer, but from a well-known golfing native son who, as such, should be more privileged with insightful knowledge of local concerns.

The Augusta Commission was wrong in their recent vote to change the ordinance governing public protests. The timing could hardly have been worse. It is incredibly naïve of County Attorney Jim Wall and some commissioners to change the ordinance at this time practically on the eve of the tournament. Whether the change will help or hinder the protesters is irrelevant. A liberal media that has established itself squarely in Burk’s corner will likely present it as an attempt to hinder the protesters because of the ill-advised timing.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reader’s advocate columnist Mike King states that his newspaper has printed about 100 separate stories, columns and pieces of commentary since the story broke last summer. That’s better than one piece every two days for basically a non-news event after the first few days. The New York Times was embarrassed when it was learned that it had yanked an inhouse column that was generally favorable to the Augusta National Golf Club. Ironically, media pressure forced them to recant and

publish the column.

An Associated Press story on the February 15th worldwide protests against war on Iraq that ran on the front page of most of the nation’s dailies stated the government of the United States was “rattled” by the protests. I hardly think the Bush Administration was confused or upset, which is implied by “rattled.” That they were concerned or took note of the protests would have been better reporting. The article left little doubt that the writer’s heart was with the anti-war demonstrators. And The Atlanta JournalConstitution and Associated Press, along with Newsday, have covered the Augusta Commission meetings in which the protest ordinance has been discussed.

A better approach to the situation would be for the Richmond County Sheriff’s Department to show extreme leniency to the protesters, even allowing some disruption of traffic, provided public safety is not compromised. Much of the world still associates Georgia with its “chain gang” image of the past. It wouldn’t take a leap to imagine the collared protesters headed for a fitting of leg irons. A televised “protester-friendly” local law enforcement at the gates of the Augusta National would do wonders for nationwide perception of Augusta and the Augusta National Golf Club.

In a column in The Augusta Chronicle five years ago, I suggested that the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame be located directly across the street from the Augusta National and that within its confines there be included a gift shop, or pro shop in golf parlance, open year-round and exclusively featuring official Masters merchandise, without question the most sought-after sports paraphernalia in the world, which is only available during the week of the Masters Tournament. The Augusta National’s cooperation in this enterprise would have been a bonanza for Augusta, not only for the visitors it would have generated but also for the revenue it would have produced for the Golf Hall of Fame that could have been shared with other attractions in Augusta such as The Woodrow Wilson House, Sacred Heart Cultural Center, Fort Discovery and the Springfield Village project to name a few.

This vision may be coming to fruition but not in a fashion to aid local attractions.

Sources report that a Masters gift shop could be part of the plan to be encompassed in the extensive properties purchased by the Augusta National along Washington and Berckman Roads. It will generate visitors to Augusta but it will not aid other attractions as originally envisioned. The recent closing of the gift shop access at Gate 6 on Berckman Road is a part of the process. The plan also incorporates an attempt to aid in recouping lost revenue from Masters television sponsors that were dropped because of the Martha Burk controversy.

— The views expressed in this column are the views of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the publisher.

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Danny Craig Gets a Pass

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istrict Attorney Danny Craig spoke to the Augusta Commission on Feb. 18 concerning his involvement in a Columbia County man, guilty of sexual battery of a minor, initially not having to register as a sex offender.

Craig spoke for more than an hour, but he didn’t say much.

Earlier this month, Sandy Hodson at The Augusta Chronicle wrote several articles pertaining to an Evans man named Bobby Clark Brassell Jr. who was accused of sexually molesting a 3year-old boy but pleaded guilty to sexual battery. According to the newspaper, a Jan. 10 sentencing order specifically required Brassell to register as a sex offender.

However, a few days later a new sentencing document was signed that did not require Brassell to register.

The newspaper later learned that state Sen. Don Cheeks, Superior Court Judge Carl Brown and Craig apparently all played a role in dropping the requirement that Brassell register as a sex offender.

Since those articles ran, most of Augusta hasn’t talked about much else.

In order to address some of the public’s concerns on the matter, Augusta Commissioner Richard Colclough asked his colleagues to support a resolution requesting the state attorney general’s office to investigate the Brassell case.

“I don’t read the newspapers and I very seldom watch the news but when I go home at night and I have my constituents calling me to explain a situation that I know nothing about, then I think it’s time to do something about it,” Colclough said. “I don’t have the full particulars on this case, but what I’ve read, I feel that something needs to be done so this will not happen again.”

Colclough told Craig that he wasn’t accusing anybody of anything, but he considered child molestation a very serious matter.

“I feel like somebody dropped the ball here,” Colclough said.

Craig asked if he could address the commission and try to answer some of the concerns Colclough had laid out in his resolution.

First, Craig pointed out that the prosecution of the case occurred in Columbia County, and not Augusta.

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“major jurisdictional issues” with Colclough’s resolution.

However, Craig agreed that the Augusta Commission deserved some answers.

“We do have a matter of public concern here and it’s been written about sufficiently I think,” Craig said.

Craig began trying to explain how the Brassell case was prosecuted.

sexual battery.

Brassell was also arrested for a felony drug charge in 1999.

“Sheriff deputies in Columbia County conducted a search of the home of the defendant and upon that search they found in his bedroom four plastic bags of marijuana, each one containing about half an ounce,” Craig said. “We had a total of 2.5 ounces of marijuana.”

DISTRICT ATTORNEY DANNY CRAIG “Don Cheeks called me. I was listening. I was always respectful to him, but I could not allow that to interfere with the work of the assistant district attorney.”

“I didn’t prosecute this case,” Craig said. “I have 16 assistant district attorneys on my staff and the prosecutor in this particular case has been on my staff for about seven years.”

Craig was referring to assistant district attorney Bobby Christine, who is currently on active duty with the military.

“He’s as fine a young lawyer as you are going to find and I take full responsibility for everything that happened here,” Craig said. “Everything that happened here during this prosecution was good and effective and it led to an optimum result.”

Craig explained that there was not sufficient evidence to convict Brassell of sexual molestation, so the prosecution agreed to a plea of misdemeanor

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Craig then began discussing Brassell’s marijuana charge and how, because the marijuana was in separate packaging, the prosecution also charged Brassell with an intent to distribute drugs.

“That is, it’s not simply marijuana that the man possessed for a personal use,” Craig said. “Although I can’t stand the term, ‘personal use.’”

By this time, some commissioners wondered where Craig was headed in his testimony to the commission.

Craig said, after the plea agreement was reached, Judge Brown sentenced Brassell to 11 years probation for both the drug and sexual battery charges.

In regard to Brassell registering as a sex offender, Craig said, “The obligation is imposed by the probation officer.”

Craig said the court did address the issue of registration, but he said the court’s action in the case had no effect on Brassell having to register as a sex offender.

“It in no way impacted this particular case because this defendant is on the sexual registry,” Craig said.

The commission wanted to know when Cheeks became involved in the case.

“I don’t have the exact date,” Craig said. “I was very fortunate that, after I actually gave an incomplete response to a reporter (Hodson) on Monday two weeks ago and then saw the product of that incomplete response, in trying to correct it I was able to find an e-mail that I had sent out to the assistant district attorney on Jan. 10.”

Craig was referring to the publicly disclosed e-mail in which he wrote to Christine: “Don (Cheeks) called again.

He said that he had spoken with Carl Brown and Carl said that, if we agreed, then he would not require a sexual-offender registration. I frankly don’t care. I wish I had never heard of this defendant. The sooner it goes away the better off I’ll be.”

Craig said the Brassell case was indicted and prosecuted over a two-year period, so he couldn’t recall exactly when Cheeks began contacting him.

“If I’m not mistaken, Senator Cheeks called me early on, and that addresses an issue that might concern all of you,” Craig said to the commission. “And that is this: Quite frankly, you all know, once in a while I’ll get calls from a commissioner with regards to anything that might concern them. And I’ll listen and then I’ll go about my duties and do my job.

“Don Cheeks called me. I was listening. I was always respectful to him, but I could not allow that to interfere with the work of the assistant district attorney.”

Craig said there are currently no laws or ethical stipulations preventing elected officials from contacting the district attorney. He said it was up for the commission to decide if Augusta needed such laws governing whether elected officials could call other elected officials.

“That’s something for you to decide,” Craig said. “You’re the legislators. I’ll leave that to your discretion.” continued on page 14

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AUGUSTA COMMISSIONER LEE BEARD “As serious as this was, I think we owe it to Danny (Craig), we owe it to the judge, we owe it to the senator to find out what has happened. And most of all, we owe it to the citizens of this community.” continued from page 13 In closing, Craig said he felt that, considering the evidence involved in the case, justice was served.

“He (Brassell) got the maximum sentence from a very, very fine judge (Brown) and I have absolutely no complaints with regard to how that was handled,” Craig said.

However, a week ago, Craig told the media that he had provided Hodson with incomplete answers because he was attempting to “cover” for the actions of Brown and Cheeks.

Colclough told Craig his main concern was whether Brassell was dangerous.

“Did this gentlemen have a history of child molestation, assault or battery?”

Colclough asked.

“I do not know what his record shows,” Craig responded. “The reason we are even here is because I didn’t take the time with a reporter to go and gather a whole lot of data. I answered a question in a very abbreviated way. And the incompleteness of that response has caused a lot of people problems.”

Augusta Commissioner Steve Shepard asked that the commission accept Craig’s statements as information, but did not support Colclough’s resolution to ask the state attorney general’s office

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to investigate the Brassell case.

However, Augusta Commissioner Lee Beard didn’t feel that was adequate.

“I can’t see how we are going to accept this as information. This is one side of the story,” Beard said. “It may have been a good story, but I don’t know whether it’s true or not. But you’ve got three other people involved and how can you accept this as information? As serious as this was, I think we owe it to Danny (Craig), we owe it to the judge, we owe it to the senator to find out what has happened. And most of all, we owe it to the citizens of this community.”

Beard requested that the commission ask the attorney general to investigate the matter; however, neither his nor Shepard’s motions had majority support from the commission.

In response to the vote, Beard said he couldn’t understand how the special grand jury can investigate the city for three years looking for a “cesspool of corruption,” but the commission was not going to look into allegations surrounding Craig, Brown and Cheeks.

“You know, you’ve held that (grand jury investigation) over our heads, not you, but the grand jury per se, I guess ... for three and a half years,” Beard said to Craig. “When are we going to come to some kind of closure on that?”

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ABOUT REVEREND DR. CHARLES E. BOOTH Education • Bachelor of Arts Degree, Howard University, Washington, DC - June 1969 • Master of Divinity Degree, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA - May 1973 • Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree, Virginia Seminary, Lynchburg, VA June 1980 • Doctor of Ministry Degree (Proctor Fellow), United Theological Seminary, Dayton, OH - May 1990

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rominently displayed somewhere on the Levers of Power should be a warning label: “Caution! Use only under adult supervision!“ That way, before somebody goes monkeying around with a potentially explosive device, they would be forewarned — just like a kid with a bottle rocket — that somebody with some sense should be nearby.

Unfortunately for Georgia, one of the most contentious debates to roil the state in decades is apparently being handled by fumble-fisted fifth-graders, and a great many of the rest of us stand to have our fingers scorched.

We’re referring, of course, to the imbecilic exercise known as The Great Flag Debate, which just gets — pardon the bluntness — stupider and stupider.

And the blame for this lies largely with the political profiteer who parlayed the outrage of a small, but highly motivated, group of disgruntled Georgians into high office, but now wants desperately to turn his back on the issue.

And that ain’t gonna be easy.

In the latest development since introducing his “innovative” (and possibly unconstitutional) mandatory multiplechoice scheme for placing the selection of a state flag on the ballot — which will require a referendum on the current flag, as well as a mandatory second vote between the old Confederate battle emblem flag and the older, tri-color Confederate flag — Perdue has not only outraged (again) the very folks who see the old Confederate battle flag as a symbol of racist oppression. He’s also scared the hell out of a lot of people who stand to lose a lot of money.

Now, it’s not necessarily a sin for an elected leader to open up a just-recently sealed 55-gallon drum of worms and dump ’em in the lobby. But the manly thing to do — the leaderly (yes, that’s a freshly minted word, thank you) thing to do — is to at least lend a hand with herding the damn things.

This week, the state’s business leaders — speaking through the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the new head of the state Chamber — finally broke their own uncomfortable silence and

We’re referring, of course, to the imbecilic exercise known as The Great Flag Debate, which just gets — pardon the bluntness — stupider and stupider.

Governor Sonny Perdue

pleaded with the governor to scratch the idea, which they feel (with plenty of evidence) could cost the state millions in lost business. The NAACP confirmed that it will most definitely launch a South Carolina-style boycott if the referendum is placed on the ballot.

But Sonny — joined by the Republican leadership under the Gold Dome — has now turned coy. How does the governor feel about the flag? Why, “Citizen Sonny Perdue’s” opinion is of no concern, he says. In the Senate, President Pro-Tem Eric Johnson (the Republican who literally draped himself in the old battle-flag design for a parade) would never dare utter a word as to what the flag should be. House ‘Pubs are similarly circumspect.

“The people deserve a vote,” they mewl, eyes rolling Heavenward. Far be it from these humble public servants to do anything as daring as taking a position on a tough issue — after all, that‘s just the job they were elected to do.

There’s a word for this kind of behavior; it rhymes with “lick ‘n’ spit.” And that’s why the Governor’s Gang connived to get the bill authorizing such a referen-

dum introduced in the House, which is controlled by Democrats and where the all-powerful Rules Committee is chaired

by Rep. Calvin Smyre, a black Democrat from Columbus, who staunchly opposes reopening the whole mess. The ’Pubs are hoping Democrats will kill it, and pull their fat out of the fire. Cute, but it probably won’t work: Senate Dems are planning on getting a bill introduced over there, where these spineless solons will be forced to go on record and Dems can stand by while they simmer in their own stew.

Before that happens, however, maybe the governor — who trumpeted his “nonpartisanship“ and “vision” abilities so forcefully on the campaign trail — will do what he was elected to do. For a governor, the old “lead, follow, or get out of the way” maxim holds no comfort; his only choice is to lead, or he might as well go home.

But enough about that nonsense.

The Senate at Work The Senate genuinely did itself proud with Monday’s unanimous passage of legislation dramatically changing the way

indigent defendants are treated in Georgia. The bill, crafted by two of the chamber’s steadier legal minds, Sens.

Chuck Clay (R-Marietta) and Michael Myer Von Bremen (D-Albany), will create 49 public defender districts mirroring the state’s judicial districts, and create standardized, minimum levels for their operation, overseen by a 15-member Independent Defense Board. While not perfect, the measure goes a long way toward repairing a system widely regarded as little more than a hammer-mill for poor and minority defendants, particularly in some rural areas.

Less stellar was the spectacle of the map redrawing Senate districts released

by Republicans Friday, and harshly condemned by Democrats on Monday. The measure — which is facing an uphill, correction: perpendicular, battle in the House — certainly refines the tortured map designed by self-defeating Democrats last year. Even so, it decidedly favors the Republicans. (There’s a shocker, huh?) Outraged Dems and pious ’Pubs — get used to it, kids.

Equally entertaining was Tuesday’s spectacle regarding the 10-percent legislative pay cut introduced by Republican senators which — as noted here two weeks ago — was changed by Democrats to include all constitutional officers (i.e., the governor, attorney general, etc.), as well as unelected department heads. That addition remained intact, despite an effort by our own Sens.

Joey Brush (R-Appling) and Don Cheeks (R-Augusta) to remove the added provisions (which must still pass muster with the House — yeah, right).

We were intrigued, however, by Brush’s rationale for wanting to delete the department heads’ pay cut.

“They didn’t create this problem,” said Brush. “They don’t have any votes up here.”

Now there’s a new idea: Lawmakers will only vote on issues that don’t impact non-lawmakers. Sounds good from here.

In local stuff, Rep. Sue Burmeister (RAugusta) says that, as The Spirit goes to press, a bill aiming to change the way the Augusta-Richmond County Commission does business is being introduced.

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The local delegation also heard from Richmond County teachers on Monday, when a group of educators came to plead for reinstating the “fair dismissal” procedures that were scrapped under Gov. Roy Barnes’ education reforms, tighter guidelines in the area of student-teacher ratios, and more money for veteran teachers.

At least one of those concerns was addressed by the governor on Wednesday, when he released his own education reform package which reinstates fair dismissal, but loosens up student-teacher ratios on local schools.

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s motorists travel east on I-20 and enter Augusta’s city limits, they are met with thousands of miniature white crosses planted into the ground off to the right of the interstate.

In the middle of this collection of crosses is a large sign with bold print that reads: “4,400 BABIES DIE IN AMERICA EACH DAY BY ABORTION. ‘THEY HAVE NO CHOICE.’” Welcome to Augusta-Richmond County and its prevailing attitude toward abortion.

Jackie Perkins, the head pastor of Dayspring Baptist Church located on Frontage Road, said his church decided to put up the display, not to combat those celebrating the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade this year, but because his congregation felt that someone needed to remember each life lost in this

country as a result of abortions.

“In Augusta, there are a lot of people that care about spiritual faith,” Perkins said. “We’ve received a number of positive comments from the community.

But by putting that sign up, we’re not about trying to make a political statement or campaign for something.

“It’s just saying: You know what? This

is really sad, isn’t it? I mean, 4,400 babies a day? That just hurts my heart.

And it makes me feel bad for what we’ve done.”

Three decades after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortions in this country, Perkins said the nation now needs to look within itself and understand that legislative and judicial actions can

“You know what? This is really sad, isn’t it? I mean, 4,400 babies a day? That just hurts my heart. And it makes me feel bad for what we’ve done.”

- Jackie Perkins, the head pastor of Dayspring Baptist Church

damage the conscience of the country.

“You’ll hear hundreds of people argue, ‘You can’t legislate morality.’ But what they have forgotten is, there can’t be law without morality,” Perkins said. “Your morality dictates your theology and philosophy. And to me, some of the laws that we’ve created, it’s a little like playing God.” With Gov. Sonny Perdue’s victory last fall and Republicans gaining control of the Senate, abortion-related bills that were previously snuffed out before they could reach the floor of the Georgia General Assembly now have a chance of being adopted into law.

And two of Augusta’s state legislators are currently leading the charge for change.

Earlier in the session, state Sen. Don Cheeks (R-Augusta) introduced what he calls the “Woman’s Right To Know Act.” This bill demands that a woman

“For My Son” Vanessa, 22, is well aware of Augusta’s disdain for abortions. She grew up attending a church within the heart of Augusta’s black community.

She said none of the adults at church, at school or even at home ever really talked about sex — particularly not in terms of abortions — even though a lot of her friends were quickly becoming expectant mothers.

“At 15, I went on birth control because I was scared at the time,” said Vanessa, who agreed to anonymously tell her story to The Spirit. “All my friends were having babies and I was like, ‘No. I don’t want that to be me.’”

But Vanessa said the pills often made her feel ill and eventually she stopped taking her prescription. Soon after, she met a young man in the military.

“We were real close and I got pregnant when I was 19,” Vanessa said. “We didn’t plan to have a baby, but he said that he was going to be here for me.”

At no time did Vanessa ever consider terminating her pregnancy, she said.

“That was my first baby, you know,” she said, proudly smiling. “I was so excited and I actually enjoyed being pregnant. When my son came, it was a blessing. I love him. He’s wonderful.”

After giving birth to her son, Vanessa got back on the birth control pill, but eventually she split with her military boyfriend.

In less than two years, Vanessa had quickly jumped from a teenager right out of school to a single mother all on her own.

Reality quickly hit her square in the face, she said.

“Prices these days are sky high,” Vanessa said. “I mean, his little body and feet are just growing by the minute, so, it’s really so much money.”

After splitting with her boyfriend, Vanessa again stopped taking the pill and decided to concentrate her attentions on her son. But eight months later, she met a new man.

“I ended up having intercourse with this guy and we used a condom but it busted,” she explained.

Vanessa said she didn’t know anything about emergency contraception, which allows a woman to take what basically amounts to a high dosage of normal birth control pills within 72 hours after sexual intercourse to terminate a potential pregnancy.

“After the condom broke, I didn’t think nothing about it really,” Vanessa said. “It was our first time doing anything so I was thinking nothing was going to happen. And I thought everything was cool.”

Things weren’t cool. Within about three weeks, Vanessa took a pregnancy test and it turned out to be positive.

“I was scared and, at the same time, I was ashamed because I already had an eight-month-old and I just turned around and was fixing to have another baby,” Vanessa said. “I thought, ‘What would people think about me?’”

Vanessa told the father of the baby that she was pregnant, but he didn’t care.

And after confiding her pregnancy to her mother and an aunt, Vanessa said she took four weeks to decide that she wanted to terminate the pregnancy.

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wait at least 24 hours before receiving an abortion after contacting a clinic.

During this waiting period, the physician performing the abortion would be required to provide the woman specific information relating to abortions. Such material would include information on the potential health risks involved with the medical procedure, a description of the stage of development of the woman’s fetus, including pictures or drawings of that fetus, and a list of agencies in the area that offer alternatives to abortion — specifically a special section on adoption services.

While the Democrat-controlled House has pledged that it will stop Cheeks’ bill in its tracks, there are a number of similar or even more extreme antiabortion bills waiting to be considered.

State Rep. Sue Burmeister (RAugusta) has co-sponsored a bill written

by Rep. Bobby Franklin (R-Marietta) that has decided to take on, not only Georgia law, but the Supreme Court.

On Feb. 14, Franklin introduced a bill calling for any abortion in Georgia to become “unlawful” and be considered a crime against “public health and morals.”

Franklin’s bill claims that since the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, “researchers” — who are not identified by name in the bill — have found that at least 19 percent of women who have had an abortion suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder and of those women, 60 percent have reported “suicidal tendencies.” In fact, the bill goes on to say, of that 60 percent, 28 percent actually attempt suicide.

Not only do abortions lead to potential suicide, according to Franklin, but he also claims abortion results in increased tobacco smoking and alcohol and drug abuse among women.

While this bill likely has no real chance of passing, Franklin refuses to accept defeat on this issue.

He has also introduced another controversial anti-abortion bill this session that would require physicians to obtain a “death warrant” for a fetus before performing an abortion.

But somewhere, far beyond the perpetual wrangling of politicians in Atlanta and national protests by both feminists and Christian fundamentalists, is the harsh reality that there are thousands of women in Augusta each year facing unwanted pregnancies.

Women who find themselves forced to make one of the most difficult choices of their lives: Keep the child, abort the child or give the child up for adoption.

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“I knew I had other choices like adoption, but in the end, I decided an abortion was really the best thing for me because I realized, you can’t sit around here and have a baby that you can’t afford.”

Vanessa explained that she was already struggling to pay for her first son as a single parent. Currently, she said she is unemployed but going to school to be a medical assistant.

“Every month I get a TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) check,” Vanessa said. “I’m doing the child support thing, but the courts really can’t do too much to him because he’s in the military. I got my apartment through Section 8 housing.

“So I’m managing, but I knew I couldn’t afford another child. So, in a way, I knew I had to do it for my son.”

Planned Parenthood travel at least 50 to 100 miles.”

That’s one reason why Pierucci and Planned Parenthood strongly object to proposals like Cheeks’ “Woman’s Right To Know Act” because the mandatory 24-hour waiting period punishes women forced to travel long distances seeking abortions.

“Women who decide to have an abortion make that decision deliberately and thoughtfully and this bill demeans women as decision-makers,” Pierucci said. “If this passes, women in rural Georgia are going to have to come and spend the night and pay for an extra day

The Long Road to Atlanta Currently, physicians working with Planned Parenthood will provide abortions to women up to 12 weeks into their pregnancy. Beyond 12 weeks,

“Women who decide to have an abortion make that decision deliberately and thoughtfully and this bill demeans women as decision-makers.”

The Final Decision Like more than 1,300 women in Augusta last year, Vanessa turned to Planned Parenthood at 1289 Broad Street for help with obtaining an abortion.

Vanessa knew about Planned Parenthood through a relative, but Mary Beth Pierucci, director of external affairs for Planned Parenthood, said many local women turn to the Yellow Pages of the phone book to find out about abortion services in Augusta.

“When people have nowhere else to look, they are looking in the Yellow Pages to find out where they can go,” Pierucci said.

But when women look in Augusta’s phone book under the heading “abortion services,” what they mostly find are a lot of out-of-town listings.

“You’ll see a lot of numbers for Atlanta clinics and one for Charlotte,” Pierucci said. “But there are really only two facilities that provide abortion services in Augusta.”

Planned Parenthood is the most visible and public reproductive health services facility in the area. It has been providing abortions to women in the community since 1975.

Having a 35-year-old facility still available for women seeking to terminate an unwanted pregnancy in Georgia is becoming a rare find these days.

According to a national survey released in January by the Alan Guttmacher Institute — a private abortion rights organization in New York City — Georgia women saw the number of clinics providing abortions decline by half since 1992.

Eight years ago, abortions were offered at 55 clinics throughout Georgia, the Alan Guttmacher Institute’s report stated. In 2000, that number dropped to 26.

Currently, abortions can only be obtained in Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus and Savannah.

“The people that are suffering the most are women in the rural areas of the state,” Pierucci said. “We recently did a survey and approximately 21 percent of the patients coming to

All the pro-lifers need, Pierucci said, is for one of the more liberal Supreme Court justices to step down and Bush to appoint a conservative, pro-life judge. If Roe v. Wade is overturned, it will then be up to the individual states to determine abortion laws.

“I would hate to see that happen under Georgia’s current political climate,” Pierucci said.

- Mary Beth Pierucci, director of external affairs for Planned Parenthood

of travel. So, this is really going to hurt rural and poor women.”

Despite what some anti-abortionists may say, Pierucci maintains the number of abortions performed in this country and the state of Georgia is declining.

According to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, there was a 17-percent decline in abortions nationwide between 1992 and 2000. In Georgia, there was a 19percent decline in abortions from 1996 to 2000.

However, local politicians supporting stricter abortion laws are quick to point out that in 2000, there were still 1.3 million abortions performed in the United States and 32,140 abortions performed in Georgia.

That’s an unacceptable number for Perdue, who is rapidly becoming known as Georgia’s “pro-life governor.”

Georgia’s growing conservative attitude toward abortion is quickly becoming known throughout the country. The National Abortion Rights Action League recently gave Georgia an “F” rating because of the current legislation being introduced and the low number of clinics and hospitals performing abortions around the state. Even South Carolina managed a “D” rating.

“It’s a very, very scary time,” Pierucci said. “I think that Georgia has eroded access to abortions. And at the national level, with George Bush’s stance on abortion, I think the Roe v. Wade decision could potentially be overturned.”

Pierucci said, women must travel to Atlanta for a much more invasive and expensive procedure.

“Once you get past the end of the first trimester, you’re sent to Atlanta and we tell people any day that goes by it gets more and more expensive,” Pierucci said, adding that women at Planned Parenthood are usually charged between $300 and $400 for an abortion.

When Vanessa went to Planned Parenthood seeking an abortion she was seven weeks into her pregnancy.

“But a good friend of mine had to go to Atlanta to go get an abortion because she was like four months along and it cost her $800,” Vanessa said. “Most people can’t afford that.”

Many of the pregnant women may not even be able to afford a bus ticket to Atlanta or don’t have anyone willing to give them a ride, Pierucci said. And one of the requirements at the Atlanta clinics is that, in order for a woman to obtain an abortion in her second trimester, she must have a ride home.

That’s where women like Helen Swanson come in.

Swanson is a member of an Atlantabased organization called Volunteer Drivers Network that provides women around the state a free ride to an Atlanta clinic.

Members of this group will drive all across the state to pick up a patient, take them to Atlanta, wait while the woman undergoes the operation, and drive her

back home.

This past Christmas, Swanson said she picked up at least five women in the Augusta area and provided them a ride to Atlanta.

“If we can eliminate one little obstacle among the many that women go through to get an abortion, then we feel good,” Swanson said. “And the women are so appreciative.

“They appreciate the service, but they appreciate the fact that they didn’t have to tell their friends or their relatives or whoever they didn’t want to tell.

Instead, we are their support person for that day or two.”

What most people don’t understand, Swanson said, is almost all the women who go to the clinic have no doubt that they want to have an abortion.

Swanson, a retired nurse, knows from experience.

“This is really a passion of mine because I’ve been through it myself,” Swanson said. “I know what it’s like not to have someone to count on. When I had mine (abortion), it was the same thing. I did not have someone who would take me, let alone stay with me all day.

“So, I think there’s probably not very many things worse in the world than having a pregnancy that you just absolutely cannot do.”

The Abortion Pill Instead of going to a clinic to have a surgical abortion, some women today are taking a more private approach to ending a pregnancy, Pierucci said.

Currently, Planned Parenthood provides the “morning-after” pill, otherwise known as Plan B. This is oral medication taken within 72 hours of intercourse that basically prevents a fertilized egg from implanting in a woman’s uterus.

“In two weeks to a month we will actually be offering mifepristone,” Pierucci said, explaining mifepristone was once referred to as RU-486, but is now also being called the Abortion Pill.

According to information provided to The Spirit by Planned Parenthood, mifepristone is taken in the form of a pill during the early stages of a pregnancy, usually during the first 49 days.

Mifepristone works by blocking the hormone progesterone, which is necessary to sustain pregnancy. Without this hormone, the lining of the uterus breaks down, the cervix softens and bleeding begins.

A few days after taking mifepristone, Planned Parenthood instructs women to take a second drug, misoprostol, which is applied through a vaginal inserter.

This causes the uterus to contract and empty, ultimately ending the pregnancy.

“Only 20 percent of women receiving abortions choose that method, but for those women, that’s really the method they want,” Pierucci said. “You come in and you get the medication. You go through the counseling and you first take the pill and then after a waiting period you use the medication vaginally.

“What happens is, you’re supposed to lay there for 30 minutes and after the first 30 minutes you can get up and walk around. Within an hour and a half you will start cramping, and an hour and a half after that, you’ll probably abort. For most women, they will abort within four hours after taking the vaginal medication.”

Planned Parenthood requires a followup visit to make sure that the woman has had a successful medical abortion.

“You’ll basically bleed the length of a regular period, but you’ll bleed heavily,” Pierucci said. “We give the same warnings that we give women who’ve had regular surgical abortions.

“If you bleed through two Maxi-Pads in an hour, you need to call us. But the difference is, we tell women with surgical abortions, if you see a clot bigger than a quarter you need to call us. With this, if you see a clot bigger than a lemon, call us.”

That description made Vanessa cringe.

“Oh God, I couldn’t do that,” she said.

For Vanessa, she said the surgical abortion was her best option because she felt comfortable with the doctor explaining the procedure to her.

“I came in, laid on the table, and the doctor told me exactly what he was doing. Everything was quick and easy and the nurse held my hand, and was talking me though it,” Vanessa said, adding that it took no more than five minutes. “I was fine. It didn’t hurt at all. I didn’t have any pain afterwards. Nothing.

Now, everything’s back to normal.”

While Vanessa says she has no regrets, she does say it’s not something she ever wants to do again.

“When I came here to get an abortion, there were so many women in the waiting room just talking about how many times they have came here and it really scared me,” Vanessa said. “Somebody asked me, ‘Is this your first time?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ And they said, ‘My first time, I was nervous too. Don’t worry.’”

Right then, Vanessa realized some women use abortions as birth control.

“When they said that I was like, ‘Well, dog, they make this as a habit. They come in here and have had six or seven abortions,’” Vanessa said. “I was scared for them because that’s not healthy.”

It’s been nine months since her abortion, and Vanessa said she has no doubt that she made the right decision for herself and her son. She has asked God to forgive her and she feels like

he’s accepted her forgiveness.

“Really, to tell you the truth, I haven’t even thought about it no more,” she said. “It was just like going in and having surgery and moving on with your life. And I haven’t felt bad about it because I already have a child and I know I did the right thing.”

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One Woman’s Regret Sarah, 34, hopes Vanessa will never regret her decision to have an abortion, because for Sarah, regret didn’t hit her until several years after her procedure.

“I got pregnant when I was in high school. I was only 16 years old,” Sarah said, who also agreed to anonymously speak to The Spirit. “I was raised in a Christian home and I guess I was afraid of what my family and people would think about me getting pregnant outside of marriage.”

Sarah said she thought an abortion would solve everything, but instead she found that it made everything so much worse.

“I thought nobody would ever know and it would be a secret. But what I didn’t know is what happens after the fact,” Sarah said. “I lived in years of guilt and remorse. Later in life, I got married and when I got pregnant with my son, all those memories came back.”

When she discovered she was pregnant with her son, she immediately began to learn about everything that was going on with her body.

“It never really hit home with me until I came in for that second or third doctor’s appointment and I saw that baby on the sonogram at 11 weeks old and I heard that baby’s heart beat,” Sarah said. “I had the abortion at 11 weeks and I thought, ‘Oh my God what did I do? There’s a heart beating, and there’s hands and feet.’

“I mean, the (abortion) clinics always talk about how these babies are just blobs of tissue. Well, I never thought that. I’m an intelligent person, but I didn’t realized how developed my baby really was at 11 weeks.”

Suddenly, Sarah found herself dealing with an enormous amount of guilt. Guilt that had built up for more than 11 years.

Sarah knew that she needed help, so she turned to the Augusta Care Pregnancy Center, right across the street from Planned Parenthood on Broad Street. continued on page 22

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“All I have to do is show them a sonogram of their baby. If they have a little picture of their baby, half to 80 percent will change their mind just like that.”

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continued from page 21 Augusta Care Pregnancy Center is a Christian-based organization that teaches abstinence only and is strongly against abortion or the use of birth control.

The agency also offers support groups for women who’ve had an abortion and now are experiencing remorse or depression.

Susan Swanson, director of Augusta Care Pregnancy Center, admits that her agency sought to locate next to Planned Parenthood hoping women will accidentally walk into their office seeking an abortion.

“We want girls to walk in here looking for an abortion or call here asking for the morning-after pill,” said Swanson, not related to Helen Swanson of Volunteer Drivers Network of Atlanta.

“We want to tell women the truth.

Abortion covers up what really the people should be getting help for.

Instead of helping a person out of a bad situation, Planned Parenthood is just trying to make it all better for the man with a quick fix.

“The man is walking away. The woman is taking the heat. Now, is that fair?”

Swanson estimates that 25 to 30 percent of the women who walk through her door are looking to have an abortion.

“And all I have to do is show them a sonogram of their baby. If they have a little picture of their baby, half to 80 percent will change their mind just like that,” Swanson said, snapping her fingers. “I’ve been here more than 20 years and I see it every day. Pregnant is a word. When they see the sonogram, reality hits and it goes from, ‘I’m pregnant,’ to ‘I’m having a baby.’”

That’s why Swanson strongly supports Cheeks’ “Woman’s Right To Know” bill.

“Abortion is a big decision. I mean it’s something they can’t go back and change. People should take some time,” Swanson said.

She explained it’s only natural that women be given more information and be shown pictures about a serious operation.

“I’m not saying, show them graphic pictures of aborted babies, but show

them pictures of how babies grow,” Swanson said. “All they need is a little time. I mean, I’ve heard so many trauma stories. A girl that I worked with had 11 abortions, four of them across the street at Planned Parenthood.

“What people don’t understand is, if you pile an abortion up on top of pain, all you get is a lot more pain.”

After working with Augusta Care Pregnancy Center, Sarah now has dealt with her own pain and has asked for forgiveness from God. Sarah is now a happy mother of two children, but she acknowledges one of the main reasons she ended up having an abortion was because she was scared of how the Augusta community would treat her as a teen mother.

“I now know what you need to concern yourself with is: Are you going to be able to look at yourself in the mirror every day?” Sarah said. “It doesn’t matter about what Sam or Sally or Joe or Bob think about you. If you have an abortion, you are going to have live with the fact that you chose to kill your baby.

“And maybe it was done discretely and nobody knows, but you know. And God knows.”

While Planned Parenthood fully supports a woman’s right to choose and feels comprehensive sexual education promotes a safer, healthier community, Pierucci says she has no problem referring pregnant women, unsure of having an abortion, to the Augusta Care Pregnancy Center.

In fact, she feels Augusta is failing women by not promoting a more open dialogue for women’s reproductive choices.

“We demonize women with unintended pregnancies,” Pierucci said.

“Women in this community should feel like they can come out and find whatever help they need, whether it’s with us or Augusta Care Pregnancy across the street.

“For me, I think women need to feel comfortable seeking help, whichever side of the street a woman wants to wander to. But, unfortunately, Augusta, as a community, really fails women in that regard.”

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sked whether most people know what Mardi Gras is, Jon Donley took a deep, audible breath.

“A lot of what I do with FAQ is clear up misconceptions,” he said. “Before I came here I had no idea what Mardi Gras was myself.”

Donley is editor of NewOrleans.net which, along with New Orleans’ Times-Picayune daily paper, is a part of the Newhouse Newspaper group, and runs Nola.com and MardiGras.com.

“The biggest misconception is that Mardi Gras is the start of the party, where in reality, Mardi Gras day is the end of the party.”

The party – or, rather, giant cluster of parties – starts Jan. 6, according to Nola.com.

About 70 groups hold parades.

Another misconception is that Mardi Gras is one big, organized event, and that it is even possible to buy tickets for it. “One big thing that people don’t realize is, it’s basically free.

All the parades are free,” Donley said.

That doesn’t mean that all of the events are free. There’s nothing stopping organizations from holding Mardi Gras events and charging.

But Mardi Gras itself isn’t an event, Donley said. It’s a holiday, like Christmas, or St. Patrick’s Day. Except that there’s more stuff to do.

For a visitor, Donley said, Mardi Gras comes down to two distinct types of activity: parades and partying.

A Proliferation of Parades “The parades, depending on where you stand, are pretty family-oriented. It’s very child-friendly if you watch parades in the Garden District,” Donley said, which is where he prefers to go. “It really turns into a crowded mosh pit if you watch downtown.”

His favorite is Barkus, the parade of costumed pets.

A Mardi Gras parade is basically like any other parade – there’s just more to it. You’ll encounter every imaginable type of float, usually put together by the krewes, a definite “Nah’lins” invention, according to Donley.

He explained that a krewe is an exclusive club.

They carry names like Endymion, Bacchus and Orpheus, which was co-founded by Harry

All photography courtesy of New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc.

“They dress up as buffoons or, like you might see now, Bill Clinton strolling down the street with Monica Lewinsky. The krewes made fun of current political figures and political messes,” he said.

Of course, not all costumed revelers are members of krewes. People just like to dress up. Couples and groups of friends can really come up with some creative costuming, he said. “You get a lot of team costumes,” he said. “Clinton and Monica were big a few years ago. I think last year George Bush and Osama bin Laden... I saw a bunch of them running around. The Wizard of Oz is popular.

You see groups of four.”

The morning, he said, is generally when people get into the masking. “You see people walking up through the Quarter and all down Canal Street,” he said, adding that it’s nothing to encounter groups of vampires or multiple Elvises.

But the desire to dress up is only one reason costuming is popular. There is another, and infinitely more creepy, reason that the krewes cover their faces.

“A lot of these krewes are very secret society,” Donley said. “They’re never supposed to show their faces.”

Some of those costumes even involve pointed hoods, he added. “The first time I saw them I thought I was at a Klan meeting.”

And then there was Zulu.

At the turn of the century, the satirical spirit of Mardi Gras spawned the birth of the very first African-American krewe. Before Zulu, Donley said, the only way for black men to participate in a parade was to carry its torches, or flambeaux.

Now that they had their very own krewe, black paraders proceeded to make fun of the white krewes and of racial stereotyping.

“They actually put on blackface,” Donley said. “Zulu members do that even though they are African-American. They do that to poke fun of the whole stereotype.”

There are tigers on either side of the throne, and ornamentation like peacock feathers, he said. And, instead of throwing beads or plastic doubloons, the Zulus throw decorated

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Connick Jr., according to Nola.com. In the beginning, Donley said, they were all good ol’ boy clubs, full of rich white men. Later, female groups sprung up, but Donley doesn’t think there have ever been co-ed krewes. When Mardi Gras rolled around they would plan balls, which were private, but then each krewe would hold a parade as a public service.

“Instead of having a central committee that plans ‘Mardi Gras,’ you have these hundreds

of organizations that plan their own functions and then when you push them together in a couple of weeks span, you have Mardi Gras.”

Voila!

One feature of the Mardi Gras parades that you don’t tend to see in other parades is the tradition of masking and costumes. There are a couple of reasons that people dress up, Donley said. For one thing, the krewes are all about satire.

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coconuts into the crowd.

“It’s very highly prized to get a Zulu coconut,” he said.

Beads and Doubloons If you’re lucky, people will throw things at you. These, Donley said, are called “throws,” appropriately enough. The coveted coconuts of the Zulus are throws, but usually you won’t have to worry about things flying at you that are big enough to cause concussions. The most common throws are plastic coins and beads. Coins and beads will fly into the crowd with amazing results, and the onlookers who collect them will further disburse them for varying reasons.

Apparently, giving away your beads is just the friendly thing to do. You can get beads if you catch someone’s eye in some way – maybe they like the way you look, or you seem a little down.

Or maybe you’ve just shown them your breasts.

This gets into the area of Mardi Gras that you may be a little more familiar with: the no-holds-barred Bacchanalian street party in which people become little more than alcohol receptacles.

Donley said that usually happens on Canal Street down in the French Quarter.

“I have no idea why a perfectly normal young woman from Iowa would take her shirt off for a 5-cent string of beads, but it happens all the time,” Donley said.

Even at the Endymion formal ball, which is held inside the Superdome, when the krewe’s parade comes inside so their attendees can enjoy it, people go nuts.

“You see people in tuxedos and evening gowns rolling around and fighting for the beads. You just get caught up in it.”

He suspects that people just like to get out there and get back to the old ways. “I think there’s a little bit of pagan deep down inside everyone when you scrape away the veneer.”

Where It All Began “Mardi Gras is an ancient celebration,” Donley said, adding that it is a Catholicized version of a pagan celebration that dates back to ancient Rome. It was called Lupercalia and involved sacrificing a fatted bull.

In fact, he said, Mardi Gras incorporates a white bull float called the boeuf gras.

He guesses that the throwing of the beads is the current version of something the Romans did with the hide from the slaughtered animal. The priests cut strips of hide

“I have no idea why a perfectly normal young woman from Iowa would take her shirt off for a 5-cent string of beads, but it happens all the time.”

– Jon Donley, editor of NewOrleans.net and made loops from them. Then they tossed the still-bloodied loops to the maidens who wanted to have children.

“So even the concept of throwing beads at girls is very ancient,” Donley said, though he doubts that the desire to have children is the motivation for the girls to flash the bead-holders.

Incidentally, other sources describe another sort of fertility rite, in which semi-clothed young men ran through the city flogging women with strips of goat hide to promote fertility. The philosopher Ovid was all for it.

With regard to Mardi Gras as we know it, however, there is a little bit of a dispute between New Orleans, La., and Mobile, Ala., about who started the festival. “Both cities had Mardi Gras celebrations that got really wild, really out of control. They were even banned at times,” Donley said. They weren’t officially reinstated, he added, until the early 1800s.

He said that Mobile did invent the tradition of the krewe parades, and that the blue-bloods of the time tended to travel extensively between the two cities, and therefore the celebration grew up in both places at the same time. New Orleans’ claim to the honor, how-

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He had staked out the area that was to become New Orleans, but since the city had not yet been founded, some Mobilians say that invalidates New Orleans’ claim.

“By the time rex came around in 1872, New Orleans was clearly setting the traditions,” Donley said. Rex, which is Latin for “king,” is simply king of Mardi Gras, chosen from the city’s business elite.

Local Mardi Gras Fun Just in case you were wondering, there is a local shin-dig you can attend if you’d like to catch beads and costume yourself silly. The Walton Foundation for Independence is holding a Mardi Gras Benefit Bash Saturday, March 1 at the Old Medical College of Georgia.

There will be a 17-piece big band, courtesy of the Augusta Jazz Project and a 12-piece New Orleans-style band. There will be a DJ and karaoke. There will be two dozen artists in action on the premises, some of whom will

actually create pieces while you watch. There will be a treasure chest full of prizes to win, a casino, cocktails, Cajun cuisine provided by The Partridge Inn, D. Timm’s Jazz Cafe and the French Market Grille. The emcee for the night will be a Mardi Gras jester, who is none other than Jaime Burcham, the director of Behind the Masque Entertainment, a local variety entertainment company.

The two bands for the evening, Burcham said, are Augusta Jazz Project, which will provide that big-band oompah! feel, and New Jerusalem Sound, the dixieland band you may have heard during First Friday.

“Ninety-five percent of the other entertainment is going to be supplied by Behind the Masque,” Burcham said. “It is going to be a phenomenal evening.”

In addition to the jester, Behind the Masque will be providing stilt walkers, jugglers, a 15foot puppet, fire-breathers, palm readers, a belly dancer, live statues, a mime, a voodoo queen and special guest performers like Russell Joel Brown. Approach with caution.

And, ladies and gentlemen, Behind the Masque will be providing the float, which will carry the king and queen of Mardi Gras themselves – Augusta Mayor Bob Young and his wife, local realtor Gwen Fulcher-Young.

Burcham said there will be five major rooms full of fun.

“We’ve kicked it up a notch,” said Walton Foundation’s special events coordinator Ashley Smith. For one thing, she said, this is the second year the Bash has been open to the public, but the 10th year it’s been held.

“We wanted activities inside and out,” she said. There will be plenty of space to move around and mingle with the crowd, and four cocktail bars featuring champagne, vodka, hurricanes and blue tarantula margaritas.

Proceeds from the event will go toward those Walton Foundation projects where the need is greatest, Smith said.

Revelry starts at 7:30 and runs till midnight.

Wear cocktail attire or a fah-bulous costume.

If you forget your mask, some will be made available for purchase at the door, handmade

by Emily Connelly of Behind the Masque.

Tickets, which include cocktails and Cajun cuisine, are $75. The Old Medical College of Georgia is at 598 Telfair Street in Augusta.

Tickets can be purchased at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital, The Partridge Inn, D. Timm’s Jazz Cafe and French Market Grille.

Corporate tables are available. For information call (706) 823-8526 or visit www.wrh.org (news and events).

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AUGUSTA CONCERT BAND rehearses Monday evenings and is looking to fill vacancies on most band instruments. Interested par ties should contact Ben Easter, (803) 202-0091 or e-mail bandforaugusta@aol.com.

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“EXCITING PAINTINGS FROM PHOTOS” adult ar t workshop Feb. 22, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t. For more information, call 722-5495.

THE GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTITUTE OF ART is accepting applications for tuition assistance for the spring quarter now through March 11. The institute’s spring quar ter runs March 18-May 22. To apply, call 722-5495 or e-mail ghia@ghia.org to request a scholarship application form.

ART CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS are offered yearround at the Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t. Classes and workshops are open to toddlers through adults and feature instruction in drawing, painting, photography, pottery, weaving and sculpture. For a newslet ter or detailed information on registering for classes at the Ger trude Herber t, call 722-5495. The Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t also offers Educational Tours; for information, contact the Education Director at the above telephone number.

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THE ARTWORK OF MALAIKA FAVORITE will be on display in the Reese Library at Augusta State University through March 11. For more information, visit www.aug.edu/library/cullum2003.

PAINTINGS BY DANIEL HAYES will be on display at the Euchee Creek Library during the month of March. 556-0594.

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This year’s Battle of Aiken re-enactment takes place Feb. 22-23 at Carolina Star Plantation. tains to the Dogwood Stable and runs through Feb. 23.

For more information, call (803) 642-7650.

exhibit will be on display at the Morris Museum of Ar t through Feb. 23. Call 724-7501 for more information.

FEBRUARY EXHIBITS AT USC-AIKEN’S ETHERREDGE CENTER feature an exhibit of paintings by Del Holt in the Upper Gallery through Feb. 27 and an exhibit of ceramics by Priscilla Hollingswor th in the Lower Gallery through Feb. 24. The paintings of Julie Adams will be on display Feb. 24-March 1. Free and open to the public.

For info, call (803) 641-3305.

“THE DOGGY IN THE WINDOW” animal photography exhibition by Ginny Southwor th will be at the Aiken County Historical Museum through Feb. 23. There is no admission charge. Call (803) 642-2015.

POTTERY BY ERIC NYGAARD will be on display throughout February at the Euchee Creek Library. Call 556-0594.

PHOTOGR APHY BY JIM BLAYLOCK is on display at the Gibbs Library during the month of February. 863-1946.

THE AIKEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS exhibits works by Patricia Viles in the Westinghouse Group Gallery, Marita Rappleye in the Wyat t Development Gallery and Mary Jane Davis and Betsy Wilson-Mahoney in the Founder’s Gallery. For information, visit www.AikenCenter for theAr ts.org or call (803) 641-9094.

FINE ARTS EXHIBITION BY DOROTHY WRIGHT through Feb. 27 at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black History. Call 724-3576 for more information.

“THIRTY YEARS OF ROCK AND ROLL: PHOTOGR APHY

BY LARRY HULST” showcases images of such influential musicians as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Iggy Pop and more through the eyes of photographer Larry Hulst. The exhibit is at the Augusta Museum of History and runs through March 8. “Legends” concer t featuring a Beatles tribute band wraps things up March 8 at the Imperial Theatre. For information, call 722-8454.

“RECENT ACQUISITIONS: 2002” features works by John Baeder, Herb Jackson, Philip Morsberger, Tom Nakashima, Margaret Ramsey, Lorenso Scot t, Juanita Rogers, Purvis Young, Eleanor Hancock Pryor and Gilber t Gaul. The

MARTHA SIMKINS SPECIAL EXHIBITION at the Morris Museum of Ar t through April 20. Call the museum at 724-7501 for more information.

AT THE MARY PAULINE GALLERY: Philip Morsberger and Dederick Ward exhibit through Feb. 22. Rober t Bazemore and Ar t Rosenbaum exhibit Feb. 28-April 19.

Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Feb. 28. Call the Mary Pauline Gallery for details at 724-9542.

“COLLAGE WORKS: MELINDA MOORE LAMPKIN AND LUCY WEIGLE” features pieces by two local artists. The exhibit will be on display at the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art through March 14. Call 722-5495 for more information.

THE ARTWORK OF NANCY BANNISTER is on display at the Raging Bull, 828 Broad St., through the end of February. Bannister specializes in landscape and abstract ar t, as well as interior/ex terior murals. Call 722-0444 for more information.

AT THE GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTITUTE OF ART: “Ware’s Folly: An Architectural Perspective” is in the First-Floor Gallery at Ware’s Folly through Feb. 21; “Creative Expression” is in the Ware’s Folly First Floor Gallery through Feb. 21; “Recent Works From Youth and Adult Students of the Ger trude Herber t” on display Feb. 25-March 31. Call 722-5495 for more information.

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12TH ANNUAL STOMP-A-R AMA GREEK STEPSHOW March 1, 7:25 p.m., at the Bell Auditorium. For more information, call 722-3521.

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at tend. For information, phone 650-2396 or 736-3878.

needed and newcomers are welcome. Line and circle dances are taught. For location information, call 737-6299.

SECOND SATURDAY DANCE at the Ballroom Dance Center, 225 Grand Slam Drive in Evans, held the second S Saturday of every month, 7:30-11 p.m. Dress is casual.

P Tickets are $10 per person. 854-8888.

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first Saturday of each month, from 7:15 to 11 p.m. Cost

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CSRA/AUGUSTA BOGEY-WOOGIE DANCE AND SOCIAL GROUP holds a monthly dance every third Saturday of the month, star ting at 7:30 p.m. There are also meetings every Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Salsa Ruedo Casino and every Wednesday at 7:45 p.m. Men are especially encouraged to

SINGLES DANCE each Saturday night from 8-11 p.m. sponsored by the Christian Social Organization for Single Adults. Held at Westside High School. Tickets $5 for members, $7 for non-members, and are available at the door.

For more information, contact Doris Heath, 736-3376.

House March 22. The H.O. Weeks Center in Aiken has scheduled a bus trip to the show. $45 per person fee includes ticket and transportation. Registration and payment is due March 3. for information, call (803) 642-7631.

Music

“LEGENDS OF YESTERDAY CONCERT” March 8, 8 p.m., at the Imperial Theatre. Beatles tribute band will per form songs by the Beatles, Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers.

VIP tickets are $36 and include 6:30 p.m. private reception at the Augusta Museum of History; other ticket prices range from $12-$20. All proceeds go to the Augusta Museum of History and the Imperial Theatre. To purchase tickets, visit www.imperialtheatre.com or call 722-8341.

CONCERT WITH BASSIST GERALD VEASLEY has been postponed until June 6, due to unexpected circumstances.

For more information, call the Imperial Theatre at 722-8341.

MASTERS OF SWING JAZZ AT THE JULIAN CONCERT with the Augusta Jazz Project Feb. 28, 8 p.m., at the Julian Smith Casino. Tickets are $15 general admission, $5 student or $10 each for groups of 10 or more. For tickets, call 823-0620.

“EVENSONG” will be per formed by the Choir of Saint Paul’s Church Feb. 23, 6 p.m., at the church. Child care is available and a reception follows in the parish house.

The public is invited to at tend. 724-2485.

THE MILLER-LOWRY DUO will per form a concer t for trumpet and organ at St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. Free admission. Reception to follow. For information, call 733-6627.

ERIC CHU per forms the “Trout Quintet” by Schuber t as par t of USC-Aiken’s Mauldin series March 6 at 7 p.m.

Concer t will be held at USC-Aiken’s Etherredge Center.

For ticket information, phone (803) 641-3305.

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SOUTHERN SOUL FESTIVAL with Bobby Womack, The Manhat tans, Tyrone Davis, Bet ty Wright and Charles Jones Feb. 21, 8 p.m., at the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center. Tickets are $33.50 in advance or $35.50 the day of the show. Order tickets by phone at 828-7700 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSIC FESTIVAL at Davidson Fine Ar ts School’s Amphitheatre Feb. 28, 4 p.m. For information, call 823-6924, ex t. 107.

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“TWO PIANOS” CONCERT WITH MARTIN DAVID JONES AND CLAR A PARK: Feb. 22 Augusta Symphony Masterworks program begins at 8 p.m.; preview begins at 7 p.m. Held at Augusta State University’s Per forming Ar ts Theatre. Tickets are $15-$35; student tickets are $7.50-$14. Call 826-4705.

TUESDAY’S MUSIC LIVE CONCERT SERIES: All per formances in the concer t series held at noon at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Concer ts are free; optional catered lunch is $7 per person. 2002-2003 season schedule is as follows: March 4, The Augusta Children’s Chorale; March 18, Kari Gaffney and Jeff Williams. 722-3463.

COMMUNITY HEALING MEDITATION DRUMMING CIRCLE hosted every third Monday of the month by IDRUM2U, the Not Gaddy Drumming Studio. Held 7-9 p.m. at the G.L. Jackson Conference Center, 1714 Nor th Leg Cour t. Fee is $5 or a donation of canned goods for the Golden Harvest Food Bank. All are welcome and drums will be available to rent. For info, phone the Not Gaddy Drumming Studio, 228-3200.

Theater

“AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’” will be at the Newberr y Opera House March 12. Aiken Parks and Recreation hosts a bus trip to see the show that leaves the H.O. Weeks Center at 1 p.m. Register by Feb. 24 by calling (803) 642-7631.

COMEDIAN JAMES GREGORY comes to the Imperial Theatre Feb. 21. For tickets and information, visit www.imperialtheatre.com or call the Imperial Theatre box of fice at 722-8341.

“A FLEA IN HER EAR” at the Aiken Community Playhouse’s Washington Center for the Performing Ar ts.

Performances are Feb. 28, March 1, 7-9 and 14-15. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees take place at 3 p.m. For tickets, call (803) 648-1438.

“ANNIE” will be performed at 8 p.m. Feb. 28-March 1 and 3 p.m. March 2 at the Imperial Theatre. Tickets are $12$35 and may be purchased from the Augusta Players online at www.augustaplayers.com or by phone at 826-4707.

“A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM” will be presented by Augusta Theatre Company Feb. 20-22, 27-28 and March 1 at the Bon Air Ballroom. Tickets are $15 adult, $10 seniors, students and matinees. For tickets, call 481-9040.

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“WHEN THE REAPER CALLS” Feb. 21-22, 27-28 and March 1 at For t Gordon Dinner Theatre. Dinner begins at 7 p.m. and the show star ts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 for the general public, $28 for seniors (65 and up) and civilian personnel, $17 for active duty E7 and below and $10 show only tickets. Valentine’s Day package available for the same cost as a regular full-price ticket. Call 7938552 for reservations.

Attractions THE BOYHOOD HOME OF WOODROW WILSON: Circa 1859 Presby terian manse occupied by the family of President Woodrow Wilson as a child during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Original and period antiques, restored house, kitchen and carriage house. 419 Seventh Street. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tues.-Sat. Tours available; groups of 10 or more by appointment only. Admission is $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 students under 18 and free for ages five and under. 722-9828.

AUGUSTA GOLF & GARDENS OF THE GEORGIA GOLF HALL OF FAME features beautiful display gardens, as well as bronze sculptures of some of golf’s greatest masters. Available for rent for a variety of functions.

Group discount rates available. Closed Mondays; open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; open from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5.50 for adults; $4.50 for students, seniors and military; $3.50 for children (4 to 12); free for children 3 and under. Sundays are two for one with a Super Sunday coupon. Annual garden memberships are available. Call 724-4443 or 1-888-874-4443.

Also, visit their Web site at www.gghf.org.

NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER’S FORT DISCOVERY: Children and adults alike can immerse themselves in the wonders of science through live demonstrations, vir tual realities, Starlab, KidScape and more than 250 hands-on exhibits. General Admission: $8 for adults; $6 for children, seniors and active military. Group rates available.

Half-price admission daily af ter 3 p.m. Operating hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Call 821-0200, 1-800-325-5445 or visit their Web site at www.NationalScienceCenter.org.

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HISTORIC COTTON EXCHANGE WELCOME CENTER: Open Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m.

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THE EZEKIEL HARRIS HOUSE: Deemed “the finest 18th century house surviving in Georgia” by the “Smithsonian Guide to Historic America.” Open Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

General admission is $2; senior admission is $1 and children get in for 50 cents. For more information, call 724-0436.

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ARTR AGEOUS SUNDAY! BEHIND THE MASQUE March 2, 2 p.m., at the Morris Museum of Ar t. Jugglers, actors, dancers, fire-breathers, drumers, puppets, mimes, living statues and more will enter tain adults and children. Free admission. Phone 724-7501.

AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY BROWN BAG HISTORY SERIES March 5 at noon. Jack B. Hatcher will give a presentation on the history of Harlem. Program is free to members and $2 for non-members. Bring your lunch and the museum provides a beverage and desser t.

Reservations required by March 4; 722-8454.

“PIECES OF ART: AN EVENING OF CHAIR-ITY” Feb. 27, 6 p.m., at the Morris Museum of Ar t. Butler Comprehensive High School ar t teacher Lorenzo Williams and his ar t students auction painted masterpieces on wooden stools to raise funds for the classroom. Live music provided by the Butler Jazz Band and Chorus. Free. 724-7501.

MASTERWORKS OF SOUTHERN ART TOUR at the Morris Museum of Ar t 2 p.m. Feb. 23. Free admission.

Call 724-7501.

NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK at For t Discovery through Feb. 23. Learn how engineers turn ideas into reality. Call 821-0200.

“CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ARTISTS: EUGENIA COMER AND JANANN REYNOLDS LOOK AT THE WORK OF MARTHA SIMKINS” Feb. 20 at the Morris Museum of Ar t. Wine and cheese reception to follow. The program begins at 7 p.m., and reservations are required. Free for members, $3 for adults and $2 for seniors, students and military personnel. 724-7501.

AT THE AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY: February’s film is “The Morehouse Men.” Films play continuously in the History Theatre and are free with admission. For more information, call 722-8454.

THE GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTITUTE OF ART in Ware’s Folly exhibits works by local and regional ar tists. Ar t classes, workshops and other educational programming for children, youth and adults are held in the WalkerMackenzie Studio. Ware’s Folly galleries open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Saturday by appointment only. The Walker-Mackenzie Studio gallery is open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free, but a donation of $2 for adults and $1 for children and seniors is encouraged.

Call 722-5495 for more info.

THE AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY hosts permanent exhibition “Augusta’s Story,” an award-winning exhibit encompassing 12,000 years of local history. For the younger crowd, there’s the Susan L. Still Children’s Discovery Gallery, where kids can learn about history in a hands-on environment. The museum also shows films in the History Theatre and hosts a variety of programs.

Located at 560 Reynolds Street. Open TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m.

Admission is $4 adult, $3 seniors, $2 kids (6-18 years of age) and free for children under 6. Free admission on Sundays. Call 722-8454 or visit www.augustamuseum.org for more information.

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Call 724-7501 or visit www.themorris.org for details.

THE MUSEUM OF LAUREL AND HARDY OF HARLEM, GEORGIA features displays of various Laurel and Hardy memorabilia; films also shown. Located at 250 N. Louisville Street in downtown Harlem. Open 1-4 p.m.

Thursday-Monday. For more information, call 556-3448.

LUNCH AT NOON LECTURE SERIES held the second Wednesday of every month at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black History, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call the museum at 724-3576 for more information.

Special Events ELVIS IMPERSONATORS CONTEST Feb. 21-22 at VFW Post No. 3200. Admission price for 7 p.m. show Feb. 21 and 2 p.m. show Feb. 22 is $5 per person; admission for Feb. 22 finals, held at 8 p.m., is $10 per person. For more information, call (803) 593-2580 or (803) 439-3200.

HEALTH CAREERS OPPORTUNITY PROGR AM is accepting applications for its summer academic enrichment program through April 1. The program is designed to provide students from underrepresented groups and/or disadvantaged backgrounds with an oppor tunity to enter and graduate from schooling in health professions. Open to qualified rising high school seniors and pre-college freshmen interested in pursing a healthcare career. 821-8203.

PAINE COLLEGE UPWARD BOUND, a summer session designed to improve academic per formance and increase motivational levels among students, is accepting applications for the program through March 7. Project par ticipants must be potential first-generation college students enrolled in high school in Richmond County and meet the U.S. Depar tment of Education’s parental income and educational background guidelines. Interested high school freshmen and sophomores should contact their school’s guidance counselor or call 821-8210.

MARCH FILM SERIES at Headquar ters Library Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free. March 4 screening of “12 Monkeys,” March 11 screening of “The Last Picture Show,” March 18 screening of “Colonel Ef fingham’s Raid,” March 25 screening of “Bot tle Rocket.” For information, call 821-2600.

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Artist Shannon Evans is the first to exhibit in the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art’s new third-floor exhibition spaces. His photo-based sculptures will be on display Feb. 25-March 28; an artist reception will be held March 13. information, call 828-2109.

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BATTLE OF AIKEN RE-ENACTMENT Feb. 22-23 at the Carolina Star Plantation. Advance tickets are $3 for students and $7 for adults; at the gate, tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults. For more information, visit www.bat tleofaiken.org or call (803) 641-1111.

“WAR AND PEACE: THE APPROACHES OF NOBEL PEACE PRIZE-WINNING PRESIDENTS,” the 10th Annual Woodrow Wilson Symposium, to be held Feb. 27-28.

Meet the Speakers event held 6-8 p.m. Feb. 27; tickets are $15. Symposium Sessions held 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Feb. 28 at ASU; free and open to the public. Symposium Luncheon 12:15 p.m. Feb. 28; $15 for the public and $10 for Friends of Woodrow Wilson members. For more information, call 722-9828.

AUTHOR CATHY SMITH BOWERS comes to USCAiken’s Etherredge Center Feb. 25, 8 p.m., as par t of the James and Mary Oswald Distinguished Writers Series.

Program is free and open to the public. For more information, call (803) 641-3305.

AUGUSTA GOLF AND GARDENS SEMINAR SERIES ARBOR DAY PRESENTATION 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 21.

Bring a bag lunch to the gardens for a presentation on trees in celebration of Arbor Day. A ceremonial tree will be planted, the U.S. Army Signal Corps Band will perform, at tendees will receive a tree seedling and more.

Free. For information, call 724-4443.

“AROUND THE DAY IN 80 WORLDS” FOREIGN FILM FESTIVAL continues at USC-Aiken Feb. 25 and 28 with a 6 p.m. showing of “Monsoon Wedding.” For more information, call (803) 641-3448.

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CUMBEE CENTER TO ASSIST ABUSED PERSONS holds volunteer training Feb. 24-March 13. Training is held Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. in the center’s main of fice in Aiken. This non-profit organization provides free and confidential 24-hour services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. For information, call (803) 649-0480.

HAT FASHION SHOW, DEMONSTR ATION AND SOCIAL featuring Sissy Brodie, at the Augusta Newcomers Club Feb. 20 meeting. Cof fee and tea social begins at 9:45 a.m., with the fashion show at 10:45 and a buf fet lunch.

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MCDUFFIE FRIENDS OF ANIMALS holds pet adoptions each Saturday, 1-3 p.m. at Superpetz on Bobby Jones Expressway. Call 556-9090 or visit www.pet finder.com.

COLUMBIA COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY holds pet adoptions every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and every Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at PetsMar t. For more info, call 860-5020.

RICHMOND COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL AND AUGUSTA ANIMAL RESCUE FRIENDS holds pet adoptions at Superpetz of f Bobby Jones Expressway every Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Call AARF at 364-4747 or visit www.aar f.net. Adoptions also held at the Richmond County Animal Control Shelter, Tues. through Sun., 1-5 p.m. Call the shelter at 790-6836.

LOW-COST R ABIES VACCINATIONS: Augusta-Richmond County Animal Control holds low-cost rabies vaccination clinics the four th Sunday of every month for privately owned pets. $8 per animal. 1 p.m. at Superpetz. Dogs must be on a leash and cats in a carrier. Puppies and kittens must be three months old and current for all vaccinations. Schedule subject to change, so please call 7906836 to verify dates and times.

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ADOPTION INFORMATION SESSION March 1, 9:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. at the Independent Adoption Center in Tucker, Ga. Please reserve a place by calling 1-800-385-4016.

THE SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVAL showcases over 250 ar tists with 10 days of free and ticketed events at venues throughout Savannah. The festival begins Feb. 28 and runs through March 9. For tickets and information, call 1-800-868-FEST. “STOP KISS” will be per formed at the Longstreet Theatre in Columbia, S.C., Feb. 28-March 8. Call (803) 777-2551.

SOUTHERN SPRING SHOW at the Charlot te Merchandise Mar t in Charlot te, N.C., Feb. 22-March 2.

Admission is $9 at the door and $7 in advance for adults; kids 12 and under free with an adult. For information, visit www.southernspringshow.com or call 1800-949-0248.

“FLOWERS/NEW YORK” PHOTOGR APHY BY JAY STR AUSS will be on display at Steve Wiley Photography in Savannah through March 22. For information, call (912) 234-2777.

“ROMEO AND JULIET” at the New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta through March 2. Tues.Sat. per formances at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday per formances at 6:30 p.m. Ticket prices range from $10-$24.50, depending on the day of the week. Group discounts available. Optional British pub-style menu of fered one hour and fif teen minutes before the show. For reservations, call (404) 874-5299.

“SAINT LUCY’S EYES” will be presented by the Alliance Theatre Company through March 9 at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta. Tickets are $17-$46; call (404) 733-5000.

“WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE: MAURICE SENDAK IN HIS OWN WORDS AND PICTURES” exhibit at the Richland County Public Library in Columbia, S.C., through May 18. (803) 799-9084.

“ROOM SERVICE” presented by Class Act Theatre in Mariet ta, Ga., through March 3. Tickets are $15 adult, $13 senior and $12 children. Call (770) 579-3156.

“A VOICE OF THEIR OWN: BLACK CLASSICAL MUSIC IN GEORGIA” EXHIBIT through May 26 at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Macon, Ga. Call 1-888-GA-ROCKS. “SHAKESPEARE’S R&J” will be presented on the Her tz Stage in Atlanta by the Alliance Theatre Company through March 2. Tickets are $25-$31, with discount rates for groups of 10 or more, and are available by calling (404) 733-5000 or online at www.alliancetheatre.org.

THE HIGH MUSEUM OF ART’S FOLK ART AND PHOTOGRAPH GALLERIES host two exhibitions through Aug. 9: “Land of Myth and Memory: Clarence John Laughlin and Photographers of the South” and “Faces and Places: Picturing the Self in Self-Taught Ar t.” Call (404) 577-6940.

AT THE GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART in Athens, Ga., through March 23: “There Is No Eye: Photographs by John Cohen” and “Visualizing the Blues: Images of the American South, 1862-1999.” Call (706) 542-4662 for information.

AT THE GEORGIA NATIONAL FAIRGROUNDS AND AGRICENTER in Perry, Ga.: Tickets are now on sale for the Georgia National Rodeo, Feb. 20-22. Call (478) 9873247 or 1-800-987-3247 for info.

“FOR THIS WORLD AND BEYOND: AFRICAN ART FROM THE FRED AND RITA RICHMAN COLLECTION” through May 25 at the High Museum of Ar t in Atlanta. Call (404) 733-HIGH or visit www.high.org for info.

Road. The bloodmobile will also stop at various area locations this week. For a complete list, call the Aiken Blood Center at (803) 642-5180 or the Augusta Blood Center at 868-8800.

Learning “USING TECHNOLOGY TO HELP TEACH READING AND WRITING TO YOUNG CHILDREN,” an assistive technology workshop, is for those who want to explore dif ferent literacy-based sof tware programs. Held March 1, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Washington Hall Towers on the ASU campus. Workshop is good for 6 DHR approved credit hours. Cost is $24. For more information, or to enroll, call ASU’s Born to Read Literacy Center at 733-7043.

SPRING GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING SEMINAR Feb. 24-25, 7-9 p.m., at Grovetown United Methodist Church. $5 fee covers both nights of the seminar. Call 863-1859.

INTRODUCTION TO POWER POINT March 1, 1-3 p.m., at the Wallace Branch Library. Registration is required.

Call 722-6275 for information.

BASIC MICROSOFT WORD CLASS Tuesdays, Feb. 25-March 25 or Thursdays, Feb. 27-March 27. Both sessions held 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Wallace Branch Library. 722-6275.

BASIC INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS held Mondays and Wednesdays, March 3-19, 9:30-11 a.m., at the Friedman Branch Library. Registration is required. Call 736-6758.

GARDENING SEMINAR ON SEASONAL COLOR BEDS with Aiken horticulturist Tom Rapp is scheduled for 9 a.m. March 1 at Newberry Hall. Cost is $20. Register by calling the Aiken Downtown Development Association at (803) 649-2221.

TICKETS FOR “VAREK AI,” a production by the Cirque du Soleil, now on sale. Shows are March 6-30 at Cumberland Galleria in Atlanta. Visit www.cirquedusoleil.com for more information.

“ANCESTORS: CLIMBING YOUR FAMILY TREE” continuing education class at the Augusta Museum of History Mondays, March 3-31. Registration fee is $35 for nonmembers and $25 for members of the Augusta Museum of History or the Augusta Genealogical Society. To register, call 722-8454 by Feb. 28.

“DEFINING CR AFT I: COLLECTING FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM” exhibit at the Columbia Museum of Ar t in Columbia, S.C., through Feb. 23. For more information, call the museum at (803) 799-2810 or visit www.columbiamuseum.org.

INTERMEDIATE MICROSOFT WORD CLASS Feb. 20March 20, 6-7:30 p.m. Call the Wallace Branch Library at 722-6275 to register.

“PARIS IN THE AGE OF IMPRESSIONISM: MASTERWORKS FROM THE MUSEE D’ORSAY” will be at the High Museum of Ar t in Atlanta now through March 16.

This exhibition marks the first time since the Orsay opened that pieces in its collection have traveled to the U.S. For more information, visit www.ParisinAtlanta.org, www.high.org, or call (404) 733-HIGH.

Benefits WALTON FOUNDATION’S MARDI GR AS BENEFIT BASH March 1, 7:30 p.m. at the Old Medical College of Georgia, benefits the Walton Foundation for Independence. Live enter tainment, Cajun cuisine, auction, ar tists and more will be featured. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital, French Market Grille, D. Timm’s and the Par tridge Inn. For more information, call 823-8526 or visit www.wrh.org and click on news and events.

AIKEN WOMEN’S HEART BOARD BENEFIT with “Viva Hear t Vegas” theme Feb. 20-23 at USC-Aiken’s Etherredge Center. Call (803) 641-3305 for details.

AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL is in need of dog and cat food, cat lit ter and other pet items, as well as monetary donations to help pay for vaccinations. Donations accepted during regular business hours, Tues.-Sun., 1-5 p.m. at the shelter, 4164 Mack Lane.

Call 790-6836 for information.

SHEPEARD COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER BLOOD DRIVES in various locations around the CSRA this month.

The blood center is urging people of all blood types to donate in order to combat a blood supply shor tage. For detailed information on locations and times to donate, visit www.shepeardblood.org. You may also call Susan Edwards at (803) 643-7996 for information on Aiken locations and Nancy Szocinski at 737-4551 for information on all other locations.

AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVES at the Aiken Red Cross Blood Center on Millbrook Drive and the Augusta Red Cross Blood Center on Pleasant Home

BRIDGE CLASSES at the H.O. Weeks Center in Aiken.

Intermediate class is held March 25-May 20. Cost is $20 per person, plus a $14 materials fee that must be paid at the first class. Call (803) 642-7631 for information.

USC-AIKEN CONTINUING EDUCATION of fers the following courses: Conversational French, Spanish for the Beginner Par t 2, Spanish for the Medical Field, Computer Courses, Financial Strategies, Yoga and more. Call the Of fice of Continuing Education at (803) 641-3288.

AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY CONTINUING EDUCATION is now of fering the following classes: Microsof t Access, Advanced Medical Coding, Stained Glass, SAT Review Courses, Reflexology with Aromatherapy, Ice Skating, Yoga Intensive and more. Also, ASU of fers online courses. For more information, call 737-1636 or visit www.ced.aug.edu.

AIKEN TECH CONTINUING EDUCATION of fers the following courses: Introduction to Computers, Windows 2000, Adobe Photoshop, Visual Basic 6.0 Introduction, Health Care Career Courses, Rape Aggression Defense, Professional Cooking, Real Estate Courses, Driver Education and more. Aiken Tech also of fers Education to Go classes online. For more information or to register, call (803) 593-9231, ex t. 1230.

Health AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY’S GREAT AMERICAN WEIGH-IN March 5, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., at area Weight Watchers locations. The public is invited to attend and learn their weight, their Body Mass Index and how to lower it if it’s too high. For more information, call 1-800-651-6000.

“DEFEATING SELF-DEFEATING THOUGHTS” free health education class at the Life Learning Center’s Uptown Division Feb. 28, 2:30 p.m. To enroll, call 733-0188, ext. 7989.

EUROMED REHABILITATION CENTER SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE Feb. 22 at First Baptist Church in Swainsboro.

From 1-3 p.m., specialists from the Euromed Center in Poland will give a presentation on their program, specifically intended for rehabilitation of motor function in patients with cerebral palsy and other related muscle disorders.

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CPR AND FIRST AID TR AINING COURSES AT THE AUGUSTA RED CROSS: Adult CPR With First Aid Feb. 24-25, 6-9:30 p.m.; Adult, Infant and Child CPR With First Aid Feb. 25-27, 6-10:30 p.m.; CPR for the Professional Rescuer Review March 4, 6-10 p.m. All classes held at the Augusta Red Cross of fice, 1322 Ellis St. To register, call 724-8483.

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AFRICAN-AMERICAN FASHION PAR ADE Feb. 28, 9:30 a.m.-noon at the Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta and the CSRA. For more information, call 826-4480.

UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM COMMUNITY EDUCATION holds workshops, seminars and classes on a variety of topics: weight and nutrition, women’s health, cancer, diabetes, seniors’ health and more. Support groups and health screenings are also offered. Call 736-0847 for details.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH ACTIVITIES AT FORT DISCOVERY in February: “African Skies” program in the StarLab Planetarium provides visitors the oppor tunity to see the constellations as interpreted through African legend and lore; “Black Scientists and Inventors” exhibit on the contributions and achievements of African-American scientists and inventors. Call 821-0224 for details.

PEACHCARE FOR KIDS AND RIGHT FROM THE START MEDICADE of fers free or low-cost health coverage to qualifying families. Coverage includes prenatal care, hospitalization, vaccines, dental and vision care and is available to pregnant women of all ages and to children through age 19. Contact the RSM Project at 729-2086 or 721-5611 for information.

YOGA CLASSES at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-8 a.m. for $45/month or 10:30 a.m. to noon for $55/month. Call 823-6294.

FREE HIV/AIDS TESTING every Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Ministry, 922 Greene Street. Free anonymous testing, pre- and post-test counseling and education.

HATHA YOGA CLASSES at the St. Joseph Home Health Care Center in Daniel Village Plaza. Held 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. $10 per class or $60 a month for unlimited classes. Mats are provided, but bring a towel and a water bottle. Call Tess at 738-2782 for more information.

A FREE WOMEN’S HEALTH CLINIC is held from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Salvation Army and Welfare Center, 1383 Greene St. Services include Pap smear, breast exam and the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmit ted diseases. For more info or an appointment, call the St. Vincent dePaul Health Center at 828-3444.

Kids HOMEWORK STUDY SKILLS FOR STUDENTS Saturdays from 9 a.m.-noon at Shiloh Comprehensive Community Center. Computers are available. Call 738-0089 for info.

ART FOR TOTS FAMILY WORKSHOP March 1, 10-11:30 a.m., at the Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t. Toddlers ages 2-4 and parents explore the creative possibilities of drawing and painting media. Call 722-5495 for information.

PARENT FAIR 2003 8:30 a.m.-noon March 1 at Meadowbrook Elementary School. Speakers will cover various education and discipline topics. Free child care available. For more information or to register, contact Tonya Hankerson at 796-4915.

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BLACK HISTORY MONTH COMMAND PROGR AM at For t Gordon Feb. 24, 1:30 p.m. at Alexander Hall. Free and open to the public. For information, call 791-2014.

PROJECT LINK COMMUNITY LECTURE SERIES is held the first Tuesday of every month and is sponsored by the MCG Children’s Medical Center. Project Link provides educational resources and guidance for families who have children with developmental delays, disabilities and other specialized health concerns. March 4 program is entitled “Summer Programs and Options for Af terSchool Care for Children With Special Needs.” Free and open to the public; takes place from 6:30-8 p.m. in the main conference room at the Children’s Medical Center.

Call 721-6838 for information.

W.G. WATSON, M.D., WOMEN’S CENTER CONDUCTS EDUCATION CLASSES at University Hospital. Course topics include Lamaze, breast feeding, parenting and grandparenting. Par tners will learn positive suppor t techniques. There are also programs designed to help older siblings adjust to new family members. Some classes are free, while others require a fee. Registration is required by calling 774-2825.

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FORT DISCOVERY HOMESCHOOL DAY Feb. 24, 1-5 p.m., for homeschool educators and students gives tips on how to use the science center as an effective tool for learning. Tours, previews of Fort Discovery programs, demonstrations, miniworkshop and a roundtable discussion are available. For more information, contact Chip Schuster, 821-0206.

BLACK HISTORY CELEBR ATION at the Smi thHa zel Recreation Center in Aiken Feb. 21-22.

Ar ts and craf ts, stor y telling, cooking, dancing, movies, historical plays and a fashion show will be featured. Free and open to all ages. Call (803) 642-7635.

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“CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS” AUGUSTA SYMPHONY FAMILY CONCERT Feb. 23, 3 p.m., features pianists Mar tin David Jones and Clara Park. Pre-concer t activities begin at 2:15 p.m. Held at the Augusta State University Per forming Ar ts Theatre. Tickets are $6 each or $20 for a family of four. Free for ASU and Paine College Students. For ticket info, call 826-4705.

STORYTIME AND CR AFTS every Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m., at Zany Brainy. Open to kids 2-4 years old; parental supervision is required for the duration of the event. Call 736-6229 for details.

“THE ENCHANTED WELL” is presented by Storyland Theatre. School per formances through Feb. 21, 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.; family matinee Feb. 22, 3 p.m. Student ticket prices are $3.50, with free admission for teachers and chaperones; reservations required. Family matinee tickets are $4 per person. Held at ASU’s Per forming Ar ts Theatre. Call 736-3455.

PHINIZY SWAMP NATURE PARK FAMILY DISCOVERY SERIES walk through the park, 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 20. Bring a picnic dinner to the park’s Pharmacia Pavilion. 828-2109.

AFTER-SCHOOL PROGR AM at the Smith-Hazel Recreation Center in Aiken through May, 2-6 p.m. Open to kids ages 5-13. Call (803) 642-7635.

CHILDREN’S LEARNING CENTER at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black History open Monday-Friday, 4:30-6:30 p.m., through June. For information, call 724-3576.

ACADEMIC HELP AND TUTORING available Saturdays, 2:30-4:30 p.m. at the Wallace Branch Library. Call 7226275 to make arrangements.

GIRLS INCORPOR ATED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGR AM runs through the end of the 2002-2003 school year. A variety of programs will be of fered. Services include van pick-up at select schools, evening drop-of f, homework room and hot evening meal. Open to girls in kindergar ten through high school. Af ter-school program of fered 2:306 p.m. Mon.-Fri. For more information, call 733-2512.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SKILLS PROGR AM for teens ages 12-19 held the third Saturday of the month at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black History. Call 724-3576.

Bret Hupp at the Gibbs Library Feb. 25, 4 p.m. For information, call 863-1946.

“WORKS ON PAPER BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTISTS” will be on display at the Morris Museum of Ar t through March 2. For more information, call the museum at 724-7501.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SECOND ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL every Thursday in February at the MCG School of Dentistry. Screenings begin at 7 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Schedule is as follows: Feb. 20, “Richard Wright,” “James Baldwin”; Feb. 27, “W.E.B. Dubois,” “American Civil Rights Movement.” Sponsored by the Student National Dental Association at MCG. For information, call 721-3587 or 627-3054.

“HISTORY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT THROUGH EDUCATION” Historian Program at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black Histor y Feb. 22, 5 p.m. Held in the museum’s Conference Center. Special guest speaker is Charles W. Walker. The public is invited, and college students and histor y professors are encouraged to at tend. Admission is $5. For more information, call 724-3576.

um. Held 10 a.m. to noon the first Saturday of the month. Call 724-3576.

Seniors COMPUTER CLASSES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Shiloh Comprehensive Community Center. For more information, call 738-0089.

POETRY READINGS at the Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta and the CSRA Feb. 20 and 21, 10:30-11 a.m. Call 826-4480 for more information.

AARP TAX ASSISTANCE is available at the Gibbs Library Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., through April 8. Free; registration is not required. Please bring a copy of your previous year’s ta x return. Call 863-1946 for more information.

The Ma xwell Branch Library also offers this service Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon through April 15.

Free; persons over 50 have priority. In-person registration required. Call 793-2020. AARP Ta x Aide is also available at the Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta and the CSRA Mondays, noon to 4 p.m. and Fridays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free; call 826-4480 for information.

AIKEN PARKS AND RECREATION of fers a multitude of programs for senior adults, including bridge clubs, fitness classes, canasta clubs, line dancing, racquetball, ar ts and craf ts, tai chi, tennis and excursions. For more information, call (803) 642-7631.

JUD C. HICKEY CENTER FOR ALZHEIMER’S CARE provides families and caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia a break during the day. Activities and care available at the adult day center, and homecare is available as well. For information, call 738-5039.

THE ACADEMY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING of fers lectures, courses, field trips, discussion groups and community information seminars on a variety of topics to mature adults. For more information, contact the USCAiken Of fice of Continuing Education at (803) 641-3288.

PEOPLE WITH ARTHRITIS CAN EXERCISE (PACE) meets at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-2 p.m. Call 823-5294.

WEEKLY STORY SESSIONS at all branch libraries. Visit www.ecgrl.public.lib.ga.us for more information.

THE SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL OF GREATER AUGUSTA AND THE CSR A of fers a variety of classes, including aerobics, quilting, tai chi, Spanish, painting, line dancing, bowling, bridge, computers, yoga and pinochle. For dates and times, phone 826-4480.

FIRST SATURDAY STORYTELLING at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum. In addition, there is a tour of the muse-

ARTHRITIS AQUATICS of fered Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital. Classes

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Pianists Martin David Jones and Clara Park perform Feb. 22 as part of the Augusta Symphony’s Masterworks program and at a Feb. 23 Augusta Symphony Family Concert. bers. Call 828-2109 by Feb. 20 to register.

meet 9-9:45 a.m., 10-10:45 a.m. or 12:15-1 p.m. $37.50/month. To register, call 733-5959.

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION AAA BASKETBALL SECTIONALS Feb. 27-March 1 at the ASU Athletic Complex. Teams compete to advance to the state championships in Macon. Call the Greater Augusta Spor ts Council at 722-8326 for more information.

SENIORNET provides adults age 50 and over education for and access to computer technology. Many dif ferent courses are of fered. Contact the USC-Aiken Continuing Education Of fice at (803) 641-3563.

SPRING SOFTBALL LEAGUES for men and women now forming at Citizens Park in Aiken. Open to adults 18 and older. Fees and rosters due March 18; play begins April 21. Call (803) 642-7761 for information.

Sports THE SAVANNAH RIVER SAIL AND POWER SQUADRON will hold its four-par t boating course beginning Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m., at The Boathouse. Cost is $25. For more information, call 737-8113.

INTRODUCTORY AND DROP-IN CLIMBING Fridays, 5:306:30 p.m., at the Virginia Acres Park Climbing Wall in Aiken.

Cost is $5 per session. Call (803) 642-7631 for information.

ADULT SPRING SOFTBALL in Aiken is open to men and women. Organizational meetings are March 4, fees and rosters are due March 25 and league play begins in April. For more information, contact Jason Burke at (803) 643-4664.

HOMESCHOOL P.E. SESSION at the Family Y Thursdays, Feb. 27-March 27, 1-3 p.m. Session fees are $20 for the first child, $15 for the second child and $10 for the third and each subsequent child per family. For information, call 733-1030.

IN-LINE HOCKEY CLINICS AND LEAGUE REGISTR ATION: In-line hockey clinics sponsored by the Family Y held Feb. 22 and March 1 at the Abilene Baptist Church parking lot; registration for in-line hockey league and hockey school held Feb. 22-March 5 at the Family Y’s Marshall Branch. For information, call 364-FAMY. FAMILY BIKE TOUR OF PHINIZY SWAMP NATURE PARK Feb. 23, 3-4 p.m. Ten-mile bike tour is at a leisurely pace suitable for families. An adult must accompany those under 12 and helmets are required.

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THE AUGUSTA RUGBY CLUB is always looking for new members. Teams available for women and men; no experience necessary. Practice is Tuesday and Thursday nights, 7-9 p.m. at Richmond Academy. For more information, call Don Zuehlke, 495-2043, or e-mail augustarfc@yahoo.com.

You may also visit www.augustarugby.org.

TEN STAR ALL-STAR BASKETBALL CAMP is accepting applications for its summer programs through April.

Boys and girls ages 10-19 are eligible. Call (704) 3730873 for info.

UPCOMING AUGUSTA LYNX HOME GAMES: Feb. 20, 2223 and 28 and March 1, 14-15, 19, 21-22, 25, 28 and 30. For tickets, call the Lynx ticket office at 724-4423.

TICKETS NOW ON SALE for the Augusta GreenJackets 2003 season. Home games at Lake Olmstead Stadium.

Tickets available at www.tixonline.com or by phone at (803) 278-4TIX. There is also a TIX outlet inside Harmon Optical in Southgate Plaza.

YOUTH MONTHLY SPARRING the last Thursday of the month, 5:30 p.m., at the Augusta Boxing Club. Call 733-7533.

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ugusta Players has a habit of nurturing future stars. In 1985, a little girl named Sutton Foster played the starring role of the musical “Annie.”

Foster now works on Broadway, and has just won the 2002 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her work in “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” Locally, the title role of “Annie” has passed into the young hands of Laura Butler – singer, actress, dancer, Davidson Fine Arts student, and enthusiastic 13-year-old.

One afternoon, The Metropolitan Spirit asked Butler what she thought of winning such a prominent role in the Augusta theatre scene.

“How do I answer this question?” she mused.

“I don’t know. I find it hard to believe because of how many people there were (at audition).”

By the director’s count, that number was a whopping 102 young hopefuls. Out of those, one Annie and six orphans were chosen.

“Forever” is Butler’s estimate of how long the strenuous process of cuts and call-backs took, forever being about two weeks. Those roles are a lot to ask of any performer, much less children, because of the acting, singing and dancing involved, Executive Director Debi Ballas said.

“There are very few shows that have children in a lead role,” Director Richard Justice added.

“And there’s no doubt Annie is the lead.”

It didn’t appear to be going to Butler’s head, though, as she constantly worked her young colleagues’ abilities into the conversation: 8year-old Savannah Campbell, for instance, who plays the youngest orphan, Molly. She gave Butler quite a start during the audition process.

“I hope they’re not going to cast that young of an Annie,” she’d thought to herself.

“She walked in the room and opened up her mouth,” Ballas said. “It was amazing.”

“I saw your faces,” Butler said. “I was like, ‘I don’t want to follow her.’”

“She has the voice of a grown woman,” Ballas said.

As for the older actors, Ballas said they hadn’t quite realized what they’d gotten themselves into until they’d seen the girls rehearse. “It’s hard to match that talent.

Seeing the kids raised the bar. No matter how long you do this, you’re always overwhelmed when you see that much talent among young people.”

Butler was kind enough to give up a little example of that talent. She was a little uncertain at first, because we were in Ballas’ Sacred

Top: Laura Bulter as Annie.

Left: Robert Duvall and Leo Hegtvedt in an Augusta Players production of “Room Service,” 1954.

Right: Sutton Foster as Annie, 1985.

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Heart office. “It’s really loud,” she said.

Ballas assured her that she and Justice had been known to belt out a few right in that spot.

So she stood and sang “Maybe,” which is Annie’s daydream of a couple to adopt her.

Let me tell you, the kid can do more than

just carry a tune. There was no hesitation once she began, no feeling for notes, no stretching for range. The song just tumbled out of her.

Her favorite, she said, is “Hard Knock Life,” because she gets to perform that one with the others. “Everyone loves the

orphans,” Butler said.

Ballas said that the seven are now a tightly bonded group, a situation which has been helped along by their Friday night sleepovers.

Asked what she does for fun when she’s not singing or dancing or acting, Butler said, “That is what I do for fun.”

Butler made it plain, though, that she isn’t exactly crazy about Annie’s hair. Justice said they’d had two options for the color of the wig: natural auburn or carrot-top. You can guess which they chose.

“It’s Cheetohs,” Butler said of the color.

Justice said they were going for a look reminiscent of the comic strip. “It is brilliantly painted,” Justice said. “The set is to die for. I don’t think people will realize it’s a local production.”

And to go with the hair, Annie gets a bright red dress.

We asked Butler what she thought of following in Sutton Foster’s footsteps.

“I’ve always wanted to do Broadway,” she said. “Now that I’ve gotten this role, it makes me feel like I can.”

“I did not know Sutton as a performer,” Ballas said, “but the caliber of talent that comes through Augusta, and the work ethic ...

Laura has a very good chance to make it on Broadway.”

She’s already a disciplined performer, Ballas said.

But the Broadway star isn’t the only celebrity that once called Augusta Players home, as Ballas found out just a scant few months ago. In November, in preparation for a story, the A&E network called her looking for photos of a young GI stationed at Fort Gordon in the 1950s, who spent his spare time working for the Players. That young man matured into the Hollywood actor Robert Duvall, who is perhaps best known for his 1997 role in “The Apostle,” a film for which he also directed and wrote. He also acted in “Sling Blade” (1996), “The Scarlet Letter” (1995) “Apocalypse Now” (1979) and “The Godfather” (1972), among many others.

I wondered aloud how many more celebrities I should know about.

“I wonder how many celebrities I should know about,” Ballas said. She didn’t know about Duvall, she said, until she received the call from A&E. Well, we’ve got a jump on this one, so we should all keep our eyes on Laura Butler.

Just in case.

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Brass Sounds on Tap To Quench Your Musical Thirst

By Rhonda Jones

I

’m not used to the idea of a trumpet concerto. When the word “concerto” appears on the page, I want it to be preceded by “violin” or “piano” or something that screams – to my way of thinking anyway – classical music.

When I think “trumpet,” I think big band.

Nah’lins at Mardi Gras. The cavalry coming over the hill. The crusaders returning on horseback. Medieval feasts. Oompah bands and football games.

But there are plenty of trumpet concerti, and Augusta State University assistant professor of fine arts Richard House will perform one for you Feb. 25.

“Yeah, well, there’s concerti for all instruments,” he said. And it seems natural, when you think about it, that some musician somewhere would set out to write a piece for an instrument just because it hadn’t been done before, if for no other reason.

“Certainly, the strings have more concerti in their repertoires,” he added. I felt better then. It wasn’t my imagination after all.

The particular concerto that House has up his sleeve is the Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto. Alexander Arutiunian was an Armenian composer born in 1920. The concerto, House said, is about 20 minutes long.

“It’s actually the most popular contemporary trumpet concerto,” he said.

House is a man who once braved the wilderness of the high-school band room, as a teacher, for seven years, and who now works with Augusta Symphony and Charleston Symphony. “I have more experience with the ensemble, so I enjoy the ensemble playing as much as anything,” he said.

House said that he had wanted to learn to play the trumpet since he was about 7 or 8 years old, and was finally able to begin when he was around 10 years old. We asked if he could trace his passion back to a particular performance, as so many musicians do. He said it had more to do with an aging treasure of his grandfather’s.

“My grandfather had an old trombone. I tried to blow a few notes on it, and in fact I liked playing that,” he said.

But it was the sound of the trumpet that captured him. It is a loud instrument. And he was a young boy.

The Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto is not about how loud the musician can blow, however. House is going to show you just what the trumpet is capable of.

“You’re going to hear some subtlety in this piece,” he said. “It has your typical fanfare sections. There are going to be some soft sections in there as well as very robust areas.”

Sounds like a piece of fine dining, doesn’t it? Of course, I am writing this at 4:30 in the afternoon, with the dinner bell pealing in the distance.

“I think this piece is particularly nice,” House said. “I think they’ll enjoy this piece because of its variety. It sounds very 19th century. Even though it was written in 1950, it has an older style to it I think peo-

Richard House ple will really enjoy.”

House directs the ASU wind ensemble, and they will play during that concert as well, works by Bizet, Mozart and Arutiunian. He says the program runs about an hour and a half.

When we asked for his favorite trumpetplayers, House named Maurice Andre, Doc Severensen and Wynton Marsalis.

If you want a more comprehensive list, go to www.trumpetstuff.com for a breakdown of every kind of horn-blower you could hope to know, from the virtuoso trumpeters like Maurice Andre, Rafael Mendez and Allen Vizzutti, to the scream trumpeters: Maynard Ferguson, Arturo Sandoval, Bud Brisbois and Cat Anderson. There are lead trumpeters, jazz trumpeters, Latin trumpeters, and even a section on the fathers of jazz: Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Fats Navarro.

The concert starts at 8 p.m., Feb. 25, and will be held in the Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre on the campus of Augusta State University. The concert is also free. For more information call ASU’s Department of Fine Arts at (706) 737-1453.

One Final Note If you’d like to dance to the fat, big-band sounds of wide-open jazz, Jazz at the Julian,

by Augusta Jazz Project, will help you scratch that itch. The party starts at 8 p.m., Feb. 28. Dr. Rudy Volkmann says, however, that if you don’t want to dance you don’t have to. “They don’t have to. They can sit at the table and enjoy the cash bar and the good sounds of the Masters of Swing.”

He said that it’s pretty hard to resist doing a step or two. “It’s kind of a mixed bag. The stuff we do is pretty much toe-tapping stuff.

We tend to get people on the dance floor.”

Tickets are $15 general admission, with student tickets going for $5. For groups of 10 or more, tickets are $10 each. For tickets or information, call (706) 823-0620.

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Ancient Photographs and Emotional Texture Augusta artist Robert Bazemore Jr. – who creates mixed media works with old photographs – strives to keep himself out of the process as much as possible. He wants to merely provide an aesthetic image with which the viewer can interact.

He wants the drama to unfold in their minds, not his.

“One thing I try not to do is ... People ask me who this photograph is of. I stray away from telling them. I want them to create their own fiction, if you will.

“I don’t want to charge it too much with my own personal feeling, because then you end up spoon-feeding the viewer with your feelings. I want to create a dialogue between myself, the viewer and the work.”

He uses images from family photographs and photos he finds. “They tend to be faces and things of that nature,” he said.

As a result of that process, and his own artistic philosophy, Bazemore’s work doesn’t tend to be as rife with symbolism as does the work of many other artists. But keeping that sort of thing out of his work isn’t as easy as it may sound. Work with an image long enough, he said, and pieces of the artist will find their way in.

“If you work with anything long enough, you can’t help but have a relationship with it,” he said, adding that he is maintaining his stance that his work is symbolism-free.

He uses water-based and acrylic paints and wood glues with the photographic images to build a sculptural image over a canvas. “They become very tactile in nature,” he said. Even the frame is impor-

tant from the very beginning of the process.

“When I build a piece, I’m thinking of a frame. The frame becomes part of the work.”

Part of Bazemore’s process is to reuse images in variations on themes. “I always feel that there’s not one way to do something. I find an image that I like. These are all snapshots. Most of these photographs come from the 1920s. They’re already charged with that old feeling.”

“If I find something that I like a lot I tend to reuse it a lot,” he added. “I find another aesthetic idea that I want to apply to it.”

We asked Bazemore if he finds photography limiting.

“Yes and no. I think if you stick with straight photography, it does limit you.

You’re taking the photograph and developing it.

“Doing mixed media, that’s where photography becomes unlimited.”

He said that mastery of a technique can take the passion right out of the art because it then becomes automatic. When you’re no longer solving problems, he said, it’s just not as interesting.

“You’re working through a particular set of problems. As soon as you find a solution to it and don’t make anymore problems, there’s no reason to create art.”

“You have to have problems,” he added.

“That’s the whole reason that you make art. The trick is finding out, ‘How can I do this?’”

Freaky Fractured Space Athens artist Art Rosenbaum has his own ideas about the relationship of the artist’s

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“It’s crucially important,” he said.

“That’s the main impetus, is the feeling.”

In fact, his paintings are full of the people he has known, and full of the experiences they have lived. His paintings have been called “narrative” for that very reason, but he doesn’t quite agree with that assessment.

“I don’t think it’s narrative in that it tells a story. It’s a moment in real and partly unreal experience.”

“As I’m going through life, that goes onto the canvas,” he added. “It doesn’t necessarily translate into symbolism or narrative.”

But though he puts so much of his experience, and the experience of the people in his life, into his paintings, he doesn’t want to make it necessary for the viewer to know the inspiration behind the work, in order to read the work.

“My works are usually from multiple sources – from life, video stills and invention.”

One reason, perhaps, that his work has been labeled “narrative,” is his particular use of space and time. He uses “fractured space” accomplished by taking rapid-fire Polaroids of an individual to capture their movement through “pictorial space.” He will then incorporate more than one of those moments into the work. To the literal mind it would appear that the figure has two heads or many arms.

The result is kind of freaky, to say the least. You can’t look away.

“I’m interested in the passage of time,”

Rosenbaum said.

Like many artists, he prefers to paint from life, but he finds that his Polaroids help him work out that fractured spaceand-time effect. “I paint from them. The paintings are straight paintings. I don’t use mixed media.”

It’s a busy process, too. “I use multiple layers of color to build up a surface that has the fullness and richness that I’m aiming for.

But it’s not a totally smooth process. There’s a lot of revision, scraping down.”

Asked if he generally begins with an image or an abstract idea, Rosenbaum began speaking of a particular piece.

“I was thinking of a less ambitious painting. For the first three weeks or so I was pretty much lost. I didn’t have a theme.”

He said he was pillaging his image bank and placing things together on the canvas to see if they could exist in the same piece.

“Eventually it became a space that the viewer could get into. It started to gel when the space became believable. Not in terms of classic renaissance space with one perspective. It’s more in terms of shifting space.”

We asked what’s next.

“I have a large canvas stretched and ready to go,” he said, “but I don’t want to try to predict what will happen.”

Works by Robert Bazemore Jr. and Art Rosenbaum will be on display at the Mary Pauline Gallery on Artists’ Row, 982 Broad Street in Augusta, from Feb. 28April 19. There will be an opening reception Friday, Feb. 28 from 5-8 p.m. For information, call (706) 724-9542.

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Cast: Daniel Radclif fe, Ruper t Grint, Emma Watson, Kenneth Branagh, Richard Harris, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane. Running time: 2 hrs., 41 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★ The Hot Chick (PG-13) — If the name isn’t enough to scare you, perhaps the idea that a vapid teenage girl wakes up to find herself inhabiting Rob Schneider’s body is. In the course of trying to get back to her true self, the popular teen discovers just how shallow she is. Cast: Rob Schneider, Andrew Keegan, Mat thew Lawrence.

The Hours (PG-13) — The story begins with Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman) taking her famous last walk into a river, af ter put ting a big stone in her coat pocket. The movie keeps piling stones. Woolf's creation of "Mrs. Dalloway" and her much later final weeks with devotedly desperate husband Leonard (Stephen Dillane) are intercut with suf fering Woolfian women in two stories. The depressed housewife Laura (Julianne Moore), in 1950s Los Angeles, and the modern New Yorker, Clarissa (Meryl Streep), frantic about preparing a par ty for her AIDS-dying former lover, the writer Richard (Ed Harris). The stories link. The conception is all of a piece, organically imagined. It sends out tendrils of dark feeling about life and dying, ar t and love and transience. Cast: Meryl Streep, Ed Harris, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Miranda Richardson, Jef f Daniels, Claire Danes.

Running time: 1 hr., 54 mins. (Elliot t) ★★1/2

How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days (PG-13) —

should be retitled "How to Lose a Movie in 10 Minutes." The spirited opening credits are a clever visual and musical introduction to Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) as she dashes and fumbles though research for "how-to" ar ticles published in a glitzy women's magazine. But all promise evaporates when the lame dialogue begins. Andie is destined to meet Mat thew McConaughey's womanizing adver tising executive, Ben Barry, whose major goal is snagging the world's biggest diamond account. These two upand-coming New York hot ties bump along through the contrived plot, which involves Andie's "how to lose a guy" assignment and Ben's bet with competing coworkers that he can make a woman fall in love with him — all in the same 10-day deadline. The teasers for "10 Days" tout: "One of them is lying. So is the other."

Ah, yes, the per fect date movie. Cast: Kate Hudson, Mat thew McConaughey, Adam Goldberg, Bebe Neuwir th. Running time: 1 hr., 50 mins. (Wood) ★1/2 The Jungle Book 2 (G) — Mowgli and friends return in this animated sequel to the Disney classic.

Mowgli has adjusted to life in the village with all the other humans, but he still misses his animal friends, especially Baloo. When Mowgli sneaks away to the jungle to visit his old pals, it’s a race to see who can find him first: the friends he’s looking to visit or maneating tiger Shere Khan. Cast: John Goodman, Haley Joel Osment, Tony Jay. Kangaroo Jack (PG) — Two childhood friends, Charlie (Jerry O'Connell) and Louis (Anthony

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The Chinese imperial seal with a huge diamond is falling into the sneaky hands of an imperial wannabe in exile, who is allied with a wannabe future king of England. The film ends with the usual Chan bonus, a spree of blooper shots. Cast: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Fann Wong, Aaron Johnson, Gemma Jones.

Running time: 1 hr., 42 mins. (Elliot t) ★★1/2

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Anderson), from Brooklyn are forced to deliver a mysterious envelope to Australia af ter one of them accidentally causes the police to raid a mob warehouse.

En route to the land down under, Louis peeks in the package and discovers that it contains $50,000. Af ter the guys arrive in the Outback, they accidentally run over a kangaroo. Louis decides to take pictures of the animal and even puts shades and his lucky jacket on the 'roo, which is only stunned and hops away with the jacket containing the money. Now the guys are forced to chase the animal through the Outback, or they'll have to repay the mob with their lives. The real star of "Kangaroo Jack" is the beautiful Outback. That alone may be wor th the price of admission. Or not.

Cast: Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Estella Warren, Christopher Walken, Dyan Cannon, Mar ton Csokas. Running time: 1 hr., 30 mins. (McCormick) ★ The Life of David Gale (R) — Kevin Spacey stars as David Gale, a family man and popular professor who is convicted of murdering a fellow activist.

Just days before he is scheduled to be executed, Gale agrees to an exclusive interview with rabid journalist Bitsey Bloom, who soon discovers that there is more to Gale’s story than meets the eye — and that his life is in her hands. Cast: Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney.

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (PG13) — Long, violent, death-fixated, dark in tone,

heavy in heroic mood, this is a film for addicts of the series. Lit tle Frodo is marginalized as Viggo Mor tensen leads the defense of a castle from hordes of vicious scumballs, and the two grand beards (Ian McKellan, Christopher Lee) contend for Middle Ear th.

There's a lit tle schizo in a wispy loincloth, expressively per formed and voiced, but the almost Stone Age my thology rolls over us like layers of geology. 3 hrs.

(Elliot t) ★★ National Security (PG-13) — Mar tin Lawrence and Steve Zahn play L.A.P.D. rejects on both ends of the spectrum who get paired up as security guards.

While on par tol, they uncover a smuggling operation, in between bits of slapstick that are obligatory for films of this genre. Cast: Mar tin Lawrence, Steve Zahn, Eric Rober ts.

Old School (R) — Three buddies, men in their twenties, wish to recapture the good ol’ days: college, when raging keggers and hot girls were plentiful. They get their chance when one of them decides it’s a good

idea to star t their own of f-campus frat house. Cast: Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Elisha Cuthber t.

The Pianist (R) — The story of how gif ted pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman (played by delicately featured, demurely expressive Adrien Brody) survived the Nazi rape of Poland and the Holocaust is blended without hysteria, indeed with sobering control, into the personal gravity of director Roman Polanski's childhood during the war hell. It's a wonder ful film, with surges of honest feeling that can knock you nearly flat, and Chopin underscores the emotions. 2 hrs., 28 mins.

(Elliot t) ★★★★ The Recruit (PG-13) — Al Pacino, as CIA recruiter Walter Burke, takes young MIT grad James Clay ton (Colin Farrell) "through the looking glass," for spy training and tough tests at The Farm, the CIA school outside Washington. His insider hook on Clay ton is that he might have the secret the younger man needs to know, about the dead father whom he suspects died on a CIA mission in 1990. The story tangles boyish Clay ton with the recruit Layla (Bridget Moynahan), another go-for-it brain with a similar taste for danger. The story twists and snaps through the set tings with tricky confidence, and the modern device of using computers fits this plot snugly. "The Recruit" manages the commercially savvy trick of being both insolent and patriotic about the CIA. It will probably recruit some fans of this movie. Cast: Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Gabriel Macht, Bridget Moynahan. Running time: 1 hr., 45 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★ The Ring (PG-13) — begins with the telling of an urban-legend-like tale that, for a while, seems likely to consign this movie to the slasher/horror bin: A weird videotape is circulating. As soon as you're through watching it, the telephone rings. A voice on the phone informs you that you have seven days to live. Seven days later, you die. The film boasts first-rate per formances, a gorgeous look, an engaging plot and a jangly, thrumming sense of dread. The ef fectiveness of such a movie depends entirely on the beholder. Save for a long, uneasy feeling of foreboding and one solid jolt, I didn't find it all that scary. Two young women exiting the theater in front of me, however, declared that the thing had terrified them, and I'm willing to take their word for it. Cast: Naomi Wat ts, Mar tin Henderson, David Dor fman, Brian Cox. Running time: 1 hr., 55 mins. (Salm) ★★1/2

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Their new leader, Shinzon (Hardy), turns out to be not only human, but a young clone of Captain Picard (Patrick Stewar t). He'd been engineered for nefarious purposes, then abandoned and sent to die on Romulus' sister planet, Remus, Shinzon grows up to lead the Reman species in a successful revolt. Now, he wants only to make peace. Or does he? The film goes on at roughly the rate dilithium crystals melt at room temperature until the last half-hour, at which point the filmmakers remember that in "Star Trek" there are such things as phasers, photon torpedoes, cloaking devices, warp drives and starships. For our patience, we are rewarded with a prolonged O.K. Corral shootout. Cast: Patrick Stewar t, Jonathan Frakes, Tom Hardy, Marina Sir tis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Bur ton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden. Running time: 1 hr., 48 mins. (Salm) ★★1/2 Sweet Home Alabama (PG-13) — Only a year and two weeks af ter New York became our most tormented but inspiring city, it is upstaged by a happy hicksville called Pigeon Creek. Why? Because cute "Mel" (Reese Witherspoon) fled poor-folks marriage to Pigeon Creek sweethear t Jake (Josh Lucas). She is now a light of Manhat tan as fashion designer Melanie Carmichael. And she has the love of politically upward dreamboat Andrew (Patrick Dempsey, son of The Apple's tough but dishy mayor, Candice Bergen). Andy doesn't know that his betrothed is still married to 'Bama boy Jake, who is hur t, haunted and planning his own rise from mediocrity. Mel returns home for a divorce, puts on her corn-pone accent instantly, and rediscovers the joys of Pigeon Creek. Director Andy Tennant serves this corny material with the skill of a machine punching out Alabama license plates. Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey, Fred Ward, Mary Kay Place, Candice Bergen. Running time: 1 hr., 40 mins. (Elliot t) ★★

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Trading in the antics of “Animal House,” “Old School” plumbs the depths of collegiate debauchery with, more often than not, little success. When easygoing lawyer Mitch (Luke Wilson) walks in on his long-term girlfriend having an orgy (with people she met on the Internet, no less) he rightfully sinks into a depression. Hoping to lift their best friend’s spirits, crass enterpeneur Beanie (Vince Vaughn) and newlywed Frank (Will Ferrell) encourage Mitch to turn his recently rented bachelor pad into a frat house. Situated on the outskirts of the local college, Harrison University, Mitch begrudgingly agrees and soon the three old friends are running the wildest house on campus.

From the all-night kegger where Mitch ends up bedding his boss’ high-school daughter and Frank winds up streaking through town (after funneling numerous beers) to the onslaught of hazing rituals (which range from KY-Jelly wrestling to a stunt involving yarn, a cinderblock and the boys’ exposed genitalia), the old guys quickly earn a reputation on campus. Of

course with their newfound “street cred,” as Beanie calls it, comes the ire of the slimy dean (Jeremy Piven). With the administration breathing down their necks and the adults in their life questioning their slightly immature behavior, all seems lost for the boys. Can they win back the women they love and keep from getting their young friends expelled?

Well, wouldn’t you know it, the crew’s fate boils down to an on-campus Olympiad where the brothers must compete in a series of events (demonstrating their mastery of school spirit, athleticism and academia) a la “Billy Madison.”

Between Vince Vaughn’s tired “Swingers” routine and Will Ferrell’s manic and idiotic “Saturday Night Live” antics, “Old School” doesn’t offer much in the way of unexpected gags. Some of the hazing rituals are laughable (the sinister-looking black van the boys use to initially pick up, and nearly run over, their pledges is particularly enjoyable) but the gags never reach “Animal House” proportions. With much of the screen time donated to Ferrell’s uncomfortable nude scenes (the actor ends up in the buff on countless occasions – with and without the help of alcohol), you have to wonder how long the comedian can depend on his poky figure for laughs.

Apparently a hairy back and a gut are fodder for endless yuks. Luckily, for those who miss the Ferrell striptease here, they can catch it just about any Saturday on SNL. Where’s Flounder and John Bluto when you need them?

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hen Hollywood bakes a pulp pastry like “Daredevil,” the dough that rises isn’t simply the budget. You can feel your mind becoming a sponge cake, so porous that air whistles through it like wind.

The latest big package based on a comic book benefited from the vast success of “Spider-Man.” The budget rose from $50 million to $80 million, new action experts were hired, tech effects and hype multiplied.

The result is a comic book on steroids that simply illustrates its expenditure.

Ben Affleck as Matt Murdock is another lonely “tormented” orphan whose only therapy is a revenge quest that pretends to be a moral, city-saving crusade. His boxing father (David Keith) came to a brutal end, not long after the sensitive boy was blinded by a chemical spill.

Now his other senses are “heightened,” which somehow gives Daredevil immense strength, the talent to leap great distances, and the ability to read the tiny labels on pill bottles in his medicine cabinet. At times we see the world from his freaky

vision, and it’s like being in a very bad effect, the Nausea Whiplash Ride at the Marvel Comics Thrill Park.

Colin Farrell plays enemy Bullseye, a sort of grunge bouncer dynamo who loves hurling sharp objects at people’s throats.

The hero’s fem interest is Elektra (Jennifer Garner), a big fast Greek dish.

They warm for sex with martial arts foreplay, then drop into lovemaking so lyrically listless it’s like watching leaves turn brown.

There is immense Michael Clarke Duncan as bad guy Kingpin, sort of King Kong moved inside the penthouse.

Duncan is his own special effect, a coliseum of a man whose bass voice is like Paul Robeson stupefied. Near this maxi, Joe Pantoliano seems very mini as a reporter so hip to the plot that he barely does anything.

Set in a New York made grim and unreal by digital embellishing, but without the giddy, pop-out glow of “Spider-Man,” the film is another funeral barge on speed. It’s depressing even when volatile, because nothing matters except the frantic

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blowouts of violence, with solemn pauses for inane motivation and some childish humor.

Affleck, who is like Guy Madison with fantastically better representation, went on a physical rip trip for the role. But he seems only morosely involved with his character. Affleck is not big on subtext, or any text, and would clearly much rather be slurping a martini in a hottie’s loft than plunging down skyscrapers.

He forklifts such dialogue as, “Can one make a difference? There are some days when I believe.” You try to discern the belief of the writers, including the “grand old man” of comics, Stan Lee, and director Mark Steven Johnson, who churned the script taffy of “Jack Frost” and “Grumpier Old Men.” On some days, we want to believe that corporate Hollywood can evolve beyond this form of serial constipation, so full of action, but with nothing truly human moving. The inner logic is stated clearly by villain Kingpin, when asked why he acts so low-down: “Business. That’s all it ever is, business.”

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usic lovers beware: There are going to be a lot of tough decisions to make during the Savannah Music Festival’s jam-packed 10 days.

Rob Gibson, executive and artistic director of the festival, moved to Savannah from New York City six months ago to head up the festival, and, not surprisingly, new leadership means change – and expansion.

“It used to be a festival called Savannah Onstage,” says Gibson. “It was mainly music and it was mainly classical music, but we’ve expanded the breadth of musical offerings to include a lot of jazz, blues, gospel, zydeco and other music indigenous to the region, the larger region being called the South.”

Savannah, with its rich history and colonial charm, is the perfect place for a music festival encompassing these American musical styles.

“Savannah’s one of the unique English colonial settlements that was spared a great deal of destruction in the Civil War,” Gibson says. “The intermingling of English, Spanish and African peoples, religions, foods and cultures over 200 years in this region has made for a very unique musical gumbo.”

Gibson hopes the diversity of musical talent will draw crowds from beyond the South to enjoy Savannah and all it has to offer.

“The goal of the board of directors was to foster a new vision for the organization that would allow more and more people from around the world to experience Savannah and its glories through musical endeavors,” he says.

The world-class musical entertainment featured at the festival is a great introduction to the city, if you’ve never paid our coastal neighbor a visit. And integrating the festival with the Savannah community as a whole benefits both sides of the deal.

“There’s similar models for success,” Gibson says, citing the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Charleston’s Spoleto Festival U.S.A. as examples. “Both of those festivals have created integral partnerships with their business industries. Those festivals have really elevated their communities, too. Even if you’ve never attended one of those festivals, you have a positive image of the city.”

Another positive impact that the Savannah Music Festival is already having on the Savannah community comes from educational programs offered in conjunction with the festival.

Though programs are available for adults, including concert talks and jazz films, area students benefit from sitting in on youth concerts.

“We’ve got a lot of educational events this coming year.

That’s probably the single biggest area of expansion,” says Gibson. “We want to teach adults and children about music and its relationship to other art forms. … We’ve got free concerts this year that we offered to the schools in Chatham County, Bryan County, Effingham County. They just sold out immediately – that’s how hungry the schools are for kids to come out and experience this music.”

Though this is his first year in charge, Gibson expects that,

Cool John Ferguson with age, the Savannah Music Festival will just keep getting better and better.

“We’re hoping to sell to somewhere on the order of 25,000 people this year,” he says. “Our ambitions are big and we anticipate growth steadily in the coming years. I think it’s going to take three to five years to crank this festival up to be where we want to be, which is selling out all the hotels, filling all the restaurants, selling out all the rental cars, affecting the business community here in Savannah in a significant way. And then you’ll get the support back for your event that you need to get.

But we’re not there yet. Give us a few more years.”

So You’re Heading to the Savannah Music Festival…

Aren’t you glad you decided to hop in the car and go? Here are some of the highlights so you’ll know what to do when you get there.

Friday, Feb. 28 – The festival kicks off at 11:30 a.m. in Johnson Square. Timothy Hall and Friends play at Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church at 12:30 p.m. for a free Organ Stops concert. An 8 p.m. production of Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” will be held at the Johnny Mercer Theatre – tickets are $20-$55.

Saturday, March 1 – The Art of Jazz Piano youth concert gets things going at 1 p.m. Jazz pianists will be the focus of

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Jazz on Film, held at 2 p.m. in Trustees Theatre. “Confessin’ the Blues” is a blues revue featuring Cootie Stark, Essie Mae Brooks, Drink Small, Cool John Ferguson, Artie Dean, Sol Creach and Tim Duffy. It starts at 8 p.m. in Trustees Theatre and tickets are $15-$25.

Sunday, March 2 – Louis Armstrong is featured at the 2 p.m.

Jazz on Film series. Tina Zenker Williams, Kristina Beaty and Friends, Cool John Ferguson and the Cyrus Chestnut Trio entertain. A 6 p.m. concert talk with Gerre Hancock and his 7 p.m. concert in the Bach Forever series are also featured.

Monday, March 3 – Brian J. Taylor performs at the day’s Organ Stops concert. The quarterfinal round of the 10th Annual VeriSign American Traditions Competition begins at 1:30 and 7 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church. The Chiang Sisters showcase the Art of Solo Piano at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 4 – Edie Hockspeier is Tuesday’s Organ Stops performer. The American Traditions Competition quarterfinals continue at 1:30 and 7 p.m., and Jiri Barta gives a talk and concert as part of the Bach Forever series. Cool John Ferguson and Drink Small also perform.

Wednesday, March 5 – Organ Stops performer James C. Richardson starts the day with a 12:30 p.m. concert at First Baptist Church. The American Traditions Competition semifinal round starts at 7 p.m. The Art of Solo Piano series continues with Roberto Plano.

Thursday, March 6 – Richard L. Myers takes part in the Organ Stops series. Stephen Smith gives a 6:30 p.m. concert talk at Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist. The American Traditions semifinal round finishes up at Trinity United Methodist Church. Wycliffe Gordon and ARTillery Punch provide entertainment in the evening.

Friday, March 7 – Gilles Vonsattel is the evening’s featured Art of Solo Piano performer. Hank Jones gives a concert talk.

Wycliffe Gordon and the Marcus Roberts Trio give after-hours performances. “Jazz Meets the Philharmonic” blends the work of jazz pianist Marcus Roberts with that of the Savannah Symphony Orchestra.

Saturday, March 8 – The 1 p.m. youth concert is on “Listening to Music”; jazz singers are the focus of a 2 p.m. Jazz on Film presentation and Tamas Kocsis performs the final installment of the Bach Forever series. The American Traditions Competition finals are held at 7 p.m. at the Lucas Theatre for the Arts. Rosie Ledet and the Marcus Roberts Trio also perform.

Sunday, March 9 – The Savannah Music Festival closes up shop with “Soul of the South,” a free, all-day outdoor concert featuring artists from Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and North and South Carolina. Traditionally Southern music styles will be highlighted. It’s held at Forsyth Park from 2 to 8:30 p.m.

For more information and to order tickets, visit www.savannahmusicfestival.org. You can also call the Savannah Music Festival hotline at 1-800-868-FEST. The Savannah Visitor Information Center will also be open daily throughout the festival for ticket purchases.

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f you’re the type who’s still hanging on to your early-‘90s collection of flannel shirts – and you’ve retreated from the numbing pop and rap-metal saturated wasteland of MTV – Crossroads is bringing a show you’ll probably dig.

Seattle: Tribute is scheduled to play Feb. 28.

They bring with them a repertoire culled from the fundamental acts of the grunge era.

“We focus on the main three bands – Alice in Chains, Nirvana and Pearl Jam,” says Seattle: Tribute sometime vocalist, sometime guitarist Miles Partridge. You’ll also hear some Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, and even some Red Hot Chili Peppers sprinkled in for variety’s sake. “Sometimes we get calls for Candlebox,” Partridge adds, laughing.

“But where are we going to draw the line?

With all the hit songs these bands have put out, we could be onstage for five hours.”

In a time when most popular music focuses on issues that are intellectually flimsy, at best, Seattle: Tribute is a welcome trip back to when music was less about style and more about substance.

“It’s very honest music,” Partridge says of the sounds he pays homage to. “The frontmen of those bands just had a way to connect with the audience and had a sense of reality. They sang about (things) that people weren’t singing about at the time.”

Songs like Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy” and Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” brought teenage angst and apathy to the forefront of popular culture, and while these themes have been marginalized over the past decade, Partridge still finds them relevant.

“When I first heard Nirvana, it was such a shock to my system,” he recalls. “I didn’t enjoy it at first. I didn’t understand it.

Luckily, I had friends that listened to Nirvana, and I caught the bug, if you will. Some people just don’t – it’s not their cup of tea. They would rather hear things that would be happier, that you wouldn’t like to think about as much. You have to have the good and the bad.

You can’t just have the good; you can’t just have the bad. The Seattle era of music was a backlash to what was going on at the time, and there was a backlash to that, too.”

So while – in an era of overprocessed pop, trendy punk and (as Partridge puts it) “rappers rapping about shoes and such” – Seattle: Tribute’s look back is a refreshing alternative, it serves another purpose as well. “(The audience) wants to be a part of it,” says Partridge, explaining the band’s appeal. “(Alice in Chains singer) Layne Staley passed away last year, eight years to the day that Kurt Cobain passed away in 1994. They can’t see them anymore. So that’s one of the reasons we definitely enjoy doing this. We like to see people being able to relive that time.”

Seattle: Tribute also has an alter-ego – Licking Venus, their outlet for original material.

“Our own material is the reason we want to do music,” Partridge says. “It is similar in style to the grunge era. We are currently working on a demo CD and establishing our Web site.”

In Augusta, however, it’s Seattle: Tribute that’s going to make an appearance. Partridge will be the man singing the lead vocals for the Nirvana and Pearl Jam songs. “Chris Clark, he steps up and sings the Layne Staley, Alice in Chains and I get to be the guitar player,” he says. “He has a wonderful voice.

Seattle: Tribute He’s much more suited to do the Layne Staley songs. We call him the green-haired freak.” Bassist Ben Price and drummer Paul Rembert round out the band.

For more information, check out their Web site at www.seattletribute.com.

THE HONEYMOON’S NOT OVER Husband and wife musical duo Livingroom Legends will be hosting a CD re-release party at the Soul Bar Feb. 22. Last week, they put out a call to fans and friends to get involved.

But while they haven’t yet found any volunteers to don a bunny suit or giant ape outfit, there will be some guest musicians sitting in on their two-hour set, according to Legend Mindy Stephens.

“We’ve been practicing with several different people,” she says. “We’ve got somebody in to play drums and we’ll have some special people playing guitars. We’ve got an extra bass player that will come up for part of the time so I can just sing.”

Those aren’t the only goodies the Livingroom Legends have planned. There will be food, decorations and – most importantly – T-shirts.

“If I get everything done by noon today, we should have T-shirts,” Stephens says with a laugh.

Their debut album, “Honeymoon,” is set to be re-released, with new packaging.

“It’s not just in that little sleeve anymore.

It’s shrink-wrapped and everything, and we never really had a release party to begin with, so now we’re going to do it,” says Stephens.

“I think it’ll be lots of fun.”

The Livingroom Legends take the stage from 10 p.m. to midnight on Saturday. A set

by Shaun Piazza will follow. For more info, visit www.soulbar.com.

OUR NEWEST ADDITION Astute readers probably noticed a little bonus in the music section of last week’s Spirit – that’s right, the Music Minis.

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In what is certain to be a dream come true for young and old cool hippies everywhere, THE DEAD, WIDESPREAD PANIC and JAMES BROWN will headline the Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, Tenn., June 13-15.

It’s a harmonic convergence of jam and funk that promises to be the festival of the summer.

Also slated to appear are SONIC YOUTH, THE ROOTS, BELA FLECK AND THE FLECKTONES, WARREN HAYNES and BEN HARPER AND THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS. The event is set on a 600-acre farm in Manchester, a small town 55 miles south of Nashville. Ticket info can be obtained by visiting the official Web site at Bonnaroo.com. The festival also (thankfully) marks the first non-appearance at a major music event from SHERYL CROW, who seems to show up everywhere these days.

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Free Bruce! No, New Jersey’s favorite rocker hasn’t dangled his child from a hotel balcony or anything else wicked or dangerous. It’s just that a special two-hour airing of BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’s current world tour is set for Feb. 28 on CBS. The footage is full of old favorites as well as a smattering of selections from his terrific, Grammy-nominated album “The Rising.”

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Incidentally, they will be in Manchester, Tenn., for the second annual Bonnaroo festival, June 13-15, according to reports at Billboard.com.

Guns ‘n’ Roses is on the lookout for someone wild enough to fill Axl’s shoes.

According to Rolling Stone, over 500 singers have responded to ads the group placed (anonymously) in trade papers.

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Also according to MTV.com, the Doors have been resurrected. Lead singer of The Cult, Ian Astbury, will front the band.

WHERE’S JUDGE WAPNER WHEN YOU NEED HIM? Jon Bon Jovi’s former maid, Maria Sliwinska, has filed a suit against him in small claims court, claiming he owes her $430 in travel expenses. Those behind Web site The Smoking Gun are still on their game — this is just the latest in a slew of entertainment news the site has been the first to report.

ARETHA FRANKLIN NOT IN HOT WATER OVER ARSON Though prosecutors have interviewed her, reports state that the Queen of Soul is not a suspect in the October arson that

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HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY, BEATLES FANS On Feb. 14 a police raid in Sydney uncovered no less than 500 reel-to-reel recordings that may just be original studio sessions for “Abbey Road” and “The Beatles,” according to MTV.com. Other tapes were previously found in London and Amsterdam of the “Let It Be” sessions, stolen decades ago from the Abbey Road Studios.

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n January, an appeals court in Eidsivating, Norway, acquitted a 22year-old cab driver, a Middle Eastern immigrant, of raping a woman who had the mental disorder Williams Syndrome, because, said the court, he could easily have mistaken her overly friendly behavior (a characteristic of some people with the disorder) with a desire for sex. The court said it also considered that the man had trouble with the language (despite 12 years in the country) and that some male immigrants believe that Norwegian women are easy.

• Marcos Martin Parra, 18, hit the basketball court again in January, only six months after having his head nearly severed from his body in a traffic collision caused by a drunken driver. Parra’s skull had been ripped from the cervical spine and neck ligaments, leaving the head fragilely attached, only by the spinal cord. At St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix, Dr. Curtis Dickman performed first-of-a-kind surgery, which worked so well that Parra lost only about 5 percent of his neck’s range of motion.

Readers’ Choice • Joe R. Thompson, 18, was thrown 25 feet into the air in a car crash near Highway 40 and Woods Chapel Road in Blue Springs, Mo., in January, but survived when he landed among, and held onto, live overhead power lines. Thompson remained conscious until rescuers arrived 20 minutes later and the electricity was shut off. He even made a cell phone call.

(Fortunately for Thompson, the power lines were insulated.)

The Prices of Things • (1) Average fee per lawyer working on New York’s portion of the 1998 multistate tobacco settlement (according to New York Supreme Court Justice Charles Ramos in October): $14,000 an hour. (2) For permanent loss of her marital sex life for a 31year-old Chinese woman (when her husband became impotent after a car crash, according to a Chinese court in October): the equivalent of $2,210. (3) Amount Geneva Burger, 80, earned for uttering one question on an answering machine (“When people get hooked on pot, can they get sick if they don’t get it?”): $515,000 (the amount awarded by a Pomona, Calif., court in December, and from prior settlements, as a result of rap producer Master P’s using the recording without permission on an album).

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ine that it should be better. If we don’t have a romantic partner, we think we should have one. If we do have a romantic partner, we wish he or she would change, or we wonder what it would be like to be with another partner. That’s the bad news, Virgo. Here’s the good news: In the coming days, I predict you will find a way to feel perfectly at peace with the way your love life actually is.

Brezsny's Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19)

Before he died in late 2001, ex-Beatle George Harrison recorded the album “Brainwashed.”

Reviewers at People magazine found it exceptional. “Rollicking, jaunty and wry,” they wrote, “Harrison looked death in the eye and took out his ukulele.” I provide this image to inspire you in the coming week, Aries. While you won’t have to deal with an adversary anywhere near as daunting as the Grim Reaper, you will have to face down a pest of some sort. The best recipe for victory is to assume an attitude that is rollicking, jaunty and wry. When you look the skunk or jerk in the eye, pull out a kazoo.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

Mojo means magic power or uncanny charisma.

It can also refer to a fertility spell or sexual magnetism. Cat Yronwode, scholar of indigenous African-American religions, believes that while “mojo” may be a corruption of the word “magic,” it’s more likely derived from the West African word “mojuba,” which refers to a prayer of praise and homage. In voodoo, a mojo bag is a cloth pouch filled with supernatural charms.

“Mojo” is also invoked to mean the unpredictable benevolence of a mysterious force beyond our comprehension or the skill of a person who has stolen a boon from the gods. I hope these definitions will help you make the most of the fact that your relationship with mojo is now ripening nicely, Taurus.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

Pollsters asked a thousand kids aged 3-6 which they liked better, daddy or TV. Fifty-three percent asserted that they preferred TV. But even if your own inner child might be inclined to vote with the majority on this question, Gemini, I beg you to go in the other direction in the coming weeks. Why? Because you could really use the inspiration of a father figure: a benevolent older male who can inspire you to activate your

latent reserves of ferocious willpower and wild confidence.

Yesterday I was busy reorganizing my room.

While moving some things to make room for my laptop on a shelf, I temporarily placed it on the floor. “Please take note, Rob,” I said pointedly to myself as I resumed puttering, “that the computer is now on the floor. Do not step on the computer.

Did you hear me? Do not step on the computer.”

A minute later I got distracted by a phone call and ambled off to another part of the house.

When I returned, I was lost in thought. As you might guess, my right shoe soon landed directly on the laptop. The damage cost me $125 to repair. The moral of the story, as far as it concerns your imminent future, Cancerian: Don’t put the laptop on the floor in the first place.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

In the premise of the TV reality show “Joe Millionaire,” 20 women vied for the heart of a suave young rich dude, not knowing he was actually an average construction worker in disguise.

The aspiring consorts were asked what they would do if chosen to help the guy spend his $50 million. One said, “I’d travel to a poor Third World country and bathe the suffering children.”

While that sentiment might be a little extreme for you to adopt, Leo, I urge you to envision your own version of altruistic generosity. How would you help others if you got a windfall? Believe it or not, carrying out this imaginative exercise will enhance your ability to attract more money into your life. And it’s the perfect astrological moment to do just that.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Many of us indulge frequently in the fantasy that our lives would be wonderful if only they were different from what they are. Here’s a corollary to the curse: No matter what the current state of our relationship to love may be, we always imagACROSS

The coming weeks will test your ability to think with your heart and feel with your mind. You will have to be acutely vigilant even as you stay sweetly relaxed. Your luck will grow to the degree that you open your doors of perception wider and close down the vulnerabilities that make it easy for mean people to hurt you.

Fortunately, Libra, the cosmos will be conspiring to help you achieve a growing expertise in these exact capacities. I predict that by March 20 you will have earned the right to be called a master of contradictions.

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“Three times my life has opened,” begins Jane Hirshfield’s poem by the same name. “Once, into darkness and rain. Once, into what the body carries at all times within it and starts to remember each time it enters the act of love. Once, to the fire that holds all.” Now that you’ve had your imagination piqued by Hirshfield’s testimony, Pisces, I’d like you to survey your memories and identify the magic moments when your own life opened. Jot down a few notes about them, please.

That should prime you to recognize and be ready for the next big window of opportunity, which will arrive any day now.

— © Rob Brezsny You Can Call Rob Brezsny, day or night, for your Expanded Weekly Horoscope

Astronomers rely on telescopes to gather the observations that serve as their raw material.

Not all their time is spent gazing up at the heavens, however. They have plenty of opportunities to work on “cloudy night problems,” interpreting and massaging their data when the skies are overcast. I’d like to suggest that you’re in an analogous phase, Sagittarius. At least for the moment, you can’t glean any more crucial clues from peering outward into the glittering sprawl around you. Everything you need to know is contained within the observations you have already made and the information you’ve already registered.

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If you were out walking and spied a penny on the sidewalk, would you stoop down to scoop it up?

Probably not. How about a higher denomination coin? Or is it your policy is to never compromise your dignity for anything less than a dollar? If so, Aquarius, I encourage you to suspend your usual rule in the next two weeks. Metaphorically speaking, bending down to snatch a penny will set in motion a series of events that will lead to you finding a hundred-dollar bill. In other words, it’s only by taking advantage of tiny unexpected rewards that you’ll put yourself in a position to harvest the bigger kind.

You know what you remind me of lately, Scorpio? You’re like gourmet sea salt that has been hand-harvested on a warm, breezy afternoon in late summer from a pristine marsh in Brittany.

You are, in other words, raw and elegant; you’re primal and pure; you’re a basic necessity but exquisitely unique. I trust that you will share your funky sublimity only with those who treat you as both a valuable spice and an essential condiment.

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How many times have you wondered what your life would be like if your imagination hadn’t been squelched by the educational system? What great happiness and marvelous feats might you have already claimed if your natural love of learning hadn’t been crushed by bad teachers and inept pedagogy? It’s the right astrological time to launch a quest to undo the damage, Capricorn. Imagine I’ve just handed you an undiploma: your official release from the oppression of your formal education; the beginning of your healing from the wounds perpetrated on you by your early schooling.

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Am I being premature, or should I end it now and save myself misery later?

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What makes a man too irritating to date? Nailbiting can be a lit tle thing that becomes a big thing, especially if the guy doesn’t just bite his nails, but leans over and tries to bite yours as well. But, generally, there’s a sliding scale, depending on how eager you are for a boyfriend. While most women would have a problem with a man who sticks his face in his soup and blows bubbles, the par ticularly boyfriend-starved might try to work up an explanation (“Maybe his religion forbids him the use of silverware!”). They’re sure to get equally creative in explaining away a man’s tendency to slip into an English accent from time to time — even though he was born in Akron, Ohio, and has never been to the U.K. (“Maybe he’s related to Madonna!”)

For you, the deal-breaker knob is tuned much lower. A man doesn’t have to communicate in orangutan grunts, claim that the need to bathe is “western propaganda,” or drag his childhood “blankie” everywhere. No, you’ll toss him for minor, annoying personal habits, such as blinking, swallowing and breathing. In fact, you are probably so hell-bent on not having a relationship that you shrink from the deafening roar of your date merely existing at a refreshment stand across a crowded auditorium at a Metallica concer t. Wait! Who ... you? Hell-bent on not having a relationship? Oops, did you forget to tell yourself something — and maybe all your dates, too? Maybe that what works for you, at the moment, is the shor t-term parking

version of a relationship: in and out in less than 24 hours, total?

That would explain why there’s no guy who’s got what it takes to be with you. Not even a Nobel Prize-winning, Academy Award-nominated, diamond mine-owning, indigent child-mentoring Adonis. (Surely, you’d manage to find his table manners atrocious: “He insists upon eating!”) This will change as soon as you’re ready for a relationship, as will your inclination to hire a surveyor to map out the halfway point between your house and your date’s, down to the nearest micrometer.

Unfor tunately, as with size options of fastfood Coke — big enough to keep koi in, big enough to keep lots of koi in and “Seaworld II” — we don’t really have a concept of dating that includes the middle ground between zero and “Supersize it!” That’s why it’s especially important you impress upon this guy (and those who follow) exactly how lit tle you have to of fer — that you’ll probably be history in four dates or less, probably due to serious ethical issues with the way he par ts his hair and how he takes his cof fee.

I’m 27, and I’ve been dating this guy for seven months. The entire time, it’s been an emotional roller coaster. For example, two weeks ago, he needed “space.” I gave him space. Last week, he started calling constantly and asking to see me.

He said he didn’t mind if I saw other guys, so I went out with someone else, and now he’s rubbing it in. I am not the type of girl to wait around for nothing.

What is he thinking?

—Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back He’s thinking you have a very shor t memory.

He’s thinking you’re the type of girl who waits around for nothing. In his defense, he is ex tremely reliable. In fact, the one thing you can always rely on is his unreliability. Luckily, unreliable men are like cell phone service providers: There are a variety of providers to choose from, each unreliable in a slightly dif ferent way.

If you compare the drama providers in your area, your local library should come out on top.

There, you can load up on drama all day long — “Oh, Heathclif f, fill my ahms with heathuh!”

— and still have ample energy, when you get home, to write a nice, long “Dear John” let ter.

— © 2003, Amy Alkon

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AVID READER Quiet SF, 24, part-time student, into all types of music, especially oldies, pets, writing poetry. Seeking a female, 24-40, with same interests. ☎283861 SPECIAL FRIENDSHIP Attractive, feminine SWF, 41, 5’4”, seeks a very open-minded WF, 35-48, for fun and exciting times. ☎775074 CHURCH-GOER SBF, 38, Virgo, N/S, heavy-duty equipment operator, seeks BF, 30-45. Enjoys motorcycle riding, playing bass guitar. ☎799776 BUILDING A FUTURE Hard-working, mechanically inclined SBF, 46, loves to build and rebuild. Seeing female who prefers the home life and knows what she wants from life. ☎120569 LOOKING FOR LOVE SBF, 32, 140lbs, 5’8”, down-to-earth, likes clubs, movies, and quiet times. Looking for a female, 30-35, with the same interests. If you’re the one, call me. Aiken, South Carolina. ☎113533 LIKE MALLS & MOVIES? Feminine BiBF, 25, 5’4”, 145lbs, short hair, Sagittarius, smoker, loves movies and tv.

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5’3”, medium build, loves movies, putt-putt golf, and bowling. Seeking WF, 25-40, medium build, for fun and friendship. Hope to hear from you soon. ☎958847 MAN FOR ALL SEASONS GBF, 31, 5’6”, brown/brown, Cancer, smoker, enjoys kids, bowling. Seeking open-minded, passionate, understanding GBF, 23-45, for LTR. ☎941850 NO INTRO NEEDED SWF, 39, 5’7”, 145lbs, homeowner, easygoing, selfless, Taurus, smoker, loves movies and bowling. Seeking WF, 35-49, with comparable interests. ☎935299 FRIENDSHIP SBF, 38, 5’7”, slim, fit, seeks SF, for friendship and fun. Must be outgoing, love to wine and dine, travel, movies and theater. ☎878217

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Interested? ☎910581 CHOCOLATE SEEKS CREAM SF, 39, new to the area, down-to-earth, loves laughing, sight-seeing. Seeking WF, 30-45, to show me a great time! ☎861222 SOMEONE TO LOVE GBF, 21, with brown complexion, seeks femme GBF, 21-30, with no baggage, and her priorities straight. ☎843696 VERY PRETTY SBF...

28, two children, confident, feminine, seeks female, 20-35, with the same qualities, who is not into head games. ☎785531 A GOOD HEART SF, 39, goes to church, works for a living, likes having fun, going on trips. Seeking a similar female, 37-49. ☎780112 RAINBOW SEEKER Seeking my butch. SWF, 41, 5’2”, enjoys movies, walks, reading, quality snuggle time.

Honesty is a must. Seeking SWF, with no drama, 30+. ☎754885 JOIN ME GBF, 32, nurse, part-time student, Capricorn, N/S, enjoys bowling, movies, shopping, traveling. Seeking casual relationship with woman, 25-45. ☎711628 I’M LOOKING 4 U Easygoing, loyal SBF, 31, 5’3”, 155lbs, security officer, people person, fun-loving, nice, caring, honest, enjoys bowling, movies, cuddling at home. Seeking trustworthy, outgoing SBF, 26-35, for friendship, maybe LTR. ☎965835 FRIENDSHIP FIRST! Funny, smart, down-to-earth GBF, 5’6”, 125lbs, loves long walks, hand holding.

Seeking GF, 21-30, who likes kids and doesn’t play games. ☎965829 ZEST FOR LIFE Articulate, adventurous WF, 32, 5’8”, brown/brown, enjoys animals, running, movies and dining. Looking for WF, 25-40, for friendship. ☎965827 GIVE ME A RING Cute SBF, 30-something, seeks attractive SF, 25-45, for friendship, maybe more. No games. ☎965825 WASTE NO TIME GBF, 36, enjoys dining out, cooking, dining out. Seeking attractive, open-minded, fun, nice GF, 25-45, for friendship and possibly more. ☎965823

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Cars 1968 FORD MUSTANG, metallic blue, hard top, 289 hi-performance engine, auto, rebuilt engine, excellent condition, $4700, call Bryan 706-627-2331 (903/0227) ———————————— 1981 FORD GRANADA, gray, 4dr, 68K, good car, needs tires, $1000 OBO, 803-649-2422 after 3 pm or leave message (889/0220) ———————————— 1985 CHEVROLET CORVETTE, Z-71 suspension, excellent condition, 85K, power all, targa top, Bose stereo, $10,500 OBO (msta), call 803-278-2669 (936/0313) ———————————— 1986 PONTIAC 6000, auto, runs great, 86K, V6, dependable transportation, $1200 OBO, 706650-1971 day or night (898/0227) ———————————— 1987 HONDA ACCORD, needs body work, drums & rotors turned, has new master cylinder, shoes & wheel cylinders, $650, 706-667-0915 (885/0220) ———————————— 1988 LINCOLN TOWN Car Limo, TV, bar, VCR, CD, 20 inch extended drop desks, 60K, $5900 Firm, 706-733-9867 after 6 pm (952/0320) ———————————— 1989 CADILLAC SEVILLE, blue, 4dr, leather, 706-556-6124 (928/0306) ———————————— 1989 FORD MUSTANG, black, grey interior, auto, mechanically good, 706-738-4555 or 706306-5464 (905/0227) ———————————— 1989 HONDA CIVIC, 2dr, 5spd, 123K, $1500 firm, 803-279-2935 (976/0327) ———————————— 1989 PONTIAC GRAND Prix, white, 5spd, alloy wheels, looks & runs good, good dependable car, $1800 OBO, 706-650-0955 (956/0320) ———————————— 1990 INFINITI Q45, white/tan leather, runs great, power win-

dows & locks, sunroof, AC, excellent condition $5500 cash, OBO, 706-736-3225 (933/0313) ———————————— 1991 OLDS CUTLESS Ciera S, light blue, AC, power steering, Am/Fm, cassette, 4dr, $1000, 706-855-1381 (942/0313) ———————————— 1991 VOLVO 240, maroon, good condition, AC, PS, PB, PW, am/fm, cassette, cruise, $3000, 912-829-4556 (817/0227) ———————————— 1992 CHEVY CAMERO RS, 25th Anniversary Edition, green, gray interior, 305, auto, t-tops, excellent condition, 120K, $6000 firm, 706-339-4531 (811/0227) ———————————— 1993 FORD TAURUS, very good condition, new tires and brakes, low mileage 66K, loaded, as is, reduced, for quick sale, $3000, 706-733-9434 or 706-721-8304 (808/0227) ———————————— 1993 HONDA ACCORD DX, 5spd, 132K, new tires, $2650, 803-279-2935 (977/0327) ———————————— 1993 MERCURY CAPRI, green, black convertible roof, 145K, new tires & timing belt, frequently maintained, fun car, $2400, 706294-7529 (950/0313) ———————————— 1994 BUICK PARK Ave, green, camel interior, all power, 4dr, V6, low miles, good condition, $5000 OBO, 706-796-9421 or 706-5891969 (980/0327) ———————————— 1994 CHRYSLER LHS, grapepearl/silver, sporty, loaded, family size car, excellent condition, 117K, 22mpg, list $30,288, ask $3995, 803-279-1584 (907/0306) ———————————— 1995 BMW 325i, white, 5spd, 72K, excellent condition, premium package, priced to sell (KBB: $12-$15,000) asking $11,800, 706-722-0665 (816/0227) ———————————— 1995 FORD CROWN Victoria LX, dark green, all power options, extra clean, excellent condition, Michelins, 69K, $5500, 706-7338971 (982/0327) ————————————

1995 MERCURY GRAND Marquis LS, 92K, leather, clean, all power, cruise, wire wheels, $5700, 706-730-2697 (948/0313) ———————————— 1995 MITSUBISHI DIAMANTE, ES, dark green, V6, tan cloth seats, full power, cruise, cassette, 82K, $5300, 706-863-2483 (929/0306) ———————————— 1996 CHEVROLET CAMERO, 41K, factory purple, 5spd, 6 cyl, AC, FM, cass, immaculate, one owner, $6500 OBO, 706-8680090 (975/0327) ———————————— 1996 HONDA ACCORD EX, champagne, V6, leather, auto, CD, alloys, sunroof, keyless entry, maintenance records, garaged, excellent condition, $9500, 706733-7297 (957/0320) ———————————— 1996 MITSUBISHI GALANT, with spoiler, whole or parts $750, very good motor and transmission, 706-560-0775 (949/0313) ———————————— 1996 NISSAN 200SX, green, 5spd, cruise, CD, well taken care of, $3400 OBO, 706-267-1295 (814/0227) ———————————— 1996 PONTIAC GRAND Prix GTP, white, rear spoiler, tint windows, 3.4L, V6 high output, 4spd auto w/OD, well cared for, 129K, $6500, Jim 706-721-3365 days or 706-547-7878 eve. (822/0306) ———————————— 1996 TOYOTA COROLLA DX, gold, 79K, AC, am/fm, cassette, $6000, call 706-231-5430 or 706-267-6350 (932/0306) ———————————— 1997 ACURA 3.2TL, Premium, loaded, great ride, new tires, remote keyless entry, power locks & windows, AC, climate control system, Bose radio/cassette/CD, remote sunroof, $10,900, 803-279-8326 (887/0220) ———————————— 1997 DODGE NEON, auto, air, stereo/cassette, looks and runs good, 37K, Best Offer, 706-3649431 (897/0227) ———————————— 1997 HONDA CIVIC EX, manual,

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———————————— 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX, white, 4dr, only 30K, just $12,495, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (962) ———————————— 1999 HONDA CIVIC EX, black, 5spd, euro lights, one owner, excellent condition, low mileage, $10,500 OBO, 706-373-6178 after 7pm (909/0306) ———————————— 1999 MAZDA PROTEGE, silver, tint windows, new motor, CD, AC, PW, PL, PS, $5500, 706231-6901 or 706-729-0104 (945/0313) ———————————— 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM, bright red, auto, loaded, 87K, cold air, electric seats, etc, 6cyl,

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continued from page 57 clean, Best Offer, 706-3649431(899/0227) ———————————— 2000 ACURA INTEGRA, silver, 2dr, 5spd, all power, sunroof, cold air intake, low miles, warranty, excellent condition, must sell! $13,000 OBO, 706-297-2691 (886/0220) ———————————— 2000 BMW 323ci, titanium silver bullet, sports package, 5spd, Xenon, Z-Rated tires w/7yr/100,000 BMW transferable warranty, 43.5K, $23,500, 706495-2731 (906/0306) ———————————— 2001 HONDA PRELUDE, blue, only 20K, loaded, 7yr/100K warranty, just $19,995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (963) ———————————— 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT, red, convertible, 14K, auto just, $17,495, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (966) ———————————— 2002 CHEVY CAMARO Z-28, black on black, 6spd, Monsoon stereo/CD, AC, PS, PB, Goodyear GS-C tires $23,300, 706-560-9971 (944/0313) ———————————— 2002 HONDA CIVIC LX, black, 4dr, only 2K, just $14,995, + warranty, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (960) ———————————— 2002 MAZDA 626’s, two to choose from, miles under 10K, starting at $13,995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (965) ———————————— 2002 MITSUBISHI GALANT ES, two to choose from, low miles, factory warranty, starting at $13,995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (967) ———————————— 2002 MAZDA PROTEGE 5, roof, leather, CD, 8K, only payments of $278, call quick! Andy Jones Mazda, 803-202-0002 (968)

Motorcycles 1998 HARLEY DYNA Super glide, laser red, 5400 miles, sissy bar, highway pegs, excellent condition, $11,000 OBO after 6 pm, 803-279-9494(981/0327) ———————————— 1999 HARLEY DAVIDSON Sportster 1200 Custom, chrome everything, back rest, drag pipes, excellent condition, $9000 OBO, call 803-278-2669 (935/0313) ———————————— 2000 HONDA XR650R, enduro, off road only, XC, many power enhancing extras, priced to sell or will consider trade, 706-3099526 after 6 pm (458/0320) ———————————— 2002 HONDA SABRE, 1099cc, custom pearl silver paint job w/fadin candy blue flames. 1920 miles, excellent condition, $7600, matching helmet available, 803279-3410 (818/0227)

Other 1987 EAGLE SPEED Boat, 60 mph, closed bow, Johnson 140HP outboard, $2500 OBO or trade for 4 wheeler, 803-2792669 (934/0313) ———————————— 1989 RENKEN CABIN Cruiser, 26ft, sleeps six if you’re friendly,

four otherwise, full galley, head and shower, 75 hours on 460 Cobra/outdrive, outstanding condition, $22,500, 706-733-8971 (984/0327)

SUVs 1992 FORD BRONCO XLT, Nite, needs transmission work, $4000 OBO, call 706-738-8311 (926/0306) ———————————— 1994 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, extended cab, step side, 4X4, loaded, excellent condition, $8500, 803-279-1651 (953/0320) ———————————— 1996 CHEVY TAHOE, Sport, 4X4, extra nice, 90K, $8900 OBO, 706-737-6100 (927/0306) ———————————— 1997 LANDROVER LSE, loaded, leather, excellent condition, 27K, $16,000, 706-667-0599 (901/0227) ———————————— 1998 CHEVY BLAZER, full size, loaded, leather, 45K, excellent condition, $13,000, 706-6670599 or 706-729-0829 (900/0227) ———————————— 1999 LEXUS RX300, black/grey leather, 16K, luxury package, excellent condition, one owner, 2WD, $29,600 OBO, 706-3736178 after 7pm (908/0306) ———————————— 2000 HONDA PASSPORT EX, white, 4dr, 2WD, very low miles, only $16,995, Hurry! Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (959) ———————————— 2000 ISUZU RODEO, CD changer, just traded, only $268 payment, wow! Andy Jones Mazda, 803-202-0002 (969) ———————————— 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE Limited, 6 cyl, 4X4, leather, all power, 69K road miles, perfect condition, $13,500, 706-733-8971 (983/0327) ———————————— 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUSIER, loaded, CD, super deal at $13,748, WOW! Andy Jones Mazda, 803-202-0002 (970) ———————————— 2001 FORD EXCURSION Limited Ultimate, black, V8, 7.3L turbo diesel, 4X4, tow, leather, fully equipped, excellent condition, $32,000 neg. 803-279-6186 (947/0313) ———————————— 2001 FORD EXPLORER, Sport Trac, loaded, only $17,988, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-202-0002 (974)

Trucks 1984 GMC SEMI, Cummings 350, 7spd, 12 ton hydraulic tilt trailer, runs great, new rubber, $10,000 firm, 706-339-0189 (894/0220) ———————————— 1990 FORD F-250 XLT, 351, V8, 51K, power windows, steering & locks, extended cab, towing package, $6000 firm, call 706595-7295 (939/0313) ———————————— 1991 CHEVROLET S-10, red, 4.3 liter engine, power windows & locks, AC, auto, runs but needs work, $800, 803-6456099 or 803-819-9964 (930/0306)

———————————— 1993 CHEVROLET PICK Up 1500, step side, 5spd, $5500, 706-798-3553 (954/0320) ———————————— 1994 GMC 1500, pickup, extended cab, excellent condition, it’s a beauty, $6600 OBO, 706-869-8888 (937/0313) ———————————— 1995 DODGE DAKOTA Extended cab, 2WD, auto, call for further details after 6 pm, 706-729-1677 (979/0327) ———————————— 1996 CHEVY S-10, LS, green, 3dr, V6, auto, CD, 83K, $6500, 803-279-3961 (892/0220) ———————————— 1996 FORD RANGER XLT, white, extended cab, V6, am/fm/cassette, adult driven, power mirrors, great condition, $4200, 803-278-0654 (943/0313) ———————————— 1997 FORD RANGER, silver, sport bed, 2.3L, 5spd, AC, stereo, alloy wheels, 75K, showroom condition, $5495 OBO, 706-738-3830 (891/0220) ———————————— 2000 FORD RANGER, 24K, warranty good to 36K, auto, air, disc player, 4cyl, looks new, $9000 OBO, 706-736-8032 (884/220) ———————————— 2001 GMC SONOMA, 3rd door, low miles, very clean, only $268 payments, won’t last, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-202-0002 (972) ———————————— 2002 TOYOTA TACOMA SR5, pick up, extended cab, 4.5K, won’t last at only $16,995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-7332210 (964)

Vans 1969 FORD ECONOLINE 100, straight 6, 3spd, $500 OBO, 706-823-9644 (941/0313) ———————————— 1982 FORD VAN, 12 passenger, well maintained, V8, auto, air, $2500, call Bert, 706-736-8185 9a to 2p or Jimmy 706-738-0911 after 6p (890/0220) ———————————— 1990 CHEVY ASTRO, loaded, power everything, very good condition, V6, auto w/overdrive, cold AC, many extras, 110K, $3450, 706-541-0656 (888/0220) ———————————— 1992 TOYOTA PREVIA LE, dual sunroof, AC, PS, Am, Fm stereo, alloy wheels, dealer serviced, $4895, 706-650-2196 (955/0320) ———————————— 1997 FORD WINDSTAR GL, dark red, auto, 7 passenger, 3.8 V6, AC, tilt, power windows, 146K, $3900 OBO, 706-8605001 (774/0220) ———————————— 1999 HONDA ODYSSEY, blue, very clean, all service records, only $13,995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (958) ———————————— 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SEL, white, grey leather, loaded, CD, factory warranty, 21K, $15,700, 706-294-1040 (951/0313) ———————————— 2001 HONDA ODYSSEY EX fully loaded, only $24, 995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (961)

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