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Page B2 Lake Oconee News Friday, February 17,2017 GREENE COUNTY B&G Club presents flea market, fish fry Contributed Members of the Pete Nance Boys & Girls Club work with volunteer Kara Latz in preparation for the Fantastic Finds Flea Market and Fish Fry, Saturday March 18. Saturday, March 18, the Pete Nance Boys & Girls Club (PNC) will host its first-ever Fantastic Finds Flea Market & Fish Fry at Greensboro Elementary School (gymnasium) from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. True to the flea market con cept, there will be an array of local vendors, from high-end arts and crafts displays and antiques to home goods and yard sale items. With the addition of the always popular “Flair Hair” station for the kids, the Fantastic Finds Flea Market & Fish Fry promises to enthuse everyone in the family. Some of the local artists at the inaugural Fantastic Finds Flea Market & Fish Fry include Sil ver Crafts Plus, Woodworking by Rick Oyler, Jennifer Amaya Jewelry and Baby Gifts by Ashley. Community favorites such as the Greensboro Antique Market and Alter All will also be present as well as licensed massage thera pist, Vicki Goss. A wellness advo cate traveling from North Caro lina will tout the benefits of the increasingly popular doTERRA essential oils, and bargain shop pers will enjoy perusing the “trash to treasures” section of the mar ket. Attendees will also find an enormous selection of furniture, toys, clothes and household items. Unique to this event are the authentic fried fish platters com plemented with slaw, bread and all the fixings. The PNC Parent Council will lovingly prepare the homemade platters. Satur day early bird shoppers will have plenty of time to shop, eat and then visit the PNC “If These Walls Could Talk” booth at the The Big Event, just a few miles down the road at Lake Oconee Village. Additionally, bounce houses, a dunking booth and face painting will entertain children as par ents scurry to find treasures fit for any occasion. The Fantastic Finds Flea Market & Fish Fry promises to be a happy day for all! Millicent Zamirowski, PNC committee volunteer and Coldwell Banker Realtor, explains: “This is the first event of its kind for PNC members who are working so very hard to make it a success. Many teens are actually engaged in the marketing and operations of the flea market, obtaining skills which they will be able to apply in their future endeavors.” The mission of the Fantastic Finds Flea Market & Fish Fry is to bring the entire Greene County community together for a family friendly event. PNC welcomes friends and neighbors to join in the success and would like to thank Kristin Grebel and the generous donations of local busi nesses such as Joy Graden’s Pecan Corner for their support in helping to make this event a success. They have been instrumental in the launching of the flea market and fish fry concept. It’s not too late to reserve booth space. The fee is nominal ($25- $35), and the sellers retain any money earned or can donate earn ings to PNC. For more informa tion or to sign up to sell your stuff, contact Kara Latz (karalatz@ gmail.com or 404-316-0562) or visit www.PeteNancebgc.org. To learn the many ways you too can support and partner with PNC, please contact Norm Agran at nagran@att.net/908.279.5000 (contribution) or Jim Liebeck at hliebeck@plantationcable. net/ 706.817.0964 (volunteer). You can also follow the Club on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ petenancel. The Pete Nance Boys & Girls Club is located in a wing of Greensboro Elementary School and works hand-in-hand with the Greene County School System to touch the lives of every child in our community while making the club a safe place to learn and grow during non-school hours. A car ing and professional staff, under the direction of Bob Mackey Sr., club director, leads PNC. Club members receive life-enhancing programs and character devel opment experiences that assist in their ability to grow and develop into productive, responsible and caring adults. MORGAN COUNTY MARDI GRAS GALA: A party with a purpose Get your party shoes on for a not- to-be missed event. The Steffen Thomas Museum of Art is throwing a Mardi Gras Gala on Feb. 25 in downtown Mad ison at Merchants Hall (Madison Tea Room) to raise essential funds for arts programming with an elegant evening of dining, dancing and French 75 Cham pagne Cocktails. Through event ticket sales, raffle prizes and a silent auction table, the museum is looking to raise $10,000 for its in-depth arts outreach program that reaches students from elementary age through college seniors each year. Kaye and Stan DeJarnett are honor ary chairs of the event that features a dinner of New Orleans cuisine, dancing to The Atlanta Seventeen Big Band and complimentary wine and beer. Signa ture French 75 Champagne cocktails and mixed drinks will be available for purchase. The silent auction for the evening includes accommodations at the chic Pontchartrain Hotel in New Orleans (no black-out dates and good for one year), tickets and tent privileges for the Iroquois Steeplechase in Nashville, (May 13, 2017), two gift baskets filled with sizable certificates from Madison merchants and the Cultural Center and a framed lithograph from the 1927 pen and ink drawing by Steffen Thomas, Horses and Jockeys. Raffle tickets are available now at Whidby Jewelers and online for a chance at two prizes: a pair of beau tiful diamond drop earrings donated by Whidby Jewelers, and a large vessel with an unusual Copper Penny glaze by North Carolina potter Ben Owen III. To purchase raffle tickets, visit Whidby Jewelers in Madison, go online to www. steffenthomas.org, or call the Museum at 706-342-7557. This elegant evening would not be possible without the support of follow ing business sponsors: Bank of Madison, Jim Boyd and Associates, Fierman Law Firm, McGinnis Realty, Madison Realty, DuBose Law Group, Dream Team Tech nologies, Morgan County Citizen, Madi son Studios, Whidby Jewelers and Smith Communications (the Lake Oconee Nezcs and Eatonton Messenger and other pub lications). The event is Saturday, Feb. 25 at Mer chants Hall in downtown Madison. Tickets are $100 per person and may be purchased at www.steffenthomas.org or by calling the Museum at 706-342-7557. All proceeds support STMA arts pro gramming. The Steffen Thomas Museum of Art is a vibrant non-profit art museum show casing the life works of Master Artist Steffen Thomas and providing arts out reach in seven counties. It is open Tues day through Saturday from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. or by appointment. 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