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With nearly 30 years experience in the Army and Army reserves and 15 years as a diplomat in some very dangerous places, during which time she won a State Department award for heroism for helping evacuate thousands from Sierra Leone during their civil war, Col. Ann Wright is no coward. She is, however, the highestranking State Department official to resign in protest of the Iraq war and, since that time, has become a leader in the peace movement. She’ll visit the area on Monday, November 19, when she delivers the talk From Army Officer to Peace Activist at 1 p.m. at USC-Aiken’s Humanities & Social Sciences Room 116. She’ll also speak at the Headquarters Branch Library in Augusta at 6:30 p.m. that same day. Visit csrapeace.org.
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Arts
Linoleum Printmaking/Holiday Cards Class, led by Mary How, is Thursday, November 15, at 5 p.m. at Gravatt Camp and Conference Center in Aiken. Participants should bring an image they would like to use for the card. $35 fee includes materials and light supper. Pre-registration required. Call 803648-1817 or visit bishopgravatt.org. The Enduring Influence of Classical Cultures, a free lecture by ASU faculty member Karen Klacsmann, is Friday, November 16, at 1 p.m. at the Morris Museum of Art. Free. Call 706-724-7501 or visit themorris.org. Artist Workshop for Adults: Jay’s Flying Fish Cutouts is Saturday, November 17, from 1-5 p.m. at the Morris Museum of Art. Participants will create work inspired by the artwork of Jay Jacobs. $20, members; $30, non-members. Pre-registration required. 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.
Exhibitions
Paintings by Art Gomez show at Casa Blanca Cafe through the end of the month. A reception will be held Thursday, November 15, from 5:30-7 p.m. Call 706-504-3431 or visit casablancatime.com. Reflections on Water in American Painting shows at the Morris Museum of Art. The exhibition opening is Thursday, November 15, at 6 p.m. in which art collector Arthur Phelan discusses works included in the exhibition. A reception follow. Free, members; $5, non-members. Call 706-724-7501 or visit themorris.org. “The Five,” Ester Melton and T’is the Season exhibitions show at the Aiken Center for the Arts from November 14-December 28, and Barbara Yon will show her work in the Aiken Artist Guild Gallery in November. An opening reception for all shows will be Thursday, November 15, from 6-8 p.m. Call 803-641-9094 or visit aikencenterforthearts.org. 20 METROSPIRITAUGUSTA’S INDEPENDENT VOICE SINCE 1989
Lillie Morris, Lucy Weigle and Judy Avrett Exhibition shows at Sacred Heart Cultural Center through December 28. Call 706-826-4700 or visit sacredheartaugusta.org. The PEACE (Poetic Expression and Creative Enlightenment) Show, a community gathering of area artists organized by billy s and including art from Leonard Porkchop Zimmerman, Jay Jacobs, Jason Craig and many others, shows at Gaartdensity Gallery downtown through Friday, December 7. Visit facebook.com/gaartdensitygallery.
Maxwell Theatre. $5. Call 706-667-4100 or visit aug.edu. John Rutter’s Requiem, performed by USC-Aiken’s Concert Choir, is Thursday, November 15, at 7:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Aiken. $20. Call 803-641-3306 or email joels@usca.edu. Steep Canyon Rangers, a Southern Soul & Song Concert Series event, is Friday, November 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the Imperial Theatre. $13-$37. Call 706-722-8341 or visit theimperialtheatre.com.
Jetsam, works by Jay Jacobs, shows at the Morris Museum of Art. Call 706724-7501 or visit themorris.org.
Conservatory Jazz Band Concert is Saturday, November 17, at 7:30 p.m. at ASU’s Maxwell Theatre. Free. Call 706-731-7971 or visit aug.edu.
Annual Doll Exhibition shows through December 31 at the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History. Free with museum admission. Call 706-7243576 or visit lucycraftlaneymuseum.com.
John Rutter’s Mass of the Children, part of the Concerts with a Cause series, is Sunday, November 18, at 3 p.m. at St. John United Methodist Church. Featured performers include the L.N. Gregg Memorial Benefit Concert Choir from Dalton, the Augusta Children’s Chorale, Lisa Gregg, soprano, and Ted Long, baritone. Proceeds benefit the Downtown Cooperative Church Ministries. Call 706-724-9641 or visit stjohnaugusta.org.
Annual Quilt Exhibition shows through December 31 at the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History. Pre-registration required. Call 706-7243576 or visit lucycraftlaneymuseum.com. Portraits of Southern Artists by Jerry Siegel shows through December 2 at the Morris Museum of Art. Call 706-724-7501 or visit themorris.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 706-722-8454 or visit augustamuseum.org.
Music
Event Horizons in concert, part of the Midday Music & Lunch series, is Thursday, November 15, at First Presbyterian Church in Aiken, with the free concert beginning at noon and the luncheon beginning at 12:30 p.m. Pre-registration required for lunch. Call 803-648-2662. Conservatory Middle School Wind Symphony Concert is Thursday, November 15, at 6:30 p.m. at ASU’s Maxwell Theatre. Free. Call 706-7317971 or visit aug.edu. ASU Orchestra Concert is Thursday, November 15, at 7:30 p.m. at ASU’s
Greater Augusta Youth Orchestra Concer t is Monday, November 19, at 7:30 p.m. at ASU’s Maxwell Theatre. Free. Call 706-731-7971 or visit aug.edu. Tuesday’s Music Live, featuring violinist Emil Altschuler, is Tuesday, November 20, at noon at St. Paul’s Church on the Riverwalk. Concert is free; lunch, by pre-paid reservation, is $10 after the concert in the River Room. Call 706-722-3463 or visit tuesdaysmusiclive.com. ASU Wind Ensemble Concert is Tuesday, November 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Maxwell Theatre. $5. Call 706-667-4100 or visit aug.edu.
Literary
Maxwell Morning Book Club discusses Betty White’s “If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won’t)” Thursday, November 15, at 10 a.m. at the Maxwell Branch Library. Call 706-793-2020 or visit ecgrl.org. Brown Bag Book Discussion, featuring “Stealing Mona Lisa” by Carson 15NOVEMBER2012