License to Chill Snow Island & Magical Nights of Lights

Escape to the lake!

Lakefront paradise is a wintry wonderland at Margaritaville! LandShark Bar & Grill is fun every day, any time of the year with fire pits, cold beer, live music. The seasonal revelry begins November 16th with Magical Nights of Lights and License to Chill Snow Island!

Trade in your flip-flops for snow boots this winter for a flurry of fun at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands!

Scott’s Downtown fka Scott’s on the Square

Valentine’s Day at Scott’s Downtown. Scott’s is looking forward to welcoming all of their couples for their fabulous 5-course pix fixe dinner. For reservations call 770-536-1111 or online http://www.scottsdowntown.com

Antebellum

It’s not too early to reserve for Valentine’s Day! Treat your loved one to an intimate, romantic dinner. Antebellum will be serving their regular seasonal menu in addition to several specials. To reserve your table, For reservations call – 770-965-8100, or book online www.opentable.com/antebellum.

El Tacoma 4-9 PM // Taproom Open 1-10 PM

Join us on Friday and Saturday all January long for the Month of el Tacoma!! Grab any number of delicious tacos and quesadillas of your choosing, and grab a discounted Stinger Rye to make the perfect pair!

Entertainment is in the works for these events (see individual dates below), stay tuned for more details throughout January!

Saturday, January 5th: Music by Luke Latimer (6:30-9:30 PM)

Classic Nashville Roadshow featuring Jason Petty & Katie Deal

Remember when June fell for Johnny and Loretta was just a coal miner’s daughter?  Let Classic Nashville Roadshow take you on a journey down memory lane with your favorite classic hits honoring the world’s most beloved country greats!  Classic Nashville Roadshow features renowned duets, such as “Golden Ring,” “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man,” and “Jackson”; poignant tunes like “Crazy” and “He Stopped Loving Her Today”; and gospel traditions such as “Will The Circle Be Unbroken.”  Get swept back in time with songs made famous by Dolly Parton, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and many, many more.

Be inspired at North Georgia’s longest running Bridal Expo. Find everything you need to plan the perfect wedding in one location. Meet with experienced local vendors. Enjoy, music, food and pop up fashion shows.
$7 at the door

• Sunday, January 27 at 12:30 PM – 4 PM

• Gainesville Civic Center 830 Green St NW, Gainesville, Georgia 30501

Chinese Acrobats of Hebei

License to Chill Snow Island & Magical Nights of Lights

Escape to the lake!

Lakefront paradise is a wintry wonderland at Margaritaville! LandShark Bar & Grill is fun every day, any time of the year with fire pits, cold beer, live music. The seasonal revelry begins November 16th with Magical Nights of Lights and License to Chill Snow Island!

Trade in your flip-flops for snow boots this winter for a flurry of fun at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands!

Scott’s Downtown fka Scott’s on the Square

Valentine’s Day at Scott’s Downtown. Scott’s is looking forward to welcoming all of their couples for their fabulous 5-course pix fixe dinner. For reservations call 770-536-1111 or online http://www.scottsdowntown.com

Antebellum

It’s not too early to reserve for Valentine’s Day! Treat your loved one to an intimate, romantic dinner. Antebellum will be serving their regular seasonal menu in addition to several specials. To reserve your table, For reservations call – 770-965-8100, or book online www.opentable.com/antebellum.

Join us for our Valentines edition of Sweet Acre Farms Arty Party featuring a Create-Your-Own Sangria Bar! Unique Creations by Hilery will provide all the materials and guidance you will need to create a whimsically romantic “Lovebird” wall hanging (see Facebook event picture). Cost includes one trip to the sangria bar and everything you need for the project! Additional trips to the bar and other wines will be available for purchase. This is perfect for a girls night or date night! Let’s socialize, drink and get creative! Limited seats available, get your tickets today!

Hosted by Sweet Acre Farms Winery and Unique Creations by Hilery

• Friday, February 1, 2019 at 7 PM – 10 PM

• Sweet Acre Farms Winery 7584 Bill Wilson Rd, Alto, Georgia 30510

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The laughs are nonstop when a company of second-tier actors stumble through their final rehearsal of “Nothing On,” a silly sex romp, and can’t even get through the first act without serious and hilarious problems. Cut to an actual performance, when the whole set turns around revealing the uproarious but silent backstage shenanigans as the performance staggers on despite love triangles, dementia and a well-loved flask. When their theatre world turns again, we see the actors in their last stop on the tour, when the show (and cast) are on their last legs and the backstage drama erupts in door-slamming, trouser-dropping chaos that defines farce. Playwright Michael Frayn’s comedy, established as both a classic farce and a fiendishly ingenious homage to the form, has enjoyed 3 Broadway runs.  Rated PG13

Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. Men On Boats is the true(ish) history of John Wesley Powell’s 1869 expedition, when the one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. Using convention made familiar in Broadway blockbuster Hamilton, this thrilling and comical new play helps modern audiences envision Powell’s historic trip using 19th-century customs but 21st–century language. And one more thing that helps us understand these men out of their comfort zone… all the men are portrayed by women, in a gently exaggerated style that both highlights and mocks the clichés of the hero adventurer archetype. Join us for a wild ride down the uncharted rivers! Written by Jaclyn Backhaus. Rated PG13

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE PRESENTED BY THEATRE BUFORD

COST: $30-$35

Save the Date! Valentines Dinner at Sweet Acre Farms Winery Feb 16th at 7:30. Featuring a four-course dinner prepared by Chef Kim Johnson with wine pairings and live music.

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Don’t Miss a night of laughs and good times!

Born in Chicago and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Francine Reed has had a passion for singing since her early childhood. She began singing professionally with her family’s gospel group when she was five. “I always say I was born singing,” Reed has said in a biographical release. “I can still remember my first performance when I was a 3-year-old in my aunt’s church. I used to listen to rehearsals with her gospel choir and I’d sing ‘I Wanna See Jesus’ in front of the congregation…It’s a natural, God-given talent.”

Is a Hawk a buzzard or a vulture? Learn this and more at Elachee’s 5th Annual Raptor Fest.

Saturday, March 16, 2019 … Rain or Shine

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE: Elachee Visitor Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville, GA 30504 DIRECTIONS / MAP

WHAT is Raptor Fest? A seasonal Elachee public nature program with live bird and animal encounters giving children, families and nature lovers the chance to learn more about wild birds of prey.

ADMISSION: Pay at the Gate

• $10 Per Person (ages 2 and older)
• Elachee Members $5 Per Person

PARKING: FREE shuttles to/from designated parking areas

Balsam Range is; Buddy Melton (fiddle, lead and tenor vocals), Darren Nicholson (mandolin, octave mandolin, lead vocals, baritone and low tenor vocals), Dr. Marc Pruett (banjo), Tim Surrett (bass, dobro, baritone and lead vocals), and Caleb Smith (guitar, lead & baritone vocals). The five original members are all acoustic musicians and singers from western North Carolina. They thoughtfully and respectfully adopted the name of a majestic range of mountains that surround part of their home county of Haywood, NC where the Great Smoky Mountains meet the Blue Ridge, the Great Balsam Range.

The members of Balsam Range are extremely proud of their home in Haywood County, NC and invite you all to come visit their beautiful part of the country!

In January 2016, brothers Zachary and Dylan Zmed (acoustic guitars/vocals) and their partner (drummer in the group) Burleigh Drummond began developing The Everly Brothers Experience show. Since then they have celebrated the pivotal sounds of The Everly Brothers music with enthusiastic crowds all across the US and overseas in iconic clubs, theaters, performing arts centers, casinos, ballrooms, and coliseums. The Zmeds say, “e are not impersonators, Our aim is to honor the aesthetics of their iconic sound and honor their unique place in music history all while having a little fun telling our own personal story,” and they do just that. Growing up with a father, (Adrian Zmed) as a traveling singer/dancer/actor (Grease 2 Bachelor Party, T.J. Hooker), and a mother (Barbara) as a second grade teacher in a suburb of Los Angeles, the Zmed Brothers continually strive to pay homage to their roots by always infusing an instinctual blend of entertainment (a la Smothers Brothers) and contextual education in their performance.

Willkommen to the infamous Kit Kat Klub, where a garish Master of Ceremonies welcomes the audience and a raucous ensemble including Sally Bowles takes the stage nightly to tantalize the crowd – and to leave their troubles outside. With the Emcee’s bawdy songs as wry commentary, Cabaret explores the dark, heady and tumultuous life of Berlin’s natives and expatriates as Germany slowly yields to the emerging Third Reich. Walk into the seedy nightclub with American expat Cliff and hear some of the most memorable songs in theatre history, including “Cabaret,” “Willkommen” and “Maybe This Time.” Leave your troubles outside – life is beautiful at Cabaret – John Kander, Fred Ebb and Joe Masteroff’s Tony-winning musical about following your heart while the world loses its way.  Rated R

Set in a museum in front of Gustav Klimt’s beloved painting, “The Kiss”, this play invites the audience to share in moments of compassion and comedy as pairs of characters experience this famous painting and find the courage to connect, with differing levels of success.  Playwright, Helena Scholz-Carlson is a recent graduate of Northwestern University and her work was just celebrated by the Horizon Theatre’s New South Young Playwrights Festival.  This full production of The Kiss will be combined throughout the weekend with smaller staged readings celebrating the development process of new plays that speak truth into our lives.

FOOTLOOSE PRESENTED BY THEATRE BUFORD

Footloose is the story of Ren McCormack, a teenage boy from Chicago. He and his mother move to the small town of Bomont after his father abandons them. Upon arriving, Ren finds himself at odds with most of the town, including the Reverend Bomont. The Reverend has convinced the town to outlaw dancing, which Ren finds unbelievable.

With the help of the Ariel (the Reverend’s daughter) and Willard (a country hick who becomes his best friend), Ren convinces the Reverend to let the teenagers dance, and in the process helps the town to heal from a tragedy that affected them all.

2018 RACE RESULTS: Half Marathon, 5K Run/Walk

RACE DATE: Saturday Morning, April 13, 2019

With multiple courses, the Trillium Trek Trail Run & Walk is a great adventure for advanced racers and beginners alike, and the perfect opportunity to experience the great outdoors within Georgia’s only National Dedicated Old-Growth Forest.

Three Races at Elachee

Race along the trails in the Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve. Register by March 22, 2019 to be guaranteed a race t-shirt.

• $60 Entry Fee: Half-Marathon COURSE MAP 
• $30 Entry Fee: 5K Run/Walk COURSE MAP
• $20 Entry Fee: Kids Fun Run COURSE MAP

RACE CHECK-IN/RACE DAY REGISTRATION: 7-7:45 a.m.
HALF-MARATHON and 5K RACE Start Time: 8 a.m.

Kids Fun Run Check-In/Race Day Registration/Start Time: TBD

Event proceeds benefit Elachee’s nature education and conservation activities. 

Join me at Sweet Acre Farms Winery for a relaxed afternoon of great wine and music.

An absolutely beautiful place to spend a spring afternoon. See you there!

John Mueller’s “Winter Dance Party”® is the official live and authentic re-creation of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper’s final tour and the only show endorsed by the Holly, Valens, and Richardson estates. Each live concert performance includes over two hours of unbridled, high voltage entertainment featuring all the hit songs of the 50’s era: That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Oh, Boy, Rave on, La Bamba, Chantilly Lace, and many, many more.