Saturday Historic Trolley Tour, every Saturday, begins at the Museum of History and tours historic downtown Augusta from 1-3:15 p.m. Reservations required. All seats are $12. 706-724-4067.
Benefits
Classic Men of the Garden City Bachelor Auction to benefit the American Cancer Society is Friday, August 5, at 8 p.m. at the Vue. $12 in advance, $15 at the door, with bidding starting at $25. 706-731-9900 or visit cancer.org. Mercy Ministries Yard Sale is Saturday, August 6, at 1621 15th Street from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and will include furniture, clothing books, toys and more. Call 706-823-0054 or visit mercyministries.org.
Christmas in August? Crossbridge Baptist thinks now’s as good a time as any to remember the reason behind everyone’s favorite holiday; that’s why they’re showing “Sanders Family Christmas,” a summer dinner theater event, on Friday-Sunday, August 5-7. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with dinner at 7 and the show at 8. Tickets are by advanced sale only and are $15, or $65 for a table of six. Call 706-733-3652 or visit crossbridgeonline.com.
universityhealth.org. ALS Support Lunch and Learn is Thursday, August 11, from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in MCGHealth Medical Office Building’s fourth floor, room 4306. Lunch is provided. Pre-registration required. Call 706-721-2681 or visit mcghealth.org. Breast Cancer Support Group meets Thursday, August 11, from 5:307:30 p.m. in MCGHealth’s Cancer Center’s first floor community room. Call 706-721-4109 or visit mcghealth.org. Families Who Have Lost a Baby During Pregnancy, Childbirth or Early Infancy Support Group is ongoing. For information and support following a pregnancy loss, call Sue Ellen Abney at 706-721-8299 or visit mcghealth.org. Moms Connection meets every Tuesday from 1-2 p.m. at 1225 Walton Way (the old Fairway Ford dealership), room 1010C. Pre-registration required. Call 706-721-9351 or visit mcghealth.org. Weight Loss Surgery Support Group meets each Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in Suite 110 of Medical Office Building 2, 3624 J. Dewey Gray Circle, on the Doctors Hospital campus. Call 706-651-2229 or visit doctors-hospital.net.
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Education
Richmond County PTA Back to School Kickoff is Saturday, August 6, from 1-4 p.m. at the James Brown Arena and includes school supply and book bag giveaways, inflatables, face painting, free pizza and ice cream, and special guests. Free. Visit rcboe.org. Rivers Bridge Battlefield Tour at Rivers Bridge State Historic Site south of Ehrhardt, S.C., is Saturday, August 6, at 2 p.m. $5 for adults and $3 for students ages 6-16. Call 803-267-3675 or visit southcarolinaparks.com. Introduction to Word, an educational computer class, will be offered Tuesday and Thursday, August 9 and 11, at 10 a.m. at the Wallace Branch Library. Free, but pre-registration required. Call 706-722-6275 or visit ecgrl. org. GED Classes are held every Monday and Tuesday night at 6 p.m. at the Headquarters Branch Library. No pre-registration is required, but participants must have a valid PINES library card. Call 706-821-2600 or visit ecgrl.org. ESL Classes are held every Wednesday night at 6 p.m. at the Headquarters Branch Library. Preregistration required. Call 803-279-3363 or visit ecgrl.org.
Bike for the Ballet, sponsored by the Augusta Ballet and the Augusta Sports Council, is Sunday, August 7, beginning at Enterprise Mill. Registration for the ride, which includes 20-25-, 56.1- and 100-mile routes, begins at 6:30 a.m. and the ride starts at 8 a.m. Cyclists will wear pink tutus and, for $50, anyone can sponsor a tutu, which will help one child go to the ballet’s Anyone Can Dance and Cook Camp in December. Call 706-261-0555 or visit augustaballet.org. Miracle Treat Day, at area Dairy Queen stores, is all day on Thursday, Augusta 11. A portion of the proceeds from each Blizzard purchased with go toward the Georgia Health Science’s Children’s Medical Center. Call 706-721-4004 or visit mcghealth.org/kids. Community Enabling Grant Applications are now available at the Junior League of Augusta’s website. Grants are available to nonprofits in the area who apply by 5 p.m. on the Sept. 2 deadline. Visit jlaugusta.org. 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.
Sports-Outdoors
The Augusta GreenJackets play the Rome Braves Thursday-Saturday, August 5-6, and Monday, August 8, at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday, August 7, at
5:35 p.m. at Lake Olmstead Stadium. Tickets are $1-$13. Call 706-922WINS or visit greenjacketsbaseball. com. Swamp Saturday at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park is Saturday, August 6, at 9:30 a.m. Volunteers lead free 2.5 mile, 1.5 hour hikes through the nature park. Call 706-828-2109 or visit naturalsciencesacademy.org. Couch to 5K at the Wilson Family Y is registering now for the program which begins Aug. 23. The sixweek session is designed for beginner to intermediate runners and walkers, who will prepare for the Gasping Gobbler 5K on Nov. 19. $15 per session for members; $25 for non-members. Visit thefamilyy.org. Augusta Rugby Football Club meets every Wednesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Larry Bray Memorial Pitch, 100 Wood Street. New players are welcome. Email arj6402@yahoo.com. Group Run begins each Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Nacho Mama’s. Three- and four-mile routes are available for all ages and abilities of runners. Call 706-414-4059 or email jim@ enduranceconcepts.com. Hockey Skills & Drills is every Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Augusta Ice Sports Center. $10-$15. Call 706-8630061 or visit augustaicesports.com. Thursday Night Chain Reaction Ride begins at 6 p.m. each Thursday at Patriots Park in Grovetown. For intermediate to fast-paced cyclists, who average 25-32 miles. Participants should bring their own water and helmet. Call 706-855-2024 or visit chainreactionbicycles.net. Riverview Disc Golf League meets each Thursday at 6 p.m. at Riverview Park in North Augusta. $5 entry fee and $1 ace pool. Call 803-2158181 or visit augustadiscgolf.com. Road Bike Ride meets each Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Andy Jordan’s Bicycle Warehouse downtown for an approximately 25-mile ride at a moderate to fast pace. Front and rear lights, as well as a helmet, are required. Call 706-7246777 or visit andyjordans.com. Wheelchair Tennis Clinic, presented by the Walton Foundation for Independence, meets each Monday at 6 p.m. (weather permitting) at The Club at Rae’s Creek. Free and open to the public. Call 706-826-5809 or email alsalley@ wrh.org.
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