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Foster orientation

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Georgia SAFE, a non-profit, therapeutic foster care agency, will hold orientation for prospective parents from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the office at 4424 Columbia Road, Ste. B, Martinez. Call (706) 210-3435.

Tech open house

All Augusta Technical College campuses will hold summer open house from 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday. Call (706) 771-4028.

Parkinson group

The CSRA Parkinson Support Group will discuss metronome therapy at its meeting 6 p.m. Aug. 28 at the St. John Towers Dining Room, 724 Greene St., Augusta. For information, call (706) 855-7690.

Crafters sought

The city of Harlem is accepting applications for crafters and vendors for the 19th Annual Oliver Hardy Festival, to be held Oct. 6. Call (706) 556-0043.

GOP breakfast

Virginia Galloway, the grassroots coordinator for Americans for Prosperity, Georgia, will be the featured speaker at 9 a.m. Saturday at the monthly Columbia County Republican Party Breakfast at Fatz Cafe, in Evans. Breakfast costs $6. For information, go to www.columbiacountyrepublicanparty.org.