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Annual Photography Exhibition shows through July 31 at the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History. Call 706-724-3576 or visit lucycraftlaneymuseum.com.
Cookbook Club meets Thursday, July 26, at 4 p.m. at the Harlem Branch Library. Call 706-556-9795 or visit ecgrl.org.
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.
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.
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. 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.
Music
Music in the Park, featuring Preston and Weston, is Thursday, July 19, at 7 p.m. at the Maude Edenfield Park in North Augusta. Free. Call 803-442-7588 or visit naartscouncil.org. The Columbia County Amateur Series, featuring Susan Chase, Miranda P., Hillman/Flores and Modern Day Drama, is Friday, July 20, at 7 p.m. at the Columbia County Amphitheater. Call 706-868-3349 or visit columbiacountyga.gov. Chris Andrews performs as part of Garden City Jazz’s Candlelight Jazz Series on Sunday, July 22, at the 8th Street River Stage downtown at 8 p.m. $6; free, those 12 and under. Visit gardencityjazz.com. 2012 Hopelands Summer Concert Series, featuring 4 Cats in the Dog House, is Monday, July 23, 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. Music in the Park, featuring 246th Army Jazz Band, is Thursday, July 26, at 7 p.m. at the Maude Edenfield Park in North Augusta. Free. Call 803-442-7588 or visit naartscouncil.org. The Augusta Mall’s Food Court Concert Series is each Saturday in July at 7 p.m. Call 706-733-1001 or visit augustamall.com. 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
Brown Bag Book Club, featuring Anse Sierstad’s “Bookseller of Kabul,” meets Thursday, July 19, at 11:30 a.m. at the Columbia County Library. Call 706863-1946 or visit ecgrl.org. Book Club, featuring Barbara Seaborn’s “As Long as the Rivers Run,” meets Thursday, July 19, at 4 p.m. at the Harlem Branch Library. Call 706-556-9795 or visit ecgrl.org. It’s Your Book Club General Membership Meeting and Potluck is Thursday, July 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the Headquarters Branch Library. Call 706-821-2600 or visit ecgrl.org. Talk the Talk Ladies Book Club, featuring “The Sweet Everlasting” by Judson Mitcham, meets Tuesday, July 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the Headquarters Branch Library. Call 706-821-2600 or visit ecgrl.org. Book Around Town, a restaurant and book club that this month features Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road,” is Wednesday, July 25, from 6-8 p.m. Call the Woodworth Library to find out this month’s location. Call 706-7912323 or visit fortgordon.com. 19JULY2012
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.
Theater
“Almost, Maine,” a Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre production, shows July 20-21, with dinner at 7 p.m. and the show at 8 p.m. $40, civilians; $38, seniors, retirees, DA civilians, active-duty E7 and above; $30, active-duty E6 and below; $25, show only. Call 706793-8552 or visit fortgordon.com. “The Great American Trailer Park Musical,” a production of the Aiken Community Playhouse, shows July 20-21 at 8 p.m. at the URS Center for the Performing Arts in Aiken. $25, adults; $20, seniors; $15, students, $10, children under 12. Call 803-6481438 or visit acp1011.com.
Flix
“A Matter of Size” shows Thursday, July 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the Jabez Sanford Hardin Performing Arts Center as part of the Augusta Jewish Film Festival. $10. Visit augustajcc.org. “Marmaduke” shows Friday, July 20, at 1:30 p.m. at the Aiken Public Library as part of the Dog Days of Summer Movie Fest. Call 803-642-2023 or visit abbe-lib.org. “Bolt” shows Friday, July 20, at 3 p.m. at the Aiken Public Library as part of the Dog Days of Summer Movie Fest. Call 803-642-2023 or visit abbe-lib.org. “Alvin & the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” shows Saturday, July 21, at 2 p.m. at the Headquarters Branch Library. Showing includes free popcorn. Call 706-821-2600 or visit ecgrl.org. “The Big Miracle” shows Saturday, July 21, at 3 p.m. at the Aiken Public Library. Call 803-642-2023 or visit abbe-lib.org. “The Yankles” shows Sunday, July 22, at 3 p.m. at the Augusta Jewish Community Center as part of the Augusta Jewish Film Festival. $10. Visit augustajcc.org. “Jeff, Who Lives at Home” shows Tuesday, July 24, at 6 p.m. at the Headquarters Branch Library. Free. Call 706-821-2600 or visit ecgrl.org. “The Help” shows Tuesday, July 24, at 6:30 p.m. at North Augusta’s Nancy Carson Library. Call 803-2795767 or visit abbe-lib.org. “Nora’s Will” shows Thursday, July 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the Jabez Sanford Hardin Performing Arts Center as part of the Augusta Jewish Film Festival. $10. Visit augustajcc.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
Third Thursday Inshop Tasting, featuring six wines, is Thursday, July 19, from 5-8 p.m. at Wine World in North Augusta. $5, with $3 rebate upon purchase of one bottle of the night’s featured wines. Call 803-2799522 or visit wineworldsc.com. Comedian Gary Owen appears at the Imperial Theatre Thursday, July 19, at 7:30 p.m. $22.50-$27.50. Call 706-722-8341 or visit imperialtheatre.com. AUGUSTA’S INDEPENDENT VOICE SINCE 1989
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