TOBACCO WARS: 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday; guest speaker Patrick Reynolds will talk about the death of his father from emphysema and the importance of being tobacco-free; Belair Conference Center, 4081 Jimmie Dyess Parkway, Augusta; free; dinner served, reservations required; (706) 828-2502
GROWING UP FOR GIRLS: 6-8 p.m. Thursday; program for ages 8-12 and their female role models; focuses on the changes a girl experiences during puberty; MCG Children's Medical Center, 1446 Harper St., Augusta; free, registration required; (706) 721-7606
PLAID TIDINGS: 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. show; Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre production Friday-Saturday and Dec. 4-6; Building 32100, Third Avenue, Fort Gordon; $39 civilians, $36 seniors 65 and older, retirees, Army civilians, active-duty E-7 and above, $30 active-duty E-6 and below, $25 show only; www.fortgordon.com/theatre.htm or (706) 793-8552
GET THE DIRT OUT WORKSHOP: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday; training on inspecting construction sites for practices to prevent erosion and sedimentation; Savannah Riverkeeper office, 103 Riverfront Drive, Augusta; free with manual provided on disk, $20 bound paper manual; (706) 364-5253
SAVANNAH RIVER WOODTURNERS: 10 a.m. Saturday; sculptor will demonstrate vessel hollowing; Diamond Lakes Community Center, 103 Diamond Lakes Way, Hephzibah; (706) 855-5164
AUGUSTA CONCERT BAND: 3 p.m. Sunday; fundraiser concert for The Augusta Chronicle's Empty Stocking Fund; First Baptist Church of Augusta, 3500 Walton Way Ext., Augusta; (706) 722-0077
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES: 7 p.m. Tuesday; presented by University Theatre Players; Etherredge Center, University of South Carolina Aiken, 471 University Parkway, Aiken; $7 adults, $4 students; (803) 641-3305
