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I Can Cope – American Cancer Society Program

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Tuesday, July 8, 15, 22 and 29, 6:30 – 8:30 am. LOCATION: Warren Baptist Church, 3203 Washington Rd. I Can Cope is an American Cancer Society four program series which consist of enlightening and educational sessions for those diagnosed with cancer, their family and friends. The four I Can Cope sessions will be held on consecutive Tuesday evenings. The sessions will address a variety of topics including: cancer diagnosis, cancer treatments, side effects, nutrition, exercise, stress management and more. Participants are urged to attend all four sessions to complete the I Can Cope series. There is NO charge for I Can Cope, but registration is encouraged. Please call your American Cancer Society to register, 706-731-9900 or 1-800 ACS-2345. Refreshments and childcare provided.

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Saturday, July 12, 10 am – 12 pm This class is for girls ages 9-12, along with their mothers. Information will be shared on puberty and adolescence. They will discuss ways to successfully "survive" these natural changes.

Opinion Whine Line ......................................................................4 Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down ............................................4 This Modern World .........................................................4 Words ...............................................................................6 Suburban Torture ............................................................7 Letters to the Editor .......................................................8 Austin Rhodes ...............................................................10 Insider ............................................................................12

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Located on the Doctors Hospital Campus Building III, 1305 Interstate Parkway. **Items below will be held in the Senior Friends Meeting Area. To join or register for classes please call 651-6716 or register online www.doctors-hospital.net .

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Membership is FREE. Please PREREGISTER for ALL classes. Call 651-BABY (2229) or register online.

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Tuesday, July 8, 10 am Open to all interested in joining Senior Friends. Please RSVP at 651-6716.

Education Program – Outpatient Physical Rehabilitation** Tuesday, July 15, 11:30 am Free lunch provided, please RSVP by July 11 at 651-2450.

AARP Driver Safety Program** Thursday & Friday, July 17 & 18, 12 pm Participants must pre-register. Open to the public 50+. Cost is $10/person. Call 651-6716 to register.

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Education Program – Pre-Retirement Planning** Tuesday, July 22, 6 pm Please RSVP by July 17 to 651-2450.

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Metro Beat

Aviation Commission Demands New Flight Plan ......14 Civic Center Is Desperate for Direction ......................16 Patriot Act Opponents Plan Forum .............................18

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Where To Go for Summer Theatre ..............................40 Artists Attempt To Alleviate Fear of Sculpture ...........42 Jessye Norman School of the Arts Looking for Instructors .....................................................................43

Celebrate the Fourth With John Michael Montgomery......................32

Beauty. Serenity. Augusta Golf & Gardens.

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Movie Listings .............................................................44 Review: “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” ..................47 Review: “The Hulk” ......................................................48 Movie Clock ..................................................................50

Music Celebrate the Fourth With John Michael Montgomery ...................................................................32 Keeping 10th Street Open for First Friday Shuts Down Block Party ...........................................................51 Music by Turner ..............................................................52 Music Minis ....................................................................54 Night Life .........................................................................55

Stuff News of the Weird ........................................................58 Brezsny's Free Will Astrology ......................................59 New York Times Crossword Puzzle ............................59 Amy Alkon: The Advice Goddess ................................60 Date Maker ...................................................................61 Classifieds .....................................................................63

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onnie Ruben has lost it. Did she really say those things printed in your paper last week? Amazing.

So, world opinion thinks President Bush is more evil than Al Qaida! Opinions are like butts! Everybody has one! Had these other parts of the world experienced terror attacks such as 9/11, those parts of the world’s opinion would quickly mirror the opinion of the U.S.! I’d like to commend you on your new logo. Your old one was fine but the new look suits you better. We’ve been calling you Metro Spirit for years anyway. Good job. I disagree on taxing fast foods. We need to tax recliners, chaise lounge chairs, folding chairs, dining room tables/chairs, sofas, computer chairs, benches and any type of furniture that these obese individuals use versus getting off their rear and exercising. They need to know that they can eat better if they decide to do their exercises three to four times a week. When is the Georgia law enforcement organization going to get activated regarding the East Georgia Mental Health Center situation? Is it not time indictments are forthcoming? Come on Baker and Craig — get with it! Darn near everybody I know is stuck in perpetual puberty! I would like to hang out with some grownups for a change. What has Bonnie Ruben done with her self-professed business acumen all these years? Inheriting property and businesses does not make one a businessperson. How about her quote that she thought the tree growing from the roof of one of her inherited, shuttered businesses downtown was “pretty”? Augusta is truly leaderless when airheads like her get so much ink.

This may be the first time I can remember when a pastor of a local church left his job and it was covered so much in the media. What’s going on over there? I guess even rich people have problems, huh? It’s called being human.

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Shame on the schmucks who stole Ms. Ruben’s pet bonsai plants. I’m glad she has them returned to her and I sure hope they throw the book at you for that. As for the weed they caught you growing, I smoke pot too and it really burns me up when low-life common thieves like you place that sort of criminal image upon so many of us who just enjoy catching a buzz, yet never bother — or rob — anyone in doing so. The part that really bothers me is that you will probably get in a lot more trouble for growing yourselves a little weed than you will for taking the bonsai trees.

On June 21, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Georgia’s ethics commission began an investigation into the campaign finances of state Senate Majority Leader Bill Stephens (R-Canton). This is the senator who apparently overpaid himself approximately $32,100 when reimbursing a personal loan he made to his 2002 campaign. The original loan

No wonder this country is going down the drain. If you listen to these young bleeding-heart liberals that write to the Whine Line, you might think none of them have a job or pay any taxes. I don’t, and no one else in this country owes you twenty-something do-nothings a thing. Grow up; accept responsibility for your own mistakes; and take the complaining to Lowell Greenbaum.

South Carolina state officials played a dirty trick this weekend, deciding to postpone Sunday beer-and-wine permits in Aiken until further public comment could take place. This, after local media had reported that this past weekend, groceries would be allowed to sell beer

and wine on Sunday. The result: Hordes of disappointed shoppers, thinking their city had finally entered the 21st century, being turned away. And this, even after city officials announced no opposition to the plan. It’s enough to drive one to drink.

Last week, the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority halted all contract negotiations with the private management company, Global Spectrum. It’s been a whole year since the authority fired former civic center General

Manager Reggie Williams. A few months ago, the board rejected hiring John Mazzola, the former manager of the Florence, S.C., civic center. Now, Global Spectrum is out. Maybe it’s finally time to run the authority out of town.

I believe our Augusta-Richmond County Commissioners should consider building on or renovating property the county already owns. I believe the old Augusta Museum property would be an excellent choice due to its proximity and size. How do you spell Iraq? V-i-e-t-n-a-m. Those of us who opposed the war tried to tell you this, people, but would you listen? No! I think the best thing to do with the civic center is tear it down and make a park out of the place. More people would

was $113,000, but somehow $145,100 made it into Stephens’ bank account. Well, let’s hope the state ethics commission has better luck investigating Stephens than it did investigating the former senate majority leader, Charles Walker. At least one thing is for certain: Some things never change.

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come to a park than attend events at the center. Plus we wouldn’t have to put up with the clowns who are supposed to be running the place. Tip for service staff: I will not give a mandatory 15-percent tip to a waiter/waitress simply for delivery of food to my table. The waiter/waitress

needs to provide exceptional service. My dinner party should not have to ask for refills. The waiter/waitress should constantly check in with my party to check on service needs. Give me great service and then I will give you a tip commensurate with the great service. continued on page 6

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I’m complaining about Riverwalk. It’s trashy and I’m afraid to go there after dark anymore. How did we let this crown jewel of the city fall into such a state of disrepair? Do you really want to brag about the Democrats’ agenda? Let’s see. “Billary’s” health care program would have sent old

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Augusta-Richmond County commissioners need to get rid of the marshal’s department. The deputies can be transferred to the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office can provide the same services without the additional supervision costs to the county, and with the elimination of a chief ($50,000), captain ($45,000), two lieutenants ($80,000) and three sergeants ($90,000). Additional savings can be derived from elimination of the seven county vehicles they have to drive and have to maintain. The county commissioners could also petition the state representatives into elimination of the Richmond County marshal elected position. This would save the county the following costs: the marshal’s salary ($75,000-plus), office costs (unknown), three secretaries and the Regency Mall substation costs. Our sheriff already has similar operations with supervisors in place to provide civil service, court security and all other services provided by the marshal’s department. Quit wasting our tax money. Our citizens deserve better.

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You say President Bush attacked an innocent country and that there are hundreds of countries worse off than Iraq because of their leaders? Please name one. You also say Bill Clinton had sex with Monica and you don’t care, but Bush has sent innocent Americans to their deaths. Have you forgotten Mogadishu, where “Slick Willie” sent some of America’s finest military to their deaths, because they didn’t have the equipment and support they needed to complete a non-existent mission? Of course, Willie detested

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“I don’t think I can be of much help. It wasn’t worth it.” — Coliseum Authority Attorney Ziva Bruckner, quoted in The Augusta Chronicle following her resignation last week from the board that oversees the Richmond County Civic Center. The board has notoriously been rife with bickering and its members recently pulled a complete 180, turning down a contract from a management firm they had initially intended to hire.

the military, so you really can’t blame him for not figuring out first, why he was sending them on a “meals-on-wheels” program that didn’t even get food to the people who were starving. Have you already forgotten the reason for Homeland Security? If you think 9/11 was an isolated event or that if we just ignore the terrorists they will go away, then you are qualified for the Liberal Intellectual Hall of Fame. For all those Democrats who hate Don Cheeks: Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. It will take a very strong candidate to beat Cheeks next year. Ed Tarver doesn’t fully understand the fight he will have on his hands if he opposes Cheeks next November. Don is a fighter, fair and otherwise, and will make mincemeat out of whoever runs against him. Have you ever seen Cheeks mad? It is truly a sight to behold. Watch out, Democrats. You’re in for the fight of your life. Now that Augusta National’s admittance of a woman to the membership is on the back burner, let’s admit that Augusta received undeserved bad press for a year. Augusta is not the Augusta National; this whole scene could have been avoided if Hootie Johnson’s response to Martha Burk had not been so arrogant. Maybe the National should consider if Hootie is able to express its opinion in a way that is palatable to its supporters, the public. While Augustans blame Martha Burk, I believe that Hootie could have averted the year of slander for Augusta, by answering Martha’s question with a conciliatory tone. To you so-called conservatives: The only thing conservative about you is your compassion for your fellow man. Just because you might make a few more dollars than somebody else, you think you have the right to tell other people how to live. Our ancestors came to this country over 200 years ago to get away from people just like you. If you really want to know what is wrong with this country, look in the mirror!

You’re an idiot if you think that Fort Gordon needs to be closed down! The Harlem post office is the unfriendliest place I have ever seen. The Augusta GreenJackets just can’t seem to win at home these days. What’s up with these guys? I don’t understand why people do not want to use their turn signals when they are getting ready to turn. I almost had an accident on Wrightsboro Road, because one man decided not to put on his signal until the very last minute, which is better than some that don’t use their signal at all. I thought that was against the law and about jaywalking, people going across Wrightsboro Road whenever they feel like it. I thought jaywalking was against the law and a ticketable offense.

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I have never heard such hullabaloo made over a minister leaving his parish, as there has been over Rev. Owings at First Baptist. I can hardly believe Defense Secretary Rumsfeld equating the killings of our solders in Iraq, with the gang killings, druggers, pimps and the like, in Washington D.C. All patriotic Americans should call for his immediate resignation. It amazes me how people drive, and that means everywhere! They either drive so slow (10 mph below the speed limit) or very fast (25 mph over the speed limit). Why can’t we just drive the posted speed? And then maybe there would be fewer wrecks and less road rage. Just because a woman is attractive doesn’t mean she wants to hear the cat-calls and whistles. If you really want to get her attention, just say hello in a normal tone. You may be surprised at the results. — Call our Whine Line at (706) 5102051 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@metrospirit.com.

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While “theft of services” is a definite problem to cable companies, they themselves are guilty of a similar problem. It was back in the ‘50s when Community Antenna Services started up under the guise of bringing the signals of local TV stations to the hinterlands or hard-toreach areas. Since then cable TV has grown into an almost uncontrolled monopoly. Cable companies must pay the many program suppliers such as CNN, History Channel, TNN, etc., pennies, dimes and quarters per cable subscriber and even more for pay channels such as HBO, Cinemax and other commercial-free programming. No matter where cable companies operate, more than 70 percent of the viewing done by

their subscribers is to local television stations. Not offering local stations in their cable line-up would cause massive disconnects. Yet only in very rare instances do cable companies pay these local stations anything. Some have even demanded that the local stations pay the cable company for the “privilege” of being carried. In other words, cable companies use the programming services of local television stations for a full 70-plus percent of their revenue and pay them nothing in return. Sure, local TV stations have had to agree to that after a long “Mexican stand-off” well over a decade ago. Since then, and well before, cable companies have had that free ride with a virtual monopoly in most markets. — Bob Groothand, Augusta, Ga.

Local Musician Defends Turner Editor, First off, great new banner Metro staff. Plain, but eye-catching, but now you’ll have to repaint all the newspaper boxes to match it. If you make the stencil, I’ll go around and change them for you for a small fee. Now, for the person complaining about Ed Turner, under the pretense of the radio station that he appears on once a month, let me give the facts as I know them. Mr. Turner (and he does deserve the respect of being called Mister) has been involved in the local music scene probably longer than you’ve lived, and his tastes are not reflected in the radio station he appears on. He has been known to listen to any style of music available (except for that hybrid

style of punk/polka/rap/country, which no one listens to anyway) and has the experience to warrant his critique of any album, concert or band that he writes a review about. I’ve known Mr. Turner for several years now and admire the man’s sense of musical knowledge. Perhaps your unfair complaint could be based on the fact that you are unable to answer the “Mystery Tour Mystery Tune” on his radio show, or never know the answer to his trivia question located at the end of his columns. By the way, I’m 46 and I’ve listened to Metallica since “Master of Puppets” and I agree with Mr. Turner’s opinion. — Edmond P. “The Lurch” Kida, Part-Time Defender of the Universe

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hey are back like a bad burrito. The same elements that shot the AugustaRichmond County Coliseum Authority into the headlines a decade ago with their mismanagement and malfeasance are leading the charge to take the Civic Center Complex down the sewer drain yet again. Back in the olden days, authority Chairman Ernie Bowman operated the complex like a money tree for several of our local elected officials, while his fellow members were collecting complimentary tickets to events like kids hoarding Pokemon cards. Bowman’s antics, which included ordering lucrative personnel contracts for Charles Walker and Jack Connell’s temp businesses, and a sweet taste as well for Henry Howard’s family uniform business, ended when Phil Kent and yours truly went public with the circus. By the way, our main source of information during the first corruption purging campaign was authority member Bonnie Ruben. She had grown weary of the beat reporters who weren’t getting the big picture on the scope of the garbage going on down there, so she called Phil and myself in to bring extra heat. It was during this period that Bowman, flanked by his buddies Joe Scott and Billy Holden, embarked on a campaign to harass and manipulate then Complex Manager Wendy Oglesby (also a prime whistleblower) into resigning. They attempted to discredit and harangue Oglesby to the edge of a break down, and they were damn near successful. Oglesby resigned and sued the Authority, and taxpayers settled the suit for over a hundred thousand dollars. I have seen the information she had collected on the junta that targeted her, trust me, she could have gotten a heck of a lot more had the matter gone to trial. The publicity that followed was enough to get rid of Bowman, but somehow, his “Frick and Frack” survived, and they are there today, still up to no good. How Joe Scott and Billy Holden remain on that Authority is a mystery for the ages. Showing the resiliency of a staph infection, the Dynamic Duo of Dysfunction are at the heart of the current woes of the Authority, and have in fact risen behind the scenes to take it over. This pair, along with former chair Bill Maddox, are committed to keeping a professional management firm out of the complex, and are doing everything in their power to silence their detractors. Holden and Scott specifically wanted Authority attorney Ziva Bruckner out of the picture. Their efforts worked. She resigned in utter disgust last week. She did stick around long enough to appear before Judge Albert Pickett representing the authority against former Complex General Manager Reggie Williams. Williams is suing the authority for a year’s salary after being fired. He was requesting the judge order binding arbitration in the dispute. With Bruckner objecting, Pickett denied the request. I have been told that standing beside Williams was little old Joe Scott. His appearance was not sanctioned by the authority. In fact, he was there to support the former manager. On the subject of Bruckner’s replacement, word has it that Scott is moving to give her job

to local attorney Monique Walker. Yep, the daughter of the deposed state senator himself. The level of conniving and incompetence among the board members continues to be astonishing. We have had a number of very able, intelligent authority members move through the body in the time since Bowman’s debacle: B.J. Blackwood, Tim Mirshack, and the late Billy Calhoun, just to name a few. But all have moved on now, and it seems Bonnie Ruben is one of the last real warriors able to both tolerate the level of BS that goes on down there, and have the political wherewithal to keep being appointed. What is so very, very frustrating is that local elected officials, who are supposed to be dedicated to conservative and intelligent business philosophy, keep appointing authority members who seem intent on killing the place. City Commissioners Tommy Boyles and Ulmer Bridges, both poster boys for the Republican citizens of Augusta, have appointed Holden and Millard Cox respectively. Holden’s antics are well known, and Cox is working feverishly behind the scenes to get former GM Larry Rogers rehired. Kinda funny that the minority members of the authority are tolerating that discussion. I once stood in Rogers’ office while he was running the place, and heard him launch into a diatribe about an ethnic musical act’s attempt to perform in “his” building, that would have made Archie Bunker wince. State Senator Don Cheeks, also a dyed-in-thewool conservative, and recent GOP convert, is very close to his appointee, Bill Maddox. Maddox has the odd habit of siding with the authority majority, whether the majority knows what they are doing or not. Maddox makes a surprising number of “penny-wise, dollar-foolish” decisions that puts him square on the side of Scott and Holden more often than not. If the elected officials who are committed to ethical government and professional leadership continue to nominate folks like Scott, Holden and Maddox to the authority, the fate of the complex is written on the wall. So, what is to be done? Right now this entire fiasco is playing into the hands of the folks who want a new gazillion-dollar entertainment complex. Funny thing though – local voters seeing the catastrophe that is the current authority aren’t about to “reward” our bureaucrats with yet another opportunity to run the building into the ground. Any suggestion of a regional authority to handle such a project is also dead, specifically because outside jurisdictions want nothing to do with Augusta city officials’ pathetic leadership. There is a plan under consideration that could be a solution. Look for state officials to push for a deal that would pay off the existing bonded indebtedness of the complex (about 5 million bucks) and privatize the complex, putting it out of the reach of the local stooges who have ruined it. The only cure for the authority woes, given its present condition, is euthanasia. Load the gun, and get with it. — The views expressed in this column are the views of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the publisher.

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ore than two years after the Augusta Aviation Commission unanimously voted to hire Ken Kraemer as the city’s airport director, things have certainly changed. Aviation Commissioner Marcie Wilhelmi once called Kraemer’s arrival in town “an exciting turning point” for Augusta Regional Airport. These days, the aviation commission’s relationship with Kraemer has taken a major nose dive. Just last month, aviation commissioners spent more than an hour behind closed doors in a legal meeting, discussing whether Kraemer should continue as director of the airport. By the end of the meeting, Kraemer still had a job, but the recent furor at the airport begs the question: Can Kraemer and the board continue working together? If two recent aviation commission subcommittee meetings are any indication, Kraemer may soon volunteer to leave Augusta. The latest drama began on June 18, when members of the aviation commission’s finance subcommittee learned that the airport’s cost to board passengers was far higher than other airports its size and urged Kraemer to find ways to cut operating costs. And one of the first places he could start, they suggested after seeing a draft of next year’s airport budget, was lunch. Some aviation commissioners were surprised to learn that the box lunches consisting of sandwiches and chips they received for lunchtime meetings such as this one, cost $20 apiece. “You mean these boxes are $20 each?” Aviation Commissioner Ernie Smith asked airport finance Director Leslie Carter. “Yes sir, they are,” Carter replied. “We’re getting hosed,” Smith said.

Aviation Commissioner Ed McIntyre joked that he could have lunch at the Partridge Inn for that price. In all, the airport had budgeted $20,400 for 2004 under the heading of food. The majority of that, $14,240, was for lunches for various meetings of the aviation commission, its various committees and airport officials. The total food budget also included $2,500 for a Masters appreciation luncheon and $3,500 for an airport Christmas party. Committee members recommended cutting the meals for commission and committee meetings in the future. Wilhelmi also wanted to know why the draft budget showed travel expenses skyrocketing from $8,308 in 2001 to $67,580 in 2004. The bulk of that increase in projected travel expenses was for five aviation commissioners and two staff members to attend two conferences in Washington, D.C., at a total cost of $30,000. “At the last meeting we all questioned why five commissioners and two staff are taking two trips to Washington,” Wilhelmi told Carter. “Exactly,” Carter said. “So, do we want to cut that?" “You want to cut it significantly,” Wilhelmi said. “Yes.” McIntyre added that only one commissioner should go on each out-of-town trip. The attention to frugality came after committee members learned that Augusta’s per-passenger, or enplanement, costs were higher than the majority of nearly a dozen other airports comparable in size. Kraemer pointed out that Augusta Regional was the only one in the comparison group that had to fund its fuel service. That made its $54.28 cost per enplaned passenger (a figure arrived at by dividing

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the airport’s annual operating costs of just over $8 million by the 148,000 passengers it boarded in 2002), much higher than all but one of the other airports — Daytona Beach. Its enplanement costs were $60.19. But even if the fuel service costs were dropped from the picture as some committee members suggested – thus significantly decreasing Augusta Regional’s enplanement costs – Wilhelmi said it still wasn’t good enough. The $23-per-passenger cost

arrived at would still adversely affect the airport’s bond rating status, Wilhelmi said, thus affecting future financing for the airport’s proposed new terminal. “Ken, the industry, when you look at the bonding agencies, they regard $8 to $12 per head to be a competitively run airport,” Wilhelmi told Kraemer. Aviation Commissioner Whitney O’Keeffe also questioned the wisdom of shelling out hundreds of thousands of dollars for airport advertising when little was

“The director’s biannual evaluation should be pretty easy because not much has changed.” — Augusta Aviation Commissioner Marcie Wilhelmi (pictured)

being seen in return as far as increased flight bookings. “I think we’ve got about a 4-percent increase in enplanements this year,” O’Keeffe said. “If you apply that percentage to last year’s enplanements, that gives us about a 5,922 (passenger) increase.” O’Keeffe then applied the roughly $4.50per-ticket facility charge imposed by the airport to those increased passengers. “That’s about $27,000,” O’Keeffe said. “I don’t see why in the world we’re going to spend $400,000 or $500,000 (in advertising) to get back $27,000.” Aviation Commissioner Cedric Johnson reminded O’Keeffe that the dollars earmarked for advertising were part of the formalized agreement to lure Continental Airlines to Augusta Regional. “I agree with you: It’s too much money,” Johnson said. “But the thing is, we voted as an incentive for Continental to come in that we would spend X number of dollars to do that.” Still, O’Keeffe said he thought the matter could be looked into. “The conundrum of what you’re asking for though,” Kraemer responded, “is if we’re trying to lower our per-passenger costs, one way to do that is to reduce our costs. Another way to do that is increase our passengers. “If we cut our marketing and advertising program, we stand a chance to lose some passengers.” O’Keeffe disagreed. “If you go back and look at that marketing study that was done, nobody in there said they bought tickets out of Augusta, Georgia because of advertising,” O’Keeffe said. “It was convenience, reliability and the cost of that ticket. None said advertising. So I argue with you about that.” A few days after the finance meeting, the aviation commission’s personnel committee met to discuss Kraemer’s upcoming performance evaluation. Back in December, the aviation commission provided Kraemer with his first report card of his performance as Augusta’s airport director. The board officially defined Kraemer’s performance as “satisfactory,” giving him a score on his evaluation of 12 out of 20 for traits such as general skills, job knowledge, competency and quality of his work. The only impressive score on Kraemer’s evaluation was a rating of 18 out of 20 for his communication skills. After the December performance evaluation, commissioners agreed to evaluate Kraemer again before Aug. 1. Wilhelmi, as chairman of the personnel committee, was trying to arrange for each commissioner to receive a copy of a new evaluation form prior to the aviation commission’s June 26 meeting. “The director’s biannual evaluation should be pretty easy because not much has changed,” Wilhelmi joked with Aviation Commissioner Joe Scott, who is also a member of the airport’s personnel committee. Kraemer did not attend the personnel committee meeting. Wilhelmi proceeded to read through a list of goals the airport had in June 2001 when the board voted to hire Kraemer. “We were supposed to prepare a strategic business plan to guide airport operations and development that included things such as developing airport business goals, an organizational development plan, a marketing plan and so forth,” Wilhelmi said.

“Well let’s see: airport business goals, nothing; an organizational development plan, nothing; we do have a marketing plan and an air service development plan, but that’s courtesy of Ms. (Kathryn) Solee.” Had it not been for Solee, the airport’s marketing director, Wilhelmi said that the airport would be without those plans as well. Wilhelmi told Scott that it was time for the aviation commission to demand that Kraemer get busy on developing a strategic business plan for the airport. “We have got to get going with this,” Wilhelmi said. “We are now two years in a holding pattern.” The best way to drive down the enplanement costs and build a competitive airport, Wilhelmi said, would be for the airport to implement a 2001 organizational review study for which the commission paid almost $100,000 prior to Kraemer’s arrival. The organizational review outlines what areas of the airport are overstaffed and how each area could be run more efficiently. “We documented, in this 2001 study, where we were poorly managed, but have implemented precious few of the recommendations in it,” Wilhelmi said. “Ken (Kraemer) was charged with doing this upon his arrival. It was the very first thing we gave him to do 22 months ago and he has not made a dent in it.” Wilhelmi said that’s personally been one of her biggest disappointments in Kraemer’s performance. “For me, the recommendations in this study are not up for debate,” she said. “I don’t care. You can’t debate it, at least intelligently. Let’s put it that way.” Specifically, Wilhelmi said, when Kraemer was hired in 2001, the aviation commission asked him to immediately address several staffing concerns. “Well, we are in June 2003 and we still can’t go there,” Wilhelmi said. “I think it would be nice to know why he hasn’t done that in 22 months.” Scott told Wilhelmi that the board should confront Kraemer about the implementation of the 2001 study. “I think we need to ask him whether he can do it or not,” Scott said. Wilhelmi agreed that, during the commission’s next meeting with Kraemer, the board should not move to another topic until they get a straight answer from him about the organizational review study. “It’s inappropriate for us as board members to be implementing it, because it deals with staff levels,” Wilhelmi said. “The only person we can talk to is Ken; otherwise, you get accused of micromanaging.” Scott suggested that Wilhelmi create a PowerPoint presentation outlining the main suggestions of the 2001 organizational review study and create a progressive chart of duties that Kraemer would be required to complete within a certain timetable. Wilhelmi told Scott that she would be willing to do whatever it takes to get Kraemer to implement the study. “I feel like we are spoon-feeding him with a progressive chart because, theoretically, he can read the study as well as anybody can,” Wilhelmi said. “I don’t know why we need to read it for someone but if that’s what we need to do to move forward, we’ll do it. ... I’m just so frustrated out of my skull that I’ll try anything at this point.”

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he carcasses at the civic center are piling up. This week, Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority Chairman Bernard Harper announced he was stepping down as head of the board during the opening of the authority’s monthly meeting on June 24. Harper’s announcement comes only a few days after the authority’s attorney, Ziva Bruckner, also handed in her resignation. Just last week, the authority voted to halt all contract negotiations with Global Spectrum, the second largest entertainment facility management company in the world. And in February, the authority called off its contract negotiations with John Mazzola, the former general manager of the Florence, S.C., civic center, after he and the board could not agree to the terms of his employment and salary. To date, the civic center has been without a permanent general manager or management company since the authority fired Reggie Williams in May 2002. Harper told the authority he would continue to serve on the board, but no longer wanted to sit in the chairman’s seat. “When I came on this board as chairman, I had all the best interests of the taxpayers in mind and I wanted to move this facility forward,” Harper said, after the meeting. “What happened basically was, it is very hard, or almost impossible, for me to do that when it takes this board months or even years to make any kind of decision.” Harper said that political bureaucracy is strangling the board and killing any hopes of finding someone to successfully manage the civic center. “The downfall of the civic center is going to be based on five things: personal agendas, politics, foot-dragging, gridlock and poor decision-making,” Harper said. “It just got to a point where I couldn’t take it no more.” He said people began stopping him on the street and asking him what was wrong with the authority. “As chairman of this board, you’re under a lot of pressure because you have a lot of members shooting demands at you and half of them don’t know what they are talking about,” Harper said. “And I realized, as chairman, you are just sitting there wasting time.” Harper explained that he will continue to serve as a voting member of the board because he would still like to see the civic center succeed. “For now, there are some things that I would still like to see happen here in Augusta,” Harper said. “But if I see that they don’t materialize, I’m out.” The shocking announcement that Harper was stepping down as head of the board left Billy Holden, the authority’s vice chairman, in charge.

And Holden had a full plate. The civic center needed to immediately begin searching for a new attorney and a general manager or private management company to run the facility. The board also voted to advertise for companies interested in operating the civic center’s concessions, which is currently run by Aramark. In order to fill the positions of general manager and attorney for the board, Holden appointed two separate subcommittees to handle advertising for the positions and reviewing potential candidates. Authority members Wayne Frazier, Millard Cox and Annie Rogers will serve on the subcommittee to review applicants for the general manager position, while members Ellis Albright, Mildred McDaniel and Cox will expeditiously try to find a new attorney. “Let’s have a meeting right away, if you will, and let’s try to decide where we are going to go and get something done,” Holden said. “We need to hire a manager quickly.” Holden suggested that the general manager subcommittee review the stack of resumes the board received last year when the civic center advertised for the position and ultimately rejected hiring Mazzola. However, Harper felt that would be a waste of the subcommittee’s time. “As far as going back and looking at the old resumes, I’ve seen those resumes and we couldn’t figure out who should get the job the first time, so why go back to the same people again?” Harper said after the meeting. Authority member Bill Maddox’s biggest concern was to find an attorney before next month’s meeting. Maddox said he didn’t want to hear a lot of bickering about the process; he just wanted to see an attorney in place. “We need to go ahead and get an attorney that we can all agree on,” Maddox said. “We don’t need to sit here and say we are going to do it this way or that way. We are not going to do anything except get into trouble if we don’t get an attorney in here now.” Authority member Ellis Albright said the key to moving the civic center forward and getting the right personnel in place is for the board to learn to work together. Albright said the board should stop making negative public comments about one another, such as authority member Bonnie Ruben’s statements to the media last week that the board members were “morons” and that they all “need a trip to the insane asylum,” following their rejection of the Global Spectrum contract. “I came in here today really ready to just go off,” Albright said in response to Ruben’s criticism. “But after a long talk with my mother last night, who always taught me, if you don’t

have nothing nice to say about somebody, don’t say nothing at all ... I will only say this: There are certain times when you are serving on commissions and serving on boards, you shouldn’t be divisive. Even if you lose a vote. “It’s just totally destructive to the whole process.” And, despite what the media is reporting, Albright said, news at the civic center is not all bad. “The civic center is not in as worse shape as it is always perceived to be in the media,” Albright said. “Even though things are down, does not mean there’s all these back-stabbing things going on here. I really just think this board does the best it can.” However, authority member Joe Scott was not so forgiving of Ruben’s critical comments last week. “They weren’t the kindest thing I’ve ever read,” Scott said. “And I shouldn’t say this, but I’m going to anyway: I think she should go back and run for mayor again. “When things don’t go Bonnie Ruben’s way, she always says she is going to run for something. Personally, I think she should run for mayor or run out of this town.”

“The downfall of the civic center is going to be based on five things: personal agendas, politics, foot-dragging, gridlock and poor decision-making. It just got to a point where I couldn’t take it no more.” – former Coliseum Authority Chairman Bernard Harper (pictured)

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local woman has organized a public forum to discuss implications of the anti-terrorism legislation, the USA Patriot Act, and also plans to ask city officials to station Augusta among the growing ranks of municipalities and states that have condemned the act’s far-reaching, federal law enforcement powers. Denice Traina, who organized the event for 7 p.m., July 3 at Augusta’s main library, 902 Greene St., said she plans to bring to the forum a draft copy of a proposed resolution asking Augusta commissioners to comply with Patriot Act law enforcement requests only after following local warrant procedures and law enforcement chain of command. Traina said she realized that federal law typically trumps local law enforcement. But she said it’s important to send a message to the federal government that citizens won’t take the loss of their constitutional rights lightly. She said she organized the meeting “to send a message to our local government, our state government and our federal government, that we feel that this law is unduly restrictive.” “And it should be repealed, because it opposes those very people whose rights should be protected,” Traina added. “We don’t need these increased limitations put on our personal liberties.” Already, more than 100 cities and three states (Hawaii, Alaska and Vermont) throughout the country have passed resolutions that either condemn the Patriot Act’s powers or call for abiding with federal law enforcement requests only after they are put through local law enforcement channels. The choice of Augusta’s main library for the public forum seems apt, since librarians and booksellers have been at the forefront of Patriot Act dissent. That’s because the measure, in part, allows the FBI to access reading lists and Internet site histories from bookstores and libraries — information that, until now, was protected by the First Amendment.

Traina, a 48-year-old physical therapist, said she also garnered about 50 signatures decrying the Patriot Act from her local church, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta. She said she plans to visit other churches, such as Beulah Grove Baptist, in the near future. “I was quite impressed with my efforts in getting signatures because I was in the presence of both Republicans and Democrats,” Traina said. “I got most of those 50 signatures in the span of about 15 minutes, so that was impressive to me. “I have talked to someone from the AFLCIO and several neighborhood associations, and people agree, this is getting out of hand. They say it’s getting back to like it was during the McCarthy era.” The Patriot Act was ushered in by U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Provisions in the bill expanded the surveillance powers of federal law enforcement. The act also gives federal officials the power to detain and question, for an unspecified period of time and without access to due process or an attorney, individuals suspected of terrorist acts. Ashcroft recently responded to U.S. Justice Department criticisms that federal authorities had detained 762 foreigners after Sept. 11, and ultimately only charged one, Zacarias Moussaoui, with terrorism. “God forbid, if we ever have to do this [detain suspects] again, we hope that we can clear people more quickly,” Ashcroft was quoted by The New York Times as saying, during five hours of testimony he gave before the House Judiciary Committee several weeks ago. “We’d like to clear people as quickly as possible. There’s no interest whatsoever that the United States of America has in holding innocent people, absolutely none.” Although the Justice Department inspector general found problems with the Patriot Act, Ashcroft has been asking for even more law enforcement powers in the form of various addendums.

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A full-blown Patriot Act II, the details of which were leaked in January, seems to have died amid public and governmental scrutiny. The upcoming Augusta meeting is being sponsored, in part, by a grassroots activist group called the National Coalition to Repeal the USA Patriot Act. Kellie Gasink, a Savannah attorney and national coordinator for the group, said other Patriot Act forums are scheduled for July 3 in Athens, Savannah and other cities throughout the country. “The public having these meetings in every city — quite literally, every city — across the country is part of what is necessary for us to address the issues raised with both Sept. 11 and the issue of the Patriot Act having been passed,” Gasink said. “I don’t think that we can resolve this as a country without these open dialogues.” Gasink, who also chairs the Chatham

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County Green Party, pointed out that the Patriot Act passed without any public comment, partly because the nation was in the middle of an anthrax scare. “And this was their excuse for not allowing any public comment,” Gasink said. “And I say that, because I want to make the point that, regardless of what the circumstances were, we’re able to make public comment now. “We’re able to look at these 342 pages (of the bill) and decide whether we want to obliterate 200 years of history and all of our law, for the sake of this particular act.” Traina said she had invited a representative from the American Civil Liberties Union to speak at the public forum. She said she also plans to invite city officials to attend. For more information, contact Traina at (706) 736-4738. Information on the National Coalition to Repeal the Patriot Act can be found at www.repealnow.com.

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Let’s face it: We all know that UPS delivery people are hot – in fact, they probably have to model the shorts during the interview process. And carrying a badge and gun (and, as some have said, the handcuffs) go a long way toward increasing the hotness factor of police officers. But, according to Metro Spirit readers, restaurant attire is the uniform of choice for local hotties. Over half of the 12 hotties featured on the following pages work in restaurants and bars – many of them downtown. Not all the entries were for restaurant workers, though. Plumbers, boat captains, engineers, students and fitness instructors all made it onto the list from over 300 entries Spirit readers sent in. So how did we narrow the list? Well, first of all, we eliminated the folks who are married. Yes, it’s possible to

be hot and married, but let’s face it, half the fun of the Hottie Hunt is the illusion that you might at least have some small chance with a hottie, even if that chance is only in your delusional little head. Second, some hotties hid from us. The personal trainer with “a body so tight she would still squeak if she took a bath in WD40”? Couldn’t find her. UPS guys? Surprisingly difficult to get in touch with. And, finally, there were people who were too embarrassed to participate, who just weren’t hot (sorry!) or didn’t answer the questions in the spirit of fun in which they were intended. So, after exhaustive research, here are a dozen of your picks for the hottest singles in Augusta. Enjoy!

22 Talk about hot … Angela so inspired one of the two people who nominated her that he wrote a poem about her beauty, the “depth of her heart” and her “angelic presence.” The other also likened her to an angel – “truly a gift from God to others on Earth,” he wrote. And this angel, believe it or not, is part of a matching set. She and her identical twin sister, Alice, live with their grandparents.

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Hottie: Angela McCullough, 21 Hottie’s Habitat: David’s Bridal Hottie Hunting? Yes

Hector Sanchez is a multi-talented hottie. He’s not allowed to say exactly what his job with the Air Force involves and jokes that he’s not overseas because “I’m too valuable to be put in harm’s way.” By night, Hector is Coco Rubio’s right-hand man at the Soul Bar – whether it’s working the door or picking up supplies, Hector does whatever needs to be done for the man he considers a surrogate father. His admirer, however, has a more colorful name for his job – “bar ornament.” What do you want to be when you grow up? Alive, really. I basically want someone else to sponsor my life, but I know that’s not going to happen, so I’ll just be generic and say a writer. What’s the lamest thing someone hitting on you has ever said? “It’s not going to be serious; I’m just using you for revenge.” It was pretty lame, but it worked, so… What is one thing you want to accomplish before you die? I’d really like to be integral in making Puerto Rico an independent country. First, I’d like to see it happen, and then I’d like to have a part in making it happen. What’s your idea of a perfect date? A perfect date would probably be a weekend in Fiji. You know … fly in, do yoga on an island and have a hut on a beach. Kind of a jet-set thing. Is there anything you know you can’t have but still want? I’d like for everybody in the world to get along so there’d be no need for the military. I’d also like for my young brother to have the ability and the comprehension to be able to tell me what he thinks about life – even just for five minutes. He has Down syndrome. I’d also like to be the owner of the Miller Theatre and have $20 million to renovate it and make it what I want it to be.

What do you want to be when you grow up? I’ve always wanted to be a model. I have my own Web site and I’ve been to Germany and Paris. What’s the lamest thing someone hitting on you has ever said? It was something strange like “you must have been running through my mind all day long” or something like that. What is one thing you want to accomplish before you die? I want to have all my dreams come true. I want to make it. What’s your idea of a perfect date? Somebody who’s romantic. I have an attraction to tall men. Somebody sweet – somebody you can definitely take home to mom. Is there anything you know you can’t have but still want? I’d like three men, who all do different things for me. One would be a maid, one would make money and one would be a great lover. A Mercedes. A hairdresser at my house to do my hair everyday. I’d love to have a place in Hawaii – a big, beautiful house that could have everything in it that I’ve said. Oh, and when I get married I’d love it if my twin sister and I could have a double wedding.

What’s in your refrigerator right now? A box of baking soda, an empty six-pack of beer, Wife Saver leftovers, a bottle of rum and peanut sauce. Wow, I’ve got to go shopping. What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you? That would probably be last Friday on my birthday, when I fell out of a friend’s car and rolled down Walton Way as I was puking. But it was my birthday and I think everyone’s allowed to cut loose once a year. Who’s your favorite famous hottie? I’d probably have to go with Cleopatra. She was powerful, able to manipulate any man who came into her life and pretty much ruled the world … I think I could take her. What do you like least about yourself physically? I’m too skinny. I really hate that I’m rail-thin and that I have to wear big clothes to hide it. What book and CD do you recommend to your friends? Book: “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho. I usually buy that book for all my friends. It’s one of the best books ever. CD: Shaun Piazza’s CD – when it comes out. What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told? Did you get caught? I told my mom that I’m completely in control of my life and I haven’t been caught yet. What’s your favorite love scene in a movie? Any love scene involving Penelope Cruz. If you could switch places with any other person, who would you switch with and why? I’d probably switch places with Kofi Annan, secretary-general of the U.N., right now, because I know how to make this whole fighting stuff go away. I’ve got the answer to it all. (The answer? “Read the book … one day,” Hector added.)

What’s in your refrigerator right now? Chicken, stuff for salads, and I always will have leftover pizza because I love pizza. What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you? I went to Las Vegas and was hypnotized. While I was hypnotized I played a musical band on my butt while singing my favorite song. It was “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston. I’ll never forget it because they made a video of me. My twin sister used it in a psychology class. Who’s your favorite famous hottie? Ben Affleck or Vin Diesel. What do you like least about yourself physically? I’ve got to say I’m pretty happy with myself. This is more of a personality thing, but if it’s one thing it’s that sometimes I tend to take things too seriously. What book and CD do you recommend to your friends? Book: “Think and Grow Rich” (by Napoleon Hill). CD: I don’t really have a favorite CD. I’m the kind of girl who can be happy just flipping on the radio. I have respect for all types of music. What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told? Did you get caught? My twin sister and I would switch classes. I used to get her in trouble pretending to be her. No, I’d never get caught. What’s your favorite love scene in a movie? The one in “Titanic.” If you could switch places with any other person, who would you switch with and why? Jennifer Lopez, because she’s been in movies and magazines. She’s a girl who can do it all.

Hottie: Hector Sanchez, 25 Hottie’s Habitat: Hector’s a cryptologic linguist for the U.S. Air Force, but he can be found at the Soul Bar “five out of six nights of the week.” Hottie Hunting? Yes. “I see lots of people, but I don’t see, see, see them,” he says. CONTINUED ON PAGE

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If you’re the kind of girl who likes the strong, silent type, look no further than Ben Crawford. He may not smile very much and he may not talk very much, but, then again, is either really necessary when you’re a hottie? A native of Thomson who moved to Augusta in 1998, Ben may like smart women but what most impressed the admirer who nominated him was his hair. “Locks are tha BOMB,” she emphatically wrote. “He’s cool and he’s just sexy as hell, aiight?”

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Hottie: Ben Crawford, 31 Hottie’s Habitat: Partridge Inn Bar & Grille Hottie Hunting? Yes

Whoever nominated Heather has very high expectations for this hottie. Not only would she take first, second and third place in the fictional Ms. Hot Chili Pepper contest, he said, she could also coax Augusta’s notoriously discordant city council to agree on something unanimously. Okay, hot is one thing … but hot AND superhuman? What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to do cancer research. What’s the lamest thing someone hitting on you has ever said? “Are you tired? Because you’ve been running through my mind all day.” What is one thing you want to accomplish before you die? I’d like to travel. What’s your idea of a perfect date? The first date with my boyfriend was pretty perfect. We had a nice dinner and went to the movies. Is there anything you know you can’t have but still want? A chalet on top of a mountain somewhere, an Xterra, a shopping spree in New York, a trip to Italy, and all my credit cards paid off. What’s in your refrigerator right now? Lots of fruits and vegetables and cheese. What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you? I was making a martini one night and the

What do you want to be when you grow up? The first thing that comes to mind is fireman, but I guess I’d like to be successful. What’s the lamest thing someone hitting on you has ever said? Women are usually more creative about it than men are, so I don’t really have any. What is one thing you want to accomplish before you die? I want to see Mount Rushmore. What’s your idea of a perfect date? Good conversation, good eye contact and a relaxed atmosphere without pressure. Is there anything you know you can’t have but still want? A yacht, a personal jet, a 17-bedroom mansion, a Ferrari and power. What’s in your refrigerator right now? Fruit, turkey, milk and one beer. What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you? In high school once I tripped in the audito-

top came off and it sprayed everywhere. That was pretty embarrassing, and we were busy that night. Who’s your favorite famous hottie? Johnny Depp. He has that quiet, mysterious thing about him. What do you like least about yourself physically? My nose, because it has a little hump. What book and CD do you recommend to your friends? Book: “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” (by John Berendt). CD: Morphine. What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told? Did you get caught? It would probably have to be something to do with my age. I used to tell people I was older to get into bars and I never got carded. What’s your favorite love scene in a movie? Does it have to be a movie? Because I like that Chris Isaak video where they’re on the beach. If you could switch places with any other person, who would you switch with and why? I don’t think I’d want to switch places with anyone.

rium. I didn’t fall, but everybody laughed. Who’s your favorite famous hottie? Robin Givens, because she’s very smart – I think she’s a Harvard grad. She’s a go-getter, but she’s still girly, and that’s what’s attractive. She’s educated and attractive. What do you like least about yourself physically? I guess I could be a little taller. I’m 5'8" and I think 5'10", 5'11" would be perfect for me. What book and CD do you recommend to your friends? Book: “Dolores Claiborne” by Stephen King. CD: Talib Kweli. What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told? Did you get caught? When I was a kid, I broke my mother’s ceramic cat that my grandmother had made. I told her it fell, but actually me and my cousin were wrestling and bumped into it. Yes, I got caught and I called my grandmother to get me out of it. What’s your favorite love scene in a movie? Eddie Murphy and Robin Givens in “Boomerang.” If you could switch places with any other person, who would you switch with and why? Besides Bill Gates? I’d like to have his money but not his personality. I guess Tyson Beckford. He’s a model and he has money, so that would be cool.

Hottie: Heather Socha, 26 Hottie’s Habitat: Metro coffeehouse downtown Hottie Hunting? No. This hottie is taken.

25 She might wish for Angelina Jolie’s beauty, but a fan of Jeanette’s, who nominated her for the Hottie Hunt, thinks she has more in common with Catherine Zeta-Jones. She is, he gushed, “the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen.” An ASU student studying international business, Jeanette (and her mom) can be found at Luigi’s most evenings. And it’s a safe bet that some patrons are studying this hottie as much as they are their menus. What do you want to be when you grow up? I’d like to work with an international business as a representative for them – a translator. What’s the lamest thing someone hitting on you has ever said? Someone asked me if I was famous. What is one thing you want to accomplish before you die? I want to make it so that my mother never has to work again. What’s your idea of a perfect date? A picnic anywhere at sundown. Is there anything you know you can’t have but still want? A motorcycle, a boat and a private jet. What’s in your refrigerator right now? Everything light, chicken and salami. What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you? At soccer practice after school in high

school, someone pulled down my shorts. There I was in my thong underwear and we practiced on the same field as the boys. Who’s your favorite famous hottie? Vin Diesel. I like his Latin look, his voice … and his body, of course. What do you like least about yourself physically? My nose – I see it as being wide. What book and CD do you recommend to your friends? Book: “Suzanne’s Diary for Nicholas” (by James Patterson). CD: Sarah McLachlin – “Mirrorball.” What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told? Did you get caught? I got caught underage at Applebee’s because someone I went to high school with told the manager. I didn’t even have my fake ID with me because I’d been there so many times. So I had to sit there with a police officer until my mother came with my fake ID. What’s your favorite love scene in a movie? In “Great Expectations,” when Finn kisses Estella in the rain. If you could switch places with any other person, who would you switch with and why? Angelina Jolie. I think she’s beautiful.

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Hottie: Jeanette Brouillard, 23 Hottie’s Habitat: Luigi’s Hottie Hunting? Yes

Who needs tall and dark when you’ve got “a smile to light up a room”? Ben may wish he was taller (many other hotties do too), but the fan who sent his name in doesn’t seem to mind. This Tom Glavin look-alike works as the Chevron station’s evening and weekend manager while he majors in criminal justice at ASU, which leads us to wonder what lengths his admirer will go to so she can get pulled over by Officer Ben.

Hottie: Ben Latimer, 22 Hottie’s Habitat: The Chevron station on Walton Way Extension

What do you want to be when you grow up? A criminal investigator. What’s the lamest thing someone hitting on you has ever said? I have no idea. I’ve never had one I’d consider lame. What is one thing you want to accomplish before you die? I want to go to Australia. What’s your idea of a perfect date? It would have to be dinner and talking — maybe going to Riverwalk. Just getting to know the person. Is there anything you know you can’t have but still want? A Hummer – I guess an H2 — and a dog because, at the moment, I’ve got no place to keep one. What’s in your refrigerator right now? Beer, milk and bread. The usual stuff.

What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you? Probably walking out here – it was raining, I had tennis shoes on and there was a whole line of cars. I fell down and busted my butt with everybody watching. Who’s your favorite famous hottie? Britney Spears. I just think she’s gorgeous. What do you like least about yourself physically? I’m short. I’m only 5'4" and everybody’s ideal guy is 6' or taller. What book and CD do you recommend to your friends? Book: Any Tom Clancy book. I’ve read every one he’s written. CD: The Eagles’ “Live.” What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told? Did you get caught? I lie about my grades in school and I haven’t gotten caught so far. What’s your favorite love scene in a movie? Probably the one in “Desperado” with Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek. It was kind of spontaneous. If you could switch places with any other person, who would you switch with and why? Tom Glavin, because I’ve always wanted to be a pitcher. I’ve been told I look like him, too. He was my idol growing up.

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What could be hotter than a guy on a Harley? How about a guy who repairs Harleys at work and works on his ‘71 Duster in his spare time? This Augusta Tech student may be a man’s man, but his admirer appreciates his sensitive side as well. “He treats his mom like the lady she is,” she said. “He is kind and thoughtful and so very handsome!”

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Hottie: Ryan Callaway, 19 Hottie’s Habitat: In the service department at Augusta Harley-Davidson

What do you want to be when you grow up? Wealthy. What’s the lamest thing someone hitting on you has ever said? Nobody hits on me – it’s the opposite. I have to talk to them. What is one thing you want to accomplish before you die? Probably build a chopper. What’s your idea of a perfect date? Everything going well, romantic, dinner. Is there anything you know you can’t have but still want? My first car that I wrecked – a 1970 yellow Duster. I’d like to have my great-grandfather around. What’s in your refrigerator right now? Tea, milk and turkey.

What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you? Getting turned down by a girl when I was out with a whole group of my friends. Who’s your favorite famous hottie? Christina Aguilera. What do you like least about yourself physically? Hair – I don’t like my hair. It’s perfectly straight. What book and CD do you recommend to your friends? I don’t have time to read books and I haven’t bought a CD in five years, but I like 3 Doors Down. What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told? Did you get caught? I can already tell you that I did get caught, because every time I lie I get caught. Wrecking my car, I guess. I tried to play it off. What’s your favorite love scene in a movie? There are no love scenes in the movies I like. I like action movies. If you could switch places with any other person, who would you switch with and why? My dad because he’s very intelligent. He’s been there, done that.

Hottie Hunting? Yes

This long-haired bartender inspired four different people to enter her in the Hottie Hunt. They extolled the virtues of her smile and her personality, and one went as far as to guess at her height (5'4"), her measurements (we won’t print those), and needed to repeat the word SEXY (in all caps) four times. The fact that she has a boyfriend apparently doesn’t keep patrons at Village Deli from hoping. What do you want to be when you grow up? Either a Solid Gold dancer or a resident of Hawaii. What’s the lamest thing someone hitting on you has ever said? Someone asked me for a to-go box one time, and when I gave it to him he asked if I could get in it. What is one thing you want to accomplish before you die? I want to learn to play the violin. What’s your idea of a perfect date? I’m such a homebody. It would probably be just to go someplace quiet where we can talk. Is there anything you know you can’t have but still want? A kitten (my boyfriend won’t let me have one), green eyes and shoes. I have about 80 pairs of shoes and just gave some away. What’s in your refrigerator right now? Sweet tea, OJ and a ton of fish. What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you? When I was in my early 20s, I was at a local

club dancing with friends. It was jam-packed and everyone was looking at me because I had TP hanging out of the back of my skirt. I thought they were staring because I was a great dancer. Who’s your favorite famous hottie? I like Cate Blanchett, who played Queen Elizabeth. It’s very, very sexy the way she speaks and carries herself. What do you like least about yourself physically? My behind. I think it’s too big. What book and CD do you recommend to your friends? Book: “The Seven Daughters of Eve” (by Bryan Sykes). I just gave away my copy. CD: Evanescence. What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told? Did you get caught? Last summer I told everyone here that Jimmy Carter died in a plane crash, because I wanted to see how fast it would spread. It spread pretty fast and everyone started turning on the news, so I finally told the truth. What’s your favorite love scene in a movie? Diane Lane and that guy, I don’t know his name, in “Unfaithful.” If you could switch places with any other person, who would you switch with and why? Barbara Walters – she’s my favorite. She has an interesting life and gets to meet interesting people.

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A hottie who can dance and mix a good drink – what else can a girl ask for? Not much, according to the ladies who nominated Jody, the bar manager at the trendy Modjeska lounge. Jody received six nominations, with admirers, well, admiring everything from his hair and body to his “sparkling eyes” and “contagious laugh.” Some of their descriptions are a little too … colorful to print in a family paper, but, as one fan put it, “If he isn’t featured in your article then the Hottie Hunt was all in vain.”

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Hottie: Jody Smith, 29 Hottie’s Habitat: behind the bar at the Modjeska lounge Hottie Hunting? Yes

At 4'10", Debbie is our tiniest hottie, but she’s apparently left a big impression on the two admirers who nominated her. “Wow!” was the only description one of her fans needed to describe the petite office manager at Gerald Jones who, while making sure the office runs as smoothly as the cars they sell, also knows how to rev a few engines. What do you want to be when you grow up? Taller! What’s the lamest thing someone hitting on you has ever said? I think someone did the little gun thing like, “call me.” I didn’t know how to answer that one. What is one thing you want to accomplish before you die? See Australia. What’s your idea of a perfect date? The cliché dinner and a movie, I guess. Is there anything you know you can’t have but still want? Bigger boobs, Mel Gibson, a beach house at Hilton Head, a modeling career and a Mercedes (although I probably shouldn’t say that). What’s in your refrigerator right now? Smirnoff Triple Black, strawberries and spoiled milk – that’s a definite. What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you? Tripping at the movies. Anytime you fall

What do you want to be when you grow up? I don’t really know yet. What’s the lamest thing someone hitting on you has ever said? I have girls ask me all the time what I’m doing later on, and when I tell them, they say, “Would you rather be doing that or doing me?” What is one thing you want to accomplish before you die? Write a book. I would take things that have happened in my life and distort them. Like, if I pass by a girl and don’t say anything, my character would talk to her and things would happen. What’s your idea of a perfect date? I’m an old-fashioned kind of guy – dinner, movie, a couple of drinks and a nice kiss. Is there anything you know you can’t have but still want? A Gucci beach towel, a foreign supermodel wife, a convertible Bentley and a French chateau.

down, that’s embarrassing. I was with a bunch of people and we were trying to find a seat and that’s when everybody’s looking at you. Who’s your favorite famous hottie? Mel Gibson. He still looks good the older he gets. I think we all wish we could age that good. What do you like least about yourself physically? My nose. It’s lumpy and has a knot in it. What book and CD do you recommend to your friends? Book: “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus” (by John Gray). CD: K.C. & the Sunshine Band’s greatest hits. It’ll perk you up anytime. What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told? Did you get caught? I guess calling in sick and then going to the mall, and of course I got caught. There’s no pharmacy in the mall. What’s your favorite love scene in a movie? I like the classics, so the beach scene in “From Here to Eternity.” That’s pretty Grated. If you could switch places with any other person, who would you switch with and why? Jennifer Aniston. She’s beautiful, she’s got a great job, great “friends” and Brad Pitt to boot.

What’s in your refrigerator right now? Not much. V8 Splash, soymilk, mustard and a bottle of Malibu. What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you? Sometimes when I’m out dancing, I split the crotch in my pants. I’ve done that at least three times at parties and clubs. Who’s your favorite famous hottie? There’s a supermodel named Giselle who’s pretty hot. What do you like least about yourself physically? My nose. The family nose has a little bit of a hump in it. It’s been passed down through many generations. What book and CD do you recommend to your friends? Book: “The Fountainhead” by Ayn Rand. CD: “The Bends” by Radiohead. What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told? Did you get caught? When I was young, the ceiling of our house was wet from the air conditioner. I was trying to touch it and my finger went through. I told my dad that my little brother did it, and my little brother got in trouble. Yeah, he found out. What’s your favorite love scene in a movie? There are several of them in that movie “Unfaithful.” If you could switch places with any other person, who would you switch with and why? A young, rich playboy. James Bond, basically.

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Hottie: Tim Bowlby, 29 Hottie’s Habitat: Roma’s Pizza Hottie Hunting? Not married but seeing someone

Poetry aside, a fan of Shondell’s provided the Hottie Hunt with the most intriguing, and, after meeting her, dead-on description of a nominee. It deserves to be printed in its entirety, but we’ll just give you a taste. “She’s the kind of girl everyone knows somehow and has been left with either a bewildered smile or a scar you might end up reminiscing over for at least a few years. If you bump into her, wherever that might be, she’s always nice before flashing you or finding some other way to shock the hell out of you. She can be as foul-mouthed and offensive as a pack of 13-year-olds.” She may act like one of the guys, but her looks definitely make Shondell hottie material. What do you want to be when you grow up? Happy. What’s the lamest thing someone hitting on you has ever said? “So, do you like girls?” What is one thing you want to accomplish before you die? I’d like to go to the ice hotel in Iceland. What’s your idea of a perfect date? Wine, pizza and kung fu movies. Is there anything you know you can’t have but still want? Too much money. What’s in your refrigerator right now?

What do you want to be when you grow up? A baseball player for the Yankees. What’s the lamest thing someone hitting on you has ever said? I had a lady one time ask me if I ever gave private pizza-baking lessons. What is one thing you want to accomplish before you die? I’d like to be retired by 40 and I’d like to dive the Great Barrier Reef. What’s your idea of a perfect date? A candlelit dinner, a walk down a beach and a goodnight kiss at the doorstep. Pretty simple. Is there anything you know you can’t have but still want? I’d like to be 16 again and have a ‘67 ragtop Camaro. What’s in your refrigerator right now? Fruits, veggies, pasta, sauce, milk, eggs, lunchmeat and soda.

Soymilk and beer. What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you? I don’t get embarrassed. Who’s your favorite famous hottie? Corey Feldman. I love “The Goonies”! What do you like least about yourself physically? Physically, I’m not insecure. Emotionally, I’m a train wreck. What book and CD do you recommend to your friends? Book: “God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian” by Kurt Vonnegut. CD: “If You’re Feeling Sinister” by Belle and Sebastian. What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told? Did you get caught? I wrecked my car when I was 16 because I was driving topless, and I told my mom that some little kid was out in the middle of the road with a bicycle, but really we were just distracted. What’s your favorite love scene in a movie? In “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” when she realizes she put herself in a cage. If you could switch places with any other person, who would you switch with and why? Isaac Asimov just because he was such a genius.

What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you? When I broke my leg roller-skating. Who’s your favorite famous hottie? Alyssa Milano. She’s just one of those people I grew up watching. What do you like least about yourself physically? I wish I wasn’t so short. What book and CD do you recommend to your friends? Book: Bill Gates’ “Business @ the Speed of Thought.” CD: The Beatles’ greatest hits. What’s the biggest lie you’ve ever told? Did you get caught? I called in sick to work just to take a day off and, yeah, I got caught. It was one of those nice, sunny summer days. We were coming back from the lake towing a boat and ran into my boss at a gas station. What’s your favorite love scene in a movie? I’m not really into movies like that, but I guess the love scene in “Wild Things.” If you could switch places with any other person, who would you switch with and why? Derek Jeter, shortstop for the Yankees. Why? Because he’s shortstop for the Yankees!

Hottie: Shondell Hughes, 23 Hottie’s Habitat: Mellow Mushroom Hottie Hunting? Not at the moment

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Celebrating the Fourth With John Michael Montgomery

ven if you’re not a country music fan, you may recognize some of the songs John Michael Montgomery has recorded. Maybe that’s because two of the songs off his 1992 debut album, “Life’s a Dance,” were covered by boy bands All-4-One and Boyzone in the mid and late ‘90s. Or it could just be that Montgomery has released a slew of No. 1 singles, sold more than 15 million albums and won Academy of Country Music awards as well as Country Music Association awards in his decade-long career. But, by all accounts, it seems the fame hasn’t gone to Montgomery’s head. He hasn’t abandoned his hometown outside of Lexington, Ky., for the bright lights of Nashville. Montgomery still spends his time hunting and fishing. And playing only 60 to 70 concerts a year, mainly in the summer, allows Montgomery to spend lots of time at home with his family. One of those dates — the July 4 holiday, to be exact — will be right here in Augusta. Montgomery comes to Lake Olmstead Stadium, home of the Greenjackets, as part of the Country

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Grand Slam tour, a family-oriented event celebrating the 100th anniversary of the South Atlantic Baseball League. Montgomery will be joined by Shannon Lawson, a rising country star whose debut, “Chase the Sun,” has garnered rave reviews, thanks to Lawson’s strong vocals, power ballads — and a bluegrass take on Marvin Gaye’s “Lets Get It On.” Don’t forget to stay after the music and enjoy Fourth of July fireworks. This year’s Country Grand Slam is a rain or shine event, so be sure to dress appropriately for the weather. Umbrellas, blankets and cameras will be allowed. Outside food or drink, pets, large bags and backpacks, coolers, recording devices, video cameras and lawn chairs won’t, so remember to leave them at home. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 for field-level seating, $15 for adult general admission and $7.50 for children’s general admission (ages 12 and under). You may purchase them at Lake Olmstead Stadium during any Augusta Greenjackets game, or through Tix Online: (803) 278-4TIX or www.tixonline.com.

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Auditions AUDITIONS FOR “THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW” now being held. Must be 18 or older to audition. For details, phone 589-4269. ENTRIES NOW BEING ACCEPTED for “A Sense of Place 2003: Continuity and Change in the New South” juried fine ar t competition. Open to all ar tists in the South ages 18 and older. Works in the following categories will be accepted: painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture and mixed media. Entries must be postmarked by July 18. For an entry form or more information, contact the Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t at 722-5495 or visit www.ghia.org/exhibit. “INTO THE WOODS” will be per formed by the Augusta Players Youth Theatre in August. Auditions will be held June 26-28 at 1001 Walton Way. Roles available for young actors ages 13-19. Please have a prepared solo from the show or a musical selection of similar style; accompanist provided. For more information, call 826-4707 or visit www.AugustaPlayers.com. COLOSSAL FILM CR AWL CALL FOR ENTRIES to par ticipate in Columbia’s annual multi-venue film and video festival. Shor t films from ar tists in the Southeast will be accepted through June 27. All genres and subject mat ter welcome. Films must be 30 minutes or less. For complete details on how to submit a film, contact Amanda Presley at (803) 765-0707, ex t. 122. AUGUSTA CONCERT BAND rehearses Monday evenings and is looking to fill vacancies on most band instruments. Interested parties should contact Ben Easter, (803) 202-0091 or e-mail bandforaugusta@aol.com. SWEET ADELINES PEACH STATE CHORUS OPEN REHEARSAL for singers each Thursday at 7 p.m. at Church of Christ, 600 Mar tintown Rd. in Nor th Augusta. No rehearsal will be held the week of Independence Day. They are on the lookout for voices in the lower ranges. Contact Mary Norman at (803) 279-6499.

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es in dance, theater, music, visual ar ts and writing. Call 731-0008 for details. USC-AIKEN MUSIC CONSERVATORY PROGRAM now open. Students of all ages and experience levels welcome. Private lessons available for musical instruments and voice; instructors are USC-Aiken faculty and have at least a master’s degree in their per formance area. (803) 641-3288.

Exhibitions ART BY AUDREY CROSBY will be on display at the Gibbs Library during July. Call 863-1946 for info. PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAGEMAN DELJOU is now on exhibit at Sacred Space Yoga Studio. Viewings are by appointment only. Contact Kimberly Tompkins, 736-8023. WORKS BY RAY STURKEY will be at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black History during July. 724-3576. “PICTURES FOR MISS JOSIE,” collages and drawings by Benny Andrews, will be at the Mary Pauline Gallery June 27-Aug. 16. Opening reception June 27, 5-8 p.m. For more information, call 724-9542. THE WORK OF TOMMY RAWLS is on display at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black History through June 30. For more information, call 724-3576. “WATER REFLECTIONS,” photography by John Krok, is on display at Borders Books and Music during June. Call 737-6962 for details. “ARTVENTURE 2003: SELF-PORTRAITS” exhibition of works by students in the Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t’s outreach program through July 25. 722-5495. “PORTRAITURE IN THE SECOND AND THIRD DIMENSIONS” will be on display at the Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t through July 25. Call 722-5495 for info. PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARY TIMM STAPF will be on display throughout June at the Gibbs Library. 863-1946. THE WALTER O. EVANS COLLECTION OF AFRICANAMERICAN ART on view at the Morris Museum of Ar t through Aug. 10. Call 724-7501 for details.

FIGURE DRAWING WORKSHOP June 28 at the Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t. Registration required; call 722-5495.

“EYE OF THE STORM: THE CIVIL WAR DRAWINGS OF ROBERT SNEDEN” will be on display at the Augusta Museum of History through July 13. For more information, call 722-8454.

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

THE AUGUSTA INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE CLUB meets Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. No par tners are needed and newcomers are welcome. Line and circle dances are taught. For location information, call 737-6299.

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Enjoy candlelight jazz on the Riverwalk with Kari Gaffney’s June 29 performance, part of the Riverwalk Jazz Candlelight Concert Series. every month, 7:30-11 p.m. Dress is casual. Tickets are $10 per person. 854-8888. AUGUSTA CHAPTER OF THE UNITED STATES AMATEUR BALLROOM DANCERS ASSOCIATION holds a dance the first Saturday of each month, from 7:15 to 11 p.m. Cost is $7 for members and $10 for non-members. Held at the BPOE Facility on Elkdom Cour t. Contact Melvis Lovet t, 733-3890, or Jean Avery, 863-4186, for information. CSRA/AUGUSTA BOGEY-WOOGIE DANCE AND SOCIAL GROUP meets every Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. at A World of Dance Studio. Couples, singles and newcomers are welcome. The group also offers beginner shag lessons all summer. For information, phone 650-2396. SINGLES DANCE each Saturday night from 8-11 p.m. sponsored by the Christian Social Organization for Single Adults. Held at Westside High School. Tickets $5 for members, $7 for non-members, and are available at the door. For more information, contact Doris Heath, 736-3376.

Music BOB MARLEY REGGAE TRIBUTE June 28, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at The Boathouse. Music per formances by Kaya, Roots-AFire and Rebel Lion; spoken word per formances by Semba Umoja and Carmen Mouzon. Tickets are $12 and are available at Pyramid Music and More, Ambasa Gif ts, Rebel Lion Den and Quality Records; tickets will not be sold at the door. For more information, contact Frederick Benjamin, 830-8297.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE event at Riverwalk’s Eighth Street Plaza June 28, 7-11 p.m. Free admission. Live enter tainment, food and other fun is planned. Call Riverwalk Special Events for details, 821-1754. “LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING” AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSIC SERIES continues June 29, 2 p.m., at the Morris Museum of Ar t with a per formance by The Augusta Chorale. Free. 724-7501. RIVERWALK JAZZ CANDLELIGHT CONCERT SERIES Sundays through Aug. 24, 8-9:30 p.m. at Riverwalk’s Eighth Street Bulkhead. Schedule is as follows: Kari Gaffney, June 29; Quiet Storm, July 6; Buzz Clifford Piano Trio, July 13; Kay King and Edna Stewar t, July 20; Air Apparent, July 27; Soul Bar Jazz Quar tet, Aug. 3; Jazz-a-ma-tazz, Aug. 10; Quiet Storm, Aug. 17; Josef Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express, Aug. 24. Admission is $5 per concer t, or you may purchase season tickets for $50. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and a picnic basket. For information, call Riverwalk Special Events at 821-1754. DOWNTOWN LUNCH DATE June 26 and July 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31, noon-2:30 p.m., at Augusta Common. Bring a lunch or eat lunch catered by the featured restaurant while listening to live music. 821-1754. ASHANTI AND MR. CHEEKS per form at For t Gordon’s Bar ton Field June 27. Tickets now on sale; call 793-8552 or visit www.for tgordon.com. HOPELANDS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES continues June 30 with a per formance by Savannah River Grass. All con-

cer ts begin at 7 p.m. on the Windham Per forming Ar ts Stage at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken. In the event of rain, concer ts will be held in Gym 2 at the H.O. Weeks Center. Free admission. Call (803) 642-7631 for information.

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MUSIC IN THE PARK at Creighton Living History Park in Nor th Augusta at 7 p.m. June 26 and July 10; Candlelight concer t 8 p.m. July 24. Bobby Tuba’s New Orleans Dixieland Jazz Band performs June 26. Free. (803) 442-7588. COMMUNITY HEALING MEDITATION DRUMMING CIRCLE hosted every third Monday of the month by IDRUM2U, the Not Gaddy Drumming Studio. Held 7-9 p.m. at the G.L. Jackson Conference Center, 1714 North Leg Court. Fee is $5 or a donation of canned goods for the Golden Harvest Food Bank. All are welcome and drums will be available to rent. For info, phone the Not Gaddy Drumming Studio, 228-3200.

Theater RICKEY SMILEY, THE PRINCE OF COMEDY, comes to the Bell Auditorium July 6, 7 p.m. Tickets are $32.50 for floor seating and $28.50 for balcony seating. For ticket purchases, contact TicketMaster by phone at 828-7700 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. “SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN” at the Abbeville Opera House 8 p.m. June 27-28. 3 p.m. matinee per formance June 28. Ticket prices are $15 adult, $14 youth (ages 412), senior adult (age 65 and up) and groups (of 10 or more). Call the box of fice, open Monday through Friday, 1-5 p.m., at (864) 459-2157.

Attractions AUGUSTA CANAL INTERPRETIVE CENTER: Housed in Enterprise Mill, the center contains displays and models focusing on the Augusta Canal’s functions and impor tance to the tex tile industry. Hours are Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sun., 1-6 p.m. Admission is $5 adult, $4 seniors and military and $3 children ages 6-18. Children under 6 admit ted free. For information, visit www.augustacanal.com or call 823-0440. 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. 419 Seventh Street. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tues.-Sat. Tours available; groups of 10 or more by appointment only. Admission is $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 students under 18 and free for ages five and under. 722-9828. AUGUSTA GOLF & GARDENS OF THE GEORGIA GOLF HALL OF FAME features beautiful display gardens, as well as bronze sculptures of some of golf’s greatest masters. Available for rent for a variety of functions. Group discount rates available. Closed Mondays; open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; open from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. New spring and summer hours begin March 21: open Tues.-Sat. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Admission is $5.50 for adults; $4.50 for students, seniors and military; $3.50 for children (4 to 12); free for children 3 and under. Sundays are two for one with a Super Sunday coupon. Annual garden memberships are available. Call 724-4443 or 1-888874-4443. Also, visit their Web site at www.gghf.org. NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER’S FORT DISCOVERY: Children and adults alike can immerse themselves in the wonders of science through live demonstrations, vir tual realities, Starlab, KidScape and more than 250 hands-on exhibits. General Admission: $8 for adults; $6 for children, seniors and active military. Group rates available. Operating hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Call 821-0200, 1-800-325-5445 or visit their Web site at www.NationalScienceCenter.org. 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. 181 Redcliffe Road, Beech Island. 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. Riverwalk. Free. The center also offers guided driving tours of downtown Augusta and Summerville every Saturday from 1:30-3:30 p.m. and at other times upon request. Cost for tours is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 12 and under. Reservations are suggested. Call 724-4067. THE EZEKIEL HARRIS HOUSE: Deemed “the finest 18th centur y house sur viving in Georgia” by the “Smithsonian Guide to Historic America.” Open Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. General admission is $2; senior admission is $1 and

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“Smoking is not only related to lung cancer. Over time, a person who has quit smoking can reduce the risk of other serious conditions, such as heart disease and stroke,” says Dr. Haynes. Unfortunately, there are no symptoms in the early stages of lung cancer. By the time most people with lung cancer see their physician, the disease has reached an advanced stage. The American Cancer Society does not recommend screening tests for lung cancer. However, many physicians believe that smokers, especially those 50 or older, should have annual chest X-rays.

After eight hours: • Carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal • Oxygen level in blood increases to normal After 24 hours: Chance of heart attack decreases After 72 hours: • Bronchial tubes relax, making breathing easier • Lung capacity increases Within two weeks to three months: • Circulation improves • Walking becomes easier • Lung function increases up to 30 percent

Need Help Kicking the Habit? University Hospital and the American Cancer Society sponsor a FREE four-week smoking cessation program known as Fresh Start. For more information or to register, call 706/774-8900.

Within one to nine months: • Coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease • Cilia regrow in lungs, increasing ability to handle mucus, clean the

For free 24-hour health information on lung cancer or to find a physician, call ASK-A-NURSE at 706/737-8423 (SER-VICE) or 800/476-7378.

Your resource for healthy living. Lymphedema Education July 1 5 p.m. University Breast Health Center POB 2 Suite 205 FREE To register, call 706/774-4141.

Appointments are required. For dates and more information, call 706/774-5696.

“Focus on Healing:” Educational program through dance and movement for breast cancer survivors Sponsored by Walton Rehabilitation Hospital and University Breast Health Center Tuesdays, July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 6-7 p.m. Outpatient Classroom, Walton Rehabilitation Hospital $30 for six-week session To register, call 706/823-5294.

HEALTH SCREENINGS FREE Pulmonary Function Screenings 1-3 p.m. University Hospital Asthma Clinic University Hospital Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Center off St. Sebastian Way HEALTH INFORMATION , CALL

FREE Mammograms Available Through a grant from the Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund, University Breast Health Center offers a FREE mammogram and education for any woman 40 or older who qualifies. Call 706/774-4141.

SENIORS CLUB For information or to register for the following activities, call 706/738-2580 or 800/413-6652. Registration is required unless otherwise noted. Surgically Assisted Weight Management Program Holly Ford Thursday, June 26 5 p.m. Weight Management and Nutrition Center FREE informational session For more information, call 706/774-8917.

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get in for 50 cents. For more information, call 36 children 724-0436. M E T R “ARTR AGEOUS SUNDAY: YOU’VE GOT RHYTHM” July 6 O at the Morris Museum of Ar t. Dance instructor Beverlee

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Nichols leads an exploration of the Walter O. Evans Collection of African-American ar t, emphasizing the use of rhy thm in ar t and dance. Star ts at 2 p.m.; free admission. 724-7501. BROWN BAG HISTORY SERIES July 2, noon, at the Augusta Museum of History. Lynn Thompson will present “Savannah Town to Nor th Augusta.” Program is free to museum members and $2 for non-members; bring a lunch and the museum provides a beverage and desser t. Reserve a spot by July 1 by calling 722-8454.

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FERSON DAVIS” plays continuously in the History Theater at the Augusta Museum of History during the month of June. Free with admission. Call 722-8454 for information. “RETURN OF THE DINOSAURS” exhibit at For t Discovery through Sept. 21. A group of animatronic dinosaurs will be on display in the Knox Gallery. Admission to the exhibit is free with paid general admission to For t Discovery. For information, call 821-0200 or 1-800-325-5445. THE GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTITUTE OF ART in Ware’s Folly exhibits works by local and regional ar tists. Ar t classes, workshops and other educational programming for children, youth and adults are held in the Walker-Mackenzie Studio. Ware’s Folly galleries open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Saturday by appointment only. The Walker-Mackenzie Studio gallery is open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free, but a donation of $2 for adults and $1 for children and seniors is encouraged. Call 722-5495 for more info. THE AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY hosts permanent exhibition “Augusta’s Story,” an award-winning exhibit encompassing 12,000 years of local history. For the younger crowd, there’s the Susan L. Still Children’s Discovery Gallery, where kids can learn about history in a hands-on environment. The museum also shows films in the History Theatre and hosts a variety of programs. Located at 560 Reynolds Street. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m. Admission is $4 adult, $3 seniors, $2 kids (6-18 years of age) and free for children under 6. Free admission on Sundays. Call 722-8454 or visit www.augustamuseum.org for more information. THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART hosts exhibitions and special events year-round. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays, noon-5 p.m. Closed on Mondays and major holidays. 1 Tenth Street, Augusta. Call 724-7501 or visit www.themorris.org for details. THE MUSEUM OF LAUREL AND HARDY OF HARLEM, GEORGIA features displays of various Laurel and Hardy memorabilia; films also shown. Located at 250 N. Louisville Street in downtown Harlem. Open 1-4 p.m. ThursdayMonday. For more information, call 556-3448. LUNCH AT NOON LECTURE SERIES held the second Wednesday of every month at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black History, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call the museum at 724-3576 for more information.

Special Events JULY FILM SERIES Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., at Headquar ters Librar y. July 1 showing of “Drugstore Cowboy,” July 8 showing of “American Beaut y,” July 15 showing of “The Graduate,” July 22 showing of “Citizen Ruth” and July 29 showing of “Seventh Seal.” Call 736-6244 for more information. NIGHT HIKE AND “A WALK IN THE WOODS” at Spirit Creek Educational Forest in Hephzibah. Night Hike is June 30, 8-9:30 p.m. and is free. “A Walk in the Woods” is July 1, 9-11 a.m. and is also free. Call 790-2351 for information. DEDICATION OF ARAGON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD RECREATION AREA June 27, noon. The park is located at the corner of Alabama Road and Wise Drive. For more information, contact the Augusta-Richmond County Housing and Neighborhood Development Depar tment at 821-1797. GRASSROOTS ARTS PROGRAM grant applications are now being accepted by the Greater Augusta Ar ts Council. Funds from the Grassroots Ar ts Program suppor t community ar ts

projects. Applications are due July 18. For more information and application forms, contact Erin Swenson, 826-4702. SWAMP SATURDAY at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park July 5, 9:30 a.m. One-and-a-half hour tour through the park; dress appropriately for the weather and for walking, and bring insect repellent, sunscreen, water, cameras and binoculars. Free; donations are accepted. 828-2109. PHINIZY SWAMP DUSK WALK 7:30-9 p.m. July 1. Wear comfor table walking shoes and bring water and insect repellent. Contribution is $3 for members and $5 for non-members. Registration is limited; register by June 30. 828-2109. FRIDAY EVENING THEATER June 27, 7 p.m., at Augusta Common. Admission is $1 per person; children 5 and under are free. Bring blankets and/or lawn chairs. 821-1754. PEACE VIGIL every Saturday until U.S. troops come home, noon-2 p.m. at the corner of Wrightsboro and Walton Way Ex t., near the Army Reserve Office. For more information, contact Denice Traina, 736-4738. MCDUFFIE FRIENDS OF ANIMALS holds pet adoptions each Saturday, 1-3 p.m. at Superpetz on Bobby Jones Expressway. Call 556-9090 or visit www.pet finder.com. COLUMBIA COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY holds pet adoptions every Saturday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and every Sunday from 1-4 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 also held at the Richmond County Animal Control Shelter, Tues. through Sun., 1-5 p.m. Call the shelter at 790-6836. THE CSRA HUMANE SOCIETY holds pet adoptions every Saturday from 10 a.m- 4 p.m. and every Wednesday evening from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Pet Center located behind the GreenJackets Stadium on Milledge Rd. 261-PETS.

Out of Town “HEARING SOUNDS AND HAVING FUN IN ATLANTA” Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH) Annual Convention June 26-29 at the Atlanta Hilton. Events include workshops, training sessions, cochlear implant research symposium, social gatherings and more. Registration will be accepted daily on site. For more information, contact SHHH at (301) 657-2248, voice, or (301) 657-2249, TTY, or visit www.hearingloss.org. “GREASE,” starring Frankie Avalon, will be at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta July 8-13. Tuesday-Sunday per formances are at 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday matinees are 2 p.m. Tickets are $20-$52.50 and can be purchased through TicketMaster, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 828-7700. GEORGIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS: Free Legal Clinic June 30 in Atlanta. Call (404) 873-3911 for details. DIXIE REINING HORSE SHOW July 3-6 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry, Ga. (229) 423-2137. “MISS SAIGON” will be per formed through June 29 at Theater of the Stars in Atlanta. For more information, visit www.theaterof thestars.com or call (404) 252-8960. “TWELVE ANGRY MEN” through July 20 at the Class Act Theatre in Mariet ta, Ga. Showtimes are Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $18 adult, $15 seniors and children. Call (770) 579-3156. “MY WAY: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA” at the Ar ts Center of Coastal Carolina, Hilton Head Island, S.C., through July 19. Tickets are $37 adult, $34 matinee and $31 preview; children under 16 get in for half price. Call (843) 842-ARTS to make reservations. “A SALUTE TO 25 YEARS OF THE GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AWARDS” runs through Jan. 18, 2004, at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Macon, Ga. Exhibits, programs and events honoring the 25th anniversary of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame awards. Call 1-888-GA-ROCKS for info. COWPARADE ATLANTA features over 200 life-sized, fiberglass cows painted by local ar tists and placed throughout Atlanta. The cows will be on public display through Sept. 14. For information, call (404) 898-2915 or visit www.cowparadeatlanta.com. GEORGIA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL runs through Nov. 2 with per formances of “Much Ado About Nothing,” “The School for Wives,” “The Tale of Cymbeline” and “The Tempest.” Tickets are $23-$32, with special $10 preview shows. Held at the Conant Per forming Ar ts Center on the campus of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. Call (404) 2640020 for information.

Artwork by Ray Sturkey goes on display at the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History during the month of July. REEDY RIVER NIGHTTIME CONCERT SERIES through Aug. 28 at the Peace Center Amphitheatre in Greenville, S.C. Free. (864) 467-6667. SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK festival through Aug. 3 in Greenville, S.C. Plays presented by Warehouse Theatre. Call (864) 235-6948. JEKYLL ISLAND MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL includes per formances of “Schoolhouse Rock Live,” “State Fair” and “Hello, Dolly!” in rotating reper tory at the Jekyll Island Amphitheatre in Jekyll Island, Ga., through July 27. For information, call (912) 635-4060 or (229) 333-2150. ON THE BRICKS concer t series continues Fridays through Aug. 22 at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. June 27 concer t features Royal 7, Working Title, Virginia Coalition and Uncle Kracker. Tickets are $3 per show or $25 for 12. Kids 5 and under get in free. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Purchase tickets by phone at 1-800-594-TIX X or online at www.onthebricks.com. “TWELFTH NIGHT” will be at The New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta through June 29. Per formances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $19.50 Thursdays and Sundays, $22.50 Fridays and $24.50 Saturdays. Group discounts available for par ties of 10 or more. Tavern opens one hour and 15 minutes before the show for optional British pub-style meal. For tickets, call (404) 874-5299 or visit www.shakespearetavern.com. AT THE GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART in Athens, Ga.: “The Weaving Room: The History of Weaving at Berry College” through July 6; “Old Worlds, New Lands,” July 3-Aug. 31; “Becoming a Nation: Americana From the Diplomatic

Reception Rooms, U.S. Depar tment of State,” July 5-Aug. 31. Call (706) 542-4662. HARDEEVILLE (S.C.) MOTOR SPEEDWAY 2003 RACING SCHEDULE is July 12 and 26 and Aug. 9, 16 and 30. For information, call (843) 784-RACE. THE HIGH MUSEUM OF ART’S FOLK ART AND PHOTOGRAPH GALLERIES host two exhibitions through Aug. 9: “Land of Myth and Memory: Clarence John Laughlin and Photographers of the South” and “Faces and Places: Picturing the Self in Self-Taught Ar t.” Call (404) 577-6940.

Benefits AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION HEART WALK KICK-OFF event June 26, 6 p.m., at Marbury Center. All commit ted team captains and those interested in becoming team captains are encouraged to at tend. The Hear t Walk will take place Sept. 27 at Doctor’s Hospital. Call 855-5005 for more information. AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL is in need of dog and cat food, cat lit ter and other pet items, as well as monetar y donations to help pay for vaccinations. Donations accepted during regular business hours, Tues.-Sun., 1-5 p.m. at the shelter, 4164 Mack Lane. Call 790-6836 for information. SHEPEARD COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER BLOOD DRIVES in various locations around the CSRA this month. The blood center is urging people of all blood types to donate in order

to combat a blood supply shortage. For detailed information on locations and times to donate, visit www.shepeardblood.org. You may also call Susan Edwards at (803) 643-7996 for information on Aiken locations and Nancy Szocinski at 737-4551 for information on all other locations. AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVES at the Aiken Red Cross Blood Center on Millbrook Drive and the Augusta Red Cross Blood Center on Pleasant Home Road. The bloodmobile will also stop at various area locations this week. For a complete list, call the Aiken Blood Center at (803) 642-5180 or the Augusta Blood Center at 868-8800.

Learning BASIC MICROSOFT WORD CLASS Tuesdays, July 8-Aug. 5 or Thursdays, July 10-Aug. 7. Classes are held 11 a.m.12:30 p.m. at the Wallace Branch Library. Call 722-6275 to register. MULTIMEDIA ON THE COMPUTER class June 28, 1-3 p.m., at the Wallace Branch Library. Register by calling 722-6275. AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY CONTINUING EDUCATION is now offering the following classes: Stained Glass, Ice Skating, Yoga, Beginning Shag, Belly Dance, Introduction to the World of Wine, Drivers Education and more. Also, ASU offers online courses. For more information, call 737-1636 or visit www.ced.aug.edu. AIKEN TECH CONTINUING EDUCATION offers the following courses: Microsof t PowerPoint XP, Adobe Photoshop 6.0, Microsof t Cer tified Technical Education Training, Health Care Courses, Infant Massage, Rape Aggression Defense, S.C. Childcare Training System, Defensive Driving, Driver Education, Motorcycle Safety and more. Aiken Tech also offers Education to Go classes online. For more information or to register, call (803) 593-9231, ex t. 1230.

Health FREE COMMUNITY MEDITATION Sundays, 10-10:45 a.m. at Sacred Space Yoga Studio. 736-8023. AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY’S “I CAN COPE” PROGRAM for those diagnosed with cancer, as well as their family and friends. The “I Can Cope” series offers educational sessions and suppor t. The nex t series will be held July 8, 15, 22 and 29. There is no charge, but registration is encouraged. Refreshments and childcare will be provided. To register, call 731-9900 or 1-800-ACS-2345. THE MCG BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP meets the third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. and provides education and suppor t for those with breast cancer. For information, call 721-1467. DIET COUNSELING CLASSES for diabetics and those with high cholesterol at CSRA Par tners in Health, 1220 Augusta West Parkway. Free. Call 860-3001 for class schedule. PROJECT LINK COMMUNITY LECTURE SERIES is held the first Tuesday of every month and is sponsored by the MCG Children’s Medical Center. Project Link provides educational resources and guidance for families who have children with developmental delays, disabilities and other specialized health concerns. July 1 lecture is on autism. Free and open to the public; takes place from 6:30-8 p.m. in the main conference room at the Children’s Medical Center. Call 721-6838 for information. UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM COMMUNITY EDUCATION holds workshops, seminars and classes on a variety of topics: weight and nutrition, women’s health, cancer, diabetes, seniors’ health and more. Suppor t groups and health screenings are also of fered. Call 736-0847 for details. PEACHCARE FOR KIDS AND RIGHT FROM THE START MEDICADE offers free or low-cost health coverage to qualifying families. Coverage includes prenatal care, hospitalization, vaccines, dental and vision care and is available to pregnant women of all ages and to children through age 19. Contact the RSM Project at 729-2086 or 721-5611 for information. YOGA CLASSES at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-8 a.m. for $45/month or 10:30 a.m. to noon for $55/month. Call 823-6294. FREE HIV/AIDS TESTING every Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Ministry, 922 Greene Street. Free anonymous testing, pre- and post-test counseling and education. HATHA YOGA CLASSES at the St. Joseph Home Health Care Center in Daniel Village Plaza. Held 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. $10 per class or $60 a month for unlimited classes. Mats are provided, but bring a towel and a water bot tle. Call Tess at 738-2782 for more information.

A FREE WOMEN’S HEALTH CLINIC is held from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Salvation Army and Welfare Center, 1383 Greene St. Services include Pap smear, breast exam and the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmit ted diseases. For more info or an appointment, call the St. Vincent dePaul Health Center at 828-3444. W.G. WATSON, M.D., WOMEN’S CENTER CONDUCTS EDUCATION CLASSES at University Hospital. Course topics include Lamaze, breast feeding, parenting and grandparenting. Par tners will learn positive suppor t techniques. There are also programs designed to help older siblings adjust to new family members. Some classes are free, while others require a fee. Registration is required by calling 774-2825.

Kids “THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA” will be presented by the Augusta State University Born To Read Literacy Center and Patchwork Players July 8. Shows will be held at the Ma xwell Per forming Ar ts Theatre at 9, 10 and 11 a.m. Tickets are $3 per person. For information and tickets, call 733-7043.

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“CLAY TIME MACHINE” INTRODUCTORY CERAMICS WORKSHOP for youth ages 7-12 at the Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t July 7-10 and 14-17. Registration required; 722-5495. PLAY AND LEARN SPANISH July 7-18, 1:30-3:30 p.m. at Augusta State University. Open to children in grades 6-8. Class fee is $95. 737-1636. GET READY FOR ALGEBRA I at Augusta State University. Ninth graders meet July 7-17 and 8th graders meet July 21-31. Both sessions held 4-5:30 p.m. and cost $75. Call 737-1636. K-9 TEAM visits the Wallace Branch Library July 2, 2-4 p.m. All ages are invited to at tend. Call 722-6275 for information. STORYTIME AT MAXWELL BRANCH LIBRARY with storyteller Mary E. Joseph July 2 and storyteller Jackie Johns July 9. Storytime begins at 10 a.m. Call 793-2020. REPTILE SHOW by Savannah River Ecology Lab July 1 at the Friedman Branch Library. Held at 10 a.m. for pre-schoolers and 10:30 a.m. for school-age children. 736-6758. CHILDREN’S STORYTIME at Borders Books and Music June 30, 11 a.m. “Flora’s Surprise” is the featured book. For more information, call 737-6962. PAPERMAKING AT SPIRIT CREEK EDUCATIONAL FOREST July 2, 9-11 a.m. Free. For more information, call 790-2351. STORYTIME AT PENDLETON Thursdays throughout June and July, 10:30-11 a.m., at Pendleton King Park, 1600 Troupe St. Bring a blanket or chairs and meet at the gazebo. For more information, contact Kay Mills, 738-4321 or Kimberly Cooper, 821-2631. SUMMER ADVENTURES DAY CAMP runs in sessions through Aug. 8. Cost is $90 for Sessions 1-4; Session 5 is $45. Open to kids ages 5-12. Held at the H.O. Weeks Center in Aiken. Call (803) 642-7631 for information. SUMMER FUN DAY CAMP through Aug. 8, running in t wo-week sessions, at the Smith-Hazel Recreation Center in Aiken. Open to children ages 4-12. Cost is $60 per session; out-of-cit y residents pay an additional $27.50. (803) 642-7635. PLANETARIUM SHOWS FOR SUMMER GROUPS with special show times Wednesdays and Thursdays at the DuPont Planetarium. Reservations are required; for details, contact Janice Weeks at (803) 641-3769 or 278-1967, ex t. 3769. MATH AND SCIENCE CAMP for students entering 3rd and 4th grades. Held July 14-18 at For t Discovery. Cost is $125 for members and $150 for non-members. Before- and af tercamp care available for additional fee. Contact Lisa Golden, 821-0646.

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MISSION TO MARS CAMP for students entering 2nd and 3rd grades. Held July 7-11 at For t Discovery. Cost is $125 for members and $150 for non-members. Before- and af tercamp care available for additional fee. Contact Lisa Golden, 821-0646. SCIENCE POTPOURRI CAMP for students entering 2nd and 3rd grades. Held July 21-25 at For t Discovery. Cost is $125 for members and $150 for non-members. Before- and af tercamp care available for additional fee. Contact Lisa Golden, 821-0646. DRAW ON NATURE II CAMP offers ar t, science and technology activities to students entering 2nd and 3rd grades. Held July 28-Aug. 1 at For t Discovery. Cost is $125 for members and $150 for non-members. Before- and af ter-

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“SUMMER OF FUN” DAY CAMPS through August at Riverview Park in Nor th Augusta. Themed one-week sessions will be offered, including ar t camp, magic camp, music camp, Spanish camp, inventor’s camp and science camp. Cost is $100 per session. For information, call 667-8806. SUMMER VACATION READING PROGRAM at all East

J Central Georgia Regional Libraries through July 25. Children U who complete 20 books or read for 10 hours over the sumN mer receive a pack of summer time treats. Obtain a reading E

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session cost is $50 for GHIA members and $65 for nonmembers; tuition assistance is also available. For information, call 722-5495.

KENNY THOMAS BASEBALL CAMP for kids 5-14 years old at USC-Aiken July 21-25, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Early drop-off and late pick-up also available. Cost is $160 per session. Call (803) 642-7761 for details. GIBBS LIBRARY SUMMER STORYTIME REGISTRATION now open. Call 863-1946 for more information or to register your child. STORYLAND THEATRE is now taking reservations for the 2003-2004 season: “Sleeping Beauty” Oct. 28-Nov. 1, “The Cour tship of Senorita Florabella” Feb. 24-29 and “Hansel and Gretel” April 13-17. Season tickets for weekday school per formances are $9 per student; season tickets for weekend family matinees are $10.50 per person. For reservations, call Storyland Theatre at 736-3455 or fa x a request to 736-3349. YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SKILLS PROGRAM for teens ages 12-19 held the third Saturday of the month at the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History. Call 724-3576. WEEKLY STORY SESSIONS at all branch libraries. Visit www.ecgrl.public.lib.ga.us for more information. FIRST SATURDAY STORYTELLING at the Lucy Craft Laney Museum. In addition, there is a tour of the museum. Held 10 a.m. to noon the first Saturday of the month. Call 724-3576.

Seniors LUCY CRAFT LANEY MUSEUM OF BLACK HISTORY JULY SENIOR LUNCHEON 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. July 9. Saudia Lawton will discuss her studies in ar t history. Luncheon held at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black History Conference Room. Cost is $6 per person. Please contact Kelvin Jackson at 724-3576 to reserve a place. FIT 4 EVER LIGHT IMPACT FITNESS CLASS is $25 for 12 tickets for Aiken cit y residents and $45 for all others. Classes are held at the H.O. Weeks Center in Aiken on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10-11 a.m. Call (803) 642-7631 for information. THE CARE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT COMPANY, a non-profit organization, provides transpor tation for seniors who live in the 30906 and 30815 zip code area. For a minimal fee, door-to-door shut tles provide safe, clean and dependable transpor tation 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Appointments must be made 24 hours in advance; call Linda Washington, 733-8771, or leave a message for more information. COMPUTER CLASSES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Shiloh Comprehensive Community Center. For more information, call 738-0089. AIKEN PARKS AND RECREATION offers a multitude of programs for senior adults, including bridge clubs, fitness classes, canasta clubs, line dancing, racquetball, ar ts and craf ts, tennis and excursions. For more information, call (803) 642-7631. JUD C. HICKEY CENTER FOR ALZHEIMER’S CARE provides families and caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia a break during the day. Activities and care available at the adult day center, and homecare is available as well. For information, call 738-5039. THE ACADEMY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING offers lectures, courses, field trips, discussion groups and community information seminars on a variety of topics to mature adults. For more information, contact the USC-Aiken Office of Continuing Education at (803) 641-3288.

THE SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL OF GREATER AUGUSTA AND THE CSRA offers a variety of classes, including aerobics, quilting, tai chi, Spanish, painting, line dancing, bowling, bridge, computers, pilates and pinochle. For dates and times, phone 826-4480. 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 FAMILY Y FALL SOCCER REGISTRATION: Wheeler Branch registration is July 7-19 for children 4-13 years old as of Aug. 1, 2003, 738-6678; Marshall Branch registration July 7-Aug. 2 for children 4-5 years old as of Aug. 1, 2003, 3643269; Southside Branch registration Aug. 18-29 for children 4-5 years old as of Aug. 1, 738-6680. FALL SOCCER REGISTRATION July 7-14 at Citizens Park Complex II in Aiken. Girls and co-ed leagues for children ages 5-18 as of Sept. 1, 2003. Cost is $40 for the first child and $35 for each additional child. Additional $27.50 fee per child for those who are not residents of the city of Aiken. (803) 642-7761. TESS GRESHAM’S VOLLEYBALL CAMP July 11-13 at Augusta State University’s Christenberry Fieldhouse on Wrightsboro Road. Open to girls age 13-17; no volleyball experience is necessary. Cost is $75 with $50 deposit due by July 1. For more information, visit www.aug.edu/athletics or contact Amy Slagle, 651-1668. THUNDER CUP SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT June 30-July 1, 7 p.m., at the Curry Colvin Recreation Complex in Lincolnton. For information, contact the Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce at 359-7970. JET SKI POKER RUN June 28, 1 p.m., at the Dorn Boating and Fishing Facilit y in McCormick. For more information, call the McCormick Count y Chamber of Commerce, (864) 465-2835. FAMILY Y ADULT VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION June 30 at Wilson Branch, 3570 Wheeler Rd. Co-ed recreational leagues open to those 16 years of age and older; all skill levels. League play begins July 28. 733-1030. WILDWOOD PARK FAMILY FUN FEST June 28-29 at the park. $10 registration fee allows athletes of all ages and skill levels to par ticipate in disc golf, mountain biking, canoe, kayak, as well as a t-shir t and dinner. Contact the Columbia County Recreation Depar tment at 863-7523. USCA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO June 27-28, 8 p.m., at the Hippodrome in Nor th Augusta. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door for adults and $6 in advance or $8 at the door for children 10 and under. Tickets available through Tix Online, www.tixonline.com or (803) 278-4TIX. TRIPLE CROWN BASEBALL TOURNAMENT June 27-29 at Diamond Lakes Regional Park, Patriots Park and Riverside Park. For more information, contact the Greater Augusta Spor ts Council at 722-8326. AUGUSTA ROWING CLUB JUNIOR SCULLING CAMPS July 8-12. Open to those age 14-18. Call 738-3991 for registration information. SWIMMING LESSONS at the Smith-Hazel Pool in Aiken. Instructors will teach people of all skill levels how to swim; open to ages 2 through adult. Morning and evening classes available, and lessons run in two-week sessions JuneAugust. Cost is $30 per session. (803) 642-7631. SUMMER SWIM LESSONS offered in two-week sessions through July 31 at the Family Y pools. Classes available for six month olds through adults. Call 738-6678, 733-1030 or 738-6680 for details. AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS HOME GAMES June 26-30 and July 1-2, 9-11, 15-17 and 24-26. Tickets are $6-$8 for adults; $5 for senior citizens, military personnel and children 4-12; and $1 for children 3 and under. For tickets, visit www.tixonline.com or call 736-7889. INTRODUCTORY AND DROP-IN CLIMBING Fridays, 5:306:30 p.m., at the Virginia Acres Park Climbing Wall in Aiken. Cost is $5 per session. Call (803) 642-7631 for information. THE AUGUSTA RUGBY CLUB is always looking for new members. Teams available for women and men; no experience necessary. Practice is Tuesday and Thursday nights, 79 p.m. at Richmond Academy. For more information, call Don Zuehlke, 495-2043, or e-mail augustar fc@yahoo.com. You may also visit www.augustarugby.org.

The Bob Marley Reggae Tribute, June 28 at The Boathouse, features spoken word performances by Semba Umoja (pictured) and Carmen Mouzon, in addition to musical performances by Kaya, Rebel Lion and Roots-A-Fire.

Volunteer COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAM VOLUNTEER TRAINING: The CASA program is looking for volunteers 21 years of age and older to advocate for abused and neglected children in the juvenile cour t system. Volunteers need no experience and will be provided with specialized training. Call 737-4631. CSRA HUMANE SOCIETY NEW VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION PROGRAM the third Saturday of every month at the Pet Center, 425 Wood St. Orientation star ts at 11 a.m. Volunteers under 18 years of age must have a parent or guardian present during orientation and while volunteering. Call 261-PETS for information. WORLD HERITAGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE PROGR AM is looking for area families, couples and single parents to host high-school-aged foreign exchange students for a semester or a year in the U.S. For more information, visit www.world-heritage.org or contact Beth Folland, (803) 279-2696 or 1-800-888-9040. THE KITTY ORTIZ DE LEON FOUNDATION needs volunteers to help promote organ donor awareness. For more information, please contact Cassandra Reed at 481-0105 or kodfoundation@aol.com. GOLDEN HARVEST FOOD BANK needs volunteers during the day, Monday-Friday, to help sor t donated products and assist in their agency shopping area. Help is needed yearround. If you are able to lift 25 pounds and would like to help fight hunger in the Augusta area, contact Laurie Roper at 736-1199, ex t. 208. THOROUGHBRED RACING HALL OF FAME DOCENT TRAINING DAYS to be held July 21 and Aug. 11. Duties include opening and closing the Hall of Fame, greeting visitors and providing information about museum exhibits. Call Lisa Hall, (803) 642-7650 for information. AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL: New volunteer orientation is scheduled the first Saturday of each month at 1 p.m. at the shelter, 4164 Mack Lane. Schedule subject to change; call 790-6836 to verify dates and times. SHEPEARD 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 NORTH AUGUSTA ARTIST GUILD meets the first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., at Riverview Park Activities Center. Open to all visual ar tists. For more information, contact Yvonne Kinney, 819-9787. BUSINESS AT BREAKFAST June 26, 7:30 a.m. at Piccadilly Cafeteria. Joe Edwards will speak on NASA and experiences of an astronaut. Cost is $7 at the door for Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce members and $9 for nonmembers. For info, call the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce at 821-1300.

GREENSPACE TOWN HALL MEETING June 26, 7:30 p.m., at Savannah Rapids Pavilion. Information on the Georgia Greenspace Program will be provided, and oppor tunities will be open for individuals interested in serving on the Columbia County Greenspace Advisory Board. Call 868-3484 for info.

Weekly ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: For more information and a meeting schedule, call 860-8331. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS meets Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. Call 785-0006 for location and information. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: If you want to stop using any drugs, there is a way out. Help is available at no cost. Call the Narcotics Anonymous help line for information and meeting schedules at 855-2419. CHRIST-BASED RECOVERY MEETING every Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., at the Love & Light Healing Center. Please use the back entrance. For information, contact Kenny Stacy, 373-5585. FREE ‘N’ ONE SUPPORT GROUP for those bat tling addiction to drugs and alcohol. Approach is a spiritual one. Held ever y Thursday night. For information, contact Sarah Barnes, 772-7325. TOUGH LOVE SUPPORT GROUP Monday nights, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the South Augusta Resource Center. Learn how to understand addiction and how to exercise tough love with those you care about. Call Sarah Barnes, 772-7325, for info. GEORGIA-CAROLINA TOASTMASTERS meets Wednesdays at noon at the Clubhouse, 2567 Washington Rd. $8 for lunch; visitors welcome. 860-9854. SEXAHOLICS ANONYMOUS, a 12-step program of recovery from addiction to obsessive/compulsive sexual thoughts and behaviors, meets Wednesdays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 7 p.m. at Augusta Counselling Services. Call 339-1204 and leave first name and phone number; a confidential reply is assured. AUGUSTA TOASTMASTERS CLUB #326 meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. at Advent Lutheran Church. Call 868-8431. BUSINESS NETWORK INTERNATIONAL Augusta Chapter meets every Thursday morning from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Cour tyards by Mariot t. The group is a business networking group designed to give and receive referrals. All professionals welcome. For more information or to join, call Barbara Crenshaw, 868-3772. RIVERWALK TOASTMASTERS meets Mondays, 7 p.m. in Classroom 3 at University Hospital. Call Gale Kan, 855-7071. GUIDELINES: Public Ser vice 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. You may also e-mail listings to rhonda.jones@metrospirit.com or lisa.jordan@metrospirit.com. Listings cannot be taken over the phone.

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Having Car COUNTRY GR AND SLAM CONCERT July 4 at Lake Olmstead Stadium. John Michael Montgomery and special guest Shannon Lawson will per form. Post-concer t fireworks are planned. Tickets are $15-$20 for adults and $7.50 for kids 12 and under. For information or tickets, visit www.countrygrandslam.com or call 1-800-594TIX X. ANNUAL WREATH LAYING CEREMONY to honor Georgia’s signers of the Declaration of Independence. Held 10 a.m. July 4 at the Founders Monument in front of the Augusta-Richmond County municipal building. The public is invited to at tend. Call 8632324 for info. “THUNDER OVER THURMOND” events July 5 include: Market Day, 8 a.m.-noon at the Cullars Inn parking lot; Cruise-In, noon-3 p.m. on Humphrey Street; 378 Parade of Cars, 3 p.m. on U.S. 378; Shag Exhibition, 3:30 p.m. at Mack; and Thunder Over Thurmond Fireworks display at dark, over U.S. 378. For more information, contact the Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce at 359-7970 or the McCormick County Chamber of Commerce at (864) 465-2835. “STAR SPANGLED CONCERT” July 4, 8 p.m. at Saint Paul’s Church. Tickets are $12 adult, $8 students 13 and up, $5 children 7-12 and free for children 6 and under. Patron tickets also available for $50. For more information, call 722-3463. RIVER BLAST 2003 Four th of July celebration at Augusta Common and Riverwalk’s Eighth Street Plaza and Amphitheatre noon-9:30 p.m. July 4.

Free admission. For more information, contact Riverwalk Special Events, 821-1754. FIREWORKS EXTR AVAGANZA June 28 at the Aiken Jaycee Fairgrounds. Gates open at 3 p.m. and day time activities include a craf t show, carnival rides, pet ting zoo, camel rides and cruise-in. Admission and parking are free. For information, visit www.aikenjaycees.com.

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Arts: Theatre

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very now and then the Augusta arts scene sends ‘80s pop songs scurrying through my head. It’s a strange phenomenon, but hey – you get used to it. I’m just glad it’s not “Mickey.” It’s Bananarama’s “Cruel Summer.” You may remember that line, “It’s a cruel (cruel), cruel summer (la-la-la-la-la-lala)…leaving me here on my own…” Or you may not be old enough. In which case, just trust me. There was such a song, and it describes the state of the performing arts in Augusta at the moment. Arts groups’ seasons have come to an end as they are working hard to prepare yet another season for you. But in the meantime, if you want drama, you may have to travel. Not very far though. For instance, Jekyll Island is having a musical theatre festival involving “Hello, Dolly,” Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “State Fair,” and … now this is sure to bring a smile to your chops … “Schoolhouse Rock Live.” Rob Wheeler, box office manager and public relations associate for the Jekyll Island Musical Theatre Festival, described the production for Metro Spirit. “Some of the songs feature ‘Conjunction Junction,’ ‘Just a Bill’ and ‘Lolly, Lolly, Lolly.’ The festival really enjoys the show, due to (the fact that) the show is designed for children and education, set in an entertainment setting. And we think parents will enjoy it because they have nostalgia.” The shows run in rotating repertory, he said. The cast performs one show every day except Monday. So, he said, if you spend a long weekend with them, you could conceivably catch the entire lineup. They are performed in an outdoor amphitheater. In case of rain, he said, they have a plan. “If it happens before the first act is over, then we pass out rain checks good for this year or next for any of the three shows. After or during intermission is considered a full performance.” The last performance will be “State Fair” on July 27. They begin at 8 p.m. with seating at 7:30. The box office opens at 7 p.m. There will be shows for the hearing impaired, with a translator, on June 28 and 29, which will be “Hello Dolly” and “State Fair,” respectively. Tickets in advance for adult patrons are $12 and for students and seniors, $10. At the box office, adult tix cost $16 and student/senior tix cost $13. Call (912) 6354060 with questions. The Alabama Theatre – which is at

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Barefoot Landing in Myrtle Beach, by the way – is producing its “One: The Show.” National sales manager Rebecca Ceron explained what it is all about. “‘One’ is a variety show. It’s a blend, or a beautiful mix, of Broadway, Vegas and Nashville. Many of our featured performers in the show have already performed on Broadway. The costuming is out of Vegas. It’s produced with the top execs of Gaylord Entertainment in Nashville. Auditions are held throughout the country.” “I just myself was in New York for the Tony Awards and our Broadway tribute is just as good,” she added. That involves “The Lion King,” “Les Miserables,” “42nd Street” and “Phantom of the Opera.” The show is a huge production, she

ities of our time.” According to the Web site at www.warehousetheatre.com, the theatre company was begun in 1974 by a group who wanted something a little less commercial and more intimate. What they got was a 150-seat venue which has been up and running ever since. Their budget, according to the site, has more than doubled, increasing from $70,000 to $160,000. That is because they started with 275 season ticket subscribers and have grown to more than 550. The company considers as part of its responsibility the job of introducing plays to Greenville residents that they can’t search out for themselves. They strive to be an “antenna on the world” and bring that information to its residents.

The Alabama Theatre presents their signature production, “One: The Show,” at Myrtle Beach. said, involving high-energy choreography with over 5,000 dance steps. The show, which is their signature production, runs until Oct. 24. The Alabama Theatre is located in Barefoot Landing on Highway 17, North Myrtle Beach. Call (800) 342-2262 or (843) 272-1111 for ticket and other information. For directions, visit www.alabama-theatre.com. The Warehouse Theatre in Greenville, S.C., offers a Shakespeare in the park production in Cleveland Park, called the Upstate Shakespeare Festival. Performances begin at 7 p.m. “Much Ado About Nothing” will be shown through June 29. “King John” will be shown July 16-20, 23-27 and July 30-Aug. 3. One of the Warehouse’s stated goals is to “…explore/unleash/celebrate complex-

This season, it’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” which involves a tangled web of deception, which pretty much describes Shakespeare’s entire body of dramatic work, and “King John,” which is about the fall of a monarch. (Willie always did like to watch people come unraveled. I’m still not over “Titus Andronicus,” and seriously doubt I ever will be.) For information on the Upstate Shakespeare Festival – like how to find it, for instance – give them a call at (864) 235-6948, or e-mail them at tix@warehousetheatre.com. They are located at 37 Augusta Street in Greenville, S.C. And don’t forget Atlanta. The New American Shakespeare Tavern is a place to eat, drynk and be merrie. It is an actual tavern which serves up a dinner the-

atre. But you have to be on time, and don’t dally because your waiters are your entertainment! They will perform for you in (according to their Web site) handcrafted period costumes, and buckle swashes just for you. They have an interesting menu with items like Cornish pasty, Cornish gobble and shepherd’s pie. They even have a vegetarian shepherd’s pie. But that’s not the point. The point is … Shakespeare! “Twelfth Night,” which has been running since May 22, will end June 29. They’re going to take a little hiatus from June 30 through July 28 and reopen Aug. 1 with The Comedy Spectacular. The New American Shakespeare Tavern offers productions Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and on Sundays at 6:30 p.m. Regular prices are $19.50 Thursday and Sunday, $22.50 Friday and $24.50 Saturday. There are also discount ticket options, so ask about those when you call. The Tavern opens an hour and 15 minutes before showtime. They have Bass and Guinness on tap, which is a very important consideration. The Tavern can be found at 499 Peachtree Street NE in Atlanta. For info visit www.shakespearetavern.com. For ticket info inquire at boxoffice@shakespearetavern.com, and for other info inquire at jeanette@shakespearetavern.com. Or you can give them a ring at (404) 874-5299. Other dramatic happenings in Atlanta include “A Tribute to Lewis Grizzard,” which runs at the Canton Theatre from July 18-26, and is a theatre/dance experience. “Bat Boy: The Musical” shows at Dad’s Garage Theatre and runs July 3, 5, 6, 10-13, 17-20, and 24-26. This looks like a darkish comedy. I mean, come on – look at the plot. A half-boy, half-vampire bat is found, and the characters then proceed with a gothic morality tale. The performance starts at 8 p.m, and costs $15-$20. Dad’s Garage is located at 280 Elizabeth Street NE, Atlanta. It’s small, a 100-seater. According to www.accessatlanta.com, Dad’s Garage likes to bill itself as “theatre without a net.” The site also includes a map and detailed directions. If you would prefer to speak with a real, live human person, call one at (404) 523-3141. Now it’s time for the disclaimer. This is by no means a comprehensive list. But if you’re heading out of town because of the drama drought, then it will hopefully give you a few ideas to get you started. Enjoy the hunt!

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Artists Attempt To Alleviate Fear of Sculpture

By Rhonda Jones

live Sweet is a man on a mission. The British-born artist wants to bring sculpture to a sculpturestarved city. “That’s my training,” he said. “I was wondering why there hadn’t been any. I’ve tried to introduce it.” Of course, there has been some sculpture in Augusta. We have Richard Hunt’s “Tower of Aspirations” on Reynolds Street, and the Mary Pauline Gallery has brought in sculptors – including Richard Hunt – from time to time. The defunct Ergo Sum Gallery, which occupied the space where D.Timm’s Restaurant now sits, brought in sculptors as it was owned and operated by metal sculptor Gretchen Lothrop. But if you want to compare the amount of sculpture being shown to the amount of two-dimensional art such as painting and photography, then Sweet has hit the nail on the head. We found him in a roundabout sort of way. Aware that the Gertrude Herbert Institute is known for hosting interesting and sometimes surprising exhibits, a certain arts and entertainment editor was intrigued by the exhibit title “Portraiture in the Second and Third Dimensions,” and went to check it out. I found heads. Two of them, and Dorothy Eckman of the Gertrude Herbert explained that they were the sculpted self-portraits of a handful of adult students who had never done that sort of thing before. That was surprising, considering that the heads looked …well, like heads. I had to get to the source. So I had tea one afternoon with Clive and Diane Sweet, who confided that they had both been very surprised by people’s reactions to sculpture in this part of the world. Because, they said, people take to it much more easily in England. Clive said that the museum had not wanted to include the word sculpture in the title of the class, and that one of his students said she had felt some distaste for the medium. “I started speaking to one woman and she said if she thought it was sculpture, she wouldn’t have come. I thought, that’s really odd. I can’t work that out.” But she stuck with it, he said, and grew to like working with the materials. He speculated that the public sees sculpture as too big and too heavy to interact with. And maybe a bit too physical as well. “Maybe they think it’s not as relaxing a class as water colors,” Diane said. And as far as creating sculpture being intrinsically more difficult than creating paintings or drawings, Clive said it’s nothing more than “drawing in space,” and compares the physical act of doing it to the act of rearranging furniture or arranging flowers. Diane pointed out that, as far as difficulty goes, the painter is actually the one who has to deal in magic and illusion. “The problem with painting is, you’ve got to create the illusion of space.” Another sculptor in town – ASU art professor Brian Rust, who is currently preparing an exhibit for a show in Atlanta – responded to the question of difficulty. “Mm ... no, the conceptual part of it is probably no more hard than trying to draw or paint. It’s about taking a material and translating it in your mind through this material. That part is no more difficult than painting or drawing.” But sculpture, he said, is about plaster and wood and stone and metals and all kinds of other materials that have to be actually shaped into something else. “Then very quickly there becomes a more physical element to it. They’re (students) amazed that after two or three hours their arms hurt. They suggest they should be able to get a physical education credit out of my class.” He said you have to do things like use power tools and lift your end of something heavy. For exhibits, the artist also has to either pay to ship a piece or (and this is what Rust generally does) transport it yourself. Which means you have to have a truck, or a trailer. Sometimes both. And often, with a

particularly large piece, you will have to disassemble it and then reassemble it at the exhibition space. “People can basically show up for a drawing or painting class with canvas and box,” he said. With sculpture, he added, materials have to be procured, stored, fired. Not to mention all the machinery involved in the process, like kilns and whatever tools the artist needs to actually bring the form out of the materials. His own workspace, provided to him by ASU, is a large, multi-room garage-like area, with an additional warehouse for storage. The workspace itself is the size of a small house, and contains enough odds and ends to arouse the envy of any self-respecting supply store. Or hardware store. Some sculptures require, not the use of a chisel, but of chainsaws or welding equipment. So he has to spend a lot of time showing students how to use the equipment. Rust said that, where the Sweets are from, that wouldn’t happen. There would be technicians on hand to provide that sort of instruction, and the professor would stick to ... well, professing. He has theories as well, about why the Sweets experienced such culture shock in the American art scene. “They came to the States basically thinking this is this Mecca of the arts scene. They came basically from around London. They got a rude awakening when they came here to Augusta.” Rust is with Sweet in his endeavor to nurture more sculptors. “I think, in the last 11 years that I’ve been teaching at ASU, I’ve seen more students trying more installationbased stuff.” He named artist Joanna Delaney as someone who thought she hated working in the three-dimensional realm, and so put off her sculpture classes. When she finally got around to them, though, she fell in love with the medium. Now, she carves detailed shapes from great chunks of wood – with a chainsaw. “There’s not as much sculpture in Augusta as I’d like to

Top Left: Brian Rust adjusts “Terra Mudra.” Top Right: “Cheese and Checkers” by Clive Sweet. Bottom: Clive and Diane Sweet. see,” she said, adding that she supposes it’s because people have more of an understanding of two-dimensional art, because that’s what they’re exposed to most often, on calendars, in books and on television. She caught the sculpting bug, she said, when she went to Italy and saw the work of Michaelangelo. “I came back and took a sculpture class and I saw Brian carving all the time and I thought, ‘I want to do that. It looks like fun.’” And, she added, some of those things that turn some people off of sculpture – like the sheer physical bulk of the projects – actually promotes community among sculptors in a way that painting doesn’t. Sculptors need each other. “You can’t get something that weighs 300 pounds onto the back of a truck by yourself,” she said. “There’s a great sense of community, especially at ASU.”

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here’s a new kid in town. Its name is the Jessye Norman School of the Arts, and it needs someone to play with. The board of directors of its parent company, the Rachel Longstreet Foundation, is looking to build up a staff of arts instructors in the four disciplines – music, drama, dance and visual arts – before their opening date in September. Their advisory council, which will be responsible for choosing the instructors, is made up of the following members of the arts community: Council Chair Arthur Ross III, Augusta Symphony; Beverly Barnhart, principal, Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School, retired; Ron Colton, director of Augusta Ballet; Keith Shafer, music director, St. Paul’s Church; Kitty Lamb, music teacher, retired, Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School; Jon Posey, art teacher, Tubman Middle School; Russell Brown, performing artist; Jamie Garvey, music director, St. John United Methodist Church; Myra Hobbs, music teacher, Tubman Middle School; Barbara Feldman, director, Storyland Theatre; Council Vice-Chair Lori Johnson, assistant principal, Tubman Middle School; Linda Bannister, Fine Arts Department, Augusta State University; Lillie Morris, visual artist; Elaine Norman Sturkey, nurse, St. Joseph Hospital. Cindy O’Brien, who is on the board of directors for the Rachel Longstreet Foundation, which is the school’s parent organization, recently spoke with The Spirit about the purpose of the school. “It’s almost like a conservatory,” she said. “We’ll start with middle-school students who are gifted or have potential talent in the arts.” The Jessye Norman School of the Arts will start by offering its classes to students from Tubman Middle School. Four days a week, they will be bussed, after their school day ends, to St. John’s United Methodist Church for about an hour and a half of instruction. And it won’t cost the students or their families one red cent. She pointed out that this is not just a place for kids to hang out after school. “This is a school for serious study. They have to audition. They have to sign contracts. There will be instruction by master artists.” The programs will follow a pattern similar to those offered at colleges and universities. The first semester or two, she said, the students will study all four disciplines, no matter where their talent seems to fall when they arrive. “We want them to explore them all,” O’Brien said. “You never know. Someone who loves to play the piano may also be a sculptor.” After that, she said, they will choose a major and a minor. Linda Scales, who is president of the Rachel Longstreet Foundation, chuckled when asked how the school was conceived. “It was (board members) Penny Johnson, Cindy O’Brien and I doing some brainstorming.” The Rachel Longstreet Foundation is a non-

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profit organization, Scales explained, designed to bring opportunities to disadvantaged children. The Jessye Norman School of the Arts is their second project. O’Brien told The Spirit that their first project was Virginia’s Playground, which is near St. Paul’s Church downtown, and which is equipped with things that children at a physical disadvantage can enjoy – such as the sand table that is just the right height for a child in a wheelchair. She explained how the Rachel Longstreet Foundation got its name. Many of the foundation’s board members are also members of St. Paul’s, and so they knew about Rachel Longstreet, who is the youngest child buried at the church, and whose father was active in the community. The school received its name from Augustaborn opera singer Jessye Norman. “She has endowed the school initially, and we know that she will help us continue to keep the school in operation,” O’Brien said. “We will, of course, if there’s any grant money out there, we’ll try to look for that as well. But we’re open to anyone who would like to contribute to this unique school.” At the moment, she said, they are putting together a list of instructors, as well as a curriculum and audition criteria. They have the support of the Richmond County Board of Education as well, O’Brien said. “Dr. Larke has personally said he loves it and is very happy that the community is doing things for the students in his system,” O’Brien said. The school is contracting with the Art Factory for instructors. If you’re interested, contact the Art Factory’s David Tucker at 731-0008 or e-mail him at artfactoryinc@comcast.net. Though the program will be initially offered only to Tubman Middle School students in the beginning, it will eventually expand to include other schools, O’Brien said. Rachel Longstreet Foundation president Linda Scales said the school will open Sept. 8, and that Jessye Norman has said she will be present for the opening.

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Cinema Movie Listings Alex & Emma (PG-13) — The set ting is Boston and is almost entirely on two sets – the big lof t of Alex (Luke Wilson), facing writer's block on his second novel and under ex treme pressure to pay of f gambling debts, and a 1920s mansion that houses the improvised book story. Alex dictates, in glib spoonfuls of exposition, a Prohibition-Era romantic trifle to his new stenographer Emma (Kate Hudson). She serves as critic and muse and perky foil. Clearly, Alex and Emma will fall in love, but this is so very clear that the story can only spin its twist of cot ton candy, as the stars play with moods and zips of "inspiration." Cast: Kate Hudson, Luke Wilson, Sophie Marceau, David Paymer, Rob Reiner. Running time: 1 hr., 40 mins. (Elliot t) ★1/2 Anger Management (PG-13) — Af ter "assaulting" a stewardess on a flight, doofy Dave (Adam Sandler) is ordered by a cour t into anger therapy. That means bonding with Buddy (Jack Nicholson), anger management guru, and time with Buddy's pet circle of hair-trigger loons, including Luis Guzman as a gay par ty beast and John Tur turro as a rage-aholic called Chuck. Buddy and Dave get in each other's hair, play mean pranks on each other, trade frat-level penis jokes, run up to Boston, and return to New York, where both seem to have something going with Dave's girlfriend (Marisa Tomei). "Anger Management" is not bad enough to make you angry, because inevitably the cast cooks up some silly fun. Cast: Jack Nicholson, Adam Sandler, John Tur turro, Marisa Tomei, Luis Guzman, Woody Harrelson. Running time: 1 hr., 35 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ Bringing Down the House (PG-13) — Queen Latifah smoothly pockets "Bringing Down the House" as Charlene, a good-hear ted fugitive from the law, turning to a starchy, divorced ta x at torney for refuge and suppor t. Steve Mar tin is the lawyer, Peter. The core idea of this very simple comedy is pure buzz of contrast: Latifah is abundantly, explosively black, while Mar tin

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may be the whitest man ever to star in movies. Latifah rides out the nonsense in her queenly, Pearl Bailey style. It's a cookie-cut comedy. The movie delivers its very manufactured goods, but it lacks the guts to be a meaningful comedy. Cast: Steve Mar tin, Queen Latifah, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright, Jean Smar t, Bet ty White. Running time: 1 hr., 45 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ Bruce Almighty (PG-13) — Jim Carrey is Bruce, the goofy features repor ter on a TV station in Buf falo. He aspires to become a "serious" anchor, but af ter blowing his cool on the air, loses his job and has a rif t with his sweet, please-marry-me girlfriend (Jennifer Aniston). There cometh unto Buf falo the Almighty (Morgan Freeman). The Lord loans his powers to Bruce. Time for some payback, some wild stunts, some sexual dazzling of Aniston, some nudges of satire. Like Mel Brooks as Moses in "History of the World, Par t I," Carrey has climbed the comical Mount Sinai and, like Brooks, he has dropped a tablet on the way down. One of the pieces is "Bruce Almighty." Cast: Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Baker Hall, Catherine Bell. Running time: 1 hr., 45 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ Bulletproof Monk (PG-13) — Pity poor Chow Yun-Fat. Af ter making a string of forget table movies such as "The Replacement Killers" and "Anna and the King," it appeared he had finally hit his stride with 2000's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." His newest flick, "Bulletproof Monk," unfor tunately, is a major step backward. Chow stars as the "Monk With No Name" and is charged with protecting a scroll of unbelievable power. If the scroll falls into the wrong hands, it could mean the end of the world as we know it. And of course, the scroll is being pursued by Stern - a Nazi who wants to shape the world in his image. All of this, of course, leads to a final showdown between the Monk and the Nazi. If you have to ask who'll win, then

you haven't seen too many of these so-called action films. Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scot t, Jaime King, Karel Roden, Victoria Smur fit. Running time: 1 hr., 44 mins. ★★

Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (PG-13) —

Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu return as a threesome of girl detectives equally adept at going undercover and having fun. This time, they’re called on to investigate the thef t of the information in a database of witness protection program profiles af ter five of the people on the list are murdered. Cast: Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, John Cleese, Crispin Glover, Mat t LeBlanc, Shia LeBeouf, Bernie Mac, Demi Moore. Daddy Day Care (PG) — Looking very much like the engorged warm-up for a future TV sitcom, "Daddy Day Care" stars Eddie Murphy and Jef f Garlin as cereal company promo men who lose their jobs, then star t a home day-care facility. There is an absurdly snooty villain (Anjelica Huston), owner of a posh day-care school. The kids are central casting darlings. The movie, which has a stern warning against sugar-based cereals, is sugared cereal. Cast: Eddie Murphy, Anjelica Huston, Jef f Garlin, Steve Zahn, Regina King. Running time: 1 hr., 35 mins. (Elliot t) ★★

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (PG-13) — may be the dumbest, at least

this year. Sad, for those who recall its very popular and funny parent. 1994's "Dumb and Dumber " had Jim Carrey (Lloyd) and Jef f Daniels (Harry) as per fectly cast dodo buddies who don't know they are stupid losers. As slob soul mates, they achieved a rare blend: crass with finesse. Now, the finesse is gone. For the new, young H&L, Eric Christian Olsen as Lloyd looks like a teen Carrey, and has some of the crazed ego energy. Derek Richardson has Daniels' flying hair and

pudding face, but without the sly craf t that Daniels brought to foolishness. It's a prequel, and in high school the boys bond so firm and fast that soon the movie stages a slow-mo salute to their friendship. You must be very challenged to enjoy stuf f like that. Cast: Eric Christian Olsen, Derek Richardson, Rachel Nichols, Cheri Oteri, Luis Guzman, Eugene Levy. Running time: 1 hr., 22 mins. (Elliot t) ★ Final Destination 2 (R) — As in the first movie, a group of teen-agers manages to cheat death. But death, unsatisfied with the teens’ getaway, pursues in a myriad of disturbing ways. Kimberly, driving a group of friends to Florida, has a premonition that helps them avoid being caught in a fatal freeway pileup. Death has other plans. Cast: Ali Lar ter, A.J. Cook, Michael Landes, T.C. Carson, Jonathan Cherry, James Kirk, Tony Todd. Finding Nemo (G) — A father clown fish (Alber t Brooks) tracks young son Nemo through the Pacific to Sydney, Australia, af ter the small fry is caught and sold for a fish tank. Ellen DeGeneres voices adorable Dory, who is very pret ty and helpful as Marlin's search mate. The humans are alien invaders, big and nearly thoughtless. If "Finding Nemo" is just another of our plex distractions, then it's a giddy bummer, but as a whimsical warning with bite, it arrives just in time. Helping to make the seas a lasting realm for real Nemos could be the good, giving backwash of "Finding Nemo." Cast: Alber t Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, Austin Pendleton, Vicki Lewis, Geof frey Rush, Barry Humphries. Running time: 1 hr., 41 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★★ From Justin to Kelly (PG) — Last year’s “American Idol: The Search for a Superstar” winner, Kelly Clarkson, and runner-up Justin Guarini star as

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college students who head to Miami for spring break. The two meet up, fall in love, and, yes, sing and dance their way across the beach. Cast: Kelly Clarkson, Justin Guarini, Katherine Bailess, Brandon Henschel, Anika Noni Rose. Head of State (PG-13) — “Head of State” marks the directorial debut of comic Chris Rock, who also cowrote the screenplay. He stars as an unlikely presidential candidate, a down-on-his-luck government employee about to lose his job. Thrust into presidential candidacy by his par ty when the par ty’s original presidential nominee unexpectedly dies, Rock appeals to the country’s par ty vein to try and win the election. Bernie Mac stars as his brother and running mate. Cast: Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Dylan Baker, Tamala Jones, Robin Givens. Holes (PG) — Adapted by Louis Sachar from his highly successful novel, "Holes" has a thick shellac of literary fidelity — Sachar trying to tuck his book elements into one of the quirkiest movies Disney has ever released. "Holes" is mostly set in a juvenile detention camp in the deser t. Teen boys are made to dig big holes to find a legendary Old West crime treasure, coveted by the whip-voiced warden (Sigourney Weaver), her yokel henchman called Mr. Sir (Jon Voight) and their prissy assistant (Tim Blake Nelson). The new boy on the digging detail is Stanley Yelnats. My kids liked it somewhat more than I did, which probably sums up the movie about as well as any thing should. Cast: Jon Voight, Sigourney Weaver, Shia LaBeouf, Khleo Thomas, Tim Blake Nelson, Henry Winkler, Ear tha Kit t. Running time: 1 hr., 51 mins. ★★1/2 Hollywood Homicide (PG-13) — As an L.A. cop par tner, rumpled veteran Harrison Ford plays Senior as a leathery grinner who always gets his man, still has a hunter's eye for women and hustles real estate deals while chasing crooks. Josh Har tnet t's Junior is a dead cop's son, but cannot shoot straight, is a veggie and teaches yoga. Junior really wants to be an actor. The antic "plot" is from some kind of slag heap. The main villain is a record producer who doesn't just rip of f black talent, but also murders them. "Hollywood Homicide" reeks from its slumming, cynical exploitation of Hollywood as a junky old tar t, and Ford even cracks a wist ful line, about when the town was glamorous. That must have been back in his days as a carpenter. He should have hammered a nail through this script and mailed it back. Cast: Harrison Ford, Josh Har tnet t, Keith David, Lena Olin, Bruce Greenwood, Lolita Davidovich. Running time: 1 hr., 48 mins. (Elliot t) ★

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

should be retitled "How To Lose a Movie in 10 Minutes." The spirited opening credits are a clever visual and musical introduction to Andie Anderson (Kate Hudson) as she dashes and fumbles though research for "how-to" ar ticles published in a glitzy women's magazine. But all promise evaporates when the lame dialogue begins. Andie is destined to meet Mat thew McConaughey's womanizing adver tising executive, Ben Barry, whose major goal is snagging the world's biggest diamond account. These two up-andcoming New York hot ties bump along through the contrived plot, which involves Andie's "how to lose a guy" assignment and Ben's bet with competing co-workers that he can make a woman fall in love with him — all in the same 10-day deadline. The teasers for "10 Days" tout: "One of them is lying. So is the other." Ah, yes, the per fect date movie. Cast: Kate Hudson, Mat thew McConaughey, Adam Goldberg, Bebe Neuwir th. Running time: 1 hr., 50 mins. (Wood) ★1/2 The Hulk (PG-13) — It's excessive and too long, but with exciting macho blows away at machismo. The nerdy, but more than sturdy scientist Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) becomes a plaintive monster, morphed by digital ef fects into a furious green giant. The Hulk doesn't merely leap tall buildings in a single bound. He springs over Wile E. Coyote canyons and falls from the upper atmosphere into San Francisco Bay and turns huge U.S. tanks into twisted toys. "The Hulk" presses on like a Wagner opera of "Fight Club." You can end up pulverized and satisfied, whipped and wowed. Cast: Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliot t, Nick Nolte, Josh Lucas, Paul Kersey. Running time: 2 hrs., 15 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★ The Italian Job (PG-13) — If you must remake "The Italian Job," the way to go is demonstrated by F. Gary Gray's highly professional makeover. The 1969 heist was for $4 million in gold in Turin; the new one is for $35 million in gold in Venice. In place of Michael Caine as the top heister, there is Mark Wahlberg. Donald Sutherland appears with his patented aura of suave, cheeky sincerity, yet does not linger. So the crew is planning revenge against icy sociopath and ex-par tner Steve (Ed Nor ton). Steve has fled to Los Angeles with the loot. "The Italian Job" is the real kickoff of summer and also the best remake since "The Thomas Crown Affair" got a delicious new lease on life. Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland, Ed Nor ton, Seth Green, Jason Statham, Mos Def. Running time: 1 hr., 51 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★1/2

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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (G) — A perky,

delight ful, beautifully animated car toon frolic about the Nickelodeon kid genius with the frontal duck tail. Jimmy, his dog and pals rescue the parents from an alien planet, riding there on a stellar theme park. It's cute in a truly engaging way. Cast: Debi Derryberry, Mar tin Shor t, Patrick Stewar t, Rob Paulsen. 1 hr., 26 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★ Kangaroo Jack (PG) — Two childhood friends, Charlie (Jerry O'Connell) and Louis (Anthony Anderson), from Brooklyn are forced to deliver a mysterious envelope to Australia af ter one of them accidentally causes the police to raid a mob warehouse. En route to the land down under, Louis peeks in the package and discovers that it contains $50,000. Af ter the guys arrive in the Outback, they accidentally run over a kangaroo. Louis decides to take pictures of the animal and even puts shades and his lucky jacket on the 'roo, which is only stunned and hops away with the jacket containing the money. Now the guys are forced to chase the animal through the Outback, or they'll have to repay the mob with their lives. The real star of "Kangaroo Jack" is the beautiful Outback. That alone may be wor th the price of admission. Or not. Cast: Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Estella Warren, Christopher Walken, Dyan Cannon, Mar ton Csokas. Running time: 1 hr., 30 mins. (McCormick) ★

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

heavy in heroic mood, this is a film for addicts of the series. Lit tle Frodo is marginalized as Viggo Mor tensen leads the defense of a castle from hordes of vicious scumballs, and the two grand beards (Ian McKellan, Christopher Lee) contend for Middle Ear th. There's a little schizo in a wispy loincloth, expressively per formed and voiced, but the almost Stone Age mythology rolls over us like layers of geology. 3 hrs. (Elliot t) ★★ Malibu’s Most Wanted (PG-13) — Brad “Brad” Gluckman ain’t no Eminem. He’s Malibu’s worst rapper, a rich white boy who thinks he has the nuances of the hip-hop lifestyle down pat. Nothing could be fur ther from the truth, and when B-rad’s embarrassing antics creep into his father’s campaign for governor of California, the family decides that some tough love might be in order. Cast: Jamie Kennedy, Blair Underwood, Ryan O’Neal, Taye Diggs. The Matrix: Reloaded (R) — Keanu Reeves is back as Neo, empowered hero. Also, savior of the human race that was inside the cybernetic Matrix, enslaved as "cat tle," but has now fled to a life in an underground city. A blur of sci-fi and head comix cliches and "1984" gone 2003, the movie is overwhelmingly designed, but underwhelmingly imagined. There is the Matrix and the Oracle and the Keymaker and the Architect. Humor is kept minimal, as that could pop the gas balloon. The packaging is cosmic, success inevitable. Success feeds success. "The Matrix Revolutions" is set for Nov. 7. Time for Harry Pot ter and Frodo Baggins to join forces and get mad. Cast: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinket t Smith. Running time: 2 hrs., 18 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ Phone Booth (R) — Stu Shepard (Colin Farrell) fancies that he is a new-glam guy, but he is just another wannabe Sidney Falco, a publicist who dresses in yup-style display threads (markdown Italian suits and deep-color shir ts) while he pitches, schmoozes and snidely snipes at people, of ten on a cell phone. Suddenly, he has to endure a real sniper, a mysterious psycho who calls him in the phone booth, tells him to stay there "or I will kill you," and then torments Stu with truths about his glib, weaseling life. Director Joel Schumacher pumps the nonsense avidly, using touches — smeary jumps, zooms, speed-ups, split-screen

multiples — that were get ting old when MTV was only a noisy rug rat. Cast: Colin Farrell, Forest Whitaker, Katie Holmes, Radha Mitchell, Kiefer Sutherland. Running time: 1 hr., 21 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ Rugrats Go Wild (PG) — It's a synergistic cocktail, bringing together car toon figures from two big Nickelodeon TV shows, "Rugrats" and "The Wild Thornberrys," for a string of gags without a plot. Unless, as plot, you call being stranded on a deser t island that isn't really deser ted an "adventure." This TV promo gizmo and baby sit ter is an awfully small movie, though a Nickelodeon release boasts of $100 million in tie-ins and lists nine major companies. Cast: Tim Curry, Michael Bell, Lacey Chaber t, LL Cool J, Bruce Willis. Running time: 1 hr., 24 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ 28 Days Later (R) — A virus with nasty symptoms – namely, turning its victims into murder machines – escapes from a British research facility and, af ter 28 days, destroys most of Ear th’s population. In London, a small group of survivors band together to forge a new future for the planet. But should they fear the resurgence of the virus – or each other? Cast: Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Megan Burns, Christopher Eccleston, Brendan Gleeson, Leo Bill. 2 Fast 2 Furious (PG-13) — The speed par ty "2 Fast 2 Furious" is 2 silly 2 believe and 2 cliched 2 be very enter taining. 2 bad. It stars Paul Walker, back as Brian from the 2001 summer hit "The Fast and the Furious," in which he was an undercover cop and rival, then pal, of mechanic and street racer Dom (Vin Diesel). Walker gets to appear slight nex t to the big rack of torso Tyrese, cast as racer and ex-con Roman Pearce. The set ting is now Miami. The script is a chop-shop quickie with a greasy aroma of "Miami Vice." The car scenes are so heavily edited and accessorized with tech-freak dazzle that even the blasting finish collapses into a string of stunts. This film is just a motorized budget. Cast: Paul Walker, Tyrese, Cole Hauser, Eva Mendes, James Remar. Running time: 1 hr., 44 mins. (Elliot t) ★1/2 View From the Top (PG-13) — An amusing fluf f comedy. Gwyneth Paltrow rela xes her chic charm into the cute role of Donna, a sky-dreaming airline stewardess who wants the Paris run, but gets stuck for a while in Cleveland. She's gorgeous, ginchy and only a lit tle airheaded. As her mentors, Mike Myers and Candice Bergen add comic pepper, while Christina Applegate is her sneaky rival and Mark Ruf falo the dreamboat who comes, goes and returns. Eric Wald's very commercial script was neatly stylized as a retro cupcake by director Bruno Barreto and photographer Af fonso Beato. 1 hr., 27 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★ The Wild Thornberrys (PG) — Big-screen version of the animated Nickeloden series about a family who travels around the world to make nature documentaries. While in Africa, 12-year-old Eliza learns that she can speak with animals and, with their help, aims to stop a group of poachers. Cast: Lacey Chaber t, Tim Curry, Ruper t Everet t, Flea, Lynn Redgrave, Marisa Tomei. Wrong Turn (R) — Bad luck befalls Chris (Desmond Harrington) when he sets out on a threehour tour to Raleigh for a job interview. He’s barely star ted down the freeway when an accident up ahead halts traffic. Taking a windy and isolated dir t road to get around the jam, Chris doesn’t see the SUV full of teens that is stopped in the middle of the road, tires mysteriously blown out. Investigating the accident scene, the group finds a strand of barbed wire stretched across the road — could it be a trap? Cast: Eliza Dushku, Desmond Harrington, Jeremy Sisto, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Lindy Booth. Running time: 1 hr., 50 mins. —Capsules compiled from movie reviews written by David Elliott, film critic for The San Diego Union-Tribune and other staff writers.

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Self-Effacing Humor Makes “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” Fun

mid a summer filled with Terminators and Hulks, who knew the most amazing special effect to emerge would be Demi Moore’s six-pack? Such is one of the many revelations unearthed by the infectiously fun “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.” A wonderful pastiche of ‘70s and ‘80s pop culture, this followup to the goofy screen version of the titular TV series is a kitschy joy ride featuring an assortment of wonderful cameos, joyous dance numbers and acrobatic ass-kicking. With a new Bosley on board (a very funny Bernie Mac steps in for Bill Murray) and a new villain to conquer (Moore steps in for Sam Rockwell), the Angels are on a quest to save the witness protection program and one of its most important members. When two rings, which together unlock the names of all those in the protective custody of the FBI, are stolen from high government officials, the Angels learn that one of their own, Dylan Sanders (Drew Barrymore), was once Helen Zass. After all the rump jokes are played out, the

Angels are put to work to recover the rings and save their former Helen from her bad to the bone ex-boyfriend, Irish mafioso Seamus O’Grady (Justin Theroux). Donning a nasty grimace, a ripped torso and an array of body tattoos (a` la Robert De Niro in “Cape Fear”), Seamus is out to get revenge on the woman who put him behind bars. Further up the food chain, fallen angel and astrologer extraordinaire Madison Lee (Moore) is pulling the strings of the thugs thrown into the Angels’ path. And, sent on a wild goose chase that brings them to Mongolia, the beaches of Cali, a noholds-barred dirt-bike race and a nunnery, the Angels have no shortage of costumes and shenanigans to unveil. From welders to surfers to strippers, the trio of female leads show off their assets in every frame. Ironically enough, with all the tender young flesh on display, it’s the elder Moore who seems to get the most lavish screen treatment. From her Bo Derek entrance on the beach to her gold plated pistols, everything about Madison Lee is

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chillingly untouchable. In her brilliant return to the silver screen, Moore is slowly unveiled as her cloaked character decimates the enemy slowly and in secrecy. The effect works, as it’s oddly relieving to see the former queen of Hollywood back where she belongs and in such mind-bogglingly taut physical shape. Whether it’s endless sessions with the trainer, a rumored raw vegetable diet, digital enhancement, good old-fashioned plastic surgery or all of the above, one of the most jaw-dropping visuals here is Moore’s body. The busts, butts and abs of Lucy Liu and Cameron Diaz finally get second billing to Demi’s fatless form. (Sadly, Drew Barrymore seems like the chubby third wheel, forced to hover in the corner in oversized t-shirts and jeans.) But, in the end, “Full Throttle” is about much more than Demi Moore’s stomach. Diaz, Barrymore and Liu are a wonderful trio in a summer blockbuster that, thankfully, realizes saving the world and making big-budget entertainment are often equally laughable endeavors best enjoyed when they’re self-effacing.

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puting and critter morphing, with Lee using split screens more than any ‘60s wonderboy, the film invigorates its story of genetic doom by playing so effusively with its shape and rhythm. Lee is a smart director who pushes the contours of genres: the family comedy with “Eat Drink Man Woman,” the Jane Austen drama with “Sense and Sensibility,” the generational soaper with “The Ice Storm,” the Civil War film with “Ride With the Devil,” the martial arts saga with “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” Adult and adroit, with a great eye, he has sometimes seemed a little tranced by his fine taste. That’s impossible with a Marvel monster mash, and the best energy of “Hulk” is not the destruction parties with huge dogs or buzzing helicopters. It is Ang Lee and the great David Lynch cinematographer Frederick Elmes cutting loose for a marathon looting of elements from “Frankenstein,” the Bond films, “Batman,” “Godzilla,” “Wild Wild West,” “King Kong,” “The Nutty Professor,” “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” maybe even Hulk Hogan. Apart from the always appealing and sensibly sexy Jennifer Connelly as Bruce’s love, “Hulk” is a rally for hulks. Male violence is a constant threat and, along with the green gladiator, there is the fireball Gen. Ross (Sam Elliott, whose virile fury sometimes gentles down to a soft rage), Josh Lucas as a corporate sadist and Nolte as the ultimate tantrum crank on a mission. The finis moment should be Connelly and Bana on a San Francisco street, entwined in tenderness, encircled by guns, but “Hulk” presses on like a Wagner opera of “Fight Club.” You can end up pulverized and satisfied, whipped and wowed.

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f everything had gone according to plan, we’d be devoting this space to the 10th Street Block Party. But everything didn’t go according to plan – at least not to Soul Bar owner Coco Rubio’s plan. Rubio is one of the organizers of the First Friday/Fourth of July event. Tenth Street, which is usually closed off during First Friday, will not be blocked off this month, making plans to stage an outdoor concert there impossible. “I think even if there weren’t any bands playing for First Friday that they should still block off 10th Street, because it’s such a busy, busy street during First Friday,” Rubio said. “There’s so many people that cross 10th Street.” And that, he said, is on a typical First Friday, not one that happens to coincide with Independence Day. The city of Augusta has estimated 100,000 people will be celebrating downtown July 4, according to Chris Naylor, executive director of Main Street Augusta, which plans the monthly First Friday festivities. “Because this particular First Friday falls on the Fourth, they’re anticipating quite a few more people,” said Naylor. And with an elevated number of people on the streets, Augusta’s department of public safety is concerned that blocked-off streets may hinder the ability of emergency vehicles to navigate the crowded downtown area. “Because of recent or past situations with terrorism, public safety felt it would be better to keep the streets open for public safety vehicles,” Naylor said. “With the fireworks demonstration planned downtown and the large number of people expected to be there, the decision was made not to close any streets, that (safety) being the primary reason,” said Captain Jim Griffin of the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office. But some, like Rubio, just don’t buy it. “To me, it’s common sense that it’s more safe to block it off and make it pedestrian friendly,” he said. “Even if it is that crowded, to me it’s more reason to have that area be a little special, pedestrian-friendly area, especially if they do it every month anyway.” With July 4 also being a national holiday, cities throughout the United States are fortifying their fireworks celebrations with increased police presence. “I even got something from Chris Naylor that said, since it was a federal holiday, that the Office of Homeland Security was involved with it and was warning cities about possible terrorist attacks, I guess,” Rubio said. “I guess you’re not supposed to argue with Homeland Security.”

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Though police presence will be stepped up to handle the inflated crowd, Griffin said that a number of officers are always on hand during First Friday celebrations. “Chris (Naylor) usually calls about a week prior to First Friday and requests deputies to be assigned down there,” said Griffin. “We usually have crime suppression in the area as well to kind of increase law enforcement presence. We’re usually down there. … When it is the Fourth of July and the fireworks and other events, there will be a number of on-duty officers who will have traffic control responsibilities.” The only roadway scheduled to be closed off is Reynolds Street near the fireworks viewing areas, according to Griffin. With 10th Street remaining open, Rubio and the other planners of the 10th Street Block Party have opted to cancel the event, rather than scramble to find another area. “It’s a good place, and it really seems to me to be the epicenter of First Friday activities,” he said. “I had 10 bands that were all ready and they were doing it for free to show community involvement within the bands. They were all happy to share equipment, work together. … (The cancellation) leaves them with a bad taste in their mouth.” The lineup included The Vellotones, the Elliot Holden Group, Jemani, Turtleneck, the Livingroom Legends, Deathstar, Snapdragon, the Shaun Piazza Band, the Hellblinki Sextet and The Big Mighty. Many of the bands, Rubio said, had changed their plans in order to play the block party. “I apologize to all the bands who were all excited about it, and some bands had cancelled other engagements,” said Rubio. Though organizers are hoping to schedule a similar event on an upcoming First Friday, Rubio doesn’t hide his disappointment over the cancellation of an event he’s been looking forward to, especially considering the last two First Fridays were rained out and attendance numbers had started to grow again after dropping off during the colder months and after October’s First Friday fiasco. “We all know that with the previous problems we’ve had, we need some positive things going on First Friday,” Rubio said. “I’m not going to fight. My thing is, look, we should be doing this; this is something we want to do; we’ll be trying to do something again in the future.”

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oon it will be time to get out that “little green plastic.” The second part of RADIOHEAD’S U.S. tour has been announced, and an Atlanta date for Oct. 6 at Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheater has been confirmed. Although tickets are not yet on sale, fans might want to sign up for TicketMaster’s “Auto-notify” service, as they won’t last long. At the band’s upcoming Red Rocks show in Colorado, tickets sold out in just nine minutes! Radiohead’s “Hail to the Thief” is already considered by many to be a strong contender for album of the year. No Fake Adios Here Dept. No, STEELY DAN certainly is not going out of business, but “Everything Must Go.” The followup (in stores now) to WALTER BECKER and DONALD FAGEN’S Grammy Award-winning 2000 release, “Two Against Nature,” is stronger and more relaxed than its much-honored predecessor. Veteran New York studio guitarist HUGH MCCRACKEN, whose hundreds of credits include ARETHA FRANKLIN and PAUL MCCARTNEY, is the only main “hired gun” supplementing the Dan and their road band from the last album. As tasteful as the proceedings are, one can’t help but continue to miss LARRY CARLTON, whose innovative and soulful guitar work graced many of Steely Dan’s earlier discs. Look for the Dan in Atlanta this September. SISTER HAZEL and EDWIN MCCAIN return to Atlanta June 28 for a show at Atlanta’s Chastain Park. Both artists are trying to recapture the success they enjoyed in the late ‘90s. Sister Hazel’s latest is “Chasing Daylight,” while McCain’s most recent album is the acoustic “Austin Sessions.” Yes, But Is it Loaded? Dept. VELVET REVOLVER is the official name of the new supergroup we told you about in these pages last month. Former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS leader SCOTT WEILAND and GUNS ‘N’ ROSES members MATT SORUM, DUFF MCKAGAN and SLASH made their L.A. debut last week. Their extremely well-received set included STP’s “Sex Type Thing” as well as the new Velvet Revolver track “Set Me Free,” the latter of which is featured in the new “Hulk” flick. The band’s debut album is scheduled for late winter if all participants (especially the legally-challenged Weiland) remain somewhat sober and out of jail. WILCO fans who just can’t get enough of the terrific “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” disc can access free downloads of outtakes from the group’s Web site. At

DIDO WilcoWeb.com, the group has alternate takes of “Camera,” “More Like the Moon,” and four others. It’s hard to believe that the band had to initially release the album themselves, as it’s become their best-selling disc to date. DIDO’S second album, “Life for Rent,” is finished and should be ready for release in September. Her first disc, the multi-platinum “No Angel,” will be a tough act to follow, especially since EMINEM sampled the song “Thank You” for use in his worldwide smash “Stan.” Turner’s Quick Notes SUGAR RAY, MATCHBOX TWENTY and AMERICAN HI-FI perform at Atlanta’s Philips Arena on June 28 ... STEVE WINWOOD marks his 36th year as a recording artist with “About Time,” out this week ... Look for a major DAVID BOWIE tour later this year ... The reunited and surviving members of THE DOORS are set for an Oct. 24 show at Chastain Park with IAN ASTBURY of the CULT handling MORRISON’S role ... DMB member BOYD TINSLEY’S first disc, “True Reflection,” is out this week. Turner’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Jeopardy A. This rock star once said, “Damn, I look good with guns.” Q. Who is Ted Nugent?

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Ozzy Osbourne: Family man. Could this man be the father of your child?

What the %$#@? It looks like this time, Ozzy’s not the one who is confused. A woman has claimed that Ozzy Osbourne fathered her 6-year-old child, and is asking for an undisclosed amount of money to settle the matter out of court. Osbourne, however, claims he wouldn’t jeopardize his marriage and his family life by fooling around behind Sharon’s back – and anyway, he’s fixed: Ozzy says he had a vasectomy 17 years ago. Eminem Strikes Again Eminem took a silly shot at Michael Jackson earlier this week from the balcony of his room at the Art House Hotel in Glasgow, Scotland. To the delight of British photographers, Eminem appeared on the balcony wearing a surgical mask and toting a baby doll, which he then dangled over the railing, Jackson-style, before throwing the doll up in the air and catching it.

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eral public-records procedures, to investigative photos that depicted his victim’s genitals. • The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco overturned the “armed robbery” conviction of Deshon Rene Odom in May, saying that even though Odom had a gun in his waistband, he hadn’t meant for anyone at the bank he was robbing to see it, and therefore that he was not legally “armed.” The court said that the federal law speaks only of using a gun, not carrying one; on the other hand, the court acknowledged that if Odom had waved around a toy gun that looked real, that would be enough for “armed” robbery. • A 70-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman pleaded no contest to public indecency in New Philadelphia, Ohio, in June after their arrest for engaging in sex acts in a booth at a Hardee’s restaurant. Though it was the couple’s first lewdness charge, the prosecutor told the judge that it was not the first time they had done something like that. Inexplicable • Ken Rohrer, an elementary school principal in Michigan City, Ind., resigned in April, two weeks after he had (apparently as a joke) decided to appear on the school’s classroom TV system making his daily announcements while portraying an Iraqi character, denouncing “lying” Americans and the Bush administration and charging that the upcoming school ice cream social would be held as scheduled, even though Iraqis were starving. • A joint resolution commissioning a statue to recognize the anti-abortion movement in South Carolina is currently making its way through the state House of Representatives. In the original proposal in circulation until May, the statue that sponsors thought would best celebrate unborn children was to be a huge (6-foot-tall) fetus. (Some supporters have suggested an alternative design.) The Virtues of Patience • Recently, police, faced with thieves whom they suspected had swallowed their contraband in order to avoid detection, had to wait and let nature take its course in order to recover the incriminating evidence. Carpet cleaner Daniel Dyament, 19, finally expelled (after 72 hours) the $3,000 ring he allegedly stole from a customer’s home in Bloomfield Township, Mich. (June). And in March, Chicago police reportedly used White Castle “sliders” to coax suspect Peter J. Mannix to yield (after 96 hours) a stolen $37,000 diamond. But in Santa Cruz, Calif., jeweler Joy Kilner concluded in June after days of waiting that the $1,800 diamond that her pet basset hound swallowed was not coming out and was probably stuck in the dog’s intestines. Our Civilization in Decline • Davidson County (Tenn.) judge Ellen Hobbs rejected the death-row appeal of murderer Abu-Ali Abdur Rahman, 52, scheduled for June 18, ruling that the state’s lethal-injection cocktail is constitutional, even though one of the three drugs involved (Pavulon) is banned in Tennessee for animal euthanasia. And a congressional committee staff revealed in May that five U.S. companies that have relocated their headquarters offshore in order to avoid federal taxes were nonetheless awarded a total of nearly $1 billion of taxpayer money in federal government contracts over the last fiscal year. — Chuck Shepherd

and meaner, I believe you should temporary limit your sugar intake to 3 percent or less.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19)

Buddhism’s holiest objects are ringsel, pearly deposits left behind by dead saints who’ve been cremated. I recently visited a collection that was offered to the public at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, Calif. A pamphlet in the lobby outside the sanctuary said, “The ringsel are of unimaginable benefit for Buddhists and nonBuddhists alike. Their power does not depend on the viewer having faith in them.” Though I am not a Buddhist and was initially skeptical, I soon changed my mind. As I sat in the presence of the ringsel, I was flooded with useful insights, including a solution to my longest-running problem. I predict a similar experience for you, Aries. You’ll soon receive a blessing from a visitation whose magic you don’t believe in.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

If you choose to take the following prescription seriously, Cancerian, consider the possibility that you should regard it as a metaphor, not as a call for concrete action. Or if you do decide it would be appropriate to treat it as a call for concrete action, do not carry it out in such a way that would scare people or destroy property belonging to anyone but yourself. Got all that? OK. Here we go: My reading of the astrological omens tells me that the most empowering ritual you could perform in the coming week is to kick in a locked door. A few months ago there was a story in the news about an awkward situation at the San Francisco Zoo. Two tigers there were completely psyched out by an oil painting of another tiger. They seemed to regard the image, an eight-square-foot piece of art on the wall of their home, as a giant, ghostly competitor. Whenever they came close to it, their eyes bulged, their mouths gaped and their ears retracted. Sadly, this reminds me of you lately, Leo. A mere picture that exists only in your mind’s eye has you all messed up. I say it’s high time to reclaim your regal authority over it and any other images that intimidate you.

Don’t bother looking for help from great minds and deep thoughts this week. You’re in one of your “folk wisdom” phases, when the only kind of counsel that can be of any use is the goofy brilliance that now and then gurgles up out of that vast compost heap known as mass culture. Here, for instance, are the bumper sticker slogans that are most in alignment with your astrological needs. 1. “I will not obsess. I will not obsess. I

The World Health Organization says that a good diet should consist of no more than 10 percent sugar. Lobbyists for the sugar industry disagree. They maintain that you’ll be fine as long as no more than 25 percent of your food and drink contains their favorite product. In regards to your current needs, Virgo, I disagree with both assessments. Since you’re in a phase when you need to toughen up, strengthen your will and think leaner

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In his book, “On the Road to Baghdad: A Picaresque Novel of Magical Adventures,” Guneli Gun offers his analysis of what’s wrong with everything. “The world is run by those who can’t make love,” one of his characters says, “or those who do it badly. That’s why the world is in trouble.” I agree. And people who want to become better leaders would be smart to purge their negative imprints about sex and improve their lovemaking skills. I’m sure you’ve already gone pretty far in that work, Sagittarius, but there’s always room for improvement, right? It so happens that this is a perfect astrological moment to boost your political and social authority by enhancing your mastery of the erotic arts.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

At a recent outdoor party, the host’s German shepherd shuffled over to me and dropped something at my feet. Crouching down, I found a tiny twig. It dawned on me that the dog wanted to play “fetch.” I plucked the twig off the ground and threw it as far as it would go, which was only about two feet; it wasn’t heavy enough to carry any further. The dog moseyed over, delicately snagged it in his teeth and returned to me for another round. I was mystified. Why didn’t he bring me a decent-sized stick that I could hurl a great distance so we could enjoy the full pleasures of “fetch”? I pose an analogous question to you, Scorpio: Isn’t it time to expand the parameters of your favorite game?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

If an infinite number of monkeys typed for an infinite number of days on an infinite number of typewriters, they would eventually produce all the works of Shakespeare, as well as the following horoscope, which is apt advice for you in the coming week: You could let your monkey mind jabber on forever, Taurus; you could allow it to spew out a million options about how to deal with your most pressing dilemma, hoping that one of them will miraculously be the answer you desperately need. But there is a better option: Dive down into your deep eternal self and open yourself gladly to its clear, simple wisdom about what to do.

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This is the right astrological moment to raise the bar and up the ante; to throw your weight around and kick some butt; to call in favors and claim your rewards; to make everything official and seal the deal; to assume a new title and create your own rite of passage. Don’t wait around for VIPs or authorities to initiate any of this; don’t fantasize about what “fate” intends or whether you should prepare a little longer. The time is now. The place is here.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Fertility clinics in the U.S. are filled to the brim with frozen human embryos. Forty thousand would-be fetuses are now on ice, waiting for a goahead from the couples that spawned them. This backlog of potential life in limbo reminds me of you, Pisces. If you could get access to the parts of your imagination that are immobilized by fear, you’d become a powerhouse of focused creativity. I’m happy to tell you that this is a perfect time to do just that. — © Rob Brezsny

It’s time once again to evaluate the quality of your emotional pain, Aquarius. Every year, I ask you to take inventory; to determine how you’re progressing in your efforts to cultivate useful suffering and avoid the useless stuff. So how have you been doing since the last time we checked in July, 2002? Are you getting better at steering clear of boring torments you’ve repeated a thousand times before? Have you made yourself less susceptible to being hurt by ignorant, careless people? Are you able to quickly shake off the effects of relatively trivial trouble? Do you find yourself drawn to fascinating angst that compels you to become smarter and more resourceful?

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have described a close encounter with a UFO. When he’s not doing pioneering research on the human genome, he enjoys life as a surfer, lover and shamanic adventurer. “A scientific genius with a vibrant soul,” said one critic in reviewing his autobiography, “Dancing Naked in a Mind Field.” “There is nothing too preposterous for him to rigorously investigate and learn something valuable from,” said another observer, “just as there are few commonly held truths in which he cannot find some fundamental fallacy.” I suggest you make Mullis your role model for now, Capricorn. Imitate everything about his spirit, including the way he blends intellectual discipline and openminded curiosity.

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met my boyfriend at college. We devoted all our time to each other until senior year, when he began to devote time to his friends. This caused us to fight a lot, and he kissed two other girls. Although I still thought he and I might get married someday, I broke up with him. While we weren’t together, I dated other people. I was completely open and honest about this with him. He claimed he still loved me, and swore he wasn’t seeing anyone. I eventually got him to confess he’d slept with someone when we were broken up! And not just one girl, but several! We spent more time apart so I could get over this shocking news, but we’re now together again. Was I right to give him another chance? Do you think he’ll cheat on me? —Still Disturbed Love is many things, but if you’d like to be in it for a while, try not to see it as a permission slip to crawl into your par tner’s head and vacuum up every thing inside. In demanding full disclosure, especially af ter you’re out of the picture, you’re right up there in Fantasyland with all the people who are get ting married for the third or four th time. (Excuse me, but at what point do these people have a hard time saying “‘til death do us par t” with a straight face?) You’ve heard that song, “To Know Him Is To Love Him”? Great in concept. Unfor tunately, in many cases, to “know, know, know” somebody isn’t to “love, love, love” them, but to find them progressively unappealing. Of course, this notion runs contrary to what I call the Informational Superiority Complex: smug couples who claim you don’t have a “real” relationship unless you know “every thing” about the person you’re with. They’re wrong. That’s not a “real” relationship, it’s a “too-real” relationship. People aren’t pret ty. They just “clean up good.” They clean up best from a moderate distance — never let ting their par tner get close enough to notice that they pick their nose, bite their toenails in bed and eat spaghet ti with cream sauce without utensils. In addition to their vile habits, most people are largely dull. Hence, a person who’s a completely open book is probably someone whose par tner’s about to put them down to see what’s on TV. What you do need to know about your boyfriend is the big stuf f: hopes, dreams,

fears; is he a good guy, does he want what you want from the relationship, does he genuinely care about you? You can’t get that information by standing on his chest and yanking it out of him with giant tweezers, or by put ting your stream of consciousness on a news-ticker and expecting him to follow suit. You look at what he does and who he is over time — with the naked eye, not the electron microscope. About this lashing out and kissing other girls business — no, it wasn’t right, but what does it say about the future? My guess — that you’ll need a life of your own if you want to be par t of his. This brings us to the “shocking news” — he saw other women, some of whom were naked at the time. Hello? Do we have a problem understanding what “broken up” means? Repeat af ter me: “Bye-bye! Bye-bye!” Apparently, you see it dif ferently. Too bad you were so much bet ter at gathering news than delivering it — most notably, news of your creative take on breaking up: “You sit around twiddling Mr. Winky while I date a few people and decide whether to take you back.”

A friend fixed me up with a guy who turned out to be stiff and formal. He’s a good person, but he doesn’t have that funny bone I crave in a man. That’s not just my opinion, either — our mutual friend later admitted he’s “completely serious.” He seemed interested postdate. The voice in my head keeps saying, “Forget him, there’s no spark.” My best friend says “you can’t judge someone on the first date.” Should I go out with him again if he asks? —Debate Clubbed Psychiatry and Movies of the Week have given hearing voices a really bad name. Think of all the times you should have heard voices — like right before you bought pants that make your but t look as if it should come with a state capitol. The current voice in your head is telling you what you already know — what you like. Why would you need a second opinion? A second date won’t do anybody any favors either — especially not the women out there who are looking for Mr. Serious. In the future, set clear man minimums for friends fixing you up — like, that the man who’s right for you is more likely to wear a frozen turkey as a hat than to be mistaken for one. — © 2003, Amy Alkon

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Religion Metropolitan Community Church of Our Redeemer A Christian Church reaching to all: including Gay, Lesbian, and Transgendered Christians. Meeting at 311 Seventh Street, 11 am and 7 pm each Sunday. 722-6454 MCCAugusta@aol.com www.mccoor.com

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