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4th of July Celebration

briggs — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:00:09 +0000

Sunday, July 4, 2010, will be an exciting and fun filled day in Dahlonega!
The day will begin with the 20th annual TLC Pet Show in Hancock Park, followed by a day filled with patriotic events and music. There will be an inflatable kids area in Hancock Park, our local non-profit organizations will be set up around our historic square selling food, crafts and much more. There will be a Classic Car show, a parade, live music and the day will culminate with a spectacular fireworks show over North Georgia College and State University’s campus. Come join in all of the fun!!

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21st Annual Mountain Top Rodeo

briggs — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:50:22 +0000

The 21st Annual Mountain Top Rodeo will be a highlight on the Rodeo circuit not only for all the world-class competitive action, but also for the breathtaking beauty of it’s North Georgia Mountain location. This year promises to be one of the best years to date with non-stop action, hilarious antics, and more fun than you can handle! This year’s rodeo is June 25th & 26th. Midway, which houses the vendors and exhibitors, opens at 6 p.m. while the events begin at 8 p.m. each night.

So shine up your spurs, get out your timers, and let’s get ready to RODEO!

Ticket Prices

Discounted Advanced Tickets

Adult 1-Day – $10
Adult 2-Day – $16
Child 1-Day – $5
Child 2-Day – $8

At the Gate
Adult 1-Day – $12
Adult 2-Day – $20
Child 1-Day – $6
Child 2-Day – $10

* Children constitute as ages 4-12.
3 & Under are FREE.

Parking Fee $2

Discounted advanced tickets are available at the following Ticket Outlets:

- R-Ranch in the Mountains Office

- Dahlonega Welcome Center

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The 3rd Annual Pie Baking Contest and Pie Tasting Event

daniel — Sat, 29 May 2010 05:00:02 +0000

The 3rd Annual Pie Baking Contest and Pie Tasting Event will take place on May 29, 2010 at the Dahlonega Hancock Park/Catholic Center (one block behind Brad Walker Pottery) in Dahlonega, GA. Tasting begins at 11AM and will continue until 2PM. Enter your best pie, either a savory or dessert pie (deadline for registration is May 10) or plan to attend the even and sample a wide selection from the best cooks in the area. A $10 ticket buys five servings of pie of your choice. Cash prizes and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons will be awarded in both “Savory” and “Sweet” categories. There will also be prizes awarded for “People’s Choice” and “Best of Show”. All proceeds will be donated to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program in Lumpkin County to assist in the purchase of books and mailing costs. Musical entertainment will be provided by Douglas Brake & the Sizzle-Hiss-Pop Band and the David Brothers Band. There will also be activities and fun for the whole family.

For more information, visit LCLC website at www.lumpkinliteracy.org or call Sharon Kridel at (706) 864-4906.

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MainStage Performers Announced For 2010 Bear on the Square Festival

daniel — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:12:06 +0000

The 14th annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival, scheduled Friday through Sunday, April 16-18, will bring another outstanding lineup of musicians to Dahlonega.

The MainStage Tent headline acts include multiple International Bluegrass Music Association award-winning band, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper; Jesse McReynolds and The Virginia Boys, led by the surviving member of the legendary bluegrass brother duo of Jim & Jesse; roots music group The Dixie Bee-Liners; soul-stirring singers Ginny Hawker and Tracy Schwarz with original roots country musician Kari Sickenberger; multi-talented acoustic musician John Lilly, making his fifth appearance at the festival; and Curtis Jones & Mountain Gypsy Project, a group of talented musicians led by Dahlonega resident Jones, who has performed before audiences throughout the world.

Throughout the three days of the festival, visiting and local musicians will gather in groups beginning at midday on Friday to jam on the lawn of the historic Gold Museum and at other points around the Public Square, providing the sounds of music throughout the downtown area. On Friday from 1:30-5:30 p.m., Southeastern Bluegrass Association members Estill Nicholson and Friends will be leading the jam on the square. A series of music workshops featuring many of the festival’s talented performers will be conducted throughout the three days, with Master Class Workshops on Friday and an Old-Time Mountain Dance planned for Saturday night.

Featured musicians for this year, including the headliners and several well known regional and local groups, will be onstage Saturday and Sunday in the large white tent in Hancock Park just north of the Public Square. Other scheduled performers include The Buzzard Mountain Boys, Gold Rush with Neel Pender, the Georgia Mudcats, High Windy, Whitepath, Camp Creek Committee, The Rosin Sisters, Curley Maple and the Georgia Pick and Bow Traditional Music School. The final act on Saturday will be the Rockin’ the Roots set: Honky Tonk Night in the Round featuring Ginny Hawker, Tracy Schwarz, Kari Sickenberger, John Lilly, Sonny Houston, Neel Pender and Dan Martin.

Another premier North Georgia band, BlueBilly Grit, will provide music for the annual Live Country Auction, a major fund-raiser for the festival, which will be held in the performance tent in Hancock Park on Friday night. And, on Sunday morning, the MainStage Tent will be the scene of the annual Gospel Jam.

In addition to music, Bear on the Square also celebrates the traditional art and craft of the mountains in its juried Mountain Marketplace, offering handcrafted art based on Appalachian culture. The artists and their work will be available at booths around the Public Square which will be filled with pottery, handmade baskets, jewelry, candles, instruments, jams and jellies, artwork, and much more. With the prestigious John C. Campbell Folk School as a major sponsor for the second year, the festival will include artwork, performances, and demonstrations from some of the folk school’s dancers, musicians and artists.

Dahlonega’s business community is also participating in the festivities, with special showings at the art galleries on and near the Public Square. Plus, a number of local music venues have scheduled performances that weekend.

Special children’s activities in and around the Public Square are also planned during the event, including a hands-on Little Pickers Tent, where children can have fun with real old-time and bluegrass musical instruments, a Teddy Bear Picnic and a performance of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears on the Square.”

Major sponsors for the festival include Jim Ellis Audi of Atlanta, Corporate Sponsor; John C. Campbell Folk School, Marketplace Sponsor; The Fudge Factory and The Crimson Moon Cafe´, both of Dahlonega, MainStage Sponsors; LVS Homes, Workshop Tent Sponsor for Saturday and Sunday workshops; Norman Adams Insurance, Food Court Sponsor; SouthEastern Bluegrass Association (SEBA) Education Committee, Master Class Workshops Sponsor; North Georgia Wealth Management Group, Live Country Auction Sponsor; folk artist Billy Roper, Heritage Sponsor; and The Pender Family, Founding Sponsor. Co-sponsor of the event is the Convention & Visitors Bureau of the Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce. The Appalachian Studies Center at North Georgia College & State University is a partner of the festival, and the Friends of Music at North Georgia College & State University’s Music Department is a partner for the Friday Master Class Workshops.

More information about the 2010 Bear on the Square Mountain Festival, including details of other activities, can be found at www.bearonthesquare.org. Last year’s festival drew a record estimated 50,000 people to the three-day event.

Bear on the Square Mountain Festival, Inc., which stages the show each year, is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit cultural arts organization whose mission is to preserve and celebrate the culture of the Southern Appalachians through the presentation of music, traditional craft, and folkways. Tax deductible donations are welcome and can be sent to P.O. Box 338, Dahlonega, GA 30533.

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Bear on the Square Live Country Auction

daniel — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:08:39 +0000

Has Earlier Starting Time, Sponsor for Event

The 14th Annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival’s Live Country Auction, which will be held Friday, April 16, will have an earlier starting time this year. Festival officials also announced that the highly-popular opening night event has obtained a sponsor.

The event will take place in the MainStage Tent in Dahlonega’s Hancock Park adjacent to the Historic Public Square. A preview of auction items will begin at 5 p.m. with BlueBilly Grit, a premier bluegrass band from North Georgia, providing music. There will also be food available for preview attendees with catering by Shenanigan’s Irish Pub and Bourbon Street Grille of Dahlonega. Then, starting at 6 p.m.,the spirited bidding will get underway with professional auctioneer Sam Williamson running the show.

Auction Sponsor is North Georgia Wealth Management Group (www.ngwmg.com) of Dahlonega. Founded by Laura J. LaTourette, CFP®, the independent financial planning practice specializes in serving pre-retirees and retirees with fee-based and hourly financial planning and fee-based wealth management services, including wealth transfer and preservation through wealth structuring, estate planning, investment management and trust services.

The Live Country Auction is one of the most eagerly-awaited events of Bear on the Square weekend each year. It takes place in the large MainStage Tent in Hancock Park on the opening night of the festival.

Each year, the auction features the work of area folk artist Billy Roper, along with the work of other talented local artists and juried artists taking part in Bear on the Square’s Mountain Marketplace, including artists from the John C. Campbell Folk School, the marketplace sponsor. Among the items will be a painting by artist/musician Patsy Kline of the Appalachian Jam which takes place on the lawn of the Gold Museum in Dahlonega. There will also be bidding on gift baskets, services and other products from the local business community.

Melanie Pruitt, who is auction chair once again this year, said, “As in the past, we need the support of our local merchants, businesses, and community to make this auction a success. We will begin accepting donations and contributions any time between now and the [preferred] deadline date of Thursday, April 15.” Pruitt urged those planning to provide items for the auction to contact her prior to the deadline so she can get them on the auction log sheet. ”If donations are brought in late, it’s unlikely we’ll be able to get your name and donation on the log sheet for auction attendees and we don’t want to leave anyone out, if possible.”

Pruitt, who noted that contributors will receive a receipt for tax purposes, said she can be reached at 706-864-0374 or by email at melanie.pruitt@windstream.net This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . ”We can pick up your donation or you can drop it off at Cranberry Corners, our donation headquarters, and we ask that you include a brief description of the item and its approximate retail value. She also expressed appreciation to the community for its continued support of the event. “This is what keeps this festival going year after year, and we want to thank you in advance.”

Bear on the Square Mountain Festival, Inc., which stages the festival each year, is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit cultural arts organization whose mission is to preserve and celebrate the culture of the Southern Appalachians through the presentation of music, traditional craft, and folkways. Tax deductible donations are welcome and can be sent to P.O. Box 338, Dahlonega, GA 30533. More details about the 2010 Bear on the Square Mountain Festival, including information about music performances, the juried artists marketplace, workshops, and other activities can be found at www.bearonthesquare.org.

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2010 Bear on the Square Festival

daniel — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:00:08 +0000

The 14th annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival will be an incredible weekend of music and art held around the Historic Public Square in Dahlonega, Ga. which is located in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains.

From April 16-16, old time and bluegrass music will fill the downtown square and nearby Hancock Park.The festival opens on Friday as the musicians for the street jams start gathering around the Historic Public Square around noon.There will be on-stage performances on Saturday and Sunday at the MainStage Tent in Hancock Park by local, regional, and national musicians with headline acts including the Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Jesse McReynolds & the Virginia Boys, and Ginny Hawkers & Tracy Schwarz with Kari Sickenberger

The Mountain Marketplace around the square is being sponsored this year by John C. Campbell Folk School and will include a juried artists’ market of traditional crafts, artists demonstrating their craft throughout the marketplace as well as a heritage folk life area featuring John C. Campbell Folk School artists demonstrating such crafts as blacksmithing, basketry and more.

Extensive music workshops, the Sunday morning Gospel Jam, a street dance, the Live Country Auction on Friday evening, family activities, and of course, food, complete the offerings during the festival. For more information about the festival, including event times and locations and a complete list of sponsors, visit www.bearonthesquare.org.

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Dahlonega Egg Hunt

daniel — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 07:00:07 +0000

Saturday, April 3 at 1:00 pm at Dahlonega Baptist Church.

2,000 eggs to find, 25 prize eggs, door prizes, inflatable, homemade refreshments. An event for the entire family.

Invite friends and neighbors.

Velvie Banister, Minter to Children

Office Phone: 706.864.3676 ext 113

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Bring Back The Tour de Georgia!

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:50:19 +0000

From 2003 to 2008 cycling fans were treated to a great race – the Tour de Georgia.

This is the race which brought stage racing back to
the United States!

This is the race which is one of only three 2HC races in
the United States!

This is the ONLY race with the epic Brasstown Bald stage!

We missed the Tour de Georgia in 2009 and we want our Tour back!

It’s time to show sponsors and organizers what the Tour de Georgia means to us. Sponsors will follow the lead of fans and spectators.

The Tour de Georgia Foundation, Inc. (a 501c(3) public charity) is initiating a grassroots coalition made up of ALL cyclists, fans, bike clubs and retailers to shape the Tour de Georgia and grow the fan base every year. The Tour de Georgia should be the flagship event for all U.S. cyclists and we can all play a part in its success.

The Tour de Georgia is positioned to return. Applications for the traditional Tour dates for 2010 have been filed. Now we have to do our part to Bring Back the Tour de Georgia!

Tour de Georgia

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Live Nativity no plastic animals here

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:00:53 +0000

STARLIGHT TOURS
and Hayride to Live Nativity
Tours start at 6:00, 6:30 and 7:00!
Reservations recommended
BRING YOUR FLASHLIGHT!
Bring your flashlight and join our guides as they take you on a walk through the zoo under the stars!
Hear the wolves howl, meet some amazing nocturnal animals such as a bushbaby and owl.
Meet other zoo friends and learn lots of fun and exciting facts about the animals
While waiting for your tour to start, enjoy our petting area full of fun, cuddly animals!
Afterwoods, you will take the hayride past the camels, yaks, water buffalo and more! Enjoy feeding and petting these animals as your guide continues to share about the Reason for the Season and all about God’s amazing animals.
Hear fun and inspirational stories about these animals and enjoy time with your family under the stars!
The hayride will end at the live nativity! Take a moment to take in the sight and remember that the birth of Jesus is the Reason to celebrate. Enjoy petting and interacting with the nativity animals.
While there you can visit the bonfire where you can roast marshmellows, sing along with Christmas carols and simply enjoy your family and friends (both furry and not so furry) under the stars!

COST IS $25.
Reservations recommended:
Save $3 if you reserve before thanksgiving!
Group rates w/ reservations (20 or more) $20

For more information click here.

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HemlockFest

briggs — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:03:39 +0000

HemlockFest is an annual benefit music festival, held on November 6-9, 2009, to increase public awareness and generate funds to help save the eastern and Carolina hemlock trees. Money raised will be used for support of the Georgia laboratories rearing adelgid-devouring beetles, education and research on the HWA problem, and assisting businesses and homeowners to protect hemlocks on their private property.

HemlockFest will be held at Starbridge . This is a beautiful 40 acre camping venue with small lake for canoeing, fishing, etc. 100% of donations/proceeds from the festival will go toward advancing the hemlocks defense against the woolly adelgid. Fire dance as well as music from such genres as singer songwriter, blue/newgrass, blues, Celtic rock, and jam band will be performed. Family and children’s activities will take place. Arts and Craft vendors will be present and food, drink, t-shirts and other festival paraphernalia will be available for purchase. Silent auction will take place. For directions or further information (on the hemlock/woolly adelgid issue, the bands, ticketing, where to make donations, how you can help, etc.) please visit our website.

For more information on this festival, visit HemlockFes.

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