Georgia Magazine - May 2024 - 11

NORTH GEORGIA
ATLANTA
METRO
CENTRAL GEORGIA
SOUTH GEORGIA
51st Annual Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Race, May 30-June 1, downtown, Helen. See the
South's oldest balloon event and the beginning of the nation's only long-distance hot-air
balloon race, plus tethered balloon rides. (706) 878-2181. helenballoon.com.
SCENIC SOUTHWEST
GEORGIA
Stream Exploration, May 18, Elachee Nature
Science Center, Gainesville. Visit Walnut Creek
with an Elachee naturalist to search for bugs,
look for wildlife and check water quality.
(770) 535-1976. elachee.org.
17th Annual Cars & Guitars, May 25, downtown,
Hartwell. More than 100 classic and
vintage vehicles, plus music by DJ Tommy
Landrum. (706) 376-8590. hart-chamber.org.
48th Annual Spring Arts in the Park, May 2526,
Downtown City Park, Blue Ridge. More than
170 arts and crafts vendors, artist demonstrations,
food. (706) 632-2144. bit.ly/brartspark.
Georgia Apple Blossom Festival, May 25-27,
63 Talona Mountain Road, Ellijay. Arts, crafts,
food and kids' activities. (706) 635-7400.
gilmerchamber.com.
■ Atlanta Metro
More Than Brave: The Life of Henry Aaron,
through September 2025, Atlanta History
Center, Atlanta. Learn the story of Aaron from
his time in Mobile, Ala., to his record-setting
baseball career and his life as a leader in
baseball, business and charitable causes.
(404) 814-4000. atlantahistorycenter.com.
May-Retta Daze, May 4-5, Glover Park, Marietta.
Arts and crafts, including painting, pottery,
woodwork, metal, glass, fabric, soap and
candles, plus music and Georgia Grown Member
Village. (770) 423-1330. mariettaga.gov.
Roswell Spring Arts and Crafts Festival,
May 4-5, City Hall Park, Roswell. More than 125
painters, photographers, metal craftspeople,
glass blowers, jewelers, plus acoustic music,
dance performances and gourmet food trucks.
(470) 929-6095. roswellartfestival.com.
Taste of Alpharetta, May 9, downtown,
Alpharetta. Entertainment, tastings from more
than 60 restaurants. (678) 297-6000.
tasteofalpharettaga.com.
Good Neighbor Day Open House & Airshow,
May 11, DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, Atlanta.
Performers include C-47s, historic aircraft from
World War II, the Liberty Jump Team, the U.S.
Army Golden Knights Parachute Team and
aerobatic flyers. (770) 936-5440.
bit.ly/dkairshow.
Liver Life Walk, May 11, Brook Run Park,
Dunwoody. Walk multiple 1.5-mile loops around
Brook Run Park to raise money for the American
Liver Foundation. (646) 737-9419.
liverlifewalk.org.
16th Annual Chastain Spring Arts and Crafts
Festival, May 11-12, Chastain Park, Atlanta.
More than 175 sculptors, leather and metal
craftspeople, painters, photographers, glass
blowers and jewelers, plus artist demonstrations,
acoustic music, children's play area.
(470) 929-6095. bit.ly/chstnpkac.
47th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival, May 25-27,
Piedmont Park, Atlanta. International, national
and regional music, food, kids' zone, artists'
market. (404) 546-6815. atljazzfest.com.
Douglas County Art Guild Biennial, May 13June
21, Cultural Arts Center Douglasville/
Douglas County, Douglasville. Recent works
created by members of the Douglas County Art
Guild, including acrylics, photographs, screen
prints, mixed-media, fused glass, oils and
watercolors. (770) 949-2787. artsdouglas.org.
Cobb Master Gardener Garden Tour, May 18,
various locations, Marietta and Smyrna. Tour six
Regions are determined by the Georgia
Depart ment of Economic Development. See
its online calendar at www.exploregeorgia.
org for additional events.
gardens, including a pollinator paradise, a native
plant garden and a community food garden.
(770) 528-4070. bit.ly/cobmgrd.
Taste of Douglasville Festival, May 18, Town
Green, Douglasville. Arts and crafts by local
artisans, kids' corner, entertainment and food
samples from area restaurants. (770) 949-2787.
artsdouglas.org.
Young Students Sunday, May 19, Mimosa Hall,
127 Bulloch Ave., Roswell. Concert featuring
flutist Ashan Galhena and baritone Roger Wang.
(770) 628-7750. bit.ly/popupros.
MomoCon, May 24-27, Georgia World Congress
Center, Atlanta. Conference highlights Japanese
anime, American animation, comics, video
games, celebrity voice talent, show designers
and writers, games and comics. momocon.com.
■ Central Georgia
" America's Top 40: The '60s, '70s, & '80s, "
April 27-28, May 3-5, 10-12, Warner Robins Little
Theatre, Warner Robins. Travel on a musical
journey through the decades in this stage
production. (478) 929-4579. bit.ly/warrobt.
" Blithe Spirit, " May 2-4, Athens Creative
Theatre, Athens. Classic play by Noël Coward
offers wit, conflict and laughs as a fussy,
cantankerous novelist finds himself haunted by
the ghost of his late first wife. (706) 613-3628.
accgov.com/646/Shows.
Little Roy and Lizzy Music Festival, May 2-4,
Lewis Family Homeplace, 1935 Lewis Family
Road, Lincolnton. Bluegrass music featuring
Little Roy and Lizzy, The Appalachian Road
Show, Lorraine Jordan, Gene Watson and other
bands from across the Southeast.
(904) 704-6217. bit.ly/roylizfst.
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