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Quick Trips for Nearby Fun! Gause to hold Dec. 12 hometown book signing Damon Clause Jr. will hold a special book signing on Sunday, Dec. 12, from 2-4 p.m. “The War Journal of Major Damon ‘Rocky’ Gause” will be featured at the Crawford W. Long Museum in Jefferson. The war journal is the story by Gause’s father of his adventures in escaping from the Japanese during World War 11. including the escape from the Bataan Death March and from Corregidor after its fall as well as the 3,200-mile escape across the Pacific with only a hand-held compass to guide them. Rocky Gause had left the account of that escape in a manuscript to his son more than 50 years ago before he was sent to the European theatre where he was killed. A few years ago, the son decided to have his father's manuscript published. The book’s movie rights have been sold and Gause has been on a national book tour. Copies of the book will be sold at the signing for $22. For more information, call the museum at (706) 367-5307. Christmas at the Holly with song and theater event Members of the Holly Theatre Company will sing Christmas songs and the Holly children’s Theatre Company members will present a one-act version of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol" on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 5, at 2 p.m. These “Little Dickens" are designing their own costumes and have some special effects. Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for students and children. Tickets can be purchased with a credit card by calling (706) 864- 0161 noon-5 p.m. All seats are reserved. In addition, auditions will be held Jan. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Jan. 9 from 1-5 p.m. at the Holly Theatre for “Guys and Dolls.” Callbacks will be Monday, Jan. 10 and the production runs March JO -25. Prepare a short, upbeat song and be prepared to dance at the audition. There are no paid roles. Bring a photo of yourself and a resume, if you have one. For more information, call (706) 864-0161. ‘Trade-a-Toy’ at Zany Brainy and help spread the word about violence Zany Brainy is sponsoring “Trade-a-Toy" through Dec. 24. Zany Brainy teams up with The Lion & the Lamb Project to convey the message that “violence is not child’s play." The goal is to provide toys, media and activities that encourage a child's sense of wonder and imagi nation. 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Sleighbell Tour of B&B Inns to be held in Dahlonega On Sunday, Dec. 12, from 1-5 p.m. there will be a self-guided tour of local inns, each decorated and loaded with holiday refreshments. (Blueberry Inn, Royal Guard Inn, Worley Homestead, Lily Creek Lodge and Mountain Top Lodge). Tickets are avail able at the Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce Welcome Center or at participating B&B's. Admission is $lO. ‘Norman Rockwell: Pictures for the American People’ An exciting array of programs and education resources geared toward children, families and teachers highlight the High Museum of Art’s pre sentation of “Norman Rockwell: Pictures for the American People.” Programs for adult audiences include an American art history course and a January lecture on Rockwell by exhibition curator Anne Knutson. For children and their parents, the High has organized a museum school outreach program for Atlanta-area art stu dents in grades 9-12, special holiday programs and regular Toddler Thursdays, Saturday workshops and Sunday studios based on Rockwell themes. With the Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge, the High has developed a Web site for the national tour designed by Mind Spring Enterprises Inc. (www.rockwelltour.org), a Family Guide pamphlet and three separate audio tours for adults, families and Spanish speakers. The High Museum of An is located at 1280 Peachtree Street, between 15th and 16th streets in midtown Atlanta. For general information about the High and “Norman Rockwell: Pictures for the American People." call (404) 733-HIGH. ‘Smooth Jazz Christmas’ concert to be held Dec. 9 The Tabernacle will heat up a cool winter evening w ith the seductive sounds of David Koz, David Benoit and others at the “Smooth Jazz Christmas" concert Thursday. Dec. 9. Headlining this sizzling act for its third successful year. David Koz brings his melodic sax to the Tabernacle for the first time. Koz’s most recent accomplishments include his latest release titled “The Dance" where he collaborated with influential greats Burt Bacharach, Luther Vandross. Beße Winans and Montell Jordan. Joining Koz is celebrated contemporary jazz artist David Benoit. Known for his groundbreaking piano playing, Benoit says of his music, “I’m always try ing to take the flavors of all I’ve done in the past and bring them to a higher level ... that’s the fun of it.” Warming up the stage for this Tabernacle produc tion are singer/songwriter Brenda Russell and acoustic guitarist Peter White. Best known for her Grammy-nominated hit “Piano in the Dark,” Russell also composed songs for Chaka Khan, Joe Cocker, Dionne Warwick. Regina Belle and Donna Summer. White’s recent release titled “Perfect Moment.” includes his smooth melodies and -distinctive sound. 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Box 210, Cumming, GA 30028. $9 Writers’ concert dedicated to late Celestine Sibley In hopes of becoming an annual North Georgia tradition and patterned after the highly success ful Atlanta Writers in Concert, the Georgia Society of Writers in Concert will be presented Thursday evening. Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. at the Tate Elementary School auditorium in . The concert is being dedicated to the late Celestine Sibley, noted Atlanta writer and columnist and a fre quent participant in Atlanta Writers in Concert presentations. This year’s concert will be presented in one act and will feature five well known writers from North Georgia reading excerpts from their pub lished works. Sibley Fleming, author of “How to Rock Your Baby” and the granddaughter of Celestine Sibley, will be one of the featured writers in concert and will present a persona) tribute to Miss Sibley. Admission to this year’s concert is a 10-pound (or more) bag of nonperishable food per person. The filled bag is to be brought to the concert and will serve as admission to the concert. For more information, call (706) 268-3140. FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS -Bunday. Diiamt* 5.-1 Exhibit features collections from the Civil War A new exhibit at the Greensboro Historical Museinn includes more than 140 Confederate firearms and the', story of their design and manufacture. “Through Collectors' Eyes: Treasures of the Civil War” features weapons from the collection of Dr. 3nH Mrs. John M. Murphy. The couple collected manJ-oC the finest and rarest firearms used by soldiers of the Confederacy. Confederate weapons made in Guilford County,' '• N.C., Fayetteville, N.C., Richmond, Va., New Orleans, La., Texas, Georgia and Tennessee are included. ' ' ’ “Through Collectors’ Eyes: Treasures of the civil War” also incorporates artwork by contemporary ' 1 artist Don Troiani, as well as a variety of other histor ical prints and engravings. '' The exhibit and the Greensboro Historical Museum are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 2-5 p.m. Admission is free. The museum, accredited by the American Association of Museums, is located at 130 Summit Avenue in downtown Greensboro, N.C.. For more event information, call (336) 373-2043. I LjfjCa YOUR BEAUTIFUL SMILE * For This We've iUvMBHSJ Dedicated Ourselves , Come Visit Us and See the Clear Difference! Complimentary orthodontic exam • , , 3895 Johns Creek Pkwy., Suite A ' Alec N. Elchehel 770-622-1177 dmd-ms-pc www.smilesbyelchahal.com 1 2 Great Thrift Stores g*. 1 a Si. i* Sk A 1 * ■ *•"' Next to Wachovia Bank I ***& ■ , 480 Be|tjs Glp rA ( on the Square in Cumming ■ ■ North of Sawnee Rd. • ’ 1 Store Hours > 1 store Hours M-Sat lOam-3pm \ 5 M-Sat 9am-3pm Closed Sun Closed Sun * - ATTENTION SHOPPERS WW and BARGAIN HUNTERS OF Seasonal Selections ■hM Both Locations r VOLUNTEERS ( NEEDED Hunter’s Paradise! PAGE 3B