Georgia Magazine - May 2018 - 12

PLANTATION TRACE
31st Annual Spring into Art Exhibition,
through June 6, Turner Center for the Arts,
Valdosta. Paintings, jewelry, photography,
sculpture. turnercenter.org. (229) 247-2787.

JULIE HARRIS

"Out of Order," May 3-6, Bainbridge Little
Theatre, Bainbridge. British farce about a
British junior minister and his evening with
a typist from the opposition political party.
bit.ly/bbtheat. (229) 246-8345.
Thomasville Music & Drama Troupe
Spring Show, May 4, Municipal Auditorium, Thomasville. Teen singers and entertainers from Southwest Georgia perform.
bit.ly/tvmusdram. (229) 246-8345.

Bassmaster High School Fishing Tournament,
May 26-27, Earle May Boat Basin Recreation
Area, Bainbridge. Young anglers from all over
the Southeast will compete. visitbainbridgega.
com. (229) 243-8555.

Great Southern Music Spring Festival,
May 10-12, Pickers Paradise Park, Ochlocknee. Bluegrass performances by Amanda
Cook, Cooper Line, The Kenny Hill Band,
Edgar Loudermilk Band. bit.ly/picparpk.
(229) 221-5467.

house, Knoxville. Folk pottery, lawn mower
races, antique tractor parade, entertainment,
demonstrations. gajugfestival.com.
(478) 486-3825.

Syrup City Days Gone By Festival and
Antique Car Rally, May 11-12, downtown,
Cairo. Demonstrations, classic cars, farm
equipment. syrupcity.net. (229) 377-3663.

59th Annual Putnam County Dairy
Festival, June 2, downtown, Eatonton.
Parade, road race, crafts, barbecue, entertainment. bit.ly/pcdairy. (706) 485-7879.

31st Annual Peacock Day, May 12,
downtown, Pavo. Arts and crafts, pie-eating
contest, kids' activities, food, sack races.
bit.ly/pavopck. (229) 735-2111.

CLASSIC SOUTH

Swingin' on the River, May 12, Veteran's
Park Amphitheatre, Albany. Pops concert
features music of Leonard Bernstein,
George Gershwin and Duke Ellington.
bit.ly/albsym. (229) 430-8933.

6th Annual Little Roy and Lizzy Music
Festival, May 3-5, Elijah Clark State Park,
Lincolnton. Bluegrass performances by Little
Roy and Lizzy, The Gibson Brothers, Gene
Watson. adamsbluegrass.com.
73rd Annual Pine Tree Festival and
Southeast Timber Expo, May 4-5, downtown, Swainsboro. Parade, entertainment,
antique cars and trucks. pinetreefestival.org.
(478) 237-6426.
Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival,
May 5, 965 Stagecoach Road N.E., Thomson. Nonstop blues performances celebrate
the legacy of the McDuffie County native.
blindwillie.com. (706) 597-1000.
"Disney's Little Mermaid," May 11-13,
Imperial Theatre, Augusta. The Augusta
Players perform the Broadway musical.
imperialtheatre.com. (706) 722-8341.
Thunder Over Evans, May 19, Evans
Towne Center, Evans. Celebrate Armed
Forces Day with historic exhibits, music,
fireworks. bit.ly/aftoa. (706) 868-3484.
A Pause to Honor, May 22, Sacred Heart
Cultural Center, Augusta. Augusta Choral
Society concert to honor American service
members. augustacs.org. (706) 826-4713.
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival,
May 25-26, Evans Towne Center, Evans.
Music by Old Crow Medicine Show, Jason
Isbell & The 400 Unit, Front Country and
John Moreland, plus barbecue, kids' activities. banjobque.com. (706) 855-8555.
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12th Annual Adel Daylily Festival,
May 18-19, various locations, Adel. Daylily
show and sale, crafts, kids' activities, food.
bit.ly/adckchm. (229) 896-2281.

MAGNOLIA MIDLANDS
Pushing Boundaries, through July 2,
Averitt Center for the Arts, Statesboro.
Exhibit of art by Mary Margaret Duncan
Jones. bit.ly/avrtctr. (912) 212-2787.
May Day Festival and Barbecue
Cook-off, May 4-5, downtown, Doe Run.
Barbecue contest, music, kids' activities,
parade. doerunmayday.com.
(229) 782-5009.
8th Annual Three Rivers Festival,
May 5, Towns Bluff Park and Heritage
Center, Hazlehurst. Georgia Barbecue
Association-sanctioned cook-off, crafts,
music, food, wildlife demonstrations,
games, water slide. bit.ly/fb3rivrs.
(912) 379-9303.
Relay For Life, May 5, Amphitheater,
Sylvania. Annual event features a Dr.
Seuss theme to raise funds for cancer.
bit.ly/screvrfl. (912) 682-1168.
Planters EMC BBQ Chicken Plate
Fundraiser, May 7, Planters EMC
Headquarters, Millen. Purchase a barbecue
More online at www.georgiamagazine.org

plate with all the trimmings to support
Relay For Life. (478) 982-4722.
Joe Alterman, May 10, Averitt Center for
the Arts, Statesboro. The pianist and Atlanta
native performs blues and jazz.
bit.ly/avrtctr. (912) 212-2787.
42nd Annual Glenville Sweet Onion
Festival, May 12, State Farmers Market,
Glenville. More than 100 exhibitors, pony
rides, turtle races, entertainment.
bit.ly/gvsof. (912) 654-1616.
Junior/Senior Fishing Derby, May 26,
General Coffee State Park, Nicholls. Kids
ages 3-15 and seniors age 55 and older
can fish the park's lake to win prizes.
bit.ly/gspgencof. (912) 384-7082.
Georgia Blueberry Festival, June 1-2,
Goldwasser Park and other locations, Alma.
Celebrate Georgia's largest produce crop
with arts and crafts, parade, concerts.
bit.ly/gabbryf. (912) 310-7399.
DubJam, June 1-3, Stubbs Park, Dublin.
Music and art festival. bit.ly/dubjam18.
(478) 272-4002.

GEORGIA'S COAST
TAYLOR 2, May 1, Historic Ritz Theatre,
Brunswick. Six-member dance troupe
showcases the choreography of Paul Taylor.
goldenislesarts.org. (912) 262-6934.
"Romeo and Juliet," May 3-6, Okefenokee
Heritage Center, Waycross. William Shakespeare's classic presented outdoors, plus
food trucks. bit.ly/okehcrj. (912) 285-4260.
SCAD Sand Arts Festival, May 11, Tybee
Beach, Tybee Island. Savannah College of
Art and Design students create art using
sand. bit.ly/scansnd. (912) 786-5444.
Turtle Crawl Weekend, May 11-13, Great
Dunes Park, Jekyll Island. International
Distance Triathlon, Sprint Distance Triathlon, 10K race, 5K run. jekyllisland.com.
(912) 635-3636.
An Evening with Huxsie Scott, May 18,
Mars Theatre, Springfield. The Savannah
native and jazz vocalist performs.
marstheatre.com. (912) 754-1118.
51st Annual Memorial Day Weekend
Bluegrass Festival, May 23-27, Mossy Oak
Music Park, Guyton. Traditional bluegrass
and gospel music. bit.ly/mosoak.
(912) 772-5142.
Memorial Day Commemoration, May 26,
Fort McAllister State Park, Richmond Hill.
Civil War-era demonstrations, cannon
and musket firings, family activities.
bit.ly/ftmcgsp. (912) 727-2339.
Events for the August 2018 issue
are due by May 15.
Email calendar@georgiaemc.com.
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