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With Thanksgiving only a few days away, the festivities of the holiday season have arrived. To usher in the season, The Columbia County Ballet will present The New Nutcracker, its twist on the classic Christmas ballet, at the Jabez Sanford Hardin Performing Arts Theater in Columbia County this weekend. 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 ... The Fort Gordon Service Club will provide holiday gift wrapping at the Post Exchange from Dec. 1 - 24. Wrapping will be available during the PX’s operating hours. Several days will be set aside for other organizations to wrap. For more information call Joanie Bryant at (706) 863-2931. More ... The Garden City Chapter of Federally Employed Women at Fort Gordon is hosting its annual FEW Christmas Auction at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 8 at the Gordon Club. Brig. Gen. Jennifer Napper, 7th Signal Command (Theater) commanding general, will be the guest auctioneer. More ... The Fort Gordon Sergeant Audie Murphy Club is seeking new members. The elite organization is conducting a second quarter SAMC board March 8, 2010. For more information contact your unit first sergeant or call Staff Sgt. Aseba Green at (706) 791-1851. More ... Members of the Fort Gordon Sergeant Audie Murphy Club will be participating in these events in November and December: clean-up and set up outside decorations at Fort Gordon Christmas House, Building 21711, 8 a.m. Nov. 21; commissary fundraiser, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 22; clean up outside of Fort Gordon Fisher House, 9:30 a.m. Nov. More ... The Christmas Spirit Foundation and FedEx are teaming up to provide about 500 free live evergreen trees for any military ID card holder, active duty, retired, reserve or National Guard member at Fort Gordon. This is part of the annual Trees for Troops program. More ... The 35th Signal Brigade is hosting a Turkey Trot 10 a.m. Nov. 21 at the River walk in downtown Augusta. This is part of the ongoing “Walk to Baghdad and Back.” Everyone is to meet at the Marriott Hotel fountain. Ten bonus miles will be offered to those who bring a non-perishable food item which will be donated to the Golden Harvest Food Bank. More ... The Fort Gordon Chapter of Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association is hosting a “No Host Membership Social,” from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Gordon Club’s Victoria Room. Come meet the local board of directors and find out what the local chapter is planning for 2010. More ... The Post 9/11 GI Bill briefing is slated for 10 a.m. Nov. 24 in Alexander Hall on post. For more information call (706) 791-7797. More ... The U.S. Army Signal Corps Band and Augusta State University Ensemble will jointly perform a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 14 at the First Baptist Church located at 3500 Walton Way Extension in Augusta. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information call (706) 731-5366. 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 Fort Gordon Christmas House, Building 21711, located near Gym 6, opens 10 a.m. Nov. 30. For more information call Lynn Harshman at (706) 791-3880. More ... Volunteers are needed to assist in planning the next Fort Gordon Army Family Action Plan Conference. This is your chance to contribute to the improvement of the Fort Gordon community and the Army way of life. You need not be a member of the Army to participate. If you live, work or use resources on the installation you can volunteer. Come out and make a difference. More ... The Walton Rehabilitation Health System Walton West, located at 2501 Center West Parkway in Augusta, is hosting the monthly brain injury support group from 6 to 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday each month. The group sponsors social activities, speakers Saturday night dances More ... Southern Wesleyan University is showing its appreciations to the nation’s veterans by taking part in the Yellow Ribbon program. All veterans eligible for the program (as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs) will receive a Yellow Ribbon Scholarship. More ... Send items for the Community Events column to Bonnie Heater at bonnie.heater@us.army.mil or by fax (706) 791-5463. You can also drop items off at Room 215, Nelson Hall. Normal deadline is noon Monday for the week’s newspaper. Exception: If legal holiday falls on a Friday then items are due noon Thursday More ... |
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