Georgia Magazine - May 2018 - 11

SANDI NOBLES

GERI FOUST

2nd Annual Acworth Dragon Boat Race and Festival, May 5, Dallas
Landing, Acworth. Races benefit Loving Arms Cancer Outreach and
Dragon Boat Atlanta. bit.ly/acdbf. (678) 956-0062.

5th Annual Pickers in the Park, May 5, Cordele Community Clubhouse,
Cordele. Music, yard sale, crafts fair, food. pickersinthepark.com.
(229) 942-5932.

Area, Hartwell. Nine bands perform
throughout the day. (706) 436-9695.

benefit the American Cancer Society.
bit.ly/rflcobb. (770) 429-1624.

Pig Out & Pickin', May 26, Sautee
Nacoochee Center, Sautee Nacoochee.
Barbecue and entertainment by bluegrass
artists Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express 
and The Jeanette Williams Band. snca.org.
(706) 878-3300.

8th Chastain Park Spring Arts & Crafts
Festival, May 12-13, Chastain Park, Atlanta.
Arts and crafts, acoustic music, gourmet
food, kids' area. bit.ly/chspkaf.

45th Annual Helen to the Atlantic Hot
Air Balloon Race, May 31-June 2, Wilkins
Field, Bruckenstrasse, Helen. Local ballooning events around 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Weather permitting, competitors take off on
Thursday to vie to be the first to cross I-95
anywhere between Maine and Miami.
helenballoon.com. (706) 878-2271. 
3rd Annual North Georgia Highlands
Seafood Festival, June 1-3, Mayors Park,
Young Harris. Fresh seafood, arts and
crafts, crab races, entertainment. bit.ly/
nogahsf. (706) 897-6179.

ATLANTA METRO
ECO TINKER: Interactive Exhibits,
through May 31, Chattahoochee Nature
Center, Roswell. Visit nature-inspired tech
and tinker stations to learn about STEAM
(science, technology, engineering, arts,
mathematics). chattnaturecenter.org.
(770) 992-2055.
Shaky Knees Music Festival, May 4-6,
Central Park, 400 Merritts Ave. N.E., Atlanta.
Concerts by dozens of bands and musicians, including David Byrne, Jack White,
Queens of the Stone Age and The National.
shakykneesfestival.com. (888) 512-7469.
"Ripcord," May 10-13, 15-20, 22-27,
29-June 3, Aurora Theatre, Lawrenceville.
"The Odd Couple" meets "The Golden
Girls" in this comedy by Pulitzer Prizewinner David Lindsay-Abaire.
auroratheatre.com. (678) 226-6222.
"First Things First," May 10-13, 17-20,
Southside Theater Guild, Fairburn. Comedy
about a man who ends up with two wives
when he discovers that his first wife didn't
die in a climbing accident. stgplays.com.
(770) 969-0956.
Cobb Relay For Life, May 11, Larry Bell
Park, Marietta. Cancer awareness walk to
May 2018

76th Annual Yaarab Shrine Circus,
May 18-28, Jim R. Miller Park, Marietta.
Circus under the big top, carnival midway,
fireworks. yaarabshrine.net.
(404) 419-6755.
Fast Track 5K, May 26, Red Clay Music
Foundry, Duluth. Peachtree Road Race
qualifier to raise funds for the Southeastern
Railway Museum. duluthga.net.
(770) 476-2013.
Old Fourth Ward Arts Festival,
May 26-27, Old Fourth Ward Park,
Atlanta. Fine arts and crafts, kids' play area,
food, acoustic music. bit.ly/old4waf.
14th Annual Alpharetta Arts Streetfest,
May 26-28, downtown, Alpharetta. Nearly
100 artists offering mixed media, photography, pottery, jewelry, textiles, glass, wood,
metal and paper art. bit.ly/alphevnt.
(678) 297-6000.

PRESIDENTIAL PATHWAYS
"Last of the Red Hot Lovers,"
April 27-29, May 3-6, 10-12, Springer Opera
House, Columbus. Stage production of
Neil Simon's comedy. bit.ly/sprngop.
(706) 327-3688.
Cotton Pickin' Fair, May 5-6, Historic
Gay Family Homestead, Gay. Art, antiques,
crafts, entertainment. cpfair.org.
(706) 538-6814.
Shady Days in Gay, May 5-6, downtown,
Gay. Handcrafted items, food, entertainment. shadydaysingay.com. (706) 977-8548.
"A Southern Serenade" with Bel Canto
LaGrange, May 6, St. Mark's Episcopal
Church, LaGrange. Concert by LaGrange
women's ensemble. cswg.weebly.com.
(706) 882-2734.
Frogtown Crawfish Festival, May 11-12,
Woodruff Park, Columbus. Crawfish boil,
music, arts and crafts. bit.ly/frtwnhj.
(706) 289-7510.
More online at www.georgiamagazine.org

11th Annual Picnic in the Garden,
May 12, Hills & Dales Estate, LaGrange.
Celebrate Mother's Day with pony rides, a
cake walk, flower potting, music; bring a
picnic. hillsanddales.org. (706) 882-3242.
Flint River Poker Float, May 19, Sprewell
Bluff Park, Thomaston. Float the Flint River
and try for the best poker hand.
(706) 647-9686.
Emancipation Proclamation Celebration, May 26, Lincoln Park, Thomaston.
Parade and festivities to celebrate the anniversary of the freeing of the slaves in 1866.
bit.ly/thosgac. (706) 647-9686.
 

HISTORIC HEARTLAND

Images of Awakening, through June 17,
Georgia Museum of Art, Athens. Buddhist
sculptures from Afghanistan and Pakistan.
georgiamuseum.org. (706) 542-4662.
Spring Stroll of Macon Houses and
Gardens, May 4-6, Hay House, Macon.
Tour restored houses and private gardens.
bit.ly/gtmacss. (478) 742-8155.
40th Annual Human Rights Festival,
May 5-6, College Square, Athens. Music,
information booths, youth performances.
bit.ly/athhurf.
Old Clinton War Days, May 5-6, Old
Clinton Historic District, Clinton. Reenactors re-create the Battle of Sunshine
Church and the Battle of Griswoldville of
1864; tours of historic homes, exhibits and
crafts. oldclinton.org. (478) 607-0365.
"A Murdered Mystery," May 11-12, 18-19,
25-26, Nugteren Hangar at the Museum of
Aviation, Warner Robins. It's up to the dinner theater guests to catch a killer in old
Hollywood. bit.ly/wrmyst. (478) 926-6870.
Annual Arts Live on the Circle Festival,
May 12, 149 Commercial Circle, Warner
Robins. Fine art, bands, car show, garden
art. fasmidga.org. (478) 213-5631.
Sights and Sounds of Music, May 13,
State Botanical Garden, Athens. Mother's
Day concert by the Athens Flute Choir.
botgarden.uga.edu. (706) 543-1244.
Georgia Jugfest and Old Knoxville
Days, May 19, Crawford County Court11

http://www.pickersinthepark.com http://bit.ly/acdbf http://www.bit.ly/rflcobb http://www.hillsanddales.org http://bit.ly/chspkaf http://www.snca.org http://www.yaarabshrine.net http://www.bit.ly/thosgac http://www.duluthga.net http://www.helenballoon.com http://www.georgiamuseum.org http://bit.ly/nogahsf http://bit.ly/old4waf http://bit.ly/nogahsf http://bit.ly/gtmacss http://bit.ly/alphevnt http://bit.ly/athhurf http://www.chattnaturecenter.org http://bit.ly/sprngop http://www.oldclinton.org http://www.shakykneesfestival.com http://www.cpfair.org http://bit.ly/wrmyst http://www.shadydaysingay.com http://www.auroratheatre.com http://www.fasmidga.org http://www.stgplays.com http://botgarden.uga.edu http://bit.ly/frtwnhj http://www.georgiamagazine.org

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