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If you like carnival rides and funnel cakes, then you will love October and November in the Augusta area as fair season is in full swing. The 87th annual Georgia-Carolina State Fair winds down this weekend at the fairgrounds on Fourth Street in Augusta. More ... The Signal Theater, located at 25th and Barnes Avenue, is open Friday-Sunday. Shows begin at 6:30 p.m. Regular admission for adults is $4, children $2, under age 5 free. For information call (706) 791-3982.*Indicates a 2 p.m. Matinee. Children age 2 and under attend free during matinees. More ... Fort Gordon will host Retiree Appreciation Day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24 on post. All military service retirees are invited to attend. The morning session, from 7:15 a.m. registration to noon, will feature information booths and medical tests at Darling Hall, on Chamberlain Avenue at Rice Road. A luncheon will start at 12:30 p.m. at the Gordon Club on 19th Street. More ... Childbirth Education classes (Lamaze) for new and expectant parents are being offered at the W.G. Watson, M.D. Women’s Center at University Hospital, located at 1350 Walton Way in Augusta.The classes are free. Class size is limited to 14 couples. There are four week classes as well as a weekend class. The next four-week class series are Oct. 26 - Nov. More ... Toys for Tots and the Augusta Marines are sponsoring the Annual Toys for Tots 5K Run/Walk 8 a.m. More ... The local African-American Book Club meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of each month in the Joe Muggs Cafe inside Books-A-Million Bookstore, located at 2834 Washington Road in Augusta. For more information call (706) 481-9090. More ... The Fort Gordon Sergeant Audie Murphy Club is seeking new members. The elite organization is conducting a first quarter SAMC board Nov. 18 and second quarter SAMC board March 3, 2010. For more information about becoming a SAMC member contact your unit first sergeant or call Staff Sgt. Aseba Green at (706) 791-1851. More ... Halloween activities for the Balfour Beatty Communities on post will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 31. For more information contact Kelly Rae Barchanowicz at (706) 772-7041. More ... The Colo’n-Dryden Greater Augusta Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. is hosting the Annual Tuskegee Airmen Banquet More ... Exceptional Family Members Program respite care is a program that provides a temporary rest period for Family members responsible for regular care of persons with disabilities. Eligibility is based on EFMP enrollment and Exceptional Family Member’s medical or educational condition. For more information about this program call Pamela Rachal at (706) 791-4872. More ... Child Enrichment Court Appointed Special Advocates are trained volunteers who are appointed by a judge to advocate for the best interest of victimized children who have been abused and neglected and who have been removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect. Volunteers are needed to attend the next CASA training series which is to be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. More ... The Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University is partnering with Fort Gordon’s Woodworth Consolidated Library to present “Our Heroes’ Tree.” Through this program, MFRI and Woodworth Consolidated Library are working to honor past and present service members and create an awareness of military Families currently affected by deployment. More ... Trick-or-Treat with some of your favorite local area businesses, while helping local food banks.”Trick-or-Treat So Others Can Eat” is scheduled from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Patriots Park Gym, located at 5445 Columbia Road in Grovetown, Ga. Admission is a can of food. More ... The Augusta Jewish Community Center, located at 898 Weinberger Way in Evans, Ga., is hosting an Art Auction and Wine Tasting event Dec. 12. Preview of the art pieces in the auction starts at 6 p.m., wine tasting is at 7 p.m. and the auction begins at 7:30 p.m. Azalea Fine Art is conducting the auction. More ... The Garden City Chapter of Federally Employed Women at Fort Gordon is meeting 11:30 a.m. Nov. 17. at the Gordon Club. Helen Blocker-Adams, Chief Executive Officer and talk show host, will be the speaker. Everyone is welcome to attend the program. More ... The Daughters of the American Revolution are sponsoring an essay contest to celebrate American History. The contest is open to all students in the 5th through 8th grade. More ... |
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