(AUGUSTA, GA) COMMUNITY HEADLINES, MAY 10, 2014

(AUGUSTA, GA) The Greater Augusta Arts Council is proud to announce that its Cherry Tree Listening Project will be aired on WACG 90.7 weekdays throughout the month of May at 7:35 a.m. during the Augusta feed of "Morning Edition" and 5:44 p.m. during "All Things Considered." Tune in and hear from residents about the “other side” of Augusta’s Cherry Tree complex. www.GPB.org/augusta

(AUGUSTA, GA) Garden City Jazz celebrates National Jazz Appreciation Month by bringing music and arts into neighborhoods, creating new opportunities and venues for creative expression and collaboration. Schedule of upcoming jazz events in the CSRA: www.gardencityjazz.com/

(AUGUSTA, GA) Augusta has been recognized by AARP as an Age-Friendly Community. An Age-Friendly Town Hall meeting will be held Tuesday, May 13 at the KROC Center from 1-3 p.m. www.augustaga.gov/1896/Augusta-is-an-Age-Friendly-Community.

(AUGUSTA, GA) Augusta’s Laney Walker/Bethlehem Launches Next Five-Year Strategy. Full press release:http://www.laneywalkerbethlehem.com/media/in-the-press/.

(AUGUSTA, GA) Friday, May 16 Noon. Art at Lunch: Greetings from Syria: Photographing a Civil War. Morris Museum of Art. Pre-register by May 14.

http://www.themorris.org/

(AUGUSTA, GA) To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, the Augusta Chapter of the NAACP and the LCLM present a special program on May 16 at 6PM. Judge Robert Fleming, Manning, South Carolina NAACP President, will be the keynote speaker. www.LucyCraftLaneyMuseum.com

(AUGUSTA, GA)Free Comprehensive Health Screenings, May 17, 2014 during May Fest. 8:00 am – 6:00 pm at May Park, 622 4th Street, Augusta. Sponsored by Georgia Regents University in partnership with Chi Eta Phi Nursing Sorority, Queensborough Bank, and the Lucy Craft Laney Museum. 706-724-3576.

(AUGUSTA, GA) Registration ends Tuesday, May 20 for the Lucy Craft Laney Museum Summer Camps, to be held May 27-30 and June 2-6. For more information or to register, contact the museum. 706-724-3576.www.LucyCraftLaneyMuseum.com

(AUGUSTA, GA) Historic Augusta’s Cotton Ball will be held Thursday, May 22. Advanced reservations are encouraged. For more information, call Historic Augusta at (706) 724-0436 or visit www.historicaugusta.org

(AUGUSTA, GA) Looking to move to intown Augusta? Phase I of Heritage Pine, Laney Walker/Bethlehem’s flagship development, is almost sold out. Contact Team Kenley, Meybohm Realtors at 803.257.7264 or 706.664.2534 for home sales information. www.heritagepineaugusta.com