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The ADVANCE, November 15, 2023/Page 2A (Slie Aftumtce
Porchfest Will Rock the Neighborhood This Saturday
The Back Porch Venue
THE BACK PORCH - An exciting announcement will be shared at this weekend's Porch
fest, as the festival's leadership announces that the Altama Museum of Art & History
has received a grant to create "The Back Porch" venue area, Fundraising for the nec
essary matching funds for the project will begin Saturday, as Porchfest patrons have
the chance to donate to the cause.
By Makaylee Randolph
Staff Writer
mrandolphadvance@gmail.com
Music, art, and food
will bring the community
together again this Satur
day, November 18, as the
Vidalia Porchfest spreads
across Jackson Heights
from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
According to Porch
fest Committee Chairman
Wes Chapman, the festival
was originally designed to
be held during this season
- Fall - but unforeseen cir
cumstances led to it being
held initially last March.
“We’re bringing the festival
back to begin its celebra
tion when it was intended
- the Fall. We plan to hold
it this time of year every
year from now on,” he em
phasized.
The event will have
a similar setup as the
March celebration as vari
ous bands and porch per
formers will be scattered
throughout the neighbor
hood. Artisans will be
selling their wares at the
Altama Museum of Art &
History from 10 a.m. until
4 p.m. and performances
will go on from noon until
6 p.m. during the festival.
Artisans scheduled
to set up at the event in
clude Panick Inc., Finer
Frontier, Inner Crafters,
BitandBug Designs, Des
tiny’s Raging Candles,
Grace & Goodness Bo-
tanicals, Purplicious Jew
elry, Loops & Moore,
Tres Chicas, Sh’macarons,
Dot’s Kindling, Special
Kneads, Sewn by Sarah El
lis, Needle & Hook Stitch-
ery, Fanny’s Monograms,
Letty Peterson, Whimsy
Creations, and Escape Art
by Scott. “Everyone should
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10. Polynesian garland of flowers
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12. Metric ton
14. Tall, rounded vase
15. Musical composition
16. St. Francis of
18. Discover the location of
22. Compact group of mountains
23. Mend
24. Not current
26. Atomic #64
27. Young hawk
28. Or_
30. Pouches
31. Southern Thailand isthmus
34. Mends with yam
36. Down winds
CLUES DOWN
1. Similar to the color of a
clear unclouded sky
2. Former name of Iran
3. Made smaller
4. Type of meter
5. Revolt
6. Killed with rocks
7. Gregory , US dancer
8. Nullifies
9. Home to the Flyers
12. Female parent
13. Pre-1917 Russian emperor
17. Outsourcing (abbr.)
19. Regal
20. Line
21. Hermann , author
of “Siddhartha”
bring their spending mon
ey - this is a great opportu
nity to get some Christmas
gifts for people in your life,”
Altama Museum of Art &
History Executive Direc
tor Jenn Martinez com
mented.
In addition to these ar
tisans, several food vendors
will also be set up, includ
ing Renae’s Cafe, Lottie’s
Pocket, Nineteen-O-Three,
Roadtisserie, Scoops,
Elkhatib’s Mediterranean
Sizzle, Red Stag Tavern, Pie
Society, M & J’s Backyard
BBQ, Ocean in Motion,
and Johnny Boy Cookies.
All of these vendors
and artisans will be set up
at the Altama Museum of
Art & History on Jackson
Street, and will begin their
sales at 10 a.m. This loca
tion will also host a dem
onstration by artist Scott
Gore to exhibit his painting
techniques, which will hap
pen throughout the day,
along with a showing of
the University of Georgia
vs. University of Tennessee
football game at 3:30 p.m.
for all Georgia Bulldog
fans.
Starting at 12 p.m.,
performers will entertain
audiences from local com
munity members’ porches,
as attendees are invited to
stroll the sidewalks and
enjoy the showcases of lo
cal talent. The scheduled
performances are spread
throughout the neighbor
hood, and will go on all day
until 5 p.m. The scheduled
performances are:
• 11 a.m.-12 p.m.:
Franklinia Playhouse
(502 Jackson Street)
• 12 p.m.-1 p.m.:
Ethan Wynn (710 Jackson
37. One of two equal parts of
a divisible whole
39. Italian archaeological site
40. Cold appetizer
41. Yes
42. Peninsula
48. Of that
50. A way to divide
51. Relating to the physical senses
52. One who makes money
53. Spumante (Italian wine)
54. Inconvenience (abbr.)
55. South Dakota
56. Snow sport
58. The products of human
creativity
59. Change mind
60. Bom of
25. Clearing up
29. No seats available
31. Leaves of an Arabian shmb
32. Groove in organ or tissue
33. Not of this world
35. Cooking device
38. Forget
41. Operational flight
43. Actress Danes
44. Poke holes in
45. A way to discolor
46. Shouts of welcome or farewell
47. Pharrell’s group
49. Red fluorescent dye
56. Jr.’s dad
57. Electronics firm
Street); Kristin Powell
(Dr. Mark & Tonya Spivey
Public Library); Benwa
(405 Durden Street); Ve
nus Valensia (504 Durden
Street)
• 1 p.m.-2 p.m.: Lo
Wave (Altama Museum of
Art & History); Timmy
& the Trilobites (Toombs
County Prevention,
Treatment, & Recovery);
Brewton-Parker College
(206 Pinecrest Street);
Dave & Tracy (411
Jackson Street); The Oaks
Ukulele Band (Comfort
Care Hospice); Savanna
Poole (504 Durden Street)
• 2 p.m.-3 p.m.:
Screaming Ghosts (409
Durden Street); Black-
HAMMOND (The Davis
House Photography Stu
dio); Red Shed Band (710
Jackson Street); Brian
Hamilton & Friends (503
Durden Street)
• 3 p.m.-4p.m.:
Indulgence (404 Jackson
Street); Kaylee Randolph
(503 Durden Street);
Joseph Golightly (711
Jackson Street); Dondi
Blazar (206 Pinecrest
Street); Station 7 Band
(611 Jackson Street)
• 4 p.m.-5 p.m.: Judson
Hall (601 Durden Street);
Tiger Creek Band (404
Jackson Street); Katie Pel-
tier (711 Jackson Street)
Upon arrival at the
event, attendees may visit
the Altama Museum of Art
& History to get a map of
the neighborhood, which
will outline the perfor
mance areas, schedule, ar
tisan areas, and more. This
map will also be available
online at the Vidalia Porch
fest Facebookpage.
Preparing for the Future
The Altama Museum is
preparing for future Porch-
fests and other activities,
as the museum has gained
a Cultural Facilities grant
from the Georgia Council
for the Arts to create the
‘Back Porch’ - a relaxed
outdoor staging area be
hind the museum.
The museum is one of
31 entities in 23 counties
across the state to receive
funding, for a combined
total of $1.2 million for the
acquisition, construction,
restoration, or renovation
of a building to be used for
arts programming.
“These grant dollars
will allow arts organiza
tions in Georgia to focus
on their primary mission
to bring art and cultural
events to their communi
ties by ensuring their facili
ties are in good condition,”
said Georgia Council for
the Arts Director Tina Lil
ly. “Georgia Council for the
Arts is excited to help our
arts communities continue
to foster economic and
cultural vitality by improv
ing their facilities, and we
are grateful to the Georgia
General Assembly for pro
viding this support to im
prove quality of life across
the state.”
Georgia Council for
the Arts received applica
tions from arts organiza
tions from across the state,
including performing arts
centers, museums, galler
ies, amphitheaters, and arts
classroom spaces. Cultural
Facilities grants are avail
able to arts organizations
for repairing, preserving,
or acquiring an arts facility,
or for purchasing equip
ment.
According to Altama
Museum Executive Direc
tor Martinez, this grant
funding will be combined
with investments from the
greater Vidalia community
to construct a “Back Porch
Venue” addition to the rear
of the museum. This new
combination stage-porch
will support increased pro
gramming, including The
Altama’s flagship event Vi
dalia Porchfest. The space
will also be available, along
with the rest of the historic
1911 Brazell House, as a
unique venue for weddings
and other social occasions.
“The ‘Back Porch’ will
enable us to offer concerts,
demonstrations and social
events in a safe and pleasant
environment that responds
to the needs of our patrons
and artistic partners,” Mar
tinez emphasized. “We
look forward to expanding
and diversifying arts op
portunities for The Altama
and Toombs County.”
These fundraising ef
forts will begin this week
end at Porchfest, as at
tendees have the option to
donate toward the needed
matching funds for the
project.
TCREA NOVEMBER MEETING — Toombs County Retired Educators Association met
Thursday, November 2, 2023, at Chatter's Restaurant. The speakers were Johnny Smith,
Director of Communications for Georgia Retired Educators Association, who gave the
latest updates from the GREA Governing Board, and Lisa McKensie, AMBA represen
tative, who discussed AMBA insurance benefits for educators. L to R: Johnny Smith, Lisa
McKensie, and TCREA members Kay Summerset and JoAnne Beasley.
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