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What’S up Calendar: 27 | Music Listings: 34 If you have any questions, or would like to submit an event to our calendar, please email Amanda Main at amanda@themetrospirit.com. V28|NO39 puMpKInS Get pInK’d Out If yOu’re in the mood for fall festivities and also want to take part in helping fight cancer, Augusta University’s Pink Pumpkin Party is where you want to be Saturday, Sept. 30. The third annual event is for families and the community, and it calls attention to breast cancer, raises funds for free mammograms for women in need, and honors breast cancer survivors. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday on the Augusta University Health Sciences Campus at the J. Harold Harrison, M.D., Education Commons building. Adults and children are invited to decorate pumpkins, wear their favorite pink outfits and participate in the pumpkin-decorating and best-dressed contests. There also will be music, dancing, children’s activities and more. Pre-registration is over, but you’re still welcome to attend, as additional pink pumpkins will be available for on-site registration. $10 includes a pumpkin and all decorations, and mini pumpkins are available for a donation. Cancer patients and survivors can participate for free. pInK puMpKIn party AU Health Sciences Campus, 1301 R.A. Dent Blvd. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30 706-721-8353 giving.augusta.edu/pinkpumpkin thurSday, Sept. 28 The Burger Battle is back, and this year, there are six competitors. The fundraiser benefits the Boys & Girls Club of the CSRA. Area restaurants will prepare and serve their burgers, and Augusta band Funk You will provide live music for the night. It’s from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at E.W. Hagler Boys & Girls Club. Tickets are $50 for adults and free for kids 12 and younger. Visit bgccsra.org/ burger-battle.html. Saturday, Sept. 30 Attention, flea market lovers! The Fort Gordon flea market is here, as part of the multi-day Fort Gordon Fall Festival. Dozens of vendors will be there, with all kinds of products. The flea market will take place from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Fort Gordon’s Barton Field. The Fall Festival runs from Sept. 28-Oct. 1, with attractions such as a carnival every day and more. Check out the full schedule at fortgordon.com, or call 706- 791-8878. Sunday, Oct. 1 The tough women of Soul City Sirens — an Augusta roller derby team — will be duking it out against the Athens and Chattanooga women this Sunday in Augusta! First whistle is at 11 a.m., and spectators are invited to bring a camping chair. The battle takes place at Red Wing Rollerway. Admission is $10 and $3 for kids ages 6-12. Visit brownpapertickets.com/ event/3079134 or email info@soulcitysirens. com. thurSday, Oct. 5 For those who weren’t old enough to have seen Elvis perform (or would like to see “him” again), you won’t want to miss “A Tribute to the King,” with Travis LeDoyt on stage as Elvis. LeDoyt has an extensive musical background, and he’s considered one of America’s most convincing Elvis tribute acts. He’ll be at Jabez S. Hardin Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Thursday; tickets are $36. Visit AugustaAmusements.com or call 706- 726-0366. For more information on these events, see our calendar of events on page 27.
Kids Fishing Rodeo Mistletoe State Park 9am - noon Sat Sep 30 For those ages 15 and under; includes raffle prizes and lunch afterward. No fishing license required. $5. Call 706-541-0321 or visit gastateparks.org/mistletoe. ARTS Sat Sep 30 10am - noon Learn to Draw and Sketch Harlem Arts Council Art class with Angelika Bondar. Ages 13 and up. $35; materials provided. Make reservations at least 24 hours in advance. Call 706-394-4682. Tue Oct 3 2pm - 5pm Acrylic Painting for Beginners Aiken Public Library A class that meets Tuesdays through November 28. Preregistration required. Call 803-642-2020, ext. 1131, or visit abbe-lib.org. Thu Oct 5 10:30am - 12:30pm Pottery Class Harlem Arts Council Pottery with Angelika Bondar. Continues Thursdays through Oct. 26. $80 for all four classes. Includes material fee. Make reservations at least 24 hours in advance. Call 706-394- 4682. EDUCATION Thu Sep 28 10:30am Estate Planning and Elder Care Columbia County Library Pre-registration required. Call 706-863-1946 or visit gchrl. org. Mon Oct 2 5:30pm Beginner Spanish Class Friedman Branch Library An adult class led by Edwin Perez of the Asociacion Cultural Hispanoamericana. Pre-registration required. Call 706-736- 6758 or visit arcpls.org. Wed Oct 4 6pm Tertulia: Spanish Conversation Group Headquarters Branch Library A group for beginner to intermediate Spanish speakers. Call 317-695-4748. Thu Oct 5 11:30am - 1:30pm Open Job Lab Diamond Lakes Branch Library Participants can complete job applications, resumes or conduct job searches with staff available for one-on-one help if needed. Call 706-772-2432 or visit arcpls.org. EXHIBITIONS Thu Sep 28 8am - 3pm Children are the Future Jaguar Student Activities Center Breezeway Exhibit illustrates the rights of children around the world. Continues 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29. Visit calendar. augusta.edu or call 706-737-1499. Thu Oct 5 5pm - 7pm Exhibitions Reception Arts & Heritage Center of North Augusta Exhibit of art by Robert Amato and Tire City Potters in Main Gallery; art by Shirley Olson in Balcony Gallery. The reception is free and open to the public. Exhibitions will be on display Oct. 5-Nov. 3. Ongoing Augusta Museum of History Includes the following: “The Godfather of Soul, Mr. James Brown; “Celebrating a Grand Tradition, the Sport of Golf”; “Augusta’s Story”; “A Community That Heals”; “Into the Interior: A History of the Georgia Railroad and Banking Company”; “Local Legends”; “One Man, Two Ships: Lessons in History and Courage”; “A Quilt Journey”; and “Canteens to Combat Boots”. Call 706-722-8454 or visit augustamuseum.org. Drawing and Its Peripheries Jessye Norman School of the Arts Drawing and Its Peripheries is a traveling exhibit of contemporary drawings selected from student artwork from the School of Visual Art at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va., and the Department of Art & Design at Augusta University. The show will be on display from Sept. 27 to Oct. 20 before it goes to Virginia Tech in November. Reception with artists to take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 6. Call 706-828-7768 or visit jessyenormanschool.org. FLIX Fri Sep 29 2pm Movie Time for Adults Maxwell Branch Library Call 706-793-2020 or visit arcpls.org. 6:30pm Family Movie Night Kroc Center A free movie showing that begins at 6:45 p.m.. Concessions will be available for purchase. Call 706-364-5762 or visit salvationarmyaugusta.org/kroc-center/. Sat Sep 30 11am Movie Time for Kids Maxwell Branch Library
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