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Arts & Culture<br />
by Matt Porter, Arts Advocate<br />
A<br />
rts and entertainment options<br />
abound in our area—<strong>the</strong> real<br />
question for someone wanting to<br />
find something to do around town<br />
is “where to start?” From museums<br />
to galleries, festivals to films, <strong>the</strong>re’s<br />
probably something for everyone.<br />
Downtown Augusta has a<br />
rich history of entertainment<br />
reflected in some magnificent<br />
<strong>the</strong>atres on Broad St. That’s where<br />
you’ll find <strong>the</strong> Imperial <strong>The</strong>atre,<br />
showing everything from local<br />
stage productions, to great regional<br />
bluegrass, rock, or soul concerts. If<br />
a little improv or maybe an edgier<br />
original play is more your speed,<br />
local black box <strong>the</strong>atre Le Chat Noir<br />
is always doing something unique.<br />
Families love spending time<br />
at <strong>the</strong> Augusta Canal Interpretive<br />
Center at Enterprise Mill and<br />
taking a tour on one of <strong>the</strong>ir electric<br />
Petersburg boats. You can’t go wrong<br />
visiting <strong>the</strong> Augusta Museum of<br />
History. I love <strong>the</strong>ir James Brown<br />
Photo courtesy of Phillip Douglas<br />
exhibit, but with <strong>the</strong>ir vast collection,<br />
<strong>the</strong>re’s surely something for everyone<br />
<strong>the</strong>re. Our town even hosts <strong>the</strong> Boyhood<br />
Home of President Woodrow Wilson,<br />
built in 1859. <strong>The</strong> site is maintained as<br />
a historic home you can tour Thursdays<br />
through Saturdays.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Morris Museum of Art has<br />
a permanent collection spanning<br />
antebellum portraits to contemporary<br />
works, located on <strong>the</strong> Riverwalk <strong>the</strong><br />
museum features extensive programing<br />
for families, aspiring artists and art lovers<br />
of all stripes. I’d also recommend visiting<br />
<strong>the</strong> Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art<br />
for workshops or to take in a rotating<br />
exhibition. Tire City Potters have kept<br />
<strong>the</strong> fire burning downtown for yearscheck<br />
out one of <strong>the</strong>ir kiln openings for<br />
first crack at some beautiful hand made<br />
ceramics or visit <strong>the</strong>ir gallery space open<br />
daily.<br />
Mixed in with small locally owned<br />
restaurants and specialty stores you can<br />
also find a number of little galleries<br />
focusing on painting, sculpture, jewelry,<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
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