Rhian Swain enjoys experimenting with new art forms.

Share your talent and your art could be on the cover of our 2013 Arts Preview Edition.

Dirt that had drifted onto graves at Cedar Grove Cemetery was being removed Tuesday to another city cemetery after complaints by relatives of family members buried there.

From the initial entries, 12 acts ? six selected by popular vote and six critic's picks ? will be announced as semifinalists.

The Augusta Chronicle and Applause invite readers to join us in celebrating the arts in our community by entering our inaugural Applaud the Artist Cover Contest.

Retirement didn't slow Mary Ann Ergle one bit. Never one to sit around the house, the 80-year-old Ergle started teaching aerobics to seniors. She enjoyed it so much, she's done it for 18 years now.

THIS WEEK: Augusta Genealogical Society Meeting: Reconstruction's Daughter, Lily Gooding Wilson of Hampton and Augusta: 3 p.m. Sept. 6, Augusta Museum of History; free, open to the public; (706) 854-8685

Each September the old welcomes the new as the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art hosts A Sense of Place, the annual juried competition showcasing contemporary art against the backdrop of its grand old historic building.

Local band Livingroom Legends will bring its Americana sound to the Arts in the Heart of Augusta stage.

THIS WEEK DARKNESS TO LIGHT: STEWARDS FOR CHILDREN: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sept. 13, Kroc Center, 1833 Broad St.; child sexual abuse prevention program; reservations required.