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What's in a Name? By Brian Neill.................................................................18 Cover Design: Natalie Holle

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Opinion Whine Line ......................................................................4 Words ..............................................................................4 Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down ..........................................4 This Modern World ........................................................4 Suburban Torture ...........................................................6 Letters to the Editor .......................................................8 Guest Column .................................................................9 Austin Rhodes ..............................................................10 Insider ...........................................................................12

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re any of the candidates for election or reelection to the Columbia County Commission going to address the problem of a separate Chamber of Commerce? You can bet that it will not be Kingery or Spears, for both of them are part of the waste Columbia County has experienced for years by “donating” about $150,000 of our tax dollars to the Metro organization annually.

Thumbs Up The Augusta Canal Authority was right in recommending that an antiquated swimming ban for the Savannah River be abolished. Having a beautiful, flowing river without being able to get your feet wet in it is like put ting a hot fudge sundae before a child and telling him to watch it melt. To state Rep. Jack Connell for knowing when to say when. At 82 and having served 34 years in the state Legislature, Connell has had a good run and served our community well. And unlike other politicians who have ridden the horse too long (think South Carolina U.S. senator folks), Connell can retire with dignity and honor.

Thumbs Down The television commercials for incumbent gubernatorial candidate Roy Barnes are just plain goofy. For those who haven’t seen the recent installment, it depicts Barnes standing in church singing from a hymnal, saying grace with his family at the dinner table and hamming it up with a group of graduates. Are we supposed to buy into this phoney stuff? Oh wait, maybe we already did. He is, af ter all, governor, isn’t he?

I noticed that there is going to be a concerted effort to clean up Riverwatch by several Augusta-based organizations. One that should be there is the Sierra Club, which talks about clean air and clean water at the drop of a hat. I guess that organization would rather direct its “talk efforts” to Anwar or offshore drilling rather than make a physical contribution to the community. Can somebody please tell me where I can get a good calamari serving in the area? I have tried just about every restaurant and they all serve them either cooked to a crispy, tasteless fritter or cooked in oil so overused that they taste stale or like a French fry. This is a whine for WGOR, Oldies 93.9. Why don’t you tell the artist of the song before or after the song is played? And why do you insist on playing one song by an artist over and over when the artist had several hits? Come on Harley, you know the artists, you know the hits, and give us some variety. Is Austin Rhodes the best Augusta has to offer? No wonder we are in such a terrible state of being. As an employee of a convenience store, I think it is time someone informed these kids that the law says you have to have an ID to purchase tobacco and/or alcohol products. A broken or expired license won’t suffice. A library card and a note from your mommy won’t do it either. If you drive up in a car please don’t expect us to believe you left it in your other bag or wallet. Whether you’re 18 or 81, the law says we have to ID you and you are not worth me paying a fine or losing my job over. So no ID, no sale! Don’t get mad at us for your stupidity. No matter how old, if we ask for an ID; you are required to show it. It’s the law; get over it! I would like to say that I thought the article on “drag” was very informative. I feel bad for those two jealous queens who whined last week. They are just mad because they don’t have any talent. I think that everyone should go at least

W O R D S “Don’t you think there should have been discussion with the department head about (the salary reclassification) before you put it in your recommendation, because what you are recommending in this particular case ... if that person caps out at his salary, he is going to make more than the mayor.” — Augusta Mayor Bob Young, speaking to county Human Resources Director Brenda ByrdPelaez at a May 9 Augusta Commission workshop about the salary cap for his assistant, Mark Gibbons. Gibbons was up for an $18,000 raise and the mayor said if his assistant eventually reaches the top of his salary grade, he’d be making more than mayor’s own $65,000. Young later met with Byrd-Pelaez and lowered Gibbons’ salary range.

once and see a “show.” I went to one last weekend and had the best time. I really enjoyed them all, but my favorite entertainer was “Carmen.” Wow does she have some nice legs. I am appalled that Mayor Young and the Augusta Commissioners want to destroy the DeLaigle house on Greene Street. As the owner of the 129-year-old historic home, the city has done little, or nothing, to properly maintain it. But that shouldn’t be used as an excuse to tear the building down. It reminds me of the kid who killed his parents, and then asked the court for mercy since he was an orphan. Bravo! Bravo, to Austin Rhodes’ column, “Sorry Parents Create Sorry Students.” It’s about time someone had the guts to put the blame where the blame is due. I work in the school system, and I know what educators face every day. They are under tremendous pressure, especially in regard to these standardized tests. There are a few sorry teachers, but keep in mind there is a teacher shortage. Maybe we’d attract better teacher candidates if our parents would discipline their children at home so that we would not have so many behavior problems in school. Parents, stop expecting teachers to raise your children for you! If your child is failing in school, it’s time to ask what you can do to help him succeed. While driving East on Central Avenue last Monday, I had to drive under a city

sprinkler as it was watering the street and not the grass. On Monday, get the picture? I only wish it had happened before I washed my car. I believe there is absolutely no question the storm that hit near Augusta National on the evening of May 3 was the Lord God Almighty’s response to the policies of Mr. Hootie Johnson. I was sorry to hear that Suzanne Downing will be leaving The Chronicle in June. She was a great step forward after years of vitriolic attacks by former editorial page editor Phil Kent. Hopefully, The Chronicle will come up with a suitable replacement, who will be a new face, rather than that Kent clone Barry Paschal. I thought what News 6 did tonight (May 8) to bring the Animal Control situation to the public was very hard to watch. Just as the article published last fall in (The Spirit) was, but both were a true attempt to plead with the public to take responsibility for their “fly by night” attitude that pets are disposable. I saw the article on drag queens and thought the pictures were very poor in taste. I also read the whines last week that stemmed from the pictures with the article. Those few queens you had pictures of were the worst I have ever seen. This gives a very bad outlook on the rest who might be quite decent. I have seen nicecontinued on page 6

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This is a scary thing to admit, but for the first time, I am in agreement with Commissioner Marion Williams: Let’s run off Mr. Kolb. He’s an empire builder and spendthrift with no regard or respect for taxpayers. Commissioners, deny city Administrator Fred Russell a raise. He had no problem accepting the job four months ago. If Mr. Russell leaves because he doesn’t get a raise, good riddance. He’s part of Kolb’s ever-expanding empire. And Commissioner’s deny Mayor Bob’s aide a 66-percent raise. We don’t need an assistant mayor. The most important unofficial goal of the Canal Authority is to “keep out the rednecks.” I’ve never had to show my genealogy chart to get into any other public park. When you provide trash containers but don’t pay to have trash hauled, it is easy to call people trashy. It’s a shame the commissioners and high-ranking department heads ruined it for 2,500 other people looking for maybe $1 more per hour to support their family. It’s a shame the raises got voted down. If the Augusta mayor has no veto power and the city is run by the commissioners, why waste time voting for a mayor? I would like to make a comment about your current Wal-Mart story in your paper. That is a very astonishing and true story about Wal-Mart, their bully tactics and lowering of our standards. It’s about time someone does something about this. — Call our Whine Line at 510-2051 and leave your comments. We won’t use your name. Fax your whines by dialing (706) 733-6663 or e-mail your whines to whine@metspirit.com

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Dear Editor: Mr. Mayor has been listening to some very strange voices lately. Seems the Savannah River has become the “River from Hell” and has been thus deemed off-limits to the innocent citizenry of Augusta. So why not ban cars? They kill thousands annually. How about airplanes? We all know how dangerous they are. As far as swimming goes, how about swimming in Clarks Hill? Or the Atlantic Ocean? God knows they are both killers, so 1et’s ban swimming altogether. That should keep little Johnny safe. Or we could just ban stupidity. But then, of course, we’d have to have a special election voting in a new Augusta-Richmond County government, wouldn’t we? This Memorial Day, let’s thank the people who fought for our freedom by fighting for this freedom ourselves. Let’s go swimming in the river. See y’all there! Alan W. Trisler

Swimming Ban Not on the Ballot Dear Editor: So we can’t swim in the Savannah River “for our own safety.” Surely you jest! I’m no expert on riparian rights, but I do know that no one “owns” a river. Who owns the land adjoining the river? The city of Augusta. Who makes up the city of Augusta? The people who live here. So have the residents of Augusta decided en masse that the Savannah River poses danger to all and access to it should be blocked for the public good? When did they vote on this issue? I vote in every election, and I don’t remember this being on the ballot. (I’ve since learned this ordinance has been on the books for decades, but its age doesn’t excuse its lame content!) I’ve had enough of Big Brother protecting the crybabies from themselves. When you swim in a lake, creek or river, you assume the risks inherent to that body of water. They are not suburban swimming pools with lifeguards, painted depth lines and ready life preservers. They are Mother Nature’s handiwork and they have power. I hope all intelligent, rational people will join me and my friends this Memorial Day weekend on the Savannah to remember and thank those who fought and died for freedoms we enjoy every day. Toni Giusto

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ear Editor, I am writing to set the record straight about “Bob’s 4 Years.” This article was little more than a twopage free ad for Young’s reelection campaign. It was filled to the brim with misinformation and outright fantasy perpetrated by the worst mayor we have ever had. And let me just say up front that my criticisms of him have little or nothing to do with the now-infamous letter that he wrote to get me fired (although I think it’s funny that Young claims his administration has been “scandal free”) and everything to do with his failures as an elected representative. Just remember, it was my writing the truth about his failed administration that caused the letter to be written in the first place, not some petty nickname I gave him. “Boob” Young is just another example of our electorate being fooled by slick campaign ads and good name recognition. In your article, Young claims that his continuous flood of social and political faux pas is because he is not a “politician.” I disagree. He is indeed a politician – just a really bad one. He also asserts that he is more concerned about “bettering the city’s image than choosing the right words to fit the mold of what a seasoned politician, or mayor for that matter, should say.” What the hell is he talking about? His job (despite what he may think) as mayor is to say the right things at the right time to the right people and not embarrass us all. I think that it is safe to say that he has failed miserably at that task (too bad the commission chamber doesn’t have a teleprompter). I must say that out of all of the quotes in the Young article, the one that made me laugh the loudest was when “Mr. Photo-op” himself proclaims his “primary weakness” is “not claiming enough credit for the things (he) has accomplished.” I cannot believe that he has the nerve to make that outrageous claim. First, he has been the most shameless photo-op, camera-grabbing press hog this town has ever seen. And second, he claims credit for things that he had little or nothing to do with all the time. What has he done? Nothing, but that has not stopped him from trying to steal the credit for others’ hard work. An official (on the condition of anonymity) at the chamber of commerce told me that they had to restrict the flow of infor-

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e promised the world he was done with political races. He lied. Ed McIntyre is this close to announcing his candidacy for mayor, even as he plays coy when asked for official confirmation. Time for me to open the closet and dig out my “McIntyre battle gear.” Hey, it’s a thankless job, but someone has to do it. The last time Mac ran for office, he ended up collecting 44 percent of the vote in a runoff against Bob Young, for Augusta’s top position. Forty-four percent of the voters wanted a man convicted of taking bribes and selling out Augusta, back in a position to do the same thing again. Forty-four percent wanted a man who spat in the face of a justice system which rightfully caught a criminal in the act, back in the office which he left in handcuffs. Forty-four percent validated an unrepentant con artist who continues to lie about his criminal activity to this day. Forty-four percent. When I look at that figure, the only thing that keeps me from total despair is the fact that I know a great number of conservative intellectuals have long deserted the political subdivision in question. Forty-four percent of what is left of Augusta proper, are damn idiots. Many of our old friends and neighbors (and for that matter family members) sit in their quiet bedroom communities laughing and pointing while Augusta voters continue to send single-minded despots to the Marble Palace. The characters we elect to public office keep observers from Pumpkin Center to Bath rolling in the aisles. The political landscape here has more entertainment value than NBC’s Thursday night lineup. The idea that 44 percent of us want to see a convicted, bribe taking, lying, disgraced, dishonest mayor returned to office is merely the tip of the iceberg. But a telling tip it is. While Augusta’s pool of voters is heavily laced with government-supported underachievers and more than our fair share of “bought” voting blocks, there are plenty of others who quietly encourage political misconduct by remaining silent when outrageousness presents itself. Just this week I was addressing a local civic club when I mentioned the bizarre sentence Judge Carlisle Overstreet recently gave a local drug dealer caught with a pound of cocaine in his car. Rodricgus Maxwell was well known to cops before this specific arrest, but the judge decided against jail time and opted instead for a sentence of 20 years probation. Hawking phlegm at a judge will get you a tougher sentence. I clobbered Overstreet at the time for the stupid decision, and a few months later when Maxwell was nailed by cops AGAIN, it made all of us spear chuckers look like geniuses. When I brought up the outrage during my address, I was greeted with a rather disturbing response from one of the well-heeled Rotarians in attendance: “I don’t think the Honorable Carlisle Overstreet owes you, or I, or anyone else an

Ed McIntyre explanation for any decision he makes.” If I had not heard the comment myself, I doubt I would have believed a man of means could be so stupid. When we as a community decide that our “honorable” public officials are beyond explaining themselves to the taxpayers and citizens they serve, we have officially checked out. But that is indeed the mentality and mindset of many Augustans. As long as a politician is the same color, or the same political affiliation, or belongs to the same country club as them, they are ok. No matter how ridiculous their behavior gets, no matter how reckless their decisions are, no matter what foolishness spills from their mouths. As McIntyre prepares to ask Augustans to trust him, I will take great pride in culling his quotes from newsprint of long ago, reminding you with his own words what he said while trying to keep out of the slammer. I will share with you the evidence, and the scrambling Big Mac’s supporters did trying to hold on to their disgraced leader. Remember the “I Believe In Ed McIntyre” bumper stickers? Hell, I believe in Ed, too. I also believe in gravity, sand fleas, and the heartbreak of psoriasis. Forty-four percent of what is left of Augusta will likely line up behind the crook again. But I am going to make it my mission in life to remind the 56 percent of the electorate that still has some sense what it is we must stand against. We may not win: People who are right are never guaranteed victory. But those of us who stand against obvious tyranny, those of us who speak out against miscarriages of justice, those of us who loudly isolate corrupt behavior when we see it share a common bond. We are right, and we know we are. We are also better than those who choose to allow the foolishness to continue. — 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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s The Insider goes to press, local attorney David Bell is preparing to announce his intention to run for the Georgia House of Representatives. By the time the ink is dry on this column, it will be official. After much media speculation and rampant rumors in political circles, Bell is seeking state Rep. Jack Connell’s seat. Connell announced his retirement last week. It has been an open secret that Bell was waiting for Connell’s decision before he entered the fray. Bell would never run against Connell. Bell and Connell are friends and both hail from the “Southern gentleman” school of thought when it comes to protocol. Bell assisted Connell in writing a bill to change the structure of local government that Connell introduced during the recent legislative session. Bell also represented Connell in a public David Bell meeting or two while Connell was busy in Atlanta. Many politicos thought Connell would endorse Bell. Some insiders say Bell expected it too. It didn’t happen. Connell says he won’t endorse anybody in the Democratic primary. That is good news for local attorney Robert “Bo” Hunter III, who announced on Wednesday that he will also seek the office. Hunter ran unsuccessfully against Connell in 1996 but has refrained from opposing him since that time, basically out of respect and the likelihood that Connell would win. However, this year Hunter made noise about running whether Connell stayed in or not. Meanwhile, an editorial in Sunday’s Augusta Chronicle never mentioned Hunter while making statements about Bell that were not quite accurate. The editorial called Bell the heir apparent, Robert “Bo” Hunter III which is definitely open to question. Insiders suggest that Connell’s failure to endorse Bell dampens the heir apparent image a bit. Plus, Hunter has strong ties in the black community and on “the hill,” both important segments in this district. Bell’s victory is by no means guaranteed. The editorial also called Bell a close ally of state Sen. Charles Walker. Say again? A more accurate description is that they tolerate each other. Walker has distanced himself from Bell since David’s brother, John Bell, ran against Walker in 1990, the year former state Sen. Tom Allgood retired and vacated the seat. And, during last summer’s redistricting battle, Walker cut Bell out of the new 12th U.S. Congressional District so Bell would be less likely to run against Walker’s son, who has announced his intention to run for the new seat. Close allies? Don’t think so.

Barbara Dooley To Run

As The Insider reported last week, Barbara Dooley, wife of former University of Georgia football coach Vince Dooley, and a successful woman in her own right, was under tremendous pressure to enter the 12th U.S. Congressional District election after Cleve Mobley’s campaign imploded due to his past scrapes with the law. (Driving under the influence and domestic violence.) Actually, U.S. Representative Jack Kingston, from Savannah, had been urging Dooley to run long before Mobley’s future became certain. As The Insider predicted, Dooley made her announcement that she is a candidate for the seat. She will run as a Republican in the primary against Waynesboro native Woodrow Lovett, a perennial candidate with absolutely no chance of winning. Also, Max Burns, a professor at Georgia Southern, has indicated he will run in the Republican primary. Why force Dooley to spend money in a primary when the outcome is a foregone conclusion? She is the best chance the Republicans have in a district that was designed for a white Democrat.

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Local talk show host Austin Rhodes stunned the Augusta Rotary Club last week when he spoke at their weekly meeting. Rhodes politely paid tribute to retiring state Rep. Jack Connell, who was in attendance, then proceeded to chide members of the club for supporting ethically challenged local politicians and looking away when local judges, in Austin’s view, contribute to the miscarriage of justice. Specifically, Rhodes lambasted state Sen. Charles Walker and Judge Carlisle Overstreet. After his speech, club members sat in stunned silence as one lone member attempted to defend Overstreet. As a result of Rhodes’ diatribe, the sedate downtown Rotary Club is sending word to other Rotary clubs in the city that Austin Rhodes should not be on the preferred list of speakers. That’s fine. Rhodes insulted their friends so they have a perfect right to inform fellow Rotarians to be on guard. But, exactly what was the club expecting? Rhodes’ interpretation of a chamber of commerce brochure? Get real. If you don’t want Austin Rhodes to tell it like he sees it, whether he is correct or you agree with him or not, don’t ask him a question or request his presence at your rubber chicken luncheon. Get over it. —The views expressed in this column are the views of The Insider and do not necessarily represent the views of the publisher.

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uddies and conversation are what Ashley Brown loves about his job. As host of the sports talk show “A.B.’s Sportsline,” broadcast on WGAC Radio, Brown says, “My listeners are kind of like my buddies, and the show is a conversation. “I throw out stuff and the callers call in. It’s just like my buddies and I having a conversation,” he says. “I would still be sitting around with my buddies watching games and talking about sports even if I didn’t have this job.” For six years, this Augusta native has been working in radio and having open and honest conversations with these “buddies” about everything from sports to daily happenings in his life. “A lot of my show is about my personal life, and if I have had a bad day, then my listeners know I have,” Brown says. “I tell them everything; I don’t keep anything from them.” And Brown says that his listeners treat him like a buddy. “I have listeners call me all the time and invite me to go play golf,” he says. “You just don’t have that in Atlanta, New York or in other big cities,” he says. Brown also mentions his most frequent caller is Rex, a boy who has called the show almost daily for the past five years and is blind and has Down syndrome. Brown says that Rex knows when Brown’s birthday is and always remembers to call and sing to him on that date. “To him it’s important and for me it’s 20 seconds out of my show,” Brown says. “Why not let him have fun with it?” Along with conversations from listeners, Brown also provides interviews that he has done with everyone from Magic Johnson to Arnold Palmer. But some of his most interesting interviews have been with people that Brown thought were “neat,” such as with the coach played by Denzel Washington in “Remember the Titans,” Herman Boone. “I just called Alexandria, Va.’s information and got his name, called him and told him who I was,” Brown says. “He said he’d love to do my show and I had him on the weekend that the movie came out.” Brown’s love for sports came at a young age, he says. “As a kid I was so shy and sports changed that,” he says, remembering how wearing his team jersey to school on Fridays made him feel outgoing. By the time Brown had reached college, he had gotten rid of this shyness and played basketball throughout his college career at both Reinhardt College and Columbus State University. It was not until Brown returned to Augusta after college that he was given his first opportunity to do radio when a local station asked him to do a pre-game and halftime show for the 1995 high school basketball state championship.

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hile taking his dog for a walk along the Riverwalk on Sunday, May 12, Augusta Commissioner Marion Williams heard a police siren in the distance. Not thinking much of it, Williams continued his evening stroll. But as Williams approached Eighth Street, the piercing screech of brakes, immediately followed by the sound of a dreadful collision, stopped him in his tracks. A Richmond County patrol car had just slammed into a Chevy Tahoe at the intersection of Ninth and Reynolds streets. According to the accident report filed by the Georgia State Patrol, a Richmond County sheriff’s deputy traveling along Reynolds Street was responding to an emergency call with his lights and siren on. As the officer approached Ninth Street, a Grovetown couple in the Tahoe turned left onto Reynolds Street at a green light. The deputy attempted to stop, but skidded 112 feet and struck the driver’s side of the Tahoe. After impact, the Tahoe spun around clockwise and hit a traffic light pole on Reynolds Street. The patrol car was forced onto Ninth Street where it struck a tree before it stopped. “It was a very serious accident,” Williams told the Augusta Commission’s public safety committee on May 13. “There was the total loss of both cars. I have no doubt. The front end of the police car was totally demolished. It was traveling at a high rate of speed. There could have been a fatality because he (the deputy) broadsided them right between the doors of the Tahoe. “Had it been a smaller car, I’ve got no doubt, those people would have been killed.” As a former firefighter in Augusta, Williams said he understood the deputy’s desire to get to the scene of an emergency as quickly as possible, but he said the city’s public safety officers also need to keep the welfare of the general public in mind. “We’ve got to be careful,” Williams said. “I drove a fire machine for several years and I understand how that adrenaline gets up and you want to get to the scene and do your job, but that could have been a fatality. That could have been somebody’s life. “Our people in public safety have got to understand that if you’re creating another emergency going to an emergency, that’s really bad.” However, Williams’ biggest beef was not with the sheriff’s department. It’s what happened after the wreck that concerned Williams the most.

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Once Williams had heard the accident on Reynolds Street, he quickly walked his dog back to his car and drove to Ninth Street to see what had happened. Williams told the committee that he believed the accident occurred around 7 p.m. “It took until at least 7:25 before an (Rural/Metro) ambulance ever got there,” Williams said. “And then they stayed there from 7:25 to 7:45 before they left to go to the hospital.” Williams said the fire department was immediately on the scene assisting the couple in the Tahoe, while the officer appeared to be uninjured. “These people were sitting there on the sidewalk with neck braces on and there was blood on the street,” Williams said. “So, this was no fender-bender. It was a bad collision. “I think the ambulance just took entirely too long to come to this location and then when they got there, there wasn’t any urgency.” After several minutes, Williams said, he approached the Rural/Metro driver and asked what was taking the ambulance crew so long to transport the injured to the hospital. “The driver told me, ‘I’m in charge. When I decide it’s time to go, then that’s when we’ll go,’” Williams said. Williams told the commissioners that he didn’t want to interfere, so he simply walked away. “Let me tell you, had it been someone related to me ...” Williams said, stopping. “I felt for those people (in the Tahoe). They weren’t hollering and crying and in pain, but they were in neck braces; they were bleeding. It was an emergency situation. “It just took the ambulance too much time. It was a good 45 minutes before they ever left. It was a good 25 minutes before they got there,” Williams said. “We have got to get a handle on our ambulance service because we are not getting the service we are paying for. I saw that for myself.” Commissioner Lee Beard asked that the commission invite Rural/Metro to the next public safety committee meeting to discuss the situation. “The one thing that I’m really concerned about is the response time because this is not the first time I’ve heard about lack of response,” Beard said. The day after the committee meeting, Ernie Doss, Rural/Metro’s area general manager for east central Georgia, said he could not comment on Williams’ concerns because he was never informed by the city that a commissioner had a complaint.

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Augusta since 1977 “This is news to me,” Doss said. But before the commission rakes Rural/Metro over the fire, Williams may want to check his version of the story. According to Augusta-Richmond County 911 Center Director Phil Wasson, Williams’ account and his official record of the accident do not match up. The first emergency call of the accident was received at 8:10 p.m., Wasson said, almost a full hour after Williams’ recollection. The ambulance dispatch received the call at 8:13 p.m. and a unit was dispatched approximately 13 seconds later. “So approximately three and a half minutes after the deputy informed them of the accident, we dispatched an ambulance,” Wasson said, adding that the first ambulance arrived at the scene at 8:15 p.m. “The ambulance arrived on the scene in four minutes and 49 seconds.” Not quite 25 minutes, as Williams had stated. After arriving at the scene, Wasson said the first ambulance did not leave for the Medical College of Georgia until 8:40 p.m. and arrived at the hospital approximately nine minutes later. The second ambulance that arrived at the scene 26 minutes after the accident was reported, didn’t leave for University Hospital until 8:44 p.m. The second ambulance arrived at University almost 10 minutes later. Therefore, once the first ambulance was on the scene, it took about 30 minutes before the injured were transported to the hospital. Not too shabby of a response time, Wasson said. “Nationally speaking, we had medical assistance (in the form of the fire department) on the scene within two and a half minutes,” Wasson said. “Within five minutes we had transport capability (with the first ambulance) and within 20 minutes we had dual transport capability. Any jurisdiction would love to have that time.” However, Wasson was quick to point out that it’s common for people at the scene of an accident to feel the ambulance is taking too long to aid the injured. “When you are involved with an emergency, if it is 10 minutes it could easily feel like 25 minutes,” Wasson said. “So, he (Williams) may believe that it took that long.” When Williams was informed of the actual response times, he did not believe the figures. “That’s a baldfaced lie,” Williams said. “These are people’s lives we are talking about and people are lying.” But according to two witnesses on the scene, Williams is wrong. Beatrice Frazier of Augusta confirmed that the accident occurred a little after 8 p.m. on May 12 and she didn’t feel that it took the ambulance “very long at all” to arrive on the scene. Maria Glover, a witness from Grovetown, was eating at Beamie’s At The River restaurant on Reynolds Street when the accident occurred. “It happened about eight o’clock,” Glover said. “The ambulance got there probably within about 10 minutes. They put the neck braces on and left by about 8:30.” Glover said she had no problem with the actions of Rural/Metro. She thought the commission should concentrate more on the actions of the deputy. “Basically, he was going at a high speed and lost control of the vehicle,” Glover said. “I saw him coming at a rapid speed, and then – bam! The next thing you knew, he had hit that car. I ran outside, because I have a CPR license, to see what I could do.” When Glover saw the skid marks, she said she knew the deputy was going too fast. “The officer did have his siren and lights on, but it’s my understanding that he was supposed to yield. And he didn’t,” Glover said. “I know the people in that accident are thanking God because they could have been dead today. “I don’t care how you look at it, the officer was wrong.”

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It’s hard to tell if city officials have any game plan in place for dealing with the fact that Augusta is running out of grave space.

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Those who oversee local cemeteries and the county’s Trees and Landscape Department are remaining mum on the issue. And the question remains: Where are all those extra bodies going? It all started with the pursuit of a seemingly innocuous story on how the county goes about burying the indigent and unclaimed. But after Jerry Murphy, who supervises Magnolia Cemetery — one of three main cemeteries run by the city, with a section specifically reserved for the indigent — abruptly canceled an interview appointment, stating it was at the behest of interim Trees and Landscape Director Derek Vanover, something seemed awry. Contacted at his office, Vanover said that volunteers had been working to document the interred in Magnolia Cemetery’s pauper burial section, which Richmond County Coroner Leroy Sims later confirmed as the city burial site closest to reaching capacity. Horace Dunbar, supervisor at Cedar Grove Cemetery, historically known as the black cemetery, said the pauper section there is already full. Vanover said he had promised to give

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Some local funeral homes provide metal and plastic, nameplate-style markers free as a service to the community and the indigent, but a vast majority of the graves in the pauper section are unmarked. Sims said past attempts to get the county to fund some form of markers to designate individual plots failed. “Well I’ve tried, but I run into a brick wall every time,” Sims said. “So I just quit trying.”

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Sims said indigent and unclaimed bodies are more often than not cremated. Each cremation of an indigent or unclaimed person costs the county roughly $250, about one-fifth of what a normal cremation would cost the general public, Sims said. In some cases, family members may request a regular burial, which can be accommodated for a cost of roughly $1,500, including casket, Sims said. In most instances, however, Sims said he makes sure a family has no money available to them whatsoever before a regular interment is paid for by the county. “Normally, if they say they want a burial, we tell them to go out and find some money,” Sims said. “Because I’m not just going to make the taxpayers keep paying for things like that. You know,

you’ve got a family, you’ve got brothers and sisters, aunts, uncles ... they can come up with some money from somewhere. “I’m not trying to be mean or cruel; I’m just trying to look out for the taxpayers of Richmond County. That’s what they elected me for.” Sims said cremains from the indigent are usually stored at local funeral homes until several accumulate, so that they can be buried at the same time. “Normally, we’ll hold them till we’ve got four or five. And then, you know, just dig a little separate hole,” Sims said. “You only dig probably three feet to put the ashes in, because they’re all in a fiberglass box that’s totally covered with some type of wax. That box will be there when those metal caskets are rusted away.” Although the number of indigent grave spaces reportedly available last year totaled only one-fourth of the indigent burials actually paid for by the county that same year, local funeral directors insist they are not stockpiling cremains. Phillip Byrd, general manager of Elliott Sons Funeral Home, which conducts onsite cremations for the coroner’s office, said he had no immediate concerns about the shortage of grave space and no backlog of burials. “No, none whatsoever,” Byrd said. “None at all.” Sims said all indigent burials are treated with respect.

The coroner said he typically calls a representative of both the Catholic and Protestant faiths to the pauper cemetery when the ashes are interred. “Any time we entomb ashes of people who are unclaimed, we don’t know who they are, or we can’t find any family or anything, we always have a Protestant minister and a Catholic priest there when we entomb them,” Sims said. “Because I’m not going to entomb somebody’s body without having a minister there to say a few words.” Among those buried in the pauper section of Magnolia is John Mullinax, who was murdered by the fiance of his sister in 1998. There is also an abandoned infant buried at the site. Sims said a caring family made sure that the infant would not be forgotten and installed a tombstone, which is regularly visited and decorated with flowers and trinkets of devotion. “It (the infant) was found in the trash, but there’s one family who paid for that tombstone,” Sims said. “They knew nothing about the child, but they paid for that tombstone and they put flowers and stuff there every Christmas, every Easter — everything.” Whether those buried at the site are remembered or not, however, Sims said something needs to be done soon to remedy the grave space problem. “There is a definite shortage,” he said. “All three of the city cemeteries, they’re pretty well filling up.”

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the story of the people buried in the pauper section of Magnolia to all media outlets at the same time, so as not to diminish the efforts of the volunteers working to document the interred. However, Vanover said he would speak with a reporter from The Spirit as long as the story would take a different tack than merely focusing on the identities of those interred at the burial site. Since then, Vanover has failed to respond to repeated calls from The Spirit, as well as a request made in person, seeking an interview on the subject of the pauper site. Vanover also did not return a voice-mail message left at his office specifically asking him to address the issue of the lack of burial space. City Administrator George Kolb also did not immediately return a voice-mail message seeking comment on the matter. Dunbar, of Cedar Grove, said his cemetery is unable to accept any more burials other than in privately owned plots. “No sir, we don’t have any space at Cedar Grove,” Dunbar said. “But they are being buried over at Magnolia Cemetery.” Dunbar recalled that, already, a couple of burials this year had been diverted to Magnolia. Sims said the pauper section of Magnolia can only accept a few more burials before it is full. “The only remedy I know is for the city to open up something else,” Sims said. “You can still put a few more there, but not many.” Where the dead will be put to rest after that seems anyone’s guess. In November of last year, The Augusta Chronicle reported that the city had no grave sites available for public sale and only 23 left for private sale. The newspaper also reported that the city had only four spaces for indigent burial left among its three main cemeteries — Magnolia, Cedar Grove and West View Cemetery — and Rollersville Cemetery, which the trees and landscape department maintains, but does not staff. Donna Williams, director of finance for the county, recently told The Spirit that 16 indigent burials were conducted and paid for last year. Officials were supposed to discuss the matter of dwindling grave space in January, but Sims said there have been no recent discussions on the matter. Sims said he also basically gave up on trying to get the city to pay for some type of markers for those buried in the pauper section of Magnolia.

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“And we will be watching the police and what they do and will be recording with videos, et cetera. And we’ll be listening on scanners and trying to get to the scene like (local radio news station) WBBQ and everyone else.” — Nubian Amon-Ra, head of Black Supremacy Nation.

building at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Olive Road has drawn quizzical glances and running commentary for the name emblazoned across its front and side. And after speaking with the head of the Black Supremacy Nation, as the agency is named, it seems more controversy may be on the way. Nubian Amon-Ra, the man who heads the Tucson, Ariz.based group, said that members of the agency will be ensuring equal justice for African-Americans and investigating ongoing claims of brutality by sheriff’s deputies in Augusta’s black communities. Amon-Ra said the group will be going to such lengths as dressing in black “SWAT”-style fatigues and military field hats, as well as listening to police scanners in order to respond to crime scenes in predominately black areas, where members will observe and videotape deputies’ interactions with the public. “And we will be watching the police and what they do and will be recording with videos, et cetera,” Amon-Ra said by telephone. “And we’ll be listening on scanners and trying to get to the scene like (local radio news station) WBBQ and everyone else.” Amon-Ra, 40, said he spent part of his youth in Augusta, attending Glenn Hills High School and The Academy of Richmond County. He said Black Supremacy Nation has been in existence for about five years, but just started “chaptering out” last year. Amon-Ra said he chose to open a chapter in Augusta because of what he perceives as racial injustices here. “It’s more like a Gestapo state down South than anywhere we’ve been before,” Amon-Ra said. “I mean, there’s just a lot of injustice going on there in Augusta, Ga., so we want to come down and address some of those issues.” Though volunteers have been working at the Black Supremacy Nation since March, Amon-Ra said the agency was planning to officially open on May 15, the day this issue of The Spirit went to press. Contacted at the agency the week of May 6, a volunteer named Kim Fields said the Black Supremacy Nation was accepting donations. Fields said she was a student at Augusta Technical College and had learned about the agency after driving by it and accepting a flier one of its members was handing out. Fields described the agency as consisting of food banks, homeless shelters and a source of legal advice for people in the community, including assistance for people who have been incarcerated. As for the agency’s name, Fields said, “You know what? I have no idea why it would be Black Supremacy Nation. But we explain it as, like, being better for the future.” Amon-Ra said the agency’s philosophy embraces the teachings of both the Nation of Islam and the Black Panthers, but officially belongs to neither. “I do believe in Islam; I’m a Muslim,” Amon-Ra said. “And I do follow the Minister Louis Farrakhan and I believe very strongly in what the minister says and does. We’re not affiliated with the Nation of Islam in any way, other than that we believe highly in the minister.” Amon-Ra said he also has no affiliation with another African-American group, the Nuwaubians, whose

compound in Putnam County was recently raided by federal agents after its leader was charged with allegedly engaging in sex acts with minors. Some active Nuwaubians had been in the Augusta area, including a former president of the local NAACP. Although an Egyptian motif runs through the Nuwaubians’ organization, Amon-Ra said his taking of an Egyptian name is merely an homage to his ancestry. “You know, Egypt is in Africa; it’s north Africa,” AmonRa said. “Egypt is the cradle of civilization. So when you say Egypt, you’re not talking about some foreigners, you’re talking about our ancestors and we are the descendants of those people from Egypt. “Amon-Ra, of course you know, is the Sun God. Where there’s light, there’s truth, and that’s what we try to bring to people.” Amon-Ra said Black Supremacy Nation is not a hate group. “We do not hate whites, or Hispanics or Asians or anyone else,” Amon-Ra said. “But I do feel we need to be competitive with our counterparts.” Amon-Ra said Black Supremacy Nation, which he described as for-profit, with proceeds from member dues going back into the agency and the community, seeks to foster self-reliance among local blacks. “We just want black people to start doing for themselves; stop relying on local government and state government to do so much,” Amon-Ra said. “Take law enforcement out of our communities, because they’re not helping us, they’re not protecting and serving us. They’re coming in there and incarcerating our youth.” The sign on the building has already drawn attention and has been the subject of local discussion. It also came as a surprise to Shirley Mason, who, along with several family members, owns the property at 2260 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and leased the building to Amon-Ra’s agency. “They told us it would be something to help blacks,” Mason said. “The real estate agent thought it was going to be like the Golden Harvest Food Bank or something like that. And we were real distressed to drive by and see that sign.” Amon-Ra said the group’s name has drawn little controversy in Tucson. “Arizona is predominately Hispanic and white ... but we haven’t had any problems out here because of the name,” Amon-Ra said, adding that he feels the term ‘black supremacy’ has nowhere near the connotations of ‘white supremacy.’ “I mean, the name is somewhat inflammatory, but it’s not,” he added. A spokesman with the Pima County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona said investigators had no knowledge of the Black Supremacy Nation, either in the county or the city of Tucson. An Internet search of Tucson-area newspapers returned no results for Black Supremacy Nation. Amon-Ra said he’s not looking for confrontation with Augusta law enforcement, but cannot totally rule it out. “We’re not turning no cheeks. We’re not going to stand up and be bashed and beaten; we’re not going to accept that,”

Amon-Ra said. “We hope that we don’t have to get into any confrontation with local law enforcement or anyone else. We’re there to be a service to our people, to educate our people, to try and make our community strong and give family values.” Amon-Ra said Black Supremacy Nation plans to address certain issues in the black community such as drug use, which he feels local law enforcement refuses to deal with adequately. “You know, we’re not going to murder and kill our own people who sell drugs, but we’re going to try to tell them that we don’t want it,” Amon-Ra said. “We’re going to try to have one-on-ones with so-called ‘drug dealers’ there and let them know, ‘Hey, you’ve got to find something else.’” Initially, the members of Black Supremacy Nation selected to wear the black fatigues and military-style field hats will come to Augusta from Arizona, Amon-Ra said. Others will later be recruited from the community, he said. The first order of business for the agency, Amon-Ra said, will be to hold public meetings with the black community. Other than possibly a few media members, the meetings will be off-limits to whites, Amon-Ra said. “No, we’re not going to invite the white community,” Amon-Ra said. “The white community, they’re pretty comfortable with the way life is for them. They might be concerned about, what does ‘black supremacy’ mean? And you can tell them that for me if you’d like. “This is a black issue and black people are going to have to do this themselves.”

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“We do not hate whites, or Hispanics or Asians or anyone else. But I do feel we need to be competitive with our counterparts.” — Nubian Amon-Ra, head of Black Supremacy Nation (pictured above).

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n May 20, 1977, $12,000 and some elbow grease put a new restaurant on the Augusta map, and a quarter of a century later, it’s still going strong. “I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. None of us were restaurant people,” owner Donn Du Teau said of himself and his four founding partners, including his brother, Gary. Now, he is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Le Cafe Du Teau on May 17-19, complete with guest chefs, and guest entertainers, whom he insists on keeping a surprise. It’s going to be quite the event: Champagne will flow; wine will be tasted. Du Teau is even creating a menu for the weekend that encompasses his eatery’s first incarnation, as Le Cafe Naturel, dishes that illustrate the restaurant’s evolution. “I’m going to look back through the history and pick out dishes that have been served over the years – also some new items we’ve never served before.” Du Teau credits the restaurant’s success with his insistence on working with topquality ingredients, and with always taking a hands-on approach to the kitchen. Literally. “I’m always in charge of my kitchen,” he said, adding that he learned from chefs who have worked in town and abroad. “In a lot of ways I’m selftaught,” he said. “I studied a lot of different cuisines.” It’s not just the menu that calls patrons to Le Cafe Du Teau, though. It’s the atmosphere – the soft lighting, the music, the candles. There is even a mural on one wall, courtesy of late Augusta artist, Jim Lyle. Donn said that Jim – who became well-known during his life, and about whom many local artists still speak with a tone of reverence or affection – sold the majority of his art in the

restaurant for years. “Before he hit big galleries, that was his main method of selling his works,” Donn said, also mentioning that Randy Lambeth, another well-known artist, exhibited here in the old days, until the present, before Augusta became art-savvy. “Oh, we’ve always been avant garde,” Du Teau said. “I can’t tell you how many dishes I’ve brought here, and they’ve been copied all over town.” Speaking of avant garde, Du Teau added, “We are the original jazz spot in town.” And he’s kept the jazz going, with musicians like pianist Buzz Clifford, who plays four nights of the week, joined by the Last Bohemian Quartet on Sunday nights. Normally, you can come enjoy Le Cafe Du Teau from Tuesday through Sunday. Weekday hours are from 5:30 until 10 p.m. On the weekend, dinner runs from 5:30 to 10:30. Sundays are the special night for jazz, dinner and late-night rendezvous for hors d’oeuvres, including pizza. The night before, Du Teau said, his kitchen had put together pizzas until 1 a.m. This weekend, he will continue to open at 5:30, but the celebration lasts “until.” And there’s an added feature to the celebration. For each entree sold, Du Teau is going to donate $1 to the Golden Harvest Food Bank, that provides food to the needy. A lot of people have walked through those doors over the past two and a half decades. Du Teau sends a big thanks to them all. “I want to thank my patrons for helping me make Cafe Du Teau one of Augusta’s unique signature restaurants and I look forward to seeing everyone for another 25,” he said. Reservations for the weekend’s festivities can be made by calling (706) 733-3505.

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The Many Lives of Sacred Heart Cultural Center

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ithin the walls of Sacred Heart, time stands still. You can feel it almost upon leaving your car, and certainly by the time you reach the wrought-iron gate, which keens delightfully on its hinges. Standing in the garden with the intricate brickwork looming above, it is easy to forget the 13th Street traffic roaring mere feet away. Of course, being a tourist attraction, the first thing the Sacred Heart Cultural Center offers the visitor entering from 13th Street is its gift shop. But the real goodies are upstairs. Tour guide Mary Lou Garren’s love for the old building is apparent as she shows off its treasures. One of her favorite parts of the job is watching people’s reactions when they step into the Great Hall for the first time. “I think the thing I take delight in, when I take people on these tours, is, they inevitably walk in, stand and just look,” she said. There’s plenty to look at. So much, in fact, that it becomes impossible to focus on any one thing. You are aware only of the spaciousness of the hall, and the great proliferation of color and intricate design. It’s a lot like being inside a giant kaleidoscope. One by one, the images make their way to your consciousness: gold scrollwork on the columns, angels in the cupola, 14 stations of the cross carved in relief and framed in faux marble. They positively writhe before your eyes. The jewel in the crown, however, is the abundance of stained glass. It’s everywhere. “It’s just short of a miracle that none of the windows were broken,” Garren said. She was talking about the decade and a half period between Sacred Heart’s days as a church and its new life as a home for the arts and cultural events. The windows – alive with brilliant pinks, greens, reds, blues and purples – depict pleasant scenes from the life of Jesus Christ, in stark contrast to the carvings, depicting his walk to the Crucifixion. Garren said that the windows near the altars at the front of the hall were made in America, while those in the ambulatories, or the long section of hall at the back, were fashioned in Germany.

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Most Augustans know that, prior to Sacred Heart becoming a home for the fine arts in the 1980s, that the building was used as a Catholic church and housed priests in the adjoining rectory. But not everyone is aware that Sacred Heart was also the home of not one, but two schools, or that the building was once in danger of being torn down. In 1876, Sacred Heart Academy, a public school for girls, opened a block below the church, and remained active for 25 years, Garren said, reading from “The Story of Sacred Heart” by local writer and historian, Dr. Edward J. Cashin. The Church and College of the Sacred Heart was created in 1884. Housed in the little white building near the big ex-church, which is now being used by the Red Cross, it was a young men’s college, Garren said, as girls were not afforded higher education at that time. The name, she said, came from a nun who received a message from God that she was to devote herself to the “sacred heart of Jesus.” Her confessor, a Father Theodore Butler, decided that any churches he started would be called “Sacred Heart.” Construction on the Greene Street building began Feb. 6, 1898. The building’s life as a church lasted from Dec. 2, 1900, until July 4, 1971, and for nearly 11 years it lay fallow. Meanwhile, various groups attempted to take the grand structure under their wings, including the Allelujiah community and an organization formed just for that purpose – The Friends of Sacred Heart. The Friends held numerous fund-raisers, put on plays — whatever they could do to raise money. The Allelujiah folks tried to buy it but couldn’t raise the $250,000. Then, in March of 1982, a businesswoman by the name of Carol Finch, with her partner Kenneth Waid, attempted to purchase it under the name of their corporation, the Gold Finch Company. The plan was to tear down the building and erect condominiums and offices in its place. Augusta, as Finch and Waid soon discovered, was not down with that.

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“I mean, the outcry from this city was overwhelming to keep the church,” Garren said. Political cartoonist Clyde Wells, who at the time worked for The Augusta Chronicle, put his art into the act, and even the real estate agent, Noel Schweers, went on a word-of-mouth campaign to save the building. On the last day of August, 1982, a champion came forward. When Gold Finch failed to raise the money, Peter Knox Jr. stepped in and purchased the old church for $200,000. Since then, it has undergone extensive renovation. Even now, the stained glass windows are being repaired a little at a time. The Sacred Heart Cultural Center’s first event as such took place on Nov. 22, 1986. It was a wedding. Fitting for a new beginning. The rectory, once home to the priests, now houses the Augusta Ballet, Augusta Opera, Augusta Choral Society, Augusta Symphony, Augusta Players and the Greater Augusta Arts Council. And it’s open to the public. For $1 you can take a walk through and see all this for yourself, with or without a tour guide. Tours are offered Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Children get in free. For information, call 826-4700.

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hile reading from his script, Derek Faglier’s voice rises and falls in competition with the sound of rain pounding on the roof of the small warehouse known as the Augusta State University Chateau. But this audition for ASU’s Summer Stock 2002 is no more difficult for Faglier, an ASU student, than the other two he will be attending before the end of next week. “The best part of auditions is the three seconds you get to create a character off the top of your head and then seeing if the director goes for it,” he said. For Faglier, who hopes to one day act for a living, these auditions are just part of the job. But for acting hopefuls that might lack Faglier’s nerves of steel when it comes to auditioning, here are some tips from local directors who will soon be conducting their own auditions for summer productions; hopefully, they'll pump those nerves up and calm those butterflies down. “Auditioning is always nerve-wracking,” said Richard Justice, both director and actor for the Augusta Players. “It’s a vulnerability, and you are putting yourself in a position to be critiqued.” Justice added that people should remember “that everyone in the room is in the same position you are,” and that it’s really a “collective nervousness.” People also fear that they won’t get a role due to lack of experience, which Justice said is untrue. Because the director has an idea for each character in their head, Justice said, all that matters is who fits into a character’s shoes the best. What directors are looking for at auditions is “the ability to listen and take direction,” said Shannon Smith, director of this summer’s production of “FAME” for the youth wing of the Aiken Community Playhouse. She said that she always asks herself, “Can they project their voice and is there a character in there?”

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“If I can’t hear you, I can’t cast you,” Smith said. Steve Walpert, who is directing the summer production of “All in the Timing” at Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre, recommended that auditioners listen to what the director has said to actors who have read before them. “I’m looking for people with energy and creativity, who are fun to work with, and can work as an ensemble,” he added. But directors also have their pet peeves, and Smith said that hers are “flippers and rockers” — flippers being people who gesture with their hands while auditioning and rockers being those who can’t stand still. For Walpert, it is people who apologize if they do something wrong and who try to make up excuses for the quality of their audition who irritate him. Each director also said that their production requires a time commitment, with the minimum for one show being eight hours a week, so people interested in the production should be aware of this before committing to audition. This commitment begins with the audition, Smith said, and she recommends that those interested attend as many of the audition dates as possible. “If you come on the last day, you better be pretty memorable,” Smith said, as she usually has an idea of the people she is interested in after the first day of auditions. Justice also said that if you “do your homework” by taking a look at the script of the play you’re auditioning for and familiarizing yourself with the characters, or even watch the movie version of the play, you'll be better prepared for your audition. Walpert has scripts available for interested auditioners to come and read over, and said that he knows that people who do this are “more serious in their attempt” to audition. Upon arrival, these directors said that those auditioning can typically expect to do a cold reading, where they are given a script from the play to read from, usually for the first time. And they will read in front of a panel of anywhere from one to four people responsible for the production, including the director. Each director also mentioned that their audition was open to the public, and even if a person did not want to audition, they could still watch. However, those who audition should be aware that they might not get a part in the production, Walpert said. “You shouldn’t let it discourage you from trying again,” he said. “Few people get every part they audition for; that’s the nature of theater.” And if someone doesn’t get a part, Smith suggested that the person volunteer to help backstage, regardless of the production that they are trying out for. Doing this allows the director to get to know the person, and might help them get a role in a future production, she said. “You’ll never get a part in the play if you don’t come to auditions,” Walpert said. “Really, we’re actually very friendly.”

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It would be hard to imagine a bet ter Harry than Daniel Radclif fe. And, forming a Three Musketeers of sorcery, he finds wonder ful chums at Hogwar ts. Emma Watson is Hermione and Ruper t Grint is Ron. Much of the movie is given over to exploring the amazing Hogwar ts castle and a dark forest, plus a seismically shaking chess match and a sor t of "Star Wars"-onbrooms aerial game. A big asset is the gallery of oldpro British actors who teach, tease and taunt the students. "The wand chooses the wizard, Mr. Pot ter," intones John Hur t, and the worldwide population of Pot terites will gladly choose this movie. It waves a wand of instant appeal, and gives viewers the sor t of compelling rush that draws them back to "Peter Pan" and "E.T.," to "Star Wars" and "The Black Stallion." Cast: Daniel Radclif fe, Emma Watson, Ruper t Grint, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, John Hur t, Ian Har t, Alan Rickman, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith. Running time: 2 hrs. 32 min. (Elliot t) ★★★★ High Crimes (PG-13) — Morgan Freeman, wry old acting master, carries much of this taut but implausible thriller, which involves military cover-ups and a chilling trial, though early clues harm the whopper finish. Carl Franklin also got good work from Ashley Judd, Jim Caviezel, Amanda Peet and Adam Scot t. 1 hr., 47 mins. (Elliot t) ★★1/2 Ice Age (PG) — Most of "Ice Age" is about a lippy sloth named Sid, voiced by John Leguizamo. (Is there a less sloth-like actor alive?) Fleeing the advancing polar ice cap, he tries fiercely to bond with a hairy mammoth, Manfred (Ray Romano) and even a sabertoothed tiger, Diego (Denis Leary). Sure enough, Sid, Manfred and Diego rescue a human baby from marauding saber-toothed tigers. That's the story: the three travelers, each way ahead of the evolutionary curve with their jokes, and the papoose-like human with big eyes, and the pursuing big cats, who expect Diego to betray his new companions. There is a clima x, so safely predictable you won't find your temperature budging. "Ice Age" will probably get enough kids smiling to earn its big cost back, and then some. Voices: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Goran Visnjic, Jack Black, Tara Strong. Running time: 1 hr., 24 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ Jason X (R) — The latest in the “Friday the 13th” series, “Jason X” puts a sci-fi spin on a classic horror favorite. In the year 2455, a group of young explorers visits Ear th, which has turned toxic and been abandoned by humanity. They find Jason, cryogenically frozen and spor ting a hockey mask (later replaced by a futuristic-looking metal one), and make the mistake of bringing him on board their spacecraf t. He thaws and silently stalks the crew throughout the ship’s corridors. Plenty of gory special ef fects. Cast: Kane Hodder, Lexa Doig, Peter Mensah, Jonathan Pot ts, Lisa Ryder, Dov Tiefenbach. Running time: 93 minutes. John Q (PG-13) “John Q” is fairly engrossing and fairly bad. John Q's (Denzel Washington) son suddenly collapses at a Lit tle League game, freaking John and his fiercely commit ted wife, Denise (Kimberley Elise). We know the family is in economic straits, and when the boy is taken to a big Chicago hospital, it turns out that John's medical plan has been cheapened by his employer, and the $250,000 needed for a hear t trans-

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“Star Wars: Episode II” plant is not available. Agonized, John takes over the emergency room and some hostages. Despite some brickload dialogue and a music track that of ten seems to have its own agenda, Washington is a great actor. Even when forced into tears, into emotional taf fypulling, he brings weight and depth and dignity to his work. Cast: Rober t Duvall, James Woods, Anne Heche, Kimberley Elise, Eddie Grif fin, Ray Liot ta. Running time: 1 hr., 56 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ The Lord of the Rings (PG-13) — Simply saying the title is a verbal project. Watching the film for three hours is like hearing Wagner's Ring Cycle remastered by a genius of the kazoo — the concepts remain grandiose, but the music gets rather oopsy. The movie is visually spectacular, a feast from the kitsch kitchen. The story is a quest to return " the ring of power " to its bir thplace "in the fire of Mount Doom." The opening is not a movie launch, it's a franchise arrival, a hugely expensive gamble that the aging Tolkien mob can be whopper-welded to new crowds. The sights are ga-ga, but the story telling gets fairly turgid. As with the last "Star Wars" picture, we detect a team of imagineers stretching their plot like a Goliath of taf fy — tempting us, teasing us, set ting us up for future box-of fice kills. If you just got ta get killed that way, go for it. Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee, Viggo Mor tensen, Cate Blanchet t, Sean Astin, Liv Tyler, Ian Holm, Sean Bean. Running time: 3 hrs. (Elliot t) ★★ Monster’s Ball (R) — Strong, rather solemn drama of a New South town on the old racial divide, Billy Bob Thornton underplaying as a miserable prison guard who finds some wor th by loving a distraught mom (Halle Berry, fine and physically brave). Candid sex, true dialogue, pure-racist per formance by Peter Boyle, savvy direction by Marc Foster. Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Peter Boyle, Sean “Puf fy” Combs. Running time: 1 hr. 48 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★ Murder by Numbers (R) — Stars Sandra Bullock as a Nor thern California homicide detective named Cassie, with a tormented past. She has a wiry, noir vulnerability as the cop who tries to be a calloused, brusque, sexually available toughie. Ben Chaplin is her new par tner, Sam. They have a brutal

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case, the "thrill" murder of a young woman. Ryan Gosling plays the pure cynic, a sociopath, and Michael Pit t is the nerd genius. The film moves on formulaic rails. The sado bits include a bizarre monkey moment, and a gaspy precipice clima x that mimics Hitchcock. The more the characters suggest specific humanity — Bullock does some of her best adult work so far — the more the bland surroundings numb them down, by the numbers. Cast: Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pit t, Chris Penn. Running time: 1 hr., 48 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ The New Guy (PG-13) — Every high school has a nerd, but the nerds aren’t usually the ones who end up in jail. Rocky Creek High School’s resident geek, Diz, gets expelled and ends up in prison, where his streetwise cellmate gives him tips on becoming cool. Af ter a makeover and a name change, Diz, now known as Gil, transfers to East Highland High School on the other side of town and becomes the most popular guy around — until one of the bullies from Rocky Creek ends up at East Highland. Cast: DJ Qualls, Zooey Deschanel, Eliza Dushku, Eddie Grif fin, Lyle Lovet t, Ross Pat terson, Rachael E. Stevens. Panic Room (R) — Not since Hitchcock's "Rear Window" has a New York location been used more suspensefully than in "Panic Room." This New York home is a lavish town house that includes a "panic room," a top-floor security crib. Breaking into the seemingly vacant house on a stormy evening are three men who expect an easy job. Most surprised by this intrusion are Jodie Foster and her on-screen daughter, played by Kristen Stewar t. They flee to the panic room to find a phone that doesn't work and watch the frustrated crooks on the security screens. "Panic Room" is a cold sweat, fevered by frantic impulses. It's terrific enter tainment. Cast: Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam, Kristen Stewar t, Patrick Bauchau, Jared Leto. Running time: 1 hr. 48 min. ★★★★ The Queen of the Damned (R) — The movie is dedicated to the late pop star Aaliyah, who died at 22 in a plane crash on Aug. 25. Cynicism suggests

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Menace.” Giving lip to his Jedi Master and teacher, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), Anakin is something of a loose canon. Set ten years after the action in “Episode I,” “Attack” picks up as a separatist movement is threatening The Republic. Threatened with an assassination attempt, Padme (Natalie Portman), the former Princess of Naboo and now a senator, is given over to the able protection of Anakin and Obi-Wan. When Obi-Wan is called off to investigate the mysterious threat on the Senator’s life, Anakin and Padme trot around the galaxy and, in the process, kindle an irrepressible romance. Of course, the plot details of a “Star Wars” film are as about as important as the end credits. Here, as in all the other films, the action is propelled on by your basic intergalactic civil war: meaning everyone’s fighting, the nebulous Dark Side is threatening to take over, and the good guys are trying to use The Force to overcome. Like compelling footnotes to your favorite novel, “Episode II” is best at filling in the backstory on the beloved characters from the original films. Jokes are made which foretell characters’ fates and various storylines unravel that tell the history behind much of what happens in the initial trilogy. In that way, “Episode II” is best for fans more interested in seeing a “Star Wars” movie than a good film. And, aside from its irksome breakneck pacing (Lucas cuts so often that the film feels jumpy and forced), stilted dialog and stiff characters, the film is full of good chase scenes and a welcome return to the thing that put the “Star Wars” name on the map: great light-saber battles.

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FORT GORDON DINNER THEATRE is holding auditions for “All in the Timing,” a series of six one-act plays, May 21-22 at 7:30 p.m. Held in the Per forming Ar ts Center, Building #32100. Par ts are available for four men and four women, ages 17 and up. Show dates are July 12-13, 19-20 and 2527. Call 791-4389 for more information. THE YOUTH WING OF THE AIKEN COMMUNITY PLAYHOUSE is holding auditions for “FAME” May 19 from 2-5 p.m. and May 20 from 6-9 p.m. Open to teens in middle and high school. There will be a shor t dance audition, so wear comfor table clothes and shoes. Play runs July 19-21 and 26-27. For more information, call (803) 648-1438. THE AUGUSTA PLAYERS CHILDREN’S WING will hold auditions for “Tom Sawyer” May 25 from 1-3 p.m. Auditions will be held at the Augusta Players Warehouse, 1001 Walton Way. Per formance dates are June 28-29. For more information, call 826-4707. THE AUGUSTA CHILDREN’S CHORALE will be auditioning children in grades 3-8 by appointment for the 2002-2003 season. To schedule an audition, please call 826-4718. THE AUGUSTA CONCERT BAND holds auditions for new members by appointment. To schedule, call 202-0091.

Education

SCRAPBOOKING WORKSHOP at the H.O. Weeks Center. Held May-July. Morning classes 9 a.m. to noon the second Thursday of the month; evening classes are 6-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month. $10 per class for Aiken City residents. Pre-registration is required. Call (803) 642-7631. WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP taught by local ar tist Michael Pearson. Advanced beginners and intermediate students will learn to paint irises. Tuition is $55, and Ger trude Herber t members receive 10 percent off. May 18, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Held at Ger trude Herber t’s Walker-Mackenzie Studio. Contact Dorothy Eckmann at 722-5495.

Exhibitions

WALTON’S “REFLECTIONS OF COLOR: 30 DAYS OF CREATIVE EXPRESSION” will feature works by Georgia ar tists with disabilities at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital through June 2. Open 7 a.m.-9 p.m. to the public and free of charge. Call 823-8526. THE WORK OF EDWARD RICE will be on display at the Mary Pauline Gallery though June 8. For more information, call the gallery at 724-9542. WORKS BY MARYANNE KELLY HAND now on display at the SouthEastern NeuroScience Building on Roy Road off Wheeler Road. Held through the summer. For more information, contact Maryanne Kelly Hand at 667-6622. “VISUALIZING THE BLUES: IMAGES OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH, 1862-1999” will be on display at the Columbia Museum of Ar t through May 26. Features photographs by

Eudora Welty, Gordon Parks, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Henri Car tier-Bresson and others. Visit www.columbiamuseum.org on the Web or call (803) 799-2810. THE WORK OF KAY HUONGRAJ is on display at the Metro Coffeehouse on Broad Street throughout May. For more information, call the Metro Coffeehouse at 722-6468. “A DELICATE BOUQUET: FRENCH FLORAL STUDIES” runs through May 24 at the Main Gallery at Ware’s Folly. This collection of detailed drawings by an anonymous follower of French flower painter Antoine Berjon is on loan from the permanent collection at the Georgia Museum of Ar t. For information, call 722-5495 or visit www.ghia.org on the Web. “RECENT WORKS FROM GERTRUDE HERBERT STUDIO ART CLASSES” exhibit runs through May 31 at the Gallery at Walker-Mackenzie Studio, 509 Fif th Street. The exhibit features selected works by student par ticipants in the Ger trude Herber t visual ar ts classes, and a variety of media will be represented. Call 722-5495 for additional information.

Dance

BALLROOM DANCE LESSONS run in six-week sessions through June 4. Only pairs may register. Cost is $40/couple. Held at the Odell Weeks Center. Call (803) 642-7631.

Music

JAZZ CANDLELIGHT CONCERT SERIES continues May 19 on the Eighth Street Bulkhead of Riverwalk with the C. Anthony Carpenter Project and special guest Wayne Hoey. Begins at 8 p.m. Call Riverwalk Special Events at 821-1754 for more information. NINTH ANNUAL BLIND WILLIE MCTELL BLUES FESTIVAL May 18, noon until dark, in Thomson. Site 2 miles nor th of I20, exit 172. No coolers or pets. Food and beverages available at the site. Call the Thomson Tourism Office at 597-1000 or visit www.blindwillie.com. See ar ticle page 37. GOSPEL EXTRAVAGANZA May 18 from 4-8 p.m. at the Jessye Norman Amphitheater at Riverwalk. For details, contact Gloria Glover at (803) 442-3953. A B’S CONCERT, featuring Bach, the Beatles and Bux tehude, will be presented by the Columbia County Choral Society May 31 at 7:30 p.m. Held at the First Baptist Church of Evans. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for seniors and students. For more information, visit www. ccchoralsociety.org or call Camilla Reid at 868-8670. HOPELANDS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES continues at 7 p.m. May 20 with the Masterworks Chamber Ensemble and the Etherredge Center A Cappella Choir. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to this free show. In case of rain, or those who need special assistance or accommodations, please call 642-7631. CSRA ANNUAL GOSPELFEST 2002 May 25 from 5-10 p.m. at the Jessye Norman Amphitheater at Riverwalk. Features various choirs from the CSRA. For information, call 7245850 or 824-1754. “FROM BIBLE TO BROADWAY” CONCERT, presented by Adas Yeshurun Synagogue, features Cantors Steven Weiss and Nancy Kassel, accompanied by Judith Cole. Held May 23 at 935 Johns Way in Augusta. Patron tickets, including

pre-concer t cock tail par ty, raffle and preferred seating, and general admission tickets available. Call 733-9491. AIKEN CHORAL SOCIETY’S CONCERT FOR SPRING will be May 17 at 8 p.m. and May 19 at 4 p.m. in St. Mary Help of Christians Roman Catholic Church in downtown Aiken. There is no admission charge for this event. For more information, contact David Towles at (803) 867-9019. MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT, 7 p.m. May 27 at the Jessye Norman Amphitheater at Riverwalk. The Augusta Concer t Band presents a Memorial Day Tribute Concer t. Free will donations accepted. Call 821-1754. A FESTIVAL OF THREE CHOIRS with the Augusta Chorale and the Augusta Children’s Chorale will be at Sacred Hear t Cultural Center May 18. Concer t begins at 8 p.m., and tickets are $18 for adults and $15 for seniors and students. For more information, phone 826-4713 or visit www.augustachoralesociety.org on the Web. AUGUSTA COLLEGIUM MUSICUM presents Italy: High Renaissance and Early Baroque Choral Treasures. May 21 at 8 p.m. at Sacred Hear t Cultural Center. Admission is $10.

Theater

“ANGELS IN AMERICA: PART ONE” is presented by the Augusta Theatre Company and runs June 21-23 and 27-29. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at www.augustatheatre.com. For more information, call the box office at 481-9040. “WOODY GUTHRIE’S AMERICAN SONG” musical tribute will be per formed by the Alliance Theatre Company through June 9. Presented on the Alliance Stage at the Woodruff Ar ts Center in midtown Atlanta. Tickets are $21-$60 and may be purchased by calling (404) 733-5000 or online at www.alliancetheatre.org. “BUS STOP” will be at the Aiken Community Playhouse May 31, June 1, 7-9 and 14-15. All shows are at 8 p.m., except for Sunday shows, which begin at 3 p.m. (803) 648-1438. NEWBERRY HOUSE OPERA TRIP: “ALWAYS PATSY CLINE” June 2. Registration is required by May 18. The trip is for seniors and adults, and the $25/person fee does not include dinner. Leaves the Odell Weeks Center at 1:15 p.m. To register, call (803) 642-7631. MURDER AT THE PARTRIDGE INN SERIES PERFORMANCES May 19 and June 23. Tickets are $35 per person and include grand dinner buf fet at 7:30 p.m. Show star ts at 8. For reservation information, call the Par tridge Inn at 737-8888, ex t. 201. “JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR” will be per formed May 17-19 at the Imperial Theatre. May 17-18 per formances are at 8 p.m.; May 19 per formance is at 3 p.m. Tickets range from $10-$30. Tickets can be charged by phone by calling the Augusta Players Business Office at 826-4707.

Attractions RIVERBANKS ZOO AND GARDEN EXTENDED HOURS: On weekends, Riverbanks’ admission gates open at 9 a.m. and

If you’ve missed Wayne Hoey (formerly of All That Jazz) since his move to Colorado Springs, never fear! He’s back in town for the weekend, and will perform Sunday, May 19, with the C. Anthony Carpenter Project in the Riverwalk Candlelight Concert Series. Five bucks wins you a spot for the show, which starts at 8 p.m. Getting comfy is encouraged – nay, recommended. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, a basket of goodies, your favorite drink – and candles. (Guys, this is a great date idea. The girl of your dreams will think you’re a genius.) See calendar listing. close at 5 p.m., though visitors may stay in the park until 6 p.m. Weekday admission is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Regular admission is $7.25 for adults and $4.75 for children ages 312. For information, call (803) 779-8717 or visit their Web site at www.riverbanks.org. THOROUGHBRED RACING HALL OF FAME celebrates Aiken’s contributions to equestrian spor ts. The Hall of Fame is open Tuesday through Sunday from 2-5 p.m., weather permit ting. For more information, call 642-7650.

THE BOYHOOD HOME OF WOODROW WILSON circa 1859 Presbyterian 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, located at 419 Telfair Street. Open 10 a.m. 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Tours are available. Tours for groups of 10 or more by appointment only. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $3 for students under 18 and free for ages 5 and under. For more information, call 724-0436. 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, including weddings, receptions, photo sessions, business lunches, cocktail par ties, bir thday par ties and more. Group discount rates are available. Closed on Mondays; open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 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 under. Sundays are two for one with a Super Sunday coupon. Annual garden memberships are available. For more information, call 724-4443 or 1-888-874-4443. Also, visit their Web site at www.gghf.org. FORT DISCOVERY/NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER Children and adults alike can immerse themselves in the wonders of science through live demonstrations, vir tual realities, Starlab, KidScape and more than 270 hands-on exhibits. General Admission: $8 for adults; $6 for children, seniors and active military. Group rates available. Members enter free. Half-price admission daily af ter 3 p.m. Operating hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. For information call 821-0200, 1-800-325-5445 or visit their Web site at www.NationalScienceCenter.org. REDCLIFFE STATE HISTORIC SITE 1859 mansion of S.C. Governor James Henry Hammond, held by the family for three generations until 1975. Hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday-Monday on the grounds. House tours are noon-3 p.m. by appointment. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Admission to the grounds is free. Fee for house tours is $3 for adults and children ages 6 to 17. For more information, call (803) 827-1473. Located at 181 Redcliffe Road, Beech Island, S.C., 29842. SACRED HEART CULTURAL CENTER is offering tours of its 100-year-old building. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $1 per person, children free. 826-4700. HISTORIC COTTON EXCHANGE WELCOME CENTER Open Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m. River walk. Free. 724-4067. THE EZEKIEL HARRIS HOUSE — deemed “the finest 18th century house surviving in Georgia” by the “Smithsonian Guide to Historic America.” Hours are Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Other times by appointment. General admission is $2; senior admission is $1 and children get in for 50 cents. For more information, call 724-0436.

Museums

HIGH NOON PROGRAM at the Hill Auditorium, High Museum of Ar t in Atlanta: “New Trends in Decorative Ar ts Collecting,” May 22. Free admission includes guided tour. For more information, call the museum at (404) 733-4444. “THE TIES THAT BIND” African-American Ar t and Heritage Tour Program is available to students in grades 3-12. Prior to touring the Morris Museum of Ar t, a museum docent visits students in their classroom and provides a slide orientation. The program is available year-round, Tuesday-Friday, and must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance. Call the Morris Museum of Ar t at 724-7501 or visit the museum Web site at www.themorris.org. EVENTS AT THE AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY: Mark Catesby’s Natural History of the Southern Colonies gallery talk May 16, 6-7 p.m.; exhibition runs May 18-31. Free for museum and Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy members; $5 for non-members. May Family History Series features a historical puppet show on May 18. Shows begin at 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. Free to museum members; non-members must pay regular museum admission. Please call 722-8454 for more information or visit www.augustamuseum.org. MASTERWORKS OF SOUTHERN ART TOUR at the Morris Museum of Ar t. This guided tour of the museum’s collection is free and star ts at 2 p.m. May 26. For more information, call 724-7501 or see www.themorris.org on the Web. AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY, 560 Reynolds St., Augusta. Permanent exhibitions include the award-winning “Augusta’s Story” — 12,000 years of local history from early Indians through Susan Still’s 1997 space shut tle missions. Other at tractions include the community’s medical history, a restored 1917 steam locomotive and a reconstructed 1930s gas station; documentaries shown continuously in the History Theatre. Young people will enjoy the Susan L. Still Children’s Discovery Gallery. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and $2 for children; children under 6 are free. Free admission on Sundays. Open 10 a.m. to 5

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Special Events ARTIFACT IDENTIFICATION DAY May 25 at the Ezekiel Harris House. Archaeologists on hand to help identify and classify prehistoric and historic ar tifacts. Open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and free to the public. Call 595-6852 or 868-8433 for more info. MEMORIAL DAY FESTIVAL AND PARADE in downtown Aiken on May 25. Features patriotic music, food, games and watermelon seed spit ting contest. Free admission. Call the Aiken Downtown Development Association at (803) 649-2221. GEORGIA WAR VETERANS HOME MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY May 27, 9:30 a.m. in the Veterans Home Cour tyard. Colonel Jeffrey W. Foley will be the guest speaker, and Mayor Bob Young will make opening remarks. For t Gordon’s United States Army Signal Corps Band and the Post Color Guard will par ticipate in the ceremony. The public is invited. Contact Charles Esposito at 721-2531 for more information. HIDDEN GARDEN WALK in Waynesboro, Ga., June 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will also be an ar t show and sale. Admission is $6 and tickets are available from Burkland Garden Club members, the Waynesboro Chamber of Commerce or Southern Bank. Call Nancy Palmer at (706) 554-7360 or Kathy Allen at (706) 437-1726.

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Thursday. $10 per class or $60 a month for unlimited classes. Mats are provided, but bring a towel and a water bot tle. Call Tess at 738-2782 for more information.

displays, K-9 demos, a flag retirement ceremony, a highway dedication, 9/11 memorial, live enter tainment, kids’ activities, special guests and fireworks. For more info, call 868-3458.

A FREE WOMEN’S HEALTH CLINIC is held from 6-8 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of each month at the Salvation Army and Welfare Center, 1383 Greene St., Augusta. Services include Pap smear, breast examination and the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmit ted diseases. This service is available through the Medical College of Georgia Student Chapter of the American Medical Women's Association and the MCG Depar tments of Family Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology. For more info or an appointment, call the St. Vincent dePaul Health Center at 828-3444.

GEORGIA GREEN PARTY 2002 CONVENTION May 17-19 at the State Farmers Market in Macon, Ga. Features workshops and enter tainment. Public is welcome at this free conference. To pre-register, visit the par t y’s Web site at www.greens.org/georgia/NC-2002.shtml or contact Regina Etheridge at (770) 516-0925 or Nicole Jackel at (706) 316-9873.

M TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION FORUM May 16 from 7 to A 9 p.m. Held at Augusta State University in Room 7 of Butler Y

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 to use during the shared bir th experience. 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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held May 17 at 11 a.m. on the grounds of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center, site of the Public Safety Memorial Wall. Ceremony to pay tribute to all Georgia peace officers killed in the line of duty; recognized this year will be Sheriff Elect Derwin Brown, Deputy Samuel Floyd Smith, Detective Sherry Lyons-Williams and Sgt. Wilbur Berry. The public is invited and encouraged to at tend. For information, please contact Ryan Powell at (770) 414-2619.

Kids NIKE TENNIS CAMPS for boys and girls ages 6-17 at the Newman Tennis Center run in four one-week sessions, June 17 through July 19. Full-day tuition is $225/week; half-day tuition is $165/week. To enroll, phone 821-1600.

HOWARD FINSTER FEST May 18-19 at Paradise Gardens in Summerville, Ga. Features more than 100 folk artists, live entertainment, food and children’s activities. $5 per person fee. For information, call (706) 857-2926 or visit www.finster.com. FAMILY DINNER AT PHINIZY SWAMP NATURE PARK May 16 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Bring the family and a picnic dinner to the park’s Pharmacia Pavilion. Open for dinner at 6 p.m. and program begins at 6:30 p.m. This month’s topic is snakes. Free and open to the public; pre-registration not necessary. Call 828-2109 for more information. FIFTH ANNUAL BLACK TIE GALA, presented by 100 Black Men of Augusta, Inc., will be held May 24 from 7:30 p.m. to midnight at the Radisson River front Hotel. Features dinner, dancing, a silent auction and enter tainment by trombonist Wycliffe Gordon. Tickets are $60 per person or $600 for a corporate table of 10. For more information, contact Larry Durr at 869-8699 or Wayne Foster at 651-8444. AUTHOR MARK LEEPSON discusses his newest book, “Saving Monticello: The Levy Family’s Epic Quest to Rescue the House that Jef ferson Built,” May 20, 7 p.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd on Walton Way. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Augusta-Richmond County Historical Society, Historic Augusta, the Jewish Community Center and the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Jewish Life. Contact Vicki Greene at the Historical Society, 737-1532. PHINIZY SWAMP MEMBER TOUR: RIVER SCAR TRAIL May 18, 9 a.m. to noon. Includes 1.5 mile nature hike, breakfast and shor t hike around the newly opened River Scar Trail. Free to members. RSVP by May 16 at 828-2109. WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE 2002 REUNION is hosted by Girl Scouts Central Savannah River Council on May 16, 7 p.m. Held at the Augusta Country Club. Speaker is LPGA President Gail Graham. WAGT’s Mechelle Jordan will serve as master of ceremonies. For more information, call 774-0045. COTTON BALL MEMBERSHIP DRIVE FOR HISTORIC AUGUSTA will be held May 18 from 7-10 p.m. at Daniel Field Airpor t for a sunset cookout celebrating Daniel Field’s 75th anniversary. Individual level membership is $35; family level membership is $45. For more information, call Kim Overstreet at 724-0436. NEXT ACT ASSESSMENT will be administered nationwide on June 8. Late registration plus additional late fee available and must be postmarked by May 17. Test fee is $24. Students may register online at www.act.org. Registration packets are also available through high school counselors. GEORGIA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL will be held weekends through June 2, from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Each weekend features a special event, ar tisans, rides, shows, concessions and retailers. Festival site is located off I-85, Peachtree City/Fairburn exit, close to Atlanta. Discount tickets available online at www.georgiarenaissancefestival.com or at select retailers; regularly priced tickets, available at the festival box office, are $15 for adults, $11 for seniors, $6 for children 612 and free for those under 6. For info, call the festival hotline at (770) 964-8575 or visit www.georgiarenaissancefestival.com on the Web. 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 off Bobby Jones Expressway every Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Call AARF at 364-4747 or visit www.aar f.net. Adoptions are

VACATION READING KICK-OFF CARNIVAL with games and craf ts May 29 at the Appleby Branch Library. Held from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Call the library at 736-6244 for details.

Ben & Keeter’s incredible cast of puppets, which they construct themselves, by the way, will make learning fun when they perform a “historical” show on May 18 at the Augusta Museum of History. also held at the Richmond County Animal Control Shelter on Tuesday through Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, call the shelter at 790-6836 LOW-COST RABIES VACCINATIONS: Augusta-Richmond County Animal Control holds low-cost rabies vaccination clinics the four th Sunday of every month. The depar tment vaccinates privately owned pets for $8 per animal at 1 p.m. at Superpetz off Bobby Jones Expressway. Dogs must be on a leash and cats must be in a carrier. Puppies and kit tens must be three months of age and current for all other vaccinations. Schedule subject to change, so please call 7906836 for more information and to verify dates and times. THE CSRA HUMANE SOCIETY holds pet adoptions every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and every Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Pet Center located behind the GreenJackets Stadium on Milledge Rd. Call 261PETS for more information.

Benefits A HEART TO HEART CELEBRATION to assist the family of teenager Catrice “Kitty” Ortiz-DeLeon offset the cost of a recent heart transplant and to raise donor awareness. Performance by local band Loose Theory, with information about organ donation available from the K.O.D. Foundation. Held May 25 at the Private “I” on Thomas Lane in Augusta. For more information, contact the K.O.D. Foundation at 284-6086, Sandy Biles at 650-7927 or Cassandra Reed at 737-4482. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS FOOD DRIVE May 19. Let ter carriers and volunteers will be picking up food to help feed the hungry. Place your non-perishable food donation out by your mailbox on May 19 or drop off in collection barrels at local post offices. For more information, contact Laurie Roper at 736-1199, ex t. 208; 1-800-7667690; or e-mail lroper@goldenharvest.org. BERRY CHILDREN’S CENTER BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT June 7 at Forest Hills Golf Club. The Lauderdale format tournament will begin at 1 p.m., and a fried chicken dinner will follow the tournament. Entry fee is $60. For more information or to enter, contact Bet ty Tharpe at 738-5072.

Learning COMPUTER RESUME WORKSHOP for college-bound rising seniors. Held 1-4 p.m. May 18 at the Wallace Branch Library. Call 722-6275 to sign up. FREE SMALL BUISNESS TAX WORKSHOP will be presented May 23 by the USC-Aiken Small Business Development Center. Held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 107 of USC-Aiken’s Administration Building. Registration is required. Contact the Small Business Development Center at (803) 641-3646. FINANCIAL WORKSHOP presented by the Black Data Processing Association at 1:30 p.m. on May 18 at the Wallace Branch Library. Call 722-6275. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS CLASS offered at Ma xwell Branch Library May 17, 24 and 31, 9:30-11 a.m. Classes are one session. For information, call 793-2020. AIKEN TECH CONTINUING EDUCATION is offering the following courses: Intro to Computers, Adobe PageMaker, Intro to Massage Therapy, Intro to Genealogy, Intro to Floral Design, Driver Education, Occupational Spanish and more. Classes begin in May and June. For more information or to register, contact the Aiken Technical College Continuing Education Division at (803) 593-9231, ex t. 1279.

Health DIABETES AWARENESS PRESENTATION by Melissa Roy, R.N. from the Neighborhood Health Services Center. 6:307:30 p.m. May 16 at the Ma xwell Branch Library. 793-2020. ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SAFE RETURN PROGRAM REGISTRATION DRIVE May 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at University Hospital Behavioral Health Center. Program assists the safe and timely return of those with Alzheimer’s disease who wander and become lost. Registration includes identification products, national database registration and a 24-hour, toll-free crisis line. Registration takes just a few minutes. Call 1-800-236-0688 for more information.

“CELEBRATING THE GARDEN,” The Ar t Factory’s annual fundraiser, will take place May 17 at 7 p.m. at the Boardman Pavilion on the River. Features silent auction of works donated by Augusta ar tists, heavy hors d’oeuvres and enter tainment. Tickets are $35 per person. Call 731-0008 for reservations.

“FOOD AND YOUR DIET” PRESENTATION by Mona Adams from the Augusta-Richmond County Ex tension Service. Held 6-7:30 p.m., May 22 at the Friedman Branch Library. Call 736-6758 for more details.

“HOT SOUTHERN NIGHT,” a benefit for the Augusta Chapter of the Red Cross, will be at Lake Olmstead Stadium on May 18. For tickets, charge by phone at (803) 278-4TIX or visit www.tixonline.com.

MCG TICK REMOVAL STUDY compares two methods of removing ticks from humans. If you find a tick on you and would like to par ticipate, please call Dr. Mike Felz before the tick is removed at 721-2855, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday.

THE GOLDEN HARVEST FOOD BANK is seeking donations of nonperishable canned goods and grocery products. Anyone interested in conducting a food drive to assist the Golden Harvest Food Bank feed the needy may call 736-1199.

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

HISTORY CAMP 2002 is presented by the Augusta Museum of History and runs June 24-28, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.For children ages 8 to 10. Theme is American Civil War era. $35 for museum members; $50 for non-members. Reservations required and must be made by June 14. Call the museum at 722-8454 to make reservations. KIDS BUG CRAWL May 18, 1-3 p.m. at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park. Open to children ages 6-10. Snacks and beverages provided. $5 fee for members; $8 fee for non-members. Register by May 16 at 828-2109. BLUE’S CLUES LIVE! BLUE’S BIRTHDAY PARTY will be at the Bell Auditorium May 17-19. May 17 per formance is at 7 p.m.; May 18 and 19 per formances are at 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Tickets are $15-$26.50. Call 722-3521. “KIDS IN COLLEGE” SUMMER DAY CAMPS offered by USC-Aiken feature computers, science, math, ar t, music and more. Fee is $135 for sessions I and II or $75 per session. Optional lunch fee of $30. Call (803) 641-3563. WALTON SUMMER EVENTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES: Fun and Learn Day May 18, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Hickory Knobb State Park, S.C.; Camp TBI July 14-19 at Magnolia Springs State Park. For information, call 823-8691 or e-mail jthompson@wrh.org. KENNY THOMAS BASEBALL CAMP is for those 6-15 years old and is held at USC-Aiken. Half or full-day sessions available, with lunch provided for full-day campers. June 3-7, 1721 or July 15-19. Discount for those who register early. Call (803) 642-7761, (803) 641-3410 or (803) 641-3486. AUGUSTA PREP SUMMER CAMPS run in five one-week sessions from June 10 through July 19. Camp is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with ex tended hours available for an added fee. $175 per one-week session for ages 5-12; $90 per oneweek session for CITs, 13-14 years old. For more information, visit www.augustaprep.org or call 863-1906. BOOKS-A-MILLION EVENTS: Preschool Storytime, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.; Kids Movies, Fridays at 7 p.m.; Harry Pot ter and Pokemon Trading Card League every Saturday. For more information, call 481-9090. COLLAGE: CREATIVE ARTS CAMP is sponsored by the Friends of the Augusta Symphony and is for children entering kindergar ten through 5th grade. Camp is June 17-28, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Trinity-on-the-Hill. Tuition is $100 per week. For more info, call Sue Alexanderson at 738-7527 or the Symphony office at 826-4705. ROBERT SAPP BASEBALL CAMP is now accepting registration for summer session, May 27-31. Camp is 9 a.m.-3 p.m at Patriots Park and is for boys 7-14. Fee is $110; team rates available. Call the Columbia County Recreation Depar tment at 863-7523 or e-mail rsbbcamp@aol.com. GIRLS INCORPORATED SPECTACULAR SUMMER PROGRAM now accepting registration for May 27-July 26 summer day camp. Camp runs 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and is $350, plus an annual registration fee of $35. For information, contact Chiquida Brinson at 733-2512. ASU SUMMER CAMPS FOR AREA YOUTH: Kids University, Basketball Team Camp, Basketball Individual Camp, Choral/Vocal Camp, Cheerleading Camp, Orchestra/String Camp, Global Cultures Through the Ar ts Camp and Band

Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta and the CSRA center on 15th Street. Open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Ronald W. Schoeffler at 826-4480, ex t. 210.

to be affiliated with Walton to par ticipate. If you are interested in par ticipating, please contact Judie Thompson, G.O.A.L.L.S. Coordinator at 823-8691.

THE SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL OF GREATER AUGUSTA AND THE CSRA offers a variety of activities during May, including: aerobics, quilting, tai chi, Spanish, painting, line dancing, bowling and crochet. For information regarding cost, length of classes and other details, call 826-4480, ex t. 351.

SIGNAL CORPS REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION SPRING CHALLENGE 10K is May 18 at For t Gordon. Activities include a 10K run and a 10K team relay and a 1-mile kids’ run. For information call Sgt. First Class Dempsey at 791-6553.

LITERACY FOR SENIORS II CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE at Augusta State University. Learn a variety of the more advanced features of the application programs previously introduced in Literacy I. Classes are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon and run May 20-31. For information on how to register, call 737-1636 or visit www.ced.aug.edu. SENIOR CITIZENS ARTS AND CRAFTS CLUB meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. at Smith-Hazel. Activities include ar ts and craf ts workshops, trips and holiday par ties. Those in at tendance should bring refreshments to share. For more info, call (803) 642-7635. ACADEMY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING provides a broad range of activities for mature adults. Meets the second Friday of each month, Room 107 of the USC-Aiken’s Penland Administration Building. Contact the Continuing Education Office at (803) 641-3288.

Masterpieces abound at the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art! The museum’s Walker-MacKenzie Studio hosts classes and workshops for children, youth and adults. To get in on the action, call 722-5495. Camp. Times, dates and cost vary from camp to camp. Call Steve Brady at 667-4821 or Kathy Schofe at 737-1878 for more information. WEEKLY STORY SESSIONS are held at all branches of Richmond County and Columbia County libraries. Visit www.ecgrl.public.lib.ga.us for more information. GIRL SCOUT SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS are available for girls ages 5-17; girls need not be Girl Scouts to at tend. Overnight camp at Camp Tanglewood in Columbia County runs in six sessions, beginning June 9 and ending July 26. Day camps are also sponsored: Barnwell Day Camp, June 17-21; Aiken Day Camp, June 24-28; Camp Tanglewood Day Camp, July 8-12; Jenkins Day Camp, July 15-19; and McDuffie Day Camp, July 22-26. Call 774-0505 or 1-800997-2472 to sign up. SUMMER ADVENTURES DAY CAMP REGISTRATION at the H.O. Weeks Center in Aiken. The camp is open to kids age 5-12, and activities include spor ts, ar ts and craf ts, games, field trips and special theme activities. Cost is $80 per child if living in Aiken City limits; $107.50 for all others. Camp begins June 10 and runs Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at H.O. Weeks. Call (803) 642-7631 for information. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM is available to eligible children ages 1-18 from June 5 through July 26. There will be more than 70 locations throughout Richmond County providing children with the same high-quality meals in the summer that they receive from the school nutrition program during the school year. For additional information, contact Joe Brandenburg at 737-7174. PAINE COLLEGE NATIONAL YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAM is a spor ts camp for 10-16 year olds from low-income families throughout the CSRA. Applications are now available for the June 3-July 9 camp and can be picked up at the Paine College Campus Safety Office on Druid Park Ave. There is no cost to par ticipate, and space is limited to 350 children. For more information, contact the program director, Anthony Holland, at 821-8307. SUMMER DAY CAMP REGISTRATION at all Augusta Parks and Recreation Community Centers. Summer Day Camp runs June 3 through July 26 and is scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For registration information, call 796-5025. FIRST SATURDAY STORYTELLING: Each first Saturday of the month, children and adults are invited to the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum to hear one of our many talented storytellers weave stories and folk tales into exciting adventures. In addition, they get a tour of the museum. Call 706-724-3576 for more information.

Seniors GOLDEN OLYMPICS GAMES with events for senior citizens will be May 24 at the Julian Smith Casino. For more information, call 796-5025. NATIONAL OLDER AMERICANS MONTH RECOGNITION CEREMONY AND RECEPTION May 21 from 1-2 p.m. at the

SENIORNET provides adults age 50 and over education for and access to computer technology. Many different courses are offered. Contact the USC-Aiken Continuing Education Office at (803) 641-3563.

Sports UPCOMING EVENTS AT CITIZENS PARK in Aiken: ISA Youth Fast Pitch Sof tball Tournament and ISA/Miken Men’s Bat Tournament Qualifier May 17-19; USSSA Women’s Spring Fling Sof tball Tournament and USSSA Black American Sof tball Tournament May 25-26; USSSA Ebony Classic Black American Sof tball Tournament May 31-June 2; USSSA Diamond Derby Fast Pitch Sof tball Tournament June 7-9. For more information, call (803) 642-7761 or e-mail FacilityAssist@Aiken.net. RAINBOW TOURNAMENT, a tennis tournament for inner-city adults, will be at the Newman Tennis Center May 24-27 from 6 p.m. until close. Phone 821-1600 for details. SUNCOM SENIOR BOWL ALL-STAR SOCCER SHOWCASE features the top high school seniors from Richmond and Columbia counties. Held May 23 at the Augusta Soccer Park; girls’ game is at 5:30 p.m. and boys’ game is at 7 p.m. Presented by the Augusta Arsenal Soccer Club. 854-0149. GOLF TOURNAMENT, sponsored by the Shriner’s Legion of Honor military veterans, will be held at Applewood Golf Course on June 1. $40 per player covers green fees, car t rental, dit ty bags, beverages and a buffet. Prizes awarded. Registration at 8 a.m., with a shotgun star t at 8:30 a.m. For more information, call 860-1268 or 210-0654. JACKSON LIONS CLUB MARTIAL ARTS TOURNAMENT May 18. Open to all st yles and ranks. Contact Mike Hess at (803) 652-2608. EAST DISTRICT SPORTS FESTIVAL events are held in Augusta, Grovetown, Springfield and Statesboro through July 4, with the championships in Augusta July 12-21, and are presented by the Georgia State Games Commission. Open to all residents, regardless of age or skill level. Events include archery, baseball, basketball, bicycle riding, bowling, fishing, racquetball, sof tball, tennis and tae kwon do. For more information, call the Georgia State Games Commission at (770) 528-3585 or visit www.georgiagames.org. HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS are every other Saturday, through July 6 and July 20-September 14 at the Schofield Soccer Field in Aiken. Horses and supplies are provided, and cost is $20/person per session. For ages 4-adult. For more information, call (803) 642-7635. AUGUSTA STALLIONS HOME GAMES for the 2002 season are: May 24; June 8, 21; and July 5, 20, 27. Season tickets star t at $40. Contact the Stallions ticket office at 738-9539 for season and individual game tickets. AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS HOME GAMES May 20-22 and 31; June 1-3, 13-16, 27-30; July 1-2, 5-8, 19-26 and 31; August 1-3, 14-21, 26-28, 30-31; and September 1-2. Ticket prices range from $6-$8, with special discounts for children and seniors. Sundays are Family Fest/Junior Jacket days, Tuesdays are “Two Fer” Tuesdays/Team Trivia and Thursdays are Thirsty Thursdays. For tickets, call 7367889 or go to www.tixonline.com. Also check out www.greenjackets.net. THE G.O.A.L.L.S. PROGRAM AT WALTON REHABILITATION HOSPITAL is offering golf clinics for those with physical disabilities. Future clinics are planned for the second Tuesday of each month at the First Tee of Augusta. Golfers do not have

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Volunteer OLDER AMERICANS ACT SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM is looking for volunteers to serve hot, nutritious meals to needy older residents. To volunteer in suppor t of senior nutrition programs, contact the Senior Citizens Council at 826-4480, or visit your nearest par ticipating senior center. For those in need of home-delivered meals, please apply with the Area Agency on Aging at 210-2018 or toll free at 1-888-922-4464. USDA SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN is looking for volunteers or sites in Aiken County interested in serving meals to children in need during the summer months. Program runs June 3-August 9, and deadline to volunteer a site is May 17. For information on the program, contact Steve Smith at the Aiken County Depar tment of Parks, Recreation and Tourism at (803) 594-0040. FAMILIES NEEDED TO HOST FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENTS: World Heritage, a non-profit organization, is looking for families to host high-school foreign exchange students. To learn more about the program, contact Beth Folland at (803) 279-2696 or visit www.world-heritage.org on the Web. AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL: Help Augusta-Richmond County Animal Control improve the lives of stray dogs and cats housed at our shelter by volunteering your time. New volunteer orientation is scheduled the first Saturday of every month at 11 a.m. at the shelter, 4164 Mack Lane. Schedule subject to change, so please call 7906836 for information and to verify dates and times. THE CSRA HUMANE SOCIETY is looking for animal lovers who are willing to donate a lit tle of their time. Volunteers are needed every Saturday at the Pet Center located behind the GreenJackets Stadium on Milledge Road. Please call 261PETS for more information. SHEPHERD COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER is seeking donors to prevent a blood supply shor tage. To donate call 737-4551, 854-1880 or (803) 643-7996.

Meetings THE CSRA APPLE MACINTOSH USERS GROUP meets 7 p.m. May 23 at the Ruth Patrick Observatory, USC-Aiken. Speaker Jim Cadieux will discuss astronomy-related programs available for Macintosh computers. Group is open to all Mac users, prospective users and anyone interested in Mac computers. Contact Beth Hackney, 860-8690, or Don Hostetler, 279-6456, for more information. THE OLIVER HARDY APPRECIATION CLUB will resume activity at a meeting on May 21, 6 p.m. at the Harlem Library. For more information, please call Harlem City Hall at 556-3448. AUGUSTA TASK FORCE FOR THE HOMELESS monthly meeting May 21 at 11:30 a.m. Held in the Oak Pointe Conference Room, 730 East Boundary. Open to the public. 723-0040. AUGUSTA-AIKEN SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT will meet May 17 from 7:30 to 9:15 a.m. at the Radisson River front Hotel. $15 guest fee includes breakfast. Professional Excellence Awards will be presented to organizations and human resource professionals in the Augusta community. Make reservations by calling Maria Defever at (803) 442-7812. or visit www.augusta-aikenshrm.org on the Web. STATE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MEETING May 30 at the Central Savannah River Area Regional Development Center in Augusta. Begins at 7 p.m. with information available for highway, bridge, bicycle, pedestrian, enhancement and transit projects. For directions and more information, contact Costa Pappis at 210-2000, ex t. 129. THE AUGUSTA SKI AND OUTING CLUB is a non-profit organization for those who enjoy snow skiing, boating, camping, whitewater rafting, cycling and other outdoor recreation. Meets 6:45 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at the Cot ton Patch. Social planned May 21, 6:45 p.m. at Treybon. Club interests should be directed to (803) 279-6186. GUIDELINES: Public Service announcements are listed in this section without charge at the discretion of the editor. Announcements must be received by Monday at noon and will be included as space permits. Send to Events, The Metropolitan Spirit, P.O. Box 3809, Augusta, GA, 30914 or Fa x (706) 733-6663. Listings cannot be taken over the phone.

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Bill Sheffield has opened shows for the likes of B.B. King and Albert King, and has performed with Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, T-Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner, George Smith – and yes, in case you were wondering, Muddy Waters. According to Sheffield’s Web site, he even named his daughter after one of Waters’ songs, “Honey Bee,” and made the legendary blues artist her godfather. Sheffield is currently performing with Southern blues band The Ringtail Rounders.

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Since 1994, the Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival has been a yearly feast of blues and folk music, held in honor of a Thomson native born at the turn of the century who, though sightless since early childhood, traveled on his own to New York City and Atlanta to record and influence the music scene. That influence stretched far and wide, making him a legend to modern-day music heroes like Bob Dylan and The Allman Brothers. The reach of his influence becomes apparent each year as musicians come from everywhere to participate. This year, we celebrate McTell’s contribution on May 18, at a site two miles north of I-20. Take Exit 172 at Thomson. Admission is $15 in advance, $20 at the gate. For more information, telephone the Activities Council of Thomson at (706) 597-1000 or visit the official festival Web site at www.blindwillie.com. In the meantime, check out the musical menu, below.

Carey Bell is a harmonica player among guitarists. He was born in 1936 in Macon – Mississippi, not Georgia. He gigged with Earl Hooker, Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon in the ‘60s, and played on an Earl Hooker album in 1968. He toured Europe with John Lee Hooker, and spent a year working with Muddy Waters, even cutting an album with him and Steve Winwood. Since then, he’s been touring, recording, and working that harp.

Hubert Sumlin was mentored by Howlin’ Wolf when he joined his band in 1954, and says that Wolf pushed him hard, but not hard enough to turn him off the guitar. Sumlin’s style has been called “warped” and “wicked.”

The Crosstie Walkers have been here before. In fact, they can’t seem to get enough! The band has been with the Blind Willie Blues Festival from the beginning, treating local audiences with their blues, folk-rock, and even originals. If you like multi-layered guitar work, then theirs is a show you won’t want to miss.

Steve Forbert says a good show doesn’t have a lot to do with the size of the venue, but with the enthusiasm of the crowd. To him, the connection that he is able to achieve with those for whom he is playing is “the whole deal.” The inspiration for the album, “Young, Guitar Days” was a combination of “big-city enchantment and small-town longing,” according to his Web site at www.steveforbert.com. The album is a collection of B-sides and rare bits.

Duke Robillard is planning to play songs from all the periods in his extensive blues career. And that’s a big pile of stuff to choose from. He’s played with his own band, he’s worked solo, he’s worked with his own heroes like Muddy Waters and Big Joe Turner, and backed up his colleagues on their projects. For him, the blues is all about feeling good. He says you should go out and see all the blues you can get your eyes and ears on. It’s good for you.

Bob Margolin credits Muddy Waters for the way he and his band play – they play together, feeding from what each is doing, instead of standing together yet playing separately. In fact, Margolin says that he learned Waters’ style straight from the man himself. He had been imitating the style when Waters caught up with him, hired him, and placed the young guitarist near him on the stage so Margolin could learn by watching him, an opportunity for which Margolin has always been grateful.

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here are a few things you’re bound to immediately notice about SPYT. If you’ve seen one of their stickers plastered around Augusta, your first inclination may be to pronounce the band’s name “spit.” But the members of SPYT (pronounced “spite”) don’t mind. “You can call us whatever you want, as long as you know who we are,” says drummer Adam Tolar. And if you have the chance to see a live SPYT show, you may notice that it’s guitarist Matt Lawhorne who's the spokesman for the group, not vocalist Jason Peck, as one might expect. Peck is fairly quiet when he’s not belting out one of SPYT’s original tunes. “I’m a very shy person,” he says.

Then there’s the shameless self-promotion: At a recent Kokopelli’s gig, SPYT casually deposited cigarette lighters, cleverly emblazoned with the band’s Web address, www.spytweb.com, on every table. “Next time they light their cigarette, they’ll see our name,” Tolar says. SPYT knows how to market itself to an audience — and how to have fun onstage. “We try to do something to get the crowd liking us more,” says Lawhorne. He’s been known to don a mullet wig and headband, among other disguises. Lawhorne and bassist Nick Laws were part of SPYT’s original lineup; Laws was playing drums at the time. After both the original singer and bass player quit, Laws switched instruments, and Tolar joined as SPYT’s drummer, followed by Peck on vocals. This particular group has only been around since late last year, but Tolar says, “As a newer band, I think we’re actually doing pretty awesome. We’re getting a really good response already.” Maybe that’s because SPYT does such a good job giving crowds something to respond to. When they get onstage, they let loose, delivering a rocking but earnest performance in the tradition of one of their favorite bands and an admitted influence, Tool. “It’s a huge thrill getting up there in front of

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people and pouring out our hearts,” says Lawhorne. “It’s music that we’ve written. Just watching their expressions — it’s great to see when people are getting into it.” And the band doesn’t mind if building a fan base takes a little longer than expected. As Tolar puts it, “As long as we get that one person, that’s all you need. If there’s 50 people there and only one person likes you, it’s one person more. Even if you’re downtown and there’s only one person there, as long as they like you, it’s cool. You reach them in some way.” Soon, SPYT may be extending their reach beyond the Augusta area. They’ve already played shows in Atlanta and Columbus, Ga., and SPYT has an unconfirmed spot on next summer’s nationwide Poster Fest tour. “We’d love to make it somewhere, but right now we’re just playing, having fun with it, working our hearts out,” Lawhorne says. “But definitely, that’s our goal one day is to be up there, the god status, you know. But it comes in due time.” So come check out SPYT while they’re still mere mortals. You can catch their next two dates right here in Augusta. This Friday, May 17, SPYT will be performing at the Playground with the Shark Devilles. They’ll also be appearing at the Soul Bar May 23 with Thinfin.

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he Augusta museum is ready to rock, and they want you to be a part of it. Local music fans have a rare opportunity to showcase their photos, posters, or any other memorabilia pertaining to Augusta’s illustrious musical past for the “Thirty Years of Rock and Roll” photo exhibit set for early next year. The exhibition, featuring the rock photography of Larry Hulst, needs your help to make this one of the best showings ever. Do you have any personal vintage shots of Elvis at the Bell in 1956? What about some of James Brown’s stage clothes or other items from the Godfather? Old WBBQ Fab Radio Surveys? Surely someone has a poster from The Van Halen or Eric Clapton Civic Center concerts on their walls. All materials will be acknowledged and returned. You can contact executive director Scott Loehr at the Augusta Museum of History by phone at 706-7228454 or e-mail sloehr@csra.net. “Anyone Who Had a Joint” Dept. She should have had a premonition. Five-time Grammy winner Dionne Warwick was arrested by police last week for allegedly carrying eleven marijuana

cigarettes in her carry-on bag at Miami International Airport. The contraband was hidden in an empty lipstick container detected by alert baggage screeners. Many know the sixty-one-year-old vocalist from her stint as spokesperson several years ago for the Psychic Friends Network. Ms. Warwick, who made a career interpreting the songs of legendary composers Burt Bacharach and Hal David, posted bond for the infraction that is a misdemeanor in the state. A family friend said that the singer had been battling (drum roll, please) glaucoma. Oasis on the Loose English bad-boy rockers Oasis are planning a rare small-venue tour this summer that includes an Aug. 5 show at Atlanta’s Tabernacle. The band has completed work on their upcoming release, “Heathen Chemistry,” set for release in July. The group, led by infamous brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, usually visit much larger arenas, but their popularity here in the States is much less extensive than it is in the rest of the world. Oasis is currently on tour in Europe. Workaholic Rockers Anonymous Van Morrison has a new studio offering, “Down the Road,” in stores this week. It contains 15 songs, including strong new originals “Hey Mister DJ” and “Talk Is Cheap” from the prolific Irishman. A stunning cover of the Hoagy Carmichael standard “Georgia on My Mind” is one of many highlights from the always-busy Morrison, who averages a new LP about every 18 months. Turner’s Rock and Roll Jeopardy: A. This eclectic singer-songwriter named one of his albums after three consecutive books from the Bible. Q. Who is Lyle Lovett? ( “Joshua Judges Ruth.”)

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Aiken Brewing Co. - Karaoke Coconuts - DJ Cotton Patch - Patio Par ty with DJ Midlife Crisis Coyote’s - Ladies’ Night, Rhes Reeves, Shelley Watkins and the Coyote Ugly Band D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bingo Greene Street’s - Men’s National Karaoke Contest Highlander - ‘Smath sinn Dragon Honk y Tonk - The Duke Boys Joe’s Underground - Keith “Fossill” Gregory Kokopelli’s - Train Wreck, Kokopelli’s All-Stars featuring Cowboy, Tony, Crazy Kirk, Scot ty, Darrell and James Last Call - Ma x from 95 Rock hosts Barroom Olympics, DJ Richie Rich Logan’s Roadhouse - Karaoke Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - Pool League Marlboro Station - Talent Night Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Playground - Open Mic Night Red Lion - Davis Street Richard’s Place - DJ, Pool League

Robbie’s Sports Bar - Pool and Dar t Leagues Safari Lounge Aiken - Ladies’ Night, Karaoke Shannon’s - Bar t Bell Sidestreets/Barracks - Karaoke Silver Bullet Lounge - The Big Dogs Soul Bar - Juice Sports Pub and Grill - Spor ts Trivia The Spot - Open Booth Night Squeak y’s Tip-Top - Live Music TGI Friday’s - J.A.R. Time Piecez - Weekend Fishbowl Par ty Wheeler Tavern - DJ Whiskey Junction - DJ Dan

Friday, 17th

Adams Nightclub - Karaoke with Bill Tolbest Aiken Brewing Co. - Kool Kats American Legion Post No. 63 - The Crossroads Band Back yard Tavern - Karaoke Big Iron Saloon - DJ Frank Borders - A Step Up Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford Capri Cinema - End of All, Reflux, Blisstap, Cast Aside the Fallen Charlie O’s - Live Music

Coconuts - Miss Hawaiian Tropic with DJ Doug Cotton Patch - Patio Par ty with DJ Midlife Crisis Country Ranch - Live Music Coyote’s - Rhes Reeves, Shelley Watkins and the Coyote Ugly Band Crossroads - 420 Outback D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Finish Line Cafe - DJ Mykie G Fishbowl Lounge - Karaoke Five Pines Saloon - Skip Neal Gordon Club - DJ Dance Par ty Greene Street’s - Karaoke with DJ Penny Hangnail Gallery - Gearbox, Cycle, Prefontaine Highlander - Live Music Honk y Tonk - The Duke Boys Joe’s Underground - Clif f Bennet t Band Kokopelli’s - Big Dixion Last Call - Tony Howard, then DJ Richie Rich Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - The Niche, Blind Draws Marlboro Station - Show Night with Special Guest Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Partridge Inn - The C. Anthony Carpenter Project Patti’s - Free Pool Playground - SPYT, The Shark Devilles, Barroom Olympics Red Lion - Jemani Richard’s Place - Midnight Magic Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G Safari Lounge Aiken - Shag Night with DJ Shannon’s - Allen Black, Jason Sikes Shuck’s - Opticon Sidestreets/Barracks - Ladies’ Night, Cabaret Silver Bullet Lounge - The Big Dogs Soul Bar - The Jennifer Net tles Band, Kevin Jackson The Spot - Live DJ Veracruz - Live Music Wheeler Tavern - DJ Whiskey Junction - Simple as That

Saturday, 18th

Bart Bell will be performing for your listening pleasure May 16 and 18 at Shannon’s. Be there or be Bartless.

American Legion Post No. 63 - Saturday Dance Par ty featuring The Crossroads Band Back yard Tavern - Karaoke Big Iron Saloon - DJ Frank Borders - Kelly Zullo Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford Charlie O’s - Live Music, Military Night Coconuts - DJ Doug Cotton Patch - John & Andy Country Ranch - Karaoke Coyote’s - Rhes Reeves, Shelley Watkins and the Coyote Ugly Band Crossroads - Drop Level, Bind D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Finish Line Cafe - DJ Mykie G Fishbowl Lounge - Karaoke Five Pines Saloon - Skip Neal Gordon Club - Salsa Night Greene Street’s - Karaoke with DJ Penny Hangnail Gallery - The Decrepits, 138, Kid Sniper, FRED Honk y Tonk - The Duke Boys Joe's Underground - Blues Express Kokopelli’s - Big Dixion Last Call - Tony Howard, then DJ Richie Rich Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - The Niche

Marlboro Station - Show Night with Special Guest Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Rae’s Coastal Cafe - Live Music Richard’s Place - DJ Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G Safari Lounge Aiken - Karaoke Shannon’s - Bar t Bell Shuck’s - Opticon Silver Bullet Lounge - The Big Dogs Soul Bar - Five Eight, Deathstar The Spot - Live DJ Squeak y’s Tip-Top - Live Music Time Piecez - ‘80s Ladies’ Night Veracruz - Live Music Wheeler Tavern - DJ Whiskey Junction - Impulse Ride

Sunday, 19th

Adams Nightclub - Dance Par ty with DJ Tim Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford and The Last Bohemian Quar tet Country Ranch - Jam Sessions Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bingo Logan’s Roadhouse - Trivia Marlboro Station - Starlight Cabaret Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G Shannon’s - Shelley Watkins TGI Friday’s - Keith “Fossill” Gregory Whiskey Junction - DJ Dan

Monday, 20th

Coliseum - Q.A.F. Crossroads - Club Sin Monday Night Dance Par ty Elks Lodge - Line Dancing Finish Line Cafe - Open Pool Tournament Fishbowl Lounge - Open Dar t Tournament Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bingo Highlander - Dar t League Honk y Tonk - Blues Monday featuring Robbie Ducey Band and Special Guest Joe’s Underground - John Kolbeck Kokopelli’s - Dar t Teams Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - Dar ts Michael’s - Karaoke Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Playground - Trivia Night with Skin Tight Red Lion - Open Mic Night Richard’s Place - Dar ts Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G Safari Lounge Aiken - Shag Lessons

Tuesday, 21st

Club Incognito - DJ Richie Rich Coliseum - Tournament Tuesday Coyote’s - Karaoke Docker’s - Pool Tournament D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Elks Lodge - Line Dancing Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bingo French Market Grille West - Wayne Capps Greene Street’s - National Karaoke Contest Highlander - Open Mic Acoustic Jam Session Joe’s Underground - John Kolbeck Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - Karaoke, Ladies’ Night

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Pet Shop Boys - DeKalb Atlanta Centre, Atlanta May 16 City Stages - Linn Park, Birmingham, AL - May 17 Green Day, Blink 182 and Jimmy Eat World Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta - May 18 Dave Brubeck - Rialto Center, Atlanta - May 18 Hootie and the Blowfish - Chastain Park, Atlanta - May 18 Lit - Ear thlink Live, Atlanta - May 19 Pink - The Tabernacle, Atlanta - May 22 India.Arie, The Calling - Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta - May 24 Alanis Morissette - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta - May 25 Poison, Cinderella, Winger, Faster Pussycat Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta - May 26 Meshell Ndegeocello - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta - May 29 The Cranberries - Chastain Park, Atlanta - May 30 Rusted Root, Alice Peacock -Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta - May 31 Dan Fogelberg and His Band - Chastain Park, Atlanta - June 1 Chicago - Chastain Park, Atlanta - June 6 Drive-By Truckers, Cloud 10 - Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta - June 7 Harry Connick Jr. - Chastain Park, Atlanta June 7 Rick James, KC & The Sunshine Band Chastain Park, Atlanta - June 9

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Fossill, the artist formerly known as Keith Gregory, will be appearing live and in person at TGI Friday’s on Sunday, May 19. Rumor has it music will be involved. Melissa Etheridge - Chastain Park, Atlanta June 10 Dave Koz and Friends - Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta - June 13 Jewel - Chastain Park, Atlanta - June 17 Michelle Branch - Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta - June 21 The B-52s, Inxs - Chastain Park, Atlanta - June 23 Elvis Costello - Chastain Park, Atlanta - June 24 Incubus, Hoobastank - Enter tainment and Spor ts Arena, Raleigh, N.C. - June 24; Cricket Arena, Charlot te, N.C. - June 25 They Might Be Giants, Superdrag - Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta - June 28 Jimmy Buffett - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta - June 29 Kenny Chesney - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta - July 3 Dave Matthews Band - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta - July 8 Heart - Chastain Park, Atlanta - July 8

Jeep World Outdoor Festival with Sheryl Crow, Train - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta July 11 Usher - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta - July 14 Alicia Keys - Chastain Park, Atlanta - July 22 John Mellencamp - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta - July 23 Ozzfest ‘02 - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta July 28 Many tickets are available through TicketMaster outlets, by calling 828-7700, or online at w w w.ticketmaster.com. Tickets may also be available through Tix Online by calling 278-4TIX or online at w w w.tixonline.com. Night Life listings are subject to change without notice. Deadline for inclusion in Night Life calendar is Tuesday at 4 p.m. Contact Rhonda Jones by calling 738-1142, fa xing 736-0443 or e-mailing to rhonda_jones@metspirit.com.

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Logan’s Roadhouse - 738-8088 Lucky Ladies Bar and Grill - 651-0110 Marlboro Station - (803) 644-6485 Metro Coffeehouse - 722-6468 Michael's- 733-2860 Modjeska - 303-9700 Mulligan’s Nitelife - 738-1079 Nacho Mama’s - 724-0501 Par tridge Inn - 737-8888 Pat ti’s - 793-9303 The Playground - 724-5399 Pizza Joint - 774-0037 Rae’s Coastal Cafe - 738-1313 Red Lion Pub - 736-7707 Rhythm and Blues Exchange - 774-9292 Richard’s Place - 793-6330 Robbie’s Spor ts Bar - 738-0866 Ron’s Tavern - (803) 613-0255 Safari Lounge Aiken - (803) 641-1100 Shannon's - 860-0698 Shuck's - 724-7589 Sidestreets - 481-8829 Silver Bullet Lounge - 737-6134 Somewhere In Augusta - 739-0002 The Soul Bar - 724-8880 The Spot - (803) 819-0095 Spor ts Pub and Grill - 432-0448 Squeaky’s Tip-Top - 738-8886 Surrey Tavern - 736-1221 TGI Friday’s - 736-8888 Time Piecez - 828-5888 Treybon - 724-0632 Tropical Paradise - 312-8702 Veracruz - 736-4200 Wheeler Tavern - 868-5220 Whiskey Junction - (803) 649-0794

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esearchers from Duke’s medical school and the University of Texas’ Southwestern Medical Center announced in April that they have identified an enzyme that can be stimulated to mimic the effects of exercise on muscles (albeit in mice, not humans). Team leader R. Sanders Williams said it is quite possible that eventually humans could build muscles by taking the enzyme (calmodulindependent protein kinase) in a pill. • According to an April New York Times analysis, Verizon Communications executives, faced with a $1.4 billion loss last year (a situation which would have denied them performance bonuses), created a $389 million profit merely by deciding to value the company’s pension fund “income” at $1.8 billion even though the pension fund was actually “swimming in red ink.” Securities regulations apparently permit such quixotic valuations provided that they are explained to shareholders (which the executives did in a footnote in the firm’s annual report). Thus, though having underperformed on the actual delivery of communications services (according to investors), Verizon executives nevertheless got their performance bonuses. Cadavers Don’t Get No Respect • Widower Jeffrey Post filed a lawsuit against Lynn University (Boca Raton, Fla.), whose mortuary science program allegedly used bodies from a local funeral home for embalming practice without permission from the families of the deceased (March). And Lake Elsinore, Calif., funeral home owner Michael Francis Brown, 42, was arrested and charged with illegally selling cadaver parts to several major university research institutes (February). And following an internal audit, Greenlane Hospital, New Zealand’s premier heart facility, revealed that in the last 50 years, it had taken, for research and without permission of the families, the hearts from at least 1,350 babies who had died on the premises (but offered to return all those hearts it still had on hand) (February). Can’t Possibly Be True • Once again, in March, the annual South Korean justice ministry test (required of those vying for appointment as judges) was administered in Seoul in a three-hour session during which, to prevent cheating, restroom breaks were not permitted. As in previous years, for those who absolutely must answer nature’s call, the justice ministry provided plastic bags for men and skirt-like covers with plastic pots for women, for use in the back of the exam room. • In April, the U.S. Patent Office awarded patent number 6,368,227 to Steven Olson, age 7, of St. Paul, Minn., whose father had filed to help him protect a method of swinging on a swing. The Olsons’ discovery:

While seated, if you pull alternately on one side’s chain/rope and then on the other side’s, while gradually introducing a forward-backward thrust, you can swing in an oval-shaped arc, as long as the side-to-side motion is greater than the forward-backward motion. According to the Patent Office, licenses to use the patented method are available from the inventor. • Among those whose public displays recently either garnered “Guinness Book of Records” recognition or are being considered: Wang Chuntai, 49, who pulled a sedan 47 feet with cables attached only to his eyelids (Yaan, Sichuan, China); Monte Pierce, who propelled a coin more than 10 feet by using his elastic-like earlobe as a rubber band; and B.D. Tyagi, who was certified to have the longest ear hair in the world (4 inches) (Bhopal, India). Inexplicable • Police in Plymouth, Conn., arrested lawyer Christopher W. Boylan in March and charged him with defrauding a client who had paid him $2,500 to get his money back on the purchase of a defective car. According to police, Boylan’s crime was that he told the client falsely that he had won the case (and drew up a bogus judicial order certifying that) and that the client should expect a settlement of $733,000 soon. So far, no explanation has emerged of how Boylan thought he would get away with the crime (in view of the fact that the order was so transparently fraudulent and that the client would eventually start to hang around Boylan’s office and hound him about the money). • In Ottawa, Ontario, Christopher Laurin, 15, was suspended from school for two days in March and ordered to drug counseling when a police dog perked up while sniffing Laurin’s locker, even though no traces of drugs of any kind were found in any of Laurin’s belongings. The police claim that its dogs can detect lingering smells on clothing, but Laurin’s parents were incredulous that their son could be disciplined for having something that didn’t exist (and merely on the “say-so” of a dog). People Different From Us • Derrick A. Cobb, 25, was charged with tricking teen-age girls into removing their shoes and socks so he could run off with them (Upper Marlboro, Md., March); David William Christensen, 40, was charged with harassing three women by leaving them Keds shoes with sexually explicit messages on them (Denver, April); Donald J. Ruther, 33, was charged with stealing girls’ shoes because, he said, sniffing them relaxed him (Medina, Ohio, February). Update • News of the Weird reported in 1999 on an annual Hindu festival in Singapore in which worshipers of Lord Murugan reaffirmed their faith by sticking skewers through their skin, with the amount of pain endured taken as the gauge of devotion. Apparently, similar celebrations continue in other countries (though India has banned them as too barbaric). In January 2002, Murugan worshipers in Malaysia celebrated at the annual Thaipusam festival at the Batu Caves, eight miles outside Kuala Lumpur, by hooking and kebobbing their skin to the accompaniment of hypnotic, deafening music that helped create pain-softening trances. — Chuck Shepherd © United Press Syndicate

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as a dig at the seriousness with which some people treat the Star Wars mythos. But it won’t be funny, Virgo, if you let it become a metaphor for your life in the coming weeks. Please don’t do the equivalent of using a light saber as a lint remover, or a diamond brooch as a doorstop, or a silk prayer cloth as a rag to wipe the kitchen table.

Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19)

It will be an excellent time for small experiments, Aries. Not grand, sweeping gambles, mind you; not daring excursions to the frontiers where you tempt fate and court chaos. No, I’m talking about carrying out carefully contained tests and trials. The object is to do preliminary research on the wisdom of departing from the way things have always been done. For example, dye a streak of your hair, not the entire mop. Write a light-hearted haiku to the person you secretly admire, not a ten-page love letter steaming with purple prose. Make a brief visit to the suburbs of paradise, not a pilgrimage to the holiest of holies.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

Sometimes you win by losing. A famous example was an event in the life of Helen Tweedy, who owned several top racehorses. According to The New York Times, she arranged for her mare Somethingroyal to mate with Ogden Phipp’s stallion, Bold Ruler. A coin flip decided which breeder would claim the first offspring of the mating. Tweedy lost, and had to be content with getting the second-born foal. Here’s the happy ending: While the first-born never amounted to much, Tweedy’s consolation prize turned out to be Secretariat, a Triple Crown winner that appeared on the cover of Time. I predict an analogous twist of fate for you in the coming weeks, Taurus.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

“In my dreams, I was drowning my sorrows. But my sorrows, they learned to swim.” So sings Bono in U2’s tune, “Until the End of the World.” I bring this up, Gemini, because unless you act quickly, your sorrows will also learn to swim. If you hope to leave them behind for good — if you prefer them not to follow you to the new world you’re headed for — make sure you don’t do anything to help them stay afloat in the coming week.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

When my daughter was in second grade, her class did a theatrical production of “Noah’s Ark.” In a stroke of ingenious casting, the teacher chose the rowdiest, strangest boy to play the part of God. By turns wry, evasive, histrionic, tender, and unpredictable — sometimes all those at once — he was an effervescent alternative to the stilted portraits of the Supreme Being offered by the major religions. Your assignment, Libra, should you choose to accept it, is to be inspired by the wild boy portraying God. How? Celebrate the divine beauty of your idiosyncratic qualities. Tune in to the spiritual power of your boisterous playfulness. Imagine a benevolent deity who has a hell of a lot of soul.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

I finally took down the Christmas decorations. It was past time. The red ribbon on the front gate had turned pink from the sun and rain. Most of the tiny bulbs on the outdoor lights had burned out. Even the tinsel on the discarded Christmas tree in the backyard was dissolving. As much as I disliked the hassle, it had an invigorating effect on me. Once done, I dived into other long-postponed tasks, like writing a conciliatory letter to an estranged friend, addressing business problems I’d allowed to drag on and on, and going to a dentist for the cavity that had ached for weeks. I hope you get inspired by me, my friend. If you’re like most of us who are born under the sign of Cancer, you’re a procrastinator, and that is not a good thing to be in the coming astrological phase.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Let the rites of purification begin, Scorpio. Flush out the gunk in your sensitive psyche, the angst in your courageous heart, and the toxins in your beautiful body. In fact, purge and shun every influence except those few that propagate the jiggle and the hop in your soul. Only you know how best to perform the cleansing, but here’s a goad to get you going. See if you can go seven consecutive days in which you never even glance at a TV screen.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

On an autumn night when I was 19 years old, I reached what I thought was the peak of accomplishment. My fledgling rock band had been selected to play for the homecoming dance at a high school in Gaffney, S.C. As I belted out our mix of original songs and covers of David Bowie and Grateful Dead tunes, I gazed down at the awkwardly dancing teens as if they were my worshipful subjects. Today, of course, this triumph seems laughable to me; my ambitions have evolved. I invoke this theme, Leo, because your own visions of success are now mutating. The dreams of glory that have fueled you for many moons will be quite different a month from now.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

I took a hike into the hills in quest of an oracle for you. Just before I reached a lightning-struck tree at a sharp crook in the trail, I found an omen: a dog-eared Tarot card, the 8 of Cups, lying in the dirt. Back at home, I consulted a book by Angeles Arrien, my favorite Tarot interpreter. She said the card means you’re feeling drained or emotionally stagnant as a result of overextending yourself or not honoring your own limits and boundaries. I conclude, dear Sagittarius, that you should cut back on giving to others and take care of yourself better.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

“I asked if I could have a purple light saber,” Samuel L. Jackson told Maxim magazine in discussing his role as a Jedi knight in “Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.” “I just figured a purple light would help me find all the lint on my robes so I could pick it off.” That’s pretty funny

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

I have a radical request, Capricorn. It is among

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COULD BE YOU WM, 37, 6’, 220lbs., who’s the outdoorsy type, likes hunting, NASCAR and walking. Interested in meeting a F, 28-44. Ad# 3048

MAKE IT HAPPEN! Outgoing SBM, 18, N/S, seeks SF, 18-21, who likes dancing, walks, movies, and enjoys life, for friendship first. Ad# 3038

VERY UNIQUE DBM, 45, N/S, N/D, likes sports, movies, dining out, sports, looking for SBF, 35-50, with same interests. Ad# 3589

WAITING FOR THE ONE SWM, 37, 5’4”, 135lbs., brown hair, blue eyes, likes camping, fishing, hiking, NASCAR, looking for N/S SWF, 30-37. Ad# 3631

COMPASSION SM, 53, 6’, 180lbs., musician, loving, communicative, loves bowling, dancing, walks, car racing. Seeking attractive, compassionate SWF, 21-60, for a LTR. Ad# 3070

FOR YOU... I would do anything. Medium-built BM, 48, 6’4”, 195lbs., likes running, lifting weights and walking. Seeking H/W/BF, 25-45. Ad# 3053

LET’S ENJOYS LIFE SWM, 31, 5’8”, 180lbs., brown hair, green eyes, outgoing, enjoys movies, dining out, seeks outgoing, funny SWF, 25-45. Ad# 3613

HARDWORKING MAN SWM, 36, brown hair/eyes, tall, 185lbs., people person, employed, ISO SF, 24-37, intelligent, pretty, with mixed interests. Friendship first. Ad# 3653

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SOMEWHERE OUT THERE SBM, 39, 5’6”, 160lbs., outgoing, honest, likes Blockbuster nights, attending church, fun times. Seeks SF, 27-44, feminine, open, respectful. Ad# 3083

HERE I AM Retired DWM, 60, 185lbs., likes traveling, animals, going to church, seeks a nice, lovely lady, for companionship. Ad# 3645

THE CAT’S MEOW SWM, 41, 5’11”, blue eyes, no baggage, educated, enjoys biking, travel, cats, aviation. Seeks SF, 30-45. Gardening, cooking A+. Ad# 3654

MILITARY MAN SWM, 34, 5’11”, 220lbs., fun-loving, easygoing, likes movies, quiet evenings, dancing, R&B, classic rock music. Seeks SBF, 29-40. Ad# 3057

LET’S DO LUNCH SM, 18, 5’8”, 250lbs., enjoys music, movies, shopping, meeting new people. ISO SF, 18-40, who wants something new. Ad# 3022

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ARE YOU THE 1? SWM, 26, 6’, 165lbs., brown hair, green eyes, outgoing, fun, likes sports, shooting pool, movies, romantic evenings, looking for SWF, 21-28. Ad# 3572

CUDDLE WITH ME SWCM, 21, 5’8”, 200lbs., blond hair, enjoys going to Church, varied interests. ISO SWCF, 21, with similar interests. Ad# 3604

ISO YOU SHCM, 51, loves cooking, working out, martial arts, seeking sweet, caring SF, 30-55, to spend the rest of my life with. Ad# 3575

NEW IN TOWN 5’6”, 150lbs., blue eyes, blonde, WWWM, 47, enjoys travel, sailing, art, good food, beach. ISO SF, 35-mid 40s, seeking LTR. Ad# 2815

NEW TO ADS Outgoing, fun SBM, 38, 5’8”, black hair, 165lbs., government job, looking for SF, 28-40. What do you like to do? Ad# 3199

A GOOD HEART... SBM, 41, down-to-earth, outgoing, N/S, enjoys music, church, sporting events, seeking loving SBF, 30-45, for friendship. Ad# 2959 WASS UP?! SWM, 20, looking for a fun girl, 18-25, to kick it with. Keep it real. Holler back. Ad# 3579 WHAT DO YOU LIKE? SWM, 46, 5’10”, brown hair/eyes, outgoing, likes long drives, good conversation, fishing, quiet times at home, looking for friendly SWF, 18-20. Ad# 3559

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LET’S TALK SWM, 34, 5’11”, 220lbs., easygoing, likes dancing, singing, fun times. Seeks laid-back, fun-loving SBF, 27-40, for coffee and conversation. Ad# 3065

GOING TO THE RACES! SWM, 23, 5’10”, 150lbs., adventurous, smoker, likes the outdoors, sports, racing, dining, wrestling, movies. Seeking outgoing SF, 18-35, for friendship. Ad# 3172

MAKE ME SMILE SWM, 44, ex-military, mature, down-to-earth, respectful, enjoys movies, going out, fishing. Seeking reserved SBF, 32-44, for friendship. Ad# 3127

LET’S MEET Secure, good-natured SWM, 26, 6’2”, blue-eyed, sandy blond hair. Seeks ambitious SF, 19-27. Ad# 3080

MODERN COUNTRY LIVING WM, retired senior citizen, 6’1”, 145lbs., ISO WF, 45-60, attractive, medium-built, N/D, N/S, no children, for companionship, LTR. Ad# 2770

CALL ME SBM, 21, 5’7”, 140lbs., enjoys movies, hanging out, quiet times, ISO SF, 21-40. Ad# 3154 WATCH THE SUNRISE SBM, 25, 6’9”, 225lbs., has a wide variety of interests, looking for an outgoing, sweet, caring SF, 20-39, for friendship and possibly more. Ad# 3141 WORTH THE WAIT SBM, 41, loves sports, church activities, searching for a SBF, 35-45, with similar interests, for conversation and possibly more. Ad# 3143

PERFECT DATE Are you a SF, 18-29, looking for a gentleman? This WM, 22, is perfect so give him a call. Ad# 3098

RUN WITH ME SHM, 50, 5’8”, N/S, likes outdoors, having fun, running. Seeking SF, 36-45, for friendship. Ad# 3000 THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE SBM, 30, 5’11”, mediumbuilt, clean-cut, no children, N/S, N/D, seeking SF, good-hearted, goodnatured, down-to-earth, looking for relationship, maybe more. Ad# 2755 JUST FUN Shy WM, 55, N/S, no kids, enjoys going for coffee, ice cream or a movie. ISO WF, 45-65, for friendship first. Ad# 2998 CELESTIAL SAILOR Mystical romanticist, rider, believer, gardener, chef, biker, crafts, camper. SWM, 43, very clean, financially secure. ISO SF, 29-50, loves jazz. Ad# 2747

LISTEN UP! 5’9”, 190lbs., short haircut, SBM, 25, nice personality, many interests. ISO SM, 23-40, friendly, down-to-earth. See where this goes. Call me. Ad# 3688 TAKE THAT CHANCE GBM who likes quiet evenings, dining out, movies and stimulating conversations. Seeking SBM, 34-45, for friendship, possibly more. Ad# 2828 ENJOYS SPORTS Sweet, romantic SWM, 18, 5’8”, 145lbs, brown hair, blue eyes, enjoys movies, walks and horseback riding. Seeks the same. Ad# 3656 NEED SOMEONE SPECIAL In your life? SBM, 46 young, 5’5”, 125lbs., oldfashioned, ISO sincere SM, 23-35, special friend and conversation. Let’s talk. Ad# 3627 DON’T PASS THIS UP SWM, 18, 5’9”, 140lbs., brown hair, blue eyes, caring, loving, outgoing. ISO SM, friendly, 18-45, for romantic adventures. Ad# 3637 GUY TALK SWM, 6’2”, 240lbs., blue eyes, brown hair, 52, dating first, possible relationship. Enjoys walking, hand holding and talks. Seeking SWM, 30-40, with feelings. Ad# 2819 CHECK IT OUT GWM 46, ISO GM, 23-35, to start a new friendship and more. Ad# 3627

LET’S GET TOGETHER SF, 24, 5’4”, 185lbs., dark brown hair, likes singing and family-oriented activities. Seeking SBF, 22-33, for friendship, possibly more. Ad# 3670 FRIENDSHIP FIRST! Funny, smart, down-toearth GBF, 5’6”, 125lbs., loves long walks, hand holding. ISO GF, 21-30, who likes kids and doesn’t play games. Ad# 2829 LOOKING FOR A QUEEN SBF, 30, one child, articulate, athletic, sense of humor, enjoys dancing. ISO SB/H/WF, 24-35, for conversation, friendship. No head games. Ad# 2821 YOUNG AT HEART Active GWF, 60, 5’5”, 122lbs., brown hair, enjoys meeting new people, dining out, short trips, ISO plus-sized GWF, 4560. Ad# 3639 KIND AND CARING GBF, 24, 5’2”, 170lbs., blond hair, energetic, loving, enjoys movies, shopping, cooking, seeking romantic, outgoing GBF, 21-27. Ad# 3642

A GOOD FRIEND WANTED HM, 26, 5’9”, 220lbs., brownish black hair, very outgoing, likes photography, traveling, cultural activities, and movies. Seeking SF, 23-27, for relationship. Ad# 3114

GIVE ME A CHANCE Call this SWM, 45, 0 dependents, outgoing, N/S, 195lbs., 5’11”, brown eyes, light hair, friendly, down-to-earth. ISO SM, 18-33, with hobbies. Ad# 3679

ZEST FOR LIFE Articulate, adventurous WF, 32, 5’8”, brown hair/eyes, enjoys animals, running, movies and dining. Looking for WF, 2540, for friendship. Ad# 3611

WHERE MY HEART IS Friendly DWM, 58, 5’10”, 190lbs., enjoys shooting pool, political research, cooking, looking for honest, healthy SWF, 46-56, for serious LTR. Ad# 3115

SOULMATE SEARCHING In-shape, physically fit, into fitness; running, SBM, 31, open-minded, attractive, smoker, outgoing. ISO SM, 21-40, attractive in mind, body and soul. Ad# 2685

WHY NOT? GBF, 24, 5’4”, 145lbs., dark-skinned, short hair, has a wide variety of interests, searching for GF, 2130, for friendship and conversation. Ad# 3568

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