Aiken-based trio Stink Bamboo, a creative break performer at this year’s TEDxAugusta 2016 event, will offer the public a sampling of their alternative/fusion sound at the Book Tavern, 936 Broad St., on Friday, January 15 from 6 to 9 p.m. Discounted tickets to TEDxAugusta 2016 will also be available.

Consisting of pianist and vocalist Tevey Lute; bass player and vocalist Ruby Culpepper (a.k.a RuCu); and veteran drummer/percussionist Rocco Jackson (a.k.a Doc Roc), Stink Bamboo produces a unique sound that will keep your ears wanting to hear more, yet never knowing what you may get next.

TEDxAugusta 2016 is on Friday, January 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the historic Imperial Theatre in downtown Augusta. For more details about TEDxAugusta, including speaker information, or to purchase tickets online, visit www.tedxaugusta.com.

This year’s TEDxAugusta sponsors are: Georgia Bank and Trust, GPB, Meybohm Realtors, Be Still Displays, Augusta Magazine, Augusta Locally Grown, WRDW, CONima, MailChimp, Trustees of the Old Richmond Academy and Email Industries.