(AUGUSTA, GEORGIA) COMMUNiTY HEADLiNES, March 28, 2011
(AUGUSTA, GA) The first annual Laney Walker/Bethlehem revitalization celebration will be held May 7 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Pine Street. The event will feature live entertainment, family fun, a Southern Soul Food Cook-Off, a raffle, and tours of the Heritage Pine development.
www.heritagepineaugusta.com
(AUGUSTA, GA) Young Professionals of Augusta, Young Lawyers of Augusta, and First Saturday Crew to clean up Downtown Augusta and Golf & Gardens. All three organizations have partnered together to make a difference a few weeks before Augusta once again hosts the Masters. Saturday, March 26, 2011 8am at the Augusta Common. The community is invited to come and join. Please bring lawn mowers, rakes, shovels, and gloves.
(AUGUSTA, GA) Paine College’s International Opportunities Seminar, “Competing in the 21st Century: Navigating the Global Marketplace,” will take place March 31 from 9 am to 4 pm. The event, free and open to the public, is one in a series of one-day business seminars, was developed by the Dept. of Commerce, the Economic Development Administration, and the Minority Business Development Agency.
www.paine.edu/events/intl-opp/default.aspx
(AUGUSTA, GA) New Bethlehem Community Center offers a Senior Citizen Congregant Meal Program every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. A variety of activities, community resources, exercise classes and meals for senior adults 60 years and older. Call (706) 722-0086 for more information.
(AUGUSTA, GA) The Augusta Canal Authority is taking another major step forward in its multi-year master plan with the restoration of the Third Level canal located south-east of the new Judicial Center on Walton Way. The newly-renovated portion which will assist with an overall plan for greater connectivity of greenspace throughout the City, complements the Canal Authority’s overall mission to promote the area’s history and wildlife.
www.augustatomorrow.org
www.augustacanal.com
(AUGUSTA, GA) Southface Institute, under a three-year grant from the National Homebuilders Association, announces a partnership with the Augusta Housing Department to assist with design, energy modeling and monitoring for high-performance, affordable housing in Laney Walker/Bethlehem. Southface, based in Atlanta, is a nonprofit organization that for more than 30 years has promoted energy-, water- and resource-efficient workplaces, homes and communities throughout the Southeast.
www.heritagepineaugusta.com
(AUGUSTA, GA) The Lucy Craft Laney Museum and Paine College are jointly sponsoring a retrospective exhibit of visual artist Malaika Favorite, now through March 31. Favorite, currently residing in Augusta has been widely exhibited throughout the United States.
www.lucycraftlaneymuseum.com/events.htm
(AUGUSTA, GA) Subscribe to our weekly local BusinessWIRE™