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EVENTS Calendar
duo The Brothers Osborne. (706) 653-4460.
civiccenter.columbusga.gov.
2nd Saturday Ice Cream Stroll, Aug. 12,
downtown, Griffin. Ice cream treats, music,
shopping. (770) 228-5356. cityofgriffin.com.
Perseid Shooting Star Party, Aug. 12-13,
Hard Labor Creek State Park, Rutledge. Music,
meteors, astronomer talks. (706) 557-3001.
bit.ly/hdcrk.
18th Annual Macon Film Festival, Aug. 17-20,
various locations, Macon. Daily film screenings,
celebrity guests, special screenings, workshops.
(478) 227-3840. maconfilmfestival.com.
2nd Annual Ice Cream Social, Aug. 18,
downtown, Warrenton. Ice cream sundaes, root
beer floats, cool summer treats. (706) 465-9604.
warrencountyga.com.
Departure: The Journey Tribute Band &
Swamp Music: Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute,
Aug. 19, Columbia County Performing Arts
Center, Evans. Doubleheader concert by tribute
bands highlighting the music of the '70s and
'80s. (706) 447-6767. thecenterofcc.com.
Columbus Toy & Comic Book Show, Aug. 27,
Coca-Cola Space Science Center, Columbus.
Comic book, toy and collectibles vendors,
interactive games. (706) 649-1477. ccssc.org.
■ South Georgia
Escape Plan, through Dec. 31, 2024, Albany
Museum of Art, Albany. Be transported through
a colorful immersive exhibition featuring
whimsical characters created by artist Elinor
Saragoussi. (229) 439-8400.
albanymuseum.com.
" The Drowsy Chaperone, " Aug. 3-6, 10-12,
Theatre Guild Valdosta, Valdosta. Jazz Age
musical comedy features two lovers on the eve
of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a
misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated
chaperone. (229) 247-8243. bit.ly/tgvald.
Blue Holler, Aug. 11, Turner Center for the Arts,
Art Park, Valdosta. South Georgia/North Floridabased
acoustic bluegrass band performs.
(229) 247-2787. bit.ly/musartpk.
Second Saturday in August, Aug. 12,
downtown, Moultrie. Food trucks, kids' activities.
(229) 890-5455. bit.ly/dtmoutr.
Swamper's Guide to the Galaxy, Aug. 12,
Stephen C. Foster State Park, Fargo. View the
Perseid meteor shower at its peak, and see
constellations and dark-sky objects through a
telescope. (912) 637-5274. bit.ly/gspstph.
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" PAW Patrol Live! " Aug. 26, James Brown Arena, Augusta. Ryder and his team of pirate pups
discover a secret treasure map and more in " The Great Pirate Adventure. " (706) 722-3521.
bit.ly/augentc.
Sweet Saturday, Aug. 12, downtown, Vidalia.
Music, food trucks, games, touch-a-truck.
(912) 537-7661. bit.ly/swtsatvid.
Georgia Watercolor Society Member
Exhibition, Aug. 18-Sept. 29, Thomasville
Center for the Arts, Thomasville. Juried
watercolor works. (229) 226-0588.
thomasvillearts.org.
Fortunate Sons, Aug. 25, Theatre Dublin,
Dublin. Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute
band performs. (478) 277-5074.
visitdublinga.org.
Family Fishing Frenzy, Aug. 26, Putney
Community Park, Albany. Fishing rodeo event
open to all ages. (229) 430-5222. bit.ly/famfsh.
■ Coastal Georgia
Georgia's First 4th, Aug. 5, Wormsloe State
Historic Site, Savannah. Hear a re-creation of
Georgia's first reading of the Declaration of
Independence and decide whether to join the
patriot cause. (912) 353-3023. bit.ly/gspwrms.
" They're Playing Our Song, " Aug. 10-13, Tybee
Post Theater, Tybee Island. Musical tells the love
story of songwriters Vernon and Sonia, based on
the real-life story of singer-songwriter Carole
Bayer Sager and composer Marvin Hamlisch.
(912) 472-4790. tybeeposttheater.org.
The Purple Madness, Aug. 11, Victory North,
Savannah. Prince tribute band creates a
high-energy tribute to the late " Purple Rain "
singer. (912) 323-2616. bit.ly/victynrth.
Man Apart, Aug. 12, St. Marys Waterfront Park,
St. Marys. Local band plays pop, rock and original
songs. (912) 882-4000. visitstmarys.com.
" Half Baked, " Aug. 12-13, 19-20, 26-27,
Brunswick Actors' Theatre/SoGlo Gallery,
Brunswick. Comedy about two retired brothers
and their wives who open a café and encounter
murder for life-insurance money, a Latvian loan
shark and a millennial who's never heard of Elvis
but sounds and acts just like him.
(912) 262-0628. soglogallery.com.
Jack Willhite's Rock & Roll Comedy Show, Aug.
18, Tybee Post Theater, Tybee Island. Comedian
creates high-energy parodies of rock acts,
including AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, Stevie
Ray Vaughan, ZZ Top, Prince, Styx and Guns N'
Roses. (912) 472-4790. tybeeposttheater.org.
Tools and Skills that Built a Colony, Aug. 26,
Wormsloe State Historic Site, Savannah. Craft
demonstrations, such as blacksmithing, wool
spinning and cooking. (912) 353-3023.
bit.ly/gspwrms.
Events for the November 2023 issue are
due by Aug. 15.
Email calendar@georgiaemc.com. See more
event listings at georgiamagazine.org.
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