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‘Cast & Blast’ to honor wounded vets

‘Cast & Blast’ to honor wounded vets

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‘Cast & Blast’ to honor wounded vets

News Staff
Thursday, September 7, 2023
The Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International (GA SCI) has partnered with local chemical-processing equipment manufacturer Glasslined Technologies, Inc. to present Sept. 18-20 at Lake Oconee, the inaugural Cast & Blast Wounded Veterans Celebration.
Steven Cooper/File Photo

Steven Cooper/File Photo

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GWM Q&A: Steven Cooper

Steve Cooper
Thursday, September 7, 2023
In Steven Cooper’s mystery, Desert Remains: A Gus Parker and Alex Mills Novel, someone is filling the desert caves around Phoenix with bodies – a madman who, in a taunting ritual, also leaves behind a record of his crimes etched into the stone.
Vocalist Nicole Chillemi joined Jazz Legacy musicians (l-r) Louis Heriveaux on piano, bassist Kevin Smith, drummer and narrator Justin Varnes, and saxophonist John Sandfort (below) in presenting the music of Georgia native Johnny Mercer last week at Festival Hall in Greensboro.

Vocalist Nicole Chillemi joined Jazz Legacy musicians (l-r) Louis Heriveaux on piano, bassist Kevin Smith, drummer and narrator Justin Varnes, and saxophonist John Sandfort (below) in presenting the music of Georgia native Johnny Mercer last week at Festival Hall in Greensboro.

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Festival Hall swings to the sounds of Johnny Mercer

Leigh Lofgren
Thursday, August 31, 2023
A large audience attended a performance by The Jazz Legacy Project, featuring the music of the late, great Johnny Mercer, last Thursday at Festival Hall in Greensboro.
Desert Remains/Steve Cooper

Desert Remains/Steve Cooper

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Book review: Desert Remains

News Staff
Thursday, August 31, 2023
I haven’t been to Arizona since I was 12 years old. But as a child, we went every summer.
Roger Fournier/CONTRIUBTED

Roger Fournier/CONTRIUBTED

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Local songwriter wins album of the year

Ian Tocher
Thursday, August 31, 2023
At a ceremony in Atlanta on Aug. 5, local songwriter Roger Fournier received the Male Album of the Year Award from the International Singer-Songwriters Association (ISSA). His self-published album, “Nash 6,” by The Roger Fournier Project, took Gold, the top spot in his category.
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IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Steffen Thomas Museum remains in good hands

Ian Tocher
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Officials of the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art (STMA) delivered the organization’s annual financial report Aug. 19 to a small group of patrons and benefactors attending a meeting at the museum in rural Buckhead, near Madison.
Entries to the annual Scarecrow Contest hosted by Eatonton Main Street are typically creative and well-executed, as this entry from last year’s contest demonstrates. CONTRIBUTED

Entries to the annual Scarecrow Contest hosted by Eatonton Main Street are typically creative and well-executed, as this entry from last year’s contest demonstrates. CONTRIBUTED

Eatonton scarecrow contest coming soon

News Staff
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
The 2023 Scarecrow Contest & Showcase, presented by Smith Communications, Inc., and hosted by Eatonton Main Street will take place during the month of October in downtown Eatonton.
Steven Cooper/File Photo

Steven Cooper/File Photo

GWM to host mystery novelist Steven Cooper

Steven Cooper
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Georgia Writers Museum (GWM) proudly announces that novelist Steven Cooper will be its “Meet the Author” presenter next month with his latest mystery: Desert Remains: A Gus Parker and Alex Mills Novel. The Sept. 12 event at GWM in Eatonton will also feature heavy hors d'oeuvres and a full bar.
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Logan Pressley/CONTRIBUTED

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Eatonton’s own performing at Georgia Country Music Fest

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
As an eight-year-old in Eatonton, Logan Pressley received an electric guitar from his father and promptly figured out the intro chords for Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water.” “That really impressed my parents,” the now-25-year-old laughs.
Georgia Benjamin-Smith of Mothers Against Crime tells stories of the past to eager listeners in the old classroom at the Old School History Museum. LENA HENSLEY/Staff

Georgia Benjamin-Smith of Mothers Against Crime tells stories of the past to eager listeners in the old classroom at the Old School History Museum. LENA HENSLEY/Staff

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Old School History Museum hosts annual August Adventure

Lena Hensley
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
The Old School History Museum (OSHM) gathered Eatonton residents of all ages at The Plaza Arts Center Aug. 12 for its annual August Adventure, featuring an Ice Cream Social this year. A record 200-plus visitors came to enjoy cold, sweet ice cream on a hot summer day and play old-timey games.
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