Current events
Gardening at Lunch
The Columbia County Extension Service will hold a lunch seminar on lawn and garden irrigation conducted by Charles Phillips, county extension agent, today. The seminar begins at 12:10 p.m. in the Evans Government Center Auditorium.
Manna truck
The Golden Harvest Food Bank's manna truck will stop at Gospel Water Branch Baptist Church on Furys Ferry Road on Saturday at 9 a.m. The free food distribution is on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Community concert
The Augusta Children's Chorale, under the direction of Linda Leslie Bradberry, will present its 2003 Community Appreciation Concert on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The concert will be at First Baptist Church on Walton Way. The event is free.
Family Y gymnastics
The Family Y summer recreational gymnastics session is scheduled for May 19 through Aug. 1. The 10-week session features classes for boys and girls from toddlers to teens held once a week in the air-conditioned Wheeler Gymnastics Center, 3532 Wheeler Road.
Coed beginner and intermediate tumbling and trampoline class are available for cheerleaders and rhythmic gymnastics for girls ages 6 to 12.
For more information, call 738-6678 or visit www.thefamilyy.org.
Mother's Day Out
Saint Mary on the Hill Catholic Church on Monte Sano Avenue is holding fall registration for the 2003-04 Mother's Day Out Program for children ages 6 months to 4 years Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at St. Anne's Hall. For more information, call Gina Craw at 706-262-2659 or email: smothnursery@earthlink.net.
Family Y offers summer swim lessons
Swim lessons are offered from May 26 to July 31, in two-week sessions of eight classes, at the Family Y's pools for babies to 12-year-olds.
Adult swim lessons also are offered at all three pools - Wilson Branch pool, Wheeler Branch indoor pool and Southside pool. For fees, schedules and other details, call 738-6678, 733-1030 or 738-6680 or visit www.thefamilyy.org.
Motorcycle ride
Augusta Harley Davidson will play host to the first annual Charity Run for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Augusta on Saturday, May 31. The first bikes will leave at 9 a.m. and the last at 11 a.m.
All riders are welcome. Register in advance for $10 per bike at Augusta Harley Davidson on Frontage Road. For more information, call Cheryl at 651-0444 or Vikki at 724-5901.
Country concert
Blake Shelton, Mark Wills and Rebecca Lynn Howard will perform at Lake Olmstead Stadium on Saturday as part of the Hot Southern Night concert tour. The concert starts at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $18 in advance and $23 the day of the show. Tickets are available at www.tixonline.com. For more information, call 724-8483.