Georgia Magazine - September 2017 - 11

47th Annual Oktoberfest, Sept. 7-10,
14-17, 21-24, 28-Oct. 29, Festhalle, Helen.
German food, music, dance and beer.
helenchamber.com. (706) 878-1908.
Dahlonega Trail Fest, Sept. 8-10, Historic
Square, Dahlonega. Outdoor activities,
speakers, authors, music, food, vendors.
bit.ly/dahtf.

Dailey and Vincent Landfest, Sept. 14-16,
Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, Hiawassee.
Bluegrass concert. bit.ly/gamtnfg. (706)
896-4191.

RENEE LOWERY

Southern Gospel Music Concert, Sept.
9, Historic Ritz Theatre, Toccoa. Concert by
the Troy Burns Family. bit.ly/ritztoc. (706)
491-3063.

Regions are determined by the Georgia
Department of Economic Development. See
its online calendar at www.exploregeorgia.
org for additional events.

Appalachian Sing Along, Sept. 16, Canvas
and Cork, Dahlonega. Traditional regional
songs hosted by Esther Morgan Ellis. (706)
525-1563.

The Nature of Gravity, Sept. 27, Tellus
Science Museum, Cartersville. Hands-on
demonstrations of gravity, black holes and
the coin vortex. tellusmuseum.org. (770)
606-5700.

Georgia's Spirit of Appalachia Food,
Wine & Art Festival, Sept. 16, Hardman
Farm State Historic Site, Sautee Nacoochee.
Georgia Grown event with Georgia-made
food and products, plus arts and crafts,
wine tastings. bit.ly/whcoch. (706) 865-5356.

47th Annual Show & Sell, Sept. 30, Rock
Spring United Methodist Church, Rock
Spring. Nearly 100 crafters, food, entertainment, hayride, quilt raffle. (706) 764-1404.

Big Trail & Tug, Sept. 17, Camp Hooray,
Jefferson. Trail run and tug-of-war, food and
games to benefit kids with developmental
disabilities. bit.ly/bigtesp. (706) 769-9333.

Career Day for Kids, Sept. 30, Bridge
Church, Cleveland. Kids and parents can
explore careers, plus demonstrations.
homeschoolnega.com. (470) 465-0066.

Dancing Goats FolkFest, Sept. 30-Oct. 1,
River Street Market, Ellijay. Folk art, storytelling, music. bit.ly/fbkdgff. (478) 718-6596.

NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS

Six Gap Century & Three Gap 50 Bike
Ride, Sept. 23-24, Lumpkin County High
School, Dahlonega. Closed-circuit racing
and climbs of more than 11,200 feet over a
104-mile course. 6gap.com. (706) 864-3711.

Lavonia Fall Festival, Sept. 30, downtown
square, Lavonia. Arts and crafts, festival
food, kids' activities, entertainment. bit.ly/
lavchm. (706) 356-8202.

First Friday Night Concert, Sept. 1,
Hancock Park, Dahlonega. Radford Windham & Step Back Cadillac perform. bit.ly/
dffconcrt. (706) 482-2707.

Spirit of Harvest Festival, Sept. 23-24,
Kaya Vineyards, Dahlonega. Celebrate Native American culture, crafts, entertainment,
food. kayavineyards.com. (706) 219-3514.

9th Annual Folk Pottery and Arts
Festival, Sept. 2, Folk Pottery Museum,
Sautee Nacoochee. Showcase and sale of
folk pottery and arts and crafts, plus music
and food. snca.org. (706) 878-3300.

Monet Waterlily Festival and Fall Arts
Festival, Sept. 23-24, 30-Oct. 1, Gibbs
Gardens, Ball Ground. French-inspired arts
and crafts market (first weekend) and
waterlilies in bloom, plus concert by Butch
& the Buckheads (second weekend).
gibbsgardens.com. (770) 893-1881.

Hank Williams Jr., Sept. 2, Anderson
Music Hall, Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds,
Hiawassee. Concert by the Southern rock,
blues and traditional country musician.
bit.ly/gamtnfg. (706) 896-4191.
"His Last Days," Sept. 2-3, near Tallulah
Falls School, Ga. Scenic Route 15, Tallulah
Falls. Georgia's only outdoor passion drama
portraying the last days of Jesus' life. bit.ly/
tgpassn. (706) 769-5271.
Gorge Floor Hike, Sept. 2-4, Tallulah
Gorge State Park, Tallulah Falls. Explore the
gorge on a strenuous, ranger-led hike to
Sliding Rock. bit.ly/gsptg. (706) 754-7981.
Twilight Music Series, Sept. 2, 9, 16,
Gibbs Gardens, Ball Ground. LooSe ShoEs
Band, Sept. 2; Radford Windham & Step
Back Cadillac, Sept. 9; The Atlanta Machine,
Sept. 16. gibbsgardens.com. (770) 893-1881.
September 2017

Summer Social, Sept. 28, downtown,
Jasper. Country duo Matt Chastain and
Phil Blackwell perform, plus food trucks,
games, dessert. pickenschamber.com.
(706) 692-5600.
"The Jungle Book," Sept. 28-Oct. 1, 4-7,
Pearce Auditorium, Gainesville. Stage production based on the book by Rudyard
Kipling. bit.ly/gaintheat. (678) 717-3624.

15th Annual SlowExposures Photography
Exhibition, Sept. 14-17, various locations, main
show at Strickland's Community Center, Concord. Juried photography show celebrates the
rural South at more than a dozen exhibit sites in
Pike County. slowexposures.org. (770) 841-9268.

other arts and crafts, agricultural booths. bit.
ly/whcoch. (706) 875-5356.

ATLANTA METRO
Recent Acquisitions 2016-2017, through
Sept. 17, Oglethorpe University Museum of
Art, Atlanta. View works in the permanent
collection. bit.ly/ogmuar. (404) 364-8555.
Halloween: A Hair-Raising History,
Sept. 1-Oct. 31, Douglas County Museum
of History and Art, Douglasville. Decorated,
carved and painted pumpkins. bit.ly/dgc
muha. (678) 449-3939.
Walk on the Wild Side, Sept. 1-2, 8-9,
15-16, The Gallery at Fouts, Roswell. Exhibition of oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels and
collages by members of the Roswell Fine
Arts Alliance. rfaa.org. (770) 641-3705.
Art in the Park, Sept. 2-4, Glover Park,
Marietta. Arts and crafts, chalk art display,
children's art alley. bit.ly/arpkmar. (404)
966-8497.

"The Addams Family," Sept. 29-Oct.1, 6-8,
13-15, Holly Theater, Dahlonega. Theatrical
production of the twisted family's adventures. hollytheater.com. (706) 864-3759.

7th Annual Noshfest, Sept. 3-4, Temple
Kol Emeth, Marietta. Showcase of Jewish
food and culture with crafts, interactive
exhibits, sanctuary tours. noshfest.com.
(770) 973-3533.

10th Annual Agri-Fest Country Market
and the 7th Annual Pottery Comes to
Town, Sept. 30, Freedom Park, Cleveland.
Explore works of Georgia potters, plus

Titles at Twilight, Sept. 5, Williams-Payne
House, Sandy Springs. Local authors share
stories about the South and its history.
bit.ly/herssp. (404) 851-9111.

More online at www.georgiamagazine.org

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