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Friday, December 11,2015
Lake Oconee News
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MORGAN
Monday, Dec. 14
Morgan County Middle
School's 7th grade drama
program presents "The
Best Christmas Pageant
Ever" at the Morgan
County High School audi
torium at 7 p.m..
Thursday, Dec. 17
Join the Morgan County High
School Symphonic Band,
MCHS Concert Band and
the Morgan County Middle
School 8th Grade Band for
their Holiday Concert. The
evening will be filled with
seasonal song. For more
information contact the
schools.
Saturday, Dec. 19
Come have Breakfast with
Santa at the Madison
ChopHouse Grille at 8:30
a.m.. The free break
fast will be served to the
children only but parents
are welcome to accompany
them. Reservations are
required for more infor
mation and to reserve your
spot call 706-342-9009.
Monday, Dec. 21 -
Friday, Jan. 7,2016
The Morgan County Char
ter School System will
be closed for the Winter
Holidays.
Monday, Jan. 18,2016
The Morgan County Charter
School System will be
closed in observation of
Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
GREENE
Thursday, Dec. 10
Oconee Performing Arts So
ciety presents "A Holiday
Spectacular" with The
Atlanta Pops Orchestra
at Festival Hall beginning
at 7:30 p.m. The show
will feature Broadway star
Doug LeBrecque. Ticket
prices range from $25 to
$65 and can be purchased
by calling 706-999-1518.
Thursday, Dec. 17
Lake Oconee Academy third
graders will perform at
Festival Hall at 6 p.m.. For
more information contact
the school.
Monday, Dec. 21 -
Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016
Greene County School
System will be closed for
Winter Break. All school
and office buildings will be
closed.
Monday, Jan. 11, 2016
Greensboro Elementary
School will host the "How
to Help Your Child without
a Text Book" workshop at
9 a.m. For more infor
mation contact Targie
Folds at 706-453-5126 or
targie.folds@greene.kl2.
ga.us.
Monday, Jan. 18,2016
Greene County School Sys
tem will be closed in honor
of Martin Luther King Jr.
Day. All school buildings
and offices will be closed.
Tuesday, Jan. 19,2016
Lake Oconee Academy will
host its second annual
"Empty Bowls" fundraiser
event during the home
coming basketball game.
LOA art students and
faculty will create ceram
ic bowls for the event.
All proceeds from the
event will be donated to
the Greene County Food
Pantry.
ONGOING
First Call Pregnancy Center
in Greensboro is recruit
ing dancers for the 2016
Dancing with the Lake
Oconee Stars set for
Thursday, March 10, 2016
at the Plaza Arts Center
in Eatonton. This will be
the third year of hosting
this event to benefit First
Call. Event organizers are
looking for Pro Dancers
and Star Dancers. This
year all tickets will be sold
online through the Plaza
Arts Center website.
PUTNAM
Friday, Dec. 11
There will be a shadow
puppetry workshop for
children in kindergarten
through fifth grade 4-5:15
p.m. Friday, Dec. 11 at
the Oconee Cultural Arts
Center Foundation at 34
School St. in Watkinsville.
It will feature internation
ally renowned puppeteer
Hobey Ford. It will com
bine storytelling, shadow
puppetry, performance
techniques, as well as info
on how to build puppets.
The cost is $12 and you
should register in advance.
For information, call 706-
769-4565 or visit www.
ocaf.com.
Saturday, Dec. 12
Putnam County Mothers
Against Crime's big annual
youth Christmas party
is set for 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 12 at the
Poole Recreation Center.
The ages 4-18 event will
feature free Christmas
OPAS
OCONEE PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY
OCONEE IDOL
JAN. 31,2016
Festival Hall, Greensboro, GA
Tickets Available:
MEMBERS: Nov. 23 | PUBLIC: Dec. 4
THE WILLIS CLAN
March 16, 2016
The Plaza Arts Center, Eatonton GA
Tickets Available:
Members: Jan. 4 I Public: Jan. 11
SA10T SALON
May 17, 2016
The Plaza Arts Center, Eatonton GA
Tickets Available:
Members: March 7 I Public: March 14
For Tickets and more information: Find us on:
706.999.1518 | www.OPAS.org Q
CALENDAR SPOTLIGHT
Children parade through the streets of downtown Madison as the city welcomes the holiday season in style.
After the parade head on down to Town Park for the annual Caroling by Candlelight event.
Holiday Parade and Caroling by the Candlelight
Madison will host its annual Holiday Parade beginning at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12. The parade will feature
the Morgan County High School Bulldog Marching Band, floats, vintage cars, horses, dogs and dancers. This
year's theme is "A Storybook Christmas." The Caroling by Candlelight event in Town Park will follow the
Holiday Parade. Make your way down to the park at 5 p.m.. Join your friends and neighbors for the Madison
Main Street event that will feature music by local choral groups, bands and community based musicians
as they sing the songs of the season. Visit with Santa, Ms. Claus and their elves, sip on hot chocolate and
roast marshmallows over an open flame. Celebrate the holiday season in small town style; join the fun at the
Holiday Parade and Caroling by Candlelight.
presents, food and games.
Community role models
will be on hand to give
inspirational talks. For
information, call Putnam
MAC President Georgia
Benjamin Smith at 706-
485-5332 or 706-473-
2460.
There will be a special
Christmas wreath dedica
tion ceremony noon Satur
day, Dec. 12 at the Georgia
War Veterans ceremony
in Milledgeville. Seven
wreaths will be dedicated
for each branch of the
U.S. Armed Forces. After
the ceremony, volunteers
will place 2,000 donated
Christmas wreaths around
the cemetery - one on
each grave of each veteran
buried there (many of
whom are from Putnam
County). To volunteer to
lay a wreath or for infor
mation, call 478-445-
3363.
Enjoy a walking tour of
"Stepback, Ga.," a rec
reated early 1900s rural
community decorated
for Christmas 11 a.m.-4
p.m. Saturday, Dec.12.
Step back into time for
an up close and personal
look into the 20 buildings
furnished with period
antiques and accessories,
enjoy old time gospel in
the church, chat with the
general store manager,
see the mill with 12-foot
wheel, and follow the creek
to find a moonshine still.
Conclude with a cup of
hot chocolate served by
a warm fire. There is no
admission fee. Stepback
is at 176A Dennis Station
Road in Putnam County.
For information, call Roger
Pierce at 706-473-1379,
visit the website at www.
stepbackgeorgia.com
or search Facebook for
"Stepback Georgia."
Come out and see "Gift
Wrapped," a gospel stage
play written by Putnam
County native and But
ler-Baker School alumna
Paula Moreland. The
performance is set for 5
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 at
Putnam County Middle
School. Tickets are $15 in
advance and $20 at the
door. Proceeds go to ben
efit Butler-Baker Alumni
Project Inc. For informa
tion, call 706-485-7461,
706-485-7247 or 706-
473-0762.
Internationally renowned
puppeteer Hobey Ford
will present his children's
oriented Animalia puppet
show as part of the Mingle
with Kringle event set
for 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3
p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 at
the Oconee Cultural Arts
Center Foundation at 34
School St. in Watkinsville.
Admission is $12 and you
should register in advance.
Mingle with Kringle also
features photos with Mr.
Hi* Pirn .iris Center
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Kringle, festive storytell
ing, holiday crafts, con
struction of a peace village
and quality time with Mrs.
Klaus. For information,
call 706-769-4565 or visit
www.ocaf.com.
Butler-Baker Alumni Project,
Inc., will meet at 10 a.m.
at the school, 403 Alice
Walker Drive. The group, a
501 (c)3 nonprofit orga
nization, has acquired
ownership of the old
Butler-Baker School and
is now working to repay
the loan. Former students
are invited to attend and
donate time, talent and
money to the project.
Wednesday, Dec. 16
A free Alzheimer's caregiver
support group meets at 10
a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16
at Eatonton First Baptist
Church, 115 N. Madison
Ave., with facilitator Janice
Turner. Call Turner at
706-485-3331 to confirm
date and time; the group is
scheduled to meet on the
third Wednesday of each
month.
Saturday, Dec. 19
The Eatonton Elks Lodge will
host a turkey shoot 11 a.m.
Saturday, Dec. 19. Children
10 and younger shoot free!
Hamburgers, hot dogs and
barbecue will be on sale!
For information, call 706-
473-5404.
Monday, Dec. 21
Spine & Dine, a reading
group that combines sup
per ("Dine") with a book
discussion of a selected ti
tle ("Spine") meets 5:30-7
p.m. the third Monday of
every month, including
Monday, Dec. 21, at the
Georgia Writers Museum
at 109 S. Jefferson Ave. on
the east side of Eatonton's
courthouse square. For
information, email spine.n.
dine@gmail.com.
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