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Lake Oconee News
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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. This
year all tickets will be sold
online through the Plaza
Arts Center website.
PUTNAM
Monday, Jan. 4, 2016
January is National Blood
Donor Month and the
HOST YOUR PERSONAL, COMMUNITY, AND
BUSINESS PARTIES AND EVENTS AT THE PLAZA
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BEGINS JAN 18THFR0M 11:00AM-4:00PM
American Red Cross will
accept blood donations
2-7 p.m. Monday, Jan.
4, 2016 at the City Hut
at 400 W. Marion St. in
downtown Eatonton. For
information, call 1-800-
733-2767.
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.
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