Georgia Magazine - October 2016 - 11

Night at the Museum, Oct. 28, Chieftains Museum & Major Ridge Home, Rome. Tour the historic home and meet the people who lived there during its nearly 200-year history. chieftainsmuseum.org. (706) 291-9494. Road Trip Home's Pumpkin Classic 10K/5K/Fun Run and Festival, Oct. 29, Dellinger Park, Cartersville. Music, barbecue, kids' activities, vendors and a run to support Road Trip Home Animal Rescue. roadtriphome.org. (678) 861-7297. Wings Over North Georgia Airshow, Oct. 29-30, Russell Regional Airport, Rome. World-class aerobatics, Air Force Thunderbirds, barbecue competition, fireworks and music, including a performance by country musician Travis Tritt. wingsovernorth georgia.com. (706) 291-0030. NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS 11th Annual Jaemor Farms Corn Maze: Jurassic Jaemor, Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 7-30, Jaemor Farms, Alto. Corn maze, pumpkin patch, hayrides, farm slide, petting zoo. bit.ly/jmcorn. (770) 869-3999. 46th Annual Oktoberfest, Oct. 1-30, Festhalle, Helen. German music, dancing, food and the famous Chicken Dance. helenchamber.com. (706) 878-1908. Uncle Shuck's Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch, Oct. 1-31, Georgia Hwy. 53, Dawsonville. Immerse yourself in fall fun with a corn maze, hayrides, pumpkins. uncleshucks.com. (770) 772-6223. Scarecrow Trail, Oct. 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22-23, 29-30, North Georgia Zoo, Cleveland. See a variety of fun scarecrows. myfavoritezoo. com. (706) 348-7279. Cannon Classical Music Series, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, Sautee Nacoochee Center Theater, Sautee Nacoochee. Enjoy different vocal and instrumental performers each Sunday. snca.org. (706) 878-3300. Nacoochee Valley Farm & Family Exposition, Oct. 8, Hardman Farm State Historic Site, Sautee Nacoochee. Travel back in time to an old country fair with vendors dressed in period costumes making Appalachian products. gastateparks.org/hardmanfarm. (706) 878-1077. Blairsville Sorghum Festival, Oct. 8-9, 15-16, Meeks Park, Blairsville. Cane grinding and syrup cooking, crafts, entertainment, food, parade, square dancing and a biscuiteating contest. bit.ly/bLsorfst. (706)745-4745. Jail Tales Trail, Oct. 21, Tallulah Gorge State Park, Tallulah Falls. Walk the Shortline Trail to a bonfire. Enjoy roasting marshmalOctober 2016 lows, hayrides, storytelling. bit.ly/tgspgsp. (706) 754-7981. 49th Annual Mountain Moonshine Festival, Oct. 21-23, downtown, Dawsonville. Parade of moonshine and revenue cars, cruise-in and swap meet, entertainment. bit.ly/mmfst. (877) 302-9271. Appalachian Craft Brew, Stew and Que Festival, Oct. 22, Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, Hiawassee. Regional artists, Appalachian and Americana music, craft brews. bit.ly/gamtnfg. (706) 896-4191. Art-Oberfest, Oct. 22, Arts and Heritage Center, Helen. Arts and crafts, mountain music, face painting, baked goods. bit.ly/ artobfst. (706) 878-3933. Meaders Pottery Fall Shin Dig, Oct. 22, 9401 Skitts Mountain Dr., Lula. Pottery, art, handmade soaps and crafts, furniture, jewelry. bit.ly/fbmeadrs. (770) 540-5505. Halloween at BabyLand General Hospital, Oct. 29, BabyLand General, Cleveland. Join the Cabbage Patch Kids as they celebrate Halloween with costumed characters, prizes, candy treat bags. babylandgeneral. com. (706) 865-2171. Toccoa Harvest Festival, Oct. 29-30, downtown, Toccoa. More than 150 craft and food vendors. mainstreettoccoa.com. (706) 282-3309. Trunk or Treat, Oct. 31, Rock Creek Park, Dawsonville. Fun trick-or-treating and activities for kids. bit.ly/dawstrk. (706) 344-3646. ATLANTA METRO Africa Forecast: Fashioning Contemporary Life, through Dec. 3, Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, Atlanta. 20thanniversary exhibition featuring the works of Fabiola Jean-Louis. bit.ly/spcoafr. (404) 270-5607. 16th Annual LakeFest, Oct. 1-2, Lake Shore Drive, Pine Lake. Local and regional artists, musicians, chalk art, sandcastlebuilding contest, kids' activities. pinelake fest.com. (678) 557-9303. Scarecrows in the Garden, Oct. 4-30, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta. View more than 100 wild and wacky scarecrows created by professionals, schools, artists and families. atlantabg.org. (404) 876-5859. Fire and Wood Songwriters Festival, Oct. 7-8, Avalon and downtown, Alpharetta. Five stages of music, featuring John Oates of Hall & Oates, Emily Saliers of Indigo Girls, Kristian Bush of Sugarland and more. bit.ly/wiwoaph. (404) 377-9900. 3rd Annual Taylor-Brawner Park with Art, Oct. 7-16, Taylor-Brawner House, Smyrna. Works by 27 top regional artists- including painters, sculptors, woodturners, weavers and potters-on exhibit and for sale. bit.ly/taybrwn. (678) 631-5545. More online at www.georgiamagazine.org GADI DAGON Historic Walking Tours of Berry College, Oct. 22, Berry College, Mount Berry. Tour the newly renovated Cabin in the Pines and Roosevelt Cabin while enjoying the beautiful fall leaves. berry.edu/oakhill. (706) 368-6789. "Exposed," Oct. 8-Nov. 9, various locations, Atlanta, Kennesaw and Decatur. Six-week festival of contemporary dance and physical theater, featuring artists from Israel and Georgia. Performances at the Rialto Center for the Arts, Kennesaw State University, Emory University's Schwartz Center for Performing Arts and 7 Stages Theatre. bit.ly/expsfst. (404) 373-4154. "The Ghastly Dreadfuls," Oct. 12-29, Center for Puppetry Arts, Atlanta. Scary stories, ominous songs and devilish dances for ghouls and goblins age 18 and older. bit.ly/cpaghst. (404) 873-3391. 3rd Annual Rock Chastain, Oct. 15, Chastain Park, Atlanta. Fundraising concert featuring Drivin' 'N' Cryin', The Whiskey Gentry, Brian Collins, and Ed Roland & The Sweet Tea Project. chastainparkconservan cy.org. (404) 237-2177. 5th Annual Harvest on the 'Hooch, Oct. 16, Chattahoochee Nature Center, Roswell. Bluegrass music, games, local craft brews, alpacas. bit.ly/hrvho. (770) 992-2055. Halloween Hikes, Oct. 21-22, 28-29, Chattahoochee Nature Center, Roswell. Children meet woodland creatures and costumed characters while walking through the woods. bit.ly/haLowhk. (770) 992-2055. Fall Jonquil Festival, Oct. 22-23, Village Green, Smyrna. Arts and crafts, festival food, entertainment. bit.ly/smyrfjf. (770) 423-1330. Boo at the Zoo, Oct. 22-23, 29-30, Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta. Treats, plus the sights, characters and adventures of the whimsical Zoo Boo Town. zooatlanta.org. (404) 624-9453. PRESIDENTIAL PATHWAYS "Sister Act," through Oct. 9, Springer Opera House, Columbus. Family musical comedy based on the Whoopi Goldberg film. bit.ly/sprngop. (706) 327-3688. 85th Cotton Pickin' Fair, Oct. 1-2, Gay Family Farmstead, Gay. More than 350 arts, antiques and furniture vendors, Southern foods, regional entertainment. cpfair.org. (706) 538-6814. Andersonville Historic Fair, Oct. 1-2, downtown, Andersonville. Re-enactors, encampments and mock battles, Civil War 11 http://www.bit.ly/tgspgsp http://www.berry.edu/oakhill http://www.bit.ly/mmfst http://www.chieftainsmuseum.org http://www.bit.ly/gamtnfg http://www.bit.ly/artobfst http://www.roadtriphome.org http://www.bit.ly/artobfst http://www.bit.ly/fbmeadrs http://www.bit.ly/expsfst http://www.wingsovernorthgeorgia.com http://www.wingsovernorthgeorgia.com http://www.babylandgeneral.com http://www.babylandgeneral.com http://www.bit.ly/cpaghst http://www.mainstreettoccoa.com http://www.bit.ly/jmcorn http://www.chastainparkconservancy.org http://www.chastainparkconservancy.org http://www.bit.ly/dawstrk http://www.helenchamber.com http://www.bit.ly/hrvho http://www.uncleshucks.com http://www.bit.ly/spcoafr http://www.bit.ly/haLowhk http://www.bit.ly/smyrfjf http://www.pinelakefest.com http://www.pinelakefest.com http://www.snca.org http://www.zooatlanta.org http://www.atlantabg.org http://www.gastateparks.org/hardmanfarm http://www.bit.ly/sprngop http://www.bit.ly/wiwoaph http://www.cpfair.org http://www.bit.ly/bLsorfst http://www.bit.ly/taybrwn http://www.georgiamagazine.org

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