📆 Around town this weekend
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Today
🎨 The Annual Winter Art Showcase @ Augusta City Hall | Friday (12/5) at 5:00pm – Holiday shopping that doesn’t involve a mall or a panic attack. Hit City Gallery’s Winter Art Showcase opening reception to browse local work, all $200 and under before tax, meet the artists, and feel smug supporting Augusta’s creative scene.
🏠Beta Sigma Phi Tour of Homes @ Arts and Heritage Center | Friday (12/5) at 5:30pm – Feel like legally snooping through gorgeous houses again? The Beta Sigma Phi Tour of Homes rolls through, and AHCNA is the hospitality stop for a pause, cocoa, cookies, and conversation. Grab advance tickets at AHCNA in November, bring comfy shoes, and your best porch envy.
This weekend
🌿 Fresh Greens Mailbox Top Workshop @ Cold Creek Nurseries | Saturday (12/6) at 10:00am – This new workshop turns your humble mailbox into the festive show-off of the block with fresh, seasonal greens and guided know-how. You get hands-on guidance, refreshments, and a take-home stunner; bring your mailbox width and garden gloves, and snag a spot before your neighbor does.
🛍️ Holiday Market@ The Salvation Army Kroc Center Augusta | Saturday (12/6) at 11:00am – Skip the mall chaos and wander a proper Holiday Market with live music, sweet treats, local makers, and a cameo from the big guy in red. It’s festive without the fuss, good for stocking stuffers and morale, and yes, totally free.
📚 Phinizy Vintage Book Bazaar @ Phinizy Swamp | Saturday (12/6) at 2:00pm – Swap doomscrolling for vintage bird and nature finds at Phinizy’s bazaar, featuring art prints, a silent auction, and giveaways that support their education programs. Light refreshments, guest speaker Mark Albertin, Okefenokee book signing, and it is free with registration, so bring your inner field-guide hoarder.
🎅 Cookies with Santa at Good Earth@ Good Earth Produce & Garden Center | Sunday (12/7) at 11:00am – If the kids think Santa only does mall tours, introduce them to the Good Earth model, free, friendly, and full of cookies. Snap your own pics, pen letters he answers, then grab a tree, a wreath, and whatever else your living room forgot. RSVP helps.
🍵 O Christmas Tea @ Royal Tea on Reynolds | Sunday (12/7) at 3:00pm – Whether you’re chasing holiday spirit or just escaping the mall, pull up a chair at Royal Tea on Reynolds for a proper afternoon Christmas tea. Two teas, dainty bites, and twinkling lights, plus festive attire encouraged. Seats may mingle, parking’s easy, standards remain civilized.
🎼 Augusta Symphony | Holiday Spectacular @ Miller Theater | Sunday (12/7) at 3:00pm – Holiday chaos got you humming Jingle Bells on repeat? Let the Augusta Symphony reset your ears with Winter Wonderland, The Nutcracker Suite, Sleigh Ride, and more, a family-friendly set that sneaks culture into the kids. Festive, polished, and mercifully free of kazoos.
Next week
🖼️ The Mary S. Byrd Gallery of Art presents A Slow and Gradual Change @ Mary S Byrd Gallery Gallery of Art | Monday (12/8) at 10:00am – Mary S. Byrd Gallery is serving up Joseph Kameen’s quietly punchy paintings, the kind that make your own hallway feel poetic. A USC Aiken prof, he’s mapping emotions onto everyday rooms, and yes, there’s a reception, civilized snacks, and lingering conversation.
👋 Elmo And Friend Say Hello @ Columbia County Performing Arts Center | Tuesday (12/9) at 6:00pm – Sesame Street is coming to the neighborhood, so dust off the dancing shoes and the patience. Elmo, Abby, Cookie Monster, and Tango lead singalongs and hide-and-seek, with flashing lights, haze, and confetti, where the air is sweet, and the snacks are not.
🗣️ Let’s Talk About IT (LTAI) Series Discussion with Dr. Matt Miller: All the King’s Men @ Aiken County Public Library | Tuesday (12/9) at 6:30pm – Join the library’s Let’s Talk About It series for All the King’s Men, where you read the classic, watch its clunky film, unpack it with Dr. Matt Miller and USC Aiken scholars. Think book club for grownups, with better arguments and fewer charcuterie boards.
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