Georgia Magazine - June 2024 - 4

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Comments from our readers * Compiled by Jennifer J. Hewett
Creativity abounds this month in
Contest notes
Thank you for the opportunity to enter
the trivia contest but also for such a great
magazine. It's the one nondigital publication
I really look forward to reading. I literally still
clip recipes, articles and happenings out of it
for future reference! Thank you!
-Matt Somerlot, via email
Thank you for the " Picture this? " contest. It's interesting to see all the sites
around Georgia!
-Teresa Newell, Fitzgerald
Picture this?
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Guess where this is and you could
win a $25 gift card!
The reader whose photo is published in " Picture this? " wins a $25 Target gift
card-as does the person who correctly guesses what the photo is and where it was
taken in Georgia. The winner's name (drawn at random from correct guesses) and the
answer will appear in a future issue. The winning photo selected by our staff will be
published in exchange for a gift card. Georgia EMC claims no right to and will
ultimately destroy or delete all photos that are not selected.
If you're ready to guess or have taken a photo for us to consider, email
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P.O. Box 1707, Tucker, GA 30085.
Submissions should be 300-dpi
photos of locations in Georgia
that are accessible to the public
and easy to identify. Please send
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Guesses for the January
NOVEMBER 2023
Our winners from
contest must be received by
Jan. 26, 2024. With all
correspondence, please
include your name, mailing
address and phone number.
November 2023 are Niki
Cadenhead of LaGrange,
who submitted the photo,
and Bob Strong of Gay,
who correctly guessed
that it is a picture of the
POW/MIA monument in
Columbus. We received
198 correct guesses!
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Around GEORGIA By Pamela A. Keene
Let your spirits soar at
Georgia's air shows
Air show update
Just after the April issue was printed, the Wings Over
North Georgia Air Show in Rome announced that its
October show has been canceled this year because work on
the airfield's runway will not be completed in time for the
show. For updates on the 2025 event, visit
wingsovernorthgeorgia.com.
The famous U.S. Navy Blue Angels team will perform at the Vidalia
Onion Festival Air Show this month.
W
hen air-show pilot Stan Musick steps
into the cockpit of an F4U Corsair, he
says he's aware of two things: the little
surge of adrenaline he feels and the opportunity
that flying the historic warbird gives him to share
its stories.
" The Corsair flew in both World War II and the
Korean War, and it has quite a reputation, " says
Musick, an aerobatic pilot and resident of Locust
Grove. " Not many of those original pilots are with
us anymore, but when I perform in an air show, I
have a chance to show off [the Corsair's] airborne
capabilities and help keep its incredible feats alive. "
Musick is one of dozens of pilots who will
perform in the Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show
April 27-28. He's certified to fly a wide range of
historic and modern aircraft and says he welcomes
the chance to entertain the public at air shows
throughout the Southeast.
" My favorite is the Corsair fighter bomber with
its distinctive gull wings and the whistling sound
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Congratulations! Travel Guide winners
Congratulations to Georgia Magazine's recent Travel Guide contest winners!
The following readers won the grand-prize drawings for $200 Walmart gift cards:
June 2023: Patricia Blanck, Powder Springs; September: Susan Derderian-Jewell,
Marietta; October: Patricia Blanck, Powder Springs; and December: Roberta
Knight, Butler.
The following readers won $25 Walmart gift cards in the online Travel
Guide drawings: June 2023: Melissa Gregory, Macon; September: Jesse Holmes,
Cartersville; October: Carissa Couey, Toomsboro; and December: Audrey Milford,
Bonaire.
Want a chance to win, too? Look for our periodic Travel Guide contests in the
magazine or click on the contests tab at georgiamagazine.org.
This month's Travel Guide contest can be found on page 33. The deadline to
enter is July 15.
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and phone number. Letters may be edited for clarity and space.
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place in Georgia's collaborative makerspaces,
where people go to sew, solder,
prototype, innovate and build all kinds
of projects. See " Georgia makerspaces
turn dreams into reality " on page 26 for
details.
These are just a few of the stories we
have for you this month. I hope this issue
inspires you to go out and " make "
something!
Happy reading!
Jennifer J. Hewett
Editor
Are you a maker? Share a note with
us about your creations. Or if you have a
favorite mural you've seen in Georgia, snap
a photo and tell us about it. Email us at
magazine@georgiaemc.com.
Crew members chat with visitors about the A-10 Thunderbolt at the
Wings Over North Georgia Air Show in Rome.
it makes as it dives, but the AT-6 trainer is a very close second
because of its historic significance as the 'gateway' to flight for
World War II pilots, " he says. " I really enjoy flying these historic
aircraft, not only because of their stories but also [because] we
pilots have a chance to talk with people on the ground about
their capabilities. "
In addition to warbirds and historic aircraft, most air
shows include aerobatics, performances and demonstrations
by modern and contemporary planes, parachute teams and
military fighter jets.
" People attend air shows for a variety of reasons, "
says Alexa Carter Britton, executive director of the Vidalia
Convention & Visitors Bureau. " Air shows attract all types of
people-former and active military, adults and children who
love all types of aircraft and air-show enthusiasts who love the
thrill of aerobatic acts and the speed and roar of the jets. "
Vidalia's air show began in 1990 as an open house and
static display of aircraft during the annual Vidalia Onion
Festival. Held at the Vidalia Regional Airport, the show grew to
feature flying acts, sky-diving exhibitions and airplane rides. By
1995, paid performers were added, and in 1996 it expanded to
two days during the festival with high-flying military jets.
Headlining this year's event, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels
F/A-18E Super Hornets single-seat fighter squadron will make
its only appearance in Georgia this year.
" Based in Pensacola, Fla., the Blue Angels always bring the
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History Center in LaGrange. I had a co-worker tell me about it
years ago, and we only made the trip there a couple months ago.
It's an incredibly interesting place to go, but to get the most out
of it, plan to take a tour.
I look forward to getting your magazine every month.
Between your articles and the Georgia Farm Bureau's Farm
Passport, we've seen corners of Georgia we'd never seen before.
Thank you!
our makers-themed issue!
Have you ever watched a glassblowing
demonstration? It's fun (and
educational) to visit a hot shop to see
glass artists heat, stretch, shape, fuse and
mold molten glass into beautiful and
whimsical designs. You might be able to
see these artisans, too, as they take their
glass-blowing demonstrations on the
road to local festivals and community
events.
If you want to try out the craft yourself,
several glass studios in Georgia offer
classes where you can learn to make
your own tumblers, ornaments or vases.
Read " Heart of glass " on page 30 to
meet a few Georgia glass blowers and
learn about their creative process.
If large-scale, colorful art catches
your eye, check out several of our
mural-related stories this month,
including My Georgia on page 24 and
Georgia News on page 8.
In " The big picture " on page 21,
learn about Georgia muralists who
transform small spaces, the sides of
buildings and even giant silos into grand
works of art. Some of their murals tell the
histories of the towns, capture the spirit
of the people who live there or provide
inspiration or fodder for community
conversations, all while captivating
onlookers who drive from miles around
to see the art.
Creative conversations also take
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