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sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as
effects.
- Henry Melville
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Backstage
Fayette is the work of Tammy Barton, Fayette Coweta Family Theater,
Twilight Theatre, Mark Smith, Legacy Theatre,
and Susan Steadman, Offshoot Productions.
You'll find news, tips, events and more in
Music Matters.
Three sometimes flippant and saucy clay covered divas share their
outlook on life, pottery and whatever else flits through their wildly
divergent minds in the
Potters
Lessons blog.
3/7/08 (8:55 p.m.) The first major traveling exhibition of
works by Ulysses Davis in more than 25 years will premiere at
the High Museum of Art this December. Davis was a barber in
Savannah, Georgia, who was also a self-taught...
More
2/13/08 (7:13 a.m.) A Juried Photo
Exhibition Celebrating the History and Character of
the Rural South; Weekends, Sept
19th through Sept 28th; Pike
County; Deadline for
Submissions is June 15...
More
Asian Art Show Opens
1/28/08 (7:40 a.m.) Reception for the Asian Art Show is Saturday,
Feb. 2nd, 6:30-8:30. Features work by local Chinese, Japanese,
Taiwanese, Malaysian and Burmese artists. Fayette Art Center &
Gallery (Non-Profit Organization) 2011 W. Hwy 54, Fayetteville,
770-631-2780
Fayetteartcenter@bellsouth.net
Student Selected as Finalist in SCAD Drawing Competition
11/26/07 (4:21 p.m.) A young artist from Fayette County High has
been selected as one of 50 finalists whose artwork will be featured in a juried
exhibition at the Savannah College...
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BUS TRIP TO SAVANNAH FOR ART MATERIAL TRADE SHOW Oct. 4th
through Oct. 5th. Fayette Art Center is taking names of people interested in
spending three days in Savannah attending A NATIONAL SHOW that includes free
lectures and a long list of professional workshops as well as booths featuring
over 25 art material manufactures from around the world. Please email
Fayetteartcenter@bellsouth.net
or call 770-631-2780. The more people that go, the cheaper the bus and hotel.
The Barefoot Photographer:
Photographing Line Creek
Line Creek Nature Center is a wonderful place to
spend the morning – or most of the day. After living in this area for almost 10
years I finally found this spot and have visited it three times this year to
shoot photos. The Fayette Photo Club first visited it in February...
More
5/8/08 (Blogpost) In its
second major grant announcement of fiscal
year 2008, the National Endowment for the
Arts (NEA) announced today that it will
award $77.4 million to fund 1,014 grants.
The Arts Endowment will distribute...
More
4/29/08 (Blogpost) The High
recently acquired four new works for its
permanent collection, including the pastel
“Mother and Child,” by Mary Cassatt; the oil
painting “Snowscape with Cows, Montfoucault,” by
Camille Pissarro; the oil painting “The
Breakfast,” by Pierre Bonnard; and the painting
on paper “Villa les Écluses, St. Jacut,
Brittany,” by Édouard...
More
4/18/08 (2:36 p.m.) The
Courthouse Art Show is sponsored by the Fayette
County Art Association. Saturday, May 17th (10am
– 6pm) and Sunday, May 18 (11am – 5pm) at the
Fayette County Courthouse Square, Hwy's 54 & 85,
Fayetteville. Artists from Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, North Carolina,
Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee will
showcase their art! Watercolor, oils, pottery,
weaving, jewelry, glass, photography,
woodworking, clay, metals. This year's Fayette
County participants include: Annette Battaglia,
Kathy Bruce, Janet McGregor Dunn, Gale
Littleton, Barbara Ponzio, and Lisa Wootten. The
school art tent will feature a 15 ft. mural for
children to color! All proceeds from the Show
benefit 5 Fayette County Senior Art
Scholarships. Further information about
the Art Show: Debi Lenox 770-487-5415
(Blogpost) The Atlanta Balalaika Society will present a
concert of Russian and Eastern European folk music on Saturday, June 7 at 8:15pm
at Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, 2000...
More
4/6/08 (Blogpost) April 25-27; Generations
Gallery in The Village at Indian Springs is
offering “Tapping Into Your Native Spirit”, a
writing conference in which participants learn
skills...
More
4/2/08 (7:21
p.m.) Disney Theatrical Productions and
Theater of the Stars announced today that
tickets for the new touring stage version of
the phenomenally popular Disney’s HIGH
SCHOOL MUSICAL will go on sale to the public
on Saturday, April 5 from 10:00 am to 4:00
pm...
More
3/31/08 (10:09 p.m.)
Fayette County-based Offshoot Productions, the
oldest professional theatre on the Southside,
soon begins its tour of anew,
company-developed play for children,
Tales from Near and Far. After its
April 24...
More
3/24/08 (Blogpost) The Georgia Mountain Marketplace is traditionally a
major aspect of the annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival coming up
Friday through Sunday, April 18-20.The upcoming 12th annual festival is
following that tradition, featuring a remarkable collection of
one-of-a-kind, handmade art and...
More
3/19/08 (Blogpost) Fidelity Investments Broadway Across America – Atlanta
rolls out the red carpet for a season of blockbuster shows and Atlanta
premieres in 2008 – 2009 at The Fabulous Fox Theatre. Atlanta theatre-goers
will finally get the chance to see Broadway’s latest mega-hit, JERSEY BOYS,
along with four other highly-anticipated debuts. The 2008-2009 season also
answers overwhelming demand from fans with the return of WICKED, which
played to sold-out audiences and broke box office records at The Fox...
More
3/9/08 (6:10 p.m.) The public is
invited to attend the finals of the art and talent competition for
Fayette County school children at 7:00 PM on Monday, March 24th
in the Starr’s Mill High School Auditorium. Children from 1st
through 12th grades compete for over $4000 in cash prizes
at the 23rd Annual Art & Talent Showcase sponsored by the Kiwanis Club
of Peachtree City. The talent finalists will compete in a variety of
acts on stage and submitted works of art will be on display. See for
yourself how talented our Fayette County youth really are! Admission
is free.
3/8/08 (5:24 p.m.) RIVERDANCE,
the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has
tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around
the globe, will play eight Farewell Performances at The...
More
3/2/08 (Blogpost) Young lovers Orpheus
and Eurydice are separated from each other and must
reside in the Underworld in a poignant and comic new
take on the classic Greek myth. Playwright Sarah
Ruhl’s Eurydice is an emotionally moving and visually
stunning play that takes...
More
Fayette County Retired Educator’s Painting on
Display at the Fayette Senior Services Center
2/23/08
(5:35 p.m.) A painting by retired educator Sandy Holcomb was among
those chosen for display at the Fayette Senior Services Center.
Holcomb’s work as well as works by fifteen other artists will hang
in the center for three months.
Fayette County Retired Educators Association (FCREA) is the
local unit of the Georgia Retired Educators Association (GREA).
2/23/08 (7:10 a.m. Blogpost)
Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein were the
Midases of the Golden Age of Broadway and they
considered “Carousel” the jewel in the crown they
wore during the 1940s and 50s...
More
(Blogpost) February 26th at 7pm at the Centre for
Performing & Visual Arts, Newnan; Tickets $25
On sale at the Centre, Scott’s Bookstore and Morgan’s Jewelers in
Ashley Park; Info 770-254-2787
The Martha Graham Dance Company, founded by
Martha Graham in 1926, is the oldest most celebrated modern dance
company in the world. It presents the classics Graham repertory
and new choreography in its home city of New York and on tour,
featuring an international roster of today’s most talented dance
artists...
More
Portrait Photography Class
Saturday, March 22nd, 8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
The Fayette Art Center is hosting Randy Drake who will be teaching
an intermediate portrait workshop in the end unit of Mucklow's
Jewelry in Peachtree City (1103 Crosstown Ct.) $125.00 plus $15.00
model fee. To enroll, email your name, phone number and email
address to
Fayetteartcenter@bellsouth.net
Fayette Art Center Summer Art Camp
The Fayette Art
Center is taking
names for Summer Art Camp, June 2nd. through
August 8th, $140.00 a week with a $25.00
supply fee. 10:00 am to 2:30 pm. Mornings are
dedicated to fine art and the afternoons rotate
between pottery and photography.
770-631-2780 or
www.Fayetteartcenter.com for more info.
2/8/08 (10:13 a.m.) Saturday, February 16 at 1:00
p.m., local author and retired Fayette County teacher Stella Cooper
Mitchell returns to the Fayette County Public Library to read from
and sign copies of her new book, “The Original Big Hair Girls.”
Count on...
More
1/30/08 (4:29 p.m.) A Company of Friends, the professional
division of Fayette Coweta Family Theatre, will
present 4 presentations of their touring musical
"School House Rock Live, Jr."...
More
1/22/08 (1:54 p.m.) An annual fun-filled family
festival benefiting the Alliance Children’s Theatre; Saturday, March
1; Cartoon Network, Zoo Atlanta, the Woodruff Art Center, Seussical
the...
More
Mar. 1 – 23, 2008
1/22/08 (1:50 p.m.) Hop on down to the Alliance Children’s Theatre
to see Seussical the Musical, a show that all can enjoy, every
who-girl and every who-boy...
More
12/20/07 (8:33 p.m.) The past two years have seen great
accomplishments by Coweta County’s writers: twelve books published in 2006
and eleven books published so...
More
Homeschool Acting Class on Tap for
January
12/11/07 (12:52 a.m.) Offshoot Productions is pleased to
offer another acting class for homeschoolers through the Tyrone Recreation
Department. “Creating a Play” will meet Tuesdays, 1:00-2:15 p.m., from January
15 to February 12... More
11/24/07 (7:38 p.m.) 2008 Juried Show Applications NOW AVAILABLE. Applications for the 2008 Juried Show will be available NOW at
the gallery, and on the gallery website at
www.artsclayton.org/gallery; The Annual Juried show is open to all Georgia
Artists, 18 and older. All 2 and 3 dimensional work, except
photography, installation and video art eligible...
More
Region One Act Drama Competition
11/20/07 (12:29 a.m.) Students from Fayette County,
Whitewater and McIntosh High Schools, along with one Coweta County school,
competed for the honor of participating in the State competition. Whitewater
High won the local competition. Whitewater competed in Valdosta this past
weekend. Unfortunately they did not win. However, all reports indicate they
made a stellar performance!
11/16/07 (12:43 a.m.) Fayette Art Center and Gallery, Youth
Organization Art Outreach; Fayette County Society for Fine Art (FSOFA), Juried
Visual Art Exhibit; Fayette Family YMCA, Festival of the Arts; Friends of
Fayetteville Public Library, Art Express Series; Peachtree City Ballet, The
Nutcracker... More
Note: Parklane Elementary is in Atlanta, not Fayette County.
However, we felt this article highlighted the importance of arts in
the schools thus we're sharing it with you. We at FFP & GFP hope
you'll read it and use the info included! - FFP
8/28/07 Parklane Elementary School has selected Atlanta Ballet as a
Blue Ribbon Partner of the Year for 2006-2007. The Blue Ribbon Partnership
Award recognizes the outstanding relationship between schools and their
partners... More
5/7/08 (Blogpost)
Artistic Director Susan V. Booth of Atlanta’s
nationally acclaimed Alliance Theatre has been
selected to direct the revolutionary new
musical Jesus Christ Superstar GOSPEL. The
musical will run Jan. 14 – ...
More
4/26/08 (Blogpost) Earlier
this month the City of Atlanta Office of
Cultural Affairs released its Creative
Industries 2008 report which presents detailed
analysis of arts-related businesses,
institutions, and organizations in Atlanta.
The local report is part of a national study
on creative industries conducted by...
More
4/16/08 (6:30 p.m.) Starr’s Mill High School, widely known for its professional
quality musicals, is planning to knock one out of the park this spring with its
production of “Damn Yankees!”...
More
4/15/08 (2:32 p.m.)
A few members of the Fayette Art Center & Gallery's Photography Club
recently went on a field trip to the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in
Atlanta. I was... More
4/8/08 (Blogpost) THE GLOBAL SMASH HIT WILL RETURN TO ATLANTA FOR ONE WEEK
ONLY! Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical
based on the songs of ABBA, returns to The...
More
4/7/08 (Blogpost) Stefani Joseph, painting exhibit, May 2-30 in the
Carrollton Cultural Arts Center Roush Family Gallery. LOFAS, League of Fine
Artists ...
More
4/6/08 (1:07 p.m.) A colored pencil drawing by local artist
Dan Garcia received top honors at Fayette Society of Fine Art (FSOFA)
recent Spring Fling Art Show and...More
4/5/08 (10:47 p.m.) The
Newnan-Coweta Art Association (NCAA) is pleased to announce its annual Spring
Fine Art & Craft show. The upcoming exhibit will take place on Saturday, April
19 from 10:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., around...
More
3/14/08 (Blogpost) The annual Gordon College student
and faculty art exhibition will be on display
through the weekend of April 26 at Lamar Arts in the
Barnesville...
More
3/11/08 (10:43 p.m.) The Newnan-Coweta Art Association, Inc. (NCAA) announces
its annual Spring Art & Craft show around the Courthouse Square in
historic downtown Newnan. A variety of fine art and crafts including
watercolor, oil, acrylic, mixed media, sculpture, photography and more
will be on display. A special themed “Reflections of Coweta County”
exhibit is also planned. Meet the artists and spend the day in Newnan’s
charming downtown area! Admission is free.
Saturday, April 19, 10:00am – 6:30pm; For more information, contact Show Coordinator Ina
Jones, 770-716-6559 or
dijones@earthlink.net,
www.NewCaa.com
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School presents…Little Shop of
Horrors
3/9/08 (6:01 p.m.) Performances will be in the Mercy Auditorium Friday, March 14th and Saturday, March 15th at 6:30 PM both nights. Tickets
are $5 for students and $8 for adults. To reserve tickets, please call
770-461-2202. Our Lady of Mercy
Catholic High School is located at 861 Evander Holyfield Hwy, Fairburn.
3/3/08 (11:05 p.m.) This October the
High Museum of Art will present “The Louvre and the Masterpiece,”
which will explore how the definition of a “masterpiece,” as well as
taste and connoisseurship, have changed over time...
More
2/27/08 (Blogpost) The Roush Family
Gallery of the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center presents “Journeys
of Textiles, Earth and Fire,” a body of new works by Sally Austin
and Don McWhorter. The exhibit which is open to the public will
run March 7 – 28, 2008 with an opening reception Friday...
More
2/23/08 (8:00 a.m.) At 5:00 pm on Sunday, March 9, The Southern
Nights Chorale will perform a benefit concert at Fayette Presbyterian Church in
Fayetteville... More
2/18/08 (10:33 p.m.) Here is your
opportunity to showcase your artistic abilities and hidden talents!
And don’t forget about the over $4000 in cash prizes to be awarded
to the contestants winning the judge’s...
More
Carrollton Kiwanis Art and Music Talent Showcase,
on Saturday, February 16, 2008. The showcase begins at 4:00 p.m. in
the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center Theatre and features the best of
musical talent from local high schools competing for scholarships.
Winners of the High School Juried Art Show will also be recognized.
Tickets available at the Carrollton Cultural Arts Center or through
Carrollton Kiwanis Club members. $5 adults and $4 seniors and
students. For more information call 770-838-1083.
Portrait Bust Sculpture Class
2/10/08 (9:11 p.m.)
Rachel Cold explains how the eye is shaped to Andrea
Boswell of Peachtree City, while Heidi Truax ,of
Hampton, works on her girl. The next portrait bust
sculpture class will start Saturday, March 8th. For
more information call 770-631-2780 or go to
www.Fayetteartcenter.com.
2/4/08 (9:51 p.m.) Looking for something romantic,
close to home, and different to do for your
Valentine? The Twilight Theatre, winner of Fox 5's
"Best Theatre 2007", presents "Broadway By
Candlelight", a Broadway review presented entirely
by...
More
1/28/08 (7:43 a.m.) Thursday, Feb.
21st. An Evening with Vision Bear at the Fayette Art
Center & Gallery. Vision Bear is a descendent of a
famous shaman Don Gaitano Flores from who he learned
Ehecatl Art (art derived from the "spirit which moves
but can not be seen"). This approach to art renews
ones sense of self and leads you on a journey of
wonder and mystery. Fayette Art Center & Gallery
(Non-Profit Organization) 2011 W. Hwy 54,
Fayetteville; 770-631-2780;
Fayetteartcenter@bellsouth.net
1/24/08 (8:34 p.m.) The University of Mobile is calling
for entries of original artwork from artists in
seven southern states for the first annual
University of Mobile Juried Art Exhibition. The
competition is open to visual artists working in any
media, and only original artwork is accepted.
Artists must either be born in or currently live in
Alabama, Florida, Georgia...
More
1/17/08 (9:28 a.m.) The sixth “Louvre
Atlanta” exhibition will open at the High Museum of Art this
June, featuring highlights from the Louvre’s unparalleled
collection of sculpture...
More
Fayette Art Center Welcomes New Youth Art Teacher Megan
Bigelis
1/12/08 Megan received her BFA art
degree from Linwood University, St. Charles, Missouri. She
recently moved to Peachtree City from New Orleans and will start
in January teaching drawing classes and acrylic painting on
Tuesdays after school 4:30-6:00 PM. Please call 770-631-2780 for
more information or email
Fayetteartcenter@bellsouth.net.
Senior Center offers new classes to keep you in stitches
1/6/08 (5:44 p.m.) Break out the needle and thread - sewing shops
and fabric stores say they have noticed a sizeable increase in the number
of people taking classes and purchasing sewing machines and notions...
More
12/12/07 (4:21 a.m.) Harlem’s hottest nightspot, the Cotton
Club, opens for business in Atlanta on the Alliance Stage with ladies in
glamorous gowns, sexy gentlemen in tuxedos and the hottest dancing in town
– the kind of musical extravaganza...
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Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. - Albert
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