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Augusta’s Independent Voice

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hen it comes to promoting Augusta for tourism, I want the best team for the money on the job rather than mandating that it be a local firm. If the best team is a local one, then hire them; if it happens to be one from North Carolina, then hire them. Sometimes it is important to get outsiders’ perspectives when promoting your city for tourism because oftentimes locals take things for granted that tourists may find to be very interesting. What was so telling about Laurie Ott’s piece on Linda Schrenko was that she ended by saying that perhaps some vendors were going to give her a job, but that hasn’t happened “as of yet.” Ott knew that Schrenko is completely disabled, and cannot do even menial work from her spinal injuries, yet used this anyhow. That one line speaks volumes about Ott. The TV program “Inside Edition” recently devoted a segment to a jerk being sentenced to a year in jail for allowing his residential property to deteriorate into a trashy mess littered with junk. We are suffering a similar problem in the Montclair subdivision on Old Church Road. The jail approach seems terrific. Chuck Wepner now wants a percentage of the profits from the “Rocky” movies! Talk about punch drunk. It took him 27 years to come up with this “claim.” Duh. “Those ‘Rocky’ movies were based on my ‘boxing career.’” Duh. WGAC, what’s wrong? I turned on the radio over five minutes ago and I haven’t heard a single commercial for Nexium, the purple pill — “ethnomeprizol magnesium.” Oh, never mind. There it is.

Why hasn’t this principal at A.R. Johnson been transferred to another school like she did those perfectly splendid teachers that she had because they weren’t team players? Why hasn’t she been treated the same way and either fired or been disciplined or at least transferred to another school? Fair is fair. You know, I am so sick of these right wingers that whine and whine about the left. Let me encapsulate the Right Wing Whines: — I’m confused why the liberals are screaming for an exit strategy for Iraq when then didn’t have a plan for Waco, Texas. Answer: In Waco, no American soldiers were killed, and over 300 innocent civilians died. In Iraq, we invaded a country that had not attacked us and killed over 1,500 of its civilians and have lost over 300 of our soldiers — Brad Owens’ discussion with Austin Rhodes, and whiners’ complaints about advice that he is giving to Bush and Rumsfeld and that that’s not how leadership works. Answer: Tell me, so it’s leadership to lie to get us into a war? Bush said that Hussein had WMDs and guess what? Now we can’t find them. We can’t find Bin Laden; we can’t find Saddam Hussein ... looks like we have a pattern here, doesn’t it? If Marion Williams is such a boon for Richmond County, then why can’t he collect his campaign signs instead of littering my streets? I live near St. Joseph’s Hospital and I am tired of seeing his signs. The respectable candidates have removed their signs. I’m sorry I missed the Laurie Ott series on Linda Schrenko since I now live in Atlanta. But having known Ms. Schrenko for several years and being

Words “It seems all he can find is Texas, and I intend to send him there for a long time.” — Rev. Al Sharpton, a candidate seeking the Democratic Party nomination for president, as quoted by The Augusta Chronicle during a Nov. 16 speech at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Augusta. According to the article, Sharpton was referring to President George Bush’s inability to find Saddam Hussein and any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

more familiar with her performance as state superintendent of schools than the whiners who wrote in last week, it is time to burst some of the whiners’ bubbles. Ms. Schrenko did not raise reading scores, SAT scores or reduce bureaucracy. She did, in eight years, oversee SAT scores slipping from 49th in the country to 50th. Her tenure blighted the reputation of Columbia County. I want to begin by thanking all of the hard-working public school teachers out there that do such a phenomenal job with our children. It is so appreciated. This is a whine not for you. Parents beware: For quite some time, we South Carolina parents have quietly smiled at the news reports as

prayers were taken out of other school systems, knowing that it was called things like “reflection time” before meals and hymns were “spirituals.” We still enjoyed the privilege of baccalaureate services. But the line has been crossed. Now my fifth-grade student came home after a teepee-making project while studying Native Americans in her social studies class and informed me how her teacher told her how the teepee was a Christian symbol for Jesus. The top his crown of thorns, the flap his praying hands, etc. Christianity was not even introduced to Native Americans until much later. Please parents, make sure that your children aren’t receiving their Sunday school lessons on Monday. As for those few ignorant teachers: pray

for my child please, but my child’s religious education is my responsibility. I appreciate you giving them different views: I want them to know diversity exists, but don’t present it as fact. It would be a shame to create a scandal and end up losing our precious “reflections.” Anyone that would come out publicly and support Linda Schrenko shows just how shallow his or her understanding of the word “ethics” is. Laurie Ott should be promoted for the fine work she did in documenting Schrenko’s terrible lack of leadership. Great job Laurie and Channel 12. Keep up the good work. Regarding your article on Marion Williams. I have known many people who were crazy and/or not too smart (some just plain dumb) and it is very seldom that the person recognizes this fact in him/herself. So Mr. Williams, just because you don’t think you’re crazy doesn’t mean a thing. This man is living proof that there needs to be some I.Q. requirement before someone can run for public office. What happened to “Suburban Torture”? It was the best article in your newspaper.

The people of the second district in Richmond County must be pretty stupid. They voted Marion Williams back in. This is to all the lazy students at ASU that are complaining about the parking or lack thereof. Get a life. For what you pay for parking ($10-$20), what do you expect? Some colleges make their employees and students pay in excess of $500 or more a year. So what’s the complaint? Is it that you have to actually get out of your car and make the effort to “trek” across campus? Oh, please say it isn’t so. Come on, the campus is not that big. Grow up and stop complaining because you actually have to put some effort toward something. Brad Owens is a legend in his own mind. He really believes that Austin Rhodes will raise him to political stardom. Just to give you an idea what Brad’s brain is like, the lights are on upstairs, but ain’t nobody home. Brad’s imaginary, and make-believe, war stories and even unfounded political theories are the worst I’ve ever heard. Hey Austin Rhodes, how about interviewing real war heroes from Georgia who actually served and survived Iraq. Don’t waste my time with your Brad crap.

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Thumbs Up James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, is finally getting the recognition he deserves in the town he calls home. The Augusta Common was packed on Nov. 15 to celebrate both the man and his music. During the celebration, Augusta Mayor Bob Young announced that on May 3, the city

will unveil a bronze statue of the musician to commemorate the first-ever James Brown Music Festival. So, everybody go out and find your best dancing shoes and help Augusta make next year’s festival a celebration to remember.

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Ethics Commission for fining her $5,000. Thank God the GEC is holding her accountable for her behavior. We trusted her. I am a Republican woman and a former Schrenko supporter and, I hope taxpayers won’t tolerate what I consider misuse of their money anymore. WRDW and Laurie Ott deserve a pat on the back. What in the world is wrong with some of these politicians in South Augusta? Why don’t they make their people clean up their land? We could be just as pristine as Columbia County, but, no, they let people dump trash all over the place. Tell them clean up. It’s outrageous that a female soldier has refused to return to Iraq and will not be punished. This sends a terrible message to anyone in the military. What has happened to responsibility and accountability? This soldier should be sent to prison for failing to obey orders. She should pay back every penny to those who pay her salary. That is you and me, the taxpayers. — Call our Whine Line at 510-2051 and leave your comments. We won’t use your name. Fax your whines by dialing (706) 733-6663 or e-mail your whines to whine@metrospirit.com.

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n the first Wednesday in January, state legislators from the ninth congressional district (the old 10th district) will elect the person who will represent the district on the Georgia Jimmy Lester Department of Transportation (DOT) board for the next five years. The current commissioner is former state senator and long-time political figure Jimmy Lester, whose term expires on Jan. 15, 2004. Lester was first elected to the board in 1989 and has served in the capacity of chairman and vice chairman at different times during his tenure. He previously served as state senator from Augusta’s 23rd senatorial district from 1971 to 1985. He practices law in Augusta. It is no secret that Lester wants to continue in the job but, because the majority of legislators in the district caucus are Republicans, the odds of Lester returning to the post are

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hen most Augustans turn onto James Brown Boulevard from the city’s major thoroughfares like Walton Way or Greene Street, they’re usually headed somewhere else. This predominately vacant downtown street is rarely a destination point. But the Augusta Commission has officially decided James Brown Boulevard is about to start groovin’. On Nov. 18, the commission voted 7-3 to build the proposed $74 million courthouse on a site located along the intersection of James Brown Boulevard and Walker Street. This location would allow the commission to construct a 300,000-square-foot facility on land that is currently vacant and not displace any of the surrounding businesses, such as C&C Automotive and a Gold Cross substation. The selected site would also leave the nearby historic buildings intact. However, by choosing to face the building’s facade toward James Brown Boulevard, the commission decided to go against the recommendation of the project’s architects, Ricci Greene Associates of New York. Frank Greene, a principal architect with the firm, told the Augusta Commission earlier this month that by fronting the courthouse on James Brown Boulevard, this major development by the city would lack “civic prominence” because the building would face the main post office’s loading dock and would be located right next to a downtown railroad track. “This site is not recommended because it compromises the project objectives,” Greene told the commission on Nov. 5. The architects, instead, recommended constructing the new facility facing Telfair Street because it would best meet the goals of “urban enhancement and efficiency.” But the majority of commissioners decided ensuring “prominence” for the new judicial center wasn’t worth tearing down existing businesses or pieces of Augusta history. “I can imagine talking to my grandchildren and showing them some of the grand pictures of Augusta and then answering the question of, ‘Granddaddy, where are these buildings now?’” Augusta Commissioner Andy Cheek said. “I would have to answer that the forefathers of this city weren’t wise enough to preserve them.”

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“There is an opportunity to make something out of that block and I defy those fellows (the architects) who we are paying in those Brooks Brothers suits to come down here and tell me that you can’t make that area prominent.” — Augusta Commissioner Willie Mays So, when Augusta Commissioner Steve Shepard recommended an alternative “Telfair Street” location to the James Brown Boulevard site that would not disrupt the surrounding businesses, but would tear down three historic buildings owned by Rex Field of Lexington, S.C., Cheek said someone needed to stand up for Augusta’s heritage.

“It’s completely hokey to say that we can’t sandwich that judicial center between those existing buildings,” Cheek said. “You go to big cities, buildings are sandwiched every day ... This city needs to preserve its heritage and historical roots. “I can’t live with destroying 100-yearold buildings that are in reasonably

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good condition.” Augusta Commissioner Lee Beard pointed out that, with a $74 million price tag, the architects should be able to design a “beautiful gateway” for the courthouse so that facing the post office’s loading dock would not be such a problem. “I was reading the other day where we had really destroyed all of our historical buildings like the train station and the old Lenox Theater,” Beard said. “All of that stuff is gone and I think it’s time now to look at things we can preserve if we can.” Augusta Commissioner Willie Mays said that the commission should at least hear from the owner of the property that Shepard’s motion was proposing to destroy. Jeb Murray, an Augusta lawyer representing Field, the owner of the three historic buildings along James Brown Boulevard, said that it would be a shame for the city to tear down those properties. “We are strongly opposed to that option,” Murray said. “Mr. Field bought these historic properties, that date back to 1870, about three years ago. He has the intention to give them a first-class restoration and make them office space and retail space.” Currently, the facade of the buildings have been bricked over and the windows are boarded up, but Murray said that the property is still in very good shape. “Mr. Field has already begun renovations on the inside,” Murray said. “He has put hundreds of thousands of dollars into this project already and intends to spend over a million more.” Murray’s statement immediately got Shepard’s attention. “You said your client has spent about $100,000 on that property?” Shepard asked. “Hundreds of thousands of dollars,” Murray said. Shepard asked if Murray had brought any proof of these improvements such as copies of building permits. The lawyer asked the property owner, Field, to address Shepard’s question. “The majority of the work has been in the interior and does not require a building permit,” Field said. “There has been thousands of hours of work done on the interior ... I do a lot of the work myself. But I haven’t done any work that has required a building permit.” Field also said the work performed on the building did not require approval by continued on page 12

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continued from page 11 the Augusta Historic Preservation Commission. Shepard appeared perplexed. “I’m just trying to see what evidence we could look to to show that you have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars,” Shepard said. “I don’t have to show anything or prove that I’ve spent hundreds of thousands of dollars,” Field said, appearing annoyed by the questions. That response did not sit well with Augusta Mayor Bob Young. “The commissioner has a legitimate question because Mr. Murray, your representative, has stated that you’ve made these expenditures and he (Shepard) is inquiring into the nature of those expenditures,” Young said pointedly to Field. “So, don’t sit here and say that you don’t have to respond to these questions. If you don’t want to respond to something, then don’t bring it up.” Field said the money he has invested in the three buildings has been on the purchase price of the property, the cost of care to the structures over a threeyear period on items such as roof repair and also the cost of paying for the buildings’ monthly utilities. “I have made a significant investment in these buildings,” Field said. “I don’t have every receipt with me. This has been over a period of three and a half years.” Mays finally came to Field’s rescue and demanded that Shepard stop acting as if he was making an argument in condemnation court. “I thought in this discussion that the property owners would have a chance to

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talk about the status of their buildings,” Mays said. “But if we are going to proceed in this manner to ask a property owner questions in terms of an expense record, when they are supposed to be making a general appeal to us, I don’t think that’s quite fair.” City Attorney Jim Wall agreed that the commission should not discuss issues concerning the value of the property. However, he said since Field’s lawyer discussed a substantial amount of money that’s been invested into the buildings, he did not think that Shepard’s questions were out of line. If that were the case, Mays suggested, Field should not answer any more questions. “He lives in Lexington, (S.C.) but he’s a property owner in my district,” Mays said. “And I’m going to stand up for every darn one of them.” Cheek also could not believe the city was discussing destroying Field’s property. “What legal grounds do we have to take property from people when there is so much vacant property around?” Cheek asked Wall. “I’m assuming we are saying it’s in the best interests of the city that we take these properties because there’s no other option.” “It’s not a question of whether there is no other option,” Wall said. “You have the right to condemn the property for a public project.” Cheek pointed out that there were five acres of vacant land available behind the historic buildings and operating businesses. “So, we have the right to take personal,

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ward by taking these buildings out ... There are a lot of things that are more important to the future of this city than the street number placed upon the judicial center.” Several commissioners and members of the audience enthusiastically applauded the mayor’s position. And when the motion for the Telfair Street site finally came up for a vote, Young had an opportunity to back up his sentiments with action when the commissioners found themselves tied, 5-5, on the matter. “There is something wrong if I get a round of applause when I speak and then I get a chance to vote,” Young joked, as he voted against the Telfair Street site. The commission then voted 7-3 in favor of building the courthouse facing James Brown Boulevard. Commissioners Richard Colclough, Bobby Hankerson, Marion Williams, Tommy Boyles, Beard, Cheek and Mays voted for the motion. As a member of the local law community, Shepard was clearly disappointed with the outcome of the vote. “Under that option, we have an active railroad too close to the building in my opinion,” Shepard said. “People say we can move railroads. Well, I’ve been talking about that for six years and I’ve only gotten five hydro-switches in. “So, the only thing I can say is, we’ll have a new facility, but it’s not in the most desirable location in my opinion.”

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Shepard’s Budget Suggestions … Again

By Stacey Eidson

or the past several years, Augusta Commissioner Steve Shepard has taken it upon himself, as chairman of the finance committee, to provide his colleagues with a suggested list of expenditures and reductions to the city’s proposed budget. Shepard has become an expert at it. In fact, he did such a good job of calming last year’s budget crunch that Augusta Commissioner Willie Mays joked that he should come work for the city. “Steve, if you retire tomorrow from your legal practice, you could find a job with the city,” Mays said last November. “In fact, from Willie (Mays) to Steve (Shepard), I’ve been more pleased with what you’ve put together in the last week than some of the stuff that I heard in the budget workshops all along.” Ironically, this year Shepard is looking to get a job with the city, but it’s not with the finance department. Shepard has asked his fellow commissioners to consider him for the position of city attorney following Jim Wall’s announcement earlier this year that he will not seek reappointment to the position in 2004. On Nov. 18, Augusta Commissioner Andy Cheek took the first step in moving toward appointing a new city attorney. “I just wanted us to take some positive action toward determining what type of legal representation we would have next year,” Cheek said. “I’m not necessarily saying we select who at this point, but we need to select how we are going to do it and when.” Cheek said that he wanted the city to continue to develop an in-house law department, but also maintain the legal expertise of an outside law firm to represent the city. He also asked that the commission’s administrative services committee begin its search for law firms interested in the job. The commission unanimously approved Cheek’s motion, with Shepard abstaining. If Shepard is appointed the new city attorney, he would have to resign from his position as commissioner and a special election would have to be held to replace him. But all of those possibilities seemed in the distant future, as Shepard, for at least the third time in three years, went back to wearing his finance committee chairman’s hat and presented the commission with his proposed budget plan for 2004. “I have been listening to the budget presentations as they have gone forward in the workshop format these last weeks, and I would like to take the administra-

“I don’t want to say this is the mother of all discussion documents, but it is a discussion document.” – Augusta Commissioner Steve Shepard

tor’s budget and make some amendments,” Shepard said, reminding commissioners they were scheduled to approve the 2004 budget that evening. “First, I want to address fire protection.” Shepard stated that, currently, the Augusta Fire Department is being charged approximately $775,000 for ambulance service expenses. “I propose a new (tax) district for the ambulance service and appropriate support for the 911 center,” Shepard said. “So, the fire department’s budget would remain the same at $18,067,110 for the year, but there would be a tax district set up countywide to fund the $775,000 expense removed from the fire budget to pay for the ambulance service, plus $200,000 for the 911 system.” Shepard’s proposal would require a 0.28 millage rate increase which, according to the city’s accounting department, would equate to $9.81 a year on a $100,000 home with homestead exemption. There were other areas of the public safety budget that Shepard felt were lacking, such as within the sheriff’s department. In late October, Richmond County Sheriff Ronnie Strength told the commission that he desperately needed more personnel to operate the two jails, the Phinizy Road Jail and the Law

Enforcement Center, as well as more officers on road patrol. “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 told the commission. Strength requested an additional $1.7 million to his $43.8 million budget to meet all of his personnel requests. In Shepard’s proposal to the commission, he recommended providing Strength with $600,000 to hire new personnel. “In the area of law enforcement personnel, we’ve been hearing about jail fights; we have been hearing about the need to increase road patrol,” Shepard said. “And I’m of the opinion that we should let the sheriff make the call there with supplying him with extra money and let him allocate what as he deems professionally appropriate between the jails and the road patrol.” Another department that desperately needs more personnel is the city’s new animal shelter, Shepard said. “We just opened a new animal control shelter, which (Georgia Agriculture) Commissioner (Tommy) Irvin told me was the best in the state the other day, and I think it needs additional staff to run properly, so I would ask for an additional $240,000 there,” Shepard said.

Shepard also suggested that the commission develop an Equal Employment Opportunity office at a cost of approximately $190,000. The expense of that office would be divided three ways, between the general fund, the water and sewer enterprise fund, and Augusta Regional Airport. And finally, Shepard’s proposal recommended that the city implement the longawaited reclassification of employees’ positions and their salaries as suggested in a study developed internally by the city, but approved by the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute. The cost of the reclassification would be $415,400. Shepard explained that the commission could generate additional funds by continuing to manage its vacant positions within the city, at a manpower savings estimated at $1.5 million. Several of the commissioners were impressed with Shepard’s recommendations, but overwhelmed at the same time. Augusta Commissioner Bobby Hankerson said he wished Shepard could have presented such suggestions during the recent budget workshops. Instead, department heads were asked to talk about the goals within their department and their future financial needs. “I was prepared to address this in the work session,” Hankerson said. “This is very good, but it’s green to me. I can’t put that much time into a work session and then come and get a document like this that I really haven’t had time to study. “I don’t think that’s fair to me. I applaud our finance chairman for doing it, but I have a lot of questions.” For example, if the sheriff requested $1.7 million, Hankerson questioned whether Shepard’s proposed $600,000 would meet his needs. “It’s a third of what he asked for, for personnel,” Hankerson said. “So, I know we need to take it back and talk about it because this is going to be very serious.” The commission voted to resume discussion of Shepard’s proposed budget plan on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Shepard said he did not expect for the commission to approve his proposal without carefully studying it. “This is a discussion document,” Shepard assured his colleagues. “I don’t want to say this is the mother of all discussion documents, but it is a discussion document, and I think it’s an effort to bring together some of the sentiments that have been expressed on this floor and to head in a particular direction toward the adoption of a budget.”

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JUDGING Duncan Wheale

By Brian Neill

wo witnesses changing their stories at the last moment kept a district attorney from pursuing criminal charges against Richmond County Superior Court Judge Duncan Wheale, a final report from the prosecutor says. Alcovy Judicial Circuit District Attorney W. Kendall Wynne, Jr., in a 10page letter he sent local Georgia Bureau of Investigation officials on Nov. 14 to announce the case was closed, stated he had been prepared to present a Richmond County grand jury with allegations that Wheale threatened a defendant with a gun during a hearing. However, Wynne wrote, the day before the scheduled Nov. 11 grand jury hearing he received from Wheale’s attorney a sworn affidavit from a court reporter named Frankie Galbreath whose latest statement ran contrary to what she told GBI investigators roughly a year ago. Galbreath, according to investigative documents in the case file, had been present when the threat against defendant Curtis Horne was allegedly made by Wheale. “This [new] affidavit,” Wynne wrote, “seemed to provide more detail and a clearer recollection of events than she was able to give in the statement you [the GBI] obtained from her in which she admitted to not remembering the day in question very clearly.” The same day, Wynne wrote, he also spoke with Horne’s mother in preparation for her grand jury testimony. She told Wynne she didn’t want to testify. “Mrs. Horne told me that she did not want to see him [Wheale] punished, and that she could understand how he might have felt that day under the circumstances,” Wynne wrote. “This was evidence from a state’s witness that would support the judge’s defense of justification (defense of self or others). At that point, I decided that the case no longer warranted even a grand jury hearing and so notified you and all concerned.” In his letter, Wynne stated he also had reviewed evidence regarding Wheale’s courtroom demeanor and alleged abuse of power. According to Wynne’s letter: Wynne interviewed six attorneys regarding such allegations, but found only one of their complaints fell within the statute of limitations and seemed to warrant further investigation. Wynne considered adding to his proposed indictment against Wheale two “alternative” violations of a state statute prohibiting a public officer from “using oppression or tyrannical

partiality in the administration or under the color of his or her office.” However, the lack of a legal case precedent and a subsequent interview with the attorney whose case had seemed to hold the most merit convinced Wynne that there was insufficient evidence to proceed with the proposed charges. Wheale, through his secretary, has forwarded media requests for comment to his attorneys. Josh Archer, a partner in the Atlanta-based Balch & Bingham law firm and Wheale’s cocounsel with former Georgia Attorney General Michael Bowers, said the decision by Wynne to close the investigation was merited. “We certainly felt extremely confident that he hadn’t committed a crime,” Archer said. “I can’t speak for Mr. Wynne, but I assume that that’s why, after he really dug down and looked at it, he felt it wasn’t something proper to present to the grand jury.” Some in the legal community, however, were surprised that the case against Wheale came so close to being heard by a grand jury, then fell apart at the last moment. “This was a surprise to us,” said Michael Seigler, special agent in charge of the GBI offices in Thomson. “We were ready to move forward.” The Alleged Threats The investigation into Wheale was first reported by the Metro Spirit back in July. Because the investigation was confidential and ongoing, only two of the cases covered under the probe — those of Horne and another defendant, Christopher Allen Moore — were known to the Metro Spirit at the time. Most of that information came from anonymous sources, as well as interviews with Wheale, himself. In addition to complaints by Moore and Horne, Wynne also reviewed evidence pertaining to threat allegations made by two other defendants — one of whom also alleged Wheale presented a gun in court. Wynne, however, declined to proceed on all but the Horne case because the others were difficult to corroborate, lacked evidence or were reported several years after the acts allegedly occurred, his letter states. These are the details of the threats allegedly made by Wheale as outlined in the case file:

• The investigation into Wheale was first initiated in September of last year at the behest of Richmond County Sheriff Ronnie Strength. Strength’s request was made after Moore swore out a warrant on Wheale for an incident that allegedly occurred in February of 1999, when he appeared before the judge in a child support dispute. In a statement Moore gave authorities, contained in the case file, he claimed that Wheale pulled an index card from his desk drawer, held it up and said “This is a list of the names of six (6) 240-pound inmates who have been subject to abuse by their fathers against their mothers ... If you come before me again, I will send you down to jail with them.” Then, Moore told authorities, Wheale looked at him and said, “If that doesn’t work, I’ve got a gun right here and I will use it.” Moore’s attorney, George Bush of Augusta, was also interviewed by the GBI and told investigators that he remembered Wheale having a gun. “There was a point during the hearing when he pulled up his robe and showed his gun,” Bush told investigators. “I’m not sure if he had it in a holster or his belt. He may have even had it in his hand. I have no doubt that he had a gun in the courtroom that day. I saw the gun and I believe I objected to it at the time.” In a separate, faxed statement to investigators, Bush also confirmed Moore’s story about Wheale’s list of “large, violent offenders in a cell at 401 Walton Way (the Richmond County jail)” where he sent men who beat their wives. “Judge Wheale made further comments that he did not care if he made enemies as he could take care of himself,” Bush added in his statement. “And at this point he either stood and showed a holstered handgun on his side or he placed a holstered handgun on his bench. “I was surprised by all this behavior.” Wynne, in his final report, said the fact that Moore waited until September of 2002 to report the alleged 1999 incident “weakened the case by clouding memories and has opened the door to an allegation that Mr. Moore is seeking vengeance against Judge Wheale for several rulings adverse to Mr. Moore.” Wynne also wrote that the ambiguity in Bush’s statement as to how the gun was displayed also weakened a potential charge of making a terroristic threat. • Investigators also interviewed Casimiro Viller who ran the defunct Casi’s Kitchen restaurant on Wrightsboro Road. Viller, according to the case file, told investigators in December of 2002 that Wheale had displayed a gun to him roughly two years prior when he went before the judge in a child custody dispute. “He [Wheale] made some comment about nobody will get in a fight as long as I am here,” Viller told investigators. “That is when he pulled out the gun. He reached down from behind him somewhere and pulled it up over his head. He waved it around and made the statement. I was very shocked when he did that.” Wynne wrote that he chose not to proceed with that case because there was insufficient evidence to corroborate it. Also, Viller never reported the incident, but instead, was interviewed by GBI officials at the behest of Moore, Wynne wrote. Indeed, the case file shows that Moore encouraged investigators to talk to Viller, whom Moore described as “an old friend.” • Ronald Lord, a defendant charged with violating a temporary restraining order, had written then-Senator Paul Coverdell in October of 1999, alleging that Wheale had given the victim’s ex-husband permission to “kill me on sight.” The letter was forwarded to the Judicial Qualifications Commission. In response to the JQC’s inquiry, Wheale wrote a letter recapping the chain of events. Wheale said in the letter that Lord had violated a temporary restraining order just two days after he had signed it, entering the victim’s property and pulling a knife on the victim’s exhusband. In turn, Wheale wrote, the ex-husband shot Lord in the leg. Wheale did not deny remarking that the victim’s family would be justified in killing Lord if he approached them again. “I also stated that if Mr. Lord again violated my order and came after Ms. Davis [the victim] and/or her children so as to hurt them, then it would be justified if he were shot again,” continued on page 18

“We certainly felt extremely confident that he hadn’t committed a crime. I can’t speak for Mr. (Alcovy Circuit District Attorney W. Kendall) Wynne, but I assume that that’s why, after he really dug down and looked at it, he felt it wasn’t something proper to present to the grand jury.” — Josh Archer, co-counsel for Judge Duncan Wheale

“This (closing the investigation) was a surprise to us. We were ready to move forward.” — Michael Seigler, special agent in charge of the GBI offices in Thomson

“Judge Wheale made further comments that he did not care if he made enemies as he could take care of himself. And at this point he either stood and showed a holstered handgun on his side or he placed a holstered handgun on his bench. I was surprised by all this behavior.” — Local attorney George Bush, in a statement he faxed to investigators

“I also stated that if Mr. Lord again violated my order and came after Ms. Davis [the victim] and/or her children so as to hurt them, then it would be justified if he were shot again. And if the lives of Ms. Davis and the children were at risk, anyone would be justified if Mr. Lord were shot in the head and killed. I asked Mr. Lord if he understood that this was the law in Georgia.” — Judge Duncan Wheale, in a letter he wrote in response to an inquiry by the Judicial Qualifications Commission

“It’s absolutely untrue. I had nothing to do with the start of this investigation.” — Richmond County Superior Court Chief Judge William Fleming

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Wheale wrote in his response to the JQC. “And if the lives of Ms. Davis and the children were at risk, anyone would be justified if Mr. Lord were shot in the head and killed. I asked Mr. Lord if he understood that this was the law in Georgia. “I also stated that if Mr. Lord went after Ms. Davis or the children again, I would request permission to handle the criminal trial of his case, even though I am in the Domestic Division of the Superior Court for this circuit. I also explained that if he was convicted of hurting or killing Ms. Davis or the children, then I would do my best to make sure his life would be as miserable in jail as possible.” Regarding his decision to not pursue charges on Lord’s allegation, Wynne wrote: “While one might question the wisdom of making such comments, the allegations by Mr. Lord do not contain any direct threat by Judge Wheale toward him. There is also insufficient corroborating evidence to support a charge.” • Wynne called the case involving Curtis Horne the “most troubling of the allegations” against Wheale. Horne pleaded guilty in December of 1997 to aggravated assault for severely beating his girlfriend, court records show. Two years later, in 1999, Horne filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea and appeared before Wheale to present arguments in the case. Wynne reviewed a two-page section of transcript that was excluded from Horne’s case file. This section of transcript, which takes place just after handcuffs were removed from Horne in Wheale’s hearing room, had also been mailed anonymously to the Metro Spirit. The section, in part, reads: THE COURT [Wheale]: Mr. Horne, they’ve taken those off? MR. HORNE: Yes, sir. THE COURT: Let me tell you something. MR. HORNE: Yes, sir. THE COURT: I got me a pistol right here. MR. HORNE: No, I — THE COURT: I’m quicker on the draw than they are. You make a move — MR. HORNE: I mean no trouble, sir. THE COURT: You be quiet. MR. HORNE: Yes, sir. THE COURT: You make a move in here, I’ll be the one to shoot you first. MR. HORNE: Yes, sir. Although those two pages were missing from the official transcript, Horne’s brother, Donald, later makes reference to the incident in the transcript filed with the court record. “When he came in this room, sir, you showed him a firearm,” Donald Horne is documented as saying. “He didn’t come in this room to threaten you in any way. You pulled your robe up and you have a gun under your robe, sir.” When asked in July about the incident, Wheale acknowledged it had happened. Wheale said that security at the Municipal Building at that time was lax, and he had begun carrying a gun on his person on a regular basis. It was the first criminal proceeding he had overseen, having been assigned to the

domestic judicial section, and when Curtis Horne and his family crowded into Wheale’s small hearing room, it appeared that Curtis and Donald had exchanged something, the judge recalled. “I remember that this man had (once) threatened to kill the assistant D.A. and that he and his brother had hugged, or did something,” Wheale told the Metro Spirit in July. “As I was walking in I saw it out of the corner of my eye and I panicked, and I thought there had been an exchange (of a weapon). “On probably three occasions in 1999, when I thought people were going to do something violent, I told them I carried a gun, because, my bailiff left the room, he was a civilian, and I was oftentimes the only one left in there to provide security.” Wheale said he never actually drew the gun on Horne. That matched the account of the incident Wheale gave to investigators. However, Wheale told the Metro Spirit that he had not directed anyone to remove that portion of the transcript from the case file. But two court reporters told the GBI a different story. Galbreath, on Oct. 15, 2002, told the GBI that after the Horne hearing, Wheale pulled her aside. “He told me that I was not to transcribe anything that day, until after he had called the case number,” Galbreath told investigators. “I didn’t think much else about it at the time. He has never asked me to do that before or since then. No other judge has asked me to do that.” Galbreath also told the GBI at the time that she vaguely remembered “something about a gun.” “I believe what the judge did that day may have been a ‘little uncalled for,’ but I also believe he was ‘provoked’ in some manner,” Galbreath added in her statement to the GBI. Judy Burnett, a court reporter who employed Galbreath at the time, told GBI officials on Oct. 10, 2002, that Wheale called her to his office after the Horne hearing and told her not to start transcribing the court proceeding tape until after she heard him call the case. “When I listened to the tape again and realized that he had not called the case, I just picked a point and started the transcript there,” Burnett told investigators. “I told whoever typed the transcript to leave out the first part about the reference to the gun. I did not know what else to do.” Considering all the information pertaining to the Horne case, Wynne wrote, he felt “the evidence against the judge was at least sufficient probable cause, the legal standard to be followed by the grand jury, to support a charge.” Archer, Wheale’s co-counsel, said he saw nothing unusual in the fact that Galbreath, seemingly at the last minute before the scheduled grand jury hearing, provided an affidavit stating that she had, indeed, felt threatened when Horne was present in the courtroom — this, after earlier stating that the judge’s actions were “a little uncalled for.” “The defendant’s conduct made me afraid for the Judge’s safety and my safety,” Galbreath stated in her affidavit, filed on Oct. 29. “I heard Judge Wheale instruct the defendant to back away from the bench. I, at continued on page 20

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no time, perceived Judge Wheale’s conduct as improper or illegal.” In the sworn affidavit, Galbreath also said Wheale never instructed her to not transcribe the first portion of the Horne hearing that referred to the gun. Archer argued that a GBI report is typically only the agent’s “impressions” of what a witness says. “What you do know is, with the affidavit, she read and reviewed every word in that and was comfortable with it, which she did not do with the GBI agent,” Archer said. “Because that was his impressions of his conversation with her.” Questionable Behavior Although Wheale is now officially cleared of any criminal wrongdoing in the investigation, the 300-plus pages of witness interviews and court transcripts contained in the closed case file, nonetheless, raise questions about how the judge conducts himself in court. The contents of the case file seem to illustrate a judge consumed with power, unwilling to listen to attorneys and defendants in his courtroom. One of the attorneys interviewed by the GBI, Sue Reimer, said she felt the need to stop practicing domestic relations law in order to avoid Wheale. “I had to stop practicing in Judge Wheale’s court because he does not give you a fair day in his courtroom,” Reimer told the GBI. “I’ve been embarrassed and humiliated by him on a number of occasions. He does not let you represent your client.” Mike Spence, a local attorney, told investigators on Jan. 3 of this year that the best thing to do in Wheale’s courtroom “is to keep your mouth shut and let him do all the talking.” Spence said he had also witnessed Wheale resort to unusual tactics to recover unpaid child support from defendants. “I’ve observed him on occasions look at someone in the courtroom and ask them how much their jewelry was worth,” Spence told investigators. “When they would reply, ‘Fifty or seventy-five dollars,’ he would have them take it off and give it to him. After he got the jewelry, he would hand it to the other side and tell them to deduct that amount of money from their child support. “I do not see how he gets away with things like that.” A common theme that runs through the interviews the GBI conducted with the half dozen or so attorneys was Wheale’s constant referring in open court to his childhood with an abusive father. “I’ve heard his stories over and over about him being abused,” local attorney John Claeys told the GBI. “I’ve heard him say that he and his brother were abused by their father, their mother was abused by their father, his sister committed suicide and his brother is a convicted felon. I also know that his sister is alive and well. I think he is beginning to believe some of the stories that he tells.” Several attorneys also said that in the past, Wheale seldom let them present witnesses or evidence in court, but instead, required them to argue their cases 24 hours in advance of a hearing in the form of memos. “Judge Wheale reads those memos as though they were fact,” local attorney Sherry

Barnes told the GBI. “He then makes his rulings based on them.” “That is the way he always conducts his hearings,” Reimer told the GBI, referring to a child custody case she had taken before Wheale. “He never allows anyone to say anything. Most of the time he makes up his mind based on the letters that are sent to him from the attorneys. We never get a chance to argue our cases in front of him.” Another attorney, Bill Williams, told the GBI that he thought Wheale intentionally tried to intimidate people in court. “I have known the judge for a long time. I was impressed with his legal skills when he was an attorney,” Williams told the GBI. “I

interviews sounded like they came from disgruntled attorneys. “What I will say is, at most, it’s a few attorneys (who were interviewed).” Archer said. “And being an attorney myself, you can talk to a handful of members of the bar about one judge and get some who love him and some who hate him, and some who have anecdotes that make him sound like a monster and some that have anecdotes that make him look like an angel. “At this point, I don’t put much stock into what these folks are saying. What I put stock into is, look at his record on appeal and look at his record before the JQC, and there’s been one complaint (the one by Ronald Lord), and

“Like I said, in our opinion, and I think ... in Ken Wynne’s opinion, there was nothing here and it’s shocking to us that it (the investigation) got this far. If there was motivation, if there was pressure coming from behind the scenes that gave this investigation legs that it wouldn’t have had, had it simply had an objective analysis, then, yeah, we’re going to ask around and see if we can’t figure out who was doing it.” — Josh Archer, co-counsel for Judge Duncan Wheale

believe that he now has a chip on his shoulder or something else is wrong. He tries to intimidate people all the time. I think he tries to intimidate them so they will become submissive later on.” Williams told investigators that after a hearing, the mother of one of his clients was upset about how the proceedings went in Wheale’s courtroom. The client’s grandmother was also upset and was talking about the judge in the hallway at the courthouse as they were leaving the hearing, Williams told investigators. Later that day, Williams said, he had another hearing with Wheale on a separate case. “Judge Wheale stated that a bailiff had overheard the conversation we were having (in the hallway) and wanted my client brought back on contempt,” Williams recalled to the GBI. “I told the judge there was no contempt involved in that case, that we were not even in the courtroom. He does not understand what contempt is. I told him it was simply a conversation between us. He finally let the matter drop.” Archer, the attorney for Wheale, said the

it wasn’t from an attorney, to the JQC. And it was dismissed without them taking any action on it.” The Conspiracy Theory Throughout the investigation, Wheale has maintained that he’s the victim of a smear campaign, revenge for his criticizing the running of the local juvenile courts. Indeed, the timeline of the investigation could be seen as supporting his claim. Wheale told the Metro Spirit in July that the allegations by Moore surfaced immediately after he wrote the attorney general and met with the governor about concerns he had with the local juvenile courts and the county’s child protective services. The judge said he had resorted to these efforts after his colleagues chose to ignore his concerns. “The sequence was awfully coincidental,” Wheale said at the time. “When August, I’m spending much of that time trying to hold people accountable and meeting with the governor and writing the attorney general, and then boom, within a few weeks here come

these incidents from three years earlier.” At the time, Wheale would not go on the record as naming the person he felt was behind the supposed vendetta against him. But lately, Wheale has gone public with that name: Superior Court Chief Judge William Fleming. “It’s absolutely untrue,” Fleming said, when contacted by the Metro Spirit. “I had nothing to do with the start of this investigation.” In fact, Fleming said, he had received a call within the past week from Moore, complaining that the daily paper was implying that Fleming was the root of the investigation. “He said, ‘It’s wrong for the newspaper printing corporation to say that you started this investigation, because I started it. I went down to the sheriff’s office and complained, and as a result of my complaining, this investigation started,’ “ Fleming said. Moore did not immediately return a message left on his home answering machine seeking to confirm his conversation with the judge. Fleming said he had not seen any information pertaining to the investigation. “I haven’t seen any of the reports from the GBI,” Fleming said. “I haven’t seen any of that.” Asked if there was animosity between him and Wheale, Fleming replied, “Not as far as I’m concerned. I haven’t had any contact with him recently, but there’s no animosity from my standpoint. I don’t have any animosity against him and I’m not fussing with him, as far as I’m concerned.” Wynne, contacted after officially closing the case, said he had felt no pressure to decide either way on it. “I would just say that I knew what my role was and I knew what my job was and I set out to do that, regardless of any other thing that might come into it,” Wynne said by phone. “My job was simply to determine whether or not there was a case there that warranted presentment to a grand jury and, ultimately, I decided that there was not. “The pressure that I felt was pressure that I put upon myself to do what was right under the law.” “It’s just very unfortunate that you have complaints like that or accusations like that against a sitting judge,” Wynne added. “And you know, the record is there for the public to determine, in each individual’s mind, whether a judge should act in that manner.” Meanwhile, Wheale’s attorneys are embarking on a followup investigation into the matter. “Like I said, in our opinion, and I think ... in Ken Wynne’s opinion, there was nothing here and it’s shocking to us that it got this far,” Archer said. “If there was motivation, if there was pressure coming from behind the scenes that gave this investigation legs that it wouldn’t have had, had it simply had an objective analysis, then, yeah, we’re going to ask around and see if we can’t figure out who was doing it. “I do think it’s important for him (Wheale), and frankly for the community down there, for us to continue looking into this to see if we can figure out if this very curious set of circumstances came up in a way it shouldn’t have,” Archer added. “Because if this did come up in an inappropriate way, I think that needs to be exposed as well.”

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rocery shopping is a bit of a mundane chore. Most have perfected the ritual — same store, same stuff, same time each week — so that they could probably pull their picks off the same ol’ shelves without even really looking. There’s a certain comfort to that — kind of like the long-married couple who knows everything about each other and can finish each other’s sentences. But, as the old saying goes, familiarity breeds contempt and few people really relish a trip to the grocery store. There are ways to spice up your shopping experience, and places to go where you can marvel at the oddities on the shelves and spend a while browsing through items you may never buy but find fascinating nonetheless. If you know where to go, that is. The Old Both inside and out, Hildebrandt’s looks like a throwback to a general store, something that a crane could have picked up from the movie set of an old Western and plopped down on the corner of 6th and Ellis downtown. The vertical sign proudly proclaims that the store was established in 1879 and, truthfully, many of the items inside look as though they could have been purchased about that time. But you’ll also

Delmonico’s Fine Foods find everything on the wooden shelves from brake fluid to barrettes to beer (and anything else you might want). You won’t recognize some brands, and some items you’ll remember from childhood. Wander through the market to the back of the store, however, and discover a small lunch spot that serves homemade American and German fare made to order by owner Luanne Hildebrandt (or Miz Hildebrandt as the regulars refer to her) and her staff. Tables consist of marble slabs atop sturdy wooden furniture and the kitchen is minimally equipped. Hardly anything on the menu tops $3.50 and choices run the gamut between things like souse (hot or pickled) and braunschweiger to homemade chicken salad and pimiento cheese. On my first trip to this landmark I sampled two excellent sandwiches: a drippy chicken salad on sourdough toast with lettuce and tomato and a Reuben on rye. Almost as an afterthought I also ordered what ended up being my favorite part of the meal — a German potato salad which was a warm, mustardy mixture of cubed potatoes, chopped bacon and pickles. Nothing fancy, Hildebrandt’s is nonetheless a nice place to sip a Frostie’s cherry-limeade soda in the bottle and eat a homemade lunch while looking out the screen door onto Ellis Street.

The New As far away from Hildebrandt’s in merchandise as it is in location is Delmonico’s Fine Foods on Davis Road, which opened earlier this year. Imagine, if you possibly can, an even more upscale Fresh Market at about a quarter of the size. Delmonico’s is a heavenly place where chocolate truffles and coffee to sample can be found throughout the store and where helpful workers will happily offer you homemade cookies from their prepared pastry case. Decadent is the key word here — how else do you describe a store that carries lobster pot pies ($50 for a package of four) and pasta, each strand of which is multicolored and almost too beautiful (and expensive at about $15 a package) to eat? Delmonico’s has a small assortment of fruit, vegetables and wine, and spectacular sections for meat, seafood, cheese and olives. The freestanding shelves that dot the middle of the store house an assortment of beautifully packaged items. While it doesn’t offer lunch service, Delmonico’s does have a selection of prepared items to take home and serve. I had a difficult time choosing, but finally went with crab cakes, stuffed mushroom caps and broccoli and cauliflower salad.

Everything was delicious, but ask if you’re unsure about heating instructions because there are none on the labels. The precooked crab cakes, for instance, were a mountainous two- to three-inches thick and difficult to heat through to the center. I made a mess pan-frying them, but it was only because the yummy cakes were nearly all crab with few binding ingredients. It wasn’t a bad problem to have. The mushrooms, stuffed with an uncooked sausage mixture which turned out to be slightly spicy, simply needed to be popped in the oven. The salad, a mixture of broccoli, cauliflower, raisins, sunflower seeds and shredded cheese that only a Southerner could have thought up, offered a pleasant surprise in that it wasn’t dripping with mayo like typical store-bought salads. Super crunchy and mildly sweet, the odd mixture was quite good. Delmonico’s is an indulgence — perfect for times when you want something special but don’t necessarily feel like eating out. Hildebrandt’s, 226 6th Street, is open Mon., Tues., Wed. and Thurs. from 9:306:00; Wed. from 9:30-1:30; and Sat. from 9:30-3:00. Delmonico’s, 139-C Davis Road, is open Mon.-Sat., 9-7.

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Pineapple Pecan*-great flavor with cream cheese frosting; best served chilled $14 Apple Tarts - Flaky puff pastry topped with cinnamon sugar apples Pumpkin Cake*-a moist, not too spicy cake with a lightly spiced Chocolate Cheesecake cream cheese frosting $18 White Chocolate Swirl Mocha Cake-light mocha flavor Cheesecake with coffee buttercream $18 Heath Bar Cheesecake White Chocolate-with a white Peanut Butter Cup chocolate amaretto buttercream $20 Cheesecake Yellow Cake-with white or Peanut Butter Pie chocolate frosting $14 Crème Brulee Keylime Pie Yellow Cake with fruit fillingChocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie choose from strawberry, raspberry, Pecan Pie blackberry, or peach; with a vanilla Brownies frosting $20 (seasonal) and more! Hummingbird Cake*-banana, pecans, and pineapple with a cream Quick & Tasty Lunches cheese frosting $16 Banana Cake- old fashioned favorite with cream cheese frosting $16 Caramel Cake - chocolate, yellow or caramel cake with Please Give at Least 24 Hours caramel frosting $18 Notice Apple Spice Bundt Cake- a not too sweet cake perfect with a cup of Cakes ( 9 inch, 3 layers) coffee $16 Fudge Truffle-chocolate cake Strawberry - with a strawberry with fudge truffle filling and choco- Italian buttercream $22 late buttercream $20 Coconut - a huge cake with fluffy German Chocolate- traditional frosting, coated with coconut $24 with coconut pecan frosting $20 Chocolate Cake with Caramel Pies (10 inch, 8-10 servings) Cream Cheese Frosting-rich Peanut Butter - smooth, rich, creamy frosting made with homeand creamy peanut butter filling in a made caramel on a delicately flachocolate lined pastry crust $12 vored chocolate cake $20 Chocolate Cake- with chocolate Chocolate Bourbon Pecan just the right amount of or white frosting $18 bourbon $12 Red Velvet - traditional cocoa cake with cream cheese frosting $20 Pecan - traditional recipe with a hint of cinnamon $10 Carrot Cake*-moist cake with Rocky Road - loaded with toasted pineapple, carrots and cinnamon; almonds and marshmallows $12 cream cheese frosting topped with Key Lime-this is the real thing! $10 toasted pecans $18

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Lemon Cream - very light texture $10 Coconut Cream - topped with toasted coconut $10 Chocolate Cream - topped with white chocolate shavings $10 Coconut Custard*-light custard with a coconut-brown sugar topping $10 Chocolate Pecan Brownie Pie - a giant brownie in a pie crust loaded with pecans, serve it warm with ice cream! $14 Bake at Home Apple PieThis is a really good pie! Ask about it. $12 Bake at Home Chocolate Chip Pie- with pecans or walnuts $12

Cheesecakes (9 inch, serves 12) all made with reduced fat cream cheese Please give more than 24 hours notice! Chocolate with Homemade Caramel & Toasted Pecans $28 Peanut Butter Cup-lots of Reese’s peanut butter cups $25 Oreo- Oreos and cheesecake; what could be better? $25 Plain with Praline Crust-for fruit topping, add $3 $22 Blueberry - extra creamy, made with real blueberries $26 Peach - seasonal $26 White Chocolate - $25 Key Lime - very refreshing $24 Lemon - topped with a lemon drizzle $25 Banana - creamy and light $24 Pumpkin - like a creamy pumpkin $24 Chocolate Chip - $24 Mocha - $24

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Miscellaneous Cookie Bars - $6/dozen Chocolate chip - w/pecans - w/walnuts - w/maraschino cherries Oatmeal Raisin - w/walnuts - dried apricots Peanut Butter - w/milk chocolate Brown Sugar - w/pecans - w/walnuts - cinnamon sugar Creamy Lemon Bars $8/dozen Brownies (9”x13”) Cappuccino $15 Peanut Butter $12 Cream Cheese $12 Just Brownies $10 - w/pecans - w/walnuts - w/chocolate frosting Dream Bars - $8/dozen Apple Tarts - $2 each, minimum order of 6 *can be made reduced fat Remember this list is constantly evolving and is only considered a suggestion. If you do not see something you would like, please do not hesitate to ask!

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Ready, Set … Choose Your Nutcracker!

By Rhonda Jones

on’t be confused by the fact that two Augusta dance companies are performing “The Nutcracker,” and that one is called “The New Nutcracker.” The big difference is that one is a newer production (guess which one) by a younger company. Ron and Kathleen Jones of Augusta Dance Theatre chatted with Metro Spirit about their production. “Well, it’s ‘The New Nutcracker’ so people will know it’s not Augusta Ballet,” Ron Jones, who is the dance theatre’s director, said. So the name is meant quite literally. “They’ve got a beautiful ballet.” He originally came to Augusta from the Atlanta Ballet, and actually danced with Augusta Ballet before starting The Children’s Ballet Theatre 18 years ago. Then, 13 years ago, Augusta Dance Theatre was born and merged with the school. But, he added, they didn’t start performing a “Nutcracker” until “five or six” years ago, he said, because he was still guesting with other companies before then. And they didn’t throw themselves into it all at once either. Their first year, pre-ballet director Kathleen Jones said, they did a production called “The Nutcracker in a Nutshell,” which was only the first act. Then the following year they performed the second act. The third year, Ron Jones said, they put it all together. “‘The New Nutcracker’ is original choreography,” Ron Jones said. “We use children a lot because we love working with children. Some versions don’t use children at all.” He said, while that approach does technically enhance the dancing, he finds it odd watching a grown woman in the part of the little girl, Clara. “I believe Ron’s giving a lot of opportunities to younger dancers,” Kathleen Jones chimed in. She added that they’ve had 3- and 4-yearold snow angels, 5- and 6-year-old bunnies. And of course, there are plenty of children at the Christmas party. But this year, the Joneses have taken a new tack by hiring a couple of Augusta Ballet dancers (yes, grown-ups), with Tom Shoemaker dancing the role of the Cavalier and Cristy Whitesell as the Sugar Plum Fairy. Ron Jones considers it a tremendous opportunity for his young dancers to work with an

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Kemper Peacock dances the part of Clara for Augusta Ballet. additional two professionals. “It’s a gift to our company,” Ron Jones said. One member of the Augusta Dance Theatre, however, will get to work with even more members of Augusta Ballet – like, all of them. Fourteen-year-old Carlee Snyder, who will dance the part of the Dewdrop Fairy for them, will be a snowflake for Augusta Ballet. So what, besides the ages of the performers, will distinguish their “Nutcracker” from the Augusta Ballet “Nutcracker”? Well, for one thing, the Joneses said, Ron uses his own choreography. And it was quite a challenge, he added, to get the traditional Ballancine choreography out of his head, after having danced to it for so long. But he managed, and has now created a new tradition for his company. In addition to that, he said, the period of the party scene is different. “Ours is Victorian,” Ron Jones said. “I haven’t seen theirs in a long time, but it used to be Southern belle.” Augusta Dance Theatre will perform “The New Nutcracker” at the Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theater on Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. General admission is

$15, while children and seniors pay $10. Call (706) 860-1852 or visit www.augustadancetheatre.com. Ask about Tea and Tutus, a lunchtime event for Nov. 22 in the Red Cedar Room of the Savannah Rapids Pavilion from noon to 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person. The Old Nutcracker “Our ‘Nutcracker’ is based on Ballencine,” said Sarah Shoemaker, marketing director of Augusta Ballet. Yet even so, she added, all of their dancers have danced a variety of “Nutcrackers,” and those have been similar to each other, because “The Nutcracker” is a pretty standard story. “The only thing that would vary,” she said, “is the actual choreography.” There are some modern adaptations, she pointed out, mentioning “The Hard Nut” (1991) by Mark Morris. It’s a parody, to say the least, featuring men in tutus and gaudy, as opposed to elegant, dress. And the toy soldiers defending the house against the invading Rats, are transformed to G.I. Joes. But Augusta Ballet is

going to stick with the traditional this year. She agreed that “The Nutcracker” is perhaps every dancer’s most-often performed ballet, and that is because of its extreme popularity among the audiences. “Realistically, ‘Nutcracker’ is the only reason Augusta Ballet exists. Without a ‘Nutcracker,’ you can’t have a professional ballet company.” And that has nothing to do with Augusta either, she said. Ballet as an industry is dependent on the holiday favorite. “We owe Tchaikovsky. Without ‘Nutcracker,’ the average household would not have ballet in their lives.” Young dancers start their relationships with “The Nutcracker” early, she said. Augusta Ballet sends them up through the ranks: The youngest are the soldiers, the party children, the angels and the polichenelles. Then the teenagers and young professionals dance in the snow corps and flower corps. But the “plum” role, so to speak, for girls, is the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy. “Not every dancer will do Sugar Plum,” she said, explaining the appeal. “When you’re a young dancer, you dream of being the Sugar Plum Fairy. ‘If I could dance that role then I could be beautiful.’” But, she said, it’s a very challenging role. “You can’t mess up. The pressure is very high. Just to get through it is a feat. But to do it and look beautiful and make it look easy…” And certainly by the time a dancer is experienced enough to dance Sugar Plum, she has been through “The Nutcracker” many times. But that experience is part of what can potentially make it such a smooth performance. And it helps to remember, she said, that not everyone has been through “The Nutcracker” so many times. “This may be my 30th time seeing ‘The Nutcracker,’ but it’s somebody’s first time.” Augusta Ballet will perform “The Nutcracker” in Aiken at the Washington Center for Performing Arts, Nov. 29 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., using Aiken children. Then they will perform at the Imperial Theatre in downtown Augusta on Dec. 4 and 5 at 7 p.m., Dec. 6 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. and Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tickets for Augusta performances range from $17 to $40. Ask about discounts for children, seniors and groups of 12 or more. Aiken tickets are all $38. For info call (706) 261-0555 or visit www.augustaballet.org.

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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. There will be no rehearsal the week of Thanksgiving. 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 731-0008 for details.

Exhibitions

“ANGELS ALL AROUND” exhibit Dec. 2-31 at Aiken Count y Historical Museum. For information, call (803) 642-2015. GROUP EXHIBITION featuring works by Son Hae Allen, Keil Alderson, Dick Dunlap, Steve Harrison, David Mascaro and Lucy Weigle 5-9 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Dunlap Studio and Gallery. 722-7333.

AVIS LYLE AND MARY ALICE LOCKHART exhibit in the ar t hall at Sacred Hear t Cultural Center throughout November and December. Call 826-4700.

23RD ANNUAL QUILT SHOW through Nov. 30 at the Aiken County Historical Museum. Call (803) 642-2015. CER AMICS BY ERIC CARLIN will be on display at the Gibbs Library throughout November. 863-1946. MAGGIE DAVID AND MELISSA MESSINA exhibit at the Augusta State University Fine Ar ts Center through Dec. 3. Call 737-1444.

PAINTINGS BY LINDA BAACK will be at the Euchee Creek Library during November. Call 556-0594. AT THE ETHERREDGE CENTER through 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. 724-9542. 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.

Dance

“IT’S THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS” will be performed by Augusta West Dance Studio Dec. 4-6 at the Maxwell Performing Ar ts Center. School performances are 10 a.m. and noon Dec. 4-5 and shows open to the public are Dec. 6, 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. All proceeds benefit the Make a Wish Foundation. Call Barbara Green at 860-0998. “THE NUTCRACKER” will be performed Nov. 29 at 3 and 7 p.m. at the Washington Center for the Performing Ar ts in Aiken. Tickets are $38. For more information, call the Augusta Ballet at 261-0555.

Enjoy films by local artists at the Augusta Mini-Cine Film Fest Nov. 20 at The Bee’s Knees. Saturday of each month, from 7:15-11 p.m. Cost is $7 for members and $10 for non-members. Held at the BPOE facility on Elkdom Cour t. Contact Melvis Lovet t, 733-3890, or Jean Avery, 863-4186, for information.

Beverly J. Barnhar t Theater at Davidson Fine Ar ts School. Admission is $6 adult, $5 senior citizens and children under 5 and $4 Davidson students. Call 8236924, ex t. 137 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.

“THE NUTCR ACKER” will be per formed by students at Brookwood Elementary School 7 p.m. Dec. 2 and 9 a.m. Dec. 3. Free. For more information, contact Johnny Carr, 855-7596, ex t. 217.

Music

AUGUSTA SYMPHONY ENCORE CHAMBER SERIES CONCERT 8 p.m. Nov. 22 at the Unitarian Universalist Hall, 3501 Walton Way Ex t. Tickets are $15 adults, $7.50 students. For tickets, call 826-4705. AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY CHOIR/ORCHESTR A CONCERT 8 p.m. Nov. 25 at the Ma xwell Per forming Ar ts Theatre. Free admission. Call 737-1444. “STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF MOTOWN” at the Bell Auditorium has been rescheduled for Jan. 17. Tickets for the Nov. 15 per formance will be honored at the January per formance. Tickets are $34 for floor seats and seating in par ts of the balcony and $28 in the rest of the balcony. Call 722-3521. DOWNTOWN LUNCH DATE continues noon-2:30 p.m. Nov. 20 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.

“THE LOW COUNTRY: PAINTINGS BY PRESTON RUSSELL” will be on display at the Morris Museum of Ar t through Jan. 11. For more info, call 724-7501.

“THE NEW NUTCRACKER” will be performed by Augusta Dance Theatre Nov. 22-23 at the Maxwell Performing Ar ts Center. Nov. 22 performance is at 8 p.m.; Nov. 23 performance is at 2 p.m. Call 860-1852 for ticket information.

“BABY-BOOM DAYDREAMS: THE ART OF DOUGLAS BOURGEOIS” will be on exhibit at the Morris Museum of Ar t Nov. 22-Feb. 15. Members’ reception and conversation with Douglas Bourgeois and Kevin Grogan 68 p.m. Dec 4. Call 724-7501 for information.

“THE NUTCRACKER” will be at the Imperial Theatre Dec. 45, 7 p.m., Dec. 6, 1 and 5 p.m., and Dec. 7, 2 and 6 p.m. Tickets are $17-$40. For more information, contact the Augusta Ballet, 261-0555.

“BEAUTY SHOP: UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT” will be at the Bell Auditorium Nov. 29, 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are $21.50-$28.50. For more information, call 722-3521.

MILITARY EQUIPMENT DISPLAY at Bar ton Chapel Elementary School Nov. 20, 9 a.m.-noon. 791-6996.

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.

“ANNIE” will be presented by the Augusta Players Nov. 21-22, 8 p.m., and Nov. 23, 3 p.m. at the Imperial Theatre. Ticket prices range from $12-$35 and are available at www.augustaplayers.com or by phone at 826-4707.

AUGUSTA CHAPTER OF THE UNITED STATES AMATEUR BALLROOM DANCERS ASSOCIATION holds a dance the first

“WIND OF A THOUSAND TALES” with audio-visual production selections and ar t gallery Nov. 20-21 in the

“EDWARD RICE: RECENT MONOTYPES” exhibit at the Morris Museum of Art runs through Jan. 4. Call 724-7501.

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“DEANNE DUNBAR: OBJECTS OF DESIRE” will be on display at the Rabold Gallery in Aiken Nov. 20-Feb. 14. For more information, call (803) 641-4405 or e-mail raboldgallery@bellsouth.net.

“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 through Nov. 25. Call 7225495 for information.

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“ANTIGONE” will be presented by the Paine College Drama Depar tment 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 in the Gilber tLambuth Memorial Chapel, 1235 Fif teenth St. Per formances are free to the public. For more information, contact Don Cleary, 495-4361. “LITTLE WOMEN” will be at the Abbeville Opera House Nov. 21-22. For reservations, call (864) 459-2157. “NOISES OFF” will be per formed by the Aiken Community Playhouse Nov. 21-22. For more information or tickets, call (803) 648-1438 or visit www.aikencommunityplayhouse.com. “THE MOUSETR AP” will be presented by For t Gordon Dinner Theatre Nov. 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 of fice at 793-8552 or visit www.for tgordon.com.

Attractions AUGUSTA CANAL INTERPRETIVE CENTER: Housed in Enterprise Mill, the center contains displays and models focusing on the Augusta Canal’s functions and importance to the textile industry. Hours are Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sun., 1-6 p.m. Admission is $5 adult, $4 seniors and military and $3 children ages 6-18. Children under 6 admitted free. Guided boat tours of the Augusta Canal depart 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

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

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MASTERWORKS OF SOUTHERN ART TOUR Nov. 28 and 30, 2 p.m. at the Morris Museum of Ar t. Call 724-7501 for information. LUMINARIAS ON THE LEVEE with decorating and gif t-giving ideas, jewelry show, holiday greenery and wine tasting. Held 6-8 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Morris Museum of Ar t. Cost is $15 per person. Call 724-7501. “ART AT LUNCH: THE SOUTH IN FILM” program Nov. 21, noon, at the Morris Museum of Ar t. Boxed lunches are available for $8.50 for museum members and $10.50 for nonmembers. For those bringing a lunch, the lecture is free for members, $3 for non-member adults and $2 for non-member seniors, students and military personnel. Call 724-7501 to reserve a place. BOOK SIGNING with Col. Jack Jacobs Nov. 20, 5:30 p.m. at the Augusta Museum of History. Jacobs will speak and sign copies of “Medal of Honor: Por traits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty.” Free. Reservations are recommended. 722-8454. “TELLABRATION” with The Tellers of Two Cities storytelling group Nov. 23 at the Morris Museum of Ar t. Stories are suited for adults and children ages 8 and up. The fun begins at 2 p.m. and admission is free. 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.

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.

“IF WALLS COULD TALK” tour program at Ware’s Folly through Nov. 21. For information, call 722-5495.

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 GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTITUTE OF ART in Ware’s Folly exhibits works by local and regional ar tists. Ar t classes, workshops and other educational programming for children, youth and adults are held in the Walker-Mackenzie Studio. 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. Located at 560 Reynolds Street. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m. Admission is $4 adult, $3 seniors, $2 kids (6-18 years of age) and free for children under 6. Free admission on Sundays. Call 722-8454 or visit www.augustamuseum.org for more information. THE MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART hosts exhibitions and special events year-round. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sundays, noon-5 p.m. Closed on Mondays and major holidays. 1 Tenth Street, Augusta. Call 724-7501 or visit www.themorris.org for details. THE MUSEUM OF LAUREL AND HARDY OF HARLEM, GEORGIA features displays of various Laurel and Hardy memorabilia; films also shown. Located at 250 N. Louisville Street in downtown Harlem. Open 1-4 p.m. ThursdayMonday. For more information, call 556-3448. LUNCH AT NOON LECTURE SERIES held the second Wednesday of every month at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black History, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call the museum at 724-3576 for more information.

Special Events

HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA 5-8 p.m. Dec. 4 at Stevens 29 Creek Elementary School. Craf ts, refreshments and more will be available. Contact Donna Hickmon, 868M 3705, ex t. 364, for information. E T

TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY at Nor th Augusta’s John R C. Calhoun Park 6 p.m. Dec. 1. Call (803) 441-4300 O for details. S

P HOLIDAY CELEBRATION AND TREE OF LOVE KICKI OFF Nov. 21 on the front lawn of University Hospital. Live enter tainment begins at 6:30 p.m. and tree lighting R ceremony begins at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. I T Call 736-0847 for more information. N

AUGUSTA COIN CLUB COIN SHOW Nov. 22-23 at the O Guest House Inn. Hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and V 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission and parking are free. For more information, contact David Chism, 541-4143. 2 0

GOLDEN HARVEST FOOD BANK RIBBON CUTTING AND DEDICATION to celebrate the addition to its main facility Nov. 21, 11 a.m. Call 736-1199, ex t. 212. THE RICHMOND ACADEMY CLASS OF 1968 REUNION will be held Nov. 28-29. For information, call Hap Harris, 724-2452, or e-mail Gail Evans Pat t y at Academy1968@aol.com. FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Nov. 25, 5:30 p.m., at Augusta Common. Mayor Young will lights the city Christmas tree and holiday decorations. Live enter tainment, children’s Christmas story hour and visits with Santa will also be par t of the celebration. Call 821-1754 for information. FORT GORDON NOVEMBER RETIREMENT REVIEW will be held Nov. 20, 9:30 a.m. in Alexander Hall. Open to the public. Call 791-6001.

AIKEN TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY Nov. 28, 5:30 p.m., at the Newberry Street Festival Center. For more info, call (803) 649-2221.

CSRA HUMANE SOCIETY MICROCHIP CLINIC Nov. 22, 10 a.m.-noon at the Pet Center, 425 Wood St. Cost is $15 per microchip, plus an additional fee to register the chip with the manufacturer’s database. Dogs should be on a leash and cats should be in a carrier. Cash and checks accepted as payment. 261-PETS.

AUGUSTA MINI-CINE FILM FEST Nov. 20, 7 p.m., 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. at The Bee’s Knees. Free. For more information, call 828-3600.

CHRISTMAS IN OLDE TOWN 9 a.m. Nov. 22 at the Lincoln County Library with book and bake sale, winter carnival, Christmas parade and more. 359-4014.

HOLLY DAYS IN DOWNTOWN AIKEN KICKOFF EVENT Nov. 30 features visits with Santa, craf ts, outdoor concer ts and more. Call (803) 649-2221 for information.

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“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. S Call 722-3521 or (704) 847-9480 for information.

“THE SUBJECT TONIGHT IS LOVE” will be performed by the Alliance Theatre Company on the Hertz Stage in Atlanta through Dec. 21. For ticket information, visit www.alliancetheatre.org or call (404) 733-4600.

P I NOVEMBER FREE FILM SERIES at Headquar ters Library R Tuesdays throughout November. All films star t at 6:30 I T p.m. Nov. 25 showing of “Finding Nemo.” 821-2600.

AT THE GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART in Athens, Ga.: “Enchanting Modern: Ilonka Karasz, 1896-1981” through Feb. 8. Visit www.uga.edu/gamuseum for info.

N MCDUFFIE FRIENDS OF ANIMALS holds pet adoptions each O Saturday, 1-3 p.m. at Superpetz on Bobby Jones V Expressway. Call 556-9090 or visit www.pet finder.com.

“HENRY IV, PART I” will be at The New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta on 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.

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off Bobby Jones Expressway every Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Call AARF at 364-4747 or visit www.aarf.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. 261-PETS.

Out of Town

SALLEY CHITLIN’ STRUT Nov. 29 in Salley, S.C. For more information, call (803) 258-3485 or visit www.chitlinstrut.com. APPALACHIAN THANKSGIVING Nov. 27, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. at Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge in Dawsonville, Ga. Call (706) 265-8888. “DAVID COPPERFIELD: AN INTIMATE EVENING OF GRAND ILLUSION” at the Johnny Mercer Theatre in Savannah, Ga., Dec. 2. 1-800-351-7469. THANKSGIVING CLASSIC PAINT HORSE SHOW Nov. 2830 at Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry, Ga. (770) 844-7275. “HENRY V” will be at The New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta Nov. 26-30 and Dec. 7. Ticket prices

Handmade arts and crafts will be at the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center Nov. 21-23 for the annual “Christmas Made in the South” show. 722-3521. 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. HOLIDAY PROGRAM Nov. 29-30 at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. From 1-4 p.m., patrons of all ages can create their own greeting cards. (404) 733-4501. THE LETTERMEN will be at the Newberry Opera House in Newberry, S.C., Dec. 4, 3 and 8 p.m. Call (803) 276-6264 for tickets. “A CHRISTMAS CAROL” will be presented Nov. 28-Dec. 28 on the Alliance Stage in Atlanta as part of the Alliance Theatre Company’s Family Series. For ticket information, visit www.alliancetheatre.org or call (404) 733-4600. “ATLANTA BALLET’S NUTCRACKER” will be performed by the Atlanta Ballet Nov. 29-Dec. 27 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. For tickets, call (404) 817-8700.

“FANTASY IN LIGHTS” holiday light show at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Ga., Nov. 21-Dec. 28. For ticket info, call 1-800-CALLAWAY. “A WARM SPRINGS THANKSGIVING” Nov. 22, noon-3 p.m. at Little White House Historic Site in Warm Springs, Ga. Call (706) 655-5870 for information. “SAVION AT THE RIALTO” Nov. 25-26 and 28-30 at the Rialto Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets start at $25. Call (404) 651-4727. “HENRY IV, PART II” will be at The New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta Nov. 20-23 and Dec. 6. 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.

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“MERLIN” will be presented through Nov. 23 at the 14th Street Playhouse in Atlanta as part of the Alliance Theatre Company’s Family Series. For ticket information, visit www.alliancetheatre.org or call (404) 733-4600. “RICHARD II” will be at The New American Shakespeare Tavern in Atlanta 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. 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 Art in Columbia, S.C., through Jan. 18. (803) 799-2810.

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Benefits TURKEY FEST Nov. 24, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Peppermill restaurant, 4461 Washington Rd. A traditional Thanksgiving meal will be served for a donation; all proceeds will go to Golden Harvest Food Bank. Call 736-1199, ex t. 208 or email lroper@goldenharvest.org for information. AUTO INVASION 2003 CAR AND TRUCK SHOW at the Julian Smith Casino Nov. 23, 11 a.m. $20 entry fee to show. Proceeds benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Augusta. Call 724-5901 for information. MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION MIRACLE OF LIGHTS at the Augusta Mall through Dec. 7. On Nov. 23, a lunch with Santa and holiday fashion show will be held to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Cost is $7 per person. Call 774WISH for more information or 733-1001, ex t. 7095 to make reservations for the Santa lunch. “ROMANCE AND RENAISSANCE” ANNUAL FUNDRAISER FOR THE GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTITUTE OF ART Nov. 21, 7 p.m., at Ware’s Folly. Dinner, desser t and cof fee and moonlight serenade by vocalist Francine Reed will be featured. Advance registration is required and tickets are $50 per person. Call 722-5495. JAMES BROWN TURKEY GIVEAWAY Nov. 25 at Dyess Park. James Brown Enterprises will be giving turkeys to

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Learning BASIC MICROSOFT WORD CLASSES at the Wallace Branch Library Thursdays, Nov. 20-Dec. 18. Classes held 11 a.m.12:30 p.m. 722-6275. “USING THE PINES CATALOG” workshop at the Appleby Branch Library 10-11 a.m. Nov. 20 and at the Friedman Branch Library 9:30-10:30 a.m. Nov. 20. Learn how to find books, renew books, place holds and check the status of your account. Registration is required. Call the Appleby Branch at 736-6244 or the Friedman Branch at 736-6758. 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, Microsoft Certified System Administrator courses, health care courses, Defensive Driving and more. Aiken Tech also offers Education to Go classes online. For more information or to register, call (803) 593-9231, ext. 1230.

Health MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENINGS Nov. 26, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at the University Seniors Club in Daniel Village. To schedule an appointment, call 774-4145. GRIEF MINISTRY GROUP meets Sundays through Nov. 23, 4-5:30 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. Dec. 2. Call 774-4141 for information. 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, 10:30-11:30 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, Acupuncture, Children’s Medical Services Clinic, Special Needs Safety Seat Loaner Program, Focus on Healing exercise class for breast cancer survivors and more. Call 823-5294 for information.

THE MCG BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP meets 31 the first Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. and provides education and suppor t for those with breast canM cer. For information, call 721-1467. E 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. 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. Dec. 2 lecture is on “504 and Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, Par t II.” 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. Suppor t groups and health screenings are also offered. Call 736-0847 for details.

Kids “NUTCRACKER” TEA holiday par ty for parents and children with the Augusta Ballet Nov. 23, 4-5:30 p.m. at the Woodside Reserve Club in Aiken.Tickets are $16 and preregistration is required. Call 261-0555 for information. “THE FROG PRINCE” will be per formed Nov. 25, 7 p.m., at The Etherredge Center Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for children and students. For tickets, call (803) 641-3305. FAMILY Y SCHOOL’S OUT PRIME TIME PROGR AM for children 5-12 years old with limited space available for 4-year-olds Nov. 26 and 28. Activities held 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Family Y’s Wheeler Branch location with early drop-of f 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. 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.

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Holiday Concerts AUGUSTA SYMPHONY STRING QUARTET per forms Christmas music Nov. 23, 3 p.m. at Woodlawn United Methodist Church. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 738-2546. “HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS” season par ty with the Augusta Opera Dec. 4, 7 p.m. For tickets and info, call 826-4710. CHRISTMAS CONCERT with the USCA/Aiken Community Band Dec. 2, 8 p.m., at the Etherredge Center. For more information, call the Etherredge Center box of fice at (803) 641-3305. THE ACCIDENTALS per form The Roger Denning Memorial Holiday Concer t at the Dec. 2 installment of Tuesday’s Music Live. All concer ts are at noon at Saint Paul’s Church. For tickets, call the box of fice at 722-3463. CAROLS IN THE PARK 6 p.m. Dec. 4 at Creighton Living History Park in North Augusta. Call (803) 441-4300 for information. “FEAST OF CAROLS” holiday madrigal dinner and show Dec. 4-5 at 7 p.m. at USC-Aiken’s Etherredge Center. For more

information, visit www.usca.edu or call (803) 641-3305. AUGUSTA CONCERT BAND EMPTY STOCKING FUND CHRISTMAS CONCERT Nov. 23, 3 p.m. (803) 202-0091. COLUMBIA COUNTY CHOR AL SOCIETY CHRISTMAS CELEBR ATION Nov. 21, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call 560-5920. 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 of fice at 722-8341. “CHRISTMAS FROM DUBLIN” with the Three Irish Tenors will be at the Newberry Opera House in Newberry, S.C., Dec. 3, 3 and 8 p.m. Call (803) 276-6264 for tickets. FAMILY CHRISTMAS CONCERT with the Augusta Concer t Band Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m., at the Ma xwell Per forming Ar ts Theatre on the campus of Augusta State University. Free admission; donations accepted. Call (803) 202-0091 for details.

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FREE CAR SEAT EDUCATION CLASSES for parents and other caregivers the third Monday of every month from 9-11 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 kindergarten 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.

Seniors 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 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 THE AUGUSTA FLASH FAST-PITCH TR AVEL TEAM is looking for players for the 2004 season. Players must be at least 15 years of age as of Jan. 1, 2004. For tryout information, contact Jef f Towe, 868-8485, or Vicki Parker, 854-7711. GASPING GOBBLER 5K RUN/WALK Nov. 22 at the Wilson Branch Family Y. The race begins at 9 a.m. and is open to runners 11 years of age and up. Registration fees are $15 per person. 733-1030. 10K TURKEY TROT AND FUN RUN Nov. 23. Races begin in front of WJBF studios. Fun Run begins at 12:15 p.m. and 10K Turkey Trot begins at 1 p.m. Register on www.active.com or contact Melissa Canady, 828-7211. CEDAR CREEK TURKEY TROT Nov. 23. For more information, call (803) 642-7557. THE AUGUSTA VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION is looking for new members. For more information, visit www.augsutavolleyball.com.

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THE AUGUSTA RUGBY CLUB is always looking for new members. Teams available for women and men; no experience necessary. Practice is Tuesday and Thursday nights, 79 p.m. at Richmond Academy. For more information, call

Don Zuehlke, 495-2043, or e-mail augustar fc@yahoo.com. You may also visit www.augustarugby.org.

Volunteer AARP TAX-AIDE is looking for volunteers to dedicate four or more hours per week from Feb. 1-April 15 assisting senior ta xpayers. Five-day free training course for Ta x-Aide volunteers begins in January. For more information, contact William J. Kozel at 210-3048. THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT COALITION is looking for volunteers with basic computer skills to prepare ta x returns for individuals with low and limited income, individuals with disabilities, non-English speaking persons and elderly ta xpayers. Volunteers receive free training and instruction materials from the IRS and will serve at VITA sites throughout the community. For more information, contact Sheryl Silva, 826-4480, ex t. 341. AUGUSTA/CSR A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY needs volunteers at ReStore, Walton Way and Tenth Street, to assist with receiving donations of new and used building and home improvement materials and warehousing them for sale to the public. The store is open ThursdaySaturday year round. If you can commit eight or more hours per month, contact Steve Buck, 364-7637. MENTORS AND VOLUNTEERS needed to provide suppor t for MACH Academy at the May Park Communtiy Center and the Fleming Tennis Center. Education, tutoring and technology sessions held Monday-Thursday, 36 p.m. at each location. Tennis instruction and fitness activities held Monday-Thursday, 6-7 p.m. at May Park and Monday-Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., Friday, 6-8 p.m. and Saturday, 2-5 p.m. at the Fleming Center. 796-5046. FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED for children and teenagers in Richmond County. For information, contact Luera Lewis, 721-3718. 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. UNITED HOSPICE OF AUGUSTA is in need of volunteers to support terminally ill patients. Scheduling and training times are flexible. Call Donna Harrell at 650-1522 for information. THE ARTISTS’ CONSERVATORY THEATRE OF THE CSR A is looking for volunteer board members, actors and production crew. Call 556-9134 or e-mail act@theatermail.net. 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 of fice at 793-9998. 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. COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE PROGR AM VOLUNTEER TR AINING: The CASA program is looking for volunteers 21 years of age and older to advocate for abused and neglected children in the juvenile cour t system. Volunteers need no experience and will be provided with specialized training. Call 737-4631. CSRA HUMANE SOCIETY NEW VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION PROGRAM the third Saturday of every month at the Pet Center, 425 Wood St. Orientation starts 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 or Espy De Leon at 394-0838 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 lift 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.

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Meetings THE CANOE AND KAYAK CLUB OF AUGUSTA meets the four th Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m., at the Warren Road Community Center. For more information, contact Jim Mashburn at 860-5432. CSRA LINUX USERS GROUP meets the four th Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. at Borders Books and Music to discuss computers, Linux, the Internet and other related issues. For more information, call 790-8439.

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COMMUNITY-WIDE MEETING FOR RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT FIVE hosted by commissioner Bobby Hankerson Nov. 22, 9 a.m., at the Henry H. Brigham Community Center. For information, call 799-7845. THE GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY of Augusta meets the third Friday of every month, 7:30 p.m., at the Georgia Military College Building. Contact Jean Parker at 650-2956 or Connie Barrow at 547-0178 for more information. BEGINNER LEVEL VIDEO MAKER CLUB is seeking members who want to share ideas and obtain advanced training in various aspects of video production. The club meets the third Thursday of each month, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at the Maxwell Branch Library. Call Louise Coe, 592-6464, for information. THE AUGUSTA UNIT OF THE GEORGIA CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS will hold a CEU program Nov. 20, 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Outpatient Building at Walton Rehabilitation Hospital. 863-6179.

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SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING Nov. 25, 11 a.m. at East Augusta Middle School’s Media Center Lecture Room. The public is invited to discuss school issues and parental involvement. Call Dr. Cur tis at 823-6960, ex t. 200, or e-mail Dean Morris, dean.morris@dsm.com, for information.

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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. NAR-ANON FAMILY GROUP for relatives and friends of drug abusers. No dues or fees. The group meets Mondays at 7 p.m. Call for location. For information, contact Josie, 4145576, or Lionel, 860-0302. 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 Presbyterian Church. 1-800-313-0170. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: For more information and a meeting schedule, call 860-8331. 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. 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. GUIDELINES: Public service announcements are listed in this section without charge at the discretion of the editor. Announcements must be received by Monday at noon and will be included as space permits. Send to Events, Metro Spirit, P.O. Box 3809, Augusta, GA 30914 or fa x (706) 7336663. You may also e-mail listings to rhonda.jones@metrospirit.com or lisa.jordan@metrospirit.com. Listings cannot be taken over the phone.

University Health Care System Holiday Celebration Friday, Nov. 21 Front lawn, University Hospital 6:30-7 p.m.: Refreshments and Entertainment 7 p.m.: Program and Tree Lighting Local choirs and musicians will perform. A very special visitor – Santa Claus – will light the tree. FREE and open to everyone. For more information, call 706/736-0847 or 800/413-6652. www.universityhealth.org

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Dunbar Startles Viewers With Feminism

eanne Dunbar makes paintings that you have to actually look at. There’s a familiarity about them – the pleasant, dappled lighting; the young face, lost in thought; the female form. But these forms are not those you may be used to viewing in works of art. Some of her subjects are very large women, others become aware that they are being looked at, and react strongly. It forces the viewer to pay attention at the dialogue between artist and viewer, subject and watcher. Rabold Gallery in downtown Aiken, S.C., is presenting “Deanne Dunbar: Objects of Desire,” from Nov. 20 through Feb. 14. Materials distributed by the gallery call the show a “Feminist art exhibit in three sections, with each section contributing a distinct perspective to the artist’s overall vision.” The first section, according to the gallery statement, is “The Great Models Paintings,” a series of self portraits in which the artist places herself in 15th century through early 19th century European portraits. The second section is “The Shirley Temple Paintings,” which uses symbols of female childishness, such as curly locks, to perhaps make a statement concerning the quest to celebrate only youth and innocence in women, to keep them as girls, and ignore their capacity as thinking individuals involved in areas such as politics, philosophy, science. The third section is “The Spy Paintings,” which takes a critical look at the “implied violence” of the male gaze. “This series,” according to the statement, “suggests the final result of the construction of a female identity under the watchful eye of a masculine tradition.” Dunbar’s work certainly invites the viewer to think. Metro Spirit recently got the opportunity to trade questions and answers with Dunbar via e-mail, discussing subject matter and philosophy as it pertains to her work. The first thing we asked, of course, was the obvious: Why big girls, and how does this choice relate to feminism? “Well,” she replied. “At the basics of feminism is the assumption that women can do anything men can do. But in actuality, women cannot safely go out at night alone and have to generally be on guard not to place themselves in dangerous situations. My exploration of the male gaze finds it with an implication of violence – that that desire can be claimed with the quick clutch of a strong arm.” The women in her paintings, however, are not playing the part of the victim.

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take as subject matter an actress who is perhaps too young to fully consent to or be aware of the development of her public persona.” She said she uses the young actress, looking off-camera for someone to tell her what to say, as a metaphor. “I use this as a metaphor for the condition of young women,” she said. “The development of a female identity, is still based on the condition of being attractive to the male. I am interested in the ways women are exposed to this concept of ‘what a man wants,’ in order to manifest it.” About the works by the old masters in which beautiful women are the subjects, she had this to say: “The series of paintings titled ‘The Artist as the Model of the Old Master’ in the show refer to the ideas of ‘genius’ and the worship of ‘masterworks’ in painting which have referred to and maybe will always refer to men.” She said that such “worship” rewards ideas that were ultimately damaging to the place of women in the arts. “My paintings use my body and the heads of children, implying that perhaps women

“The Creeps 2” (top) and “Rapture” (right) are currently on display at Rabold Gallery in Aiken. “The large women assert power, and I play on the stereotypes big enough to crush you, sit on you, bull in a china shop, etc. These women can use their bodies as weapons. Yet we are aware of society’s thought that these women, more than others, should have something to be ashamed of. Their curviness, which draws an uncomfortable curiosity, seems also to be a buffer against attacks on their inner selves, a thick skin.” As for feminine beauty, Dunbar said she can’t prescribe what should be, but rather that she uses things like rouged cheeks and stock poses with these unfamiliar model types. And then there’s the training of innocence. “In ‘The Shirley Temple Paintings,’ I

as models (which is what role we find them in the history of art) began as a response to the sexual desires of the male-dominated art world. That they may have somehow been tricked into using their bodies to be represented in the arts. The same trick still applies: The emerging female artist, which is what my pigtailed young girls symbolize, has a difficult time knowing whom to trust.” And then there’s a work titled “The Creeps 2,” which portrays a young woman lying on her stomach in the grass, who has just realized she is being watched by an unwelcome pair of eyes. It is quite jarring, and impossible to leave alone. “The ‘Creeps’ paintings make up a twopart narrative, ‘The Creeps 1’ and ‘The Creeps 2,’ a before-and-after. Part I is the moment before the woman realizes she is being stared at, though the viewer can tell because of a slight aerial perspective borrowed from some of the drawings of Degas. Part 2 is her recognition of the viewer. “The title does a few things. It refers to the creeps, or men who look at women in a way that implies violence and possession. And the creeps, a perhaps intuitive feeling a woman might have about being watched that may cause her to turn around. The uninviting look on the woman’s face in ‘The Creeps 2’ may lead us to the conclusion that the next part of the narrative could depict the predator leaving, after the recognition of a consciousness by his subject. In this sense ‘the creeps’ serve as a warning to protect her from the uninvited viewing and whatever else that may lead to.” Which brings us of course, to a discussion of feminist art itself. “The term ‘feminist art’ recalls for me the early generations of women artists who worked toward integrating ‘women’s lib’ into mainstream culture,” Dunbar said. “Feminist art has placed women’s traditional crafts in the context of fine art, rediscovered achievements of

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“Self Portrait as the Model for the Old Master” employs the artist’s body with the head of a child.

historic women, worked for a recognition of women artists, reclaimed their bodies, highlighted misrepresentations of women … The list goes on. They began chipping away at a long history of male dominance in art and in the world.” She feels that her work continues the dialogue started by those early works, and puts forth a definition of feminist art as work that “assumes that there is something unresolved or unrecognized about the lives of women, and that women can benefit from the placement of this issue in the context of the larger cultural arena.” At the moment, she considers her work more a reaction to the culture at large rather than a vehicle for helping to shape it, owing from the facts that the work comes out of her own concerns and that she is just beginning to show it. “I do assume that these concerns aren’t specific to me, and I try to speak with other women in mind,” she said. At least part of the reason she has decided to tackle this particular subject matter, she said, is the set of problems that young women artists have to confront when entering the art world. “There are predators who lure young women artists with the promise of a place in the city, introductions to important people, and show opportunities. … I am discovering that I must be very careful.” She has at times invited the wrong people to her gallery, she said, who were more interested in her body than in her art. “Though I am not overly trusting or gullible, I guess I can still be tricked. This is maybe not what a male artist has to go through.” A question concerning whether having to get back to “real life” interrupts her flow when she’s working on larger pieces led to a discovery that the themes in her painting make their way into her other work as well. “Luckily, I won a grant this year for a collection of fiction I wrote called ‘Spelling Lesson.’ This re-examines the cliche of the male professor and the female student to bring to light one possible way females may begin to act in a male-designated mode. Because of this money, I have been able to spend solid time putting together this show. (I have had no life to speak of in other words.)” That award would be the 2003 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship for Fiction. In 2001, she won the Sandberg Shriber Prize in Creative Writing. She is from Pennsylvania and studied at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., having exhibited throughout western Pennsylvania. She twice received purchase awards at shows at The Erie Art Museum and twice received the Doane Purchase Award in Meadville. She also won the 2000 Doane Prize in Painting and the 2003 Juror’s Prize at the Meadville Center for the Arts. “Deanne Dunbar: Objects of Desire” will be on exhibit from Nov. 20 through Feb. 14 at Rabold Gallery in Aiken, S.C. For info call (803) 641-4405 or write raboldgallery@bellsouth.net.

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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 a 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) ★ The Cat in the Hat (PG) — A bored pair of siblings, played by Spencer Breslin and Dakota Fanning, are visited one rainy day while they’re home alone by a cat in a hat, as well as two other creatures named Thing No. 1 and Thing No. 2. The threesome proceed to wreak havoc around the house. Cast: Mike Myers, Spencer Breslin, Dakota Fanning, Alec Baldwin, Sean Hayes, Kelly Preston, Paris Hilton.

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Patrick O'Brian's novel is soaked in the truth of salt spray on oak, of canvas torn by wind and shot, of the duty that drives men through oceanic dangers. This is the finest movie ever made about men fighting under sail. Russell Crowe is made to order as Capt. "Lucky" Jack Aubrey, the skipper of a British Royal Navy ship during the Napoleonic Wars. Running time: 2 hrs., 18 mins. (Elliot) ★★★★ The Matrix: Revolutions (R) — So much expectation, so much budget and now ... this? Yep, a grinding bore with more solemn neo-religious talk about savior Neo (Keanu Reeves), contending worlds (equally ugly) and video game (oops, action) payof fs that cost hugely, but of fer trite satisfaction (hordes of metallic bugs, a leaping fist fight in the rain). Nobody really acts, though Mary Alice is cute as a cookie-baking oracle. Hugo Weaving as the evil, grinning Agent Smith still seems like an FBI man hysterical about losing J. Edgar Hoover. It's a banal epic, for diehard fans only. Running time: 2 hrs., 9 mins. (Elliot t) ★

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Elizabeth (Keira Knightly), the governor's beautiful daughter, what can her secret admirer, the lowly blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), do but go af ter her? He's forced to team up with the immensely unreliable Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp). The movie lies becalmed when Depp/Sparrow is absent; when he's on screen, it's a rousing good time. Since he's on screen a good par t of the time, that makes "Pirates of the Caribbean" a rousing good movie. Arrrrr! Cast: Johnny Depp, Geof frey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightly, Jonathan Pryce. Running time: 2 hrs., 14 mins. (Salm) ★★★ 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 schmaltz-intolerant 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 Zucker, Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen, Regina Hall, Denise Richards. Secondhand Lions (PG) — Gar th (Michael Caine) and Hub (Rober t Duvall), are rascal adventurers retired back to Texas in the early 1960s, living in a gothic farm hulk. Newly arrived nephew Walter (Haley Joel Osment) is truly spooked for a while. The old bros aren't happy when relatives visit, least of all Walter's tumbleweed mother Mae (Kyra Sedgwick), a dingbat and liar who drops the boy with them so she can run of f and live stupid. There are pleasing moments under the storybook stars, and the human stars register well. We can rely on Caine to be tar t but graceful, and on Duvall to deliver crunchy lessons in manly vir tue without spilling them into our laps like stale corn. Cast:

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REGAL AUGUSTA EXCHANGE 20 Movies Good 11/21 - 11/27 Gothika (R) Fri-Sat: 1:45, 4:05, 7:15, 7:50, 9:35, 10:10, 11:55; Sun-Thur: 1:45, 4:05, 7:15, 7:50, 9:35, 10:10 The Cat in the Hat (PG) Fri-Sat: 12:00, 12:20, 12:40, 1:00, 2:20, 2:40, 3:00, 3:20, 4:40, 5:00, 5:20, 5:40, 7:00, 7:20, 7:40, 8:00, 9:20, 9:40, 10:00, 10:20, 11:25, 11:55, 12:25; Sun-Thur: 12:00, 12:20, 12:40, 1:00, 2:20, 2:40, 3:00, 3:20, 4:40, 5:00, 5:20, 5:40, 7:00, 7:20, 7:40, 8:00, 9:20, 9:40, 10:00, 10:20 Looney Tunes: Back in Action (PG) Fri-Sat: 12:50, 2:05, 3:10, 4:30, 5:30, 6:55, 9:35, 11:45; Sun-Thur: 12:50, 2:05, 3:10, 4:30, 5:30, 6:55, 9:35 Love Actually (R) 1:15, 4:15, 7:25, 10:25 Master and Commander (PG-13) 12:55, 1:25, 3:55, 4:25, 7:05, 7:35, 10:10, 10:40 Tupac Resurrection (R) Fri-Sat: 12:05, 2:00, 2:45, 4:35, 5:25, 7:10, 8:05, 9:45, 10:50, 12:20; Sun-Thur: 12:05, 2:00, 2:45, 4:35, 5:25, 7:10, 8:05, 9:45, 10:50 Matrix Revolutions (R) 1:50, 4:45, 7:45, 10:40 Elf (PG) Fri-Sat: 12:30, 1:30, 2:50, 4:00, 5:10, 6:50, 7:30, 9:30, 9:50, 11:50, 12:10, Sun-Thur: 12:30, 1:30, 2:50, 4:00, 5:10, 6:50, 7:30, 9:30, 9:50 Brother Bear (G) Fri-Sat: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:15, 11:25; Sun-Thur: 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:15 Scary Movie 3 (PG-13) 1:10, 3:30, 5:40, 8:15, 10:30 Radio (PG) 12:05, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25 Texas Chainsaw Massacre (R) 12:45, 3:15, 5:45, 8:10, 10:35 Runaway Jury (PG-13) 2:10, 5:05, 7:55, 10:45 EVANS 14 CINEMAS Movies Good 11/21 - 11/25 Love Actually (R) Fri: 4:10, 7:10, 9:55; Sat-Sun: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:55; Mon-Tues: 4:10, 7:10, 9:55 Gothika (R) Fri: 3:35, 5:35, 7:35, 9:35; Sat-Sun: 1:35, 3:35, 5:35, 7:35, 9:35; Mon-Tues: 5:35, 7:35, 9:35 The Cat in the Hat (PG) Fri: 2:00, 3:00, 4:20, 5:15, 6:30, 7:20, 8:45, 9:30; Sat-Sun: 12:50, 2:00, 3:00, 4:20, 5:15, 6:30, 7:20, 8:45, 9:30; Mon-Tues: 4:20, 5:15, 6:30, 7:20, 8:45, 9:30 Master and Commander (PG-13) Fri: 2:30, 4:00, 5:30, 7:00, 8:30, 9:50; Sat-Sun: 1:00, 2:30, 4:00, 5:30, 7:00, 8:30, 9:50; Mon-Tues: 4:00, 5:30, 7:00, 8:30, 9:50 Looney Tunes: Back in Action (PG) Fri: 3:15, 5:20, 7:40; Sat-Sun: 12:55, 3:15, 5:20, 7:40; Mon-Tues: 5:20, 7:40

Matrix Revolutions (R) Fri: 4:15, 7:15, 9:50; Sat-Sun: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:50; Mon-Tues: 4:15, 7:15, 9:50 Elf (PG) Fri: 2:15, 3:30, 4:35, 5:45, 6:45, 7:55, 9:00, 10:05; Sat-Sun: 1:20, 2:15, 3:30, 4:35, 5:45, 6:45, 7:55, 9:00, 10:05; Mon-Tues: 4:35, 5:45, 6:45, 7:55, 9:00, 10:05 Brother Bear (G) Fri: 2:45, 3:45, 5:00, 7:30, 9:40; Sat-Sun: 12:45, 1:45, 2:45, 3:45, 5:00, 7:30, 9:40; Mon-Tues: 5:00, 7:30, 9:40 Radio (PG) Fri: 4:45, 7:25, 9:40; Sat-Sun: 1:30, 4:45, 7:25, 9:40; Mon-Tues: 4:45, 7:25, 9:40 Scary Movie 3 (PG-13) Fri: 3:05, 5:05, 7:05, 9:05; Sat-Sun: 1:05, 3:05, 5:05, 7:05, 9:05; Mon-Tues: 5:05, 7:05, 9:05 Texas Chainsaw Massacre (R) 10:00 Runaway Jury (PG-13) 6:15, 9:15 MASTERS 7 CINEMAS Movies Good 11/21 - 11/25 Gothika (R) Fri: 5:25, 8:00, 10:00; Sat-Sun: 3:15, 5:25, 8:00, 10:00; Mon-Tues: 5:25, 8:00 The Cat in the Hat (PG) Fri: 5:00, 7:30, 9:30; Sat-Sun: 3:00, 5:00, 7:30, 9:30; Mon-Tues: 5:00, 7:30 Master and Commander (PG-13) Fri: 4:15, 7:00, 9:40; Sat-Sun: 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:40; Mon-Tues: 4:15, 7:00 Tupac Resurrection (R) Fri: 5:05, 7:40, 9:55; Sat-Sun: 2:15, 5:05, 7:40, 9:55; Mon-Tues: 5:05, 7:40 Looney Tunes: Back in Action (PG) Fri: 5:30, 7:35, 9:35; Sat-Sun: 3:20, 5:20, 7:35, 9:35; Mon-Tues: 5:20, 7:35 Matrix Revolutions (R) Fri: 4:35, 7:15, 9:50; Sat-Sun: 2:00, 4:35, 7:15, 9:50; Mon-Tues: 4:35, 7:15 Elf (PG) Fri: 5:15, 7:45, 9:45; Sat-Sun: 2:45, 5:15, 7:45, 9:45; Mon-Tues: 5:15, 7:45 REGAL 12 CINEMAS Movies Good 11/21 - 11/27 The Fighting Temptations (PG-13) 2:00, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55 Beyond Borders (R) 2:05, 4:35, 7:00, 9:25 Secondhand Lions (PG) 1:55, 4:25, 7:00, 9:30 The Rundown (PG-13) 2:15, 4:30, 7:10, 9:30 Pirates of the Caribbean (PG-13) 2:10, 5:00, 7:45 Cabin Fever (R) 2:40, 5:10, 7:35, 9:50 Jeepers Creepers 2 (R) 2:20, 4:30, 7:15, 9:35 S.W.A.T. (PG-13) 2:05, 4:30, 7:05, 9:55 Freddy Vs. Jason (R) 2:35, 4:40, 7:40, 9:50 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, 9:45

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Turkey Bash Brings Stewart and Winfield to Town

t’s been a busy year for Athens roots rockers Stewart and Winfield since they played last November’s Turkey Bash at Last Call. They’re back again this year after some high-profile projects, a brief hiatus from touring and some networking with other musicians and record labels. “We’ve had a really, really busy beginning of this year,” says Stewart Marshall. “This past year we kicked off the year with a performance at Philips Arena in Atlanta for the Atlanta Thrashers game.” The band, which consists of Marshall, Winfield Smith, Augusta native David Nickel, Carlton Owens and A.J. Adams, also recorded some music for the independent film “Louie the Moon.” The film was sent to the Sundance and Cannes film festivals. “Catherine Owens is a first-time screenwriter up in Chapel Hill, N.C. She got a hold of our music somehow, became a huge fan, but had never heard us live before,” Marshall says. “When it was time to put together some music for her screenplay, she said, ‘Let me try to contact these guys.’ We went up there and played a special show. She came and checked us out. We ended up, during soundcheck, doing a brand-new song called ‘Sometimes.’ She said, ‘Is there

any way I can get you to do a version of that song for my movie?’ We went into the studio real quickly and cut that song.” Stewart and Winfield also took some time out for a summer vacation of sorts. “We decided after seven years of touring as weekend warriors, we were going to take our first break from the road. We took the entire summer off. We took the summer off and played minimal amounts of shows to really kind of get refocused and decide where we needed to concentrate our efforts. That allowed us to do different side projects, not leaving music, of course – you can’t do that,” Marshall says. “But I did a whole lot of solo shows around Georgia and was able to concentrate on new material and get out there and be a little freer in not only where I played but also in the performance part of it.” The time away from touring served to recharge the entire band and also became a source for new material. Marshall, who spent most of his summer in Savannah, used the time to write. “I was able to relax. When you relax, you tend to want to write,” he says. “The new material is flowing. Everyone is excited about the possibility of doing a new record. And by doing a new record, we’re looking to be with an established

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record label. Hopefully, there are bigger things down the road.” Marshall noticed a few other changes when the band came back together in the fall. “Everybody was excited about striking that first chord,” he says. “After you play acoustic for three or four months, you get to where you just want to rock out. We’re pretty much known for our vocal harmonies. Our voices were a lot better off. I think our voices are stronger now. … When I say we took a break, we took a break from the road. We played several more high-profile things, like a Georgia Public Radio broadcast. We played three or four new songs and it was in their studio in Atlanta. That was really the first time we’d gotten back. That was really cool. It was such an organic thing. It turned out really good. “We played a big festival down in Live Oak, Fla., the Great Southern Harvest Music Fest, which was a new experience for us to be included in a music festival. It’s a lot more laid-back. You get there and it’s a lot more fun to be there with other bands.” And now it’s time once again for the Turkey Bash in Augusta. It all works out, Marshall says, because most of the band members are traveling from Athens to

Savannah to visit family for the Thanksgiving holiday. “I believe this is our third time at Last Call. For the last six years or so, we’ve played in Augusta somewhere around Thanksgiving. It gets everybody good and primed for the holidays. Just stop by, say hello, and rock out as Augusta does,” he says. “We started out playing there more than any other town in Georgia besides Savannah and Athens. That was kind of a circuit there. … It’s a homecoming of sorts. It feels good to have that much history.” Stewart and Winfield fans jonesing for new material recorded since the band’s last album, “Lowcountry Blues,” will find a few new gems at www.stewartandwinfield.com. “We’ve been very fortunate to have revamped it,” says Marshall of the site. “I think in order to be effective and have people return to your site, you need to keep it updated. Give people a reason to keep coming back for something new. We’ve put a couple of songs up there that aren’t available any other way.” Stewart and Winfield performs at Last Call Nov. 26. Fellow Athens band Park Bench Trio opens. Tickets are $7 at the door. For more information, contact the folks at Last Call, 738-8730.

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EORGE HARRISON. The youngest and most mystical BEATLE blossomed extremely late as a composer during the Beatles years. Other than the twodisc 1968 “White Album,” Harrison usually was allotted only one or two lead vocals on Beatles LPs. In the FAB’s early days, his vocal spots were mostly taken on cover songs such as “Roll Over Beethoven,” “Chains” and Carl Perkins’ “Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby.” JOHN LENNON even wrote two songs, “Do You Want to Know a Secret?” and “I’m Happy Just to Dance with You,” for George to sing. So why did Harrison sing other musicians’ songs instead of his own? The answer’s simple. He didn’t consider himself a songwriter. Beginning with 1965’s “Help,” George started composing with increasing regularity. He penned three tunes for 1966’s “Revolver” (including the sarcastic “Taxman”) and the RAVI SHANKARinspired “Within You Without You” for “Pepper” the next year. His standards, “Here Comes the Sun” and “Something,” were the high points for many from the Beatles final studio statement, “Abbey Road.” Honoring Harrison’s immense and charismatic musical career is “The Concert for George,” out this week on DVD, which features some of his old musical cronies performing their fave Harrison tunes. ELO leader and former WILBURY JEFF LYNNE, ERIC CLAPTON, Shankar, TOM PETTY, BILLY PRESTON and surviving Beatles PAUL MCCARTNEY and RINGO STARR are featured on the disc, recorded last year in England. BOB DYLAN is conspicuous by his absence. It’s a warm and loving tribute that makes a very appropriate coda to one of the most underrated rock icons the biz ever produced. Fast Fashion Solo Dept. In DEPECHE MODE, DAVE GAHAN has spent the last two decades singing the songs of fellow bandmate MARTIN GORE. After the group’s extremely underwhelming “Exciter” disc of a couple of years ago, Gahan decided to make a solo record which became “Paper Monsters,” released earlier this

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month. It’s a welcome reinvention of sorts, giving the vocalist a chance to show his stuff on his own terms. There’s two versions of the disc — get the one with the free bonus DVD for some extra goodies. I’m not much on politics, but local leader MARION WILLIAMS has got it right. A JAMES BROWN Music Festival, organized correctly, would be a tremendous boost to Augusta’s tourism efforts and a funkied-fine time for locals too. The powers that be goofed big-time when they failed to name Lake Olmstead Stadium after former Augusta resident and baseball great TY COBB, so let’s hope city officials won’t err in not taking advantage of one of the greatest ambassadors in Augusta’s history. Turner’s Quick Notes A vintage live RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE DVD reaches stores this week … THE STROKES’ second outing, “Room On Fire,” continues to impress. Lead singer JULIAN CASABLANCAS just might be the next LOU REED … The original DURAN DURAN lineup visits Atlanta’s Tabernacle Nov. 21 … THE CURE have a whopping four-CD box due early next year … ”Let It Be … Naked” from the Beatles is new this week … Don’t be fooled. TUPAC’s “Resurrection” movie is just that. A movie. The late rapper remains as dead as HENDRIX. Turner’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Jeopardy A. This soul great was the original singer in Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. Q. Who is Teddy Pendergrass?

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hey’re back — with a new name, a new album and a few minor musical changes. They’re Near Earth Object, the band formerly known as Juice. Near Earth Object’s Liz Hodges recently spoke with the Metro Spirit about what’s changed for the band. “Changing the band name, when we were Juice, was something that we had been talking about for a long time,” she said. “The more places we sent promo packs to out of town, the more bands named Juice we ran into. After several clubs in Atlanta and Asheville said they dug the music but we couldn’t play under the name Juice, we realized it was going to be a problem.” Along with the new name came a couple minor tweaks to the band’s lineup. Hodges’ brother David, Juice’s lead singer/guitar player, left to pursue other goals, and lead guitarist Matt Socha stepped into the role of frontman. “We decided to take some time off from playing shows and write some new music. I don’t think we intentionally changed the style of music, but with Matt being the new

frontman and only guitar player, his style and influences — most notably funk — naturally came through more than they had in the past,” Hodges said. “So, since the lineup had changed and we were working on new songs for a new album, it seemed to be the perfect time to change our name.” Their self-titled CD entered the local music scene with a bang — the release was commemorated by not one, but two CD release parties. “The Augusta release at the Soul Bar was a blast,” said Hodges. “The atmosphere there is so great; we always have good shows when we play there. We were also pleased to have Keith ‘Fossill’ Gregory start the show for us, especially after learning that in all of his years playing in Augusta, he had never played in the Soul Bar. “Likewise, the Aiken release party at the Aiken Brewing Company was a big party, to say the least. Most importantly, a lot of people came out to support us at both shows and had a good time and seemed to really enjoy the new music.”

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The crowds in both cities have shown great support for Near Earth Object, and the band tries to play at least once a month in each locale. “While most of our crowd in Aiken in comprised of friends (and) fans, we have noticed that when we play in Augusta, there are always other Augusta musicians there, and that’s pretty cool. We definitely appreciate the support and

try to return it whenever possible,” Hodges said. Catch Near Earth Object performing at the USC-Aiken Battle of the Bands Nov. 21, 8 p.m., in the SAC Gym. Admission for non-students is $5. Alternatively, you can see Near Earth Object at The Aiken Brew Pub Nov. 28, starting at 10:30 p.m. For more information, check out the band’s Web site at www.nearearthmusic.com.

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Meat Loaf Goes Splat Marvin Lee Aday, known to his fans as Meat Loaf, went down Nov. 17 as he performed a concert in London. The 56-yearold singer tried to perform yet another song but was taken to the hospital instead. Spokespersons say his condition is not lifethreatening, just a case of exhaustion caused by a “prolonged” viral infection. He’d already cancelled his Nov. 13 and Nov. 15 dates due to illness and also had to cancel some June dates to have emergency intestinal surgery.

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Clay Aiken Bitten by Insult Comic Dog “Get Neutered: It Didn’t Hurt Clay Aiken.” That’s the newest from Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. The “American Idol” winner made a recent statement in a “Rolling Stone” article about running over a kitten when he was 16, and saying that he’s hated cats ever since and thinks that they are Satan. It was Triumph’s idea to do it as an ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), but the animal rights group liked the idea so much, they went along with it. What Would Mother Judd Say? Wynonna Judd was charged on Nov. 13 with DUI when caught driving 47 in a 30 mph zone in Tennessee. Her BAL was 0.175, with the legal limit being 0.08. It was her first offense, so she paid a $500 bond and was released. She’ll probably just pay a hefty fine and do a few hours jail time, maybe some community service.

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logical omens, which suggest you should engage in playful acts that make you feel like a star.

Brezsny's Free Will Astrology ARIES (March 21-April 19)

To prepare you for your upcoming encounters with inexpressible mystery, I offer you the words of Alexander Solzhenitsyn from his Nobel Prize acceptance speech. “Not everything has a name,” he said. “Some things lead us into a realm beyond words . . . to revelations unattainable by reason. It is like that small mirror in fairy tales — you glance in it and what you see is not yourself; for an instant you glimpse the Inaccessible, where no magic carpet can take you. And the soul cries out for it.”

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

“Do one thing that scares you every day,” counsels novelist Kurt Vonnegut. That’s easy for a riskloving Scorpio like him to say, but is it good advice for you Tauruses, who typically thrive on peace and safety? At most other times, I would say no; I’d suggest you force yourself to face your fears no more than once a month. But the coming weeks are shaping up as a departure from your usual rhythms. You can do a lot to ensure your long-term peace and safety through regular encounters with unpredictable experiences that will scare up your hidden reserves of courage.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

At one point in Steve Martin’s novella, “The Pleasure of My Company,” the main character Daniel says: “The real me and a false one were competing against each other.” San Francisco Chronicle reviewer David Kipen comments that “You could easily read the whole novella as the story of this competition between real and false Daniels.” I think we can apply a similar description to your adventures in the coming weeks, Gemini: The deep, genuine version of you will be struggling for supremacy with the artificial, fragmented one.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

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yapping coyotes. I’ve been a firefighter, journalist, and janitor — and damn good at all three, not that anybody noticed. My questions are: Why is my success with men like that of a goat trying to herd trucks? Why is the only luck I ever have the ‘avoided the falling piano at the last second’ kind? Are there any cake raffle winnings in my future? Anti-Heroic Crab” Dear Anti-Heroic: The mournful conditions you described will take a turn for the better when you devote a concentrated time to becoming emotionally self-sufficient. During that period, vow to draw all the love you need from either yourself or whatever passes for God or Goddess in your world. Now would be the perfect moment to begin.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

Clarissa Pinkola Estes is a psychotherapist and cantadora, “a keeper of the old stories.” She believes that feeding the soul with nourishing tales is a great healing art. And what constitutes a “nourishing” tale? Her repertoire is filled with myths and fairy tales that “cut fine wide doors in previous blank walls, openings that lead to the dreamland, that lead to love and learning, that lead us back to our own real lives.” I advise you to get some of this good stuff, Leo. Feast on unpredictable stories that replenish your innocence and rekindle your sense of wonder. Estes’ book, “Women Who Run With the Wolves,” has some good ones. Try “Skeleton Woman” or “Sealskin, Soulskin.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

“Charlie’s Angels” star Cameron Diaz, born under the sign of Virgo, hates to give autographs to fans. She’s so notorious that Autograph Collector magazine named her the least approachable celebrity entertainer. Another Virgo luminary, Shannon Elizabeth, was ranked right behind Diaz in her stinginess. To redeem your tribe’s reputation, I urge you to give away your autograph to anyone and everyone in the coming week. Such a generous display would also dovetail nicely with the astro-

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Many plants used for prescription drugs originate in tropical rainforests. Do their endangered ecosystems therefore harbor other healing herbs that are as yet undiscovered? Probably. But a recent study suggests that weeds growing in easily accessible places near human settlements may be an equally important source of medicine. The Journal of Ethnopharmacology reports that the Highland Mayans of Chiapa “rely almost exclusively on disturbed areas for medicinal plants, even in communities that are adjacent to stands of primary forest.” I offer up this intriguing scenario as an apt metaphor for you in the coming days. The best goodies are more likely to be close at hand in the midst of familiar clutter, not in far-off enclaves of peace and plenty. (Thanks to www.eurekalert.org/ for this info.)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

To supply the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of the New York Times, about 63,000 trees must die. Is that a worthy sacrifice? Maybe. To keep your body fueled with caffeine for a year, upwards of a thousand plants must give up their lives. Is that a worthy sacrifice? Possibly. To make sure your freshly hatched dream will ultimately reach full bloom, at least three of your tired old illusions will have to croak. Is that a worthy sacrifice? Hell, yes. Let the mercy killing begin.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

You’re not awakening from a coma or anesthesia; it’s not quite that dramatic. But the effect will be similar. Events you’ve been blind to will suddenly become visible. You’ll become a magnet for clues you’ve been repelling. Your emotional numbness will recede, allowing a flood of feelings to come rushing into your awareness. The net effect, at least initially, may be confusing: You’ll be filled up with too much information too fast to make sense of it. But be patient and concentrate on digesting the glut, Sagittarius, and by this time next week the mess will have evolved into a web of fresh insights.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

“I go through the canned-goods department of my soul,” mused columnist Jon Carroll, “and I write down how many cubes of spiritual bouillon I have left.” I suggest you take a similar tack this week,

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“I’ve finally got my relationship problem figured out,” wrote Melinda, a reader from Philadelphia. “It has been a lifelong, insidious misunderstanding of what I’m entitled to, combined with a fear of abandonment that has made me grab onto the wrong companions.” I bring this testimony to your attention, Pisces, because I think it resonates with realizations you’re ready for. The coming months will be a favorable time for you to discern the hidden karma that has been keeping you from getting the love you want. A good way to begin your search will be to take inventory of your fear of abandonment and your misunderstanding of what you’re entitled to. You can call Rob Brezsny, day or night, for your Expanded Weekly Horoscope

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“Satan is broke!” declared a recent article in the Weekly World News. “He’s selling back souls at half price to avoid bankruptcy.” On the face of it, this is an amusing riff dreamed up by one of the comic geniuses who writes for the notorious tabloid. But oddly enough, there is a metaphorical grain of truth in it. The astrological omens suggest that a huge window of opportunity has opened for those who need redemption. It is a favorable moment for lost souls to find themselves, for black sheep and prodigal sons to return to the fold, and for incorrigible troublemakers to mend their ways. I’m letting you know, Aquarius, because your tribe, more than any of the other signs, is in the best position to facilitate rehabilitations and restorations of all kinds — both for others and for yourself.

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fter eight years of marriage, my wife and I have decided to split up. The deaths of several close relatives changed us both in radically different ways. She grew cautious and careful, and I started living as if there were no tomorrow. A close female friend warned me that I would die a lonely old man with no wife to take me to chemo when I got cancer. I get the impression from a number of people that I should aspire to have a wife and children at my side as I make my final exit. The prospect of dying surrounded by loving family is obviously preferable to dying alone. But, is it really worth it to stay in a relationship with little life left in it simply so you’ll have company at the end? — Wife and Death Issues Some people are looking for love; others are more concerned with lining up discount hospice care. If they were clever, they’d troll bars around hospitals, where they’d have their best shot at landing a partner who’s good in deathbed: “Hey, baby, you look like a woman who’s got a way with a bedpan.” With the exception of Dick Clark, we’re all going to die sometime. The problem is predicting how and when. Imagine putting decades into a relationship with some dreary but reliable caregiver candidate, only to get run over by a truck long before your body becomes a flophouse for tumors. Even if you die surrounded by family, there’s no way to guarantee they’ll be loving minions, not just one or two of your kids who’ve popped by to let you know you failed them as a parent, and to ask for dibs on the couch. And what if the wife goes first? Then you’ll end up being the one giving all the cancer care, and you’ll be left hitchhiking to chemo in return. Of course, you could live your life instead of spending it micromanaging how you’ll die. Now, maybe living like there’s no tomorrow whatsoever — jumping out of a plane with a backpack filled with good novels instead of a parachute — is a mite shortsighted. Well, so is living like there’s no today. Should today be the day you’re pecked to death by a psychotic crow, let’s just hope you ate something you really, really liked for lunch, and that you’re in a relationship with a woman you love, not some death-care bartering system — which is about as romantic as trading a donkey

for six sacks of corn and a goat with a slight limp. Even if you don’t opt for a “hedge-your-bets-atthe-end” arrangement, don’t be too quick to assume you’ll have ample room to stretch your legs at chemo. Although some people define family rather narrowly — people they married, gave birth to or whose hair they pulled when they were eight — maybe family is people in your life who act like family. When a friend of mine, a single mother, went through chemo, the nurses were forever lecturing her that she wasn’t allowed more than two friends with her at a time. (Oh, and please keep the laughter down, and, no, your friends cannot bring in a live band.) It got to the point where she practically needed a publicist to schedule shifts of friends clamoring to keep her company while she got her anti-cancer drip. People inspire other people to feel this way about them because they know how to live, not because they’ve made a pact, “You watch my IV bags, and I’ll watch yours.” Live hard, and you still might luck out and end up with a loved one in a nurse’s uniform by your side. (If you really luck out, she’ll only be wearing it because her French maid outfit is still at the cleaner’s.) _____________________________________ I’m the proverbial nice guy. I’ve always had problems approaching women, and it hasn’t helped that the three women I’m interested in have all gotten involved with major jerks. How can a nice guy turn himself into a not-nice guy so he can get a girlfriend? — Aspiring Jerk The essential dividing line isn’t nice and notnice, it’s confidence and no confidence; mojo and nojo. Unlike hailstones, girlfriends do not fall from the sky onto your car hood. Before they’re girlfriends, they’re girls waiting to be asked out. That’s where the jerk comes in. He makes restaurant reservations and buys concert tickets, and considers the girl’s yes a mere formality. Should she decline, he’ll shrug and turn to her friend. Since he can only go out with three or four women in a single evening, why not try your luck on the fifth and sixth in line? Buy tickets, make reservations and invite women out until one agrees to join you. In time, you’ll realize there’s a very good reason women go out with jerks: jerks ask. — © 2003, Amy Alkon

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1 Hour Massage — $30

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