Local Musician Prepares for Nashville Move with New CD in Hand

“My job is to get the audience going. It’s not about me.” 
– JIM PERKINS

Singer/songwriter Jim Perkins took an unconventional road establishing himself as a musician. He did not pick up a guitar or write songs until he was in college. An Augusta native, he grew up in a rural area with no access to cable or music videos, so he taught himself to play without the advantage of watching the artists on television. Thus, it should come as no surprise that his second and third albums — Broken Record Reasons, a band project, and Jim Perkins Live, recorded at a solo acoustic performance — buck the industry trends and are being released simultaneously.
     
Perkins stays busy. He gigs consistently in the Georgia/South Carolina area, is a go-to guy to open for acoustic touring artists and has a CD release show on March 19. His wife and he are also preparing for relocation to Nashville in July. He spoke to verge about his road to the stage and the craft of songwriting. 


Read the one on one interview page 21
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WHO: Jim Perkins Double CD Release Show + Sibling String
WHERE: Sky City  www.skycityaugusta.com/
WHEN: Saturday, March 19 | 8:30 p.m.
TICKETS: $5 COVER 
ENCORE: Jim Perkins opens for Zach Myers on March 22 at the Vue.
MORE: www.JIMPERKINSLIVE.COM

the daily planner - Saturday, March 19, 2011

GOOD CAUSE
WALK MS 
A 5k fundraising walk that benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Georgia Chapter. 
9 a.m.
Free
Lake Olmstead Park
706.832.2300


GOOD CAUSE 
Paws in the Park
CSRA Humane Society’s Annual Pet Walk.
Bring your pet or walk an adoptable shelter pet for a $5 donation.
9:30 a.m.
Donations
425 Wood St., 
706.261.PETS 
www.CSRAHUMANESOCIETY.ORG


LITERARY
Appleby Library Book Sale 
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Free
2260 Walton Way
706.736.6244
www.ECGRL.ORG


FESTIVAL
Spring Artists’ Festival Family Day 
Artists’ market, artist demonstrations, hands-on children’s art activities and free refreshments.
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Free
Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art
706.722.5495
www.GHIA.ORG


FOR KIDS
Afternoon with Tina Terry 
The popular NBC 26 news anchor will read books and host a full stage puppet show.
2:30 p.m.
Free
Headquarters Library
706.821.2600
www.ECGRL.COM


FOOD & WINE
Argentine Wine Tasting Dinner 
Four course Argentinean-themed dinner with wine pairings and tango performances. 
6:30 p.m.
$50 (pre-paid registration only)
Casa Blanca Café
706.504.3431
www.CASABLANCATIME.COM


CHRISTIAN
KEN MEDEMA 
Benefit concert for Interfaith Hospitality Network of Augusta, a program for area homeless.
7 p.m.
$10
First Baptist Church of Augusta
706.364.4462
www.INTERFAITH-NETWORK.COM


SPORTS
Augusta Riverhawks vs. Huntsville Havoc 
7:30 p.m
 $12 to $18
James Brown Arena
706.993.2645
www.AUGUSTARIVERHAWKS.COM


ROCK
JIM PERKINS DOUBLE CD RELEASE
With Sibling String
9 p.m.
$5
Sky City
706.945.1270 
www.ROCKBOTTOMMUSIC.COM


NATURE
Full Moon Hike 
Search for animals such as owls, frogs, beavers and bats by nature’s brightest night light.
9 p.m.
$6 to $10
Phinizy Swamp Nature Park
706.828.2109

verge: the daily planner NIGHTLIFE

FRIDAY - MARCH 18, 2011

HIP HOP NIGHT @ Sky City with FUZZ & MAC | 10 p.m., $5


Bucktown Kickback @ Stillwater Taproom | 10 p.m., $4


Lexi’s Legacy Acoustapalooza @ The Playground | 10 p.m., free


Pop Life @ Soul Bar | 10 p.m., $5 (ladies free)


DJ 3xT @ Metro Coffee & Pub 10 p.m.

verge says: here is your daily planner for Friday, March 18

LITERARY SCRIPT FRENZY 
Challenge yourself to write a script in a month. 2 p.m., free, Aiken County Library, 803.642.2020 
YWP.SCRIPTFRENZY.ORG


FESTIVAL 
Artists’ Market Reception 
Meet the artists of the Gertrude Herbert Spring Artists’ Market. 6 p.m., free, 506 Telfair St., 706.722.5495 GHIA.ORG


COWBOY POPS! AT THE BELL: 
RIDERS IN THE SKY 
The legendary Riders in the Sky return to town to perform their classic songs and offbeat, campy humor. 7:30 p.m., $25 to $45, Bell Auditorium, 706.826.4705 AUGUSTASYMPHONY.ORG


CHORAL 
Carol Barnett’s “The World Beloved” 
A unique work which blends classical, sacred themes and the rollicking sounds of Appalachia, featuring the bluegrass sounds of Carl Purdy and Custer’s Last Band. 7:30 p.m., $10 to $15, First Baptist Church of Evans, 706.650.2311 SEE THE FULL STORY ON PAGE 11


SPORTS
Augusta Riverhawks vs. Knoxville Ice Bears 7:30 p.m., $12 to $18, James Brown Arena, 706.993.2645, AUGUSTARIVERHAWKS.COM


COMEDY
The Passing Zone 
8 p.m., $40, URS Center for the Performing Arts Aiken, 803.643.4774


FILM
Movies on the Lawn: Mary Poppins 
Bring your blanket, lawn chairs and picnic to enjoy an evening with the family under the stars. At dark, Free, Boeckh Park, Hammond’s Ferry, 706.738.7006

VIEWPOINT: Support No Kill Shelters and Find a Friend

“The more I see of man, the more I like dogs.” 

—Madame de Staël

Four million cats and dogs — one about every eight seconds — are put down in U.S. shelters every year. That statistic comes from the Humane Society of the United States, one of many groups that work diligently to save and place unwanted, neglected, abused and homeless animals. 



The CSRA Humane Society adopted out 230 cats and dogs in 2010, but they remain at capacity — 275 animals — year-round. Some of these animals end up in shelters and foster groups because of irresponsible owners who no longer want them, military deployments, relocating families who opt not to bring the companion animal along or individuals who are no longer physically able to care for them. Many are gentle and are simply in need of a new and loving home. Left with the Humane Society or a foster group, they avoid euthanasia, but the same cannot be said for those who end up with Animal Control.


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PANCAKES FOR PATIENTS

It was a family affair at the National Hills area IHOP on National Pancake Day as Mallory, 10, Jonathan, 13, and mom Cindy Azziz donned aprons and served pancakes in support of MCGHealth Children’s Medical Center, part of the clinical arm of Georgia Health Sciences University (GHSU). Cindy Azziz is the First Lady of GHSU.

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