Contents DECEMBER 2021 * VOL. 77, NO. 12 10 20 16 22 22 For more seasonal events and destinations, see our Holiday Travel Guide, starting on page 30. On the cover Skate the Station, an annual outdoor ice-skating event at Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta, is one of several seasonal skating venues around the state. (Photo by Addison Hill Photography.) 4 MAILBOX 6 PICTURE THIS? 8 GEORGIA NEWS 9 TRIVIA CONTEST 10 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 14 CURRENTS 20 MY GEORGIA Lindale's star between the stacks Deeper than literacy Savannah after-school writing program offers students voice, community. By Leslie Moses Goodwill to all The Augusta Dream Center spreads peace and love in December and all year round. By Amber Lanier Nagle 32 27 AROUND GEORGIA Ice-skating venues throughout the state 32 GEORGIA GARDENS Gift ideas for your favorite gardener 34 GEORGIA COOKS Tried-and-true appetizers 38 SNAPSHOT Curtain call www.georgiamagazine.org 3 AUGUSTA DREAM CENTER GOLDEN ISLES ARTS & HUMANITIES ASSOCIATION KEVIN ESPIRITU GREG MCCARY I S T O C K . C O M / H R Y M Ahttp://www.georgiamagazine.org