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(L-R): Gala committee members Patty Dailey and Christa Hyatt, Outdoor Innovations of Georgia owners Brian and Callie Caldwell, gala committee members Tim Green and Elizabeth Davis, and Heart and Soul Gala Chair and member of the Foundation Board of Directors Riezl Baker. CONTRIBUTED

(L-R): Gala committee members Patty Dailey and Christa Hyatt, Outdoor Innovations of Georgia owners Brian and Callie Caldwell, gala committee members Tim Green and Elizabeth Davis, and Heart and Soul Gala Chair and member of the Foundation Board of Directors Riezl Baker. CONTRIBUTED

Outdoor Innovations of Georgia sponsors 2025 Heart and Soul Gala

News Staff
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Outdoor Innovations of Georgia, one of the region’s premier pool and landscaping companies, has sponsored the 2025 Heart and Soul Gala, Lake Country’s premier black-tie fundraiser.This event, celebrating the 10th anniversary of St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital, will be held on Feb.
PAPA to hold auditions for On Golden Pond.

PAPA to hold auditions for On Golden Pond.

PAPA to hold auditions for On Golden Pond

News Staff
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The Plaza Alliance for the Performing Arts will hold auditions on Sunday and next Tuesday to cast its upcoming production of On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson.Performance dates have not yet been released, but auditions will be held at The Plaza Arts Center theater (305 N. Madison Ave.
This painting by Raven Waters will be among the artworks displayed Feb. 1 to June 28 as part of the Touch Grass exhibition at the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art, presented by STMA and Georgia Writers Museum. CONTRIBUTED

This painting by Raven Waters will be among the artworks displayed Feb. 1 to June 28 as part of the Touch Grass exhibition at the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art, presented by STMA and Georgia Writers Museum. CONTRIBUTED

STMA, GWM present ‘Touch Grass’ experience

News Staff
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Developed in collaboration between the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art (STMA) and Georgia Writers Museum (GWM), a new Touch Grass exhibit at STMA will feature the art of painter Raven Waters, potter Senora Lynch of the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe, and Steffen Thomas, the rural Buckhead museum’s featured...
Morgan James and the OPAS Philharmonic closed out the 2024 fall season for the Oconee Performing Arts Society at downtown Greensboro’s historic Festival Hall. CONTRIBUTED

Morgan James and the OPAS Philharmonic closed out the 2024 fall season for the Oconee Performing Arts Society at downtown Greensboro’s historic Festival Hall. CONTRIBUTED

OPAS announces Mardi Gras event in Eatonton

News Staff
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Coming off another successful fall season, the Oconee Performing Arts Society (OPAS) is looking forward to opening its 2025 schedule on Feb. 21 with Mardi Gras and All That Jazz at Barrel 118 in Eatonton, featuring celebrated trumpeter and vocalist Byron Stripling as guest artist.
Aspiring authors pay close attention as an instructor goes over material during a prior Georgia Writers Museum seminar similar to GWM’s Write on the Lake event scheduled for Feb. 21-23 this year. CONTRIBUTED

Aspiring authors pay close attention as an instructor goes over material during a prior Georgia Writers Museum seminar similar to GWM’s Write on the Lake event scheduled for Feb. 21-23 this year. CONTRIBUTED

‘Write on the lake’ retreat coming to GWM

News Staff
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Georgia Writers Museum is committed to continuing the legacy of great writers through its fourth annual writers retreat, Write on the Lake, which will take place Feb. 21-23 at the museum in downtown Eatonton.The Write on the Lake event will feature 20 renowned authors from across the South.
Our Father’s Kitchen continues to bring hope and nourishment to the Greensboro-Lake Oconee area by offering a free nutritious lunch every Saturday. CONTRIBUTED

Our Father’s Kitchen continues to bring hope and nourishment to the Greensboro-Lake Oconee area by offering a free nutritious lunch every Saturday. CONTRIBUTED

Our Father’s Kitchen serves the community love, nourishment

News Staff
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Our Father’s Kitchen, a weekly community soup kitchen, continues to bring hope and nourishment to the Greensboro-Lake Oconee area by offering a free nutritious lunch every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Family Life Center at First Methodist Church Greensboro – Lake Oconee.
“Team W” includes New York Times bestselling mystery writers Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig, who will be at Georgia Writers Museum Jan. 29 for its Meet the Authors event. CONTRIBUTED

“Team W” includes New York Times bestselling mystery writers Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig, who will be at Georgia Writers Museum Jan. 29 for its Meet the Authors event. CONTRIBUTED

GWM Interview: White, Williams, and Willig

News Staff
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Georgia Writers Museum (GWM) is excited to bring together three renowned New York Times best-selling mystery writers — Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and Lauren Willig (self-described as “Team W”) — as its Meet the Author(s) presenters Jan. 29 at downtown Eatonton.
Owned and operated by local entrepreneur Grace Caricofe, Gracefully Baked Bread Company has become a beloved staple in the community. CONTRIBUTED

Owned and operated by local entrepreneur Grace Caricofe, Gracefully Baked Bread Company has become a beloved staple in the community. CONTRIBUTED

Greene County Chamber of Commerce welcomes Gracefully Baked Bread Co.

News Staff
Thursday, January 16, 2025
The Greene Chamber of Commerce recently announced the addition of Gracefully Baked Bread Company to its growing membership. Owned and operated by local entrepreneur Grace Caricofe, Gracefully Baked Bread Company has become a beloved staple in the community.
Like a time machine, The Return takes audiences back to pivotal moments of rock ‘n roll history as experienced by John, Paul, George, and Ringo, the original members of The Beatles. CONTRIBUTED

Like a time machine, The Return takes audiences back to pivotal moments of rock ‘n roll history as experienced by John, Paul, George, and Ringo, the original members of The Beatles. CONTRIBUTED

The Return with the music of The Beatles

News Staff
Thursday, January 9, 2025
The 2024 season at The Plaza Arts Center was packed with exciting entertainment and fun community events, but now it’s 2025, and the hits will continue to come.
Lo Patrick will be this year's keynote speaker at the Georgia Writer Musuem's fourth annual Writers’ Retreat. CONTRIBUTED

Lo Patrick will be this year's keynote speaker at the Georgia Writer Musuem's fourth annual Writers’ Retreat. CONTRIBUTED

GWM announces 4th annual writers’ retreat

Lo Patrick
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Whether a writer, published author, or aspiring author, Georgia Writers Museum in Eatonton will bring together budding and experienced wordsmiths for its fourth annual Writers’ Retreat, Feb. 21-23.
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