Georgia Magazine - January 2020 - 12

EVENTS Calendar
n Classic South
Vietnam Transformed: The Art of Richard J.
Olsen, through Feb. 16, Morris Museum of Art,
Augusta. Paintings capture the artist's time in
Vietnam. (706) 724-7501. themorris.org.
Linda Hardy, Jan. 9-Feb. 28, Sacred Heart
Cultural Center, Augusta. Paintings by the Texasbased artist. (706) 826-4700. bit.ly/sacrdht.
Mountain Dulcimer Jam, Jan. 17-19, Mistletoe
State Park, Appling. Musicians play dulcimers,
fiddles, banjos, basses and harmonicas; listen or
bring your own instrument to join in.
(706) 860-3437. bit.ly/gspmsto.
American Rhythms, Jan. 18, The Miller Theater,
Augusta. Concert featuring works by American
composers Copland, Gershwin and Aguila.
(706) 842-4080. bit.ly/augsymp.
20th Annual MLK Celebration, Jan. 18-20,
Third Shiloh G.L. Avery Center and downtown,
Washington. Saturday breakfast, Sunday service
and Monday parade downtown commemorate
Martin Luther King Jr. (706) 990-9876.
washingtonwilkes.org.
8th Annual Beekeeping Course, Jan. 25,
Greensboro First United Methodist Church,
Greensboro. Learn about equipment, honeybee biology, plants and pollination, products
from the hive, plus queen rearing. (478) 4561049. lcba2020.eventbrite.com.
"The Greatest Love of All: The Whitney
Houston Show," Jan. 28-29, Jabez S. Hardin
Performing Arts Center, Evans. Singer Belinda

n Plantation Trace
Starlight Nature Serenade Hike, Jan. 4, 11, 18,
25, Seminole State Park, Donalsonville. Guided
hike under the stars to listen to the sounds of
nature. (229) 861-3137. bit.ly/gspsmsp.
Discovery Days, Jan. 5, 19, Flint RiverQuarium,
Albany. Storytelling, live animal presentations.
(229) 639-2650. bit.ly/rivraqur.
44th Annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and
Conference, Jan. 16, University of Georgia
Tifton Campus Conference Center, Tifton. Peanut
growers' trade show and expo. (229) 386-3470.
gapeanuts.com.
Rhythm and Roots, Jan. 17, Thomasville Center
for the Arts, Thomasville. Singer-songwriter
series. (229) 226-0588. thomasvillearts.org.

"Behold: Here Cometh the Dreamer," Jan. 25,
Whitaker Black Box Theater, Statesboro. Local
performers bring poems by Langston Hughes,
Maya Angelou and others to life through music
and the spoken word to honor Martin Luther
King Jr. (912) 212-2787. bit.ly/avrtctr.

n Georgia's Coast

Symphony Sundays, Jan. 26, Pretoria Fields,
Albany. Albany Symphony musicians perform
popular music in a casual setting. (229) 430-8933.
bit.ly/albsym.

Meet the Turtles, Jan. 11, Laura S. Walker State
Park, Waycross. Learn about Georgia's turtles in
this animal presentation. (912) 287-4900.
bit.ly/lswkrgsp.

"Once," Jan. 28, Mathis City Auditorium,
Valdosta. Broadway musical
about an Irish singer-songwriter
and his romance with a Czech girl.
(229) 247-2787. bit.ly/valonce.

GLOW Up 2020, Jan. 18, Howard Gilman
Waterfront Park, St. Marys. 5K Neon Glow Fun
Run/Walk to support suicide prevention.
(912) 467-2387. bit.ly/stmglow.

TODD ROSENBERG

"Hansel and Gretel," Jan. 14-15,
Theatre Dublin, Dublin. Atlanta
Opera Studio Tour's performance
of Engelbert Humperdinck's opera based on the classic fairy tale.
(478) 246-7861. bit.ly/dublaurart.

The Second City: Improv All-Stars, Jan. 30, Georgia
Southern University Performing Arts Center, Statesboro.
Chicago-based comedians on a national tour perform
without a script. (912) 478-7999. bit.ly/improvstars.

January 2020

Barefoot Comedy: Bengt Washburn, Jan. 23,
Whitaker Black Box Theater, Statesboro. Performance by the stand-up comic. (912) 212-2787.
bit.ly/avrtctr.

Summon the Sea! Contemporary Artists and
Moby Dick, through Feb. 16, Telfair Museums
Jepson Center, Savannah. Six artists explore
Herman Melville's story of Moby Dick through
sculpture, photography, prints and video.
(912) 790-8800. telfair.org.

Jimmy Fortune, Jan. 11, Grand
Theatre, Fitzgerald. The tenor
from the legendary Statler
Brothers performs country and
gospel music. (229) 426-5033.
bit.ly/fitzgac.

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Island Treasures, Jan. 1-Feb. 29, various
locations, Jekyll Island. Join the island-wide
treasure hunt to win handcrafted glass
floats. (912) 635-3636. jekyllisland.com.

Crossroads: Change in Rural America,
Jan. 18-Feb. 29, Andrew on the Square,
72 Dawson St., Andrew College, Cuthbert. Traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition highlights
the evolution of rural communities in the 20th
century through photos, objects, film, audio
and interactive technology. (229) 732-5990.
bit.ly/cuthxrds.

n Magnolia Midlands

GOLDEN ISLES CVB

Davids and a six-piece band pay tribute to the
late singer. (706) 726-0366. bit.ly/augstamus.

26th Annual Martin Luther King
Jr. Parade, Jan. 18, downtown,
Dublin. More than 175 floats
commemorate King's birthday.
(478) 272-4002. bit.ly/dubmlkp.

British Troops at Sunbury 1779, Jan. 18-20,
Fort Morris State Park, Midway. Interact with
re-enactors portraying the British soldiers who
captured Fort Morris and Sunbury on
Jan. 9, 1779. (912) 884-5999. bit.ly/gspftmo.
Brunswick Rockin' Stewbilee, Jan. 25,
Mary Ross Waterfront Park, Brunswick. Parade,
entertainment, classic and antique car show,
Brunswick stew competition. (912) 638-9014.
goldenisles.com.
"Carmen," Jan. 26, Ritz Theatre, Brunswick.
Peach State Opera presents the classic opera
by George Bizet. (912) 262-6934.
goldenislesarts.org.

Events for the April 2020 issue
are due by Jan. 15.
Email calendar@georgiaemc.com. See more
event listings at georgiamagazine.org.

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