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The Jazz Legacy Series at Greensboro’s Festival Hall, hosted by drummer and bandleader Justin Varnes, presents stories about and interpretations of music by some of the biggest stars of American jazz. CONTRIBUTED

The Jazz Legacy Series at Greensboro’s Festival Hall, hosted by drummer and bandleader Justin Varnes, presents stories about and interpretations of music by some of the biggest stars of American jazz. CONTRIBUTED

Purchase complete Jazz Legacy Series tickets now

News Staff
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Festival Hall in Greensboro is offering discounted rates for the three remaining shows of its Jazz Legacy Series this year, available as a package online at festivalhallga.com only until March 22.
L-R back row: Suzanne Vest, Robin Cassidy, and Diane Shinneman and in the front row (l-r): Sandy Young, Kathy Wardlaw, and Valerie Padgett. CONTRIBUTED

L-R back row: Suzanne Vest, Robin Cassidy, and Diane Shinneman and in the front row (l-r): Sandy Young, Kathy Wardlaw, and Valerie Padgett. CONTRIBUTED

PAPA reveals ‘Steel Magnolias’ cast

News Staff
Thursday, March 7, 2024
The Plaza Alliance for the Performing Arts (PAPA) has announced its cast for its upcoming production of the play Steel Magnolias, in April at the Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton.
Perhaps in the 1940s, Black residents gather at H.H. Park’s Grocery on the corner of South Jefferson and Marion Street in Eatonton, current site of the Maggie Lane womenswear shop. This may have been on a weekend when local people traditionally dressed up for a trip into town. CONTRIBUTED

Perhaps in the 1940s, Black residents gather at H.H. Park’s Grocery on the corner of South Jefferson and Marion Street in Eatonton, current site of the Maggie Lane womenswear shop. This may have been on a weekend when local people traditionally dressed up for a trip into town. CONTRIBUTED

History celebrated in Eatonton

Ian Tocher
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Two meetings were held in Eatonton last week, the first on Monday at the downtown Georgia Writers Museum and then on Saturday at historic Butler-Baker School on Alice Walker Drive, to remember and discuss Black life in Eatonton and Putnam County by those who lived it, primarily through the 1950s to...
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Madison named a ‘Tree City’ on Arbor Day

News Staff
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Communities across the state are planting trees and recognizing their benefits this month for Georgia’s Arbor Day. The day is observed annually on the third Friday in February, which this year fell on Friday, Feb. 16.
Two students pose as Thing 1 and Thing 2 during a previous Seuss on the Loose. CONTRIBUTED

Two students pose as Thing 1 and Thing 2 during a previous Seuss on the Loose. CONTRIBUTED

Seuss on the Loose this weekend at PCPS

News Staff
Thursday, February 29, 2024
“Fun is good,” Dr. Seuss once said, and fun will be had this Saturday during the 10th annual Ferst Readers Seuss on the Loose Festival at Putnam County Primary School (162 Old Glenwood Springs Rd.), featuring a fun run and all things Seuss. Fun Run registration begins at 9 a.m.
Writers Museum Book Review: The Rumor Game

Writers Museum Book Review: The Rumor Game

Writers Museum Book Review: The Rumor Game

News Staff
Thursday, February 29, 2024
For some Americans, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor did not settle the question of whether the United States should enter World War II against all the Axis powers.
Kel-Mac Saddle Club shows raise money for local charitable causes. CONTRIBUTED

Kel-Mac Saddle Club shows raise money for local charitable causes. CONTRIBUTED

Kel-Mac Saddle Club makes donations, plans events

News Staff
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Kel-Mac Saddle Club, one of the longest-running saddle clubs in the state of Georgia, recently donated $4,000 back to its immediate community. Over the past 48 years, Kel-Mac has raised and contributed more than $167,500 to local charitable causes.
After being placed in order of finishing by the judge, young cattle handlers await her personalized comments, critiques, and suggestions at Putnam County High School’s 17th annual Briar Patch Classic Dairy Heifer Show.

After being placed in order of finishing by the judge, young cattle handlers await her personalized comments, critiques, and suggestions at Putnam County High School’s 17th annual Briar Patch Classic Dairy Heifer Show.

Moooo-ving experience at Putnam High

Story And Photos By Ian Tocher
Thursday, February 22, 2024
One by one they enter the ring, led by students as young as eight years old to seniors in high school, these docile bovines have been shampooed, groomed, and even taught to stand still with their hooves and legs set just so to best impress the discerning eye of a veteran judge of prime dairy...
Alex Mendham and his ensemble played a dynamic program inspired by the jazz age. CONTRIBUTED

Alex Mendham and his ensemble played a dynamic program inspired by the jazz age. CONTRIBUTED

Romance is alive at OPAS Valentine’s Day show

News Staff
Thursday, February 22, 2024
OPAS delivered a unique Valentine’s Day concert on Feb. 14 at Festival Hall in Greensboro that transported audiences back to the exuberant era of the 1920s-‘30s.Featuring English bandleader and vocalist Alex Mendham and his orchestra, the event presented a captivating evening of music and romance.
GWM Q&A: Thomas Mullen

GWM Q&A: Thomas Mullen

GWM Q&A: Thomas Mullen

Thomas Mullen
Thursday, February 22, 2024
We all enjoy a tense, cat-and-mouse, chase thriller to keep us on the edge of our seats. And even better, when set in familiar historical settings, it’s a front-row seat.
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