Motown sounds around town

2009-02-13 / News Update

Charmain Z. Brackett Correspondent

The sounds of Motown will resonate through Augusta's Bell Auditorium Friday as Spectrum performs with the Augusta Symphony.

The group sings hits from the Four Tops, Drifters, Smokey and the Miracles, the Spinners and Temptations.

The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices begin at $14.

For more information, call (706) 826-4705 or visit

www.augustasymphony.org.

Saturday is Family Fun Day at the Augusta Museum of History.

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., children can make Victorian valentines as part of the program.

For more information, call (706) 722-8454.

Sundays at the Morris Museum of Art are free.

At 2 p.m. Sunday at the museum, pianist Denver Oldham will perform, and at 3:15 p.m., there will be a gallery tour and talk.

Located at 1 Tenth St., the Morris Museum of Art features a permanent collection of Southern art. For more information, call (706) 724-7501.

Augusta has many museums including the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History.

This month at the Laney Museum, the works of Atlanta artist Sam Burston will be on display.

A professor at Spelman College, Burston uses a variety of media including painting, printmaking and drawing to create a "stained glass" effect in his work.

The Laney Museum is located at 1116 Phillips St. For more information, call (706) 724-3576.

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