The Art in the Heart of Augusta Festival will take place on September 16, 17, and 18 in the heart of downtown Augusta, Georgia. This year the festival will be bigger and better than ever with an additional city block added!  

The Festival will encompass the Augusta Common and the 600, 700, 800 and 900 Blocks of Broad Street. We expect over 100 juried Arts in the Heart Artists.  Five Stages of non-stop entertainment will include the Global Stage on the Augusta Common with cultural music and dance along with popular music into the evening.  A Jazz Stage will offer Jazz, Blues, and Roots performances, the NEW Soul Suite Stage will be indoors and feature poetry, storytelling, acoustic music, Soul, spoken word, and improv.

The popular Family Stage returns on the 600 Block with performances that appeal to children and families. And of course our dynamic Community Stage is back featuring Augusta’s local talent. International food booths will be available on the Augusta Common. Our popular Family Area and Young Artists Markets are returning as well! We can’t wait to see you in September!

This FESTIVAL is produced each year by the Greater Augusta Arts Council. The Festival is a rain or shine event.

Schedule:

Friday, September 16, 2022

FAMILY STAGE
5:00 pm: Rhythm and Class Dance Studio
6:00 pm: Saidi Friends Dance Troupe
7:15 pm: Creative Impressions
7:50 pm: DFA Musical Theatre
8:30 pm: Evans High School

GLOBAL STAGE
5:00 pm:  Press Play
6:05 pm: Opening Ceremonies - Official Welcome, Parade of Nations, Unity Dance
6:45 pm: Press Play with finalists: Dan Agnetti, Priscilla Alexander, Baby Boi (Walter Santiago), Bryan Hatch, Paul V. Gordon, and Chris Hardy.
8:10 pm: Wayne Hoey Big Band Featuring Wycliffe Gordon

JAZZ STAGE
5:00 pm: The Brownstown Gritty
5:30 pm: Erin Blue
6:00 pm: J. Soul
6:30 pm: Dean Brown
7:30 pm: Courtney Hicks
8:00 pm: TGLive (Tru Gentlemen)

COMMUNITY STAGE
5:00 pm: Jeremy Froebell & The House Band
6:00 pm: Billy’s Electric Power Trio
6:55 pm: Rah Butter
7:30 pm: Shakia Chanel
8:15 pm: Guns for Hire

SOUL SUITE STAGE
5:00 pm: Emma Gullo
5:30 pm: Charlsey Etheridge
6:30 pm: Blue Lava
7:00 pm: EJ Rodgers
7:30 pm: AshiaBee
8:00 pm: Fall Fashion Show by House of Style & Glam Factory Boutique

Saturday, September 17, 2022

FAMILY STAGE
11:00 am: Aiken Sheriff’s Pipes & Drums
12:15 pm: Premier Martial Arts
1:00 pm: Amira
1:30 pm: The Vault Dance Complex
2:00 pm: Geektastic Bellydance League
3:15 pm: Southern Strutters
4:15 pm: Inspire Studios
5:30 pm: Roller Derby Demo Pending
6:30 pm: Denise Cheeks Studio of Music
8:00 pm: Arcane Arts

GLOBAL STAGE
11:00 am: Suzuki Strings
12:00 pm: Musical Theatre Workshop
1:00 pm: The Travel Dancers
1:40 pm: The Augusta Players
2:55 pm: Hindu Temple of Augusta
3:40 pm: Soy Panama & Fuego Nuevo
4:50 pm: Art & Food Awards
5:10 pm: Set Up For bands
5:40 pm: Major Sound (plays until 9pm)

JAZZ STAGE
11:00 am: Vinyl/Listen: We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite
11:30 pm: STBL
12:00 pm: Ethan Stallings Group
12:30 pm: Menia Chester
1:00 pm: The JW
1:30 pm: Shrimp City Slim
2:00 pm: Deborah Ware
2:30 pm: Chris Ndeti & Co
3:30 pm: The Perry Girls
4:00 pm: Matt Dahlheimer
4:30 pm: Kristal Mindingall
5:00 pm: Robert Reid
5:30 pm: Peculiar Music Group - PMG
6:30 pm: Enoch Raavi & Indigenous Groove
7:00 pm: GG & The Tone
8:00 pm: Tara & The Snacks

COMMUNITY STAGE
11:00 am: Roger Bellow & Friends
11:55 am: Marcus McGowan (DJ SET)
12:40 pm: Lizzy Wilson
1:35 pm: The Gilded Youth
2:15 pm: My Back Pages
3:00 pm: Get Up Productions Presents a Drop the Dis & ALMA Presents Collaboration Podcast
4:10 pm: Brotha Trav & Sista La featuring  KiKi Charisse
4:50 pm: Livingroom Legends
5:30 pm: Big Bailey
6:10 pm: Prickly Heat
6:50 pm: Estimated Principles
7:30 pm: The Neon Peach
8:20 pm: Impulse Ride

SOUL SUITE STAGE
11:00 am: The Soul Market Yoga Meditation
12:30 pm: Ms. Crystal
1:00 pm: Big Bailey
2:00 pm: Conquer Jones
2:15 pm: Passionate
2:30 pm: Groovy Gran Ma
2:45 pm: BRIC
3:30 pm: Bugsy Calhoun
4:00 pm: DJ Battle: DJ Bizzo Verzuz DJ Greg Nice
5:00 pm: Kxng Solo
6:00 pm: Most Elevated & Shawn Hemp
6:30 pm: Tone Jones
6:40 pm: Mar-Sui
6:50 pm: Jujuondabeatbroski
7:00 pm: Black4Combat
7:15 pm: Uni-Verse
7:30 pm: Selah Guru
8:00 pm: AE the Cool

Sunday, September 18, 2022

FAMILY STAGE
12:15 pm: Savannah Winds Middle Eastern Dancers
1:20 pm: Created2Play  
2:30 pm: ShoFusion Dance Arts Studio
3:45 pm: Eastwind Castle Demo
4:30 pm: Davidson Fine Arts (Pending)
6:00 pm: Voices of Blakeney

GLOBAL STAGE
12:00 pm: A Creative Symphoni Dance
12:45 pm: Created2Play Reign Nation
1:25 pm: The Aerial Nomad
2:00 pm: Augusta Junior Players
2:30 pm: Set Up for Bands
3:00 pm: The Blues Brothers Rhythm & Blues Tribute
4:15 pm: ChaVonne Campbell & TreSounds
5:30 pm: Swanee Quintet (plays until 9pm)

JAZZ STAGE
12:00 pm: Marcus McGowan
1:00 pm: Under The Sonar
1:30 pm: Vinyl Listen: The Dave Brubeck Quartet
2:00 pm: Charlsey Etheridge
2:30 pm: Doriane Skales
3:00 pm: Christina Shorter
3:30 pm: Matthew Davis & Nu Soul
4:30 pm: Jordan Deshong Trio
5:00 pm: Calandra Gantt
5:30 pm: Sunja Dannette
6:00 pm: The 824 Experience

COMMUNITY STAGE
12:00 pm: Uncle Shagg Daddy
1:00 pm: Perfect Backseat Drivers
2:00 pm: Come Forth
3:00 pm: Second Chance Rising
4:00 pm: Blue Lava
5:00 pm: Public Mind
6:00 pm: Double D

SOUL SUITE STAGE
1:00 pm: Christine & The Mangelly Accordionaires
2:00 pm: Laurin & Patrice
2:30 pm: IsOlated Beauty
3:00 pm: Preacher Man
3:30 pm: A Poet Named Superman
4:00 pm:  Thurston Lopes
4:30 pm: JJ Dae
5:00 pm: Phaze 360 & Funmilayo Ngozi
5:30 pm: Abyss

Date:

September 16-18, 2022

Location:

Downtown Augusta,
Augusta, GA 30901.

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