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Aiken's Rascal-in-Residence Pens Another Book By Brian Neill ...........18

Goldilocks Deserves To Be Hyper By Stacey Eidson..........................................14

Opinion

Metro Beat Mastering Augusta's Skies ..........................................12

Arts

How About a Big, Fat Greek Festival? ........................21 Say “Olé!” to Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana ..........22 Art Shows and More on First Friday ..........................23 Abbeville Opera House Opens Winter Season With “You Can't Take It With You” .......................................24

8 Days a Week .............................................................29

Music

Southern Belles Raisin’ Hell at Ladyfest South .........34 Music By Turner ............................................................35 Beck Switches Gears on “Sea Change” ....................36 420 Outback Releases First CD ..................................37 Nightlife ........................................................................ 38

Stuff Food: Bombay Central .................................................20 News of the Weird .......................................................40 Brezsny's Free Will Astrology .....................................41 New York Times Crossword Puzzle ............................41 Classifieds ....................................................................42 Amy Alkon: The Advice Goddess ................................43 Date Maker ...................................................................44 Automotive Classifieds ................................................46

EDITOR & PUBLISHER David Vantrease ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Rhonda Jones STAFF WRITERS Stacey Eidson, Brian Neill ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Joe White ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Kriste Lindler, Jennifer Hughes PRODUCTION MANAGER Joe Smith GR APHIC ARTISTS Stephanie Carroll, Natalie Holle ASSISTANT TO THE PUBLISHER Meli Gurley RECEPTIONIST/CLASSIFIED COORDINATOR Sharon King ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ASSISTANT Lisa Jordan CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Meli Gurley SENIOR MUSIC CONTRIBUTOR Ed Turner CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Chuck Shepherd, Rob Brezsny, Austin Rhodes, Amy Alkon, Rachel Deahl CARTOONISTS Tom Tomorrow, Julie Larson

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Whine Line Thumbs Up With Georgia recently winding up dead last on the nation’s SAT scores, at least the state can claim the top of one list. A recent article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said that Georgia was ahead of the rest of the South in terms of bioterrorism preparedness. The article cited as a prerequisite for receiving federal bioterrorism money that states have at least one epidemiologist for every 500,000 people in their populations. Few states have that, but Georgia does, according to the article, which added that our state had received $23.3 million in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to counteract bioterrorism.

Thumbs Down Did you like your hot dog at Boshears Skyfest 2002? Did it not have enough mustard on it? Was there too little ice in your Coke? Did you get a bad sunburn watching the event? Did your ears hurt after the event? If so, go see the mayor.

Last week, Augusta Mayor Bob Young made a terribly foolish pledge of a moneyback guarantee for this past weekend’s Skyfest 2002 if event-goers didn’t have a “good time.”

“Come on out, have a good time this weekend and if you don’t, take advantage of the mayor’s money-back guarantee,” Young announced to the public during the Sept.

26 meeting of the Augusta Aviation Commission. “If you don’t have a good time, I’ll give you your money back. It’s that simple.”

We hope, for the mayor’s sake, that people didn’t take advantage of his ill-conceived promise or he may be homeless and jobless come January.

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ey there, Don Juan de Bubba here. Just so you know, the object of a romantic gettogether is to be alone. Inviting yourself to someone else’s life is an unwanted intrusion. If I wanted to meet a stranger, I think I would have pulled into a parking spot where there were others that appeared to be having fun in a family environment, or cooking out, instead of searching out a secluded section of beach.

If your idea of romance is taking your date through the drive through to scope out the 99-cent value menu, then you have never really been in love, nor have you any clue about romance.

Righteousness of reparations? Let bygones be bygones? I am tired of the debate being between an intellectually sly, “White Devil” mentality, “Pro” black and an Uncle Tom “Do your worst Mr. White Man. I’ll still fetch your slippers in the morning, like a good mutt” Republican. The same vague, highly predictable reasons, inquiries and speeches that are made by true morons. By the way, I too, had real old family vets. They never sounded so brainwashed and defeated. Ladies, we’ve been tortured, raped, beaten to submission, murdered and considered inferior in every way, by our male counterparts for centuries, too.

So, should men pay reparations?

Once again another grand old tree has fallen in Olde Town. This is a weekly occurrence here and in Summerville.

Once the voters clean house in the coming election I hope the new public officials will adopt a proactive, rather than reactive, public parks policy. Savannah utilizes concrete and rebar to secure their majestic and historic trees. This “Garden City” is a trash heap and taking the bandaid approach by throwing a few puny azaleas out a week before the Masters Tournament just won’t cut it any longer.

I’ve asked for a new tree to be planted here on Broad Street for five years now.

This is to the customer complaining

W O R D S “We are continuing to grow and add more pavement and rooftops, and runoff has pollution.

Storm water quality will go down and quantity will go up. Dealing with both will drive local governments to seriously consider implementing storm water utility fees.”

— Harold Reheis, director of the state Department of Environmental Protection, as quoted in a recent article in The Atlanta JournalConstitution about the likelihood that more and more municipalities and county governments will have to resort to storm water fees to offset increased pollutants in runoff caused by more development. The story went on to cite storm water fees implemented in Decatur, Griffin and Columbia County. In Columbia County, implementation of the fees set off a firestorm of controversy that has still not completely died down.

about retail service. If I only had a dime for every customer who doesn’t believe in using “please” and “thank you” and likes to make stupid comments about the store or the products while verbally abusing me over issues they know I have no control over, and who talks down to me like I’m a worthless piece of crap because I do work a retail job like the one I do, then I wouldn’t be trying to make ends meet while scraping up enough money for an education that will get me out of this nightmare. My point is, that it works both ways. The only difference is that I have to deal with a hundred more rude, miserable customers for every one of the “dregs” you deal with. So, have a nice day, and please, come again!

Does anyone else think Danielle Reese (Channel 26) is a robot?

District 6 needs to be looking for someone to replace Commissioner Andy Cheek next year. Cheek and his pals Lee Beard, Marion Williams and Willie Mays

are ruining Augusta.

OK Augustans, it’s time to make a change. It seems that Ms. Ruben is the business-minded candidate for mayor.

Are you as sick and tired of all the infighting and the self-serving politicians as I am? There are several key seats up for grabs and we need to elect people that are capable of conducting business. After all, that’s what this is, business. If elected officials would stop the mad power grab and represent the people that elected them, Augusta would grow into a city that was worth living in. Signed, A Teed-Off Ex-Augustan.

It scares me to think that Al Gore tried to steal the election and almost became president. In fact, it scares me any time a Democrat takes office.

Augusta Mall is going to the dogs.

Today I tried to eat lunch when a girl sat down next to me and decided to paint her continued on page 5

toenails. She took off her flip-flops right there, plopped her foot up on the chair and started painting her toes. This is disgusting!

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The guy who made the comment that slave reparation equals welfare is ignorant. People like you keep the racist feelings going.

To the whiner that says blacks get welfare as reparation: Since there are more white people on welfare than any other group in this country, how is welfare reparation for blacks, where once again whites are getting the lion’s share? What do you call welfare when whites get it?

This is in response to an earlier whine about Ben Allen. He’s not bitter; he’s disappointed, because people of the District 12 would rather have a bozo represent them than someone who has intelligence. That doesn’t say much for the constituents in this area. That is so sad.

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I do not understand how any woman would seek to join a club that has Billy Morris as a member.

In reference to the question, “How does it take two years to finish the Baston Riverwatch project?” Easy! Hire 10 men to put on the job and let nine lean on their shovel.

Anyone who calls himself a reverend and stands up in front of a congregation and tells them whom to vote for is not a preacher, but a politician! They are no better than the merchants at the church who enraged Jesus in his day, and should be thrown into the streets where they belong.

Well I just got home from work to discover that my wife drank three beers of my sixpack. It's Sunday so I can’t go up to Smile and buy a few more. I’m really sick of these blue laws where only the restaurants can charge you an arm and a leg for a beer on Sunday.

Well, I’ve always thought that the whines in The Spirit were a bunch pasture puffs and was stuff that the editors dream up to fill space, but now I know they are. I’ve sent whines in the past concerning thought-provoking, serious issues, and they never print them. I always make it a point to be politically correct, but then I pick up a Spirit and see where they print whines where someone calls an elderly, but irate, gentleman an “old coot,” and another one where the whiner refers to reparations as “welfare.” The gig is up, Metropolitan Spirit. My parakeet is going to just love your publication. C’est la vie!

It is amazing how many commercials can be placed in between the promise of what is coming next and small bits of “real news”(warmed over if it is the 11 p.m. ) in only 30 minutes. I think it is three minutes for sports, four minutes for weather, five minutes of promises, four minutes of information, which leaves 14 minutes for commercials or what a great news station you are watching.

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continued from page 5 Sanders and his support of the Bush plans: Yeah I believe that the Democrats support the president’s plans for national security like Clinton supported family values.

Regarding the whine against club owners having ladies’ nights and specials for the ladies: All I can say is that the main reason my guy friends and me go out to the clubs is because of the ladies. So, just keep the ladies coming, specials and all, and we will be there.

I think the growing pains associated with First Friday can be resolved by expanding the event, not by curtailing it. People across metro Augusta have shown en masse that they want a vibrant downtown central business/entertainment district. The problem is, that all of this activity is crammed into one evening a month. Why not finally expand this event to two Fridays a month or Friday and Saturday evenings so eventually we come to the point where there is something interesting to do in downtown Augusta every weekend? It could also give the event some focus so it doesn’t disintegrate into a hodgepodge of “anything goes.”

I live in Columbia County. From what I see in Augusta, you people elected an ex-TV and radio personality for mayor, so why not Ruben? As for me, I can care less.

I was at the Augusta-Richmond County government building on Greene Street the

other day waiting in line at the check point when the man in front of me said, “I’m an attorney and I shouldn’t have to go through this.” Well who the heck does this guy think he is? If this guy thinks he is any better than anyone else simply because he is an attorney, he is a pompous imbecile and anyone he represents should be aware of his God complex.

I am all for charity. I give to a charity monthly. However, the Richmond County Board of Education forces its employees to donate to the United Way either monthly or as an annual gift. I am not against the United Way, but I do not appreciate being forced to give to a charity against my will!

This is not the American way! No, it is more like the Communist way forcing us to donate a portion of our hard-earned pay to a specific charity! (It may be different if we were allowed to choose a charity.)

The government is despicable. They continue arresting pathetically ignorant, crackdealing minorities while wealthy whites can snort cocaine peacefully in suburbia.

There’s only one solution to our most serious problems: prevention. Go to the source, which is not within our borders, and make an example out of a foreign drug lord. Oh yeah. You can’t do that. Then how will you kill off the weak-minded, poor and disadvantaged whites and minorities?

Now that Tom Daschle and the other democrats have had their spin on what the president said, it is time for them to get off

their collective duffs and help protect us from another 9/11 attack. Less political posturing and more defensive action is what we need. There was no rumbling and call for the Congress or Senate to debate when Billy Bob and Al Boy wanted to bomb aspirin or baby powder factories.

I like hearing Mayor Young talk about how tough he has talked. Unfortunately, no one heard this tough talk until now. Was it in the archives somewhere? Oh well. It doesn’t matter. Augusta will find the worst person possible and elect them. Our own Charlie Walker will reinstate his pawns and flunkies and the status quo will remain status quo.

People of Augusta don’t want change.

If the U.S. invades Iraq and doesn’t make sure that the Iraqi people get real democracy, then the American dream is dead, maybe not for those of you who are good at lying to yourselves, but for the rest of the world. If we let the Iraqi people down, the world will know that Americans don’t give a damn about anything but themselves and their own comfort. Then all the bombs and guns in the world won’t save us. People seem to have forgotten that the Sept. 11 hijackers didn’t need either.

As a lifelong resident of North Augusta, I would like to give potential new residents a little advice. Water/sewer/garbage rates in North Augusta are getting almost as high as your power bill. Also remember this: The growth of North Augusta has yet to begin.

We pay for a recycling center and nobody knows what the money is used for. The water and tax rates cannot do anything but go up because I’ve never seen any rates in this city go down. Also, don’t forget NAPD. We have to have one police officer for every five families.

Random observations: Why buy a movie ticket nowadays when you can see the whole movie, from set-up to climax to ending, right there in the two-minute trailer?

Hey Advice Goddess: Who ever dreamed up the word “soul mate” has obviously never been married. Brad Means lost weight; so what? Lay off the Twinkies and you can too.

Wise up. A gallon of “bottled water” can cost you as much as a gallon of gas. The Bob Young “frontlines of the campaign” ad theme ain’t gonna work.

Why are Augusta Commissioners Lee Beard, Marion Williams and Andy Cheek stonewalling Commissioner Bill Kuhlke’s request for an internal audit of the Purchasing Department? District 6’s contribution to the Commission Taliban said, “If we as a commission indict this purchasing director, we need to indict ourselves and the entire city.” Why drag innocent citizens into what you and your cohorts failed to oversee and now refuse to correct, Mr. Cheek?

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Tune in Monday, Oct. 14, at 8:30 a.m. to hear Randy Cooper, M.D., a boardcertified general surgeon and member of University’s medical staff, discuss breast cancer, from diagnosis through treatment.

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Through a grant from the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade, the University Breast Health Center offers a free mammogram, individual screening and education for any woman 40 or older who qualifies.

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University Health Care System has been named the National Research Corporation’s Consumer Choice Award winner in the Augusta area for the fourth consecutive year.

An inspirational message of survivorship for men and women of all ages

Learn how this couple survived breast cancer together. A question and answer session with audience members will immediately follow the program. We will also give away a $100 gift certificate from Borders Books to each of five lucky door prize winners.

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First Baptist Church of North Augusta, 602 Georgia Ave. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. To purchase tickets or for more information, call 706/736-0847.

2nd Annual Miracle Mile Walk Oct. 26 Walk location: Kendall Healthcare Products Co. on Marvin Griffin Road Registration: 8-9 a.m.; walk begins: 9 a.m.; registration fee: $10 Proceeds benefit University’s new mobile mammography unit.

The first 250 walkers to register will each receive a FREE T-shirt.

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Breast Cancer Survivor Luncheon Sponsored by University Health Care System and Comcast Oct. 29 Noon Partridge Inn, 2110 Walton Way FREE and open to all Augusta area breast cancer survivors.

Reservations are required. To make a reservation, call University Breast Health Center at 706/774-4141.

Join us the first four Thursdays in October for evening programs on breast health. Registration and buffet dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m., and each program will last from 6 to 7 p.m. Seniors Club members: $8; advance registration: $9; registration at the door: $10. Advance registration is recommended.

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“Breast Health: New Issues and Concerns with Hormone Replacement Therapy” Presented by Miriam Atkins, M.D., medical oncologist Oct. 3 University Hospital dining rooms 1-3 “Breast Cancer: From Diagnosis through Treatment” Presented by Randy Cooper, M.D., general surgeon Oct. 10 University Hospital dining rooms 1-3 “The Spiritual Side of Survival” Presented by the Rev. Alan Faulkner Oct. 17 The Meeting Centre, 671 N. Belair Road, Evans “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: A New Image; A New Beginning” Presented by George S. Drew, M.D., plastic/reconstructive surgeon Oct. 24 The Meeting Centre, 671 N. Belair Road, Evans

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atterio Collins should be in a morgue drawer instead of a jail cell.

The 20-year-old thug should thank God every day that it was Deputy Paul Kervin who arrested him Sept.

20th. He should look at the stitches in his leg, the bruises on his face, and the splint on his arm and thank the good Lord that Paul Kervin was there to make his arrest and not a lesser man. A lesser man would have killed Latterio Collins.

Collins is a known felon. At age 15 he ended an argument with three friends by shooting them, two of them in the back.

For that crime, he did four years in a juvenile detention center. He was arrested last January for drug possession. Because his shooting rampage occurred when he was a minor, it didn’t count as a “prior.” For the drug charge the “first time offender” got five years probation.

Deputy Kervin and his longtime friend Deputy Bobby Harrell were suspicious as they pulled over the car in which Collins was a passenger. Kervin has told colleagues he could see Collins’ heart beating through his shirt as he approached the passenger door.

The T-top was off the car, and the windows were open, so he had a very clear view. While the driver was pulled over for an obvious seat belt violation, the instant the lawmen focused on the people in the vehicle, they knew something wasn’t right.

When Collins got out of the car, the officers say his hands immediately went to his waistband. Kervin has told Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents investigating the incident that in a millisecond he saw the barrel of a 9 mm handgun being pointed right at him. A pistol, which officers later discovered, that had a bullet chambered and ready to fire.

Kervin immediately knocked the gun from Collins’ hand and put the suspect in a holdfrom-behind headlock. He kicked the gun under the car while he worked to get the lowlife cuffed and secured. But Collins wasn’t having it. He started reaching for the gun as he struggled, so Kervin picked him up by the neck and took him to the back of the car. At this point, Harrell had his weapon drawn and was bearing down on Collins while keeping his friends under close watch in the vehicle.

Collins continued to struggle, and then started to go for Kervin’s holstered service weapon. Luckily, the department uses what is known as a “level two” retention holster, an equipment decision made by Sheriff Ron Strength personally. The holster works easily for those trained to use it, but is quite difficult to navigate for someone who isn’t.

Torn between keeping his weapon trained on the other two suspects and helping his partner, Harrell aimed pepper spray at the combative felon and hit him square. Unfortunately, he got Kervin as well. The spray did little to help the problem.

Knowing the punk was going for his service weapon, Kervin decided enough was enough,

so he took Collins to the ground with all his weight behind him. This action ended the struggle. Collins was taken into custody with a few cuts and a hairline fracture to his arm.

Almost immediately there were calls from Collins’ family that some grave injustice had been done to their darling son. A formal complaint was filed and talk of civil rights violations flew like slung mud.

Latterio Collins should be dead right now.

He pulled a loaded gun on a police officer, and when disarmed, tried to take the officer’s own weapon from him. Either deputy could have plugged Collins that day and they would have been justified to do it.

The NAACP is quick to call a press conference when deadly force has to be used against a black suspect, but where are they when restraint and professional discretion actually saves the life of an undeserving hood?

Any suggestion these two lawmen are anything less than heroes is flat-out BS. Kervin and Harrell are no rookie cops. In fact, you would be hard pressed to find any road patrol deputies with better street skills and perception than these two.

Both men recently returned to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Department after brief sojourns into other professional opportunities. Both received a hearty welcome from the sheriff.

“The Bottom” was Paul Kervin’s beat Sept.

20th. It is a neighborhood with which he is very familiar. Kervin learned the ropes over a decade ago in the Augusta projects along East Boundary that cops call “The Bottom.” It was here that he digested the language and the lingo of the street under the direction of his mentor, Deputy Mike Stephenson.

It was Mike who told him to concentrate on the “man” as a situation unfolded. It was Mike who gave Kervin the inside track on the underbelly of our city’s poorest neighborhoods, and the insight to understand the victims and the aggressors who live there.

I have to believe Mike was with his former student on the afternoon of Sept. 20th. I know the lesson of his professional life, and his death, was with him. Perhaps Mike’s spirit guided Kervin’s eye at the precise moment needed to save his own life, perhaps his voice warned of the approaching danger.

Richmond County Board of Education Public Safety Officer Mike Stephenson died giving a young suspect a little too much kindness and consideration. A young man who put two bullets in him from the backseat of his own patrol car.

The family of Latterio Collins needs to raise their voices in praise of two lawmen who showed more mercy than their out-of-control offspring deserved, instead of complaining about an injustice that never occurred.

— 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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he whisper campaign over the health of former Augusta mayor Ed McIntyre is reaching a crescendo as The Insider goes to press. For weeks rumors have circulated that Mac is gravely ill. Ailments from cancer to kidney problems requiring dialysis have been the topic of discussion throughout political circles. Friends and foes have come to believe that the Augusta mayoral candidate is sick and frail.

McIntyre has heard the buzz about his health but has remained quiet, which has resulted in more questions.

When contacted by The Metropolitan Spirit McIntyre denied that he suffers from cancer, disease requiring kidney dialysis or any other terminal disease. He said there are no physical problems of which he is aware that would prevent him from fulfilling his duties as mayor or completing a four-year term. He confirmed that he has been in the hospital for minor surgery but did not divulge the nature of the surgery.

He was clear that he sees a physician regularly and has health issues like any other 68year-old male. And, he indicated his desire to put the rumors to rest. Fat chance.

McIntyre’s claim that he suffers from

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nothing debilitating may not be enough to stifle the questions. Especially when those who know him well are concerned about him. A visual inspection of the oncesturdy leader does little to deflect the perception that he is not a well man.

Physically, he is not the same person who ran for mayor four years ago.

His health status will likely become a campaign issue. To dispel the rumors McIntyre should consider releasing his medical records or going public with a clean bill of health from his physician.

Otherwise, the gnawing questions will continue to haunt his candidacy.

Hall Gaining on the Senator State Sen. Charles Walker (D-22) is facing a potential threat that he has not encountered in many years. Forces are converging this election cycle to make Walker work harder and spend more money than ever before. Republican challenger Randy Hall is bringing the fight to Walker. Political insiders, both Republicans and Democrats, suggest it is possible Walker could actually lose this election. These observers are not willing to predict a Hall victory quite yet but, at a minimum, this election should be a wakeup call for the powerful senator.

During the redistricting process, District 22 was stripped of a significant number of African-American voters, primarily Democrats who have supported Walker in the past. The district still favors a black candidate but not by the majority that usually guarantees victory. Since Walker and Democrats were in charge of the redistricting process it is unclear why Walker allowed his district to be altered in such a fashion. Insiders suggest Walker was overconfident because of the absence of any serious challengers in recent years.

Walker’s arrogance is no secret.

In addition to a less-friendly district Walker has some other negatives that plague him. He has been bombarded with ethics complaints while in office, espe-

Sen. Charles Walker cially over the last two years. Media criticism has extended from this newspaper to daily newspapers throughout the state and the media powerhouse, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC). One newspaper that has been soft in its analysis of Walker’s ethics problems is The Augusta Chronicle. Throughout all the criticism Walker has maintained his innocence while acquiescing to stiff fines doled out by the Georgia Ethics Commission.

On the homefront Walker’s popularity among his political base of AfricanAmerican voters has waned to some extent. Some black political observers report that Walker’s arrogance, intimidating style, and lack of one-on-one constituent service has hurt him.

Perhaps the most revealing action to support this notion is the recent endorsement of Hall by a group of black ministers. This unprecedented move created quite a stir and placed Walker on the defensive. Two weeks ago Walker’s newspaper, The Augusta Focus, published a story touting a Walker endorsement by a group of black ministers. A week later, his newspaper published a retraction that noted three black

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Another troubling trend for Walker is his son’s less-than-stellar performance in the runoff election against state Rep. Ben Allen for the 12th District U.S. Congressional seat. Walker Jr. won the district but Allen beat him in Augusta, a place where his father supposedly wields enormous influence. This is not a good sign for the senior Walker.

The combination of negative factors facing Walker and the presence of a challenger with a positive reputation in the African-American community translates into a potentially tight race with a possible upset in the making. Hall continues to gain support in the African-American community. Several key black ministers are walking the neighborhoods with Hall, introducing him to voters and encouraging them to vote. It is too soon to predict the ultimate outcome but be assured that all eyes are on this one.

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O

ne week after Augusta Regional Airport announced that the community had raised almost $550,000 in travel pledges for the Continental Challenge II, the good news just keeps coming.

On Sept. 26, Airport Director Ken Kraemer told the Augusta Aviation Commission that it was a day to remember.

“Mark your calendars,” Kraemer said.

“Today is truly a day for the history books.

Today the future of aviation in Augusta has been monumentally changed.”

Kraemer told the commission that after two years of hard work, the airport had finally heard from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) concerning Augusta’s master plan and the news was positive. Very positive.

“We are very proud to announce that the Federal Aviation Administration has accepted Augusta Regional Airport’s first ever master plan and conditionally approved the airport layout plan drawing,” Kraemer said.

“Today the Augusta Regional Airport and staff have jumped the largest hurdle yet, a hurdle that no other airport commission and staff have been able to jump in the past.”

The approved master plan includes a proposed mid-field terminal at a cost of approximately $64.3 million. The first phase of the master plan does not include constructing a new parallel runway. The FAA stated that funding for that additional runway would not be available until the airport met the FAA criteria to justify it.

However, the FAA did support the master plan’s proposal to abandon the airport’s east/west crosswind runway in order to construct a mid-field terminal.

Augusta Mayor Bob Young was a little surprised by that aspect of the master plan.

“Did I understand that the FAA has approved the closing of the east/west runway and that this will be a one-runway airport?” Young asked. “So, we will have only one runway here?”

Kraemer said there are several very large airports in the country that are only onerunway airports such as Washington National and San Diego International airports.

Aviation Commissioner Jimmy Drew said losing the airport’s crosswind runway should not be a huge concern.

“In 50 years of flying into this airport, the wind has been such that I have been on that other (crosswind) runway maybe five times,” Drew said. “We are not on that runway very much. It is rarely ever used.”

Kraemer said he personally wanted to

“Today the Augusta Regional Airport and staff have jumped the largest hurdle yet, a hurdle that no other airport commission and staff have been able to jump in the past.”

– Airport Director Ken Kraemer

applaud the aviation commission for having the courage to hang in there and complete the much-needed master plan process.

“Today we applaud that bold decision that this aviation commission took two years ago to look into the long-term strategic future of this airport and of this community,” Kraemer said. “We congratulate those that had the courage to endure the criticism along the way. We thank those who did not shrink from this task, but kept their eyes on the prize. Not for their own personal benefits but for the long-term benefit of our community.

“Today, we celebrate the true vision and leadership of this aviation commission and this chairwoman.”

As a result of the master plan being accepted by the FAA, Kraemer said Augusta and the surrounding area will also begin to evolve and change. He told the aviation commission that it was a new beginning for all of the CSRA. “We know that every dollar invested in aviation infrastructure returns $8 to the local community,” Kraemer said. “The economic future of Augusta and the entire CSRA will begin to change as the Augusta Regional

Airport begins to change.”

Kraemer said that news in particular should make Augustans smile because the airport is already being recognized with financial support from the federal government.

“For those of you who may have thought $87,000 worth of discretionary grants that this airport has received over the past 19 years combined was an ordinary and acceptable amount, I have some wonderful news for you,” Kraemer said. “Yesterday afternoon, the airport received the very happy news that the FAA airport district office in Atlanta has awarded nearly $2.4 million in federal grants to improve Augusta Regional Airport’s infrastructure.”

With this $2.4 million grant, the airport has received a total of approximately $4 million this year from the federal government in airport funding.

“This grant was awarded in the last five days of the current federal fiscal year,” Kraemer said. “This proves that it’s not only the early bird that gets the worm, but it’s also those birds that are aware of the failure of other birds to get their worms and they are able to grab hold of them at the very last moment before they head back down into their holes.”

Kraemer said that the FAA was especially impressed with the fact that the airport had received both bipartisan and two-state support.

“Scott Seritt, the manager of the FAA’s airport district office in Atlanta, told me yesterday that he has never before seen an airport in one state receive letters of congressional support from congressional members of another state,” Kraemer said, thanking the members of congressional delegations on both sides of the Savannah River. “These members of our neighboring state congressional delegation recognize that Augusta Regional Airport is the airport of choice for many South Carolinians as well as Georgians.”

Kraemer warned the community that it had better hold on to its seats because things are going to start moving at the airport.

“We know that reliable, convenient, competitive air service is essential to the economic vitality of this community,” Kraemer said. “We will continue to be strong partners with business members of our area chambers of commerce who recognize the importance of air transportation in the new millennium.

“We do mean business. And after today’s wonderful news, we mean business in 2.4 million more ways.”

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he’s been called Madcap Marcie, queen of the boondoggle, a mercurial gadfly and – her personal favorite – a hyperactive Goldilocks, on the editorial pages of The Augusta Chronicle.

Her determination to develop a master plan for Augusta Regional Airport and to build a new mid-field terminal has earned her the label of being an obsessed micromanager who lives in a fairy-tale world ruled by pipe dreams.

But this Goldilocks isn’t afraid of any grumpy old bears living in the News Building on Broad Street.

Marcie Wilhelmi has already taken over the house.

“It takes very little imagination and even less intellect to criticize,” said Wilhelmi, chairperson of the Augusta Aviation Commission. “It takes a whole different skill set to build something. Negativity never built anything.”

Despite the newspaper’s criticism of her and the airport, Wilhelmi said she believes, by moving toward the proposed

$64.3 million mid-field terminal, the aviation commission is correctly planning for future generations.

“We don’t want our grandchildren to be paying for that which we didn’t settle right now because of criticism from the newspaper,” Wilhelmi said. “Our existing terminal is in tremendously poor shape. It is costing us an absolute fortune to run.

“It made no sense to us to build a terminal on the existing site only to have to abandon it in 50 years before the debt service was paid and then build another terminal.”

But when Wilhelmi was appointed to that airport board in January 1999, she said that was pretty much the game plan. The aviation commission had decided to expand the existing airport site and keep the current primary runway and cross-wind runway intact.

“I was shocked with the lack of understanding of the issues on the board when I came in,” Wilhelmi said, referring to the 1999 airport board. “Even the airport director at the time (Al McDill), who was billed as the big authority, wasn’t holding very many cards. He didn’t have growth

factored into the picture.”

Back in those days, Wilhelmi often butted heads with the former aviation commission chairman, Ed Skinner, who works for Morris Communications Corp., the company that publishes The Augusta Chronicle.

“It never should have been about me or Ed Skinner. It shouldn’t have been about the personalities involved,” Wilhelmi said. “It should be about what was right for this city two and a half decades out.”

Skinner and The Chronicle’s editorial page supported a plan to build a new $20 million terminal next to the existing terminal. This plan, according to the paper, would thereby save the airport a great deal of money compared to the mid-field terminal design.

But when Wilhelmi was elected chairperson of the aviation commission in 2000, the board’s opinion on the mid-field terminal began to change. After touring other airports in the area, like Savannah International Airport, many commissioners began thinking a mid-field terminal wasn’t such a bad idea.

Less than a week after Wilhelmi became chairperson, Skinner resigned from the board after 27 years on the airport commission.

Meanwhile, the newspaper’s editorial page continued to turn up the heat on the airport.

For more than three years, Wilhelmi has enjoyed the pleasure of opening her morning paper only to be frequently slapped in the face with personal jabs on the editorial page.

“No matter how pretty the party dress, the ‘preferred’ option being touted by Aviation Commission Chairwoman Marci (sic) Wilhelmi is a lard-bellied porker that will give the consultants a revenue stream for the next 20 years,” a Nov. 11, 2001 editorial stated. “Wilhelmi, who has never seen a dime of public money that she couldn’t spend, wants Augustans to believe that the airport master plan is ‘just a plan.’ That plan, however is a spending plan...”

Even last week, four days after the airport announced that its master plan had been officially accepted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and that the airport had received a $2.39 million federal grant, the editorial page did not waste any time bashing the aviation commission’s future plans.

In a Sept. 29 editorial entitled, “Field of Dreams,” the newspaper wrote, “Now that

the FAA has unfortunately put ‘Approved’ on this financially, demographically and environmentally challenged misadventure, the aviation commission needs to realize – and the public needs to remind it – that it’s not too late to turn back.

“Get out the rubber stamp that says ‘Monumental Mistake’ and stamp it all over this plan.”

Wilhelmi said she found it humorous that The Chronicle’s editorial page is now claiming to know more about an airport’s needs than the FAA when it comes to approving a master plan.

“The FAA understands, very well, that we need to build a replacement terminal. They were the strongest advocates of all on this replacement terminal,” Wilhelmi said. “And it’s important to them, as to us, that it goes in the right location for Augusta to grow.

“We want to build an intelligently sized, affordable terminal that we can add on to indefinitely. We don’t want to be piecemealing everything scattered around this field.”

Ironically, Wilhelmi said even the airport consultants who originally designed the $20 million terminal that the newspaper currently supports believes a mid-field terminal is a better option for the airport.

“We’ve had four consultants look at our plans and out of four consultants, including the consultant that designed the terminal that the paper advocates building, all four feel that we have chosen the right alternative,” Wilhelmi said.

And without the completion of the master plan, Wilhelmi said, receiving any significant amount of federal and state grants would be virtually impossible.

“Without the master plan and without the FAA scrutiny, you could not request back monies that Augusta travelers have been paying in for decades,” Wilhelmi said, referring to federal discretionary funds.

“Augusta needs to understand that we have built, through our tax dollars generated right here at Bush Field, every other airport around us. We’ve paid for other airports that we’ve been competing against. It’s stupid.

We need to collect what is rightfully ours.”

Just this year, Augusta Regional Airport has received approximately $4 million in federal grants.

Wilhelmi stressed that the master plan is the key to the airport’s success and it isn’t a blueprint that Augustans should be afraid of.

“The master plan is a 20-year road map,” Wilhelmi said. “You only build that which you need at any given point in time. We have

never said, ‘Build it and they will come.’ The master plan has built-in triggers for expansion based on the number of enplanements.”

The Sept. 29 editorial in The Chronicle criticizing the airport’s master plan, however, was skeptical about the airport’s prediction of having 730,000 passengers a year by 2020, but Wilhelmi said the airport needs to be prepared for potential growth.

“Do you build it (airport expansions) before the airline comes? No. Absolutely not,” Wilhelmi said. “But do you have a plan sitting on the shelf that, if you are lucky enough to get an announcement, you can throw it together in six months? You bet.”

Wilhelmi also said the public should not be overly concerned about the permanent closure of the airport’s crosswind runway to make way for the new mid-field terminal.

“The FAA has not built a crosswind runway in the last 30 years,” Wilhelmi said, adding that some of the largest airports in the country have only one primary runway, including La Guardia International and Washington National airports.

“Is it going to hurt Augusta to be a onerunway airport? Only one week a year,” Wilhelmi said, referring to Masters Week.

Of course, for many people in Augusta, that one week of the year can make or break their businesses.

“Will it pose a problem Masters Week?

Yes,” Wilhelmi acknowledged. “We are the busiest airport in the country, air space-wise, that week. But does it mean that we should be building it (a parallel runway) right now to accommodate that one week? That’s probably not the best plan.”

Over the past few years, Wilhelmi has been offered several opportunities to talk with The Spirit about The Chronicle’s negative editorials, but Wilhelmi has always declined the invitation, stating that she didn’t want to jeopardize the ongoing plans at the airport.

Even now, with the master plan approved by the FAA and an announcement from Continental Express about service into Augusta expected in the coming weeks, Wilhelmi said she isn’t really interested in trashing The Chronicle.

Wilhelmi said, after watching this community raise almost $550,000 in travel pledges during the Continental Challenge II in order to attract a new airline to Augusta, she’s not concerned about what the newspaper thinks because she knows the public, “Gets it.”

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“In sharp contrast to what people read in the media, Augusta has an incredible can-do attitude,” Wilhelmi said. “You define the goal and they meet it. Not only do they meet it, they meet it in record time.”

With the notable perks of the Augusta area such as the low cost of living, the medical community, Fort Gordon, the Savannah River Site, and the flying public’s apparent enthusiasm over a new airline, Wilhelmi said Augusta Regional Airport is attracting national attention.

“Augusta is a hell of an easy sell,” Wilhelmi said. “But what’s discouraging and getting a little dicey for us is when we present this image of a can-do community with all of these wonderful citizens banding together to make great things happen, and the

question will come up from airlines, ‘Well, what’s with the newspaper?’ Because the newspaper is not consistent with that progressive, can-do picture.

“And it takes a tremendous amount of effort to try to spin that because I don’t have an answer to why the newspaper writes what it writes. And I don’t have time to get the answer to that.”

Fortunately, she said, it doesn’t appear that the negative press altered Continental’s plans on coming to Augusta, but she’s concerned that it could potentially influence the decisions of other future carriers.

“Airlines check out newspapers on the Internet,” Wilhelmi said. “And what the community needs versus what the editorial page expounds are in conflict.

“So, we can’t allow this newspaper to be

our No. 1 marketing piece because there are many things to celebrate that don’t make it in there.”

However, Wilhelmi said she was pleased to see that one day after the newspaper ran its Sept. 29 editorial criticizing the airport for continuing its plans for a mid-field terminal, The Chronicle published an editorial called “Success II” praising the community for pledging almost $550,000 to the Continental Challenge II. Wilhelmi said a positive attitude from the total community could really help in the airline recruitment process, particularly for low-cost airlines.

“If we were fortunate enough to attract a major low-cost carrier, you would have people traveling from Atlanta east to fly out of Augusta,” Wilhelmi said. “But, for sure,

low-cost airlines don’t come to places with hostile media environments.

“They want to see a community waiting on them to come, asking, ‘What can we do to make this happen?’ And not only do they not want to see the negative, they want to see all hands on deck ready to go to work.”

Wilhelmi said she thinks, as that type of attitude spreads throughout the community, it will be impossible for some members of the media, who are stuck in their ways, to ignore.

“Change is very hard for some people,” Wilhelmi said. “And some people feel a compelling need to control, but I don’t care about any of that. The whole airport board is like that. We don’t care who gets credit for the airport’s success; we just want to see it happen. And in the end, action will speak a whole heck of a lot louder than words.”

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nyone who knows Aiken horse trainer and Dogwood Stable President Cothran “Cot” Campbell, knows this: He’s a rascal.

We’re talking here about a septuagenarian who has the quirky habits of wearing monster masks and occasionally driving around town with an oversized doll named “Darlene” seated in the passenger seat.

With that knowledge in mind, it probably comes as no surprise that Campbell’s second and latest book detailing the horseracing life is titled, “Rascals and Racehorses: A Sporting Man’s Life.”

It’s also likely no shock that Campbell, himself, is one of the most notorious rascals in the book.

In “Rascals and Racehorses” (Eclipse Press, 199 pages, $24.95), Campbell recounts the beginnings of his horse career as a pudgy kid showing a horse at the Nebraska State Fair. From there, readers are taken on a zany journey introducing them to some of Campbell’s colorful relatives and associates along his path to thoroughbred success, which includes a Preakness win

and a third-place finish in the Kentucky Derby.

A former ad copy and sports writer, Campbell’s prose is tight and well-honed, which adds pep to his zingers, of which there are plenty.

For instance, there’s Campbell’s account of his ne’er-do-well Uncle Al, who attempts to liven up a party with a dip in the pool: “With all the spirit of an Australian lifeguard entering the surf, he dove enthusiastically into the pool.

“There was no water in the pool.

“That broke up the party. And it sure as hell broke up Al. He spent the night in a nearby hospital suffering from a fractured collarbone and a severe hangover!”

Then there is Albert Warner, a former horse partner of Campbell’s, whom he takes up in the chapter “Drinking and Drinkers.”

Warner likes to drink, an affection that would often cause him to be absent from winner’s circle photos. When the photos arrived at home, Warner’s wife often questioned him about his whereabouts on the heralded day.

Finally, Warner went and had a studio

photo made, which he then instructed the photographer to superimpose into the winner’s circle picture each time it was made, often with varying results of believability.

However, it seemed to satisfy his wife.

“Mrs. Warner was not interested in scrutinizing the picture, once she had ascertained that Albert was ‘tending to business,’” Campbell writes. “The fact that Albert sometimes seemed to be levitating escaped her.”

Campbell, who swore off drinking when he was 30 upon joining Alcoholics Anonymous, gives several unapologetic and hilarious accounts of his own imbibing days.

Such as the time he set off in his pink Packard for a night of drinking in Atlanta.

Emerging from the bar that night, he couldn’t manage to find his car and therefore had to rely on renting one in order to search for it.

In the process of the search, he stopped in at another liquor joint, and, you guessed it, he lost that one, too. Campbell rented a second car, which he also lost, before

finally recruiting a friend to help.

“When the sun finally got over the yardarm that day, we had located and checked in the two rental cars, and I was in proud possession of my pink Packard,” Campbell writes. “Bringing to closure this entire exhausting ordeal, was, of course, cause for another celebration!”

“Rascals and Racehorses,” which sold 4,000 copies in its first three weeks, is a followup to Campbell’s 2000 release, “Lightning in a Jar,” in which the 75-yearold outlined the pluses and pitfalls of thoroughbred ownership.

Campbell said it took him only five months to write “Rascals and Racehorses,” working roughly three hours each day on it.

“I would write from noon to 3 every day and I very much adhered to that schedule — never deviated,” said Campbell, whose spirits had just been lifted over the Sept. 20 weekend with four Dogwood Stable horses — Finality, Crackajack, Boston Bull and Table Talk — making it to the winner’s circle. “And maybe if I had to go out of town for four or five days, I’d come back and try to make up for it by writing a lot on

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Campbell said Aiken has a presence as a horse-training community that extends around the globe.

Horses also bring much to the city of Aiken, Campbell feels.

“In the horse world you can go to Paris, France, or England and talk about great training centers and they know about Aiken, South Carolina,” Campbell said. “So I think it creates a personality for the city and brings a lot of rather glamorous visitors in, who come for polo or horse shows or horse races or training of horses. There’s no doubt about it, it brings some heavy money into the city for visits; some of them stay and live here.”

When he isn’t horsing or writing, Campbell likes to work out, play tennis, or have quiet get-togethers with friends.

He also acknowledges being a people person.

“I like watching people. We go to Saratoga and we do unusual things. We go to the fair — the little country fairs around there,” Campbell said. “I like knowing people in every walk of life. I like the fact that the people on the racetrack, the grooms and people in lower stations, know me and like me, and I know their names. So I like variety; I like balance.”

Among Campbell and Dogwood’s accomplishments over the years are Summer Squall’s Preakness Stakes win in 1990 and filly Storm Song’s sales-topping bid of $1.4 million at the 1997 Keeneland November sale. Dogwood had purchased Storm Song two years earlier at Keeneland for $100,000.

Despite such success, there has been one milestone that has eluded Campbell: a Kentucky Derby win.

But Campbell figures he’s got some good racing years left in him yet.

And Dogwood’s future looks solid, particularly in light of its recent move to appoint three longtime associates — Jack Sadler, William Victor and Ron Stevens — as stockholders.

The three men carry a collective 57 years of service to Dogwood and will assume minority ownership positions in the operation.

If he ever did win the Kentucky Derby, Campbell said the first thing he would do is throw a colossal party in Aiken.

“It (winning the Derby) would be a wonderful thing and it would have stamped my report card with an A-plus on there that could never be taken away,” Campbell said.

“My report card’s pretty good now, but winning it would be a marvelous thing and the ripples from that would go out like a rock thrown into a pool for the rest of your life. And they still go out from winning the Preakness.

“Winning the Derby, that would follow you to your grave with great glory and accolades.”

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Saturday and Sunday.”

Although Campbell keeps busy enough between the horse racing and breeding seasons, he said he has always made time for writing, and spent much of his professional life doing it.

“I was a sports writer. I wrote radio copy for an advertising agency and produced radio shows, which I wrote,” Campbell said. “And I’ve always thought I was a good, clear writer. Writing advertising copy was good, because it teaches you brevity.”

Campbell, however, said he had to think twice about getting into book writing, initially turning down a publisher’s request to write the book that became “Lightning in a Jar.” Campbell’s wife, Anne, convinced him to rethink the idea.

While Campbell paints a romantic and fun-filled landscape of the horse-racing industry, it would seem the sport would lend itself to cutthroat competitiveness, owing to its high stakes.

But Campbell says the sport rarely gets personal. Instead, Campbell said, it’s more about pitting one animal against another in the race to the finish.

“I think we all try to beat each other; we try to win races,” Campbell said. “But I don’t think there’s any particular emphasis on beating another person. I’ve run in races with close friends and you want to beat them. They want to beat you, there’s no doubt about it. But I don’t think it ever gets really personal. I really don’t.

“There’s a lot (of horses) I don’t necessarily pull for, but there’s nobody I think, ‘I want to beat that son of a bitch,’ and I don’t think there’s any of that directed toward me.”

Although the horse-racing industry relies heavily on corporate sponsorships and those with healthy investment portfolios, Campbell said the soured economy, particularly in light of Sept. 11, has had little or no impact on the sport.

“The horse business has always been immune to economic fluctuations,” Campbell said. “Why that is, I don’t know, but at times when the stock market’s been badly off, you would think the horse business would drop and go to hell. But it never has, and it doesn’t seem to be right now.

“Now, the yearling sales that I’ve just come from in Kentucky were off 17 percent from last year and that probably has something to do with the economy. But, generally speaking, horse racing, horse breeding, the industry, is not terribly tuned to economic fluctuations.”

Campbell said he had just bought seven horses at the Keeneland sale in Lexington for a total of $650,000. He typically purchases an average of 28 young horses a year as racing hopefuls.

“I hope a year from now, I’ll be overjoyed with what I bought, but right now they all look wonderful,” Campbell said of the horses from the Keeneland buy. “And some of them will be and some of them won’t be.”

Campbell, who spent much of his life in

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Come savor the spices of the East as you sit in the festive dining room, decorated with Indian paintings and exotic carvings, and alive with Indian music recordings.

There are two things that Sunny wants his future customers to know about his menu: One, you don’t have to love your food very spicy to enjoy his dishes. Most of them come in Mild, Medium and Hot. Two, there are plenty of vegetarian dishes to choose from, something that not many restaurants offer.

It’s all about choice.

Here are some of the wonderful dishes Bombay Central has to offer.

If you are new to Indian cuisine and you want to stick with something kind of familiar, how about pizza? That’s right. The BC Signature Pizzas feature Indian-spiced tomato sauce topped with curry spinach and mushrooms. If you want, you can ask for Tandoori chicken on yours as well.

Another fusion-style treat is the Bombay Central Quesadilla – tortilla stuffed with pepper jack and an Indian cheese called paneer, along with your choice of vegetarian or chicken tikka stuffing.

And those are only appetizers.

There are three lamb entrees, which are served with Basmati Rice, a rice that has a natural flavor all its own, cooked with spices such as cardamom, cinnamon and peppercorns.

Lamb Rogan Josh is cooked in an onion/yogurt sauce. Lamb Madras comes with a warning on the menu: HOT! Kadai Gosht is spiced with green peppers, sliced

onions, tomatoes and ginger. These dishes each cost $9.95.

There are six chicken entrees, such as the “hair-raising” Chicken Vindaloo, which is a curry dish with chunks of potatoes. Regular Chicken Curry is simmered in a mild authentic Red Indian Gravy. Chicken Korma is cubes of chicken breast cooked in a creamy mild white sauce made from boiled onions and cashews. These are each $8.95.

There are eight veggie entrees. Pindi Channa is a spicy chick pea dish with onions. Dal Makhani is made of gently simmered lentils with spices and herbs in a cream sauce. Aloo Gobi is made of cauliflower and potatoes stir fried with spices.

These are each $6.95.

There are six Tandoori dishes, meaning that they are cooked with the Tandoor charcoal oven, a pit roast made of clay.

These meals are served with a green salad.

There are also three seafood entrees, such as Goa Shrimp, cooked in a spicy, coconutbased sauce, for $10.95. Shrimp Vindaloo is a “very spicy” delicacy for $10.95.

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his church is one of the older Greek churches in the country,” said Father Cyril Garrett on his way through the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity building. Built in 1922, the majestic Byzantine structure is one of the oldest Greek Orthodox churches in the country, he said, ranking in the top dozen.

It is also one of the draws of the annual Greek Festival, the subject of a tour given by “Father Cyril,” as he is called by his parishioners.

He will walk you through the narthex, the nave, and up to the solea. He will show you the bishop’s throne and the psalterium, where the singers sing. He will open the iconstasis and show you the altar, laden with the artifacts of his faith – goldand silver-colored, brilliant and breathtaking – the walls adorned with colorful paintings of the Virgin Mother and baby Jesus, and angels. Greek lettering also adorns the walls.

The iconstasis is an ornate wood partition, a string of colorful panels, each with a painting of a particular religious figure.

The one in the middle, which opens onto the altar, carries the life-size image of Jesus. On either side of him are John the Forerunner (also known as John the Baptist), the Virgin Mary, archangels Michael and Gabriel, and others.

He will also show you the holy texts, some of which are still in Greek. Some texts utilize both, with Greek on the left

and English on the right. “We’re still in the process of translating most of the hymns into English,” he said. “We” means the Greek Archdiocese in America.

Wherever the faith spreads, he said, the officials work to translate their texts into that language.

It has already taken them many decades, a fact of which they are unapologetic.

“We want to do it in the right way, because we don’t want to change the music itself,” he said.

Check Your Diet at the Door The other draw of the festival is the food.

Parishioner Chuck Ballas Sr. presented a hand-drawn map of the tents that will be set up on church grounds. There will be a big tent which will house the entertainment and rows of dining tables, and several smaller tents that will house the different homemade cuisines that will be offered that weekend.

“There will be seated dinners in the church,” Ballas said, “all prepared by us.”

Roasted lamb is not only a traditional favorite, but the most requested dish of all, according to event officials. This year, in the middle of all the outdoor tents, a lamb rotisserie will turn the meat until it is ready for the plate. Souvlaki, or Greek marinated pork, is a favorite as well. Greek-style potatoes usually show up on the menu, cooked with olive oil and lemon. Pita bread shows up in a variety of meals. The jury is still out on whether pita originated in Greece,

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because it shows up in so many countries – including Egypt and Israel.

Greek pastries, or zacharoplastio, are rich and spicy. Everyone is familiar with baklava, a buttery treat full of nuts and spices. Kataife is shredded filo dough filled with the requisite nuts and spices, but also a tempting honey syrup.

And of course, what’s a Greek festival without gyros? And how do you say the doggone word anyway? Since it looks like the front end of the word “gyroscope,” that’s the way many people pronounce it.

Others pronounce it “heroes.” The folks at the Greek Orthodox Church pronounced it “ye-ro.” There. Mystery solved.

But however you say it, there should be plenty of them at the festival. There will be an entire tent devoted to the popular sandwich, which is usually lamb with spices and a special sauce in a pita.

There will also be a beer tent and a Greek bazaar, featuring sterling silver jewelry, imported rugs, leather items, handpainted pottery, ancient coins, books and a whole lot of other items.

They Can Dance if They Want To There will also be plenty of entertainment.

Nick Trivelas is a bouzouki-playing troubador who plays Greek dance music, and has recorded two CDs based on that theme. The bouzouki is a Greek instrument resembling a guitar of sorts, with a long, slender fretboard and a rounded, hollow body. You may have even heard one

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His act is Nick Trivelas and the Aegeans.

Check him out at www.greekband.com/trivlas2.htm.

Soloist Jo Anna Kartsonis is another entertainer who will grace the area, to perform contemporary Greek songs.

There will be Greek folk dancing as well, performed by The Hellas Dancers, a professional troupe from Clearwater, Fla. Their brightly colored costumes will certainly liven up the place. Together since 1986, the group has performed in big cities such as Denver, Atlanta, Nashville and Orlando, among others, and even represented the Greeks of the United States in the Olympic Flame ceremonies in Montgomery, Ala., in 1996. If you would like to check them out beforehand, their Web site is www.homestead.com/HellasDancers/HELLASDANCERS.html.

A local dance troupe, the Augusta GOYA Greek Dancers, will be performing all three days of the festival as well.

The festival runs Oct. 4-6 at the Greek Orthodox Church of Holy Trinity at 953 Telfair Street. Times are as follows: 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Church tours are at 6:30 p.m. Friday; 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. For info call (706) 724-1087.

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Say “Olé!” to Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana

By Lisa Jordan

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f, when the word flamenco comes to mind, you think of passion, movement, intensity – well, you’re right, according to Carlota Santana, founder and artistic director of Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, a Spanish dance company.

“Flamenco is an art form that comes from southern Spain,” she explains. “It has a lot to do with rhythm and feeling.”

It’s also a hybrid form of dance that combines the artistic traditions of Spanish, Judaic, Arabic and Gypsy styles of dance. “All those cultures got mixed together and out comes this art form called flamenco,” says Santana.

“It’s a very emotional art form, and I think that’s why people of all different backgrounds are attracted to us,” she says. “That’s its driving force, as well as the rhythm.”

One of the things that Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana is known for is creating evening-length works – essentially, telling a story through dance. The New York and North Carolina portions of the troupe have taken these shows on tour with upwards of 16 performers, but the Augusta date, Oct. 4 at Augusta State University’s Performing Arts Theatre, will be a little more intimate and won’t include storytelling.

“We have one guitarist and one singer, two men dancers and four women, including myself,” says Santana. “In general, flamenco doesn’t tell a story; it expresses a feeling.”

Being on the road for months at a time has its advantages and disadvantages, says Santana. “It’s exhausting,” she says with a laugh. “I think it’s exciting and it’s fun, but in the long run, when you do it a lot, it’s absolutely exhausting. Four months of hotels, fast food, not knowing when you wake up where you are… But it’s wonderful going into new towns and

meeting new people, performing for people who have never seen flamenco, and that’s happened a lot.”

When Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana isn’t touring, the company is busy conducting flamenco and Spanish culture workshops in schools, flamenco dance classes for adults and performing family programs. As a program supported by groups like the National Endowment for the Arts, Santana says, “We have a strong base. We’re really well-known. Our arts and education programs have grown

tremendously, as well.

“What’s happened over the years is that I have given opportunities to younger dancers and younger choreographers to learn how to dance and choreograph, give them experiences they would not have had otherwise.”

And, with a combination of performers from the United States and from Spain, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana is almost a kind of international exchange program. “We take (the U.S. performers) to Spain to get the experience of living and

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And I’ve taken young Spanish dancers to the States. They take classes of modern dance and tap dance and travel the country and get to know America.”

True to its mixed origins, flamenco is still evolving and including other cultural influences, including some LatinAmerican influences. “Basically, the language is the same for everybody,” Santana says. “There are certain dances that have been flamenco dances that have been influenced by Latin rhythms. It goes back and forth. Spain is still considered the mother country for all Spanishspeaking Latin-American peoples, but each Latin-American country has their own culture. They’re all related, like distant cousins. It’s always fun to run into a distant cousin.”

Santana, who hopes that some of ASU’s students will choose to attend the show, along with a diverse crowd of flamenco fanatics and the curious alike, has a few guidelines for those who are unsure how to act at a flamenco performance.

“People who have never been to a flamenco concert before don’t quite know what to do,” she says. “A dancer may do some footwork and then stop. People are allowed to applaud; it’s not like a classical music concert. This is totally different, so that if you like what’s going on, you can applaud. If you feel it in your gut to say “Olé!” you can do that as well.

“We’re just here to have a good time.”

If you’re interested in having a good time with Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, their Augusta performance is 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre on the ASU campus. Tickets are $8 general admission, $6 students and seniors and free for ASU students, faculty and staff. For ticket information, call the ASU Department of Student Activities at 737-1609.

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arl Maddox is hard to miss. At 63 years old, he has a full, white beard and wears a floppy black hat. He also carries a homemade scepter, fashioned from a vine-gnarled stick and adorned with personal artifacts like bits of deer antler, leather and bells. It is crowned by a fist-sized crystal.

If you look inside it, he said one afternoon, you’ll see what an insect sees.

Earl Maddox is an artist. He goes for long walks with his digital camera, and takes the images he captures back to his computer to alter them.

That’s when the Guardians and the Watchers come.

On a recent afternoon, he explained his art and his philosophy over a cup of coffee.

“Anyway,” he said, reclining on a coffee shop couch, “the Shadow Man came first and spent a very long time on Earth taking notes.

And after a period of time, he left and then

several more Shadow Men came.”

Maddox says the Shadow Men brought beings called the Guardians. After them came the Watchers, the Workers and the Helpers.

They are concerned about mankind, he says.

In his art, they appear as butterflyshaped beings.

There is an unnerving beauty in these images, which have titles like “Cosmos,” “Water and Ice Seedlings,” and “Chakra Guardians.” The Spirit asks if the Shadow Men and their cohorts were from some ancient religion.

“No, it’s not from any religion,” Maddox says. “It’s my personal thoughts and beliefs.”

“They are my own mystic creations, if you want to use that,” he added.

Maddox is hanging his pieces Friday, Oct. 4, in time for First Friday at the Lamar Building at 753 Broad Street. His work will be hanging in the building’s portico.

For information, telephone the artist at 613-9758.

More Art Shows and Other Fun Stuff Remember April Vozniak – future medical illustrator who loves the red splash of blood in her work and who bares the inner workings of her subjects’ bodies? Well, as Halloween approaches, it is time for her to show her stuff. “Decomposition II” features original paintings and medical illustrations at the Hangnail Gallery on Ellis Street. The exhibit will start at around 8 p.m., Oct. 4. Phone the gallery at 722-9899 for info.

Artist Richard Hunt of Chicago will exhibit at the Mary Pauline Gallery at Artists’ Row on Broad Street. The opening is from 5-8 p.m., Oct. 4. For info, call the gallery at 724-9542.

Keil Alderson will be exhibiting his landscapes, in oil and acrylic at Dunlap Studio and Gallery. His opening will be Oct. 4, from 5-9 p.m. For info call the gallery at 722-7333.

Daniel Hayes exhibits at the Metro Coffeehouse Oct. 4-31. For more info, call the Metro at 722-6468.

Do you want to find out what’s “Behind the

Masque”? If so, be downtown this First Friday, Oct. 4. They will be there, starting at 6 p.m., and you won’t know where they’ll pop up next, or what they’ll be doing. Well-known local actor and dancer Jaime Burcham is involved. So is Russell Brown. And Ben and Keeter’s puppets, as well as other performers.

Then meet them at the corner of 11th and Broad Street at 8:30 p.m. to see just where it all leads. If you dare.

First Friday is Pink Friday. Wear pink to show your support for the University Pink Magnolia Breast Cancer Support Group and the American Cancer Society. For info, call 1800-ACS-2345 or 731-9900.

At the Morris Museum of Art, Wes Ta Bou performs folk music from 5:30-7:30 p.m., a food and gallery spotlight tour is available, as well as an art workshop. The spotlight tour is at 6:30 p.m. For more info, contact the Morris Museum of Art, 724-7501.

He paints with oil and acrylic and tends to paint objects from a unique perspective, such as the view out of an airliner window during takeoff. He makes an effort to be different in order to dazzle the viewer with a presentation unlike anything they have seen.

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Children’s Week Proclamation Ceremony Jessye Norman Amphitheater 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

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A Night of Praise Jessye Norman Amphitheater 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

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Augusta Common Grand Opening Celebration Augusta Common 12:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

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Christian Concert Jessye Norman Amphitheater 7 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

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Abbeville Opera House Opens Winter Season With “You Can’t Take It With You”

By Lisa Jordan

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ou Can’t Take It With You” opened the Abbeville Opera House’s 94th Winter Season last weekend, and Abbeville Opera House executive director Michael Genevie couldn’t be more pleased.

“It went extremely well,” he says. “We have had such great success, finding so many older plays and dusting off the scripts.

“I tell the audience this before the curtain each night: It was more than 75 years ago Frank Capra sat in a Broadway Theatre in New York and was so mesmerized by the story, he decided that night he wanted to make a motion picture.”

The silver screen version of “You Can’t Take It With You” won two Academy Awards (best picture and best director), and the Broadway production also won several awards. According to Genevie, it’s easy to see why.

“It is such a wonderful story,” he says. “It deals with the Sycamore fami-

ly. They’re a very zany, unusual, eccentric family of characters.” Genevie cites fireworks production in the basement, ballet dancing, snake collecting and xylophone playing as a few of the activities you’ll find going on at the Sycamore house – often simultaneously. But the story centers around the romance between Sycamore daughter Alice and Tony Kirby.

“Alice is in love with Tony Kirby, who’s from a wealthy, much more normal family,” Genevie says. When the lovebirds set up a dinner meeting between their parents, Alice is nervous.

“She knows this is a strange group of people. Alice has gone to great trouble to make sure everything is right.”

But while Alice’s mother assures her that the family will be ready to meet the Kirbys come Saturday, the Sycamores are in for a shock when Tony and family show up a full day early. “It’s just a very zany situation,” says Genevie.

“You Can’t Take It With You” was

written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, whom Genevie describes as “probably the two premiere comedy writers of their day.”

And the play holds up, Genevie says, because of two factors. “Underneath all of this is a wonderful message about family and love and success. … The material truly holds up; it is as topical today as it was 75 years ago.”

Not only that, but it sounds like a blast. “There are so many plots and subplots going on and so many characters are in their own little worlds,” says Genevie. The huge cast – “One of the largest non-musical casts we’ve had” – and well-developed characters help the craziness onstage translate into laughs for the audience. “Each (cast member) has developed a remarkably complete character that is fascinating to watch.

“It really, visually, I think, is stunning,” Genevie says. “We’ve been able to create the period of the show using some beautifully painted drops. We wanted to set this play back in time and remind the

audience of when it was originally written.” It’s a goal, he says, that is befitting of the turn-of-the-century Abbeville Opera House, which celebrates its first full year as the official state theatre of South Carolina this season.

If you want to go, “You Can’t Take It With You” runs for two more weekends, Oct. 4-5 and 11-12. All performances are at 8 p.m. with a special Saturday matinee at 3 p.m., Oct. 5.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $14 for seniors (65 years of age and older) and children under 12. And if “You Can’t Take It With You” gets you all hyped up to attend other Abbeville Opera House productions, you’re in luck: The season membership drive is still underway, with a variety of sponsorship categories. You’ll be able to check out “The Odd Couple (Female Version),” “The Sound of Music,” “The Butler Did It” and “Under the Yum Yum Tree.” For reservations, call the Abbeville Opera House Box Office Monday-Friday from 1-5 p.m. at (864) 459-2157.

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Movie Listings The Adventures of Pluto Nash (PG-13) —

Eddie Murphy plays the reformed convict Pluto Nash.

He lives on the moon in a colony called Lit tle America and plans to put his smuggling days behind him. He's doing well and has one of the hot test clubs in the gala xy. All that changes when Mogan (Joe Pantaliano) makes a deadly of fer: Sell or be killed. Nash refuses and his beloved club is blown to space dust. He then sets out for vengeance. Nash also wonders why the club was so valuable in the first place. A down-on-herluck waitress (Rosario Dawson) and Nash's robot bodyguard Bruno (Randy Quaid) tag along for the wild ride. "Pluto Nash" shoots for the moon, but with a horrible plot and wasted talents, look for it to crash land in a video/DVD chute near you soon. Cast: Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Luis Guzman, Peter Boyle, John Cleese and Pam Grier. Running time: 1 hr., 30 mins. (McCormick) 0 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (R) — Bold and determined spy Sever (Lucy Liu) is in a race against sworn enemy and ex-FBI agent Jeremiah Ecks (Antonio Banderas) to obtain the latest assassination device. But af ter things get hairy, Ecks and Sever find that trusting each other may be the best solution. Cast: Lucy Liu, Antonio Banderas, Gregg Henry, Ray Park, Talisa Soto.

The Banger Sisters (R) — Goldie Hawn plays Suzet te, who is fired from her job as resident bar babe of a Sunset Strip rock club. With her free identity now turning to chaos, Suzet te wobbles of f to Phoenix to beg money and maybe soul suppor t from the longgone other half of the Banger Sisters. But past groupie Vinnie (Susan Sarandon) is now Lavinia, upscale lawyer's wife and mom of two contrasting girls (Erika Christensen, Eva Amurri), who rail against her fussy squareness, yet rely on her profoundly. Suzet te shows up as a time warp, wearing pink and leather and hair like a mosh pit, and shakes everyone loose. What about all the groupies who died of booze or drugs or AIDS? If you need to make that point, you're way too square for the funny spirit and good company of "The Banger Sisters." Cast: Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon, Geof frey Rush, Erika Christensen, Eva Amurri, Robin Thomas. Running time: 1 hr., 34 min. (Elliot t) ★★★ Barbershop (PG-13) — In this day in the wacky life of a Chicago salon, the rapper/actor Ice Cube

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drops his rough, gruf f image to play Calvin, the current owner of the barbershop. The shop was passed down to him from his dad and has been a mainstay of the community for years. Calvin couldn't care less, because he has a pregnant wife and wants to make money fast. In a moment of stupidity, he sells the place to the neighborhood loan shark. Af ter spending a day talking with customers and fellow barbers, he realizes the impor tance of the shop. He then has to buy back the shop at double the price. Meanwhile at the barbershop itself, tensions begin to rise. Cast: Ice Cube, Anthony Anderson, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve, Troy Garity, Michael Ealy and Cedric the Enter tainer.

Running time: 1 hr., 42 mins. (McCormick) ★★★ Blood Work (R) — Clint Eastwood looks worse than weathered as Terry McCaleb, retired from the FBI af ter a serial killer drove him to a hear t at tack.

McCaleb's cardiologist (Anjelica Huston) can't believe it when McCaleb swings into detective work two months af ter get ting a hear t transplant. Graciella (Wanda De Jesus), who urges him to take the case that flummoxes the rather lazy cops, is the angry sister of a murdered woman whose hear t McCaleb is now pumping. "Blood Work" gives early promise of being one of the rare, adult Hollywood movies this summer, then bungles. It has enticing story touches, but flops into a hectic cascade of bizarre revelations and then pure plot pulp on a wrecked ship. Cast: Clint Eastwood, Jef f Daniels, Wanda De Jesus, Anjelica Huston, Tina Lif ford, Paul Rodriguez, Dylan Walsh.

Running time: 1 hr., 51 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,

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★★★★ — Excellent.

Franka Potente, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles. Running time: 2 hrs. (Elliot t) ★★★1/2 The Country Bears (G) — This benign, liveaction film follows bear cub Beary Bearington (voiced

by Haley Joel Osment) as he reunites his musical idols, The Country Bears. Af ter lit tle Beary convinces the bitter rock icons that they still need each other, the woolly second-grader makes peace with his own adopted human family. The 10-and-under crowd will love these blinking, harmonizing, restaurant-dining bears. Musicstar cameos (Elton John, Willie Nelson, Queen Latifah) make the film slightly easier to digest for the tolerant parent. Running time: 1 hr., 25 mins. (Diamond) ★★ Eight Legged Freaks (PG-13) — A clunky, mildly amusing "salute" to big-bug monster movies, as toxically enlarged spiders chase, spear and web dumb-bunny humans in Arizona. The only style is TVfiller nostalgia, not the wit tier goofiness of "Tremors," and scenes like a terrified girl being wrapped in web by a giant arachnid are too ickily intimate for kids (some adults, too). Kari Wuhrer, David Arquet te and Doug E. Doug are screaming bait. Acting dies first. Running time: 1 hr., 22 mins. (Elliot t) ★1/2 The Four Feathers (PG-13) — Heath Ledger stars as Harry, who looks even bet ter than most of the men in a scarlet Victorian uniform. Soon after engaging to marry the gorgeous officer's daughter Ethne (Kate Hudson) and learning that the regiment is being dispatched to the Sudan for war, Harry loses his nerve and resigns. Four white feathers are sent to Harry, stigmas of disgust and banishment. The engagement dissolves. The regiment leaves. Soon Harry will follow, and he must find his mates in the huge, cruel Sudan. "Four Feathers" has the reality of pain and endurance. It's macho without much hokum. Cast: Heath Ledger, Kate Hudson, Wes Bentley, Djimon Hounsou, Tim Piggot t-Smith, Michael Sheen.

Running time: 2 hrs. (Elliot t) ★★★1/2 Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie (G) — The animated group of vegetables that stars in the "Veggie Tales" car toons comes to the big screen in "Jonah." A van of singing veggies breaks down in front of a strange seafood joint inhabited by a lazy bunch of pirates who proceed to spin the tale of Jonah and the whale for the impressionable young vegetables. Cast: Phil Vischer, Kristin Blegen, Mike Nawrocki, Lisa Vischer.

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) ★★★ 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 vision of impending murders to a

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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) ★★★ My Big Fat Greek Wedding (PG) — Unmarried Toula Por tokalos is a 30-year-old waitress in her parents’ Greek restaurant, Dancing Zorba’s. Vowing to change, she gets a makeover and takes a job in her aunt’s travel agency, where, newly confident, she meets handsome Ian Miller — a high-school teacher who is definitely not Greek. The tale is familiar: strong and fiercely commit ted to their ethnic roots family but ts heads with the outsider wanting to marry into the group. But “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” of fers enough in the way of wit to stifle the sitcom feel a film like this might otherwise have. Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbet t, Louis Mandylor, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone.

One Hour Photo (R) — As Sy Parrish, Robin Williams is "the photo guy" who proudly mans the pristine counter and developing machines at the photo shop of a store called Savmar t. A shy bachelor-for-life, Sy has a dull apar tment downtown, where the decor is anonymous. The one personal touch is his wall of gleaming, finely printed color snaps of the Yorkin family, suburbanites who live in an elegant modern house.

Sy makes copies for himself from their photo dropof fs, and lives vicariously through his fantasy of mom Nina (Connie Nielsen), son Jake (Dylan Smith) and yuppie daddy Will (Michael Var tan). Sy wants to be the daddy, or at least, "Uncle Sy," and this is not very dangerous as only a daydream. It becomes a danger once Sy finds, via another customer's photos, that Will is having an af fair. Sy becomes a risky nut once his dream bubble bursts. Cast: Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Var tan, Eriq LaSalle. Running time: 1 hr., 47 mins. (Elliot t) ★★1/2 Red Dragon (R) — "Red Dragon" examines the events that preclude those in "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Hannibal." Anthony Hopkins reprises his role as serial killer Hannibal Lecter, and he’s joined by Edward Nor ton as an ex-FBI agent who entered into retirement af ter nearly being killed in the process of capturing Lecter. Af ter a series of murders, Nor ton agrees to come out of retirement to catch another killer and pick Lecter’s brain for clues. Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Edward Nor ton, Ralph Fiennes.

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(McCormick) ★★★ Scooby Doo (PG) — is derived from the longestrunning TV car toon show (beginning in 1969 on CBS), and is mostly set in an island theme park. The 'toon gang loved by their TV fans — ginchy-dish Daphne, plain but brainy Velma, blond ego dude Fred (author of "Fred on Fred"), grinning par ty dude Shaggy — are now played by actors locked into one-note roles. Great Dane hero dog Scooby appears computer generated. They go to Spooky Island to solve a criminal conspiracy, where special effects 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. Running time: 1 hr., 23 mins. ★★ Signs (PG-13) — Mel Gibson plays Father Graham Hess, an Episcopal priest who lost his faith and retired his collar af ter his wife was killed in an auto accident.

He lives in an old farmhouse with two adorable kids, plus a younger brother (Joaquin Phoenix). Big, elegantly precise "crop signs" turn up in their cornfield. It's space aliens, and the movie teases us as the signs pile up. The aliens show up, shoving clawed hands under doors but scared by steak knives, full of evil strength, yet not able to knock down the pathetic blockade of a fruit cellar. "Signs," though handsomely shot, seems meant for viewers who need to believe in tabloid aliens, and that we can beat them with plain-spun, homeland vir tues. It should be called "Sins" for compounding the sins of bad filming. Cast: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, M. Night Shyamalan, Cherry Jones.

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Rober t Rodriguez directed, wrote, helped with the digital ef fects and gizmo touches, including excellent creatures. The many Hispanic rif fs do not land with PC heaviness, and the lively cast includes Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara as the main kids, plus Antonio Banderas, Steve Buscemi, Carla Gugino, Alan Cumming, Bill Pa x ton, Tony Shalhoub, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin and (still macho at 81) Ricardo Montalban. Running time: 1 hr., 27 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★

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

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. Running time: 2 hrs., 23 mins. (Elliot t) ★★1/2 The Sum of All Fears (PG-13) — Another morbid Tom Clancy nightmare of big power and dire danger (the nuclear devil unleashed), with a trivial romance trampled by politics and spy games. Phil Alden Robinson directed with spruce if pompous flair, and the nerve-raked cast has Ben Af fleck as the hero, Morgan Freeman, Alan Bates, James Cromwell, Liev Schreiber and (ace as the Russian prez) Ciaran Hinds.

Running time: 2 hrs. (Elliot t) ★★★ Sweet Home Alabama (PG-13) — Only a year and two weeks af ter New York became our most tormented but inspiring city, it is upstaged by a happy hicksville called Pigeon Creek. Why? Because cute "Mel" (Reese Witherspoon) fled poor-folks marriage to Pigeon Creek sweethear t Jake (Josh Lucas). She is

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The fan is Madison (Erika Christensen), who cares naught for swimming, but develops a sudden, compulsive fixation on Ben. Soon af ter joining the student body, she joins his, and in the very pool of his dreams. Already warped — she has a past jock lover parked in a coma — she becomes the nemesis who cannot abide rejection. The clima x is an absurd, let'swrap rush of entrapment, and if you really believe it, please don't go into police work. Cast: Jesse Bradford, Erika Christensen, Shiri Appleby, Dan Hedaya, Kate Bur ton. Running time: 1 hr., 42 mins. (Elliot t) ★1/2 Trapped (R) — Stuar t Townsend and Charlize Theron are a rich couple whose 6-year-old daughter is kidnapped by two experienced ex tor tionists, played by Kevin Bacon and Cour tney Love. Theron and Townsend, trapped in Seat tle on a business trip, have 24 hours to get their daughter back. Cast: Stuar t Townsend, Charlize Theron, Kevin Bacon, Cour tney Love, Dakota Fanning.

The Tuxedo (PG-13) — Jackie Chan plays Jimmy Tong, a cabby who lands a job as chauf feur for Clark Devlin (Jason Isaacs), a wealthy industrialist.

Devlin is every thing Jimmy wants to be – handsome, smar t, rich, cultured and impeccably dressed. One of Devlin's prized possessions is an Armani tuxedo that seems to be a hit with the ladies and a definite confidence-booster. But Jimmy discovers there's more to Devlin than meets the eye af ter the boss is injured by a bomb while on assignment. Before he loses consciousness, Devlin asks Jimmy to wear the suit, a prototype created by a government agency that gives its wearer abilities far beyond mor tal men. Af ter Jimmy tests out the tux, he's thrust into the spy game.

Cast: Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewit t, Jason Isaacs, Ritchie Coster, Debi Mazar and Peter Stormare.

Running time: 1 hr., 30 mins. (McCormick) ★★ The Way We Laughed (NR) — Famous Italian director Gianna Amelio follows the relationship between two Sicilian brothers entangled in circumstances ranging from separation to reunion and fateful changes.

XXX (PG-13) — Vin Diesel is buf f, which is surely the main point of his playing "edge spor ts" thrill-seeker turned CIA agent Xander Cage, but he has glints of boyish vulnerability. As he grooves into playing the new agent recruited by the agency's top dude (Samuel L. Jackson), the movie finds a rhy thm that is like a more masculine, bulked-up "Barbarella." The plot is junk, about a gang of ex-Red Army crazies led by a satanic Slavic slime (Mar ton Csokas), nihilists eager to destroy the world with a superweapon. It's another movie where you must believe, or giggle. Cast: Vin Diesel, Samuel L. Jackson, Asia Argento, Mar ton Csokas, Danny Trejo. Running time: 1 hr., 44 mins. (Elliot t) ★★

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Giving an early clue where it falls on the timeline of Harris adaptations, the amusing second sequence of the film rightly places “Red Dragon” comfortably below Jonathan Demme’s awe-inspiring Oscar winner (“Silence of the Lambs”) and Ridley Scott’s abysmal sequel (“Hannibal”). As Hopkins’ Dr. Lechter hosts the top members of the Baltimore orchestra at his posh brownstone, the topic inadvertently turns to both the excellent food and the sad disappearance of the company’s kind, but untalented, flautist.

The joke is all too familiar, but it’s played well enough that it’s not as irksome as it probably should be by now.

Largely, “Red Dragon” traverses territory like that — the familiar eccentricities of the psychotic, brilliant and cultured Hannibal Lechter — and places a talented male detective in the shoes of Clarice Starling. Here, the psycho-at-large is a fellow tagged “The Tooth Fairy” by the media and, aside from his dental issues, is fascinated by a mythological figure known as the Red Dragon who draws power from consuming others.

Thankfully, Lechter is caged here as he was in “Silence.” Bantering back-and-forth with Norton’s retired and jaded agent as he did with eager, young Clarice, the thrill that was absent in “Hannibal” is partially returned here. That said, it still ain’t the same. As Norton and Hopkins exchange barbs and witticisms, the desire to see the old Hopkins chatting it up with a pensive, redheaded Jody Foster never quite dissipates.

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Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the Reverend Otis Moss, III with Graham, his role doesn’t allow for the sexual tension that was played to such perfection in “Silence.” More problematically, Hopkins turns Lechter into more caricature than character, if only because he can’t seem to find a way to make this tired act new again.

While the Lechter-Graham relationship leaves something to be desired, Ralph Fiennes picks up much of the slack as the lecherous killer. Caught somewhere between a disfigured ogre (his character has a cleft lip and is lacking his set of top teeth) and a chiseled Adonis, it’s impossible to keep your eyes or your mind off Fiennes’ disturbed and disturbing maniac. Tattooed over much of his body, Fiennes lights up the screen with his horrifying, yet tortured stare and his painstaking speech, altered by the fake choppers stuck in his mouth. And, as his poorly drawn savior, Emily Watson is equally laudable for turning a tritely crafted victim (she’s both blind and achingly sweet) into a compelling, layered character.

Delighting in the joy of the chase, “Red Dragon” does a fine job of building up its mystery and then cracking it. But, looming in the shadow of the inimitable “Silence of the Lambs,” this go-round doesn’t have the juice to stand completely on its own and separate itself from its stronger, earlier counterpart.

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Great Preacher Series October 8-10 • 7pm at Tabernacle Baptist Church The community is invited Guest Speaker Tuesday, October 8 Rev. Jasmin “Jazz” Sculark Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church Philadelphia, PA

The native of the Island of Trinidad and Tobago, Rev. Jazz accepted the Lord Jesus Christ at a very early age and shortly after accepting God's calling upon her life into full time ministry. She is a graduate of the Practical Bible College in Vestal, NY, and the Washington Bible College in Lanham, MD. She earned her Masters in Theological Studies at the Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio.

Guest Speaker Wednesday, October 9 Dr. Ralph D. West Pastor, Church Without Walls Houston, TX Dr. West received a divine call to preach when he was 16. His preaching has earned him a national reputation. He has a tremendous sense of presence, confidence and charisma and blends both traditional and newer contemporary worship styles, bridging a wide gulf among AfricanAmerican worshippers.

Guest Speaker Thursday, October 10 Reverend Jawanza Colvin Pastor, East Friendship Baptist Church Washington, DC

Rev. Colvin is a graduate of Morehouse, receiving a Bachelors of Arts degree in History and Religion. He holds a Masters of Divinity degree from the Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He has been the recipient of numerous awards. His sermon, Living on the Flip Side, has been featured in the AfricanAmerican Pulpit.

Music Workshop: The Jazz Experience

October 12 • 10am-12 noon at Tabernacle Baptist Church Youth and adults are invited Wycliffe Gordon Trombonist

Mr. Gordon has an extraordinary career as a performer, conductor, composer, arranger, and educator, receiving high praise from audiences and critics alike.

Eric Reed Pianist

When you think of hard driving swing, daring expression, sophistication and elegance in artistry, formidable technique and a thunderous sound, there are only a small handful of young pianists you think of and one of them is most assuredly ERIC REED.

Pastor's Appreciation Banquet Saturday, October 12 • 7pm Fort Gordon Dinner Theater Cost: $25 An evening of Jazz with Wycliffe Gordon and Eric Reed

Sunday Morning Worship Service 8am & 10:40am Sunday, October 13 with Guest Speaker Rev. Ivan D. Hicks Rev. Hicks is a graduate of the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, where he received the Master of Divinity degree, having concentrated in Homiletics and Liberation Theology.

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Movie Clock REGAL AUGUSTA EXCHANGE 20 Movies Good 10/4 - 10/10 Red Dragon (R) Fri-Sat: 12:40, 1:00, 1:40, 2:00, 3:35, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 6:40, 7:00, 7:30, 7:50, 9:30, 9:50, 10:20, 10:40, 12:20, 12:40; Sun-Thur: 12:40, 1:00, 1:40, 2:00, 3:35, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 6:40, 7:00, 7:30, 7:50, 9:30, 9:50, 10:20, 10:40 Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie (G) Fri-Sat: 12:45, 3:55, 6:45, 9:00, 11:30; Sun-Thur: 12:45, 3:55, 6:45, 9:00 Sweet Home Alabama (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 1:10, 1:40, 2:15, 3:50, 4:20, 4:50, 7:05, 7:35, 8:00, 9:35, 10:05, 10:30, 12:10, 12:35; SunThur: 1:10, 1:40, 2:15, 3:50, 4:20, 4:50, 7:05, 7:35, 8:00, 9:35, 10:05, 10:30 The Tuxedo (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 2:05, 2:35, 4:30, 5:00, 7:20, 7:55, 9:55, 10:20, 12:20; Sun-Thur: 2:05, 2:35, 4:30, 5:00, 7:20, 7:55, 9:55, 10:20 The Banger Sisters (R) Fri-Sat: 1:20, 3:45, 7:15, 9:45, 12:05; Sun-Thur: 1:20, 3:45, 7:15, 9:45 The Four Feathers (PG-13) 12:50, 3:45, 6:55, 10:15 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (R) Fri-Sat: 4:15, 10:00, 12:15; Sun-Thur: 4:15, 10:00 One Hour Photo (R) Fri-Sat: 12:55, 3:55, 6:50, 9:15, 11:50; Sun-Thur: 12:55, 3:55, 6:50, 9:15 The Barbershop (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 1:20, 2:00, 2:30, 4:05, 4:40, 5:10, 7:10, 7:40, 8:10, 9:40, 10:10, 10:30, 12:10, 12:35; Sun-Thur: 1:20, 2:00, 2:30, 4:05, 4:40, 5:10, 7:10, 7:40, 8:10, 9:40, 10:10, 10:30 Swimfan (PG-13) 1:30, 7:45 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (PG) Fri-Sat: 1:15, 4:10, 7:10, 9:25, 11:45; Sun-Thur: 1:15, 4:10, 7:10, 9:25 XXX (PG-13) 7:35, 10:35 Spy Kids 2 (PG) 1:55, 4:25 Signs (PG-13) 1:05, 5:10, 7:50, 10:25 EVANS 12 CINEMAS Movies Good 10/4 - 10/10 Red Dragon (R) Fri: 4:20, 7:10, 9:40; SatSun: 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 9:40; Mon-Thur: 4:20, 7:10, 9:40 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (PG) Fri: 3:45, 5:45, 7:45, 9:45; Sat-Sun: 1:45, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45, 9:45; Mon-Thur: 5:45, 7:45, 9:45 Sweet Home Alabama (PG-13) Fri: 2:00, 4:00, 5:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:20; Sat-Sun: 1:00, 2:00, 4:00, 5:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:20; MonThur: 4:00, 5:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:20 The Tuxedo (PG-13) Fri: 3:05, 5:10, 7:40, 9:50; Sat-Sun: 1:00, 3:05, 5:10, 7:40, 9:50; Mon-Thur: 5:10, 7:40, 9:50 One Hour Photo (R) Fri: 3:25, 5:25, 7:25, 9:25; Sat-Sun: 1:25, 3:25, 5:25, 7:25, 9:25; Mon-Thur: 5:25, 7:25, 9:25 Trapped (R) Fri-Sun: 2:30, 4:50, 7:30, 9:55; Mon-Thur: 4:50, 7:30, 9:55

The Banger Sisters (R) Fri-Sun: 2:20, 4:40, 7:20, 9:30; Mon-Thur: 4:40, 7:20, 9:30 The Four Feathers (PG-13) Fri: 4:10, 7:15, 9:45; Sat-Sun: 1:15, 4:10, 7:15, 9:45; MonThur: 4:10, 7:15, 9:45 Swimfan (PG-13) Fri: 3:35, 5:35, 7:35, 9:35; Sat-Sun: 1:35, 3:35, 5:35, 7:35, 9:35; MonThur: 5:35, 7:35, 9:35 Spy Kids 2 (PG) Fri: 2:55, 4:55, 7:15, 9:15; Sat-Sun: 12:55, 2:55, 4:55, 7:15, 9:15; MonThur: 4:55, 7:15, 9:15 Signs (PG-13) Fri: 4:05, 7:05, 9:20; Sat-Sun: 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 9:20; Mon-Thur: 4:05, 7:05, 9:20 MASTERS 7 CINEMAS Movies Good 10/4 - 10/10 Red Dragon (R) Fri: 5:00, 7:30, 10:00; Sat: 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 10:00; Sun: 2:30, 5:00, 7:30; Mon-Thur: 5:00, 7:30 Sweet Home Alabama (PG-13) Fri: 5:10, 7:45, 10:10; Sat: 2:40, 5:10, 7:45, 10:10; Sun: 2:40, 5:10, 7:45; Mon-Thur: 5:10, 7:45 The Tuxedo (PG-13) Fri: 5:15, 7:55, 9:55; Sat: 2:45, 5:15, 7:55, 9:55; Sun: 2:45, 5:15, 7:55; Mon-Thur: 5:15, 7:55 Trapped (R) Fri: 5:05, 7:35, 9:55; Sat: 2:50, 5:05, 7:35, 9:55; Sun: 2:50, 5:05, 7:35; Mon-Thur: 5:05, 7:35 Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (R) Fri: 5:25, 7:50, 10:15; Sat: 3:15, 5:25, 7:50, 10:15; Sun: 3:15, 5:25, 7:50; Mon-Thur: 5:25, 7:50 Barbershop (PG-13) Fri: 5:20, 8:00, 10:05; Sat: 3:00, 5:20, 8:00, 10:05; Sun: 3:00, 5:20, 8:00; Mon-Thur: 5:20, 8:00 Signs (PG-13) Fri: 5:10, 7:40, 9:50; Sat: 2:35, 5:10, 7:40, 9:50; Sun: 2:35, 5:10, 7:40; Mon-Thur: 5:10, 7:40 REGAL 12 CINEMAS Movies Good 10/4 - 10/10 Blood Work (R) 2:25, 5:10, 7:25, 9:40 Minority Report (PG-13) 2:10, 4:55, 7:55 Like Mike (PG) 2:45, 4:55, 7:25, 9:30 The Adventures of Pluto Nash (PG-13) 2:40, 4:45, 7:40, 10:05 Eight Legged Freaks (PG-13) 2:15, 5:05, 7:30, 10:00 Mr. Deeds (PG-13) 2:10, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50 Country Bears (G) 2:00, 4:25, 7:45, 9:55 Sum of All Fears (PG-13) 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 Scooby Doo (PG) 2:35, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45 Reign of Fire (PG-13) 2:05, 4:30, 7:10, 9:35 Bourne Identity (PG-13) 2:20, 5:00, 7:35, 9:55 Star Wars: Episode II (PG) 2:30, 5:15, 8:00 ASU FILM SERIES Movie Good 10/7 The Way We Laughed (NR) Mon: 7:00

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Auditions

AUDITIONS FOR “MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET” will be held at the Washington Center for the Per forming Ar ts in Aiken.

Auditions for young people ages 8-15 will be held Oct. 13, 3 and 4:30 p.m. Auditions for adults ages 16 and up will be held Oct. 13-15 at 7 p.m. Per formances are Nov. 29-30 and Dec. 6-8 and 13-14. No previous acting experience is necessary; volunteers also needed for backstage and technical duties. Call (803) 648-1438.

THE AUGUSTA FLUTE ORCHESTRA is accepting flutists from middle school through adults. Last chance to join is Oct. 5, 10 a.m.(register at 9:30 a.m.) in the Fine Ar ts Building Rehearsal Hall at ASU. Rehearsals will be held every other Saturday morning. Piccolos and alto flutes especially welcome. Tuition is $30 for the semester. Call the ASU Conservatory Program at 731-7971.

COLUMBIA COUNTY CHORAL SOCIETY OPEN AUDITIONS AND REHEARSALS every Tuesday evening at First Baptist Church of Evans. For more information, call 364-5920 or visit www.ccchoralsociety.org.

AUGUSTA CONCERT BAND rehearses Monday evenings and is looking to fill vacancies on most band instruments.

Interested par ties should contact Ben Easter, (803) 2020091 or e-mail bandforaugusta@aol.com.

SWEET ADELINES PEACH STATE CHORUS OPEN REHEARSAL for singers each Thursday at 7 p.m. Held at 600 Mar tintown Road in Nor th Augusta. Contact Mildred Blain at 736-7740 or Mary Norman at 279-6499.

Education

CERAMICS CLASSES at the Weeks Center Ceramics House in Aiken. Fees include one class per week and students can choose any class time: Mondays, 9 a.m. to noon or 6-9 p.m.; Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m.; or Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to noon. $90 for September-May, $60 for September-December or JanuaryMay or $30 per month. Call (803) 642-7631 for info.

USC-AIKEN MUSIC CONSERVATORY PROGRAM now open.

Students of all ages and experience levels welcome. Private lessons available for musical instruments and voice; instructors are USC-Aiken faculty and have at least a master’s degree in their per formance area. (803) 641-3288.

Exhibitions

AT THE ETHERREDGE CENTER: “Aiken Ar tist Guild: Various Media” exhibit in the Upper Gallery through Oct. 30; “Jill Stafford: Paintings” exhibit in the Lower Gallery through Nov. 2. Call (803) 641-3305.

MICHAEL KIMMERLY ART EXHIBITION Oct. 3-31 at the Fine Ar ts Gallery at ASU. Opening reception is Oct. 3, 5-7 p.m. at the gallery and is free of charge. 737-1444.

KATRINA HINTZE exhibits por traits at the Gibbs Library Oct. 3-19. Call the library at 863-1946.

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EXHIBITS AT THE LUCY CRAFT LANEY MUSEUM OF BLACK HISTORY: Annual Quilt Exhibit and Davidson Fine Ar ts Annual Exhibit run from October through the end of November. The museum is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. and 2-5 p.m. Sun. $3 admission for adults; $1 admission for students. 724-3576.

AT THE AIKEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS Oct. 3-Nov. 8: Elizabeth Moretz exhibits in the Westinghouse Group Gallery, Mary Whyte exhibits in the Wyat t Gallery and George Kierspe exhibits in the Founders Gallery. Opening reception 6-8 p.m. Oct. 3. Call (803) 641-9094.

AT THE GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTITUTE OF ART: “Recent Works from the Ger trude Herber t Ar t Faculty” is in the Gallery at Walker-Mackenzie Studio through Oct. 31; “Walker-Mackenzie Studio First Anniversary Exhibit: Student Accomplishments Throughout the Year” is in the First-Floor Gallery at Ware’s Folly through Dec. 19; “If Walls Could Talk” is in the Third-Floor Gallery at Ware’s Folly through Dec. 19. Call 722-5495 for more information.

DANIEL HAYES exhibits his paintings through Nov. 22 at the Cafe Du Teau. He’s also exhibiting at Sacred Hear t Ar t Gallery through Oct. 31 and at the Metro Coffeehouse Oct. 4-31. For a preview of Hayes works, visit www.hayesar t.com. For more info, call the Cafe Du Teau, 733-3505; Sacred Hear t Cultural Center, 826-4700; or the Metro, 722-6468.

ON DISPLAY AT SACRED HEART CULTURAL CENTER through mid-October: the work of Rejine Halini and ten pieces from the state ar t collection. Exhibits are in the Ar t Hall of Sacred Hear t. Call 826-4700.

“PAINTINGS AND PRINTS: THE WORKS OF TOM CROWTHER” will be on display at the Ar t Factory Gallery, 416 Crawford Ave., through Nov. 29. The Ar t Factory Gallery is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Fri. Call 737-0008.

“A SENSE OF PLACE: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN THE NEW SOUTH” exhibit up through Oct. 4 in the Main Gallery at Ware’s Folly. 722-5495.

AT THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART: “Contemporary Realist Works” and “Contemporary Non-Objective Works” through Oct 6; “Personal Visions” through Oct. 20 and “Contemporary Works on Paper” through Oct. 27. For more information, call 724-7501 or visit www.themorris.org.

“AUGUSTA REMEMBERS 9/11” exhibition at the Augusta Museum of History runs through Oct. 6. The Augusta Museum of History is open Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sun., 1-5 p.m. Free admission offered on Sundays. Call 722-8454 for more information or visit www.augustamuseum.org.

ALEX MCCAIN exhibits his work at Borders Books and Music through the end of October. Upcoming exhibit is Rober t Lee in November. Call Borders Books and Music at 737-6962.

Dance

FLAMENCO VIVO!/CARLOTA SANTANA SPANISH DANCE COMPANY per forms at ASU’s Ma xwell Per forming Ar ts Theatre Oct. 4. Tickets are $8 general admission, $6 students and seniors and free for ASU students, faculty and staff. Per formance at 7:30 p.m. 737-1609.

“Hunger for Life: A Dance Performance” features dancers from Tip Toes and Taps and will raise money for the Golden Harvest Food Bank Oct. 5 at Jessye Norman Amphitheatre.

“CARMEN,” presented by the Augusta Ballet, at the Imperial Theatre Oct. 11-12. Call the Augusta Ballet Box Office at 261-0555 for ticket information.

“HUNGER FOR LIFE: A DANCE PERFORMANCE” 3:30-5:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Jessye Norman Amphitheatre at Riverwalk.

The dance company from Tip Toes and Taps will perform a variety of pieces. $5 general admission, $3 students and seniors, free for kids under 12. All proceeds benefit the Golden Harvest Food Bank and tickets are available at Golden Harvest Food Bank, Tip Toes and Taps Dance Studio and at the performance. For info, contact Wayne Waldrop, 261-0181.

SINGLES DANCE each Saturday night from 8-11 p.m. sponsored by the Christian Social Organization for Single Adults.

Held at Westside High School. Tickets $5 for members, $7 for non-members, and are available at the door; free dance lessons at 7 p.m. For more information, call 736-8004.

Music

MICHELLE TABOR AND CAMILO ACOSTO per form a piano and violin recital Oct. 17, 7 p.m. at USC-Aiken as par t of the Mauldin Series. At the Etherredge Center. (803) 641-3305.

THREE MO’ TENORS, par t of the Augusta Symphony’s Pops at the Bell, will be per formed Oct. 15, 8 p.m., Bell Auditorium. 826-4705.

TWILIGHT POPS ON THE RIVER Oct. 13 at the Jessye Norman Amphitheater. 7 p.m. concer t by the Augusta Concer t Band. Free. (803) 202-0091.

JAZZ AT THE JULIAN concer t with the Augusta Jazz Project. Oct. 11, 8 p.m. at the Julian Smith Casino. $5 students, $15 general admission, $10/person for groups of 10 or more. 651-8712.

ALMA TRIO per forms Oct. 11 at the Ma xwell Per forming Ar ts Theatre at ASU, 8 p.m. Presented as par t of the Harry Jacobs Chamber Music Society’s 2002-2003 season.

Tickets are $15 adult, $5 student at the door. 860-5885.

“BACH TO BROADWAY” CONCERT, Oct. 8 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, is par t of the Tuesday’s Music Live con-

cer t series. Mary Jo Prouty, soprano, and Maila Springfield, piano, will per form. Per formance at noon. 722-3463.

SIXTY-THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF BIG RED & SWANEE QUINTET celebration features per formances by Harvey Watkins & The Canton Spirituals, Doc McKenzie & The Gospel Hi-Lites, Paul Beasley & The Original Gospel Keynotes and The Nightingales & Jeff Pat terson & Co. At the Bell Auditorium Oct. 6, 5 p.m. Tickets are: $20 early bird rate for the first 1500 ticketholders, $25 for those who purchase tickets af ter the first 1500 ticketholders, and $8 for children 7-12. Call 722-3521 for details.

WOODWIND TRIO AND FRIENDS opens the Augusta Symphony’s Encore Chamber Series Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. 826-4705.

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

Theater

LAKESIDE DESSERT THEATRE will be presented by the Lakeside High School Choral program Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. Tickets are $5 in advance and $6 at the door. Children under 3 admit ted free. For ticket information, call 863-0027, ex t. 224.

“YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU” Oct. 4-5 and 11-12 at the Abbeville Opera House. Matinee per formance Oct. 5. Call (864) 459-2157 for reservations.

“WAX WORK” will be per formed Oct. 10-13 at 8 p.m. Held at USC-Aiken’s Etherredge Center and per formed by the University Theatre Players. (803) 641-3305.

MURDER AT THE PARTRIDGE INN: “LAST WILL & TESTAMENT” Oct. 20 and Nov. 17 at the Par tridge Inn. Dinner buffet served at 7:30 p.m. For tickets, call 737-8888.

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ATOMIC CITY FESTIVAL honors the former town of Ellenton.

Held Oct. 12 in New Ellenton, S.C. Call (803) 652-2214.

Attractions

M E T R RIVERBANKS ZOO AND GARDEN EXTENDED HOURS: O Admission gates open at 9 a.m. and close at 5 p.m.

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WAGON RIDE SWAMP TOUR of Phinizy Swamp Nature Park 9-10:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.-noon Oct. 12. Enjoy a wagon ride on nature park trails and paths. Contribution is $3 for members and $5 for non-members. Call 828-2109 to register

by Oct. 10; please indicate what time you prefer to at tend.

Weekday admission is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Regular admission is $7.75 adults, $5.25 for children ages 3-12. Call (803) 7798717 or visit www.riverbanks.org.

A DAY TO REMEMBER: COLONIAL TIMES festival Oct. 1213 at the Living History Park in Nor th Augusta.

Demonstrations of colonial trades and craf ts, plus children’s activities. Free admission. (803) 279-7560.

THE BOYHOOD HOME OF WOODROW WILSON: Circa 1859 Presbyterian manse occupied by the family of President Woodrow Wilson as a child during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Original and period antiques, restored house, kitchen and carriage house. 419 Telfair Street. Open 10 a.m.

5 p.m., Tues.-Sat. Tours available; groups of 10 or more by appointment only. Admission is $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 students under 18 and free for ages five and under. 724-0436.

HISPANIC FESTIVAL, Oct. 12-13 at the Eighth Street Parking Lot and Plaza of Riverwalk, is sponsored by the Association Cultural Hispanoamerican. Open noon-10:30 p.m. Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Musical enter tainment, ar ts and craf ts, dancing and authentic food and beverages. Contact Pedro Hoyos-Salcedo, at 737-1500 or at achainc@hotmail.com.

2 0 AUGUSTA GOLF & GARDENS OF THE GEORGIA GOLF HALL 0 OF FAME features beautiful display gardens, as well as 2 bronze sculptures of some of golf’s greatest masters.

Available for rent for a variety of functions. Group discount rates available. Closed Mondays; open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tues.-Sat.; open from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5.50 for adults; $4.50 for students, seniors and military; $3.50 for children (4 to 12); free for children 3 and under.

Sundays are two for one with a Super Sunday coupon.

Annual garden memberships are available. Call 724-4443 or 1-888-874-4443. Also, visit their Web site at www.gghf.org.

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

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

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

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

Once again, Harlem hosts the Oliver Hardy Festival, Oct. 5. A parade, live entertainment, film screenings and more will be featured. major holidays. 1 Tenth Street, Augusta. Call 724-7501 or visit www.themorris.org for details.

641-3769 business hours Monday-Friday or (803) 641-3654 to leave a message af ter hours.

THE MUSEUM OF LAUREL AND HARDY OF HARLEM, GEORGIA features displays of various Laurel and Hardy memorabilia; films also shown. Located at 250 N. Louisville Street in downtown Harlem. Open 1-4 p.m. ThursdayMonday. For more information, call 556-3448.

EXOTIC BIRD FAIR Oct. 13 at the Julian Smith Casino. From 9 a.m.-5 p.m. birds and bird-care items will be available.

Admission is $2; kids under 12 are free. Contact Kathleen Clark, 556-0996, or Gail Kaitschuck, 736-0105.

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.

AT THE AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY: “Keepers of the Faith: A History of Organized Religion in Augusta” exhibit runs through Nov. 10. 2002 R. Roy Goodwin II Memorial Lecture Series held Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. Call 722-8454 or visit www.augustamuseum.org.

Special Events

HISTORIC COTTON EXCHANGE WELCOME CENTER: Open Mon.Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m. Riverwalk. Free. 724-4067.

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

Museums

THE GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTITUTE OF ART in Ware’s Folly exhibits works by local and regional ar tists. Ar t classes, workshops and other educational programming for children, youth and adults are held in the Walker-Mackenzie Studio. Ware’s Folly galleries open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; and Saturday by appointment only. The Walker-Mackenzie Studio gallery is open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free, but a donation of $2 for adults and $1 for children and seniors is encouraged. Call 722-5495 for more info.

THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART hosts exhibitions and special events year-round. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays, noon-5 p.m. Closed on Mondays and

2002 U.S. ARMY SOLDIER SHOW comes to For t Gordon Oct. 12. Musical revue begins at 8 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m. and seating is limited. The per formance is at Alexander Hall. Free and open to the public. Vehicles not registered on For t Gordon may only enter Gate 1 and all patrons must have a photo ID. Call 791-4389 or visit www.for tgordon.com for more info.

THE AUGUSTA KENNEL CLUB FALL ALL-BREED DOG SHOW AND OBEDIENCE TRIAL Oct. 5 at Riverview Park in Nor th Augusta. Judging begins at 9 a.m. Event is open to the public and free of charge. For more information, call Sara at 738-9288 or visit www.augustakennelclub.org.

CITY-WIDE INDOOR/OUTDOOR SALE Oct. 5, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Smith-Hazel Recreation Center in Aiken. Call (803) 6427635 for info.

A DAY FOR ASU CELEBRATION 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Maxwell Alumni House. For more information, call 737-1759.

FRIGHTENING FILM FEATURES FOR HALLOWEEN every Tuesday in October at Headquar ters Library. Upcoming features are “Frankenstein,” Oct. 8; “Nightmare Before Christmas,” Oct. 15; “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” Oct. 22; “Sleepy Hollow,” Oct. 29. All films begin at 6:30 p.m.

Call 821-2600 for details.

POLITICAL FORUM featuring meet the candidates and question and answer dialogue Oct. 8, 6-9 p.m. at the Henry H. Brigham Senior Center. Sponsored by the Richmond County Neighborhood Associations Alliance. Free and open to the public. For more info, contact George Mitchell, 796-6062, or Michael Simmons, 772-8503.

WREATH LAYING CEREMONY at Fort Gordon’s Freedom Park Oct. 4, 10:30 a.m. Held in conjunction with the reunion for the 20th Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Division, one of the first allied units to land on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. Ceremony is open to the public. Call 791-9536 for more information.

LATIN FIESTA NIGHT Oct. 11, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Family Y’s Wilson Center. Latin dancing, refreshments and prizes. 733-1030.

“THE VOYAGER ENCOUNTERS” SHOW at the Dupont Planetarium on the USC-Aiken Campus Oct. 4-5 and 18-19.

Showtimes are 7 and 8 p.m. and tickets are $4 adult, $3 senior citizens, $2 K-12 students and $1 for USC-Aiken faculty, staff and students. To make reservations call (803)

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PLANT EXCHANGE AND SALE sponsored by The Cherokee Rose Garden Club Oct. 12, 9 a.m. to noon at the Savannah Rapids Pavilion. For more information, call Bet ty Crowther, 860-3696, or Helene Hondrum, 854-8215.

FALL MIGRATION WALK through Phinizy Swamp Nature Park Oct. 12, 8-11 a.m. Contribution is $5 for members and $8 for non-members, and registration must be completed by Oct. 11. 828-2109.

HARLEM OLIVER HARDY FESTIVAL Oct. 5 in Harlem, Ga. Festivities begin on Main Street at 9 a.m. and include parades, live enter tainment, Laurel and Hardy look-alike contest, film screenings, per formance by the Swingin’ Medallions and more. 556-3448. Also, there will be a family bicycle tour of Harlem. The metric century, a 65-mile ride, star ts at 8:45 a.m., and other riders star t at 11 a.m. for an optional 10- or 20-mile family ride. Meet at the Women’s Club. Contact David Titus at 860-2205 for info or leave a message with Richard Swann, 736-2092.

SWAMP SATURDAY at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park Oct. 5.

9:30 a.m hike leads through scenic areas of the park. Wear comfor table shoes and bring a water bot tle and weatherappropriate outerwear. Cameras and binoculars optional.

Free of charge; donations accepted. 828-2109.

ST. MARY’S CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL Oct. 5 at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic School in Aiken. Features bake sale, enter tainment, games for kids and more. Rain date is Oct. 6.

Call (803) 649-4777.

ANNUAL COMMUNITY DAY, sponsored by the Augusta Youth Center, Oct. 5. Day star ts at 10 a.m. with steppers, an area youth chorus, health fair, food, games and more.

Contact Pat Jones, 724-0362.

MARKET DAY at the Aiken County Historical Museum.

Family activities, food and live enter tainment Oct. 5. Call (803) 642-2015 for more information.

BEST OF AUGUSTA BASH Oct. 3, 7-11 p.m. at For t Discovery. Augusta’s best restaurants and enter tainment will be featured. Advance tickets are $10; tickets will be $15 at the door. Contact Lisa Golden, 821-0646 for more information.

SILENT MOVIE NIGHT at Sacred Hear t Cultural Center Oct. 4. Showing of “Wings” with movie organist Ron Car ter. For more information, call Sacred Hear t at 826-4700.

GREEK FESTIVAL 2002 Oct. 4-6 at the Greek Or thodox Church, 953 Telfair St. Open 11 a.m.-10 p.m. FridaySaturday and noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Traditional Greek cuisine, live enter tainment, bazaar and more. Free admission. Call the Greek Or thodox Church for more information at 7241087 or 724-8373.

CSRA HOME AND OUTDOOR SHOW 2002 Oct. 4-6 at the Augusta Mall. Call (803) 279-8017 for information.

PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR ROBERT OLEN BUTLER comes to USC-Aiken Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. as par t of the James Oswald Distinguished Writers Series. Held at the Etherredge Center. Free and open to the public. (803) 641-3305.

ASU STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL at the Morris Museum of Ar t. Recently graduated film students from Augusta State University show off their work and will be available for discussion Oct. 11. Film series begins at 7 p.m.; formal recep-

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HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH COMMAND PROGRAM at For t Gordon Oct. 3, 1:30 p.m., will be held in Alexander Hall.

The guest speaker will be Major General Paul E. Lima, and the theme is “Strength in Unity, Faith and Diversity.” Free and open to the public. 791-6455.

BUILDER’S ASSOCIATION OF METRO AUGUSTA 2002 PARADE OF HOMES Oct. 3-6 in Columbia County’s Brookwood Glen Community. Hours are 1-4 p.m. ThursdayFriday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 1-6 p.m. Sunday.

Admission is $5 for adults and free for children 14 and under.

Visit www.homebuildersaugusta.org or call 860-2371.

HORSE CREEK/MIDLAND VALLEY SASSAFRAS FESTIVAL AND CARNIVAL Oct. 3-5 in Burnettown, S.C., includes beauty pageant, softball tournament, car show, parade, tractor show, crafters and more. Call (803) 593-2676 for more information.

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 also held at the Richmond County Animal Control Shelter, Tues. through Sun., 1-5 p.m. 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 for privately owned pets. $8 per animal. 1 p.m. at Superpetz. Dogs must be on a leash and cats in a carrier. Puppies and kit tens must be three months old and current for all 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. 261-PETS.

Out of Town

CAROLINA DOWNHOME BLUES FESTIVAL Oct. 3-5 in Camden, S.C. $50 weekend pass, $15 per individual theatre concer t, $10 per night pubcrawl armband. Visit www.bluesbash.com/camden or phone (803) 425-7676 for information.

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE FAIR Oct. 3-13 at the State Fair Grounds in Columbia, S.C. Exhibits, live enter tainment, rides and more will be featured. $6-7 adult and $4-5 kids (ages 611) admission fee. Call (803) 799-3387 or visit www.scstatefair.org for information.

“KING LEAR” will be per formed by the University of South Carolina Theatre Oct. 4-12 at Drayton Hall in Columbia, S.C. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Tues.-Sat. and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for USC faculty and staff, senior citizens and military personnel, $9 for students and $7 per person for groups of 10 or more. Call the box office at (803) 777-2551.

GEORGIA NATIONAL FAIR Oct. 4-13 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry, Ga. Alabama concer t Oct. 5, George Jones concer t Oct. 10, Vince Gill concer t Oct. 12. Call 478-987-3247 or 1-800-987-3247 for details.

ACCESSIBILITY ART PROJECT through Oct. 25 in downtown Sumter, S.C. Exhibition of high-quality ar twork presented in unique set tings throughout Sumter’s downtown area. Also, performance ar t, interactive ar t, lectures, discussions and guided walking tours are par t of the project. For info, call the Sumter County Cultural Commission, (803) 436-2260.

“THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS” will be presented through Oct. 6 at the Class Act Theatre in Mariet ta, Ga. Shows are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Ticket prices are $15 adults, $13 seniors and $12 children. For reservations, call (770) 579-3156 or visit www.ClassActTheatre.com.

GEORGIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS holds an Anniversary Gala Oct. 18 in Atlanta with live music, food and silent auction. For more information, call (404) 873-3911.

“A VIEW FROM THE SOUTH: THE LOUIS AND ANN WRIGHT COLLECTION” through Nov. 17 at the Columbia Museum of Ar t. Call (803) 799-2810 or visit www.columbiamuseum.org.

AT THE HARDEEVILLE MOTOR SPEEDWAY in Hardeeville, S.C.: NAPA Night at the Races Oct. 5, Florida Pro Series Late Models Oct. 12, IPRA Professional Rodeo Oct. 25-26. Call (843) 784RACE or visit www.hardeevillespeedway.com.

NETHERWORLD HAUNTED HOUSE open daily through Nov. 3.

Located in the Georgia Antique and Design Center in Norcross, Ga. $20 combo price for two haunted houses or $13 for the Inner Sanctum only. All ages admit ted, but parental guidance is suggested. Call the Netherworld hotline at (404) 608-2484 or visit www.fearworld.com for more information.

AT THE HIGH MUSEUM OF ART in Atlanta: “The Mystique of Rene Magrit te: Five Surrealist Paintings From the Menil

Collection, Houston,” through Dec. 1; “Building the Collection: American Sculpture,” through Nov. 3; “Beyond Surrealism: Selections From the Permanent Collection,” through Dec. 1. (404) 733-HIGH.

Benefits 2002 E-Z-GO BOYS & GIRLS CLUB GOLF CLASSIC Oct. 7 at Woodside Plantation Country Club. Entry fee is $600 per team and proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Augusta.

Contact Michelle Ansley at 771-4677 or 1-800-241-5855.

ASU GALA CONCERT 8 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Ma xwell Per forming Ar ts Theatre. Per formances by the ASU Choirs, Opera Workshop, Wind Ensemble, Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble. $10 admission benefits music scholarship fund.

Call 737-1444 for information.

DONATE-A-PHONE PROGRAM benefits survivors of domestic violence by providing them with refurbished wireless phones pre-programmed to dial emergency numbers. This October, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, The Give Back a Smile program and the Donate-A-Phone program are teaming up to accept donations of wireless telephones. To donate, ship old wireless phones to the AACD Charitable Foundation, c/o the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, 5401 World Dairy Drive, Madison, WI 53718-3900. Call the national hotline for more information at 1-800-773-GBAS. SHEPEARD COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER BLOOD DRIVES in various locations around the CSRA this month. The blood center is urging people of all blood types to donate in order to combat a blood supply shor tage. For detailed information on locations and times to donate, visit www.shepeardblood.org. You may also call Susan Edwards at (803) 6437996 for information on Aiken locations and Nancy Szocinski at 737-4551 for information on all other locations.

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

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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CLASSES at the University of Georgia Business Outreach Services/Small Business Development Center Augusta Office. “Star ting Your Own Business,” Oct. 8; “Writing a Business Plan,” Oct. 17; “QuickBooks: An Introduction,” Oct. 22. All classes held from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Call 737-1790 to register.

S P I R I T

INTERNET INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP Oct. 9, 6:30 p.m., at the Gibbs Library. Free, but call 863-1946 to register.

O C T

CANDY MAKING CLASS Oct. 15 at the H.O. Weeks Center in Aiken. Class is held 10-11:30 a.m. and covers making molded, dipped and filled chocolates and candy. $25 per person fee. Call (803) 642-7631.

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BEGINNING COMPUTER CLASSES Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25 at the Ma xwell Branch Library. Held from 9:30-11 a.m.

Registration is required; call 793-2020.

INTRO TO MAGIC CLASS at the H.O. Weeks Center in Aiken Oct. 12, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Learn about stage magic, close-up magic, animal magic, tricks and illusions. $30 per person; open to all ages, though children 6 and under must have a paying adult accompany them to the class. Call (803) 642-7631 to register.

AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY CONTINUING EDUCATION is now offering the following classes: Debt-Free Living, Reflexology with Aromatherapy, A Prosperous Retirement, Per fectly Social and more. 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, Microsof t Excel, Health Care Career courses, Rape Aggression Defense, A Look at Genealogy, Real Estate, Driver Education, Pilot courses and more. Aiken Tech also offers Education to Go classes online. For more information or to register, call (803) 593-9231, ex t. 1230.

Health “HIV AND YOU: WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?” free health education class at the Life Learning Center’s Downtown

Soprano Mary Jo Prouty performs a “Bach to Broadway” concert with pianist Maila Springfield Oct. 8 as part of the Tuesday’s Music Live concert series.

Division in Room 2D-114. Open to veterans, their families and others. Call 733-0188, ex t. 7989 to enroll.

OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH and Universit y Breast Heal th Center has a program to provide women who qualif y with free mammograms.

Call 774-4141 for more information.

AUGUSTA RED CROSS SAFETY TRAINING CLASSES: Standard First Aid, Community First Aid and Safety and Adult CPR classes are scheduled for October. For complete class schedules, call 724-8483 or visit www.redcross.org/ga/augusta.

FAIR Oct. 9 at Augusta State University. Held 10 32 HEALTH a.m.-2 p.m. at the Physical Education/Athletic Complex and is free. 737-1444.

M E T DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP meets Oct. 8 and Dec. 10 at R Doctors Hospital Office Building III in Classrooms 4 and 5.

O Pre-registration is not required. Call 651-2468 or visit S P I R I T

www.doctors-hospital.net for info.

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

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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.

2 0 FREE HIV/AIDS TESTING every Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at 0 St. Stephen’s Ministry, 922 Greene Street. Free anonymous 2 testing, pre- and post-test counseling and education.

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

Call Tess at 738-2782 for more information.

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

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

Kids YOUNG EAGLES DAY 2002 Oct. 5 at Daniel Field from 9 a.m.-noon (weather permit ting). Purpose is to introduce kids ages 7-17 to the experience of flight; free ride available for those who have not had the oppor tunity to fly in a general aviation aircraf t. For more information, call 790-4365 or email garner49@comcast.net.

ARTRAGEOUS SUNDAY! THE ART OF AFRICAN DANCE Oct. 6 at the Morris Museum of Ar t. Sala Adenike from ABATSU per formers teaches how to dance to traditional African music. Free admission. Program begins at 2 p.m. Call 7247501 or 210-8033.

“PRINTMAKING: INNOVATIVE AND EASY” family workshop at the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art Oct. 12, 10 a.m. to noon.

Open to children ages 5-11 and an accompanying adult. $7/family fee includes one adult and one child; $1 fee per additional child. 722-5495.

AUGUSTA JUNIOR OLYMPIC VOLLEYBALL CLUB orientation meeting Oct. 13, 2 p.m. at Augusta Prep Day School library.

Open to experienced middle school and high school players. $25 pre-registration fee required for November tryouts. For more info, call (803) 279-2215, visit www.eteamz.com/augustajuniors or e-mail dreid54@comcast.net.

FALL FAMILY CAMP WEEKEND PROGRAM Oct. 12-13 at Family Y’s Camp Lakeside on Lake Thurmond. Indoor and outdoor activities and free time, as well as meals, are included.

Family Y membership required. Call 733-1030 for information.

Volunteer

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

SWAMP SATURDAY VOLUNTEER TRAINING 9 a.m.-noon Oct. 5 at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park. Learn how to lead Swamp Saturday tour groups. Free. RSVP by Oct. 4 at 828-2109.

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.

OPERATION CLEAN UP of the Laney-Walker and Bethlehem neighborhoods Oct. 12 from 8 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will clean up debris and trash from property, streets and sidewalks.

For info, contact Ivory Matthews or Maria Johnson at 724-5565.

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

Sports

CHILDREN’S LEARNING CENTER at the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History open Monday-Friday, 4:30-6:30 p.m., September through June. For information, call 724-3576.

ADULT WINTER SOFTBALL LEAGUE begins Oct. 28 at Citizens Park I and II. Fees and team rosters due Oct. 15.

Call (803) 643-4663.

STORYTIME IN THE GARDENS Tuesdays at Hopelands in Aiken, through Oct. 29. At 4 p.m., local seniors will read favorite children’s stories to kids ages 8 and under. All children receive a book to take home. Bring a blanket or chair and snacks; an adult must accompany children to the program. Free. In case of rain, event will be held at the H.O. Weeks Center. (803) 642-7631.

JAGUAR JAUNT 3K ROAD RACE begins 8 a.m. Oct. 5 at Augusta State University’s Ma xwell Alumni House. For information, phone 737-1759.

GOLDEN HARVEST FOOD BANK needs volunteers during the day, Monday-Friday, to help sor t donated products and assist in their agency shopping area. Help is needed yearround. If you are able to lif t 25 pounds and would like to help fight hunger in the Augusta area, contact Laurie Roper at 736-1199, ex t. 208.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART to guide tours and teach educational programs. Training begins Oct. 13. Contact Patricia Moore Shaffer, 828-3813.

THOROUGHBRED RACING HALL OF FAME DOCENTS NEEDED for the upcoming season. Duties include opening and closing the Hall of Fame, greeting visitors and providing information about museum exhibits. Call Lisa Hall, (803) 642-7650 for information.

KIWANIS OF UPTOWN AUGUSTA GOLF OUTING Oct. 8 at Forest Hill Country Club. Contact Sally Parsons, 667-9009, ex t. 202, for details.

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.

FALL GYMNASTICS at the Family Y: Session II runs Oct. 28Dec. 30. Open to toddlers through teens and held once a week at the Wheeler Gymnastics Center. 738-6678.

GROUP FITNESS WORKSHOP 8 a.m. Oct. 5 at the Senior Citizens Council. Potential and current fitness instructors will learn basic academic and practical application of teaching group exercise. Register at 1-800-AEROBIC or online, www.ndeita.com.

AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL: 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; call 790-6836 to verify dates and times.

ACADEMIC HELP AND TUTORING available Saturdays, 2:304:30 p.m. at the Wallace Branch Library. Call 722-6275 to make arrangements.

AUGUSTA LYNX EXHIBITION GAME at the AugustaRichmond County Civic Center Oct. 5, noon. Call 724-4423 for tickets and information.

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.

GIRLS INCORPORATED AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM runs through the end of the 2002-2003 school year. A variety of programs will be offered. Services include van pick-up at select schools, evening drop-off, homework room and hot evening meal. Open to girls in kindergar ten through high school. Af ter-school program offered 2:30-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. For more information, call 733-2512.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL PRE-SEASON TIP-OFF at the Radisson Riverfront Hotel Oct. 9 at noon features keynote speaker Dean Smith, former University of Nor th Carolina head coach. Tickets are $20 for members of the Greater Augusta Spor ts Council and are $30 for non-members; luncheon ticket and GASC membership available for $50. Call the GASC at 722-8326 or visit www.augustaspor ts.org for more info.

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.

YOGA ESSENTIALS Oct. 6, 8 a.m. at the Senior Citizens Council. Investigate the safety, efficacy, biomechanics and coaching skills for a wide variety of resistance exercises.

Call 1-800-AEROBIC or visit www.ndeita.com to register.

CHILDREN’S WEEK PROCLAMATION CEREMONY 10 a.m.

Oct. 4 at the Jessye Norman Amphitheater. Puppet show included. For more info, contact Raquel Kirkley, 721-7413.

The Children’s Week Parade and Festival will be held 1-5 p.m. Oct. 6 at Riverwalk’s Eighth Street Plaza. Activities include parade, ar ts and craf ts, enter tainment and food.

Contact Ralph Sapp at 821-0305 for more information.

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.

“ART FOR TOTS” FAMILY WORKSHOP Oct. 5 at the Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t. Toddlers ages 2-4 and their parents will explore the creative possibilities of drawing and painting. Held from 10-11:30 a.m. Fee is $12 per family (one adult and one child). 722-5495.

FIRST SATURDAY STORYTELLING at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum. In addition, there is a tour of the museum. Held 10 a.m. to noon the first Saturday of the month. Call 724-3576.

“BOYS TO MEN” CLASS 9 a.m.-noon Oct. 5 focuses on peer pressure, sexuality, substance abuse and more. Open to 13-16 year old boys; inclusion of a father or other male relative is optional. Held at Doctors Hospital Medical Office Building II, Cradle Club Classroom, Suite 210. Call 651-2229 to register or visit www.doctors-hospital.net on the Web.

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

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

Seniors OKTOBERFEST BUS TRIP TO ALPINE VILLAGE, HELEN, GA., Oct. 25 is sponsored by The Senior Citizens Council of Greater Augusta and the CSRA. Sign up by Oct. 11. Cost is $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Call 826-4480, ext. 200.

ANGLER’S CHOICE SOUTHEASTERN REGION TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Oct. 9-12 at Clarks Hill Lake. Practice days Wed.-Thur. with tournament play Fri.-Sat. For information, call the Greater Augusta Spor ts Council at 722-8326.

AUGUSTA LYNX SINGLE GAME TICKETS ON SALE: Tickets for the 2002-2003 home season, which star ts Oct. 11, will be on sale at the Civic Center box office. Season tickets are also available. Individual game tickets are $8 for upper bowl seats, $10 for second-level seats and $12 for lower bowl seats. Group discounts available. Call the Lynx ticket depar tment at 724-4423 for more information.

TICKETS NOW ON SALE for the Augusta GreenJackets 20022003 season. Home games at Lake Olmstead Stadium. Tickets available at www.tixonline.com or by phone at (803) 278-4TIX. There is also a TIX outlet inside Harmon Optical in Southgate Plaza.

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

SHEPEARD COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER is seeking donors to prevent a blood supply shor tage. To donate call 7374551, 854-1880 or (803) 643-7996.

Meetings CSRA WRITERS meets Oct. 8, 6:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble Booksellers on Augusta West Parkway. Writers in need of a suppor t group are encouraged to at tend; please bring six copies of a manuscript to be critiqued. Contact Lela Turnbull, 738-4114, or Elizabeth Estes, ecestes@nu-z.net.

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

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. Call Stuar t Rayburn, 737-0050.

RIVERWALK TOASTMASTERS meets Mondays, 7 p.m. in Classroom 3 at University Hospital. Call Gale Kan, 855-7071.

GUIDELINES: Public Service announcements are listed in this section without charge at the discretion of the editor.

Announcements must be received by Monday at noon and will be included as space permits. Send to Events, The Metropolitan Spirit, P.O. Box 3809, Augusta, GA 30914 or fax (706) 733-6663. Listings cannot be taken over the phone.

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Music Southern Belles Raisin’ Hell at Ladyfest South

By Lisa Jordan

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isten up, ladies (and gents) – Ladyfest South is coming to town.

Well not to town, exactly, but for an event that showcases some of the South’s finest women performers, Atlanta’s not too far to drive – and plenty of folks are planning on driving (or flying) a lot farther, so there’s really no excuse to miss out on the fun.

“We have women traveling from all over the world to come,” says Doria Roberts, one of five core event organizers. “We wind up sort of creating this global community.”

And that’s just what Roberts has seen come out of the five other Ladyfest events she’s attended as a performer.

Ladyfest South marks the first time a Ladyfest event has taken place in Atlanta; the first one was held in Olympia, Wash., in 2000, commemorating the 80th anniversary of women’s suffrage. Since then, events have been held in New York City, Chicago and Glasgow, Scotland, with other 2002 Ladyfest events planned for San Francisco, Los Angeles, London and Europe.

“I definitely think the Southeast needs something like this,” Roberts says.

“We’re showing them that something like this can happen and we can raise money for a lot of these programs that are getting their budgets cut, as well as showcase and bring together Southernbased artists.”

Proceeds from the sale of Ladyfest four-day passes, which include admission to all events and a goody bag, benefit two domestic violence prevention programs in the Southeast.

“Both Refuge House in Tallahassee and Project Safe in Athens are domestic violence prevention programs,” says Roberts. “We just kind of looked at a few programs in the region and found that these two were really in need of funding.” The programs also need critical exposure, and October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. “(Four-day passes) start at $55, and we’re allowing people to donate anywhere from $55 on up,” Roberts says.

And they’re even tax-deductible.

All of which is a pretty sweet deal to

Danielle Howle say you’ll be able to enjoy over 40 musicians and 25-plus spoken-word artists, as well as theatre people and visual artists, as they do their thing.

There are also workshops, encompassing everything from poetry, women’s health and safe sex to fashion recycled, body art and drumming. If you don’t have the time or money to spend checking out all the Ladyfest South performers, you can buy individual tickets to events, which average $7-$15. But you might want to jump online and order those tickets early: If Ladyfest South is anything like other Ladyfest events, over 5,000 passholders are expected to snatch up the prime seats.

“A lot of these artists tour nationally,” Roberts says. “I think the Daemon Records night is going to have a huge crowd.” Roberts herself will play Daemon Records night, Oct. 11 at Echo Lounge, along with Cordero, The MotoLitas, Danielle Howle and Amy Ray & The Butchies. Another performance that promises to draw a crowd is that of Lennon, Oct. 10 at Echo Lounge.

“We also have day shows, so you can pretty much watch music around the clock,” says Roberts. And if you have a pass, it won’t be too hard to get your money’s worth out of it.

Theatre events include plays about identity (“A Prayer” by Suehyla ElAttar), Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (“The Two Fridas” by Laura Mina) and a stage adaptation of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” Fountainhead Lounge hosts film screenings Oct. 11 and 12, and My Sister’s Room in Decatur hosts the closing party – a drag king show.

“I think this (Ladyfest) is going to be a lot more diverse,” says Roberts, adding that past Ladyfest events have been rooted in “riot grrl” culture. “More diverse as far as the music and spokenword presentations.”

Roberts and other core organizers Angela K. Mitchell (who designed the Ladyfest South logo, centered around a cast-iron skillet and the Roberts-coined phrase “Southern Belles Raisin’ Hell”), Ami Mattison, Christine Regan and Taylor Gammage have done their best to put together a comprehensive lineup of progressive female and female-identified talent – Roberts affirms there’s something for everyone. The roster is far too long to list here, so check out www.ladyfestsouth.org for information.

Four-day passes will be sold at www.buyolympia.com/ladyfestsouth and at Charis Books in Atlanta.

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Forget Francis Dept.

The second installment of Govt.

Mule’s three albums dedicated to the memory of deceased bassist Allen Woody comes out this week. “The Deep End Vol.2” sports an impressive cast that includes Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead), Tony Levin (King Crimson), George Porter (The Meters), Jason Newsted (ex-Metallica), and Chris Squire of Yes. Les Claypool, David Grisman, and various members of the Allman Brothers Band also join the proceedings. The much-missed Woody died in 2000.

Maybe there’s one bullet left. Guns N’ Roses hits the road for a fall tour, even though the band has no new album to promote. Only enigmatic vocalist Axl Rose remains from the original lineup, which means guitarist and co-founder Slash is nowhere to be found. The band now includes former Replacements bassist Tommy Stinson, Dizzy Reed and Chris Pitman on keyboards, and a guitarist named (you’re gonna love this) Buckethead. Axl and his mates visit Greenville’s Bi-Lo Center Dec 11.

Wake me up when it’s over.

Way back in the ‘90s, new music was referred to as “alternative,” a term that became outdated almost as fast as “folkrock” and “progressive” did in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Pavement became college radio darlings with their 1992 debut, “Slanted and Enchanted,” which receives the deluxe reis-

sue treatment Oct. 22. Outtakes, singlesonly remixes, and live performances from that era are included. Among the lo-fi highlights: “My Summer Babe,” “Trigger Cat” and “In the Mouth of the Desert.”

Hank Williams’ grave was vandalized last week in Montgomery, Ala. A large marble vase was stolen from the gravesite, marking the second time the country legend’s resting place has been disturbed. Williams died at the age of 29 on New Year’s Day 1953.

Ironically, his hit record at the time of his death was the classic “I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive.”

New and reissued albums in stores this week include: Johnny Cash’s “The Man Comes Around,” Elvis Costello’s “Cruel Smile,” Charlie Haden and Michael Brecker’s “American Dreams,” Mark Knopfler’s (Dire Straits) “The Ragpicker’s Dream,” Diana Krall’s “Live in Paris,” Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s “Will the Circle Be Unbroken Vol. 3”, Don Nix’s “Going Down,” LeAnn Rimes’ “Twisted Angel,” Miles Davis’ “The Complete Montreaux Sessions,” Eric Dolphy’s “Iron Man,” Herbie Hancock’s “The Box,” Rolling Stones’ “Forty Licks” (a best-of collection), Matthew Sweet’s “The Early Recordings,” The Strokes’ “Is This It?”, Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “The Essential,” and Weather Report’s “Live and Unreleased.”

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It’s Mad Music Asylum Sunday, Oct. 6.

Join yours truly along with Cliff Bennett beginning at 7 p.m. on WEKL-FM 102.3 for four hours of the best classic rock tunes rarely aired these days on the radio. We’ll have contests like our “Mystery Tour Mystery Tunes” and “Rock and Roll Jeopardy.” Bring the whole family and don’t forget the blanket, cooler and munchies.

Turner’s Rock and Roll Jeopardy A. The celebration music heard at Turner Field whenever an Atlanta Brave hits a home run was sampled from this group.

Q. What is Grand Funk Railroad (“Apache”)?

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ew and upcoming albums continue to dominate music news as the holiday season is less than three months away.

Santana’s much-anticipated “Shaman” arrives Oct. 22 with the same strata of guest stars that helped make “Supernatural” album of the year in 1999. Musicians assisting the guitarist this time around include Michelle Branch, Macy Gray, Seal, P.O.D., Dido, Ozomatli, Placido Domingo, and Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger. On the same day, a two-CD retrospective will also be issued that features his many hits, such as “Black Magic Woman,” “Evil Ways,” “Winning,” and “Hold On.”

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What Do I Know About Me?

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Beck Switches Gears on “Sea Change”

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olling Stone magazine recently hailed Beck’s “Sea Change” as “the best album Beck has ever made.” While “Sea Change” is undoubtedly a solid album, it lacks the verve of, say, “Odelay” or “Midnite Vultures.”

On “Sea Change,” Beck is a mumbly, lost soul, drifting through the stages of grief after the deterioration of a longterm relationship. The sounds are minimal; the samples and synthesizers from his earlier efforts give way to stark string arrangements. And the album showcases the one talent Beck’s previous experimental melodies have failed to yield to – his voice.

During “Guess I’m Doing Fine,” track three (and possibly the best one) on the album, Beck’s voice rises and falls in melancholy. You can almost feel his downcast gaze. “The Golden Age,” another stellar track, opens the album with one of the more upbeat tunes you’ll find in the collection.

But Beck’s despair haunts “Sea Change,” and by the time the later tracks come along, they all begin to sound the like variations on a theme. With the exception of “Already Dead,” the last few tracks on “Sea Change” blend into each

other so much, it’s hard to tell where one ends and the next begins.

That’s not to say “Sea Change” isn’t a beautiful album – it is – but if you like your Beck shaking things up instead of disturbed, you may want to stick to his older stuff. True Beck fans will appreciate his newfound sense of self on the album, one of the elements that’s been lacking in the outsider-looking-in irony that characterizes so many of his previous efforts. And those who admire Beck’s experimentation with electronica and banjos may think there’s an ingredient or two missing here.

Like the CD label, pink and gleaming with a handful of teeny-tiny stars, “Sea Change” twinkles with a handful of songs that are sure to become Beck classics. However, there’s also a sense of premonition that Beck himself will look back on “Sea Change” one day as an embarrassing baring of the soul, like rereading a journal from high school and realizing problems that seemed devastating at the time just weren’t all that bad.

Plan on listening to “Sea Change” if you want music to mope to. But if it’s a party you’re after, flip through your CD collection. Beck’s best for that situation is already there.

420 Outback Releases First CD

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t’s called “CDXX,” and you won’t be able to tell it from a disc put together in the laboratory of a major label. It was born at Dredneck Records headquarters at 120 9th Street, and the five guys of 420 Outback are one pack of proud papas.

This baby’s been a long time coming.

It’s a tight piece of work. Each song carries the driving rhythm and growling vocals, that characterize the strength of the 420 Outback sound. Each song pays very obvious homage to the guitar and bass. Jongo weaves his Latin drumming and chimes all over the disc. But each song has its own personality.

Somehow, they have achieved balance. And part of the reason that each song has its own flavor may be the fact that this album pulls from the band’s entire history.

“It’s songs that we put together over our first three years,” says Doug James, a.k.a.

Doug E. Beatz. They simply chose pieces that they had mastered to fill the disc.

As a result, rhythm guitarist/percussionist John “Jongo” Madden says, it reads like a 420 Outback history, with each song representing a particular period they were going through.

But these aren’t changes that just happened to the band. They took up the hammer and forged their own evolution. For one thing, they worked their original songs into their performances.

Now their fans scream for the stuff.

“We’ve earned that,” said drummer Ryan “Little King” Henderson.

Lead vocalist Gabe “G4Z” Miller agreed.

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“We’ve strived all along since we’ve become a band to break away from the cover band genre,” he said, acknowledging that their urge has snowballed.

“We’ve hit a vein of creativity,” G4Z said.

One thing that helps them create songs as a unit is the knowledge they have of each other.

Most of 420 Outback have been together as a band since 1999, but it’s apparent in the way they finish each other’s sentences that the bond goes much deeper than that.

“Me and John have known each other 15 years,” Ryan said. He met the artist currently known as G4Z at the old Turtle’s music store when they were trying to get their hands on the same Alice in Chains album. Instead of a fight, the incident led to a lasting bond.

Bassist Jo Bone was the last to join, 13 months ago.

“We hired him and took him on the road three days later,” Doug said.

The others seem to like him all right. “Jo has totally filled the circle,” Ryan said.

“He’s Baby Outback,” Doug added. That led to someone suggesting the name “Posh Outback,” and the conversation took a nosedive for several humorous minutes.

If they do that in regular conversation, just think of what a songwriting session must be like.

“Usually Gabe will bring a scratch pad of lyrics,” Jongo said. And that’s all they need to get them started. After that, it just sort of blossoms.

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“We all just sit down together and make a song,” Ryan said.

On stage, they’re just as vital as they are in the studio. Everyone except Ryan dances and gyrates to the music. (Hands-down bet that he would too, if he could play his drums standing.) Jo Bone becomes a madman on guitar in a way that defies description. You’ll just have to come out and see for yourself.

And a couple of them like to perform with naked feet. Those would be Jo Bone and G4Z. In fact, G4Z had neglected to remove his shoes before the performance one recent night. But the fans dancing at the edge of the stage were happy to help him out as he sat on the steps.

They did two sets that night: One with the older “CDXX” stuff, and one that was infinitely more hard-edge. During the break, Jongo enthusiastically said that I could not miss that set. “That’s when the blood comes out,” he said.

But aside from their stage presence, connection with the crowd, studio prowess and songmaking chops, they have something that may just be worth all of that put together.

Enthusiasm. They still love what they do, and they want to make it grow. Jongo, for one, wants to expand their territory. “I’m looking forward to getting a following in other cities,” he said.

G4Z said it’s very important for the people to know that 420 Outback is here to stay.

Doug agreed. “We’ve just begun,” he said.

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If you missed 420 Outback’s last gig or two, you have a chance to make it up to them, and yourself, by checking them out Friday at Crossroads. If you would like to book them, you can contact Doug James at (706) 7993684 or write to him at soundjames@yahoo.com. Learn more about Dredneck Records at dredneckrecords.com.

And, keep your eyes peeled for the band’s upand-coming Web site, 420outback.com.

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Thursday, 3rd

The Bee’s Knees - Bud Hudson The Big Easy Cafe - Karaoke with DNS Enter tainment Cadillac’s - The Funtime Band Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford Coconuts - DJ Continuum - Playa*Listic Thursday Coyote’s - Rhes Reeves and the Coyote Ugly Band D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Greene Street’s - Men’s National Karaoke Contest Hangnail Gallery - Elvish Presley, Ripit, The Hellblinki Sex tet Joe’s Underground - Keith “Fossill” Gregory Last Call - DJ Richie Rich Kokopelli’s - Lokal Loudness CD Release Par ty Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Modjeska - House Music Shannon’s - Downtown R. Brown Soul Bar - The Big Mighty

Monday, 7th

Continuum - Monday Madness with DJ Freeman Joe’s Underground - John Michael’s - Karaoke with Hugh Barrow Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Red Lion - F&B Karaoke The Shack - DJ Patrick

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Cadillac’s - Danny Rhea D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Greene Street’s - National Karaoke Contest Joe’s Underground - John Luck y Ladies Bar and Grill - Karaoke with Linda Eubanks Metro Coffeehouse - Irish Music Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock The Shack - DJ Brian

Friday, 4th

The Bee’s Knees - Musique Non-Stop Bhoomer’s Lounge - Heavy Dose The Big Easy Cafe - Will Austin Borders - Terri Gibbs Cadillac’s - Still Cruzin’ Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford Coconuts - DJ Doug Coliseum - Diane Chanel Continuum - Black-Eyed Susan Cotton Patch - Red-Headed Stepchild Coyote’s - Rhes Reeves and the Coyote Ugly Band Crossroads - Keep, 420 Outback D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Greene Street’s - Karaoke with DJ Penny Hangnail Gallery - Incidental Orchestra Joe’s Underground - John and Company Kokopelli’s - Rufie Last Call - Tony Howard, DJ Richie Rich Michael’s - Marilyn Adcock Modjeska - DJ Vegas Mulligan’s Nitelife - DJ Playground - Midnight Crossing Red Lion - Billarabi, Rodeo Theory The Shack - DJ Doober Shannon’s - Steve Chappell, Shelley Watkins Soul Bar - First Friday Ar t Exhibit with Maya Lucia, Live Salsa by El Grupo Vacunado

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The Bee’s Knees - Jazz Trois Bhoomer’s Lounge - Heavy Dose The Big Easy Cafe - The Moonlighters Borders - Ray Unpingco Cadillac’s - Brass Tyme Cafe Du Teau - Buzz Clif ford Coconuts - DJ Doug

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Make plans to see Jump, Little Children at Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse Oct. 11.

Jump, Little Children - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta - Oct. 11 Cajun Crawl with Chubby Carrier - The Handlebar, Greenville, S.C. - Oct. 11 Travis Tritt - Fox Theatre, Atlanta - Oct. 11 Bill Cosby - Fox Theatre, Atlanta - Oct. 12 Vince Gill - Reaves Arena, Perry, Ga. - Oct. 12 Dave Matthews Cover Band - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta - Oct. 12 Rush - Philips Arena, Atlanta - Oct. 13 Aerosmith, Kid Rock - Hi-Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta - Oct. 14 Meshell Ndegeocello - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta - Oct. 17 OutKast - Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Ga. -

Catch The Big Mighty Thursday at the Soul Bar.

Oct. 18 Don Henley - Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta - Oct. 18 Moody Blues - Chastain Park Amphitheatre, Atlanta - Oct. 19 Johnny Winter Band - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta - Oct. 19 Disco Biscuits - Georgia Theatre, Athens, Ga. Oct. 19 Jazz Mandolin Project - The Handlebar, Greenville, S.C. - Oct. 19 KORN, Disturbed, Trust Company - Philips Arena, Atlanta - Oct. 22 Sleater-Kinney - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta Oct. 23

Sam Bush - The Handlebar, Greenville, S.C. Oct. 24; Variety Playhouse, Atlanta - Oct. 25 Phil Vassar, Brad Paisley - Anderson Music Hall, Hiawassee, Ga. - Oct. 26 Rolling Stones, No Doubt - Turner Field, Atlanta - Oct. 26 Dark Star Orchestra - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta - Oct. 29 Wilco - Classic Center Theatre, Athens, Ga. Nov. 1 Trey Anastasio - The Tabernacle, Atlanta Nov. 1 Voodoo Music Experience - New Orleans City Park, New Orleans, La. - Nov. 2 Widespread Panic - Macon Coliseum, Macon,

Ga. - Nov. 5 Beth Or ton - Variet y Playhouse, Atlanta Nov. 10 Many tickets are available through TicketMaster outlets, by calling 828-7700, or online at w w w.ticketmaster.com. Tickets may also be available through Tix Online by calling 278-4TIX or online at w w w.tixonline.com. Night Life listings are subject to change without notice.

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• In Perth, Scotland, in September, Edwin Young was ordered to pay Yvonne Rennie the equivalent of $10,000 for a 1998 accident that was caused when Young had an epileptic seizure while driving and lost control of his car. In an unpolitically correct twist, almost $6,000 worth of the compensation was to pay Rennie for the post-trauma stress, including having to endure watching Young while the seizure continued.

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• In the June debate between Republican candidates for Alabama secretary of state, Dave Thomas heatedly challenged Dean Young to a fistfight. And immediately after a June Democratic Party meeting in Atlantic City, N.J., the head of a challenging faction and the head of the eventually victorious incumbent faction pulled knives on each other. And East Palo Alto, Calif., school board candidate Leland Francois said he would remain on the November ballot despite disclosure that his only legal residence in the district was a vacant lot that housed his van, sleeping bag and portable stove. And disbarred lawyer Mike Schaefer announced he was running simultaneously (and legally) for a county office in Las Vegas, Nev., and the GOP nomination for an Arizona congressional seat.

The F State (Florida) • Among the 11 proposed constitutional amendments on the November ballot in Florida is one to make pregnant pigs more comfortable by forbidding farmers to house them in “inhumane” 2-foot-by7-foot cages, even though, reportedly, only two farmers in the state still use the cages, and they say the cages prevent injury to the pigs. If it passes, it will likely be the only animal right enshrined in a U.S. constitution.

• In August, the state attorney in Palm Beach, Fla., began investigating psychic Linda Marks after two former clients accused her of exploiting them. Veronica Lynn Boys admitted that she had paid Marks $1.1 million over a seven-year peri-

od, including $150,000 cash on the spot at their first session, when Marks warned Boys of bad luck as a small snake emerged from an egg Marks had placed on a table.

Also, an 88-year-old woman said she signed over her condo to Marks and paid $22,000 for furniture and improvements to it, under similar circumstances.

• Don Bates, 55, running for the school board in Inverness, Fla., as one of the selfproclaimed “God guys” who would beef up religion at board meetings, resigned in August when it came to light that he had been arrested in 1994 for masturbating (while naked from the waist down) in a parking lot in nearby Crystal River. The day before the story broke, he had asked supporters for unusually large campaign contributions, citing “the scriptures.”

• In Gainesville, Fla., in August, accused drug dealer Marcus Isom, 26, was convicted of ordering the murder of Lemuel Larkin, who he believed stole from him.

According to testimony, Isom had consulted both Georgia spiritual adviser “The Root Man” and “Miss Cleo’s” psychic hotline to find out who scammed him, and both gave descriptions that led Isom to finger Larkin.

Investigators believe a man named Truth Miller was the hit man, killing Larkin as he emerged from Boobie’s Bar in Archer, Fla. • Four of the five county commissioners in Pensacola, Fla., were indicted for landsales corruption in April, and by September, two had agreed to testify against a third (the alleged leader, the former dean of the state senate, C.D. Childers). Among the principals are a commissioner who owns a funeral home with a drive-through window (and who, as a payoff, arranged for bedroom furniture for his paramour, who rejected it as too cheap); a man who needed the bribe money to buy his son’s wife breast implants because she said she was “tired of wearing a training bra”; a huge, cigarchomping car salesman who always carries thousands of dollars in cash; and two commissioners who denied they violated the state open-meetings law during their private scam sessions, in that one of them was always careful to remain silent.

Megalomaniacs on Parade • Turkmenistan’s president Saparmurat Niyazov made two decrees five days apart in August, first changing the names of the seven days of the week and the 12 months of the year, e.g., April became “Gurbansoltan-edzhe” (the name of Niyazov’s mother), and Tuesday became “Young Day.” In the second decree, 12year life cycles were created, beginning with “childhood,” “adolescence” (up to age 25), on up to “wise” (age 73 to 85) and “old” (to 97).

Least Competent Criminals • The Lost Art of Disguises: Hit man Paul Bryan, 41, was sentenced to life in prison in May for three shootings after witnesses were able to identify him under his mask because he had cut the eyeholes so large (Leeds, England). And Michael Steven Pavlich, 48, was charged with trying to rob a Circle K store in September wearing a plastic foam cooler on his head; he was unsuccessful, in part because the cooler made it impossible for the clerk to understand what Pavlich was saying (Augusta, Ga.).

— Chuck Shepherd © United Press Syndicate

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Brezsny's Free Will Astrology

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Evelyn Glennie is one of the world’s most renowned solo percussionists. She has performed with many top orchestras, has released 13 albums, and has won a Grammy. She is also profoundly deaf. Most people imagine her hearing difficulty is a huge obstacle to playing music, but it’s so irrelevant to Glennie’s work that it’s barely mentioned on her Web site. Let’s make this the starting point for your meditations this week, Libra. Is there any activity you’ve assumed you’ll never do because of what you consider a natural barrier or incapacity?

The astrological omens suggest it’s high time to reconsider that dogma. Make Evelyn Glennie your patron saint.

whistles in the direction of the rising moon. As if emerging from the silver disc itself, a swan swooped down and dropped a bundle in front of you. Inside was a book. You opened it and read the following text aloud with quizzical amusement: “O my soul, which is better: to be bursting with inexhaustible love or to feel the whole universe eternally pouring its love into me?” Then the dream ended and I woke up.

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

Steven Forrest, author of “The Inner Sky” and “Skymates,” is the most brilliant astrologer alive.

As you slip into your Season of Exploration, Aries, I want to feed you his nourishing insights about why it’s so important for you to seek adventure.

The most dangerous life an Aries can live, says Forrest, is a safe one. To develop courage is your most crucial assignment this time around, and there’s no better way to do that than by regularly pushing into unknown territory. If you tolerate boredom, you’re inviting the universe to come and kick your ass: to force you, through unpleasant distractions, to summon more boldness. To protect yourself as you pursue the real magic, you must regularly face your fears.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

This is a perfect moment, Cancerian. You now have a chance to investigate hairy imperfections that are pregnant with perfectly fascinating possibilities. So are you ready? Of course not — you can’t really prepare for stuff like this. Where you’re headed, apparent breakdowns will mutate into breakthroughs; each spiritual emergency will spawn a spiritual emergence; and scary trails will lead you, if you keep your sense of humor, to sacred trials.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

Late at night when there’s no traffic, I like to stride down the middle of empty roads that by day are crawling with cars. I dance, pirouette, sing songs made up on the spot, fling my arms up in prayer and generally celebrate my sovereignty over a territory that usually belongs to heavy machines and their operators. In the coming week, Taurus, I encourage you to be inspired by my example. Seize power in a spot where you normally have little influence. If only for an hour, and even if you’re the sole inhabitant, act like you own the place. With all your heart, imagine that you are its ruler and rulemaker. This will allay any anxiety that might be gnawing at your confidence.

If I can’t talk you out of shooting apples off the heads of trusting volunteers, can I at least convince you to use toy darts with rubber suction cups on the end? Or if that’s not adventurous enough for you, would you consider trading in your warped bow and off-brand arrows for a state-of-the-art set?

When this much is at stake, you shouldn’t remain fanatically committed to outmoded promises you made when conditions were very different. Or if you do, you shouldn’t rely on resources that just happen to be lying around. (P.S. Are you sure I can’t talk you into aiming at more useful and interesting targets?)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

In modern culture, we use the terms “fate” and “destiny” interchangeably. According to scholar Zecharia Sitchin, however, the people who lived in ancient Sumer distinguished between them. “Nam,” the Sumerian term for “destiny,” is fixed and unalterable, while “namtar,” or “fate,” can be massaged, played with, and even cheated. I call this to your attention, Leo, because you now have a prime opportunity to slip away from a destined path and start bustling down a fateful shortcut.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

I’m going to suggest an “as-if” exercise, Sagittarius.

It’s meant to take place entirely in your mind’s eye and most definitely NOT be acted out, at least not yet. Here’s my proposal: Spend four days imagining what your life might be like if you decided you were no longer saving yourself for a mythical “later.” See yourself doing exactly what you long to do most, passionately carrying out the mission you came to Earth to accomplish. During this brief sabbatical, you will banish all excuses about why you can’t possibly follow your bliss. You will act as if you are aligned with the heart of creation — as if you’re a genius in love with your life.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

Is it true that you’re fantasizing about being possessed by blind, reeling obsession? That’s what my spies tell me, Virgo. They say you’re so weary of the meticulous approach you usually cultivate that you secretly wish you could be taken and shaken, flipped and flopped, zoomed and boomed by a flood of uncontrollable feelings. While I appreciate your yearning for an outbreak of head-spinning passion, I believe you can arrange for it to occur in less drastic

I dreamed you were chanting softly as you shambled through an autumn meadow at night. Your feet were bare. You wore a white robe and carried a white candle. Standing on a hill above you, I was sad to hear these mournful words coming from your lips: “O my soul, which is worse: to never be truly loved or to be loved for the wrong reasons?”

Filled with compassion, I unleashed three ringing

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

I hereby appoint you the official role model in

charge of demonstrating what it means to be a smart lover in every situation. (Yes, every situation, not just those that directly involve romance.) I also bestow upon you the demanding title of “Enforcer of Amazing Grace,” hoping this will incite you to call on reserves of smoothness and poise and beneficence you didn’t know you had. Finally, Capricorn, I exhort you to be fiercely committed to seeing the best in everyone, even if you have to dig deep to find it. In giving you these huge responsibilities, I’m acting on clues provided by the astrological omens. They say that generosity of spirit is the key to you getting what you really want.

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I bet that even if you’re not literally far from home these days, Aquarius, you’re on an odyssey of some sort. The astrological omens suggest you’re being led away from familiar feelings and ideas. You’re in transit to an unknown country. You’re changing but you’re not yet sure how. During this time of wandering, I recommend that you adopt a new “travel name” — a special alias that will help bring home to you the seminal power of this phase. One name you might want to consider is the Nigerian “Uzoma,” which means “born during a journey.”

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

If you were Bob Dylan, would you have licensed your poetic anthem, “The Times They Are AChangin’” to be used in a commercial by a Canadian bank? Or are you more like Beck, who turned down Miller Beer’s plea to buy one of his songs for $300,000? You will soon face a quandary, Pisces, that will ask you to meditate on questions like these. To couch your looming decisions in even more universal terms: Do you have anything in common with the young woman in the fairy tale who gave up the work she adored in order to win the love of a prince? Or do you have a clear idea of how to stay true to what’s most valuable, even if an interesting temptation is calling you away?

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’ve had a crush on my friend’s brother since we were both 17. Now, 10 years and several hookups later, he and I joke about getting married. I think we’d be great together. The problem is his sister (my friend), who’s a year older than we are and adamant about us not being together. She was never crazy about the idea, but since she had kids, she’s more against it than ever. She refuses to give any reason except “friends and family shouldn’t mix.” One night, she even made her brother swear on her son, his godson, that he wouldn’t hang out with me!

He’s really close with his family (the rest of whom think we’d be great together), and I worry that our relationship won’t go any further because of his sister. What’s up with her? What should I do?

—Friend Or Beau?

Paper or plastic? Aisle or window? Tar tar-control or ex tra-whitening? Where does Her Majesty stand on the rest of your daily dilemmas? It’s time you took full advantage of The Queen’s decision-making powers. Sure, whether to eat Fruity or Cocoa Pebbles might seem a minor quandary compared to who can and cannot marry into (or share a beer with) The Royal Family. But really, is there any limit to the ex tent to which you, as a commoner, can benefit from her divine intervention? Perhaps Parliament can install a hotline so you can ring her with life’s least pressing issues, whenever they arise: “Sorry, Highness, I know it’s late, but the waiter needs to know, do I want fresh-ground pepper on my steak?”

Of course, before you put Her Majesty’s wisdom on speed-dial, you might take a moment to ponder the origins of her Royal Family Values.

Descendants of Queen Victoria, for example, had to be careful not to hook up with hemophiliacs, since they were carriers of the gene, lest their heirs sit around at cour t bleeding on all the rugs.

Maybe there’s a similar reason for the edict that friends and family go together like a washload of whites and the tie-dyed remains of a weekend of misplaced nostalgia. (Some royals read Shakespeare; others, apparently, crib their proclamations of f the back of a bot tle of Tide.)

The Queen doth protest, I’m sure, that she’s merely looking out for the interests of her subjects. Well, since she hasn’t asked her brother,

the Prince, to swear of f all womankind — just you — I’d venture that the subjects she’s most interested in are her, her, her, and her children.

Maybe she’s afraid that an alliance of you and her brother will be so simply reeking with fabulousness that she’ll be toppled from her royal rank within the family. Or maybe she sees it as the first day in a lifetime of “bad heir days” — as in, her heirs will always look bad when they stand nex t to the lit tle darlings she thinks you and her bro would turn out. Finally, there’s the concern that you and The Prince might get it on, then break it of f, causing some touchiness in family and friendly af fairs. Oh, yeah? Well, boo hoo. Life is complicated. It’s hard enough to find a good man these days without imperialistic relatives narrowing the playing field from one to none.

Who crowned her Queen? Well, you did, and he did ... if you obey her royal wee-wee. It’s high time you and he informed Her High And Mightiness — by disobeying her orders, preferably over glasses of wine, just for star ters — that the only throne she’s ever going to occupy is the one that’s kit ty-corner from the bathtub.

I don’t want a relationship right now, and I made that clear to a guy I got involved with: fun and casual sex only. No commitment. He agreed to my terms, but shortly after we got involved, he told me he loves me and wants me to be his. He keeps saying he’ll make me fall in love with him. Am I kidding myself that this can work?

—Nookie Monster A guy who dresses up for sex in sackcloth and ashes because you won’t love him back probably isn’t your best bet for a light fling.

Maybe the guy agreed to your terms, then tripped and fell for you. Or maybe he crossed his fingers while agreeing, thinking he’d get his foot in the bedroom door, then work his way up to an all-access pass. Remind him what time it is — no time for a relationship for you. Maybe, if he gets the message, you and he can use this experience to jazz up the old casual sex life.

Forget the boring doctor and nurse act; go for something that comes more naturally; say, you’re the fleeing customer and he’s the perfume counter employee chasing you around the depar tment store.

— © 2002, Amy Alkon

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LOOKING FOR LOVE GWM, 41, 5’8’, 140lbs, Pisces, N/S, enjoys fishing, television, wood working, gardening, arts, crafts. Seeking GWM, 25-45, for friendship first, possible LTR. ☎705204 I KNOW WHERE IT’S AT SBM, 25, practical yet fun, outgoing, Aquarius, smoker, seeks a masculine, alluring, wellrounded BM, 23-45, smoker, with his priorities in order. ☎695448 OUT SPOKEN SWM, 32, 5’11”, 145lbs, enjoys camping, fishing, Nascar. Seeking laid-back WM, 23-35, for LTR. ☎560095 YOU NEVER KNOW Fun-loving, easygoing GWM, 51, 5’11”, 198lbs, enjoys cooking, movies, fishing, walking. Seeking interesting GWM, 18-33, who’s full of life, for casual relationship, possibly more. ☎676662 OUTGOING SEEKS SAME SM, 35, who enjoys gardening, working out, sports, fishing, long walks in the park, would like to meet an outgoing man for LTR. ☎594617 YOUNG MAN WANTED GWM, 22, brown/brown, pretty good-looking, in search of cute, down-to-earth GWM for movies, dinners, shopping, roller blading. ☎576230 GIVE LOVE; GET LOVE BACK SM, 35, 6’2’’, 190lbs, black hair, medium build, seeks understanding, achieved man who is escalating himself in life. ☎576303 ARE YOU MR. RIGHT? SWM, 51, 5’8’’, 150lbs, likes dining out, quiet evenings, walks and hugs. Seeking SWM, 2035, slim build, with similar interests. ☎584644 SEEKING MAN OF COLOR GWM, 31, 5’8”, 164lbs, brown/gray, moustache, goatee, down-to-earth, very open-minded, seeks SB/HM, 23+, for friendship, maybe more. ☎575272 DOCTOR FIX IT GBM, enjoys chess, racquetball, auto mechanic. Seeking WM with similar interests. ☎566315 GUY SWEET TALK SWM, 6’2”, 240lbs, brown/blue, 52, dating first, possible relationship, enjoys walking, hand holding and talks. Seeking SWM, 30-40, with feelings. ☎966007 BE MY TEDDYBEAR Athletic SBM, 23, college student, enjoys basketball. Seeking heavyset SWM, 35-48. ☎966035 WARM AND LOVING GWM, 18, 5’8”, 145lbs, blue eyes, outgoing, friendly, loves shopping, arts & crafts, photography. Seeking GM, 18-45, for a committed relationship. ☎966034 AWAITING YOUR CALL Outgoing SWM, 38, likes drinking, playing pool. Seeking fun-loving SWM, 25-45, for good times, future commitment. ☎966032 MAKE IT HAPPEN SBM, 32, 5’11”, adventurous, likable, likes drawing, more. Seeking SAM, 18-35, respectful, fun-loving, for LTR. ☎966031 QUIET TIMES Well-built SWM, 48, enjoys hiking, movies, dining out, beach walks. Seeking SWM, 35-40, for intimate relationship. ☎966030 NICE Outgoing, nice SBM, 31, 5’8”, 153lbs, seeks sexy SBM, 25-39, ☎966022 SPECIAL SOMEONE Open-minded GWM, 38, seeks GWM, 30-50, for LTR. ☎966021 WHAT DO YOU WANT? SWM, 31, 5’8”, 175lbs, masculine, muscular, passionate, dedicated, open, enjoys simple things, time with friends. Seeking SWM, 30-45, for LTR. ☎966019 GET TO KNOW ME SBM, 30, N/S, enjoys having a good time.

Seeking SBM, 20-40. ☎966018 GET TOGETHER GHM, 30, 5’6”, 165lbs, extroverted, enjoys sports, movies, walks, cuddling. Seeking outgoing GWM, 25-35, for friendship. ☎966016 ARE YOU READY? SWM, 42, 5’7”, 160lbs, blue-eyed, athletic, outgoing, enjoys quiet evenings. Seeking SWM, 21-55, adventurous, for casual times. ☎966012

How do you

TRY NEW THINGS SWM, 45, outgoing, sociable, open-minded, enjoys fishing, golfing, reading, quiet times.

Seeking SM, 25-45, for friendship, possibly more. ☎966017 MELODY OF LOVE WM, 40, 6’, 185lbs, enjoys sports, swimming, cycling and movies. Seeking WM, 25-50, to spend time with. ☎966015 FRIENDSHIP Or companionship. BM, 26, 5’8”, father, not into playing games, enjoys quiet walks. 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 LIVES THE MOMENT GWM, 51, romantic, adventurous, young-looking, 5’10”, 165lbs, likes quiet evenings, movies.

Seeking SWM, 35-50, sincere, blond preferably, fit. ☎966011 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 TAKE THAT CHANCE GBM who likes quiet evenings, dining out, movies and stimulating conversations. Seeking SBM, 34-45, for friendship, possibly more. ☎966008

JOIN ME GBF, 32, nurse, part-time student, Capricorn, N/S, enjoys bowling, movies, shopping, traveling. Seeking casual relationship with woman, 25-45. ☎711628 TO THINE OWN SELF... be true. SBF, 27, 5’5”, 165lbs, Sagittarius, N/S, has 2 kids, enjoys walks, movies, and quiet times. Seeking an honest woman, 27-35, N/S, for friendship first and foremost. ☎693934 BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN SBF, 58, mature, attractive, young-at-heart, Sagittarius, N/S, seeks woman, 48-62, N/S, who is ready to live again and likes traveling, playing cards, and bowling. ☎691703

IT’S ALL IN YOUR HANDS Nice, available stud wanted. I’m a teacher in Augusta, 40, who would like to start a friendship with another female, and progress into something more. ☎664842 BEAUTIFUL WOMAN SEEKS... beautiful woman. I’m 5’3”, physically fit, 132lbs, would like to meet fit female, 25-40, who would enjoy going to movies. Please be discreet. ☎661884 I’D LOVE YOU TO LOVE ME SBF, 41, no children, loves to read, chat on the internet, and more. Seeking a woman who is a romantic at heart, very good-looking, loves pets, family and God. ☎645876 GET TO KNOW THE REAL ME Dark-skinned young woman, 23, 4’9”, attractive, fun-loving, nice, caring, honest, laid-back.

Seeking GF, 23-29, for casual relationship. ☎635372 I’M LOOKING 4 U Easygoing, loyal SBF, 31, 5’3”, 155lbs, security officer, people person, fun-loving, nice, caring, honest, enjoys bowling, movies, cuddling at home. Seeking trustworthy, outgoing SBF, 26-35, for friendship, maybe LTR. ☎965835 SECURITY GUARD Laid-back female, 41, likes movies, dining out, cooking, quiet evenings. Seeking similar-minded male for companionship. ☎589877 ARE WE POSSIBLE? GBF, 24, seeks GW/HF, 25-35. I’m outgoing, beautiful, intelligent, with a great mind. Hoping to meet a woman with a willingness to enjoy life. ☎566252 SEEKING FRIENDSHIP Tall, slim, attractive SWF, 34, single mom, enjoys travel. Seeking athletic, easygoing, humorous, fun SWF, 26-45, to go out and have good times. ☎572618 FRIENDSHIP FIRST! Funny, smart, down-to-earth GBF, 5’6”, 125lbs, loves long walks, hand holding. Seeking GF, 21-30, who likes kids and doesn’t play games. ☎965829 LET’S GET TOGETHER SF, 24, 5’4”, 185lbs, dark brown hair, likes singing and family-oriented activities. Seeking SBF, 2233, for friendship, possibly more. ☎965828 ZEST FOR LIFE Articulate, adventurous WF, 32, 5’8”, brown/brown, enjoys animals, running, movies and dining. Looking for WF, 25-40, for friendship. ☎965827 GIVE ME A CALL GBF, 20, down-to-earth, likes dancing, movies, walks in the park. Seeking GF, 21-35, for friendship and conversation. ☎965826 GIVE ME A RING Cute SBF, 30-something, seeks attractive SF, 25-45, for friendship, maybe more. No games. ☎965825

I’m easy...

WASTE NO TIME GBF, 36, enjoys dining out, cooking, dining out.

Seeking attractive, open-minded, fun, nice GF, 2545, for friendship and possibly more. ☎965823 FRIENDS FIRST SBF, 40, 5’3”, 160lbs, laid-back, outgoing, enjoys reading movies, cuddling and dining out. Seeking SBF, 30-55, for friendship first. ☎965834 WHY NOT? GBF, 24, 5’4”, 145lbs, dark-skinned, short hair, has a wide variety of interests. Seeking GF, 2130, for friendship and conversation. ☎965824 LOOKING FOR A QUEEN SBF, 30, one child, articulate, athletic, sense of humor, enjoys dancing. Seeking SF, 24-35, for conversation, friendship. No head games. ☎965822 ISO SOMEONE SPECIAL Fun-loving, romantic, sincere SBPF, 25, 5’1”, 170lbs, enjoys shopping, cooking, dining out.

Seeking open-minded, romantic, fun-loving SBF, 21-28. ☎965842 SOMETHING SPECIAL Bi-SWF, 41, attractive, kind of shy, smoker.

Wants to meet a SWF, 30-45, for special times together. ☎965841 YOU DECIDE GBF, 21, 5’7”, 140lbs, enjoys quiet times at home. Seeking fun GBF, 19-28, for conversation and possibly more. ☎965840 WOULDN’T IT BE NICE? Shy, honest GWF, 40, 5’1”, 128lbs, salt & pepper hair, brown eyes, loves outdoor activities, traveling. Seeking GWF, 30-45. ☎965839 UP FOR GOOD TIMES GBF, 20, 5’3”, 130lbs, friendly, outgoing, loves meeting new people, reading, writing. Seeking outgoing, friendly GBF, 19-25. ☎965838 SEARCHING FOR U! SBF, 18, 5’4”, 132lbs, attractive, reserved, likes reading, music, family times. Seeking outgoing, down-to-earth, funny SBF, 18-45, for friendship. ☎965837 ISO YOU SBF, 25, mother, adventurous, N/S, loves art, poetry, animals. Seeking SBF, 25-35, goal-oriented, for a casual relationship. ☎965836 IT COULD BE SWEET Laid-back SBF, 25, 5’4”, medium-built, into chats, pool, various films, music, books. 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

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MG/TD replica classic) beige, 4cyl, 4spd Chevy Chevette chassis/drive train, $7000 firm, 706-736-3393 (441/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1986 BUICK SKYLARK, silver grey, some peeling paint, new battery, auto, good tires, no AC, first $500, 706-733-1618 after noon. (645/117) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1986 FORD LTD, 4dr, loaded, extra clean, V6, $1000, 706736-8931 or 803-561-3626 (pgr) (467/1010) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1986 TOYOTA CRESSIDA, 108K, white, 4dr, auto, all power, alarm, VGC, $3800, leave message, 706-364-2233 (567/1024) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1988 PONTIAC GRAND Prix, good running condition, needs radiator and paint job, $500, OBO, 803-641-2911 (478/1010) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1989 CADILLAC SEVILLE, 4dr, leather, blue, tip top condition, $4000, 706-556-6124 (553/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1989 FORD ESCORT, 4dr, auto, runs good, $750, 706722-0772 (647/117) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1989 HONDA ACCORD LXI, 4dr, PW, PL, runs great , no AC, 165K, $1800, OBO, 803641-0163 (547/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1990 HONDA ACCORD, auto, runs good, AC, interior & exterior XC, $3000, OBO, 706554-4887 (548/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1990 TOYOTA COROLLA, white, 5spd, am/fm, AC, great

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(532/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1991 TOYOTA CAMRY, burgundy, runs great, dependable, economical, cold AC, new tires & battery, am/fm, cellphone, 123K, $1750 firm, 706-7961351 (646/117) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1991 TOYOTA COROLLA, XC, 140K, new clutch and tires, $2500, 706-481-8989 or 706-414-1091 (651/117) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1992 ACURA LEGEND, midnight blue, stick shift, CD, hardmount phone, looks great, fun to drive, 180K, $6200, 706-829-0208 (603/1024) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1992 FORD TEMPO, good work car $350, 803-502-1512 (477/1010) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––

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1992 HONDA ACCORD EX, 4dr, AC, all power, 5spd, all records, $4500 OBO, 706650-1431 (619/1031) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1992 SATURN SL2, 109K, twin cam, sunroof, 4dr, leather seats, white, $3000, 706-8630372 (571/1024) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1993 FORD THUNDERBIRD LX, V8, 2dr, auto, power moonroof, includes all the extras, everything works, well maintained, XC, $2500, 803279-5047 (542/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1993 HONDA ACCORD SE, leather, AC, auto, fog lights, SR, ABS, 1 owner, CD, Bose speakers, $7995, 706-8633441 (429/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1993 NISSAN ALTIMA, 4dr,

auto, PL, PW, ABS, AC, CD, new tires, well-maintained, $4000, 706-836-6495 (566/1024) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 ACURA INTEGRA LS, 4dr, 1 owner, very clean, $5995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (578/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 ACURA LEGEND, all power, sunroof, leather, new tires, Bose radio w/tape player, V6, x-clean, black ,$11,995, 706-597-7075 (442/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD, gold, moon roof, good condition, 140K, $5500, 803-279-5541 or 803-2152418 (475/1010) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––

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continued from page 46 1994 CHEVY CAMARO, flowmasters, t-tops, like new paint, auto, AC, must see $4900, Budget Car & Truck Sales, Tim Moseley, 706-228-5227 (637/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 CHEVY IMPALA SS, immaculate condition, 44K, $22,000, serious inquiries only please, 803-637-2247 (617/1031) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 CHRYSLER LHS, 3.5, V6, auto, tilt, cruise, AC, power everything, red/gray leather, CD, 102K, $4500, 706-860-5001 (432/1024) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 FORD MUSTANG LX, very clean, new tires, won’t last long, $5995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (575/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 LEXUS SL 400, gold pkg, fully loaded, 77K, pampered, garaged, XC, $17,000, 706-863-7021 (433/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 NISSAN MAXIMA SLE, V6, 5spd, white/tan leather, all power, CD, spoiler, moonroof, VGC, $5000 706-294-2691 (473/1010) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 OLDSMOBILE CUTLESS Ciera, white/burgundy, am/fm/cass, AC, nice clean car, super ride, $4600 OBO, 803-594-1222 (605/1024) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 PONTIAC FIREBIRD, ttops, leather, 48K, $10,900, #P3285, Johnson Motor Company, 706-724-0111 (488/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 BUICK RIVERA, power S/R, leather int., CD, super charger engine, $6500, 803439-0669 (438/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 CADILLAC CONCOURS, 32 valve, NavStar, 79K, loaded, wheels, CD, cass, leather, heated seats, new Michelins $7999 803648-7375 (439/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 CADILLAC SLS, local trade, super nice car, P3111B, $10,900, Johnson Motor Company, 706-7240111 (492/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 FORD TAURUS, Wagon, one owner, 64K, garage kept, well maintained, $4800, 803502-1251 after 5pm.

(602/1024) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 LEXUS SC300, leather, power everything, sunroof, CD changer, 48K, $16,000, 706736-9144 (568/1024) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL, hunter green/brown leather, V8, air, all power options, 4dr, x-clean $6900 706-722-7542 or 706-7364530 (435/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 ACURA 3.5RL, black/grey leather, 82K, XC, $14,500, 706-481-8777 (day) (474/1010) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 CHEVROLET CAMERO, 41K, factory purple, 5spd, AC, FM, Cass, immaculate, one owner, $9000 OBO, 706-8680090 (472/1010) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 GEO METRO, white,

2dr, hatchback, 85K, am/fm, AC, great student car, $2400, 706-650-8550 (643/117) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 KIA SEPHIA, dark blue, 4dr, auto, 107K, am/fm, AC, new tires, $2400, 706-6508550 (644/117) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 LINCOLN TOWN Car, nice car, local trade, P-3191A, $10,900, Johnson Motor Company, 706-724-0111 (491/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 PLYMOUTH BREEZE, 4dr, auto, PL, PW, cruise, SR, CD changer, 110 highway miles, well maintained, runs great, 706-854-9920 (535/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 TOYOTA COROLLA, auto, AC, 67K, nice one owner car, $6995, Bobby Jones Ford, 706-738-8000 (403/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 HONDA CIVIC EX, auto, 89K, black, sunroof, 10 CD changer, $6000, 706-7388211 (509/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 HONDA CIVIC EX, silver, 4dr, auto, AC, PW, PL, cruise, am/fm/cd, moon roof, 76K, XC, $9800, 706-869-1920 (623/1031) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 MAZDA 626, XC, one owner, new tires, brakes, spoiler, sliding roof, leather, 58K, $8000, leave message 706798-7126 or 650-7841 (621/1031) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE, brand new motor, and transmission, 5spd, more mods, tinted windows, $8000 OBO, 803-593-3265 (479/1010) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE, convertible, power window and roof, lady driven, #L8805A, $8995, Bobby Jones Ford, 706-738-8000 (408/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 CHEVY MONTE Carlo, SS, PS, PB, AC, cruise, new tires, $6000 OBO 706-7711550 (539/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 CHRYSLER CONCORD, very clean, low miles, fully equipped, and ready to sell cheap, Budget Car & Truck Sales, Ernie Ernst, 706-2949033 (634/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 FORD CONTOUR, 4dr, auto, air, p/w, p/l, pacific green, 62K, VGC, $5000, 803648-2417 (470/1010) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 HONDA ACCORD, silver/grey, 4dr, 5spd, A/C, tilt, alloys, CD, highway miles, oil changed every 3K miles, very clean, NS, $9300 706-2101850 (012/1031) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 HONDA CIVIC EX, black, AC, 5spd, PW, PL, PS, tilt, cruise, am/fm/cd, new tires, one owner, non-smoker, 42K, XC, $10,500, 706-8601574 (545/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 SUBARU LEGACY, wagon, dealer serviced, new tires, auto, $9700, Gerald Jones Select, 706-733-1035 (516/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 BMW 323ic, convertible, black on black, mint condition,

all leather, tan interior with charcoal trim, 21.5K, $29,999, OBO, 706-737-8047 (642/117) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 BUICK CENTURY, custom, fully loaded, GC, 79K, $9500 negotiable, 706-5980381 (437/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 BUICK PARK Avenue, white, leather interior, all power options, $15,500 OBO, 56K, 706-860-3338 (537/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 CADILLAC CATERA, leather, roof, tan, chrome rims, fully loaded, low miles, $16,495, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (576/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 CHRYSLER SEBRING, red, loaded, alloys, leather, sunroof, wood grain, nice, only $14,112, Gerald Jones Select, 706-733-1035 (513/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD MUSTANG, 35th Anniversary Edition, red, auto, XC, $12,200 OBO, 803-2706450 or 803-593-5726 (543/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD TAURUS SE, 17K, one owner, off-lease vehicle, 24 valve, V6, 16” wheels, rear spoiler, like brand new, $9999, Acura of Augusta, Cardell, 800-851-5158 (419/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 HONDA ACCORD LX, silver, PW, PL, 5spd, v-tech, immaculate, 72K, $11,500, 706-394-4865 (549/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 LEXUS ES300 Coach edition, like new, $21,990, Acura of Augusta, 800-8515158 (608/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 LINCOLN TOWN Car, Signature Touring Sedan, 34K, chrome wheels, power moon roof, leather, CD, one owner, $19,999, Acura of Augusta, 800-851-5158 (421/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 MAZDA 626, auto, clean, $11,990, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-279-9143 (526/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 MAZDA 626, auto, clean, $11,490, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-279-9143 (527/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 PLYMOUTH BREEZE, 50K, auto, $7995, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-279-9143 (523/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 SAAB 930, Turbo, convertible, auto, clean car, $17,995, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-279-9143 (528/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY, 30K, local car, $12,988, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-279-9143 (530/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 VOLVO V70 GLT, wagon, one owner, low miles, Volvo certified, 7yr/100K factory warranty, $21,400, Gerald Jones Select, 706-733-1035 (514/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 CHEVY CAVALIER, 4dr, auto, AC, very nice car, priced to sell, #10230, Budget Car & Truck Sales, Grady Ward, 706228-5227 (628/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 CHEVY MALIBU LS,

4dr, white, PL, PW, AC, GC, 706-414-9402pgr or 803-4419880 (538/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 DODGE NEON, 4dr, auto, AC, 34K, super clean, $6800, #28143B, Bobby Jones Ford, 706-738-8000 (409/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 FORD FOCUS, 31K, clean, factory warranty, $8995, Andy Jones Mazda 803-2799143 (529/926) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 MITSUBISHI MIRAGE, 4dr, auto, AC, local trade, 35K, $7000, #P8790A, Bobby Jones Ford, 706-738-8000 (400/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 NISSAN ALTIMA GXE pearl white, loaded, CD, cruise, alarm, keyless entry, warranty 53K hwy miles, well maintained. $9800 OBO, 706210-1850 (098/1031) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 SATURN SL1, 1 owner, 4dr, like new, AC, cass, $6999, Acura of Augusta, Lloyd, 800851-5158 (426/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 VOLVO V70 GLT, wagon, black 34K, leather, auto, 7yr/100K warranty, Volvo certified, $24,200, Gerald Jones Select, 706-733-1035 (520/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 VW BEETLE, 35K, sweet ride, but gotta go, reduced to $16,369, Gerald Jones Select, 706-733-1035 (515/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 VW JETTA 43K, excel-

lent condition, new tires, cruise, A/C, PS, PW, security system, one owner, $11,500, 706-799-0544 (071/1031) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 CAVALIERS, ESCORTS, Sunfires, Neons, and Kia Sophias, 20 to choose from starting at $5999, Acura of Augusta, 800-851-5158 (609/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 BUICK CENTURY, #P1120, $11,900, Johnson Motor Company, 803-6639752 or 706-724-9637 (494/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 CHEVY CAVALIER, 4dr, auto, AC, hunter green, #280878, $9350, Bobby Jones Ford, 706-738-8000 (401/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 FORD TAURUS, CD, anti theft alarm, PS, PW, alloy wheels, $17,000, 706-2841036 (625/1031) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 HONDA ACCORD EX, 2dr, V6, black, leather, roof, very low miles, certified, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (573/926) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 HONDA CIVIC LX, 5spd, 11K, AC, warranty, silver/grey, must sell, $12,500, 706-7386454 (104/1031) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 HYUNDIA ACCENT GL, 4dr, black, fully loaded, $6995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706733-2210 (574/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 PONTIAC GRAND Am SE, auto, factory warranty,

GREAT DEALS 2002 Buick Lasabre Custom - Low Miles (P1100)

$12,995, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-279-9143 (524/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE, 4dr, spoiler, under factory warranty, $10,995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (580/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE, 4dr, auto, #P1132, $8900, Johnson Motor Company, 803-663-9752 or706-7249637 (497/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 BUICK LESABRE, custom, low miles #P1100, $16,900, Johnson Motor Company, 803-663-9752 or 706-724-9637(493/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 FORD MUSTANG, loaded, real sporty, priced to sell, Budget Car & Truck Sales, Ernie Ernst, 706-294-9033 (633/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 MAZDA MILLENIA, diamond white, super low miles, leather, moon roof, CD, compare to new, $19,999, Acura of Augusta, 800-851-5158 (425/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 MERCURY GRAND Marquis, leather, loaded, low miles, $17,995, Bobby Jones Ford, 706-738-8000 (406/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 NISSAN MAXIMA, loaded, pearl white, very clean, priced to sell, Budget Car & Truck Sales, Ernie Ernst, 706294-9033 (636/103)

ON

Motorcycles 1996 BMW K1100LT, red, 38.5K, sport touring, many extras, 706-303-6021(d) 706738-6021(e) (464/1010) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 HONDA XR650R, enduro/trail bike, XC, many extras, MSTA, $3500, 706309-9526 (458/1010)

SUVs 1987 GMC JIMMY, low price, body in good shape, letting it go in a hurry, 706-466-2148 (465/1010) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1989 CHEVY S-10 BLAZER, red, 4X4, fuel injected, good AC, most power accessories, towing package, new tires, 2nd owner, 112K, $3400 OBO, 706-667-6444 (622/1031) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1989 FORD BRONCO, red, w/white stripe, great condition, power windows & locks, AC, 120K, everything works, $4000 OBO, 706-399-1816 (570/1024) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1990 JEEP CHEROKEE, Laredo, 2dr, 4X4, auto, AC, PS, PB, PW, PL, cruise, am/fm, cass, 114K, 20K on rebuilt, $4800 706-832-2475 or 706-860-2822 (544/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1991 FORD EXPLORER, Eddie Bauer Edition, sunroof,

BOTH SIDES

$16,900

2001 Buick Century

green/taupe, 4 new tires, $2800, 706-798-5272 (606/1024) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1992 JEEP CHEROKEE, 4wd, blue, must sell $2600, 706541-2088 (481/1010) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1993 JEEP CHEROKEE, 4dr, 2wd, white, x-clean, air, runs good, $3300 706-722-7542 or 706-736-4530 (434/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 CHEVY SUBURBAN, loaded, leather, low miles, 4X4, third seat, must see, #10427A, Budget Car & Truck Sales, Grady Ward, 706-228-5227 (629/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 MITSUBISHI EXPO LRV, auto, AC, cargo space, good tires, one owner, no accidents, $2400, 706-855-8062 (607/1024) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 LANDROVER DISCOVERY SE, low miles, white/tan leather, XC, running boards, bushguard, roofrack, cargo cover, carb rebuilt, new shocks & more, $14,500, 706-4958158 (624/1031) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 FORD EXPEDITION XLT, green/tan, rear air, GC, 131K, a steal $9750, 706-2949500 (654/117) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 ISUZU RODEO, V6, 5spd, 52K, towing hitch, PL/W, silver/grey, XC, must see $9100 803-663-9781 (445/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 JEEP CHEROKEE, 4X4, auto, loaded, needs a home,

$11,990, Budget Car & Truck Sales, Tim Moseley, 706-2285227 (638/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Laredo, 4X4, 6cyl, 4dr, RV ready w/towing package, 92K, grey/brown, XC, $10,500, 706-855-7153 (649/117) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD EXPEDITION, Eddie Bauer, white, leather, multi disc CD, low miles, power everything, Budget Car & Truck Sales, Ernie Ernst, 706-228-5227 (639/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 GMC SUBURBAN, 40K, 4yr warranty, for more information, 706-592-2673 (655/117) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 GMC YUKON, silver, leather, CD, auto, power W/L, $18,310, Gerald Jones Select, 706-733-1035 (518/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 HONDA CRV, auto, cass, PW, cruise, garage kept, non-smoker, green, XC, 38K,$13,850, OBO 803-2796287 (444/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 JEEP CHEROKEE Classic, bulldog red, very clean, non-smoker, privacy glass, luggage rack, auto, AC, #10287, Budget Car & Truck Sales, Grady Ward, 706-2285227 (630/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Laredo, 4x4, limited, V8, fully loaded, $16,995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (577/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––

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OF THE

RIVER!

1994 Pontiac Firebird T-tops - Leather - Just 48K (P-3285)

$10,900

$11,900

2000 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 Quad Cab - Just 23K Miles (P-3188) $22,900

2000 GMC Jimmy SLT Loaded with Leather (P1125)

$15,900

2000 Pontiac Montana Mini Van - Blue/Gray Bottom (P-3141) $14,900

1998 GMC Sierra Ext Cab 350 V8 - Local Trade (1172A)

$14,900

1996 Lincoln Town Car Nice Car - Local Trade (P-3191A)

$10,900

1996 Cadillac Eldorado Local trade with good miles (P-3169A)

$12,910

1995 Cadillac SLS Local trade - Super nice car

$10,900

(P1120)

2001 Pontiac Sunfire 4 Door - Auto (P1132) 1999 Pontiac Trans AM Loaded - T-Tops (A5454A ) 1999 Chevy Suburban Low Miles - Clean (P1172 )

$8,900 $17,900

$19,900

490 AIKEN-AUGUSTA HWY AIKEN, SC 803-663-9752 706-724-9637

1122 WALTON WAY AUGUSTA, GA 30901 706-724-0111 Service

(P-3111B)

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1999 JEEP WRANGLER, removable doors & top, cold AC, looks & runs great, reduced to $16,232, Gerald Jones Select, 706-733-1035 (521/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 MITSUBISHI MONTERO Sport, 4X2, auto, AC, PW, PL, V6, great vehicle, $12,800, #28129A, Bobby Jones Ford, 706-738-8000 (407/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 FORD EXPLORER XJL, 4dr, nice family SUV, $17,725, Gerald Jones Select, 706-7331035 (395/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 GMC JIMMY SLT, loaded with leather, #P1125, $15,900, Johnson Motor Company, 803-663-9752 or 706-724-9637 (495/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE Classic, fully loaded, new tires, PW, PL, cruise, tilt, $9995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706733-2210 (579/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER, 49K, SR5, clean, $18,988, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-2799143 (531/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 FORD ESCAPE XLS, 13K, all power, $14,590, #B8731, Bobby Jones Ford, 706-738-8000 (404/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 FORD EXPEDITION, loaded, all the toys, very low miles, a real deal at $25,971, Budget Car & Truck Sales, Ernie Ernst, 706-294-9033

(635/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 FORD EXPLORER XLT, leather, CD, premium sound, PW, PL, sunroof, running boards, champaign, cruise, Budget Car & Truck Sales, Ernie Ernst, 706-228-5227 (640/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 ISUZU RODEO LS, 4X4, 25K, auto, loaded, $15,999, Acura of Augusta, Alex, 800851-5158 (428/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 ISUZU RODEO, 32K, great winter ride, only $18,001, Gerald Jones Select, 706-7331035 (517/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 FORD EXPLORER, V8, leather, premium sound, sunroof, power everything, cruise, Budget Car & Truck Sales, Ernie Ernst, 706-228-5227 (641/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999/2000 FORD EXPEDITIONS, 2 XLT’s, 1 Eddie Bauer, tan, burgundy & green, starting $18,995, hurry, Gerald Jones Honda, 706-733-2210 (581/103)

Trucks FORD RANGER Super Cab XLT, flareside, auto, AC, all power, well maintained, bed cover, stereo CD/cass $9990, Bobby Jones Ford, 706-7388000 (405/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1982 FORD F150, new engine 302, needs paint, 4x4, $1500 OBO, 803-640-9561

(480/1010) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1988 FORD F700, 24’ flatbed w/dovetail, 101K, $7800, 803279-5541 or 803-215-2418 (476/1010) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1992 CHEVY S-10 Pickup, am/fm, CD, 190K, black, GC, $2000 OBO, 706-869-8050 (620/1031) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1993 FORD F-350, dually, 7.3 diesel, auto, AC, PS, PL, 4dr, 38K, $14,500, 803-202-9401 (471/1010) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1993 MAZDA B2600, auto, tint windows, air, x-cab, burgundy, clean, $4100, 706-5977075 (443/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1994 CHEVY SILVERADO, fully loaded, camper shell, dark blue, XC, one owner, 84K, $6700, 803-279-2363 (604/1024) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 CHEVY S-10, silver/black, extended cab, 4.3L, V6, auto, AC, cass, cruise, 84.5K, one owner, $5000, 706-785-5823 pgr.

(533/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 GMC SIERRA, x-cab, 4X4, loaded, low miles, white/burgundy, must sell $12,500, real sharp truck, Ray@706-863-1543 (512/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 DODGE DAKOTA, 2WD, very clean, auto, AC, bedliner, sunroof, wheels, #10465A, Budget Car & Truck Sales, Grady Ward, 706-228-5227 (631/103)

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* Automobiles for sale by an individual may be placed in our FREE Auto Classifieds. The same ad will run continuously for six weeks or until the vehicle sells, whichever comes first. After two weeks, if you want to keep running the same ad, you must call The Metropolitan Spirit by 5 p.m. on Friday or we will assume you sold the vehicle and will delete the ad. All vehicles must indicate price. FREE Auto Classified ads are offered to individuals only and are not offered to commercial companies or dealers.

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–––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 GMC SIERRA, extended cab, 350, V8, local trade, $14,900, Johnson Motor Company, 803-663-9752 or 706-724-9637(496/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA SR, 4X4, manual transmission, bedliner, CD, radio, 84K, black, XC, $9200, 706-863-5753 (652/117) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD F150 XLT, pick up, PW, PL, cruise, $12,995, Gerald Jones Honda, 706733-2210 (572/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 FORD RANGER XLT, many to choose from, auto, 5spd, 4 & 6 cyl, regular and extended cabs, starting at $6995, Acura of Augusta, 800851-5158 (466/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71, Quad cab, 23K, #P3188, $22,900, Johnson Motor Company, 706-7240111 (489/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 CHEVY S-10 Pick Up, flareside, chromed out, black, loaded, $10,915, Gerald Jones Select, 706-733-1035 (519/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 FORD RANGER XLT, V6, 5spd, 26K, power pkg, dual media, bedliner, blue book $12,000, asking $9000, 706-869-0617 or 706-3397023 6-9pm (510/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 FORD RANGER XLT, 4cyl, auto, AC, disc player, tinted glass, 22K, factory warranty to 36K or April ‘03,

$9250, 706-736-8032 (648/117) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 MAZDA B2500 SE, shortbed, black/grey, 4cyl, auto, AC, CD, 20K, $12,000 negotiable, 803-279-8960 (431/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 DODGE DAKOTA, Quad cab, (3) to choose from, fully loaded, with all the power options, staring at $14,999, Acura of Augusta, Bob, 800851-5158 (427/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2001 DODGE RAM Club cab, manual trans., 5.2L, V8, burgundy, CD, AC, bedliner, XC, $14,800 OBO, lv msg 706840-5993 (541/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO C1500, extended cab, red, clean, low miles, 19K, loaded, priced to sell, Budget Car & Truck Sales, Ernie Ernst, 706294-9033 (632/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 GMC SONOMA, 2700 miles, king cab, $13,990, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-279-9143 (522/103)

Vans 1992 MAZDA MPV, burgundy, stereo CD, air, runs good, $2700, 706-854-1278 (656/117) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1995 CHRYSLER TOWN & Country, green/tan leather, loaded, 2 optional child seats built in, good condition, $6500, 706-733-4080 (618/1031)

–––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1996 MERCURY VILLAGER LS, auto, AC, V6, 7 passenger, XC, $7500, #P8742A, Bobby Jones Ford, 706-738-8000 (402/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1997 MERCURY VILLAGER LS, all options, leather, power sunroof, 6 CD changer and power lift for scooter $13,000 OBO, 47K, 706-860-3338 (536/1017) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER, 7 passenger, loaded, low miles, privacy glass, luggage rack, nice, non-smoker, 5dr, Budget certified, #10296, Budget Car & Truck Sales, Grady Ward, 706-228-5227 (627/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 FORD E-350, 15 passenger van, 43K, loaded, dual AC, $15,999, Acura of Augusta, Roger, 800-8515158 (420/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA, blue/gray bottom, #P-3144, $14,900, Johnson Motor Company, 706-724-0111 (490/103) –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 2002 PONTIAC TRANSPORT, factory warranty, $18,990, Andy Jones Mazda, 803-2799143 (525/103) ––––––––––––––––––––––––––

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Team 2002 Day Marion Johnson was awarded Employee of the Year and will receive: $500 Cash Bonus, $500 Home Depot Gift Certificate, Free Set of Tires from Peach Orchard Firestone, Family Photo & Frame from FitzSimms and the Frame Shoppe, 2 Extra Days Paid Vacation & a Jill Wagner Spa Gift Certificate

son, Shalisha, Pat & Marion John

nis Pat VanHooser and Jeff An

Congratulations to our 2002 Employee of the Year Marion Johnson!

What Makes Marion Special?

His associates say: “He always has a welcoming smile.”

“Having him work with us enhances our company’s reputation.”

“When you see the way he does his job, you can tell he really cares.”

Compensation Highlights: • Competitive Pay • Health Insurance • Life Insurance • Dental Insurance • Short Term Disability • Long Term Disability • Workers Compensation Insurance • Tax Free Savings Plan

• Cafeteria Pay Plan(Section 125) • Employee Assistance Program • Softball Team • Omni Health club Program • Person of the Year Program • Weekly Training Program • Discounts on Services • Sam’s Club Membership • Paid Vacation

WE CONSTANTLY HAVE JOB OPENINGS AS OUR BUSINESS EXPANDS. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CAREER, GIVE US A CALL!

Augusta • 737-4120 North Augusta • 278-4338 Aiken • 641-0144 Biggest Sentricon Provider in the Augusta Area!