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Opinion Whine Line ......................................................................4 Words ..............................................................................4 Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down ..........................................4 This Modern World ........................................................4 Suburban Torture ...........................................................7 Austin Rhodes ................................................................8

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Movie Listings .............................................................22 Close-Up: Steven Spielberg ........................................25 Review: Like Mike .......................................................26 Movie Clock ..................................................................27

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July Fourth Weekend Jams .........................................33 Music By Turner ............................................................34 Absint: The Band in Building H ...................................34 Nightlife ........................................................................ 35

Stuff News of the Weird .......................................................38 Brezsny's Free Will Astrology .....................................39 New York Times Crossword Puzzle ............................39 Amy Alkon: The Advice Goddess ................................40 Date Maker ...................................................................41 Classifieds ....................................................................43

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Whine Line Thumbs Up Things seem to be picking up at Augusta Regional Airport.

Negotiations are underway to rein back in ComAir for daily, direct flights to Cincinnati. Airport spokeswoman Kathryn Solee said at the last Augusta Aviation Commission meeting that securing direct flights to Newark, N.J., with Continental Express is all but a done deal and could begin as early as next spring.

Let’s hope someone sticks around for awhile this time.

Thumbs Down Wonder what side of his mouth Georgia gubernatorial candidate Sonny Perdue is talking out of today?

At a press conference on June 28 in Jekyll Island, the Republican candidate called on the Georgia Press Association to keep the contest clean.

“It should be done on the issues and shouldn’t be done on personal attacks,” Perdue was quoted as saying

by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Is this the same Sonny Perdue who released a video depicting Governor Roy Barnes as a giant rat taking over the Gold Dome?

According to the AJC story, at the same Jekyll Island press conference, Perdue went on to add that Barnes is “clever, shrewd and manipulative” and had identical qualities “possessed by Enron executives.”

At least he’s consistent in his hypocrisy.

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o Robin Williams sycophants who cling to the hope of a return to “glory” by their meal ticket: There are those of us who do not seek a rerun of the puppet ads, the barking dogs, the pink flyers suggesting his opponent is linked to gay rights groups; the profanity-laced calls; the articles on strippers, burned cars, etc. The election of Robin would spell the end of whatever small amount of dignity Augusta city government may have left.

What will Robin do without Phil Kent to promote him daily in his column, and attack his opponents? Robin’s era has passed. R.I.P.!

To the Wal-Mart worker who said that WalMart was a poor employer. There is a thing called union! You should try it. I work in a unionized retail store and couldn’t be happier.

My employer pays all my insurance; I have a great salary; my full-time status is 40 hours a week plus vacations and bonus. If you would get a union and make Wal-Mart pay, your working conditions would have to improve.

Instead of listening to the bigwigs in WalMart, go to a Kroger store and ask those employees how they feel about their union!

Let me get this straight: The men’s restroom in Coconuts is wallpapered with pages from Hustler magazine and armed with a bathroom attendant pimping cheap cologne and cheaper cigars, yet if I wore a $100 button-down shirt that happened to be un-tucked, they wouldn’t let me past the front door because it isn’t considered “classy”? Now that’s a good one!

Brian Neill’s article about the proposed video store was very informative and enlightening. Since when when have Danny Craig and Ronnie Strength become the Taliban of Augusta? These guys are pandering for votes, just like the commissioners.

I knew the day would come when you would leave me for my best friend. So here’s his leash, water bowl and chew toys.

I’ve heard of keeping a low profile, but this is ridiculous. The Augusta-Richmond County Web site says Jerry Brigham is the District 7

commissioner. Where are you Tommy? It will be just as hard to find me when you want my vote three years from now.

Let’s give Ed McIntyre a break! Sure the guy took a bribe – 15 years ago. But he has paid a high price, losing his office and doing time.

And I have never heard of another instance that would call his character into question. I believe he made one bad mistake; I don’t believe he is a crook. And he was a good mayor. Let’s judge him on his merits, not on that one sorry event.

Please, board of commissioners of Richmond County, rid us all of the inept and controversial Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority.

Hire a professional manager and have it report to a committee of 3-5 commissioners.

Good riddance to Reggie Williams of civic center fame. The place has fallen apart during his tenure there. It’s time for a professional management company. While we’re at it, let’s disband the authority and build a new arena.

The media and the public know Ed McIntyre would never last four years. Deep down, Augusta’s blacks know Ed McIntyre will embarrass them again. Once a crook, always a crook!

I’m tired of the complaints about law enforce-

ment officers. For every whine about speeding cops there is another about long response times to a call for service. People complain about the lack of traffic enforcement, but when they get caught they say you should be catching real criminals. Now there’s a selfappointed police watchdog saying a lady was released without a ticket or written warning.

Have you ever heard of a verbal warning?

Maybe there was an emergency. Who knows?

As for the blue line, it means nothing. Some of the biggest drug dealers have the sticker. If you’re losing faith in the law, apply for a job and make a difference. The RCSO is so shorthanded maybe you will get hired and we can get a day off.

Local television news is the pits. Between the numerous weather checks, the silly banter between on-camera personalities, the commercials, and the ads that are transparently positioned as news features (medical moments and such), it is almost unbearable.

How can these people call themselves newspeople? What a joke.

I was wondering if anything would ever be done about the traffic problem at Lakeside Middle School and Lakeside High School?

Who was the idiot who decided to put two schools next to each other? Didn’t they realize that all the high-school kids would

W O R D S “I personally feel she was pressured and coerced into running, not realizing the full consequences of falsifying her application.”

— State Sen. Don Cheeks, D-Augusta, as quoted by The Augusta Chronicle after his

only challenger in the November election, Monique Cheeks, dropped out of the race after it was determined she didn’t live at the address she put down on her filing application. Some have suggested state Sen. Charles Walker put Monique Cheeks up to running, but Walker denied that charge in the same article.

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July 2002

For additional information, directions to class locations or to register, call 706-721-CARE (2273) or 1-800-736-CARE. You may also visit our website at MCGHealth.org.

Special Events 2002 Georgia Games Championships July 13–21 Participants will compete in fortythree sports from archery to wrestling. MCG Sports Medicine will be providing the competition’s head athletic trainer. Be sure to check out the excitement!

Parenting and Childbirth Education Childbirth Education and Parenting Preparation Mondays, July 29–Sept. 2 7–9 p.m.

Infant CPR Tuesday, July 23, 7–9 p.m.

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For expectant or new parents wanting to learn the valuable technique of CPR.

Quit Smoking with the American Cancer Society’s Freshstart Program Wednesdays, 10 a.m.

Children’s Medical Center Conference Center, First Floor

Sibling Class Thursday, July 25, 4:30–6 p.m.

Various locations, Augusta

A 6-week class for expectant women or couples to help develop the skills, learn the information and build the support for a confident childbirth experience.

Camp Rainbow July 21–26

Children’s Medical Center Conference Center, First Floor, BT 1810 $50

Children’s Medical Center Conference Center, First Floor

A week of fun activities for children age 4 through 16 with cancer. Call to register or for volunteer opportunities.

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Motion Explosion! at Fort Discovery Join the MCG Children’s Medical Center at Fort Discovery and learn about the importance of physical activity through a new exhibit: Motion Explosion! – where virtual play is a reality.

Fort Discovery, Augusta

Baby Fest July 13–14, all day Expectant parents and parents of infants can ask questions and obtain information about parenting.

OB Tours Monday, July 15 , 5:30–6:30 p.m.

Meet at Concierge’s Desk on the 7th floor of MCG Hospital

Breast-feeding Class Tuesday, July 9, 7–9 p.m.

Children’s Medical Center Conference Center, First Floor

Baby Care Class Monday, July 22, 7–9 p.m.

Learn about baby care, including holding, diapering, feeding and bathing.

Children’s Medical Center Conference Center, First Floor

Education and support for individuals as they quit smoking.

MCG Family Medicine Conference Room 1134

For big brothers and sisters 3-10 years of age and their parents.

SIBSHOPS Saturday, July 20, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

A program for siblings of children with special health and developmental needs. Sessions are fun with lots of activity.

Children’s Medical Center Conference Center, First Floor $5

Wee Wisdom Wednesdays, 12–1 p.m.

Educational program for parents of children under 5. Topics include childcare, motor skill development, and health and care during the first years of life. Call for schedule.

Children’s Medical Center Family Resource Library, First Floor

Babies “R” Us 220 Bobby Jones Hwy

All classes are offered to the community free of charge unless otherwise noted.

MCG Physicians Once Again Named Among America’s Top Doctors

Support Groups MCG Breast Cancer Support Group First Thursday of each month 7–8:30 p.m.

Education and support for individuals with breast cancer.

MCG Day Surgery Procedure Waiting Room

Children/Teen Support Group First Thursday of each month 7–8:30 p.m.

For children and teens with a mother, significant other or family member dealing with breast cancer.

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I am not happy with the women in this town.

Either they are snobs or single moms on the make. What ever happened to classy women?

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Thanks for your article on AthFest. For all those people who get disgusted with Augusta’s local music scene, Athens is an excellent alternative. They have great clubs with live bands and truly make an effort to support local musicians, unlike Augusta.

With the exception of The Spirit, there is absolutely no support for local musicians and music venues.

It seems that a new wave of greed is spreading across America. Drug companies are spending as much as $250,000 a table at a recent Republican fundraiser. There goes our chance at drug cost reform. CEO of WorldCom resigned seven weeks ago and will get over a million a year for life.

WorldCom says now they will lay off 17,000 people. Senior management says they were shocked at the cooked books (right). Now doctors won’t take Medicare. Greed, the American way!

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What’s up with the cops writing parking tickets and marking tires downtown during lunch hours? Why aren’t they targeting the people who are flying up and down Broad Street in excess of 50 m.p.h.? Surely these speeders are more of a threat than those parked on the street while they eat lunch or shop at our stores. What a waste of time for the police department!

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“Affected” employees aren’t the employees sitting behind a desk. They are the employees that would be responsible for the safe processing of radioactive materials.

Everywhere companies are downsizing and reducing pay justifiably. SRS chooses critically controversial times to announce such actions.

The Augusta education system is pitiful.

High school grads can’t spell or even figure out how to fill out an employment application. What are they teaching? Not reading, writing and arithmetic. That’s for sure.

To the protest of the adult bookstore on Gordon Hwy: I don’t agree with the bookstore, but I disagree with the way people are carrying on about the rights and freedoms for people to have the right to open a business.

We have worked too hard for the freedoms we have to allow the sheriff, the district attorney and a handful of people who don’t even live in the area to protest the right of an individual to open a store. There’s more at stake than opening a store. This is (about) freedom we have in the United States and yet the people who enforce the laws, the sheriff and district attorney, want to take our rights away as citizens to open businesses. They are there to protect the law for all citizens, not dictate the law. I just do not agree with the way this is being protested. Heck, most of the people protesting don’t even live in south Augusta, so I think it’s none of their business in the first place.

On Washington Road, there is a lingerie shop that sells all types of sexual aids and it is just a block from a church, so why is there such a big whoop-de-doo about an adult bookstore being placed out in the middle of nowhere? They said it was right in front of the airport and it would be a bad (image) for the newcomers to Augusta. But (visitors already) have the wonderful smell from the waste treatment plant and the paper plant. Now that’s a wonderful welcome to Augusta!

Well, well, well. Charles Walker’s attempt to run Monique Cheeks against state Sen. Don Cheeks backfired. When will Walker learn that he can’t manhandle Don Cheeks like he can so many other elected politicians? How could Mrs. Cheeks be so naïve as to be convinced by Walker to run against Don when she doesn’t even live in the district? So much for her political aspirations.

I want to thank The Metropolitan Spirit for your crossword puzzle. It’s the first thing I do each and every week. Again, thank you.

Who runs Columbia County – the real estate crowd or the commissioners?

With all the hoopla over the “Pledge of Allegiance,” I am certainly happy to see someone challenge the “under God” statement. With religion causing 98 percent of the world’s problems, I really don’t want any part of it.

OK, who’s in charge of the trees and parks?

There are tree limbs all over the stop signs and stoplights making it hard to see them.

Someone needs to get out there and clean them up.

To Austin Rhodes: A person who is really smart doesn’t have to boast about it.

Several moronic parents allow their over-privileged children to drive golf carts and batterypowered scooters on the busy streets of Montclair. The kids should be grounded and the parents jailed.

Sometimes I hate Austin’s show and sometimes I like him. Guess that’s the mark of a person who’s a successful talk show host.

Thank God the Morris Museum of Art has a new director. Let’s hope that this one will be more personable and accessible, and won’t feel sharing art with underprivileged children is a waste of time.

Why are there no gay pride activities in Augusta? I know there are a lot of gay people here but they are so in the closet. Is Augusta so closed-minded that gays can’t come out? Probably.

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Kudos to the Brian Neill story on the sex shop to open in South Augusta.

I just came back to Augusta after 15-20 years away, and was shocked to see the skyline was just the same as when I left all those years ago. When is there going to be some kind of change in Augusta? Make an attempt to show some kind of progress.

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he Augusta Chronicle reports SMG may want another shot at running the Augusta Richmond County Civic Center. As a former Coliseum Authority member, I believe the former management company was given a raw deal here. It is clear to anyone with a brain that the problems with the civic center had more to do with Reggie Williams and his lack of oversight than any shortcomings of SMG. If there was one real complaint I had with SMG, it is the fact that the management company didn’t have the cajones to tell the authority point-blank how bad they thought Williams was. It would not have cost SMG one moment’s trouble to share with the authority the three-inch thick file they had on Williams and the numerous problems they had with him during his tenure.

But SMG knew they had a political powder keg on their hands, and would rather just be done with it than create a stir.

Still, if the civic center has any chance at all to prosper, it is going to have to be as a member of a multi-tiered chain of arenas. A management firm is the only way to go, and SMG remains one of the best. Let's just hope the authority gets out of the way and allows whoever runs the place to do their job.

One final note, if anyone is going to step forward to prosecute the authority for its egregious defiance of the Georgia Sunshine Laws last week, could they please do it this century?

The usual party to file such a motion, requesting prosecution, would be the media outlets protesting the move. Looks like the ball is in The Augusta Chronicle’s court.

Did Cheeks Break the Law? Monique Cheeks has been described by some as a political star on the rise. Right now, she holds the record for having one of the shortest, and dumbest, tenures of a local political candidate on record.

Taking the opportunity a few weeks ago to jump into a state senate race against veteran Don Cheeks (no relation there), she hoped to capitalize on the elements of surprise, confusion, and race to defeat the wily politico in the party primary.

First, she waited until the last possible minute to qualify, and she did so totally in secret. No announcement to the press, no rally with supporters, nothing. She knew the best place to beat Don was in a Democratic primary where his conservative friends were going to be largely unable to support him.

Waiting until the last minute also eliminated the chance that Don would change parties, or that a substantive Republican candidate would step forward to be standing by in the event she did win the primary.

Second, since she shares a common last name with her opponent, no doubt there would be a good number of voters who would accidentally vote for her. After what happened in Florida in 2000, no one can laugh off such a suggestion.

Third, it is no secret that, given the chance to vote for a black person, most black voters will do just that. The overwhelming majority of Democratic primary voters will be black, and to think that the lily-white Don Cheeks could beat an aggressive, well-financed black candidate like Monique is naive. If you want proof

positive that black folks will line up behind their own against an entrenched incumbent in such a race, look no further than the Tom Allgood-Ed McIntyre contest of 1986.

Allgood was as solid a state senator as we have ever had in this area, scandal-free and at the height of political influence when McIntyre came this close to beating him in the Democratic primary.

Don faced an uphill battle, and intelligent observers would have listed him as an underdog.

But to win a close fight like that one, you better make sure all your I’s are dotted and your T’s are crossed. Monique didn’t even come close. In less than one day Don Cheeks was able to document that his opponent was likely misrepresenting her legal residence, and he put the proof in the hands of the secretary of state.

The Aumond Road property Monique listed as her legal residence is apparently not where she lives, and Don had enough paperwork backing that claim to fill a desk.

Monique Cheeks is not a resident of the 23rd state senate district, but is in fact a resident of the 22nd, and as such cannot challenge the senator. She was called on the carpet for her actions and folded like a cheap tent, immediately withdrawing from the race.

Whoever told Monique that attempting to pull such a shell game was a good idea is an idiot, and a lawbreaking criminal at that. I honestly believed Monique was far too smart to be caught up in such a ridiculous mess, but I guess I was wrong.

There have been other residency challenges through the years; most notably the regular challenges to George DeLoach’s residence come to mind. While no sensible person believes George really lives in the funeral home he has listed as his official residence, at least he has been smart enough to do the paperwork to back his claim. He is registered to vote at that address, and has been for years.

He holds no homestead exemption at another address, like Monique did. And there are plenty of working utilities at his “residence” and there have been for years. Monique should have taken notes.

The only question remaining now is whether anyone will bother to see that Monique is prosecuted for falsely swearing on her candidacy forms. It is a felony offense, and if she is convicted, it would likely keep her out of office for good. Any takers?

Dodd’s Date in Court It looks like Heidi Dodd has an official court date. An assistant in the Richmond County state solicitor’s office told me that a sentencing hearing has been set for July 12.

If it is listed as a sentencing hearing, that generally means a plea has been entered.

Solicitor Sheryl Jolly is on vacation this week and couldn’t confirm that. Dodd faces one charge of misdemeanor deprivation of a child. The North Augusta mother generated headlines and a good deal of public debate when she left her 11-month-old child locked in a van while she shopped last month.

Bystanders broke into the van, freed the sweltering infant, and summoned police.

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E

ver since the AugustaRichmond County Coliseum Authority voted 6-4 last week to fire Civic Center General Manager Reggie Williams, the board members have begun lashing out at one another with personal jabs, insults and blame.

The mood down at the civic center started turning nasty one day after Williams’ firing, when on June 26, the authority’s policy committee met to discuss how the board would find either a new general manager or a private management company to run the civic center.

Bonnie Ruben, chairperson of the policy committee, suggested that the board place an advertisement in a trade magazine for The International Association of Assembly Managers.

But authority member Quincy Murphy, who was not present for the vote to terminate Williams, said before the committee does anything, it needs to get legal counsel on board to replace Sam Nicholson, the board’s former attorney who resigned on June 1.

“My position is simple. We need legal counsel to carry on this meeting,” Murphy said. “We’ve made several mistakes in the past. We need proper legal guidance to assist us.”

Murphy was referring to a recent closeddoor executive session that the authority held on June 25 prior to its vote to terminate Williams. The board allowed members of the United Methodist Church, who recently held their annual conference at the civic center, to voice their complaints against Williams and the management of the facility during the closed session.

The Augusta Chronicle, along with David Hudson – the paper’s attorney and lawyer for the Georgia First Amendment Foundation, has claimed that the executive session was illegal under Georgia’s open meetings laws.

While Ruben said she understood the urgency in hiring an attorney, she felt that the board was at least capable of running an ad for a new manager to replace Williams. Ruben also suggested that the committee recommend to the full authority that the civic center’s assistant general manager, Linda Roberts, take over Williams’ responsibilities in the interim.

Authority member Joe Scott immediately criticized Ruben for her suggestion to appoint Roberts to the interim position.

“I don’t see why she would want it,” Scott said, referring to Roberts. “She’s been put in this situation twice before.

And when she applied for the job as general manager, the board voted not to give

her the job. She has trained many people to come up here and do the job. I don’t know if she wants the job or not, but personally I would not take it.”

Prior to Williams being hired as general manager three years ago, Roberts took over the management of the civic center on a temporary basis after the former civic center general manager, Pat Cumiskey, was fired in 1999.

“You’re the main one who didn’t want her (Roberts) when she applied for the job,” Scott said to Ruben.

Ruben explained that the board wasn’t asking Roberts to permanently take over the position, only to run the civic center until a replacement for Williams could be found. Ruben also said, if the board doesn’t appoint the assistant general manager to take over Williams’ authority, she didn’t know who would be the next logical choice.

“Well, you should have thought of that before you voted yesterday to fire the man (Williams),” Scott said.

Authority member Fred Reed said that he’s sure the authority can find someone to manage the civic center.

“I’m sure you can. I think you wanted to apply for it at one time didn’t you?” Scott said to Reed, as several authority members began objecting to Scott’s personal attacks.

But Scott didn’t back down.

“Oh yeah, we are going to argue,” he warned the committee. “We’re going to argue right here.”

Scott then turned his frustrations back to Ruben.

“Y’all, you in particular Bonnie, probably know more about running things than anybody else,” Scott said. “Why don’t you run this thing Bonnie? And we’ll follow your direction.”

Realizing Scott was refusing to stop his attack, Ruben simply laughed.

“Well, if you would like to give me the authority to run it, Mr. Scott, I’ll be glad to do it,” Ruben said.

However, Ruben told the committee that she felt that, now that Williams is gone, the civic center employees need to realize that the chairman of the authority, Bill Maddox, is in charge until the board finds a replacement.

“How is Chief Maddox going to be in charge when he doesn’t know how to go into executive session without doing it wrong?” Scott asked.

Despite some pleas from authority members to ignore Scott, Maddox – who had remained calm during Scott’s previous remarks – couldn’t hold his tongue any

BY STACEY EIDSON

“We need civilized members that have the best interests of the civic center at heart. If you want to be argumentative and destructive and want to obstruct everything we are trying to do, then we won’t meet again.”

– Authority member Bonnie Ruben

longer.

“No. Hell, I’m going to answer that,” Maddox said. “I went into executive session to discuss personnel. When we came out of there, Mr. Scott and every member of the board voted that we discussed personnel. So, I want to make it clear, I know a lot more than Mr. Scott knows about running a meeting.”

Authority member Jack Usry, who two days after the policy committee meeting announced he was resigning from the authority, called for the meeting to be adjourned, saying, “I’m not sitting here for this.”

Murphy agreed and quickly walked out on the meeting.

Before all of the authority members left, Ruben got the committee to agree to ask Roberts to temporarily take over the operations of the civic center. Roberts is currently on medical leave.

Ruben also had one final request intended for Scott.

“We need civilized members that have the best interests of the civic center at heart,” she said. “If you want to be argumentative and destructive and want to obstruct everything we are trying to do, then we won’t meet again.”

Two days later, on June 28, the authority’s attorney committee called a meeting to begin the process of finding legal counsel.

But, as soon as Ruben recommended to the committee that they support the hiring of the local firm Capers, Dunbar, Sanders & Bruckner, authority member Scott resumed his attack of Ruben.

“I am not going to vote for someone that you want and nobody else wants just because you have political ties with

them,” Scott said.

Clearly annoyed by Scott’s comments, Ruben flatly denied ever having any involvement or political ties with Capers, Dunbar, Sanders & Bruckner. She said the reason she recommended that firm to the committee is because it has an excellent reputation and extensive experience in municipal law. In fact, she said, Paul Dunbar is a former city attorney for Augusta.

“I have absolutely no political ties with them,” Ruben said. “I have never used them in my 30 years in business.”

“You have something with them,” Scott snapped back. “There’s something in it for Bonnie Ruben, I can tell you that.”

Whatever patience Ruben had for Scott’s remarks quickly evaporated.

“Bonnie Ruben is not like Joe Scott,” Ruben said, as her voice began to raise. “I think my reputation stands on its own, Mr. Scott.”

Scott sarcastically said, “It sure does.”

That was the last straw for Ruben.

“Damn right it does,” Ruben said. “So does yours. Everything you’ve done since you’ve been on this board has been detrimental to the citizens of Richmond County. Everything that you’ve done has been detrimental and destructive.”

Minutes later the meeting was adjourned with no decision reached concerning an attorney for the authority.

While many authority members headed home in frustration, Scott simply said the whole purpose for his remarks was to keep the board in line.

“I have no allegiance to anyone. Not any group here,” he said. “I just want this to be fair.”

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irport director Ken Kraemer and marketing director Kathryn Solee have been at Augusta Regional Airport less than one year, but last week they made several announcements that the Augusta Aviation Commission has waited decades to hear.

During the aviation commission’s June 27 meeting, Solee did not just bring good news, she brought what aviation commissioner Brad Kyzer called “the best economic news we’ve had in Augusta for quite a while.”

Not only did Solee inform the aviation commission that Augusta’s airport has been awarded a $759,000 development grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), but she also said that Augusta was chosen by U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta as the first and only airport in the country to be designated as an “air service development zone.”

The new designation means that, under this small-community air service program, the DOT and other government agencies will assist Augusta with economic development in the area surrounding the airport.

“Augusta was named the only community out of 450 commercial airports in the country to receive the Department of Transportations designation as an air service development zone,” Augusta Aviation Commission Chairperson Marcie Wilhelmi said. “And what that means is that the Department of Commerce, the Department of Transportation, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and any other ancillary branches of the government that we can manage to suck in, have joined forces with our city to make that airport a blazing success.

“They aren’t going to let us fail.”

Aviation commissioner Cedric Johnson said that Kraemer’s trips to Washington, D.C. and the political connections he’s established are obviously paying off in Augusta.

“I was somewhat skeptical at first with the trips to Washington,” Johnson said. “But now I really understand the importance of going and lobbying because, if your name is not put out there and you don’t make the necessary contacts, nothing is going to happen.”

But the airport’s good news didn’t stop there.

“I have had a conversation with Continental Airlines,” Solee said. “They are getting closer and closer and closer to making their final decision about coming to Augusta.”

Continental has asked the airport to officially submit its incentives offer to the airline in writing, Solee said.

“They do not come to airports that don’t have incentives,” Solee explained. “Our incentive is $100,000 per flight to promote the new service, which is twice daily non-stop jet service. This would apply to the Newark (New Jersey) service.”

This means the airport would offer Continental $100,000 per added flight to promote the new service.

The airport would also waive the landing fees for Continental for one year. Also included in the proposal is the possibility of waiving the terminal rent fee, depending on the number of enplaned passengers using the service for the first 12 months. Continental would also get a 50 percent discount on in-to-plane fueling for six months.

In exchange for these incentives,

“Augusta was named the only community out of 450 commercial airports in the country to receive the Department of Transportations designation as an air service development zone.”

– Aviation Commission Chairperson Marcie Wilhelmi

Continental would commit to providing at least the two non-stop flights to Newark for a minimum of one year. It would also agree to provide reliable service to meet or exceed the 2001 industry average for on-time arrivals and departures.

“This is the most exciting possibility we’ve had in a long time,” Solee said. “We don’t have an announcement date, but this is a process moving forward and the fact that they are coming back and saying, ‘OK, now is the time to get it officially in writing,’ is a very good move. ... And I think we’ll have an announcement this year for service in the spring.”

Continental was not the only airline Solee had heard from in the last week. Comair, a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, that flew into Augusta from Cincinnati last year for four months before the airline experienced a pilot strike and canceled service in Augusta, has contacted Solee with interest in returning to The Garden City.

“They have rather sheepishly come back and said, ‘Kathryn, you know, if you really want it now, we have a bottom line to meet,’” Solee said. “They would like basically a waiving of the landing fee for one year, which comes out to around $51,000. And they would also like marketing dollars to support the announcement and follow through of the new service to Cincinnati at a cost of approximately $50,000.”

Along with the new deal, Comair would agree to try and offer special monthly rates to connecting cities from Cincinnati for its Augusta passengers and provide the city with more convenient times to fly out of Augusta.

That news was a relief to aviation commissioner Jimmy Drew.

“The times that we had for the Cincinnati flight last time were very hard,” Drew said. “I mean, I tried to fly the Cincinnati flight and I was able to do the Cincinnati flight a few times, but I really had to work at it.”

Solee said that she expects Augusta could see Comair in its airport by Sept. 15.

“And if we figure a 40 percent load factor for the first six months (of Comair in Augusta) and a 60 percent load of new passengers that we currently don’t have, we would be looking for about 18,250 additional new passengers flying out of Augusta Regional Airport,” Solee said.

When Wilhelmi brought this news to the Augusta Commission on July 2, the success list at the airport was still growing. She told the commission that not only did she think Continental would provide two daily flights to Newark by next spring, but she also predicted a direct flight to Houston, Texas.

“From there we would also expect that their co-chairing partner, Northwest Airlines, will become involved and very interested,” Wilhelmi said.

She also told the commission that, just this past weekend, airport officials set a tentative opening date for Augusta’s anticipated midfield terminal of Jan. 5, 2005.

The reason for the airport’s growing success, Wilhelmi said, was because of the hard work of Solee and the airport’s director, Kraemer.

“Mr. Kraemer has managed in about fivemonths time to bring 11 times the dollars to this city that we had realized in the previous 19 years put together,” Wilhelmi said, adding that the total amount the airport has received in the past year is $1.58 million. “It’s remarkable. ... Our time has now come.”

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Stan Stephens

alking through the door of the headquarters of the Black Supremacy Nation on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, I’m immediately greeted by two of the group’s “soldiers.”

Both are dressed head-to-toe in black, from their military-style field hats down to their combat boots.

One of the men has a Colt .45 strapped to his side.

“Oh, you’re the reporter,” Stan Stephens, the one wearing the gun, says to me.

Stephens then motions the other man toward a box of surgical gloves on top of a table and gives some inaudible instructions.

The man wearing the gloves then proceeds to give me a thorough pat-down search.

This reception smacks of being overly on the dramatic side. But Stephens later says that BSN has been receiving phone threats from people angry over the group’s name emblazoned on the front and side of its building. One man, Stephens said, threatened to burn the building down.

After being searched, I am led into the meeting hall where the group’s leader, Nubian Amon-Ra, is waiting.

Amon-Ra, who currently lives in Arizona, but spent time growing up in Augusta, says he’s here on a mission: To monitor and erase racial injustice and harassment.

“We’re concerned about our community, our people,” Amon-Ra said. “And we want to see economic wealth and political gain, really, in our community.”

The broad-shouldered 40-year-old possesses a calm demeanor.

Wearing wire-rimmed glasses, a dental retainer, and a boot cast that is the result of a recent auto accident, he speaks in low tones and listens intently — at times, with an ironic smile — at the questions being asked him.

But Amon-Ra is adamant when he says his group will turn no cheeks when it comes to threats and intimidation from those in the community who are already put off by its name.

“You know, I received a call the other day, and I answered the phone: ‘Black Supremacy Nation.’ And the guy said, ‘Black Supremacy Nation? F*** that. White supremacy nation. You need to take that sign down you racist b******. And I said, ‘Sir, if you feel that strongly about it, why don’t you come and take it down.’ And he said, “I might just do that.’ And I said, ‘I’ll be waiting for you. Goodbye.’

He didn’t show up, obviously, but the gall of these people.

“I mean, look at these people (in the black community). They wash cars, they do (car) detail shops, do hair. And that’s basically the given for black people. That’s the only self-employment that they can find as a job. Why is that?”

As a testament to Amon-Ra’s conviction, there’s a tattoo inscribed on the right side of his neck: “BSN.” “I’m lifetime-committed to the nation,” he said.

In gold lettering on the front of his black T-shirt is printed the phrase “Never Tomorrow/Ever Again,’ an acrostic formed from his taken Egyptian name, Nubian Tyehim Elohim Amon-Ra, and a reminder that he and his followers will never go back to the days of slavery and oppression.

Amon-Ra said his soldiers have already begun hitting the streets to observe the way law enforcement officers conduct themselves in the community, and also to run off pockets of drug dealers in black neighborhoods.

“The drug dealers, I’m going to talk to those guys,” Amon-Ra said. “We don’t want them here. We don’t want the dope here. I hope they truly understand that we’re asking them to move on, very peacefully. We hope they move on. The black community, I’m sure, all the decent, hard-working people who work hard for little or nothing, want the same thing.”

Indeed, Amon-Ra seems to have an understanding of the streets, as well he should.

It was only roughly four years ago that Amon-Ra was released from an Arizona state prison.

According to newspaper articles, the accuracy of which Amon-Ra confirmed, he has a criminal record that includes drug-dealing and conspiracy charges relating to cocaine, and was once convicted of aggravated assault for firing a 9 mm handgun at an individual.

The aggravated assault conviction, according to an article in the Sierra Vista (Ariz.) Herald, was later overturned after Amon-Ra was able to get a second trial and the victim refused to testify again. Through that whole process, and to this day, AmonRa has maintained his innocence.

In 1989, according to the same newspaper, Amon-Ra was convicted of selling cocaine from a business he owned at the time, Red’s Records and Tapes, and was given a mandatory, seven-year sentence.

After serving out the sentence, he was subsequently convicted of conspiracy charges relating to the sale of cocaine and was sentenced to life in prison.

The Arizona Court of Appeals threw the sentence out, declaring it improper.

However, Amon-Ra was unsuccessful in his attempt to have the conspiracy charges dismissed.

Still, his sentence was reduced and completed upon his release in 1998, the Herald reported.

Although such a background would seem, more than he might like to admit, to put Amon-Ra on an even level with the local drug dealers he plans to run out of town, the BSN leader said he doesn’t feel his run-ins with the law have damaged his credibility.

“I don’t think that they have,” Amon-Ra said. “Anyone who knows anything about (the legal system in) Arizona knows how it goes. I’m hoping to reopen that (conspiracy) case up and get vindicated, but right now it’s not one of the most pressing things on my agenda.”

Though he disputes the conspiracy charge, Amon-Ra does not deny that he sold cocaine in the past.

“Yeah I have. Yes,” Amon-Ra said.

“I’ve definitely been out on the streets,” he added. “I’ve hustled all my life.”

Amon-Ra said he envisioned forming BSN, which is a for-profit agency, nearly five years ago while still in prison.

Around that same time, he also

abandoned what he called his “slave name,” Moses Edward Hall.

Amon-Ra said he models the organization’s philosophy on the Black Panthers and the teachings of Nation of Islam leader, Minister Louis Farrakhan.

The purpose of this meeting with Amon-Ra on the afternoon of June 27 was to have been for an open house.

However, at the interview’s conclusion, nearly an hour after the time when members of the public were invited to show up, no one had done so.

That didn’t discourage Amon-Ra. He said he feels it might take some time before people understand what BSN is all about.

“Everyone is kind of standoffish, because they want to see exactly what is going to happen,” Amon-Ra said.

“Nobody wants to jump in here and find out (it is a) ‘you’re here today, and gone tomorrow’ kind of thing. So everybody wants to know what’s beneath everything.

“One thing I would like to express to you though, I would like to make it very clear to the public, black and white, that we are not a hate group and we don’t target whites. We just feel that we have a social problem and there’s social needs that we have to deal with ... and we don’t need to be begging other people to help us; we need to help ourselves.

“Black Supremacy means to be the best that we can be. To ask more from ourselves. To be a supreme people in the eyes of God.” Stephens, one of the group’s soldiers, said he joined BSN about two years ago because he knew Amon-Ra and liked what he was doing with the organization.

“I’m like his (Amon-Ra’s) right-hand

man, pretty much,” Stephens said. “I help him. He lets me know what needs to be done and I go out and talk to people and see what’s going on in the community and see how we can help.”

By contrast with Amon-Ra’s experiences, Stephens said he didn’t spend a lot of time on the streets and had a fairly typical upbringing in Flint, Mich., with parents who were both employed by General Motors.

“I didn’t really hurt for nothing growing up,” Stephens said.

Like Amon-Ra, Stephens also lives in Arizona and will travel back and forth between there and Augusta. Stephens said he builds and cleans swimming pools for a living. Amon-Ra runs a landscaping business.

On the morning of July 1, Amon-Ra was heading back to Arizona, but said someone will be at the BSN headquarters, located at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Olive Road, seven days a week.

Amon-Ra said he feels the negative attention he’s gotten for the group’s name, particularly in light of where the building is located, is unwarranted.

“This is a black community. If this was sitting over on The Hill somewhere or on Washington Road, hell yeah they’d be calling, like, ‘What the f***?’ But this is a black community where you see problems, you see drugs, you see everything over here.

“They don’t call up and bitch about the drug dealers on the street hanging out, the homelessness, the people walking around in a daze, all trashy looking. They don’t complain about that. They say, ‘Hey, keep up the good work.’”

“

... I would like to make it very clear to the public, black and white, that we are not a hate group and we don’t target whites. We just feel that we have a social problem and there’s social needs that we have to deal with ... and we don’t need to be begging other people to help us; we need to help ourselves.

Black Supremacy means to be the best that we can be. To ask more from ourselves. To be a supreme people in the eyes of God.

”

— Nubian Amon-Ra, head of Black Supremacy Nation

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igar smoke and tension filled the air in the Hooters parking lot last Saturday (June 29) as, one by one, the judges made their rounds. They inspected import cruisers, brightly colored sport bikes, custom Harleys, sweet little Sportsters, and a whole raging pack of Big Dogs. Here and there, a newly ridden machine popped and pinged as it cooled.

The Easy Riders of Augusta and Hooters Bike Show was a carnival of color. A couple of the bikes carried scenes on their tank covers, one a wizard surrounded by slithering lightning. A skull screamed from the front fender, its eye sockets lashed by those same bolts. Skulls, it seems, are pretty popular.

Another, a 1976 Harley-Davidson Sportster owned by Jim Rivers, sported an image reminiscent of a good sci-fi monster movie. Set against black, it’s green, with big mean-looking teeth, and appears to be clawing its way out of the gas tank. Saliva beads here and there on the body of the bike, apparently having been blown by the wind.

Flames teased the paint on some of the other machines. A lot of the other machines, actually.

The Spirit asked Tommy Weathers, who owns Southeastern Choppers in North Augusta, S.C., if that or any other design, was considered standard.

“I would say nothing’s standard,” he said. “If you had to say what’s most popular, I guess you’d say flames, but there’s so many different types of flames.”

The Nuts ‘n’ Bolts of Customizing Custom painting is probably the most visible trend to the inexperienced eye, but chroming is a hot item too. In addition, bikers will also alter the machine itself, with new parts such as tanks or seats, or by streamlining or even stretching the frame.

“Most people tear them down and have the fenders and tanks repainted with a customized paint job. They send off a lot of brackets and bolts to get chrome-plated or rechromed,” Weathers said.

They also add things to the frame, he said, which is not quite the traditional approach. “Used to, you’d cut off everything that wasn’t necessary,” he said. “You bobbed your fenders, to make it as small as possible. Now people are

putting stuff on.” He laughed. “They’re making covers to cover stuff that don’t need covering.”

Rivers’ Sportster is one that Weathers helped work on. The two friends followed the traditional “let’s take off everything we don’t need” approach, even down to replacing the fat Harley gas tank with one the average man can wrap his hands around.

Rivers said there are some sacrifices that come with that sort of streamlining. Though he denies taking part in such sport, Rivers calls it a barhopper. “I can’t go on long trips with it, because it’ll only hold a gallon and a half of gas.”

Still, it sure does attract attention. “That’s a sweet bike, man,” a passer-by said. “You did a good job on it.”

Weathers went traditional with his own bike as well.

“The one I have right now is a 1972 Super Glide. I’ve probably had it about eight years,” he said. Asked what it was like when he first got it, he laughed. “Very bad. I bought it basically as a basket case, but it would crank up and run. It had been sitting beside somebody’s barn for a long time with very little maintenance, and I’ve totally rebuilt it.”

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“Most people tear them down and have the fenders and tanks repainted with a customized paint job. They send off a lot of brackets and bolts to get chrome-plated or rechromed.”

-Tommy Weathers

Asked if it’s pretty, he breathed an emphatic, “Yes. I’ve put a bobbed fender on the rear and a small front fender and mainly the cosmetic is the paint job itself. Yellow with – I hate to call it purple – kind of a scallop design in the side of it.”

The Big Question: How Much Does All This Cost?

The big answer: a lot.

“God, you can go as much as ... some bikes can go as high as $50,000,” Rivers said. “But I didn’t spend that much.”

Rivers didn’t say specifically how much he actually spent on his Sportster, but the amount of $20,000 came up later as a standard figure.

It is possible, however, to have a customized bike, yet avoid the price tag inherent in building your own.

Some bikes, like the Big Dog, actually come pre-customized.

That’s why local musician Brian Strickland bought one four months ago, a Pro Sport. Big Dogs cost about $28,000. Customizing a HarleyDavidson yourself, he said, can run you twice that much.

But what about having a one-of-akind bike?

“That all depends,” Strickland said, adding that Big Dog does tend to reuse paint schemes. “Mine is one of a kind. It was painted at House of Color, I believe in California.”

It’s black with yellow-and-orange flames, and he has confessed his undying love for it. “I saved money and time and got exactly what I wanted,” he said.

That doesn’t mean, however, that Strickland dislikes Harleys. “I’ve had Harleys before. As a matter of fact, I still own a ‘75 Sportster.”

Money is the only thing that’s keeping Strickland from adding to his stable. “Something different, maybe, like a touring bike or something. But at $28,000 a whack,” he said, “two is enough.

“I didn’t pay that much for my truck, but you know a truck’s not nearly as important.”

Stigma or Status Symbol?

Once upon a time, if you rode a motorcycle, you were considered bad news. The biker had the image of

being a long-haired, hard-drinking, hard-fighting, blue-collar outlaw.

Now, a lot of motorcycles, especially the ones that have had major work done to them, are owned by doctors, lawyers and engineers. Ted Weatherred, an anesthesiologist at Medical College of Georgia, is a case in point. He came by for a few minutes to admire Rivers’ Sportster. He did not have a bike in the show.

Aaron Barr, a biker and an automobile mechanic, didn’t have anything in the show either, but he had plenty to say. He said that two kinds of people ride motorcycles: bikers and wannabes.

As for the class differences between the rough-and-ready blue-collar bikers and the monied professionals, Barr said the well-off riders have driven prices sky high for everyone.

Does that create resentment?

“Middle-class people never liked rich people anyway,” Barr said.

The Spirit asked Barr if he was a badass. “I like to think so,” he said with a big smile.

We asked him to describe a true biker. For one thing, he said, a real biker is not going to ride in shorts

because he knows how easy it is to hurt yourself out there. Barr himself wouldn’t even have his photo taken with his bike until he had pulled on his leather pants. “I won’t ride without them,” he said.

“But that’s me.”

He said that, though a “true” biker versus a wannabe is pretty easy to spot, it’s difficult to sit and describe outer characteristics. “I think it’s in the heart,” he said. “You can buy the bike, but you can’t buy the image.”

It’s also in the way they drive and sit atop their machine, he said, and the bike itself is a window to the rider’s soul. “People’s bikes fit their character. It becomes a part of you.”

He said that the machine becomes such a part of the man that the decision to sell it or hang on to it is a difficult one to make. He’s had his four years. “I want to sell it, but I don’t,” he said. “If I sell the bike I’d have to get another tattoo.”

Barr has a design on his leg that matches the colors of his motorcycle.

Parked around back, the bike had not had the extensive work of the show bikes, but, Barr pointed out, he rides it

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“That’s my baby,” he said, climbing on.

“It’s the only thing that never says no.”

And the Winners Are …

Show judge David Smith had one word to describe what he and his four fellow judges look for when choosing the winners: “Originality.”

They look at the parts, at the motorcycle’s configuration – and of course the paint job. He pointed out one bike whose oil gauge had been moved to perch on the handlebar, where it could be more easily seen. Those are the kind of changes that will win favor. “It’s got to be functional,” he said.

Smith and the others had to pick winners in nine categories: import cruisers, trikes, vintage bikes, American cruisers, sport bikes, custom-built bikes, custom Harleys, Sportsters, and Best of Show.

That final, and highly coveted, prize went to Jim Rivers and his streamlined Sportster with the monster busting out of the tank. It was the third time the bike had won Best of Show, but Rivers

said it had won First Prize 14 times.

The best of the trike class went to a bike owned by a Tennessee native from Springfield, Ga., near Savannah, named Carl Ragland, who insisted on being called “Rags.” It was a 1954 HarleyDavidson Servicar, as red and round as an apple. Some of the parts below the tank were still pretty rusty, but that didn’t keep it from winning awards and attracting Hooters girls.

“We found it in May of last year,” Rags said. “It was a basket case. Me and my son Carl Jr., Buggs, we restored it.”

The Raglands have spent 11 months and $7,500 on the old-timer, and it was pretty obvious that Rags, Buggs and even Rags’ young grandson felt great affection for it. “We’re real proud to have the old iron,” Rags said.

He also said that he rides it every day.

While mugging with his plaque, Rags was asked whether he preferred posing on his bike with the Hooters girls or with his bike’s new award. He didn’t even have to think about it.

The award won, hands down.

“God, you can go as much as … some bikes can go as high as $50,000.”

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Tire City Potters Fine-Tune Their Craft You may pass Tire City Potters and think it looks like a good place to go for an oil change.

Think again.

Lift up one of the three garage doors under “TIRE CITY,” painted on the concrete face of the building in bold red letters, and you’ll find clay, glazes, kilns, potter’s wheels and some of the most unique artwork in Augusta.

Tire City Potters is one big artists’ studio – and more. Co-owner Shishir Chokshi shares the space with three other potters and fellow Augusta State University graduates.

The building, like so many of the clay creations inside – on shelves and in different stages of development – is a work in progress.

In the future, Chokshi envisions the building divided up into a gallery space, a living space that artists can relax in while pieces are being fired and, of course, a studio. Right now, the setup of Tire City Potters metamorphoses as needed.

Pottery isn’t the only craft you’ll see at Tire City Potters: Woodcarver Joanna Delany’s work hangs on the walls and

What You’ll Find lounges on the floor in one of the few Augusta venues for three-dimensional art.

And where function is just as important as form.

Beneath the subtle variations of glaze are coffee mugs and vases, Chokshi pours a drink in one of the mugs to test it out, see how it works, know for himself that there isn’t a hairline crack down the side or that it won’t scratch up someone’s coffee table.

Chokshi invites the curious and uninitiated to stop by. If the doors are up – and they usually are – see what’s going on.

There’s something different every day.

And unless they’re giving a lesson, the Tire City Potters are more often than not willing to speak with those wondering about the art of pottery.

This First Friday at Tire City Potters, there are no hard-and-fast plans; you might see a little bit of everything. If you head downtown, wander beyond Broad Street and experience a different side of First Friday.

The Tire City Potters studio & gallery is located on 10th & Ellis.

Brian Stewart MUSIC ON THE STREET: Catch Black-Eyed Susan performing in the median at 9th and Broad. Gospel group Jerusalem Sounds will be playing at 10th and Broad. Still Waters, a spiritual group, performs at 11th and Broad. Shinebox tears it up in front of the Lamar Building. For more information, call Main Street Augusta at 722-8000.

FIRST FRIDAY AT THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART From 5-8 p.m., DJs German Chavarria and Bill Dunbar of Salsa Picante spin world music in front of the Morris Museum; Chavarria describes it as a mixture of reggae, calypso and modern afro pop. Gallery spotlight tour at 6:30 p.m.: “Coastal Rhythms: The Art of Jonathan Green.” Food also available.

“See Yourself in Art” Community Art Project will be available; the museum provides a canvas and art supplies for visitors to create original works in response to the “Modernism in the South Exhibition.” Paintings will be auctioned off on First Friday, September 6. For more information about First Friday events at the Morris, call 724-7501 or visit www.themorris.org.

For more information about the Metro’s art exhibits, phone 722-6468.

HOUSE SESSIONS with Damien, Freeman, Vernon Fire and Perry Anderson First Friday at Modjeska. Damien spins progressive house and trance; Freeman spins energy house; Vernon Fire spins progressive and deep house; and Perry Anderson spins funky house. Call Modjeska at 303-9700 for details.

If you are planning to perform or hold a First Friday exhibit, let us know! Contact rhonda_jones@metspirit.com.

JAY JACOBS exhibits new work at the Soul Bar in July. Exhibit goes up First Friday, July 5. For more information on the exhibit, call the Soul Bar at 724-8880.

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“Men In Black II” an unexpected break from tending to the sick when a group of animals, looking to save their forest from developers, turns to him for help. Finding an endangered species of bear in the forest, Dr. Dolit tle rallies to find her a mate and populate the forest with lil’ endangered cubs. Cast: Eddie Murphy, Lil’ Zane, Raven Symone, Jef frey Jones, Steve Irwin. Running time: 1 hr., 27 mins.

Hey Arnold! The Movie (PG) — This popular animated Nickelodeon character takes to the big screen with his neighborhood pals. Arnold and his friends have maintained a close-knit group while living in their big-city neighborhood, but when a greedy developer threatens to turn the neighborhood into a giant "mall-plex," it’s up to the kids to stop him before it’s too late. Cast: Craig Bar tlet t, Spencer Klein, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jamil Walker Smith.

High Crimes (PG-13) — Morgan Freeman, wry old acting master, carries much of this taut but implausible thriller, which involves military cover-ups and a chilling trial, though early clues harm the whopper finish. Carl Franklin also got good work from Ashley Judd, Jim Caviezel, Amanda Peet and Adam Scot t. 1 hr., 47 mins. (Elliot t) ★★1/2 Ice Age (PG) — Most of "Ice Age" is about a lippy sloth named Sid, voiced by John Leguizamo. (Is there a less sloth-like actor alive?) Fleeing the advancing polar ice cap, he tries fiercely to bond with a hairy mammoth, Manfred (Ray Romano) and even a sabertoothed tiger, Diego (Denis Leary). Sure enough, Sid, Manfred and Diego rescue a human baby from marauding saber-toothed tigers. That's the story: the three travelers, each way ahead of the evolutionary curve with their jokes, and the papoose-like human with big eyes, and the pursuing big cats, who expect Diego to betray his new companions. There is a clima x, so safely predictable you won't find your temperature budging. "Ice Age" will probably get enough kids smiling to earn its big cost back, and then some. Cast: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Goran Visnjic, Jack Black, Tara Strong. Running time: 1 hr., 24 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ Insomnia (R) — From Christopher Nolan ("Memento"). LAPD detective Will Dormer (Al Pacino) and his par tner (Mar tin Donovan) travel to Alaska to assist an old pal with a murder case. There's a lurching, Nolanesque vector shif t, and suddenly it's a different movie, infused with Dormer's exhaustion in the 24-hour sunlight. A twisted, vaguely repulsive hack writer/murder suspect (Robin Williams) feeds of f Dormer's growing weakness. With Hilary Swank, sor t of — her character is sorely underwrit ten. Adapted from a 1998 Norwegian film of the same title. Running time: 1 hr, 55 mins. (Salm) ★★★ Juwanna Mann (PG-13) — Miguel A. Nunez Jr. is Jamal. The vain, preening NBA star is suspended for a burst of irate mooning and then full-frontal exposure on cour t. And then — inspired by a young girl whose love of the game moves him — he becomes Juwanna, a fake female, who fires up a women's pro team. Vivica A. Fox is the team's reigning beauty, on whom Jamal has a cover t crush. The cour t action is all high points, no game. Gender comedy becomes a ruthless reduction of both sexes. Director Jesse Vaughan came from music videos, and should probably return. Hectic, vapid, almost witless, "Juwanna Mann" keeps jammin' across the goofs, then milking inane sentiment before stumbling to a blooper reel that is no dif ferent than the preceding, inept movie. Cast: Miguel A. Nunez Jr., Kevin Pollak, Vivica A. Fox, Ginuwine, Tommy Davidson. Running time: 1 hr., 26 mins. (Elliot t) ★ Like Mike (PG) — Fledgling rapper Lil’ Bow Wow

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stars in his first film as an 11-year-old boy who happens upon a pair of sneakers once worn by basketball star Michael Jordan. Infused with awesome basketball skills from the shoes, Lil’ Bow Wow joins an NBA team, despite his young age and small stature. Cast: Lil’ Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Eugene Levy, Jonathan Lipnicki, Anne Meara.

Lilo & Stitch (PG) — A cute Disney 'toon made in Florida but set in Hawaii, where darling Lilo turns a space crit ter into a pet. The animation is not computerized and has lovely watercolor ef fects, though the plot, voicework, Elvis tunes and product plugs are generically New Disney, not of Walt caliber. 1 hr., 20 min. (Elliot t) ★★1/2 The Lord of the Rings (PG-13) — Simply saying the title is a verbal project. Watching the film for three hours is like hearing Wagner's Ring Cycle remastered by a genius of the kazoo — the concepts remain grandiose, but the music gets rather oopsy.

The movie is visually spectacular, a feast from the kitsch kitchen. The story is a quest to return "the ring of power " to its bir thplace "in the fire of Mount Doom." The opening is not a movie launch, it's a franchise arrival, a hugely expensive gamble that the aging Tolkien mob can be whopper-welded to new crowds.

The sights are ga-ga, but the story telling gets fairly turgid. As with the last "Star Wars" picture, we detect a team of imagineers stretching their plot like a Goliath of taf fy — tempting us, teasing us, set ting us up for future box-of fice kills. If you just got ta get killed that way, go for it. Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee, Viggo Mor tensen, Cate Blanchet t, Sean Astin, Liv Tyler, Ian Holm, Sean Bean. Running time: 3 hrs. (Elliot t) ★★ Men in Black 2 (PG-13) — The alien-fighting duo of Kay and Jay return in this sequel. Kay, reduced to a calmer existence as a mailman and husband, has par ted ways with Jay, who has continued his work with the secretive MIB agency. Jay must recruit Kay to face their toughest challenge yet, the evil Serleena.

Cast: Lara Flynn Boyle, Rosario Dawson, Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith.

Minority Report (PG-13) — "Minority Repor t" is a sci-fi thriller set in one of those futures (2054) most of us hope never to endure. At the front edge is John Ander ton (Tom Cruise), head of Pre-Crime. He works in a tech hive called the Temple, where three clairvoyants float in a tank like nearly comatose dolphins, feeding their pre-vision of impending murders to a big computer screen. Ander ton assembles the clues, then leads the police team to arrest the presumptively guilty. Once Ander ton is himself accused of being a future killer, he abducts one of the "pre-cog" floaters (Samantha Mor ton). "Minority Repor t" has a kind of ugly beauty and, in its central storm of murk and rush, the suction of a compelling nightmare. Cast: Tom Cruise, Samantha Mor ton, Lois Smith, Peter Stormare, Ma x Von Sydow, Tim Blake Nelson.

Running time: 2 hrs., 15 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ Mr. Deeds (PG-13) — is an update or takeof f on the 1936 Frank Capra hit "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town." In that, Gary Cooper was a gentle, gallant rube who inherits a for tune, confounds the city slickers and radiates fuzzy ideals, while Depression audiences again got to ogle the idle (but frisky) rich. Now Adam Sandler is Longfellow Deeds, who inherits $40 billion from a genial old flake (Harve Presnell). Peter Gallagher is a fairly standard corporate wheeler as the sharpie running the vast estate. But as star repor ter Babe, Winona Ryder is game and slyly charming. The real ace is John Tur turro as Deed's new manservant, Emilio. It's a fond update and funny comedy, even

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Panic Room (R) — Not since Hitchcock's "Rear Window" has a New York location been used more suspensefully than in "Panic Room." This New York home is a lavish town house that includes a "panic room," a top-floor security crib. Breaking into the seemingly vacant house on a stormy evening are three men who expect an easy job. Most surprised by this intrusion are Jodie Foster and her on-screen daughter, played by Kristen Stewar t. They flee to the panic room to find a phone that doesn't work and watch the frustrated crooks on the security screens. "Panic Room" is a cold sweat, fevered by frantic impulses. It's terrific enter tainment. Cast: Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam, Kristen Stewar t, Patrick Bauchau, Jared Leto. Running time: 1 hr. 48 mins. ★★★★

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The Rookie (G) — Dennis Quaid at 47 is a bet ter actor than ever in "The Rookie." He plays Jimmy Morris, who gets a late chance to become a baseball star. Morris is a lit tle league baseball coach in Texas, where football is king. He regrets he gave up on his at tempt to become a star big-league pitcher. When his lit tle league boys urge him to get back into pitching, he does, and tries to get into the show again. It's a Disney movie, G-rated, with safe lingo, gentle humor, buddy bonding and a firm net of family values. What works about "The Rookie" is the grounded verity of its places and people. Cast: Dennis Quaid, Rachel Grif fiths, Brian Cox, Beth Grant, Angus T. Jones.

Running time: 2 hrs., 9 mins. (Elliot t) ★★1/2 Rugrats in Paris (G) — “Rugrats in Paris” follows the car toon toddlers of Nickelodeon fame to the City of Light when Tommy’s dad is set to take a business trip. Chuckie, desperate for a mother, schemes to hook his father up with a saucy Parisian. Cast: E.G. Daily, Kath Soucie, Cree Summer Franck, Casey Kasem, Debbie Reynolds, Susan Sarandon. Running time: 1 hr., 18 mins.

Scooby Doo (PG) — is derived from the longestrunning TV car toon show (beginning in 1969 on CBS), and is mostly set in an island theme park. The 'toon gang loved by their TV fans — ginchy-dish Daphne, plain but brainy Velma, blond ego dude Fred (author of "Fred on Fred"), grinning par ty dude Shaggy — are now played by actors locked into one-note roles. Great Dane hero dog Scooby appears computer generated.

They go to Spooky Island to solve a criminal conspiracy, where special ef fects and cute theme park crit ters whiz by and the top villain is revealed to be ... a puppy.

This is one lollipop of a movie, OK for the 4 to 9-yearolds who like the TV show. 1 hr., 23 mins. ★★ The Scorpion King (PG-13) — The Rock (Dwayne Douglas Johnson) plays Mathayus " the Akkadian." Up nor th are hair y Vikings, or Visigoths, or Who, but deser t lands, including sinful Gomorrah, are ruled by the crazed t yrant Memnon (Steven Brand). Mathayus leads the tribal remnant of free

humans against him. First, Rock abducts and wins over the mean guy's sorceress (Kelly Hu). She joins him, a camel, a cute scamp, a silly sidekick and a vast dude who should be called the Meat (Michael Clarke Duncan of "The Green Mile"). The movie has epic sand, computerized vistas, harems of buf f women, ex treme violence dr y-cleaned of blood, lines that roll of f the tongue like bricks, and costumes worthy of an old DeMille show. The pulp purit y goes back before silent films and is breezy fun on a toy-macho level. Cast: The Rock, Steven Brand, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu, Bernard Hu. Running time: 1 hr., 32 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ Spider-Man (PG-13) — Sweetly dorky Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is bit ten by a new form of lab spider on a school trip. He morphs into a speed master with arachnid powers, but keeps his real identity masked from the girl literally nex t door, Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst). Spider-Man casts webs from his hand, climbs and leaps around New York and battles a capitalist nut turned Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe). Always sidelined is the nut's son, Peter's best friend, Harry (James Franco). The film is high-craf ted and amusing, though the POW! style so right for Marvel pages can be numbing in this tech-loaded, hypersonic approach. "Spider-Man" has the heat of a newborn franchise. The costumed hero finally makes a brilliant match with Old Glory, in a gleaming Manhat tan. Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, James Franco, Clif f Rober tson, Rosemary Harris. Running time: 2 hrs. (Elliot t) ★★★

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (PG) — This is No. 5 in the series and is visually spec-

tacular (entirely filmed in digital, and projected that way in some theaters). It moves swiftly and has action payoffs, but George Lucas is still a turgid storyteller, and stiff dialogue drags the actors down to mere plot function too often. Ewan McGregor seems to be coming into his own as wise Obi-Wan. 2 hr., 23 mins. (Elliot t) ★★1/2 The Sum of All Fears (PG-13) — Another morbid Tom Clancy nightmare of big power and dire danger (the nuclear devil unleashed), with a trivial romance trampled by politics and spy games. Phil Alden Robinson directed with spruce if pompous flair, and the nerve-raked cast has Ben Af fleck as the hero, Morgan Freeman, Alan Bates, James Cromwell, Liev Schreiber and (ace as the Russian prez) Ciaran Hinds.

2 hrs. (Elliot t) ★★★ Undercover Brother (PG-13) — The source was a Web comedy site, and it's a derivation of old bla xploiters, "In Living Color " and the Austin Powers goofs, but this lampoon of black heroics is funny in a pumped-up way. Eddie Grif fin wears the power Afro as the main bro, and Malcolm D. Lee also got good stuf f from Chris Kat tan, Denise Richards, Dave Chappelle, Aunjanue Ellis and Billy Dee Williams as a Colin Powell-like general who wants to be the new Col. Sanders. 1 hr., 26 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★ Windtalkers (R) — The core of it is about the Navajo "code talkers," some 400 men who confounded the Japanese by speaking radio code in Navajo. Of course, in a racist era, they had to face white bigotry as well as the enemy. Adam Beach, a strong presence with a boyish grin, plays Ben Yahzee, code volunteer.

Nicolas Cage is Joe Enders, patched-up war dog assigned to protect Ben and, if he faces capture, kill him — also the secret order to Ox (Christian Slater), whose code man is Charlie (Roger Willie). The rest of the Marines unit sent to murderous Saipan in 1944 is much like the old studio ethnic squads of 1944 Hollywood. "Windtalkers" depicts bravery, sacrifice, honor and horror. But the moments of uplif t are like confet ti in a morgue. Cast: Nicolas Cage, Mark Ruf falo, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Christian Slater, Frances O'Connor, Roger Willie. Running time: 2 hrs., 8 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ —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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One-Time Wunderkind Still Wide-Eyed

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he man who went from “Jaws” to “Schindler’s List,” from “E.T.” to the just-opening “Minority Report” — though his critics call that a span more wide than deep — seems at 54 proudly subdued, almost humble.

Steven Spielberg, the top wunderkind of Hollywood in the 1970s, a master of success who rarely stumbles, now has thinning hair, a graying beard, a body that fills out a brown bomber jacket. But the earnest, brainy eagerness that helped make him the best-known movie buff ever to become the industry’s favorite director remains on tap, as he talks in a posh hotel about the new sci-fi thriller.

Tom Cruise stars as John, a D.C. cop in 2054 blighted by the loss of his son. He leads a homicide team that arrests people before they can murder, using a special, water-tanked trio of clairvoyants who “pre-cog” the crimes. The morally dicey theme, in which justice relies on psychic voyeurism, bedrocks inside Spielberg’s own concerns: “It’s the concept of self-determination, the issue of what is predestined and what is determined by my own hard work and initiative. I struggle with that. Half the time I think I’ve really made things happen, the other half, that it just had to happen. But then as (producerpal) David Geffen always says, ‘There is your plan and God’s plan and yours don’t count!’”

Spielberg, who has called sci-fi “a playroom for my brain,” formed a special think tank on the world of 2054.

“We had 23 futurists around the table for three days in Santa Monica (Calif.),” he says, “to guess about the world that, God willing, my children will live to see.

“Sorry to say they think almost all food will be synthetic, but with stuff in it to protect us from diseases. They agreed advertising will spot-sell to us as individuals, by reading our eyes or something. When I asked about future movies, they kept deferring to me.”

The “Minority Report” world is both retro and futuristic because, “I wanted to make it, but seem to throw it away casually. I want to celebrate not the walls of the story, the look and gizmos, but the story itself. If you’ve fashioned big new props for a movie there’s a tendency to show it off, but rather than exhibit the cool stuff, just show the coolness as a given.”

More than “A.I.,” his Kubrick-based 2001 flop that Spielberg is proud of (“I translated Stanley’s vision into a controversial work of art”), this show is loaded with gadgets, like metal spy spiders. And yet this sci-fi leader believes that, “My whole career, I’ve compromised with special effects, played them down. The shark didn’t really work in ‘Jaws,’ but that forced me to make a better story movie less dependent on the shark.

The stuff I could imagine but not do 20 years ago, we can now do easily.”

He dismisses “Blade Runner” comparisons: “People said ‘The Matrix’ was like ‘Blade Runner,’ but I didn’t see that. Just because it’s set in the future! Any time a movie looks blue, they compare it to ‘Blade Runner.’”

That chilly blue with metallic whites and noir glooms fires up the enthusiast in Spielberg, who began making home movies at 10. His eyes shine about “the lab that took

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Ask him about the film’s ending, with its broad hint of happy closure, and you can hear a muffled “ouch.” After all, even “Schindler’s List” drew fire for having made people suffer, weep, then glow a little.

“I’m not sure John finds that much happiness,” he avows. “Now, I would be prepared to be pasted (by critics) if the son were brought back to live happily with John and they went into counseling together. That would be the Spielbergian happy ending! ... I’ve made my share of movies with sad endings.”

After his theme-parky films, history films and Oscars triumphs, Spielberg is looking for the autumnal crop. He did prep work on “Memoirs of a Geisha” for three years, “but then decided I won’t direct it because I had already made it in my head.

“You’ve probably noticed I don’t do many contemporary stories. I am just not interested in the stuff you see on ‘Dateline’ or ‘20/20,’ the political or legal stories like ‘Erin Brockovich.’

Why do it, when TV does it all the time?

“I need to feel stimulated. They brought ‘Harry Potter’ to me, and ‘Spider-Man.’ My kids were mad at me for passing on ‘Harry Potter,’ but I told them, ‘This is daddy’s time now, to do things that challenge me.’ Of course, I am also trying to get feeling young enough to shoot ‘Indiana Jones IV.’” His movie zeal is intact and “whatever I’ve just seen and loved, that is the best for me right then. I saw ‘Memento’ and thought (director-writer) Christopher Nolan is the best young director. I look at ‘The Godfather’ again and think, ‘Coppola’s the best of the last 50 years!’ It changes all the time.”

Where will films be in 50 years?

“In 50 years, people will still want to be entertained by stories, but everything will be digital, or beyond. It’s coming, but even George (Lucas) with all his power only got about 70 out of 6,700 screens to have digital projectors for the new ‘Star Wars.’ It’s up to the theaters to invest the cost, a tough call, given that some chains filed for Chapter 11 in recent years.

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“Like Mike:” Unlikely Story Soon Wears Thin By Rachel Deahl

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he drawing power of an adorable kid can equal big pay-offs at the box office, and “Like Mike,” a syrupy tale about an orphan who is magically transformed into an NBA star, boasts two irresistible tykes in its top billing. But even with the cute factor turned way up high, “Like Mike” is too trite and simplistic even for the little ones.

Underaged rapper Lil’ Bow Wow provides much of the irresistible charm of this otherwise resistible film, starring as 14-year-old orphan Calvin Cambridge. A lonely orphan desperately looking for the right family to take him home, Calvin spends his days hanging out with his best friend Murph (played

by Jonathan Lipnicki, who stole more hearts than Tom Cruise in “Jerry Maguire”) and Reg (Brenda Song). When Calvin comes across a pair of tattered old high tops with the mythic initials “M.J.” sketched on them, he is miraculously transformed into an athlete with Michael Jordan-like skills. Requesting the magic shoes to “Make [him] like Mike,” Calvin suddenly finds he can shoot three pointers with shocking precision and soar to the hoop like a bird for crushing slam-dunks.

After stumbling across a pair of tickets to an L.A. Knights game, Calvin is called onto the court for a little half-time show: a game of one-on-one with the Knights’ biggest star, Tracey Reynolds (Morris Chestnut). When the four-foot Cambridge blows by Reynolds twice and sticks a shot from the top of the key, the Knights’ enterprising moneyman (played

by Eugene Levy) decides to bring the kid back to suit up for the next home game.

Intended as a ploy to put more asses in the seats, the scheme becomes no laughing matter when Calvin lights it up on the court and leads the Knight to a muchneeded victory. Before you can say full court press, Calvin is signed by the Knights to a full contract and heading out on the road as the shortest and youngest NBA player in history.

Paired with the self-absorbed Reynolds, Calvin finds himself odd man out both on and off the court. But, eventually, the NBA boys warm to their pint-sized point guard and things begin to click for the Knights. Taking the team to the finals,

Calvin catapults into stardom, as he continually struggles to win over the one person he seeks approval from most: Reynolds.

With cameos from a bevy of NBA stars including Jason Kidd, Dirk Nowitski and Vince Carter, “Like Mike” has some mildly amusing on-court action. But the image of a vertically challenged pre-teen dominating on the court (Lil’ Bow Wow dunks over David Robinson and strips Gary Payton) wears thin pretty quickly.

And the trite elements of the story are so blatant that it’s almost surprising the film never attempts to be remotely self-conscious. Not only is Lil’ Bow Wow a lonely orphan under the control of a scheming and selfish guardian (played by Crispin Glover), there’s even a kindly nun in the picture (Anne Meara) for good measure. At any moment I was expecting the kids back at the orphanage to break into a version of “Hard Knock Life.” (No such luck on that front.)

The unexpected and singular allure of “Like Mike” is Lil’ Bow Wow. Surprisingly articulate and strikingly charismatic, the youngster carries the show. And, along with the lovable Lipnicki (who’s nearly as cute here as he was in “Jerry Maguire”), “Like Mike” is best when these two take center stage.

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Movie Clock REGAL AUGUSTA EXCHANGE 20 Movies Good 7/5 - 7/11 Men in Black 2 (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 4:25, 4:55, 5:25, 7:10, 7:40, 8:10, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20, 11:35, 11:45, 12:05; Sun-Thur: 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 4:25, 4:55, 5:25, 7:10, 7:40, 8:10, 9:20, 9:50, 10:20 Powerpuff Girls (PG) 12:05, 2:10, 4:10, 6:30 Like Mike (PG) Fri-Sat: 12:30, 3:55, 6:55, 9:45, 12:10; Sun-Thur: 12:30, 3:55, 6:55, 9:45 Mr. Deeds (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 12:00, 1:00, 2:30, 4:00, 5:15, 6:50, 7:40, 9:10, 10:05, 11:40, 12:30; Sun-Thur: 12:00, 1:00, 2:30, 4:00, 5:15, 6:50, 7:40, 9:10, 10:05 Hey Arnold (PG) 12:30, 2:30, 5:00 Lilo & Stitch (PG) Fri-Sat: 12:10, 12:40, 2:20, 2:50, 4:30, 5:00, 7:10, 7:30, 9:15, 9:35, 11:30, 11:45; Sun-Thur: 12:10, 12:40, 2:20, 2:50, 4:30, 5:00, 7:10, 7:30, 9:15, 9:35 Minority Report (PG-13) 12:30, 1:00, 3:45, 4:15, 7:00, 7:25, 10:10, 10:40 Juwanna Mann (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 12:20, 2:30, 4:45, 7:50, 10:20, 12:40; Sun-Thur: 12:20, 2:30, 4:45, 7:50, 10:20 Scooby Doo (PG) Fri-Sat: 12:25, 12:55, 2:40, 3:10, 4:40, 5:10, 7:00, 9:10, 11:45; Sun-Thur: 12:25, 12:55, 2:40, 3:10, 4:40, 5:10, 7:00, 9:10 The Bourne Identity (PG-13) 12:45, 3:50, 7:15, 10:15 Windtalkers (R) Fri-Sat: 7:00, 9:55, 12:45; Sun-Thur: 7:00, 9:55 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 1:25, 4:15, 6:55, 9:45, 12:25; Sun-Thur: 1:25, 4:15, 6:55, 9:45 Sum of All Fears (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 1:15, 4:10, 7:05, 9:50, 12:25; Sun-Thur: 1:15, 4:10, 7:05, 9:50 Undercover Brother (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 7:55, 10:15, 12:30; Sun-Thur: 7:55, 10:15 Insomnia (R) Fri-Sat: 9:00, 11:50; SunThur: 9:00 Star Wars Episode II (PG) 1:10, 4:20, 7:30, 10:45 Spider-Man (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30, 12:20; Sun-Thur: 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:30 EVANS 12 CINEMAS Movies Good 7/5 - 7/11 Men in Black 2 (PG-13) 12:45, 1:45, 2:45, 3:45, 4:45, 5:45, 6:45, 7:45, 8:45, 9:45 Powerpuff Girls (PG) 1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10 Like Mike (PG) 12:40, 2:50, 4:55, 7:05, 9:15

Mr. Deeds (PG-13) 1:15, 3:25, 5:35, 7:40, 9:55 Hey Arnold (PG) 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00 Lilo & Stitch (PG) 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 Minorit y Repor t (PG-13) 1:05, 4:05, 6:55, 9:50 Juwanna Mann (PG-13) 9:10 The Bourne Identity (PG-13) 2:20, 4:50, 7:25, 10:00 Windtalkers (R) 9:00 Scooby Doo (PG) 1:20, 3:20, 5:20, 7:20, 9:20 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (PG-13) 6:50, 9:25 Rugrats in Paris (G) Tues, Thurs: 10:30 a.m.

Dr. Dolittle 2 (PG) Tues, Thurs: 10:30 a.m.

Sum of All Fears (PG-13) 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45 Star Wars Episode II (PG) 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 9:55 Spider-Man (PG-13) 4:15, 7:15 MASTERS 7 CINEMAS Movies Good 7/5 - 7/11 Men in Black 2 (PG-13) 1:15, 3:15, 5:15, 7:15, 9:15 Powerpuff Girls (PG) 1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10 Like Mike (PG) 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 Mr. Deeds (PG-13) 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 Hey Arnold (PG) 1:05, 3:05, 5:05, 7:05 Lilo & Stitch (PG) 1:20, 3:20, 5:20, 7:20, 9:20 Minorit y Repor t (PG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 Scooby Doo (PG) 9:10 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (PG-13) 9:05 REGAL 12 CINEMAS Movies Good 7/5 - 7/11 High Crimes (PG-13) 1:55, 4:30, 7:10, 9:40 Ice Age (PG) 2:10, 4:55, 7:35, 9:50 Changing Lanes (R) 2:05, 5:05, 7:30, 9:50 The Rookie (G) 2:00, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35 About a Boy (PG-13) 2:15, 4:35, 7:25, 10:00 The New Guy (PG-13) 2:20, 4:45, 7:45, 9:55 Clockstoppers (PG) 2:40, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05 Panic Room (R) 2:00, 4:40, 7:15, 9:55 The Scorpion King (PG-13) 2:35, 4:55, 7:00, 9:30 Blade 2 (R) 2:25, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45 All About the Benjamins (R) 2:30, 5:10, 7:50, 10:10 The Lord of the Rings (PG-13) 1:50, 5:00, 8:15

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Food and beverages will be available.

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Auditions

AUGUSTA PLAYERS YOUTH THEATRE will hold auditions for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” on July 6 at 1 p.m. Auditions will be held at the Augusta Players Warehouse, 1001 Walton Way. For more information, call 826-4707.

MEN’S A CAPELLA QUARTET will hold auditions for a lead singer (first tenor). Quar tet sings a broad range of music, including jazz, do-wop, barbershop and contemporary. Call 860-8539.

THE AUGUSTA PLAYERS will hold auditions for “The King and I” July 11, 20 and 25. All auditions held at 7 p.m., except July 20 auditions, which will be held at 10 a.m. and are the only auditions open to children as well as adults. Held at St. John United Methodist Church.

Audition consists of a prepared vocal solo and a cold reading. Accompanist provided. Per formance dates scheduled for September 25-29. Call 826-4707 for more information.

THE AUGUSTA CONCERT BAND holds auditions for new members by appointment. To schedule, call 202-0091.

Education

INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING WORKSHOP Saturdays, July 13-27 at the Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t’s Walker-Mackenzie Studio. Open to adults and teens.

Explore propor tion, perspective and value using a variety of media. Fee is $80 for non-members and $72 for members. To register, call the Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t at 722-5495.

“DRIP, DRIP, SPLATTER!” FAMILY WORKSHOP at the Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t. Held July 13, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come in old clothes and explore abstract expressionism outdoors. Open to children ages 5-11 accompanied by an adult. $7 per family fee includes one adult and one child; $1 fee for each additional child. Call 722-5465 for more information.

SCRAPBOOKING WORKSHOP at the H.O. Weeks Center.

Held through July. Morning classes 9 a.m. to noon the second Thursday of the month; evening classes are 6-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month. $10 per class for Aiken City residents. Pre-registration is required. Call (803) 642-7631.

Exhibitions AT WARE’S FOLLY AND THE WALKER-MACKENZIE STUDIO through August 2: “If These Walls Could Talk,” “Impressions of the Print: Recent Works by Alex Murawski and Tom Hammond,” “Ger trude Herber t Youth and Adult Student Exhibit.” For more information, call the Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t at 722-5495.

AT THE MARY PAULINE GALLERY through July 27: Lanny Webb Exhibition, Front Gallery; Summer Group

Exhibition, Rear Gallery. Presentation by Lanny Webb July 12 at 6:30 p.m. Gallery will be closed Four th of July weekend. Call 724-9542 or visit www.marypaulinegallery.com for details.

“OVER THE LINE: THE ART AND LIFE OF JACOB LAWRENCE” exhibit through September 8 at the High Museum of Ar t in Atlanta. For more information, call (404) 733-HIGH or visit www.high.org on the Web. FINE ARTS EXHIBITION through July 28 at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black History. Features works by the Benedict College Ar t Faculty. Call 724-3576 for more information.

DANIEL HAYES exhibits his work at Borders Books and Music through the end of July. Upcoming exhibits include: Tom Klose in August, Carl Purdy in September, Alex McCain in October and Rober t Lee in November. Call Borders Books and Music at 737-6962 for more information.

“Why waste talent?” That’s the question that burns behind artist Daniel Hayes’ drive to create images and hang them in public places. You can see his work in the coffeeshop at Borders during the month of July.

AT THE GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART in Athens: “From Fauvism to Impressionism: Alber t Marquet, an Exhibition from the Centre Pompidou in Paris” through July 7; “Tiepolo to Will Barnet: Selected Works on Paper from the Leighton Ballew Bequest” through July 20; “From Heroes to Dudes” through July 21; “Lucy May Stanton” through July 21. For more information, call (706) 542-4662.

Sophisticated Swing Big Band. Concer ts begin at 7 p.m., except July 25 show, which begins at 8 p.m.

Bring a picnic and lawn chairs or blankets to this free show. (803) 442-7588.

park until 6 p.m. Weekday admission is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Regular admission is $7.25 for adults and $4.75 for children ages 3-12. For information, call (803) 779-8717 or visit their Web site at www.riverbanks.org.

HOPELANDS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES continues July 8 with The Carolina Rebels. Begins 7 p.m. at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken. For rain information and for those who need special assistance or accommodations, call 642-7631.

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

WORKS BY MARYANNE KELLY HAND now on display at the Southeastern Neuroscience Building on Roy Road of f Wheeler Road. Held through the summer. For more information, contact Maryanne Kelly Hand at 667-6622.

Dance SINGLES DANCE each Saturday night from 8-11 p.m. is sponsored by the Christian Social Organization for Single Adults. Held at Westside High School on Stelling Road.

Tickets available at the door; free dance lessons available at 7 p.m. For more information, call 278-6422.

Music “MUSIC ON THE RIVER,” presented by the U.S. Army Signal Corps Band, will be at Riverwalk’s Jessye Norman Amphitheater 7 p.m. July 11. For more information, call Riverwalk Special Events at 821-1754.

THE FLO CARTER BAND will be at the Appleby Branch Library July 9 as par t of the Evenings in the Appleby Garden series. Per formance begins at 8 p.m., and admission is free. For more information, call 736-6244.

LOCOBAZOOKA TOUR July 6 at the Augusta Exchange Club Fairgrounds features Filter, Sevendust, Nonpoint, Mushroomhead, Mad at Gravity, Audiovent, Reveille, Dragpipe, Breaking Point, local bands and more. Gates open at 10 a.m. and tickets are $20 in advance, $25 the day of the show. All ages admit ted, but only those 21 and over with ID may buy alcohol. Tickets available at www.ETIX.com or by phone at 1-866-866-9938.

CONCERTS AND ART IN THE PARK at Creighton Living Histor y Park in Nor th Augusta: July 11, the First Baptist Church of Nor th Augusta Orchestra; July 25,

Theater

“ALL IN THE TIMING” July 12-13, 19-20 and 25-27 at the For t Gordon Per forming Ar ts Theatre. Dinner is at 7 p.m. with the show star ting at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30; $28 for seniors 65 and over. Phone 793-8552.

NEIL SIMON’S “PROPOSALS” July 12-13, 19-20, 26-27 and August 2-3. Show times are 8 p.m. and there will be matinees July 13, 20 and 27. Presented at the Abbeville Opera House in Abbeville, S.C. For ticket information, call the opera house at (864) 459-2157.

“FROG PRINCE” per formance July 9 at Augusta State University’s Ma xwell Per forming Ar ts Theatre. Presented

by ASU’s Born to Read Literacy Center and Patchwork Players. Show times are 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Tickets are $3 per person and seating is on a first come, first served basis. For tickets, call 733-7043.

THE JEKYLL ISLAND MUSICAL THEATRE presents three plays in rotating reper tory through July 28 at the Jekyll Island Amphitheatre in Jekyll Island, Ga. “HONK!”, “Oklahoma!” and “1776” will be presented. Call (912) 635-4060 for details.

Attractions RIVERBANKS ZOO AND GARDEN EXTENDED HOURS: On weekends, Riverbanks’ admission gates open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m., though visitors may stay in the

AUGUSTA GOLF & GARDENS OF THE GEORGIA GOLF HALL OF FAME features beautiful display gardens, as well as bronze sculptures of some of golf’s greatest masters. Available for rent for a variety of functions, including weddings, receptions, photo sessions, business lunches, cock tail par ties, bir thday par ties and more. Group discount rates are available. Closed on Mondays; open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; open from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5.50 for adults; $4.50 for students, seniors and military; $3.50 for children (4 to 12); free for children 3 under. Sundays are two for one with a Super Sunday coupon. Annual garden memberships are available. For more information, call 724-4443 or 1-888-874-4443. Also, visit their Web site at www.gghf.org.

FORT DISCOVERY/NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER: Children and adults alike can immerse themselves in the wonders of science through live demonstrations, vir tual realities, Starlab, KidScape and more than 270 hands-on exhibits. General Admission: $8 for adults; $6 for children, seniors and active military. Group rates available.

Members enter free. Half-price admission daily af ter 3 p.m. Operating hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. For information call 821-0200, 1800-325-5445 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 noon3 p.m. by appointment. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

Admission to the grounds is free. Fee for house tours is $3 for adults and children ages 6 to 17. For more information, call (803) 827-1473. Located at 181 Redclif fe Road, Beech Island, S.C., 29842.

Museums

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

Riverwalk. Free. 724-4067.

AT THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART: First Friday, July 5, features world music and reggae, as well as a spotlight tour at 6:30 p.m. and the “See Yourself in Ar t” community ar t project. July 7 “Ar trageous Sunday! The Ar t of Printmaking” family activity features ar tist Tom Crow ther and begins at 2 p.m. “The Modern in Design” illustrated talk July 12 at 12:30 p.m. is free for members, $3 for adults and $2 for seniors/military/students. “The Harlem Renaissance: An Ar ts Ex travaganza” July 14 features per formance by the Cutno Dancers. 2 p.m. per formance is free. “Modernism in the South” exhibit tour July 21 at 2 p.m. is also free. “Masterworks of Southern Ar t Tour” July 28, 2 p.m. is of fered on free admission day to the museum. For more information, call the Morris Museum of Ar t at 724-7501.

THE EZEKIEL HARRIS HOUSE: Deemed “the finest 18th century house surviving in Georgia” by the “Smithsonian Guide to Historic America.” Hours are Saturday, 10 a.m.1 p.m. Other times by appointment. General admission is $2; senior admission is $1 and children get in for 50 cents. For more information, call 724-0436.

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. This month’s luncheon on July 10 features motivational speaker Mr. Francois and gospel singer Jacqueline Royal. $5 fee for lunch; RSVP by July 8. Call the museum at 7243576 for more information.

SACRED HEART CULTURAL CENTER is of fering tours of its 100-year-old building. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $1 per person, children free. 826-4700.

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COLUMBIA MUSEUM OF ART GALLERY TALKS: Toni Elkins, July 13, 1 p.m.; Claire K. Farrell, July 21, 1:30 p.m.; Angela Bradburn, August 3, 1 p.m. For more information, contact the Columbia Museum of Ar t at (803) 799-2810 or visit www.columbiamuseum.org on the Web. EVENTS AT THE AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY: July 10 Brown Bag History Series features Jack Steinberg speaking on the history of the Walton Way Temple; noon lecture free to museum members, $2 for non-members, and the museum provides a beverage and desser t to compliment your brown bag lunch. Reservations required. July’s Family History Series, July 13 from 2-3 p.m., is a guided tour of the museum’s “Augusta’s Story” exhibit. Please call 722-8454 for more information or visit www.augustamuseum.org.

“THE TIES THAT BIND” African-American Ar t and Heritage Tour Program is available to students in grades 3-12. Prior to touring the Morris Museum of Ar t, a museum docent visits students in their classroom and provides a slide orientation. The program is available year-round, Tuesday-Friday, and must be sched-

uled at least t wo weeks in advance. Call the Morris Museum of Ar t at 724-7501 or visit the museum Web site at www.themorris.org.

AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY, 560 Reynolds St., Augusta. Permanent exhibitions include the award-winning “Augusta’s Story” — 12,000 years of local history from early Indians through Susan Still’s 1997 space shuttle missions. Other at tractions include the community’s medical history, a restored 1917 steam locomotive and a reconstructed 1930s gas station; documentaries shown continuously in the History Theatre. Young people will enjoy the Susan L. Still Children’s Discovery Gallery.

Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and $2 for children; children under 6 are free. Free admission on Sundays. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; closed Mondays. 722-8454.

THE LUCY CRAFT LANEY MUSEUM OF BLACK HISTORY is located at 1116 Phillips St. The museum plays host to ar t exhibits, senior luncheons, youth leadership programs, ar t and history programs and more. Its hours of operation are 2 to 5 p.m. on Sundays, closed on Mondays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. For more information,

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NATIONAL WILD TURKEY FEDERATION’S WILD TURKEY CENTER AND MUSEUM: 770 Augusta Highway, Edgefield. State-of-the-ar t museum celebrates the comeback of the wild turkey and features the role hunters and conservationists played in the wildlife success story. New legacy sculpture and garden; Outdoor Education Center; managing land for wildlife demonstrations; wetland habitat site and pavilion. Self-guided tours Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; guided group weekend tours by appointment. Donation appreciated. On the Web at www.nw t f.org; (803) 637-3106.

J U THE SIGNAL CORPS MUSEUM The museum is in Conrad L Hall, Building 29807, nex t to the Signal Towers on For t Y

Gordon. Its hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on

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Saturday. For more information, call 791-2818.

2 0 AIKEN COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM Open 9:30 a.m.0 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 2-5 p.m. Saturday and 2

Sunday. (803) 642-2015.

GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTITUTE OF ART, located on the corner of Fif th and Telfair Street, is housed in historic Ware’s Folly. The Institute exhibits contemporary ar t in its gallery and presents ar t classes for children, youth and adults. The Walker-MacKenzie studio hosts classes and workshops. Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday and by appointment only on Saturday. The WalkerMackenzie Studio is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Admission is free, but donations are accepted.

For more information, call 722-5495.

Special Events

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL July 11-27 in Day tona Beach, Fla. Per forming ar ts series features the London Symphony Orchestra. Call (386) 252-1511, ex t.

2487 for more information.

DUPONT PLANETARIUM presents “Larry Cat in Space” 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. July 5, 6, 19 and 20; and “Digistar Laser Fantasy Show” at 9 p.m. on the same dates. “Larry Cat in Space” is $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for K12 students and $1 for USC-Aiken faculty and staf f.

“Digistar Laser Fantasy Show” is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $3 for K-12 students. Make reservations by calling (803) 641-3769 business hours Mon.-Fri. or (803) 641-3654 af ter hours.

AUGUSTA FIRE DEPARTMENT RECRUITMENT DAY for all invited in pursuing firefighting as a career. Held July 13, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Station 7 on Central Avenue. For more information, call the training division at 771-2910.

ADOPTION INFORMATION SESSION held at the Independent Adoption Center, a non-profit organization in Tucker, Ga. Session held July 13 from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Reservations required; call 1-800-385-4016.

HORSE SHOWS AT THE GEORGIA NATIONAL FAIRGROUNDS AND AGRICENTER in Perry, Ga.: Dixie Reining Horse Show, July 6-7; Southern National Expo: Equine Ex travaganza, July 19-21; Southern States Triple Crown Horse Show, July 25-28. Call 1-800-987-3247.

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

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

SWAMP SATURDAY at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park July 6 at 9:30 a.m. Volunteer-led walk through wetlands, swamps, trails and scenic outlooks. Wear comfor table walking shoes, sunscreen, weather-appropriate outerwear and insect repellent. Water bot tles, cameras and binoculars are permit ted. Free of charge; please make reservations for groups of 10 or more. Call 828-2109 for more information.

LOW-COST RABIES VACCINATIONS: Augusta-Richmond County Animal Control holds low-cost rabies vaccination clinics the four th Sunday of every month. The depar tment vaccinates privately owned pets for $8 per animal at 1 p.m. at Superpetz of f Bobby Jones Expressway. Dogs must be on a leash and cats must be in a carrier. Puppies and kit tens must be three months of age and current for all other vaccinations. Schedule subject to change, so please call 790-6836 for more information and to verify dates and times.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE features food, fun and music by the hot test bands in the CSRA. Held at Riverwalk’s Eighth Street Plaza from 7-11 p.m. July 13, 20, 27 and August 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31. For more info, phone Riverwalk Special Events at 821-1754.

THE CSRA HUMANE SOCIETY holds pet adoptions every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and every Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Pet Center located behind the GreenJackets Stadium on Milledge Rd. Call 261-PETS for more information.

PHINIZY SWAMP DUSK WALK July 9 at 7:30 p.m. Family hike through the nature park. Wear comfor table walking shoes and insect repellent; bring a water bot tle.

Registration is limited and must be completed by July 8.

There is a $3 contribution. 828-2109.

EVENTS AT THE TENNESSEE WILDLIFE CENTER: Lookout Creek canoe trips July 6 and 23; Family Fun Hike July 20; “Endangered Encounter at the Bat Cave!” July 26. For more information on the Wildlife Center, located in Chat tanooga, Tenn., call (423) 821-1160.

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Learning COMPUTER CLASSES AT THE WALLACE BRANCH LIBRARY: “Access Computer Training” for computer-literate high-school students and adults, Tuesdays, July 9-23, 6-7:30 p.m.; “Computer Workshop for Young Minds” for those ages 9-12, Thursdays, July 11-25, 11 a.m. to noon; “Intermediate Microsof t Word Computer Classes,” Thursdays, July 11-August 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m.;

“Introduction to Windows Computer Training” July 27, 12:30-5 p.m. Call 722-6275.

AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY CONTINUING EDUCATION is of fering the following classes during July: Literacy I, Literacy for Seniors II, Aquacise, Belly Dance, Investing for Beginners and The Pleasure of Wine. Also, ASU of fers online courses. For more information, including class dates, times and cost, call 737-1636 or visit www.ced.aug.edu.

AIKEN TECH CONTINUING EDUCATION is of fering the following courses: Intro to Computers, Windows 2000, Microsof t Word, Microsof t Access,Creating Web Pages, Intro to Massage Therapy, Intro to Genealogy, Driver Education, and more. Classes begin in July.

Aiken Tech also of fers Education to Go classes online.

For more information or to register, contact the Aiken Technical College Continuing Education Division at (803) 593-9231, ex t. 1230.

Health HEAT SHELTERS: During the summer months, Aiken’s Weeks Center, Smith-Hazel Center and Citizen’s Park 1 and 2 will be heat shelters for those needing shade.

Water fountains and drink machines will be available.

Call 642-7761.

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

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

W.G. WATSON, M.D., WOMEN’S CENTER CONDUCTS EDUCATION CLASSES at Universit y Hospital. Course topics include Lamaze, breast feeding, parenting and grandparenting. Par tners will learn positive suppor t techniques to use during the shared bir th experience.

There are also programs designed to help older siblings adjust to new family members. Some classes are free, while others require a fee. Registration is required by calling 774-2825.

Kids JULY EVENTS AT THE APPLEBY BRANCH LIBRARY: Bret Hupp, African-American Story teller, 10:30 a.m July 17; Safety presentation by Eva Cooper of the AugustaRichmond County Sherif f’s Depar tment, 10:30 a.m. July 24; Bob Abdou, Mr. Puppet 10:30 a.m. July 31 will be presented in the Episcopal Day School Gymnasium. For more info, call 736-6244.

KENNY THOMAS BASEBALL CAMP for kids 6-15 years of age teaches baseball fundamentals and techniques. USCAiken coaches and players instruct half-day or full-day camps. Lunch provided for full-day campers. Held July 15-19 at USC-Aiken. For more information, call Aiken Parks and Recreation at (803) 642-7761, USC-Aiken Baseball at (803) 641-3410 or USC-Aiken Athletics at (803) 641-3486.

JULY EVENTS AT THE FRIEDMAN BRANCH LIBRARY: Learn about Ecology with Beth Schussler July 16, 10:30 a.m. preschoolers, 11 a.m. school-age children; Exploring Caves with Carol Jackson July 23, 10:30 a.m.; Live Animals from the Savannah River Ecology Lab with Shaun Poppy July 30, preschoolers, 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m for school-age children. Call the Friedman Branch Library at 736-6758 for more information.

FALL SOCCER LEAGUE REGISTRATION at Citizen’s Park 2 in Aiken is held July 8-17. Open to boys and girls 6 years of age and up as of July 16, 2002. First time players will need to bring a bir th cer tificate to register. Cost is $35/child for those living within Aiken city limits and $62.50/child for all others; $10 late fee will be charged for those who register af ter July 17. Call (803) 642-7761 for more information.

JULY EVENTS AT THE MAXWELL BRANCH LIBRARY: “Introduction to Computers” one-session class of fered July 5, 12, 19 and 26, 9:30-11 a.m.; French Tales with Florence Hasty July 10, 10 a.m.; Unique Rubber Stamps with Sandy Green July 12, 10 a.m.; Ben & Keeter’s Puppet Show July 20, 10 a.m.; Story time with Mary E. Joseph July 24, 10 a.m.; African-American Stories and Puppets with Bret Hupp July 25, 10:30 a.m. For more info, phone 793-2020.

CRAFT WORKSHOPS at the Wallace Branch Library: July 11 for ages 4-5, July 18 for ages 6-8, July 25 for ages 912. All workshops held from 2:30-4 p.m. Call 722-6275 for details.

SUMMER ART CAMP runs in weeklong sessions through August 2. Open to children entering first through six th grade. Held at the Aiken Center for the Ar ts. Call (803) 641-9094 for more information.

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

SIBSHOPS ever y third Saturday of the month at the MCG Children’s Medical Center Conference Center. This program is designed for siblings of children with special health and developmental needs. Phone 721-KIDS for information.

CAMP RAINBOW in Rutledge, Ga, is a weeklong camp for children bat tling cancer. Held July 21-26. For information on at tending, contact the MCG Children’s Medical Center at 721-KIDS.

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The Augusta Stallions are playing against the Florida Firecats on July 5. Other home games are Tallahassee on July 20 and Norfolk on July 27. For individual game tix, please contact the Stallions ticket office at 738-9539.

MOVIES FOR CHILDREN Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. at the Euchee Creek Branch Library. Call 556-0594.

WALTON’S CAMP TBI July 14-19 at Magnolia Springs State Park. For information, call 823-8691 or e-mail jthompson@wrh.org.

BOOKS-A-MILLION EVENTS: Preschool story time, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.; Kids Movies, Fridays at 7 p.m.; Harry Pot ter and Pokemon Trading Card League every Saturday. For more information, call 481-9090.

WEEKLY STORY SESSIONS are held at all branches of Richmond County and Columbia County libraries. Visit www.ecgrl.public.lib.ga.us for more information.

SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM is available to eligible children ages 1-18 from through July 26. There will be more than 70 locations throughout Richmond County providing children with the same high-quality meals in the summer that they receive from the school nutrition program during the school year. For additional information, contact Joe Brandenburg at 737-7174.

FIRST SATURDAY STORYTELLING Each first Saturday of the month, children and adults are invited to the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum to hear one of our many talented stor y tellers weave stories and folk tales into exciting adventures. In addition, they get a tour of the museum. Held 10 a.m. to noon. Call 724-3576 for more information.

Seniors CANASTA CLUB meets every Tuesday from 12:30-3:30 p.m. at the Weeks Center in Aiken. No cost to join, and the club is open to any level player. Call (803) 642-7631.

MATURE SINGLES DINNER CLUB is a new organization open to those ages 55 and over. Meets once a week at restaurants in the area for companionship and social interaction. For more information, call 399-2087 af ter 5 p.m.

SENIOR CITIZENS ARTS AND CRAFTS CLUB meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. at Smith-Hazel.

Activities include ar ts and craf ts workshops, trips and holiday par ties. Those in at tendance should bring refreshments to share. For more info, call (803) 642-7635.

ACADEMY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING provides a broad range of activities for mature adults. Meets the second Friday of each month, Room 107 of the USC-Aiken’s Penland Administration Building. Contact the Continuing Education Of fice at (803) 641-3288.

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

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YOUTH MONTHLY SPARRING held the last Thursday of the month, 5:30 p.m., at the Augusta Boxing Club. For more information, call 733-7533.

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CO-ED SOFTBALL LEAGUE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING July 15, 6:30 p.m. at Citizen’s Park 1 in Aiken.

Competitive and non-competitive leagues will be of fered for those 16 years of age and up. Call (803) 642-7761.

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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN CHATTANOOGA, TENN. are per fect for summer day or weekend trips. Tennessee Overhill of fers Llama Trekking; saddle up and ride a llama throughout southeast Tennessee. Call (423) 263-7232 for reservations. Explore caves at Raccoon Mountain and Lookout Mountain, hang glide, skydive, rock climb or rappel. For more information, call the Chat tanooga Area Convention and Visitor’s Bureau at 1-800-322-3344 or visit www.chat tanoogafun.com.

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BEGINNER’S ADULT HOCKEY LEAGUE held through August 15 at the Augusta Ice Spor ts Center. For more information, contact Kyle Schultz at 724-4423 or the Augusta Ice Spor ts Center at 863-0061.

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AUGUSTA RECREATION AND PARKS SUMMER SWIMMING POOLS now open. Pools are located at Dyess Park, May Park, Jones Pool and Fleming Pool. Call 7965025 for more information.

OPEN SWIM at the Smith Hazel pool through August.

Held Monday-Friday, 1-6 p.m.; Saturday, noon-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Cost for children is 50 cents and adults pay $1. Call (803) 642-7755 for more information.

On July 9, The Flo Carter Band will be performing as part of the 48th season of the Evenings at the Appleby music series.

GEORGIA GAMES CHAMPIONSHIPS, held in Augusta July 12-21, are presented by the Georgia State Games Commission. Events include archery, baseball, basketball, bicycle riding, bowling, fishing, racquetball, sof tball, tennis, tae kwon do and more. Opening ceremonies 6 p.m. July 12 at the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center. Tickets are $6/adults, $4/seniors and children 12 and under. Kids 5 and under get in free. Tickets are available by calling (803) 278-4TIX or online at www.tixonline.com. For more information, call the Georgia State Games Commission at (770) 528-3585 or visit www.georgiagames.org.

sion July 21 at 3 p.m.; af ter that, volunteers may contribute three or more hours of service each month. To register, call Patricia Moore Shaf fer at 828-3813 or Victoria Durrer at 828-3865.

AUGUSTA STALLIONS HOME GAMES for the 2002 season are July 5, 20 and 27. Season tickets star t at $40.

Contact the Stallions ticket of fice at 738-9539 for season and individual game tickets.

AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS HOME GAMES July 5-8, 1926 and 31; August 1-3, 14-21, 26-28 30-31; and September 1-2. Ticket prices range from $6-$8, with special discounts for children and seniors. Sundays are Family Fest/Junior Jacket days, Tuesdays are “Two Fer” Tuesdays/Team Trivia and Thursdays are Thirsty Thursdays. For tickets, call 736-7889 or go to www.tixonline.com. Also check out www.greenjackets.net.

THE G.O.A.L.L.S. PROGR AM AT WALTON REHABILITATION HOSPITAL is of fering golf clinics for those with physical disabilities. Future clinics are planned for the second Tuesday of each month at the First Tee of Augusta. Golfers do not have to be af filiated with Walton to par ticipate. If you are interested in par ticipating, please contact Judie Thompson, G.O.A.L.L.S. Coordinator at 823-8691.

VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING at Citizen’s Park 2 in Aiken July 15 at 6:30 p.m. The leagues, competitive and non-competitive, will be held at the Weeks Center and are open to those 18 and up.

Call (803) 642-7761.

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NSA MEN’S SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT open to classes B, C, D and E. Held at Citizen’s Park in Aiken July 12-14.

To enter a team, call Henry Hill at (843) 553-4067.

VOLUNTEER AT THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART: The Morris Museum needs volunteers to greet and orient visitors on Sundays, free admission days at the museum. No experience is required. There is a two-hour training ses-

GOLDEN HARVEST FOOD BANK needs volunteers to help sor t and pack food collected from the National Association of Let ter Carriers food drive. Volunteers needed Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-noon shif t and 1-4:30 p.m. shif t. Groups of 10 or more, please call in advance.

For information, contact Laurie at 736-1199, ex t. 208.

OLDER AMERICANS ACT SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM is looking for volunteers to serve hot, nutritious meals to needy older residents. To volunteer in suppor t of senior nutrition programs, contact the Senior Citizens Council at 826-4480, or visit your nearest par ticipating senior center. For those in need of home-delivered meals, please apply with the Area Agency on Aging at 210-2018 or toll free at 1-888-922-4464.

AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL: Help Augusta-Richmond County Animal Control improve the lives of stray dogs and cats housed at our shelter by volunteering your time. New volunteer orientation is scheduled the first Saturday of every month at 11 a.m. at the shelter, 4164 Mack Lane. Schedule subject to change, so please call 790-6836 for information and to verify dates and times.

THE CSRA HUMANE SOCIETY is looking for animal lovers who are willing to donate a lit tle of their time.

Volunteers are needed every Saturday at the Pet Center located behind the GreenJackets Stadium on Milledge Road. Please call 261-PETS for more information.

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 CSRA WRITERS meets July 9, 6:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Booksellers on Augusta West Parkway. Writers

needing a suppor t group are invited to at tend and bring six copies of a manuscript to be critiqued. For more information, contact Lela Turnbull at 738-4114.

SIERRA CLUB MEETING July 16 features talk on sprawl and local government response; speaker is George Pat ty of the Richmond County Planning Commission. Meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. and is held at the Unitarian Church on Walton Way Ex t. For more info, call 863-2324 or visit ht tp://georgia.sierraclub.org/srg.

BUSINESS NETWORKERS INTERNATIONAL Augusta Chapter meets every Thursday morning from 7 to 8:30 a.m. in the Par tridge Inn main dining room. All professionals welcome; breakfast provided for a fee. Contact Stuar t Rayburn at 737-0050 for more information.

AUGUSTA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN SINGLES GOLF ASSOCIATION meets the second Thursday of each month at Damon’s Restaurant from 6:30-8:30 p.m. No admission for meeting, but at tendees are responsible for anything ordered. RSVP by noon the Tuesday prior to meeting at 24 hour hotline: (803) 441-6741 or 650-1254.

ASGA also holds golf outings and socials. Call (803) 4416741 or 1-888-465-3628 for more information.

THE AUGUSTA SKI AND OUTING CLUB is a non-profit organization for those who enjoy snow skiing, boating, camping, whitewater raf ting, cycling and other outdoor recreation. Meets 6:45 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at the Cot ton Patch. Club interests should be directed to (803) 279-6186.

AUGUSTA CHAPTER OF PEOPLE FIRST, a self-advocacy group for people with disabilities holds meetings the last Monday of each month at St. Marks United Methodist Church from 6-8 p.m. For more information, call 399-9869.

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Fourth of July Events STAR-SPANGLED CONCERT July 4, 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church. The Independence Day Chorus and Orchestra will per form patriotic hits.

Tickets available in advance by calling the River walk Series Box Of fice at 722-3463 or at the door. $12 adult admission, $8 for students, $5 for children 12 and under. Patron tickets available for $50 and include t wo reser ved seats, reser ved parking and program recognition.

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UNITED WE STAND RIVERFRONT CELEBRATION features Ar ts and Craf ts, dance demonstrations, live enter tainment, September 11 memorial activities, live cannons and a fireworks spectacular. Fun begins at noon July 4 at Riverwalk’s Eighth Street Plaza. Stages will be set up throughout Riverwalk, and activities will also take place at the amphitheater. For more information, call Riverwalk Special Events at 821-1754.

ARTS AND CR AFTS SHOW AND FOURTH OF JULY CELEBR ATION July 4, 3-9 p.m. at Patriots Park. For more information, call 868-3458.

GEORGIA STATE PARKS INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBR ATIONS July 4 at the following parks: For t King George Historic Site, Darien; For t McAllister Historic Park, Richmond Hill; For t Morris Historic Site, Midway; Georgia Veterans State Park, Cordele; Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park, Reidsville; Laura S. Walker State Park, Waycross; Reed Bingham State Park, Adel; Unicoi State Park, Helen. For more information, contact Georgia State Parks at 1-800-864-7275.

LASERSHOW SPECTACULAR at Stone Mountain Park in Stone Mountain, Ga. July 4-6 shows to be followed by fireworks. Show begins at 9:30 p.m. On the Web at www.stonemountainpark.com or call (770) 498-5690.

BIG BANG BOOM fireworks display and celebration July 4 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perr y, Ga. Largest display in the area also features live enter tainment and food. Gates open at 6 p.m.; fireworks begin at 9:30 p.m.

Bring blankets, chairs and coolers; glass containers and alcohol are prohibited. (478) 987-3247.

RED, WHITE AND BLUE DAY July 4 at the Creative Discovery Museum in Chat tanooga, Tenn. Held from noon to 4 p.m. Celebrate the nation’s bir thday in style. All activities free with paid museum admission. Call (423) 756-2738 for more information.

FIREWORKS FESTIVAL July 4 at parks in Dalton, Ga. For more information, contact the Dalton Convention and Visitors Bureau at 1800-331-3258.

FOURTH OF JULY CELEBR ATION July 4 at West Point Lake, LaGrange, Ga. Call (706) 884-8671 for more information.

THUNDER OVER THURMOND features the largest fireworks show in the CSRA, live music with Brass Time and Hack Bar tley, wake boarding and family fun. Held July 5-6. Fireworks July 6 at 10 p.m. Take Fury’s Ferry Road to McCormick, turn lef t and continue 6 miles. For more information, call 1-800-544-8912.

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Music July Fourth Weekend Jams

M E T R O S P I R I T J U L Y

BY RHONDA JONES

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h-huh. Caught ya. Something tells me you haven’t gotten out your little calendar and made plans for the Fourth of July weekend. Now you’ve found yourself with a little time on your hands and are expecting us to bail you out.

Well ... maybe just this once.

You’re in luck if you like music. There’s stuff going on all over the place. You can find anything you like, whether you feel like staying home or going on the road with your musical munchies.

Here’s a little run-down of acts you may want to check out.

Footloose, Fancy-Free and Ready To Get the Heck Out of Dodge All-righty then. If traveling is your pleasure, here’s what our neighbors have going on.

If you’ve been set free early and wanna hit the road for a weekend in Athens, start at the 40 Watt Club with Ugly Casanova, Kingsberry Manx, and Iron and Wine.

On the Fourth itself, escape the explosions and head up to the Masquerade in Atlanta for the Genitorturers show, staring at 8 p.m.

Also on the Fourth, Liar’s Academy will be playing in Columbia, S.C., at the New Brookland Tavern. Check out details at www.manifestdisc.com.

On July 5, at the Masquerade in Atlanta, check out King’s X at 8 p.m. For tix check out www.ticketmaster.com.

July 6 brings Candiass to Columbia at Senate Park. For details, go to www.manifestdisc.com.

Atlanta’s Cotton Club welcomes Nile on July 6 starting at 8 p.m. For tix, go to www.ticketmaster.com.

If you’re in the mood for world music that night, visit Viviane N’dour at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta at 8:30. TicketMaster.

Also on July 6, at the Limmerli Amphitheatre at Barnet Park in Spartanburg,

Buzz Clifford

S.C., check out the Carolina Jam Series Bluegrass Extravaganza. It starts at 4:30. Tix available through TicketMaster.

And if you’ve still got some party-juice left on Sunday, July 7, you can check out Chris Isaak and Natalie Merchant at the Chastain Park Amphitheatre in Atlanta at 7 p.m. For ticket info, go to http://cc.com Don’ Wanna Go Nowhere You don’t have to travel to exotic places like Atlanta and Columbia to hear some music, though. We’ve got plenty right here in town.

On the Fourth of July, you can find John, just John, at Joe’s Underground. And I’ll bet he won’t mind if you sat down and stayed a while. Black-Eyed Susan will be playing at the Cotton Patch. They are a blues rock trio with some mad guitar stuff happening. Check them out. They’re a lot of fun, too. And they don’t bite. Maybe if you ask them to...

If you’re in the mood for some Irishness, go see Smath Sin Dragon at the Highlander.

That name, by the way, translates very loosely into, “the dragon’s cool.” Or “all is well with the dragon.” Or something. If you’re lucky, you might hear some damn fine highland piping.

Even St. Paul’s Church has a little something going on, with their Star-Spangled Concert, featuring the Independence Day Chorus and Orchestra.

July 5 will be First Friday, and there’s always a bunch going on then. Dennis D. Hall will be playing outdoors at 9th and Broad, loaded with tunes from the ‘70s from James Taylor, Jim Croce, and the Eagles. He plays acoustic guitar with a harmonica, and so you’ll also hear stuff from Neil Young, Tom Petty, and Bob Dylan.

If gospel is your bag, head on down to 10th and Broad in the evening for Jerusalem

Sounds, or to 11th and Broad for Still Waters.

But you don’t have to stay downtown, just because it’s First Friday. Catch Marilyn Adcock at Michaels’ or the Broken Arrow Band at Bhoomer’s Bar. The Duke Boys will be at the Honky Tonk and Kokopelli’s will host the musical madness of SPYT and of Crankshaft. Emotional angst and automobile parts. Right on.

On July 6, the music scene will still be going strong, with Clemson, S.C.’s Turn opening for El Diablo Niños at the Red Lion. And apparently somebody let The Big Dogs out, because they will be playing at the Silver Bullet Lounge. If you want tunes spun for you to shake your groove thang, DJ Boriqua will be at the Modjeska.

If a quiet wind-down is what you have in mind, then Buzz Clifford’s team effort with Carl Brown at Le Cafe du Teau is just what the doctor ordered.

Also, don’t forget Locobazooka. Gates open at 10 a.m. at the Exchange Club Fairgrounds on Fourth Street, with big bands like Mushroomhead, Sevendust, Filter, Earshot, Audiovent, Dry Cell and Dragpipe. The wait is over as far as which local bands have won their place in the big event: local favorites Jemani, Drop Level, and SPYT. Whoo-hoo!

If reggae is your bag, head on down to the Boathouse for the Fifth Annual Bob Marley Tribute, featuring Kaya, Rebel Lion, and Simba. Show starts at 9 p.m. and will keep you out until 1:00. Tickets can be gotten at Pyramid Music & More, First Born Den and Quality Records in Aiken. Call 830-8297 for details.

Of course, this barely skims the surface. For more stuff to do this weekend, check out our NightLife calendar and our brand-spankin’ new First Friday page.

Happy Fourth.

Carl Brown

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See SPYT Play Locobazooka

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BY ED TURNER

Absint: The Band in Building H

BY RHONDA JONES

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atellite radio. Heard yet another commercial (ironically, on traditional analog radio) for Sirius, one of the big companies offering digital radio for your vehicle. In these days of safe, predictable and calculated radio programming, this new technology may soon rival the terrific Tivo television service as one of the coolest and most user-friendly gadgets one may possess.

But is this new technology going to last? Offering over 100 different options of music, including talk and news radio, in perfect digital quality is hard to ignore. It’s a safe bet to assume that satellite radio will one day be as popular as cable television is now. Before cable hit Augusta in the late ‘70s, Augusta had just three local channels from which to choose.

It is obvious that the current limited choices of traditional radio everywhere are just as woefully inadequate and limited as television was twentyfive years ago.

Automobile manufacturers are hopping on the satellite radio bandwagon as well, with Chrysler, Dodge and several others currently already offering the service hardware option for only $299, with a monthly subscription fee of $12.95. Gee, my first 8track tape player (and its appetite for eating said tapes) cost more than that!

But not all is lost for local radio.

On the plus side, this abundance of digital “stations” (whose programming and signal quality is far superior to anything in the CSRA) will no doubt force traditional local stations to actually emphasize local content as talk and sports radio formats have done with great success.

Sure, local radio stations will sur-

vive, but they must reinvent themselves in order to prosper.

The Musical Hamburglar Dept.

Last week, Paul McCartney wrote letters to 100 members of McDonalds’ board of directors in an attempt to persuade the company to extend its animal welfare standards abroad.

McCartney, a longtime vegetarian, has been a vocal critic for years of the restaurant chain. However, there is no truth to the rumor that the company is demanding that the ex-Beatle shorten his surname to just “Cartney.”

New and reissued CDs in the stores this week: Ron Carter’s “Stardust,” Billy Martin’s (Medeski, Martin, and Wood) “Black Elk Speaks,” Oasis’ “Heathen Chemistry,” Lee (Scratch) Perry’s “Baffling Smoke Signal,” Harry Chapin’s “Sniper and Other Love Songs,” Chicago’s “Only the Beginning,” Georgia Satellites’ “The Essentials,” Grand Funk Railroad’s “Live 1971,” Green Day’s “Shenanigans,” Paul Weller’s “Days of Speed,” and The The’s “Dusk.”

It’s Mad Music Asylum weekend once again this Sunday, July 7. Join yours truly along with Cliff Bennett beginning at 7 PM on WEKL-FM 102.3 for four hours of vintage rock and roll. We’ll also have a short musical tribute to the late John Entwistle.

It’ll be more fun than debating the length of R. Kelly’s upcoming incarceration. Be there.

Turner’s Rock and Roll Jeopardy: A. This was Van Morrison’s biggest hit single.

Q. What was “Domino?” (It was his only top ten hit!)

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A hilarious but practical advice column on love,

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hursday night, June 27, found Absint guitarist Todd Henchel outside the wrought-iron gate of the Pizza Joint. He was worn slap out.

“We just got back from Savannah,” he said, or something close to it. The next day they would be heading to Knoxville, and after that, Nashville.

The quartet also have their fingers crossed regarding the Locobazooka contest. (In case you have been living under a rock the past few weeks, local bands are competing for the right to play with the handful of national acts setting up camp at the Exchange Club Fairgrounds Saturday, July 6.)

The lads are staying busy. If they don’t “make it” – whatever that means to them – it will not be due to a lack of effort. And part of that is cramming themselves several times a week into Building H of a storage facility off Furys Ferry Road, where there is just enough room for their drums and amps, a few festive lights and their musical ambition. Beneath a ragged half-moon, they fill the space and the surrounding urban wasteland with loud exuberance. They attract a curious fox, which high-tails it out of there once it notices it’s being watched by primates.

Jason Hayton sings hard enough to bring the vein in his neck to the surface, hard enough to redden his face and make himself crave the water in the huge tank by the door.

Their sound is metal, if you want to call it that. Jason prefers “hardcore.”

“It’s really dumb to pigeonhole yourself into a particular label,” he says. “It really limits you. We try not to limit ourselves.”

Jason says they strive to portray a range of emotion, with slower melodies as well as the vein-popping stuff.

When it’s over, they sit on the pavement outside. Jason shares the inspiration for his lyric to one of the songs they have just rehearsed. “It’s mainly about, I don’t know, things that I’ve learned. Struggles.”

The last song, he says, has to do with, “A

little bit of everything – my personal views on religion and spirituality, finding your own pathway in life.”

He’s concerned, as a lot of young adults are, with hypocrisy in religion, but without the wholesale rejection of belief. He’d rather take the parts that work for him and forget the rest.

In their quest for the best, the members of Absint agree that they tend to be pretty hard to please.

“We have to push each other,” Jason says.

“Or else what’s the point?”

That willingness to drive the band to the limit is only one of the things that makes apparent their love for what they do: It is also in the concentration on the musicians’ faces during rehearsal, in the wild abandon with which Jason throws himself into the songs, and especially in their determination to nurture the band to the point of denying themselves as individuals.

“I can live on a tour bus if that’s all I have,” Todd says, adding that, whenever he has a few dollars and it comes down to going to see a movie or making fliers to advertise a show, the fliers inevitably win out.

Right now Absint are working on a demo disc, learning their way around the equipment so that they can record their own.

“Make it sound exactly like we want,” Jason said. They’ve forked over the necessary cash, $300, for an Absint banner and have spent $150 on T-shirts. As a result, they have an image they can work with.

“One kid thought we were signed,” Jason said. Like a young Ben Franklin rushing here and there with a wheelbarrow full of books, even though his new business hadn’t a customer to its name, Jason figures that, if the band projects itself as a success, “something will happen.”

Absint are Jason Hayton (lead vocals), Carlos Lafontaine (drums), Devin Price (bass) and Todd Henchel (guitar and backing vocals).

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Aiken Brewing Co. - DJ Big Iron Saloon - Russell Bonham Coconuts - DJ Coliseum - Miss Firecracker Pageant Continuum - July 4 Par ty with Balance Cotton Patch - Black-Eyed Susan Coyote’s - Rhes Reeves, Shelley Watkins and the Coyote Ugly Band D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Eagle’s Nest - Richardean Norwood, Michael Johnson, Karaoke Finish Line Cafe - Blind-Draw Fishbowl Lounge - Blind-Draw Dar ts Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bingo Greene Street’s - Men’s National Karaoke Contest Highlander - Smath Sin Dragon Honk y Tonk - The Duke Boys Joe’s Underground - John Last Call - Ma x from 95 Rock hosts Barroom Olympics, DJ Richie Rich Logan’s Roadhouse - Karaoke with Bill Tolber t Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - Pool League Marlboro Station - Talent Night Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Modjeska - The Ear thling Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Playground - Open Mic Night Richard’s Place - DJ Mike the Outlaw, Pool League Robbie’s Sports Bar - Pool and Dar t Leagues Safari Lounge Aiken - Karaoke Salsa’s Bar and Grill - Karaoke with Linda Eubanks Sidestreets/Barracks - Karaoke Silver Bullet Lounge - The Big Dogs Soul Bar - Four th of July Par ty Sports Pub and Grill - Spor ts Trivia The Spot - Open Booth Night Squeak y’s Tip-Top - Live Music Wheeler Tavern - Flashback and Company

Country Ranch - Live Music Coyote’s - Rhes Reeves, Shelley Watkins and the Coyote Ugly Band Crossroads - Jemani, Davis St. Band D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Euchee Creek Sports Bar - Karaoke Finish Line Cafe - DJ Fishbowl Lounge - Karaoke with Linda Eubanks Gordon Club - Flavor Fridays Greene Street’s - Karaoke with DJ Penny Highlander - Live Music Honk y Tonk - The Duke Boys The Infield Sports Bar & Grill - Karaoke Joe’s Underground - Blues Express Kokopelli’s - SPYT, Crankshaf t Last Call - Dakota West, Tony Howard, DJ Richie Rich Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - The Niche, Blind Draws Marlboro Station - Show Night with Special Guest Metro Coffeehouse - Ar t Opening with Brian Stewar t Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Modjeska - House Sessions with Damien, Freeman, Vernon Fire, Perry Anderson Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Partridge Inn - The C. Anthony Carpenter Project Patti’s - Free Pool Pizza Joint - Damien, Freeman, Vernon Fire, Perry Anderson Private I - Disco Richard’s Place - Midnight Magic Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G Safari Lounge Aiken - Shag Night with DJ Sidestreets/Barracks - Cabaret Silver Bullet Lounge - The Big Dogs Soul Bar - Salsa Picante The Spot - Live DJ Veracruz - Live Music Wheeler Tavern - Flashback and Company

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Saturday, 6th

Thursday, 4th

Adams Nightclub - Karaoke with Bill Tolber t Back yard Tavern - Karaoke, Horseshoes Bhoomer’s Bar - Broken Arrow Band Big Iron Saloon - Russell Bonham Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford, Carl Brown Capri Cinema - Evergreen Terrace, One Fif th, Stratiea, The Redemption Process Charlie O’s - Live Music Coconuts - Miss Hawaiian Tropic with DJ Doug Coliseum - Troy’s Bir thday Bash with Sasha Continuum - In the House Friday with DJ Nick Snow Cotton Patch - John & Andy

Back yard Tavern - Karaoke Bhoomer’s Bar - Broken Arrow Band Big Iron Saloon - Russell Bonham Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford, Carl Brown Charlie O’s - Live Music, Military Night Coconuts - DJ Doug Coliseum - Red, White and You Par ty Continuum - Mr. Flip, Joey Crat Cotton Patch - Bamboo Country Ranch - Karaoke Coyote’s - Rhes Reeves, Shelley Watkins and the Coyote Ugly Band

Crossroads - Locobazooka Af ter Par ty with Jemani, 420 Outback D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Finish Line Cafe - DJ, Dar t Tournament, Karaoke Fishbowl Lounge - Karaoke with Linda Eubanks, Blind-Draw Dar ts Fraternal Order of Eagles - Crossroads Band Gordon Club - Salsa Night Greene Street’s - Karaoke with DJ Penny Honk y Tonk - The Duke Boys Joe's Underground - Keith “Fossill” Gregory Kokopelli’s - Crankshaf t Last Call - Tony Howard, DJ Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - The Niche Marlboro Station - Show Night with Special Guest Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Modjeska - Miami Night with DJ Boriqua Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Playground - Barroom Olympics Private I - Disco, Live Jazz and R&B Rae’s Coastal Cafe - Live Music Red Lion - Turn, El Diablo Ninos Richard’s Place - DJ Mike the Outlaw Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G Safari Lounge Aiken - Karaoke Silver Bullet Lounge - The Big Dogs Soul Bar - Hi*Fi Stereo Mix The Spot - Live DJ Squeak y’s Tip-Top - Live Music Time Piecez - ‘80s Night Veracruz - Live Music Wheeler Tavern - Flashback and Company

Sunday, 7th

Adams Nightclub - Dance Par ty with DJ Tim Back yard Tavern - Karaoke Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford and The Last Bohemian Quar tet Cotton Patch - Keith “Fossill” Gregory Country Ranch - Jam Sessions Finish Line Cafe - Blind-Draw Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bingo Logan’s Roadhouse - Trivia Marlboro Station - Starlight Cabaret with Claire Storm and Lauren Alexander Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Pizza Joint - Pat Blanchard Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G

Monday, 8th

Big Iron Saloon - Russell Bonham Coliseum - Q.A.F. Continuum - Monday Madness with DJ Freeman

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

Tuesday, 9th

American Legion Post No. 63 - Bingo Bhoomer’s Bar - Karaoke with Bill Tolber t Big Iron Saloon - Russell Bonham Club Incognito - DJ Richie Rich Coliseum - Tournament Tuesday Crossroads - Club Sin Dance Par ty Docker’s - Pool Tournament D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Elks Lodge - Line Dancing Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bingo Greene Street’s - National Karaoke Contest Joe’s Underground - Keith “Fossill” Gregory Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - Karaoke Metro Coffeehouse - Irish Music Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Patti’s - Pool Tournament Pizza Joint - John & Andy Red Lion - Dancing Under the Influence Somewhere in Augusta - Trivia Sports Pub and Grill - Trivia

Wednesday, 10th

Big Iron Saloon - Russell Bonham Coconuts - DJ Coliseum - Talent Search Continuum - The Show Off with Comedian Joe King Cotton Patch - Trivia with Mat t Stovall Coyote’s - Rhes Reeves, Shelley Watkins and the Coyote Ugly Band Docker’s - Free Pool D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Finish Line Cafe - Blind-Draw Greene Street’s - National Karaoke Contest Honk y Tonk - The Duke Boys Hooters - Karaoke with Bill Tolber t Joe’s Underground - Elliot Holden Group Logan’s Roadhouse - Trivia Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - Pool League Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Modjeska - Chill Out Lounge Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Playground - Golf Tournament Richard’s Place - Pool League Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G, Free Pool Silver Bullet Lounge - The Big Dogs Soul Bar - Live Jazz The Spot - Live DJ TGI Friday’s - Trivia Wheeler Tavern - Flashback and Company

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“Tonight, I’m a jukebox,” Patrick Blanchard happily declared at The Pizza Joint last Thursday (June 27). Don’t let his boyish good looks fool you: This cat’s been a pillar of the Augusta music scene for a good long while. He’s a hardened veteran of the road, taking his finger-pickin’ good style of playing from club to club. In the mood for your favorites? Pat’s a very good jukebox, when the occasion calls for it.

But whatever he’s singing, he’s doing it with a soulful voice that runs as deep as a river. Saturday night, a guy starting his weekend early made a request and sang along with the occasional, “Hell yeah.” At the end of the song, he was obviously pleased with the experience. “Yes sir, you did it right; you did it right,” he said enthusiastically.

Someone yelled “Yanni!” and Patrick laughed. “At least it wasn’t Freebird,” he said.

From some mysterious place, a cool wind blew the colored lights into a swaying dance. They bobbled along in the break. “I like hearing the whoo’s and yee-ha’s!” Pat told the crowd, so they obliged. He will be back at the Pizza Joint on July 7. continued from page 35

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Liar’s Academy - New Brookland Tavern, Columbia, S.C. - July 4 Reveille - Masquerade, Atlanta - July 4 KC & The Sunshine Band - House of Blues, Myr tle Beach, S.C. - July 5 Last to Know, Courage Riley, Liar’s Academy, Grounded - New Brookland Tavern, Columbia, S.C. - July 5 Citizen Late Show, GBA, Pawnshop, Big Radio Lovers - New Brookland Tavern, Columbia, S.C. - July 6 Natalie Merchant - Chastain Park, Atlanta - July 7 Dave Matthews Band - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta - July 8 Lil’ Romeo - Cot ton Club, Atlanta - July 10 Blue Dogs - Senate Park, Columbia, S.C. - July 11 Britney Spears - Charlot te Coliseum, Charlot te, N.C. - July 11 Carbon Leaf - New Brookland Tavern, Columbia, S.C. - July 11 Jeep World Outdoor Festival with Sheryl Crow, Train - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta July 11 Concrete Blonde, Atticus Fault, Copper Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta - July 12 Usher - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta - July 14 Willie Nelson, Leann Womack - Chastain Park, Atlanta - July 15 Mary J. Blige, Tweet - Chastain Park, Atlanta July 16

The Charms - Fado, Atlanta - July 17 Korn, Puddle of Mudd - Bi-Lo Center, Greenville, S.C. - July 18 Billy Ray Cyrus - Alabama Theatre, Myr tle Beach, S.C. - July 18 Leon Russell - Senate Park, Columbia, S.C. July 19 Alicia Keys - Chastain Park, Atlanta - July 22 John Mellencamp - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta - July 23 Sister Hazel - Senate Park, Columbia, S.C. July 24 Tommy Lee - Ear thlink Live, Atlanta - July 23; House of Blues, Myr tle Beach, S.C. - July 24 Bernie Worrell and the Woo Warriors - Senate Park, Columbia, S.C. - July 27 Ozzfest ‘02 - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta July 28 Dex ter Freebish, Almighty Senators - Senate Park, Columbia, S.C. - July 28 The Breeders - Ear thlink Live, Atlanta - August 9 Jackson Browne - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta - August 9 David Allen Coe - Senate Park, Columbia, S.C. August 22 Dream Theater - The Tabernacle, Atlanta August 24 Peralta, Planes Mistaken for Stars - New Brookland Tavern, Columbia, S.C. - August 28 Many tickets are available through TicketMaster outlets, by calling 828-7700, or online at w w w.ticketmaster.com. Tickets may also be available through Tix Online by calling 278-4TIX or online at w w w.tixonline.com. Night Life listings are subject to change without notice.

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Club Directory Adams Nightclub - 738-8811 Aiken Brewing Co. - (803) 502-0707 American Legion Post 63 - 733-9387 The Backyard Tavern - 869-8695 Big Iron Saloon - 774-9020 Bhoomer’s Bar - 364-3854 Borders - 737-6962 Cafe Du Teau - 733-3505 Capri Cinema - Eighth and Ellis Street Charlie O’s - 737-0905 Club Incognito - 836-2469 Coconuts - 738-8133 Coliseum - 733-2603 Continuum - 722-2582 Cot ton Patch - 724-4511 Country Ranch - (803) 867-2388 Coyote’s - 560-9245 Crossroads - 724-1177 Docker’s - (803) 302-1102 D. Timm’s - 774-9500 Eagle’s Nest - 722-5541 Elks Lodge - 855-7162 Euchee Creek Spor ts Bar - 556-9010 Finish Line Cafe - 855-5999 Fishbowl Lounge - 790-6810 Five Pines - 738-3273 Fox’s Lair - 828-5600 Fraternal Order of Eagles - 790-8040 French Market Grille West - 855-5111 Gordon Club - 791-6780 Greene Street’s Lounge - 823-2002 Hangnail Gallery - 722-9899 Highlander - 278-2796 Honky Tonk - 560-0551 Hooters - 736-8454 The Infield - 652-1142 Jerri’s Place - 722-0088 Joe’s Underground - 724-9457

Kokopelli’s - 738-1881 Last Call - 738-8730 Logan’s Roadhouse - 738-8088 Lucky Ladies Bar and Grill - 651-0110 Marlboro Station - (803) 644-6485 Metro Coffeehouse - 722-6468 Michael's- 733-2860 Modjeska - 303-9700 Mulligan’s Nitelife - 738-1079 Par tridge Inn - 737-8888 Pat ti’s - 793-9303 Pizza Joint - 774-0037 The Playground - 724-5399 Private I - 793-9944 Rae’s Coastal Cafe - 738-1313 Red Lion Pub - 736-7707 Rhythm and Blues Exchange - 774-9292 Richard’s Place - 793-6330 Robbie’s Spor ts Bar - 738-0866 Ron’s Tavern - (803) 613-0255 Safari Lounge Aiken - (803) 641-1100 Salsa’s Bar & Grill - 855-6868 Shannon's - 860-0698 Sidestreets/Barracks - 481-8829 Silver Bullet Lounge - 737-6134 Snook’s - (803) 278-2936 Somewhere In Augusta - 739-0002 The Soul Bar - 724-8880 The Spot - (803) 819-0095 Spor ts Pub and Grill - 432-0448 Squeaky’s Tip-Top - 738-8886 Surrey Tavern - 736-1221 TGI Friday’s - 736-8888 Time Piecez - 828-5888 Treybon - 724-0632 Veracruz - 736-4200 Wheeler Tavern - 868-5220 Whiskey Junction - (803) 649-0794

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ncontrolled crime (eight times the murder rate of New York City) and a huge wealth disparity (most people either fabulously rich or appallingly poor, with few in the middle) have caused the one million wealthiest residents of Sao Paulo, Brazil, to protect themselves by living in 300 gated communities (and have caused some to avoid the city’s crime and squalor by traveling exclusively by helicopter), according to a June Washington Post dispatch. About 4,000 people a year without helicopter access armorplate their cars at twice the price of the car.

One walled community (Alphaville) houses 30,000 people, protected by 1,100 armed guards who keep the grounds under constant surveillance and pat down the servants as they head home from work.

• Israeli police announced in June that they were investigating reports that a syndicate in a town just north of Gaza was running daily betting pools on the site of the next suicide bombing, with odds ranging from 17-1 in the peaceful town of Eilat to 3-2 in Jerusalem. The syndicate’s alleged betting cards limit the action to attacks by Arabs on Jews.

Kids Growing Up Too Fast • A 12-year-old girl was arrested on charges that she coerced younger girls into prostitution in one of several local cases involving adolescent “pimps” (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, April). Jimmy Kave, 75, was charged with 16 sex-related counts for impregnating an 11-year-old girl (although he claimed the girl initiated the whole thing) (Bridgeport, Conn., April). New Scientist magazine reported in April that a retired U.S. Army researcher’s study had found that adolescent African-American girls are reaching puberty as young as age 8 because of the excessive hormones in shampoos marketed specifically for blacks (such as B&B Super Gro).

Silver-Tongued Devils • Lawyer Steven Wise, promoting his book “Drawing the Line: Science and the Case for Animal Rights,” told an audience at a Washington, D.C., bookstore in June: “I don’t see a difference between a chimpanzee and my 4 1/2-year-old son (based on the fact that 98.7 percent of their respective DNA is the same).” (The boy, Christopher, was not available for comment.)

• Deputy Secretary of Labor D. Cameron Findlay, complaining to a State Department official in March (according to The Washington Post) that the government often ignores the statute requiring it to help American workers who have been harmed by world trade: “(The Trade Adjustment Assistance statute) is treated like a teen-age girl in the backseat of a car. You promise her anything to get what you want. And then when you get it, you leave her.”

• Among recent comments accompanying the confessions of criminals: Jermarr

Arnold, in an interview shortly before his January execution in Huntsville, Texas, explaining his record of two murders and two dozen rapes, said: “Sometimes I feel paranoid and threatened, and I (lash) out.

I’m not very good with people.” And Pattaya, Thailand, police Sgt. Major Charchai Suksiri, 50, explaining why his wife of 25 years was still alive after he fired several shots at her and then several more later the same day in her hospital room: “Luckily, I ran out of bullets before (she could die).” And in April, Darnell C. Smith, moments after being sentenced to life in prison for murder in Minneapolis, told the victim’s relatives, “I know I’m a piece of (expletive not reported by the local newspaper). I have been all my life.”

Injudicious Judges • In May, Tampa, Fla., judge Richard Nielsen, apparently impatient that a 16year-old burglary convict had not acquired an attorney for his hearing on restitution to the victim, ordered the boy to proceed anyway, to call witnesses and introduce evidence, even though the boy did not know what “restitution” meant and thought at first that the prosecutor was there to help him. (Florida law requires attorneys for all juveniles.) A few minutes later, Nielsen ejected the boy’s mother from the courtroom because she would not stop giving the boy advice. (Nielsen’s behavior might not have come to light had not a St. Petersburg Times reporter happened into the courtroom by chance.)

• A U.S. Court of Appeals panel agreed with a lower court in December that a Missouri county judge had unconstitutionally denied defendant Gary Moore the right to converse with his attorney during his burglary trial (having ordered the two to communicate only by passing notes back and forth, which was difficult for Moore, who has problems with the written language). The St. Louis County judge, Philip Sweeney, had said at the time, “(T)here’s very little that needs to be discussed during a trial.”

Least Competent Criminals • Louis Papakostas, 35, was sentenced to eight years in prison on drug charges in Corpus Christi, Texas, in May. He had been convicted in 1987 and had gone on the lam for nearly 15 years, but he ran into his prosecutor at a restaurant in May and decided to say a nostalgic hello, apparently believing that authorities were not interested in him anymore. Papakostas even had to jog the prosecutor’s memory, but once that was done, the prosecutor notified police.

Latest Cat News • Correctional Service of Canada was recently rethinking its policy of permitting inmates to keep cats in their cells in two British Columbia prisons after guards complained of dirty litter boxes during prisoner shakedowns and after several drug-sniffing dogs in the facility had gotten hurt tangling with the cats (Mission, B.C., May). And a previously docile Siamese cat went nuts and mauled a family of four and its baby sitter over several hours, repeatedly launching itself at family members and clawing them bloody, until police subdued it (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, May). And to deal with a flood of mice in the British Parliament, a motion was introduced in June “to invest in a House of Commons cat to try to tackle this problem.”

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ures of success; and your fear that you’ll never find the answer to your life’s central question.

Free Will Astrology graduate to a new level of common sense.

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

This is prime time, astrologically speaking, to take an inventory of how available and inviting you make yourself, Aries. Do you face sideways when you greet people, and offer monotone hellos with neutral body language? Or is your entire presence a whoosh of welcome? Are there thorn bushes or piles of junk next to the main door of your home?

Or have you designed the feng shui of the place so that everyone who visits just naturally feels relaxed and accepted? Think about these matters, please.

Maybe you’ll get an inspiration or two about how it would serve you to expand your hospitality.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

I’ve got a visualization exercise for you. Close your eyes and picture yourself at the zoo. Imagine that you go to the habitat where the lions are usually kept, but you find they’re not there. In their place are three cows wearing orange prison jump suits. A ball and chain is handcuffed to each of their hind legs.

I’d like to propose, Taurus, that this scene bears a resemblance to your current state. It seems that the overly tame and compliant aspects of yourself are on the verge of becoming even more hemmed-in and docile. I exhort you to liberate them.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

Famed for her high IQ, Marilyn vos Savant writes a weekly column for Parade magazine. Recently she asserted that common sense is not just an instinctive skill, but can be learned. She offered suggestions on how to develop it, beginning with this tip: “Read the front page of your local paper every day.” No amount of exclamation marks can convey the incredulous hilarity that surged through me in response to that absurdity. How can anyone, let alone an alleged smartie, preach the practical value of drinking in the misery, loss, corruption, crime, and death that fill the front pages of daily newspapers? I know you can come up with far more constructive ideas, Gemini.

Please do. It happens to be prime time for you to

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

The ancient Greek mystical mathematician Pythagoras spoke of “the music of the spheres.”

Not regarding it as a mere metaphor, he described it as a divine symphony beyond the perception of most humans, played by the planets as they spun along in their orbits. You will have a far greater capacity than usual to resonate with this music during the coming weeks, Cancerian. Even if you can’t actually hear it with your physical ears, you will be highly attuned to its influence. Therefore, it’ll be a fine time to sing your ultimate prayers, intone your wildest praises, roar your deepest longings, whisper your most serpentine secrets, and yodel your goofiest love cries.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

I’m upset with you, Leo. You’re not being sufficiently kind to the needy, unripe parts of yourself.

You’re directing way too much disgust at your socalled imperfections. Constructive self-criticism is fine, but not if it devolves into abusive self-hatred.

As soon as you rehabilitate your spiritually incorrect habits, I guarantee the universe will shower you with rewards — starting with bigger, better, more interesting problems that’ll tease your brain in a smarter way that the last batch.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Until a few weeks ago, Virgo, I had reluctantly come to suspect that you might never defeat your inner saboteur. But then I had a series of prophetic visions in which I saw you summoning hidden reserves of fierce strength and practical ingenuity.

As a result, I’ve been moved to change my opinion. I now believe you can claim the power to vanquish several of your most debilitating apprehensions: your terror of being thought a fraud, for instance; your worry that you’ll never be loved in the exact way you want to be; your doubt about being able to handle the responsibilities and pleas-

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

You may find it hard to believe that imprecise language could undermine the likelihood of you getting your heart’s desire. Nevertheless, it’s my duty to inform you that your biggest, most deserving wish will never be granted in a million years as long as you keep wording it the way you do now. Try this instead: Take a piece of paper and write “I will do everything in my power to attract all the help I need as I accomplish the following goal.” Then compose a declaration that crisply describes exactly what satisfying, growth-inducing experience you want most in life. Keep copies of this magic formula under your pillow for the next 22 days.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Some people yak on cell phones or munch on burritos while they drive. I, on the other hand, often meditate on the weekly horoscopes I write for you.

Just recently, I was pondering your astrological aspects while motoring around Santa Cruz, Calif.

“How can I convey the rebellious but expansive spirit of the time for Scorpios?” I thought to myself.

“What metaphor might serve to portray the value of being playful yet precise while thinking outside the box? Is there any image that’ll inspire them to be unpredictable for the liberating fun of it, not as a means of gaining power over others?” A perfect omen arrived as I came to a stop at a busy intersection. There up high, hanging from a wire connecting the traffic signal to a telephone pole, was a pair of sneakers, spray-painted gold and tied together.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

If you’re planning on sidling up to a taboo, slinking into a forbidden zone, harboring a righteous dissident, or cooking up a benevolent conspiracy (and I hope you’ll do at least one of those things), don’t send out press releases. Be as discreet as a politician running for re-election; as cagey as a secret Santa Claus. And please don’t allow your strategic stealth to turn you into a manipulative jerk: Make your covert operation a work of art, not a weapon. One more thing: If you find yourself being scrutinized by the perpetrators of ass-backwards justice, put the hint of a smile on your otherwise poker face.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

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Dozens?” Participants compete in the exercise of hurling witty insults at each other. “You’re so dumb, if you spoke your mind you’d be speechless” is a relatively benign example. A more typical slam is “Your mother is so old, she was a waitress at the Last Supper” or “You’re so ugly, you couldn’t get laid if you were a brick.” This week, Capricorn, I’d like you to concentrate on rebelling against every impulse in you that resonates in harmony with the spirit of “Playing the Dozens.” In fact, I hope you’ll consider trying a new game called “Paying the Tributes.” To do so, simply ransack your imagination to come up with smart, true, extravagant, and amusing praise for various people you know. Here’s a sample: “You have such farseeing vision, I bet you can glimpse the back of your own head.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

The pest control company Hydrex named the yellow jacket as its “Pest of the Month” for June. Previous winners include pantry moths, fungus gnats, and carpet beetles. I urge you to be inspired by their efforts, Aquarius. Home in on just one of the vexations that’s draining your energy. Forget about the others for now so you can devote your full attention to driving the chief offender away. I’m not sure which irritant would be the best candidate, but consider the red herring or the straw men.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Pregnant women sometimes get unusual cravings.

When Ro was pregnant with our daughter, she felt a daily compulsion to eat oranges and artichokes and read the work of Nobel Prize-winning bard William Butler Yeats. Is it any surprise that 11-year-old Zoe has turned into a lyric poet who loves oranges and artichokes? I bring this up, Pisces, because chances are good you’re pregnant right now, if only in a metaphorical sense. (Check to see if it’s also more literal, though.) As a result you’ll be attracted to sensations and experiences that are unique to the brainchild you’ll ultimately give birth to.

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y boy friend of two years wants me to move in with him. “Count your blessings,” my girlfriends tell me. Well, that’s exactly what I’m not doing ... even though I’m very much in love with him, and happy with our relationship, which I’d describe as “committed and stable.” I just got out of college a year ago (as did my boy friend), and this is my first time living alone and being completely independent. Even though my boy friend stays over at my place a lot, and I stay over at his place even more, I like having my own space to come back to.

Quite honestly, I can’t see how he and I can merge our styles of living, which are very different on major levels — namely, decor and household cleanliness. Am I being selfish and immature in my reluctance to compromise?

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perspective.

People are annoying. All people. If you were living with Gandhi, it would only be a mat ter of time before you were screaming at him to get the damn sandals out from under the cof fee table.

People are disgusting. All people. Why do you think movie stars have tinted windows on their cars? Tom Cruise and Julia Rober ts have just as many boogers as the rest of us — and, I’m sure, excavate them exactly the same way as the guy in the bumperless ‘76 Pinto with the doors duct-taped shut.

People are scary. All people. Even Cindy Craw ford sometimes goes to bed Cindy Craw ford and wakes up Bruce Vilanch. (On an even scarier note; Brad Pit t is now indistinguishable from Bruce Vilanch, thanks to Pit t’s rejuvenation of Grizzly Adams chic for his latest role.)

Anybody who knows any people should know bet ter than to live with one of them. This goes double and then some for people like you and your boyfriend, since it sounds like you think Windex is an aphrodisiac and he’s in the process of turning his bathroom into a bacteriological pet ting zoo. Move in with him, and you’re bound to slip into a Satanic snarl the four th or fif th time you remind him that the kitchen sink isn’t the place you leave dir ty dishes for the archeologists to find.

Yes, a whole lot of couples do live together; perhaps because they’re hoping to suction every molecule of love, lust, af fection, and respect out of their collective lives. That’s

what always having one’s par tner around tends to do. To keep your relationship alive, keep separate apar tments — one for you; one for your boy friend and his microbes.

This means making plans to see him instead of making an ef for t to step over him. This, in turn, should make him seem more like an honored guest than like some smelly couch you haven’t managed to pawn of f on the thrif t store.

Do dress accordingly. Now, I’m not suggesting that you get your hair sculpted into a birdcage every time you and he have plans to watch a video. It would, however, be a plus if you chipped of f your pimple medication, splashed on a lit tle makeup, and styled your hair so as not to give the impression that you’re applying for a job to frighten away crows.

Finally, forget the dumb idea that lovers should know every thing about each other.

Ideally, the person you love should be under the impression that you’re the one person on the planet who’s never cut one. Intimacy, schmintimacy. Trust me — nobody’s going to love you more because they know you pass gas.

I’ve had the same boyfriend for five years. Lately, he and I have been fighting a lot. Every time we start to argue, my mind goes to an ex-boyfriend. I don’t know what to do. I’m confused and haunted by the past with my ex.

—Looking Back And Wondering In the movies, the hazy dream sequence is never about that time, long ago, that the two lovers spent the af ternoon caulking the bathtub. No character ever goes into a long monologue about that day he ate a bad bowl of clams. Likewise, when you roll the footage of your past relationship, all you see is the bit where you stroll of f into the sunset with your ex-boyfriend — not the par t immediately af terward where you trip over a big rock and break your leg in three places.

It’s time to get out of the movie editing business and star t producing a lit tle reality programming. Sit down with your current boyfriend and figure out whether there’s any future in your present. That’s what’s actually confusing and haunting you. It’s just easier and more fun to shelve it in favor of rerunning old clips that make your past boyfriend look like a cross between Batman and Spiderman, Leonardo DiCaprio and Leonardo da Vinci.

— © 2002, Amy Alkon

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Ad# 3693 WOMAN WITH CHARACTER SBF, 40, college, enjoys many interests. ISO quality times with SM, 38-45.

Ad# 4033 BE MY BOYFRIEND Shy, soft-spoken, 39, fullfigured BF, 5’8”, N/S, children at home, enjoys church, fishing, movies, ISO BM, honest, 30-55, drug-free, N/D. Ad# 4026 WAITING FOR YOU Attractive BF, 28, 5’7”, medium build, enjoys dining, cooking, shopping, music and good conversations. Seeking SBM, 34-58, for sincere friendship. Ad# 3675 BE MY KING Are you SBM, 38-49, seeking a serious relationship? I’m an attractive, very outgoing BF, 43, who enjoys dining, reading, sports. Ad# 3674 1 THING LEADS 2 Another! Start as friends with this BF, 26, who likes cuddling and quality times. Looking to meet a compatible M, 20-55. Ad# 3664 SHY AT FIRST BF, 42, enjoys evenings out, movies, reading and attending church. Seeks SBM, 42-52, with similar interests, for relationship.

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WISHING YOU THE BEST SBF, 40, 5’7”, outgoing, likes walking, concerts, plays, church, seeking respectful, active SBM, 38-44, with good morals.

Ad# 3632 HERE WITH ME Sweet, open, outgoing, intelligent SBF, 20, 5’5”, 130lbs., likes movies, dining out, walking, searching for cute SWM, 18-30.

Ad# 3646 HERE WITH ME SWF, 43, 5’2”, full-figured, outgoing, fun, easygoing, likes yard sales, cooking, flea markets. Desires SWM, 44-52, to share good times with. Ad# 3628 BEHIND MY BLUE EYES Slim, attractive DWF, 46, auburn hair, blue eyes, ISO DWM, 46-56, to spend time with. Are you ready? Ad# 2818 ROMANTIC? CALL ME! Friendly BF, 46, 5’8”, 170lbs., hobbies are music, bands, picnics and walking. Seeking BM, 4050, for friendship. Ad# 3615 HAPPY ME SWF, 5’6”, 138lbs., green eyes, reddish blond hair, enjoys movies, walks and good conversation. ISO SWM, 40-55, honest and outgoing. Ad# 3605 BE HONEST SF, 60, enjoys good conversations, going to Church, yard sales, music, seeking SM, 5070, N/S, likes to go to Church. Ad# 3606 GOOD GIRL HUNTING SWF, attractive, blonde, hazel eyes, looks 35, 5’4”, 140lbs. Seeking tall, handsome WM, 32-42, with old-fashioned values, enjoys having fun. Ad# 2813 HONESTY A MUST SWF, 42, 5’4”, 180lbs., long-haired, hardworking, easygoing, likes animals, dining, quiet times, laughter, the lake. Seeks N/S, honest SWM, 35-45. Ad# 3590 FOR GOOD COMPANY SWF, 62, 5’6”, 130lbs., adventurous, into gardening, antiques, dining, sports. Seeks SWM, 5575, for conversation, friendship. Ad# 3591 NO GAME PLAYERS Fun-loving, honest, loyal SWCF, 46, 5’4”, 160lbs., brown hair, loves camping, fishing, NASCAR, looking for serious, sincere SWCM, 38-55. Ad# 3558 WHERE ARE YOU? SBF, 29, 5’3”, likes going to church, reading, sports, seeking SBM, 2835, with similar interests, to get to know better. Ad# 3560

ISO MR. RIGHT Shy, laid-back SBF, 23, 5’9”, 195lbs., loves music, traveling, bowling, movies, dining out, looking for SBM, 23-35, with similar qualities. Ad# 3565 TABLE FOR TWO SWF, 57, 5’4”, blond hair, green eyes, easygoing, outgoing, enjoys cooking, fishing, reading, NASCAR, ISO honest, respectful S/DWM, 57-65.

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Seeks SWM, 62+, for friendship. Ad# 3059 LOVING YOU BF, 25, 5’10”, 170lbs., seeks a BM, 25-35, who is honest and trustworthy, for quality time and romance. Ad# 3046 NEEDING YOU Outgoing, friendly, BF, 5’8”, likes dining out, movies, basketball and long walks. Looking for M, 21-31, with similar interests. Ad# 3049 LOVES GOD Hazel-eyed brunette DWCF, 48, 5’7”, enjoys nature, cooking, movies, reading. ISO honest, financially secure SCM, 45-55, for friends first, possible LTR. Ad# 3051 TREAT ME RIGHT! Outgoing DWF, 37, N/S, has kids, seeks true, honest, stable SWM, 28-48, N/S, for dining, movies, walks, and quiet times.

Ad# 3035 SHARE WITH ME Brown-eyed SBF, 26, 5’, 100lbs., humorous, likes good conversations, 3-D puzzles, movies, reading.

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Seeking SM, 35-52, with similar interests. Ad# 3009

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ISO SBM, 19-20, who likes the same things.

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Seeking independent, affectionate SM, 20-36, for LTR. Ad# 2948

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Seeking SBCM, for companionship. Ad# 2904 LONELY IN NEED Aiken resident, WWWF, 74, easygoing, youthful, enjoys gardening, crafts, flea markets, yard sales, walking. ISO WM, 65+.

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Local calls only. Ad# 2735 MAKE ME SMILE SWF, 27, 5’10”, brown hair/eyes, shy at first, likes fishing, camping.

Seeking SM, 25-37, for fun and possibly more.

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TIME FOR YOU Gainfully employed, outgoing SWM, energetic, 6’, sandy brown hair, 198lbs., loves all fun activities.

Seeking S/DWF, 28-45, open to newer adventures. Ad# 3048 BUILD YOU A CASTLE SWM, 30, 6’1”, black hair, 183lbs., kinda shy, likes role play games, beach walks, quiet times.

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Seeking outgoing, good listener, fun-loving S individual, 32-50s. Ad# 4101

STAND PROUD Military man, B, 6’1”, 205lbs., black hair, nice smile, enjoys reading, laughter, basketball, seeking lady, 20-28. Let’s chill! Ad# 4067 COOL DUDE Crazy, sexy SBM, 26, 5’8”, 155lbs., good-shape, lifts weights, gym, music, cooks, good food and movies. ISO SF, 18-35, with similar interests. Ad# 4063 EYES RIGHT HERE WM, 33, loves music, cars, seeking SF, 28-35, decent, nice person, same interests. Be yourself. Ad# 4039

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Ad# 3651

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Ad# 3625

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ISO SWCF, 21, with similar interests. Ad# 3604 NEW IN TOWN 5’6”, 150lbs., blue eyes, blonde, WWWM, 47, enjoys travel, sailing, art, good food, beach. ISO SF, 35-mid 40s, seeking LTR. Ad# 2815 A GOOD HEART...

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Seeking SF, 25-30, to show me around town.

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WM, 30, with blond hair, enjoys beaches, dancing, movies and dining.

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Looking for love. Retired engineer, DWM, 70, 5’9”, 200lbs., seeks openminded D/SWF to share friendship, love. ISO someone who likes movies, dining out, walks, talks, and some outdoor activities like golf, fishing.

Age/race unimportant.

Ad# 2773

ISO YOU SHCM, 51, loves cooking, working out, martial arts, seeking sweet, caring SF, 30-55, to spend the rest of my life with. Ad# 3575 NEW TO ADS Outgoing, fun SBM, 38, 5’8”, black hair, 165lbs., government job, looking for SF, 28-40. What do you like to do? Ad# 3199 R U INTERESTED? SBM, 42, 5’8”, 160lbs., light complexion, enjoys baseball, movies, park walks, cooking, country music, movies. Seeking SWF, full-figured, intelligent, understanding. Ad# 3180

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Ad# 4062 BEYOND 5’11”, 155lbs., light hair, SWM, 32, looking for good time with 18-45, S guy. Ad# 4051

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ISO SB/H/WF, 24-35, for conversation, friendship.

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