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8B I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com Wednesday, January 24,2024 DISCOVER ALL THAT DAWSON COUNTY HAS TO OFFER THIS WEEK TUESDAYS 10AM DAWSON BOOK BABIES STORYTIME Join us at the DAWSON LIBRARY in the Dawson Meeting Room for this program designed for babies (along with parent) from birth to 23 months. We'll be creating building blocks of early literacy through songs, action rhymes, books, and playtime. These are wonderful times for your babies to hear lots of language, and a great opportunity for you to meet new parents! (Structured activity for 15 minutes with playtime after). WEDNESDAYS 11AM-3PM OPEN STUDIO SESSION THE CUMMING ARTS CENTER is now open on Wednesdays from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. for an additional Open Studio opportunity, with the next session being a still life drawing/painting session.Open Studios continue to be available onThursdays and Fridays. Membership Meetings are back and regularly scheduled for the fourth Monday of each month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the United Way Building, 240 Elm Street, Cumming. Visit Home - Cumming Arts Center for additional info. WEDNESDAYS 7PM NOFO BREWING MUSIC, BINGO, AND FOOD TRUCKS THURS JAN 25 2-3PM ADULT CRAFTING Join us at the DAWSON LIBRARY Winter scenes and angel wings. Textured canvas creations. Adding a textured medium to our acrylic paint to create three dimensional wings for angels or wherever your imagination takes you! SAT JAN 27 10:30-11:30AM LEGO CLUB Come join us in the DAWSON COUNTY LIBRARY meeting room for an hour of Lego fun and learning. We'll provide the Legos, an optional Lego building challenge, and the opportunity to share your love of Legos with others. This program is designed for children ages 5-13. Duplos will be provided for younger siblings. No registration required. SAT JAN 27 4 PM HOW TO RESTRING A GUITAR CLASS Held at MUSIC AUTHORITY 123 Merchants Square, Cumming, GA, 30040 How to Restring a Guitar class! Saturday, January 27 at 4pm. Cost $50 includes instruction, strings, and tools you get to keep. No Floyd Rose bridges or Classical Guitars. You don't need to be a student at Music Authority to take this class. Stop by the front desk at music Authority to sign up! SAT FEB 17 11AM YOUTH ORCHESTRA EXHIBITION AUDITIONS FOR STUDENT MUSICIANS FORSYTH COUNTY ARTS AND LEARNING CENTER 1150 Dahlonega Hwy, Cumming, GA, 30040 Student musicians of all levels are invited to participate in the second annual Youth Orchestra Exhibition of the Symphony Orchestra of North Georgia (SONG). Under the direction of Dr. S. Eric Hawk, participants will rehearse and perform with members of SONG in a one day event on March 10 at the beautiful FoCAL performing arts center in Cumming. Auditions are open to strings, wind, brass, and percussion, elementary through high school students of all levels. New this year: We will have two groups: 1) Beginner strings with at least one year of lessons/experience and 2) Youth Orchestra for intermediate through advanced strings, winds, brass and percussion. There is no application fee nor audition for the Beginner strings. An application fee of $25 and audition of the provided excerpt is required for Youth Orchestra participants. This is a wonderful opportunity to perform outstanding music in a beautiful venue. This event is made possible with a grant from the Forsyth County Arts Alliance Fund at the North Georgia Community Foundation. Applications and an audition video are due by Feb. 17, 2024. 5ee the $ONG website (symphonynorthgeorgia.org) for more details. EVERY WEDNESDAY 9PM LOCAL COMEDY SHOWCASE/ OPEN MIC FREEDOM BREW AND SHINE 2730 5pot Rd, Cumming, GA, 30040 Did you miss our sold out ticketed event? No worries, as we have comedy every Wed at 9pm. Local, Atlanta, Georgia, amateur, veteran, and everywhere in between comedians perform. Come out on a hump day evening and grab a beer and have some laughs! Free to attend. 5ignups open to the public so if you want to try stand up...come on down! WEDNESDAYS 10AM DAWSON MOVERS & SHAKERS STORYTIME Join us at the DAWSON LIBRARY in the Dawson Library meeting room for Movers and Shakers Storytime Wednesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. This program is designed for 2 -3 year-olds with stories, songs, crafts, movement activities and free play time. It's a great time to meet new friends, develop early reading skills, and just have fun! THURSDAYS 10AM DAWSON BUILDING BLOCKS Join us at the DAWSON LIBRARY in the Dawson Library meeting room for Building Blocks Storytime Thursday mornings at 10:00 a.m. This program is designed for 2-5 year-olds with stories, songs, crafts, movement activities and free play time. It's a great time to meet new friends, develop early reading skills, and just have fun! FRIDAYS 10AM NEEDLEWORK FRIDAYS Join us at the DAWSON LIBRARY Gather to work on your current project and have a fun time with fellow needlework fanatics! Whether you like crochet, knitting, cross stitch, needlepoint, quilting, or anything in between, this group is open to all! Beginners welcome! (However there is no instructor.) This club is for ages 18 and up, completely free and open to the public. EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 7PM LIVE MUSIC CHERRY STREET BREWING at Vickery Village - Home of Rick Tanner's, 5810 Bond St, Cumming, GA, 30040 Jam out to live music every Friday & Saturday from 7-1 Opm in Cherry Street's Vickery Taproom. 21 + only SATURDAYS 6:30-11AM THE CUMMING FARMERS MARKET has gone back to its non-summer hours, which are Saturdays only from 6:30-11 a.m. (or until vendors sell out). These are the market's fall and winter hours.Come check out local products in the City Center's lower surface lot every Saturday at the Cumming Farmers Market! SAT JAN 27 8 PM BLUE DOOR: ONE NIGHT ONLY! JESSICA MICHELLE SINGLETON BLUE DOOR 107 Bradford St NE, Gainesville, GA, 30501 Tickets $24 online or at the door Internationally touring comedy star, Jessica Michelle Singleton is a lovable maniac. Raw and fast-paced, JMS has a unique style of comedy which delivers in a stream of consciousness flow, combining introspective observations and vulnerable personal stories coupled with ideas from her hyperactive, weird and slightly deranged imagination. SAT JAN 27 12PM ENCAUSTIC PAINTING LUNCH & LEARN AT THE CUMMING ARTS CENTER Cumming Arts Center: Open Wed Thurs Fri Sat 11 to 3, 111 Pilgrim Mill Rd, Cumming, GA, 30040 Lunch & Learn at the Cumming Arts Center: Encaustic Painting with Kris Straukas on Saturday, January 27,12-2 pm (2nd floor classroom). Discover Encaustic painting using wax and resin. Kris will demonstrate how she paints with wax. This will be a fun and exciting session. Bring a lunch or it will be provided for a small donation. Reserve your seat soon by going to Home - Cumming Arts Center, "Classes" menu item and click on calendar item for January 27 Lunch & Learn. Open to CAC/SAA members and non-members. TUES JAN 30 2:30PM PAPER DOLLS & BARBIE DOLLS FOR GIRLS AGES 9-90 Come join us in the DAWSON COUNTY LIBRARY. This is an event for girls ages 9 -90. We have a collection of vintage paper dolls waiting for you to cut out and play with. We also have several Barbie dolls that need your love and care. We'll provide fabric and instructions for no-sew clothes. Dress a Barbie, and you can take it home or donate it to a local shelter. This is a great event for moms and grandmothers to share with their girls. No reservation required. You already know what a will does. Preplanning does more. Preplanning is a simple thing you can do to ease burdens on your family at a difficult time. No other form of preparation does all of these things. • Makes decisions ahead of time • Ensures wishes are carried out • Prevents overspending • Takes the pressure of selection process off your family • Keeps cost at today’s prices when paid in advance We specialize in preplanning. Call us and we can answer any questions you may have. 210 Ingram Ave., Cumming, Georgia 30040 , I V latory 770-887-2388 SAT MAY 4 9 AM A CIRCUS BLESSING CUMMING FAIRGROUNDS 235 Castleberry Rd, Cumming, GA, 30040 A Circus Blessing is a fundraising event created by 11 year old Kylee Zulauf to help raise funds for Blessings In A Backpack Forsyth. Blessings in a Backpack Forsyth is ran by Lambert High School students. Each week they pack meals for over 460 school age Forsyth County Students to merge the hunger gap over the weekends. Most kids in the Blessings in a Backpack program will never get to see a circus show or even travel to see performances. If you can't afford food, affording a day of family fun is also not in the budget. A Circus Blessing will provide every student in the Blessings in a Backpcak program a free ticket to the event. All donations and funds collected from A Circus Blessing will go directly to Blessings in a Backpack Forsyth. With your help, A Circus Blessing will truly be like no other! Join us for a family day of fun, spectacular shows, amazing activities, vendors, food trucks and more... all while helping the kids of Forsyth County! THERAPEUTIC HEALTH Welcoming new patients for chiropractic and functional medicine services. Dr. Alexis Noggle DC, CFMP For an appointment please call (706) 960-2422 or email DrNoggle@therapeutichealthga.com 45 Chestatee Industrial Park Dr • #200 Dahlonega, GA 30533 - BE SEEN HERE EVERY WEEK! - Contact marketing@dawsonnews.com
