calendar Saturday beginning at noon, followed by a NOOKcolor tutorial at 12:30 p.m. Free. Call 706-737-0012 or visit bn.com.
Arts
Artist Workshop: Nature Hike and Sketching with Philip Juras is Saturday, July 9, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost includes materials and a light picnic lunch. Members, $25; non-members, $40. Pre-registration required. Call 706828-3867 or visit themorris.org.
Theater
Le Chat Noir Company Auditions are Thursday, July 7, from 5-7 p.m. by appointment only. Prepare two contrasting monologues, one comedic and one dramatic. Call 706-722-3322 or visit lcnaugusta.com.
Awesome Art by Gus and Us, Metal Sculptures by Gustavo Gonzalez Franco and 2 & 3-D Artworks by the Artists’ Guild of Columbia County, will be held Saturday, July 9, from 5-8 p.m. in the Columbia County Library cafe. Call 706-695-6870 or visit artistguildcc.org. Artrageous! Family Sunday: That Puppet Guy, features Lee Bryan presenting Planet Earth, Inc., on Sunday, July 10, at 2 p.m. Afterwards, participants can design colorful pots for their new plants. Free. Call 706-828-3867 or visit themorris.org. Arts groups are invited to apply to the Greater Augusta Arts Council for grants, awarded on a competitive basis with primary consideration given to the quality of artistic activities, management of fiscal responsibilities, demonstrated financial need, and the degree of benefit to the Augusta community. Deadline for application is Friday, July 22. E-mail Grace Inman at grace@augustaarts.com or visit augustaarts.com. 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.
Exhibitions
Jane Popiel Opening Reception is at Sacred Heart Cultural Center on Thursday, July 7, from 5-7 p.m. for the exhibition, which will be displayed through the month of August. Call 706826-4700 or visit sacredheartaugusta.org. Civil War Redux: Pinhole Photographs by Willie Anne Wright is Thursday, July 14, at 6 p.m. at the V. 22 | NO. 46
Dance
Friday Dance is every Friday night from 8:30-11 p.m. at The Ballroom Dance Center in Evans. $10. Call 706854-8888 or visit thebdc.us.
Awesome Art by Gus and Us, Metal Sculptures by Gustavo Gonzalez Franco and 2 & 3-D Artworks by the Artists’ Guild of Columbia County, will be held Saturday, July 9, from 5-8 p.m. in the Columbia County Library cafe. Call 706-695-6870 or visit artistguildcc.org.
Morris Museum of Art. Artist Willie Anne Wright discusses her photographic images of Civil War reenactors. Reception with the artist follows. Free. Call 706-828-3867 or visit themorris.org. Artwork by local artists Lisa Baggs and David Godbee will be displayed at the Walton Rehabilitation Hospital Art Hallway through the month of July. Call 706-823-8584 or visit wrh.org. Will Barnet: Works on Paper, 14 color lithographs, serigraphs and etchings by the American master, is on display at the Morris Museum of Art through July 8. Call 706-828-3867 or visit themorris.org. Philip Juras: The Southern Frontier, landscapes inspired by Bartram’s travels, shows at the Morris Museum of Art. Call 706-724-7501 or visit themorris.org. The Eclectic Works of Joe Rob is an exhibition that shows on the third floor of the Headquarters Branch Library until July 8. Call 706-821-2600 or visit ecgrl.org.
Music
Christian Singles Dance, for ages 18 and over, is every Saturday night at The Ballroom Dance Center in Evans from 7-11 p.m. $8-$10. Call 706-8548888 or visit thebdc.us.
Flix
An evening of traditional Irish music, featuring Pat O’Connor and Eoghan O’Sullivan, is Friday, July 8, at 8 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Monte Sano Avenue. $15. Call 706267-5416.
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I” shows Thursday, July 7, from 2:30-5 and 6-8:30 p.m. at the Headquarters Branch Library. All attendees’ names will be entered to win two tickets for the new Harry Potter movie. Call 706-821-6000 or visit ecgrl.org.
Candlelight Jazz Series is on Sunday, July 10, at 8 p.m. at the Jessye Norman Amphitheatre and features Jerusalem Sounds. Bring your own seating and picnic. $6. Call 706-4956238 or visit gardencityjazz.com.
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I” shows Thursday, July 7, at 2:30 p.m. the Maxwell Branch Library. Call 706-793-2020 or visit ecgrl.org.
Second Saturday Concert, with the Stephen Lee Band, is Saturday, July 11, from 7-9:30 p.m. at the Columbia County Amphitheatre. $5. Visit columbiacountyga.gov. The Parris Island Marine Corps Band performs Monday, July 11, at 7 p.m. at Hopelands Gardens in Aiken as part of the Hopelands Summer Concert Series. Call 803-642-7630 or visit aiken. net/hopelandsgarden.html.
Literary
NOOK Tutorials at Barnes and Noble in the Augusta Mall are each
“El Angel Exterminador,” a Spanish language film, shows Thursday, July 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the Headquarters Branch Library. Call 706-821-2600 or visit ecgrl.org. “Graniteville: Past, Present, Future” will be Saturday, July 9, at 7 p.m. at the Imperial Theatre. The film, compiled from more than 40 interviews and 500 hours of animations and re-creations, concludes with visions for the future of the town after the closing of Avondale Mills. Narration by Okefenokee Joe; musical score by Archie Jordan. $14. Call 706-722-8341 or visit imperialtheatre.com.
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