Spring - Guide to Georgia

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GGEORGIA
uide
To
Events
Attractions
Fairs & Festivals
Spring 2011
Bold, Beautiful Blue Ridge
GGEORGIA
uide
To
Volume 51
Spring
Number 1
March /April/May 2011
CONTENTS
Metro Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-7
March 11-13
April 8-10
May 13-15
June 10-12
Sporting Events . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-12
Memorial Day Events . . . . . . . . . .13
Arts in the Park, Blue Ridge . . . . .13
Theatre & Music . . . . . . . . . . .14-16
Entertainment Venues . . . . . .17-19
Spring Events in Georgia . . . . .20-34
Garden & Nature . . . . . . . . . .35-38
ON THE COVER
he Lake”©, shown on the cover, is an
original oil painting by Anthony A.
Abreu. This work and his other paintings
can be seen at his Abreu Fine Art Gallery
in historic, downtown Blue Ridge or at the
Dream Givers Art Gallery in Toccoa or by
visiting his website at www.abreufineartgallery.com. For more information, e-mail
[email protected] or phone 706946-3278. Not only is the area around
Blue Ridge featured on the front cover, but
an article on page 13 tells about the Arts in
the Park Festival scheduled for May 28-29.
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GUIDE
TO
GEORGIA
801 Nebula Rd., Manchester, GA 31816
Phone 706-846-2620, Fax 706-846-2620
E-mail [email protected]
Patty Proctor . . . . . . . . .Publisher/Editor
Hayley Yawn . . . . . .Publisher’s Assistant
Debi Richardson . . . . . . . .Graphic Editor
803-259-1990, [email protected]
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premiere publication for information on activities
and entertainment in Georgia. Four issues are
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and finisher of our faith . . ..
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Honor Books, Inc., Tulsa, OK
Historic Warm Springs
Village presents
Spring Fling &
Roosevelt Days!
Fun For Everyone!
No Admission Fee!
Saturday & Sunday
April 8 & 9
10 A.M. TO 6 P.M.
Featuring shopping, entertainment, & food.
Warm Springs, Georgia.
An Old Fashioned
Indulgence.
www.warmspringsga.ws
www.visitmeriwether.com
1-800-FDR-1927 • 1-706-655-3322
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METRO ATLANTA
Sandy Springs – A Diverse Place to Visit
Sandy Springs, only 15 miles north of Atlanta, offers not only metropolitan amenities but also
many outdoor retreats and one-of-a-kind venues.
ArtSSpring in Sandy Springs will be a month-long
celebration of the arts, from April 15 - May 15,
featuring art, music, drama, poetry, gardens, dining,
dancing, and more. This city-wide celebration will
highlight the talents and creative skills of residents
and will be held in the city’s galleries, schools,
theatres, and parks. www.artsandysprings.org.
The U.S.A CRITS Finals and the Global BMW
Sandy Springs Cycling Challenge will be May 8. The
Metric Century Ride will begin at 9 a.m., the CRITS Series races at 9:30 a.m., and the awards
presentation and concert at 6 p.m. For information, visit www.sandyspringschallenge.org.
Visitors can enjoy a special CRITS rate at one of the Sandy Springs hotels. Call Will Carlson,
S.S. Hospitality & Tourism, at 770-206-1445.
Act 3 Productions will present, on March 3-6 and 11-13, All ShookUp, a play based on
Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and inspired by the music of Elvis Presley. 770-241-1905 or
www.act3productions.org.
Exhibits at Heritage Sandy Springs through June 2011 are A Land Nearby featuring photographs of Georgia’s Barrier Islands and The Getaway exploring different ways the people of
Sandy Springs have made a “getaway” and places they’ve visited. 404-851-9111. Also of interest is the Anne Frank Exhibit at the Parkside Shopping Center.
For information, visit www.visitsandy
springs.org or phone 866-511-7742. The
Sandy Springs Hospitality & Tourism
1-6 – Buckhead Restaurant Week. 404Welcome Center is located in the Parkside
262-3165.
Shopping Center at 5920 Roswell Road,
4 – Outdoor Living Extravaganza, Atlanta
Suite A-118.
History Center. 404-814-4000.
4-25 – Martinis & IMAX, Fridays, 5:30-10 p.m.
404-929-6300.
5-20 – Phoenix Flies – Citywide Celebration
of Living Landmarks. 404-688-3353.
11-13 – Scott Antique Market, Atlanta
Expo Center. 740-569-4112 or 404-361-2000.
12 – 129th St. Patrick’s Day Parade, downtown. 678-754-5834.
12 – Melinda Doolittle, Ferst Center for the
Arts, 404-894-9600.
12-20 – Great American Cover-Up Quilt
Show, Bulloch Hall, Roswell. 770-992-1731.
&
12-27 – Roswell Woman’s Club Showcase
Saturday, 10-6 &
Home Tour, Providence Brownstones. 770-715-2700.
13 – Michael O’Neal Singers, Roswell UMC,
Sunday, 12-5
3 p.m. 770-594-7974.
13 – Guided Tour of Estate, Callanwolde.
• Arts & Crafts Festival
404-872-5338.
with over 175 booths
17 – Lunchtime, Several Dancers Core Studio,
• Food
Decatur. Free lunch/first 40. 404-373-4154.
• Live Entertainment
18 – Friday Jazz with Chris Crenshaw, High
Museum of Art, 5-10 p.m. 404-733-high.
• Children’s Area
20 – Bridal Alliance Wedding Show, Brawner
Hall. 800-451-3480.
and the
26 – Culture Shock – Dans le Moment, High
Museum, 8-12 p.m. 404-733-5000.
26 – Alpharetta Children’s Festival, Commun5K Run/Walk begins 8 a.m., Saturday
ity Center Lawn, 11 a.m. 678-297-6165.
770-434-6600
28-April 3 – Inman Park Restaurant Week.
www.smyrnacity.com
404-522-4600.
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March
The City of
Smyrna
Spring
Jonquil
Festival
April 30 May1
Jonquil City Jog
April 30th
METRO ATLANTA
Southeast Railway Museum in Duluth
“Georgia’s Official Transportation History Museum”
has over 90 pieces of retired railway rolling stock: trains
from the 1920’s and 1950’s including vintage steam and
diesel locomotives, passenger and private cars, WWII
troop kitchen, railway post office car, wooden freight
cars, baggage cars, cabooses, and maintenance of way
equipment. The museum is home to MARTA’s historic
bus fleet and busses from many of the predecessor systems to MARTA.
The railway museum is open Fridays and Saturdays 10-5 in March and Thursdays, Fridays,
and Saturdays 10-5 in April and May. With ad on page 7 one free train ride with each paid
admission. The Museum is located at 3595
Peachtree Rd. For information, phone 7701-9, 16, 23, 30 – Lasershow Spectacular,
476-2013 or visit www.srmduluth.org.
Stone Mountain Park, 8:30 p.m. 770-498-5690.
A photo exhibit in March and April will
1-29 – Martinis & IMAX, Fridays, 5:30-10
feature photos of the museum. Caboose
p.m. 404-929-6300.
Days on April 2-3 will offer temporary
2-3 – Caboose Days, S.E. Railway Museum,
caboose tattoos, a caboose hunt, food, and a
Duluth. 770-476-2013.
kids’ craft corner. National Train Day on May 7
2-3 – Antique & Collectible Arms Show,
will mark 142 years of coast to coast service
Cobb Civic Center. 770-443-6716.
by rail. Armed Forces Day will be May 21; and
5-28 – Music at Noon, Centennial Olympic
active and retired military with IDs will have
Park, Tues. & Thurs., 12-1 p.m. 404-223-4412.
free admission. A Locomotive Celebration on
6-10 – Atlanta Film Festival, Landmark
June 4-5 will include temporary locomotive
Midtown Art Cinema. 404-872-5796.
tattoos, locomotive hunt, refreshments, kids’
6-27 – Wednesday WindDown, Centennial
craft corner, and locomotive slide show
Olympic Park, 5:30-8 p.m. 404-223-4412.
and tours.
7-28 – Jazz Nights at Scottish Rite, Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. 404-371-8262.
8-10 – Scott Antique Market, Atlanta Expo
Center. 740-569-4112 or 404-361-2000.
14-17 – Lemonade Days, Brook Run Park,
Dunwoody. 678-682-9098.
15-17 – Atlanta Dogwood Festival, Piedmont
Park. 404-875-7275.
15-17 – Sweetwater 420 Festival, Candler
Park. 404-521-6600.
16-17 – Alpharetta Arts Streetfest, Milton
Avenue. 678-297-6078.
16-May 8 – Atlanta Symphony Decorator
Show House, W. Wesley Rd. 404-733-4864.
16-30 – Georgia Renaissance Festival,
Fairburn, Sat. & Sun. 770-964-8575.
17-May 17 – ArtSSpring in Sandy Springs,
various venues. 866-511-7742.
21 – Alive After Five Street Party, Roswell
Historic District. 770-640-3253.
T.W. BRISCOE PARK
23 – Tea with Beatrix Potter, Barrington
Sat. Snellville Days Parade 10 a.m.
Hall, Smyrna, 1-3 p.m. 770-640-3855.
FREE Concert - Restless Heart 6:30 p.m.
28-May 1 – Georgia Frontier Days, Stone
& COVER GIRL Queen Collection Winner Amber Mason
Mountain Park. 770-498-5690.
29-May 1 – Druid Hills Home & Garden
Sat. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. & Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tour & Artist Market. 404-525-tour.
Festival – FREE ADMISSION
30-May 1 – Smyrna Spring Jonquil Festival.
•Over 200 Arts & Crafts Vendors •Kids’ Area
770-434-6600.
•Continuous Live Entertainment on Two Stages
30-May 1 – Inman Park Festival & Tour of
•Dog & Disc Championships •Historical Displays
Homes. 404-577-4212.
770-985-3535
30-May 1 – Spring Pottery Sale, Callanwww.snellvilledays.com www.snellville.org
wolde, 404-872-5338.
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April
May 7 & 8
METRO ATLANTA
Snellville Days Festival
The City of Snellville will host its 38th annual Snellville
Days Festival on May 7-8 at Briscoe Park. The theme this
year will be “Bringing Families Together.” Festival hours will be
Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission will be free.
The festival will kick off Saturday at 10 a.m. with a parade
beginning at the Wisteria Village Shopping Center and
ending on Clower Street. Grand Marshals will be the S. E. Gwinnett Cooperative Ministry. The
special guest will be performer Amber Mason, a COVER GIRL Queen Collection Winner.
Snellville Days will feature a weekend full of free fun, including more than 200 craft and food
vendors, a children’s area with games and small rides, dog & disc championships, two stages of
live entertainment, a Snellville Historical Society display, and three performances each day of
the Skin & Bones & Co. comedy show. A free concert on Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. will feature
the country group Restless Heart with an opening act by Amber Mason, the COVER GIRL
Queen Collection Winner. Take a blanket or lawn chair and even a picnic if you wish.
For information, phone 770-985-3535 or visit www.snellvilledays.com.
Scott Antique Market in Atlanta
Scott Antique Market in Atlanta, known as the world’s
largest monthly indoor antique show, has over 3300 booths
overflowing from two buildings. Located in the Atlanta Expo
Center which encompasses 366,000 square feet, Scott
Antique Market offers Victorian and primitive furniture,
vintage hardware, rare art and prints, vintage clothing, nostalgic photographs, antique Christmas decorations, vintage musical instruments, glassware,
pottery, porcelain, clocks, tools, campaign memorabilia, books, and more.
Always held the second weekend of every month, the next shows will be March 11-13, April
8-10, May 13-15, and June 10-12. Hours are Fri. & Sat. 9-6 and Sun. 10-4. Admission is $5 for
the weekend. The show has a variety of food
and free parking. Located in the Atlanta Expo
Center, which straddles I-285 at Exit 55. For
more information, phone 740-569-4112
(office) or 404-361-2000 (show) or visit
www.scottantiquemarket.com.
May
1 – Fiesta Atlanta, Centennial Olympic Park.
404-223-4412.
1 – Garden Hood Good Food Festival, Grant
Park. 404-880-9848.
1-17 – ArtSSpring in Sandy Springs, various
venues. 866-511-7742.
1-June 5 – Georgia Renaissance Festival,
Fairburn, Sat. & Sun. 770-964-8575.
3-31 – Music at Noon, Centennial Olympic
Park, Tues. & Thurs., 12-1 p.m. 404-223-4412.
4-25 – Wednesday WindDown, Centennial
Olympic Park, 5:30-8 p.m. 404-223-4412.
4-25 – Blue Sky Concerts, Community Bandstand, Decatur, Wed., 12-1 p.m. 404-371-8262.
5 – Lunchtime, Several Dancers Core Studio,
Decatur. Free lunch/first 40. 404-373-4154.
6-7 – Smoke on the Lake BBQ Festival,
Cobb Co. CVB. 404-694-2208.
6-8 – Sweet Auburn Springfest. 404-681-4667.
6-21 – Bard in the Yard’s Taming of the Shrew,
Barrington Hall, Roswell, Fri. & Sat. 770-640-3855.
6-27 – Martinis & IMAX, Fridays, 5:30-10
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METRO ATLANTA
Smyrna Spring Jonquil Festival
The Spring Jonquil Festival will be held April 30-May 1
in downtown Smyrna on the Village Green next to Market
Village and will feature over 175 handmade arts and
crafts booths, festival foods, and children’s activities.
There will be live music and puppet shows as well as local
entertainment on the stage in front of the library.
There will be a variety of fine arts in the Featured
Artists’ Market. Other artisans from all over the S.E. will
be selling handmade crafts, clothing, furniture, jewelry,
and more. Vendors will be offering an assortment of delicious festival foods. There will be a
children’s area with inflatables, puppets, and
p.m. 404-929-6300.
other activities. Entertainment in the food
court area throughout the event will feature
acoustic music and a few other surprises.
7 – National Train Day, S. E. Railway
The Jonquil Jog, a 5K Run/Walk, will be
Museum, Duluth. 770-476-2013.
Saturday at 8 a.m. at City Hall. There will be a
7-8 – Snellville Days, Briscoe Park. 770-985Tot Trot, Fun Run, and Fitness Walk.
3535.
Registration will be at 7 a.m. Register now at
7-8 – Dunwoody Arts Festival, Dunwoody
www.active.com.
Village. 678-244-9800.
Festival hours will be Saturday 10-6 and
7-8 – Colors Festival, Roswell. 770-640-3253.
Sunday noon-5. Admission will be free. Take
7-8 – May-retta Daze Arts & Crafts Festival,
I-75 to Exit 260; go west 3 miles; turn left onto
Glover Park. 800-451-3480.
Atlanta Road; festival will be one mile on
7, 14, 21, 28-31 – Lasershow Spectacular,
right. For information, call 770-434-6600 or
Stone Mountain Park, 9:30 p.m. 770-498-5690.
visit www.SmyrnaCity.com.
7-28 – Concerts on Decatur Square,
Saturdays, 7-9:30 p.m. 404-371-8262.
8 – Mother’s Day Open House, Barrington & Bulloch Halls, Smith Plantation, Roswell. 770-640-3253.
12 – Taste of Alpharetta, Wills Park, 5-10
p.m. 678-297-6000.
13 – Michael O’Neal Singers, Roswell UMC,
8 p.m. 770-594-7974.
13-15 – Scott Antique Market, Atlanta
Expo Center. 740-569-4112 or 404-361-2000.
14-15 – Kirkwood Spring Fling & Tour of
Homes, Branham Park. 404-343-3916.
Knoxville, Crawford County
15 – Georgia Kite Festival, Centennial Olympic
Pottery Exhibit •Sales •Auction •Car Show
Park. 404-223-4412.
15 – Third Sundae, Barrington Hall, Roswell.
Handcraft Sales •Demonstrations
770-640-3855.
Antique Tractors •Lawn Mower Races
19 – Alive After Five Street Party, Roswell
Historic District. 770-640-3253.
Early Events May 19 & 20
19-21 – Atlanta Jewish Music Festival.
for the love of mud . . .
404-521-6600.
21-22 – Buckhead Arts & Crafts Festival,
www.gajugfest.com •478-836-3825
Chastain Park Amphitheater. 404-845-0793.
20 miles west of Macon
22 – Atlanta Downtown Fest. 404-521-6600.
May
Georgia
JugFest
May 21
SOUTHEASTERN
RAILWAY MUSEUM
Georgia’s Official Transportation History Museum
•Exhibit Hall & Gift Shop • Birthday Parties
•Train Ride in Full-Size Cabooses
•Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. – Fri. & Sat. in March; Thurs., Fri. & Sat. in April-May;
Wed.-Sat. in June-Aug.; and Thurs.-Sat. Sept.-Dec.
Present This Ad and Receive One Free Admission (with the purchase of an admission of equal or greater value)
3595 Peachtree Road • Duluth • www.srmduluth.org • 770-476-2013
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Sporting Events
War Days in Old Clinton
War Days at Old Clinton will be held April 30-May 1
when re-enactors recreate the Battles of Sunshine
Church and Griswoldville during Sherman’s 1864 March
to the Sea. Tents will spring up on grassy fields, blue and
gray soldiers from grizzled veterans to beardless recruits
will gather, and the rattle of musketry and the thunder of
cannons will shake windows in old homes.
The McCarthy-Pope House, circa 1809, the oldest house in Clinton, will be open for tour and
furnished in the war era by the Ladies of the Confederac. Miss Annie’s Store will display war relics
and weapons, a prize-winning exhibit of
Griswold pistol parts, a finished Griswold
pistol, a Burnside carbine, and authentic
Confederate currency. The Old Clinton
Apr. 4-10 . . . . . . . . . . Masters Golf Tournament
Historic District, listed in the National Register
Augusta National Golf Club, 800-726-0243
of Historic Places, offers self-guided walking
Apr. 15 . . . . . . . . . . Brig. Gen. Robt. L. Scott, Jr.
tours.
Mem. Golf Scramble, Macon, 478-923-6600
Saturday will conclude at 8:05 p.m. with
the 16th Ga., Co. G, Jackson Rifles, CSA
conducting a memorial service in the Old
Clinton Cemetery to honor Clinton’s
Mar. 26 .Trail Horse Poker Ride/ScavengerHunt
Confederate dead.
Stephens St. Pk., Crawfordville, 770-466-4430
Gates will open at 9 a.m. Admission will be
Apr. 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Atlanta Steeplechase
$5/adults; $3/students 18 and under; free/kids
Kingston Downs, 404-237-7436
under 6. The Memorial Service will be free.
GEORGIA INT’L HORSE PARK
Clinton is located 12 miles NE of Macon, 1½
Conyers, 888-860-4224, www.conyersga.com
miles SE of Gray, one block west off US 129.
Mar.
5-6 . . . . . . . . . . .3 Horseman Dressage Show
For information, phone 478-986-6383 or 478Mar.
5-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . .S.E. Hunter/Jumper Show
986-1123.
Mar. 23-27 . . . . . . . . . . . .Atlanta Spring Classic I
Mar. 30-Apr. 3 . . . . . . . . .Atlanta Spring Classic II
Apr. 15-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GQHA Pro Am
Apr. 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Greyfest
Apr. 30-May 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Farm Dressage
May 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Derby Day Tea
May 28-29 . . . . .Atlanta Black Invitational Rodeo
May 28-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S.E. Hunter/Jumper
GOLF
EQUESTRIAN SHOWS
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Sporting Events
Battle of Resaca Reenactment in Gordon County
Smell the powder, see the smoke, and hear the thunder
of battle at the 147th Anniversary of the Battle of Resaca
on May 21-22. Relive the first major Battle of the Atlanta
Campaign, a reenactment held on 600 acres of the original
1864 battlefield. Reenactment battles will take place
Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Visit 1864 period Confederate and Federal military
camps complete with infantry, artillery, and cavalry. Stop by
the period civilian refugee camp, shop Sutler Row for
period wares and a yard sale offering used reenactment clothing, and listen to period music.
There will be a calvary competition, period dance with music by the 8th Regimental Band, living
history exhibits, a ladies’ tea with guest
speaker, food and beverages for sale, a
Memorial Service at the Resaca Confederate
Cemetery on Saturday at 10 a.m., and a nonMar. 12 . . Dirty Spokes Duathlon (run-bike-run)
denominational church service on Sunday at
Fort Yargo St. Pk., Winder, 770-867-3489
10 a.m. at the Social Tent.
Mar. 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shrimpbox Derby
Resaca is 70 miles north of Atlanta. Take
Darien, 10 a.m., 912-437-6684
I-75 to exit 320; go east on US 41; turn left;
Apr. 2. . . Oldtimers’ Hockey Challenge/Hockey
go north 3 miles; turn right on Chitwood
Heroes, Columbus Civic Ctr., 706-494-8330
Road. Admission is $5/adults and $2/children
Apr. 2 . . . Savannah Derby Devils Roller Derby
12 & under. For more information, visit
Civic Center, 800-351-7469
www.georgia division.org or phone 800-887Apr. 9. . . . . . . . Blue Ridge Mt. Adventure Race
3811 or 706-625-3200. For information on
(run, paddle, bike), 706-632-5680
lodging, visit www.exploregordoncounty.com.
Apr. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cartersville Duathlon
(run, bike), 770-917-0924
Apr. 29-30. . . . . . . Savannah River Classic Bass
Fishing Tournament, 912-965-1999
Mar. 19. . . . . . . . TNA Wrestling Live, Savannah
Apr. 30. . . . Xterra Off-Road Triathlon (run-bikeCivic Ctr., 800-351-7469
swim), Ft. Yargo St. Pk., Winder, 770-867-3489
Mar. 31-Apr. 3 . . . . . . . . . . Wrestlemania XXVII
May 15. . . Duathlon (run, bike), Callaway Gardens
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, 404-223-9200
800-callaway
Apr. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . WWE Hall of Fame 2011
May 22 . . . . . . . . . Inugural Tri for Life Triathlon
Philips Arena, Atlanta, 404-878-3000
Roswell, 770-640-3253
Apr. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . WWE Monday Night Raw
May 27-29 . . Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard
Philips Arena, Atlanta, 404-878-3000
Tournament, Callaway Gardens, 800-callaway
MISCELLANEOUS
WRESTLING
WAR DAYS
See LIVE WILD HOGS
Taken from the swamps of the
OCMULGEE RIVER at the
Saturday
20th
MAY
7
Annual
RE-ENACTMENT
and ENCAMPMENT
April 30-May 1 • Old Clinton
Arts & Crafts of the Era
Suttler’s Row • Demonstrations • Food
Self-Guided Tours Available • Guided Tours By Appointment
Old Clinton is located 12 miles N.E. of Macon
and 11/2 miles S.W. of Gray, just off Hwy. 129
478-986-6383
The Wild Hog Capital of Georgia - ABBEVILLE
Admission $2 • LIONS PARK • I-75 Exit 101
30 miles East of Cordele on Hwy. 280
www.hogfestival.com
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Sporting Events
Ocmulgee Wild Hog Festival in Abbeville
See real wild hogs taken from the Ocmulgee Swamp
during the 20th annual Ocmulgee Wild Hog Festival in
Abbeville on Saturday, May 7. Among the events will be an
exciting Hog-Dog Baying contest and a Children’s pig chase.
Browse through over 100 arts and crafts booths or make
your food selection from over 30 food booths. Relax in the
shade on the grass and enjoy all kinds of good music and
other entertainment including line dancing, clogging, bands,
and singing. There will be kiddie rides, ponies, and an
Antique Tractor Show. There will also be a Poker Run this year. Gates will open at 9 a.m., and
admission will be $2 for all ages. A Wild Hog
Waller Dance will be sponsored by the
Abbeville Fire/Rescue on Saturday night from
Home Schedule
8 p.m. until midnight.
COLUMBUS LIONS
Abbeville, the Wild Hog Capital of GA., is
Mar. 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RICHMOND
located 30 miles east of Cordele at the interApr. 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LAFAYETTE
section of US 280 and 129. From I-75 take
May 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FAYETTEVILLE
exit 101. Phone 229-467-2144 for information
May 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HUNTVILLE
on arts & crafts or 229-467-2107 for informa706-653-4460, www.columbuslions.net
tion on dog baying. Visit www.hogfestival.com.
ARENA FOOTBALL
RACING
ROAD ATLANTA
Braselton, 800-849-race, www.roadatlanta.com
Mar. 11-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NASA
Mar. 18-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCCA National
Apr. 29-May 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . HSR Mitty Speedfest
May 6-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drift Atlanta
May 21-22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCCA National
Atlanta Dragway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commerce
770-682-3782, www.atlantadragway.com
Atlanta Motor Speedway . . . . . . . . . . Hampton
770-946-4211, atlantamotorspeedway.com
Oglethorpe Speedway Park . . . . . . . . . . . Pooler
912-964-8200, ospracing.net
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478-847-4414, www.silverdollarraceway.com
Come step back in time
at
at the
the Battle of Resaca
Reenactment
HIKES & RUNS
Mar. 5 . .Sandy Springs, 5K, 10K, 866-511-7742
Mar. 18-19 . .Atlanta, 26M, 13M, 404-223-4000
Mar. 19 . . . . . . .Dublin, 5K, 10K, 478-272-5546
Mar. 19 . . . . . . . . .Fitzgerald, 5K, 800-386-4642
Apr. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Darien, 5K, 912-437-6684
Apr. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Perry, 5K, 478-987-1234
Apr. 16 . . . . . . .Hawkinsville, 5K, 478-783-1717
Apr. 23 . . . . . . . . . .Reynolds, 5K, 478-847-5301
Apr. 30 . . . . . . . . . . .Smyrna, 5K, 770-434-6600
Apr. 30 . . . . . . . .Vidalia, 5K, 10K, 912-538-tour
May 14 . . . . . .Roswell, 5K, 10K, 678-795-0115
June 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gray, 5K, 478-986-5199
June 4 . . . . . . . . .Eatonton, 10K, 706-485-9941
June 11 . . . . . . . .Fort Valley, 5K, 478-420-0072
(See www.atlantatrackclub.org for more races)
BIKING
Mar. 19 . . . . . . . . . . Chain Buster Mt. Bike Race
Ga. Int’l. Horse Park, Conyers, 678-758-7206
Mar. 19-21. . . . . . Xterra Dirty Spokes, Ga. Int’l.
Horse Park, Conyers, 770-860-4190
Apr. 1 . . . . . Wheels of Fire Century Cycle Tour
Harris County, 706-628-0010
Apr. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . Mayhaw Century Bike Ride
Colquitt, 229-758-2400
Apr. 29-30 . . . . . . . . Athens Twilight Criterium
706-207-4607
Apr. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . Bike Race Cohutta 100 &
Relive history, see the smoke,
Big Frog 65, Blue Ridge, 404-217-0041
May 1 . . . . . Roswell Criterium Pro & Amateur
smell the gunpowder and hear
Bike Race, Historic District, 770-640-3253
the thunder of battle. Held on
May 1 . . . . . . Ga. State Mt. Bike Championship
the original 1864 Resaca
Ft. Yargo St. Pk., Winder, 770-867-3489
Battlefield. Just an hour north of
May 7 . . . . . . . . . . . Dirty Spokes Mt. Bike Race
Ft. Yargo St. Pk., Winder, 770-867-3489
Atlanta, off I-75 and Exit 320.
May 8 . . . . . . USA CRITS Finals & Global BMW
www.georgiadivision.org 800-887-3811
Sandy Springs Cycling Challenge, 866-511-7742
May 21–22
•
Sporting Events
National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus
Explore naval operations for the North and South
through displays of uniforms, artillery, firearms, personal effects, flags, murals, a timeline exhibit, ships
and ship replicas, and a battle simulator theater.
Open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. See coupon in ad on page
8. 1002 Victory Drive, Columbus. 706-327-9798.
www.portcolumbus.org.
RiverBlast! on March 12-13 will include Union and
Confederate sailors and marines and will feature
weapons demonstrations, cannon firings, skirmishes, reenactments, and scenes from a sailor’s daily
life. RiverBlast will mark the 10th anniversary of Port Columbus, the 50th anniversary of the
recovery of the CSS Jackson near Columbus,
and the 150th anniversary of the outbreak of
the Civil War. Port Columbus will mark the
10th/50th anniversaries on March 11 at 11
Mar. 10-13 . . . . . . . SEC Basketball Tournament
a.m. with a program portraying the challenges
and FanFare, Georgia Dome, 404-223-9200
faced by the South in building a Navy from the
Apr. 22-23. . . . . . . HoopAtlanta 3-on-3 Classic
ground up 150 years ago.
Ga. World Congress Ctr., Atlanta, 404-223-4000
Several museums and institutions will
HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS
present on April 6-10 the Chattahoochee
Mar. 8 . . . . . Valdosta PE Complex, 229-242-2600
Valley Civil War 150th Commemoration
Mar. 10. . . Columbus Civic Center, 706-494-8330
Symposium which will focus on Soldiers,
Mar. 11. . . Brown Arena, Augusta, 706-722-3521
Sailors, Slaves, and Civilians during the war.
Mar. 12 . . . Philips Arena, Atlanta, 404-878-3000
Each member will host one evening of the
Mar. 12 . Gwinnett Center, Duluth, 800-224-6422
symposium at their site. The kick-off on April 6
Mar. 28 . . . . . . . Macon Coliseum, 478-743-1074
will be held at Port Columbus and will focus on
Mar. 29 . . . Savannah Civic Center, 800-351-7469
the lives and stories of those in the Navies.
BASKETBALL
4 -11, 2011
For more information on the 2011 Festival visit
www.worldslargestpeachcobbler.com or phone 478-420-0072
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Sporting Events
BASEBALL
Home Schedules
ATLANTA BRAVES
Apr. 2-3 . . . . . . . . .WHITESOX
Apr. 5,7-8 . . . . . . . . . . . .CUBS
Apr. 16-18 . . . . . . . .ROCKIES
Apr. 20-22 . . . . . . . . .PHILLIES
Apr. 30, May 2 . . . . . .ASTROS
May 14-16 . . . . . . . .D-BACKS
May 17-18 . . . . . . . . . . .METS
May 19-20 . . . . . . . . . . .REDS
May 28-30 . . . . . . . . .PIRATES
May 31 . . . . . . . . . . .PHILLIES
404-577-9100
www.atlantabraves.com
AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS
Apr. 15-18 . .WEST VIRGINIA
Apr. 19-23 . . . . . .DELMARVA
May 5-8 . . . .WEST VIRGINIA
May 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . .ROME
May 25-28 . . . . .SAVANNAH
706-736-7889
greenjacketsbaseball.com
HOCKEY
Home Schedules
ATLANTA THRASHERS
COLUMBUS
COTTONMOUTHS
Mar. 1 . . . . . . . . .CANADIENS
Mar. 3 . . . . . . . . . .SENATORS
Mar. 5 . . . . . . . . . .PANTHERS
Mar. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . .DEVILS
Mar. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . .FLYERS
Mar. 25 . . . . . . . . . .CANUCKS
Mar. 27 . . . . . . . . .SENATORS
Apr. 8 . . . . . . . .HURRICANES
Apr. 10 . . . . . . . . . .PENGUINS
866-715-1500
www.atlantathrashers.com
Mar. 4 . . . . . . . .COLUMBUS
Mar. 5 . . . . . . . .HUNTSVILLE
Mar. 11 . . . . . . . .MISSISSIPPI
Mar. 18 . . . . . . . .LOUISIANA
Mar. 26 . . . . . . . .LOUISIANA
706-571-0086
www.cottonmouths.com
AUGUSTA RIVERHAWKS
Mar. 5-6 . . . . . . . .TRENTON
Mar. 15 . . . . . . .CINCINNATI
Mar. 18-20 . . . . . . .FLORIDA
Mar. 26-27 . . . . . . .READING
Apr. 1 . . . . . . . .GREENVILLE
770-497-5100
gwinnettgladiators.com
Mar. 18 . . . . . . . . .KNOXVILLE
Mar. 19 . . . . . . . .HUNTSVILLE
Mar. 24 . . . . . . . . .KNOXVILLE
Mar. 25 . . . . . . . .COLUMBUS
1-877-4AUGTIX
www.augustariverhawks.com
BASKETBALL
Home Schedule
ATLANTA HAWKS
Mar. 20 . . . . . . . . . . .DETROIT
ROME BRAVES
Apr. 7-10 . . . .HAGERSTOWN
Apr. 11-14 . . . . . . .AUGUSTA
Apr. 25-29 . . . . . . .ASHEVILLE
Apr. 30-May 3 .HAGERSTOWN
May 13-16 . . . . .SAVANNAH
May 20-23 . . . . . . . .HICKORY
May 29-31 . . . . . . .AUGUSTA
706-368-9388
www.romebraves.com
Mar. 2 . . . . . . . . . . .CHICAGO
Mar. 4 . . . . .OKLAHOMA CITY
Mar. 6 . . . . . . . . . .NEW YORK
Mar. 8 . . . . . . . . . .LA LAKERS
Mar. 12 . . . . . . . . .PORTLAND
Mar. 15 . . . . . . . .MILWAUKEE
Mar. 16 . . . . . . . . . . .DENVER
Mar. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . .MIAMI
52nd Annual
Putnam County
Dairy Festival
Sat.
June 4
2011
Road Races • Parade
Arts & Crafts Fair
Speakers • BBQ
Entertainment • Food
Free Ice Cream & Milk
Rides & Games
EATONTON, GA
Sponsored by the Pilot Club of Eatonton, GA, Inc.
www.pceatonton.org/dairy or
e-mail [email protected]
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GWINNETT GLADIATORS
Mar. 22 . . . . . . . . . .CHICAGO
Mar. 26 . . . . . . . .NEW JERSEY
Mar. 30 . . . . . . . . .ORLANDO
Apr. 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .BOSTON
Apr. 5 . . . . . . .SAN ANTONIO
Apr. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . .MIAMI
404-249-6400
www.nba.com/hawks
Ball Ground
Heritage Days
Festival
C o m e J o i n T h e Fu n !
M
MAY
AY 14
14&
&15
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DOWNTOWN
•Parade (May 14, 10 AM) •Entertainment
•Arts and Crafts •Good Food
•Children’s Activities
•Business Expo (Saturday 11-5)
•$1.98 Beauty Contest (Saturday 5:30 p.m.)
•Dancing in the Park (Saturday 7 p.m.)
BALL GROUND, GA
www.ballgroundheritagedays.org
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND EVENTS
Arts in the Park in Blue Ridge
If you’re planning a weekend getaway and are looking for something the whole family will enjoy, head to the
North Georgia Mountains and the 35th Annual Arts in
the Park Festival on May 28-29. The festival will feature
175+ booths of juried fine art and handmade crafts,
artists’ demonstrations, a Southern Appalachian Artist’s
Guild Exhibit, an Artist-In-Residence exhibit by Nikki
Davidson, a children’s area, great food, and great music.
Some of the finest artists in the Southeast will be exhibiting paintings, photography, jewelry, glass, pottery, woodworking, sculpture, folk art, basketry, and metal work.
The festival will be held under the oaks in the
beautiful City Park in historic Downtown Blue Ridge. Hours will be Saturday and Sunday from
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission will be $5 with children admitted free.
The Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Assn., producer of the festival, boasts 600+ artist members,
is one of the largest art galleries in the N. Ga. Mountains, and is housed in the historic
Courthouse. Located only 90 minutes north of Atlanta, Blue Ridge offers shops, galleries,
restaurants, community theater, Scenic
Railway, Swan Drive-In Theater, and national
AY
forests with outdoor activities.
27-29 – LUMPKIN – Creek Indian Wars of
For information, phone 706-632-2144,
1836. 888-733-1850.
e-mail [email protected], or visit at
27-29 – SAVANNAH – Armed Forces
www.blueridgearts.net. For area information,
Festival, River Street. 912-234-0295.
visit www.blueridgemountains.com or call
27-30 – BLAIRSVILLE – Weekend Events,
706-632-5680.
Lodge at Copperhead. 877-745-5789.
29 – JEKYLL ISLAND – Dinner Dance, J. I.
27-30 – HELEN – Memorial Day Blast, Unicoi
Club Hotel, 6 p.m. 912-635-2400.
State Park. 800-573-9659.
30 – COLUMBUS – Memorial Day Commem27-30 – TALLULAH FALLS – Gorge Floor
oration, Port Columbus, 10 a.m. 706-327-9798.
Hikes, Tallulah Gorge St. Pk. 706-754-7981.
30 – COLUMBUS – Paver Dedication Cere28 – ATLANTA – 4th Saturday Family Fun Day,
mony, Nat’l. Infantry Museum. 706-653-9234.
Centennial Olympic Pk., 12-4 p.m. 404-223-4412.
30 – FAIRMOUNT – Festival & 5K Run,
28 – AUGUSTA – Choral Society, Sacred Heart
downtown. 800-887-3811.
Cultural Center, 5 p.m. 706-826-4700.
30 – MIDWDAY – Memorial Day Commem28 – HELEN – Make Your Own Splint Footstool,
oration, Fort Morris. 912-884-5999.
Smithgall Woods. 706-878-3087. Craftsmen Demo
30 – ROSWELL – Memorial Day, Faces of War
and Evening Concert, Unicoi St Pk., 800-573-9659,
Memorial. 770-640-3253.
x305; Bavarianfest, Festhalle. 706-878-1908.
30 – SAVANNAH – Weekend Celebration,
28 – RICHMOND HILL – Memorial Day at
Westin Harbor Resort. 912-201-2021.
Fort McAllister. 912-727-2339.
30 – WARM SPRINGS – Memorial Day
28 – SAUTEE – Pig-Out Barbecue, CommunCelebration. 706-655-3322.
ity Ctr., 12-5 p.m. 706-878-9349. Contra Dance &
Potluck Dinner, 6:30-11 p.m. 706-878-3300.
28 – ST. MARYS – Fun in the Sun Expo, downtown, 912-882-4927.
975 West Peachtree Street at 10th Street
28-29 – ATLANTA – Atlanta Jazz Festival.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
404-875-7275.
All-suite hotel;
28-29 – BLUE RIDGE – Arts in the Park
Elegant
kitchenettes;
Festival, downtown. 706-632-2144.
Luxurious
continental
28-29 – DECATUR – Decatur Arts Festival,
breakfast;
Square. 404-370-8386.
complimentary
28-30 – OMAHA – Weekend Celebration,
dinner
Florence Marina State Park. 229-838-4706.
(Mon.-Thurs.)
28-30 – SAVANNAH – War of Jenkins’ Ear,
Wormsloe. 912-353-3023.
Located two blocks from I-75/85,
28-30 – WARM SPRINGS – Swim the Warm
next to Midtown MARTA station.
Springs. Reservations needed. 706-655-5870.
404-876-5003 / 800-642-3629
29 – HIAWASSEE – Fire on the Water
www.regencysuites.com
Fireworks Display, Ridges Resort. 706-896-2262.
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Ocmulgee Symphony Orchestra in Macon, Cochran, & Hawkinsville
Dr. Charles L. Quinn, Artistic Director of the Ocmulgee Symphony
Orchestra, announces the upcoming performance of the fifth concert
Transcendings and the sixth concert For the Joy of It! in the Orchestra’s
2010-11 concert series.
The
Ocmulgee
ATLANTA LYRIC THEATRE
Symphony Orchestra
Marietta, 404-377-9948, www.atlantalyrictheatre.com
will offer two perThru Mar. 6
Leader of the Pack
formances of Transcendings on April 16 at
Apr. 15-May 1
The Mikado
7:30 p.m. at Middle Georgia College in
Cochran and on April 17 at 3 p.m. at Wesleyan
ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
404-733-4900, www.atlantasymphony.org
College in Macon. The Orchestra will perform
Mar. 11-12
The Chieftains
For the Joy of It! on May 21 at 7:30 p.m. in
Mar. 17,19,20
Mozart, Janacek
Cochran (check website for location).
Mar. 18
Bryan Adams
Half of the Ocmulgee Symphony OrchesMar. 24-26
Schubert, Sibelius
tra musicians play in the Macon Orchestra,
Mar. 25
Joan Rivers
and the rest play in orchestras from Albany to
Mar. 31-Apr. 1
Bartok, Brahms
Rome with a few coming from Atlanta,
Apr. 14-16
Tchaikovsky, Schumann
Gainesville, Valdosta, and even South
Apr. 21-23
Rachmaninov, Beethoven
Carolina. The OSO’s goal is to provide great
Apr. 28, 30
Mahler, Puccini
music wherever the Ocmulgee River flows.
May 12-14
Beethoven, Ravel
Tickets are $30 and are available by callMay 15
Lemony Snicket
ing 478-934-9575 or visiting www.ocmulgee
May 19, 21, 22 Mendelssohn, Britten
symphonyorchestra.com.
May 27-28
Patti Lupone
14TH STREET PLAYHOUSE
Atlanta, 404-733-4738, www.14thstplayhouse.org
Mar. 23-Apr. 24
Confessions of a Nightingale
ACTOR’S EXPRESS
Atlanta, 404-607-show, www.actors-express.com
Mar. 17-Apr. 16 See What I Wanna See
May 12-June 11 The Judas Kiss
AURORA THEATRE
Lawrenceville, 678-226-6222, www.auroratheatre.com
Mar. 17-Apr. 10
May 12-June 6
Academy
Over The River & Through
the Woods
BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY THEATER
706,632-9223, www.blueridgecommunitytheater.com
ACT 3 PRODUCTIONS
Sandy Springs
770-241-1905, www.act3productions.org
Mar. 3-6, 11-13
All Shook Up
AGATHA’S
Atlanta, 404-584-2211, www.agathas.com
Thru April 20
Apr. 21-July 27
Graves Anatomy
The Bachelor–Date with Death
ALLIANCE THEATRE
Atlanta, 404-733-5000, www.alliancetheatre.org
Thru Mar. 6
Mar. 5-20
Apr. 1-24
Apr. 13-May 8
Carapace
Honk!
Spoon Lake Blues
August: Osage County
ALPHARETTA CHRISTIAN THEATER
Thru Mar. 6
Mar. 18-27
Apr. 7-17
May 6-29
Caught in the Net
Still Life with Iris
Knock ‘Em Dead
Dixie Swim Club
C.A.P.E. THEATER
Brunswick, 912-571-1323, www.capetheater.org
Mar. 10-21
Talking With
CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS
Atlanta, 404-873-3391, www.puppet.org
Thru Mar. 6
Thru. Mar. 13
Mar. 8-20
Mar. 22-Apr. 10
Apr. 7-May 29
Coyote Sings
The Body Detective
Dragon King
Stinky Cheese Man
Beauty & the Beast
Alpharetta, 678-371-3079, www.act1theaer.com
Mar. 4-27
Barbecuing Hamlet
ART STATION
Stone Mountain, 770-469-1105, www.artstation.org
Thru Mar. 6
Apr. 27-May 15
Outrageous Adventures of
Sheldon & Mrs. Levine
Bonnie & Clyde Musical
ATHENS COMMUNITY THEATER
ELBERT THEATRE
Elberton, 706-283-1049, www.elberttheatre.org
Mar. 11-20
Apr. 9
May 6-15
Noises Off
UGA Ballroom Dance Group
Long Day’s Journey Into Night
FORT GORDON
PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE
706-793-8552, www.fortgordon.com
Mar. 4-12
Anything Goes
Apr. 8-17
Little Shop of Horrors
Apr. 29-30, May 13-21
Becky’s New Car
706,548,3854, www.townandgownplayers.org
GAINESVILLE THEATRE
678-717-3624, www.gainesvilletheatrealliance.org
Mar. 12-23
Midsummer Night’s Dream
MACON LITTLE THEATRE
478-471-play, www.maconlittletheatre.org
Apr. 8-17
May 20-29
The Velveteen Rabbit
Bad Year for Tomatoes
GEORGIA ENSEMBLE THEATRE
Roswell, 770-641-1260, www.get.org
Thru Mar. 13
Apr. 7-24
Inherit the Wind
Forbidden Broadway
MAIN STREET PLAYERS
Griffin, 770-229-9916, www.mainstreetplayers.org
Mar. 10-20
May 12-22
Grace & Glorie
Tintypes: the Musical
GRAND THEATRE
Cartersville, 770-386-7343, www.thegrandtheatre.org
Mar. 5
Apr. 16
Marrakesh Express
The Grascals (bluegrass)
HABERSHAM COMMUNITY THEATER
Clarkesville, 706-839-1315, www.habershamtheater.org
Mar. 3-13
Apr. 14-24
Hairspray
Cottonpatch Gospel
MORTON THEATRE
Athens, 706-613-3771, www.mortontheatre.com
Apr. 1-3
Dearly Departed
NEWNAN THEATER COMPANY
770-683-6282, www.newnantheatre.com
Mar. 17-27
Apr. 14-23
May 12-22
Cinderella
Evie’s Waltz
Rumors
HENRY PLAYERS
McDonough, 770-914-1474, www.henryplayers.com
Mar. 31-Apr. 3
The Producers
NEW AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE
THEATRE TAVERN
Atlanta, 404-874-5299, www.shakespearetavern.com
HISTORIC RITZ THEATRE
Brunswick, 912-262-6934, www.goldenislesarts.org
Mar. 10-20
Apr. 8
Talking With
Closer Walk with Patsy Cline
ISLAND PLAYERS
St. Simons, 912-638-0338, www.theislandplayers.com
Mar. 11-27
May 13-29
A Flea in Her Ear
Father of the Bride
Thru Mar. 6
Romeo & Juliet
Mar. 9-Apr. 17 Two Noble Kinsmen & Edward III
OCMULGEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
478-934-9575, www.ocmulgeesymphonyorchestra.com
Apr. 16
Apr. 17
May 21
Middle Ga. College, Cochran
Wesleyan College, Macon
TBA, Cochran
15
PUMPHOUSE PLAYERS
TALES FROM THE ALTAMAHA
Mar. 4-5
Mar. 12
Apr. 29-May 14
Apr. 7-16
Cartersville
770-387-2610, www.pumphouseplayers.com
Bad Dates
Fashion Show Fundraiser
Sylvia
Lyons, 912-526-6445, www.talesfromthealtamaha.com
Tales From the Altamaha
TATER PATCH PRODUCTIONS
Jasper, 770-547-1096, www.taterpatchplayers.org
SAVANNAH THEATRE
912-233-7764, www.savannahtheatre.com
Thru Mar. 28
Mar. 2-May 29
The Savannah Tenors
Southern Nights Music Variety
Mar. 18-26
Apr. 16-17
May 27-June 4
One Acts
Art Festival
Odd Couple
THEATRE IN THE SQUARE
SOUTHSIDE THEATRE GUILD
Fairburn, 770-969-0956, www.stgplays.com
Mar. 3-6
May 26-June 5
Tuesdays with Morrie
Sex Please, We’re Sixty
Marietta, 770-422-8369,
www.theatreinthesquare.com
Mar. 3-Apr. 10
Apr. 27-May 29
The Little Foxes
Circle Mirror Transformation
SPRINGER OPERA HOUSE
THEATRE MACON
Mar. 3-19
Mar. 25-Apr. 2
May 5-21
Apr. 1-16
May 20-28
Columbus
706-324-5714, www.springeroperahouse.org
High School Musical
Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer
Lakebottom Proper
478-746-9485, www.theatremacon.com
My Fair Lady
Twentieth Century
THEATRE GUILD VALDOSTA
STAGE DOOR PLAYERS
Dunwoody, 770-396-1726,
www.stagedoorplayers.net
Mar. 18-Apr. 10
May 13-June 5
Butterflies Are Free
Grand Night for Singing
229-247-8243, www.theatreguildvaldosta.com
Mar. 18-27
May 12-21
Lion, Witch, & Wardrobe
Simply Divided
THOMASVILLE ON STAGE & CO.
www.tosac.com
SWAMP GRAVY
Colquitt, 229-758-5450, www.swampgravy.com
March
Apr. 8-9, 15-16
16
The Big Picture
May Haw: Laughter Is
Best Medicine
Apr. 14-May 1
Chaps
WARNER ROBINS LITTLE THEATRE
478-929-4579, www.wrlt.org
Apr. 15-30
Sing Hallelujah!
Entertainment Venues in Georgia
A Day in the Country Festival in Augusta
A Day in the Country Festival will return for an unprecedented
26th year, featuring CMA, AMA and ACM award winners
Montgomery Gentry, along with Justin Moore, Corey Smith, SFC
Jamie Buckley, and Georgia’s own Rachel Farley.
Grab your sunscreen, chairs, and blankets for a day of food, fun, and
great country music on the banks of the Savannah River. Mark your
calendars for Augusta’s longest-running outdoor musical event Sun.,
May 1, at the Augusta Riverfront Marina. Gates will open at 11 a.m.
There will be quality family entertainment, along with vendors,
arts and crafts, and a variety of foods and beverages. The events will
benefit the Augusta Sertoma Club and other local charities. Tickets
will start at $30 in advance, $35 day of the show, and free for children
Montgomery Gentry
6 & under with an adult.
For general admission, Coca-Cola Family Section, Sand Pit or Rhinehart’s Café tickets, log
onto www.tixonline.com or charge by phone at 803-278-4849. For additional information, e-mail
[email protected]. No food, drinks, coolers,
swimming, or pets will be allowed. No
AARON’S AMPHITHEATRE at Lakewood
Atlanta, 404-627-9704, www.aaronsamphitheater.com
Re-entry, Rain or Shine. For information, visit
Apr. 16
Tim McGraw
on the web at ADayInTheCountry.org or
May 20
Kenny Chesney
phone 803-278-4849.
ATLANTA CIVIC CENTER
COBB ENERGY CENTRE
Mar. 12
Apr. 2
Mar. 1,4,6
Mar. 8-10
Mar. 11
Mar. 17-20
Mar. 25-27
Mar. 29
Apr. 9,12,15,17
Apr. 16
Apr. 27
Apr. 29
Apr. 30
May 2
May 21
404-658-7159, www.atlantaciviccenter.com
Royal Comedy Tour
Salt-n-Pepa’s Legends of
Hip Hop Tour
Apr. 9-10, 15-17 Atlanta Passion Play
May 6
70’s Soul Jam
May 8
Mother’s Day Celebration
AUGUSTA ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX
706-722-3521, www.entertainmentcomplex.com
Mar. 3-6
Mar. 4
Mar. 12
Mar. 12
Mar. 18
Mar. 27
Apr. 16
May 8
May 11
Ringling Bros. & Barnum &
Bailey Circus
Royal Comedy Tour
Augusta Blues Festival
Blake Shelton, Easton Corbin
& Steel Magnolia
Symphony Orchestra Augusta
Avett Brothers
Grease
The Color Purple
Jagermeister Country Tour/
Dierks Bentley
CLASSIC CENTER
Athens, 800-918-6393, www.classiccenter.com
Mar. 23-24
Apr. 2
May 5
May 6-7
May 12
May 21
Mamma Mia
Athens Symphony Concert
The Color Purple
Athens Symphony Concert
Doc Severinsen
Kids Expo
COBB GALLERIA CENTRE
Atlanta, 770-989-5095, www.cobbgalleria.com
Mar. 10-13
Mar. 19-20
Apr. 1-3
Apr. 9-10
Atlanta, 770-916-2800, www.cobbenergycentre.com
Atlanta Opera: Porgy & Bess
Shen Yun Performing Arts
Bethenny Frankel
A Chorus Line
Atlanta Ballet: Fusion
Red State & Kevin Smith
Atlanta Opera: Cosi fan tutte
Lisa Lampanelli
Tom Jones
Lucinda Williams
One Night of Queen
The Decemberist
Imagination Movers
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American Craft Council Show
Model Train Show
Spring Atlanta Home Show
Down the Street Bead Show
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COLUMBUS CIVIC CENTER
FOX THEATRE
Mar. 3
Mar. 2-6
Mar. 11
Mar. 12
Mar. 22-27
Mar. 28
Mar. 29
Apr. 3
Apr. 20
Apr. 23
Apr. 26-May 1
May 6
May 9
May 17-22
706-494-8330, www.columbusciviccenter.org
May 12-15
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular
(Christian Music)
Disney on Ice/Toy Story 3
COLUMBUS RIVERCENTER
FOR PERFORMING ARTS
706-256-3600, www.rivercenter.org
Mar. 2
Mar. 5
Mar. 11
Mar. 13
Mar. 19
Mar. 27
Mar. 29
Apr. 1
Apr. 2
Apr. 13-14
Apr. 30
May 2
May 4-5
Brooklyn Rider String Quartet
Evening with Lucille Ball
Click, Clack, Moo
What My Husband Doesn’t
Know/David Talbert
Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Del McCoury Band
Sensational Serenades
New York Woodwind Quintet
Grease
Brooklyn Rider String Quartet
Monty Python’s Spamalot
GEORGIA WORLD CONGRESS CENTER
Atlanta, 404-223-4000, www.gwcc.com
Mar. 23-27
Apr. 9
Apr. 10
Apr. 21-22
Atlanta Int’l. Auto Show
Diabetes Expo
Ultimate Wedding Planning Event
Alive Expo!
Atlanta, 404-881-2100, www.foxtheatre.org
Stomp
Kem w/El Debarge & Ledisi
Jerry Seinfeld
Burn the Floor
Russian Nat’l. Ballet Theatre
Janet Jackson
Further/Phil Lesh & Bob Weir
GMA Dove Awards
Yanni
Shrek the Musical
Kylie Minogue
Omar Faruk
Hair
GRAND OPERA HOUSE
Macon, 478-301-5460, thegrandmacon.com
Mar. 6
Mar. 15-16
Mar. 25-26
Mar. 30-31
Apr. 5-6
Apr. 13
Apr. 16
Apr. 17
May 3-4
Russian Nat’l. Ballet/Swan Lake
Wizard of Oz
Mamma Mia
Thump!
Monty Python’s Spamalot
Madeline & the Bad Hat
Strings Extravaganza with Robert Spano
Chorus Line
Color Purple
GWINNETT CENTER
Duluth, 800-224-6422, www.gwinnettcenter.com
Mar. 4
Mar. 7
Mar. 10-12
Mar. 18
Mar. 18-20
May 13-14
May 20, 22
Kid Rock
Hillsong United
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo
Monster Ball Tour/Lady GaGa
Cinderella
Professional Bull Riders
Little Mermaid
IMPERIAL THEATRE
Augusta, 706-722-8341, www.imperialtheatre.com
Mar. 12
Apr. 2
Apr. 14
Sharon Jones & Dap-Kings
Rumplestiltskin
Paul Taylor Dance Co.
LUCAS THEATRE
Savannah, 912-525-5050, www.lucastheatre.com
Mar. 10-12
Mar. 16
Apr. 14
Apr. 15
Apr. 16
Apr. 23
May 12-22
May 27
Fahrenheit 451
Bryan Adams
Davis Sedaris
Lisa Lampanelli
Dance: Giselle Act II
Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra
Hair
MADISON-MORGAN CULTURAL CENTER
Madison, 877-233-0598, www.mmcc-arts.org
Mar. 15
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Southern Circuit Tour of
Independent Filmmakers
Mar. 25
Oh, Mr. Faulkner, Do You Write?
Mar. 26
Coleman Barks & David Darling
Apr. 12
Southern Circuit Tour of
Independent Filmmakers
PUNCHLINE COMEDY THEATRE
PHILIPS ARENA
Mar. 3-6
Mar. 11-12
Mar. 25-27
Apr. 1
Apr. 15-16
Apr. 21-24
Apr. 28-30
May 6-7
Mar. 19
Mar. 24
May 14
Atlanta, 404-252-5233, www.punchline.com
Tom Rhodes
Ben Bailey
Jon Reed (LCS)
Gabriel Iglesias
Dave Attell
Sugar Sammy
Kevin Pollak
Kevin Pollak
SAVANNAH CIVIC CENTER
800-351-7469, www.savannahcivic.com
Mar. 1
Mar. 12
Mar. 19
Mar. 26-27
Apr. 6-7
Apr. 15
Apr. 17
May 21-22
RAIN: A Tribute to Beatles
Columbia City Ballet: Cinderella
Kevin Hart – Laugh at My Pain
RK Gun Show
Mamma Mia!
Grease
Tim McGraw
Eastman Gun Show
Atlanta, 404-878-3000, www.philipsarena.com
Steve Harvey & Kirk Franklin
Rod Stewart & Stevie Nicks
Bon Jovi
THOMASVILLE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
229-227-4050 or 866-577-3600
Mar. 11-12
Mar. 18
Mar. 19
Apr. 2
Christian Music Festival
Ballet Magnificat
Nothin’ Fancy Concert
Swamp Gravy
TRUSTEES THEATER
Savannah, 912-252-5050, www.trusteestheater.com
Mar. 9-13
Mar. 16
Apr. 14
Apr. 23
Apr. 23
May 12-22
May 27
Fahrenheit 451
Bryan Adams
David Sedaris
Savannah Philharmonic Chorus
Iron & Wine
Hair
WILD ADVENTURES
THOMASVILLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
229-226-0588, www.thomasvilleculturalcenter.com
Mar. 2
Mar. 13
Mar. 24
Apr. 5
Apr. 17
May 8
Linda Eder
Young Artist Concert
Evening of Music, Dance & Art
Venice Baroque Orchestra
Thomasville Singers
Music for Mother’s Day
Valdosta, 229-219-7080, www.wildadventures.net
Apr. 2
Apr. 9
Apr. 16
Apr. 30
May 7
May 14
May 21
May 28
Charlie Daniels & .38 Special
Toby Mac
Blake Shelton
Doobie Brothers
Mitchel Musso
Mercy Me
Josh Turner
Foreigner
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Spring is Magnif
Large Motorhome Exhibition in Perry
Hundreds of motorhomes and a variety of accessories will be assembled March 14-17 at the
Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter in Perry. The exhibition is part of a Family Reunion &
Motorhome Showcase of the international motorhome
owners’ club, the Family Motor Coach Assn., based in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
The “Southern Homecoming” will feature hundreds of
motorhomes on display and nearly 400 booths offering RV
components and accessories, informative seminars, and
entertainment. Daily admission for area residents will be
$7/person; children 12 & under/free with adult; free/active
military. A Daily Passport providing admittance to exhibits,
seminars, and entertainment will be $65/person.
Motorhome display hours will be Monday 5-8:30 p.m.,
Tuesday 12-5 p.m., and Wednesday and Thursday 8:30
a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibit hours for suppliers will be TuesdayThursday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday’s admission will be
good on Tuesday. Parking will be at the West Gate. Take
I-75, exit 135; go right on Gan. Courtney Hodges Blvd. and follow signs.
FMCA’s Family Reunion is expected to draw nearly 3,000 motorhomes and some 6,000 to
8,000 people. The Association offers its members discounts, mail forwarding, UPS discounts,
Verizon Wireless special rate, trip routing, accidental death insurance, medical evacuation,
emergency roadside, fuel discount, campground discounts, and monthly magazine, Family
Motor Coaching. For information, phone 800-543-3622 or visit www.fmca.com.
St. Patrick’s Festival in Dublin
The Order of Shillelagh and the Order of Blarney
Stone will present the 46th annual St. Patrick’s Festival
of Dublin-Laurens County, Inc. on Feb. 26-March 27
with 39 events including kite flying, golf and tennis
tournaments, pageants, senior walk, youth rally, bridge
and canasta benefit, pancake supper, library book
sale, and Leprechaun contests. For a schedule,
contact www.dublinstpatricks.com or 478-272-5546.
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The festival will feature a Balloon Fest on
Mar. 4-5, BBQ Cookoff at Market on Madison
on Mar. 4-5, Lunch with Lucky the
Leprechaun on Mar. 5, Shamrock Band
Festival at W. Laurens H.S. in Dexter on Mar.
11-12, Shamrock Shindig at the Ice House on
Mar. 18, Birdhouse Contest at Dublin Mall on
Mar. 18, and more.
The Festival’s Super Weekend on March
19-20 will include a 1M race at 8 a.m.; 5K,
and 10K races at 8:30 a.m.; rifle competition
at 8 a.m.; arts and crafts, food, entertainment,
and children’s activities from 9 a.m.; and a
downtown parade at 10:30 a.m.
Special Saturday events will include an
Irish corned beef and cabbage lunch, art
show, gospel sing at the Church of God at 7
p.m., and Battle of Bands at Theatre Dublin at
7 p.m. On Sunday a bike ride will begin at 9
a.m. Mainstreet Munchies, in Downtown
Dublin from 12-4 p.m., will feature a variety of
food offerings and entertainment for all ages.
ficent in Georgia
Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival
The City of Conyers will celebrate 30 years of fun, family, and tradition during the 2011
Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival at the Georgia International Horse Park on March 26-27 from
10 a.m.-5 p.m. The contemporary art festival will include 300 artist and crafter booths and a
variety of food booths. A large, interactive children’s area
will provide over 30,000 square feet of rides, games, and
activities, while multiple stages will offer entertainment
from diverse cultures along with local bands, karate
demonstrations, and clogging groups.
Children can become a part of the high-energy music
and dance performance during the Nick’s Kids Show.
Those who participate in the Passport Scavenger Hunt
Activity will have a chance to win a souvenir. The festival’s
entertainment stages will highlight Japanese cultural
presentations, such as the Georgia Kyudo Renmei and The Kyudo Alliance performances
demonstrating the traditional Japanese Martial Art of Archery. Guests can help decorate by
taking part in the Cherry Tree Art Activity.
Admission to the festival will be free with a $5 parking fee per vehicle. For information or
directions, call 770-602-2606 or 1-800-CONYERS or visit www.conyerscherryblossomfest.com.
Monthly Events in Georgia
Mar. 4, Apr. 1, May 6 – AUGUSTA – 1st
Friday, Downtown, 5-10 p.m. 706-826-4702.
Mar. 4, Apr. 1, May 6 – BRUNSWICK – 1st
Friday, Downtown, 5-8 p.m. 912-265-4032.
Mar. 4, Apr. 1, May 6 – SAVANNAH – Oyster
Fitzgerald
Roast/Fireworks, Westin Riverside. 912-201-2000.
Wild Chicken Festival
Mar. 4, Apr. 1, May 6 – THOMASVILLE –
Downtown Night, 5-9 p.m. 229-227-7020.
The exotic and beautiful Burmese
Mar. 4-25, Apr. 1-29, May 6-27 – MACON
chickens are a familiar part of the downtown
Friday Fest, downtown. 478-743-1074.
Fitzgerald scene. Resembling fighting game
Mar. 4-26, Apr. 1-30, May 6-21 – AMERICUS
chickens, they sport brilliant orange and
SAM Shortline Excursion Train. Check dates. 877yellow ruffs and gleaming black tail feathers.
ga-rails.
The Burmese chickens were released in Ben
Mar. 4-26, Apr. 1-30, May 6-28 – WOODHill County in the 1960’s by the Georgia
BINE – Opry, Fri. & Sat., 7-10 p.m. 912-576-3027.
Department of Natural Resources as an addiMar. 5, Apr. 2, May 7 – SAVANNAH – First
tional game bird but somehow made their way
Saturday on the River. 912-234-0295.
to downtown Fitzgerald. There they have a
Mar. 5-26, Apr. 2-30, May 7-28 – TALLUlove-hate relationship with residents, some of
LAH FALLS – Bluegrass, Opry House, Saturdays,
whom buy seed and feed them while others
dark. 706-768-0745.
chase them out of gardens with a broom! The
Mar. 10, Apr. 14, May 12 – ELLIJAY – Cherry
chickens wake up folks, create minor traffic
Log Pickin’ (Bluegrass), Gilmer Sr. Ctr. 706-635-3786.
problems, and, some claim, even keep the
Mar. 12-27, Apr. 1-18, May 1-30 – BLUE
bugs away.
RIDGE – Scenic Railroad. Ck. dates. 706-632-9833.
In celebration of these chickens, FitzMar. 13, Apr. 10, May 8 – COLUMBUS –
gerald will hold its annual Wild Chicken
Jazz Jam, Liberty Theatre. 706-660-9295.
Festival on Saturday, March 19, in the historic
Mar. 25, Apr. 15 – LUMPKIN – Craft Day at
downtown with arts & crafts, food, fun, and
Westville Village. 888-733-1850.
more. There will be a pancake breakfast
Mar. 27, Apr. 17, May 15 – BRUNSWICK
beginning at 6 a.m., a 5K Wild Chicken Sprint
Rhythm on the River, Queen Sq., 912-265-4032.
at 8 a.m., a Cheehaw Park nature show at
Mar. 27, Apr. 24, May 29 – JEKYLL ISLAND
11 a.m., a chicken crowing contest at noon, a
Dinner Dance, J.I. Club Hotel. 912-635-2400.
wing eating contest at 2 p.m., a group chickMar. 25-Apr. 29 – SAVANNAH – Savannah
en dance at 4 p.m., and entertainment all day.
Music Festival. 912-525-5050.
For information, visit www.fitzgeraldga.org
Mar. 26, Apr. 23, May 28 – SAUTEE – Contra
or phone 800-386-4642 or e-mail fitztourism
Dance/Potluck Dinner, 6:30 p.m. 706-878-3300.
@mchsi.com.
Blessing of the Fleet Festival in Darien
The 43rd annual Blessing of the Fleet Festival will be held in historic Darien April 1-3. The
fun will begin Friday at 5 p.m. with arts and crafts, food, and children’s activities. The Waterfront
Park will come alive at 7 p.m. with a concert by country performer/song writer Rhett Akins.
Saturday events will include a parade with U.S. military and
Scottish color guards at 10 a.m., a 5K Darien River run/walk at 8
a.m., live entertainment, Kids’ Zone, antique car show at 11 a.m., a
performance by The Tams and the 14 Karat Gold Band at 7 p.m.,
and fireworks over the Darien River at 9 p.m. Art in the Park, a juried
art show in Vernon Square, will host jazz by Michael Huett on
Saturday and Sunday along with a fine selection of paintings,
photography, sculpture, jewelry, and textiles. Sunday entertainment
will feature a religious rock concert at 11 a.m.
The Shrimp Boat Marine Parade beginning Sunday at 2 p.m. will
be followed by the blessing. Representatives of the Darien-McIntosh
Ministerial Association will take part in the ceremony. An awardes
Rhett Akins
ceremony will follow at 4 p.m.
Admission on Friday and Saturday will be $5/ 13 & up and free/12 & under with paying adult.
There will be no admission charge on Sunday. For information, visit www.blessingofthefleet.com,
e-mail [email protected], or call 912-437-6684.
Spring Fling / Roosevelt Days in Warm Springs
Spring Fling/Roosevelt Days will be April 8-9 in Warm Springs Village which is only 65 miles
south of Atlanta and 40 miles north of Columbus. Spring Fling will feature entertainment, food,
shopping, and horse & buggy rides. Admission will be free with
festival hours from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Nestled in the foothills of the Appalachians, Warm Springs,
with natural warm water, has welcomed tourists for over a
century. Today Warm Springs is home to President Franklin
Delano Roosevelt’s Little White House and Museum and a
downtown filled with unique shops, restaurants, and lodging.
Nearby is the U.S. Fish Hatchery with its ponds and aquarium.
On April 12 at 11 a.m. the Little White House will pay tribute
to FDR on the 66th anniversary of his death. The program will
include the U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard, the Fort Benning
Infantry Center Band, and a keynote speaker. On May 29-31 visitors can swim in the historic
pools built by FDR, but reservations are required. For more information, phone 800-FDR-1927
or 706-655-3322 or visit www.warmspringsga.ws or www.visitmeriwether.com.
March 26 & 27, 2011
10 AM – 5 PM
Arts, Crafts, Entertainment,
Children’s Activities, Food
THE GEORGIA INTERNATIONAL HORSE PARK
Conyers, GA
• Exit 82 off I-20
Free Admission with $5 Parking Fee – No Pets Please!
www.conyerscherryblossomfest.com
770-602-2606
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• Athletic Games
• Workshops
• Scottish Dance
• Live Music
• Great Food
• Clan Gatherings
• Kid Stuff
• Genealogy Tent
• Live Demos
• Animals
• and more . . .
CatCh the exCitement
at
meeks Park June 11 & 12
two hours north of atlanta
FriDaY, June 10
Ceilidh Reception &
Kilted Golf Classic
1-877-745-5789
www.BlairsvillescottishFestival.org
Baxley Tree Fest
The 21st annual Baxley Tree Fest will be held April
8-9 in Downtown Baxley. Pre-festival fun will begin with
the annual Tree-Tography Contest, Baxley’s Got Talent
Contest, and a Cake Bake Competition. Festivities will
begin Friday, April 8, with the official Tree Fest T-shirt day;
t-shirts can be purchased for $10 each.
On Friday night at 6 p.m. (admission $2/person),
boogie down at the annual Street Dance featuring live
entertainment by the Swingin’ Medallions, great food, a
kids’ fun zone, and arts and crafts vendors.
On Saturday, April 9, festivities will include something for everyone: a pancake breakfast, car/
motorcycle/antique tractor show, performances by Kings BMX Stunt Show, all day local entertainment, arts and crafts, great food, a Kids Fun Zone, and more. Vendors are welcome.
For additional information or an application to participate in the event, contact Karen Tharpe
at 912-367-7731, [email protected], or visit www.baxley.org.
Annual Perry Dogwood Festival
The 23rd Annual Perry Dogwood Festival will be April
9-10 in historic Downtown Perry. Festival hours will be
Saturday from 10 a.m.- 8 p.m. & Sunday from Noon-5 p.m.
Admission will be free.
This year’s festival will offer arts & crafts, kid rides, a
softball tournament, the 5th Annual Perry Idol, festival food,
local entertainment, and more. Events will kick off on
Saturday morning with a pancake breakfast, the Dogwood
5K road race, and the Motorcycle Poker Run.
Monthly Events in Georgia
On Sunday sample all kinds of delicious
desserts made by Perry Locals at the
Apr. 2, 16, May 7 – CLARKESVILLE – Free
Dogwood Day Dessert Contest.
Concerts, Pitts Park, 2-4 p.m. 706-754-2220.
The Perry Dogwood Festival will have
Apr. 22, May 22 – BLUE RIDGE – Classic Cars
something for everyone, from a large variety
Cruise-In, Dairy Queen, 6 p.m. 706-838-4901.
of arts & crafts to festival foods galore. There
will be activities from a rock wall to pony rides
MARCH
to bungee jumping. The entire family can enjoy
1-27 – DUBLIN – St. Patrick’s Festival,
a day of food, fun, and entertainment in beauvarious venues. 478-272-5546.
tiful historic downtown Perry, located off I-75,
2-28 – SAVANNAH – War of 1812 Tall Ship
exit 136. Visit www.perrydogwoodfestival.com
LYNY America’s Privateer, River St. 866-446-5969.
or phone 478-987-1234 for information.
3-6 – RICHMOND HILL – Civil War
Anniversary, Fort McAllister. 912-727-2339.
4 – BRUNSWICK – Fiddlin’ Dan the Magic
Man, Library, 6 p.m. 912-267-1212.
4-5 – DUBLIN – Balloon Fest and BBQ
Cookoff at Market on Madison. 478-272-5546.
4-5 – TYBEE – Mardi Gras. 912-786-5444.
4-6 – SAVANNAH – International Boat
Saturday
Show, Trade Center. 864-250-9713.
5 – ALBANY – Mardi Gras Street Festival,
downtown. 866-750-0840.
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
5 – CALHOUN – Sequoyah Ball. 706-629-1930.
All Day Events include, but not limited to ...
5 – DUBLIN – Lunch with Lucky the
Leprechaun. 478-272-5546.
Family Fun • Chicken Shows at the Coop
5 – JASPER – Mardi Gras in the Mountains,
Children’s Activities • Great Food
Chatt. Tech. College, 6:30 p.m. 706-253-4100.
Pancake
Breakfast (6 a.m.) • 5K Sprint
5 – LUMPKIN – Firing of the Groundhog Kiln,
Westville Village. 888-733-1850.
1 mi. Fun Run • Pine Wood Derby Race
5 – PORT WENTWORTH – Collard Greens
Miss Wild Chicken Pageants •Souvenirs
Festival, Promised Land Farm. 912-965-1999.
Wing Eating Contest • Gymnastics
5 – RICHMOND HILL – Confederate Fort
Occupation, Ft.McAllister. 912-727-2339.
Entertainment Throughout the Day
5 – SAUTEE – Diane Durrett, Historic Gym,
800-386-4642 • www.fitzgeraldga.org
8 p.m. 706-878-3300.
Fitzgerald
Wild Chicken
Festival
March 19
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Hawkinsville Harness Festival & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
The 38th annual Hawkinsville Harness Festival and Bar-B-Q Cook-Off will take place April
15-16 at the Lawrence L. Bennett Harness Track on 290 Abbeville Hwy. Pulaski County’s affair
with harness racing began in 1894. Since that time,
several world champions have been trained on the
Hawkinsville tracks. The Georgia red clay and mild
climate make an excellent combination for conditioning
young horses. For more than thirty years, Pulaski County
has celebrated its enduring bond to harness racing with
the Annual Harness Horse Festival.
Events will include Friday fireworks, live music by the
Kinchafoonee Cowboys, and a Georgia Barbecue Assn.
sanctioned Cook-Off. Saturday events will include harness racing, parade, live music & entertainment, Georgia Barbecue Assn. sanctioned Cook-Off Judging, 5K run, inflatables, bungee
jump, pony rides, petting zoo, face painting, food vendors, and arts & crafts booths.
Hawkinsville is located in central Georgia, is 120 miles south of Atlanta, and is almost equal
distance from I-75 and I-16. The Golden Isles Parkway, U.S. 341, links Hawkinsville to I-75 &
I-95. Lodging is available. For information, phone 478-783-1717, e-mail kimberly@hawkinsville
chamber.org, or visit www.hawkinsvillechamber.org.
Magical Easter Eggstravaganza in Cleveland
The 23rd Annual Cabbage Patch Kids Magical Easter
Eggstravaganza will be held Saturday, April 16, in Cleveland
at the new Babyland General Hospital location off Hulsey
Road at 300 NOK Drive.
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny and the Cabbage Patch
Kids will be held at the Babyland General Hospital Ballroom
from 7:30-9 a.m. There will be gifts and prizes. For reservations phone 706-865-5356.
A parade downtown at 11 a.m. will feature floats, band,
horses, collections, cars, clowns, and Cabbage Patch Kid costume characters.
A free Egg Hunt at 2 p.m. for ages 10 and under on the grounds of Babyland General Hospital
will feature 25,000 eggs filled with prizes, candy, or small toys. Prizes will be redeemed there
following the hunt. A Cabbage Patch Kid Easter Bonnet Contest will begin at 3 p.m.
Festivities at Babyland General Hospital from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. will include hospital tours, a DJ,
music, dancing with Cabbage Patch Kid Characters, local artists, crafts, food, games, moonwalk,
bungee jumping, rock climbing wall, drawings, and prize redemptions. Admission will be free. For
information, phone 706-865-2171 or 706-865-5356 or visit www.whitecountychamber.org or
www.cabbagepatchkids.com.
Blairsville Scottish Festival & Highland Games
The Blairsville Scottish Festival & Highland Games on June 11-12 at Meeks Park will
celebrate Scottish heritage by showcasing Scottish foods, athletics, music, and dance.
The Kilted Golf Tournament and Ceilidh Reception with buffet dinner and entertainment will
be held June 10. Festival hours will be Saturday and Sunday
from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. with an opening ceremony Saturday at
noon, a worship service followed by Kirkin' of the Tartans
Sunday at 9 a.m., and a closing ceremony Sunday at 3 p.m.
There will be a genealogy tent; musical workshops; children’s
activities; Border Collie, Gordon Setter, and Falconry
demonstrations; exhibit of Scottish Highland Cattle; and reenactments by The Wild Highlanders and Clann Nan Con.
Music and entertainment will be presented by the
Oakcakes, Hooligans, Colin Grant-Adams, Tres de Solei,
piper Joshua Craig, Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, and Glencoe School of Scottish
Highland Dance. Playing the pipes and drums will be the Atholl Highlanders, Alhambra
Highlanders, Chattahoochee Celtics, Appalachian St. Andrews, John Mor MacIntosh, and North
Atlanta bands.
The Highland Games athletic events will include traditional contests, and athletes must wear
kilts to compete. Admission will be $10/day or $15/two days with children 12 & under free.
General festival information is available by calling 706-745-5789 or 877-745-5789 or visiting
www.BlairsvilleScottishFestival.com.
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Southland Jubilee in Greensboro
Celebrate Greene County’s rich and varied cultural history at the
13th annual Southland Jubilee on Saturday, April 16, from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. in downtown Greensboro. Admission will be free.
Southland Jubilee will have something for everyone: continuous live
entertainment, juried arts and crafts vendors, heritage crafters and
demonstrations, antique tractors, living history interpreters, a children’s
activity area, agricultural exhibits, a classic car show, and festival foods.
Last year’s event drew a crowd of people from across Georgia and the
Southeast.
Greensboro is located east of Atlanta off I-20 at the Lake Oconee
exit #130. Lodging is available at local hotels, bed and breakfasts, and
campgrounds. For more information, visit www.southlandjubilee.com or
call 706-453-7674 or 800-886-5253.
Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival Near Warner Robins
The Semi-Annual Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival between Warner Robins and Perry on April
16-17 will welcome visitors with whiffs of barbecue and other delicious foods, sounds of fiddles,
and original and creative arts and crafts in and amongst
the old homestead buildings and throughout the terraced
woods. The amphitheater in Dogwood Hollow will feature
bluegrass bands, gospel quartets, and dance teams. Over
40 old-timers will resurrect pioneer ways: dipping candles,
carving decoys and knobbits, building fishing rods,
weaving chairseats with cornshucks, making baskets,
building dulcimers and brooms, tatting, cutting silhouettes,
tinsmithing, and more.
Children’s activities will include storytelling, farm
animals, hayrides, horseback rides, and a
magician-ventriloquist. The semi-annual festiMARCH
val is always the third weekend in April (unless
5 – ST. MARYS – Mardi Gras Festival & Ball;
Easter falls then) and the third weekend in
Great Camden Co. Chili Cookoff. 912-882-4000.
October. Festival hours will be 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
6 – BRUNSWICK – Quartetto Gelato, Glynn
Admission will be $5/adults and $1/ children;
Academy Auditorium, 3 p.m. 912-638-5616.
parking will be free. No pets allowed. Located
7-13 – SAVANNAH – Girl Scout Week,
six miles from I-75 off Exit 144 to Lake Joy
Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace. 912-233-4501.
Road. Phone 478-922-8265 or 888-288-wrga
10 – BRUNSWICK – Paul Douglas Big Band
or visit www.mossycreekfestival.com or
& Swing Concert, Library, 7 p.m. 912-267-1212.
www.warnerrobinsga.gov for information.
10-13 – CARTERSVILLE – S. E. Cowboy
Gathering, Booth Museum. 770-387-1300.
11 – COLUMBUS – Port Columbus 11th
Anniversary Celebration, 11 a.m. 706-327-9798.
11 – SAVANNAH – Greening of Forsyth Park
Fountain. 912-233-4804.
11 – ST. SIMONS ISLAND – American
Boychoir, Presbyterian Church. 912-638-2220.
11-12 – DEXTER – Shamrock Invitational
Band Festival, W. Laurens H.S. 478-272-5546.
Saturday
11-12 – DOUGLAS – Home & Garden ShowApril
30, 2011
case, Central Square Complex. 912-383-0277.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
11-13 – JEKYLL ISLAND – Art Festival,
Goodyear Cottage. 800-535-9547.
Downtown Calhoun
12 – AUGUSTA – Augusta Symphony
Great Food Crafts
Kitchen Tours. 706-826-4705.
12 – MADISON – Motown Madness,
Live Music Story Tellers
Conference Center, 6-11 p.m. 706-438-4755.
Antique Tractor Rides
12 – SAVANNAH – Tara Feis Irish Festival,
Pony Rides & Petting Farm
Emmet Park. 912-651-6417.
12 – TYBEE ISLAND – Irish Heritage
Fun for all Ages!
Celebration Parade, 3 p.m. 912-786-5444.
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to
you
by Mohawk Industries
12-13 – COLUMBUS – RiverBlast! Nat’l. Civil
706-625-3200
War Naval Museum, Port Columbus. 706-327-9798.
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Georgia Strawberry Festival in Reynolds
The Georgia Strawberry Festival will be held April 22-23 in
Reynolds, located approximately 22 miles west of I-75 at the
intersection of GA 96 and GA 128. Admission and parking will
be free. For more information, phone 478-847-5301 or visit
www.ga-strawberry.org.
The fun will begin Friday evening in the park with a
barbeque pork dinner prepared by Taylor County Rescue, hot
dogs, hamburgers, and strawberry shortcake. There will be
children’s activities; and performing in the park gazebo will be
the gospel group, Calvary’s Way, from Macon.
Saturday’s events will begin with a 5K run at 8 a.m., an Easter Bunny Parade at 10 a.m. with
all kids and Easter bunnies invited to participate, and the Grand Parade with antique and classic
cars, trucks, bands, and more. There will be over 100 artists and craftsmen from around the S.E.,
a car and truck show, an Easter egg hunt, vintage jukebox spinning records in the gazebo, farmers’ market, strawberries for sale, food, local entertainment all day, carnival rides, old book sale,
photography contest, and local artists’ exhibit. Two special events will be the Georgia Strawberry
Cook-Off at the Flint Energy Building at 1 p.m. with samples ready for tasting and the Lawn
Mower Races at 5 p.m. Admission and parking will be free; the event is handicap accessible.
More Than a Taste of Calhoun
“More Than a Taste of Calhoun” will be held downtown on Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m.4 p.m. This festival is presented by the Gordon County
Chamber of Commerce Convention and Visitors
Bureau Committee in cooperation with Alpha Delta
Kappa and Downtown Development Authority. It is
sponsored by Mohawk Industries.
“More Than a Taste of Calhoun” will be a familyfriendly, fun-filled activity appealing to children with its
antique tractor rides, storytellers, face painting, glitter
tattoos, pony rides, animal petting attractions, and
other children’s activities. For adults there will be
vendors offering basket weaving, wreaths and floral creations, custom-made jewelry, woodworking, and more; plant sales; food; and live music.
For information, visit www.ExploreGordonCounty.com or phone 800-887-3811 or e-mail
[email protected]. Also call 706-625-3200 for information.
MARCH
12-13 – VALDOSTA – Azalea Festival, Drexel
Park. 229-269-9381.
14-17 – PERRY – Family Reunion & Motorhome Showcase, Ga. Nat’l. Frgnds. 800-543-3622.
17 – CONYERS – World’s Fastest Growing St.
Patrick’s Day Parade, 4:30 p.m. 770-602-2606.
17 – FITZGERALD – Concert, Carnegie
Center, 7 p.m. 229-426-5035.
17 – MADISON – Taste of Madison, 5:308 p.m. 706-342-4454.
17 – SAVANNAH – 187th St. Patrick’s Day
Parade, 10:15 a.m. 912-233-8404.
17-19 – SAVANNAH – St. Patrick’s Day on
River Street. 912-234-0295. City Market St
Patrick’s Day Celebration. 912-232-4903.
17-21 – FITZGERALD – St. Patrick’s Skydiving Celebration. 478-256-2562.
18 – AUGUSTA – Symphony Pops Concert,
Bell Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. 706-826-4705.
18 – DAHLONEGA – Springer Mountain Trail
Fest. 706-867-9742.
18 – DALTON – Ceilidh & Brookwoods, Art
Guild, 7 p.m. 706-278-0168.
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18 – DUBLIN – Shamrock Shindig at Ice
House & Birdhouse Contest, Dublin Mall. 478272-5546.
18 – THOMASVILLE – Friday at Noon
Concert, Thomas University. 229-227-6964.
18-19 – BLAIRSVILLE – Shamrock Dulcimer
Blast, Old Courthouse, 7 p.m. 706-745-5493.
18-20 – NORTH GEORGIA – Wine Highway
Weekend. 877-745-5789.
18-29 – MACON – Cherry Blossom Festival.
478-743-1074.
19 – CARTERSVILLE – Artifact ID Day,
Etowah Indian Mounds. 770-387-3747. Iron Pour,
Red Top Mountain State Park. 770-975-4226.
19 – DARIEN – Scottish Heritage Day, Fort
King George. 912-437-4770. St. Patrick’s Day
Celebration, Shellman Bluff. 912-437-4837.
19 – FITZGERALD – Wild Chicken Festival,
downtown. 800-386-4642.
19 – HIAWASSEE – Charlie Daniels, Georgia
Mountain Fairgrounds. 706-896-4191.
19 – KINGSLAND – Car Show, Downtown.
912-729-5613.
19 – NEWNAN – Charles Wadsworth Concert, Wadsworth Aud., 7:30 p.m. 770-254-2627.
Vidalia Onion Festival
Vidalia, the “Sweet Onion City,” will hold its 34th
annual Vidalia Onion Festival April 28 - May 1.
Festivities will begin Thursday with a children’s
parade at 5 p.m., the Vidalia Onion Culinary
Extravaganza at 6 p.m., and a free movie under the
stars at the football stadium. On Friday there will be
opening ceremonies, a street dance with the
Swingin’ Medallions, and fireworks at the S.E.
Technical College.
Saturday will begin with the Vidalia Onion
MARCH
Run (1M walk, 5K and 10K races). On
19 – THOMASVILLE – Pavo Car & Truck
Saturday and Sunday there will be arts and
Show, Peacock Recreation Center. 478-231-3480.
crafts, food, entertainment, and onion eating
19-20 – COLUMBUS – Thunder in the Valley
contest. Saturday will feature a car show,
Air Show, Metropolitan Airport. 706-393-3000.
antique fair, motorcycle rally, and a concert by
19-20 – DUBLIN – St. Patrick’s Festival Super
Kellie Pickler with Tracy Lawrence.
Weekend, downtown. 478-272-5546.
The Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show on
19-20 – ST. SIMONS – Invitational Arts &
April 30-May 1 will feature the U.S. Special
Crafts Show, Pier Village. 912-262-0628.
Operation’s Black Daggers Parachute team,
20 – WOODBINE – Jazz & Arts on Satilla
FMX World Tour, Franklin’s Flying Circus &
Riverwalk, 1-5 p.m. 912-576-1162.
Airshow, Smoke-n-Thunder Jet Shows, Team
22 – BRUNSWICK – St. Petersburg Classical
MS760 Aerobatics, Team RV, Tim Weber
Ballet, Glynn Academy Aud., 8 p.m. 912-638-5616.
Airshows, Tumbling Tiger Aerobatic Airshows,
23-26 – COLUMBUS – Just 4 Kidz Consignand Wounded Warrior Flight Team.
ment Sale, Trade Center. 706-321-8269.
Other events will include sports tourna24 – COLUMBUS – Author Jeff Shaara,
ments, rodeo, carnival, samples and sales of
National Infantry Museum. 706-243-2689.
Vidalia onions, sidewalk sale, wagon rides at
25 – COLUMBUS – Taste of Town-Symphony
Buckhorn Creek Ranch, and pageants. For
of Food & Wine, RiverMill. 800-999-1613.
information and schedule, call 912-538-tour
26 – AUGUSTA – Symphony Orchestra
or visit www.vidaliaonionfestival.com.
Augusta, 1st Baptist, 7:30 p.m. 706-826-4705.
26 – BUCKHEAD – Buckhead Days. 706-342-3339.
26 – DAHLONEGA – Yahoola Spring
Powwow. 706-864-3513.
26 – FITZGERALD – Grand Theatre Barton
Organ Concert, 7 p.m. 229-426-5090.
26-27 – CONYERS – Cherry Blossom Festival,
Ga. Int’l. Horse Park, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 800-conyers.
27 – COLUMBUS – Ft. Benning’s Tour of
Homes. 706-763-8856.
28 – DARIEN – Shrimp Eating Contest, 12:30
p.m., 912-437-6684.
31 – WINDER – Fort Yargo Colonial Market
Faire. 770-867-3489.
Take the Road Less Traveled!
Georgia’s
Peach
Blossom
Trail
APRIL
1-3 – DARIEN – Blessing of the Fleet Festival,
And
Waterfront Park. 912-437-6684.
Experience
1-3 – HELEN – Glass Art Conference, GHAA
Art. 800-858-8027.
An Ocean
2 – BLAIRSVILLE – Car & Bike Show, Lodge
of Pink
at Copperhead. 877-745-5789.
2 – CARTERSVILLE – Car Cruize, Friendship
and White
Plaza, 5-8 p.m. 770-607-3480.
Blossoms
2 – FOLKSTON – Railwatch, downtown.
912-496-2536.
Mid-February
2 – OMAHA – Festival by the Lake, Florence
through
Marina St. Pk. 229-838-4706.
March
2-3 – CARTERSVILLE – Springtime at the
Homestead, Red Top Mt. St. Pk. 770-975-4226.
888-288-9742
2-3 – PERRY – Spring Home & Garden Show,
www.peachblossomtrail.com
Georgia National Fairground. 478-988-8344.
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Spring Events in McDuffie County
Thomson’s annual Car Show at the Depot in downtown
Thomson will be held on Saturday, April 30, and will feature
dozens of antique and collectible3 autos, cars, and trucks.
Trophies and prize money will be awarded to winners in different
categories.
The first Saturday in May will mark the Dearing Mayfest which
will start with the parade at 9 a.m. and offer fun, shopping, food,
and a variety of entertainment throughout the day.
The McDuffie Arts Council’s 3rd Annual Arts in the Alley on
Saturday, May 14, will highlight a diverse mixture of musical
ensembles, dance troupes, and interactive children’s art activities. Local visual artists will showcase their works of paintings, pottery, metal work, sculpture, photography, illustrations, folk art,
and fine craft. The day-long cultural event will take place rain or shine.
The 18th Annual Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival will be held on Saturday, May 21, with an
impressive line-up: Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Marcia Ball, Sonny Landreth, Jimmy
Hall & the Prisoners of Love featuring Jack Pearson, the Georgia Horns featuring Chris Crenshaw
and Marcus Printup, Jack Pearson, Atlanta's Mark Miller & Travelin Shoes, and Crosstie Walkers.
For information, phone 706-597-1000 or visit www.exploremcduffiecounty.com.
Mayfling Arts & Crafts Festival in Griffin
The Great Griffin Mayfling will celebrate its 28th year of fine arts and
crafts, food by local vendors, entertainment, children’s activities, and
more in City Park on April 30-May 1. The Mayfling is a juried show of
fine arts and crafts with prizes awarded in both categories. Applications
are available at the Griffin-Spalding Chamber of Commerce at 770-2288200 or www.griffinchamber.com.
Griffin’s City Park will come alive with activity on Saturday, April 30,
from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The annual Chess Tournament and Texas Hold’em
will be held in the Community Center at the Park, and entertainment will
be presented in the main pavilion.
The Southeastern Reptile Rescue, as seen on Animal Planet, will
have a display of live
snakes and other reptiles on both days with
seminars on these animals presented by
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Jason Clark. An antique car show will also be
4 – DALTON – Celtic Crossroads World
held on Saturday.
Fusion Tour, Trade Center. 800-331-3258.
Festival hours on Sunday will be from 11
6 – COLUMBUS – Topic: Soldiers, Slaves, &
a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Citizens, Port Columbus, 6:30 p.m. 706-327-9798.
6-10 – COLUMBUS – Civil War 150th
Commemoration Symposium. 706-327-9798.
8 – MACON – Fired Works & Regional
Ceramics Exhibit & Sale, City Park. 478-743-6940.
8-9 – BAXLEY – Baxley Tree Fest, downtown.
912-367-7731.
8-9 – WARM SPRINGS – Spring Fling/
Roosevelt Days. 706-655-3322.
9 – ALBANY – Symphony Orchestra,
Municipal Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. 229-430-8933.
9 – ATHENS – UGA International Street
FRIDAY, APRIL 22
Festival, downtown. 706-542-5867. Georgia
Enjoy an evening in the Julian Knight Park with dinner
Children’s Chorus Kitchen Tour. 800-653-0603.
and gospel music from Calvary’s Way under the trees
9 – CARTERSVILE – Native American WeaSATURDAY, APRIL 23
pons/Tools, Etowah Mounds. 770-387-3747.
5K Run • Easter Bunny Parade • Grand Parade
9 – PLAINS – Car Show, Main Street & High
Arts & Crafts • Car & Truck Show • Photography Show
School. 229-824-3462.
Children’s Egg Hunt • Cook-Off • Lawn Mower Races
9-10 – BLUE RIDGE – Plein Air Fest, Art
Entertainment • Farmers’ Market • Carnival Rides
Center. 706-632-2144.
Free Admission & Parking • Family Oriented
9-10 – PERRY – Perry Dogwod Festival,
Handicap Accessible
downtown. 478-987-1234.
Info message 478-847-5301
9-10 – SAUTEE – Shubert Alley in the Valley.
www.ga-strawberry.org
706-878-3300.
Reynolds
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River Town Days Festival in Bainbridge
Spring is here and that means one thing in Bainbridge, Georgia…it’s
time to get outdoors! The River Town Days Festival will be the perfect place
to enjoy the spring weather. Held on Mother’s Day weekend, the festival
will kick off on Friday, May 6, with a concert by the Kinchafoonee Cowboys.
Saturday will bring activities for kids of all ages. There will be a minimidway with a rock climbing wall, kayak race, and boat parade. Kids can
explore a pirate ship, while adults look for treasure in the Great River
Rummage.
If festivals aren’t your thing, take your rod and fish for bass in the Flint
River or on Lake Seminole. In 2008, the Georgia State Legislature
declared Bainbridge the Bass Capital of Georgia. The Flint River and
Lake Seminole offer abundant fishing and other water sports like skiing, kayaking, and canoeing. Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area offers hiking, hunting and fishing.
For more information on how you can explore the outdoors in Bainbridge, call 229-243-8555
or visit www.visitbainbridgega.com.
Ball Ground Heritage Days Festival
The Ball Ground Heritage Days Festival will be held May 14-15 in
the heart of the city. The two day event will feature arts and crafts,
good food, children’s activities, and entertainment.
The festivities will begin Saturday at 10 a.m. with a parade
through downtown featuring floats, antique cars, shriners, ball teams,
and more. A $1.98 Beauty Contest will be held Saturday at 5:30 p.m.,
and dancing in the park will begin at 7 p.m. Festival hours will be
Saturday from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. On
Sunday entertainment will be provided by the band Glorybound.
The 2nd Annual Business Expo will be held Saturday from 11
a.m.-5 p.m. and will give local businesses a chance to promote their
companies and inform the community of what they have to offer.
To reach Ball Ground take I-575N to exit 27. For more information, phone 770-735-4263 or
visit www.ballgroundheritagedays.com.
All the Best of Today’s South!
APRIL
9-10 – ST. SIMONS ISLAND – Glynn Art in
the Park Festival, Pier Village. 912-638-8770.
12 – WARM SPRINGS – FDR Commemorative
Ceremony, Little White House. 706-655-5870.
15-16 – COLQUITT – Mayhaw Festival,
Downtown & Spring Creek Pk. 229-758-2400.
15-16 – HAWKINSVILLE – Harness Festival
& BBQ Cook-Off, Harness Track. 478-783-1717.
16 – HELEN – Volksmarch, 7-11 a.m. 706878-1908.
Augusta, 1st Baptist, 7:30 p.m. 706-826-4705.
16 – CLEVELAND – Cabbage Patch Kids
Magical Easter Eggstravaganza, Babyland General
Hospital. 706-865-5356.
16 – GREENSBORO – Southland Jubilee,
downtown. 800-886-5253 or 706-453-7674.
16 – MACON – Taste of Soul, Tubman
Museum, 7-11 p.m. 478-743-8544.
16-17 – ADAIRSVILLE – Antiques & Arts,
downtown. 800-733-2280.
16-17 – BLUE RIDGE – Spring Fest, Farmers
Market. 706-946-6003.
16-17 – DAHLONEGA – Bear on the Square
Mountain Festival, Gold Museum. 706-864-3513.
16-17 – JASPER – Artfest. 706-276-3020.
16-17 – WARNER ROBINS – Mossy Creek
Barnyard Festival. 478-922-8265 or 888-288-wrga.
Relive the Old Days at
Mossy
Creek
Barnyard
Festival
April 16 & 17
2011
(and Oct. 15 & 16, 2011)
www.mossycreekfestival.com
Experience the Museum of Aviation
4th Largest Aviation Museum
in the U.S., Free Admission
www.museumofaviation.org
1950+ Hotel Rooms • 105 Restaurants
1200 Seat Civic Center
Conference & Meeting Spaces
I-75 Exits 144 & 146
888-288-WRGA
www.warnerrobinsga.gov
Georgia Peach Festival in Fort Valley & Byron
The 25th annual Georgia Peach Festival will get
underway Friday, June 4, in Byron and come to a close
Saturday, June 11, in Fort Valley.
The first official event of the festival will be the
Historical Society Luncheon at the Byron United
Methodist Church Friday, June 4, at noon. The festival
will continue Saturday in Byron with the Paul Reehling
Memorial Poker Run in the morning and an evening
concert with kids activities and fireworks at North
Peach Park.
The festival will move to Fort Valley Tuesday, June 7,
with Spaghetti and Jazz at the Austin Theater
from 5:30-8 p.m., Khoury’s Walk for Health in
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the Historic District Wednesday at 7 a.m., and
17 – KINGSTON – Confederate Memorial
the Peach Community Choir Concert at the
Day Service, Baptist Church. 770-336-7053.
Austin Theater Thursday at 7 p.m.
17-May 1 – AUGUSTA – Sacred Heart
Saturday, June 11, will include a 5K road
Cultural Center Garden Festival. 706-826-4700.
race at 7 a.m., a Kiwanis Club pancake
21 – FITZGERALD – Concert, Carnegie
breakfast, the Peach Parade through downCenter, 7 p.m. 229-426-5035.
town at 10 a.m., the Historical Society
21 – NEWNAN – Taste of Newnan/Wings
Luncheon at McArthur Saxon House, arts
Cook-Off, Square, 5-8:30 p.m. 770-254-2627.
and crafts, music, food, kids activities, water
21-23 – THOMASVILLE – Rose Show &
slides, inflatable play, free tours of Lane
Festival. 866-577-3600.
Southern Orchards, the World’s Largest
21-24 – CARTERSVILLE – N.Ga. Flint Knappers
Peach Cobbler served at 2 p.m. at the Court& Primitive Arts Fest, Gatewood Pk. 770-304-8760.
house, a free concert at 8 p.m., and a fire22-23 – REYNOLDS – Georgia Strawberry
works finale.
Visit www.worlds largestpeachcobbler.com
22-24 – SAVANNAH – Fine Arts on River
or call 478-420-0072 for information.
Street. 912-234-0295.
46th
Annual
Dublin
February 26 - March 27
Family Fun
for Every Age and Interest
39 different events presented by
the Orders of Shillelagh
and Blarney Stone.
478-272-5546
Super Saturday
March 19
23 – BLUE RIDGE – Easter Egg-Spress, Scenic
Railroad. 706-632-9833.
23-24 – MACON – Pan African Festival of
Georgia, Tubman Museum. 478-743-8544.
26 – BRUNSWICK – Dallas Brass, Glynn
Academy Auditorium, 8 p.m. 912-638-5616.
27-May 1 – ATHENS – Georgia’s Antebellum
Trail Pilgrimage. 800-709-7406.
28 – VIDALIA – Vidalia Onion Culinary
Extravaganza, 6 p.m. 912-538-tour.
28-May 1 – VIDALIA – Vidalia Onion Festival.
912-538-tour.
29-30 – HELEN – Corvair Club Car Show,
Helendorf Inn. 706-878-2271.
29-30 – LUMPKIN – Westville Village in the
Civil War. 888-733-1850.
29-30 – SAVANNAH – Garden Club’s NOGS
Tour of Hidden Gardens. 912-961-4805.
29-30 – WOODBINE – Crawfish Festival,
downtown. 912-576-3211.
29-May 1 – MACON – Gardens, Mansions,
& Moonlight. 478-742-8155.
30 – ADAIRSVILLE – Southern Veterans
Festival. 770-547-9744.
30 – APPLING – Spring Fling, Mistletoe State
Park. 706-541-0321.
30 – BLAIRSVILLE – CCC Reunion, Vogel
State Park. 706-745-2628.
30 – CALHOUN – More Than a Taste of Calhoun, downtown, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 800-887-3811.
30 – CARTERSVILLE – Taste of Cartersville,
Friendship Plaza. 770-607-3480.
www.dublinstpatricks.com
Georgia JugFest in Knoxville
Middle Georgia will celebrate its folk pottery traditions
May 19-21 in Knoxville, Crawford County, at the combined
Georgia JugFest and Old Knoxville Days.
For more than 100 years pottery was a big part of the
area’s economy. Now it is collectible as craft, folk art, and
history. A three-day antique and vintage pottery exhibit will
open May 18, and the community kiln will be firing all that
day. On May 20, a Pottery Lunch & Learn will focus on the
pottery of Crawford County and Middle Georgia. Tickets are
needed for that event but not for the Pottery ID that follows.
Everyone can bring in old pottery for identification. On Friday night the festival’s Peaches, Peanut
and Pigs amateur cook-off will reward local and area cooks with prizes in Brunswick Stew, peach
cobbler, and peanut dessert categories.
The main event on May 21 will feature the continuing exhibit, pottery and handcraft vendor
sales, quilting display, benefit pottery auction, kiln sale, antique car and tractor show, lawn mower
races, historic skills demonstrations, Brown Jug Children’s FunFest, student art exhibit, and historic
building tours. Pancake breakfast and pork chop plates will top the list of homemade food, and
homegrown musicians will provide live entertainment. Everything but the Lunch and Learn is free.
For details, visit www.gajugfest.com or call 478-836-3825.
Southworks Arts Festival in Watkinsville
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Southworks Arts Festival, produced and sponsored by the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation
(OCAF), is the 16th annual celebration of the arts in all their forms. Southworks Arts Festival has
two parts, the Juried Art Exhibit and the Juried Artist Market. The
Juried Art Exhibit kicks off the festival for the arts with a gala reception Friday, April 1, in the main building, is free to the public, and
runs through May 7.
The Juried Artist Market is an outdoor festival that will be held on
Saturday and Sunday, April 30 & May 1, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on the
common grounds in front of the OCAF facilities and includes an outdoor stage and
food vendors.
The juried market will include
pottery, paintings, fiber art,
stained
and
fused glass, jewelry, sculpture, photography, and wood-work.
Southworks celebrates the arts by presenting a variety of art forms to the community:
outdoor artists market, music and performance stage, KidsWorks, sculpture garden,
and food booths.
OCAF is located at 34 School St. in
Watkinsville and is open regularly Tues.-Sat.
Saturday,
, 2011
10 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, call
706-769-4565, e-mail [email protected], or visit
7:30-9 a.m. Breakfast
www.OCAF.com.
April 16
Cleveland, GA
11 a.m.
Just 4 Kidz Consignment Sale
Columbus, Georgia
Trade Center
March 23-26, 2011
2 p.m.
3 p.m.
Easter Parade
In Downtown Cleveland
Egg Hunt with 25,000 eggs
Cabbage Patch Kid
Easter Bonnet Contest
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Arts, Crafts & Children’s Activities
All at Babyland General Hospital
300 N.O.K. Drive, Cleveland, GA
www.just4kidzconsign.com
706-865-5356
706-321-8269
www.cabbagepatchkids.com
www.whitecountychamber.org
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PHOTO
COURTESY
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT
OF
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Georgia’s Peach Blossom Trail
You can find peach trees in bloom on any given day from
mid-February through the first of April somewhere along
Georgia’s Peach Blossom Trail which runs along US 41341, parallel to I-75, and offers north/south travelers in the
center of the state an alternative to the traffic and congestion of the interstate.
For almost six weeks peach blossoms transform the
rolling plains into a sea of pink and white. The majority of
blooms can be found in Peach (Fort Valley & Byron) and
Crawford (Roberta) Counties, but blooms are viewable in
limited areas in most of the counties along the trail. Generally the farther south you are, the
earlier the blooming season. Also the
varieties of fruit determine the blooming
APRIL
times. Mother Nature has the final say as she
30 – PORT WENTWORTH – Stand Up for
dictates the minimum of chill hours (time that
America Day Festival, downtown. 912-965-1999.
the temperature is below 40-45 degrees),
30 – THOMSON – Classic Car Show, Depot.
abundant sun, and warming temperature
706-597-1000.
before blooming begins.
30 – WATKINSVILLE – Washington Farms
Beginning in May peaches will be available
Strawberry Festival. 706-769-0627.
at packing facilities, roadside stands, and
30-May 1 – CLINTON – War Days in Old
markets. Producing almost 85% of the peachClinton. 478-986-6383.
es in Georgia are the counties along the
30-May 1 – GRIFFIN – Mayfling Arts &
Peach Blossom Trail: Clayton, Henry, Lamar,
Crafts Festival, City Park.770-228-8200.
Spalding, Crawford, Monroe, Peach, and
30-May 1 – VIDALIA – Vidalia Onion Festival
Houston. They all have attractions from stately
Air Show. 912-538-tour.
l Southantebellum mansions in Clayton to the Atlanta
30-May 1 – WATKINSVILLE
iv–alOCAF
d
t
e
s
Speedway in Henry, the Museum of Aviation in
works Artist Festival. 706-769-4565.
Fe nce
Houston, and Massee Lane Gardens in
Ca
Peach. Visit www.peachblossomtrail.com or
MAY
phone 888-288-9742.
1 – AUGUSTA – A Day in the Country Festival,
Augusta Riverfront Marina. 803-278-4849.
2 – BRUNSWICK – Coastal Symphony of
ISTORIC
Ga., Glynn Academy Aud., 8 p.m. 912-634-2006.
5 – BLAIRSVILLE – Cinco de Mayo Party,
ARIEN
Copperhead Lodge, 6 p.m. 877-745-5789.
5-7 – LUMPKIN – Spring Days at Westville
FridayVillage. 888-733-1850.
Sunday
5-26 – McCAYSVILLE – Pickin’ in Horseshow
Bend Park, Thursdays, 6 p.m. 706-632-7696.
6-7 – BAINBRIDGE – River Town Days. 229243-8555.
6-7 – CALHOUN – Community Chorus,
Harris Arts Center. 706-629-2599.
6-7 – MADISON – Madison in May Tour of
Homes. 706-342-4743.
7 – ABBEVILLE – Ocmulgee Wild Hog
Festival. 229-467-2144 or 229-467-2107.
7 – ARCHERY – Old Time Farm Day, Pres.
Carter Boyhood Farm. 229-824-4104.
7 – ATHENS – Indie Craftstravaganzaa,
downtown. 706-549-5577.
7 – BLUE RIDGE – Georgia Mountain Classic
Car Show, City Park. 706-838-4701.
7 – CARTERSVILLE – Archaeology Day &
Iron Pour, Red Top Mt. St. Pk. 770-975-4226. Car
Cruize 5-8 p.m. & Terrence Lonon Concert, 7-9
p.m., Friendship Plaza. 770-607-3480.
7 – DEARING – Dearing Mayfest. 706-5971000.
View Event Schedule & Times at:
7 – HELEN – Wurstfest, downtown, 706-878www.blessingofthefleet.com
1908. Winefest, Habersham Winery, 706-878-9463.
43rd
Annual
H
D
April
1-3
Music • Car Show • Art In The Park
Fireworks • Marine Parade
Food Booths • Arts & Crafts Vendors
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Daylily Festival in Gray
The Gray Station Better Hometown 8th Annual
Daylily Festival will be held June 3-4 in the Pecan
Orchard at Gray Elementary School, 273 Railroad St.
The festival on Friday from 6-9 p.m. will feature a 5K road
race, 1M fun run, live entertainment, food, and more.
Saturday events from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. will include over
100 arts and crafts vendors, chainsaw carving, continuous
live entertainment, food, horseshoe tournament,
children’s activities, pony rides, Teddy Bear walk for children at 11 a.m., and plenty of daylilies. An
open car/truck/motorcycle show will be conducted by the Jones County Cruisers. Vendor applications can be found on the website.
A golf tournament will be co-sponsored with the Jones County / Gray Chamber of Commerce.
To participate, call 478-986-1123.
The Master Gardeners and Garden Clubs have planted daylilies at the schools and other
places in the city and county including the library and the railroad track in honor of the City of
Gray being the Daylily Capitol of Georgia. There will be daylilies to admire and purchase at the
festival, and a Daylily Flower Show on Saturday in the Gray Elem. gym.
Admission will be $1 for all persons over 6 years old. For information, phone 478-986-5199,
e-mail [email protected], or visit www.gsbht.com.
Dairy Festival in Eatonton
The 52nd Annual Putnam County Dairy Festival will be
held in Eatonton on Saturday, June 4. Activities will begin
at 8 a.m. with the 33rd annual 10K Torture Trail Road Race
& One Mile Fun Run. (706-485-9941). A parade at 10 a.m.
will feature the Queen of the Dairy Festival and her court,
Junior Miss Putnam County and her court, floats, antique
cars, Shriners, dignitaries, clowns, and horses. A program
at 11 a.m. will recognize the Putnam County Dairy Farm
Fa m i l y
of
the year. The festival pays tribute to the
MAY
county’s dairy industry and is held on the
7 – SAVANNAH – Scottish Games, Bethesda
streets surrounding the courthouse.
Home. 912-233-6017.
An Arts and Crafts Fair will be open from
7-8 – GAY – Cotton Pickin’ Fair. 800-5389
a.m.-5
p.m. and will feature arts, crafts,
6814. Shady Days in Gray. 706-977-8548.
food, and children’s activities. The Pilot Club
7-8 – SNELLVILLE – Snellville Days Festival,
will sell BBQ and stew from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Briscoe Park. 770-985-3535.
Free ice cream and milk along with an edu7-28 – DAHLONEGA – Appalachian Jam,
cational dairy exhibit will be provided on the
Gold Museum, Sat. 2-5 p.m. 706-864-2257.
Square, and entertainment featuring local
11-12 – SAUTEE – Celebrate the Arts
artists will be held there from 12:30-4 p.m.
Festival, Arts Center. 706-878-3300.
For booth space contact Yvonne Harrell at
13 – THOMASVILLE – Friday at Noon
706-485-8112;
Charlotte Green at 706-473Concert, Thomas University. 229-227-6964.
0336; or e-mail [email protected]. For
13-14 – BLAIRSVILLE – Butterfly Benefit
information about the festival or an application
Bluegrass Festival, Lake Nottely. 706-835-9230.
to participate, visit www.pceatonton.org/dairy.
Enjoy the convenience of having the “Guide To Georgia”
mailed directly to you – 4 issues for $10 per year –
Spring - Summer - Fall - Holiday
Name ______________________________________________ Phone________________
Address __________________________________________________________________
City ______________________________________ State_______ Zip________________
Mail to: Guide To Georgia, 801 Nebula Road, Manchester, GA 31816
33
MAY
Under Stars, Univ. Health Care. 706-826-4705.
14 – HELEN – White County Cork & Keg
Festival, Festhalle. 800-392-8279.
14 – KINGSLAND – Talent on the Coast,
Camden Co. H. S., 5:30-9 p.m. 800-433-0225.
14 – PINE MT. – Deep South Brass Band
Festival, dntn. & Callaway Gdns. 706-663-5187.
14 – THOMSON – McDuffie Arts Council
Arts in the Alley. 706-597-1000.
14-15 – BALL GROUND – Heritage Days
19-21 – KNOXVILLE – Georgia JugFest. 478836-3825.
20 – TYBEE ISLAND – Beach Bum Parade.
912-786-5444.
20-21 – JEKYLL ISLAND – Nest Fest & Turtle
Crawl, Ga. Sea Turtle Ctr. 800-535-9547.
20-22 – HELEN – Southern Worthersee VW
Audi Show. 706-878-2271.
20-22 – SAUTEE – Sautee Nacoochee
Community Chorale Concerts. 706-878-3300.
21 – BIG CANOE – Tour of Homes. 706-6921164.
21 – BLAIRSVILLE – Arts & Crafts Festival,
downtown. 706-994-4837.
21 – CLARKESVILLE – Mountain Laurel
Festival. 706-754-4216.
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21 – PLAINS – Pig Pickin’, dntn. 229-824-5373.
21 – SAUTEE – Taste of Sautee. 706-878-0144.
21 – THOMSON – Blind Willie McTell Blues
Festival. 706-597-1000.
21-22 – DAHLONEGA – Mountain Flower
Fine Art Festival, Square. 706-864-3513.
21-22 – HIAWASSEE – In-Water Boat Show,
Ridges Marina. 706-896-2112.
21-22 – RESACA – Battle of Resaca
Reenactment. 800-887-3811.
26 – ELLIJAY – Taste of Ellijay, Main Street,
5:30-8:30 p.m. 706-635-7400.
28-29 – DAHLONEGA – Pie Baking & Pie Tasting, Com. House, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 706-864-3513.
JUNE
3-4 – GRAY – Gray Station Better Hometown
Daylily Festival, 478-986-5199.
4 – BYRON – Georgia Peach Festival. 478420-0072.
4 – EATONTON – Putnam County Dairy
7 – FORT VALLEY – Spaghetti & Jazz, Austin
Theater, 5:30-8 p.m. 478-420-0072.
7-11 – FORT VALLEY – Georgia Peach
Festival. 478-420-0072.
11-12 – BLAIRSVILLE – Scottish Festival &
Highland Games, Meeks Park. 706-745-5789.
Garden and Nature Events
Douglas Home & Garden Showcase
The City of Douglas will be hosting its third annual Douglas Home & Garden Showcase March
11-12 at Central Square Complex. As part of the event, Master Sponsor Eicher’s Pro Vinyl &
Roofing will give away a $500 cash prize to one lucky winner!
Burnham Stone will also sponsor a patio giveaway, and the first
500 attendees will receive a free bag of compost for gardening.
Showcase hours will be Friday from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturday
from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission will be $1.
The event will include exhibitors such as interior designers,
landscapers, electricians, cabinetmakers, hardware and building supply stores, painters, paint and appliance retailers, home
restorers, contractors, and other related businesses. Attendees can register to win door prizes.
This year’s Home & Garden Showcase
will be sponsored by Eicher’s Pro Vinyl &
Roofing, Watson’s Pools & Patios, Patten
1-31 – Orchid Daze, Atlanta Botanical Gdn.
Seed Company, Burnham Stone, Douglas
2-April 13 – Ga. Master Gardener Training
Metal Roofing & Steel Manufacturer, Miller
Class, Blairsville Civic Ctr., Wed., 706-400-8139.
Pump & Electric, Hennesy Insurance Agency,
3-31 – Gardening with the Masters,
and the City of Douglas. For more informaColumbus Botanical Garden, Thursdays, 10 a.m.
tion, call 912-383-0277 or 912-384-4555 or
4-5 – Hellebore Days, Piccadilly Farms,
email [email protected].
Bishop. 706-769-6516.
5-6 – Orchid Market Weekend, Atlanta
19 – Georgia Daffodil Society Show,
Botanical Garden.
Chattahoochee Nature Center.
5-26 – Okefenokee Hikes, Stephen Foster
19 – Astronomy Night at Unicoi State Park,
State Park, Fargo, Saturdays. 912-637-5274.
Helen. 800-573-9659, x305.
6 – Organic Gardening: Herbs & Vege19-31 – Azalea Season at Callaway Gardens.
tables, State Botanical Garden, 2 p.m.
22 – Container Gardening, Atlanta
11-12 – Douglas Home & Garden ShowBotanical Garden, 6:30 a.m.
case, Central Square Complex. 912-383-0277.
22-31 – Atlanta Blooms With Bulbs,
11-13 – Orchid Society Show, Atlanta
Atlanta Botanical Garden.
Botanical Garden.
24 – Herbal Lotions, Salves, & Lip Balms,
12 – Beekeeping for Beginners-Hive
State Botanical Garden, 6 p.m.
Management, State Botanical Garden, 1 p.m.
24-27 – Savannah Tour of Homes & Gar12 – Stained Glass Art Workshop & Herdens, Downtown & Ardsley Park. 912-234-8054.
baceous Plant Propagation, Callaway Gardens.
24-27 – Plant Fair & Sale Callaway Gardens.
12 – Sheep to Shawl Festival, Oatland Island.
12-13 – Chattahoochee Valley Camellia
Show, Columbus Museum. 706-221-8193.
13 – Vanilla Sunday, Atl. Bot. Gdn., 1-4 p.m.
17 – Planning Your Summer Veggie Garden,
Atlanta Botanical Garden, 6:30 p.m.
19 – 58th Annual Christ Church Tour of
Homes, St. Simons Island. 912-638-8683.
March
GREAT GRIFFIN
MAYFLING
April 30-May 1
SATURDAY 10 A.M. - 6 P.M.
SUNDAY 11 A.M. - 5 P.M.
GRIFFIN CITY PARK
•Juried Arts & Crafts •Food
•Entertainment •Children’s Activities
•S.E. Reptile Rescue •Saturday Car Show
770-228-8200
www.griffinchamber.com
– No Pets Please –
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Spring Home and Garden Show in Perry
Join the Master Gardeners of Central Georgia at their annual Spring Home and Garden Show
on April 2-3 at the Georgia National Fairground & Agricenter in Perry. The Show will feature knowledgeable Southeastern vendors offering a wide variety
of plants, garden accessories, and home décor items.
Special attractions will include a book sighing by Vince
Dooly, an art show and sale by Georgia artist Butler
Brown, and a Koi and goldfish show in an adjoining
building. There will be supervised activities for children
while parents shop.
Show hours will be Saturday, April 2, from 9 a.m.6 p.m. and Sunday, April 3, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission will be $5 with children under 12 free. For vendor details and advance ticket information, visit
www.mgcg.org or call 478-988-8344. From I-75 take Exit 135 East to the North entrance of the
Georgia National Fairgrounds. Parking will be free and near the entrance to the McGill Building.
Master Gardeners of Central Georgia is a non-profit organization. Monies from the Show help
fund Junior Master Gardener programs in
public schools, educational programs for
26 – Historical Rock Hike, Tallulah Gorge
home owners, and the Macon Museum of Arts
State Park. 706-754-7981.
& Sciences Native Plant Garden.
April
March
25-26 – 90th Annual Standard Flower
Show, Thomasville Garden Ctr. 229-225-9711.
26 – Native Medicinal Plant Walk & Talk,
State Botanical Garden, 10 a.m.
26 – Growing Bulbs, Atl. Bot. Gdn., 10 a.m.
26 – Heirloom Plants for Fragrance, Hills &
Estates Estate.
26 – Spring Garden Festival, Bamboo Farm &
Coastal Gardens.
26, Apr. 9 – Campfire, S’mores, Astronomy,
Ga. Vet. State Park, Cordele. 229-276-2371.
26 – Go-pher a Carnival, Skidaway Island
State Park, Savannah. 912-598-2300.
26 – Old-timer Couple in the Swamp,
Stephen Foster St. Pk., Fargo. 912-637-5274.
1-3 – Koi Show & Sale, Georgia National
Fairground, Perry. 478-922-5380.
1-10 – Orchid Daze, Atlanta Botanical Gdn.
1-30 – Azalea Season at Callaway Gardens.
1-May 1 – Atlanta Blooms with Bulbs,
Atlanta Botanical Garden.
2-3 – Spring Home and Garden Show in
Perry, Georgia Nat’l. Fairgrounds. 478-988-8344.
2-3 – Orchid Market Weekend, Atlanta
Botanical Garden.
7-28 – Gardening with the Masters,
Columbus Botanical Garden, Thursdays, 10 a.m.
8 – Int’l. Migratory Bird Day, Okefenokee
National Wildlife Refuge. 912-496-7836.
April 29 & 30
www.gcofsavnogstour.org 912-961-4805
Sacred Heart Garden Festival in Augusta
The historic Sacred Heart Cultural Center in downtown Augusta will be the location for
Southern gardening during the Garden Festival on April 17-May 1.
The Vendor Market will feature unusual plant materials, silver, fine
linens, pottery, garden accessories, and floral designs. The “Tour of
Gardens” on April 29-May 1 will feature six of the area’s finest private
gardens each day from 12 -5 p.m. A Garden Tea will be April 17 at
4 p.m., and a Preview Party will be April 28 at 7 p.m.; reservations are
required for both events. The Nola Falcone Speaker Series on April
26-27 will feature landscape architects Hugh and Mary Palmer
Dargan and garden designer Ryan Gainey.
Festival hours will be Friday and Saturday, April 29-30, from 10
a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, May 1, from 12-5 p.m. Festival tickets will be
$25 and will include exhibits, vendor market, and private garden tours.
Children under 12
will be admitted
free. Festival proceeds support the continuing
9 – Geology Day, Providence Canyon,
preservation of Sacred Heart Cultural Center.
Lumpkin. 229-838-4706.
For information, phone 706-826-4700 or visit
9 – Spring Plant Sale, State Botanical Garden.
www.SacredHeartGarden Festival.com.
9 – Wild Edibles; Geology/Wildflower Hikes.
Sweetwater St. Pk., Lithia Spgs. 770-732-5871.
9 – Topiary Wreath, Callaway Gdns, 9:30 a.m.
16 – Woodland Butterflies, Sweetwater
9 – Beekeeping for Beginners-Installing
Creek State Park, Lithia Springs. 770-732-5871.
Bees, State Botanical Garden, 1 p.m.
16 – Pine Needle Basket, Callaway Gardens.
9 – Fairy & Gnome Homes Festival, Oatland
16-17 – Spring Wildflower Fest, Amicalola
Island.
Falls State Park, Dawsonville. 706-265-1969.
15 – Bird House Contest, Burnt Mountain
16,30 – A Garden Faire, Bulloch Hall,
Trading Company, 5-9 p.m. 706-253-6955.
Roswell. 770-992-1731.
15-16 – Decatur Garden Tour. 404-371-8262.
17-May 1 – Sacred Heart Cultural Center’s
15-16 – Savannah Garden Expo, Trustees
Garden Festival, Augusta. 706-826-4700.
Garden. 912-233-7787.
23 – Wildflowers of Tallulah Gorge State
15-16 – Wildflowers Around Unicoi Sate
Park, Tallulah Falls. 706-754-7981.
Park, Helen. 800-573-9659, x305.
26-27 – Nola Falcone Speaker Series,
16 – Plant Sale, Columbus Botanical Garden.
Sacred Heart Festival, Augusta. 706-826-4700.
16 – Piedmont Gardeners’ Garden Tour,
29 – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,
Athens. 706-546-7346.
Callaway Gardens.
April
23rdual
Ann
Perry
Dogwood
Festival
April 9 & 10
DOWNTOWN PERRY, GA
Arts & Crafts •Food •Dogwood 5K
Perry Idol •Softball Tournament
Motorcycle Poker Run •Entertainment
Pancake Breakfast •Dessert Contest
Kids Rides •Children’s Activities
I- 75 Exit 136
www.perrydogwoodfestival.com
March 11 & 12
Friday
9 a.m.7 p.m.
Saturday
9 a.m.3 p.m.
General Admission $1
Enter for a chance to win the Eicher's Pro Vinyl &
Roofing $500 cash giveaway, the Burnham Stone Patio Set
giveaway, and many other prizes!
Exhibits, Live Demonstrations, and Giveaways
Sponsored by: • Eicher’s Pro Vinyl & Roofing
• Watson’s Pools & Patios • Miller Pump & Electric
• Douglas Metal Roofing & Steel Manufacturer
• Patten Seed Company/Super-Sod • Burnham Stone
• Hennesy Insurance • City of Douglas
Central Square Complex
200C South Madison Avenue, Douglas
912-384-4555
[email protected]
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Tour of Hidden Gardens in Savannah
The Garden Club of Savannah will celebrate its 36th Annual NOGS Tour of Hidden Gardens
on April 29-30 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. The walking
tour will include eight walled gardens and the OwensThomas House English inspired par-terre garden, on the
US National Register of Historic Places. Different private
gardens are selected each year for excellence of design,
historical interest and beauty.
Walk through the iron gates and beyond the old gray
brick walls to enjoy the hidden garden pleasures beneath
hundred-year-old oaks. Hostesses at each garden will greet
visitors and point out special plants, garden features, and
interesting historical facts. Sparkling fountains, delightful statues, and the brilliant blooms of
Savannah’s lovely springtime are treasures to be found in the manicured gardens.
An authentic Southern tea will be hosted from 2-4 p.m. at historic Harper Fowlkes Home and
Garden each day of the tour. There will be delicious treats, refreshing iced tea, and live entertainment in the garden.
15 – Wild Foods, State Botanical Garden.
Proceeds from the tour are returned to the
21 – Wild Edibles, Sweetwater Creek State
community through the educational, environPark, Lithia Springs. 770-732-5871.
mental, and preservation projects of the
22 – JAKES Day, Smithgall Woods. 706-878Garden Club of Savannah. For more informa3087.
tion, visit www.gcofsavnogstour.org or call
24 – Kitchen Cabinet Remedies, State
912-961-4805.
Botanical Garden, 6:30 p.m.
28 – Beekeeping for Beginners-Products
from the Hive, State Botanical Garden, 1 p.m.
29-30 – Savannah Garden Club NOGS Tour
of Hidden Gardens. 912-961-4805.
29-30 – Blairsville Garden Club Plant Sale,
3-4 – Gray Station Better Hometown
Farmers Market. 706-745-8901.
Daylily Festival. 478-986-5199.
29-May 1 – Tour of Gardens, Sacred Heart
Festival, Augusta. 706-826-4700.
Garden & Nature Centers in Georgia
30 – Bird Walk; Star Gazing; Geocaching.
Mistletoe State Park, Appling. 706-541-0321.
• Atlanta Botanical Garden . . . . . . . . . . .404-876-5859
April
June
May
7 – Rockin’ at the River, Chattahoochee
Nature Center.
14 – Good Bugs & Plants They Love,
Callaway Gardens, 10 a.m.
14-15 – Wings of Flight, Amicalola Falls
State Park, Dawsonville. 706-265-1969.
14 – Wetland Plants, State Botanical Garden,
8:30 a.m.
14 – Family Picnic in the Gardens, Hills &
Dales Estate, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Bamboo/Coastal Gdns., Savannah . . .912-921-5460
Birdsong Nature Ctr., Thomasville . . . .800-953-bird
Callaway Gardens, Pine Mt. . . . . . . . . .800-Callaway
Chattahoochee Nat. Ctr., Roswell . . . . .770-992-2055
Columbus Botanical Garden . . . . . . . .706-327-8400
Elachee Nature Center, Gainesville . . .770-535-1976
GSU Botanical Gdn., Statesboro . . . . .912-871-1149
Hills & Dales Estate, LaGrange . . . . . .706-882-3242
Massee Lane, Fort Valley . . . . . . . . . . . .478-967-2358
Melon Bluff Nature Ctr., Midway . . . . . .888-246-8188
Oakland Island, Savannah . . . . . . . . . . .912-898-3980
Oxbow Meadows, Columbus . . . . . . . .706-687-4090
Phinizy Swamp Park, Augusta . . . . . . .706-828-2109
Smithgall Woods, Helen . . . . . . . . . . . . .706-878-3087
State Botanical Garden, Athens . . . . . .706-542-1244
Tybee Island Marine Center . . . . . . . . .912-786-5917
April 2
9-6
April 3
10-5
Vince Dooley Book Signing • Georgia Artist Butler Brown
Koi & Goldfish Show • Garden Plant Vendors • Children’s Activities
I-75 @ Exit 135 • 478-988-8344 • www.mgcg.org
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Beginning April 15, a month-long Celebration of Arts in the city
featuring music, drama, poetry, gardens, dining and dancing.
For more event details including dates:
www.visitsandysprings.org • www.artsandysprings.org
866-511-7742
Taste of Sandy Springs
May 2011 • 11a.m.-7 p.m.
Perimeter Town Center in Sandy Springs
www.tasteofsandysprings.org

Spring - Guide to Georgia

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