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THURSDAY. JUNE 28. 2007 PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS PAGE 5A
Family Fun for Fourth of July at state parks
If your family is looking for
a fun and festive way to cele
brate the Fourth of July, join the
staff at Amicalola Falls State
Park during their All American
Happy Days event on June 30th
& July 1st.
In addition to popular sum
mer activities such as hiking,
fishing, volleyball, and horse
shoe pitching, the programming
staff has planned a schedule full
of games, contests, and pro
grams. The Amicalola Owls
will entertain and educate dur
ing "Red, White, & Whooo" on
All classes are held at the
Tom Quinton Arts Center locat
ed at 68 D.B. Carroll Street in
Jasper. Carroll Street turns off
of North Main Street next to the
Old Jail. If you need more
information or if you are an
artist and wish to explore offer
ing a class, please call 706-692-
0101.
• Landscape Painting in
Oil, Beginner to Intermediate"
Starting Thursday, July 12th for
4 weeks - ends August 2nd 1
p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Minimum 4
people $75 Check with Steve on
supplies or any questions - 404-
281-3947.
Saturday.
Test your skills with relay
races, team games, the water
melon seed-spitting contest, or
the famous greased-pole climb.
Relax on the star-spangled
hayride, or discover treasures on
the red, white, and blue scav
enger hunt! Enjoy our purple
mountains' majesty with a patri
otic mountaintop concert by the
Yonah Brass Ensemble on
Saturday evening.
Amicalola Falls State Park is
the site of the state's highest
waterfall, one of Georgia's
• Painting and Drawing for
Kids with Sulaine Sims. Ages 6
to 15. Two four week sessions
this summer on Friday after
noons from 1 to 2:30 beginning
June 1st. $65.00 per four week
session. Students may bring
their own supplies or pay
$10.00 for the supplies to be
furnished. Please call Sulaine
for details at 770-605-1467.
• Yoga with Camille
Hammond. Classes are held
every Tuesday from 5 to 6 p.m.
$7.00 per class. Please call
Camille for details at 706-692-
6666.
Seven Natural Wonders. The
Lodge at Amicalola Falls serves
breakfast, lunch, and dinner,
with a Seafood Buffet Friday
night, Prime Rib Buffet
Saturday night, and Sunday
Brunch
Buffet. The park is located on
Highway 52 between
Dahlonega and Ellijay. All pro
grams are free of charge; how
ever, a $3 parking fee applies.
For more information, call (706)
265 - 1969.
Georgia's state parks are
operated by the Georgia
• Social Dance (Ballroom,
Western, Line, and more) with
Rebecca Hampton. 4 week ses
sions. Next session Thursday
evenings from 8 to 10 p.m. on
June 7, 14, 21, and 28. $40.00
person, $80.00 couple. For
details call Rebecca at 706-337-
4774.
• Intermediate Drawing
with Wildlife artist Alan Young.
No classes this summer but call
Alan for details about future
sessions at 706-692-4002.
• Watercolor Painting with
Joy Lyons. $70 class fee,
$15.00 for materials. Call Joy
for details about future sessions
at 706-636-1560
• Oil Painting with Steve
Moore. Steve will be teaching
oil painting at the Arts Center
this summer. It will be four con
secutive Thursdays starting July
12th, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The cost will be $75 for a mini
mum of four students.
Interested students can call
Steve at 404-281-3947 for
details. .
The Tom Quinton Arts Center is
open noon to 4 p.m. Thursday
through Saturday. Stop by and
visit the gift shop and see what
you can do to help promote the
arts in Pickens County. Further
information about activities at
the Arts Center is available at
www.sharptopartsassociation.or
g-
Department of Natural
Resources.
Rescuing a Piece of
Romantic History
Sunday, July 1 - Tuesday, July
31, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Dahlonega Gold Museum
Historic Site - Dahlonega.
Sweetheart jewelry, mementos
from the Civil War given from
soldiers to their loved ones, will
be on display during July. This
loan from The National
Museum of Patriotism is part of
the largest collection in the
world. $2.50 - $4. (706) 864-
2257.
July 4th Guided
Hikes
Wednesday, July 4, 8 a.m. -
noon. Smithgall Woods
Conservation Area and Lodge -
Helen
Van rides to park trails will
allow visitors to explore the
conservation area in a leisurely,
informative atmosphere on
these guided hikes.
Hikes will be offered
throughout the morning.
Register in advance. $3 park
ing. (706) 878-3087.
July 4th Mountain
Style
Wednesday, July 4, 1 - 9 p.m.
Unicoi State Park and Lodge -
Helen. Celebrate Independence
Day with games, a horseshoe
tournament, watermelon seed
spittin' contest, sack & relay
races, dances and more. Please
remember sparklers and fire
works are prohibited inside
Georgia's state parks. $3 park
ing. (800) 573-9659 ext. 305.
Independence Day
at Vogel
Wednesday, July 4, 8:30 a.m.
Vogel State Park - Blairsville.
Celebrate our independence
with a flag-raising ceremony,
bicycle parade, paddle boat
races, sandcastle building con
tests, watermelon eating con
tests, sack races, egg tosses and
a greased pole climb. $3 park
ing. (706)745-2628.
JOIN THE FUN - The Art Center in downtown Jasper
has a wide range of summer classes for all ages
At the Art Center
Landscape painting added
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