Barrel 118

Sparks fly as noted Lake Country metal sculptor Brian Dawson works on a sculpture during the 6th annual Artigras event last Saturday night at The Livery in downtown Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Sparks fly as noted Lake Country metal sculptor Brian Dawson works on a sculpture during the 6th annual Artigras event last Saturday night at The Livery in downtown Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Artigras delivers cool vibe at Barrel 118

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Lake Country turned out in all its New Orleans-inspired finery on Saturday as the 6th annual Artigras transformed The Livery and then Barrel 118 into high-energy centers of creativity, community, and barely controlled chaos — but all for a cause.
Trumpeter Byron Stripling led a tight quartet in entertaining a sold-out crowd Friday night at Barrel 118 in downtown Eatonton. The concert was part of an ongoing jazz series by OPAS (Oconee Performing Arts Society) that brings world-class talent to Lake Country. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Trumpeter Byron Stripling led a tight quartet in entertaining a sold-out crowd Friday night at Barrel 118 in downtown Eatonton. The concert was part of an ongoing jazz series by OPAS (Oconee Performing Arts Society) that brings world-class talent to Lake Country. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Stripling jazzes up OPAS event in Eatonton

News Staff
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
A capacity crowd filled Barrel 118 in downtown Eatonton on Friday night to hear jazz trumpeter and singer Byron Stripling’s Mardi Gras and All That Jazz, presented by the Oconee Performing Arts Society (OPAS).
With that recovery nearly complete, the rustic but classy event space on North Jefferson Avenue is expanding to include weekly relaxation and retail opportunities. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)

With that recovery nearly complete, the rustic but classy event space on North Jefferson Avenue is expanding to include weekly relaxation and retail opportunities. (IAN TOCHER/Staff)

Backstage Lounge ‘a warm and welcoming space’

Ian Tocher
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Early in 2019, when Sara and Kevin Tomson-Hooper purchased what is now Barrel 118 in downtown Eatonton, they had no clue the worldwide COVID pandemic would arrive within a year.
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