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Blues & Barbeque, Sept. 26, Del’Avant, LaGrange. Various types of barbecue and live music. emmausshelter.com. (706) 883-7471. 18th Annual EAST COBBER Parade & Festival, Sept. 21, Johnson Ferry Road, between Lower Roswell and Roswell roads, Marietta. eastcobber.com/parade. (770) 6407070. The Georgia Woodwind Quintet, Sept. 26, Grifﬁn Auditorium, Grifﬁn. Music from 19th- and 20th-century compositions. grifﬁn concerts.org. (770) 228-3229. 22nd Annual Marietta StreetFest, Sept. 21, downtown, Marietta. Antiques, artisans, kids’ zone, classic car show, music festival. mariettahistory.org. (770) 794-5710. 47th Annual Roswell Arts Festival, Sept. 21-22, downtown, Roswell. Arts and crafts, live entertainment, food vendors. roswell artsfestival.com. (770) 641-3705. JapanFest, Sept. 21-22, Gwinnett Center Convention Center, Duluth. Performing arts, workshops, exhibitions about Japanese culture. japanfest.org. (404) 522-0122. Sandy Springs Festival, Sept. 21-22, Heritage Green, Sandy Springs. Artists’ market, business expo, kids’ park, 5K, 10K, food. sandyspringsfestival.com. (404) 851-9111. Plains Peanut Festival, Sept. 28, downtown, Plains. One-mile fun run and 5K road race, arts and crafts, food, parade, street dance, games. plainsgeorgia.com/peanut_ festival.html. (229) 824-5373. HISTORIC HEARTLAND Perspectives: Georgia Pottery Invitational, Aug. 30-Sept. 18, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation Art Center, Watkinsville. Works of 50 Georgia potters on display and pottery sale. ocaf.com. (706) 769-4565. Nature Ramblers, Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, State Botanical Garden, Athens. Learn about natural garden areas, explore ﬂora and fauna. botgarden.uga.edu. (706) 542-1244. “MAGNOLIA” BY VICKI HUNT Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer and many more. musicmidtown.com. (404) 817-6634; (800) 745-3000. SlowExposures 2013, Sept. 20-29, R.F. Strickland Building, Concord. Photography exhibition with images of the rural South, seminars. slow exposures.org. (770) 567-3600. Barnesville Buggy Days, Sept. 20-22, downtown, Barnesville. Arts and crafts, food, concert, dancing, parade, entertainment. barnesville.org. (770) 358-5884. Great White Concert, Sept. 28, Cox Capital Theatre, Macon. Featuring Jack Russell and special guests Ledfoot Messiah. coxcapital theatre.com. (478) 257-6391. The Cotton South Fine Arts Festival, Sept. 28-29, downtown, Madison. Arts and crafts, food vendors, entertainment. cottonsoutharts. com. (706) 296-7066. Corey Smith in Concert, Sept. 6, Classic Center, Athens. Country music artist performs. classiccenter.com. (706) 357-4444. CLASSIC SOUTH Hambone Jam, Sept. 6-7, Festival Park, Fort Valley. Barbecue competition, arts and crafts, car show, kids’ activities, live music. hambonejam.com. (478) 825-5986. Labor Day Jazz 2013, Sept. 1, Riverwalk, Augusta. A day of music presented by Garden City Jazz featuring a pop-up jazz club. garden cityjazz.com. (762) 233-5299. PRESIDENTIAL PATHWAYS “Murder by the Book,” Sept. 6-7, 12-15, 19-21, Warner Robins Little Theatre, Warner Robins. Live performance of this mystery/ comedy. wrlt.org. (478) 929-4579. Labor Day Festival & Fireworks, Sept. 2, downtown, Washington. Celebrate on the square with vendors, activities, ﬁreworks. washingtonwilkes.org. (706) 678-5111. Nature Know-how, through Sept. 26, Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain. Learn the environmental beneﬁts of gardening for butterﬂies. callawaygardens.com. (800) 225-5292. Native American Festival and PowWow, Sept. 7-8, Indian Springs Hotel and Museum, Flovilla. Traditional stories, Native American dress, crafts, music. thevillageat indiansprings.com. (770) 655-5905. Inaugural Ann N. Johnson UNCF Jazz Festival, Sept. 8, Jessye Norman Amphitheater, Augusta. Paine College presents regional and national jazz talent. gardencityjazz.com. (706) 821-8233. Labor Day on the Lake, Aug. 31-Sept. 2, Florence Marina State Park, Omaha. Games, nature programs, crafts. gastateparks.org/ ﬂorencemarina. (229) 838-4706. Naturally Acoustic Guitar Show, Sept. 14, Crooked Pines Farm, Eatonton. Outdoor concert by Joe Robinson, exhibits of vintage and new guitars, workshops. naturally acousticguitarshow.com. (706) 424-2700. Cruise-in on the Square, Sept. 14, downtown, Washington. Antique cars and trucks on display. washingtonwilkes.org. (706) 6785111. “A Tribute to Ella, Joe, Basie,” Sept. 25, Cobb Energy Centre, Atlanta. Performance to honor jazz greats. cobbenergycentre.com. (770) 916-2800. Whole Hawg Happenin’ BBQ & Music Fest, Sept. 29, Marietta Square, Marietta. Barbecue contests, music, Kids’ Zone. wholehawgbbqfest.com. (678) 981-6340. “Pump Boys and Dinettes,” Sept. 12-22, Main Street Players, Grifﬁn. Musical ﬁlled with country songs. mainstreetplayers.org. (770) 229-9916. Georgia Alpaca FiberFest, Sept. 13-15, Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain. Classes in knitting, crocheting, carding, spinning, weaving and ﬁber preparation using alpaca ﬁber. gaﬁberfest.com. (770) 537-4210. Archery Explorer Train Ride, Sept. 14, 21, SAM Shortline Excursion Train, Cordele. Ride in 1949 vintage train cars across Lake Blackshear to Plains and back. samshort line.com. (229) 276-0755. Beneﬁt Concert, Sept. 21, Pyne Road Park, LaGrange. Marshall Tucker Band, Paris Luna and Wet Willie raise funds for West Georgia Health Cancer Center. pickininthepark.org. (706) 302-3007. 12 Open Art Day, Sept. 14, various locations in Morgan and Clarke counties. Free admission to Steffen Thomas Museum, Madison Artist Guild, Morgan County African-American Museum and Madison Morgan Cultural Center. mmcc-arts.org. (706) 342-4743. “Homecoming Homicide,” Sept. 14, 28, New Perry Hotel, Perry. Murder mystery dinner theater performance. buriedhatchet. net. (478) 224-1000. Wellston Winds Concert, Sept. 15, First United Methodist Church, Warner Robins. Community band of educators, professionals and advanced students. (478) 923-7024. 31st Annual Georgia Golden Olympics, Sept. 18-21, various locations, Warner Robins. Men and women age 50 or older are encouraged to participate. georgiagolden olympics.org. (770) 867-3603. More online at www.georgiamagazine.org Waynesboro Farm Fest, Sept. 14, Southern Bank Complex, Waynesboro. Parade, arts and crafts, kids’ activities, barbecue cook-off. waynesborofarmfest.com. (706) 554-5451. Arts in the Heart of Augusta, Sept. 20-22, Augusta Commons, Augusta. Arts and crafts market, visual and performing arts, ethnic food. artsintheheart.com. (706) 826-4702. Elijah Clark Annual Bluegrass Festival, Sept. 20-22, Elijah Clark State Park, Lincolnton. gastateparks.org/elijahclark. (706) 3593458. Rock ‘n’ Roll Cruise-In, Sept. 21, downtown, Greensboro. Classic car show with live music from the ’50s and ’60s. down towngreensboroga.com. (706) 453-7674. intermedix IRONMAN 70.3 Augusta, Sept. 29, various locations, Augusta. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Georgia Magazine - September 2013

Georgia Magazine - September 2013
Contents
Viewpoint
Mailbox
Liberty Notes
Picture This?
Georgia News
Calendar of Events
Currents
Georgia’s Energy Outlook
From Rural Georgia to the Governor’s Mansion
Buried Treasure
Celebrating 75 Years in the Community
Lessons for Learning
Around Georgia
My Georgia
Georgia Gardens
Georgia Cooks
Snapshot

Georgia Magazine - September 2013