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V28|NO36<br />
WHAT’S UP<br />
Calendar: 36 | Music Listings: 42<br />
If you have any questions, or would like to submit an event to our calendar,<br />
please email Amy Christian at amy@themetrospirit.com.<br />
GETTING ARTSY IN AIKEN<br />
THE SEASoN for arts festivals is here, and if you just can’t wait to get<br />
started, head on up to Aiken for Aiken’s Makin’ this weekend. The twoday<br />
craft show features a variety of exhibitors with works for sale, as<br />
well as food vendors, entertainment and more. Arts and crafts available<br />
include but are not limited to fine arts, glass works, wood pieces,<br />
ceramics and fabric pieces.<br />
Food vendors will serve treats such as sausage dogs, gyros, kettle<br />
corn, funnel cakes, lemonade and more.<br />
Aiken’s Makin’ started 41 years ago when the vice president of trade<br />
development for the Aiken Chamber of Commerce decided Aiken<br />
needed an event to attract people to the downtown area, according<br />
to the history page on aikensmakin.net. The show is meant to be a<br />
showcase for items made by local residents. With the first show in 1976,<br />
the vendor list has grown from 50 to about 300 in recent years.<br />
AIKEN’S MAKIN’<br />
Downtown Aiken<br />
9 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri Sep 8<br />
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat Sep 9<br />
803-645-0169<br />
aikensmakin.net<br />
7SEPTEMBER2017<br />
SATURDAY, SEP 9<br />
Hey, animal lovers! The Cattyshack<br />
Cat Club Cat Show (sanctioned by the<br />
International Cat Association) returns to<br />
North Augusta this weekend. Along with cats<br />
being judged, vendors will be selling products<br />
for cat owners. The show runs from 10 a.m.-4<br />
p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Riverview Park<br />
Activities Center. Cost is $5 for adults, with<br />
discounted tickets for military, seniors and<br />
children. Pets that aren’t registered for the<br />
show are not allowed.<br />
SUNDAY, SEP 10<br />
Feeling like you need to get your zen on?<br />
A free yoga event at Pendleton King Park<br />
Pavilion will be taking place from 10 a.m.-<br />
11:30 a.m. Sunday. Participants in Yoga in the<br />
Park are encouraged to bring their own mats.<br />
Donations will be accepted to support the<br />
park’s maintenance and projects. Call 706-<br />
294-9472 or email cindy@theyogacenter.net.<br />
WEDNESDAY, SEP 13<br />
Georgia history lovers are invited to check<br />
out a talk about the town of Waynesboro,<br />
led by Jesse Stone and Ben Palmer. The<br />
lecture will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30<br />
p.m. at the Augusta Museum of History.<br />
It’s free for museum members and $3 for<br />
nonmembers. Participants are encouraged<br />
to bring their own lunches, but the museum<br />
will provide drinks. Call 706-722-8454 or visit<br />
augustamuseum.org.<br />
THURSDAY, SEP 14<br />
Can you tell me how to get … to see Maria<br />
from “Sesame Street”? She’ll be right here<br />
in Augusta, for the Addressing the ABCs of<br />
Diversity conference at Augusta Marriott<br />
and Convention Center. The Diversity and<br />
Inclusion Summit runs from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.<br />
Thursday and features keynote speaker and<br />
actress Sonia Manzano. Cost is $65, general;<br />
$35, students; or $40 for the morning session<br />
keynote without lunch. Visit augusta.edu/<br />
diversity/summit or call 706-721-6890.<br />
For more information on these events, see our calendar of events on page 36.
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