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Friday, December 25,2015 Lake Oconee News Page B5 Send us your events! The deadline is Monday at 1 p.m. news@lakeoconeenews.us MORGAN GREENE Monday, Dec. 21 - Friday, Jan. 7,2016 The Morgan County Char ter School System will be closed for the Winter Holidays. Thursday, Dec. 31 The Painted Pineapple will host a Kid's Only New Year's celebration on Dec. 31 from 6 — 9 p.m. Parents drop your kids off at the studio for a night out. The event will feature crafts, games and a balloon drop at 9 p.m. The celebration is for kids ages 5 and up and the cost is $25. For more information and to pre-register visit www. paintedpineapple.org. Friday, Jan. 1, 2016 Ring in the New Year with a First Day Hike at Hard La bor Creek State Park. The hike will follow the Beaver Pond Trail and begins at 1 p.m. For more information call 706-557-3001. Monday, Jan. 18, 2016 The Morgan County Char ter School System will be closed in observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Friday, Jan. 22,2016 The Madison-Morgan Cul tural Center will host the opening to its latest ex hibition, Jack Davis from 6 — 8 p.m. in the center's galleries. Davis is known for his illustrations. This show will feature piec es selected by his alma mater, the University of Georgia, for which he still creates the iconic Bulldog character and the Jack Davis Family. Friday, Jan. 29,2016 The Reduced Shakespeare Company comes to the Madison-Morgan Cultur al Center auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The company is deemed as nothing short of brilliant as they take audiences through a "Complete History of Comedy." For more infor mation and tickets visit www.mmcc-arts.org. Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 Come hear Storyteller Miss Renee at the Morgan County Library beginning at 9:50 a.m. For more information call 706-342- 1206. 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. Thursday, Dec. 31 Richard's Wine Bar is host ing its annual New Year's Eve Party. The event, which is reservation only, will start at 8 p.m. and includes a double-entree dinner and champagne to ring in the New Year. Call 706-453-4180 for res ervations. Reservations start at $95. Friday, January 8, 2016 Lake Oconee Academy will host its Second Quar ter Honors Ceremony for third through 10th graders. The events are broken up by grade level. Third through fifth grade will start at 7:30 a.m., eighth through 10th grade will start at 8:30 a.m. and sixth through seventh grade will start at 9:30 a.m. For more information contact the school. Monday, Jan. 11,2016 Greensboro Elementary School will host the "How to Help Your Child with out a Text Book" work shop at 9 a.m. For more information contact Targie Folds at 706-453-5126 or targie.folds@greene.kl2. ga.us. Monday, Jan. 18, 2016 Greene County School System 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 ceramic bowls for the event. All proceeds will be donated to the Greene County Food Pantry. Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 Greene County Chamber of Commerce will hold its kick off Business After Hours event at Tender- Care Clinic and Preschool from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. TenderCare is located 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 d CALENDAR SPOTLIGHT The Trotline Band will headline this year's 2016 LOA Foundation fundraiser Denim and Diamonds. Denim and Diamonds Denim and Diamonds, the sensational annual fundraising event for the Lake Oconee Academy Foundation, will be held Saturday, Feb. 27 and starts at 6 p.m. at Parks Ferry Public Recreation Area at 1491 Parks Mill Road in Greensboro. The Lake Oconee Academy Foundation, a charitable, non-profit organization, is dedicated to raising and stewarding funds to provide educational resources, improve the educational environment and support the educational and extracurricular programs for the enrichment, betterment and educational excellence of the children of LOA. For sponsorship and ticket information, visit http:/www. Iakeoconeeacademy.org/2016-denim-diamonds. at 803 S. Main St. in Greensboro. Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 Are you the next Oconee Idol? Oconee Performing Arts Society is hosting its annual Oconee Idol event at Festival Hall at 7 p.m. Visit www.oconeeidol. org for audition and ticket information. Friday, Feb. 12, 2016 Union Point STEaM Acad emy is hosting its annual Black History Program at the school. The program is set to start at 8:30 a.m. For more information contact the school. Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016 Union Point STEaM Acad emy is hosting a Father/ Daughter Dance at the school. The dance will start at 4 p.m. and run through 6 p.m. For more information contact the school. Monday, Feb. 15,2016 Greene County School Sys tem will have a teacher/ student holiday in honor of President's Day. Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 Greensboro Elementary School will host a Black History Luncheon at the school. Contact the school for each grade level's exact lunch time. 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 hosting this event to benefit First Call. Event organizers are looking for Pro Dancers and Star Dancers. 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Monday, Jan. 18, 2016 Spine & Dine, a reading group that combines sup per ("Dine") with a book discussion of a selected title ("Spine") meets 5:30-7 p.m. the third Monday of every month, including Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, at the Geor gia Writers Museum at 109 S. Jefferson Ave. on the east side of Eaton- ton's courthouse square. For information, email spine.n.dine@gmail.com. Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 Eatonton-Putnam Coun ty Library's pre-school storytime is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. For information, call 706-485-6768. A free Alzheimer's caregiver support group meets at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 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. SUPER SAVERS ON SALE NOW! COME TO THE MOVIES ANYTIME AND SAVE! 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