METRO SPIRIT
Oct. 30 - Nov. 5 Vol. 15 No. 13
Augusta’s Independent Voice
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★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Dear Voters: My name is Freddie Lee Handy and I formerly served on the Commission from 1993-1999 and am presently a candidate for Commissioner of District 2. November 4, 2003 is the day to cast your votes. During my tenure as Commissioner I helped the communities to accomplish many goals. I would greatly appreciate your support by casting your vote for me.
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I will be available to the residents of District 2 at any time, day or night. I will work hard for the residents to help and accomplish as many of the goals for the communities as possible.
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I am willing to listen to the needs of the residents and keep you all informed of all the progress or lack thereof on the projects for the communities. Communication is the key to our success! It is not how much noise one makes, but the humble and gracious nature of the person succeeding at turning the communities’ goals into accomplishments. I am ready to be a force in the accomplishments of your goals by using you, the community and my staff in making it happen. I am ready to roll up my sleeves and work side by side with you to get the job done. Thank you in advance for your votes, Freddy Lee Handy Candidate for Commissioner for District 2
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But being prepared can give you a head start. Heart disease is the leading killer of women. So being informed and knowing how to recognize the signs of a heart attack are important, but not enough. It’s also essential that you seek medical treatment within one hour of symptom onset. This is when drugs and other treatments will be most effective. Women’s HeartAdvantage™ is a program offered by University Health Care System and their community partners. It was designed to help you learn more about the specific signs and symptoms women exhibit, and how important it is to act quickly if you experience them. This is especially important if you are among the 93 percent of women right here in the C.S.R.A. who have at least one risk factor for heart disease. To learn more, talk to your physician or call 706/828-2828 and request a Women’s HeartAdvantage™ Information Kit.
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Contents Metro Spirit
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ON THE COVER
Please Sit on the Art By Rhonda Jones ...................33
FEATURES
Sautéed Monkfish with a Creamy Crab and Parmesan Risotto and a Smoked Tomato Veloutè 17
New Industry May Locate on Goldberg Site By Brian Neill ....................................................20 Opinion
Sautéed Veal Medallions with Black Pepper Spaëtzle, Roast Garlic Buttered Brussels, and a Spiced Apple Sauté 18
Whine Line ......................................................................6 Words ...............................................................................6 This Modern World .........................................................6 Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down ............................................8 Suburban Torture ...........................................................8 Letters to the Editor ......................................................10 Insider ...........................................................................12
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Budget Bust 2004 ........................................................14 Judicial Site Discussion Gets Wheels .......................17 Larry Rogers Checks The Augusta Chronicle ............18
Arts Etta May Kicks Off Imperial Comedy Series .............24 Jazz Explosion in Augusta ...........................................34
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Shrimp Pot Pie with an assortment of Vegetables, Served over Country Captain Inspired Jasmine Rice 18 Spinach and Ricotta Gnocchi with Pomodoro Fresco, and Fresh Mozzarella 14
Cover Design: Erin Lummen Cover Photo Courtesy of Kristin Casaletto
The Crab King ...............................................................22 Bistro 491 Menu ..........................................................23
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CHURCH OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY SPECIAL GUEST FATHER NOLEN Bio:
Cinema: Review “Kill Bill: Vol. 1”..............................40
Fr. Joseph Nolen, C.SS.R. grew up in Detroit, Michigan and began his studies as a Redemptorist after graduating from Holy Redeemer High School in 1968. He began his Novitiate in 1969 and professed his vows as a Redemptorist in 1970. Father Nolen's first apostolic work as a Redemptorist was during his years as a seminarian. He worked with deaf children at a school in Wisconsin.
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Cinema
Movie Listings .............................................................36 Review: “Kill Bill: Vol. 1” ..............................................40 Movie Clock ..................................................................42
Music
Edwin McCain Brings New Songs to Augusta .............43 Music by Turner ..............................................................44 Robert Earl Keen Offers Something for Everyone With “Farm Fresh Onions” .....................................................45 Music Minis ....................................................................46 Night Life .........................................................................47
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News of the Weird ........................................................50 Brezsny's Free Will Astrology ......................................51 New York Times Crossword Puzzle ............................51 Amy Alkon: The Advice Goddess ................................52 Date Maker ...................................................................53 Classifieds .....................................................................55
EDITOR & PUBLISHER David Vantrease ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Rhonda Jones STAFF WRITERS Stacey Eidson, Brian Neill ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Joe White ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Kriste Lindler PRODUCTION MANAGER Joe Smith GR APHIC ARTISTS Stephanie Bell, Natalie Holle, Erin Lummen ACCOUNTING MANAGER/CLASSIFIEDS Sharon King ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ASSISTANT Lisa Jordan SENIOR MUSIC CONTRIBUTOR Ed Turner CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Chuck Shepherd, Rob Brezsny, Amy Alkon, Rachel Deahl CARTOONISTS Tom Tomorrow, Julie Larson
METRO SPIRIT is a free newspaper published weekly on Thursday, 52 weeks of the year. Editorial coverage includes ar ts, local issues, news, enter tainment, people, places and events. In our paper appear views from across the political and social spectrum. The views do not necessarily represent the views of the publishers. Visit us at www.metrospirit.com. Copyright © Metro Spirit, Inc. Reproduction or use without permission is prohibited. Phone: (706) 738-1142 Fax: (706) 733-6663 E-mail: spirit@metrospirit.com Letters to the Editor: P.O. Box 3809, Augusta, Ga. 30914-3809
He finished his studies with the Redemptorists and was ordained in 1976. He served as a parish priest for two years in Wichita, KS. He was then assigned to the Redemptorist publishing house in Missouri. From there he went on to teach in the Redemptorist high school seminary program. That was followed by several years as formation director. He worked with the Redemptorist theology students in Chicago and with the philosophy students in St. Louis, MO.
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Fr. Nolen took a brief assignment in Rome in 2001. Since 2002 he has worked at the Redemptorist publishing house where he also resides. Father has preached numerous parish missions and retreats, also retreats to priests and religious. He writes a weekly column for Liguori that appears in the Sunday bulletin and a monthly column for Liguorian magazine in addition to his editorial duties.
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ince the Regency Mall is totaled out, knock it down. It is an obvious health hazard. Condemn the property, then confiscate it to recover the cost of removing such a danger. This site could then become the new Augusta-Richmond County Government Complex. It’s centrally located with abundant paved parking. Anthony Bourdain’s “Kitchen Confidential,” a prepublication excerpt from which ran in The New Yorker, suffers not only from food-handling and recipe transgressions, but from slipshod research as well: On page 242, he misidentifies the late eminent Augusta psychiatrist, scholar and author Dr. Hervey Cleckley as “Dr. Herbert Kleckley” and mischaracterizes Dr. Cleckley’s book “The Mask of Sanity” as “a work on serial killers.” A letter written three years ago to Bourdain in care of his publisher that pointed out these errors was not answered and they went uncorrected in subsequent printing. However, if you like semi-fiction, “Kitchen Confidential” is a fast, amusing read, but only that. Now the Florida State Congress has created King Jeb. How long will it be before the U.S. Congress creates King George 43? Lowell Greenbaum gives Democrats a bad name. His criticism of Max Burns is typical of the whiney attitude he often takes toward Republicans. He acts as if his heart has been personally broken by Burns and asks for apologies and a return of contribution. Funny, I never heard him say anything negative about all the racist behavior of Democrat Charles Walker. Greenbaum is a hypocrite of the first order and has no credibility, even among fellow Democrats. The Richmond County Democratic Party should dump him as chairman. He’s a disgrace. It is a very sad day for the Public Works Department employees. They increase our insurance by 10 percent and we haven’t gotten a pay increase in three years. In order to
get a salary increase you have to sexually harass someone in your department or make threats to them and they will slap your hand and give you a 75-percent increase in your salary. What is this government doing? Are they crazy? Employees are not treated equally unless you have the commissioners as personal friends. It’s something you may want to look into. It pays to know people in high places. I find it sick. Lee Beard doesn’t want our county fire chief, Al Gillespie, interacting with potential commission candidates like Don Grantham, but he does tell City Administrator George Kolb to re-evaluate and reinstate salary to an employee accused of improper behavior who walks around threatening co-workers. All this because he is a personal friend of Mr. Beard. Commissioner Beard, I call for your reprimand. I don’t believe this is in the best interest for a commissioner to be involved in individual employee issues. You were elected to run the overall government, not take care of your friends’ interests. Just saw this week’s article about weight loss. Thought I would share my story. I needed to lose 50 pounds. A weight-loss psychologist gave me a list of six questions. Are you sad? Are you mad? Are you alone? Are you lonely? Is it time to eat? Do you have something better to do with your time? If any of the questions were answered “yes,” simply don’t eat. Only eat when your body tells you are hungry. On this “diet,” I went to a local Mexican restaurant and happily ordered everything I wanted because I was physically hungry. The psychologist had “instructed” me to not feel guilty about eating whatever I wanted as long as I was physically hungry. I lost the 50 pounds in seven months and it has stayed off for over 13 years. Yes, it was a slow way to do it, but again, it has stayed off. The hard part was not eating when I was bored or at lunchtime. But I found other things to do, such as walking on my lunch hour.
Words “Our board — we’ve been asleep at the switch. I think our board needs to badly get its act together.” — Otis Brumby Jr., a member of the UGA Foundation board, as quoted by the Associated Press in a story about the alleged, massive unchecked spending on the part of UGA President Michael Adams. The article carried information from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that alleged Adams had promised football coach Jim Donnan a $250,000 payment in 1999 in case Donnan’s contract was terminated early. Other expenses under investigation include $13,000 to charter an airplane for UGA officials and spouses to attend President Bush’s 2001 inauguration and $895,000 to purchase property in Costa Rica for a study-abroad program. What will the public have to say about these alleged misspent dollars? Sadly, something probably along the lines of: Go Dawgs!
“Ideally, they would issue scarves to each and every soldier or tell them to wear turbans. They need to dress like the Arabs.” — Dr. Kathleen Murray-Leisure, speaking to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution about preventative measures to curtail a skin disease spread by sand flies that can cause lesions resembling “minivolcanoes” on soldiers’ arms. At least 30 soldiers who’ve served in Iraq have gotten the disease, prompting a recent ban on donating blood by military serving in Iraq until at least a year after they’ve returned home.
Rush bites the big one. It must break your hearts to hear the truth about your junkie hero, you whining, bedwetting, redneck conservatives. I find it amazing that the people of this country yell “separation of church and state,” when you want to put prayer in schools, but when it comes to gay marriages you yell, “God says no.” Make up your minds. If one of your children happened to be gay would you really deny them happiness? I’m straight
and married because I know you narrowminded Southern Baptists will shrug this off by saying, “She must be gay.” There he goes again. Mayor Bob is back to talking first and thinking later. His encouragement of vendors getting peddler’s licenses to circumvent the 10 p.m. curfew on First Friday is so stupid that the only person who agreed with him was Marion Williams. Young and Williams, what a pair. Has Bob replaced Andy Cheek as Marion’s twin?
I enjoyed the weight-loss article but find it difficult to understand how someone can live with not being able to eat, in such an unnatural manner — each bite five minutes apart and no beverages with meals. It just seems too much to ask. I mean, I couldn’t do it. Never being able to stuff at Thanksgiving or Christmas or have a hot dog and beer at a Braves game. It’s unbelievable.
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From I-20: Take the Belair Road exit (coming from the east, turn right; coming from the west, turn left); travel 1.7 miles and turn left onto Columbia Road; travel 2.7 miles to the subdivision entrance on the right. Follow the Parade/parking signs. From the Appling/Grovetown areas: From I-20 West, take the Grovetown exit; turn left onto Lewiston Road and travel 1.7 miles and turn right on Columbia Road; travel .8 miles to the subdivision entrance on the left. Follow the Parade/parking signs. From Washington Road to Columbia Road: At Washington Road/Columbia Road intersection, turn onto Columbia Road and travel 5.2 miles to the subdivision entrance on the right. Follow the Parade/parking signs.
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Rush could have mainlined heroin while cuddling the cast of “La Cage Aux Folles” and his audience would still love him. That’s because the Right is not about moral consistency. Right-wingers aren’t stupid; they’re morally lazy. They love Rush because he says what they really believe. Rush lets them give in to all that hate and fear and selfishness and tells them not just that they’re OK, but that they’re right. He’s a drug all by himself. Why do you think they call him Rush?
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Several years ago, I picked up a small booklet about Augusta. It had listed many of Augusta’s famous spots — among them, “The Haunted Pillar,” the “Butt Memorial Bridge,” “Woodrow Wilson’s Boyhood Home,” “Signer’s Monument” and more. I had found my copy at the library off of Wrightsboro Road in Columbia County. Does anyone out there know where I can find another copy of this informative booklet?
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“Augusta’s Witch-Hunt: The Appeal Hearing of Brenda Byrd-Pelaez.” Excuse Me: I thought that, along with the title of department director, came the responsibility for that entire department. Not so in Augusta, Ga. “We reimbursed Ms. Pelaez for what was taken from her during the suspension and no record of this remains in her personnel file.”
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It was so great to actually go to a parade of homes and see something besides a furniture store. The house that used all the greens and had the cute kids’ monkey mural was great. It should have won First Place. Kudos for not using the traditional magnolia decorating that has won the past few years.
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I would like to know how Lee Beard, a county commissioner, can ask to reprimand or suspend the fire chief for having an open meeting with another commissioner also with all battalion chiefs present, when in fact last election for mayor he rode his brotherin-law, Ed McIntyre, around to all fire stations to solicit votes against Mayor Young. He then goes to Washington to support Ronnie Few, the ex-fire chief of Augusta, for a job there, when Few was under investigation by the grand jury here. Is Lee Beard running the fire department and all other departments in the county government, from his seat on the commission? Is he above reproach, or does he have the right to micromanage all depths in the government? Wake up Augusta: Vote them out if you want to have a progressive city government.
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Thumbs Down Last week it was revealed by The Augusta Chronicle that City Administrator George Kolb gave Donald D’Antignac, a truck driver for the public works department who had been accused of sexually harassing and threatening fellow employees in 2001, a $3,400 raise. Two years ago, these harassment charges against D’Antignac were taken very seriously because D’Antignac was reportedly convicted of murder in 1974 and served
it’s just gotta be said: Dude, go hug a tree or something.
continued from page 7 This punishment amounts to not even a slap on the wrist. I admire the young woman who allowed you to get so up close and personal about her weight loss battle and drastic surgery. She is brave and her willingness to talk about her situation will, undoubtedly, help others. Hats off to her. This is to the person who said they felt sorry for all the people in the theatre sitting in the dark. I wanted to say that I feel the same but
11 years in prison. But in 2001, after the harassment charges arose, Kolb decided to spare D’Antignac his job. Instead, Kolb cut D’Antignac’s salary by $7,123 and gave him a 10-day suspension. Now, two years later, at the request of Augusta Commissioner Lee Beard, Kolb re-examined D’Antignac’s punishment and decided he deserved a $3,400 raise. So, is that what Kolb calls a model employee?
To the female soldier who tossed a dog out of her SUV at Lake Olmstead: You are cruel and pathetic. I hope I don’t have to depend on you to defend me against terrorism. — Call our Whine Line at 510-2051 and leave your comments. We won’t use your name. Fax your whines by dialing (706) 7336663 or e-mail your whines to whine@metrospirit.com.
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Questions Mayor Young’s First Friday Comments Dear Editor, As a property owner and resident living on Broad Street, my husband and I have become very disappointed with the suggestions by our mayor, and the Augusta commissioners constantly criticizing Main Street Augusta and the manner in which they operate the First Friday event. Even though there have been issues over the past few years, they are finally beginning to get things back on target. This is an event that the city should proudly spend time promoting in a positive manner, as opposed to the never-ending micromanagement and constant criticism. They need to remember that this event brings customers who spend money to Broad Street, which produces tax dollars that the city desperately needs. After reading last week’s Spirit, “More Fodder For First Friday,” I would like to know ... Bob, how would you like it if several vendors with peddler’s licenses set up shop in front of Port Royal where you and your wife live? By encouraging vendors to bypass the Main Street procedures and purchasing a peddler’s license, which would enable them to operate without common guidelines, you are inviting chaos to our downtown area that would far surpass the First Friday last October 2002. Also, what will happen to the many wonderful festivals, such as Arts in the Heart,
the farmers market, Paine College Labor Day Jazz Festival, The Hispanic Festival, The Greek Festival, The Border Bash — to name only a few. Concerning the one vendor with a peddler’s license, I must add that we purchase hot dogs from Pat each week and we are glad to have him on Broad Street. But if everyone bought peddler’s licenses, it would destroy every special festival that has helped to bring our wonderful downtown, Broad Street, back to life! Marion Williams clearly has never been on Broad Street after 10 p.m. The streets are filled with people till the wee hours of the morning, especially on Friday nights. Speaking first hand, we watch the crowds from our balcony on a regular basis and people are back downtown and we want it to stay that way. You should listen to City Attorney Jim Wall. He seems to be the only one who realizes the potential disaster you have suggested. Who will be liable for any legal issues should happen after 10 p.m.? Certainly not Main Street Augusta. Please do not ruin this event. There are at least 29 other nights each month. If you want to add another event, then I challenge anyone or any organization to do so. But please leave this event alone. Sincerely, Caren (Ooollee) Dorn Bricker
The Character Assassinator Dear Insider, I demand my equal right to freedom of speech! In response to the Insider dated October 16, 2003, there is an old cliché: “Opinions are like you know what, everybody has one!” Once again we are getting close to election time and the mud slingers are coming out of the closet with their guns. Anyone who is of the people, by the people is fair game for assassination. The media is the character assassinator’s main weapon. If you have ever been to college you know that there is a manipulator called propaganda to persuade you to act without thinking. Propaganda is the devil’s tool. I have not had the honor of meeting Mr. Kolb, so I don’t know about him. But I have had the pleasure of meeting The Honorable Rev. Marion F. Williams. Heck, I did like the majority, listening to second-hand gossip until I met him. He’s cool! After I met him, I found out that I like the man. There is nothing wrong with Augusta. The mayor and the commissioners have a hard job running the city with the state and our economy in its present condition.
Augusta is not having any more problems than any other metropolitan city. It has what we call growing pains, and I think the mayor and the commissioners are doing a fine job. They talked about Jesus Christ and we all know that was propaganda. We have young men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan and Lord knows where else. Both black, white and in-between fighting side by side like the brave Americans they are. We as Americans are under attack by China, North Korea, Iran and the list goes on. What we need is unity! This is the United States! Look up the word “unite” in the Webster’s New World Dictionary and it says (1) to put or join together so as to make one; combine, (2) to bring or come together in common cause, action, etc. There is another cliché: “You can’t please all the people all of the time and some people you can’t please none of the time.” But before you vote, you need to meet and get to know The Hon. Marion Williams. For the people, by the people! Sincerely, Donald Paige
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Benjamin Resurfaces, Brush Rumors, City Attorney, Boring Election
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ormer Augusta Focus editor Frederick Benjamin has resurfaced after leaving his long-time position with the weekly newspaper. Reliable sources report that Benjamin is involved in a start-up publication targeting the African-American community, the same market served by the newspaper he left. The Augusta Focus is owned by former state Sen. Charles Walker. It was known that Benjamin had become disenchanted with the way things were going at Walker’s newspaper. Over time, his authority was eroded by the changing internal dynamics at the paper. Personality issues that have arisen in the last year, along with the changing fortunes of the newspaper’s owner, ultimately resulted in Benjamin’s departure. He was replaced as Editor-In-Chief by Theresa Minor who was a reporter for the Focus while Benjamin was at the helm. According to insiders familiar with the situation, Minor and Benjamin didn’t really agree on things. Increasingly, Minor had the ear of Walker and Benjamin’s role became more ambiguous with the passage of time. The investigation of Walker by the FBI, IRS and GBI added to the pressure. The recent well-publicized raid of the newspaper by those law enforcement entities didn’t help matters. At the time of the raid there was speculation that the Augusta Focus would eventually close its doors if Walker was indicted and convicted on any serious charges. It was widely rumored that Metro Spirit was eagerly awaiting Walker’s demise so it could jump into the AfricanAmerican newspaper business. When Benjamin left his position, rumors persisted that he was going to work at Metro Spirit to become the editor of a newspaper targeting the African-American community. At one point, the rumors became so overblown that people who should have known better began believing the tale and pressing Metro Spirit staff members with questions about the rumor. The African-American newspaper market is best served by African-American publishers and editors who have lived the black experience, rather than people who have no concept of what it is like to be African-American. The rumor was ludicrous from the moment the ill-informed
idea was conceived. The new publication with which Benjamin is involved has no connection with Metro Spirit. Brush Rumors Rumors about the potential political demise of state Sen. Joey Brush are making the rounds. For months, Brush’s detractors and some people within his own party have hinted at their desire to unseat him in the 2004 election. Brush has battled rumors about a variety of issues involving his personal behavior for years. Recently, his personal life has been the focus of intense speculation, to the Joey Brush point that specific candidates have been encouraged to challenge Brush next year. Former Columbia County Commissioner Jim Whitehead and Georgia Ninth District Republican Area Chairman Sam Jones have been rumored as potential challengers in the 2004 Republican primary election. Jones has always expressed an interest while Whitehead has remained silent on the subject. Now, Jones is running for the Columbia County District Four commission seat and insiders speculate that Whitehead will become heavily involved in Columbia County Sheriff Clay Whittle’s reelection bid next year. If Jones should win (doubtful) and Whitehead becomes a major player in Whittle’s campaign, the people who want to oust Brush must look elsewhere. Apparently, Jones just wants to be elected to something, anything. Columbia County Republican Party sources report that Jones told people he had the support of Brush and state Rep. Ben Harbin when, actually, he had not yet approached them about it. Jones implied that if he could get support for this race, he wouldn’t run for anything else. The obvious, barely veiled, implication was that if Brush and Harbin would help him, he wouldn’t run against Brush. Hint, Hint.
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Competition For City Attorney When City Attorney Jim Wall informed Augusta commissioners that he did not wish to renew his contract as city attorney, Commissioner Steve Shepard wasted no time voicing his interest in the position. According to insiders, Shepard sought support from his fellow commissioners before going public with his intentions. Generally, the Steve Shepard commission supported the move. Now, other lawyers have indicated interest and it is uncertain whether Shepard will get the ultimate nod, even though he is still the leading con- Ben Allen tender. Attorney Paul Dunbar, of the law firm Capers, Dunbar, Sanders & Bruckner, served as the city attorney for the old City of Augusta prior to consolidation. Insiders report there is possible interest on his part to serve as outside counsel for the city. Also, reliable sources report that former state Rep. Ben Allen, an attorney, wants to be considered. Other candidates could easily surface between now and decision day, January 1. Boring Election The Augusta Commission election slated for Tuesday, Nov. 4, is one of the most boring in recent memory. Districts 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 are up for election this year. District Four Commissioner Richard Colclough and District Six Commissioner Andy Cheek are unopposed. District Two is the most interesting but currently unexciting. Many Augustans will be excited if incumbent Commissioner Marion Williams is defeated by the man he ousted in the last
District Two contest, former Commissioner Freddie Handy. Whether that happens remains to be seen. A runoff is likely. District Eight in South Augusta will likely elect businessman Jimmy Smith to fill the vacated seat left by term limited Commissioner Ulmer Bridges. Candidate Robert Buchwitz is putting up a valiant fight but faces an uphill battle. A Buchwitz victory will definitely be considered an upset. The excitement here revolves around the Wild West flavor of this South Augusta election. Sign wars have risen to new levels in this rough and tumble contest. At times, it appears that candidates and their supporters are more interested in the sign battle than actually winning the hearts and minds of voters. And, Buchwitz has reported shots fired at him during the campaign. Whether paint balls or real bullets, Buchwitz said he was shaken by the episode. There is no definitive link between the alleged drive-by shooting event and any opponent. Let’s hope it was just a couple of ignorant red necks or kids who lost their way to the paint ball field and didn’t want to waste the paint. Regardless, Buchwitz gets the sleazy politician publicity stunt award for milking this episode in the media. Like they say: any press is good press. And, if you have limited funds, free publicity is one way to get exposure. All is fair in love, war and politics. District 10 is a snoozer. Former Commissioner Don Grantham is such a shoe-in that many people have reported they aren’t going to bother to go to the polls. This could hurt Grantham but not enough to do any serious damage. His opponent, Bobby Cheek has, at least, mounted a token effort in the campaign, while opponent Sonny Pittman has been missing in action. Pittman made noise about running for the seat for a year before the election but has basically fallen silent during the campaign. Boring. We’ll report on the aftermath next week. — The views expressed in this column are the views of The Insider and do not necessarily represent the views of the publisher.
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Budget Bust 2004
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hen Augusta commissioners received their 3-inch-thick, 2004 budget books from City Administrator George Kolb two weeks ago, next year’s financial outlook seemed surprisingly positive. According to Kolb’s proposed $103 million budget for the city, the commission would not have to raise taxes next year in order to maintain the current level of city services provided to the citizens of AugustaRichmond County. Kolb also told the commission that he is projecting a three-percent increase in sales taxes next year, as well as an increase in the 2004 tax digest. “I think this is important: There is certainly no indication that there is going to be a decline in the digest,” Kolb told the commission on Oct. 23. “At worst, we’ll stay where we are. But I believe we’ll increase.” This was astonishing news for a commission that, just last month, was told by Richmond County Chief Appraiser Sonny Reece that the city experienced a shortfall in the 2003 tax digest, resulting in net loss of approximately $1.5 million in anticipated revenue. Reece, who informed the commission in September that the shortfall was due to computer problems experienced within his department, told the commission not to expect an increase in next year’s digest. In fact, Finance Director David Persaud even told the commission in September that he was projecting a $4.8 million budgetary shortfall in 2004. “You are making the comment that there is no indication of a decline,” Augusta Commissioner Bobby Hankerson said to Kolb on Oct. 23. “And I’m kind of a little bit puzzled because our chief tax appraiser is saying there will be (a decline) and you’re saying it will not. How can that be?” Kolb said there was no confusion or discrepancies between his and Reece’s financial forecast. Instead, Kolb said, they simply had different views on the subject. Based on an increase in new construction, the strength of Augusta’s labor force and stable sales tax collections, Kolb said he felt comfortable predicting an increase in next year’s tax digest. “Sonny (Reece) can speak for his recommendation and certainly he is the professional in terms of tax appraisal,” Kolb said. “But what I’m saying, my own personal opinion, and I’m giving you the data that backs up what I’m saying, is that there is no decline in economic indicators.” “I’m basically saying the same revenue that we were counting on this year, we are pro-
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“Well, you guys better start agreeing to a ‘guesstimate’ because you’re confusing the hell out of me.” — Augusta Commissioner Willie Mays jecting next year,” Kolb added. “So, it’s not necessarily a growth. It’s a growth from 2002 of 2.5 percent.” That prediction did not sit well with Augusta Mayor Bob Young, who asked if Reece could respond to Kolb’s recommendation. “This could be something that nags at us every time we get together and talk about revenue and the projections for the digest,” Young said. “I’d personally like to hear from Sonny.” Reece explained that, until he gains a greater confidence in the accuracy of the data he is receiving from his department’s computer system, he would not risk predicting an increase in the 2004 tax digest. “I guess if I’m going to err I’m going to err on the conservative side,” Reece said. “Until we can figure out the problems (with the computer system and data), I’m nervous.” Kolb told commissioners that they could go back to predicting zero-growth in the 2004 digest, but that would mean that the city would be working with less money in its proposed budget. “Sonny’s gambling on the conservative side,” Kolb said. “I’m gambling on the other side. I think Sonny and I are one the same wavelength, we are just giving you options. We are not disagreeing at all.” Augusta Commissioner Willie Mays said the last thing he wanted to do is gamble with
budget numbers. “Y’all know me, I like working with real numbers,” Mays said. “To me, it’s like proposing to Aunt Esther and then when you get to the altar and pull the veil back, you’re expecting Halle Berry. That’s just not going to happen.” Mays said that Kolb and Reece should sit down and come to some kind of agreement as to what the commission should expect out of the 2004 digest. Kolb said estimating the tax digest and revenues for the city’s budget is a guessing game every year. “The budget is a guesstimate anyway, so you never know when you’re going to collect these revenues,” Kolb said. “Well, you guys better start agreeing to a ‘guesstimate’ because you’re confusing the hell out of me,” Mays responded. Slowly, several commissioners began to realize that Kolb’s budget may not be as rosy as it first appeared. In fact, many quickly began to learn that the proposed 2004 budget left all the dirty work up to the commission. While it is true that the commission doesn’t have to increase property taxes to maintain its current level of service to citizens, several city departments are in desperate need of new personnel, salary reclassifications and updated equipment. In order to
support any of these department requests, the commission will have to either increase property taxes or dip deeper into its $30 million general fund account, otherwise known as the city’s reserves. Kolb has already suggested that the commission help fund the current proposed $103 million budget with $3 million from the city’s reserves. The $3 million would be used to help pay for expenses such as the increased cost of gasoline for city vehicles, the operations of the new library and community center at Diamond Lakes, and the need for an additional $425,000 worth of food for the growing number of prisoners at the Law Enforcement Center and Phinizy Road Jail. Other major expenses facing the city are a $1.15 million increase in the cost of medical insurance for employees and an additional $559,000 to help fund indigent defense. These requests were funded in the proposed 2004 budget, but during this week’s string of budget meetings, commissioners quickly learned there was several million dollars worth of requests from department heads that were not funded in Kolb’s “no-tax-increase” budget — requests that many commissioners found difficult to ignore. “I’m going to talk about what’s not added in here,” said Richmond County Sheriff Ronnie Strength during an Oct. 28 meeting, as he pointed to Kolb’s proposed $43.8 million budget for his department. “I’m here to talk about new personnel that I’m going to request this year for the two jails — Phinizy Road Jail as well as the Law Enforcement Center. I’m requesting 33 additional jailers.” With the growing number of inmates at both jails, Strength said he’s finding it impossible to have enough employees on staff to operate efficiently. “We have been way less than jail standards for many, many years and we are overpopulated now,” Strength told the commission. “As you well know, I can hold a max of 892 inmates, but when I left (the office) a little while ago, we had 1,000 in jail and we’ll have 1,020 tonight.” During the Halloween weekend, Strength predicted, he will have at least 1,100 inmates in jail. “And there is not a day that goes by that we don’t have jail fights and not a day goes by that we don’t have officers assaulted in that jail,” Strength said. “We had two fights last night. These fights down there go on for a while when I have one person in a tower (at the Law Enforcement Center) watching over 100 inmates. “I do not allow that officer to go in there with that many people fighting, so we have to
pull everybody from every other floor, leave those floors unmanned, while we go down and try to break up those fights. And these fights are caused because of overcrowding.” The commission has proposed building two jail pods to reduce Strength’s inmate overcrowding problem. However, the funding for those pods may not come until the next phase of sales tax monies in 2006. “These two pods are a necessity. We have to have them. Time is of the essence,” Strength said. “Am I in trouble right now? Absolutely. I am in terrible trouble right now. Today.” In addition to 33 new jailers, Strength also requested four new records clerks and 16 additional deputies. “We, today, have 34 fewer officers on the street protecting the public than we had in 1997,” Strength said. “And we are answering
close to 30,000 more calls than we answered in 1997.” The sheriff’s department would need an extra $1.7 million from the commission to meet all of Strength’s personnel requests. And most likely, such a large request would have to be funded by an increase in the millage rate — something many commissioners didn’t want to consider. But Strength wasn’t the only department head requesting additional funding. Fire Chief Al Gillespie also tried to plead his budget’s case before the commission. Kolb has recommended to the commission that the fire department receive $18.5 million next year, which Gillespie said would continue to keep his department’s service in “a box.” “Our current staffing levels have remained stagnant since 1997, while our call volume
has gone up,” Gillespie said. Gillespie pointed out that the annual cost of fire department services in Richmond County is $90.72 per person each year. “That averages out to $7.56 per month,” Gillespie said. “That’s a heck of a bargain. I pay considerably more for my garbage service than I do for my fire service.” In comparison, Gillespie said the national average for fire departments is $137 per person each year. “Even in the state of Georgia, our budget is way down,” Gillespie said. “Our millage is 1.249 (mills) for Augusta’s fire department. That’s way below the state average (which is approximately 3 mills). In order to increase staffing from 67 to 77 employees and begin a capital improvement plan for the department, Gillespie asked the commission to raise the fire department’s
millage rate by 1.39 mills, in order to provide him a budget of $21.9 million in 2004. “That would mean the cost for fire service in this county per person would be $108.85 annually, or $9.07 per month,” Gillespie said. “It’s still a bargain folks, and it’s still way below the national average.” Gillespie said such an increase in funding is important, especially considering the fire department will soon receive its new Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating. “What people have to remember, we are a combined government now,” Gillespie said. “We have never been rated as a combined government. When we get rated at the beginning of next year, we will be one rating.” That means rural areas of the county that have very few fire departments and normally
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Judicial Site Discussion Gets Wheels
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By Brian Neill
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udges, Augusta commissioners and anyone with an interest, care or concern about where a new county judicial building will be built, filed through a heavy drizzle outside the Marble Palace and onto a city bus. Although some, like commissioners Willie Mays and Marion Williams, vocally questioned the reasoning behind this unusual field trip on Oct. 28 to familiarize them with already familiar portions of the inner city being eyed for the 300,000 square-foot building, the bus ride was intended to put architects’ renderings in clearer, concrete terms for decision-makers. However, the humidity-fogged windows on the bus made it hard to see, and the volume of its idling diesel engine proved a harsh competitor for the voice of the tour guide, Frank Greene, a principal architect with New York-based Ricci Greene Associates. “I don’t know how this could be any more awkward,” Greene said on the way back from the tour, adding with a smile that, democracy, though warranted, is not always convenient. But the weather and odd circumstances weren’t the only factors making it a hard day for Greene. There were also the comments by business owners and city officials who felt that more study and consideration should be given to the areas around Telfair, Ninth and Walker streets before locating a courthouse in the vicinity. Aaron Clements, owner of C&C Automotive at the corner of 10th and Telfair streets, said condemning his property, as would be the case with one of the top four proposals, would not only inconvenience him but exact a blow on Augusta’s economy. Clements said C&C Automotive was one of the largest automotive repair shops in the country. “C&C Automotive buys over a half a million dollars in parts per year,” Clements told the commission. “Now, those parts that we buy, most of them are bought in Augusta. C&C Automotive employs 18 people and pays out over $600,000 in payroll each year. A lot of that money is spent right here in this city. “I feel like it’s in the best interest of this city to leave C&C Automotive where it is and let us continue to provide a service for this community.” Several individuals, including local Historic Preservation Commission Vice Chairman Sonny Pittman and Eric Montgomery of Historic Augusta, asked the commission to consider the historic value of properties around the proposed sites. “If you’re going to build a judicial center, I would favor shifting over to the
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Augusta Commissioner Bill Kuhlke (foreground left) and Richmond County Superior Court Judge Carlisle Overstreet chat at the beginning of a city bus tour to view proposed judicial center sites. Seated on the right is Richmond County Civil and Magistrate Court Chief Judge William “Bill” Jennings. Walker (and Ninth streets) site,” Montgomery told commissioners. “I think it gives you two major opportunities to be taken advantage of. One, it would give you a chance to preserve the historic buildings on Ninth Street that could become an asset to the courthouse. But it also gives you an opportunity to tie into the canal in a positive way that would be an asset to the courthouse that would make it a more enjoyable place for the employees and the businesses there.” The location Montgomery referred to, Site Option Four, would allow historic buildings and businesses to remain intact. But according to the architect’s presentation, it would also result in the courthouse’s parking lot being split in half by a train track and provide a less-than-stellar view of the post office loading dock. Site Options One and Two — Telfair and Tenth streets and Telfair and Ninth streets, respectively — would best meet the goals of urban enhancement and efficiency, Greene said. However, both would also result in removing businesses and/or historic buildings. Site Option Three, which called for leaving C&C Automotive and a Gold Cross Ambulance sub-station intact by locating the courthouse next to them along Telfair, would greatly limit landscaping space and could only be accomplished with a high-rise, 10-story building, according to the architects’ projections. Local attorney Jack Long, however, didn’t have much sympathy for objections aired by businessmen and the historic-minded. “We’ve been talking about a new court-
house now for over five years,” Long told the commission. “Columbia County started a year after we started talking. They have built a facility and had it open for a year. Now, I’m sure all these comments have merit, but we need to get moving in Augusta and get something built. “I mean, we’re all going to be dead and gone before we get a site selected, so I hope y’all go ahead and move on it.” But Augusta Commissioner Andy Cheek took issue with Long’s comparison to Columbia County. “I guess, just to comment on that, is that their project was roughly one-quarter the cost and one-quarter the size of what we’re proposing to build,” Cheek said. “So, I think due diligence is in order.” Cheek made a motion, which passed unanimously, to consider placing a $55 million cap on the judicial center project, which currently carries a price tag of $74 million. “I don’t want to see us repeat the mistake we made by building too small a civic center and being penny-wise and pound-foolish, if you will,” Cheek told fellow commissioners. “But by the same token, I still think $55 million is something that would enable us to build a very nice facility, to be current in future needs and still enable the remainder of this community to have the fire stations, the libraries and the community centers that they’re crying out for. “I do want to remind everybody that while we sit here in Augusta and talk about building a judicial center, the cities around us are building bike paths, parks and amenities that are attracting residents away from the city of
Augusta.” Commissioner Mays aired similar concerns. “I’ve heard the argument that we’ve got to get on with this,” Mays said. “Well, that’s true, but I want to remind everyone who’s got an agenda just to get on with it. I’ve got some folks that I represent that’s been waiting decades just to get some essential service to (them).” During all of the discussion, the beneficiaries of the new courthouse, local judges, sat quietly listening at the back of the commission chambers. “They didn’t even talk about this one,” Richmond County Superior Court Chief Judge William Fleming said, as he emerged from the commission chambers after the meeting, pointing at a map and shaking his head. He declined to comment on the matter. Contacted after the meeting, Richmond County Civil and Magistrate Chief Judge William “Bill” Jennings said the bus ride had been useful to him. “I think the bus ride was very informative,” Jennings said. “That’s an area of town that I don’t usually drive through.” Despite the air of bickering and confusion that dominated the day, Jennings said he had faith that the commission will make a reasonable decision. “I’m sure the city fathers are doing the best they can,” Jennings said. “The judges just need more courtrooms, we don’t care where they are. Speaking for myself, I just need another courtroom and I suspect the other judges feel the same way.” The commission voted unanimously to revisit the judicial center issue on Nov. 5.
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In 1997, Rev. Clayton, became the sixth pastor in the history of St. Luke Baptist Church. Under his leadership, St. Luke has and continues to experience tremendous growth physically, financially, and most of all spiritually. St. Luke is now committed to a ministry that emphasizes worship, discipleship, fellowship, outreach and service, as its primary goals. A full time staff has been developed to accommodate the needs of the growing congregation. The church is seen weekly in the Patterson area through a church sponsored television broadcast, “Determined.” Rev. Clayton is supported by his wife Lisa, and their children Alesha, Justin, and twin boys Kenneth and Kendrick
November 4, 2003 Reverend Dr. Walter S. Thomas, Sr. Pastor, New Psalmist Baptist Church Baltimore, Maryland Education Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of Maryland Masters of Divinity, Howard University School of Religion, Washington, D.C. Doctor of Ministry degree, Saint Mary’s Seminary and University, Baltimore, MD Dr. Walter Scott Thomas has served as the pastor of the New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland, since 1975. Under his leadership, the church body has grown from 200 to more than 7,000 active members. On April 7, 1996, a vision was fulfilled as the New Psalmist family moved into their new edifice, a testimony of God’s faithfulness. Dr. Thomas has developed programs of evangelism, missions and education. Christian education classes that include discipleship training and Bible study meet six days a week. The church also operates a fully accredited Christian school. The church has a national television broadcast, “Empowering Disciples,” which can be viewed every Sunday evening at 7pm, and Wednesdays at noon on the Word Network. Dr. Thomas is the author of Spiritual Navigation for the 21st Century and Good Meat Makes its Own Gravy. He is the editor of Outstanding Black Sermons Volume 4, in which he is featured as one of the contributors. Dr. Thomas and his committed partner in ministry, Patricia, have three lovely children.
November 5, 2003 Reverend Dr. Walter Malone, Jr. Pastor, Canaan Missionary Baptist Church Louisville, Kentucky Education Bachelor of Arts degree, American Baptist College, Nashville, Tennessee Masters Degree, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky Doctorate of Ministry degree, United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio In 1983, Dr. Walter Malone, Jr. became founder and pastor of Canaan Missionary Baptist Church. Under his leadership, the congregation has grown from 97 to over 3600. Several ministries have been developed that are strengthening the lives of people and making a difference in the Louisville community. In particular, he has initiated a churchbased community development corporation, C.C.D.C. (Canaan’s Community Development Corporation) for the purpose of bringing economic empowerment into the African-American community. He has also developed a Rites of Passage ministry for black boys and girls called, A.L.I.V.E. (Affirming Leadership, Integrity, Virtue and Excellence). Dr. Malone serves as an instructor in the Congress of Christian Education of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc. He is an adjunct professor at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, in Doctoral Studies with an emphasis on the Black Church and Economic Empowerment. Dr. Malone is the author of An Operative Faith for Oppressed People(a book on Christian faith) published in 1987 and From Holy Power To Holy Profit (a book on the black church economic empowerment) published in 1994. The Rev. Dr. Walter Malone, Jr. is a native of Nashville, Tennessee and is married to the former Sandra K. Fisher. They have one child, Walter Malone, III.
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Larry Rogers Checks The Augusta Chronicle By Stacey Eidson
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ivic Center General Manager Larry Rogers thinks either reporters from The Augusta Chronicle can’t count or someone is giving the paper inaccurate information about the number of people attending this season’s Augusta Lynx hockey games. On Oct. 28, at the very end of the Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority’s monthly meeting, Rogers told the board members that he needed to set the record straight regarding the newspaper’s recently released attendance numbers for the hockey team’s first four home games. “I have been keeping a spread sheet on the hockey attendance at the games, comparing what is reported in the paper to what we actually have in the building,” Rogers said. “I think that it’s important that we keep an accurate number because it affects our parking and it affects our concessions revenue.” The Augusta Lynx have played home games on Oct. 17, 18, 23 and 25, and after each game Rogers said the newspaper has published completely different attendance numbers than that of the civic center’s records. “For the first four regular hockey games that we had in the facility, they (The Augusta Chronicle) reported that we had 12,228 people in attendance,” Rogers said. “The actual drop count was 7,832 people.” William S. Morris III, publisher of The Augusta Chronicle, is a member of the Augusta Entertainment Corp. LLC – an investment group consisting of a handful of local businessmen, including Frank Lawrence, owner of the dormant Augusta Stallions arenafootball2 franchise – that recently purchased the Augusta Lynx.
“For the first four regular hockey games that we had in the facility, they (The Augusta Chronicle) reported that we had 12,228 people in attendance. The actual drop count was 7,832 people.” — Civic Center General Manager Larry Rogers
Rogers proceeded to explain that he did not know where the newspaper was getting its information, but it was wrong in his opinion. “On Oct. 17, the newspaper reported we had 4,286 people in the building,” Rogers said. We actually had 3,316 people in the building. “On Oct. 18, it was 2,495 reported. We actually had 1,510 in the building. “On Oct. 23, they (The Chronicle) reported 2,497, we had actually 1,103 people. And on Oct. 25, they reported 2,950. We actually had 1,903 in the building. That’s a total difference of 4,396 people.” While Rogers couldn’t help but chuckle at the significant difference in his records and the newspaper’s reports, he said it was actually no laughing matter. “Well, if you say you had 4,286 (people in attendance at the first game) and you only did $500 in parking, something seems wrong,” Rogers said, explaining that, with those numbers, it appears that the civic center is losing a great deal of money. “Well, that’s not true. The $500 isn’t wrong. We just didn’t have 4,286 people in attendance. “The reason I brought this up was, I just thought the authority ought to be aware of what’s actually happening.” The authority members thanked Rogers for providing them with his attendance numbers and asked if he could continue to keep track of the hockey games throughout the rest of the season. Rogers said he would be happy to provide the authority with an attendance sheet each month. “This is good information to have,” said Authority member Bill Maddox. “We need to know how many people are really coming down here.”
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t must be true what they say about one man’s trash being another’s treasure. A manufacturer of housing materials that would add approximately 40 new jobs to Augusta may be locating here on a parcel of land that, until recently, was considered a toxic dumping ground unsafe to occupy. Augusta Mayor Bob Young said he and others are in discussions with the company, which plans to move its operations from Alabama to the site formerly occupied by recycling company, Golberg Brothers, Inc., just off Gordon Highway near Old Savannah Road. “Unless something screws up the deal, it’s a done deal,” Young said. “He came to us. And he liked the site. He came here to do something and we told him about the site, took him out and showed it to him. He needs the transportation, both rail and highway, and he’s got both of them right there on that site, and it’s (the business) non-polluting.” Because a formal agreement has yet to be reached, Young said he couldn’t name the company. “That’s about all I can tell you,” Young said. “I hope within the next 60 days we’ll have an announcement. Maybe we’ll even have construction underway.” Young did say that the business makes walls used primarily in the housing industry and would
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employ about 40 people from the area. “It’s a synthetic wall — a pre-manufactured wall,” Young said. “Principally, it’s used in affordable housing.” “He’s excited; the neighborhood’s excited,” Young added. “And we just hope we can pull it off.” The location of the former recycling company, often referred to as the “Goldberg site,” underwent a massive cleanup operation that began in late 2001 to clear debris such as scrap metal and old tires from the roughly 11-acre property. State contractors also hauled off toxic soil containing mercury and other dangerous compounds. Initially, the site was thought to be so badly contaminated that only the most involved methods of remediation would have restored it to a useable form for new industry. Rumors and claims from a former Goldberg employee that vats of mercury and batteries were buried throughout the property also circulated at the time. However, Hameed Malik (pictured right), the county’s environmental engineer and project manager for the Augusta Brownfields Program, said that after he and state environmental investigators inspected the site thoroughly, things were not nearly so bad. “The perception was, this site was real nasty-bad and people were dumping and burying (toxic) drums and batteries,” Malik said. “There was mercury, but it was at the surface. We didn’t find
any smoking gun. It was just a normal industrial site — you always find something.” Malik said a state-contracted cleanup crew was able to dig out the contamination from surface soil and haul it off-site. The cost for hauling off scrap metal, tires and contaminated soil was initially projected to be around $8 million. But an August memorandum from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources said that cost has been increased to about $10.3 million “due to increased volumes of contaminated material to be treated and disposed of off-site.” So far, Augusta has received a total of $400,000 in grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields Program to study and assess the Goldberg site. EPA’s Brownfields Program focuses on reclaiming previously contaminated sites for future development. The most recent grant, for $200,000, was received in June and will be used to further study potential environmental impacts of the Goldberg site on the surrounding Hyde Park neighborhood, Malik said. Part of the grant will also be used to study the nearby property that housed the defunct Richmond Recycling company, he added. Malik said there was some low-level contamination detected in groundwater at the Goldberg site, but it should not affect residents of the Hyde Park community because they are on the city’s water system. He said the low-level contamination also would not impact redevelopment, as long as it wasn’t residential. “Groundwater is going to have some (environmental) impact, but there are no restrictions for redevelopment,” Malik said. “I mean, it’s low-level contamination, but the neighborhood is on city water and no one else uses the water.” Malik said he is also awaiting the final all-clear for the Goldberg site from the state, though he doubts that will be a problem since the cleanup was overseen by state regulators and contractors. “If someone wants to put something commercial or light industry (there),” he said, “it’s probably all right.”
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y father is a Savannah native who could probably drive to his favorite seafood market blindfolded and knows which of the decrepit little seafood huts that dot the area around Tybee and Wilmington Islands serves the best shrimp — boiled of course — and crab. My mother’s parents, until not so very long ago, lived on the water in Beaufort, S.C. As a child, I would help bait crab traps off their dock; the afternoon was spent around a table covered with newspaper, picking and eating the blue crabs unfortunate enough to fall for the ruse. To say that I love this type of simply prepared, do-it-yourself seafood is a bit of an understatement. To say that I’ve been frustrated in my attempts to find a place that serves my favorites is an even bigger understatement. After two years of searching, I had almost given up. Then someone told me about Crab King. When I first drove by and saw the bright yellow “Best Legs in Town” sign outside the slightly run-down looking building, I was still skeptical. The appearance was about right (for some reason, some of the best seafood places reside in the most deceptively humble of structures), but how was the food? I began to perk up a little when I walked in and inhaled the smell I remembered so well — an oddly clean scent considering that it is sweet, salty and pungent all at once. I picked up a menu from the stack on the counter and found that Crab King actually has a pretty extensive menu. Shrimp, lobster, crawfish, frog legs, oysters, clams — even steaks and sausage links make an appearance. At the top of the page, though, it says “Home of the Famous Garlic Crab” and that should clue you in. Forget the fried items, the Buffalo wings, the stuffed flounder — get the crab. Operating strictly on a take-out basis, Crab King offers its treats, already par-
tially cooked, in 11/2 pound portions served in Styrofoam boxes. The folks working there will heat up your order, but will also give you do-it-yourself instructions — it just takes a couple of minutes in the microwave. Snow, blue and Dungeness are all available and the topping — a combination of seasonings, spices, garlic and butter — is out of this world. They use the same topping on their shrimp, sold by the pound or cup and steamed in the store, which takes about five minutes. Use that time to peruse Crab King’s other unusual offerings, from clothing sold out of moving boxes on the floor to pottery and locking metal toolboxes. Crab King, which has been in its current location for seven years, is a reincarnation of the former Shrimp King on Dean’s Bridge Road. Owner Jerry Lasky, who owns another location in Hephzibah, later said that many of his loyal followers think the sauce gets all its flavor from the butter. Instead, he says, it’s the garlic, along with the spices and seasoning. Crab King’s blend of these seasonings is available for purchase at the store, in regular or extra spicy. I ordered the garlic snow crab legs, reasonably priced at $10.95 a portion, and a pound of the medium garlic
Crab King owner Jerry Lasky and long-time manager Angela Dock show off some of the take-out spot's most popular items, snow and blue crab.
shrimp for $8.49. I have to say that, had I not been so close to home, I may have been tempted to pull the car over and dig in. The shrimp, already cooked and swimming in the garlic butter sauce, smelled that good. I got home safely and snacked on a couple of shrimp as I nuked the crab legs and they were great. Perfectly cooked without being rubbery, the shrimp were sweet and the garlic butter
didn’t mask that flavor at all. Similarly great was the crab (the portion yielding a little over three clusters) — the meat was tasty, dredged in the butter or not. The only warning I feel the need to mention is that you may want to have a couple hundred napkins handy. Crab King provides you with a few moist towelettes, but that just didn’t cut it. And the garlic butter is generously applied, even if you don’t ask for extra. If you’re watching your cholesterol intake, you may want to pour off the excess or order them sans sauce.
Truthfully, I would have been happy with any place that served this kind of fare, even if it wasn’t the greatest in the world. But the folks at Crab King know their seafood. “Best Legs in Town”? You know, they just may be right. Crab King is located at 2301 Milledgeville Road at the corner of Olive, 736-2000. They accept Visa, MasterCard and Discover. Hours are 3-7:30 p.m. Monday, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Their second location is at 2857 #3 Tobacco Road, Hephzibah, 790-4884.
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usic and voices filled the background on the afternoon I called commedienne Etta May, who will begin the Imperial Comedy Series at the Imperial Theatre early in November. The first thing she said was, “Do you know where I am? I’m in a bar.” It was late Friday afternoon and she was hanging out at one of the neighborhood watering holes in her home state of Arkansas with some friends who work at the Pillsbury bakery. Every now and then she’d laugh at something going on around her. I asked her why she had taken the path she had. “Well, I can’t type, so I couldn’t be a reporter,” she said, laughing. “Actually, my husband got laid off driving a truck and I realized I had a knack for it.” That’s the thing about Etta May: She doesn’t appear to hide the real person behind the performer. What you see is pretty much what you get. Part of that “realness” probably springs from the fact that she didn’t spend her life trying to hit it big. She spent her life doing the same thing most people do: Getting married, having kids, struggling with money. Then she found she had a knack for standup, after jumping up on the stage during an amateur night while visiting family in L.A. “That’s what you do in Arkansas, is just shoot the sh**,” she said. “Well, hell, I didn’t know I could get paid for it, just ragging about your life and how much you hate your kids.” She commented on the typing. I told her I didn’t want to miss any of the brilliant things she might say. She laughed. “Brilliant? You give me one more beer and I’ll be sophisticated.” She was cheating on the diet that had helped her drop a few clothing sizes. “It’s just bad,” she said. “But it makes me feel like part of the team. My buddies don’t give me any sh** if I’m drinking.” I asked if the fat jokes still worked now that she’d lost so much weight. “Well, sweet pea …’ She called me sweet pea. “Well, sweet pea, I ain’t wearing a gstring. There’s losing weight and then there’s being thin. I was just happy to tie my shoes.” “I was getting big-big,” she added. “I started getting big when I got married. Started swelling when I heard the music.” She said that putting a wedding ring on a woman’s finger is akin to pulling the ripcord on a life raft.
The Price of Fame I asked if she got flak in her personal life for the jokes she makes on stage. “Only my teenage daughter,” she said. “My boys think it’s great. My husband don’t care as long as I bring home a paycheck.” But Etta May has her mother-daughter troubles all nailed down. “Girls go through an emotional state at 11. She’s 16. I figure I won’t be able to talk to her until she’s about 30.” Her three boys, she said, range in age from 17 down to eight. “They progressively kept getting worse. If I’d had another one it’d be a monkey.” But it’s those endearing teenage qualities that give Etta May much of the fodder for her act. And she’s been sharing what goes on in her household for the past 15 years, she said. I asked if she stuck with old stories that worked or if she was constantly coming up with new material. “Well you know what? Believe it or not, you’re kind of like Carly Simon or Crystal Gayle. If she don’t sing ‘Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue’ somebody’s going to get beat in the parking lot.” She said she tries to add 20 minutes of new stuff per year, which gives her a new
CD every two or three years. If she didn’t give her audiences what they were used to, though, she’d be hearing stuff like, “Man, I brought my friend to hear that story about your daughter …” People seem to like the stories about her daughter, she said. “You know what? The teenage daughter thing — because I nail it so completely, and everybody can relate — anybody who has ever run into one of these ‘whatever’ girls. So that seems to be the most popular.” She said her little girl is very much a drama queen, so she tells her, “Sweet pea …” And I thought I was special. “Sweet pea, until you get a mortgage and a credit card, I don’t want to hear about your bad day.” “Boys are easier than girls,” she added. “Give them a pack of matches. Then they turn 13, you give them a Playboy. You won’t hear from then until they’re 25.” Girls, however, are a different story, she said. “My daughter farted in an algebra test. She couldn’t go to school for two days. Where my son, if he’d done it, it’d be like a triumph.” I asked if she was enjoying herself as a performer. “Oh my god. If you’ve ever had a real job … like my buddies at Pillsbury. You know,
all my kin and stuff are just working-class people and I’m just so happy that I get to drink while I do my job. But you can’t be a legal secretary with a Jack and Coke at your desk.” I asked how long she planned to do stand-up. “God, I hope till I die. I hope I’m like Phyllis Diller.” She tried to explain the appeal of life on stage. “I get to see people at their best, when they’re out to have a good time and they’re out with somebody that they love, hopefully, and they’ve got enough money to spend on me, to buy a ticket to hear me talk.” “I get people’s spirits at the best moment,” she added. “And that’s a great experience. People may come to my shows depressed, but they’re going to leave with a smile on their face.” She says her subject matter crosses class boundaries. “Rich people, they’re looking at me and think, I ain’t got nothing in common with this woman.” But, she said, the more she talks, the more they recognize their own lives. But she possesses a fierce loyalty to her roots, and to those she loves. “I’m the hero of the working class,” she said. I asked her what is the one thing she would like the Augusta audience to know about her. “That I may not always say the right thing; I may not always have the right manners, but I’ll back you up in a bar fight. And I’ll kill you if you touch my kids. I’m that person you want as a neighbor because I’ll watch your house like it’s mine. “Now I may not know the world’s situation. You may not be able to sit down with me and talk about Iran or Iraq or wherever it is with any kind of consistency, but I’m Everywoman, Everyman. I’m what makes this country go and my friends are what makes this country go. “Every time you pop a cinnamon roll out of one of those little cans, it’s my buddies that made it.” Comedy Series Details Etta May gets things rolling on Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. You can get tix at the theatre box office by calling (706) 722-8341 or online at www.imperialtheatre.com. Individual tickets are $25, but if you buy tix for two shows, you get the third free. The other two shows are Tim Wilson, who performs on Feb. 6, and James Gregory, who performs on March 12. Those individual tickets go on sale Nov. 8.
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AUDITIONS FOR ASU THEATRE PRODUCTIONS of “Guernica” and “Harvey” Nov. 11-12, 7 p.m., at the Theatre Center on the ASU campus. Callbacks are Nov. 13, 7 p.m. For “Guernica,” four women, four men and one boy are needed; for “Harvey,” six women and six men are needed. Scripts will be provided. “Guernica” will be staged Feb. 5-8 and “Harvey” will be staged March 21-24. For information, call Paige Willson or Mat t Schlief at 7371500. WET PAINT PARTY AND EXHIBIT CALL FOR ARTISTS to show and sell a recent work at the Greater Augusta Ar ts Council’s Wet Paint Par ty and Exhibit Nov. 13 at the Marbury Center. Only one piece of ar twork may be submit ted per ar tist; asking price must be set at no more than $350. All ar tists are required to join the Greater Augusta Ar ts Council at the ar tist/teacher rate of $25, which also includes admission for two to the event. For more information, call the Greater Augusta Ar ts Council at 826-4702. ENOPION THEATRE COMPANY is looking for volunteers to act, sing, sew, build and more for their new musical, “Creation.” Applications are available at www.imaryproductions.com or by calling (803) 442-9039. SWEET ADELINES HARMONY RIVER CHORUS OPEN REHEARSAL for singers each Thursday at 7 p.m. at Church of Christ, 600 Mar tintown Rd. in Nor th Augusta. They are on the lookout for voices in the lower ranges. Contact Mary Norman at (803) 279-6499.
Education
ISRAELI DANCE WORKSHOP at the Augusta Jewish Community Center Sunday af ternoons, 4-5 p.m. Open to teens and adults; no experience or par tners are necessary. Cost is $2 per session, with the first session free. For information or to schedule a pre-class beginner/refresher session, contact Jackie Cohen, 738-9016. ART CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS are offered year-round at the Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t. Classes and workshops are open to toddlers through adults and feature instruction in drawing, painting, photography, pot tery, weaving and sculpture. For a newslet ter or detailed information on registering for classes at the Ger trude Herber t, call 722-5495. The Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t also offers educational tours; for information, contact the education director at the above telephone number. ART CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS at the Ar t Factory. The Ar t Factory also has a homeschool program and scholarships are available. Programs include voice lessons and pantomime workshops, as well as classes in dance, theater, music, visual ar ts and writing. Call 7310008 for details.
Exhibitions
AVIS LYLE AND MARY ALICE LOCKHART exhibit in the ar t hall at Sacred Hear t Cultural Center throughout November and December. Ar tists’ reception Nov. 7, 5-7 p.m. Call 826-4700.
23RD ANNUAL QUILT SHOW Nov. 4-30 at the Aiken County Historical Museum. Call (803) 642-2015. “EDWARD RICE: RECENT MONOTYPES” exhibit opens at the Morris Museum of Ar t 6 p.m. Nov. 13 with a slide presentation by the ar tist and a reception. Call 724-7501. CERAMICS BY ERIC CARLIN will be on display at the Gibbs Library throughout November. 863-1946.
“OF ART AND ARTISTS: RECENT WORKS FROM THE FINE ART FACULTY OF ASU” will be at the Ger trude Herber t Institute of Ar t Nov. 4-25. Opening reception Nov. 7, 6-8 p.m. at Ware’s Folly. Call 722-5495 for information. PAINTINGS BY LINDA BAACK will be at the Euchee Creek Library during November. Call 556-0594. AT THE ETHERREDGE CENTER Nov. 3-Dec. 19: Billy S. exhibits in the Upper Gallery, Ar thur Lien exhibits in the Lower Gallery. (803) 641-3305. JANICE WILIAMS WHITING AND BARRY MERRITT exhibit at the Mary Pauline Gallery through Nov. 26. Cock tail reception 5-9 p.m. Oct. 17. 724-9542. “THE RED CROSS: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE” will be at the Aiken County Historical Museum through Oct. 31. For more information, call (803) 642-2015.
The Augusta Children’s Chorale annual dessert concert is Nov. 6 at Sacred Heart Cultural Center. Call 826-4718. $7 for members and $10 for non-members. Held at the BPOE facility on Elkdom Cour t. Contact Melvis Lovet t, 733-3890, or Jean Avery, 863-4186, for information. CSRA/AUGUSTA BOGEY-WOOGIE DANCE AND SOCIAL GROUP meets every Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. at A World of Dance Studio. Couples, singles and newcomers are welcome. For information, phone 650-2396.
Music
SEVEN MARY THREE AND INGRAM HILL per form an allages show at the Imperial Theatre Nov. 12. Doors open at 8 p.m. Admission is $10. 722-8341. SYMPHONY YOUTH COMPETITION 1:30-5 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Ma xwell Per forming Ar ts Theatre on the campus of Augusta State University. Call 826-4706.
WORKS BY PRISCILLA HOLLINGSWORTH will be on exhibit at MCG’s Rober t B. Greenblat t Library through Dec. 2. For more information, e-mail Lisa Westrick at lwestrick@mcg.edu.
U.S. ARMY SIGNAL CORPS BAND per forms Nov. 6, 2-4 p.m. at the gazebo in Freedom Park. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 791-3113.
TWO SHOWS BY JIM BODEN, “1+1<>2” and “The Sublimity of Flesh” will be up at the Rabold Gallery in Aiken through Nov. 15. The gallery also hosts ongoing exhibits by 20 different ar tists. For information, call (803) 641-4405 or e-mail raboldgallery@bellsouth.net.
PHILHARMONIA OF THE NATIONS WITH VIOLINIST ROBERT MCDUFFIE per forms at USC-Aiken’s Etherredge Center Nov. 7 as par t of the university’s Cultural Series. Concer t begins at 8 p.m.; pre-concer t lecture begins at 7:10 p.m. Visit www.usca.edu or call the Etherredge Center box office at (803) 641-3305.
AT USC-AIKEN’S ETHERREDGE CENTER GALLERIES: Polish Ar t Poster Exhibit will be in the Lower Gallery through Nov. 2. Call (803) 641-3305 for information. “A CENTURY OF PROGRESS: 20TH CENTURY PAINTING IN TENNESSEE” will be at the Morris Museum of Ar t through Nov. 9. For more information, call 724-7501.
Dance
THE DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE held the first Saturday of every month, 7-9 p.m., at the Unitarian Church of Augusta, honor the religious traditions of the world through song and movement. Call (803) 643-0460 for more information. AUGUSTA CHAPTER OF THE UNITED STATES AMATEUR BALLROOM DANCERS ASSOCIATION holds a dance the first Saturday of each month, from 7:15-11 p.m. Cost is
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WET PAINT PARTY AND EXHIBIT with works by local ar tists Nov. 3 at Marbury Center from 6:30-10 p.m. For more information, contact the Greater Augusta Ar ts Council at 826-4702.
MAGGIE DAVID AND MELISSA MESSINA exhibit at the Augusta State University Fine Ar ts Center Nov. 6-Dec. 3. Opening reception Nov. 6, 5-7 p.m. Call 737-1444.
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KICKS 99 GUITAR PULL Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m. at Bell Auditorium. Tickets are $22.50. For information, call Kicks 99 at 442-9999. PRISM SAXOPHONE QUARTET will per form Nov. 8 as par t of the Augusta Symphony Masterworks Series. Concer t begins at 8 p.m. at the Ma xwell Per forming Ar ts Center with a 7 p.m. preview lecture by Rob Foster. Visit www.augustasymphony.org or call 826-4705 for ticket information. ASU JAZZ ENSEMBLE CONCERT 8 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Ma xwell Per forming Ar ts Theatre. Free. Call 737-1444. DOWNTOWN LUNCH DATE continues with featured restaurants and musicians noon-2:30 p.m. Nov. 6 and 13 at Augusta Common. Bring your own lunch or have lunch by the featured restaurant while listening to the sounds of
local musicians. Call Riverwalk Special Events, 821-1754, for info. ASU WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT 8 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Ma xwell Per forming Ar ts Theatre. Free. Call 737-1444. VOICES OF FAITH GOSPEL CHOIR CONCERT AND WORKSHOP through Nov. 1 at For t Gordon. Nov. 1 concer t star ts at 6 p.m. in Alexander Hall. Oct. 30 workshop held at 6 p.m. at the Signal Theatre and Nov. 1 workshop is held at 9 a.m. at the Signal Theatre. Admission is free. Call 791-2837 or 855-5791 for info. SOUTHERN BLUEGRASS per forms Nov. 1, 7 p.m., at the Fillmore Coffeehouse at Christ Church Unity. Tickets are $6 at the door. Children able to sit through the concer t are welcome. For information, contact Jill Shealy, 722-0761. SHERRIE MARICLE AND DIVA per form a jazz concer t Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m. at the ASU Per forming Ar ts Theatre as par t of the university’s Lyceum Series. Free admission for ASU students, faculty and staff; general admission is $8 and special admission for senior citizens or other area students is $5. Tickets may be purchased at the box office the night of the per formance or ahead of time at the Office of Student Activities, 737-1609. FACULTY ARTIST RECITAL 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at USC-Aiken’s Etherredge Center. Tickets are $8 for the public and $5 for students. For more information, call (803) 641-3305. AUGUSTA CHILDREN’S CHORALE DESSERT CONCERT Nov. 6, 7 p.m., at Sacred Hear t Cultural Center. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at the door. Contact Ann Rober ts at 826-4718 for more information. “EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIEM” will be per formed by the Augusta Choral Society and members of the Augusta Symphony Nov. 1, 8 p.m., at Sacred Hear t Cultural Center. Admission is $20 adults, $16 seniors (65 and up) and students. Call 826-4713 for info. MIDDLE SCHOOL FALL MUSIC FESTIVAL Nov. 1 at Davidson Fine Arts School’s Commons and Amphitheater. Free admission. Call 823-6924, ext. 107, 111 or 118 for info. PIANO QUARTET CONCERT with ASU and Conservatory faculty members 3 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Ma xwell Per forming
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DAVIDSON FINE ARTS MUSIC DEPARTMENT CONCERT Oct. 30 at the school’s Beverly J. Barnhar t Theater. Tickets are $5 adults, $4 senior citizens and children under 5 and $3 for Davidson students. Call 823-6924, ex t. 107, 111 or 118 for more information. GUITARIST MARINA RUKAVISHNIKOVA per forms Oct. 30, 7 p.m., at USC-Aiken’s Etherredge Center as par t of the university’s Mauldin Series. (803) 641-3305.
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SOUTHERN SOUL AND SONG CONCERT SERIES TICKETS NOW ON SALE for per formances by Rober t Earl Keen, Nov. 4 and The Nashville Bluegrass Band, Nov. 8. Shows are 7:30 p.m. at the Imperial Theatre. Tickets are $15. Proceeds benefit Morris Museum of Ar t public programming and the Imperial Theatre’s capital improvements fund. Call 722-8341 to reserve tickets. AUGUSTA SYMPHONY STRING QUARTET per forms The Mar tha Cur tis Memorial Concer t at the Nov. 4 installment of Tuesday’s Music Live. All concer ts are at noon at Saint Paul’s Church. For tickets, call the box office at 722-3463. TICKETS FOR “A MOZART TO MOTOWN CHRISTMAS” now on sale. Show will be staged Nov. 29 at the Imperial Theatre. Tickets are $30 general admission or $45 VIP admission. To order tickets, call the Imperial Theatre box office at 722-8341.
Theater “LITTLE WOMEN” will be at the Abbeville Opera House Nov. 7-8, 14-15 and 21-22. Matinee per formances 3 p.m. Nov. 8 and 15. For reservations, call (864) 459-2157. COMEDIENNE ETTA MAY will be at the Imperial Theatre Nov. 7. For info, call 722-8341. “DOROTHY MEETS ALICE” Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 6 p.m., in the Westminster Day School Gymnasium. Cost is $6. Call 731-7780 for additional information. “NOISES OFF” will be per formed by the Aiken Community Playhouse Nov. 7-8, 14-16 and 21-22. For more information or tickets, call (803) 648-1438 or visit www.aikencommunityplayhouse.com.
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“THE MOUSETRAP” will be presented by For t Gordon Dinner Theatre Nov. 7-8, 14-15 and 20-22. Dinner begins at 7 p.m., with the show star ting at 8 p.m. For more information or ticket reservations, call the box office at 7938552 or visit www.for tgordon.com. “FAME: THE MUSICAL” will be per formed Nov. 3 at the Bell Auditorium as par t of the Broadway in Augusta theatre series. Tickets are available at the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center or charge by phone at 724-2400.
Attractions AUGUSTA CANAL INTERPRETIVE CENTER: Housed in Enterprise Mill, the center contains displays and models focusing on the Augusta Canal’s functions and impor tance to the tex tile industry. Hours are Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sun., 1-6 p.m. Admission is $5 adults, $4 seniors and military and $3 children ages 6-18. Children under 6 admit ted free. Guided boat tours of the Augusta Canal depar t from the docks at Enterprise Mill at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Tour tickets are $6 adults, $5 seniors and $4 students and children. For tour information, call 823-7089. For other info, visit www.augustacanal.com or call 823-0440. THE BOYHOOD HOME OF WOODROW WILSON: Circa 1859 Presby terian manse occupied by the family of President Woodrow Wilson as a child during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Original and period antiques, restored house, kitchen and carriage house. 419 Seventh Street. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tues.-Sat. Tours available; groups of 10 or more by appointment only. Admission is $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 students under 18 and free for ages 5 and under. 722-9828. AUGUSTA GOLF & GARDENS OF THE GEORGIA GOLF HALL OF FAME features beautiful display gardens, as well as bronze sculptures of some of golf’s greatest masters. Available for rent for a variety of functions. Group discount rates available. Closed Mondays; open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat.; open from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5.50 for adults; $4.50 for students, seniors and military; $3.50 for children (4-12); 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. NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER’S FORT DISCOVERY: Children and adults alike can immerse themselves in the wonders of science through live demonstrations, vir tual realities, Starlab, KidScape and more than 250 hands-on exhibits. General Admission: $8 for adults; $6 for children, seniors and active military. Group rates available. Operating hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Call 821-0200, 1-800-325-5445 or visit their Web site at www.NationalScienceCenter.org. REDCLIFFE STATE HISTORIC SITE: 1859 mansion of S.C. Governor James Henry Hammond, held by the family for three generations until 1975. Grounds and slave quar ters are open Thursday-Monday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. House tours will be offered at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Admission to the grounds is free. Fee for house tours is $3 for adults and children ages 6-17. For more information, call (803) 8271473. 181 Redcliffe Road, Beech Island. SACRED HEART CULTURAL CENTER is offering tours of its 100-year-old building. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $1 per person, children free. 826-4700.
HISTORIC COTTON EXCHANGE WELCOME CENTER: Open Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m. Riverwalk. Free. The center also offers guided driving tours of downtown Augusta and Summerville every Saturday through Aug. 4 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. and at other times upon request. Cost for tours is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 12 and under. Reservations are suggested. Call 724-4067. THE EZEKIEL HARRIS HOUSE: Deemed “the finest 18th 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 7240436.
Museums “ARTRAGEOUS SUNDAY! CREATE YOUR FAMILY TREE” Nov. 2, 2 p.m., at the Morris Museum of Ar t. Call 7247501 for information. “TRACKING WRENS, 1884-2003” is the subject of the Augusta Museum of History’s Brown Bag History Series, Nov. 5 at noon. Bring your lunch and the museum will provide a beverage and desser t. Cost is free for museum members and $2 for non-members. Reservations are required by Nov. 4. Call 722-8454. FIRST FRIDAY AT THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART Nov. 7, 5-8 p.m., features live musical enter tainment, as well as other activities. For more information, call 724-7501. “CELEBRATION OF FLIGHT” exhibit at For t Discovery’s Knox Gallery runs through Jan. 31. Admission to the exhibit is free with paid general admission to For t Discovery. For more information, visit www.NationalScienceCenter.org or call 821-0200. “ELVIS DAY” Nov. 9 at the Morris Museum of Ar t features a per formance by an Elvis impersonator, as well as a lecture and book-signing by “Queen of the King” Joni Mabe. The fun star ts at 2 p.m. Call 724-7501 for information. “IF WALLS COULD TALK” tour program at Ware’s Folly through Nov. 21. For information, call 722-5495. 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 WalkerMackenzie Studio. Open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday by appointment only. Admission is free, but a donation of $2 for adults and $1 for children and seniors is encouraged. Call 722-5495 or visit www.ghia.org for more info. THE AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY hosts permanent exhibition “Augusta’s Story,” an award-winning exhibit encompassing 12,000 years of local history. For the younger crowd, there’s the Susan L. Still Children’s Discovery Gallery, where kids can learn about history in a hands-on environment. The museum also shows films in the History Theatre and hosts a variety of programs.
THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART hosts exhibitions and special events year-round. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays, noon-5 p.m. Closed on Mondays and major holidays. 1 Tenth Street, Augusta. Call 724-7501 or visit www.themorris.org for details. THE MUSEUM OF LAUREL AND HARDY OF HARLEM, GEORGIA features displays of various Laurel and Hardy memorabilia; films also shown. Located at 250 N. Louisville Street in downtown Harlem. Open 1-4 p.m. Thursday-Monday. For more information, call 556-3448. LUNCH AT NOON LECTURE SERIES held the second Wednesday of every month at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black History, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call the museum at 724-3576 for more information.
Special Events PHINIZY SWAMP NATURE PARK MOONLIGHT SERENADE Nov. 7, 7-9 p.m. Wine and cheese reception on the deck of the education building followed by a shor t hike. Registration deadline is Nov. 5. 828-2109. FIRST FRIDAY GREAT DANE PARADE Nov. 7, 7 p.m. All big dogs and big dogs at hear t welcome. Meet in front of Metro Coffeehouse. For more information, contact Tonia Thomas at 294-3724 or tohntohn@knology.net. ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL AT AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY Nov. 7, 7 p.m., in room W1002 of the Science Building at ASU. Ten films will be shown. Admission is free and the festival is open to the public. For more information, call 737-1500. “DARK SHADOWS” show at the Dupont Planetarium Nov. 7-8 and 21-22. Show times are 7 and 8 p.m. Admission is $4.50 for adults, $3.50 for senior citizens, $2.50 for K-12 students and $1 for USC-Aiken faculty, staff and students. Make reservations by calling (803) 641-3769 or 2781967, ex t. 3654. “CHRISTMAS MADE IN THE SOUTH” annual ar ts and craf ts show Nov. 21-23 at the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center. Hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5; children 12 and under admit ted free. Call 722-3521 or (704) 847-9480 for information. VETERANS DAY ACTIVITIES Nov. 11. Parade on Broad Street begins at 10 a.m. Military vehicle and equipment displays will be at Augusta Common 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 821-1831 for details. AIKEN FESTIVAL OF TREES Nov. 13 at Aiken Mall. Call (803) 649-0075 for information. LOW-COST RABIES CLINIC offers $5 rabies vaccinations for pets Nov. 8, 1-2:30 p.m. at Blanchard Park off Belair Road. No appointment is needed, and all vaccinations will be given by licensed veterinarians. For more information, call the Columbia County Humane Society at 860-5020. NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH COMMAND PROGRAM Nov. 7, 1:30 p.m., at For t Gordon’s Alexander Hall. Free and open to the public. 791-2014. CSRA HUMANE SOCIETY PET-A-FAIR Nov. 2 at Julian Smith Casino. The public is invited to at tend and bring pets; all pets must be adequately under control and comfor table around other animals and people. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for registration in the contests, which star t at 1 p.m. For information, call the CSRA Humane Society at 261-PETS. YARD AND CRAFT SALE at the Aiken County Recreation Center in Graniteville Nov. 8. Call (803) 663-6142. NOVEMBER FREE FILM SERIES at Headquar ters Library Tuesdays throughout November. All films star t at 6:30 p.m. except for the Nov. 4 film, which begins at 6 p.m. Nov. 4 showing of “The Pianist,” Nov. 11 showing of “Ice Storm,” Nov. 18 showing of “Alice’s Restaurant,” Nov. 25 showing of “Finding Nemo.” 821-2600. HISTORIC AUGUSTA ANTIQUES SHOW AND SALE Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at the Old Medical College, 598 Telfair St. Show hours are 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Call Historic Augusta for more information at 724-0436. SWAMP SATURDAY 9:30 a.m. Nov. 1 at Phinizy Swamp
Nature Park. Scenic walk leads patrons past wetlands, swamps and other points of interest at the park. Bring insect repellent, sunscreen, walking shoes, a water bot tle and weather-appropriate outerwear. Cameras and binoculars welcome. Free; donations accepted. 828-2109. FAMILY FUNFEST Nov. 1 at Savannah Place Park. Live enter tainment and family games and contests. Free. For more information, call 821-2828 days or 834-7013 evenings.
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COLUMBIA COUNTY FAIR will be at the county fairgrounds Nov. 1-7. For more information, visit www.drewexpo.com or call 737-0650. SECOND ANNUAL INTERTRIBAL POW WOW AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at Langley Pond Park in Langley, S.C. Indian ar ts and craf ts, food and educational and cultural programs will be available through the weekend. Donations of $3 per person will be accepted at the gate; children 12 and under admit ted free. For more information, contact Wanda Randall, (803) 663-9289 or Robbie O’Shields, (803) 593-2476.
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MCDUFFIE FRIENDS OF ANIMALS holds pet adoptions each Saturday, 1-3 p.m. at Superpetz on Bobby Jones Expressway. Call 556-9090 or visit www.pet finder.com. COLUMBIA COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY holds pet adoptions every Saturday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and every Sunday from 1-4 p.m. at PetsMar t. For more info, call 860-5020. RICHMOND COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL AND AUGUSTA ANIMAL RESCUE FRIENDS hold pet adoptions at Superpetz off Bobby Jones Expressway every Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Call AARF at 364-4747 or visit www.aar f.net. Adoptions also held at the Richmond County Animal Control Shelter, Tues.-Sun., 1-5 p.m. Call the shelter at 790-6836. THE CSRA HUMANE SOCIETY holds pet adoptions every Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and every Wednesday evening from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Pet Center located behind the GreenJackets Stadium on Milledge Rd. 261PETS.
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Out of Town “THE HOLLY AND THE IVY” holiday celebration at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C., Nov. 7-Jan. 4. For information, call 1-800-922-0046 or (828) 225-1333 or visit www.biltmore.com. “FAME” will be at the Johnny Mercer Theatre in Savannah, Ga. Nov. 5. For tickets, call 1-800-351-7469 or (912) 651-6556. “THE WRITE STUFF” literary event features readings, lectures and book-signings by authors Terry Kay, Jaclyn Weldon White, Sandra Chastain and Jackie K. Cooper. Held Nov. 2, 2:30 p.m., at the Old Opera House in Hawkinsville, Ga. Tickets are $8 adults and $4 students; call (478) 783-1884 to reserve seats. THE STEEPLECHASE AT CALLAWAY Nov. 1 at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Ga. For ticket information, call the Steeplechase of fice at 324-6252 or visit www.steeplechaseatcallaway.org. “HENRY IV, PART I” will be at The New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta Nov. 13-16 and Dec. 5. Ticket prices range from $19.50-$24.50, and optional food and beverage service is available before the show. For additional information, or to purchase tickets, visit www.shakespearetavern.com or call (404) 874-5299. ADOPTION INFORMATION SESSION Nov. 1, 9:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. at the Independent Adoption Center in Tucker, Ga. To reserve a place, call (404) 321-6900. “MERLIN” will be presented Nov. 1-23 at the 14th Street
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in Atlanta as par t of the Alliance Theatre 30 Playhouse Company’s Family Series. For ticket information, visit www.alliancetheatre.org or call (404) 733-4600.
M E T LUCERNE FESTIVAL STRINGS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA R will be at the Newberry Opera House in Newberry, S.C., O Nov. 3, 8 p.m. Call (803) 276-6264 for tickets. S P I R I T O C T 3 0
FOUNDER’S DAY with free admission and special events Nov. 6 at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Ga. Call 1800-CALLAWAY. “RICHARD II” will be at The New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta Nov. 6-9 and Dec. 4. Ticket prices range from $19.50-$24.50, and optional food and beverage service is available before the show. For additional information, or to purchase tickets, visit www.shakespearetavern.com or call (404) 874-5299. “THE GLASS MENAGERIE” will be presented by the
2 University of South Carolina Theatre Department through Nov. 0 2. Tuesday-Saturday shows are at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees 0 are at 3 p.m. Tickets are $14 general admission; $12 senior 3
citizens, military and faculty and staff of USC; $10 student and $8 each for groups of 10 or more. (803) 777-2551.
“A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS” will be per formed by the Atlanta Ballet Oct. 30-Nov. 2 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. For tickets, call (404) 817-8700. LIVE AT FIVE HAPPY HOUR CONCERT SERIES at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Macon Tuesdays through Nov. 25. Shows begin at 5 p.m. and end at 7 p.m. $5 admission; free for members. 1-888-GA-ROCKS. “EDWARD HOPPER AND URBAN REALISM” will be on display at the Columbia Museum of Ar t in Columbia, S.C., through Jan. 18. (803) 799-2810. “CROWNS” will be per formed by the Alliance Theatre Company on the Alliance Stage in Atlanta through Nov. 9. For ticket information, visit www.alliancetheatre.org or call (404) 733-4600. “MACBETH” will be at the New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta through Nov. 2. Ticket prices range from $19.50-$24.50, and optional food and beverage service is available before the show. For more information, visit www.shakespearetavern.com or call (404) 874-5299. “KING HEDLEY II” will be presented by the Alliance Theatre Company on the Woodruff Ar ts Center’s Her tz Stage through Nov. 2. Tickets are $25-$31 and are available online at www.alliancetheatre.org or by phone at (404) 733-5000. MAIZE QUEST CORNFIELD MAZE through Nov. 9, 9 a.m.10 p.m., at Washington Farms in Watkinsville, Ga. Tickets are $7 adults and $5 children 4-12 years old, with group discounts available for groups of 20 or more. For information, visit www.CornMaze.com or www.washingtonfarms.net, or call (706) 769-0627. “A SALUTE TO 25 YEARS OF THE GEORGIA MUSIC HALL OF FAME AWARDS” runs through Jan. 18, 2004, at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Macon, Ga. Exhibits, programs and events honoring the 25th anniversary of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame awards. Call 1-888-GAROCKS for info.
GEORGIA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL runs through Nov. 2 with per formances of “Much Ado About Nothing,” “The School for Wives,” “The Tale of Cymbeline” and “The Tempest.” Tickets are $23-$32, with special $10 preview shows. Held at the Conant Per forming Ar ts Center on the campus of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. Call (404) 264-0020 for information. AT THE GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART in Athens, Ga.: “Masters of Their Craf t: Highlights From the Smithsonian American Ar t Museum,” through Nov. 13; “Conversion to Modernism: The Early Works of Man Ray,” through Nov. 30; “Creativity: The Flowering Tornado” by Ginny Ruffner through Nov. 23. Call (706) 542-4662. AT THE HIGH MUSEUM OF ART in Atlanta: “The Undiscovered Richard Meier: The Architect as Designer and Ar tist” will be on exhibit through April 4, with a lecture on Nov. 18. Call (404) 733-HIGH or visit www.high.org for information.
Benefits FIRST LIBRARY BOOK SALE Nov. 1 to benefit the Morris Museum of Ar t’s Center for the Study of Southern Ar t. Museum members only will be admit ted 10 a.m.-noon; the public will be admit ted from noon-4 p.m. Free admission. Call 724-7501 for additional information. “CHEFS OF AUGUSTA” benefit for the Augusta Mini Theatre’s capital campaign for a new ar ts school Nov. 9, 2-4 p.m. at Julian Smith Casino. Tickets are $15. Call 722-0598.
Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at Broad Strokes Ar t Gallery, La Dolce Vita Spa and Salon and Antique Market, or by calling Hope House at 737-9879.
SALVATION ARMY AUTO AUCTION Nov. 8, 10 a.m., at the Salvation Army Administrative Office, 1384 Greene St. $5 registration fee required to bid. Proceeds from the auction fund Salvation Army services. For more information, including info on how to donate a vehicle, contact Stacey Johnson, 826-7933.
AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL is in need of dog and cat food, cat lit ter and other pet items, as well as monetary donations to help pay for vaccinations. Donations accepted during regular business hours, Tues.Sun., 1-5 p.m. at the shelter, 4164 Mack Lane. Call 7906836 for information.
“ALOHA AUGUSTA” CELEBRITY WAITER DINNER Nov. 7, 6:30 p.m. at the Old Richmond Hotel, 725 Greene St. Tickets are $300 per couple and $600 per table; all proceeds benefit community projects of the Junior League of Augusta. 736-0033.
SHEPEARD COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER BLOOD DRIVES in various locations around the CSRA this month. For detailed information on locations and times to donate, visit www.shepeardblood.org. You may also call Susan Edwards at (803) 643-7996 for information on Aiken locations and Nancy Szocinski at 737-4551 for information on all other locations.
PARKINSON DISEASE WALK-A-THON Nov. 1, 9 a.m., at the Family Y track on Wheeler Road. Registration is from 8-8:45 a.m., and registration fee is $15. For information, call 855-7690 or 860-5868. HARVEST BALL to benefit ASU’s Born to Read Literacy Center and the scholarship fund of the Savannah River Sail and Power Squadron Nov. 1, 7-11 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person. To reserve seats, call 737-8113. CAR WASH TO BENEFIT MACH ACADEMY Nov. 1, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at K-Mar t. Cost is $5 for cars and $10 for trucks and vans. For information, contact Bet ty Jones, 796-5046. “HOPE FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE” fundraiser for Hope House Nov. 13, 6:30-10:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel. Silent auction, live enter tainment and food will be featured.
Halloween Happenings “DRACULA” will be performed by the Columbia City Ballet Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at the Koger Center for the Arts in Columbia, S.C. Call (803) 251-2222 or visit www.CapitolTickets.com for ticket info. NETHERWORLD HAUNTED HOUSE nightly through Nov. 2 at the Georgia Antique and Design Center. Doors open at 7 p.m. Netherworld Dark Harvest ticket is $14, combo Dark Harvest and Vault 13 ticket is $20. Call the hotline at (404) 608-2484. COMMUNITY HALLOWEEN PARTY at the SmithHazel Center in Aiken Oct. 31, 3-7 p.m. Children ages 12 and under may participate; cost is $2 per person. Call (803) 642-7635.
“The Pianist” will be shown Nov. 4, 6 p.m., at the Main Library. Admission is free.
HALLOWEEN HOOPLA at the H.O. Weeks Center in Aiken Oct. 31, 5:30-8 p.m. Event is for children ages 12 and under and their parents. Cost is $3 per child and children under the age of 2 admitted free. Call (803) 642-7631 for additional information. “HOWL-OWEEN WOODS ADVENTURE” for children ages 5-17 at Camp Lakeside on Lake Thurmond. Parents drop off children at the Family Y’s Wheeler Branch Oct. 30, 5-5:30 p.m., and children are bussed to Camp Lakeside. Activities include haunted hayride, Halloween craft, marshmallow roast and more. Children return to the Wheeler Branch at 9 p.m. Open to members and non-members, and the fee is $8 per person. For more information, contact Scott Rouse, 359-2153.
AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVES at the Aiken Red Cross Blood Center on Millbrook Drive and the Augusta Red Cross Blood Center on Pleasant Home Road. The bloodmobile will also stop at various area locations this week. For a complete list, call the Aiken Blood Center at (803) 642-5180 or the Augusta Blood Center at 868-8800.
Learning USC-AIKEN SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER BUSINESS PLANNING WORKSHOP Nov. 12, 9-11 a.m. in Room 140 of the Business and Education Building. To register, call (803) 641-3646 or e-mail SBDC@usca.edu. “BETTER LIVING IN AUGUSTA” BILINGUAL PARENTING AND LIFE-SKILLS CLASSES will be conducted the second Tuesday (English version) and second Thursday (Spanish version) every month. Nov. 11 and 13 topic is time and stress management. Free and open to the public. To register. Call 721-KIDS. SEARCHING THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE ARCHIVES WORKSHOP Nov. 12, 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Gibbs Library. Registration is required; call 863-1946. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS FOR ADULTS Mondays, Nov. 3-17, 9:30-11 a.m. at the Ma xwell Branch Library. Registration required; call 793-2020. POWER POINT WORKSHOP Nov. 1 and 8 at the Wallace Branch Library. Sessions held from 1-3 p.m. 722-6275. MAKE AND DECORATE HOLIDAY GREETING CARDS Nov. 4, 10 a.m.-noon at the Ma xwell Branch Library. Registration required. Call 793-2020. INTERMEDIATE MICROSOFT WORD TRAINING star ting Oct. 30, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Wallace Branch Library. Registration is required; call 722-6275. PSYCHOLOGY LECTURE SERIES at ASU. Lectures are held at noon in room W1002 of the Science Building and are free. Oct. 31 lecture is on “Mental Health Parity: What It Is and Why It Makes Sense and Cents.” Call 737-1444. USC-AIKEN CONTINUING EDUCATION offers Italian, Ar t for Beginners, Debt-Free Living, Financial Strategies, Taming the Wild Child, Paralegal Cer tificate Course and more. Travelearn learning vacations for adults and Education to Go online courses also available. For info,
phone (803) 641-3563. AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY CONTINUING EDUCATION is now offering the following classes: QuarkXPress, A Prosperous Retirement, Intermediate Investing, All Things Dutch, Origami and more. Also, ASU offers online courses. For more information, call 737-1636 or visit www.ced.aug.edu. AIKEN TECH CONTINUING EDUCATION offers the following courses: PCs 101, Microsof t Cer tified System Administrator courses, health care courses, Rape Aggression Defense, Driver Education and Road Experience 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 BREAST SELF-EXAM CLASS Nov. 10, 5 p.m., at the University Breast Health Center. Reservations are required. Call 774-4141. THE PINK MAGNOLIAS BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP meets Nov. 10, 7 p.m., and is open to all women who have undergone breast cancer surgery or are going through treatment for breast cancer. The Men’s Breast Cancer Suppor t Group for husbands, significant others and male family members of breast cancer patients meets at the same time as the Pink Magnolias group. Meetings held in the Universtiy Breast Health Center. 774-4141. GRIEF MINISTRY GROUP meets Sundays, Nov. 2-23, 45:30 p.m., in Room 100 of the Adult Building at First Baptist Church. RSVP at 736-6708. LYMPHEDEMA EDUCATION FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING BREAST CANCER SURGERY at the University Breast Health Center 5 p.m. Nov. 4. Call 774-4141 for information. FREE LUNCHTIME SERIES ON BREAST HEALTH in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month noon-1 p.m. Thursdays in October. Oct. 30 program on how to per form breast self-exams. Programs are presented in the MCG mammography area on the first floor of the MCG Medical Center. To register, call 721-1467. AUGUSTA BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP meets the second Thursday of every month, 6 p.m., at Walton West TLC. Brain injury survivors and their family members and caregivers are invited to at tend. 737-9300. FORE THE HEALTH OF IT ADAPTIVE GOLF CLINICS held the first Tuesday of every month at First Tee of Augusta. Physical and occupational therapists from Walton Rehabilitation Hospital will guide the course. Call 823-8691. CHRONIC PAIN SUPPORT GROUP meets the first Thursday of every month, 10-11:30 a.m. at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital. 823-5294. STROKE SUPPORT GROUP meets the last Wednesday of the month, 1-2 p.m., in the outpatient classroom at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital. 823-5213. WALTON REHABILITATION HOSPITAL AMPUTEE CLINIC for new and experienced prosthetic users meets the third Thursday of each month, 1-3 p.m. 722-1244. WALTON REHABILITATION HOSPITAL offers a number of
health programs, including Fibromyalgia Aquatics, Water Aerobics, Wheelchair and Equipment Clinics, Theraputic Massage, Yoga, Focus on Healing exercise class for breast cancer survivors and more. Call 823-5294 for information. THE MCG BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP meets the first Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. and provides education and suppor t for those with breast cancer. For information, call 721-1467. DIET COUNSELING CLASSES for diabetics and those with high cholesterol at CSRA Par tners in Health, 1220 Augusta West Parkway. Free. Call 860-3001 for class schedule. PROJECT LINK COMMUNITY LECTURE SERIES is held the first Tuesday of every month and is sponsored by the MCG Children’s Medical Center. Project Link provides educational resources and guidance for families who have children with developmental delays, disabilities and other specialized health concerns. Nov. 4 lectures are on “How to Plan for the Financial Future for Your Child With Special Needs” and “How to Receive Suppor t for Children With Special Needs Through Project LINK.” Free and open to the public; takes place from 6:30-8 p.m. in the main conference room at the Children’s Medical Center. Call 7216838 for information. UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM COMMUNITY EDUCATION holds workshops, seminars and classes on a variety of topics: weight and nutrition, women’s health, cancer, diabetes, seniors’ health and more. Support groups and health screenings are also offered. Call 736-0847 for details. YOGA CLASSES at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7-8 a.m. for $45/month or 10:30 a.m.-noon for $55/month. Call 823-6294.
Kids THE AUGUSTA BALLET will present a program on “The Nutcracker” Nov. 12 at the Appleby Branch Library. Craf t project included. Program for toddlers is 10:05-10:20 a.m., and program for ages 3 and up is 10:30-11:15 a.m. Registration required; call 736-6244. FAMILY EARTH AND SKY NIGHT Nov. 8 at the Dupont Planetarium. Astronomy presentations, telescopes, Ear th Day activities and “Dark Shadows” planetarium program. Call (803) 641-3654 for information. FAMILY Y SCHOOL’S OUT PRIME TIME PROGRAM for children 5-12 years old with limited space available for 4year-olds Nov. 11, 26 and 28. Activities held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Family Y’s Wheeler Branch location with early dropoff and late pick-up times available. Daily fees are $14 per child pre-registered or $20 per child registering the day of the program. 738-7006. NOVEMBER FAMILY FUN DAY at the Augusta Museum of History Nov. 9, 1-5 p.m. Event highlights the museum’s permanent exhibit, “Augusta’s Story,” and Native American ar tifacts. Free admission. 722-8454. “BOLD AND BRASSY” Nov. 9 per formance by the Prism Sa xophone Quar tet is par t of the Augusta Symphony’s Publix Family Series. Call 826-4705 for more information. FAMILY BIKE TOUR OF PHINIZY SWAMP NATURE PARK Nov. 16, 2-4 p.m. An adult should accompany children under 12. Helmets are required. Contribution is $3 for members and $5 for non-members. Register by Nov. 14 at 828-2109.
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FAMILY Y YOUTH BASKETBALL REGISTRATION for the Family Y’s youth basketball and Iddy Biddy Basketball programs Nov. 3-15 at Wheeler Branch. Fees are $26-$55. For more information, call 738-6678 or visit www.thefamilyy.org.
“SLEEPING BEAUTY,” a musical, will be per formed by Storyland Theatre through Nov. 1. Oct 30-31 per formances are at 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.; Nov. 1 family matinee is at 3 p.m. Reservations are required for weekday shows, and tickets are $3.50 per student per show or $9 per student for season tickets. Reservations not required for weekend family matinees, and tickets are $4 per person per show or $10.50 per person for season tickets. Call 736-3455 or fa x 736-3349 for tickets. YOUTH BASKETBALL REGISTRATION through Nov. 10. Open to children ages 6-18 as of March 1, 2004. Fees are $35-$40 for Nor th Augusta residents, $55-$60 for nonresidents and $110 for out-of-state players. Registration will be held at Riverview Park Activities Center. (803) 4414311. AIKEN COUNTY PONY CLUB meets weekly. Open to children of all ages who par ticipate or are interested in equestrian spor ts. For more information, contact Lisa Smith at (803) 649-3399. FREE CAR SEAT EDUCATION CLASSES for parents and other caregivers the third Monday of every month from 911 a.m. at MCG Children’s Medical Center. Registration is required; those who are Medicaid or Peachcare eligible should indicate status during registration and bring a card or proof of income to class in order to receive a free car seat. 721-KIDS. “TECHNOLOGY AND TENNIS FOR LIFE” FALL SESSION through MACH Academy will be held through Dec. 18 at May Park Community Center or Fleming Tennis Center. Program includes homework assistance, computer instruction, tennis and fitness instruction, field trips and more. Fee is $50 per month. For information, call 796-5046. GIRLS INCORPORATED OF THE CSRA AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM runs through May 21. Open to girls currently enrolled in kindergar ten through high school. In addition to offering specialized programs, Girls Incorporated offers van pick-up at select schools, neighborhood drop-off, homework room and a hot evening meal. For information, call 733-2512. WEEKLY STORY SESSIONS at all branch libraries. Visit www.ecgrl.public.lib.ga.us for more information. FIRST SATURDAY STORYTELLING at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum. In addition, there is a tour of the museum. Held 10 a.m.-noon the first Saturday of the month. Call 724-3576.
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! "#$ % &' ( ) & *# +, # - . / 0. &0. 1 Saturday, November 15, 9 am – 12 pm This is a class for Boys ages 9-12, along with their father, or a male relative. Information on puberty and adolescence will be discussed. Boys will learn how to "survive" the changes that puberty will bring. Please call 651-2450 to register.
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2 # 3 / ( *# ( 4 . & 1 Saturday, November 22, 9 am – 12 pm This class is for boys 13-16 years old. Inclusion of a father or a male relative is optional. Open discussions on peer pressure, sexuality, substance abuse and informed decision making will be conducted. This class encourages the young man to make confident decisions when faced with challenges, and to accept responsibility for his behavior. After completing this class, the young man will leave with added confidence as he makes his transition into manhood. Please call 651-2450 to register.
Cradle Club
*These classes will be held at: Doctors Hospital Campus, 3623 J. Dewey Gray Circle Medical Office Building I, Cradle Club Classroom, Suite 110. Join our Cradle Club today! Membership is FREE. Please PRE-REGISTER for ALL classes. Call 651-BABY (2229) or register online.
Prepared Childbirth Classes*
7 – 9:30 pm Mondays, November 17 – December 15 Tuesdays, November 18 – December 16
Saturday Express Prepared Childbirth Class*
Saturday, November 1, 9 am – 5 pm
Breastfeeding*
Thursday, November 13, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Baby’s Brother & Sister*
Sunday, November 16, 2 – 3:30 pm
Baby Care*
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Community Ed Senior Friends You’re a Big Girl Now*
Saturday, November 8, 10 am – 12 pm Girls ages 9-12, along with their mothers, share information on puberty and adolescence. They will discuss ways to successfully "survive" these natural changes. Please call 651-2450 to register.
Gastric Bypass Support Group Wednesday, November 19, 5:30 – 6:30 pm Location: Doctors Hospital, Classrooms 1 & 2 The speakers for this meeting are: Registered Dietitians Valerie Lively and Nicole Fulton. They will be discussing proper nutrition after gastric bypass surgery. There will be a "Clothes Swap", so if you no longer need your larger clothes, please bring them to share. Please call if you have any questions, Valerie Lively, RD, (706) 651-6043 or Dr. Tan's office, (706) 650-6006.
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:45 – 9:30 am. Members only.
Square Dancing – Open House** Thursday, November 6, 6:30 pm If you are interested in square dancing and have a partner, come learn more about this class.
Orientation Coffee for New and Renewing Members**
Tuesday, November 11, 10 am Open to all interested in joining Senior Friends. Please RSVP at 651-6716.
AARP Driver Safety Program**
Thursday & Friday, November 13 & 14, 12 pm Participants must pre-register by calling 651-6716. Open to the public 50+.
Education Program – Hip Pain – How to Treat and When to Consider Replacement** Tuesday, November 18, 11:30 am Dr. Scott Duffin. Lunch provided. Please RSVP to 651-2450 by Nov. 11.
New Ballroom Dance Class**
Tuesday, November 18, 2 pm $50 per couple for 5 weeks. Call 651-6716.
Sunday, November 16, 4 – 6:30 pm
Infant CPR*
Located on the Doctors Hospital Campus, Building III, 1305 Interstate Parkway.
Thursday, November 20, 6:30 – 9 pm
Labor & Delivery Tour
Thursday, November 6, 7 – 8:30 pm Tour begins at the hospital in Classrooms 1 & 2.
Free Morning Fitness Class**
1973–2003
**Items will be held in the Senior Friends Meeting Area. To join or register for classes please call 651-6716 or register online www.doctors-hospital.net .
For more information, call 651-2450 or visit www.doctors-hospital.net • 3651 Wheeler Road • Augusta, GA
Seniors SENIOR ADULT THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION 11 a.m. Nov. 13 at Julian Smith Casino. For details, call 796-5025. WALTON REHABILITATION HOSPITAL offers Ar thritis Aquatics and People With Ar thritis Can Exercise. Call 8235294 for information. SENIOR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE NEW VISITOR CENTER AT PHINIZY SWAMP NATURE PARK to greet visitors, hand out literature and sell merchandise. Volunteers are asked to commit one Saturday or Sunday per month, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. or 1-5 p.m. Call 828-2109 for information. AIKEN PARKS AND RECREATION offers a multitude of programs for senior adults, including bridge clubs, fitness classes, canasta clubs, line dancing, racquetball, ar ts and craf ts, tennis and excursions. For more information, call (803) 642-7631. THE ACADEMY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING offers lectures, courses, field trips, discussion groups and community information seminars on a variety of topics to mature
HOLIDAY PARTIES
Book your holiday party • Full service catering
Open 7 days a week • 7am - 2pm Just off Wrightsboro Road located in the Clubhouse at Forest Hills Golf Course
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Kent is an anointed preacher who ministers the Word with a prophetic anointing. Candy is known for her days of singing with her family, The Hemphills, as well as her own solo career. She can be seen on the Gaither Homecoming Videos.
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adults. For more information, contact the USC-Aiken Office of Continuing Education at (803) 641-3288. THE SENIOR CITIZENS COUNCIL OF GREATER AUGUSTA AND THE CSRA offers a variety of classes, including ballroom dance, aerobics, quilting, tai chi, Spanish, line dancing, bowling, bridge, computers, drama club/readers theatre and pinochle. For dates and times, phone 826-4480. SENIORNET provides adults age 50 and over education for and access to computer technology. Many different courses are offered. Contact the USC-Aiken Continuing Education Office at (803) 641-3563.
Sports AUGUSTA JUNIOR OLYMPIC VOLLEYBALL CLUB TRYOUTS Nov. 11 and 13 at the Family Y on Wheeler Road. Registration deadline is Oct. 30. Visit www.eteamz.com/augustajuniors or e-mail augustajuniors@yahoo.com for information.
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THREE-POINT SHOOT OUT Nov. 8, 10:30 a.m. at the Wilson Family Y. Entry fee is $5. Registration deadline is Nov. 6, and shoot out is open to those ages 13 and older. Call 733-1030 or visit www.thefamilyy.org. ROTARY BOWL END-OF-SEASON FOOTBALL BOWL Nov. 8 at Lions Memorial Field in Nor th Augusta. Call (803) 441-4300 for more information. NATIONAL BARREL HORSE ASSOCIATION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS through Nov. 1 at the AugustaRichmond County Civic Center. Tickets are $30 for the entire event or $8 per day; children 6 and under admit ted free. Call 722-3521. AUGUSTA LYNX HOME GAMES Nov. 13, 15-16, 29-30. For tickets, call 724-4423 or visit www.augustalynx.com.
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LYCEUM SERIES Sherrie Maricle and The DIVA Jazz Orchestra November 5, 2003 7:30 p.m. Based in New York City, DIVA is a concert jazz orchestra steeped in the history of jazz, but infused with today’s progressive harmonies. The band’s music is composed expressly for the individual personalities of the musicians themselves, so audiences can expect to hear powerful ensemble playing, as well as creative soloists who play with spontaneity and finesse reminiscent of the jazz masters before them. DIVA has performed in some of the world’s most prestigious music venues including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Lionel Hampton Jazz Room at Le Meridien Hotel in Paris, France. In addition to leading DIVA, Sherrie Maricle is also a percussionist with the New York Pops Orchestra. She is the director of Percussion Studies at New York University, the Education Coordinator for the NY Pop’s Salute to Music education program, and a past president of New York State’s International Association of Jazz Educators.
Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre General Admission: $8 Special Admission: $5 Free with valid ASU ID
For information call 737-1609
THE AUGUSTA RUGBY CLUB is always looking for new members. Teams available for women and men; no experience necessary. Practice is Tuesday and Thursday nights, 79 p.m. at Richmond Academy. For more information, call Don Zuehlke, 495-2043, or e-mail augustarfc@yahoo.com. You may also visit www.augustarugby.org.
Volunteer FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED for children and teenagers in Richmond County. For information, contact Luera Lewis, 721-3718.
TION PROGRAM the third Saturday of every month at the Pet Center, 425 Wood St. Orientation star ts at 11 a.m. Volunteers under 18 years of age must have a parent or guardian present during orientation and while volunteering. Call 261-PETS for information. THE KITTY ORTIZ DE LEON FOUNDATION needs volunteers to help promote organ donor awareness. For more information, please contact Cassandra Reed at 481-0105 or kodfoundation@aol.com. GOLDEN HARVEST FOOD BANK needs volunteers during the day, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, to help sor t donated products and assist in their agency shopping area. Help is needed year-round. If you are able to lif t 25 pounds, can commit to at least 3-4 hours per month and would like to help fight hunger in the Augusta area, contact Laurie Roper at 736-1199, ex t. 208. AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL: New volunteer orientation is scheduled the first Saturday of each month at 1 p.m. at the shelter, 4164 Mack Lane. Schedule subject to change; call 790-6836 to verify dates and times. SHEPEARD COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER is seeking donors to prevent a blood supply shor tage. To donate call 737-4551, 854-1880 or (803) 643-7996.
Meetings THE AUGUSTA NEWCOMERS CLUB will hold a monthly coffee for prospective members the first Tuesday of every month. Contact Ruth Pearl, 650-1400. THE NORTH AUGUSTA ARTIST GUILD meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Riverview Park Activities Center. For more information, contact Yvonne Kinney at 819-9787. “READ IT: ONE COMMUNITY, ONE BOOK” DISCUSSION GROUPS meet Nov. 10 at Headquar ters Library, Nov. 13 at the Ma xwell Branch Library and Nov. 20 at the Gibbs Library. November’s book is “Deep in the Hear t” by E. Randall Floyd. For information, call 821-2604. THE AUGUSTA SKI AND OUTING CLUB meets Nov. 3, 7 p.m., in the Alamo Room at Lone Star on Washington Road. There will also be a social on Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. Visitors are welcome. Call (803) 279-6186 for information.
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SWAMP SATURDAY LEADER TRAINING Nov. 1, 9 a.m.noon, for those interested in leading Swamp Saturday groups around Phinizy Swamp Nature Park. RSVP to 8282109 by Oct. 30.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS meets every Sunday night, 7:30 p.m., at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Nor th Augusta. For more information, call 278-5156.
PHINIZY SWAMP NATURE PARK VISITOR CENTER is in need of volunteers to greet visitors, hand out literature and sell merchandise. Volunteers must commit to one Saturday or Sunday each month, from either 9 a.m.-1 p.m. or 1-5 p.m. 828-2109.
NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUP for relatives and friends of drug abusers. No dues or fees. The group meets Mondays at 7 p.m. in Room 430 of the Summerville Building beside St. Joseph’s Hospital. For information, contact Kathy, 6500947, or Josie, 414-5576.
UNITED HOSPICE OF AUGUSTA is in need of volunteers to suppor t terminally ill patients. Scheduling and training times are flexible. Call Donna Harrell at 650-1522 for information.
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meets Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., in Room 420 of the Summerville Professional Building and Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., in the basement of Fairview Presby terian Church. 1-800-313-0170.
THE ARTISTS’ CONSERVATORY THEATRE OF THE CSRA is looking for volunteer board members, actors and production crew. Call 556-9134 or e-mail act@theatermail.net.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: For more information and a meeting schedule, call 860-8331.
SERVICE CORPS OF RETIRED EXECUTIVES (SCORE) provides counseling and mentoring to businesspeople star ting up a new business or expanding an ongoing business. Services are provided free of charge. For more information, call the Augusta office at 793-9998.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: If you want to stop using any drugs, there is a way out. Help is available at no cost. Call the Narcotics Anonymous help line for information and meeting schedules at 855-2419.
SOUTHERNCARE HOSPICE SERVICE is currently seeking volunteers to per form a variety of tasks, including relieving caregivers, reading to patients and running errands. Training is included. For additional information, contact Lisa Simpson, (803) 463-9888 or 869-0205.
SEXAHOLICS ANONYMOUS, a 12-step program of recovery from addiction to obsessive/compulsive sexual thoughts and behaviors, meets Wednesdays at 8 p.m. at Christ Church Unity, 2301 Central Ave. Call 339-1204 and leave first name and phone number; a confidential reply is assured.
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAM VOLUNTEER TRAINING: The CASA program is looking for volunteers 21 years of age and older to advocate for abused and neglected children in the juvenile cour t system. Volunteers need no experience and will be provided with specialized training. Call 737-4631. CSRA HUMANE SOCIETY NEW VOLUNTEER ORIENTA-
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Arts: Visual
Please Sit on the Art
M E T R O S P I R I T
By Rhonda Jones
B
rian Rust — sculptor, painter, art professor, molder of minds — is apt to make one think of a host of things not normally associated with artists. You may think of a walk-in red clay structure that has been on the campus of ASU for about a decade now, or chainsaws, or a giant set of hands embracing a tree or equally surreal visions. (That hand thing was an installment piece I noticed years ago after riding a bicycle up to the campus from downtown in the afternoon sun. From where I lay gasping, I looked up
and there they were — two huge white hands reaching around a tree. Of course, I assumed I was succumbing to the heat. Days later, when it was still there, I learned it was an installment piece by one of Rust’s student artists.) You may even think of ancient structures and large, unwieldy stacks of artificially aged wood. Now he’s created a series of sculptures that look an awful lot like chairs. And there’s a reason for that: They are chairs. “Why?” you might ask. As it turns out, these are not the first chair sculptures he has built, although they are the first that work as individual pieces. The others, he said, were part of larger installations. And he likes making them because he wants to give people sculptures with which they can interact. And, he points out, they imply the human body. “I also like that chairs are figurative in a way. They are built for the body and people naturally want to sit in one and see how it feels. A chair is a figure without the figure, but the human form is always implied.”
Rust has a ceramics background, and so retains an interest in the idea that an object can be both beautiful and functional. “So making something that someone would want in their home (and yes, they are meant to be owned and sat on) does my heart good.” No Ordinary Chairs Don’t be thrown by the word “chair.” Rust’s pieces don’t even look like something you’d find around your dining room table or in your living room, under most circumstances. They more resemble something you’d find in an ancient castle or on a world far away. They suggest ladders, and buildings. Rust commented on such interpretations. “They do have a throne quality to them and also lend themselves to people making up narratives about them,” he said. Apparently, some of those narratives have involved an ancient warrior throne and an ancient goddess throne. “I would say that one element that connects these chairs conceptually with my other sculpture and installations is the notion that I want people to think beyond just a single artwork ... to have my work be part of something larger, more environmental,” he said, mentioning such themes as the sense of time, and ancient places. Even the way Rust goes about making them is heavy-duty. No delicate paintbrushes here. “The process for construction is similar to how I make my stacked sculptures. I glue and bolt together the pieces of wood — constructed wood, as they call it. The pieces look ancient because I am doing things to them that make it look like really aged wood. I burn the wood, paint and scrape it, use all manner of sanders and grinders on it so that it appears to have weathered.” Rust has exhibited his installations all over the South; he has a terrific studio for himself and his students, provided by ASU; he seems to have a handle on what path he’s traveling. Plenty of people would call him a success. But in the artistic fields, success can be a relative concept. I asked Rust how he defines it. “Success is an elusive thing,” he said. “I had a teacher tell me once that art was one of those things that one can end up doing what one wants to do. The trick is to not get pulled off the track into doing [or] creating things that may be related but that somehow are being done for other people or other reasons. It is easy to get down a road of, ‘I’ll do these and folks will like them and then I get to do what I want.’ The same goes for all creative types — writers, actors, musicians, et cetera. The whole act of second-guessing other people’s tastes or
likes [or] dislikes is a dead end. What people really want in any creative thing is a one-to-one recognition (with the artist), seeing the world through someone else’s eyes and to feel a connection [or] affirmation in that. Art is sharing, often on a very personal level, how we as humans see the world. Success for me will be measured, in the end, with how well I can do that, no matter if I am showing at the Guggenheim or at a local art center.” Rust’s work is part of the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art’s “Of Art and Artists: Recent Works From the Fine Art Faculty of ASU,” which includes the rest of the outstanding creatives who make up the school’s art faculty, as well. Here’s the roll call: Nina Benedetto, Kristin Casaletto, Dorothy Fletcher Eckmann, Priscilla Hollingsworth, David Mascaro, Philip Morsberger, Tom Nakashima, Jennifer Onofrio Fornes, Brian Rust, Susan Senn-Davis, Dianne Sweet, Jeffrey Harris and Janice Williams Whiting. We got a few comments as well from Kristin Casaletto, who sent us images of a couple of her woodcuts. One in particular caught my eye: “Redneck” (pictured left). The figure’s neck is literally red, making him look damaged, as if he should be in pain. Yet the expression appears peaceful. On top of that, the figure appears to be AfricanAmerican. So I asked her the significance of the term being used. The title, she said, came from the Mississippi Voices project. While living in Mississippi before moving to Augusta, Casaletto said, she met an oral historian and fell in love with the tapes that came out of the historian’s interviews. So they decided to mix their disciplines. “I like to set up a number of possibilities in an image and let the viewer take as many as s/he wants from it,” she said about her work in general. “And with ‘Redneck,’” she added, “well, I’ve been noticing the language that is used in the interview tapes.” She has become mystified by words like redneck, cracker, the N-word and Yankee. “The words have become heavy to me. I am interested in their power. I wanted to make a guy who someone might call redneck, yet maybe play with his look, and to make him very symathetic so that people may wonder how a unique individual can be reduced to the constraints of a stereotype and maybe think twice before using the term.” The exhibit will show Nov. 4-25. The opening reception will take place Nov. 7, 6-8 p.m. at Ware’s Folly, a.k.a., the Gertrude Herbert. Call (706) 722-5495 for info.
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Jazz Explosion in Augusta
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t’s too bad the jazz scene in Augusta isn’t gearing up for a battle of the bands – they could take care of the battle of the sexes at the same time. Next week you will get to see how the girls do it versus how the boys do it, if you are so inclined. Or you can just sit back and enjoy some good music and forget the rest. The groups in question are Sherrie Maricle and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra and the Prism Saxophone Quartet.
Ladies First The DIVA Jazz Orchestra was started 10 years ago by a man named Stanley Kay, who once worked for Buddy Rich. “He was the greatest drummer in the world and I was his manager,” he said of his old employer. Before that, he’d had a drum career of his own. These days he’s known as the founder of Sherrie Maricle and the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, the namesake of which is a fellow drummer. Doctor Sherrie Maricle is a music instructor at New York University as well as a musician who has performed all over the country, including at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, both with DIVA and her quintet, 5 PLAY, as well as all over Europe. In addition to that, there is Noriko Ueda, who hails from Hyogo, Japan and plays acoustic bass. Chihiro Yamanaka, also from Japan, is the group’s pianist. Karolina Strassmayer, who grew up, according to the DIVA Web site, “in a tiny village in the heart of the Austrian Alps,” plays first alto saxophone. Kristy Norter, who studied at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Indiana University, plays second alto. First tenor saxophonist is Anat
Sherrie Maricle leads the DIVA Jazz Orchestra at a Nov. 5 concert at ASU.
By Rhonda Jones
Cohen, who hails from Tel Aviv, Israel. Second tenor is Scheila Gonzalez. Lisa Parrott, an Australian, plays baritone sax. First trombonist Deborah Weisz is a Chicago native. Second trombonist Lori Stuntz is actually a freelance musician from the greater Los Angeles area. Bass trombonist Leslie Havens has her own group, called Quintessential Brass. Lead trumpet player Liesl Whitaker is a charter member of DIVA and the acting personnel manager. Barbara Laronga plays second trumpet, and is a New England native. Tanya Darby plays third trumpet and is from Seaside, Calif. And finally, Jami Dauber plays fourth trumpet. She was the first female trumpeter in the world-renowned One O’Clock Lab Band. That’s a lot of divas. If you would like to check them out, they will perform Nov. 5. The ASU Jazz Ensemble will open the concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre on the campus of Augusta State University. General admission is $8, with a $5 special admission price. For info call (706) 737-1609. And Now the Gentlemen A quartet of saxophones is not something you see that often, at least around here. So when Metro Spirit got the chance recently to speak with Matt Levy of the Prism Quartet, we asked how exactly that works. For one thing, he said, there are four voices of sax represented in the group: tenor saxophone, which is what he plays; soprano saxophone, played by Timothy McAllister; baritone saxophone, played by Taimur Sullivan; and alto saxophone, played by Michael Whitcombe. For another, the saxophone was actually created to be played in an ensemble like this one. And it was created for the French. “The instrument was commissioned by the French military. It could be played outdoors and it was loud. So there is a tradition of French classical music and saxophone quartets going hand-in-hand.” After that, jazz was born. “The popularity of the instrument obviously spread with the advent of jazz. It became sort of a symbol of jazz music.” But, beyond the reach of mainstream America, he said, the instrument is getting back to its roots with sax quartets. Prism’s mission, Levy said, is to bridge the gap between those two histories. To accomplish that, he said, Prism has been working with both jazz and classical composers. The group’s very name relates to that mission, he said. “A prism is a medium. Colors are viewed through it.”
Matt Levy, Timothy McAllister, Taimur Sullivan and Michael Whitcombe make up the Prism Quartet, who will perform in Augusta Nov. 8-9. Levy said that the members of Prism consider their group a medium through which their audience can experience the spectrum of saxophone music, just as a prism allows the viewer to experience the full spectrum of color present in light. But what about the full spectrum of human experience? There are those musicians, those artists, those writers, who believe that, to be true to their craft, they must practice it 24/7. Others believe that to do so would be a disservice to their music. Levy’s approach seems to fall somewhere between. “Yeah, I certainly do other things. I was looking at that question, actually, and thinking about it, and I sort of think that, to a certain extent, to be a success as a musician, you have to make that kind of commitment to master your instrument, to master your craft. You have to dedicate your life to it.” But, of course, man is a multi-faceted beast. “Part of being expressive as an artist is expressing what you’ve experienced. To not make time for fundamental things outside of music would hamper your creativity.” Those things, he said, could include family, travel, even athletics. “Things outside of music and culture that are important as a human being and that shape your personality, you know, so I think it’s sort of a combination.” He began to recall something that had happened to him recently that brought to mind just such questions as that. “I developed some tendonitis and I had to take a break from playing. The idea of stepping away from music, it’s helped me to realize that music for musicians is
the most fundamental way of expressing oneself. It’s almost like another sense.” Levy seemed to be of two minds about the whole experience. “Well, I mean, at first it was sort of freeing because when you are committed to practicing every day for several hours and then you have to back off from that … I had time to do other things. But then it almost felt as though there was a language I wasn’t speaking that was a part of me.” The Prism Quartet will play Nov. 8-9 with the Augusta Symphony. Nov. 8 is the second concert in the Symphony’s Masterworks series, with the performance at 8 p.m. at the Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre on the campus of Augusta State University. The concert features Schuman’s New England Triptych, Bolcom’s Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and Orchestra (which Prism themselves commissioned), Gershwin’s Cuban Overture and Copland’s Billy the Kid Suite. Tickets are $15, $30 and $40 for adults. Student tickets are available at half-price on concert evenings. The Nov. 9 concert is the first Publix Family Series concert of the season and takes place at 3 p.m. at the ASU PAT. Don’t miss the 2:15 pre-concert by members of the Augusta State University Jazz Ensemble. Publix Family Concert tix are $15 per person or $40 for a Family Four Pack. Single performance tix are $6 per person or $15 for a Family Four Pack. Tickets can also be purchased at the door the afternoon of the concert beginning at 2 p.m. For info call the Symphony office at (706) 826-4705.
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M E T R O S P I R I T O C T
Cinema
“Runaway Jury”
Movie Listings
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Bad Boys II (R) — Vulgar, brazen, crass, violent,
stupid, juvenile, loud, long and pointless — "Bad Boys II" is all that, plus a thin slice of enter taining. The scene is Miami. Marcus (Mar tin Lawrence) and par tner Mike (Will Smith) are back as narcs pledged to double duty: to collar nasty crooks, and to tickle the audience with cute bonding humor. They kick of f this par ty by blowing a major drug bust while messing up a Ku Klux Klan rally at the drop site for smuggled dope. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer gives us not story, but the idea of story as gooey plot pizza; not violence, but the idea of violence as car toonish pulp; not style, but the idea of style as shiny pictures for gaping apes; not comedy, but the idea of comedy as compulsive imbecility; not fun, but the idea of fun as a migraine of lavishly cheap jolts. Cast: Will Smith, Mar tin Lawrence, Gabrielle Union, Joe Pantoliano, Jordi Molla. Running time: 2 hrs., 30 mins. (Elliot t) ★ Beyond Borders (R) — “Beyond Borders” follows the romance between a medical student, who finds work in international disaster relief, and a wealthy socialite. The two keep meeting in times of disaster and war but still manage to forge a bond. Cast: Angelina Jolie, Clive Owen, Teri Polo, Linus Roache, Noan Emmerich. Brother Bear (G) — Latest Disney animated of fering about a young man, Kenai, who is transformed by The Great Spirits into a bear. On a quest to gain back his human form, Kenai befriends a bear cub, Koda, and evades his human brother, who, not realizing Kenai has been turned into a bear, is on Kenai’s trail on a revenge mission.Cast: Jeremy Suarez, Joaquin Phoenix, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas. Bruce Almighty (PG-13) — Jim Carrey is Bruce, the goofy features repor ter on a TV station in Buf falo. He aspires to become a "serious" anchor, but af ter blowing his cool on the air, loses his job and has a rif t with his sweet, please-marry-me girlfriend (Jennifer Aniston). There cometh unto Buf falo the Almighty (Morgan Freeman). The Lord loans his powers to Bruce. Time for some payback, some wild stunts, some sexual dazzling of Aniston, some nudges of satire. Like Mel Brooks as Moses in "History of the World, Par t I," Carrey has climbed the comical Mount
Sinai and, like Brooks, he has dropped a tablet on the way down. One of the pieces is "Bruce Almighty." Cast: Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston, Philip Baker Hall, Catherine Bell. Running time: 1 hr., 45 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ Cabin Fever (R) — Paul (Rider Strong) hopes that while on a weeklong getaway in the woods, he and Karen (Jordan Ladd) will grow closer. Going along for the ride is self-centered Jef f (Joey Kern), par ty girl Marcy (Cerina Vincent) and boozer-jock Ber t (James DeBello). The five arrive at the time a mysterious plague is sweeping the forest. When a hermit (Arie Verveen) stumbles to their cabin looking for help, the five kill him by accident. He lands face-first into the town reservoir, contaminating the water supply. Af ter Karen is struck with the flesh-eating virus, friends become enemies as the group struggles to survive. Cast: Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, Joey Kern, Cerina Vincent and James DeBello. Running time: 1 hr., 34 mins. (McCormick) ★ Cold Creek Manor (R) — The Tilson family decides to relocate from the bustle of the city to the peace and quiet of upstate New York. They plan on spending their free time renovating the run-down, though once stately, house they’ve purchased. A series of frightening incidents, many of them involving snakes, lead the family to investigate the home’s dark past. Cast: Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dor f f, Juliet te Lewis, Kristen Stewar t, Christopher Plummer. The Fighting Temptations (PG-13) — Cuba Gooding Jr. plays Darrin, a junior adver tising exec with secrets. He's nearly broke and he lied on his resume to get his job. Then the worst-case scenario happens: His deception is discovered af ter he helps to land a major account for the company. Then he learns that his Aunt Sally has passed away and he's expected to at tend her funeral as her last surviving relative. Darrin learns that he'll gain a huge inheritance if he whips the church choir into shape in time for a gospel contest. This is where "The Fighting Temptations" falls into the pit of stupidity. What saves the movie from being a total stinker is the music. As for Gooding, he seems to have confused charm and enthusiasm for acting. Cast:
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Cuba Gooding Jr., Beyonce Knowles, Mike Epps, Melba Moore, Angie Stone, the O'Jays, Montell Jordan and Rue McClanahan. Running time: 1 hr., 28 mins. (McCormick) ★★ Finding Nemo (G) — A father clown fish (Alber t Brooks) tracks young son Nemo through the Pacific to Sydney, Australia, af ter the small fry is caught and sold for a fish tank. Ellen DeGeneres voices adorable Dory, who is very pret ty and helpful as Marlin's search mate. The humans are alien invaders, big and nearly thoughtless. If "Finding Nemo" is just another of our plex distractions, then it's a giddy bummer, but as a whimsical warning with bite it arrives just in time. Helping to make the seas a lasting realm for real Nemos could be the good, giving backwash of "Finding Nemo." Cast: Alber t Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, Austin Pendleton, Vicki Lewis, Geof frey Rush, Barry Humphries. Running time: 1 hr., 41 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★★ Freddy vs. Jason (R) — The two masters of horror find themselves locked in a gory bat tle. An unfortunate group of teens finds that they’re trapped in the middle of the slasher showdown. Cast: Rober t Englund, Ken Kirzinger, Kelly Rowland, Jason
Bateman, Jason Rit ter.
Good Boy! (PG) — Owen Baker, an only child and
the brainy son of ninnies, wants a dog — the one he gets is a mut t who proves to be space traveler Canine 2942 from the "dog star " Sirius. Soon the pooch, renamed Hubble, is talking to Owen and the dogs he walks. They talk back (moving lips and sitcom zings in the voices of Mat t Broderick, Cheech Marin, Brit tany Murphy, Delta Burke, etc.). Owen learns that dogs rule, above all the Sirian leader, the Greater Dane. This is no "Babe," or "Best in Show" for the sub-12 set, but Liam Aiken is an appealingly talented kid actor, the photography is glossy, the body function jokes are tame, and messages about love, home and species bonding peg in neatly. Go fetch. Running time: 1 hr., 28 mins. (Elliot t) ★★1/2 In the Cut (R) — “In the Cut” is the story of a lonely New York single, played by Meg Ryan, who gets more than she bargained for when she becomes romantically involved with the homicide detective investigating a series of murders in her neighborhood. It’s based on the bestselling Susanna Moore novel. Cast: Meg Ryan, Mark Ruf falo, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Jason Leigh.
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“Brother Bear”
RATINGS
★★★★ — Excellent.
★★★— Worthy.
★★ — Mixed.
★ — Poor.
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Intolerable Cruelty (PG-13) — The cruel par t of the new Coen Bros. comedy is that Catherine ZetaJones barely acts. She's like a pasted-on at traction. We keep expecting something to ignite between her and George Clooney, something sexy and wild and delight fully cruel. She is a gold digger named Marilyn; he is L.A.'s mostly smoothly predatory divorce lawyer, Miles. Miles and Marilyn are barracudas swimming in white wine, but the movie lacks teeth. When Marilyn and Miles both reveal they are bored with their lavish gains, it exposes a core of ennui in the movie, and this shrivels what should be the funny friction of two cynics who can't help falling in love. Cast: George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geof frey Rush, Cedric the Enter tainer, Billy Bob Thornton, Edward Herrmann. Running time: 1 hr., 50 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ Jeepers Creepers 2 (R) — In the sequel to 2001’s “Jeepers Creepers,” a busload of high school basketball players, cheerleaders and coaches headed home from the state championships run into a terrifying, flesh-eating creature on a desolate back road. Cast: Jonathan Breck, Ray Wise, Nicki Lynn Aycox, Billy Aaron Brown, Lena Caldwell. Kill Bill Vol. 1 (R) — Uma Thurman plays the Bride who seeks revenge upon her former par tners, the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad masterminded by her past lover, Bill (David Carradine). The Bride is the former Black Mamba, whack specialist. The squad broke into her wedding near El Paso, leaving nine corpses and her for dead. She wakes from a coma. Black Mamba goes to Japan by way of Okinawa. Waiting in Tokyo is yakuza queen O-Ren Ishii (Lucy Liu), a squad member. This is entirely about having fun, and only a gut response will do. Disposing of human beings as stylized sushi, Quentin Tarantino is a master of revels, a pulp fiction Prospero. At this level, he doesn't need depth to be terrific. Cast: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Darryl Hannah, Vivica A. Fox, Sonny Chiba, Michael Parks, Julie Drey fus. Running time: 1 hr., 39 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★★ Matchstick Men (PG-13) — As Roy, an L.A. con man, Nicolas Cage dominates easily. Sam Rockwell is fun as Frank, his young par tner. Roy is a por t folio of facial tics and neurotic habits who stays functional through medication. His new shrink (Bruce Altman) gets Roy a new type of pill. This calms him for a big job with Frank, but what really changes Roy is meeting his teen daughter, Angela (Alison Lohman), from his previous marriage. She wants to join him in the scams. What most hur ts the movie is its topper, its big plot twist. If you see the cynical twist coming, you probably haven't relished the humane moments of Cage and Lohman, and if you have liked them, the final, feel-good sop is a poor reward. Cast: Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman, Bruce McGill, Bruce Altman. Running time: 1 hr., 56 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ Mystic River (R) — Clint Eastwood (directing) and writer Brian Helgeland heap loads of emotional freight on a slow, solemn barge of plot. Its core is a police case (Kevin Bacon and Laurence Fishburne fine as the detectives) about a murder haunted by a past crime. Sean Penn does furious brooding and manly weeping as a dead girl's father, Tim Robbins is a haunted wreck as an abuse victim, Laura Linney and Marcia Gay Harden are sidelined. From its por tentous title to its Boston Irish pride parade, the film aches for greatness and achieves high TV drama; the case wrap-up is rushed and fishy. Running time: 2 hrs., 20 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ Open Range (R) — Once you are saddled for Kevin Costner's "Open Range," you have to keep riding. It is a wonder ful Western, maybe a great one. At the core of the story is the friendship of small-scale cat tleman Boss (Rober t Duvall) and sidekick Charley
(Costner). The action builds inevitably, then bites hard. "Open Range" has the three crucial things that a good Western needs: actors firmly embedded in clear characters with strong motives; the tension of approach to a fated end; the topping gun-down, here a complex death ballet of jumps and jit ters and stunning bursts of firepower (the best, really, since "The Wild Bunch"). 2 hrs., 15 mins. (Eilliot) ★★★★ Out of Time (PG-13) — John Billingsley stars as Chae, a drunken wiseguy and pathologist who trades corkers with Police Chief Mat t Whitlock (Denzel Washington), who sloshes through his latest case. The chief is suddenly the big suspect in a double murder caused by arson, af ter his incriminating, illicit af fair with past girlfriend Anne (Sanaa Lathan). Whitlock hustles through a hot day covering up the clues that point to him, while the main detective sleuthing his trail is his vampy, almost ex-wife, Alex (Eva Mendes). Dynamic, but obsessively remote from reality, "Out of Time" is like a drive-in movie for a car junkyard. Cast: Denzel Washington, Sanaa Lathan, Dean Cain, Eva Mendes. Running time: 1 hr., 54 mins. (Elliot t) ★1/2 Radio (PG) — Ed Harris is Harold Jones, the coach of the high school football team in a small South Carolina town. Coach Jones takes pity on James (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a mentally handicapped young man who mutely pushes his shopping car t past the practice field every day, and makes him a kind of team, then school mascot. Nicknamed Radio, he melts the hear t of almost everyone he encounters. A few antagonists enter and exit periodically. The schmaltzintolerant would be wise simply to Fed-Ex seven bucks and a vial of tears directly to Columbia Pictures. Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr. Ed Harris, Brent Sex ton, Riley Smith. Running time: 1 hr., 46 mins. (Salm) ★1/2 Runaway Jury (PG-13) — Based on a John Grisham novel about at tempts to tamper with a jury in a big New Orleans case, brought by the widow of a broker slain in a mass of fice killing. She sues the maker of the weapon, and the firm's primitively gunhappy boss hires ruthless jury appraiser Rankin Finch (Gene Hackman). The widow's lawyer, Wendell Rohr, is played by Dustin Hof fman. The jury's cool mind is Nick Easter (John Cusack), sly fella with a secret agenda. His lover Marlee (Rachel Weisz) does the outside work, making Rohr and Finch rival bidders for her jury fixing scheme (for $10 million). The film wallows in cynicism for nearly two hours. This is a streetcar named default, and a bad ride. Cast: John Cusack, Dustin Hof fman, Gene Hackman, Rachel Weisz, Bruce Davison, Bruce McGill. Running time: 2 hrs., 7 mins. (Elliot t) ★ The Rundown (PG-13) — The Rock stars as Beck, a sor t of bounty hunter. He goes to South America to bag the fugitive son of an L.A. thug. The grown kid is Travis (Seann William Scot t). Travis is the wiseof f in an Amazonian town, a hellhole, slave pit and diamond mine ruled by Hatcher (Christopher Walken). Rosario Dawson, her flesh like a sweat mirage, is Mariana, "barmaid by day, rebel leader by night." Sor t of an Indiana Jones jungle par ty for wrestling fans, "The Rundown" does have the Rock, who radiates benign composure — pure nice guy until pushed too far. Briefly we hear the late Johnny Cash: "Don't take your gun to town." Of course, every gun does come to town. Cast: The Rock, Seann William Scot t, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Walken. Running time: 1 hr., 36 mins. (Elliot t) ★★ Scary Movie 3 (PG-13) — The third film in the “Scary Movie” series once again spoofs a series of recent horror hits, fantasy epic films and other pop culture sensations, including “8 Mile,” “The Matrix,” “The Ring,” “The Others” and “Signs.” Cast: David
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by him. Chris Cooper is trainer Tom Smith, a folksy genius of horse sense; and the scrappy jockey, Johnny "Red" Pollard, a Depression castaway stuck with dud horses and even bare-knuckle boxing, is acted by scrawny but muscular Tobey Maguire. The film piles on glossy contex t, but it finds its legs once the beloved horse turns into a come-from-behind challenger, egged on by the media. As a scrappy fable, this corn pops well, emotionally. Cast: Jef f Bridges, Tobey Maguire, Chris Cooper, William H. Macy, Elizabeth Banks. Running time: 2 hrs., 10 mins. (Elliot t) ★★★ S.W.A.T. (PG-13) — Samuel L. Jackson is Lt. Dan Harrelson, called Hondo, who is can-do to a fanatical degree. He's the only actor of sizable presence. Time for plot! Bring on one-dude fashion layout Olivier Mar tinez as Alex, a French psycho who has killed 24 and bags No. 25 by slit ting the throat of his uncle with a knife "given me by my father." He is called "The Frog." Arrested, the swinish Alex of fers $100 million to anyone who can free him. Within hours, L.A. is crawling with crazies armed with bazookas and other big-
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by David Carradine), The Bride must seek out and destroy the former "co-workers" who ambushed her. Who Bill is and why the attack was arranged isn’t ever revealed here and, presumably, is being reserved for "Volume 2." Following the code of the samurai (which is outlined in voiceover), The Bride starts a list and begins knocking her enemies off one by one. Tarantino skillfully weaves the simple revenge yarn back and forth in time, making his straightforward story a bit more interesting and complex. Aside from that, the real thrill here is how beautifully the film is shot. Although "Kill Bill" is essentially strung on a series of fight scenes, Tarantino shows more skill and restraint in other shots. Whether focusing his lens on the lifeless toes of his heroin (The Bride wills her lower limbs into action while trying to get her big toe to move) or narrowing on a close-up of Thurman as she drags her samurai sword back before lunging in a fight, the finest moments in the film don’t arise from all the bloodletting. That said, the bloodletting seems to be what Tarantino is most interested in. Arms, heads, tongues and ankles all come loose (some repeatedly) as The Bride bites, shoots and slices her way toward Bill. And, although the childish gore almost takes away from other elements of the film, it certainly doesn’t ruin a good thing.
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REGAL AUGUSTA EXCHANGE 20 Movies Good 10/31 - 11/6 In the Cut (R) 1:45, 4:35, 7:15, 10:15 Brother Bear (G) Sat: 11:55, 2:20, 3:05, 4:40, 5:25, 7:00, 7:45, 9:20, 10:05, 11:35, 12:15; Sun-Thur: 11:55, 12:45, 2:20, 3:05, 4:40, 5:25, 7:00, 7:45, 9:20, 10:05 Beyond Borders (R) Fri-Sat: 12:50, 3:40, 6:45, 9:35, 12:30; Sun-Thur: 12:50, 3:40, 6:45, 9:35 Scary Movie 3 (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 12:00, 12:40, 2:00, 2:30, 3:10, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 11:45, 12:15, 12:45; Sun-Thur: 12:00, 12:40, 2:00, 2:30, 3:10, 4:30, 5:00, 5:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30 Radio (PG) Fri-Sat: 1:00, 1:50, 3:40, 6:50, 7:20, 9:25, 11:55; Sun-Thur: 1:00, 1:50, 3:40, 6:50, 7:20, 9:25 Mystic River (R) 11:55, 3:05, 6:55, 10:25 Texas Chainsaw Massacre (R) Fri: 12:00, 12:45, 1:25, 2:25, 3:15, 4:15, 4:50, 5:45, 7:15, 7:45, 8:15, 9:40, 10:10, 10:50, 12:00, 12:40; Sat: 12:45, 1:25, 3:15, 4:15, 5:45, 7:15, 8:15, 9:40, 10:50, 12:00; Sun-Thur: 12:45, 1:25, 3:15, 4:15, 5:45, 7:15, 8:15, 9:40, 10:50 Runaway Jury (PG-13) Fri: 1:20, 2:05, 4:20, 5:05, 7:25, 7:55, 10:15, 10:45; Sat-Thur: 1:20, 4:20, 7:25, 10:15 Kill Bill Vol. 1 (R) 12:15, 2:50, 5:30, 8:05, 10:40 Intolerable Cruelty (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 12:20, 2:45, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05, 12:35; Sun-Thur: 12:20, 2:45, 5:15, 7:40, 10:05 Good Boy! (PG) 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:35, 10:00 Out of Time (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 12:25, 2:55, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20, 12:45; Sun-Thur: 12:25, 2:55, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 The School of Rock (PG-13) Fri-Sat: 1:35, 4:10, 6:40, 9:25, 12:05; Sun-Thur: 1:35, 4:10, 6:40, 9:25 Underworld (R) 4:35, 9:55 The Rundown (PG-13) 12:30, 3:00, 5:25, 8:10, 10:40 The Fighting Temptations (PG-13) 1:30, 4:25, 7:10, 9:55 EVANS 14 CINEMAS Movies Good 10/31 - 11/6 Brother Bear (G) Sat-Sun: 1:15, 2:15, 3:15, 4:15, 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:00; MonThur: 4:15, 5:15, 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15 Radio (PG) Fri: 2:00, 4:00, 5:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:35; Sat-Sun: 1:00, 2:00, 4:00, 5:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:35; Mon-Thur: 4:00, 5:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:35 Scary Movie 3 (PG-13) Fri: 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30; Sat-Sun: 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30; Mon-Thur: 4:30 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30 Beyond Borders (R) Fri: 4:15, 7:05, 9:40; SatSun: 1:20, 4:20, 7:05, 9:40; Mon-Thur: 4:20, 7:05, 9:40 Texas Chainsaw Massacre (R) Fri: 5:10, 7:45, 10:00; Sat-Sun: 1:40, 5:10, 7:45, 9:55; MonThur: 5:10, 7:45, 9:55 Runaway Jury (PG-13) Fri: 4:30, 7:15, 9:50;
Sat-Sun: 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 9:50; Mon-Thur: 4:30, 7:15, 9:50 Mystic River (R) Fri: 3:55, 6:45, 9:25; Sat-Sun: 12:55, 3:55, 6:45, 9:25; Mon-Thur: 3:55, 6:45, 9:25 Intolerable Cruelty (PG-13) Fri: 4:10, 7:10, 9:20; Sat-Sun: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:20; MonThur: 4:10, 7:10, 9:20 Kill Bill Vol. 1 (R) Fri: 4:45, 7:35, 9:55 Good Boy! (PG) Fri: 3:05, 5:15, 7:25, 9:35; SatSun: 12:55, 3:05, 5:15, 7:25, 9:35; Mon-Thur: 5:15, 7:25, 9:35 The Rundown (PG-13) Fri: 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:00 School of Rock (PG-13) Fri: 4:40, 7:15, 9:45; Sat-Sun: 2:10, 4:55, 7:40, 10:00; Mon-Thur: 4:55, 7:40, 10:00 Secondhand Lions (PG) Fri-Sun: 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:45; Mon-Thur: 4:50, 7:20, 9:45 MASTERS 7 CINEMAS Movies Good 10/31 - 11/4 Brother Bear (G) Sat-Sun: 3:10, 5:00, 7:30, 9:30; Mon-Tues: 5:00, 7:30 Radio (PG) Fri: 5:10, 7:35, 9:45; Sat-Sun: 2:35, 5:10, 7:35, 9:45; Mon-Tues: 5:10, 7:35 Scary Movie 3 (PG-13) Fri: 5:15, 7:55, 10:00; Sat-Sun: 2:50, 5:15, 7:55, 10:00; Mon-Tues: 5:15, 7:55 Runaway Jury (PG-13) Fri: 5:05, 7:25, 9:50; Sat-Sun: 2:30, 5:05, 7:25, 9:50; Mon-Tues: 5:05, 7:25 Texas Chainsaw Massacre (R) Fri: 5:30, 8:00, 9:55; Sat-Sun: 3:30, 5:30, 8:00, 9:55; MonTues: 5:30, 8:00 Kill Bill Vol. 1 (R) Fri: 5:20, 7:50, 10:05; Sat-Sun: 2:40, 5:20, 7:50, 10:05; Mon-Tues: 5:20, 7:50 Good Boy (PG) Fri: 5:25, 7:40 Out of Time (PG-13) Fri: 9:35 School of Rock (PG-13) Fri: 5:25, 7:40, 9:50; Sat-Sun: 2:45, 5:25, 7:40, 9:50; Mon-Tues: 5:25, 7:40 REGAL 12 CINEMAS Movies Good 10/31 - 11/6 Matchstick Men (PG-13) 2:00, 4:35, 7:00, 9:25 Cold Creek Manor (R) 2:15, 4:30, 7:10, 9:30 Cabin Fever (R) 2:40, 4:45, 7:35, 9:50 Open Range (R) 2:00, 5:05, 7:55 Jeepers Creepers 2 (R) 2:20, 4:35, 7:15, 9:35 S.W.A.T. (PG-13) 2:05, 4:30, 7:05, 9:25 Seabiscuit (PG-13) 2:10, 5:00, 7:45 Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life (PG-13) 1:55, 4:25, 7:00, 9:30 Freddy Vs. Jason (R) 2:35, 4:40, 7:30, 9:45 Finding Nemo (G) 2:25, 4:50, 7:20, 9:40 Bad Boys 2 (R) 1:55, 4:55, 7:50 Bruce Almighty (PG-13) 2:30, 4:45, 7:25, 9:40 ASU FALL FILM SERIES Movie Good 11/3 Blossoms of Fire (NR) Mon: 7:00
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ith Edwin McCain’s sixth album, “The Austin Sessions,” the singer/songwriter releases another solid collection of soulful originals that will please longtime fans and McCain converts alike. The overall feel of “The Austin Sessions” is that of a spontaneous acoustic session. While the tunes are lovingly crafted, it also seems as if, on many of the songs, McCain has just picked up his guitar and is making the first tentative plucks on a budding composition. Perhaps that’s because of the vocal imperfections that shine through in places. McCain’s voice, while rich and resounding, sometimes breaks under the strain of his words, and, rather than detracting from the
album’s message, adds to its character. It’s refreshing to hear an album that hasn’t been filtered and stripped of the performer’s personality, and also evident of the passion behind McCain’s songwriting. The songs on “The Austin Sessions” pleasantly ebb and flow from one tune to the next without much deviation. Even the tunes McCain covers — Dire Straits’ “Romeo and Juliet,” Buddy Mondlock’s “No Choice,” Eric Hamilton and Jeff Armstrong’s “Popcorn Box” and Bruce Creighton’s “Island Song” — are infused with McCain’s own folky sensibilities. In fact, McCain has done such a good job making the songs his own, most listeners would probably mistake the aforementioned covers for McCain originals.
Of the covers, “No Choice” stands out as a superb specimen of McCain’s ability to do just that. McCain infuses the song with a power that shows how close the meaning of the song — about musicians and their craft — is to his heart. The ethereal “Ghosts of Jackson Square” and melodious “Sorry to a Friend” are two signature McCain tracks, full of emotional imagery, while “Little Girls” shows off McCain’s funny side with its chorus of “Why’s all these little girls always picking on me / I just keep on wonderin’ what the hell they see / And all I want to do is sing my songs in the streets / So tell me why’s all these little girls always picking on me.” “The Austin Sessions,” released in February of this year, follows up McCain’s
1997 breakthrough album “Misguided Roses,” featuring McCain’s Top 10 song “I’ll Be.” It’s just the latest in a slew of McCain-related projects, including a DVD, a television pilot touted as a cross between “Austin City Limits” and “Insomniac,” and a syndicated radio program. And that’s all on top of McCain’s touring schedule, which brings him through Augusta Nov. 6. He’ll be performing at the Red Lion Pub at 7 p.m. The show is open to patrons 21 and up. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 the day of the show and are available through Tix Online. Call Tix Online at (803) 278-4TIX or visit them online at www.tixonline.com. For more information on Edwin McCain and “The Austin Sessions,” visit www.edwin.com.
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aybe, just maybe, Augusta has turned the corner when it comes to supporting good live music. The beautiful Imperial Theatre boasted yet another sellout as bluegrass greats Mountain Heart thrilled the locals with a superb two-hour show. The band, discovered by RICKY SCAGGS, was just as good instrumentally as they were vocally. The Imperial’s fine acoustics were perfect for the amazing interplay between the group’s banjo, mandolin, fiddle, bass and flat top guitars. GREG GOODWIN, director of the Imperial, was beaming from the stage as he announced that the Nov. 4 show by blues singer-songwriter ROBERT EARL KEEN had already sold out as well. It’s exciting to see locals getting out and supporting quality music when it comes to our town. Downtown Augusta is great these days! The Wind Cries Dept. Bluegrass and country aren’t the only kinds of musicians coming to the Imperial. Rockers kinds of SEVEN MARY THREE are set for a Nov. 12 show in support of their latest disc, “Welcome Race Fans.” The band has evolved quite a bit from their “American Standard” days of the mid’90s. Tickets should go fast for this one. It’s less than two months from Christmas and the age-old question remains — what gift do you give to the music fan who has almost everything? The folks at McFarland Toys have just issued a 6” action figure of JIMI HENDRIX. It has the late guitarist decked out in blue velvet
pants and a white-fringed shirt, with stacks of speakers, effects pedals and even a microphone. Unfortunately, accompanying figures for the Hendrix “Dolly Dagger” do not include plans for the “Cheating Manager” or the “Don the Dealer” models. Don’t wah-wah too much if your stocking doesn’t contain one. EDWIN MCCAIN, long a fave in these parts, returns to Augusta Nov. 6 for a concert at the Red Lion Pub. McCain’s great voice has always been his strong suit, especially on his hits “I’ll Be,” “Solitude” and “I Could Not Ask For More.” His latest releases include “The Austin Sessions” CD and the excellent “Mile Marker” DVD. Turner’s Quick Notes 3 DOORS DOWN has a new EP out Nov. 11, “Another 700 Miles.” Included on the disc is a cover of Skynyrd’s “That Smell” ... WYCLEF JEAN’S “The Preacher’s Son” is new and out this week ... Check out the new BLUES TRAVELER DVD “Live From Red Rocks.” A slimmed-down John Popper has never sounded better ... Former Replacements leader PAUL WESTERBERG has a new disc “Come Feel Me Tremble” out this week ... Why won’t Augusta radio play hometown musician JOSH KELLY’S music? More on this next week. Turner’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Jeopardy A. U2’S album and movie “Rattle and Hum” derived its title from a lyric in this U2 song. Q. What is “Bullet the Blue Sky?”
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ooking for some good-time music that challenges your notion of what country singer/songwriters are all about? Then look no further than Robert Earl Keen’s latest effort, “Farm Fresh Onions.” The performer released his 10th album Oct. 7 on Audium/Koch Records. It’s an experiment, of sorts, to cram all the fun of a live show into a studio album. And it’s an experiment that works. Keen rides the ups and downs of a night onstage, offering a little bit of something for everyone. The opening track, “Furnace Fan,” leads the way with quirky storytelling, Wild West imagery and a lazy, toe-tapping melody that breaks out into an inspired chorus. Other tunes on the album, such as “All I Have Is Today” and fun, on-the-road ode “Floppy Shoes” follow in that tradition. What starts out sounding like an upbeat song, “Train Trek” is a six-minute-long ditty with a dark side. Listen to just the music, and you’ll want to break out your dancing shoes; pay attention to the lyrics, and you’ll see the darker side of the story emerge. The slow, sad “Out Here in the Middle” deals with a bad day, but manages to do it with a sense of humor. “Beats the Devil” uses a dark, engaging melody, while the sparse instrumentation of “Famous Words” forces the listener to use Keen’s voice as a focal point. “Let the Music Play” is the song on the
album with the most traditional country feel and closes the album on a high note, picking up from the quiet tones of preceding tracks “These Years” and “Famous Words.” And then there’s the title track. “Farm Fresh Onions” nearly defies description. The song is impossible to pigeonhole, with peppy tunes serving as background for Keen’s spoken word musings on life. “Truth is all I’m looking for / Town to town and door to door,” he begins, and then the song takes off into a breakdown on, yes, actual onions, complete with a gospel choir-style chant of the song’s title. Even if you’re not into the onion experience, you can’t help but smile listening to Keen’s take on the parallels between life and farm fresh onions. It’s a song that must translate well to the live experience, surprising audiences wherever Keen goes. He takes his act on the road an average of 125 to 140 days per year, and will be in Augusta, at the Imperial Theatre, Nov. 4. If you’ve got tickets, congratulations — you’re one of the lucky few that snagged tickets before they sold out. Keen comes to Augusta as part of the Southern Soul and Song series, a partnership between the Imperial Theatre and the Morris Museum of Art. After Keen’s performance, there’s just one show left: The Nashville Bluegrass Band on Nov. 8. For more information on the series, visit www.imperialtheatre.com or call 722-8341.
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MUSIC MINIS P. Diddy Accused of Using Sweatshop Labor No, not to churn out his latest, heavily sampled hit, but to churn out expensive garments for his Sean John clothing line. Workers rights activists have accused Puffy of using factories in Honduras where the managers, apparently, curse at workers, refuse to pay overtime, fire pregnant workers and block efforts to form a union. P. is promising an investigation, a zero tolerance policy for labor law violations in factories producing Sean John clothing and says he’s “as pro-worker as they get.” The workers rights activists who made the claims say they believe Puffy may not have known about the factory conditions. It’s Gettin’ Hot in Herre… … So take off all your jewels. That’s apparently what Nelly did, leaving $1 million worth of bling-bling behind in his Las Vegas hotel room at the Aladdin hotel and casino while he was out at the 2003 Radio Music Awards Monday night. Problem is, someone came along and swiped them. Michelle Branch, also staying at the Aladdin, came back from the awards and discovered several
pieces of computer equipment missing. No suspects have been named. We’re wondering why Nelly and Shelly didn’t just use the hotel safety deposit box. Courtney Love Charged With Drug Possession We know, you’re probably not shocked, but just thought you might want to know that Kurt Cobain’s widow was charged with possession of prescription painkillers Tuesday, following her arrest for breaking windows at a boyfriend’s house earlier this month. Love has also lost custody of daughter Frances Bean, now 11. Just in Time for Halloween Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider has a wrong to right: the appalling lack of music for the Halloween season. Snider, who says that “Ghostbusters” and “Monster Mash” just don’t cut it for a Halloween celebration done right, has formed Van Helsing’s Curse, a rock orchestra out to create a soundtrack for the holiday. As for what it sounds like? Snider said in an interview, “There’s something very disturbing about choirs singing in Latin.”
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Catch The Decrepits (pictured) along with UK Subs, Toxic Narcotic, On Broken Wings, Boywunder and Early Maxwell at The Hangnail Gallery Oct. 31.
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Adams Nightclub - DJ Andy’s - Augusta Unstaged with Damnedoledave Cantonwine, Dave Fitzgerald The Bee’s Knees - Meditate on This! Blind Pig - Randy Car ver Jr. with Coupe DeVille Cafe Du Teau - Bernard Chambers Club Argos - Karaoke Dance Par t y with DJ Joe Steel Coliseum - Karaoke with Travis, Hi-Energy Dance Continuum - Playa*Listic Thursday Coyote’s - The Rhes Reeves Band Crossroads - John Kolbeck D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Finish Line Cafe - DJ Fox’s Lair - Karaoke Greene Streets - Karaoke Jeremy’s Nightclub - Hari-Karaoke with Kap’n Karaoke, Unplug Karaoke Joe’s Underground - Ruskin Michael’s - Mike Swif t Modjeska - DJ Richie Rich Playground - Open Mic Night The Pourhouse - Karaoke with The Pourhouse Friends Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Doug Romanella Shannon’s - Karaoke with Peggy Soul Bar - The Kilpatrick Project, Lives of Reily, Jeremy Carr Stillwater Tap Room - Sibin Surrey Tavern - Parakeet Nelson Top Lounge/Metal Shack - Heavy Metal Wheeler Tavern - DJ Dog
Adams Nightclub - DJ Andy’s - Monster Mic Night Back Roads - DJ The Bee’s Knees - The Shaun Piazza Band Blind Pig - Shameless Dave and the Miracle Whips Cafe Du Teau - Bernard Chambers Club Argos - Spectral Erosa Halloween Ball with DJ Trisk yl, DJ Kantrip, Claire Storm Coliseum - Halloween Bash Continuum - El Diablo Ninos Cot ton Patch - Sabo and the Scorchers Coyote’s - The Rhes Reeves Band Crossroads - Halloween Par t y and Costume Contest with Nobody’s Fault D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Eagle’s Nest - Karaoke with DJ MJ Finish Line Cafe - DJ Fox’s Lair - Roger Eneveldson French Market Grille West - Quiet Storm Greene Streets - Karaoke Hangnail Gallery - UK Subs, Toxic Narcotic, The Decrepits, On Broken Wings, Boywunder, Early Ma xwell Highlander - The Cogburns Jeremy’s Nightclub - Open Mic, Spoken Word, DJ Dick Joe’s Underground - JAR Last Call - Last Call Hollywood Horror Par t y Marlboro Station - Lauren Alexander Michael’s - Mike Swif t Modjeska - Boogeyman’s Ball Halloween Par t y Ms. Carolyn’s - Live Band
Orange Moon - Three Six t y CD Release and Costume Par t y Partridge Inn - Kari Gaf fney, Jef f Williams Playground - R.H.P.S., Jemani The Plus Eight - Af terlife Halloween Ex travaganza The Pourhouse - Halloween Par t y with Beck y Rogers and The Recaps Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Eric Rumors - DJ Doug Romanella The Shack - DJ Chip Shannon’s - Bar t Bell Soul Bar - Disco Hell*O*Ween Costume Par t y Stillwater Tap Room - Whoa, Nelly! Surrey Tavern - Playback with Tutu D’Vyne Top Lounge/Metal Shack - Bloody Friday Halloween Costume Ball with Darkened by Reason, Legion, Ground:Xero Wheeler Tavern - DJ Dog
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continued from page 47 Five Pines Saloon - Outer Limit, Heavy Dose, Deacon Jones Band, Edmond Kida, Alan Lowe, Buster Hymen, Shuman Fox’s Lair - Karaoke Greene Streets - Karaoke Hangnail Gallery - The Dead Pirates Ball Halloween Par t y, Hellblinki CD Release Jeremy’s Nightclub - Open Mic, DJ Dick Joe’s Underground - Pat Blanchard Marlboro Station - Miss Peg Metal Shack - Live Heavy Metal Metro Coffeehouse - Live Af ternoon Bluegrass with Eryn Eubanks and the Family Fold Michael’s - Mike Swif t Modjeska - DJ Kenny Ray Ms. Carolyn’s - Live Band Partridge Inn - Sandy B. and the All-Stars The Pourhouse - Microwave Dave and The Nukes Red Lion - Paradise Cit y Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Eric Rumors - DJ Doug Romanella The Shack - DJ Buckwheat Soul Bar - The Vellotones CD Release Par t y and Video Premiere Stillwater Tap Room - Livingroom Legends Top Lounge/Metal Shack - Psycho Saturday Halloween Costume Ball with Daughter of Lust, Escape Confusion, Platonic Disease Somewhere in Augusta - Pat Blanchard Wheeler Tavern - DJ Dog
Sunday, 2nd Adams Nightclub - DJ Cafe Du Teau - The Last Bohemian Quar tet Cot ton Patch - Keith “Fossill” Gregory Marlboro Station - Claire Storm Orange Moon - Smooth Jazz Sunday with Emery Bennet t Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Doug Romanella The Shack - Karaoke with DJ Joe Steel, Sasha Somewhere in Augusta - Pat Blanchard Wheeler Tavern - Karaoke with DJ Dog
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Kari Gaffney, along with Jeff Williams, takes over entertainment duties Friday nights at The Partridge Inn.
Joe’s Underground - Keith “Fossill” Gregory Michael’s - Mike Swif t
Hope For Agoldensummer - Soul Bar - Nov. 15
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Meshell Ndegeocello - Variet y Playhouse, Atlanta - Oct. 30 Southern Culture on the Skids - The Handlebar, Greenville, S.C. - Oct. 31 Death Cab for Cutie - Variet y Playhouse, Atlanta - Oct. 31 Voodoo Music Experience - New Orleans Cit y Park, New Orleans - Oct. 31-Nov. 2 Oak Ridge Boys, Phil Vassar - Georgia Mountain Fair, Hiawassee, Ga. - Nov. 1 Steve Earle and The Dukes - Variet y Playhouse, Atlanta - Nov. 1 Obie Trice, Bubba Sparx x x - Variet y Playhouse, Atlanta - Nov. 3 Guided by Voices - Variet y Playhouse, Atlanta - Nov. 6 The Wailers - Variet y Playhouse, Atlanta - Nov. 13 Alkaline Trio, From Autumn to Ashes - House of Blues, Myr tle Beach, S.C. - Nov. 13; Tabernacle, Atlanta - Nov. 14 Sam Bush Band - Variet y Playhouse, Atlanta Nov. 14 Badly Drawn Boy - 40 Wat t Club, Athens, Ga. - Nov. 15 Dark Star Orchestra - Variet y Playhouse, Atlanta - Nov. 15 Billy Bragg, Tom Morello, Lester Chambers Variet y Playhouse, Atlanta - Nov. 16 Sugarland - Variet y Playhouse, Atlanta Nov. 29 Bill Gaither Christmas Homecoming Concert Philips Arena, Atlanta - Dec. 6 Derek Trucks Band - Variet y Playhouse, Atlanta - Dec. 26 Winterfest - Liber t y Universit y, Lynchburg, Va. - Dec. 30-Jan. 1
Adams Nightclub - DJ The Bee’s Knees - 12*Tone Lounge Blind Pig - Mike and Jayson Coliseum - Tournament Tuesday Crossroads - Open Mic D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Greene Streets - Karaoke Joe’s Underground - Keith “Fossill” Gregory Metro Coffeehouse - Irish Night with Sibin Michael’s - Mike Swif t Surrey Tavern - Tuesday Night Jam Session Top Lounge/Metal Shack - Heavy Metal
Wednesday, 5th Adams Nightclub - DJ The Bee’s Knees - Heliocentric Cinema Blind Pig - Shameless Dave and Candice Hurst Club Argos - DJ Joe Steel Coliseum - Wet ‘n’ Wild Talent Search Continuum - Open Mic Jam Sessions Coyote’s - The Rhes Reeves Band Crossroads - DJ Stump D. Timm’s - Joe Patchen and the Blue Diamond Express Greene Streets - Karaoke Joe’s Underground - Ruskin Michael’s - Mike Swif t Modjeska - Theology on Tap Playground - Karaoke The Pourhouse - Mic Fright Therapy Night with Edmond “The Lurch” Kida Robbie’s Sports Bar - DJ Doug Romanella Soul Bar - Live Jazz Somewhere in Augusta - Brandon Bower Top Lounge/Metal Shack - Heavy Metal
Upcoming Do Halloween right at Spectral Erosa’s Halloween Ball Oct. 31 at Club Argos. DJ Triskyl (pictured), DJ Kantrip and Claire Storm provide the evening’s entertainment.
Edwin McCain - Red Lion - Nov. 6 NTX and Electric - Hangnail Gallery - Nov. 8 Kickin’ Grass - Stillwater Tap Room - Nov. 8 Cadillac Jones - Soul Bar - Nov. 8 King Johnson - Blind Pig - Nov. 8 Seven Mary Three, Ingram Hill - Imperial Theatre - Nov. 12 Born Empty - Hangnail Gallery - Nov. 15
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Many tickets are available through TicketMaster outlets, by calling 828-7700, or online at w w w.ticketmaster.com. Tickets may also be available through Tix Online by calling 278-4TIX or online at w w w.tixonline.com. Night Life listings are subject to change without notice. Deadline for inclusion in Night Life calendar is Tuesday at 4 p.m. Contact Rhonda Jones or Lisa Jordan by calling 738-1142, fa xing 736-0443 or e-mailing to rhonda.jones@metrospirit.com or lisa.jordan@metrospirit.com.
A mysterious and spectacular event is about to unfold at the historic Modjeska Theatre. Dare if you will to leave reality behind and enter a world of chilling cocktails, musical madness, and mysterious creatures at Boogeyman’s Ball.
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SOUTHERN SOUL AND SONG A series of music defining the art of the Southern Soul
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The innovative partnership between the Morris Museum of Art, the nation’s premier museum of Southern Art, and Augusta’s historic Imperial Theatre continues. On November 4 it’s Texas bad boy Robert Earl Keen, and, concluding this first series on November 8, it’s The Nashville Bluegrass Band, stars of the recent “Down from the Mountain Tour.”
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So Hard to Be a Student Nowadays Brandon Kivi, 15, was suspended from Caney Creek High (Conroe, Texas) in October for possibly saving the life of his girlfriend (a fellow classmate) by lending her his asthma inhaler after she had misplaced hers; that was delivery of a dangerous drug. And Raylee Montgomery, 13, was suspended from school in Duncanville, Texas, in September when her shirttail became untucked, a violation of the dress code (raising the number of dresscode-caused suspensions in her 3,500-student school to more than 700 in just five weeks).
November Calendar November 11 Veterans Day Service
Heroes’ Outlook • 10th Street Entrance Plaza Brick dedication and celebration. For additional information call Vicki Green (706) 737-1532
November 15 James Brown 10th Anniversary Street Renaming Celebration Augusta Common- 11am-3pm The city of Augusta will host a community celbration honoring the “Godfather of Soul”. The festivities will include live entertainment, food vendors, crafters and much more. For more information, call River Walk special Events (706) 821-1754
November 25 Festival of Lights Augusta Common • 5:30 pm Mayor Bob Young officially begins Augusta’s holiday season by lighting the Christmas tree and the city’s holiday decorations. There will be live newscasts, entertainment by the U.S. Army Signal Corps Band, Children’s Christmas Story Hour presented by the CSRA Reading Council and visits with Santa. For more information, call Riverwalk Special Events (706) 821-1754.
Questionable Judgments • In April, community activists and other volunteers established a “safe injection site” in Vancouver, British Columbia, so that addicts can bring their heroin, crystal meth or cocaine, and prepare and inject it with clean equipment and in an environment free of hassling by police, who have been reluctant to close the site down. Often, there is a volunteer registered nurse on duty to provide advice on injection technique. • Marion, Ohio, inmate Willie Chapman got permission to delay his scheduled parole by one day until Aug. 12 so he could attend a prison meeting of the religious/personal-responsibility organization Promise Keepers. Chapman’s inspirational decision made the newspapers, inadvertently alerting his manslaughter victim’s family, who complained to the Ohio Parole Board that Chapman should not be free at all. Consequently, the board reconsidered Chapman’s parole and delayed it 991 days, until May 1, 2006. Police Blotter • In Knoxville, Tenn., in September, Thomas Martin McGouey, 51, apparently set on committing suicide, left a note and painted a bull’s-eye on his body before arranging a standoff in which he pointed a gun at police officers so they would kill him in self-defense. McGouey’s scheme failed because Knox County sheriff’s deputies, who fired 28 shots at him, missed with 27 and only grazed his shoulder with the other. • From recent newspaper Police Logs: (1) Wayne Leonard Hoffman, 45, was arrested
for DUI (0.39 reading) at a gas station in Minnetonka, Minn., where he was “attempting to add air to his vehicle’s tires using a vacuum cleaner hose” (Lakeshore Weekly News, July). (2) Two Wilson, Wyo., men were feuding over a parking space at a K-Mart when one drove alongside the other and spit at him through his open window. According to the police report: “As (the victim) saw the projected body fluid traveling through the air, he dropped his jaw in shock, and the phlegm landed square in (his) mouth where he swallowed it in a gag reflex” (August, Jackson Hole News & Guide). • NYPD officers Paul Damore and Farrell Conroy were briefly suspended without pay in July for their conduct in the 45th Precinct station house in the Bronx, when they got into a fistfight over which one would get to be the driver of their patrol car. Unclear on the Concept • In widely publicized criticism in August, the Arab League (22 nations, all of which are governed by monarchies, clerics or military dictatorships) charged that the new American-installed Iraqi Governing Council was illegitimate because it was not freely elected but consisted only of appointed representatives from various interest groups. The league’s secretary general announced that Iraq’s former seat in the Arab League would therefore remain vacant until the country has an elected government (which would then make it the league’s only elected government). • Thailand’s leading massageparlor/prostitution entrepreneur, Chuwit Kamolvisit, reacted with outrage when he was charged this summer in connection with two criminal cases because, he said, he has paid police the equivalent of U.S. $2.5 million in bribes to get immunity. Mr. Chuwit called a series of press conferences in July, at which he released information on whom he had been bribing and who some of his customers were, and in September, he announced he would form a new political party to put an end to Thailand’s culture of official corruption. • In August, the city of Edmonton, Alberta, ordered the owners of Keep It Simple, a nonalcoholic “bar” catering to recovering alcoholics by creating the ambience of a tavern without the temptations, to enforce the city’s no-smoking law for businesses. However, smoking is a popular crutch for recovering alcoholics, and the owners sought an exemption from the law in order to retain their customers, but the city said the only legal exemption on the books is for establishments that serve alcoholic beverages. (In September, Keep It Simple applied for a liquor license but said it would still not serve alcohol.) Recurring Themes For many years, News of the Weird has covered charity-sponsored “cow patty bingo” competitions (a field divided into squares wagered on by contestants; a cow released to answer nature’s call; the grand prize going to the owner of the lucky square), but in July, a variation called “Moulette” (sponsored by Dunlop Tires in Toronto) drew criticism because an actual 50-foot-long roulette board was to be used instead of a field. Critics charged that, despite the charitable aims of the contest, it was “cruel” to deprive a cow of the convenience of dirt and grass on which to conduct her business. — Chuck Shepherd ©United Press Syndicate
“All is visible and elusive,/ all is near and can’t be touched.” My advice, Virgo: Visualize your predicament as an intriguing enigma, not a maddening ambiguity. See if you can approximate the condition the poet William Wordsworth described: “fleeting moods of shadowy exultation.” Halloween costume suggestions: a puzzle, a majestic cloud, a second mask worn over the first mask.
Brezsny's Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19) You have two biological parents, four grandparents, and eight great-grandparents. You wouldn’t be you if it weren’t for those 14 people. The legacy they bequeathed you played a major role in determining your talents and flaws, your predilections and aversions. And this is a perfect astrological moment to get to know them better. In fact, deepening your connection to your family’s history will provide crucial clues as you seek to reinvigorate your tired old perspectives on long-running dilemmas. Are you brave enough to mutate your understanding of where you came from and where, therefore, you belong? Halloween costume suggestion: the ancestor who fascinates you the most. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) If I were writing this horoscope for “Gun Lovers’ Casino Porn Today” magazine, I might advise my Taurus readers to keep their vices firmly in check, as this is a time when anti-social vices are likely to cause even more havoc than usual. However, since you are reading my words in a respectable publication and are undoubtedly a refined and ethical person, I feel comfortable advising you to tap into the instinctual part of your nature that is usually offlimits. Halloween costume suggestion: the animal whose spirit would best awaken your dormant wildness.
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your doubts and fears. But the point is to conquer them, not let them consume and demoralize you. My advice, then, is to unleash your inner warrior immediately. Halloween costume suggestions: your favorite superhero or crusader for justice. CANCER (June 21-July 22) New species of delight are headed your way, lucky one. Outbursts of exotic bliss await you. There’s only one obstacle that could interfere with your enjoyment: your attachment to old familiar ways of stirring up the good times. Be willing to put them aside, at least temporarily, so that you can be fully available for sources of future happiness. Keep William Blake’s poem in mind: “He who bends to himself a joy / Does the winged life destroy; / But he who kisses the joy as it flies / Lives in eternity’s sunrise.” Halloween costume suggestion: your favorite bird.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You’re a giant surrounded by ants. Unfortunately, the ants are better organized than you. What are you going do about it? It’s not too late to launch a crash program to match them in their disciplined strength. If you do it now, you can accomplish this seemingly improbable feat without diluting the creative power of your messy fertility. Here’s one suggestion that might help: Design a Halloween costume that
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) The current state of your fate could drive you halfcrazy if you’re not patient. The gods seem to be teasing you with tantalizing promises that they later rescind. You’ve practically been forced to master the art of living on the edge and in between. I’m reminded of a passage from a poem by Octavio Paz:
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) If you enjoy tormenting yourself with fantasies of bad things that might happen in the future, surf over to the “Dante’s Inferno Test” Web site (www.4degreez.com/misc/dante-inferno-test.mv). There you can get a prediction about what level of hell you’ll be exiled to after you die. If, on the other hand, you’re finally ready to shed your perverse attraction to doom and gloom — and my astrological analysis says you are — then zealously avoid entertaining yourself with fear and anxiety. Instead, use all your ingenuity to track down fascinating encounters with boom and zoom. Halloween costume suggestions: a pirate wearing smiley face buttons or a gangsta rapper with a fuzzy Sesame Street puppet.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) In my meditations on your immediate future, I have sometimes seen poignant images: a wet firecracker, for instance, and a flickering flame on a thin candle propped up in a paper boat floating down a creek. But there have been other times when the image that came to mind as I meditated on you was a lover crying cathartic tears while in the midst of a powerful orgasm. Which of these two perspectives is likely to predominate for you this week? It may depend on your ability to create a potent blend of the magic of fire and the magic of water. Halloween costume suggestions: a mermaid carrying a torch or Neptune, god of the sea, holding a thunderbolt.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) “Dear Rob: I’ve spent my life trying to adjust to the fact that I never finished being born. Literally. It’s as if I didn’t actually agree to leave the womb; never surrendered to being cast out of heaven and exiled into this heavy, difficult place called Earth. As a result, I feel I’m not completely here; I’m always holding back a little. But I’m tired of this tentativeness. I want to arrive fully and embrace my destiny. Can you help? — Unborn Libra.” Dear Unborn: Interesting you should bring this up. It’s a favorable time for you Libras to come all the way down to earth. I suggest that you do a meditation in which you visualize yourself being born while filled a sense of glee, triumph and freedom. Halloween costume suggestion: a very happy baby.
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'm 36 and my fiancee is 37. We've had a great sex life — until recently. She began taking Prozac for depression, and it's drastically reduced her sex drive. We hardly have sex anymore (maybe once on weekends, never during the week). I'm sensitive to her needs, offering anything to get her in the mood, but she always refuses. She tells me sexually explicit stories about her preProzac days, and I listen with fascination, disbelief, envy, frustration and, finally, anger. What upsets me most is that she doesn't mind the lack of sex, and says she'd willingly take Prozac for the rest of her life! Now I despair for our future together. How can I get our sex life back on track? — Sedating Woes Some women like sex in the morning, some like it in the afternoon and some like it in the past. Although your fiancee seems poised to reconnect with her virginity after marriage, she is kind enough, these days, to keep sex with you a priority ... right up there with dusting the mini-blinds, installing a new blueflush thingie and other weekend chores. In the future, even if a hot evening with her is a night that ends in a really wild handshake, you'll still have the memories — of her and all those other guys. How thoughtful of her to keep you so wellinformed. It's possible she wants to reassure you (and maybe herself, too) that, she's really quite the animal in bed — just one who happens to be in hibernation until further notice. Then again, maybe she's just cruel, hostile and violently tacky. She certainly takes a creative approach to partnership: "I'm happy if I'm happy, and you'll just have to gnaw the bedpost until you pass out from ingesting wood varnish." Nice! In her defense, her happy pills could be what's keeping her from giving a rat's furry hindquarters about you. Dr. Barbara Bartlik, assistant professor of psychiatry at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, notes that "antidepressant-induced apathy" can be an (infrequent) side effect: "Some of my patients (on antidepressants) will come in and say, 'I don't work as hard at my job ... I'm not as conscientious as I used to be when I was so neurotic.' They're much more likely to blow things off." Wave and use flashing lights — whatever it takes to break through her Prozac fog. Make
her understand it's your relationship that's at stake. But, consider where she's coming from: If she thinks nothing of trading her libido for a bottomless bottle of Prozac, imagine what it means to her to live life instead of spending it curled up in a corner weeping. Prozac, like Zoloft and Paxil, among others, is a SSRI — a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor — a drug that basically makes it open bar in the brain for serotonin, a feel-good chemical. Numerous studies report sexual side effects — libido loss, orgasm issues and other sex-slayers — in approximately 50 to 80 percent of SSRI users. There's a good chance your fiancee got her sunshine-in-a-bottle from her primary-care physician. If so, the doc might not have made her aware of potential sexual side effects, might not have asked whether she was experiencing any and might not realize many patients are too embarrassed to pipe up if they are. Reassure her that you don't want to be a buzz-kill, but you were hoping a side effect of her getting rid of her depression wouldn't be getting rid of you. (Hey, honey, nothing personal, but I was hoping for an active sex life well into my elder years, and hurdling age 40 without being forced into involuntary celibacy is an important first step.) Her first step, assuming you can persuade her to care enough to take it, is trotting to the psychiatrist's office to chat about those sexual side effects. Although she probably won't have to choose between you and biochemical bliss, it will take some pharmacological fiddling for her to have both. Dr. Bartlik and Dr. Frederic Quitkin, professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University, both suggest that switching to Wellbutrin — an aminoketone antidepressant that's actually been shown to get the libido hopping — might be the answer. "Many people who respond to SSRIs respond to Wellbutrin," says Quitkin. Taking Prozac in combination with Wellbutrin is another possibility both docs suggested. But, "the first thing to do," says Quitkin, "is to lower the (Prozac) dose either to the point that you don't have sexual side effects or you relapse. Let's say I'm taking 30 milligrams of Prozac, and I feel fine, but I have no libido. How do I do on 20 or 10?" Of course, what works for your fiancee is between her and her shrink. Sadly, her efforts to convince you that "Woman Snoring" is a little-known position from the Kama Sutra don't seem to be doing the trick. — © 2003, Amy Alkon
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YOU WIN MY HEART SWM, 44, N/S, seeks clean, sincere, honest, intelligent, wise, crafty SBF, 35-45, N/S, for life mate and deep friendship. ☎611238
FRIENDSHIP FIRST GWM, 26, 5'3", athletic build, N/S, likes sports, working out, travel, reading, swimming. Seeking non-smoking GW/AM, 20-26, with similar interests. ☎764332 TAKE A CHANCE GWM, 43, 6'2", 195lbs, black brown, seeks other GWM, for fun times and maybe something more. ☎493530 HEALTHY AND FIT SBM, 25, 5'5", 170lbs, masculine, nighttime inventory stocker, Capricorn, N/S, enjoys working out. Seeking energetic, passionate, masculine WM, 20-50, N/S. ☎708544 A LOT TO OOFER Outgoing SWM, 5' 10", average build, 44, Capricorn, smoker, seeks WM, 40-50, smoker, to date and enjoy a lifetime companionship. ☎691527 IT'S YOUR CALL GWM, young 46, 5'11", 200lbs, brown/brown, masculine, outgoing, enjoys travel, dining out, movies, shopping, Nascar. Would like to meet honest, passionate GM, with similar interests, for dating, possible LTR. Serious inquiries only. ☎792384 DONT MISS OUT Fun-loving GWM, 24, likes sports, dining out, movies, quiet evenings at home, music. Seeking romantic, affectionate GM, with similar interests, for friendship, possible LTR. ☎675371 SEEKING FRIENDSHIP SBM, 6'1", 214lbs, enjoys indoor activities. Seeking masculine SW/BM, honest, sincere, who is looking for new friendships. ☎737679 SPRINGTIME BLOOM SWM, 33, with an education in business, seeks a man who loves country music, karaoke, springtime, and making a connection with a good person. ☎659296 ROAM IF YOU WANT TO SWM, 42, loves cool weather and the renewal of Spring. Seeking a man who is strong both physically and emotional. ☎661792 SEA OF LOVE SWM, 29, Pisces, smoker, 5'7", 175lbs, swims like a fish, likes water-skiing, bowling, movies, time at home, seeks compatible SWM, 30-40, for LTR. ☎647347 GREAT PERSONALITY SBM, 18, 6'3", 220lbs, masculine build, seeking SBM, 18-29, very masculine, energetic, fun-loving, to go out for dinners, walks and more. ☎627150 LOOKING FOR LOVE Outgoing, spontaneous, loving, down-to earth SBM, 24, Sagittarius, non-smoker, seeks man, 19-50, to date and enjoy life. ☎602634 MASCULINE AND FIT SWM, 39, Libra, smoker, 5'8", brown/brown, masculine, works out, fit, likes movies, riding bikes, camping, cooking, time at home. Seeks SWM, 30-43, with similar interests. ☎545309 RELAXING AT HOME SBM, 35, Virgo, N/S, likes relaxing at home, fun, concerts, trips going to the beach. Seeks fun, spontaneous SBM, 26-37, N/S. ☎532700 A NEW START Retired, fit, outgoing GWM, 44, enjoys walks, movies, sports, reading. Seeking outgoing GM, with similar interests, for friendship, possible LTR. ☎527836 COULD IT BE YOU AND ME? GWM, 24, enjoys quiet evenings, movies, quiet evenings at home, dining out. Seeking fun, outgoing GM, with similar interests, for friendship, possible LTR. ☎471342
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LET'S MEET FOR COFFEE Good-looking GWM, 36, 6', 200lbs, muscular, tan, enjoys working out, yard work, spending time with my dogs. Looking for attractive SM, 32-48, for dating, maybe leading to LTR. ☎436231 ME IN A NUTSHELL WM, 18, brown/blue, medium build, looking for fun, outgoing, energetic guy, 18-30, for movies, hanging out, quiet evenings at home, and more. Friends first, maybe becoming serious. ☎425471 ENJOYS ALL THAT LIFE HAS GWM, 40, shaved head, goatee, Pisces, smoker, seeks very special, attractive, strong, fun-loving GBM, 30-50, for dating, possible LTR. ☎257126 YOU CAN MAKE MY DAY Male, 60, Cancer, N/S, seeks a WM, 49-65, N/S, for casual relationship. Why not call me? ☎927707
A LOT TO OFFER Non-smoking GBF, 37, N/S, seeks very attractive, unique, romantic, fun, intelligent, feminine GF, 27-37, for friendship, dating, possibly more. ☎749660 A NEW BEGINNING Attractive and outgoing SWF, 5' 5", Athletic build, 20, Aquarius, smoker, loves the outdoors, camping and hiking. Seeking WF, 2150, for LTR. ☎751226
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GIVE ME A TRY GWF, 27, 5'7", 150lbs, brown/blue, enjoys dancing, movies, travel, conversation. Seeking attractive, warm GF, with similar interests, for friendship, possible LTR. ☎553580 LOOKING FOR LOVE GBF, 19, enjoys reading, movies, dining out, travel, sports. Seeking GF, with similar interests, for friendship, possible LTR. ☎554721 WAITING FOR YOU GWF, 18, 5'4", blonde/blue, enjoys music, movies, animals, travel, dining out. Seeking outgoing, honest GF, with similar interests, for friendship, possible LTR. ☎527575 IS IT YOU? SGF, 42, soft stud, loves movies, cuddling, traveling, plays, comedy. Seeking feminine Christian female, compassionate and understanding, with like interests, to share friendship, good times and maybe something more. ☎487095 LOVES CHILDREN Easygoing, nice SF, 32, looking for someone with the same qualities, 29-39, and a people person. ☎388943 BEAUTIFUL AND FEMININE GWF, 32, 5'7", 135lbs, enjoys reading, movies, dining out, travel, sports, music, movies. Seeking GWF, 25-39, with similar interests, for friendship, possible LTR. ☎329063 LOOKING FOR LOVE SBF, 32, 140lbs, 5'8", down-to-earth, likes clubs, movies, and quiet times. Looking for a female, 30-35, with the same interests. If you're the one, call me. Aiken, South Carolina. ☎113533
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