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The annual Taste of Eatonton event on The Plaza lawn serves up a wide variety of tasty dishes at an affordable price from several local eateries. IAN TOCHER/Staff

L-R: Indy Brennan, marketing director for “Sanctified,” was joined by writer, director and producer Javon Johnson, and Jarvis Wingfield, who stars in the show making its debut this Saturday night in Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Eatonton Mayor John Reid with his wife, City Council member and Georgia Municipal Association District 6 President Janie Reid, at The Plaza last week. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Filmmaker Joel Fendelman said he was surprised by some of the subtleties of rural Indiana life he encountered and recorded while making the documentary “North Putnam.” CONTRIBUTED

Cheryl Mashack (left) and Cathi Rowe, relatives of artist Nellie Mae Rowe and both involved with the Judith Alexander Foundation, addressed several questions from film goers at The Plaza Arts Center. IAN TOCHER/Staff

With Larry Moore by her side, Rebecca Walker is emotionally taken by seeing her father’s handwritten inscription inside the front cover of her mother Alice Walker’s first book, a collection of poems published in 1968. IAN TOCHER/Staff

The Plaza announced a bonus performance of “The Color Purple,” scheduled for 2 p.m. March 30, though ticket sales were not yet available online as of press time. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Rashawd Ford will make his directorial debut late this month at The Plaza in a musical version of Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple.” IAN TOCHER/Staff

The Return featured (l-r) Richard Stelling as John Lennon, Mike Fulup as George Harrison, Josh Blount as Ringo Starr, and Mike Vargo as Paul McCartney. IAN TOCHER/Staff