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World Ballet Series’ Swan Lake is produced by Los Angeles-based Gorskaya-Hartwick Productions, led by Sasha Gorskaya and Gulya Hartwick. CONTRIBUTED

World Ballet Series’ Swan Lake is produced by Los Angeles-based Gorskaya-Hartwick Productions, led by Sasha Gorskaya and Gulya Hartwick. CONTRIBUTED

Classic Center presents Swan Lake in March

News Staff
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Swan Lake, among the most beloved ballets of all time, comes to The Classic Center on March 3, in an original new production. The one-night-only performance is part of an ongoing 2023-2024 U.S. tour for the World Ballet Series.
The Lake Oconee Academy Foundation is hosing its annual Denim and Diamonds charity fundraiser March 2 at Collins Farm. CONTRIBUTED

The Lake Oconee Academy Foundation is hosing its annual Denim and Diamonds charity fundraiser March 2 at Collins Farm. CONTRIBUTED

LOAF presents 10th annual Denims & Diamonds

News Staff
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Lake Oconee Academy (LOA) and the Lake Oconee Academy Foundation (LOAF) extend an invitation to attend the 10th annual Denim & Diamonds Charity Fundraiser – a Titan Strong Event – on March 2 at Collins Farm.
Mills has been a nationally touring comedian for more than 25 years. CONTRIBUTED

Mills has been a nationally touring comedian for more than 25 years. CONTRIBUTED

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Comedian returns to The Plaza

News Staff
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Comedian Karen Mills is returning to The Plaza on Feb. 16 and once again bringing the laughs. Mills has been a nationally touring comedian for more than 25 years.
Joined onstage at The Plaza by Sheryl McCollum (seated), founder and director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute and emcee for the evening, serial killer survivor Kathy Kleiner-Rubin gave a moving, occasionally disturbing, and always revealing presentation Jan. 12-13 at The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Joined onstage at The Plaza by Sheryl McCollum (seated), founder and director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute and emcee for the evening, serial killer survivor Kathy Kleiner-Rubin gave a moving, occasionally disturbing, and always revealing presentation Jan. 12-13 at The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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GWM Crime & Wine event features serial killer survivor

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Nearly a quarter-century later to the day, Georgia Writers Museum presented back-to-back nights of the first-hand account of serial killer survivor Kathy Kleiner- Rubin Jan. 12-13 at The Plaza in Eatonton.
Shown (l-r) are Zaydi Lazaro who placed second in 8 & 9 girls; Julianna Zweig, first for 8 & 9 girls; Journey Mincey, winner for 10 & 11 girls; Jermane Mincey, winner for 12 & 13 girls; Vail McMillan, runner-up in 12 & 13 girls; Harrison Scouten, second for 12 & 13 boys; and Carson Williams, first for 12 & 13 boys; with Lake Oconee Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot Chairman Jamie Grill in the back. No contestants entered for 8 & 9-year-old boys. CONTRIBUTED

Shown (l-r) are Zaydi Lazaro who placed second in 8 & 9 girls; Julianna Zweig, first for 8 & 9 girls; Journey Mincey, winner for 10 & 11 girls; Jermane Mincey, winner for 12 & 13 girls; Vail McMillan, runner-up in 12 & 13 girls; Harrison Scouten, second for 12 & 13 boys; and Carson Williams, first for 12 & 13 boys; with Lake Oconee Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot Chairman Jamie Grill in the back. No contestants entered for 8 & 9-year-old boys. CONTRIBUTED

Elks Hoop Shoot winners advance to district meet

News Staff
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
The Lake Oconee Elks Lodge hosted its annual Hoop Shoot on Jan. 14 at Lake Oconee Academy in Greensboro. The Hoop Shoot was open to kids aged 8-13 in Greene, Putnam, Morgan, and Hancock counties. All first-place winners will next compete on Feb.
GWM Q&A with author Hank Phillippi Ryan

GWM Q&A with author Hank Phillippi Ryan

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GWM Q&A with author Hank Phillippi Ryan

News Staff
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
The new heart-racing, cat-andmouse thriller One Wrong Word, from author Hank Phillippi Ryan, will be the centerpiece of the next Meet the Author event at Georgia Writers Museum (GWM), Feb. 7 at 7 p.m., with doors open at 6:30 p.m.
A barn painting a part of the “The Way We Were… Art Inspired by Nostalgia" exhibit. EMMA CLAUSE/Staff

A barn painting a part of the “The Way We Were… Art Inspired by Nostalgia" exhibit. EMMA CLAUSE/Staff

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Artisans Village turns to nostalgia for new year

Story And Photos By Emme Clause
Thursday, January 18, 2024
The Artisans Village in downtown Eatonton held its first reception of the year on Jan. 11, for “The Way We Were… Art Inspired by Nostalgia.” Displayed pieces reflected simpler times, with art showing laundry drying on clotheslines and farmhouse buildings in sunny fields.
Hank Ryan/CONTRIBUTED

Hank Ryan/CONTRIBUTED

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GWM hosting bestselling author Hank Ryan

Hank Phillippi Ryan
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Hank Phillippi Ryan is a New York Times bestselling author who also has won 37 Emmys for her investigative journalism. She has written 15 psychological thrillers that collectively have won five Agatha Awards, five Anthony Awards, and the coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award.
Sunday’s auditions will be 3-4:30 p.m., with Tuesday’s scheduled for 6-7:30 p.m. (PHOTO CONTRIBUTED)

Sunday’s auditions will be 3-4:30 p.m., with Tuesday’s scheduled for 6-7:30 p.m. (PHOTO CONTRIBUTED)

PAPA plans ‘Steel Magnolias’ auditions

News Staff
Thursday, January 18, 2024
The Plaza Alliance for the Performing Arts (PAPA) will hold auditions on Feb. 4 and Feb. 6 for the play, Steel Magnolias at The Plaza Arts Center theater in Eatonton. Sunday’s auditions will be 3-4:30 p.m., with Tuesday’s scheduled for 6-7:30 p.m.
"Mean Girls" is a new release in 2024. CONTRIBUTED

"Mean Girls" is a new release in 2024. CONTRIBUTED

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Movie Review: Mean Girls (2024)

Katie Flicker
Thursday, January 18, 2024
This past weekend I went with my mother to see the modern take on the classic Mean Girls from 2004. Mean Girls (2024) follows the story of 16-year-old homeschooled Cady Heron after she moves back to the United States from Kenya with her mother and attends North Shore High School.
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