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AUGUSTAApril 2013 FamilyANNUAL SUMMER CAMP GUIDE

TRI MY BEST TRIATHLON

GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT—IT’S GOOD FOR YOU!

SIDS PREVENTION

Camp GuideSUMMER

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Editor’s NotE: Lucy Adams’ article in March, “Learning Differences—Early Intervention Equals Resolution and Better Academic Per-formance,” mentioned assessment for children when a parent suspects a learning difference. Karen Vandiver, lead school psychologist in the Columbia County School System, asked that we clarify that assessment through the schools is not the first step in identifying and solving a learning difference. She suggests that if a learning issue is suspected, parents should seek out school personnel, medical providers or community agencies to assess the situation. Within the school system, the first step is behavioral intervention. Read the updated version of the article at www.augustafamily.com.

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Maya and Tayla Rogers, 4, are the daughters of Jimmy and Tiffany Rogers of Augusta.

Photo by Branch Carter.

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April 2013PublisherKate Cooper Metts

editorKarin Calloway

ProductionArt Director / Web ProducerMichael Rushbrook

Graphic ArtistTonietha Clayton

AdvertisingDirector of AdvertisingLisa Dorn

Advertising SalesElizabeth Jones Sisson Maidi McMurtrie ThompsonMary Porter Vann

Audience DevelopmentManagerDoressa Hawes

PhotogrAPhyBranch Carter and John Harpring

contributorsLucy AdamsKim Beavers, MS, RD, CDEGrace BelangiaJ. Ron Eaker, M.D.Cammie JonesJennie MontgomeryDanielle Wong Moores

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7 editor’s page 9 mom2mom Here’s To Camp Grow-a-Thick-Skin! -Jennie Montgomery

10 news&notes12 eating well with kim Don’t Look in My Cart! -Kim Beavers, MS, RD, LD, CDE

17 doctor/dad Take Two Bills and Call Me in the Morning -J. Ron Eaker, M.D.

18 healthy family Sleep Safely Back Sleeping and Prenatal Care Can Help Prevent SIDS -Danielle Wong Moores

43 time out! Girls’ Night Out It’s Good for You -Cammie Jones

44 inspiration station The Tri My Best Triathlon -Lucy Adams

46 calendar54 talkin’ about my generation

Annelle Brunson, Reed Gary and Amanda Walters

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Cool CampsOur Annual Guide To Summer Programs

Throughout the CSRAby Lucy AdamsIllustrations by

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editor’sby Karin Calloway

Although I have always been one of those moms who couldn’t wait for the school

year to end to “reclaim” my chil-dren, I also was a staunch support-er of enrichment through summer day camps when my children were young. I had good reason to be-lieve that they offered a lot of won-derful experiences for my kids—I am a former day-camp counselor. And, like me, my son Tripp and my daughter C.C. spent summers as camp counselors, too.

Those aren’t the only reasons I think day camps are awesome. Here’s my thinking: You can’t al-ways hand-pick your children’s classroom experiences in school,

but you can hand-pick the experiences they’ll have during the summer—and the options are limitless. You can match camps to their interests and hobbies. My children attended theater, soccer, basketball, art and tennis specialty camps. They also attended camps that lasted most of the day and included wonderful skill-building activities. I’ll admit they complained about the Red Cross-certified swimming lessons they endured at one summer camp—but my mission was to make sure they knew how to swim and the camp helped me achieve that goal.

We live in an area with abundant summer opportunities for our children and this month we offer up the area’s most complete listing of local camps and classes in our annual Camp Guide. There literally is something for everyone—from wanna-be ballerinas to LEGO fans to kids who need an academic spruce-up before the coming new school year.

Hang on to this issue! Even though it is fun for the kids to kick back at home the first week of summer, it doesn’t take long for the house to fill with a chorus of, “I’m bored!”

Until May,

Backpacks and Summer Fun

C.C. Calloway gives camper Jonas Brantley a ride at AJCC day camp.

Karin Calloway is a wife and mother of two. She’s also a journalist and recipe developer who writes the Wednesday cooking column for The Augusta Chronicle. You can watch Karin prepare her weekly recipes in segments on WJBF NewsChannel 6 on Tuesdays during Midday at Noon and on Wednesdays during Good Morning Augusta.


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JENNIE MoNtgoMEry anchors the evening news at WJBF-TV. She’s married to Scott and they have three children: Zack, 19, Maddy, 18, and Sky, 17.

Summer Camp. Loved the way it was portrayed in The Parent Trap—the cabins, swimming in the lake and loads of silly pranks. (That’s also how I like to remember Lindsay Lohan—before she outgrew that innocent charm!)

But that’s just not the way I remember summer camp when I was a rising 5th grader.

The camp director had put me in a cabin with rising 6th graders. We were paired with a boys’ cabin for all daytime activities—they were all rising 6th graders, too. I was teased the entire time because I was the youngest one in our group.

As the eldest of three kids, being the “baby” was unfamiliar territory. I was always the boss—but not at camp! The boys were nicer to me than the girls, so I really liked our combined time. I dreaded the post-campfire time when we were sent back to the cabins.

One night I was surprised to find two of the girls sitting on my bottom bunk bed. They were being all, “Hey, girl!” and “Do you think any of the boys are cute?”

I may have been the baby but I was no dummy. One girl casually looked under the springs of the mattress above mine and found a folded note with my name on it.

“Oh, look!” she passed the paper to the other, “somebody hid a note for you to find.”

Seriously, did they really think I would fall for this? They handed it to me and I slowly opened it. It was allegedly a “love letter” from the cutest boy in our group. “He” had written a series of questions requiring check-yes-or-no-box answers.

I folded it back up and tried to hide it in my paperback. They grabbed it from me, though, and ran around the cabin reading it out loud and laughing. Worst of all, they showed it to all of the boys the next day. Even though I knew it was a fake note, I was horribly embarrassed by it.

Wish I had had a camper like little Miss Lohan on my side back then…she would have devised the ultimate retaliation!

Here’s To Camp Grow-A-Thick-Skin!


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TV Tip-OversNearly 13,000 children are injured each year from television set tip-overs. Many tip-overs are the result of unsteady TVs that are not secured to the wall. Flat-screen TVs that are top heavy with narrow bases can be easily pulled off an entertainment center or table. A curious, determined child can topple a TV. Much like child-proofing with a toddler gate or electrical socket cover, TV mounts and furniture straps are necessary precautions for keeping your little ones safe.

Safe Kids Greater Augusta, led by Children’s Hospital of Georgia, works to prevent acciden-tal childhood injury, the leading killer of chil-dren ages 1 to 14. Safe Kids Greater Augusta is a member of the Safe Kids USA network. To find out more about local Safe Kids programs, call 706-721-7606, or visit gru.edu/safekids. Read the whole article about how to prevent TV tip-overs at www.augustafamily.com.

If you want to find out more about the summer camps, classes and activities that

are listed in our annual Camp Guide, head over to Summer Camp Expo 2013 on April

27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Augusta Preparatory Day School. The expo is hosted by

the Children’s Hospital of Georgia and Augusta Family Magazine.

Visit booths to meet the professionals who will entertain and educate your chil-

dren over the summer through themed and specialty camps throughout the CSRA.

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masters a-Z

YOUnG chILdren Are nOTOrIOUS FOr ASkInG “WhY?” So when Julie Ferris’s husband went to the Masters Tournament, her daughter, then 5, started asking Ferris a million and one questions, wondering, “Where did daddy go today? What did he eat? What’s a clubhouse?”

“That’s when a light went on,” Ferris says. Even though her older son watched the tourna-ment and understood what the Masters was all about, she realized that many younger children didn’t. She immediately did an Internet search to see if there were any children’s books out there on the Masters. There weren’t, so Ferris started getting to work.

The result is the illustrated children’s book, Badges, Egg Salad and Green Jackets: The Masters A to Z. Written and self-published by Ferris, a Thomson native who currently resides in At-lanta, it was also illustrated by another local—Thomson-based artist Josh Thomas.

The book highlights every detail of the tournament, one for each letter of the alphabet. For example, E is for Egg Salad—where Ferris describes the many delicious sandwiches available on the course, highlighted by Thomas’ equally delicious watercolors, capturing the richness of the egg salad and the crisp clarity of its familiar green plastic wrapper.

Although originally designed for children, the book has also been popular as a gift for golf lovers of all ages. Locally, it’s available at Design Images and Gifts, Rivers and Glen, Posh Tots, Cudos, Learning Express, La Dee Da in North Augusta and Aiken Office Supply.

To find out more, visit junebugprint.com or visit facebook.com/TheMasters AtoZ


by Kim Beavers, MS, RD, LD, CDE

eating well with kim

I am a mother of two with a busy husband and a career which means sometimes I have to rely on “convenience” foods. A cou-ple of other factors also influence my food choices. I am a dieti-tian and host of a healthy cooking segment on television and, as

a result, people recognize me at the grocery store. Talk about pressure to make “healthy” convenience choices!

Occasionally I feel self-conscious about what people see in my grocery cart and I want to say things like, “This ice cream is for my husband—seriously, it’s for him!” However, as a dietitian in the public eye I have also learned that it is also okay to be real. I believe in prac-ticing what I preach, so the possibility that others could be watching what I buy keeps me a bit more honest and less likely to purchase cer-tain unhealthy foods. These days, instead of feeling self-conscious, I thank you for watching what I am putting in my cart.

It is my hope that I can help you put a few more healthy items and a few fewer unhealthy items in your cart as well. Here are some of my favorite healthy pantry staples to get you started. In addition, I offer up two of my favorite recipes to use when you need to serve healthful meals in a flash.

On Second Thought, Thanks for Looking in My Cart!

Don’t Look in My Cart

Easy Artichoke Pasta

This meal uses pantry staples and can be literally thrown together in a mat-ter of minutes.

4 cups cooked whole wheat or whole wheat blend pasta1 jar marinated artichoke hearts, un-drained1 14.5-ounce can no-added-salt diced tomatoes1 can white beans, drained and rinsed½ teaspoon Italian seasoning4 tablespoon Parmesan cheese

Drain the pasta and return it to the pan. Add artichoke hearts, diced to-matoes, beans and seasoning. Heat thoroughly. Divide pasta mixture between 4 plates and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and enjoy.

Yield: 4 servingsNutrition Breakdown: Calories 350, Fat 6g (saturated fat 1.5g), Sodium

220mg, Carbohydrate 62g, Fiber 12g, Protein 18g

Basic Pantry Staples—Favorite Brand SuggestionsSalad Dressing: • Newman’sOwn“LightenUp”Canned Soup• Amy’sbrand,low-sodiumpreferredBroth or Stock• KitchenBasicsbrandWhole Wheat Blend Pasta • BarillaPlusPasta Sauce• LightRaguCanned Beans, Fruit or Vegetables• Storebrand—aimforlesssodiumandsugar,whenpossibleCanned Tuna• Wild-caughtandsustainablepreferredPeanut Butter• Naturalpreferred

Note: It is important to buy plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables and dairy, but I don’t consider them pantry staples—they are refrigerator staples.


Kim Beavers is a Registered Dietitian and Dia-betes Educator for University Health Care System. She lives in North Augusta with her husband and two children and she is the co-host of the culinary nutrition segment Eating Well with Kim, which airs at noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday on WRDW. To join the recipe club or view recipes, visit www.uni-versityhealth.org/ewwk. You can also watch the seg-ments at www.wrdw.com/ewwk

Black Bean and Rice Bowl

This was inspired by the noodle-bowl concept. It is an easy way to customize a meal for one or many.

1 cup brown rice 1 14.5-ounce can black beans, drained and

rinsed1 14.5-ounce can stewed tomatoes1½ cup frozen corn, thawed

Toppings:1 avocado, peeled and chopped¼ cup cilantro, chopped¼ cup chopped red onions

Cook rice according to package directions (omitting salt).When rice is almost done, com-bine the black beans, stewed tomatoes and corn in a medium saucepan and heat over medium-low, until warm. To serve, spoon ½ cup of rice in a bowl, top with ¾ cup of the bean mixture. Add toppings of choice at the table.

Yield: 6 servingsNutrient Breakdown: Calories 260, Fat 6g (1g

saturated fat, 3.6g monounsaturated fat), Choles-terol 0mg, Sodium 150mg, Carbohydrate 47g, Fi-ber 8g, Protein 7g


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by J. Ron Eaker, M.D.

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Take Two Bills and Call Me in the Morning

I’ve been asked quite frequently what I see coming down the pike regarding healthcare. Usually this is predicated by a palpable uneasiness on the part of the questioner, as if they are asking a fortune

teller to gaze into their future. I assure them my crys-tal ball is fractured beyond repair after being dropped from a dizzying height, formally resting on the moun-tain of documents known as the Affordable Care Act.

Obamacare, Obamascare, Obama Lama Ding Dong by any other name is still the law of the land, and like it or not (and most of us don’t), it is a le-viathan that will snarl, growl and chew up any hope of real healthcare reform for the foreseeable future. The implementation of this behemoth of bureau-cratic blathering will take shape over the next several years and I predict will hold as many surprises as a Stephen King novel (and be just as scary).

What To Expect

You ask me what I think of healthcare reform? My simple answer is that I have no earthly idea as to how this will play in Peoria, but I can draw some conclusions based on what has already transpired.

First, the country will be totally blindsided by some of the provisions written into this tome. I feel con-

fident that 95 percent of our elected officials have read only minimal sections of the entire law, as most are still working their way through the Fifty Shades of Grey tril-ogy. After all, wasn’t it Nancy Pelosi who referenced the bill by saying, “We have to pass the (healthcare) bill so that you can find out what’s in it.” That’s like saying we

have to jump off a bridge to see if there is any water in the river below. This is a perfect

example of the law of unintended consequenc-es, only the problem here is that the unintended

consequences may be hazardous to your health. I have not read the entire bill either, and I don’t

intend to because, A) it is already law and I nor any Republican droning on about repeal can do anything about that anymore, and B) what is written in the law will be unrecognizable after the courts get hold of it.

Even a cursory review of the statutes reveal that there is more ambiguity in the law than clarity. Various boards, panels and collections of medical misfits are charged with setting arbitrary standards, renumeration and coverage essentially putting critical decisions about massive health issues in the hands of a relatively few “health czars” with little or no public scrutiny or accountability.

For example, The Independent Payment Adviso-ry Board, or IPAB, is a 15-member United States Gov-ernment agency created in 2010 by the Patient Protec-tion and Affordable Care Act which has the explicit task of achieving specified savings in Medicare. These folks are appointed by the President and are charged with cutting costs through decreasing payments to hospitals and caregivers, limiting services and recom-mending coverage. Not a bad gig if you want the re-sponsibility for dictating care to 50 million seniors.

The Impact on Businesses

As a physician in private practice I am also a small business owner who prides himself on provid-ing healthcare coverage for the employees of my com-

pany. I can say firsthand that one of the first tangible dividends of Obamacare is a substantial increase in the healthcare premiums for these employees. This year alone, our company’s insurer has informed us that our premiums will increase from 11 to 49 per-cent, depending on whether we make our deductibles equal to the gross national product of Swaziland.

Large and small businesses around the country are seeing massive premium increases when the rhet-oric surrounding the bill’s debate proclaimed just the opposite. At a rally in Virginia in June 2008, candidate Obama said: “In an Obama administration, we’ll low-er premiums by up to $2,500 for a typical family per year.” The unintended consequences is that, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, premiums for the average family in 2012 increased by $672. Those of you who thought cost containment was a cornerstone of the plan must rethink this fantasy.

What You Can Do

Is healthcare broken? Yes, in many ways. Do I see this massive legislative lampoon as a fix? Absolutely not. My biggest fear is that by passing and implement-ing this travesty we will further delay real reform.

I believe healthcare reform has to begin with the individual. If we are a society that is to survive this decade we must remember our heritage of personal responsibility and collective charity to begin the slow march back to health. I have long maintained that if we stopped smoking, ceased overeating and embraced ex-ercise a substantial part of our healthcare crisis would disappear. This is a gross oversimplification, but I say this to highlight that the answer to our healthcare woes lies in the individual, not a government wonk.

What do I think of Obamacare? I think it is an-other example of a fundamental lack of understanding of a problem leading to predictably flawed solutions.

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Dr. Eaker is an Augusta Ob/GYN and author. He and his wife, Susan, have two teenage daughters.


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Back Sleeping and Prenatal Care Can Help Prevent SIDS

by Danielle Wong Moores

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Of the many traumatic episodes of Little House on the Prairie that I watched as a child (Mary goes blind! The children are cornered by mad dogs! Rat-infested

cornmeal brings a typhus epidemic!), I still remember the one where Laura, a new mother, walks into her baby’s nursery to find that her newborn son has died.

With no other explanation, she rails against the town doctor, before finally accepting that her baby’s death had no cause. That episode was my introduc-tion to SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome.

But the syndrome isn’t just something of the past. It still affects families today. Last year, in Rich-mond County, nine deaths occurred in children young than 1—and eight of those were sleep-related, according to the Georgia Child Fatality Review, Of-fice of the Child Advocate.

What is SIDS?

SIDS falls under a larger umbrella of sleep-re-lated deaths known as SUID, or sudden unexpected infant death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, SUIDs are defined as deaths in infants less than one year of age that occur sud-denly and unexpectedly, whose cause of death are not immediately obvious—but an explanation can be found after a thorough investigation.

SIDS, on the other hand, is defined as the sudden

death of an infant less than one year of age that cannot be explained after a thorough investigation. About half of SUIDs are due to SIDS, which remains the leading cause of death in infants younger than a year.

While not much more is known about why SIDS happens than in those pioneer days, it’s believed that the syndrome occurs when something affects an in-fant’s arousability—the child’s own inner ability to wake itself when oxygen levels drop. However, we do know that placing infants on their backs for sleep, along with other tactics, can help prevent SIDS. In fact, when the CDC launched its Back to Sleep campaign in the mid-‘90s, SIDS-related deaths were reduced by half. The program relaunched last year with the new tagline, Safe to Sleep, to continue educating parents-to-be about the importance of sleeping safely.

Preventing Sleep-Related Deaths in Infants

According to Dr. Davidson Freeman, a pediatri-cian at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia, sleep safety is definitely something expectant parents need to con-sider. “I almost wish they would ask more often and sooner,” he says. “They need to be thinking about it when they’re thinking about family planning…It re-ally needs to start with the ob/gyn and the mother’s care and health during the entire pregnancy.”

To help reduce risk and maximize infant health,

expectant mothers should take prenatal vitamins, fol-low the schedule of recommended prenatal visits and also avoid risky behaviors during pregnancy—includ-ing drug, alcohol and tobacco use. Following a healthy pregnancy, the American Academy of Pediatrics’ rec-ommendations to help prevent SIDS include:

• Always place infants on their backs for sleep, every time. “(That’s) for every sleep encounter, whether that’s bedtime or naptime,” says Rene Hopkins, coordinator of Safe Kids Greater Augusta, led by Children’s Hospital of Georgia. In addition, make sure your infant’s daycare, babysitters and grand-parents know and respect this rule.

• Use a firm sleep surface. While it may look a little bare, the best sleep surface for your baby is a nice, firm mattress, covered with a single fitted sheet. Check your crib, too, for recalls at recalls.gov. For coverings, sleep sacks—zippered garments made out of blanket material in various weights and sizes—are a great choice. If you prefer a blanket or sheet, make sure babies are placed at the foot of the crib and that the sheet goes no higher than mid-chest and is firmly tucked in on all three sides.

• Resist the cute bumpers, sheepskins and other bed décor. These items are pretty, but they increase the risk of suffocation in infants younger than 1 year.


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• Think co-sleep but not co-bed. It’s wonderful—and much more convenient—to have baby in your room for midnight feedings and changes, but place your baby in his or her own crib or bassinet, not your own bed.

• Breastfeed for as long as you can, and also offer a pacifier at naptime and bedtime. Both have been shown to help decrease the risk of SIDS. Accord-ing to AskDrSears.com, breastfeeding (vs. bottle-feeding) reduces risk of allergens in the airways, improves breathing/swallowing coordination and reduces reflux. And use of a pacifier helps keeps the airway open, says Dr. Freeman.

• Protect your baby from secondhand and third-hand smoke—during pregnancy and after birth. While secondhand smoke is in the air, third-hand smoke is the particles from tobacco use that cling to clothing, inside cars and on other surfaces. Ex-posure to both can cause nicotine to bind to sites in your infant’s brain, affecting arousal, heart and breathing and control of movements.

• Don’t let your baby become overheated. Your best guide to keeping your baby at a comfortable tem-

perature is to consider your own comfort. “If you need a sweater, baby needs a sweater,” says Hop-kins. “If you don’t, then baby doesn’t.”

Safe Sleep, Every Time

According to Dr. Freeman, the Back to Sleep campaign in the ‘90s caused a huge drop in sleep-related deaths, but has since plateaued. However, preventable, sleep-related deaths still occur.

Hopkins, who sits on the local child fatality re-view board, says that of the roughly 30 to 40 sleep-related deaths that have occurred during the last five years, the board considered only one to be a true SIDS—one where no mitigating circumstances could be found.

(SIDS) affects families for generations,” says Hopkins. “It’s absolutely heart-wrenching…If some-body is going to do only one thing right, (make sure babies sleep) on their backs, with nothing else in the crib. It’s the most important thing they can do.”

For more on sleep safety, register for Cribs for Kids, a safe-sleep education program on the first Thursday of every month. Safe Kids Greater Augusta at 706-721-7606 for more information.

StatiSticS on SiDS

• 202 infant deaths occurred in Georgia in 2010, with 97 percent due to sleep position, 84 percent due to inappropriate bedding/sleep surfaces and 58 percent due to sharing a sleep surface. (There is often more than one risk factor involved.)

• 4,600 total deaths are attributed to SIDS and SUIDS annually.

• 20 percent of SIDS/SUIDS occur in child care settings—and 60 percent of children spend some time in child care.

• Infants who are put to sleep in soft bedding—even on their back—have a five times greater risk of SIDs. That risk increases to 19 times higher when the infant is placed on his or her tummy.

• Infants who normally sleep on their back have a 20 times greater risk for SIDS when someone other than parents places them in an unaccus-tomed sleeping position.

Sources: Georgia Data for SUID Case Registry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services


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Summer Camp

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Everyone’s looking forward to the lazy days of summer, but all parents know it doesn’t take long for those lazy days to turn into the nothing-to-do summer blues. Fight the boredom by keeping the kids busy having fun. Summer camps and classes are a great way to feed a passion, hone a skill, find inspiration, explore new interests

and make great friends. Organizations across the CSRA offer so many day camps, overnight camps and other summer programs that you are sure to find a perfect fit for your child.

By Lucy Adams • Illustrations by Michael Rushbrook

Cool CampsOur Guide to Summer Programs Throughout the CSRA


A Child’s World925 Stevens Creek Rd., Augusta, 706-863-9485.4124 Madeline Dr., Augusta, 706-210-7000.4204 Columbia Rd., Martinez, 706-860-0059.4689 Hardy McManus Rd., Evans, 706-364-4216.325 Old Wrightsboro Rd., Grovetown, 706-868-9966.

Summer Camp. Ages 4-12. May 20-August 9. Hours vary by location. Fun for all ages with weekly themes. Water play, reading programs, field trips, dramatic play, art projects and more. School-age children also team with teachers to research different activities and plan-ning for a group activity. Call for complete details.

Aiken County PArks, reCreAtion And tourismwww.aikencountysc.gov/tourism.803-642-7559 or 803-663-6142. [email protected].

Summer Adventure at Aiken County Recreation Center. Ages 6-12. Weekly, June 10-August 16. 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $100 for two weeks or $55 for one week. Each day your child will learn new skills that will lead them down exciting new paths. Camp will feature arts and crafts, outdoor play, aquatics, science exploration, International Journeys, team sports, game sessions, off-

site field trips (for an additional cost) and more! Bring a sack lunch. Two snacks provided.

AldersgAte united methodist ChurCh3185 Wheeler Rd. www.aldersgateum.com.706-733-4416.Themed Camps. K-5th grades. Call for details.

Artsy me 4275-B Washington Rd., Evans.www.artsymestudio.com.706-432-6396.iCreate Camp. Call or check website for details.

AugustA BAllet sChool2941 Walton Way. www.augustaballetschool.com. 706-733-5511.Augusta Ballet School will offer a variety of summer class-es. Please call or visit their website for a schedule.

Nutcracker Dance Camps. Explore in-depth the cho-reography, music and specialties of this timeless holiday classic as presented each year by Dance Augusta. Learn a different section of Nutcracker choreography each

day. Sessions end with a performance for friends and families. Instructor is Carlee Snyder.Session 1: June 3-7, ages 3-5. 2:30-4:30 p.m. $100.Session II: June 10-14, ages 3-5. 2:30-4:30 p.m. $100.Session III: June 17-21, ages 6-8. 2:30-5 p.m. $110.

AugustA Cheer ACAdemy4150 Washington Rd., Suite 4, Evans. www.augustacheeracademy.com.706-364-1138.Please call or check their website for camp information.

AugustA ChristiAn sChools313 Baston Rd.Call 863-2905 ext. 136.www.augustachristian.org.

ENrichmENt camps

Musical Camp. Rising 4th-6th graders. June 10-14. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (performance Friday night). $175. Learn many valuable tools for performance, such as audition-ing skills, proper singing, memorization skills, coordi-nation for dancing, performance etiquette and much more. A fun-packed week learning these skills and ap-plying them to the musical of choice! The musical cho-sen will be released (to those registered) several weeks


prior to the camp, so please register early! Bring sack lunch and snacks each day.

Worship Band Camp. Rising 9th-12th graders. June 17-22 (Monday-Saturday). $125. Learn to better serve the local body of Christ through music. Fine-tune your instrument/vocal skills with professional teachers/musi-cians through jam sessions and individualized instruc-tion. Also, you will learn about technology and planning, as well as receive valuable Bible-based instruction about the roles of worship and music. Dinner served Saturday for camp attendees.

Camp Invention. Rising 1st-6th. June 17-21. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $220. A nationally acclaimed, week-long sci-ence and creativity day experience for elementary school children. Cultivate the ideas critical to science, technol-ogy, engineering and math by encouraging exploration and curiosity through exciting hands-on activities. The camp is directed by Mrs. Bonny Baxley, [email protected]. For more information, or to reg-ister online, visit www.campinvention.org.

ASAP Summer Camp Program. Rising 1st-6th grad-ers. May 28–August 8, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. $125 per week; 9 a.m.–3 p.m., $75 per week. There is a $50 non-refundable registration fee. The purpose of the ASAP Summer Program is to provide a safe, structured environment that brings fun to students. Children are involved in arts and crafts, sports, field trips, daily de-votionals, children’s church and much more. Every Fri-day is Water Fun Day. Contact Gina London at [email protected] for more information.

athlEtic camps

The Augusta Christian athletic department will be of-fering several camps this summer. Participants will be instructed in individual skill development and learn important team concepts. Additionally, ACS athlet-ics seeks to build student-athletes in areas of spiri-tual growth, motivation and mental approaches to the game. Each camp is led by qualified coaches with many years of experience. For more information about a particular camp, please contact the coach listed. Un-less otherwise noted, the cost for each camp is $80* for Augusta Christian students or $90 for non-Augusta Christian students.

Boys Baseball. Ages 6-15. June 17-20. 9 a.m.-noon. Coach Tom Abdo, [email protected].

Baseball Specialty. Ages 6-15. June 24-27. Pitchers/Catchers, 9 a.m.-noon; Hitting, 2-5 p.m. Coach Tom Abdo, [email protected]

Boys Basketball. Rising 4th-8th grades. May 28-31. 9 a.m.-noon. Coach Marty Griffin, [email protected].

Girls Basketball. Rising 4th-7th grades. June 3-6. 1-4 p.m. Coach Nick Isaac, [email protected].

Girls Basketball. Rising 8th-12th grades. June 3-6. 9 a.m.-noon. Coach Nick Isaac, [email protected].

Girls Cheerleading. Rising K-5th grades. June 24-26. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Coach Jaime McKie, [email protected].

*Co-Ed Basketball. Rising 2nd-3rd grades. June 10-13. 9-11 a.m. $50. Coach Marty Griffin, [email protected].

*Co-Ed Basketball. Rising 4th-8th grades. June 10-13. 3-6 p.m. $50. Dr. David Piccolo, [email protected].

Co-Ed Speed. Rising 6th-12th grades. July 15-18. 6-8 p.m. Coach Keith Walton, [email protected].

Football. Rising 4th-8th grades. June 10-13. 9 a.m.-noon. Coach Keith Walton, [email protected].

Football–Position Camps. Rising 4th-8th grades. Quarterbacks/Receivers, July 8-11, 9 a.m.-noon. Kick-ing/Punting, July 8-11, 2-5 p.m. Lineman, July 15-18, 9 a.m.-noon. Linebackers/Defensive Backs, July 15-18, 2-5 p.m. Coach Nat Aydlett, [email protected].

Softball Specialty. Rising 4th-8th grades. June 17-20. Hitting, 9 a.m.-noon. Fielding, 2-5 p.m. Coach Nat Ay-dlett, [email protected].

Volleyball Camp. Rising 5th-8th girls. July 15-18. 4:30-7:30 p.m. (Wednesday 3:00-6:00). [email protected]

AJCC—AugustA JeWish Community Center898 Weinberger Way, Evans (off of Furys Ferry Road between Hardy McManus Road and Belair Road). www.augustajcc.org. 706-228-3636.All camp staff is first-aid and CPR certified. All lifeguard staff is first-aid, CPR and WSI (Water Safety Instructor) certified. See website for discounts available.

AJCC Day Camp. Ages 3-13. Eleven 1-week sessions from May 22-August 2. Monday through Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Early drop off and late stay available for an additional fee. $160 per week for regular 5-day camp; $100 May 22-24 (no camp May 20-21); $130 per week May 28-31 (no camp May 27) and July 1-5 (no camp July 4); $225 per week for specialty camps. Visit website for info on specialty camps to be offered. All campers, including specialty campers, will participate in swimming, tennis, archery, taekwondo and arts and crafts during the camp week.

AJCC Mini Camp. Ages 3-4. Eleven 1-week sessions from May 22-August 2. Monday through Friday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $125 per week for 5-day camp; $75 May 22-24 (no camp May 20-21); $100 per week May 28-31 (no camp May 27) and July 1-5 (no camp July 4). All mini campers will participate in swimming, arts and crafts and many other activities during the camp week. Mini camp takes place in The Bee Hive Preschool housed in the AJCC.

AugustA PlAyerswww.augustaplayers.org.706-826-4707. [email protected] or [email protected].

Theatre Camps. Ages 6-high school. June 17-28 at Wesley United Methodist on N. Belair Rd. in Evans. July 8-19 at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd on Walton Way. Cost $300-$350. Children are placed in age-appropriate groups and have structured activi-ties focusing on the various aspects of musical theatre. Master Class available for experienced teens.

AugustA PrePArAtory dAy sChool285 Flowing Wells Rd., Martinez. www.augustaprep.org.706-863-1906. Visit their website for the latest camp information and online registration. Contact Erin Price, program manag-er, at [email protected] for camp information.

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Ants Camp. Ages 3-4. Weekly camps June 10-14, June 17-21, July 8-12, July 15-19, July 22-26. Full day 9 a.m.-3 p.m., $180 per week. Half-day 9 a.m.-noon, $100 per week. Campers explore a new theme each week through games and activities. A snack is provided. Bring a lunch each day.

Grasshoppers Camp. Ages 5-8. June 10-14, June 17-21, July 8-12, July 15-19, July 22-26. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $180 per week. Campers explore a new theme each week

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through arts and crafts, music, movement, games and activities. Bring a lunch each day.

crEativE arts camps

Ballet. Ages 3-5. June 17-21. 9-11 a.m. $120. Taught by Julia (Morgan) Iseman, former principal dancer with the Augusta Ballet and Dance Augusta. Ballet Camp will consist of a creative movement/ballet class as well as a daily take-home craft. The students will learn ballet po-sitions, movements and terminology through fun yet disciplined exercises. Ballet attire should be worn (any color leotard, tights and ballet slippers) and hair should be pinned away from the face.

Beginning Guitar. Ages 6-10, 11 a.m.-noon, June 10-14 or July 8-12. Ages 11 and up, 1-2 p.m. June 10-14 or July 8-12. $120 per week. Maximum of 10 students per class.

Ceramic Arts. Grades 5-12. July 8-21. 9-11 a.m. and noon-2 p.m. $200, includes art supplies. Children will learn hand-built and wheel-thrown pottery.

Drawing with Jay Jacobs. Ages 13 and up. July 22-26. 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. $120. Explore a variety of drawing materials and styles, from realism to anima-tion, while participating in creative games and off-the-wall exercises.

Kick Start to Beginning Band! Grades 4-12. June 24-28. 9 a.m.-noon. $110. This camp is geared for students with minimal or no band experience who have an interest in joining band this fall. Students will explore different brass, woodwind and percussion instruments through “hands-on” activities, producing a tone on the instrument(s) of their choice, key and time signatures, note names and val-ues and rhythm. Class fee includes t-shirt and beginning band book.

Mixed Media Sculpture. Ages 11-15. June 24-28. 12:30-3:30 p.m. $120. Make new friends and chal-lenge your creative thinking while making “hands-on” sculptures in a friendly studio environment. This course is designed for teen artists who are interested in three-dimensional art. Students will learn a variety of new sculptural techniques and apply them using a diverse array of media including clay, plaster, wood, wire and tape.

Painting with Technique. Ages 11-15. June 24-28. 9 a.m.-noon. $120. This course explores brush han-dling techniques, palette arrangement and color mix-ing while using non-traditional painting supports.

Students will master both realistic and abstract art while producing several works inspired by contem-porary paintings. Projects will be created on wood, paper, canvas and found objects with an emphasis on the artistic fundamentals: pattern, balance, contrast and unity.

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Creative Writing. Grades 5-9. July 15-19. 10:30 a.m.-noon. $130. Students who enroll in the camp develop their skills as emerging writers through differentiated writing instruction, one-on-one writing support and fun writing workshop sessions. With a focus on the creative process and personal expression, students write short stories, personal narratives, poems or song lyrics and work collaboratively to improve their writ-ing craft. Each camp participant is invited to an au-thor’s session during which they will share a piece of their personal writing and engage in a lively celebra-tion of the art of expression.

Forensic Science. Ages 9-14. July 8-12. 9 a.m.-noon. $150. Explore the science behind crime investigation through mock crime scenes, gathering and processing evidence, analyzing data and attempting to link the evi-dence to the correct suspect.

Magic Tricks/Illusions. Ages 9-14. July 8-12. 12:30-3:30 p.m. $150. Learn to make coins vanish and appear at your fingertips, restore broken rubber bands, control any card in a deck, craft balloon animals and so much more. Students will receive information packets for the topics covered, a kit of tricks, a DVD of illusions and a certificate of completion.

Programming and Game Design. Ages 9-14. July 15-19. 12:30-3:30 p.m. $150. Use the Alice and Python programming languages to craft a variety of useful pro-grams and amusing games. Apply what you learn about programming to build and manipulate a simple robot using LEGO NXT equipment. No experience required, but intermediate users are welcome. Students will re-ceive information packets for the topics covered, a flash drive with all of the software used in class, and a certifi-cate of completion.

Science in Action. Ages 9-14. July 15-19. 9 a.m.-noon. $150. Explore a variety of fundamental laws and principles of science through experimentation. We will also examine how these discoveries have shaped our modern technologies and contemplate future pos-sibilities. Focus will be on astronomy, biology, chem-istry and physics.

Sculpting. Ages 7-11. July 8-12 (Ages 7-9), July 15-19 (Ages 10-11). 9-11:45 a.m. $150. This course is designed for younger artists who are interested in three-dimen-sional art. Students will learn a variety of sculptural tech-niques and apply them using a diverse array of media including clay, found objects, wood and paper mache. Dress for a mess.

Spanish Immersion. Grades 7-9. July 15-19. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $300. A week of Spanish immersion is the equiva-lent of a month of instruction. Rapid improvement of conversational Spanish. Bring lunch each day.

Strategic Games. Check website for information.

World Art. July 8-12, ages 7-9. July 15-19, ages 10-11. 12:15-3 p.m. $150. Create several individual projects in sculpture, painting and folk art during the course and each project will emphasize art-making princi-ples such as form, texture, balance, pattern and unity. Dress for a mess.

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Algebra Prep. Grades 8 & 9. July 22-26 or July 29-Au-gust 2. 11-11:55 a.m. $125 per week. Brush up on math skills necessary for Algebra I.

English Grammar Review. Rising 6th-8th graders. July 22-26. 10-11:15 a.m. (Rising 6th graders), 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. (Rising 7th-8th graders). $135.

Organizational Skills. Rising 5th-8th graders. July 22-26 or July 29-August 2. 8-8:55 a.m. $100 per week.

Study Skills. Rising 5th-8th graders. July 22-26 or July 29-August 2. 9-9:55 a.m. $100 per week.

Jump Start. Rising pre-school-1st. July 29-August 2. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $200. Get a jump start on the upcoming school year and brush up on readiness skills for starting the next grade.

Math Test Strategies. Middle schoolers. July 22-26 or July 29-August 2. 10-10:55 a.m. $125 per week. This camp will help you develop strategies, organization and skills in preparing for assessments. Learn ways to retrieve Math information from your thoughts while learning and studying the material and while taking a test or an exam.

Middle School Pre-Algebra Prep. Rising 7th grad-ers. July 22-26 or July 29-August 2. 9-9:55 a.m. $125 per week. For students who want to be well prepared in their


math skills for entrance into middle school 7th grade Pre-Algebra.

PSAT/SAT Critical Reading/Writing. June 10-14, 1-2:30 p.m. or July 22-26, 10-11:30 a.m. $155 per week. A review of skills, strategies and concepts to help stu-dents prepare for the Critical Reading and Writing sec-tions of the PSAT/SAT. Students need to bring a copy of The College Board’s The Official SAT Study Guide: For the New SAT (newest edition) to use for the course.

PSAT/SAT Math. July 22-26. 1:30-3 p.m. $155. The course reviews the mathematical content covered on the PSAT and SAT standardized tests and addresses test-taking strategies that can be used when taking the multiple-choice and student-response sections of the test.

Tackling Math Word Problems. Grades 7-9. July 22-26. Noon-1 p.m. $125. Come discover the mysteries of solving math word problems in all their glory! The camp is designed for students entering Pre-Algebra, Algebra or Geometry.

chEss aNd GamE BuildEr camps

USA Chess Camp. Ages 5-15. June 10-14. Half day 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m., full day 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $255 half day ($280 if register after April 26), $405 full day ($430 if register after April 26). Beginner to advanced are all welcome! USA Chess is the largest and premier chess camp organizer for children in the United States. Their

staff is comprised of the finest children’s chess instruc-tors in North America. Registration must take place directly with USA Chess and not through Augusta Pre-paratory School. www.chesscamp.com.

Introductory Video Game Creation. Ages 8-15. June 10-14. Half day 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m., Full day 9 a.m.-4 p.m. See website for pricing. Starting with basic commands, campers will be taught in a step-by-step progression how to build a game that they design. Camp begins with an introduction to Game Maker software including adding rooms, building walls, adding backgrounds, warping to new levels, music, sound effects and many other great techniques. Registration must take place directly with USA Chess and not through Augusta Prepa-ratory School. For more information please visit: http://www.gamebuildercamp.com/video.htm or call 888-652-4377.

Video Game Creation—The Sequel. Ages 8-15. June 10-14. . Half day 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m., Full day 9 a.m.-4 p.m. See website for pricing. In the spirit of Ma-rio, Sonic, Samus and other legendary video-game stars comes this new camp class. Campers use Game Maker software to create a side-scrolling, platform game with running, jumping, falling, climbing, blasting and en-emy stomping. Students will learn how to program real world physics of gravity and friction, as well as plotting out head scratching mazes for themselves and other avid gamers to solve. Registration must take place directly with USA Chess and not through Augusta Preparatory

School. For more information please visit: http://www.gamebuildercamp.com/video.htm or call 888.652.4377.

sports camps

All Sports. Boys and girls grades 1-7. June 10-14. M-Th, 8 a.m.-3 p.m, Friday 8 a.m.-noon. $160. Includes activities such as basketball, soccer, volleyball, flag football, baseball/softball, floor hockey, scooter hockey, kickball, catch-me-in, ultimate frisbee and many more recreational games.

Basketball. Boys and girls grades 4-8. July 15-18. 12:30-4:30 p.m. $100. A balance of skills and funda-mentals with games, contests and fun. The basic skills of ball handling, passing, shooting and defense will be taught throughout the week of camp.

British Soccer. Ages 3-16. June 3-7 or June 17-21. Please go to http://www.augustaprep.org/podium/default.aspx?t=145336 and select British Soccer for registration and pricing information. British Soccer Camps provide young players with the rare oppor-tunity to receive high-level soccer coaching from a team of international experts right in the heart of their own community.

Football. Cavalier Camp, rising 1st-5th. Cavalier Pride Camp, rising 6th-12th graders. June 24-27. 9 a.m.-noon. $145 if registered by May 17, $165 if registered after. Designed to give players a head start on the 2013 football season.

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TetraBrazil Soccer Camp. Ages 6-16. July 22-26. Please go to http://www.augustaprep.org/podium/de-fault.aspx?t=145336 and select TetraBrazil Soccer for registration and pricing information. Camps provide American players with the opportunity to experience first-hand the kind of soccer training that has made Brazil the most successful soccer nation in the world.

Volleyball. Rising 5th-8th graders, 9 a.m.-noon. Ris-ing 9th-12th graders, 1-4 p.m. June 17-20 or July 22-25. $120 per week. Girls learn the fundamental skills of volleyball in a competitive and fun environment. Includes a t-shirt.

AugustA reCreAtion, PArks And FACilities dePArtment www.augustaga.gov/departments/recreation. 706-796-5025.

Day Camps. Ages 4-12. Eight weekly sessions: June 3-7, June 10-14, June 17-21, June 24-28, (No camp July 1-5), July 8-12, July 15-19, July 22-26 July 29-August 2. Time 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $42.50 per week. Games, sports, arts and crafts, field trips and swimming. Before- and after-care available at selected locations. Camps are held at seven recreation and parks locations in Augusta, Blythe and McBean areas. Please call for specific details.

AugustA roWing CluBThe Boathouse, 101 Riverfront Dr. www.augustarowingclub.org. [email protected] Camp. Call or check website for details.

AugustA sAiling CluBContact Jim Holder at 706-651-0587 or [email protected] Club Camp. Ages 8-14. Four weekly camps in June and three weekly camps in July. Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $250. $25 discount if register by April 30. Registration is limited and registration forms are available on the club’s website.

AugustA West dAnCe262 Furys Ferry Rd. www.augustawestdance.com.706-860-0998.

Dance Camp. Ages 3-7. June 10-14: Angelina Balle-rina. June 17-21, Cars. July 8-12, Princess Power, July 15-19, Happily Ever After. Ages 8-12. July 17-21, A Night at the Movies. July 8-12, So You Think You Can

Dance. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. First week $150, each additional week $100. Fun instruction in ballet, tap and jazz. Arts and crafts. End-of-the-week performance.

BeulAh grove Community resourCe CenterBeulah Grove Baptist Church Building of Opportuni-ties, 1434 Poplar St.Jean Callaway, 706-722-4999.

Summer Explosion Day Camps. PreK-8th grade. June 3-July 12. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $40 non-refundable reg-istration fee, $90 per week. Breakfast, lunch and snacks provided. Program places students in their promoted grades to work on curriculum for the upcoming school year with certified teachers during the morning hours. Afternoons include recreation, Spanish, drama, dance, art, music, computer science and field trips.

Boys And girls CluB oF AugustAwww.bgcaugusta.com.706-504-4071.

Day Camp. Ages 6-14. Multiple locations throughout Augusta. Theme-oriented summer camp with a fun-filled environment. Field trip, breakfast and lunch in-cluded. Camps are open to children already enrolled in Boys and Girls Club. Extended drop off available start-ing at 7:30 a.m. Late pick up until 5:30 p.m.

BriCks 4 kidzwww.Bricks4kidz.com/[email protected] Griffin, 706-513-5789.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles Mini-Camp. Ages 5 and up. May 22-24. Half-day $85. Full day $120. A great camp that’s all about engines. Everyone loves to build cars, trains and planes. Take it a step further and motorize them! Campers will take home a plane, train or car mini-model along with other gifts.

Mini-Figure Mania. Ages 5 and up. May 28-31. Half-day $110. Full day $145. All about the little guys that are a favorite LEGO component of every builder—mini-figures! Among other things, campers will learn how to customize the design of their mini-figures and accessories, and will take home a mini-figure for every day of the week.

Bricks for Girls. Ages 5 and up. May 28-31. 1-5 p.m. $110. Inspired by LEGO Friends, each day features a new friend that has a new LEGO build and cool crafts. Activities are designed to build self-esteem, increase


creativity and cultivate friendships.

Ninjago Camp. Ages 5 and up. June 3-7 and August 5-9. Half-day $130. Full Day $170. New motorized models make spinjitzu more exciting than ever before. At the end of camp, the ninjas will have a companion mini-figure, mini-build and their own pair of ninja nunchuks and ninja stars.

Star Wars Camp. Ages 5 and up. June 10-14 and July 22-26. Half-day $130. Full Day $170. 2013 Star Wars Camp features new technic Star Wars models, jedi building tricks and a new take-home for every camper!

Legends of China. Ages 5 and up. June 17-21 and August 12-16. Half-day $130. Full Day $170. Inspired by the new LEGO China line! This camp features builds and contests related to the popular new sets and show, and of course, ultra-cool take home gifts for every camper.

Superhero Academy. Ages 5 and up. June 24-28. Half-day $130. Full Day $170. Featuring builds of your favor-ite superheroes and their choice of battle arms.

Jr. Robotics. Ages 7 and up. July 1-5 (off on the 4th). Half-day $140. Full Day $175. Robotics camp features a twist this year with individual contests and team chal-lenges. All-new models and each camper takes home a motor, battery pack and mini-motorized model kit.

Mindstorms. Ages 9 and up. July 1-5 (off on the 4th). 1-5 p.m. $160. Features more advanced builds and pro-gramming for more experienced builders.

Movie-Making. Ages 7 and up. July 8-12. Half-day $135. Full Day $175. Campers will enjoy making their own stop-motion animation movies that will be un-veiled to the parent audience at the end of the week at the Academy Awards! Each camper takes home a mini-figure, t-shirt, academy award and their movies on DVD!

Mining and Crafting. Ages 5 and up. July 15-19. Half-day $130. Full Day $170. Based on the popular game sweeping the nation. Features awesome models, campers will enjoy building and creating their own additions.

Amusement Park. Ages 5 and up. July 29-August 2. Half-day $135. Full Day $175. Motorized amuse-ment park ride builds, the carnival games and “inflat-able days,” where campers step away from the fun of LEGOS for a bit and have a blast on water slides and bounce houses.

CAmP grAvAttGravatt Camp and Conference Center, Aiken. www.bishopgravatt.org.Scott McNeely, 803-648-1817. [email protected].

Junior High Camp. Rising 7th-9th grade. June 24-July 4 and July 7-July 17. $675.

Elementary Camp. Rising 1st-6th grade. June 8-June 14, June 16-22 and July 19-25. $460.

Junior High and Elementary. July 27-August 2 for all ages. $460.

Family Camp. May 24-26, August 9-11. Parents and children. $180 for two family members. $60 each ad-ditional member. $300 family maximum.

CAmP inventionHosted at Blue Ridge Elementary School, 550 Blue Ridge Drive, Evans.www.campinvention.com.706-868-3709, ext. [email protected].

Camp Invention Geo-Quest Program. Rising 1st-6th. June 10-14. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $220. Cache Dash is a real-world challenge that inspires creativity and in-ventive thinking. Participants will navigate their way to treasure-filled caches containing global challenges from kids around the world.

ColumBiA County BAllet639 Fury’s Ferry Rd. www.columbiacountyballet.com.706-860-1852.

Princess Dance Camps. Ages 3-7. Weeks offered in June & July. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-noon. First camp $110, second camp $100. Featuring Cinderella and So-phia the 1st. Call for more Information.

Summer Intensive. Classical ballet and Pointe, ballet for boys only, partnering, hip hop and modern tech-nique. Call or visit the website for more information.

dotCom leArning Center2040 Commercial Dr., North Augusta.803-634-2393.

Weekly Camps. June 10-14, June 17-21, June 24-28, July 1-5, July 8-12, July 15-19, July 22-26, July 29-August 2, August 5-9, August 12-16. Ages 4 and up. Extended day available beginning at 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Field trips,

lunch and afternoon snack included. Pick-up available in certain areas. Call for complete details.

ePisCoPAl dAy sChool2248 Walton Way. www.edsaugusta.com. Julie Kneuker, 706-733-1192. [email protected].

Enrichment Camps. Rising 1st-5th. June 17-21, June 24-28, July 8-12, July 15-19, July 22-26. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $110-$125 per week. Traditional summer day camp. Class choices include arts and crafts, sports, cooking, science, literature and more. Campers should bring a healthy snack or a sack lunch.

Preschool Camp. Rising 3s-K. June 17-21, June 24-28, July 8-12, July 15-19, July 22-26. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $110-$125 per week. Weekly themed activities, such as Summer Fun, Bricks for Kidz, Digging for Dinosaurs, All About Me, Kids Café, etc. Campers should bring a healthy snack or a sack lunch.

EDS Sports Camps. Rising 1st-8th. June 17-21, June 24-28, July 8-12, July 15-19, July 22-26. Afternoons. $110-$125 per week. Basketball, soccer, dance, cheer-leading, volleyball, disc golf and more.

evAns PiAno CAmPCarol Gage.706-863-9550 or [email protected]

8-Week Piano Camp. Wednesdays, June 5-July 31. $160 for eight half-hour sessions. Have you always wanted to play the piano? Try piano lessons for you or your child before you invest in an expensive instru-ment. Private instruction by an experienced piano teacher and Music Ed. graduate. Lessons include clas-sics, popular, theory, rhythm instruments, etc. Students must have access to a piano or electronic keyboard. All instruction materials included. References provided.

FAmily musiC oF AugustAwww.familymusicofaugusta.com.Kathleen Haley, 706-955-7819. See website for details and new course offerings. Ask about sibling discounts. Also available: piano 1.5, be-ginning keyboard and flute lessons.

Twist and Turn. Ages 1-5. Nursery rhymes come to life for children and their parents. Lots of movement for the toddlers while challenging the 3-and-ups with language development.

Music Makers at the Seashore. Ages 4-6. Singing,

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playing instruments in ensemble, early music-reading, lots of movement, storytelling, listening, dancing and art activities.

Piano Review. Current students or those with some playing experience. Review of keyboard skills, plus the-ory games, drumming, dancing, etc.

Introduction to Piano. For beginning pianists. Uses singing and movement as well as keyboard activities to help children learn to play the piano. Strongly recom-mended for new students planning to enroll in Keyboard I in the fall. A second session may be added at the end of summer.

FAmily ywww. thefamilyy.org.706-922-9622. Financial assistance is available for all Family Y pro-grams.

camp lakEsidE706-922-9595

The following camps are held at Camp Lakeside—Eighty-eight acres on the banks of J. Strom Thurmond Lake in Lincolnton.

Boys/Girls Adventure Day Camp. Ages 7-12. Week-ly May 27-August 9 (No camp Memorial Day). $125 per week member, $155 week non-member. A sampling of all age-appropriate camp activities including swim-ming, sports, hiking in the woods and on the shoreline, arts and crafts, boating, archery, GA-GA, Carpet-ball and more. Campers in this age group are given some choice during the week to help design their schedule of activities.

Kinder Day Camp. Ages 5-6. May 27-August 9 (No camp Memorial Day). $125 per week member, $155 week non-member. A sampling of all age-appropriate camp activities including swimming, sports, hiking in the woods and on the shoreline, arts and crafts, boating, archery, GA-GA, Carpet-ball and more. This group also has a mid-day break for story time.

Specialty Day Camp—Ages 7-12. $125 per week for members, $155 non-members. These day camps will fol-low the same basic schedule as the Adventure Day Camp except most activity times will be spent in the specialty areas focusing on skill progression. Campers will be given the opportunity to swim (weather permitting) and rotate through other popular camp activities throughout the week.

Specialty Day Camp—Basketball. July 8-12. Bas-ketball skill progression through drills and games. Skills will include: dribbling, passing, shooting, basic plays and defensive strategy.

Specialty Day Camp—Flag Football. June 17-21. Football skill progression through drills and games. Skills will include: kicking, passing, catching, basic plays and defensive strategy.

Specialty Day Camp—Soccer. June 3-7 and July 15-19. Soccer skill progression through drills and games. Skills will include: dribbling, passing, scoring, goal keeping and basic defense.

Specialty Day Camp—Sportsman. June 10-14 and July 29-August 2. Different skills of a sportsperson. Group will rotate through activities of archery, fishing and boating as well as learning different types of wildlife tracks, how to build a fire, important items to have on hand and things to consider when hiking in the woods.

Specialty Day Camp—Fishing. June 24-28 and July 22-26. Skills of fishing including water safety, basic knot tying, fish identification and safe handling, casting and fishing techniques. Equipment not required to partici-pate. Participants may bring their own equipment at their own risk.

Teen Leadership Day Camp. Ages 13-15. May 27-31 (no camp Memorial Day) and August 5-9. $125 per week for members, $155 non-members. This camp will foster independence and accountability while allowing oppor-tunities to establish healthy habits and explore leadership opportunities. This group is expected to lead by example in their interactions with all campers and staff. Each week this group will be asked to do a project from conception to completion related to camp programming or facilities. Campers will have opportunities to participate in the vari-ous camp program areas.

Leaders in Training (LIT) Day Camp. Ages 13-17. June 3-7 and June 10-14. $125 per week members, $155 non-members. LIT teaches teenagers to become future leaders. During this program, participants will learn CPR/First Aid, basic fitness, character development and other skills to enhance personal development. This group is expected to assist counselors with different age groups following standards shared in training. LITs who successfully complete the two-week course are required to volunteer for 5 weeks of camp during the summer.

Overnight Camp—Trekkers (Co-ed). Ages 7-8. June 30-July 3. $199 for members, $225 for nonmembers.

This starter program is the best for helping new over-night campers (and new overnight camp parents) get accustomed to a resident camp environment.

Overnight Camp—Pioneers Camp (Boys only). Ages 9-11. June 16-21 or July 21-26. $275 for members, $325 for non-members.

Overnight Camp—Explorers (Boys only). Ages 12-14. July 7-12. $275 for members, $325 for non-mem-bers.

Overnight Camp—Pioneers/Explorers (Girls only). Ages 9-14. June 23-28 or July 14-19. $274 for members, $325 for nonmembers.

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Day camps are offered at the following Family Y branch-es. Call each branch or check the Family Y website for details.

Family Y Child Development Center. Age 4. Weekly, May 20-August 2. $90 per week members, $100 per week non-members. Breakfast, lunch and snack pro-vided. Campers participate in education enrichment activities that teach confidence, encourage self-expres-sion and enrich social development in a state-licensed facility. 1425 Walton Way, Augusta.

Camp Marshall. Ages 5-12. Weekly, May 22-August 2. $85 per week members, $110 per week non-mem-bers. Campers will enjoy arts and crafts, games and sports, devotion and character development activities. Location: Wesley United Methodist Church, N. Belair Road, Evans.

Camp North Augusta. Ages 5-12. Weekly, June 10-Au-gust 12. $80 per week members, $110 per week non-members. Campers will enjoy arts and crafts, games and sports, field trips, devotions and character develop-ment activities. Mossy Creek Elementary School.

North Augusta Family Y Specialty Camps. Ages 5-12. $90 per week members, $120 per week non-members. Dance Camp: June 17-21. Art Camp: June 24-28 and July 8-12. Sports Galore Camp: July 1-4 (No camp July 4). Dra-ma Camp: July 8-12. Baking Camp: July 15-19. Construc-tion Camp: TBD. Leaders in Training (LIT): Ages 13-17. Weekly, June 10-August 12, $60 per week members, $75 per week non-members. LIT teaches teenagers to become future leaders. Participants will play games and acquire necessary skills for personal character development. Mossy Creek Elementary School.


Camp Augusta South. Ages 5-7. Weekly, May 27-Au-gust 9. $75 per week members, $95 per week non-mem-bers. Campers will enjoy arts and crafts, games, songs, interactive skits, character development activities and more. Transportation to and from Southside Tubman Branch each day. Augusta South Family Y.

Camp Southside Tubman. Ages 8-14. May 27-August 9. $75 per week members, $95 per week non-members. Campers will enjoy arts and crafts, games songs, inter-active skits, character development activities and more.

Camp Aiken. Ages 5-12. Weekly, June 10-August 9. $110 per week members, $150 per week non-members. Aiken County Family Y. Campers will enjoy arts and crafts, games and sports, field trips, swimming, devotions and character development activities. Breakout Sessions: Sports Camp: June 17-21, July 1-5 (No camp July 4), July 15-19, July 29- August 2. Dance Camp: June 24-28 and July 22-26. Art Camp: June 10-14, June 24-28, July 8-12, July 22-26 and August 5-9. Waterworks Camp: Weekly, June 10-August 9. Swim Lessons: June 10-14, June 24-28, July 22-26 and August 5-9. $25 per week members. $40 per week non-members.

Camp Y130. Ages 5-12. Weekly, May 20-August 5. $75 per week members, $95 per week non-members. Campers will enjoy arts and crafts, games, songs, field

trips and character development activities. Y130 Center in Thomson and Dearing Elementary School.

Y130 Center Specialty Camps. Gymnastics Camp: Ages 5-12. Teen Leadership Camp: Ages 6th-8th grad-ers. Weekly, May 20-August 5. $65 members, $75 non-members.

Camp North Jefferson. Ages 5-14. Weekly, May 20-July 22. $75 per week members, $95 per week non-members. Campers will enjoy arts and crafts, games, songs and character development activities.

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Camp Wilson. Ages 7-12. May 20-August 5. $110 per week members, $150 per week non-members. Begin and end each day in a traditional camp setting where campers will have the opportunity to be challenged in one specialty breakout session weekly. Breakout Ses-sions: Acrobats: May 20-24, June 10-14, July 8-12 and August 5-9. Aqua-fun: Weekly, May 20-August 5. Arts & Crafts: Weekly, May 20-August 5. Baseball: June 3-7, June 24-28 and July 22-26. Basketball: July 1-5 (No camp July 4) and July 29-August 2. Cheerleading: June 3-7, June 24-28, July 15-19 and August 5-9. Dance: May 27-31, June 17-21, July 1-5 and July 29-August 2. Dra-ma: Weekly May 27-July 29. Flag Football: May 20-24,

June 10-14 and July 15-19. Science & Nature: Weekly May 27-August 5. Soccer: May 27-31, June 17-21, July 8-12 and August 5-9. Summer Olympics: Weekly May 20-August 5. Waterworks: Weekly May 20-August 5. What a Girl Wants: Weekly May 20-August 5.

Little Tykes Mini Camp. Ages 3-4 (must be potty trained). Weekly, May 27-August 5. 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $55 per week for members, $75 week non-members. Arts and crafts, games, outside time and swimming.

Traditional Camp. Ages 5-6. Weekly, May 20-August 5. $110 week/members, $150 week/non-members. Arts and crafts, games, sports and swimming.

Teen Leadership Camp. Ages 13-17. Weekly, May 27-August 5. $110 per week members and $150 per week non-members. Have fun with the YMCA char-acter values in mind: caring, honesty, respect, respon-sibility and faith. This camp will foster independence, accountability and leadership and provide activities to instill healthy habits.

Leaders in Training (LIT). Ages 13-17. June 3-7 and June 10-14. $110 per week members, $150 per week non-members. LIT teaches teenagers to become fu-ture leaders. During this program, participants will learn CPR/First Aid, teen fitness, character develop-

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ment and other skills to enhance personal develop-ment. Teens who successfully complete the program are required to volunteer for a minimum of five weeks during the summer.

First BAPtist ChurCh3500 Walton Way Ext. www.fbcaugusta.org.Patti Fowler, 706-731-5366. Registration: Friday, April 5 in the Preschool Building hallway from 9-10 a.m. Camps are held for eight weeks from May 23-July 18, Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Summer Playcation Days. Babies to age 4. $180.

Climber’s Club. Rising kindergartners and 1st graders. $225. Reinforces academic skills to prepare children for the coming year through small and large group experi-ences and individualized opportunities.

the First tee3165 Damascus Rd. www.thefirstteeaugusta.org. 706-364-4654.

Best Junior Golf Camp Ever. Ages 8-18. Camp I: June 3-7. Camp II: June 10-14. Camp III: June 17-21. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. $60 per week members, $135 per week non-members. All skill levels are welcome. Campers grouped by skill level. Instruction will fo-cus on golf skill development for various skill levels. Camp will also include life skills and healthy hab-its components. Campers will have opportunities to play the course and enjoy fun competitions. Students can be dropped off as early as 8 a.m. and are welcome to stay and practice after camp is over. Each camper will receive a gift. A limited number of fee scholar-ships are available.

Tees and Tiaras Girls Golf Camp. Ages 8–18. June 24-28. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. $60 per week members, $135 per week non-members. Tees and Tiaras Girls Golf Camp is designed to give young ladies an opportunity to improve interpersonal skills, communication, char-acter, leadership skills, improve motivation and overall personal development. Campers will enjoy participat-ing in FUN golf, life skills and personal development activities by age and skill level. The week will culminate with an exciting and unique “Golfer Girl” Pageant that the campers will help plan. No big hair or makeup re-quired! Students can be dropped off as early as 8 a.m. and are welcome to stay and practice after camp is over. Each camper will receive a gift. A limited number of fee scholarships are available.

georgiA regents universityKitty Hernlen,[email protected].

Augusta Area Asthma Day Camp. Ages 6-13. July 8-12. All day. Free. Limited to 60 campers. Hosted at Camp Tanglewood in Columbia County. Daily activi-ties include swimming, hiking, games, sports and arts and crafts. The program includes one hour of daily asthma education to help children recognize their asth-ma symptoms. Lunch and snacks are provided. Trans-portation from the GRU campus and south Richmond County will be provided on a space-available basis.

georgiA regents university mu-siC ConservAtory ProgrAmwww.gru.edu/conservatory706-731-7971. [email protected].

music camps

Chamber Music Institute. June 3-7. $60. Acceptance to this half-day (afternoon) camp is by audition only. Up to 15 students. Coached chamber music sessions for advanced players. Auditions held Sunday, April 21, 4-6:30 p.m. Call 706-731-7971 or email [email protected] to schedule an audition.

Choir Camp. Rising middle school and high school stu-dents. June 10-14. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Mon-Thur), 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m. (Fri). $180. Two concert choirs, show choir and mu-sical theater, class voice instruction and electives. Tuition registration deadline: May 24. $200 late registration after May 24.

Orchestra Camp. Rising middle school and high school students. June 17-21. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (Mon-Thurs), 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m. (Fri). $180. This full-day camp is for rising middle school and high school string play-ers with at least a full year of orchestra experience or private lessons. Two orchestras, chamber music ensem-bles and electives. Tuition registration deadline: May 31. $200 late registration after May 31.

Band Camp. Rising middle school students and high school students. June 24-28. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Mon-Thur), 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m. (Fri). $180. For students with at least a full year of school band experience or private lessons. Two concert bands, jazz band and sectional ensembles and electives. Tuition registration deadline: June 7. $200 late registration after June 7.

My First Piano Adventure–Mini Music Camp. Ris-ing 1st-2nd grades. July 15-19 or July 29–August 2. 10-

11:30 a.m. $119. Give your child a fun introduction to the piano. This camp will introduce children to the piano, as well as to basic concepts related to music and playing the piano before they begin private lessons. Limited to 8 students per week.

Baby Bear Mini Music Camp. Ages 6 months-2 years. July 15-19. 9-9:45 a.m. $99. Grown-ups hold their babies as they sing, dance and move together. Classes end with play time for the little ones. Each class lasts 45 minutes and is designed for a grown-up and baby to attend together. Includes daily infant snacks and a CD of original songs created for the class. $10 supply cost paid to teacher at first class. Limited to 12 baby bears.

Silly Monkey Mini Music Camp. Ages 2-4. July 15-19. 10-10:45 a.m. $99. Campers play instruments, make instruments, learn musical terms, play music games and do LOTS of singing, dancing, jumping and wiggling. Each class is 45 minutes and designed for a grown-up to attend with the child. Includes crafts, snacks, and a CD of original songs created for the class. $20 supply cost paid to teacher at first class. Limited to 12 silly monkeys.

music classEsRegister on-line at www.gru.edu/pace.

Class Piano for Kids. June 1-July 28. Saturdays, 10-10:50 a.m. $99. Learn to play piano in a fun setting with other kids in a piano lab with eight keyboards and headsets. Students will learn beginning piano and note-reading skills. Students will be required to purchase textbooks from the instructor for $8. Must have a piano or keyboard at home to practice. No previous experi-ence required.

georgiA regents university divi-sion oF ProFessionAl And Com-munity eduCAtionwww.gru.edu/pace.706-721-2329. Call for walk-in registration locations and times. Multiple week discount. Download brochure and register at www.gru.edu/pace.

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Kids University Rising 1st-2nd Grades Themed Camps. June 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28 and July 8-12, 15-19. Half day 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $99. Full day 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., $170. In the Spotlight, Aero Flight, LEGO Engi-neering—Boats and Floats; LEGO Engineering—Let’s Visit Outer Space, Keyboarding, Frog Math, Gardening


for Kids plus 30 more courses exploring art, dance, mu-sic, cooking, literature and STEM—science, technology, engineering, math.

Kids University Rising 3rd-4th Grades Themed Camps. June 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 24-28 and July 8-12, 15-19. Half day 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $99. Full day 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., $170. Superhero Science, LEGO Engineer-ing—Measurement and Magnetism, LEGO Engineer-ing—LEGOS in Space, Aero Flight, Spanish, Japanese, Photography plus 30 more courses exploring music, art, dance, cooking, gardening, writing, social studies, and STEM—science, technology, engineering, math.

Kids University Rising 5th-7th Grades Themed Camps. June 3-7, 10-14,1 7-21, 24-28 and July 8-12, 15-19. Half day 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $99. Full day 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., $170. Rocketry, Superhero Science, LEGO Engineering—Advanced Motorized, Machines, LEGO Engineering—LEGOS in Space, LEGOS Stop Motion Mania, Spanish, Japanese, Photography, Manga and Cartooning, Creative Problem Solving plus 30 more courses exploring music, art, dance, cooking, garden-ing, writing, social studies, and STEM—science, tech-nology, engineering, math.

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My Cool House. Rising 7th-9th grades. June 3-7. 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. $165. My Cool House & Physics Fun $245. Design your dream room and house and learn the basics of computer drawing and architectural design.

Physics Fun. Rising 7th-9th grades. June 3-7. 1:15-4:45 p.m. $165. My Cool House & Physics Fun $245. From the physics of roller coasters to baseball, eye-opening and exciting explorations in everyday physics.

Manga and Cartoons. Rising 7th-9th grades. June 10-14. 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. $165. Manga & Cartoons and Rocketry $245. Strengthen fine art and design ba-sics needed for the sequential art forms in comics and storyboards. Instructor is local artist, Xavier Jones.

Rocketry. Rising 7th-9th grades. June 10-14. 1:15-4:45 p.m. $165. Manga and Cartoons & Rocketry $245. Build your own rocket (not from a kit!), launch it and learn the principles of aeronautical engineering.

Photography and Photoshop. Rising 7th-9th grades. June17-21. 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. $165. Photography and Photoshop & Cool Drawings with Pen and Ink $245. Using digital cameras (provided) learn camera basics and how to compose a photo. Enjoy unique photo-

graphic assignments and practice editing your photos in the lab.

Cool Drawings with Pen and Ink. Rising 7th-9th grades. June 17-21. 1:15-4:45 p.m. $165. Photography and Photoshop & Cool Drawings with Pen and Ink $245. Using pen and ink and other media, work on de-tailed projects and learn color, line, structure, value and depth, cross-hatching and faces. Your instructor is local artist, Xavier Jones.

Mini-Med School: Science Basics. Rising 7th-9th grades. June 24-28. 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. $165. Both Mini-Med Schools $245. Conduct research and experi-ments in the basic health sciences relevant to your per-sonal health. Discover how your body really works!

Mini-Med School: Xplorations. Rising 7th-9th grades. June 24-28, 1:15–4:45 p.m. $165. Both Mini-Med Schools $245. Summerville and Health science campus explorations to simulation labs, research labs and interactions with local scientists and medical en-trepreneurs.

gertrude herBert institute oF Art506 Telfair St., Augusta.www.ghia.org. [email protected]. 706-722-5495.

Morning Art Camp. Ages 5-12. June 10-14, June 17-21, June 24-28, July 8-12, July 15-19, July 22-26. 10 a.m.-noon. $65 per week members, $80 per week non-members. June camp sessions will be based on the theme “Appetizing Art,” while July campers will create work suggesting “Artful Abodes.” Classes will provide a wealth of creative learning opportunities designed to develop artistic skills and stretch young imaginations. Curriculum choices will include both two- and three-dimensional art forms and will introduce students to the elements of art and principles of design. All supplies will be provided.

Afternoon Art Camp. Ages 5-12. Afternoon sessions also available. Please call for additional information.

girl sCouts oF historiC georgiACamp Tanglewood, 4687 Columbia Rd.www.gshg.org.Kathleen Cullinan, [email protected] Girl Scout camp, girls learn more about themselves and the world around them. Sessions with various themes include a choice of swimming, hiking, games, art

and more, with a consistent focus on personal growth, leadership and FUN! Summer resident camp opportu-nities are open to girls in 2nd–12th grades, whether or not they are Girl Scouts. Camp Open House, April 13, 1-4 p.m. Free.

S’mores Camp. Grades 2-12. May 31-June2. $40. Ha-waiian theme.

BeaYOUtiful Camp. Grades 6-12. June 2-7. $250.

Art Week. Grades 2-5. June 2-7. $250.

Camping Through the Years. Grades 2-8. June 2-7. $250.

Night Owls. Grades 4-12. June 9-14. $275.

Health and Fitness. Grades 2-12. $250.

gymnAstiCs gold124 Cedar Lane, Martinez. www.gymnasticsgold.com. 706-650-2111.

Camp Flip Flop. Ages 4-13. Begins May 22. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Early drop-off at 7:30 a.m. and late pick-up at 5:30 p.m. for no additional charge. Pay by the week or by the day. Weekly themes with exciting games, crafts, gymnastics, movies, water days and much, much more. Friendly, energetic counselors provide a fun-filled day in a safe, structured environment. Please call for specific dates and pricing.

Half-Day Preschool Camp. Ages 3-5. Begins May 22. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Please call for specific dates and pricing.

Summer Gymnastics Classes. Check website for dates and times.

hAydens gymnAstiCs ACAdemy4300 Evans To Locks Rd., Evans. www.haydensgym.com.706-868-0608.

Camp Haydens. Ages 5 and up. Ten one-week sessions beginning May 20–July 29. 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 3-day or 5-day option. Half-day available. $55 registration fee. Each week explores a new theme through arts, crafts, games, movies, swimming and gymnastics. Camp cost varies due to days and pick-up time.

Junior Camp Haydens. Ages 2-5. Tuesday-Thursday,

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9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Seven one-week camps. $25 per day or $65 for week. Junior camps explore the same themes as older campers, but through an age-appro-priate curriculum.

hiCkory hill 502 Hickory Hill Drive, Hickory Hill Historic House Museum, Thomson.706-595-7777. www.hickory-hill.org.Ms. Franke L. Smith, [email protected].

Dig History! Archeology Camp. Ages 11-17. July 8-12. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $60. Children will examine ancient hunting methods, learn what our garbage says about us and work with professional archaeologists to excavate the Jeffersonian Publishing Plant site.

Eco-Adventures Camp. Ages 10-16. June 10-14 and June 24-28. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $60 per week. Children explore the outdoors and learn what it means to be green. Learn about organic gardening, water quality, composting, recycling, native animals, native plants and more!

h. odell Weeks Center1700 Whiskey Rd., Aiken. www.cityofaikensc.gov.803-642-7631.

Summer Adventures Day Camp. Ages 5-12 at the start of the session. Weekly camps June 10-Au-gust 16. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Themed sessions with sports, swimming, games, special guests and arts and crafts. Campers must bring a snack, drink and sack lunch daily. Extended camp from 3-5:30 p.m. available for additional fee. Register on-line or at the Weeks Cen-ter beginning April 1. 50 percent deposit per child at time of registration.

hilltoP riding stABlesNorth Range Road, Fort Gordon. www.fortgordon.com. 706-791-4864.

Horse Camps. Ages 7-13. May 28-31, June 3-7, June 10-14, June 17-21, June 24-28, July 8-12, July 15-19, July 22-26, July 29-August 2. 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $200 for active-duty military, Department of Defense employ-ees and retired military. $225 for others. May 28-31 is $160 for active-duty military, Department of Defense employees and retired military. $180 for others. Learn horse grooming, saddling, bridling and bathing. Take part in arts and crafts, outdoor recreation, arena and trail riding, swimming.

holler ministries455 Huntley Rd., Fletcher, NC.828-651-9827.www.hollerministries.com.

Missions Camp. Ages 12-18. June 23-28. Free of charge. A simulated missionary training experience for youth and families. Situated in an authentic African village in western North Carolina. Refer to website for registration and additional information.

JAmes BroWn ACAdemy oF musiC PuPilswww.jamesbrownfamilyfdn.org.706-736-6216.

Out of Sight Summer Session. Grades PreK-12. June 17-July 26. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Study music theory and learn how to read and com-pose music. Master multiple musical instruments and get experience with recording and production of mu-sic. Call for more information.

JuilliArd in AikenUSC Aiken, 471 University Parkway, Aiken.www.juilliardinaiken.com/jazzworkshop.php.Dee Crawford, [email protected].

Juilliard Jazz Workshop/Camp. Ages 13-18. June 10-14. The program is designed to give young jazz musicians a taste of what a Juilliard Jazz stu-dent’s life is all about—refining technique, per-formance and broadening understanding of vari-ous jazz styles. Teachers include members of the Juilliard Jazz Studies faculty as well as Juilliard Jazz students. Instruments for the Juilliard Sum-mer Jazz Residency include: Trumpet, Saxophone, Trombone, Guitar, Piano, Double Bass, Electric Bass and Drums.

kAne & Co4321 Evans To Lock Rd., [email protected].

Princess Power. Ages 3-5. June 17-21. $100. Dance your way into summer fun. Child must supply own snacks and sack lunch each day.

Glamour Girlz. Ages 6-9. June 23-27. $100 per week. Dance your way into summer fun. Child must supply own snacks and sack lunch each day.

kindermusik By musiCAl imPressions, inC.Martinez United Methodist Church, Washington Rd.Nancy Cleveland, 706-228-4877 or [email protected].

Summer Adventure Camps. June and July. Ages 18 months to 7 years. TBA. Call or email for details.

kingdom kids develoPment Cen-ter Beulah Grove Baptist Church Building of Opportuni-ties.1434 Poplar Street.Sharon Meyers, 706-724-1086.

Kid Zone. Ages 4-12. July 15-Augustt 2. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $90 per week. A creative, fun-filled spiritual summer of activities that includes theme weeks and field trips.

luCy CrAFt lAney museum oF BlACk history1005 Broad St.706-724-3576.Summer Camp 2013. Call for information.

mACh ACAdemyFleming Tennis Center, 1850 Chester Ave. www.machacademy.com.706-796-5046. [email protected]. Scholarships are available.

Summer Tennis Camp. Ages 6-18. June 3-July 26. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Early drop-off at 8:30 a.m. and late pick-up at 5:30 p.m. for no additional charge. $100 per week, in-cludes lunch and supplies. Partial scholarships are avail-able. Comprehensive tennis education to help develop a genuine love for the game and respect for the ideals of good sportsmanship.

Reach for the Stars Summer Camp. Ages 5-18. June 3-July 26. 9 a.m-5 p.m. Early drop-off at 8:30 a.m. and late pick-up at 5:30 p.m. for no additional charge. $100 per week, includes lunch and supplies. Partial scholarships available. Academic enrichment, technology, career explo-ration, college planning, nutrition, fitness, tennis instruc-tion and more.

musiCAl theAtre WorkshoP3817 Martinez Blvd., Martinez.www.onwiththeshow.biz.Mickey Lubeck, 706-231-1759.All camps include theatre games, acting improve, sing-ing and dance classes. There’s a Friday evening dessert


theatre performance at the end of each week’s camp. $125 for first child, $100 for each additional sibling. Tu-ition due at registration. Limited space available.

Fables and Foibles Camp. Ages 7-9 and ages 10-12. May 27-31. 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Audition Prep for Acting, Voice and Dance. Ages 8-10, ages 11-13 and ages 14-17. June 10-14. 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Godspell Camp. Ages 9-12 and ages 13-17. July 22-26. 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Learn songs and production num-bers from the 2012 production.

neWmAn tennis Center3103 Wrightsboro Rd. 706-821-1600.

Summer Tennis Camp. May 27-31, June 3-7, June 10-14, June 17-21, June 24-28, July 8-12, July 15-19, July 22-26. 9 a.m.-4p.m. $180 per week. $20 discount if register by May 20. 10 percent for multiple weeks. All campers receive camp t-shirt.

Quick Start Summer Camp. Ages 4-6. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, 9-10 a.m. $30 per week. 10 percent discount for multiple weeks.

oxFord/grAde PoWer leArning 4272 Washington Rd., Suite 2, Evans. [email protected].

Summer Brain Camp. Preschool-6th grade. May 29-August 2. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Skills improvement in language arts, math, art, music and science.

PetersBurg rACquet CluB421 The Pass, Martinez. www.prctennis.com [email protected].

Pee Wees. Ages 4-5. Eight one-week sessions May 27-July 26. No camp July 1-5. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:15-9 a.m. Non-members $36 per week or $15 per day. Members $28 per week or $12 per day. Learn the basics of tennis in a fun atmosphere.

Play Program. Ages 6-18. Eight one-week sessions May 27-July 26. No camp July 1-5. 9 a.m.-noon. Non-

members $140 per week or $32 per day. Members $110 per week, $26 per day. Kids learn to play tennis in a team environment. Emphasis is placed on simplifying the game and instruction. Camp includes instruction, play and a swim break.

Performance Program. Ages 9-18. Eight one-week sessions May 27-July 26. No camp July 1-5. 9 a.m.-noon. Non-members $140 per week or $32 per day. Members $110 per week, $26 per day. For kids who are actively playing tournaments, on school teams and Ju-nior Team Tennis. Camp includes instruction, play and a swim break.

High Performance. Ages 10-18. Eight one-week ses-sions May 27-July 26. No camp July 1-5. 9 a.m.-noon. Non-members $140 per week or $32 per day. Members $110 per week, $26 per day. For ranked players who are competing in tournaments year round. Camp includes instruction, play and a swim break.

PortmAn’s musiC ACAdemy4020 Washington Rd., Martinez.706-738-1651.

Preschool Music Camp. Ages 4-6. June 24-28, 9:30-11:30 a.m. $100. Spend a week exploring instrumental music through rhythm, melody, harmony, tone color and form.

Music Camp. Rising 2nd-5th grades. June 24-28. Noon-2:30 p.m. $145. Spend a week exploring in-strumental music through rhythm, melody, har-mony, tone color and form. Also an introduction to playing the piano.

Guitar Camp. Rising 4th-6th grades, June 3-7, July 8-12. Rising 7th-9th grades, June 17-20, July 15-19. 9:30 a.m.-noon. $145 per week. Introduction to the most popular instrument in North America. Students will learn basic chording, tuning, changing strings and an introduction to reading music and lead playing.

Rock Camp. Ages 12-18. June 10-15. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. $250 (includes lunch). For students who want to play in a rock band! Meet other players just like you while taking your playing to another level. Players must have at least one year musical experience.

Band Camp. Rising 7th graders, July 22-26, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Rising 8th graders, July 22-26, 12:30-2:30 p.m. $100. Spend a week reviewing music fundamentals while getting a jump start on District Honor Band by reviewing scales, etudes and sight reading.

roBert sAPP BAseBAll CAmPsSweetwater Park, Thomson.www.robertsappbaseballcamp.com

Baseball Camp. Ages 7-14. June 24-June 28. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $130. Team rates available. Teaching the funda-mentals correctly and emphasizing that baseball should be fun. Also emphasize improving work habits, disci-pline, sportsmanship and social skills.

Softball Camp. Girls ages 7-14. June 24-June 28. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $130. Team rates available. Top-notch instruction in all aspects of the game. Same format as their traditional base-ball camp.

ruth PAtriCk sCienCe eduCAtion Centerwww.campinvention.org.John Hutchens, 800-968-4332 or [email protected]. [email protected].

Camp Invention. Rising 1st-6th graders. June 17-June 21. 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $220 after. Register online to receive a $5 discount. The Camp Invention program is a week-long adventure in creativity that immerses children in exciting, hands-on learning disguised as fun activities. This summer, children will become expedition trainees, navigating their way to special treasure-filled caches and creating solutions to challenges posed by youth from around the world. They will be embarking on a global ad-venture, uncovering hidden messages from the Earth, in-vestigating several extreme natural wonders of the world and building a device to launch international ducks back home. Bring lunch.

the sAlvAtion Army kroC Center1833 Broad St., Augusta. www.krocaugusta.org.706-364-KROC or [email protected] different themed camps for ages 5-12, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Drop off as early as 7 a.m. Pick up as late as 6 p.m. Members $100 per week, nonmembers $125 per week. The same themes for ages 3-5, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Members $40 per week, non-members $50 per week. Hot lunch included. Camp Kroc is ACA certified.

Passport Please. May 21-24. Grab your ticket and come aboard to travel across the world this week.

The Great Outdoors. May 27-31. Learn to appreci-ate all that nature has to offer. Enjoy a nature hike and other fun outdoor activities.

No Theme Week. June 3-7. Celebrate backward day, favorite team day, tacky day and twin day.

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Who Dun It? June 10-14. Campers will become super sleuths as each day they look for clues to solve an ex-citing mystery.

Animals Around Us. June 17-21. Animals are everywhere! Play games, make crafts and participate in activities revolv-ing around the exciting world of animals. Challenge Week. June 24-28. Each day will bring its own challenges as camp-ers compete against one another to win unique titles.

Water Works. July 1-5. Come splash around! Play wa-ter games, have water wars and enjoy a great time beat-ing the summer heat.

Emergency Services. July 8-12. Learn about the men and women who dedicate themselves to keeping you and your family safe.

Time Travelers. July 15-19. This week the past, present and future will come alive as campers use their imagi-nations and explore what once was and venture a guess at what is still to come.

Doing the Most Good. July 22-26. Venture into The

Salvation Army’s hands-on curriculum. Some activi-ties campers may take part in include putting up a tent, planting seeds, making music, creating crafts, learning proper etiquette, caring for animals and cooking. The week will end with a badge ceremony to celebrate camp-ers’ hard work.

Tons of Talent. July 29-August 2. It is time to show off your talent! Share and appreciate each other’s gifts and abilities.

Outer Space Exploration. August 5-9. Come to the Kroc Center for a cosmic journey and travel through outer space in search of the unknown.

Anything Goes. August 12-16. Be on the lookout; it’s the last week of Kroc camp so anything goes! Enjoy a different creative theme each day and take advantage of the final days of summer.

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Theatre Conservatory Camp: Hans Christian An-derson Boot Camp. June 10-14. 1-5 p.m. Members

$100, non-members $125. Morning Camp (9 a.m.-1 p.m.) may be added for an additional $25, which will include a hot lunch. Bring your kids to this exciting half-day theatre camp at the Kroc Center, where they will explore the familiar and not so familiar tales of Hans Christian Anderson, one of the most beloved writers of the 19th Century. Beginning at 1 p.m., stu-dents will learn core theatre skills such as scene study, voice, movement and stage craft. This one week camp will culminate in a play demonstration for friends and family. For More information on this camp, please con-tact Enopion Theatre Company at 706-771-7777 or email [email protected].

st. John Choir CAmPSt. John United Methodist Church, Greene Street. www.stjohnaugusta.org.Jamie Garvey, 706-724-9641.

Junior Choir Camp. Rising 1st-7th graders. July 15-21. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. With guest playwright and director Tom Long. Instruction in singing, movement and drama. Culminating in Sunday service. Students will present Malice in the Palace by Tom Long.


southern tAng soo do mArtiAl Arts studio2007 Tobacco Rd., Augusta.www.stsdkarate.com.706-793-6603.

Martial Arts Camp. Ages 7-17. June 10-14. 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (additional fee for early drop off and late pick up). $250. Register by May 24 (space is lim-ited). There is a $25 non-refundable cancellation fee. Cancellation after May 24 will result in a 50 percent refund. Martial arts techniques learned by the end of the week will be equivalent to the first belt rank in the art of Tang Soo Do. Participants will also enjoy team-building activities, competitions with prizes, self-defense techniques, games and crafts. Camp fee includes t-shirt and dobok pants and belt. Par-ticipants with prior experience are welcome. Bring a sack lunch and drink daily. Snacks and drinks are available for purchase. Registration forms are on the website, www.stsdkarate.com.

stePhAnie’s dAnCers717 Industrial Park Dr., Evans. www.stephaniesdancers.com.706-650-0366. [email protected]. Call or visit website for camps and details.

symPhony orChestrA AugustASue Alexanderson, 706-738-7527.Symphony Orchestra Augusta, [email protected].

Collage Creative Arts Camp. Rising K-5. June 3-7. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Vineyard Church, 3126 Parrish Rd. June 10-14 and June 17-21. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Woodlawn UMC, 2220 Walton Way. $125 per week for first child, $100 per week for second child, $75 per week for each additional child. Scholarships available. Call the SOA to apply. Sponsored by Friends of the Symphony Or-chestra Augusta. 2013 marks the 32nd year of sum-mer camp. Winner of the Gold and Silver awards from the League of American Orchestras. Brass, woodwind, string and percussion instruments, plus drama, art, weaving, chorus, movement, puppetry, story-telling and creative writing. Six different “hands-on” classes each week.

university oF south CArolinA AikenUSCA Office of Continuing Education. 471 University Parkway. www.usca.edu/kidsincollege.803-641-3563. [email protected]. or [email protected].

Summer Day Camps. USCA offers a wide variety of half-day summer camps beginning June 10. Pre-reg-istration is required. Camps include: Beginning Ten-nis, Battle Bots (LEGO Camp), Vehicle Engineering (LEGO Camp), Act Up!, Real World Solutions, Crazy Construction, Hoopla!, Young Writers, CSI Chemis-try, Brush-up on Math, Brush-up on Reading (2nd and 3rd graders only) and Crafty Cards. Email [email protected] for the complete brochure which includes descriptions, dates, prices and ages accommodated. School website will be updated with the complete bro-chure in April.

vAlley hill FArmMatthews, Ga.Barbara Lee, 706-829-0981.

Overnight Horse Camp. Ages 7 and up. Thursday mornings through lunch on Sundays during the month of June. $300 per session. Campers receive mounted and un-mounted instruction, as well as trail riding, games and other activities. Groups are kept small for a quality experience. Call for available dates.

very verA3113 Washington Rd., Augusta.706-860-3492. http://veryvera.com/school/

School of Good Taste Summer Cooking Camp. Beginner, ages 8-10, June 3-7 or July 22-26, $225. Ad-vanced Beginner, Ages 11-14 and never attended cook-ing camp, June 17-21 or June 24-28, $225. Intermediate, Ages 9-14 who have attended Beginner or Advanced Be-ginner Camp, July 8-12 or July 15-19, $225. Advanced, Ages 10-14 who have attended two years of camp, June 10-14, $250. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Campers receive kitchen in-struction, a cookbook of their very own, a celebration banquet and etiquette lessons.

Westminster sChools oF AugustA3067 Wheeler Rd. Anna Glisson, 706-751-5260, ext. [email protected] to www.wsa.net for complete camp details.

Camp Wildcat. Rising grades PK-5. June 3-7: The Great Adventure. June 10-14: All Around the World June 17-21: Science Discovery Week. June 24-28: The Mystery of the Westminster Castle. July 8-12: We’ve Got Talents. July 15-19: Up, Up & Away. Full day 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., half day 9 a.m.-noon or 12:30-3:30 p.m. $200 full day, $115 half day. Camp Wildcat pro-

vides a community-oriented environment specifi-cally designed for students entering Pre-K through the 5th grade. With activities ranging from arts and crafts to outdoor adventure trips and games, Camp Wildcat’s programs are engaging for any age. Each session has a different theme to offer variety for vet-eran campers.

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Drivers Education. Age 15 by June 15, 2013. May 29-June 1, plus 6 driving hours in June or July. $400. For more information please visit wsa.net/summer under Courses.

Anyone Can Dance and Cook. Rising 1st-6th. July 16-18. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $90. Westminster Summer Pro-grams and the Augusta Ballet join together to offer a dance and cooking class that everyone will love. Camp-ers will dance the day away as they learn the basic steps of classical and contemporary ballet along with hip-hop and Latin dance. Lunch will be served in style as each camper will create their own healthy masterpiece. No previous dance experience is required. A recital will be held on the final day.

The Arts of Cooking. Rising 2nd-7th. June 25-27. 12:30-2:30 p.m. $65. An interactive cooking and crafts camp designed for chefs of all ages and skill levels. New chefs will get to be artists in the kitch-en and the classroom as we explore both the joys of cooking and crafts.

Creating Choreography and Dance. Rising 4th-8th. June 24-28. 12:30-3:30 p.m. $150. Learn how to create choreography and the basic skills of modern dance in an exhilarating, hands-on environment. The camp will cover the fundamentals of move-ment, stretching and rhythm as the students learn the secrets behind creating choreography. The class will conclude with a mini-recital on the last day of the camp which will include four different styles of dance. No previous dance or choreography experi-ence is required.

Online Publishing: Web Design and Blogging. Rising 5th-12th. July 9-11. 9 a.m.-noon. $60. Each stu-dent will leave this camp with the basics of web design through creating their own blog and/or webpage.

Summer Ceramics and Sculpture. Rising 6th-12th. June 3-14. 12:30-3:30 p.m. $325. Students will learn ad-vanced techniques in 3D art making, create completed works of clay art and learn about the history of sculp-

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ture. Campers will create pottery by throwing on the kick wheel (reserved exclusively for the summer class-es). Off-campus field trips will take students to meet with a local artist and explore local art. Price includes the materials fee.

You Can Act. Rising 3rd-7th. June 24-28. 9 a.m.-noon. $150. Learn the basics of acting through the-atre games, group activities, improvisation and pan-tomime. The week ends with a hilarious performance from the entire group.

Young Artists Camp. Rising 3rd-5th. June 3-14. 9 a.m.-noon. $325. Campers will learn basic techniques in clay building, creating mosaics and other artworks. Price includes materials fee.

Crazy Science. Rising 4th-6th. July 8-12. 12:30-3:30 p.m. $175. A hands-on class that stimulates interest in science. Activities will involve concepts of life science, chemistry, physics and more. Cool demonstrations, edible activities and a few competitive challenges.

Junior LEGO Robotics Camp. Rising 1st-5th. June 17-21. 9 a.m.-noon. $150. Children will learn how mo-tors work through building fun, motorized creations. Campers will discover how to control their creations using infrared sensors and remote controls, along with the basics of programming their motorized models with computers.

Robotics Adventure Camp. Rising 5th-8th. June 10-14. 9 a.m.-noon. $175. In this NXT-based space ad-venture, campers will design, build and program their robots to work through light, touch, ultrasonic and sound sensors using the NXT line of LEGO Robotics.

Intensive Summer Reading. July 15-19. Rising 9th-12th, 10 a.m.-noon. $125. Rising 6th-8th, 12:30-2:30 p.m. This program will help students explore their summer reading assignments while developing skills associated with reading comprehension, literary analysis and composition. Students must complete assigned summer reading prior to class.

Study Skills. Rising 6th-8th. July 22-26. 10 a.m.-noon. $125. Focuses on organization, time-manage-ment, goal-setting, note-taking, testing, essay-writ-ing and study skills.

Writer’s Workshop. Rising 7th-12th. July 8-19. 10 a.m.-noon. $300. Intensive writing instruction to equip

students with tools of structure and style. This high-en-ergy class improves the writing of all students.

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Cheerleading: Lower School. Rising 1st-5th. June 3-7, June 10-14. 9 a.m.-noon. $150 per session. Join WSA cheerleading staff for this fun and challenging week of skill development and team building. Coaches will focus on motions, tumbling, stunting and jump-ing. These cheerleaders will spend a week learning material that will be showcased at an end-of-the-week performance.

Cheerleading: Middle School/JV. Rising 6th-9th. June 3-7, June 10-14. 9 a.m.-noon. $150 per session. Join WSA cheerleading staff for this fun and chal-lenging week of skill development and team build-ing. Coaches will focus on motions, tumbling, stunt-ing and jumping. These cheerleaders will spend a week learning material that will be showcased at an end-of-the-week performance. Preparation for the fall cheer season.

Basketball Fun-damentals for Boys. Rising 1st-4th. June 3-7. 9 a.m.-noon. $150. A week of skill develop-ment. Learn the fundamentals of shooting, dribbling, rebounding, passing and defense.

Basketball: Advanced Skills for Boys. Rising 5th-8th. June 3-7. 9 a.m.-noon. $150. A five-day action-packed camp that focuses on technical training and advanced game-play strategies through drills and fun competitions. Participants will be divided into small groups so that coaches can provide more personal in-struction.

Football Fun-damentals. Rising 1st-4th. June 10-14. 9 a.m.-noon. $150. Fundamentals of tackling, blocking, passing and catching. Individual posi-tions, as well as team offence and defense concepts, will also be taught.

Football: Advanced Skills and Strategies. Ris-ing 5th-8th. June 10-14. 9 a.m.-noon. $150. Join WSA Head Football Coach Andrew Bryan and staff for a week of fun, skill development and game play. Players will learn the fundamentals of blocking, tackling, posi-tional play and team offensive/defensive concepts in a safe and fun environment.

Soccer Fundamentals. Rising 1st-4th. July 23-26. 9

a.m.-noon. $120. Camp focuses on individual instruc-tion, technical training and small-sided games to im-prove each player’s abilities and confidence.

Soccer: Advanced Skills and Strategies. Rising 5th-8th. July 23-26. 9 a.m.-noon. $120. Camp focus-es on individual instruction, technical training and small-sided games to improve each player’s abilities and confidence.

Tennis Camp. Rising 1st-5th. June 3-7. 9-10:30 a.m. $75. Tennis Camp provides both beginning and ad-vanced players the opportunity to improve their tennis game in a fun, small-group environment. All campers will receive instruction on the fundamentals of tennis while developing their skills, learning ball control and stroke techniques.

Whole liFe ministries2621 Washington Rd. www.wholelife.org.706-737-4530.

Journey 2013 Youth Camp. Ages 13-18. July 1-6. $230. Overnight camp at Camp Longridge in Ridge-way, S.C. Transportation provided. Call for details.

KidRiffic Summer Program. June 3-28. Ages 5-12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., $85 per week, early drop-off and late pick-up available. Ages 1-4, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., $50 per week, no early drop-off or pick-up for this age group. Activities include water games, bowling, movies, gym games, Kid’s church and more. Call for details.

Vacation Bible School. Ages 5-12. July 29-August 2. 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Theme: World Tour.

A World oF hoPe ChristiAn leArning CenterNew Hope Baptist Church of Harlem. 671 Robinson Ave., Grovetown. 706-868-8955.

Summer Enrichment Camp. Ages 4-12. Five weekly sessions May 27-July 26. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $95 per week. Extended-day rates available. Academic adventures pro-viding activities to maintain the academic progress your child has made during the school year, while taking ad-vantage of fun summer activities. Indoor and outdoor adventures are planned. Call or visit for details.

Camp information is provided by the organizations list-ed and is subject to change.

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Girls’ Night Out

I have just returned from Atlanta where I had the ultimate girls’ weekend attending one of my dearest friend’s surprise 40th birthday celebration. We experienced

Pink in concert with girlfriends from all over the state of Georgia. We’re talking a mix of high school and college friends, all getting together to celebrate a milestone.

Needless to say, there were no quiet moments at all. Catching up, laughing at old times, making new memories, poking fun at each other, listening to great music, eating fine food, drinking good wine, sleep-ing in...what could be better?

You Don’t Need a Whole Weekend

Girls’ weekends are fabulous, but sometimes hard to come by in our busy worlds. Even sneaking a night out with the girls is beneficial, quicker to plan and easier on the wallet.

The ever-present “mommy guilt” might make you shudder at the thought of sneaking away from your kids, partner and other responsibilities for a few hours to laugh and maybe enjoy a glass of wine your friends. However, taking a breather from the day-to-day can help you face your responsibilities refreshed and feel-ing a little more like yourself.

Agreeing with this thought, Carolyn Newsome, mother of three young children under age 8, says she plans girls’ night out about every three or so months. “At this stage in my kids’ lives, it’s just tough to juggle work time, wife time and mom time with girl time,” she says. In between, she tries to plan at least a lunch, which she refers to as a “working mothers girls’ night out.”

When it’s been a while since the last outing and she feels the need to recharge with a bottle of wine or a six pack of beer along with giggles and silliness you can only get from your best girls, she starts planning.

Girls’ nights out also are not limited to age. Al-though a young-at-heart new grandmother, Dixie Thigpen and her girlfriends haven’t forgotten the need for girl time. And why? There are no young children to raise—the stresses of life in that regard have ended. “Because no matter how old we are, getting together is a blast and we all come home to our families happily rejuvenated to say the least,” says Thigpen. She and her friends have monthly scrabble competitions, bunko nights, and occasional weekend getaways.

Keeping It Real

One of the benefits of a night out with pals in-cludes a night of freedom from real life. This is your time to just be yourself—not “mom” or “wife” or “career person” or “volunteer.” You can vent and just get your feelings out. Just make sure that the group understands one rule: Confidentiality. You know the saying, “Whatever happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” This quote works for times with your girlfriends as well but can be altered to mean, “Whatever is said in this group stays in this group.”

When planning a girls night out, know your group. You want ladies you are comfortable with, trust and who are non-judgmental. This is not the time to watch your Ps and Qs. The goal is spending an evening with a group you can lay it out there with and know that they will listen and try to help you if you have a problem that needs fixing.

Although husbands are great at listening to our

day-to-day frustrations, we girls “get it.” News-ome says she has a great husband who is her best friend. They laugh and have fun together. “That being said, his eyes roll in his head when I try to discuss whether the girl we just walked by is or is not my butt doppelgänger or try to count

down the days until this skinny-jean trend dies the miserable death I am hoping for

(I mean asking for a size 14 skinny jean is just embarrassing and truthfully probably should not be made),” she says.

Women have a way of sharing their deepest fears, largest hurts and biggest

hopes, all in addition to wondering why the Pottery Barn catalogs all have CME as their

monogram or whether they prefer Sarah Jessica Parker with or without her mole.

Thigpen says she and her friends like to es-cape for a few days to the mountains, beach or lake to get away. As for an agenda, she says it all depends where they are going and flexibility in their plans is part of the fun. “Tennis might be a priority and often is, definitely a little shop-ping, walking or swimming and of course, a lot of talking!” she adds.

The major benefit, no matter what you do or how often you do go out with

the girls, is that you come home with a smile on your face.

Re-entry from a weekend back into the real world is never easy, but recollecting some-thing someone did or said the night before can make you laugh to yourself in the midst of helping

with homework or trying to intervene in a fight be-tween your children.

Cammie Jones is an Augusta Freellance writer and mother of three.

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Pushing Limits and Excelling Beyond Expectations

The Tri My Best Triathlon

Around the pool and out on the track, cheers from the eager crowd reverberate. Family and friends and event volunteers clap, wave and encourage young athletes as

they swim, bike and run in the Tri My Best Triathlon. A smile lights up the face of each competitor as he or she crosses the finish line and receives a medal. Tears of joy trickle down parents’ cheeks. These athletes have not only conquered the course, they have overcome physi-cal and/or cognitive limitations to do so.

Competing in a triathlon takes heart. It requires courage. It demands dedication. Give it everything and it will deliver self-confidence, sportsmanship and pride.

Most athletes who participate in triathlons will likely say that it is less about winning the overall race and more about personal achievement. Their ability to swim, bike and run is put to the test and their goal is to clock a personal best time. They thrill over the prepa-ration and anticipation. They submit to the challenge. They celebrate accomplishment at the finish.

It’s human nature to want to push limits, to crack barriers, to stretch beyond expectations. For people with disabilities, that desire is no different.

“Everybody needs to move. Everybody needs to ac-complish,” says Jan Lescantz, a physical therapist with NDT Programs and the organizer of the Tri My Best Triathlon. In the Tri My Best Triathlon, special needs athletes from age 5 to young adults get their chance to leave it all on the field, so to speak.

An Opportunity for Competition

When she first conceptualized the Tri My Best Triathlon, Lescantz wanted to give young people with developmental disabilities a venue to exercise their competitive spirit. “Those with disabilities have a hard time finding opportunities for fitness for fun. That was the impetus for the event,” says Lescantz.

She herself has participated in several half-triath-lons that require a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and 13.1-mile run. Some had kids’ triathlons with re-duced distances associated with them. None, however, were designed to accommodate children with disabil-ities. She began mulling over what she could do to get her clients involved in this type of event. She would need the proper site, and she would need manpower.

One afternoon as she was leaving the Kathryn

M. York Adapted Aquatics Center, also known as Ka-tie’s Pool, at the Wilson Family Y, it dawned on her that she was standing in the ideal place. The pool was perfect and the vast parking lot could be converted to bike and running tracks. It was time to propose the idea, out loud to someone else.

Lescantz presented it to her boss, Judy Bierman, at NDT Programs, who immediately said, “Do it.” Still, Lescantz wasn’t positive that she could pull it off. Nonetheless, she kept moving forward. Lescantz and Bierman took the concept to Claudia Collins, Wil-son Family Y Adaptive Aquatics Director. All three sat and talked and brainstormed. Out of that meet-ing, the Tri My Best Triathlon was born. On May 15, 2011, 24 athletes swam, biked and ran their way to the finish line supported by 70 volunteers. They may not have completed each leg in conventional ways, but they did all complete the entire race.

“I say run,” explains Lescantz, “but it could be roll, run, walk or drive a power wheelchair, if that’s what you do.” Athletes may need to use a flotation device or an adapted bike. Wheelchairs and walkers or other ambulatory devices are acceptable. Certi-fied lifeguards assist in the pool, while each athlete


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is assigned a ‘buddy’ to accompany him or her from beginning to end. It’s tough for these athletes, but nobody quits. “That’s part of the challenge,” says Lescantz, “getting yourself to the finish line, even if a buddy helps.”

Acknowledging a range of mobility among spe-cial needs athletes, Lescantz and her collaborators designed the triathlon with three different lengths to which athletes are assigned. Younger participants and those with the greatest limitations do a 25-yard swim, quarter-mile bike and 200-yard run. The mid-dle distance incorporates a 50-yard swim, half-mile bike and quarter-mile run. Athletes with the least impairment qualify to compete at the longest dis-tance: 100-yard swim, one-mile bike and half-mile run. This year Lescantz hopes to assign two or three athletes whom she believes capable of it to compete at a slightly greater distance.

Fifty athletes entered last year’s Tri My Best Triathlon, and Lescantz expects that same number again this year. Some competitors will be making their third appearance. For others, it will be their de-but. They will all be nervous. They will all be hopeful. Whatever the results, they will all be winners.

Making It Happen

Annual success of the endeavor depends solely on monetary donations from community members and corporations plus the generous gift of time from close to 150 volunteers. The staff at NDT Programs and their families have remained actively involved since the triathlon’s inception, and many other phy-sicians and therapists have joined forces. It takes an army of people both behind the scenes and front-and-center on the day of to run the event smoothly.

“You have to see it to believe it,” says Lescantz, who still marvels over the way it has all come to-gether, the way it brings out the best in the athletes, who cheer each other on from the sidelines, the way it bonds families, and the way it spreads the mes-sage that what these athletes can do is more impor-tant that what they cannot. “This is God’s thing,” she humbly affirms. “God made this happen.”

When Lescantz initially dreamed up the Tri My Best Triathlon, she went in search of a model to fol-low. Her quest turned up nothing. Undaunted, she invented her own wheel. Since then, other Ys have shown interest in initiating Tri My Best Triathlons at

their facilities. In response, she and other organizers have been developing a manual that will help orga-nizations run the event in their own communities. Hopefully, Tri My Best Triathlons will begin popping up all over the country.

“Anybody can be a triathlete,” believes Lescantz. “You just have to want it bad enough.” As each athlete crosses the finish line, he or she receives a medal and his or her personal score card listing times for the legs of the race. Excitement and exhaustion collide, light-ing the faces of weary, but pleased, athletes. Many save their scorecards, planning to return the next year and do even better. Many bask in the fulfillment of a goal. More than that, all are accomplished athletes who want the same things every competitor wants: to test personal limits and excel beyond expectations.

This year’s Tri My Best Triathlon is scheduled for Sunday, April 28th. Email [email protected] for registration information or to volunteer.

Lucy Adams is a freelance writer and the author of Tuck Your Skirt in Your Panties and Run. She lives in Thom-son, GA with her husband and their four children. Con-tact Lucy at [email protected].


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Cirque Du Soleil Presents Quidam, a spectacular show that follows the story of young Zoe, who

is bored and ignored by her distant and apathetic parents. Her life has lost all meaning. Seeking

to fill the void of her existence, she slides into an imaginary world—the world of Quidam—where

she meets characters who encourage her to free her soul. Featuring an international cast of 52

world-class acrobats, musicians and singers. April 30, 7:30 p.m. May 1, 7:30 p.m. James Brown

Arena. For tickets, www.augustaentertainmentcomplex.com.


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April 8-11. ruth Patrick Science education Center at USC Aiken. Five Spring Break Adventure Camps. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Little Scientists, April 8, grades K-2. Engineer It, April 8, grades 3-5. Science is FUNtas-tic! April 9, grades K-2. The Artistic Scientist, April 9, grades 3-5. Coastal Adventurers, April 10, grades 3-5. Junior Explorers, April 11, grades 3-5. Regis-tration forms are available at rpsec.usca.edu or call 803-641-3313.

April 8-12. Family Y Masters Week Camps. Camps for children ages 5-12 at the following locations: Family Y of Augusta South, Marshall Family Y, Family Y’s Camp Lakeside (with pick-up locations offered in Richmond and Columbia counties), Family Y of Aiken County and Family Y of North Augusta. Early drop off at 7 a.m. and late pick-up at 6 p.m. available at no cost. A discount will be provided for additional siblings. Camp registration is required by visiting any Family Y location or you can apply online at www.thefamilyy.org. Financial assistance is available.

April 8-12. Salvation Army kroc Center kroc Camp. Play games, swim, do arts and crafts and have fun. Ages 5-12. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Call 706-364-5762 to register.

April 8-12. MACH Academy “exercise Your Body and Mind” Masters Week Camp. Hands-on sci-ence, math, creative writing, reading, CRCT Prep, computer, fitness, nutrition, tennis instruction and lots of fun. Ages 4-16. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. with early drop-off at 8:30 a.m. and late pick-up at 5:30 p.m. at no additional charge. Flemming Tennis Center, 1850 Chester Ave. Call to register and inquire about fees. 706-796-5046 or e-mail [email protected]. www.machacademy.com.

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April 4, 11, 18, and 25. evans towne Farmers Mar-ket. On the grounds of the Columbia County Library. www.evanstownefarmersmarket.com.

April 7. Mother-Daughter tea. For children ages 4-18 and their mothers. 3-5 p.m. at Diamond Lakes Community Center, 103 Diamond Lakes Way, Hep-hzibah. 706-772-2148.

April 10. Par 3 Party. Dance performances and live musical entertainment with featured music groups Finesse and South Atlantic Live Entertainment Band. Presented by the Greater Augusta Arts Council. 6 p.m. Augusta Common. 706-826-4702.

April 10. Annual Spring time’s lunch and a Play. Features an outdoor puppet show spotlighting a vari-ety of energetic, interesting characters and acts. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and a picnic lunch. 11 a.m.-noon. Hopelands Gardens. Aiken. 803-642-7631.

April 10-12. Columbia County Championship Fes-tival. Family fun day, April 10, and a benefit concert for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, April 11. The festival culminates with a concert performance by Southern rock legend Lynyrd Skynyrd on April 12.

Doors open at 6 p.m. each day. Opening acts, 7 p.m. Headliners, 8:30 p.m. Evans Towne Center Park. www.columbiacountychampionshipfestival.com.

April 11. Horses & Courses. This free event features decorated golf cart and horse parade, visual artists displaying and selling their works, and live music. 5:30-9 p.m. www.aikenis.com.

April 18. Undercover Artists Show. An annual art show spotlighting the talent of well-known artists and community members to raise money for Walton Foundation’s Camp To Be Free at no charge to the students or their families. 7 p.m. Julian Smith Ca-sino. 706-826-5809.

April 19-21. Artisans’ Fair. A wide array of fine art-ists and skilled artisans sell their pieces. Several sites throughout the park will have craftsmen dem-onstrating their skills. April 19, preview gala. North Augusta Living History Park. 803-279-7560.

April 20 and 27. Blues, Brews and BBQ. Enjoy great blues music, beer and BBQ from local businesses. 7 p.m. Columbia County Amphitheater. 706-312-7192.

April 20. CSrA transition resource Fair. Free event for idividuals and families of individuals with disabili-ties. Vendors, community resources and transition services, workshop and more. 9 a.m.-noon at Evans High School. Email Dr. Kathy Ellis at [email protected] for more information.

April 20. Aiken kite Festival. Celebrate National Kite Month with the city of Aiken during the annual Aiken Kite Festival. Kite flying demonstrations, food ven-dors and inflatables for the kids. Free admission. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Citizens Park III. 803-642-7634.

April 20. Spring Carnival. Games, prizes, food and fun for all. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at My Place Learning Center, 6467 Natures Way, Appling. Email [email protected] for information.

April 20. 2nd Annual Augusta living Green Day. This family friendly event will showcase and celebrate the opportunities that we have in Augusta to be good stewards of our environment. Recycling, conserva-tion education, sign-ups for various green activities that can benefit our city and much more. Live music on stage. Free. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Augusta Common.

April 20. CSrA earth Day 2013. Explore and cel-ebrate our planet with Phinizy Swamp Nature Park. A day of fun, education and adventure for the whole family. 706-828-2109.

April 23. the Sand Hills Garden Club Flower Show. A member of the Garden Club of America, the Sand Hills Garden Club is having a zone meeting in Augusta this month. There will be an intimate yet spectacular flower show open to the public on April 23. Free ad-mission. 2-5 p.m. Augusta Marriott Hotel and Suites.

April 23. Food Allergy Speaker. Dr. Dale Peeples, M.D., pediatric psychiatrist at Georgia Regents University, will speak on the topic of “Social and emotional effects of food allergy and dietary restric-

tions.” 6 p.m., Evans Government Center Auditori-um, Building A, 630 Ronald Reagan Dr. Go to www.augustafoodallergy.org for more information.

April 26-28. Sacred Heart Garden Festival. Historic Sacred Heart Cultural Center focuses on classic Southern gardening during its 20th annual garden festival. A tour of private area gardens, entertain-ment and food round out a fun-filled three days. Sa-cred Heart Cultural Center. 706-826-4700.

April 27. Mom knows Best and Dr. Mom knows even Better. This event for moms and moms-to-be features pediatrician and best-selling author Dr. Marianne Neifert, aka Dr. Mom. She will discuss work-life balance, positive parenting, breastfeeding and how to get your spiritual health in order. Panel discussion with new moms, free gift for the first 150 guests, vendor booths and giveaways, refreshments and more. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Doctors Hospital.

April 27. Summer Camp expo. Come get information about the many summer day camps, classes and ac-tivities your children can participate in this summer. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Augusta Preparatory Day School, Flow-ing Wells Rd., Martinez. 706-823-3702.

April 27. earth Day Celebration. A variety of events for the whole family. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Brick Pond Park. North Augusta. 803-441-4380.

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April 6 or 7. Augusta Canal Discovery Walks: the Power of Water—Hydroelectricity at Sibley Mill. Dean Gustafson, an electrical engineer, will lead this behind-the-scenes look at this vintage, but still op-erating, power plant that uses canal water to make electricity. 10 a.m. on the 6th, 3 p.m. on the 7th. Meet at Sibley Mill parking lot, west side, 1717 Goo-drich St.

April 17. Sports: Talent and Technology. A talk by Randy Duteau, former executive director of the Greater Augusta Sports Council. Part of the Augusta Museum of History’s Brown Bag History Lecture Se-ries. Bring a lunch and the museum will provide bev-erages. Lunch, 11:30 a.m. Lecture, 12:30-1 p.m. Augusta Museum of History. 706-722-8454.

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April 1. Swan Lake. Performed by the Russian Na-tional Ballet Theatre. 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. 803-276-6264.

April 1-21. Impressionism From Monet to Matisse. Paintings by the masters of French Impressionism, America’s most noted Impressionist painters and modern painters. Columbia Museum of Art. Colum-bia, S.C. 803-799-2810.

April 1-May 17. Mahera Khaleque: Restoration. Ad-junct instructor of art at Georgia Regents University, Mahera Khaleque’s paintings are inspired by survi-vors of the acid attacks perpetrated against women in Asia and the Middle East. Gertrude Herbert Insti-tute of Art. 706-722-5495.

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April 1-May 31. The History of African American Golf With a Focus on Caddies. A multimedia ex-hibition of historical photographs, memorabilia, publications and documents illustrating the im-pact and contributions that African Americans have made to the sport of golf. This work focuses primarily on the historical experience of caddies in Augusta. Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History. 706-724-3576.

April 2-6. Sleeping Beauty. An original musical by Storyland Theatre. April 2-5, 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. April 6, 3 p.m. matinee. Reservations required. Imperial Theatre. 706-736-3455.

April 5-7, 12-13. Fox on the Fairway. A charmingly madcap adventure about love, life and man’s eternal love affair with golf. 8 p.m. April 7, 3 p.m. only. Aiken Community Playhouse. 803-648-1438.

April 5-May 17. Rebecca Clark Exhibit. Drawings that offer glimpses into the natural world. Exhibition opening, April 5, 6-8 p.m. Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art. 706-722-5495.

April 9. Drive for Show, rock Fore! Dough. The annual benefit concert for First Tee of Augusta features headliners NEEDTOBREATHE and Grace Potter. 7 p.m. Lady Antebellum Pavilion in Evans Towne Center Park. 706-495-6885 or visit www.thefirstteeaugusta.org.

April 9-10 and 12-14. Two Rooms. Presented by the USC Aiken University Theatre Players. April 9, 10, 12, and 13 at 7:30 p.m. Matinees April 13 and 14 at 2 p.m. O’Connell Experimental Theatre at the USC Aiken Etherredge Center. 803-641-3305.

April 11. Spring Fling. Maestro Donald Portnoy brings the Orchestra of the Midlands to Aiken for a return engagement. Spring Fling, a musical tribute to the season of fun, frolic and fantasy, will feature selections that complement this lighthearted and blooming time of year. Presented by the Aiken Per-forming Arts Group. 7:30-10 p.m. 803-643-4774.

April 16. Jazz for kids—Sing, Clap, Wiggle, Shake! For children ages 5-10. 10 a.m. at Fried-man Branch Library.

April 19. Carrie Underwood: The Blown Away Tour. Tour will support Red Cross disaster relief. 7:30 p.m. James Brown Arena. www.augustaentertainment-complex.com.

April 20. Give It to God. A mixture of comedy, dra-ma, praise and song, Give it to God is a stage play that tells the story of two modern-day urban wom-en trying to deal with the struggles of everyday life while being the foundation that holds their families together. 7 p.m. Imperial Theatre. 706-722-8341.

April 20. Augusta Choral Society Concert. 7:30 p.m. Sacred Heart Cultural Center. 706-826-4700.

April 20. Masterworks VI: Musical Bridges III. The Columbia County Orchestra presents Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 and Rachmaninov’s Piano Con-certo No. 1, featuring Sophia Ryoo. Free admission with donations accepted. 6-9 p.m. Jabez S. Hardin Performing Arts Center. 706-755-5849.

April 24. CSrA vegetarian Society Presents Forks

Over Knives. Free. 6-8 p.m. Diamond Lakes Branch Library. 706-772-2432.

April 26. kicks 99 Hooked on Country Concert. Featuring Justin Moore with special guests Parma-lee and Charlie Worsham. 7 p.m. Bell Auditorium. www.augustaentertainmentcomplex.com.

April 26. Columbia County Choral Society Pres-ents Arthur Honegger’s King David—A Symphonic Poem. First Baptist Church of Evans. 7:30 p.m. Call 706-868-7294 or go to www.ccchoralsociety.org for ticket information.

April 26-28, May 4-5, 10-11. The Nerd. A classic American comedy about an annoying, bumbling oaf with little intelligence and even less tact. 8 p.m. April 28 and May 5, 3 p.m. only. Aiken Community Play-house. 803-648-1438

April 27. Georgia Health Sciences Symphony Se-ries: Enduring Harmony. Featuring French pianist Pascal Godart with Symphony Orchestra Augusta. 7:30 p.m. First Baptist of Augusta. 706-826-4705.

Morris Museum of Art1 Tenth St. 706-724-7501 or www.themorris.org. April 4. What’s in the Box? Splendid Still lifes. View a variety of still-life paintings and create your own magical fruit bowl with a surprise from the box. Registration required. 10-11 a.m.

April 21. Music at the Morris: Music of the 19th and 20th Centuries. A concert presented by Geor-gia Regents University music faculty and col-leagues. Free. 2 p.m.

April 27. Saturday Special: Social Canvas. Listen to Americana tunes by Athens-based band Corduroy Road, jam with JAMP, the JB Academy of Musik Pu-pils and the electronic beats by Sure Eel. Local artists create original paintings inspired by the music. Join the art-making at creativity stations or just sit back and enjoy the sights and sounds. Free. Noon-4 p.m.

Musical Theatre Workshops3817 Martinez Blvd., Suite D, Martinez.Contact Mickey Lubeck, director, at 706-231-1759, [email protected]. www.onwiththeshow.biz.ongoing. Theatre arts classes including acting, voice, dance and musical theatre production for children ages 5 and up. Visit their Web site for cur-rent class offerings.

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April 21. 10th Annual Best Dam ride. For cyclists of all ages and abilities, this bicycle event consists of 25, 60, 80 and 100-mile century options. There will be 5-, 20-, 36- and 50-mile mountain bike courses on the historic Bartram Trail. Begins at J. Strom Thurmond Lake at Clarks Hill Dam. Registration begins at 7 a.m; ride begins at 8:30 a.m. To register, visit Chain Reac-tion Bicycles in Evans or go to www.active.com and search “10th Annual Best Dam Ride 2013.” Benefits the Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation.

Augusta GreenJackets 2010 Home Game ScheduleLake Olmstead StadiumFor tickets 706-736-7889


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www.greenjacketsbaseball.comApril 4-7 vs Lexington April 15-17 vs LexingtonApril 18-21 vs Kansas City

Augusta-richmond County recreation, Parks and FacilitiesEast Augusta—May Park, 622 4th St., 706-724-0505. South Augusta—Fleming Athletic Office. Daniel St., 706-796-5047. West Augusta—Eisenhower Athletic Office, 488 Eisenhower Dr., 706-821-2801.

April 1-30. Adult Summer Softball Athletic registra-tion. Open co-ed and men’s open, men’s and women’s church, open/co-ed church and open/men’s industrial. Diamond Lakes Regional Park—Adult Complex, 108 Diamond Lakes Way, Hephzibah. 706-771-2980.

CSRA Defensive Arts803-221-0330 or csraDefensiveArts.com.Martial Arts Classes. Ages 8-adult. Goshinjitsu, Kin-dai Karate and Kobojutsu. Call for information.

The Family YFinancial assistance is available for all Family Y pro-grams. Register at any branch or online at www.the-familyy.org or call 706-922-9622.

through April 20. Miracle league Baseball. Spots are still available for the spring season which runs from April 20-June 15. League is designed for youth and adults with physical and developmental disabili-

ties and games are played on a rubberized surface lo-cated behind the Uptown Charlie Norwood VA Medi-cal Center on Wrightsboro Road. Ages 4 and up.

through April 21. lacrosse registration at Mar-shall Family Y. For boys and girls ages 7-15.

through April 22. t-Ball registration at Marshall Family Y. Ages 3-4.

through April 28. Baseball registration at Wilson Family Y and Family Y Augusta South. Recreational baseball for boys and girls ages 6-12.

April 1-May 2. Youth Swim at the Wilson Family Y. Kick your way to confidence with lessons for ages 3-12. No classes spring break week. Open to mem-bers and non-members.

April 13. Parent’s night out at Family Y of north Augusta. A fun night at the Y for ages 2-12. Pre-registration required. Pizza provided. 6-9:30 p.m.

April 13 & 27. Parent’s night out at the Marshall Family Y. Kids enjoy activities, games, crafts and fun from 6-9:30 p.m. while parents enjoy a night out. Food provided by Chick-Fil-A or Papa Johns Pizza. Space is limited and pre-registration is suggested.

April 12. Freedom Friday at Family Y of Augusta South. It’s hard to find time for yourself when your spouse is overseas. Let your kids, ages 8 weeks to

12 years, have a fun evening at the Y from 6-9:30 p.m. Free for active duty military families.

April 20. Parent’s night out at Family Y of Aiken County. Open to children ages 2-12 with care from 5:30-9 p.m. Kids enjoy activities and fun while par-ents enjoy a night out.

April 27. Parent’s night out at Wilson Family Y and Family Y of Augusta South. Fun, entertaining night from 6-9:30 p.m. for children ages 4-12 at the Wil-son Family Y and 8 weeks to 12 years at the Family Y of Augusta South.

April 27. Parent’s night out for Children of De-ployed Soldiers at the Marshall Family Y. Fun, en-tertaining night for children ages 2-12. 6-9:30 p.m.

The Salvation Army Kroc Center1833 Broad Street, Augusta.www.krocaugusta.org.706-364-KROC or [email protected].

ongoing. Home School P.e. Monday-Friday from 9:30-11:30 a.m. for ages 5-12. Call to register.

April 5. kid’s night out. Kids’ Night Out activities may include swimming, gym play, inflatable and crafts. Dinner included. Ages 2-12. 6-10 p.m.

April 3, 8-12. kroc Camps. When school is out, your child (ages 5-12) can enjoy a day at the Kroc Center, play-


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ing games, swimming, doing arts and crafts and more. Register early because spots fill quickly. 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

April 5, 12, 19 & 26. kroc tots Activity Hour. Ages 18 months to 5 years. 9:30 a.m.

April 6. Hip Hop Bunny Drop. Bring your family and celebrate Easter with games, crafts and an Easter egg hunt for ages 12 and under.

April 13. Babysitting Course. Children ages 11 and up. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Bring money to enjoy lunch at the Kroc Cafe.

April 26. Family Movie night. Free movie. Reserva-tions are suggested. Refreshments will be available for purchase and children must be accompanied by an adult. 6 p.m.

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Doctors HospitalCall 706-651-BABY (2229) or go to doctors-hospital.net for registration and class location. Pre-registra-tion required for most programs.

April 15. Pickles and ice Cream. Nutrition, exercise, fetal development and body changes are discussed. 7-9:30 p.m.

April 20 & 21. Short and Sweet. A weekend child-birth class. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Saturday, 1-5 p.m.

on Sunday.

April 23, 30 & May 7. ready and Able. Recom-mended for late pregnancy. 7-9:30 p.m.

April 25. Babies, Bumps and Bruises. 7-9 p.m.

Georgia Regents Medical CenterRegister online at gru.edu.

ongoing. Summer volunteers needed. High school students between 15 and 18 can apply for this six-week program for an educational, hands-on expe-rience in the academic health center environment. June 3-July 12. Visit grhealth.org/volunteer to ap-ply or call Volunteer Services at 706-721-3596.

ongoing. Support Group for Families Who Have lost a Baby During Pregnancy, Childbirth or early infancy. Call 706-721-8299 or visit their website.

April 2. Autism Spectrum Disorder Support and re-source Group (the “A-team”). Provides support for families, caregivers and friends of children with au-tism spectrum disorders including autism, Asperger’s and PDD NOS. 6-7 p.m. Children’s Hospital of Geor-gia, First Floor, Family Resource Library, Room 1801. Call Family Services Development at 706-721-5160 for more information.

April 4 or 17. Cribs for kids. Safe Kids Greater Au-gusta, led by Children’s Hospital of Georgia, teaches

caregivers how to provide a safe sleep environment. Families who demonstrate a financial need will receive a portable crib, fitted sheet, sleep sac and pacifier for a small fee. 5:45-8 p.m. on the 4th, 9:45 a.m.-noon on the 17th. Safe Kids Office, Building 1010C, 1225 Wal-ton Way. Call Rene Hopkins, RN, at 706-721-7606 or go to gru.edu/safekids.

April 5. Safe kids Greater Augusta Safety Seat in-spection. Call Rene Hopkins, RN, at 706-721-7606. Building 1010C, 1225 Walton Way.

April 10. Your Amazing Baby. Class includes topics such as baby’s first hours, diapering and bathing, sleep and crying patterns and infant safety. 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Georgia Regents Medical Center, 7th Floor West, Room 7011.

April 10. Child Safety Seat inspections. Call 706-541-3970 to make an appointment or visit www.grhealth.org/safekids. Columbia County Sheriff’s Of-fice Substation, 650 Ronald Reagan Dr., Evans.

April 11. Car Seat Class. Call 706-721-7606 to register. Safe kids Office, Building 1010C, 1225 Walton Way. Visit www.grhealth.org/safekids.

April 18. Free oral Cancer Screenings. Call the GRU Cancer Center at 706-721-6744 to reserve a time.

April 24. infant CPr training. Registration required by calling 706-721-9351 or visiting gru.edu/classes.


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April 27. Safe Sitter Program. Ages 11 to 13. Call 706-721-7606 to register. Safe Kids Office, Back-side of Building 1010C, 1225 Walton Way.

April 30. Breastfeeding Class. Georgia Regents Medical Center, West Entrance, First Floor, Patient and Family Resource Library. To register, call 706-721-9351 or go to www.gru.edu/classes.

Trinity Hospital of AugustaCall Women’s Health Services at 706-481-7727 or visit trinityofaugusta.com for information and reg-istration.

April 9. Childbirth education 101. 6-8:30 p.m.

April 13. Baby Care Basics and Breastfeeding. 9 a.m.-noon.

April 15. HUG Your Baby. This class provides Help, Understanding and Guidance for young families as they prepare for the birth of their infant. 4-5 p.m.

April 16. infant CPr. 6-8 p.m.

April 20 Saturday express lamaze Childbirth edu-cation. 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

April 20. Growing Boys. Boys ages 9-12, with their father, male relative or friend, will find helpful in-formation on what to expect in the pre-adolescent years. 9:30 a.m.-noon.

University Health Care SystemCall 706-774-2825 or logon at www.university-health.org/calendar for information. Registration is required for most programs.

Support Group. For parents, families and friends who have lost infants through miscarriage, death, ectopic pregnancy or stillbirth. Meets the first Mon-day of each month.

Young Women with Breast Cancer. Meets the third Friday each month. A support group for women in their 20s through 30s dealing with breast cancer. 12:20 p.m. at the University Hospital Breast Health Center, Professional Center 2, Suite 205, 818 St. Sebastian Way.

April 1, 15, 22 & 29 (Mondays), April 3, 17, 22 & 29 (Wednesdays) or April 16, 23, & 30 (tuesdays). Prenatal education. 7-9 p.m. in the Women’s Center Third Floor Classroom. Registration required.

April 5 & 6 or 19 & 20. Weekender Childbirth Prep-aration Class. Friday from 6:30-9:30 p.m. and Sat-urday from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

April 18. Breastfeeding. 7-9 p.m. at Babies R Us, 4225 Washington Rd., Evans.

April 25. introduction to infant CPr. 7-8:30 p.m.

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Submit calendar entries to Karin Calloway at [email protected] or enter your event online at www.augustafamily.com.

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Annelle Brunson, 16, of Evans, is the daughter of Tony and Susan Brunson. She has one brother, Anthony, and a Kerry Beagle named Sandi.

Likes To: Lead the introductory golf class at The First Tee of Augusta.

Golf—Love It or Hate It? Every time I play both emotions seem to be involved.

Favorite Thing About Masters Week: Watching the tournament.

Least Favorite Thing About Masters Week: The change in prices and increase of traffic, especially on the main roads.

Biggest Fear: I’m crazy scared of snakes.

Message in a Bottle: Make the most of every moment because tomorrow isn’t promised.

Favorite Indulgence: Peanut butter chip brownies. We do not make them often, but when we do, they don’t last long!

Greatest Hope: To attend Harvard Law School.

Reed Gary, 57, lives on “The Hill” with his wife Jan and works as a high-tech recruiter.

Likes To: Hear sea gulls crying and tidal waves rolling in.

Favorite Possession: Anything with Clem-son Tiger paws.

Friends Say He’s: Gregarious.

Golf—Love It or Hate It? Back in high school, when Dad told me grades needed improvement—I picked dating and fishing over golf.

Favorite Thing About the Masters: I enjoy the festive atmosphere without taking it all too seriously.

Least Favorite Thing About Masters Week: Pollen.

Can’t Live Without: Whining.

Words He Lives By: Pay It Forward.

Favorite Indulgence: Friends, laughing and grilling anything.

Amanda Walters, 29, teaches Math at Silver Bluff High School in Aiken. She lives in Graniteville, S.C., and has a Siberian Husky named Nikki.

Likes To: Spend time with family and friends. I enjoy spending time at theClub-hou.se teaching others some of the things I’ve learned so far in life.

Golf—Love It or Hate It? I play miniature golf!

Favorite Thing About the Masters: I’m a teacher, so my favorite thing about it is probably Spring Break!.

Least Favorite Thing About Masters Week: Traffic.

Friends Say She’s: “Geeky.”

Can’t Live Without: My camera! Pretty much every event I’m involved in results in about a million pictures that subsequently get posted on Facebook! I am photo-docu-menting my life!

Biggest Fear: Spiders.

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