BRASELTON - An estimated 1,200 riders will take part in the second year of the Jackson County Brevet (pronounced bruh-vaay) this weekend, as cycling enthusiasts gather to ride for a worthy cause.
A plethora of pigs, face jugs and roosters will fill Banks County Middle School on Saturday for the 11th North Georgia Folk Potters Festival.
Piedmont College's theater and art departments have organized a unique experience for budding actors and artists.
An area art professor has turned his passion for photography into an opportunity for the community to get a snapshot of days gone by.
The next exhibit opens tonight at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. N.E., Gainesville, and features an array of stunning works by local artists.
The Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center Foundation will hold a free screening Friday of a new film, "Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time," the first full-length, high definition documentary film ever made about legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold. The film is a production of the <a href="http://www.aldoleopold.org" ...
The mini-thespians of the Pam Ware Children's Musical Theatre Workshop are ready to showcase their talents in a production of "Captain Louie, Jr."
This weekend, the romance and laughter continues on stage with the Broadway hit "Guys and Dolls" at the Historic Holly Theatre in downtown Dahlonega.
After Mitch Farmer's death in 2009, his family, friends and co-workers wanted to keep his spirit of benevolence alive by continuing his June Jam concert project.
The Northwinds Symphonic Band is hitting the road with its "Stars, Strips and Sousa" concert. According to conductor Ron Evans, the show is a fan favorite. "We've been doing (John Phillip) Sousa shows off and on since 1988. The last one we did was in 2005," said Evans, who formed the group in 1984. "It's one of our most popular concerts. People are always asking when we're going to do it again." Sousa (1854-1932) was ...
If you have ever wondered what life was like during the Civil War, you can find out this weekend at the Northeast Georgia History Center.
The Gainesville State College Alumni Association has turned fundraising efforts to support scholarships and student programming into a community affair.
ATHENS - The State Botanical Garden will hold its 11th annual Sunflower Music Series with four summer concerts.
Instead of admiring well-landscaped yards from afar, area gardeners will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with a few master designs this weekend.
Wine enthusiasts will be able to get their fill of spirits this weekend in Lumpkin County. There will be two wine festivals going on this weekend in Dahlonega. One is being hosted by Three Sisters Vineyards & Winery and the other will be held on the grounds of BlackStock Vineyards and Winery. BlackStock's Georgia Fine Wine Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. ...
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.
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