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Time to count your chickens in downtown Gainesville
Annual Spring Chicken Festival set for April 25
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Perry Troutman and her grandmother, Marion Dandy, wear chicken hats made by students of Tracy Troutman, an art teacher at Fair Street Elementary School. Proceeds from the hats and scarves raise money for fifth-graders to go to Tybee Island and study coastal Georgia, Tracy Troutman said.
Elise Perkins
Updated: Apr 16, 2015, 5:00 AM
Published: Apr 15, 2015, 7:37 PM
Floats decorated with a poultry theme and chicken doused with a plethora of barbecue sauce are only a couple of items visitors to downtown Gainesville can experience Saturday, April 25, at the Spring Chicken Festival. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the city’s square. Activities will include a parade, barbecue chicken cook-off and art market titled “ReHatched.”
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Local celebrities face off in dance contest to raise money for 3 charities
Dancing for a Cause set for Aug. 26
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Anjana Freeman and dance instructor Jonathan Bryant practice at the North Geogia School of Music and Dance for the 2017 Dancing for a Cause. The event raises funds for three local charities.
Norm Cannada
Updated: Aug 23, 2017, 3:12 PM
Published: Aug 9, 2017, 10:44 PM
Some call it the “best fundraiser in town.” The fourth annual Dancing for a Cause will bring dinner, dancing and competition to the Chattahoochee Country Club on Aug. 26 as 10 local “celebrities” vie for the coveted Mirror Ball . The event, which begins with dinner at 7 p.m. and the show following at 8 p.m., is a fundraiser for three local charities: Gainesville-Hall County Alliance for Literacy, Center Point and Rape Response Inc.
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