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Students to Make National Presentations

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ight of 36 college students selected from colleges and universities throughout the United States and the United Kingdom to present their research at the national conference of the American Sociological Association are from Augusta State University.

The students were selected for the ASA’s highly competitive 2002 Honors Program, and according to Duane Dukes, professor of sociology at John Carroll University and director of the organization’s Honors Program, “This is the single largest contingent that we have ever had from one school.

“This speaks greatly to the quality of Augusta State University and the academic program in sociology at Augusta State, that so many exceptional students should be located in one department,” he added.

The ASU students and their research topics include: Sandra Avery, Racism in the American Culture as Represented by Media; McCarthy Butts, Why are some males not accepting responsibility for their children?; Daniel Eyrich, Paradigms and Time; Jeremy Vandergriff, How Standardized Tests Delegate a Student’s Life Path; Keith Wells, The Function of Public Education in America; Cyndi White, That’s the Way I Have Always Heard It Should Be: A Look into the Institution of Marriage; Mary Woods, Twelve Step Programs: The Mainstream Treatment; and Katie Mercer, Alcoholics Anonymous: Who Belongs?

Business Students Outscore Peers Students in Augusta State’s College of Business Administration continue to do well on a nationally administered test of basic business knowledge. ASU students’ scores were better than 88 percent of scores of 441 business schools across the country, according to Jack Widener, dean of the college.

The voluntary examination, administered to graduating business majors, tests students on their knowledge of such subjects as finance, accounting, economics, and marketing.

“I believe that this ‘exit exam’ is a dominant indicator of continuous improvement and of the high quality of our faculty and curricula,” he said.

In addition to the university’s accreditation of all its programs, the College of Business Administration holds prestigious accreditation from AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Only about 400 schools of business worldwide have attained this accreditation.

ASU Graduate Receives Fulbright Award A 2002 political science graduate of Augusta State was named recipient of a highly competitive Fulbright Scholarship to study at the University of Muenster in Germany. Paul Lockard, a 1996 graduate of Evans High School, received the award to study political science in Germany and to research how other countries conduct their renewable energy programs.

Lockard’s prestigious Fulbright award was one of 70 presented for study in Germany.

Former Jaguars Continue Play Two former ASU baseball players recently signed minor league contracts. Catcher Will Foskey will play with the Gulf Coast Braves, a Single A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.

He had a .352 batting average at ASU and was in the top five in nine of 10 batting categories for the Jags.

Pitcher Mitch Douglas signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Single A squad in Yakima, Wash.

During the 2002 season the lefthander gave up just one home run while striking out 27 batters in 36 innings.

Former ASU basketball standouts Gary Boodnikoff and Kavossy (Scoot) Franklin made their professional debuts for the Sydney Kings of Australia’s national league. In an exhibition game against the University of Arizona, Boodnikoff and Franklin combined for 72 points giving Sydney a 123-116 exhibition victory.

Also in basketball, Festus Hawkins was presented his Peach Belt Conference championship ring during a Globetrotters’ appearance in Augusta.

Hawkins was presented his ring and jersey by Coach Gary Tuell, the Peach Belt’s co-Coach of the Year honoree.

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that Augusta State University supplies more students to the Medical College of Georgia than does any other college or university;

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that ASU was ranked 11th in the South in campus diversity by U.S. News and World Report;

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that ASU’s teacher preparation program has become a model for the state;

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that LPNs can fast track to an associate’s degree in nursing;

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that Augusta State offers more than 60 programs leading to associate, bachelor, master, and specialist degrees;

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that the university offers more than 50 student organizations, fraternities and sororities, intramurals, and cultural opportunities (to perform or attend) in the arts, music, and theatre;

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that nine NCAA Division II men’s and women’s sports are offered as well as golf in Division I;

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and that ASU full-time faculty number about 200 and are recognized experts in their fields.

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drove into Augusta today across Sand Bar Ferry Bridge (Hwy 28). The bridge and the sides of the road are so full of trash and debris that it’s a disgrace to Augusta — though, unfortunately, an accurate reflection of how half-baked Augusta is about everything it does (and doesn’t do)!

Who in the world let these men open a building like that (Black Supremacy Nation)? The gall and audacity of these people. How racist can you get?

This in a town that tried to get rid of tables and chairs off the sidewalks of struggling restaurants on Broad Street.

Mr. Mayor, I think you have other issues to deal with. This is a serious one. If I opened a white supremacy building, it would be shut down and I would be put away for a long time.

And also, Mr. Nubian Amon-Ra, why do you own a landscaping business?

I’ll tell you: because you had a lawn mower and used it and went from

Thumbs Up Not really much of anything we can think of at the moment.

Thumbs Down The grand jury stew, And what Bob Young likely knew.

Sinking Dow, Bonnie Ruben’s last bow, Oh what’s a poor Augustan to do?

Racial tiffs, Commission rifts, Can’t we all just get along?

Oh no, that’s racist, too, Oh what’s a poor Augustan to do?

there. Why do blacks own car washes?

I would guess because they had a bucket and some soap and went from there just as you and every other small business owner did. They have the tools and knowledge to enjoy the benefits of not having to punch a time clock. Do you not respect the fact that your brothers are out working hard trying to make it? Mr. Amon-Ra, you sir, are a racist!

If “Black Supremacy” means “we’re trying to be the best we can be,” then obviously, according to Amon-Ra, that must be what a “White Supremacist” is as well. If Amon-Ra can attempt to twist what we all know is a “supremacist,” then maybe he should write his own dictionary, or perhaps just buy one. No one is buying it! There is one word in the article that clearly stands out: “Hustled.” Think about it people.

I’m all for cleaning up the neighborhoods and removing the dealers. Let’s see some progress, Amon-Ra. Meanwhile, I’m going to open up my new business. I’m going to call it.”

The White Supremacy Nation.” So we can be the best we can be. What’s in a name?

The recent survey of how 400 people in Richmond County felt about our consolidated city-county government’s performance needs to be further explained by the local news media. Who was surveyed? Were they all property owners? What were the questions asked?

Why only sample 400 out of a base population of nearly 200,000 citizens in Richmond County? That’s a statistical sample of only .002 percent. If the intent is to use the survey for making improvements in city-county government, seems to me that we would want a larger statistical sample. A sample of at least 20,000 citizens would be better.

(That would give us a sample of 10 percent.) Or, better still, use only about 10 key questions and let folks use punch cards in the upcoming local primary elections. That would be quick and easy to tabulate with the machines down at the board of elections.

W O R D S “When I die, I want my friends to eat me. I want to be fed through a wood chipper, be spread over a wheat field, then have a cake baked from the crop for all my pals to munch on.”

— Larry Hagman, former star of TV shows “Dallas” (he played J.R.) and “I Dream of Jeannie,” as quoted in a recent celebrity column in Salon.com. Hagman went on to say that he wanted the cake to be half made from marijuana, “which makes people so much less violent than booze,” and added that it was time someone his age spoke honestly about the drug.

I think it’s wonderful to catch speeders on Bobby Jones, but why don’t you try to catch some drug dealers and prostitutes on Ninth Street?

Hi, I wanted to give a big kudos to The Metropolitan Spirit for having a cover story on Gay Pride. As an out lesbian in the CSRA, I have to commend you for being the only free speech newspaper in this town. And it probably would surprise you how many people are of the gay community in the CSRA; a lot of them are closeted because of the conservative climate. But I can assure you there are quite a few of us here. Again, thanks for the heads up and I really appreciate having an alternative to read beside the usual rightwing babble.

The bubble has burst. We now find that the “great economy” of the ’90s was due to inflated profits submitted by CEOs of large companies, and had nothing to do with any policies practiced by the government. They fudged the numbers and left us holding the bag.

I would like to urge everyone in the city of Augusta to ignore the clown at the Black Supremacy Nation. He is simply a disgruntled ex-convict (from

another town no less), who is here to do one thing and one thing only, and that is to stir up trouble between blacks and whites.

Since when does the party end at 10:00 p.m.? I’ve been to many First Friday events and all roads were blocked off and 10th Street stayed closed until around 12 midnight! The rent-a-cops on this past First Friday ruined a wonderful time by shutting down the independent films that were playing on the sidewall of Blue Sky Kitchen. What a waste of time. I thought First Friday was a time to show off art and the development of the downtown community. What happened?

I think the rent-a-cops just wanted to leave early.

What’s going on with the Columbia County sheriff’s office? Maybe it’s being managed the same way Chief Few ran the fire deptartment: lying to the public, promoting propaganda and intimidating those who dared disagree.

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object,” as well as insulting the intelligence of men by assuming that they function only with half a brain (not necessarily the one over their shoulders). But if that is what the Augusta men and women think of themselves, then let them have it.

To the whiner that wants to get rid of Sen. Charles Walker Sr.: While we’re at it, let’s pack Mayor Bob Young’s bags as well, which will, in turn, eliminate George Kolb. Three with one blow: Larry, Moe and Curly — the bad, the worst, and the idiot.

If the Ku Klux Klan and the Aryan Nation are comprised of mostly lowclass, gun-toting, confederate flag-and swastika-sporting, black- and Jew-hating, cross-burning, rednecks and poorwhitetrash then how suitable is it for members of the Black Supremacy Nation to be low-class, Glock-shooting, cocaine-selling, white-hating, gangsign-throwing drug dealers? America’s government officials (and remember, even David Duke was allowed to run for office) haven’t taken any steps to eliminate the aforementioned whitesupremacy groups, but now everyone is complaining and fearful of the appearance of what appears to be an equally menacing black-supremacy organization. I think that racial whites are about to reap what they’ve sown over 500 years: retribution for the annihilation of the North and South American Indians, the African slave trade, the Jim Crow laws, and the continued attempts to stunt the economic and social growth of minorities, particularly blacks.

State House District 79 candidate Barry Fleming has already raised more than $25,000 for a job that pays only $10,000. If Fleming wins his November election, this area will have selected another slick-greased fundraiser to represent the people, and let’s not forget an attorney to boot.

Isn’t Senator Charles Walker’s fundraising arrogance enough? I hope the District 79 voters keep this in mind when they go to the polls in November.

Let's have a “Great Augusta Vote Out.” I don’t mean, “Get Out the Vote” either. Just vote out everyone that is currently in office. Blindly vote for their opponent. Why not? We blindly voted for the ones that are in now. It can’t get much worse. Take a chance.

We have the power. Let’s take back our government!

I am so ashamed to be associated with Augusta. We are the laughing stock of the East. It would be different if the special grand jury report would make a difference, but no one will be prosecuted and it will be business as usual within a “Few” weeks.

Bill Maddox resigns with his tail between his legs! I’m glad he’s gone and I hope Bonnie Ruben stays gone too! Those two are two big reasons why nothing positive and progressive gets done in our city of Augusta!

Now that Brian Neill has exposed the

Black Supremacy Nation (great job!), I’d like to see him bring Augusta up-todate on the latest Nuwaubian news. For those who want to read a recent piece, go to “The Intelligence Report” on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s site.

Bob Moser has done an excellent job of piecing together the facts and exposing Mr. York and his “movement” for what it is — a hate group.

Well, the Coliseum Authority has finally melted down! What a pitiful spectacle! Where’s Mayor Young been during this tailspin? Can’t he help straighten things out at the coliseum, or is he totally helpless himself?

I read your story on the grand jury report about Chief Few. If the grand jury had investigated Charles DeVaney’s handling of the city of Augusta, the entire article could have pertained to him. Is it too late for that to happen?

Austin Rhodes is already cranking up his “Robin Williams for Mayor” campaign. First, he trashed former Mayor Ed McIntyre —- now he’s trashing Mayor Bob Young. What kills me is Rhodes, who no longer lives in Augusta, gets to use the WGAC airwaves and his Spirit column to stump for his old drinking buddy Williams.

Rhodes likes to rant endlessly on his radio talk show about the “sorry politics in Augusta.” But, he is one of the men who make sure it is alive and well.

Why did the sheriff and the district attorney lead protests against an adult bookstore? One word: Pandering. Both are smart guys who know the adult bookstore will breeze through court challenges. They saw a great opportunity to pander for votes and they took it. Don’t try to read too much into Augusta’s politicians. They’re either (1) covering their behinds and/or (2) pandering for votes.

Why is it that every time a black is charged with “wrongdoing” it’s racially motivated and when whites are charged it's justice? When are the blacks going to realize that they also can be wrong and not just the whites? Lee Beard is one of the most racial people I have ever seen. He’s a sorry commissioner and representative for blacks! He should step down from his position and leave Augusta. I am sick and tired of the blacks thinking every time the white man is trying to bring them down. It’s time to grow up and face the facts. Then and only then will Augusta get out of the racial divide that is holding us back.

I am not an Augustan, but I arrived here just after the Ed McIntyre scandal.

Let me see if I understand this. Mr. McIntyre is a black ex-mayor who was jailed for allegedly receiving bribes, and it still haunts him every day. His face and name were smeared across the paper for days. After him was a white mayor by the name of Charles DeVaney, who allegedly broke the city of Augusta, even though Mr. McIntyre left several million intact in the “pot” when he left for jail. No mention of this or his face smeared across the

paper, or a jury of any type ever convened. Now, there is a black ex-fire chief who allegedly has done damage to the fire department, and a super grand jury and everything else was called in. I can truly see why the blacks are screaming racism! The whites are able to do as they will, and it is forgotten. The blacks do as they will, and it is scandalized. Yep. It is racism.

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Augusta’s five white city commissioners, and the mayor for that matter, don’t have the slightest notion of what the wage-earning residents of the CSRA think of them, or the sorry state of the city they represent.

The collective opinion of the folks who make up the heart of this community is hovering somewhere between angry frustration and revolting disgust.

We know the people who are making bad decisions; we know the names of the obstructionists. We know their grandstanding; we know their powerplays; we know the stench of cronyism and corruption that follow their every move.

Commissioners Steve Sheppard, Bill Kuhlke, Tommy Boyles, Ulmer Bridges, Andy Cheek, and even Mayor Bob Young, think they are at odds with statesmen.

They are not.

They are at odds with four dedicated pains-in-the-ass. Four guys who play the race card like an 8-year-old plays Nintendo. Four guys who hold up progress and constructive improvement because they have a race-specific agenda.

Four guys who will manipulate the rules of government to prevent the will of the majority of the people from being enacted.

Four guys who have no regard for what is fair, not to mention what is right.

To save time, the four idiots in question, Willie Mays, Marion Williams, Lee Beard, and Richard Colclough will be referred to as the Pain-in-the-Ass (PIA) Jihad.

Examples? Good Lord, we don’t have the time. But we can hit a Few. (Pun intended.)

The Fire Department Mess, The Comptroller Brouhaha, The Coliseum Authority Crap, Micromanagement Galore, Kester Uzochukwu Inc., and the list goes on.

When the PIA Jihad don’t have the votes to get their way, they weasel their way to “victory” by abstaining, and thereby con-

founding the legitimate due process of government.

Thank God it ain’t all black-and-white.

Actually, two of the biggest enemies of the PIA Jihad are themselves black.

George Kolb and Brenda Byrd-Pelaez, Augusta’s own versions of Colin Powell and Condaleezza Rice. These two are on the Jihad doo-doo list because they refuse to play the political games pushed by the group, and in fact, have had the audacity to tell the micromanaging bullies to go jump in the lake.

Gotta love that.

But the voices of Kolb and Byrd-Pelaez are sadly lacking any official backup.

The five commissioners and mayor who should be raising hell on a daily basis have been as responsive as a bowl of goldfish.

The mayor griped more about Kolb’s handling of a single eviction case than he did about three city commissioners slandering his city in Washington, D.C. In his first televised Town Hall Meeting since the grand jury report broke, Mayor Young spent the first 20 minutes of his 30minute show discussing trash pickup and economic development. He then spent 8 minutes with the new fire chief, skating around the obvious. Afterward, he told Channel 6 reporter Jennifer Mazi that the media was making more of the report than the public. Bob, don’t be an idiot.

Yeah, maybe the schmuck who buys The Chronicle for the sports page and watches “Good Times” at 6 p.m. instead of the news doesn’t pay attention, but you better believe the decision-makers in this community do.

Right now, Augusta city leaders are trading lower than Enron, and in comparison, they make WorldCom look positively bluechippish.

But if Augusta proper is going to survive, and avoid becoming the urban mass of liberal corruption that is Atlanta, all this has to end here.

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To the conscientious members of the commission: It is time to take a stand. Draw a line in the sand. Make the PIA Jihad understand that we can play their game too. If they are throwing rocks, throw bigger ones back. If they band to together to obstruct, you band together to obstruct.

A great opportunity sits right in front of you, you can send that message by blocking Lee Beard’s attempt to remove Bonnie Ruben from the Coliseum Authority.

Beard has targeted Bonnie because she led the fight to get rid of an incompetent black manager. True, her term on the board is up, but Beard allowed her to remain on the Authority years beyond her term. That was until she did something the PIA Jihad didn’t like. There are many others on the Authority serving beyond their terms, including the worst example of a PIA Jihad wannabe in Joe Scott. If Ruben departs, Scott will turn that facility back into the same graveyard it was before hockey and arena football saved it.

Bonnie is without a doubt the greatest single Authority member we have ever had. She single-handedly brought an end to the corrupt reign of former Authority Chair Ernie Bowman, and helped clean up what was an unethical cesspool of massive proportion.

It takes six votes from the commission to allow Beard to replace Bonnie Ruben.

Don’t give him the sixth vote. Even if it is only for a few months, do it as a protest; do it as a sign that you can get together to stop the Jihad, but do it mainly to protect the Coliseum Authority.

The group is under investigation right

this minute for breaking the open meetings laws of Georgia, and they are on the verge of deciding the fate of the management leadership of the civic center for years to come. Take a stand here. Send a message. If the Authority loses it's most courageous conservative voice right now, it is a move that will resonate to all corners of government.

Statesmen would not block a fellow commissioner’s nominee. But what if that same commissioner has behaved like anything but a statesman? Throw his attitude back at him, and do it now.

Single Beard out. Make an example of him. Don’t act like statesmen, because when you fight fair against the PIA Jihad you get slaughtered, and you have been.

If you don’t, we are going to know that between the six of you (Mayor Young included), there is not one inch of legitimate backbone.

There is a wild card left out of this scenario, and his name is Bobby Hankerson.

Commissioner Hankerson has had one opportunity to do the right thing in an area of consequence (the hiring of a new fire chief), and he has. Had it not been for Commissioner Hankerson, the city fire department would still be under the leadership of Carl Scott. Remember that.

If Hankerson’s conscience and common sense hold out, we may have the answer to a whole lot of problems.

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

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Specifically, the editorial griped about taxpayer subsidies to dairy farmers, calling them “socialistic” and stating that “dairy farmers are on the public dole.” It is difficult to disagree with the assertion that the farm bill is a giant handout for farmers. It is. And much of the money goes to wealthy “farmers.” Morris is a case in point.

According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG) Farm Subsidy Database, (www.ewg.org), Morris received $164,486.32 from 1996 to 2001.

According to the database, the Chronicle publisher is the second-largest farm “public dole” recipient in Augusta and received more “socialistic” payments than 95 percent of the 51,762 recipients in Georgia. Morris ranks 2,608 out of 51,762. The source of the information is the U.S. Department of Agriculture and was compiled by EWG. There is no doubt that every welfare dollar received by Morris in the form of a farm subsidy is legal. The question is: How can the Chronicle publisher condemn dairy farmers for taking subsidies when he is lining his pockets with farm subsidy cash?

Perhaps Mr. Morris should heed his own quote from the last paragraph in the editorial. “When we do not practice what we preach, we lose our credibility and come off as hypocrites.”

Fear and Loathing at the Civic Center Since manager Reggie Williams was fired during a tumultuous meeting earlier this month, chaos and anarchy have reigned over the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center. Charges of racism from both blacks and whites are nothing new to the civic center authority but the

firing of Williams has deepened the racial divide and resulted in several changes on the board.

Authority member Jack Usry resigned very soon after his vote to oust Williams and he has disappeared from sight. Why? He won’t say. His lack of explanation to the citizens of Augusta is creating more questions than answers. Usry did the right thing when he voted to get rid of Williams but his vote went against those in the black community who want to keep Williams.

Usry was appointed by the legislature under the direction of state Rep. Henry Howard. Usry has worked closely with Howard for years, serving as a local representative of the legislator. Exactly why a local legislator needs local representation is a question that begs an answer.

Regardless, in the absence of an explanation of his resignation, insiders speculate that Howard asked Usry to resign after his vote against Williams.

Bill Maddox resigned his post as chairman but will stay on the authority, at least for now. Reliable sources report that Maddox is tiring of the entire affair and he questions whether the existing board can move beyond the current crisis.

Of course, the makeup of the authority that voted to oust Williams will be different the next time the civic center authority meets. Usry is out; Maddox is no longer chairman; and Augusta Commissioner Lee Beard has terminated Bonnie Ruben’s position on the authority.

Joe Scott has taken over as interim chairman and may have the votes to keep the job. Scott has been the most vocal critic of the move to oust Williams.

Insiders indicate that discussions are ongoing about the possibility of reinstating Williams. The question is whether Williams is interested and wants back in the fishbowl. Williams is also looking at the possibility of a lawsuit against the authority.

As usual, the entire civic center brouhaha involves race. Blacks want to keep Williams and whites want him gone. The fact of the matter is that questions about Williams’ management should have been addressed long ago.

Even Williams’ supporters cannot ignore the complaints coming from those who rent the building for events and patrons who attend events at the arena.

Under normal circumstances a possible solution to operating the arena may be to dissolve the authority, bring the building under the management of the city and make the civic center manager a department head. Unfortunately, city government has so little credibility these days, that idea would bring its own set of problems. Plus, local legislators are unlikely to go along with abolishing the authority.

That new arena that folks are talking about is sounding better all the time.

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

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She didn’t plan to start making coffins, in the beginning – but she needed someplace to put the bodies.

Don’t worry, she made them, too.

She’s an artist, with an interest in human anatomy that goes way beyond plain old ordinary nudity. She wants to get to the heart of the matter.

Literally.

“I didn’t just want to be a painter,” she said. “I wanted a way to help society, but not have someone’s life to depend on me.” She had considered medical school, she said, but expressed doubt that she was up to the responsibility. “I’d be scared I’d kill somebody accidentally.”

So she paints.

Since anatomy fascinates her and so does art, she figures the two of them together equals a fun career.

Of course since many of her paintings also feature the internal organs of her subjects, she can’t do all her work from live models. A doctor friend of hers recommended the “Color Atlas of Anatomy” to help her with the details of her art – the paintings that concentrate so heavily on internal anatomy and the models she constructs. Skulls and other bones, rats and blood are a few of her favorite artistic elements. In one painting she sits cross-legged on the floor. Her abdomen is open, but everything is in (I suppose) its proper place. It’s all very neatly arranged, in any case.

A young man lies in front of her, covered with blood and being inspected by vermin. Blood runs from the walls as though it were a still from a horror movie.

April said the young man was suicidal when she created the painting.

She was distraught. “I just felt like everything was being taken from me.”

Later, she added, “That’s an actual representation of my room. I have blood dripping down my walls, and paintings of various idols.”

Asked if that sounded kind of spooky to her, she said, “No. Not at all. It gives color.”

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I don’t really think it should be that big of a deal.”

However, she said, she’s got no problem with people looking at her and doesn’t mind questions.

For now the artist, who is 22, is taking classes at Augusta State University, anticipating the day when she can enroll in an anatomy class. In the meantime, she is busy nailing down the particulars of an art show she’s dying to have in October – around Halloween. The public is better able to enjoy her art then, she said.

By then, she added, she should have the hearse of her dreams so that she can transport her bodies in style.

“Art shows should be fun,” she said.

“Let me tell you what I can’t stand — snobby art shows. It’s not about trying to be something I’m not. It’s about having fun.”

Asked about the raw material for her body parts, she laughed. “That’s a secret.”

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“I’m not afraid of blood,” she said. “I think it’s beautiful. It’s inside of us; it’s part of us.”

Her parents are not fans of her work, she says.

After viewing her more colorful paintings, the nude in her collection seems somewhat tame. It’s called “Hope,” and features an ex-boyfriend surrounded by benign flames which seem to emanate from his palm.

“He was an excellent model,” she said. If you see it, or any of April’s work, for that matter, you will never forget it.

Neither will you forget the artist, even after just a casual glimpse on the street. April came to her interview with a purple helium balloon attached to her wrist. It was a gift from a friend, who wanted to add some color to the wardrobe.

April typically appears in black and spikes, and keeps colors like pink and purple in her hair. On her hands you will always find a set of open-fingered gloves painted with the intricate bones of the hand and wrist, meticulously shadowed to complete the illusion.

She painted them herself, and gives them a touch-up every few days.

“I’m just a creative person,” she

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ow do you boil 25,000 pages of government evidence into a readily viewable, courtroom-presentable form?

That was the main task in question during a roughly hour-and-a-half-long preliminary hearing in federal court June 12, in the case involving Two State Construction, Inc., a Thomson company accused of defrauding pharmaceutical giant, Monsanto.

As U.S. District Chief Judge Dudley Bowen entered the second-floor courtroom of the Augusta Federal Courthouse, he was met by large computer monitors facing the jury box, witness stand and federal prosecutors and defense attorneys. The judge vocally observed that technology seemed to be taking over his courtroom.

Three men and the construction company as an entity face a total of 357 charges ranging from mail and wire fraud to money laundering, income tax evasion and filing of false tax returns.

The accused include Clifford C. Poston, 48; Darwin A. Schneider (a.k.a Bruce Posey), 44; and Joseph J. Ribordy, 58 — all of whom earlier pleaded not-guilty to the charges.

None of the defendants were present at the hearing.

The indictment against the men alleges that Poston, in his capacity as president of Two State Construction, conspired with Schneider, then a construction engineer at Monsanto/Searle, in order to receive construction jobs without having to bid for them.

In turn, Poston allegedly charged inflated fees for the work and rewarded Schneider with various kickbacks.

The indictment states: “In this manner, with Schneider’s complicity, Poston often treated Searle like a ‘cash cow,’ which Poston illicitly milked for millions of dollars in overpayments.”

Ribordy, who faces the least number of counts — 31 out of the total 357 — allegedly helped out later in the scheme while serving in an accounting role on a Monsanto/Searle project in Puerto Rico.

Attorneys for the accused, through various court-filed motions, already have disputed some of the prosecution’s claims.

U.S. Attorney Richard Goolsby told Bowen that he wished to use a PowerPoint display in order to selectively present individual documents and photographs entered into evidence for witnesses and jurors.

That, he said, would eliminate the need to go through the dozen or so cardboard, “banker’s boxes” filled with roughly 25,000 pages of evidence.

Clifford Poston “Instead, all I have to do is press the mouse button for the next document to appear,” Goolsby told the judge.

Still, as Goolsby proceeded to conduct a trial run, Bowen voiced skepticism.

“I don’t want to put any pressure on you, but it’s been my experience that there’s always been some fumbling around with these things,” the judge told Goolsby. “I’m sure you’ve conquered that.”

Bowen also wanted prosecutors to ensure each computerized image and document was numbered in accordance with a hard copy evidence list.

The judge told Goolsby to be sure images and documents would not remain displayed on the screens once a witness had finished his or her testimony.

“Now, lawyers love to do tricks like that,” Bowen said. “They’ll leave a blackboard up or a flip-chart up all during cross-examination. But I don’t want to go through that. I want to make sure that screen goes dark after the witness’ testimony.”

During part of the techno trial run, the image of a black Corvette, possibly the car the indictment alleges Poston provided for Schneider as a kick-back, filled screens around the courtroom.

Also, a detail of one of the documents appeared on the screen that read: PLAT RING 1 RAD DIA. =1.73/2 TRIL. The display was of jewelers' measurements and likely referred to a $16,000 platinumand-diamond ring the indictment alleges

Darwin Schneider Schneider purchased for a girlfriend.

The trial is scheduled for the Aug. 19 docket and the prosecution will likely play up the lavish lifestyles and material acquisitions some of the accused were able to sustain through their alleged operation.

Trips to ski resorts, fancy cars, extravagant Masters parties at which strippers and a massage therapist entertained and a $2.1 million home at a Canadian ski resort were among the bounties in the defrauding scheme, the indictment alleges.

In addition to boats, plane trips and the platinum-and-diamond ring, Schneider is also alleged to have used some of the illgotten money to establish the Evans Diner on Washington Road in Columbia County.

During the hearing, Bowen also took up the issue of jury selection with the prosecution and attorneys for the defense, who include Thomas Tucker, Michael Garrett and John Bell.

The judge asked if it would be wise to exclude McDuffie County residents from the prospective jury pool, since Two State is located there.

“Or to put it another way,” the judge said, “isn’t it likely that every resident of McDuffie County has discussed the merits of this case at length?”

Defense attorney Garrett, who represents Ribordy, argued against excluding jurors from McDuffie County.

Tucker, who represents Poston, concurred, adding that Monsanto is located in Augusta,

Joseph Ribordy which would mean Richmond County would have to also be excluded.

He added that any prejudice would come out in the normal course of voir dire, the questioning of jurors.

Bowen also asked Tucker to pare down his proposed jury questionnaire from the current 80 questions to a maximum of 35.

Additionally, the judge asked Goolsby if it were possible to consolidate some of the prosecution’s counts, noting that there were 294 counts of money-laundering, for example, listed in the indictment.

“You don’t have 12 or 15 (counts) that are fairly representative of the Laundromat?”

Bowen asked Goolsby. “I’m trying to think of some way to simplify this trial; 294 counts of anything is rather intimidating.

“I’m not imposing any limits on you.

Think about it.”

Bowen also recommended that some way be found to simplify the manner by which jurors will be explained the charges against the accused, adding that reading the 117page indictment will not be an option.

“I can tell you, categorically, that I’m not going to read this indictment to the jury,” Bowen said.

Before the morning hearing wrapped up, Bowen couldn’t resist one more admonishment about the computers in his courtroom.

“Now, it should be noted that this is going to be a regular old trial,” Bowen said, adding that it would not be governed or steered by technology.

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ttorneys for the owners of an Xrated video-and-book store proposing to locate in Augusta recently squared off in federal court with city attorneys seeking to uphold its recent denial by the Augusta Commission.

However, as of the morning of July 17, presstime for The Spirit, it was still uncertain which side would get its way, as U.S. District Chief Judge Dudley Bowen had not yet issued his ruling.

Bowen announced at the conclusion of the July 12 hearing that he would issue an order of judgment upon further consideration of the matter. He did not give a time frame for issuing the ruling.

Attorneys for Augusta Video, Inc., which proposes locating Augusta Video X-Mart inside an old Hardee’s fast food restaurant at the intersection of Molly Pond Road and the Gordon Highway, filed a motion for an injunction with the court on June 24, seeking to open the business, despite the commission’s decision.

In court, attorneys for Augusta Video argued that restrictions in the city’s zoning and adult entertainment ordinances were unconstitutional because they allowed the city unfettered discretion in approving or denying particular applications.

Tom Maddox, one of the attorneys representing the proposed store, said that appeared particularly true in light of the fact that the Augusta Commission, in June, denied the store’s special zoning request, despite it being earlier approved by the city’s planning commission.

Maddox argued that the business had met all of the distancing requirements and other

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BY BRIAN NEILL criteria set forth by city planning documents, but had been denied on the basis of public opinion.

“The (Augusta) commission meeting began with Mayor (Bob) Young stating the fact that the planning commission had approved (the zoning request), but (Young) did not speak further on the subject,” Maddox said. “And then there proceeded, basically, a political rally against sexually explicit material without any further discussion by the ... commissioners.”

Gary Edinger, a Florida attorney also representing Augusta Video, said the city ordinances were moot when examined by the standards of a “facial challenge,” pitting them against the First Amendment.

Supporting his argument, Edinger introduced several federal court rulings involving adult entertainment businesses, including one in Florida and another in the city of Dallas, in which judges had ruled that ordinances similar to Augusta’s were unconstitutional.

Harry Revell, the attorney representing the city, argued that Augusta officials had the right to deny the business’ special zoning request because it flew in the face of community standards laid out in a city document called the “Corridor Gateway Action Plan.”

The plan, Revell said, specifically addresses enhancing the aesthetics of the portion of Gordon Highway entering the city of Augusta.

“It (the document) does speak of what is essential or desirable,” Revell told the court.

“And the Gordon Highway Gateway site is the No. 1 site addressed in there.”

Revell then held the document up for the judge to see.

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“That’s a map, and if you threw a dart at the center, you would hit the proposed location of that video-and-book store,” Revell said. “So we think that was objective criteria that the commission relied upon to deny this request.”

The judge dryly remarked, “(The Gordon Highway is) an area of otherwise pristine appearance, I presume,” a reference to the shoddy condition of much of the area surrounding the proposed store.

Revell replied that, despite the current condition of the area, the city still planned to make improvements there.

Attorneys for Augusta Video earlier argued that the Corridor Gateway Action Plan was not part of the city’s official zoning ordinance, but an independently commissioned study.

Paul DeCamp, Augusta-Richmond County planning director, later confirmed that the document in question was not part of the city’s official zoning code.

“It’s not like the zoning ordinance, no,” he said, adding that it was basically a framework within which the city plans to operate in terms of conducting improvements to the cited areas.

Revell also brought to the court’s attention the matter of a glitch in the intended property’s lease. At the time the request for a special zoning permit was made, the stated owner, AJP, Inc., had actually transferred the deed of the property to local attorney Stephen Steinberg, Revell told the court.

And although Steinberg had provided the court with an affidavit stating his knowledge of the zoning request, Revell said he doubted Steinberg knew the true nature of the busi-

ness seeking to open there.

Revell asked the judge if he saw fit to “reward” the plaintiffs for what he viewed as a deception.

Maddox, attorney for Augusta Video, said the matter had only come to his attention in the last two days and there had been no attempt to deceive anyone.

Contacted at his office, Steinberg blamed himself for not notifying Augusta Video that he had assumed ownership of the property.

He said he had every intention of doing so, but felt no rush because he had not begun collecting rent from the tenants.

“It was more oversight on my part that I had not communicated my ownership to Augusta Video. So they were not aware that I was the owner,” Steinberg said. “And so it was an honest error; they were not at fault in filing it like they did. They thought AJP was still the owner.”

Steinberg said AJP still has a beneficial interest in the property and knew the type of business Augusta Video planned to put there.

“I did not know the exact nature of the (proposed) business. I knew it was going to be a video store and that’s all I knew about it,” Steinberg said. “But my client (AJP) obviously did know, and they were fine with it.”

Steinberg added that it would have been just as easy for Augusta Video to approach him for a signature on the zoning request as it was to obtain it from AJP. “There was never any intentional harm meant by any of the parties,” Steinberg said.

“Since my deed is a matter of public record, it would be pretty hard to hide something that’s on the public record like that.”

“That’s a map (of a community improvement plan), and if you threw a dart at the center, you would hit the proposed location of that video-and-book store. So we think that was objective criteria that the commission relied upon to deny this request.”

— Harry Revell, attorney representing Augusta-Richmond County.

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political bomb hit Augusta last week in the form of the special grand jury report, detailing the alleged misuse of taxpayers’ money and mismanagement of the Augusta-Richmond County Fire Department by former Fire Chief Ronnie Few. More than one week later, the city is still struggling to recover from the report’s devastating news.

But, rather than trying to repair the damage done by the explosive information revealed in the July 8 grand jury report, Augustans appear to be turning on one another instead.

Mayor Bob Young, who is facing re-election this year, is openly criticizing the Augusta Commission. The black community is accusing the white community of trying to criminalize Few because he’s black. The white community is blaming Augusta’s black political leaders for what they see as blindly supporting Few. Lost somewhere in the middle of all the bickering is what the special grand jury report actually says. The report submits a detailed laundry list of how Few allegedly misspent the city’s money on lavish office equipment and banquets, opened unauthorized bank accounts using the county tax ID number, instructed his payroll clerks to falsify certain employees’ time sheets and intimidated employees who did not agree with him.

Sadly, many of the people who are now pointing fingers at one another have not read one word of the report.

The Political Aftermath If it’s true that government officials lead a community by example, Augusta could be in terrible trouble.

Almost immediately after the special grand jury report was released the mayor and three black members of the Augusta Commission — Willie Mays, Lee Beard and Marion

Williams — have been under attack by the community for their public support of Few. The grand jury report admonishes the three commissioners for traveling up to Washington, D.C., to testify in Few’s confirmation hearing in September 2000. “(I)n a stunning display of blind loyalty, three commissioners went to Washington, D.C. to promote the cause of Chief Few,” the report states. “They explained that Augusta was lost in the sixties and therefore, Few had to be the victim of racism. ... These commissioners renounced the city in order to help one man. Loyalty to Few overcame commitment to Augusta.”

The report also criticizes Young for writing a statement entered into the minutes of the Washington confirmation hearing praising Few’s leadership in Augusta.

The statement by Young said, “Ronnie Few brought about major improvement within the Augusta-Richmond County Fire Department.

Oftentimes, leaders must effect change to manage a department to its highest level.

Change is often met with resistance and

“This is a very damning document. I think it’s pretty clear in that report that you’ve got some commissioners who are directly responsible.”

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always with the burden of having to make hard decisions.

“Chief Few rose to the occasion and in some cases people forced to confront change became angry. His detractors used general disagreements, race and other non-issues in attempts to discredit the chief. In fact, the Grand Jury Investigation serves as a prime example.”

This past week, in an attempt to explain the reason for his confirmation statement, Young stated that he wrote the letter in order to rid Augusta of Few. This angered officials from Mayor Anthony Williams’ office in Washington and ever since, Young has been struggling to explain himself.

On July 12, Young held a press conference to announce a proposal to give the city administrator the power to hire and fire department heads, which will be presented to the Augusta Commission on Aug. 6.

“Had this change been in effect when Ronnie Few were fire chief here, he would never have dared to ignore and disobey the administrator, as the report says that he did,” Young said.

But a few reporters at the press conference

accused the mayor of using this proposal as a smoke screen to avoid discussing his letter to Washington. The mayor said that there was “no damage control here.”

“Chief Few requested the letter. At the time that I wrote it, there were disputes from the fire department over promotions and salaries and Chief Few was having run-ins with other department heads,” Young said. “There was no evidence of any illegally performed activity at that time. None at all.

Young said things would have been much different if these allegations outlined in the grand jury report came out before Few left for Washington.

“If this grand jury presentment had been out two years ago, Chief Few might very well have been pounding rocks in a penitentiary in this state,” Young said. “But Chief Few, as we’ve come to learn, is a master of deceit. And his job is made much easier by the commissioners who continue to cover for him.”

“This is a very damning document,” Young added, holding up the 124-page grand jury report. “I think it’s pretty clear in that report that you’ve got some commissioners who are directly responsible.”

Young also began blaming the city of Washington and its private headhunting firm, DMG Maximus, for not contacting him for further explanation of Few’s performance in Augusta.

“Due diligence needs to be done on the part of the D.C. government and their hired headhunter,” Young said. “Apparently, that was not done because they took everything at face value, and that’s pretty foolish in a hiring situation to take things at face value.”

It’s foolish to take what the mayor of Augusta says at face value?

“I didn’t have any reservations about recommending Chief Few to go to Washington, D.C.,” Young said. “The alternative was that he would stay here. And after seeing this grand

jury report, thank God he didn’t stay here.”

Young’s news conference seemed filled with contradictions.

First, Young said he had no reservations about writing a letter recommending Few to Washington because the alternative would be that Few would remain in Augusta. If a person is hoping to get rid of someone, that usually doesn’t mean that they’re an employee worthy of a recommendation.

Secondly, the mayor said that two years ago he “echoed the call of the regular grand jury that a special grand jury be formed to investigate operations within this government.”

The mayor said that the grand jury process is an “excellent management tool” for the government and that “their opinions do count.”

However, in his statement sent to Washington in September of 2000, the mayor stated that the grand jury investigation was a “prime example” of Few’s detractors using “general disagreements, race and other nonissues in attempts to discredit the chief.”

When questioned about those sentiments in his confirmation statement, Young said that he actually did not write that section of the letter. In fact, he said that the Washington office had added that information about the grand jury.

“We got a phone call from the Washington mayor’s office and I was not in the office that day,” Young said, several days after his news conference. “They wanted to change some of the language in the statement to enhance Chief Few’s accomplishments and hit his detractors a little harder and put in something about the grand jury.

“They rewrote the document and faxed it down to us, asking us to put it on city letterhead. And as a courtesy to Mayor Williams in Washington we put it on city letterhead and sent it back up.”

Young said he never saw the final draft of his confirmation statement.

“When I was told they wanted changes made to the statement, I said, ‘It is their letter and it is for their benefit, so whatever they say is fine with me,’” Young said.

The Washington mayor’s office did not return calls seeking comment.

Young’s final statement in question was his criticism of the three commissioners who went to Washington to testify on Few’s behalf.

“I do not say they were wrong in going to Washington, D.C.,” Young said. “But I do not agree with what they said. I would never have gone to Washington and lambasted the city of Augusta.

“They went to Washington, D.C., and some of what they said, I think they made fools of themselves.”

A few days later, the mayor was heard on a morning radio show joking with a caller that the problem he had with the three commissioners going to Washington, D.C., was that “they came back.”

Reaction From the Black Community The mayor’s comments deeply angered one commissioner, Marion Williams, who was down in New Orleans at a national conference of city commissioners this week.

Williams was one of the three commissioners who traveled to the Capitol to support Few. He told The Spirit by phone that the mayor should not be so critical of the

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“Not only did the mayor send a letter up there supporting Chief Few, he was going to go to D.C. himself,” Williams said. “And the only reason he didn’t go is because he didn’t get a free plane ticket. If the mayor had gotten the travel arrangements, he would have been there too.”

For someone who has been so critical of the commissioners’ trip, this was a very damning allegation against the mayor.

When asked about Williams’ comments, the mayor quickly denied that he was ever scheduled to go to Washington.

“Ronnie (Few) and I had a conversation after the Washington mayor nominated him – this would have been back in the summer (of 2000) – where I suggested that if I needed to come up and testify for him that I would take a look at it,” Young said. “But I was never scheduled to go up there.”

However, in the mayor’s confirmation statement that was sent to Washington, Young ends the letter with an apology about not being at the hearing.

“I am sorry that a mix-up in communications made it impossible for me to be with you personally today,” Young wrote.

When asked about the meaning behind that statement, the mayor said it was just a “courtesy” he used to conclude his confirmation statement.

Later that day, the mayor called The Spirit again to clarify his position on the trip to Washington. Young told The Spirit Few had asked him to come to Washington in September, days before the Washington city council hearing.

“At the time of the hearing in September, I remember there was a phone call from Ronnie asking if I had made my travel arrangements,” Young said. “But there were never any arrangements made to go to Washington. There may have been some discussion that the city was not going to pay for anything like that.

“So, he asked me if I would send up a recommendation. So, I wrote something up and sent it up there.”

But Williams feels the mayor, much like the grand jury report, is trying to blame everything on the black commissioners.

“That report is just something to tear up this community,” Williams said. “It’s completely one-sided. And I really feel that it is pointed at the black commissioners.”

Williams said he will be the first one to call for an indictment of Few if he is proven guilty of criminal acts, but so far, Williams said he has seen no proof of any crime.

“I’m not going to defend anybody for doing something wrong,” Williams said. “If Chief Few did something illegal, then he is wrong.

But, as of right now, I still support Chief Few.” J.R. Riles, owner of J.R. Stop & Shop Convenience Store on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., also traveled up to Washington, D.C., to show the community’s support of Few. He is outraged by the tone of the grand jury report.

“The way I feel, right or wrong, guilty or not guilty, if they are going to have a special grand jury investigation in Richmond County, it should be for everybody,” Riles said. “It looks like to me that they just went nigger-hunting.”

Riles said there have been plenty of examples of misuse of public funds in the

past, but no one ever called for a grand jury investigation of white city leaders.

“I think the grand jury already has got it out there that they are going to indict (the city’s purchasing director) Geri Sams, Chief Few and his assistant, that (Katrice) Bryant lady,” Riles said, referring to Few’s public information officer, Katrice Bryant, who has also been accused by the grand jury of misusing city funds.

“I’m not saying that they aren’t guilty,” Riles said. “I’m not saying they’re guilty. But what I’m saying is they (the grand jury) are picking on blacks. They are picking, and that’s not fair.”

Riles also claimed that the grand jury is

Administrator George Kolb, is preparing a response to the grand jury report.

Meanwhile, the city and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are reviewing an audit report of the fire and purchasing department conducted by the Baird & Company accounting firm. Within this report, Baird & Company found several discrepancies in the fire department’s travel expenses, missing receipts regarding purchase orders and a questionable relationship that Few and Bryant had with one of Few’s mentors, Carl Holmes from Oklahoma City.

Holmes runs a company that offers seminars and team-building sessions to fire departments across the nation.

“I’m not going to defend anybody for doing something wrong.

If Chief Few did something illegal, then he is wrong.

But, as of right now, I still support Chief Few.” - Augusta Commissioner Marion Williams

“Ronnie Few is the epitome of everything that is bad in a firefighter and a fire chief.”

– Tony Brown, former Augusta firefighter

not as racially balanced as the media is trying to portray.

The 23-member grand jury is reportedly made up of nine black citizens and 14 whites.

“They picked inferior blacks to put on the jury,” Riles said. “They are old black people who can’t deal with a situation like this.”

The grand jury report may clean up the city like it claims, Riles said, but in the process he believes that it is promoting racism in Augusta.

“Blacks are not getting a fair shake in this city,” Riles said. “And I think the outcome is, this is going to divide the community more than ever. It is killing the whole community.”

Fire Department Still Fuming The mayor has said that the fire department is carrying on with business as usual.

With regard to some of the personnel problems in the fire department cited by the special grand jury, the mayor said the current fire chief, Al Gillespie, along with City

The grand jury discovered that the county spent approximately $6,000 for each of the three, two-day training sessions Holmes provided Augusta’s fire department. The grand jury, through its investigation, learned that Few and Bryant were also allegedly instructors for Carl Holmes’ company.

Baird & Company recommended that the city determine the exact dates that Bryant and Few became instructors for Holmes and check those dates with their travel expenses.

“We have questions as to whether Chief Few and Katrice Bryant were attending conferences as instructors (for Holmes’ firm), in which case, a number of expenses were charged to Augusta-Richmond County using county purchase orders and requests for checks,” the audit report states.

But Few and Bryant aren’t the only ones mentioned in the audit.

Included is a question about Deputy Administrator Walter Hornsby’s American

Express credit card possibly being used by Few for lodging “billed to the county.”

“Walter Hornsby’s ... county American Express credit card number appeared throughout the travel files,” the audit states.

“We could not verify that travel expenses were not charged on his county credit card in addition to the travel advances issued to Katrice Bryant and Chief Few.” The Spirit attempted to reach Few on his cellular phone in regard to the accusations in the grand jury report and Baird & Company’s audit, but Few did not return the calls.

Also, The Spirit tracked down Bryant, whom members of the media have jokingly said is “missing.”

Bryant left Augusta’s fire department in September of 2000.

According to information provided by Georgia’s chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, as of this past April, Katrice Bryant listed that she was the senior public relations/communications specialist at Cox Enterprises Inc. in Atlanta.

However, when The Spirit contacted Cox Enterprises, Jami Buck, the company’s current PR communications specialist, said Bryant was not in the company’s directory.

“Maybe she was here a long time ago, but it’s been over two years because I’ve been here a year and a half,” Buck said.

After further review of Cox Enterprises’ records, Buck discovered Bryant was listed deep within the company’s system.

“Wow. She’s still in this directory and she has my phone number. That’s very odd,” Buck said.

“No. I don’t know who she is, but it’s been a very long time since she’s worked here.”

Buck said Bryant now works at Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) in Jefferson County, Ga. Jackson EMC is the third-largest electric cooperative in the U.S. and is located less than an hour outside of Atlanta.

When The Spirit called the company trying to reach Bryant, her answering machine stated that she was on vacation until July 18.

Fighting to Fight Fire One of the most troubling aspects of the grand jury report was the fire department’s treatment of personnel under Few’s leadership.

Specifically, the grand jury report states that a lieutenant in the department named Tony Brown ended up facing criminal charges because he dared to challenge certain pay raises implemented by Few. “(Brown) had gathered pay-raise and purchasing information and distributed it to fire service personnel,” the grand jury report states.

“The size of certain raises embarrassed Few and he assigned a battalion chief the task of investigating Lt. Brown.”

After the battalion chief concluded that Brown had not violated any rules within the fire department or the county, the grand jury report states, Brown was suddenly accused of threatening to harm the fire administration.

Three firemen alleged that Brown had said someone should get the “white shirts” in the fire department and that he had a postal uniform that anyone could borrow.

Fire administration pressed terroristic threat charges against Brown and he was arrested.

According to the grand jury report, the district attorney’s office later voided the arrest of

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Brown due to a lack of any credible evidence that a crime had been committed.

But by then it didn’t matter. Brown was fired from the department.

Following the release of the grand jury report, Brown is now fighting to get his job back.

“This all started because I knew the pay raises weren’t done appropriately,” Brown said. “I proved a select group of individuals were awarded very large pay raises.

“At the time, I was a lieutenant. I had 49 subordinate sergeants making more money than me. So, I filed equal opportunity charges against the department and as a result of my actions, Ronnie Few had my off-duty time investigated by my former supervisor.”

While Brown’s personal life was being investigated, he did some investigating of his own.

“I went and received a detailed financial report for the fire department and I saw very, very questionable things,” Brown said. “For example, the retirement watches that the fire department bought, not one retiree ever received one. In fact, members of the fire administration were seen walking around with them on, but when the special grand jury began asking about it, they all disappeared.”

He also said some charges for equipment were outrageous.

“You don’t pay $365 for a hydrant spanner (wrench) that should cost $30,” Brown said.

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“I didn’t fall off the turnip truck yesterday.”

When Brown was called before the grand jury and told them about some of these discrepancies, he said it was his “ultimate demise.”

“You don’t challenge Ronnie Few. Ever,” Brown said.

Not long after, the criminal charges were filed against him, Brown said.

“The police came to my house, in front of my children, and hauled me away,” Brown said. “I spent seven days in jail for nothing.”

While Brown says he doesn’t blame the city for Few’s behavior, he feels he is entitled to get his job back.

“Quite frankly, the commissioners could not have known, by any stretch, what Chief Few was capable of. The administration of the government couldn’t have known. Nobody knew how bad he could be,” Brown said.

“The only person I blame is Ronnie Few. He used everybody around him. Anybody who questioned him, even slightly, got punished.

“Ronnie Few is the epitome of everything that is bad in a firefighter and a fire chief,” Brown added. “And I’m going to hold Ronnie Few legally and personally responsible for what he did.

“He’s going to pay the price. It’s coming.

And it’s coming soon. I’m going to do everything in my power to see that Ronnie Few is put in jail.”

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here else in town can you have a lunch of prosciutto sandwich with a fig and balsamic jam, on a baguette with fresh greens and a roasted potato salad? And for only $7. Or a warm, pressed Cuban-style sandwich with Cuban-style beans and fried plantain, or roasted turkey croissant Cape Cod Cranberry spread and French brie. For $6 and $7, respectively.

Fresh Thyme is an elegant little nook tucked into Surrey Center where you can stop in for a special meal and an escape from the daily grind. Dave McCluskey, owner of Fresh Thyme, wants his place to be intimate, relaxed and, yes, elegant.

It succeeds on all counts.

Pictures of Indian corn, sunflowers and squash against a cool green background give it a homey, deli feel. And the wood-plank tables don’t hurt either. But there’s nothing rustic about this cafe. Understated elegance is the order of the day.

And there’s music, always. Sometimes it’s rock ‘n’ roll during the day, but it’s always jazz at night.

McCluskey said the restaurant took an unexpected turn due to customer demand.

“We started out as a catering service that did lunch,” he said. “It morphed into a restaurant that also does catering.”

He must have done something right in the year he’s been there.

McCluskey’s background in the restaurant business, starting when he was a 12-year-old on Cape Cod, and his subsequent career as a chef, makes cooking dinner for his patrons the natural thing to do. At night, he said, the cute little cafe dresses up with table cloths and candles.

Dinner offerings include, on the high end, pan-seared filet of Angus beef with a Morel mushroom gravy, creamy mashed potatoes and asparagus for $22. For $10 less, you can get al dente spaghettini pasta tossed with fresh basil, arugula, grape tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil and garlic.

A mid-range meal is the grilled Atlantic swordfish steak with crawfish and tomato grits for $17.

I don’t think you’ll be getting these meals at other nearby restaurants.

His wine list runs the gamut from $17 for a bottle of Dallas Conte Cabernet Sauvignon ‘99 to $170 for a bottle of Far Niente “Cave Collection” Cabernet Sauvignon ‘97. About half their wines are available by the glass (but that isn’t one of them). The second most expensive bottle is $60. If you take the Far Niente out of the mix, the average price is $31 a bottle. There’s something there for every price range.

To further enjoy Fresh Thyme’s wine list, you can take part in the wine dinners they have just started. The price is $70 per couple as opposed to per person.

“We’re striving for quality and value with both food and wines,” McCluskey said.

And in order to do that, he keeps a limited menu. There are plenty more offerings than those mentioned here, but not pages and pages like some restaurants offer. McCluskey’s plan is to keep it simple and do it well.

Same goes for the services he offers.

Besides Lunch, Dinner, Corporate and Gourmet catering, he will rent out Fresh Thyme for private parties, including wedding rehearsal dinners.

He doesn’t, however, cater weddings. Too stressful, and he likes to keep himself relaxed so he can maintain the calming atmosphere of his place. And for that very reason, he refuses to pressure his customers into paying their bill and leaving. At Fresh Thyme, you are free to enjoy yourself slowly. To linger over the meal, or the company you’ve brought.

“We’re not a restaurant that’s looking to turn the tables. We don’t usually run anyone out. It’s just part of our philosophy of providing for an enjoyable experience.”

Fresh Thyme is located in Surrey Center, 437 Highland Avenue in Augusta. You can call them at (706) 737-6699. It is open Tuesday through Saturday, with lunch from 11:00 until 2:30. Dinner runs from 6:00 until.

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hirty years after his band got its start, founding member and lead vocalist Doug Gray makes this promise to present and future fans: “No matter how old we get, we can still rock your socks off.”

The Marshall Tucker Band leapt into the skillet when they were signed by Capricorn Records in 1972, and caught fire immediately. And they haven’t cooled off yet.

Their 1973 debut album went platinum – but instead of fizzling fast like so many early successes do, these Spartanburg, S.C., boys just kept right on burning bright, and in 1974, they were headlining their own national shows.

Over the decades, hits like “Fire on the Mountain,” “Can’t You See,” “Heard It in a Love Song” and “Take the Highway” inspired their fans to stick with them. And they’ve remained popular over the years, as they’ve churned out album after album.

One reason for their steady success might just be the band’s ability to flex and roll with the times. Labeled a Southern Rock band by the industry, the boys swear they can play any-

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thing, and that’s probably true, seeing how long they’ve been at it, and how they like to dip into rock, blues, jazz and gospel. It is, however, a little unlikely they will tackle, say, heavy metal or hip-hop. But you never know.

The faces of the band have changed over the years, with each new musician adding his experiences to the pot to enhance the core flavor of the music. Of the original lineup – Doug Gray, Tommy Caldwell, Toy Caldwell, Paul T. Riddle, George McCorkle and Jerry Eubanks – only Gray remains. In 1984, rock guitarist Rusty Milner replaced Toy Caldwell when Caldwell decided he needed a break. After all, he’d had the same job for over 12 years. Milner came from The Artimus Pyle Band, and soon proved that the decision to take him aboard was a good one, as he helped add many good tunes to the band’s repertoire. In 1989, slide guitarist Stuart Swanlund joined. Not long after, former Mother’s Finest, and former The Outlaws drummer B.B. Borden signed up too.

Since then, Milner has gone, replaced by Chris Hicks, also a former Outlaw. And, on an interesting note, current bassist

Tony Heatherly spent the late ‘80s and early ‘90s in the Toy Caldwell Band.

That sure makes it all seem like one big family, and that’s not far from the truth. The Marshall Tucker Band’s newest, and youngest, member is Clay Cook, Gray’s nephew.

By the time he signed on with his uncle’s band, this multitalented musician and singer had a couple years of music theory from Berklee College of Music in Boston under his belt.

He’s from Atlanta, Ga., and used to play Georgia venues and write songs with his friend John Mayer, one of which has a place on Mayer’s Columbia release “Room for Squares.” The track is called “No Such Thing.”

The MTB Web site calls Cook’s 1999 move to Huntington Beach, California, a musical sabbatical. It doesn’t mention, however, whether that means he was leaving to get away from distractions and concentrate on music, or whether he was going to get away from the music itself. It does say he had been playing piano since age 4, though, so maybe he was ready to have absence make his heart grow fonder where his music was concerned.

So the adventure continues, with one of the old faces, some less-old faces and new blood to boot.

You can experience them live at the Honky Tonk on July 25.

The show will open at 8 p.m. with a mystery band. Tix come in a range: General admission is $14; rail tickets are $17; floor tickets are $20; front row seats are $25.

For more info on the band you can visit their Web site at www.marshalltucker.com.

Discography: 1 - The Marshall Tucker Band - 1973 - AJK Music 2 - A New Life - 1973 - AJK Music 3 - Where We All Belong - 1974 - AJK Music 4 - Searchin’ for a Rainbow - 1975 - AJK Music 5 - Long Hard Ride - 1976 - AJK Music 6 - Carolina Dreams - 1977 - AJK Music 7 - Together Forever - 1978 - AJK Music 8 - Running Like the Wind - 1979 - Ramblin’ Records 9 - Tenth - 1980 - Ramblin’ Records 10 - Dedicated - 1981 - Ramblin’ Records 11 - Tuckerized - 1982 - Ramblin’ Records 12 - Greatest Hits - 1982 - AJK Music 13 - Just Us - 1983 - Ramblin’ Records - self produced 14 - Greetings From South Carolina - 1983 - Ramblin’ Records 15 - Still Holdin’ On - 1988 16 - Southern Spirit - 1990 - Ramblin’ Records 17 - Still Smokin’ - 1992 - Ramblin’ Records 18 - Walk Outside the Lines - 1993 - Ramblin’ Records 19 - The Capricorn Years - 1994 - ERA - box set 20 - Country Tucker - 1996 - ERA - compilation 21 - MT Blues - 1997 - ERA - compilation 22 - Face Down in the Blues - 1998 - ERA 23 - Gospel - 1999 - ERA Note: Discography taken from Web site. I’m assuming AJK is a division of Capricorn. If you know better, then it’s time for a round of Educate the Editor.

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our child may be the one who spring to life. Stress will be managed. These can’t just pick up a pad and learn educators will talk and laugh and show off math by the book. Music and their projects. They will arm themselves with rhythm may be the only way to yet another way to get knowledge into your make it stick for him. Or, she may be the child’s noggin.

If you’re wondering why in the world sort who has to see it happen in order to get would someone like a math teacher need to it, to put her hands in there mechanically bring art into the classroom, Durant has a and learn by manipulating the thing. simple explanation: Kids learn in a multiThese are the kids who will benefit most tude of ways. Taking the example of math from their teachers signing up for the Greater again, she explained, “Some do it on the Augusta Arts Council’s (GAAC) Arts board; some may have to pound those fracInfusion Conference. tions out in the dance floor with their feet,” Once upon a time, GAAC Executive she said.

Director Brenda Durant thought the same She urges adults to think back to the last thing that many parents assume – that all time a new program teachers know or device was introeverything about duced in the worktheir teaching place, and to rememtools, things like ber that some of computers and art. their colleagues simWell, she was ply read the book wrong. and knew what to “Traditionally, do, but that some education majors had to have actual don’t take any hands-on instruction classes in art,” and others had to said Durant. “I watch over someknow when I was — Brenda Durant, GAAC one’s shoulder a going to ASU, I while before trying had one class Executive Director it themselves. teaching art in The idea is that, if elementary teachers are able to school.” cater to all learning styles, more of their stuWhen she was required to make a simple dents will be successful. Durant said the clay object, Durant said, she had the same Greater Augusta Arts Council just wants to reaction a lot of adults have when confronted with something they might have taken right to make sure that teachers have every method of interesting, stimulating and explaining to kids as a child.

“I freaked out,” she said. “It’s not in most at their disposal.

“This is just another tool in the teacher’s people’s comfort zone to think of using art tool kit,” she said. in everyday life. It’s something that was And there are still some slots open. The drilled out of us.”

Richmond County Board of Education is The conference was created for those funding 20, so you teachers out there shouldinstructors whom Durant calls the “I-can’tn't hesitate because you think your pocketdraw-a-straight-line” teachers. It is aimed at book’s a little light. The conference will be filling those gaps in the knowledge of educaheld at Davidson Fine Arts School July 25-27. tors, of putting art back into the comfort For more info, call (706) 826-4702, ext. 3. zone, and it accomplishes that the old-fashOh, and it’s good for two staff developioned way – by making it fun.

During the weekend of the conference, these ment units.

The conference is sponsored by Greater adult professionals will be sitting on the floor Augusta Arts Council, Georgia Council for and making all kinds of creations while they the Arts, Richmond County Board of learn the magic from real, live artists. Inner Education and Young Audiences of Atlanta. poets will be empowered. Paintings will

“Some do it on the board; some may have to pound those fractions out in the dance floor with their feet.”

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“Fame” Ain't no “Pollyanna” By Rhonda Jones

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nly one more show at the old Aiken Community Playhouse.

And the show is “Fame,” a gritty story about a group of young people trying to get into a competitive New York school for the arts.

Shannon Smith is directing the 26-person cast – all middle- and high-schoolers. It is the Youth Wing of ACP, after all. She said this show is actually easier on the kids in some ways than another might have been, because they’ve been there. In fact, they’ve been there recently. Not to the competitive New York school, of course, but through the agony and the ecstacy of humping for parts.

“We had over 70 to audition,” she said. So there was a lot of agony.

“I think they relate a lot to the emotions behind the characters a little bit better. The fact that they share the same interests (as the characters) and have a lot of the same experience makes it easier to pull up the emotions of auditions.”

So what should the audience expect? Not a whole lot of music.

“There is a script called ‘Fame: The Musical,’” Smith said. “This is not that. It’s been adapted from the movie,” she added, although there will be a taste of music. This is Smith’s first go at anything like that.

“This is my first toe-dip into musical drama,” she said.

What the audience should expect, said

Youth Wing Director Nancy Hanson, is some grit.

“I think it’s a realistic sort of look at that sort of life, of what’s demanded of kids who go into the arts,” she said. “So it’s a good one for other teen-agers to see.

“We try to be pretty realistic about some of the difficulties kids have. There’s some mild language in it. It’s not a ‘Pollyanna’ version of the story. It’s a true version.”

And of course, there are those who were teen-agers themselves when the movie was released in the ‘80s, many of whom have kids who are getting toward that age, too, as well as younger ones. And those families do sometimes want shows that the whole group can enjoy.

Smith said there is nothing that should discourage these families from going. “The situations should not be offensive to children. It’s hard to give theatre a rating because it’s not like a Disney movie, but I wouldn’t have any qualms about my 9-yearold daughter seeing it.”

The play runs July 19-20 and 26-27 at 8 p.m., and July 21 at 3 p.m. at the Playhouse on the corner of Price and Two Notch roads. Tickets for adults are $7, $5 for students with ID and $3 for kids 12 and under. The Playhouse recommends reservations, which may be made at (803) 648-1438 between from 7-9 p.m.

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Movie Listings Blade 2 (R) — Wesley Snipes is Blade. He's a buff

leather dude, a half-vampire who hunts vampires with weapons that might give James Bond pause, and with the mar tial moves of a Hong Kong dervish on a spree.

There is a vampire aristocracy, their bodies so bleached and pasty you expect them to crumble into talcum powder. And there is a new strain of killer virus monster.

Set in a Prague that surpasses Kafka's bad dreams, the movie has a necro-glam ostentation. Kris Kristofferson is Blade's friend, mentor, old daddy-o. The movie is an enjoyable showoff until it turns pompous, runs too long, and tries to find pathos in the decay of the vampire dynasty, as if this were Greek tragedy instead of pop kitsch. Cast: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman, Leonor Varela, Norman Reedus. Running time: 1 hr., 52 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ The Bourne Identity (PG-13) — Bourne (Mat t Damon) was sent to kill a risky African leader on a yacht, had an at tack of qualms, then plunged overboard with holes in his back. He was saved by fishermen, the captain an amateur doctor who pulls the rounds out of Bourne, and ex tracts an implant that has the number of a Swiss bank account. In an identity fog, though now with money and passpor ts, and reflexively gif ted with all his trained skills — his sour CIA boss, Conklin (Chris Cooper), decides to snuf f Bourne as "a malfunctioning $30 million piece of equipment" — Bourne zips to Paris af ter emptying the deposit box in Zurich. "The Bourne Identity" has the identity of potent enter tainment. Cast: Mat t Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles. Running time: 2 hrs. (Elliot t) ★★★1/2 Changing Lanes (R) — A propulsive nerve-biter with genuine human characters, about a yuppie law firm hawk (Ben Af fleck) who upsets the precarious life of a volatile working stif f (Samuel L. Jackson), their mutual moral crisis moving on lines that converge jarringly, despite some plot conveniences. New York is seen smar tly by ace English director Roger ("Persuasion") Michell, with Toni Collet te also outstanding as a lucid mistress. 1 hr., 47 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★1/2

The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (PG) — He’s found another croc to rescue! In his

movie debut, Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, believes that he is trying to save a crocodile from some poachers; but this croc has swallowed a missing satellite beacon. Irwin soon becomes involved with CIA agents looking for the top-secret piece of spy equipment. Cast: Steve Irwin, Terri Irwin.

Eight Legged Freaks (PG-13) — A chemical

spill in a small mining town has caused the arachnid population to mutate into larger-than-life, blood-thirsty spiders, and an unlikely band of townspeople must come together to destroy the mutant spiders. Cast: David Arquet te, Scarlet t Johansson, Scot t Terra, Kari Wuhrer, Doug E. Doug.

Enough (PG-13) — Not even half enough. This dodo is a female empowerment fantasy, without the honest, gal-with-gun pulpness of "Deep in the Hear t."

Jennifer Lopez is the betrayed wife who runs scared with her lit tle girl (frequent witness to sadism), then quickly masters mar tial ar ts to clobber the creep (Billy Campbell, who's like Jim Carrey gone very wrong).

Michael Apted directed miserably, wasting his talent and Juliet te Lewis, Fred Ward, and Bill Cobbs.

Running time: 1 hr., 55 mins. (Elliot t) ★ Halloween: Resurrection (R) — Jamie Lee Cur tis makes an appearance once again in the eighth film in the "Halloween" series. This time, six teens decide to host a live Internet chat in the house where Michael Myers grew up, stirring up evil. Cast: Jamie Lee Cur tis, Tyra Banks, Brad Loree.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (PG) — It would be hard to imagine a bet ter Harry than

Daniel Radclif fe. And, forming a Three Musketeers of sorcery, he finds wonder ful chums at Hogwar ts.

Emma Watson is Hermione and Ruper t Grint is Ron. Much of the movie is given over to exploring the amazing Hogwar ts castle, and a dark forest, plus a seismically shaking chess match and a sor t of "Star Wars"-on-brooms aerial game. A big asset is the gallery of old-pro British actors who teach, tease and taunt the students. "The wand chooses the wizard, Mr. Pot ter," intones John Hur t, and the worldwide population of Pot terites will gladly choose this movie. It waves a wand of instant appeal and gives viewers the sor t of compelling rush that draws them back to "Peter Pan" and "E.T.," to "Star Wars" and "The Black Stallion." Cast: Daniel Radclif fe, Emma Watson, Ruper t Grint, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane, John Hur t, Ian Har t, Alan Rickman, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith. Running time: 2 hrs. 32 min. (Elliot t) ★★★★ High Crimes (PG-13) — Morgan Freeman, wry old acting master, carries much of this taut but implausible thriller, which involves military cover-ups and a chilling trial, though early clues harm the whopper finish. Carl Franklin also got good work from Ashley Judd, Jim Caviezel, Amanda Peet and Adam Scot t. 1

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★★★★ — Excellent.

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) ★★ 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) ★ K-19: The Widowmaker (PG-13) — Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson head K-19, the USSR’s first nuclear submarine. On a 1961 journey in the Nor th Atlantic, the crew discovers that the cooling system of the nuclear reactor has failed, and a potential meltdown that may be interpreted as the first strike of a nuclear war is imminent. Based on a true story. Cast: Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Peter Sarsgaard.

Like Mike (PG) — The rapper Lil Bow Wow plays 14-year-old Calvin Cambridge, one of the older residents in an L.A. orphanage. Calvin has two wishes — to find parents who love him and to play in the NBA like his idol, Michael Jordan. Then one day, Calvin's only adult ally, Sister Theresa (Anne Meara), discovers an old pair of sneakers that once belonged to Michael Jordan. Calvin tries them on, and they are a per fect fit. The nex t day, Calvin's dreams begin to materialize.

He meets one of his idols, basketball superstar Tracey Reynolds (Morris Chestnut), during a half time contest at a Los Angeles Knights game. Calvin makes a wish to be "like Mike" and suddenly displays moves reminiscent of Jordan. He is quickly signed by the Knights, and both he and new teammate Tracey go on a journey of self-discovery. Cast: Lil Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Brenda Song, Crispin Glover, Anne Meara and Eugene Levy. Running time: 1 hr., 30 mins.

(McCormick) ★★★ 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

★★★— Worthy.

★★ — Mixed.

★ — Poor.

0— Not worthy.

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) — Will Smith (very post-"Ali") and Tommy Lee Jones (looking aged and bored) return as the alien-busting men in black, in a movie stuf fed with crit ters and special ef fects, like a vast expansion of a Mad magazine parody. Rosario Dawson is a decal of innocence, Lara Flynn Boyle a creepy space witch, the pug dog gets more lines, the fun is rather oppressive even at 82 minutes. Cast: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Rosario Dawson, Lara Flynn Boyle. Running time: 1 hr., 22 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ 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-visions 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 is 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 making good use of John McEnroe (still cocky) and the Rev. Al Sharpton (dit to). Cast: Adam Sandler, John Tur turro, Winona Ryder, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris, Erick Avari, Harve Presnell. Running time: 1 hr., 31 mins.

(Elliot t) ★★★ The New Guy (PG-13) — Af ter sealing his uncool reputation with an embarrassing ninth-grade accident, a high-school student is expelled and winds up in jail. While incarcerated, his cellmate coaches him into changing his image. Upon his release, he decides to switch schools and work on his new image as a cool kid. All goes well until his primary nemesis follows him to the new school. Cast: DJ Qualls, Eddie Grif fin, Eliza Dushku, Lyle Lovet t, Zooey Deschanel.

Once Upon a Forest (G) — Politically correct and environmentally-friendly tale about four crit ters

you probably wouldn’t want to see in your backyard — a mole, a badger, a hedgehog and a mouse. They all live happily in the forest until a chemical truck crashes at a construction site near the forest and leaks deadly toxins into the forest air, leaving the badger ill. The others must embark on a treacherous mission in a makeshif t flying contraption to find a medicinal herb to save their friend. Cast: Ben Vereen, Michael Crawford, Ellen Blain. Running time: 1 hr., 11 mins.

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. ★★★★ Reign of Fire (PG-13) — In a post-apocalyptic England, a group of fire-breathing dragons has awakened af ter centuries of hibernation. An American militia leader, played by Mat thew McConaughey, and London’s fire chief (Christian Bale) must team up to save London and slay the queen dragon. Plenty of special ef fects. Cast: Christian Bale, Mat thew McConaughey, Gerard Butler.

Road to Perdition (R) — Tom Hanks plays Michael Sullivan, an Irish-American hoodlum and family man in grim 1931, in the Quad Cities on the IllinoisIowa border. He's an enforcer and ar t ful killer, almost an adoptive son of bootleg mob boss John Rooney (Paul Newman), a patriarch stricken by inner rot.

Sullivan feels rot ted, too, but is an iron survivor. The movie has a solemn, dirgelike (but not dull) conviction of fated purpose. Tragedy must come, violently. It would be criminal here to spell out the exact cost to Sullivan, which spins him free of the Rooney gang, along with his now aware and endangered son Mike Jr. (Tyler Hoechlin). On the long roads, and humble towns, they enact an almost archaic Greek vengeance upon the Rooneys. There is father-son bonding (and humor), yet we never forget that every thing is at stake. This story is so mor tal. Cast: Paul Newman, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ciaran Hinds, Liam Aiken, Stanley Tucci, Jude Law. Running time: 2 hrs.

(Elliot t) ★★★★ 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 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 onenote 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-year-olds 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 hairy Vikings, or Visigoths, or Who, but deser t lands, including sinful Gomorrah, are ruled by the crazed tyrant 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 dry-cleaned of blood, lines that roll of f the tongue like bricks, and costumes wor thy of an old DeMille show. The pulp purity 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) ★★

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spectacular (entirely filmed in digital, and projected that way in some theaters). It moves swif tly and has action payof fs, but George Lucas is still a turgid story teller, and stif f dialogue drags the actors down to mere plot function too of ten. Ewan McGregor seems to be coming into his own as wise Obi-Wan. 2 hr., 23 mins. (Elliot t) ★★1/2 Stuart Little 2 (PG) — The plucky mouse known as Stuar t Lit tle and his human family return in this sequel to the 1999 film based on a children’s classic.

This time, Stuar t and the family cat, Snowbell, set out to rescue Margola, a bird that Stuar t has befriended, from the villainous Falcon. Cast: Geena Davis, Michael

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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) ★★★ —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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Produced and directed by Kathryn Bigelow, “K19” begins with a dazzling and startling jump into a submarine on the move, internally that is. As the camera zips through the tight cavernous space of the massive ship, men are scrambling to, presumably, fix something that has gone wrong. The rush ends abruptly and unsuccessfully with a close on the captain, as his superiors boom, “The drill is over.”

This strong opening, best for its vibrant evocation of what action on a submarine might be like, perfectly introduces us to the disaster we are about see.

Set in 1961 at the peak of the Cold War, “K19” documents the catastrophic trip of the titular Russian submarine, which was sent to test-launch a nuclear warhead in vacant waters. Headed-up by the popular and compassionate Captain Polenin (Liam Neeson), the film begins with Russian officials seizing command of the ship. Looking to place a determined and hard-edged man in control, one who will put his mission before his men, the military assigns Captain Vostrikov (Harrison Ford) to the job. Working with Polenin as second-in-command, the stoic Vostrikov boards the sub and takes over with an authority that would have made Stalin proud.

With much of the crew feeling that the mission is doomed (the celebratory champagne bottle doesn’t even crack

when thrown on the side of the monstrous ship before departure), Vostrikov attempts to whip his underlings into shape by forcing them to endure numerous drills. As the men tire and the ship begins to show signs of failing, the two captains enter into a struggle of wills as Polenin repeatedly questions Vostrikov’s reckless and unwavering drive to complete the mission at all costs. And, as the ship slinks further along on its course, calamitous problems with the nuclear reactor threaten the safety both of those onboard and of the outside world.

Evoking some of the brilliant foreshadowing shots that James Cameron displayed in “Titanic,” another film about a doomed vessel, Bigelow invests the first segment of “K19” with an impressive look and feel. Jumping off to a solid start, the film does a wonderful job driving home the crew’s sense of panic and horror at being trapped inside a structure which, it seems, might fall apart at any moment.

Adding to that tenuous feel, is the wonderful back-and-forth between the two captains as they play out a more complex version of good cop, bad cop.

Unfortunately the taut, doomed tale of the men on a sinking sub gives way to a rote and triumphant story of heroism in the face of danger.

Even with its pat, disappointing second-half the irony of “K19” is that it leaves a much more apocalyptic vision in its wake than intended.

When the nuclear reactor goes down, the men are forced to enter the hold in pairs of two in an attempt to flood the generator with coolant. Suited up with flimsy rubber suits and gas masks, the boys march into the radiation pit at Vostrikov’s behest, returning as mangled, burned, decrepit creatures. It’s this image of a slow onslaught toward radiation-death, with the captain looking on in horror, sympathy and guilt, that lingers long after the film’s final statements about bravery and comradeship.

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Harry Potter (PG) Tues, Thurs: 10:30 a.m.

MASTERS 7 CINEMAS Movies Good 7/19 - 7/25 Stuar t Lit tle 2 (PG) 1:10, 3:10, 5:10, 7:10, 9:10 K-19: The Widowmaker (PG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45 Eight Legged Freaks (PG-13) 1:20, 3:20, 5:20, 7:20, 9:20 Reign of Fire (PG-13) 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 9:35 Crocodile Hunter (PG) 1:15, 3:15, 5:15 Halloween: Resurrection (R) 7:15, 9:15 Men in Black 2 (PG-13) 1:25, 3:25, 5:25, 7:25, 9:25 Like Mike (PG) 1:05, 3:05, 5:05, 7:05, 9:05 REGAL 12 CINEMAS Movies Good 7/19 - 7/25 Star Wars: Episode II (PG) 2:30, 5:15, 8:10 Enough (PG-13) 2:15, 4:35, 7:25, 9:50 Undercover Brother (PG-13) 2:40, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05 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, 10:00 The Rookie (G) 2:00, 4:35, 7:05, 9:35 The New Guy (PG-13) 2:20, 4:45, 7:45, 9:55 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 The Lord of the Rings (PG-13) 1:50, 5:00, 8:15

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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 contemporar y. Call 860-8539.

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.

Education USC-AIKEN MUSIC CONSERVATORY PROGRAM begins in August. Students of all ages and experience levels welcome.

Private lessons available for musical instruments and voice; instructors are USC-Aiken faculty and have at least a master’s degree in their performance area. Prices range from $90 for five half-hour sessions to $350 for 10 hourlong sessions.

Fee must be paid in full before lessons star t; but parents or students may consult with the Office of Continuing Education about the possibility of a payment plan. (803) 641-3288.

ARTS INFUSION CONFERENCE July 25-27 at Davidson Fine Ar ts School. Teachers are encouraged to at tend and learn how to integrate the ar ts into the classroom. Georgia teachers receive two staff development units. To register, call 826-4702, ex t. 3 or visit www.augustaar ts.com.

“WATERCOLOR EXCITEMENT WITH INK, SESSION I” adult/teen workshop at the Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t.

Held July 24, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Students will apply tex turing techniques as they render trees, still life, transparency, fur and feathers. $55 fee. Call 722-5465 for info.

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BILLY S exhibits at the Metro Coffeehouse throughout July.

For more information, call 722-6468.

JAY JACOBS exhibits new work at the Soul Bar in July. For more information, call the Soul Bar at 724-8880.

AT THE MARY PAULINE GALLERY through July 27: Lanny Webb Exhibition, Front Gallery; Summer Group Exhibition, Rear Gallery. 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 Craft Laney Museum of Black History. Features works by the Benedict College Art 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.

AT THE GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART in Athens: “From Fauvism to Impressionism,” “From Heroes to Dudes,” and “Lucy May Stanton” through July 21. For more information, call (706) 542-4662.

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

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SAVAGE GALLERY EXHIBIT OPENING AND RECEPTION July 19. Exhibit showcasing the pot tery of David Stuar t and sculpture by John B. Savage will open with a 6-9 p.m. reception. For more information, call the gallery at 736-3336.

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.

ARNOLD GALLERY in Aiken features work by Judy Adamick, Trish Arnold, Al Beyer and others. Call (803) 502-1100.

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AUGUSTA ART GLASS’ July ar tist is Gail Dower Lee. Other local ar tists featured. Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 724-4300.

DAVID STUART’S WILD HARE POTTERY is located at 1627 Georgia Avenue in Nor th Augusta. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Call (803) 279-7813 for more information.

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

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gallery is open 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 722-1028.

FORT GORDON DINNER THEATRE is holding auditions for Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite” July 22-23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Ar ts Center at For t Gordon. Par ts available for five men and five women ages 20-65. Show dates are September 13-14, 20-21 and 26-28. Auditions are open to all members of the public. Call 791-4389 for more information.

THE AUGUSTA PLAYERS will hold auditions for “The King and I” July 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.

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GOSPEL FEST featuring John P. Kee and the New Life Community Singers July 27 at For t Gordon’s Bar ton Field.

Concer t begins at 5 p.m. Free and open to the public; lawn

Though they won’t be there in the flesh, you can see more than enough Laurel and Hardy memorabilia at the newly opened Museum of Laurel and Hardy of Harlem, Ga. The Thursday before the museum’s July 15 opening found Linda Caldwell and Tom and Ann Blalock putting the finishing touches on the museum displays and sprucing up for the ribbon-cutting – and for the Monday morning arrival of a busload of Laurel-andHardyphiles fresh from the International Sons of the Desert Convention.

In addition to a movie room, which Caldwell says will screen Laurel and Hardy films, the museum features shelves of Laurel and Hardy rarities, most of them donated by fans.

The museum is located in Oliver Hardy’s hometown of Harlem, Ga., at 250 N. Louisville Street and is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m.

Sundays through Oct.14. chairs are welcome. Contact Maggie McDonald at 771-1449 or Connie Moore at 855-5791.

THE ATLANTIS MUSIC CONFERENCE will be held July 31 through August 3 at various venues throughout Atlanta.

Features showcase concer ts, educational panels, a job fair and more. Three-day wristbands for showcase per formances are $25; full conference registration includes access to panels, job fair and par ties and is $165 in advance or $200 walk-up at the Sheraton Hotel Downtown Atlanta. For more information, contact the Atlantis office at (770) 499-8600 or visit www.atlantismusic.com.

CONCERTS ON LAKE ALLATOONA AND AT UNICOI STATE PARK every Saturday in July at 8 p.m. Enjoy a night of bluegrass and storytelling under the stars. $2 parking fee. Call Red Top Mountain State Park in Car tersville, Ga., at (770) 9751129 or Unicoi State Park in Helen, Ga. at (706) 878-3983.

CONCERTS AND ART IN THE PARK at Creighton Living History Park in Nor th Augusta: July 25 at 8 p.m., Sophisticated Swing Big Band. Bring a picnic and lawn chairs or blankets to this free show. (803) 442-7588.

HOPELANDS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES continues July 22 with Sandhill Bluegrass Band. Begins 7 p.m. at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken. For rain information and for those who need special assistance or accommodations, call 642-7631.

Theater “POLLYANNA,” presented by the Young Ar tists Reper tor y Theatre Company, will show July 26 and 27 at 8 p.m. and July 27 and 28 at 3 p.m. in the Goodwin Commons of the Augusta Preparator y Day School. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Contact John Greene at 373-0605.

“FAME” will be at the Aiken Community Playhouse July 1921 and 26-27. Presented by Youth Wing Productions. Ticket prices are $12/adults, $10/seniors, $8/students and $5/children 12 and under.For ticket information, visit www.atlantic.net/~acp online or call (803) 648-1438.

“ALL IN THE TIMING” July 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.

SIMON’S “PROPOSALS” July 19-20, 26-27 and 30 NEIL August 2-3. Showtimes are 8 p.m. with 3 p.m. matinees

July 20 and 27. Presented at the Abbeville Opera House in

M E Abbeville, S.C. Tickets are $15 for adults and $14 for senT iors and children under 12. For tickets, call the opera house R at (864) 459-2157.

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S plays in rotating reper tory through July 28 at the Jekyll Island P Amphitheatre in Jekyll Island, Ga. “HONK!”, “Oklahoma!” and I R “1776” will be presented. Call (912) 635-4060 for details.

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close at 5 p.m., though visitors may stay in the park until 6 p.m. Weekday admission is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Regular admission is $7.25 for adults and $4.75 for children ages 312. For information, call (803) 779-8717 or visit their Web site at www.riverbanks.org.

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

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

Museums THE MUSEUM OF LAUREL AND HARDY OF HARLEM, GEORGIA is now open and features displays of various Laurel and Hardy memorabilia; films also shown. Located at 250 N. Louisville Street in downtown Harlem. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wed.-Sat. and 1-4 p.m. Sundays through October 14. Af ter October 14, hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fri.-Sat. and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call 556-3448.

AT THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART: Atlanta-based dance company Moving in the Spirit will end their national tour at the museum July 20 at 8 p.m. Free and open to the public.

Wine and cheese reception to follow. “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 offered on free admission day to the museum. For more information, call the Morris Museum of Ar t at 724-7501.

THE BOYHOOD HOME OF WOODROW WILSON: Circa 1859 Presbyterian manse occupied by the family of President Woodrow Wilson as a child during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Original and period antiques, restored house, kitchen and carriage house, located at 419 Telfair Street.

Open 10 a.m. 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Tours are available. Tours for groups of 10 or more by appointment only. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $3 for students under 18 and free for ages five and under. 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. Call the museum at 724-3576 for more information.

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

Available for rent for a variety of functions, including weddings, receptions, photo sessions, business lunches, cocktail par ties, bir thday par ties and more. Group discount rates are available. Closed on Mondays; open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; open from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5.50 for adults; $4.50 for students, seniors and military; $3.50 for children (4 to 12); free for children 3 and 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.

EVENTS AT THE AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY: “Keepers of the Faith: A History of Organized Religion in Augusta” exhibit opens July 27 and runs through November 10. Call 722-8454 or visit www.augustamuseum.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. Halfprice admission daily af ter 3 p.m. Operating hours: MondaySaturday, 10 a.m. 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. For information call 821-0200, 1-800-325-5445 or visit their Web site at www.NationalScienceCenter.org.

Special Events

REDCLIFFE STATE HISTORIC SITE: 1859 mansion of S.C. Governor James Henry Hammond, held by the family for three generations until 1975. Hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday-Monday on the grounds. House tours are noon-3 p.m. by appointment. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

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

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

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

River walk. Free. 724-4067.

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COLUMBIA MUSEUM OF ART GALLERY TALKS: 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.

“THE TIES THAT BIND” African-American Ar t and Heritage Tour Program available to students in grades 3-12. Prior to touring the Morris Museum, a museum docent visits students in their classroom and provides a slide orientation.

Available year-round, Tuesday-Friday, and must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance. Call the Morris Museum of Ar t at 724-7501 or visit the museum Web site at www.themorris.org.

NATIONAL BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL in Atlanta runs July 1928. Features celebrity appearances, theatre per formances, dance companies, film screenings, music, literary events, workshops, family activites and more. For a complete list of events, including dates and ticket prices, visit www.nbaf.org or phone (404) 730-0176.

BOOK SIGNING July 20 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Borders Books and Music. Local author William J. Simmons will be on hand to sign his books about his experience as a black Lieutenant in the Gulf War. 737-6962.

JULY FEST July 27 at the Aiken Jaycee Fairgrounds. Held 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and features carnival games, storytelling, ar ts and craf ts, contests, vendor displays and live enter tainment.

Price is $3 for adults, $1 for kids ages 6-16 and free for kids 5 and under. For more information, call (803) 642-7635.

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Boat Races July 19-21 on the Savannah River. Proceeds benefit the Augusta Chapter of the Georgia Special Olympics.

Tickets, available at www.tixonline.com or by phone at (803) 278-4TIX, are priced as follows: $18 series ticket in advance, $25 series ticket at the gate, $15 one-day ticket or $50 patron pass. Coolers, food, drinks and pets are prohibited at the race site; chairs, blankets, cameras and umbrellas are permit ted. For a wealth of information about the Augusta Southern Nationals, visit www.augsouthernnationals.com.

ALL-STAR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RODEO July 26-27 at the Hippodrome in Nor th Augusta. Tickets are $9 in advance and $12 the day of the show for adults; $6 advance and $8 day of show for kids 10 and under. For tickets, call (803) 278-4TIX or visit www.tixonline.com.

Bobby Jones Expressway. Dogs must be on a leash and cats 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 to verify dates and times.

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

Benefits

“ADVOCATING FOR YOUR CHILD’S EDUCATION” WORKSHOP July 27 at the ACS Conference Room, Room 367 of Building 33720 at Fort Gordon. Held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; free and open to the public. Call Army Community Service at 791-3579.

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS BENEFIT GOSPEL SING featuring the Promise Land Singers July 27 at 5 p.m. Held at First Baptist Church of Gracewood. Contact Teresa Gauldin at 667-4280.

FAMILY DINNER AT PHINIZY SWAMP NATURE PARK July 18 from 6-7:30 p.m. Bring the family and a picnic dinner to the Pharmacia Pavilion. Program on aquatic bugs begins at 6:30 p.m. Free of charge; advance registration is not necessary. Phone 828-2109 for info.

SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE July 22-27. Proper supplies help children from low-income families get a bet ter education.

Drop boxes for donations will be placed at the following locations: Aiken County Rec Center, Harrison-Caver Park, WalMar t in Aiken, Kroger on University Parkway, Aiken Regional Medical Center, SRP Federal Credit Union and Heritage South Federal Credit Union. Call Tony Lit tle at (803) 663-6142.

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

TEACHER ORIENTATION AT PHINIZY SWAMP NATURE PARK July 30. Teachers are invited to discover field trip oppor tunities at the park. Held 9 a.m. to noon. Event is free of charge, but there are a limited number of spots available, so register before July 29. Call 828-2109.

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

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL through July 27 in Daytona 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 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 K-12 students and $1 for USC-Aiken faculty and staff. “Digistar Laser Fantasy Show” is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $3 for K12 students. Make reservations by calling (803) 641-3769 business hours Mon.-Fri. or (803) 641-3654 af ter hours.

HORSE SHOWS AT THE GEORGIA NATIONAL FAIRGROUNDS AND AGRICENTER in Perry, Ga.: 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 every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and every Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at PetsMar t. For more info, call 860-5020.

RICHMOND COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL AND AUGUSTA ANIMAL RESCUE FRIENDS holds pet adoptions at Superpetz off Bobby Jones Expressway every Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.

Call AARF at 364-4747 or visit www.aar f.net. Adoptions are also held at the Richmond County Animal Control Shelter on Tuesday through Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, call the shelter at 790-6836.

LOW-COST RABIES VACCINATIONS: Augusta-Richmond County Animal Control holds low-cost rabies vaccination clinics the four th Sunday of every month. Vaccinations for privately owned pets are $8 per animal. 1 p.m. at Superpetz off

AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVES at the Aiken Red Cross Blood Center on Millbrook Drive and the Augusta Red Cross Blood Center on Pleasant Home Road. The bloodmobile will also stop at various area locations this week. For a complete list, call the Aiken Blood Center at (803) 642-5180 or the Augusta Blood Center at 868-8800.

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION LOCK-UP July 24 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Bail money raised will help MDA find causes, cures and effective treatments for neuromuscular diseases. To lock someone up, call 738-8543.

Learning COMPUTER CLASS AT THE WALLACE BRANCH LIBRARY: “Introduction to Windows Computer Training” July 27, 12:305 p.m. Call 722-6275.

AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY CONTINUING EDUCATION is now offering the following classes: Digital Photography for Beginners, Military and Naval History Miniatures (for ages 10-14), Intermediate Photography, Stained Glass and Intermediate Shag I. Also, ASU offers online courses. For more information, call 737-1636 or visit www.ced.aug.edu.

AIKEN TECH CONTINUING EDUCATION is now offering the following courses: Intro to Computers, Windows 2000, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access,Creating Web Pages, Intro to Massage Therapy, Intro to Java Script, Driver Education, and more. Classes begin in July and August. Aiken Tech also offers Education to Go classes online. For more information or to register, call (803) 593-9231, ex t. 1230.

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

COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR July 21 from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at the Luther R. Neal Family Life Center, 2930 Glenn Hills Drive.

Free and open to the public. Features free screenings for cholesterol, blood glucose, blood pressure, body mass index, weight and foot and ankle problems. Doctors and

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health exper ts will provide information; child safety helmet distribution; Charles Drew memorial blood drive. Please call 796-2550 or contact Maggie T. Dorsey at 868-1790 for info.

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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.

S P I R I T

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.

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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. Services include Pap smear, breast exam 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 University Hospital. Course topics include Lamaze, breast feeding, parenting and grandparenting. Par tners will learn positive suppor t techniques to use during the shared bir th experience. There are also programs designed to help older siblings adjust to new family members. Some classes are free, while others require a fee.

Registration is required by calling 774-2825.

Kids GIRLS INCORPORATED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM begins August 12. Computer, spor ts, economic literacy, character building, prevention classes and choir programs will be offered. Special services include van pick-up at select schools, evening neighborhood drop-off, homework room and a hot evening meal. Open to girls currently enrolled in kindergar ten through high school. Open 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. for registration star ting August 5. Af ter-school program offered 2:30-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. For more information, call 733-2512.

STORIES FOR THE FAMILY, presented by storyteller Pat Gay, will be at the Appleby Branch Library July 23 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.

JULY EVENTS AT THE APPLEBY BRANCH LIBRARY: Safety presentation by Eva Cooper of the Augusta-Richmond County Sheriff’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.

SUMMER COMPUTER ASSISTED ART AND HISTORY PROGR AM at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum Mon.-Fri. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Features ar t, history and character building activities and service and field trips. Call 724-3576 for more information.

JULY EVENTS AT THE FRIEDMAN BRANCH LIBRARY: 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.

JULY EVENTS AT THE MAXWELL BRANCH LIBRARY: “Introduction to Computers” one-session class offered July 19 and 26, 9:30-11 a.m.; Ben & Keeter’s Puppet Show July 20, 10 a.m.; Storytime with Mary E. Joseph July 24, 10 a.m.; African-American Stories and Puppets with Bret Hupp July 25, 10:30 a.m. Phone 793-2020.

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It’s going to be a drag boat weekend! As early as Thursday evening you can come begin the fun at National Hills Shopping Center on Washington Road. Dayton Sherrouse, a Nationals organizer, says it’s a great way to get a taste of what’s coming for the weekend.

Night of Fire is all about revving up boats and making a bunch of noise. “The bigger boats shoot out a flame,” Sherrouse said. “We did it the first time last year,” he said, and people loved it. And they got mighty hungry, so this year there’s going to be pizza and soft drinks. The fun starts at 7:00.

But that’s just the beginning.

Friday is test day for the boats and spectators are welcome to come out and watch for free. That’s free on Friday. If you want tickets for Saturday and/or Sunday, you can get them in a variety of different ways.

If you buy race day tix in advance, you can get series tix for both days for $18. At the gate, series tix are $25 for both days. You can get tickets at all Pump ‘N’ Shops, all Georgia Bank and Trust locations, the American Speed Center on Lumpkin Road, or at the race site on Friday only. If you want to charge by phone, call 1-803-278-4TIX. Order online at www.tixonline.com. For more info, visit www.augsouthernnationals.com.

Door price for Saturday or Sunday is $15.

The $50 Patron Badge, however, gets you a few perks. It will allow you to watch from the Boathouse, which means air. And more food. And better drinks. In addition, there will be a Patron Party Friday night starting at 7:30 at Pullman Hall (722-4910).

You will be watching the race from Riverfront Marina below East Boundary.

Things to leave home: coolers, food, drinks, pets. “We have all the food and drinks you need onsite,” states the Web site.

Things to bring: Your ID so you can get an arm band if you want alcohol. Also bring blankets, chairs, umbrellas (as long as you set up on the grassy area so as not to block the view). You can bring your camera if you want.

Gates open each day at 8 a.m., with the races starting at 9:00. According to the Web site, they are “usually over around 6 p.m.”

Proceeds from the race will go to benefit the local chapter of the Georgia Special Olympics, according to the Web site.

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

Call 724-3576 for more information.

ADULT FALL SOFTBALL REGISTRATION through August 10 at Diamond Lakes Regional Park. Call 771-2979.

Seniors

OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN CHATTANOOGA, TENN. are perfect for summer day or weekend trips. Tennessee Overhill offers 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.

PEOPLE WITH ARTHRITIS CAN EXERCISE (PACE) meets at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-2 p.m. Designed to safely improve range of motion and fitness for those with ar thritis. Call 823-5294.

THE SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL OF GREATER AUGUSTA AND THE CSRA offers a variety of classes in July, including aerobics, quilting, tai chi, Spanish, painting, line dancing, bowling, bridge, crochet, pool/billiards, drawing and pinochle. For dates and times, phone 826-4480.

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.

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.

ARTHRITIS AQUATICS offered Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital. Classes meet 99:45 a.m., 10-10:45 a.m. or 12:15-1 p.m. $37.50/month. To register, call 733-5959.

AUGUSTA RECREATION AND PARKS SUMMER SWIMMING POOLS now open. Pools are located at Dyess Park, May Park, Jones Pool and Fleming Pool. Call 796-5025.

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

OPEN SWIM at the Smith Hazel pool through August. Held Monday-Friday, 1-6 p.m.; Saturday, noon-5 p.m.; Sunday, 15 p.m. Cost for children is 50 cents and adults pay $1. Call (803) 642-7755 for more information.

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

Sports

GEORGIA GAMES CHAMPIONSHIPS, in Augusta through July 21, events include archery, baseball, basketball, cycling, sof tball, tennis and more. For more information, call 528-3585 or visit www.georgiagames.org.

SIBSHOPS every 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.

SOCCER CAMP for kids ages 5-18 at Citizens Park. Held July 29-August 2. For registration info, phone (803) 642-7761.

CRAFT WORKSHOPS at the Wallace Branch Library: July 18 for ages 6-8, July 25 for ages 9-12. All workshops held from 2:30-4 p.m. Call 722-6275 for details.

SUMMER ART CAMP runs in week-long 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.

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

AIKEN-AUGUSTA SWIM LEAGUE is holding try-out sessions for the 2002-2003 season. Swimmers must be able to complete 25 yards of freestyle and backstroke. Try-out July 29 at USC-Aiken is open 4-5 p.m. for ages 10 and under and 56 p.m. for 11 and older; try-out July 30 at Augusta State University open 6-7 p.m. for 10 and under and 7-8 p.m. for those 11 and up. Call Ken Heis at (803) 613-0202 for more information; also, visit www.swimasl.org on the Web.

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

Volunteer

THE JERRY LEWIS LABOR DAY TELETHON needs local volunteers to fill the following positions: phone operators, pledge verification, pledge tally, green room, production assistant.

Groups and individuals are welcome. Telethon takes place September 2, and volunteers may work flexible shifts throughout the day. For more information, call 738-8543.

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 session 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 Shaffer at 828-3813 or Victoria Durrer at 828-3865.

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 shift and 1-4:30 p.m. shift. Groups of 10 or more, call in advance. Call Laurie at 736-1199, ex t. 208.

AUGUSTA STALLIONS HOME GAMES for the 2002 season are July 20 and 27. Contact the Stallions ticket office at 738-9539.

OLDER AMERICANS ACT SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM is looking for volunteers to serve meals to needy older residents. To volunteer, contact the Senior Citizens Council at 826-4480. For those in need of home-delivered meals, call 210-2018 or toll free at 1-888-922-4464.

AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS HOME GAMES July 19-26 and 31; August 1-3, 14-21, 26-28 30-31; and September 1-2.

Ticket prices range from $6-$8, with 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.

AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL: Help Augusta-Richmond County Animal Control improve the lives of stray dogs and cats housed at our shelter by volunteering your time. New volunteer orientation is scheduled the first Saturday of every month at 11 a.m. at the shelter, 4164 Mack Lane. Schedule subject to change, so please call 7906836 for information and to verify dates and times.

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A July 20 performance at the Morris Museum of Art is the closing ceremony to Atlanta-based dance company Moving in the Spirit’s (MITS) nationwide tour.

Rick Marschalk, Director of Operations for MITS and brother of executive director and co-founder Dana Phelps Marschalk, says that the tour, which began June 28 and is currently snaking its way through the Midwest, is doing well. And what better way to wrap it up than with a visit to the Marschalks’ hometown?

“Founded 15 years ago, Moving in the Spirit is a non-profit youth development organization that offers training and education programs for children and youth in Atlanta’s urban neighborhoods,” Marschalk says. “Since its inception, its mission has been to teach youth respect, commitment, accountability and responsibility through the art and discipline of dance.”

To get a spot on the tour, teens in the program must earn their way onto the stage.

During their time in MITS, teens earn points for things like showing up on time for class, dressing appropriately for class, staying for the entire class period and doing exercises at home.

“Personal responsibility, for young people who participate in Moving in the Spirit’s programs, is about achieving joy – a rare thing in their young lives, which are fraught with danger and despair,” says Marschalk.

And of the teens involved in the program, MITS boasts that 90 percent go to college or vocational training school, and 30 percent stay involved with MITS in various leadership positions.

The performance begins at 8 p.m. July 20 at the Morris Museum of Art and is cosponsored by the Morris Museum and the Art Factory. Admission is free. Wine and cheese reception to follow. Call the Morris Museum of Art at 724-7501 for details.

THE CSRA HUMANE SOCIETY is looking for animal lovers willing to donate a lit tle of their time. Volunteers are needed every Saturday at the Pet Center located behind GreenJackets Stadium on Milledge Road. Call 261-PETS for more info.

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.

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.

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) 441-6741 or 1-888-4653628 for more information.

Meetings AUGUSTA TOASTMASTERS CLUB #326 meets Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. at Advent Lutheran Church. Call 868-8431.

SRS CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD QUARTERLY MEETING July 22-23 at Adam’s Mark Hotel in Columbia, S.C. For more info, call 1-800-249-8155 or click on “Outreach Programs” on the www.srs.gov Web site.

AUGUSTA-AIKEN SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT meets July 19 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m at the Radisson River front Hotel. $15 fee includes breakfast.

Reservations can be made by contacting Maria Defever at (803) 442-7812. Visit www.augusta-aikenshrm.org.

THE AUGUSTA CHAPTER OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ADMINISTR ATIVE PROFESSIONALS meets the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the Universi t y Hospi tal Dining Room. All of fice professionals welcome. Dinner provided for a fee. For more info, contact Sunshine Prescot t-Aiu at 721-3448 or visi t ht tp://iaap-fair ways.tripod.com/iaap.

THE AUGUSTA SKI AND OUTING CLUB is a non-profit organization for those who enjoy snow skiing, boating, camping, whitewater rafting, cycling and other outdoor recreation.

Meets 6:45 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at the Cot ton Patch. Club interests should call (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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eclusive pop star Michael Jackson is once again in the spotlight – only this time, he isn’t moonwalking. He’s hanging out of double-decker buses with posters of Sony chairman Tommy Mottola doctored to resemble Satan.

At a July 6 artist-rights rally in New York City, Jackson escalated his beef with Sony, whom he claims failed to promote his latest album, into an anti-racist diatribe, during which he accused record labels of conspiring against him and other minority artists and depicted Mottola as a racist and a devil.

Even Al Sharpton, whose National Action Network gave Jackson a forum to air his gripe, was reportedly shocked.

Are Jackson’s claims legitimate, or are his rants those of an aging star desperate to hold on to the glory he once enjoyed?

The sales of 2001’s “Invincible,” Jackson’s first album of all-new material since 1995, pale in comparison to those of 1982’s “Thriller,” which has sold 26 million copies in the U.S. to date, according to the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) online database. “Invincible” has sold a fraction of that:

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just 2 million copies in the United States.

An examination of the RIAA’s top 100 albums, a constantly updated measure of total album sales, finds only one Jackson entry – “Thriller” at No. 2. And of the top-selling artists of all time, again according to the RIAA, Jackson sits at No. 13, behind the likes of The Beatles, Elvis and Madonna.

But the road to “Invincible” has been inevitable: Jackson’s sales have been declining since “Thriller”; pop music is an altogether different entity than it was in 1982; and rumors surrounding Jackson’s personal life have marred him in the public eye. Instead of fading into oblivion gracefully, Jackson’s being dragged, kicking and screaming.

While it’s true that record execs have a reputation for cutting unfair deals with fledgling artists, Jackson himself scored an unusually sweet deal with Sony – the kind of deal most artists will never get to see. According to a July 9 article in the Los Angeles Times, Jackson receives a whopping 50 percent royalty rate on his music: more than twice what some of the most popular musicians make and considerably more than the 12 percent royalty rate standard

for newly signed bands. He also has reversion rights to his recordings, a privilege record companies usually hold, and Sony-funded multimillion-dollar allowances for album and video production and promotion.

Sony has reportedly spent a total of $60 million on the album, and after nearly a year in stores with nothing to show for it, it makes sense that Sony would stop promoting the album, action that Jackson cites as evidence in favor of his conspiracy theory alongside the fact that his star-studded Sept. 11 tribute was shelved by Sony.

But a recent account in the Los Angeles Times maintains that it was Jackson’s own publicists that motivated the concealment of the single: They had unearthed evidence that producer F. Marc Schaffel, hand-picked by Jackson, had previously produced and directed gay pornographic films, a history Schaffel purports to have aired openly.

Whether or not Jackson was aware of who motivated the decision to shelve the tribute single, this new account throws into question his credibility, both as an artist and now as an antiracism activist. The time for Jackson to fight racism in the music industry was 20 years ago,

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when he still had clout with audiences. Now, after he’s made his millions, Jackson’s jump on the anti-racist bandwagon just comes across as insincere – and as a desperate publicity stunt.

Besides his fan base, which seems to be made up mostly of overseas fans (they’re the ones who pushed up the sales of “Invincible” to 4 million copies sold worldwide), general public and media consensus seems to be that Jackson is becoming a victim of his own eccentricities and ego.

And it would be easier to feel sympathy for Jackson had he not repeatedly cancelled public appearances that would have served to promote the album.

It’s time for Jackson to realize that the “King of Pop” wave he’s been riding for 20 years has fizzled back into the depths of the ocean and tossed him on a deserted island – an island where there’s no TRL, *Nsync or Britney Spears to show him how artists are marketed these days.

A call from The Spirit to the Sony press line to request a photo of Jackson was cheerfully handled – until Jackson’s name came up.

“We don’t have any photos of that artist,” said an unnamed representative.

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Two years ago the Dave Matthews Band (DMB) entered the studio with producer Steve Lillywhite to lay down tracks for a studio album. Neither Dave nor the band were happy with the results, leading to the temporary shelving of the project. Matthews and band later re-entered the studios and cut their last studio work, “Everyday,” which promptly shot to the top of the charts.

Realizing that much good material was going to waste, the musicians reworked nine of the songs, resulting in “Busted Stuff,” new and in stores this week. Two new songs are included in the package: “You Never Know” and the current single “Where are You Going,” from the “Mr. Deeds” soundtrack and film.

DMB fans who missed the singer’s trademark acoustic guitar can rejoice, as it’s all over the record. There’s also a bonus for fans as first-run copies will

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contain a CD featuring live versions of album tracks “Bartender” and “When the World Ends.” Next in the Matthews pipeline is yet another live show set for later this year culled from an undetermined Boulder, Colo., gig.

Goo Goo Dolls lead singer John Rzeznik is following in Elton John’s footsteps by composing music for the upcoming Disney animated children’s film “Treasure Planet.” Due in late November, it’s quite a change in direction for the musician best known for albums such as “A Boy Named Goo” and “Dizzy Up the Girl.” The Goo Goo Dolls are preparing to hit the road later this month with the excellent Third Eye Blind opening. An Atlanta date has been set for Sept. 1 at Philips Arena.

5.1 Junkies Per Minute Dept.

One hundred and eight shows in 100 cities. “Open Road,” a new DVD from the Cowboy Junkies, has over three hours of footage showing what life on the road is all about. Footage was taken last year when the band traveled over 65,000 miles in 15 countries. In addition to concert footage, interviews and other bonus goodies, the DVD also contains an acoustic set from band principals Mike and Margo Timmins.

New and in stores this week: David Baerwald’s (David and David), “Here Comes the New Folk Underground”; Joe Cocker’s, “Respect Yourself”; Flaming Lips’, “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots”; Wayne Kramer’s (MC5), “Adult World”; Robert Plant’s (Led Zeppelin), “Dreamland”; and Cassandra Wilson’s “Sings Standards.”

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t’s been said by many that folks in the South aren’t big Bruce Springsteen fans. Even during his “Born to Run” and “Born in the USA” glory days, the reaction to the New Jersey native in these parts has usually been about as cold as Ted Williams’ big toe.

Surprisingly, three regional dates have been set in December as Springsteen and the E Street Band wind up their tour in support of the upcoming album “The Rising,” due in stores July 30.

The disc marks the first time that Bruce has worked with the entire band on a full album in 18 years.

The tour consists of 39 North American shows sandwiching a twoweek European jaunt. It has been indicated that Springsteen will continue the shows internationally through the middle of 2003. You can catch the performances Dec. 2 at Atlanta’s Philips Arena as well as Dec. 8 at the Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C., with a USC Arena show set for the following evening in Columbia. TicketMaster.

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Aiken Brewing Co. - Karaoke Bhoomer’s Bar - DJ Eddie B Big Iron Saloon - Russell Bonham Coconuts - DJ Coliseum - DJ Mania, Karaoke Continuum - Playa*Listic Thursday Coyote’s - Rhes Reeves, Shelley Watkins and the Coyote Ugly Band Crossroads - Caitlin Cary, Livingroom Legends, Horsepower, Henry Wynn 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 - Paul Arrowood 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 Word featuring Poetry, Ar t, Music and Dance Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Playground - Open Mic Night Red Lion - Live DJ 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 Shannon’s - Bar t Bell Silver Bullet Lounge - The Big Dogs Snook’s - Open Acoustic Jam Sports Pub and Grill - Spor ts Trivia The Spot - Open Booth Night Squeak y’s Tip-Top - Live Music Wheeler Tavern - Flashback and Company

Friday, 19th

Adams Nightclub - Karaoke with Bill Tolber t Back yard Tavern - Karaoke, Horseshoes Bhoomer’s Bar - Brass Tymes Big Iron Saloon - Russell Bonham Borders - Paul Gordon Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford, Carl Brown Capri Cinema - Capri Benefit Charlie O’s - Live Music Coconuts - Miss Hawaiian Tropic with DJ Doug Coliseum - Mallory Bishop Continuum - In the House Friday with DJ Nick Snow Country Ranch - Hard Country Band Coyote’s - Rhes Reeves, Shelley Watkins and the Coyote Ugly Band Crossroads - 420 Outback, Bind 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 Fox’s Lair - Roger Enevoldsen Gordon Club - Flavor Fridays Greene Street’s - Karaoke with DJ Penny Highlander - Live Music Honk y Tonk - The Duke Boys

Sunday, 21st

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 - Black-Eyed Susan Country Ranch - Pool Tournament 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 Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G Shannon’s - Tony Howard Whiskey Junction - Wayne Capps

Monday, 22nd

If you’re in the mood for some of your favorite songs on accoustic guitar, catch Paul Arrowood at Joe’s Underground on the 18th. It should be pretty easy – I doubt he’ll run away. Of course you could try saying, “Boo!” with a really scary face and see what happens.

The Infield Sports Bar & Grill - Karaoke Joe’s Underground - Medicine Hat Kokopelli’s - Big Dixon 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 Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Modjeska - The Ear thling Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Partridge Inn - The C. Anthony Carpenter Project Patti’s - Free Pool Playground - Jam Night with the Vellotones, Livingroom Legends Private I - Disco Red Lion - Dan K. Theory, Captain Solar Cat Richard’s Place - Midnight Magic Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G Safari Lounge Aiken - Shag Night with DJ Shannon’s - Steve Chapell, Bar t Bell Silver Bullet Lounge - The Big Dogs Snook’s - Pool Tournament Soul Bar - (r)evolution dance music The Spot - Live DJ Veracruz - Live Music Wheeler Tavern - Flashback and Company

Saturday, 20th

American Legion Post No. 63 - Saturday Night Dance Par ty with Crossroads Band Back yard Tavern - Karaoke Bhoomer’s Bar - Brass Tymes Big Iron Saloon - Russell Bonham Borders - Bret t Dickey Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford, Carl Brown Capri Cinema - Finer Truth Charlie O’s - Live Music, Military Night Coconuts - DJ Doug Coliseum - Sierra Starr

Continuum - Da Juggernauts Cotton Patch - Black-Eyed Susan Country Ranch - Karaoke Coyote’s - Rhes Reeves, Shelley Watkins and the Coyote Ugly Band Crossroads - Epidemic, Sinoh, Sether 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 Fox’s Lair - Roger Enevoldsen Gordon Club - Salsa Night Greene Street’s - Karaoke with DJ Penny Hangnail Gallery - SPYT, PHD Honk y Tonk - The Duke Boys Joe’s Underground - Ultra Sound Jazz Band Kokopelli’s - Big Dixon, Keep 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 - Azwethinkweiz Richard’s Place - DJ Mike the Outlaw Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G Safari Lounge Aiken - Karaoke Shannon’s - Glenn Beasley Silver Bullet Lounge - The Big Dogs Snook’s - Horseshoe Tournament Soul Bar - Soul*Bar*Sound*Lab The Spot - Live DJ Squeak y’s Tip-Top - Live Music Time Piecez - ‘80s Night Veracruz - Live Music Wheeler Tavern - Flashback and Company

Big Iron Saloon - Russell Bonham Coliseum - Q.A.F. Continuum - Monday Madness with DJ Freeman Crossroads - Club Sin Dance Par ty with DJ Tim 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 - Joe Stevenson 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 - Karaoke Richard’s Place - Dar ts Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G Safari Lounge Aiken - Shag Lessons Snook’s - Free Pool

Tuesday, 23rd

American Legion Post No. 63 - Bingo 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 French Market Grille West - Wayne Capps Greene Street’s - National Karaoke Contest Joe’s Underground - Joe Stevenson Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - Karaoke Metro Coffeehouse - Irish Music Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Patti’s - Pool Tournament Playground - Golf Tournament Red Lion - DJ JC Snook’s - Open Acoustic Jam Somewhere in Augusta - Trivia Sports Pub and Grill - Trivia

Wednesday, 24th Big Iron Saloon - Russell Bonham Coconuts - DJ Coliseum - Talent Search

Club Directory Don’t forget!

Caitlin Cary and her violin will be at Crossroads on July 18, with The Livingroom Legends, Horsepower, and Henry Wynn opening.

On July 19 she will be at Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park for the On the Bricks concert series.

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 - Mike Baideme Logan’s Roadhouse - Trivia Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - Pool League Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Modjeska - Theology on Tap with Catholic Author Paul Thigpen Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Playground - Jenga Competition Richard’s Place - Pool League Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Mykie G, Free Pool Shannon’s - Glenn Beasley Silver Bullet Lounge - The Big Dogs Snook’s - Open Acoustic Jam Soul Bar - Live Jazz The Spot - Live DJ TGI Friday’s - Trivia Veracruz - Wayne Capps Wheeler Tavern - Flashback and Company

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Marshall Tucker Band - Honky Tonk - July 25 The Jennifer Nettles Band, Tara V. Scheyer Soul Bar - July 27 Meltdown Compilation CD Release Party/Concert/Softball Game - GreenJacket Stadium - July 28 Newsong’s Summer Jam 2002 with Rachel Lampa, Tait, Brother’s Keeper and Freddie Colloca - Bell Auditorium - August 3 Charlie Daniels - Aiken Jaycees Fairgrounds October 17

Elsewhere

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 Break the Silence - Hemingway’s, Columbia, S.C. - July 19 Selah - Savannah Blues, Savannah, Ga. - July 19 Battle of the Bands - Senate Park, Columbia, S.C. - July 20

Marcus Roberts Trio - Spivey Hall, Atlanta July 20 Mickle-A-Do - Molly O’Shea’s Irish Pub, Athens, Ga. - July 20 The Executives - Hemingway’s, Columbia, S.C. - July 20 Danielle Howle - Village Tavern, Charleston, S.C. - July 20 Bad Company - For t Jackson, Columbia, S.C. July 20; House of Blues, Myr tle Beach, S.C. July 25 2 Skinnee J’s - House of Blues, Myr tle Beach, S.C. - July 20; The Windjammer, Charleston, S.C. - August 5 Alicia Keys - Chastain Park, Atlanta - July 22 Andrew W.K. - Senate Park, Columbia, S.C. - July 22 Rob Zombie - Tremont Music Hall, Charlot te, N.C. - July 22 Sister Hazel - The Windjammer, Charleston, S.C. - July 22; Senate Park, Columbia, S.C. - July 24 John Mellencamp - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta - July 23 Drowning Pool - House of Blues, Myr tle Beach, S.C. - July 23 Moby - International Ballroom, Atlanta - July 23; Grady Cole Center, Charlot te, N.C. - July 24 Tommy Lee - Ear thlink Live, Atlanta - July 23; House of Blues, Myr tle Beach, S.C. - July 24 Dolly Parton - Ear thlink Live, Atlanta - July 25 Wilco - Tabernacle, Atlanta - July 25 Diamond Rio - Alabama Theatre, Myr tle Beach, S.C. - July 25 Border Collies - Molly O’Shea’s Irish Pub, Athens, Ga. - July 26 Bernie Worrell and the Woo Warriors - Senate Park, Columbia, S.C. - July 27 Vanilla Ice - Jillian’s, Columbia, S.C. - July 27 Stewart and Winfield - The Windjammer, Charleston, S.C. - July 27 Woman - Georgia Theatre, Athens, Ga. - July 27 Ozzfest ‘02 - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta July 28 Weezer, The Strokes - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta - July 29 Many tickets are available through TicketMaster outlets, by calling 828-7700, or online at w w w.ticketmaster.com. Tickets may also be available through Tix Online by calling 278-4TIX or online at w w w.tixonline.com. Night Life listings are subject to change without notice.

Deadline for inclusion in Night Life calendar is Tuesday at 4 p.m. Contact Rhonda Jones by calling 738-1142, fa xing 736-0443 or e-mailing to rhonda_jones@metspirit.com.

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 Safari Lounge Aiken - (803) 641-1100 Salsa’s Bar & Grill - 855-6868 Shannon's - 860-0698 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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Although party leaders still appear on “most-admired” lists, so do Bill Gates and pop stars such as the Taiwanese boy band F4, and older Chinese complain that superficial, amoral kids know more lyrics of Michael Jackson than sayings of Mao Tse-tung. (The government recently banned an imported, 15-episode TV show starring F4, but had to back down because of the boys’ popularity among screaming teen-age girls and because of complaints by government TV stations that they needed the advertising revenue the show would bring in.)

• “Dozens” of money-making Web sites have recently been created by parents who post photos they have taken of their adolescent daughters (as young as age 6) frolicking in frilly clothing or swimwear, according to a May New York Daily News report. The sites are operated like pornography businesses, with some free teaser photos, but with $30-a-month “members” getting access to the photo archive and “personal” messages from the “model.” Some sites operate chat rooms where members discuss the girls in great detail. One “typical” site has 3,000 daily users, and another had 32 million page views in nine months. The parents say they are helping their daughters with modeling careers or with future college expenses.

Shapers of Young Minds • Middle-school teacher Timothy Thomure, 46, admitted rubbing a knife blade along a student’s finger (and other acts of intimidation) to “loosen (students) up and get them to interact” (Sedalia, Mo., March). Parents of an 8year-old boy recently asked school officials for counseling help to deal with a lingering 1999 incident in which a teacher disciplined him by dumping a cup of cockroaches on his chest (Houston, April). A middle-school teacher was fired for allegedly throwing a chair at a student during a “behavior management” class (Pflugerville, Texas, May). A Sunday school teacher was convicted of a misdemeanor for counseling a teen-age boy that a good way to curb his masturbation habit was to write “What would Jesus do?” on his penis (Andover, Minn., June).

The Litigious Society • Donna Beck filed a wrongful death claim in April against the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department following the death of her son James Allen Beck in a barricade-shootout last year (in which one deputy was killed). Beck was pre-

pared for a long stand-off, having stockpiled weapons in his home (which caught fire from a tear gas canister, resulting in Beck’s death and the destruction of his body).

• A jury in New York City recently awarded $14.1 million to a 38-year-old woman who was badly maimed after she was hit by a subway train after lying down purposefully on an underground track in a probable suicide attempt.

According to a New York Law Journal report summarized in a June New York Times story, the jury found that the train conductor, who had already slowed to 15 mph following a report of someone lying on the tracks, should have been going slower. (The judge lowered the award to $9.9 million after finding that it was 30 percent the woman’s fault.)

• Scottish train driver Jacqueline Morrison, 29, filed a lawsuit in April against her employer, ScotRail, asking about $25,000 because she bruised a fingernail (which eventually fell off) when she went to adjust her seat in the cab.

• In April, a court in New South Wales, Australia, awarded a 20-yearold man the equivalent of $525,000 (U.S.) as a result of his being knocked out in a 1995 Narrandera High School fight that he apparently participated in willingly and in which he threw the first punches. Although he was medically cleared the next day, he said serious headaches and neurological problems have developed and that the last seven years have been physically and financially tough for him.

• June Bond, 34, filed a $300,000 claim against Ventura County (Calif.) because her husband (on a work program for violating probation) stomped a palm frond down into a Dumpster, and it snapped back and severed his ear, causing him, she said, to no longer be affectionate.

And Tim and Donna Vogle filed a lawsuit against a restaurant in St. Joseph, Mo., in June, claiming that the owner slapped Mrs. Vogle in the head with a raw steak (after she complained that it was overdone) and that as a result, the couple’s sex life has been 75 percent diminished.

Least Competent Criminals • Edward O. Green, 24, was arrested in LaPorte, Ind., near the front desk at the sheriff’s station shortly after he had arrived to bail out a friend. A deputy had told him to take a seat momentarily, but apparently Green, who was probably inebriated, quickly dozed off and began to snore. As deputies approached to awaken him, they noticed several small plastic bags (which tests later revealed to contain cocaine) in his mouth.

Unclear on the Concept • Correction Service of Canada recently touted some prisons’ successful model programs of allowing inmates who request it to live in certain wings designated as drug-free zones (even though all sections of all prisons are supposed to be drug-free). And Suffolk County (Mass.) has begun to pay its prison guards a $1,000 yearly bonus if they test clean for illegal drugs. (The programs in both of these stories were enticements to get inmates and guards to agree to random drug-testing, which would otherwise be prohibited.)

— Chuck Shepherd © United Press Syndicate

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activity are dominated by mediocrity. That’s the bad news, Virgo. The good news is that the rare pockets of excellence are now far more visible to you than usual. They’re also more available and usable. And so I say unto you: Pluck and enjoy all the non-crappy treasures.

Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19)

I dreamed I was with the Dalai Lama and three of my Aries friends. We were taking a walk in the middle of the night through a big city neighborhood dominated by boarded-up buildings and burned-out cars. A police siren wailed nearby. We passed a group of white skinheads in the midst of a drug deal. Finally, the Dalai Lama squatted down on the sidewalk near a pile of garbage.

“This is the perfect place to meditate,” he announced. “If we can feel tranquility and compassion here, we will be able to do it anywhere.”

As I awoke from the dream, Aries, I knew I had to tell you about it; I was sure it would inspire you to do what was best for yourself in the coming week. When I later analyzed the astrological omens, my suspicion was confirmed.

Teaching the Weird and Special Things You Know.”

3. “Negotiating with a Pain in the Ass in order To Banish a Pain in the Heart.” 4. “Applying the Principles of Naked Sky-Diving To the Art of Running a Successful Relationship.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

I have no doubt that precognition and ESP exist.

They occur regularly in the lives of everyone I know. Just last night, I had a vivid dream of a friend I hadn’t seen in 10 years, and then today he sent me an email, having tracked down my address on the Google search engine. Most of this fun, spooky stuff, sadly, is pretty useless. Was there any value in receiving a psychic preview of my old buddy’s effort to get back in touch? Nah. Luckily for you, though, Cancerian, you will depart from the norm in the coming weeks. Not only will your telepathy be operating at a high level; it’ll also be unusually practical.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

I hope you say more goodbyes in the next week than you have in the previous 11 months combined.

It’s past time, sweet prince or princess, to bid adieu to all the things that no longer serve you — and even to some things that do serve you but demand too high a price in return. So please say au revoir to your obsolete game plans and adios to your outmoded assumptions. Bark sayonara at your rickety psychological crutches and auf Wiedersehen at the symbol that reminds you of your deepest resentment. Whisper begone, nuisance at all illusions that divide you against yourself.

Are there useful generalizations you can make about people simply by knowing how old they are?

Maybe a few. But in the coming week, any sweeping assumptions you make based on age will be damn lies that lead you astray. Cultivate the company, therefore, of old fogies who are at least several years your senior and whippersnappers who’re at least several years younger. Wear clothes, listen to music, and seek adventures that are supposedly not appropriate for your generation. Fantasize about who you were as a 10-year-old and who you’ll be as an 80-year-old.

So begins the learning season for you Geminis. The gods will be accelerating your education — both the bookish variety and the kind that involves your street smarts. I urge you to take matters into your own hands by offering yourself a host of do-ityourself classes. Here are some suggested course titles. 1. “Using Slapstick Comedy for Conflict Resolution and Mediation.” 2. “How To Create Dynamic Seminars in Which You Make Money

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Did you ever notice how much better you look in some mirrors than others? The mirror in your bathroom may reflect back an image of yourself you don’t wholly approve of, while the restroom mirror at a local restaurant may prompt you to exclaim, “That’s exactly how I imagine myself” or “I had forgotten how attractive I am.” Just as some mirrors bring out the best in you while others reflect the worst, the same is true about people and situations: Some have a seemingly magical power to accentuate the finest sides of your personality, while others

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Science fiction writer Theodore Sturgeon was once asked why 90 percent of the books in his chosen field were so bad. “Ninety percent of everything is crap,” he replied (or, by some accounts, “Ninety percent of everything is crud”). My own estimate of the crud factor is in the 75 percent range, but I do agree that most fields of endeavor and spheres of

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

For you Scorpios, 2002 is shaping up as the “Year of Colonizing the Frontiers.” I could also say that it’s the “Year of Bringing the Outside Inside.” To pursue this line of legend-making further, I’ll add that this summer (or winter if you’re on the bottom of the world) will be the “Season of Turning Gold into Lead and Then Back Into Gold, But an Even More Pure Gold Than You Started With”; July will be the “Month of Losing Your Place in Order to Find a Missing Link”; and the next seven days will be the “Week of Running Through a Sprinkler Dressed in Formal Wear.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

After analyzing your astrological omens, I see it’s an ideal time for you to develop a more intimate relationship with pronoia. The opposite of paranoia, pronoia is a theory that says life is constantly conspiring to shower you with blessings. I know it may sound preposterous, but evidence tending to confirm this theory is now mounting in your vicinity.

To get yourself in sync with the cosmic trends, I suggest you make a list of things that don’t suck. A San Jose newspaper called The Wave recently offered its version, which included the following: “Eating someone else’s food out of the refrigerator and not getting sick. Buying someone a great gift and keeping it for yourself. Losing your virginity to someone completely out of your league.” Now get out there and make your own list, Libra. I’m sure you can do better.

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I laughed till I cried as I watched you keep playing the game of love after the rules had changed. I gasped till I hyperventilated as you stirred up a fresh problem to avoid solving an overripe one. I rolled my eyes until I saw stars as you studied and studied the difference between oppressive self-control and liberating self-control. I shook my head until I got a crick in my neck as you tried to get a stand-in to feel your feelings for you so you wouldn’t have to feel them yourself. But now all that’s behind us, isn’t it, Aquarius? Today I’m ready to cheer until I’m hoarse as you trade in a dried-out, banged-up old obsession in favor of a fresh, juicy one.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

In an interview with Suzy Hanson on www.salon.com, science writer Michael Shermer described how he asked a researcher on creativity, “What does it take to be a creative genius and reach the top of your field?” The first rule, said the expert, is to spend 10,000 hours mastering your chosen set of skills. I propose, Pisces, that it’s now an excellent time for you to begin your 10,000 hours in service to a vocation that’s calling to you.

The expansive, luck-inducing planet Jupiter will soon enter your astrological House of Diligence, and it will remain there until August, 2003.

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shed. Maybe you’d be less upset about him doing his thing if your thing involved more than sit ting around waiting for him to finish his. Maybe then you could have a relationship that’s structured like a friendship — seeing someone because you have fun with them, not because you’re under orders from the warden to have drinks with them every Tuesday night.

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If you’re too uneasy about your uncer tain future to enjoy your present, you should probably put your boyfriend out on the curb. It shouldn’t take you more than a week to find a par tner who’s every thing he isn’t: content to hop around a gilded cage telling you he loves you over and over again ... ’til death do you par t. There’s a special name for a par tner like this — I believe they spell it P-A-R-R-O-T.

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Talk is cheap (free, even, for those more concerned with ex tra leg room than adequate dignity). Your boyfriend understands this.

That’s why he doesn’t chirp “I love you” on the hour and the half-hour, like a big cuckoo clock. You claim you’re there with him on this, then you propose an “I love you” quota in response. Don’t you get that it isn’t whether your boyfriend tells you he loves you, but whether he shows it that mat ters?

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I’m a happily married woman. This weekend, at a surprise birthday party in a hotel suite, my husband and I were drinking and having fun with some friends. When I ran into a married male friend in the hall, he asked me to help him carry wine from his room to the party room. Once inside, he grabbed me and kissed me. I froze, then ran out.

Why would he do this? What should I do?

—Chumped Why would he kiss you? Let’s see ... maybe he’s a dentist with the ears of a German shepherd — pointy lit tle furry things just this side of bionic — and, as you were walking down the hall, he thought he detected the click of a loose crown. Naturally, he didn’t want to say any thing without thoroughly exploring your bridgework in the privacy of his room.

Sound good to you? At least it’s more color ful than “He was drunk, bored with his marriage, and wanted to see if you’d run around on your husband.” What should you do nex t?

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Seeking SWM, 40-49, similar interests. ☎965901 @I’M IN CALIFORNIA Caribbean beauty, black, 40, college educated, designer, enjoys fine dining, theatre, classical music. Seeking up-scale WM, 45+, longdistance relationship/maybe more. ☎965900 ISO MILITARY MAN Down-to-earth SF, 39, drug-free, seeks military SM, 28-42, in good shape, knows what he wants in life, for fun and LTR. ☎965899 NO GAMES PLEASE! SBF, 32, outgoing, down-to-earth, smoker, likes long walks, church, travel, cooking, dining. Seeking SHM, 30-45, stable, secure, for friendship. ☎965898 ALL THIS AND MORE SWF, 33, 5’3”, 125lbs, green-eyed redhead, affectionate, ambitious, student, enjoys travel, sporting events. Seeking SM, 30-43, honest, friendly, intelligent, family-oriented. ☎965897 BE REAL Friendly SHF, 43, N/S, 5’6”, 160lbs, enjoys walks, gardening and more. Seeking sincere SWM, 40-51. No games please. ☎965896 LET’S BE FRIENDS SBF, 21, new in town, 5’8”, 195lbs, enjoys movies, music, long walks and more. Seeking SBM, 20-30, for friendship first. ☎965895 ARE YOU THE ONE? SWF, early 40s, college-educated, 5’6”, 136lbs, extrovert, enjoys camping, country living, animals, movies, traveling. Seeking same in SWM, 40-50, similar interests. ☎965894 STRONG WILL SBF, 45, outgoing, attractive, youthful, enjoys writing, music, traveling. Seeking mature, strong-willed SBM, 35-48, for friendship. ☎965893 CAREER-MINDED SWF, 30, 5’6”, blonde/blue, 135lbs, enjoys golf, tennis, music, outdoors, traveling, dining. Seeking SWPM, 27-36, for friendship. ☎965892 NO GAMES PLEASE Hazel-eyed brunette DWCF, 47, 5’7”, enjoys nature, cooking, movies, reading. Seeking SCM, 47-55, honest, financially secure, friends first, possible LTR. ☎965891 LOVING YOU BF, 25, 5’10”, 170lbs, seeks BM, 25-35, who is honest and trustworthy, for quality time and romance. ☎965890 NEEDING YOU Outgoing, friendly BF, 5’8”, likes dining out, movies, basketball and long walks. Looking for male, 21-31, with similar interests. ☎965889 SHARE WITH ME Brown-eyed SBF, 26, 5’, 100lbs, humorous, likes good conversations, 3-D puzzles, movies, reading. Seeking SWM, 21-28, for quality time. ☎965888 GOOD-HEARTED SWF, 44, 5’2”, 145lbs, redhead, green-eyed, humorous, enjoys reading, the outdoors.

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Seeking male, 21-35. ☎966014 NEW TO TOWN GWM, 31, 5’8”, 175lbs, brown/brown, masculine, country boy, passionate, dedicated, HIV positive. Seeking GWM, 30-45, for LTR. ☎966013 ARE YOU READY? SWM, 42, 5’7”, 160lbs, blue-eyed, athletic, outgoing, enjoys quiet evenings. Seeking SWM, 21-55, adventurous, for casual times. ☎966012 SIMILAR COMPLEX BPM, 37, enjoys going out, movies, shopping, quiet evenings. Seeking GBM, 35-40, who’s real, down-to-earth, knows what they want. ☎966010 GIVE ME A CALL! Outgoing, friendly GWM, 35, N/S, seeks GM, 21-50, for friendship and fun. He likes movies, cooking, malls, and quiet times. ☎966009

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Seeking SM, 30-60. ☎965999 SEEKING GWM, 46, 5’10”, searching for GWM, 18-20. ☎965998

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Seeking caring, understanding SF, N/S. ☎965833 NO ORDINARY LOVE SBF, 27, seeks feminine SF for companionship, dining out, someone who wants something real. No games. ☎965832 BEST IS YET TO COME! GWF, 40, seeks GF, 30+, for casual friendship. No stress needed, but willing and ready for what comes my way. ☎965830 FRIENDSHIP FIRST! Funny, smart, down-to-earth GBF, 5’6”, 125lbs, loves long walks, hand holding.

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706-733-2603

www.ColiseumAugusta.com

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ADVERTISING SALES RESUME & COVER LETTER Advertising Sales c/o The Metropolitan Spirit P.O. Box 3809 Augusta, GA 30914

706.738.1142

School of NC

THE COLISEUM

Open Mon-Fri 7pm-3am Sat 7pm-2:30am

Augusta MASSAGE, I .

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Friday, 7/19 Mallory Bishop Saturday, 7/20 Sierra Starr Coming Saturday, 7/27 Hot Male Strippers Stetson & The Cover Boys

EMBARRASSED BY DRY FEET? Foot care cream ex tremely ef fective for dry skin and cracked heels!

1-866-861-6314 Toll Free (07/18#7742)

Advertise your Yard Sale in The Metro Spirit Classifieds!

Wed-Fri 8pm-5am Sat 8pm-3am; Sun 8pm-5am

Hot High Energy Dance Music And Laser Light Show

Call Sasha 803-441-0001

Part-Time Help Wanted INCREASE YOUR INCOME! Control Your Hours! Home-based Business!

Full training. FREE Booklet. visionadream.com 888-685-8234 (07/18#7732)

MASTERS Cash Paid for Old Masters Badges & Masters Memoriabilia Paying Top Dollar 706-724-5648 or 706-399-5208 or 399-1208 (08/01#7736)

EVERY THURSDAY Talent Night $1.00 Beer

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3512 1/2 Wheeler Road, Augusta • Near the Family Y

The Metropolitan Spirit seeks experienced media sales people or people with qualified sales experience to sell display advertising. Excellent earnings, growth opportunity, and benefits.

733-2040

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