Corn mazes aren't what they used to be - they're bigger and better than ever.
The Spokes for Speech bike ride fundraiser is set for Saturday, Oct. 8. The ride begins at 8 a.m. along a 20-, 40- or 60-mile route beginning and ending at North Hall High School, 4885 Mount Vernon Road in Gainesville. All riders receive a T-shirt and a goody bag. The cost is $35 per rider; all proceeds benefit the Northeast Georgia Speech Center. Register at 770-534-5141 or online. Riders under age 13 must ...
Fans of Big Band music won't want to miss the Glenn Miller Orchestra performing at 7 p.m. Oct. 11 in Hodgson Concert Hall at the UGA Performing Arts Center.
The Tiberius String Quartet from Romania will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at in the Piedmont College Chapel on Central Avenue in Demorest.
Comedian Joe Zimmerman will perform Oct. 7 at Buford Variety Theater. Named Charlotte's Comedian of the Year by Creative Loafing Magazine in 2006, he was nominated in 2009 by Rooftop Comedy for the Golden Shingle Award given to the most outstanding rising star in comedy. Tat year, Punchline Magazine called Zimmerman one of the top comics to emerge from the NC Comedy Arts Festival. Zimmerman tours with the Beards of Comedy, who recently recorded their ...
Families can experience farm life firsthand at the Touch a Tractor Family Event set for Oct. 8-9 at McDaniel Farm Park in Duluth.
Cyclists are gearing up for the third annual Good News for Gainesville benefit bike ride set for Oct. 1.
Photographers in Clarkesville will be in stride with others from all over the world as the city takes part in the Worldwide Photo Walk on Oct. 1.
Pet-lovers and their four-legged friends will soon converge on Laurel Park for a weekend of animal-inspired fun.
Some of the most popular works in theater history will be part of the Piedmont College Theatre's 2011-2012 season.
As a published author, Jack McDevitt knows a thing or two about "How to Get Your Work Rejected."
October brings more with it besides turning leaves and cooler temperatures. It also marks the fall Blue Sky Concert Series in downtown Gainesville.
Green Fest, an event full of fun and information about sustainability and the environment is set for 5-11 p.m. Sept. 29 at North Georgia College & State University in Dahlonega.
The Atlanta Open Band will perform Oct. 1 at the Sautee Nacoochee Center's Contra Dance. The band, described as "a wall of sound," includes a range of musicians, both professional and amateur, performing old-time Appalachian and Celtic music. "One of the most important aspects of our Sautee dances is community," said Peter Bull, a lead coordinator of the dances. "At this dance, we'll have a community of musicians playing for a community ...
In the world of Elvis tribute artists, there are Kings and there are pretenders to the throne.
John Ford Coley and Alex Harvey will kick off the Summer Songwriter Series at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at the Brenau Downtown Center.
The T. W. Holeman Gospel Music Group will pay tribute to retired U.S. Army veteran Master Sgt. Wayne Cantrell and the Veterans Alliance Group with a concert at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, June 9, at The International Apostolic Church of Northeast Georgia, 1029 W. Ridge Road, in Gainesville.
Blending an Alfred Hitchcock thriller with the hilarity of the Monty Python produces Habersham Community Theatre's next play "The 39 Steps."
More than 50 children will sing, dance and act in a musical rendition of Hans Christian Andersen's classic "The Ugly Duckling," as part of the 2013 Pam Ware Summer Community Theatre Children's Musical Theatre Workshop production HONK! Jr.
The inaugural Sheriff's Summer Sprint 5K benefiting the Georgia Sheriff's Youth Homes will be Saturday, June 8, at Allen Creek Soccer Complex, before the Hall County Sheriff's Office training center on Allen Creek Road.
Volunteers with the Yahoola Trails Conservancy have helped the Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center launch a complete and accurate new guide to "Hiking Trails in the Dahlonega Area: 22 Trails in the North Georgia Mountains within 32 miles of Dahlonega."
The Bowen Center for the Arts in Dawsonville is displaying the work of artists Ruth I. Money and Ann Goble until July 19.
Dancers ranging in age from high school and college students to adults of all ages will tap their feet to the sounds of fiddle and guitar, banjo and keyboard during Contra Dancing at the Sautee-Nacoochee Community Association Center in Sautee.
Food trucks will return to Suwanee's Town Center Park on Friday, June 7, following a successful event in May.
The city of Helen's 100th birthday is Aug. 18, and the Helen Arts & Heritage Center is asking visitors and residents to thumb through picture albums and search attics for old photos dating back as far as 1913.
The 3 Rings Circus will set up camp Sunday, June 9, in Dahlonega to raise money for five local charities.
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