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EVENTS Calendar

OCTOBER * Compiled by Pamela A. Keene

Halloween classics
come to life

IMMEDIATE THEATRE PROJECT

et in the fictitious WVL Radio studios in 1946,
"The Headless Hessian of Sleepy Hollow and
Other American Horror Stories" goes behind the
scenes of a postwar radio broadcast, complete with
live sound effects and snippets of backstories among
the actors on stage.
Created by W.V.R. Repoley, founder of Immediate
Theatre Project, the show plays at several locations in
Georgia and promises a new twist on age-old tales,
including suspected murderer Lizzie Borden, Edgar
Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" and a 1940s version of
the Headless Horseman.
"Seeing a radio-show version of these stories engages the brain in a whole new way," Repoley says. "To
listen to these tales and watch the actors' reactions is a different experience than
we get at the movies or on television. And, finally, the audience will learn how the
actors create the sounds of the wind howling, the slamming doors and the noises
that make the production come alive."
-Pamela A. Keene

When you go

Event details and costs are subject to change; please verify before attending.

Fall Foliage Ride, through Nov. 11, Blue Ridge
Railway Depot, Blue Ridge. See the colorful fall
foliage during a train ride from Blue Ridge to
McCaysville and back. (877) 413-8724.
brscenic.com.
Little Big Jam Music Festival, Oct. 3-6,
325 Daniel Rd., Bowdon. Local and regional
music, food, vendors. littlebigjam.com.
51st Annual Great Locomotive Chase Festival,
Oct. 4-6, downtown, Adairsville. Parades,
arts and crafts, entertainment, carnival rides,
fireworks. (770) 773-3451. adairsvillega.net.
39th Annual Georgia Marble Festival, Oct. 5-6,
downtown, Jasper. Parade, road race, music, arts
and crafts, chainsaw carving. (706) 692-5600.
bit.ly/gamarb.
17th Annual Fall Fest, Oct. 12, downtown, Dallas. Arts and crafts, entertainment, food trucks,
kids' activities. (770) 445-9008. bit.ly/pauldfin.
16th Annual Arts Festival of Carrollton,
Oct. 12-13, Carrollton Center for the Arts,
Carrollton. Works by more than 70 visual artists,
entertainment, youth exhibits, food trucks.
(770) 838-1083. carrolltonarts.com.

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Georgia Mushroom Festival, Oct. 12-13,
Rolater Park, Cave Spring. Learn about
mushrooms, plus arts and crafts, food.
(678) 871-0288. bit.ly/gamshr.

Springfield
Oct. 26
Mars Theatre
(912) 754-1118
marstheatre.com

Greensboro
Oct. 25
Festival Hall
(762) 243-8022
festivalhallga.com

Marietta
Oct. 31
The Strand
(770) 293-0080
earlsmithstrand.org

Prater's Mill Country Fair, Oct. 12-13,
Prater's Mill Historic Site, Dalton. Arts and crafts,
pony rides, living history, mountain
music. (706) 694-6455. pratersmill.org.
4th Annual Fiddlin' Fest, Oct. 12-14, Broad
Street, Rome. Bluegrass music festival.
(706) 236-4520. fiddlinfest.com.
71st Annual North Georgia Agricultural Fall
Fair, Oct. 17-26, 500 Legion Drive, Dalton.
Entertainment, petting zoo, High Flying Pages
Circus, carnival rides. (706) 278-1712.
northgaagfair.com.

n Northeast Georgia Mountains
Scarecrows in the Garden, Oct. 1-Nov. 3,
Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville.
See scarecrows in all shapes and sizes.
(404) 888-4760. bit.ly/abggvscar.
Indian Summer Festival, Oct. 5-6, downtown,
Suches. Craft show, 10K, square dance, weaponry demonstration. (706) 747-2401.
suches.com/festival.html.

CITY OF WOODSTOCK

n Historic High Country

Toccoa
Oct. 24
Ritz Theatre
(706) 244-0039
ritztheatretoccoa.com

Woodstock Scarecrow Invasion, Oct. 1-31,
downtown, Woodstock. View more than 150
scarecrows and vote for your favorite at the
Woodstock Visitors Center. (770) 924-0406.
visitwoodstockga.com.

http://www.ritztheatretoccoa.com http://www.marstheatre.com http://www.festivalhallga.com http://www.earlsmithstrand.org http://www.bit.ly/gamshr http://www.brscenic.com http://www.pratersmill.org http://www.littlebigjam.com http://www.fiddlinfest.com http://www.adairsvillega.net http://www.northgaagfair.com http://www.bit.ly/gamarb http://www.bit.ly/pauldfin http://www.bit.ly/abggvscar http://www.visitwoodstockga.com http://www.suches.com/festivalinfo.htm http://www.carrolltonarts.com

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