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Computer classes are offered every Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Wallace Branch Library. Call 706-722-6275 or visit ecgrl.org.
a.m. at Doctors Hospital (Lori Rogers Nursing Library, JMS Building). All burn survivors, and their families and friends are welcome. Call Tim Dorn at 706-651-6660 or visit doctors-hospital.net.
ESL classes are offered every Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Headquarters Branch Library (Third Floor Writing Lab). Pre-registration required. Call Charles Garrick at 803-279-3363 or visit ecgrl.org.
Moms Connection, a free support group for new mothers and their babies, meets Tuesdays from 1-2 p.m. at Georgia Health Sciences Building 1010C. Call 706-721-9351 or visit georgiahealth.org.
Intermediate Spanish Language Class is each Monday from 2:30-4 p.m. at Friedman Library. Pre-registration required. Call 706-736-6758 or visit ecgrl.org.
Education
Drivers Education Class will be held at Westminster Schools of Augusta for the first 30 teenagers who sign up. The class will be held May 29-June 1 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Email aglisson@wsa.net.
Beginner’s Spanish Language Class is each Monday from 4-5 p.m. at Friedman Library. Pre-registration required. Call 706-736-6758 or visit ecgrl.org.
The Night Sky, a presentation from Tedda Howard of the Augusta Astronomy Club, is Wednesday, May 30, at 10 a.m. at the Maxwell Branch Library. Call 706-7932020 or visit ecgrl.org.
Benefits
Karma Yoga is offered at Just Breathe Studio, downtown Aiken, each Friday at 10 a.m. and is free if participants bring a donation of a personal item, which will be given to the Cumbee Center to Assist Abused Persons. Call 803-648-8048 or visit justbreathestudio.com.
Food, Faith and Fitness, a women’s group, meets each Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Kroc Center. Call 706-3645762 or visit krocaugusta.org.
Sports-Outdoors
GED classes meet weekly at the Kroc Center. Preregistration required. Call 706-364-5762 or visit krocaugusta.org. Work Networking Group is held each Monday from 8:30-10 a.m. at Grace United Methodist Church in North Augusta. A networking and informational meeting for anyone looking for a job, the group meets in room 206 of the Asbury Building and is facilitated by career and business professionals. Call 803-279-7525 or email doctor@pritchardgroup.com. GED classes are offered every Monday and Thursday at 6 p.m. and every Monday-Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the Headquarters Branch Library (Third Floor Writing Lab). PINES library card required. Call 706-821-2600 or visit ecgrl.org.
The Augusta GreenJackets play the Savannah Sand Gnats on Thursday-Saturday, May 24-26, at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday, May 27, at 2:05 p.m. at Lake Olmstead Stadium. $7-$11. Call 706-736-7889 or visit greenjacketsbaseball.com.
Kyle Maynard, a record-setting weightlifter and MMA fighter who recently summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, was born with congenital amputation. He’ll share his story at the 21st Annual Greater Augusta Medals for Excellence in Sports (GAMES) Awards Banquet this Thursday, May 31, at the Augusta Marriott and Convention Center, with social hour at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. $40 for Augusta Sports Council members; $45 for non-members. Call 706722-8326, ext. 231, or visit augustasportscouncil.org.
Augusta-Aiken Audubon Field Trip to Phinizy Swamp Nature Park to look for late migrants on the trails is Saturday, May 26, at 8 a.m. Free and open to the public. Visit augustaaikenaudubon.org/fieldtrips.html. Gone Fishing, an Augusta Canal Discovery Walk exploring the best fishing spots along the canal, is Saturday, May 26, at 10 a.m. and Sunday, May 27, at 3 p.m. Led by River & Glen’s Ben Moore, the walk
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