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Auditions DANCERS, ACTORS AND SINGERS WANTED for the Aiken Community Playhouse production of “West Side Story.” Auditions held June 23-24 at 7 p.m.; callbacks June 27 at 7 p.m. Held at USC-Aiken’s Etherredge Center, Room 125. Males, 13-60 years, and females, 13-30 years, needed, especially Hispanic and Hispanic-looking actors. Please bring a prepared song; accompanist and tape player will be provided. Script reading and dance audition required. Also, there is a need for backstage and technical production suppor t. Call Bradley Wat ts at (803) 6480652 for more information. THE AUGUSTA PLAYERS will hold auditions for “The King and I” June 25, July 11, 20 and 25. All auditions held at 7 p.m., except July 20 auditions, which will be held at 10 a.m. and are the only auditions open to children as well as adults. Held at St. John United Methodist Church. Audition consists of a prepared vocal solo and a cold reading. Accompanist provided. Per formance dates scheduled for September 25-29. Call 826-4707 for more information. THE AUGUSTA CONCERT BAND holds auditions for new members by appointment. To schedule, call 202-0091.
Education WORKSHOPS AT THE GERTRUDE HERBERT INSTITUTE OF ART: “Painting with Paper: Four Approaches to Collage” adult/teen workshop June 24-27, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $80; “Acr ylic Painting: Still Life with Fruit and Glass” adult workshop June 25-27, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., $110. To register, phone 722-5495. SCR APBOOKING WORKSHOP at the H.O. Weeks Center. Held through July. Morning classes 9 a.m. to noon the second Thursday of the month; evening classes are 6-9 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month. $10 per class for Aiken City residents. Preregistration is required. Call (803) 642-7631.
Exhibitions
AT THE MARY PAULINE GALLERY through July 27: Lanny Webb Exhibition, Front Gallery; Summer Group Exhibition, Rear Gallery. Call 724-9542 or visit www.marypaulinegallery.com for details. “OVER THE LINE: THE ART AND LIFE OF JACOB LAWRENCE” exhibit through September 8 at the High Museum of Ar t in Atlanta. For more information, call (404) 733-HIGH or visit www.high.org on the Web. FINE ARTS EXHIBITION through July 28 at the Lucy Craf t Laney Museum of Black History. Features works by the Benedict College Ar t Faculty. Call 724-3576 for more information.
DONNA WHALEY AND K ATHERINE KING will ex hibi t their work at the Sacred Hear t Cul tural Center during the month of June. Call 733-2788 for more information.
ELAINE ERGLE exhibits her work at Borders Books and Music through the end of June. Upcoming exhibits include: Daniel Hayes in July, Tom Klose in August, Carl Purdy in September, Alex McCain in October and Rober t Lee in November. Call Borders Books and Music at 737-6962 for more information. AT THE GEORGIA MUSEUM OF ART in Athens: “From Fauvism to Impressionism: Alber t Marquet, an Exhibition from the Centre Pompidou in Paris” through July 7; “From Heroes to Dudes” through July 21; “Lucy May Stanton” through July 21. For more information, call (706) 542-4662. WORKS BY RUSS BONIN will be on display at the Savage Galler y and Studio through June 29. The Savage Galler y and Studio is located at 1337 Jackson Road in Augusta. Phone 736-3336 or e-mail savagegaller y@yahoo.com for more information. WORKS BY MARYANNE KELLY HAND now on display at the Southeastern Neuroscience Building on Roy Road of f Wheeler Road. Held through the summer. For more information, contact Mar yanne Kelly Hand at 667-6622.
Dance SINGLES DANCE each Saturday night from 8-11 p.m. is sponsored by the Christian Social Organization for Single Adults. Held at Westside High School on Stelling Road. Tickets available at the door; free dance lessons available at 7 p.m. For more information, call 278-6422.
Music ATHFEST 2002 will be held June 20-23 at various venues in Athens, Ga. Features live per formances, club crawl, juried ar tist market, gallery walk, KidsFest, panels, Flagpole Magazine Athens Music Awards and more. For information, call (706) 548-1973 or visit www.athfest.com. LOCOBAZOOK A TOUR July 6 at the Augusta Exchange Club Fairgrounds features Filter, Sevendust, Nonpoint, Mushroomhead, Mad at Gravit y, Audiovent, Reveille, Dragpipe, Breaking Point, local bands and more. Gates open at 10 a.m. and tickets are $20 in advance, $25 the day of the show. All ages admit ted, but only those 21 and over with ID may buy alcohol. Tickets available at www.ETIX.com or by phone at 1-866-866-9938. KEITH GEHLE per forms classical guitar music June 25 as par t of the Evenings in the Appleby Garden program at the Appleby Branch Library. Show begins at 8 p.m. 736-6244. CONCERTS AND ART IN THE PARK at Creighton Living History Park in Nor th Augusta. June 20 features Shibin; June 27, the For t Gordon Signal Corps Concer t
“ABCD: A Collection of Art Brut” will run until Aug. 24 at the High Museum. This particular image is called “Christoph Columbus,” and was made in 1930 by Adolf Wolfli. It is graphite and colored pencil on paper, 12 5/8 by 8 1/6 inches, and is part of the ABCD Collection. Band; July 11, the First Baptist Church of Nor th Augusta Orchestra; July 25, Sophisticated Swing Big Band. Concer ts begin at 7 p.m., except July 25 show, which begins at 8 p.m. Bring a picnic and lawn chairs or blankets to this free show. (803) 442-7588. HOPELANDS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES continues June 24 with the For t Gordon Army Jazz Band. Begins 7 p.m. at Hopeland Gardens in Aiken. For rain information and for those who need special assistance or accommodations, call 642-7631. JAZZ CANDLELIGHT CONCERT SERIES continues on the Eighth Street Bulkhead of River walk ever y Sunday in June. June 23, Quiet Storm; June 30, the C. Anthony Carpenter Project with Ari Brown.
Per formances from 8-9:30 p.m.; bring picnic baskets, candles, blankets and lawn chairs. $5 admission. Call River walk Special Events for more information at 821-1754.
Theater “A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM” June 20-23 in Dunwoody, Ga. All per formances at 8 p.m., except June 23 per formance, which will be at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $18 adults, $16 students and seniors and $10 for children under 12. All seating is reser ved. Call (770) 396-1726. “TOM SAWYER” will be presented June 28-29 by The Augusta Players Children’s Wing. Held in the