May 8th, 2009
Exterior - 959 Broad Street, Augusta GA
One of the side benefits of participating in this year’s Downtown Loft Tour is that we learned a little more about the history of the building we work in:
Pinkham Building (now PowerServe). Built in 1879, this three-story brick building originally had two stores on the first floor and two dwelling spaces on the upper floors. It was built by contractor W.H. Stallings for Fred L. Pinkham whose wife, Minnie Dickey, owned the property with her family. Being adjacent to the old Planter’s Hotel, at one time the residential spaces on the top floors were rented to families who were registered there. It has housed at various times an auto supply store, liquor store, kosher delicatessen and shoe repair. Like the adjacent building, it was rehabilitated by Bankers First Federal Savings and Loan Association and dedicated as part of Lafayette Center in 1985. Later sold and used as offices.
Downtown Augusta, Georgia is rich with history, and we’re glad to be apart of it.
April 24th, 2009
Historic Augusta, Inc. will host its annual Downtown Loft Tour on May 1 and 2, 2009. A selection of trendy living and working spaces will be open to the public during First Friday between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. and again on Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.
Cost: $15 in Advance, $20 During the Tour
Advance tickets available at Historic Augusta, 415 7th St., Mellow Mushroom, 1167 Broad St., Metro Spirit, 700 Broad St., blue magnolia, 1124 Broad St. or Hill Drug, 1432 Monte Sano Ave.
For more information contact Historic Augusta, 706-724-0436 or e-mail info@historicaugusta.org
May 19th, 2008
At the first Music in the Park Concert, the North Augusta Cultural Arts Council (NACAC) awarded the inaugural Arts Scholarship to Kristen Dollar. The $1,000 scholarship was funded by the NACAC and PowerServe (www.powerserve.net).
Kristen is a senior who plans to major in English and Religion at Furman University. Her application included two very well written submissions plus her own personal essay, giving the following excerpt as insight to Kristine’s talent:
“Writing enables us to understand one another; writing is our collective link. As an emerging writer, I seek to strengthen that link by unleashing the words confined within me, hoping to someday influence someone else as other writers have affected me.”
All Area II school district seniors who attended public school, private school, or home school were eligible. Applicants also must intend to enroll in an accredited college, university, or other institution of formal education in fall 2008 to pursue continued training in the respective art discipline. The six panelists, all NACAC board members, thoroughly reviewed all nine applicants before selecting Kristen.
Congratulation Kristen! We hopes this scholarship will strengthen your resolve to explore your writing skills.
March 31st, 2008
In a world that values sports and under funds the arts, PowerServe has supported the North Augusta Cultural Arts Council (NACAC) since 2006. In 2007, Jeff Partl joined the Board of Directors and PowerServe donated a web site design, tri-fold brochure and financially contributed to the Special Arts Project in the area schools.
In 2008, Jeff Partl was elected Vice President of the NACAC Board of Directors and PowerServe became a Title Sponsor. Our contributions include:
- Sponsoring the 2008 Fine Arts Scholarship
- Designing and printing the Artisan, NACAC quarterly newsletter
- Sponsoring a Special Arts Project in one of the area schools
We consider it a responsibility and a privilege to be able to support organizations that are making our community a better place to live. To learn more about the council, please visit www.NAArtsCouncil.org
PowerServe continues to be actively involved in the North Augusta Cultural Arts Council. We recently completed the design and printing of the Spring 2009 Artisan Newsletter. It is chock-full of information about exciting events, including the