Local market including produce, arts & crafts, soaps, jellies, breads with live music and fun for kids helpd every Saturday April through October Rain or Shine.
Local market including produce, arts & crafts, soaps, jellies, breads with live music and fun for kids helpd every Saturday April through October Rain or Shine.
A Weekend Driving Tour Original works of art made by regional artists at our charming shops, galleries and studios. · Start anywhere you like… Plot your own course Featuring Paintings, pottery, folk art, jewelry, glass, mixed media, metal, photography, handcrafted furniture, fiber, wood, and much more!
Arts & Crafts Vendors, Lavender Wand Making (free of charge), Culinary Tastings, Chair Massages, Face Painting and Music.
Dwayne Crocker: Expressions in ClayThe Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia presents its latest featured exhibit: Dwayne Crocker: Expressions in Clay, which opened November 4. The exhibit will be on display until May 3, 2024. Crocker’s work is traditional with an expressive twist. He uses Georgia red clay and mixes his own glazes to create one-of-a-kind pieces. Visitors to the Museum can experience his work through an exhibition of select pieces that showcase his sculptural mastery. The exhibit features face jugs, snake jugs, roosters, and commemorative UGA pieces on loan from private collections as well as the artist’s collection. Crocker grew up in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains in Lula and later Gillsville. Both towns are traditional pottery communities where Dwayne witnessed potters creating their wares. He learned and worked at Wilson Pottery and also made production garden-ware before opening his own pottery shop in 1999. “Dwayne’s work is infused with a tremendous amount of expression, movement, and life.” says Folk Pottery Museum Director Emily DeFoor. “The sculptural elements of his pottery demonstrate his years of dedication to his craft.” The Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia is open seven days a week, Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. It is located at 283 Highway 255 North, ¼ mile north of the intersection with Georgia Highway 17, and four miles southeast of Alpine Helen. For more information visit www.folkpotterymuseum.com or call 706-878-3300.
Paul and Corie are newlyweds in every sense of the word. He’s a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer, and she’s a free spirit, always looking for the latest thrill. After their six-day honeymoon, they land in their too-expensive, leaky, dreary New York City apartment…until they get a surprise visit from Corie’s loopy mother for whom they play matchmaker with the nutty neighbor upstairs. As everything goes wrong, the young married couple learns what marriage is all about, including spontaneity…like running barefoot in the park! PG
The Rhododendron FestivalApril 12-May 12, 2024 Open 7 days a week! Monday through Saturday 10am to 5pm Sundays 12pm to 4pm Free Admission to the Festival! Tour Hamilton Gardens: $6 per person Cart Tours are $10 each Spend a day in the most beautiful part of North Georgia - Hiawassee and the stunning Hamilton Gardens. This magical botanical garden is filled with native wildflowers like trilliums, shooting stars, and trout lilies, and more than 1,500 rhododendrons and native azaleas making it the largest collection in the Southeast! During peak bloom time we will be celebrating our beautiful native flowers with a Rhododendron Festival! The Festival is held in our Courtyard and it will be open 7 days a week for FREE! Daily Special Features include: Plant Sales Garden Tours Featured artwork for sale Art Exhibit on Saturdays 11 - 4 Seminars and Classes on Sundays Our Courtyard will be open to the public for brunch and lunch in the garden! Saturday and Sunday 11:00 am to 4pm, April 12th through May 12th. Award winning food trucks, gourmet dessert and coffee vendors, unique and organic homemade ice cream as well as artistic and delectable charcuterie boards. Wine and Mimosa Bar opens at noon Saturdays and Sundays (sponsored by Crane Creek and Hightower Creek Wineries) Musical performances each Saturday and Sunday, 12pm to 3pm on the Courtyard Stage
Spend a day in the most beautiful part of North Georgia - Hiawassee and the stunning Hamilton Gardens. This magical botanical garden is filled with native wildflowers like trilliums, shooting stars, and trout lilies, and more than 1,500 rhododendrons and native azaleas making it the largest collection in the Southeast! During peak bloom time we will be celebrating our beautiful native flowers with a Rhododendron Festival. Enjoy live music, food, drinks, a plant sale, daily seminars and more! Admission is free to the festival and a $6 donation to tour the gardens.
Top, award winning songwriters from Nashville & Georgia performing and telling stories about each song. Five venues all three days
Sassafras Artisan Market, brought to you by the North Georgia Arts Guild, brings together the finest artists and artisans from our beautiful mountain region. Our annual juried event offers visitors a fun, family-friendly ART experience.Shop for the perfect gift, something fun or beautiful for yourself or your home. You’ll find original art and fine crafts from over 100 exhibitors: painting, photography, fiber, pottery, folk art, wood, metal, jewelry, and much more! Watch artists demonstrate their work and talent. All ages will have fun making art projects to take home. And when it’s time for a break, take a seat in the dining tent and enjoy yummy festival foods, treats and beverages from the Food Trucks. The Artisan Market is both indoors and out at the Rabun County Pavilions and Civic Center in Clayton, GA. Ample Parking is close and convenient. Parking & Admission are free.
2024 Annual Blue Ridge Trout AND Outdoor Adventures Festival in the downtown Blue Ridge City Park. Pt on by the Blue Ridge Mountain Trout Unlimited Chapter.Cast - Paddle - Hike - Climb - Ride - Axe Throwing - Outdoor Art- Live Music - Craft Beer and Food and much more. This is not just a fishing event, learn about kayaking, hiking, mountain biking and more. Many local outfitters will be onsite to help you. Local outfitters and guides help you learn why trout fishing - especially fly-fishing - is a growing sport among men and women in the Southern Appalachian Mountains of Georgia...where, when and how to catch rainbow, brown and brook trout inn the Trout Capital of Georgia. Trout Fest Program Tents present expanded programs including mountain biking and kayaking. Professional fishing guides and outfitters share their fishing programs that tell our visitors what they need to know for a successful day of trout fishing in the Trout Capital of Georgia. New This Year! Trout Fest's Toccoa River Tagged Trout-Fishing Derby! Fish the Toccoa River from March 26 to April 25 and win gear, guide trips, cash and more when you return a Trout Fest event tag from a trout stocked by TROUT FEST '24. Trout Fest Activity Zone, opens up outdoor fun for our visitors with fish-bike-kayak demos and programs, a climbing wall, a trout-fishing pond, long-saw crosscutting, axe throwing, gem mining and more! Browse, admire and shop a large selection of fine outdoor art produced by local and traveling artists who feature the resources of the Appalachian Mountains in both their materials and their visions. Trout Fest Food Court features new and returning food vendors, and our Beer/Wine Garden will include local craft beer from Grumpy Old Men Brewing a local favorite as well as hard cider from Mercier Orchards. Browse, admire and shop a large selection of great outdoor gear, clothing, footwear, fishing tackle, fl rods/reels, personal/property services, and fine outdoor art produced by local and traveling artists who feature the resources of the Appalachian Mountains in both their materials and their visions. Be sure to be there from 3 pm to 6 pm for live music from the Blue Ridge Trout Fest Sound Stage. Check out blueridgetroutfest.com for more details.
Celebrate May Day with us! Our annual May Day Parade & Maypole Dance takes place Saturday, April 27th. This event is free and open to all, with the procession beginning at 11:45 a.m. If you’d like to join in the short parade, meet at Festival Barn at 11:30 a.m. The procession will move from the Festival Barn, past the garden and down to the field outside the Craft Shop for the Maypole dance around noon. After the Maypole ribbons are tied there will be a simple circle dance, open to any attendees, followed by a performance by the Brasstown Morris Dance Teams. Festive dress & nature-themed costumes encouraged.
Second Annual Alpine Village Volkswanderung, 5K or 10K “German Style” walk on the beautiful established hiking trails alongside trout streams and foothills between Helen and Unicoi State Park Lodge. This is an AVA sanctioned walk event. For many years the Alpine Volkswanderung (trail walk) was an annual event in Helen every April, a celebration of spring in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains. The celebration begins again, with a walk, many gifts and prizes available at drawing. Walk registration fee, $3.00 and $5.00 for a 2024 souvenir walk pin.
The Atlanta Mandolin Society has been organized to perpetuate knowledge and appreciation of music written for the mandolin and related instruments.The Atlanta Mandolin Society is proud to have revived the mandolin orchestra in Atlanta. For over thirty years, beginning in the early Twentieth Century, there was a very fine mandolin orchestra in Atlanta under the direction of William Griffith. Mr. Griffith a mandolin instructor, performer, conductor and instrument dealer operated in Midtown - Atlanta, GA. Mr. Griffith created quite a rage for the mandolin during the first decades of the previous century and is fondly remembered by many. The Atlanta Mandolin Orchestra is establishing its own history today under the direction of Robb Smith - conductor! Atlanta Mandolin Orchestra has been very fortunate to have Robb Smith as our conductor. Mr. Smith has been a life-long musician and is a graduate of the Geneva Conservatory of Music, and has been with us since 1994.
After more than four decades together, 38 SPECIAL continues to bring their signature blast of Southern Rock to over 100 cities a year. And at each and every show, thousands of audience members are amazed by the explosive power of the band's performance. Their many Gold and Platinum album awards stand in testament to the endurance of a legendary powerhouse. With sales in excess of 20 million, most associate the band with their arena-rock pop smashes, “Hold On Loosely,” “Rockin' Into the Night,” “Caught Up in You,” “Fantasy Girl,” “If I'd Been the One,” “Back Where You Belong,” “Chain Lightnin',” “Second Chance,” and more – Timeless hits that remain a staple at radio, immediately recognizable from the first opening chord, and paving the way to their present-day touring regimen.
The Piedmont Chorale and Orchestra present a concert of symphonic masterworks for choir. Bobby Ivey, conductor.
April Winery Comedy Night - 2024 TicketsApril 27th at 8:00 pm Tickets are $30 in advance and $40 at the door. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Arrive by 7 p.m. to order your wine/beer & food BEFORE the show starts! *2 drink minimum. Must be 21 or older to attend. *We provide table-side service for this exclusive event. Seating is shared. What this means is that you can select specific seating online and you may be sharing a table with others. If you are a larger group and occupy the entire table, there will not be any extras added but smaller parties may be adjusted to accommodate other attendees. The Bistro will be providing food for purchase on a limited menu. Items available will be shareables similar to this: 1. Spread and Bread= house made hummus with toasted baguette, 2. Local Tomato Bruschetta with fresh basil, 3. Beef & Cilantro Empanadas with a sweet bourbon glaze, 4. A charcuterie board with cheeses and cured meats, 5. Grandma's Deviled Eggs, 6. Flatbreads. This is subject to change each month or each season. We ask that our guests purchase a minimum of 2 drinks per person. This helps us to be able to continue bringing in the highest quality of LIVE talent and hilarious comedians from around the Southern states and beyond. We do offer non-alcoholic options as well. Prior to the end of the show each guest will be presented their bill and gratuities (20%) are automatically included for this exclusive event. Comedians are available after the show for autographs, to purchase merchandise and a good ol' fashion "Thank you!"