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Arts
Call for Entries for the Augusta Photo Festival, which is October 27-November 4, is going on now through August 1. For contest rules and more information, visit augustaphotofestival.org/competition.html. Call 706834-9742 or email info@augustaphotofestival.org. Active-duty military personnel and their families will receive free admission to the Morris Museum of Art through Sunday, September 2, as part of the museum’s participation in the Blue Star Museum program. Call 706-724-7501 or visit themorris.org. Day of Art, hosted by the North Augusta Artists Guild, is each Tuesday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Arts and Heritage Center and includes a group of artists painting in the center who will answer questions or allow visitors to join in. Call 803-441-4380 or visit artsandheritagecenter.com.
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Exhibitions
ASU/NYC Art Exhibition, featuring manipulated photography and wall-sized painting created by ASU students, shows in the Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art until July 23 and at the Morris Museum of Art until July 1. Openings will take place at both galleries on Friday, June 8, at 5 p.m. Visit aug.edu. The Work of Ceramic Artist Kyungmin Park is on view June 9-July 27 at the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art. An opening reception on Friday, June 8, from 6-8 p.m. will feature an informal gallery talk by the artist. The reception is free for members and $5 for nonmembers. Call 706-722-5495 or visit ghia.org. Sally’s Art Exhibition shows through the end of the month at Gaartdensity downtown and features handembroidered, cross-stitched and sewn works made with recycled materials. Call 706-466-5166 or email gaartdensitygallery@rocketmail.com. Spaces Between, paintings by Staci Swider, is an exhibition that shows in June at Gaartdensity downtown. Call 706-466-5166 or email gaartdensitygallery@rocketmail.com. Harriet Speer Art Exhibition shows through the end of the month at Casa Blanca Cafe. Call 706-504-3431 or visit casablancatime.com. Annual Photography Exhibition shows through July 31 at the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History. Call 706-724-3576 or visit lucycraftlaneymuseum.com. Tying the Knot, a display of wedding dresses and accessories from the late 1800s to the 1960s, now shows at the Augusta Museum of History. Call 706722-8454 or visit augustamuseum.org.
“The Secret World of Arietty” shows Tuesday, June 12, at 6 p.m. at the Headquar ters Branch Library as par t of their Tuesday movie series. Other movies coming up this month include the dark “We Need to Talk About Kevin” and Oscar winning best picture “The Ar tist.” Call 706-821-2600 or visit ecgrl.org. shows through June 15 at the Arts and Heritage Center of North Augusta. Call 803-441-4380 or visit artsandheritagecenter.com. David Mascaro Studio Group Exhibit, featuring the work of Yong Ae Alford, Cathy Armstrong, Mary Ann Brock, Carolyn Bohn, Sharon Fausnight, Linda B. Hardy, Miriam Katz, Linda Lavigne, David Mascaro and Sue Porterfield, will be on display through June 29 at Sacred Heart Cultural Center. Call 706-826-4700 or visit sacredheartaugusta.org. Golden Afternoon: English Watercolors from the Elsley Collection shows through July 1 at the Morris Museum of Art. Call 706-724-7501 or visit themorris.org. Window on the West: Views from the American Frontier, an exhibition of more than 60 paintings and works on paper from artists including Frederick Remington, Karl Bodmer and John James Audubon, shows at the Morris Museum of Art through July 22. Call 706-724-7501 or visit themorris.org.
Plein Air Painters Exhibition, including the works of Sally Donovan, Marilyn Hartley, Ann LeMay, Sharon Taylor Padgett, Jane Popiel and Carol Sue Roberts, shows in June at the Aiken Center for the Arts’ AAG Gallery. Call 803-641-9094 or visit aikencenterforthearts.org.
Music
ACA Summer Camp Exhibition, featuring the works of participants in the center’s summer art camps, shows June-August at the Aiken Center for the Arts. Call 803641-9094 or visit aikencenterforthearts.org.
Rick Springfield in concert is Friday, June 8, with gates open at Evans Towne Center Park at 4:30 p.m. and the show starting at 6:30 p.m. $25, advance; $30, day of. Visit evanstownecenterpark.com.
Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries: African Americans in Civil War Medicine is a National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health exhibit that will be on display at the Robert B. Greenblatt Library at GHSU through June 23. Visit georgiahealth.edu.
Chamber Music Institute Performance, presented by the ASU Conservatory Program, is Friday, June 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the Maxwell Theatre. Call 706-731-7971 or visit aug.edu.
The watercolor works of South Carolina native Renea H. Eshleman are on display through June 30 at the Kroc Center. Call 706-364-5762 or visit krocaugusta.org. The Yellow Jessamine Festival Art Competition Exhibit, featuring 30 regional artists in a variety of media, 7JUNE2012
Music in the Park, featuring North Augusta Idol Spotlight with Jim Tau and Jazz Combo, is Thursday, June 7, at 7 p.m. at the Maude Edenfield Park in North Augusta. Free. Call 803-442-7588 or visit naartscouncil.org.
Moonlight Music Cruise featuring The Kelly Family Band is Friday, June 8, at 7 p.m. at the Augusta Canal. Participants are invited to bring snacks and drinks to the one and a half hour Petersburg Boat cruise. $25. Call 706-823-0440 or visit augustacanal.com. The Edwin G. Hamilton Trio performs as part of Garden City Jazz’s Candlelight Jazz Series on Sunday, June 10,
at the 8th Street River Stage downtown at 8 p.m. $6. Visit gardencityjazz.com. 2012 Hopelands Summer Concert Series, featuring Maureen Simpson and the Aiken Choral Society, is Monday, June 11, at 7 p.m. at Hopelands Gardens in Aiken. Participants should bring lawn chairs and blankets. Free. Call 803-642-7631 or visit cityofaikensc.gov. Evenings in the Appleby Garden, featuring jazz with Bill Karp and Karen Gordon, is Tuesday, June 12, at 8 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring their own chairs and blankets. Free. Call 706-736-6244 or visit ecgrl.org. Music in the Park, featuring Sibling String, is Thursday, June 14, at 7 p.m. at the Maude Edenfield Park in North Augusta. Free. Call 803-442-7588 or visit naartscouncil.org. The Salvation Army School of the Performing Arts holds classes each Tuesday. Included is instruction in piano, drums, guitar, voice and brass. Call 706-3644069 or visit krocaugusta.org.
Literary
Cover 2 Cover, an author visit featuring Allison Samuels, author of “What Would Michelle Do?,” is Thursday, June 7, at 7 p.m. at the Headquarters Branch Library. Call 706-821-2600 or visit ecgrl.org. Cover 2 Cover, an author visit featuring Naomi Williams, author of “Sunny Acres,” is Saturday, June 9, at 2 p.m. at the Headquarters Branch Library. Call 706-8212600 or visit ecgrl.org. Cover 2 Cover, an author visit featuring Julie Williams, author of “A Rare Titanic Family: The Caldwells’ Story of Survival,” is Tuesday, June 12, at 7 p.m. at the Headquarters Branch Library. Call 706-821-2600 or visit ecgrl.org. East Central Georgia’s Summer Reading Program continues through July 20. Categories include Dream Big: Read! for children up to 12 years old, Own the Night for those ages 13-19 and Cover 2 Cover for adults. Visit any branch or ecgrl.org.
Porter Fleming Literary Competition submissions are being accepted now through July 13. The competition is open to authors ages 18 and older from Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina and North Carolina, and categories include fiction, nonfiction, poetry and plays. Prizes totaling $7,000 will be awarded. Entry forms and guidelines can be found at themorris.org/ porterfleming.html. Nook tutorials at Barnes and Noble in the Augusta Mall are each Saturday beginning at noon, followed by a Nookcolor tutorial at 12:30 p.m. Free. Call 706-7370012 or visit bn.com.
Flix
“Sounder” shows Thursday, June 7, at 3 p.m. at the Columbia County Library. Call 706-863-1946 or visit ecgrl.org. “Where the Wild Things Are” shows Monday, June 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Euchee Creek Branch Library. Call 706-556-0594 or visit ecgrl.org. “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” shows Tuesday, June 12, at 2:30 p.m. at the Harlem Branch Library. Call 706-5569795 or visit ecgrl.org. “The Secret World of Arietty” shows Tuesday, June 12, at 6 p.m. at the Headquarters Branch Library. Call 706-821-2600 or visit ecgrl.org. “Bridge to Terabithia” shows Thursday, June 14, at 3 p.m. at the Columbia County Library. Call 706-8631946 or visit ecgrl.org. Monday Movie Matinees show at 2 p.m. at the Diamond Lakes Branch Library. Participants are invited to bring their own snacks. Call 706-772-2432 or visit ecgrl.org.
Special Events
2012 Hydrangea Conference with Vince Dooley is Thursday, June 7, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Savannah Rapids Pavilion. In addition to the former Bulldog coach’s presentation, the event also includes other presentations a Q&A with a panel of speakers and a guided tour of the Pendleton King Park Hydrangea Garden. $30. Email sharynaltman@comcast.net or visit csrahydrangeasociety.org. AUGUSTA’S INDEPENDENT VOICE SINCE 1989
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