Thunder Over Evans, Dancing Stars, spring fests: Augusta area events

What’s forward this week within the Augusta-area? For one, the return of the fireworks and drone spectacular often known as Thunder Over Evans saluting America’s service members. Dancing Stars of Augusta is again too, benefiting the Augusta chapter of the Alzheimer’s Affiliation with dancing by space celebrities and dance professionals. There are additionally a number of spring-themed occasions, like a Downtown North Augusta pageant, a splash day in Grovetown and a “spring fling” in Aiken. Plus, there are many stage reveals and concert events for residents to get pleasure from, from the comedic to the musical. 

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Thunder Over Evans

Friends are in for a blast at Thunder Over Evans on Saturday, Might 21, which is Armed Forces Day. Service members can be celebrated with an enormous fireworks show paired with a Verge Aero drone show, adorning the sky with army crests and brilliant lights of purple, white and blue. There will even be numerous meals distributors and dwell music. Admission is free.

Gates open at 5:30 p.m., the pageant will kick off at 6:15 p.m. with a army salute. Reside music performs at 7:15 p.m. and fireworks are lit at 9:15 p.m. The pageant is at Evans Towne Middle Park off Ronald Reagan Drive and Washington Highway in Evans.

Dancing Stars of Augusta

For Augusta’s personal model of “Dancing with the Stars,” take a look at Dancing Stars of Augusta at 7 p.m. Friday, Might 20, on the Columbia County Performing Arts Middle on Market Avenue in Evans. Friends will watch ballroom dancing professionals partnered with space “celebrities” in a contest for the championship title. The proceeds profit the Alzheimer’s Affiliation. Among the taking part celebrities embody Tonda Booker Actual Property founder Tonda Booker, Boys and Women Membership chief Millie Klosinski, and K2 Motions Stretch Remedy proprietor Korrey Tiller. For extra info and to purchase tickets, go to act.alz.org.

Joe’s Underground in downtown Augusta is organizing an ’80s occasion at 9 p.m. Friday, Might 20. Patrons can dance and hearken to all the funk, pop, rock and rap hits of the last decade. Earnings will go to the Augusta Partnership for Kids.

Spring into these festivals

North Augusta’s Downtown Spring Fest will take over Georgia Avenue 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Might 21. Friends might get pleasure from meals, presents and different merchandise from greater than 40 distributors in addition to video games and dwell music.

Grovetown’s Splash Day splashes down at Gateway Park on Partnership Drive 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Might 21. There can be water slides, distributors and loads of different actions.

Aiken Horsepower is internet hosting a “Spring Fling” from 9 a.m. to three p.m. Saturday, Might 21, at Millbrook Baptist Church on South Aiken Boulevard Southeast. The nineteenth annual fling will characteristic a cool automotive present, meals and family-friendly enjoyable.

Staged leisure

Nation musician Corey Smith of Jefferson, Georgia, is acting at 7 p.m. Friday, Might 20, on the Sharon Jones Amphitheater in North Augusta’s Riverside Village. Smith sees the music he writes as a mirrored image of the place he is at in life, he says. It is gained him a cult following, with songs like “If I Might Do It Once more” amassing over 15 million listeners on Spotify. Tickets might be purchased on-line at fwbpro.com.

Famend R&B artists Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues are having concert events at 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday, Might 21, at Vibes and Vines Jazz Lounge on Jefferson Davis Freeway in Beech Island, S.C. Arnold has labored with among the largest stars in music, like James Brown, B.B. King and Muddy Waters. Tickets can be found on-line at vibesandvinesjazzlounge.com.

Le Chat Noir’s theater crew can be placing on a present of the Olivier Award-winning comedy “The Play That Goes Mistaken” at 8 p.m. Friday, Might 20; Saturday, Might 21; Thursday, Might 26; Friday, Might 27; and Saturday, Might 28. Le Chat’s theater is on Eighth Avenue in Augusta and tickets might be purchased on-line at simpletix.com.

Particular film screenings

Westobou is organizing one other “Can I Kick It?” occasion Friday, Might 20, on the car parking zone at 945 Ellis St. in Augusta. These festivities display screen a cult basic film that’s dwell scored with a music combine carried out by a deejay, producing a dwell re-mixed expertise of a basic movie. The upcoming screening is of 1973’s Bruce Lee 1973-hit “Enter the Dragon” with DJ 2-Tone Jones. The film begins at 8 p.m. Admission is free.

Fathom Occasions is bringing some distinctive showings to Regal Theater on the Augusta Trade. Studio Ghibli’s hit “Ponyo,” dubbed into English, will display screen at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Might 18. The director’s version of 1979’s “Star Trek – The Movement Image” can be introduced at 3 and seven p.m. on Sunday, Might 22. For the complete schedule of Fathom Occasions motion pictures at Augusta’s Regal, go to fathomevents.com.

Evans Cinema can be internet hosting extra flashback motion pictures with 2009’s “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” on Wednesday, Might 18, and 1999’s “The Mummy” on Sunday, Might 22. Each movies have showtimes at 1:15 and seven:30 p.m. For a full schedule of the theater’s “Flashback Cinema,” go to flashbackcinema.web.

The Massive Mo drive-in is that includes “Physician Unusual In The Multiverse Of Insanity” adopted by “Morbius” on the principle subject, “The Unhealthy Guys” adopted by “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” at Display Two, and “Firestarter” (2022) adopted by “Ambulance” on Display 3. Gates open at 7 p.m. and the primary motion pictures begin at about 8:30 p.m. The drive-in is positioned at 5822 Columbia Freeway North in Monetta, SC.

Find out about James Brown from his daughter

The Augusta Museum of Historical past is providing followers of the “Godfather of Soul,” James Brown, a singular expertise on Saturday, Might 21. One among Brown’s daughters, Deanna Brown Thomas, will function a tour information via the museum’s James Brown exhibit at 1 p.m. Brown is the founder and president of the James Brown Household Basis. Participation within the tour is free with museum admission. Be taught extra at augustamuseum.org.

Coin present

The Augusta Coin Membership’s spring present is 9 a.m. to five p.m. Friday, Might 20, and Saturday, Might 21, on the Columbia County Exhibition Middle at 212 Partnership Drive in Grovetown. Collectors will purchase and promote cash of varied ages and metals along with tokens, medals, jewellery and different collectibles. Saturday will characteristic prize drawings, together with a gold eagle, a Morgan silver greenback, a silver proof set, a silver eagle and a Franklin silver half greenback. Admission and parking are free.