October 30th, 2008
Some people love getting dressed up for Halloween. The sense of escape that this allows you can’t be beat, but still others are waiting for this weekend to quietly drift by. Is there anything to do that doesn’t require you to replicate your favorite superhero? If you are one of those people who is looking […]
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October 28th, 2008
At first glance, the two-year old Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia in Sautee Nacoochee (near Helen) doesn’t look like your typical museum. It definitely takes advantage of its surrounding, the Sautee Nacoochee Valley, with lots of glass, natural light and open spaces. So it would only make sense that the museum would be […]
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October 20th, 2008
If the setting isn’t enough reason make a weekend trip to Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge in Dawsonville, then perhaps the visiting artist series provides additional incentive. Through November 9, the state park is featuring a different artist each weekend at the Lodge (on the 3rd floor.) Expect to see anything from painting […]
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October 18th, 2008
If you happen to be around the Tuscaloosa/Northport, Ala., area this weekend, you should make it over to the Kentuck Festival. If you need anyone convincing, here are a few photos from the event.
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September 18th, 2008
It’s an arts celebration like none other in Georgia, or really even in the south. The 1st Annual Westabou Festival in Augusta, Ga., is dedicating 10 days, September 18-27, to over 200 dance, music, theatre, and visual art performances and exhibits. These events highlight local, regional and national individuals and groups.
What exactly can you […]
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September 12th, 2008
Remember a couple of posts back when I mentioned that from now until the second week of December, you can expect to read about a number of arts festivals happening in the region.
Well, I wasn’t kidding.
I guarantee regardless of where you might be in the South this weekend, there’s an arts festival […]
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September 11th, 2008
Clifton Childree, a 37-year old local filmmaker and artist, has a unique ability of turning crap into a sought after artistic expression. He admits to taking his truck out for a drive through his neighborhood to sift through old wood and other items in people’s bulk trash, but all in good cause. He is […]
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September 4th, 2008
The fall season tends to bring out perhaps some of the best of the south’s arts festival. From September to honestly, the second week in December, there are all kinds of folk art festivals, crafts shows and more to keep you busy every weekend.
In fact, this weekend happens to be the 40th Annual Yellow Daisy […]
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August 29th, 2008
What just may be the largest pottery event in Georgia kicks off on August 30 in Watkinsville, Ga.
The 6th Annual Perspectives 2008: Georgia Pottery Invitational, held at Oconee County Arts Foundation (OCAF), is three-week long event featuring the works of 50 potters selected from the state. Around 150 pieces will be on display, […]
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August 1st, 2008
If Senoia, Ga., looks a little familiar to you its because the town’s streets were used as the settings for such films as “Driving Miss Daisy” and “Fried Green Tomatoes.”
What may be considered as one of the state’s best-kept secrets, Senoia is home to quaint shops, eateries and over 100 buildings listed on the […]
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