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Nick Bowman Features Editor
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The Times, Gainesville, Georgia
Thursday, November 22, 2018
weekend ahead | month ahead
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Brenau Holiday Concert
When: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 26
Where: John S. Burd Center for Performing
Arts, 429 Academy St. NE, Gainesville
How much: Free
Sharing the Holidays
What: Panel-style question and answer about
the religious, traditional, and family aspects of
the holidays in the month of December
When: 6-8 p.m. Nov. 28
Where: University of North Georgia, Young
Hall, 56 College Circle, Dahlonega
More info: 706-867-2720, aslope2508@ung.edu
How much: Free
Quinlan’s Winter Exhibitions
Opening Reception
When: 5-7 p.m. Nov. 29
Where: Cuinlan Visual Arts Center, 514
Green St. NE, Gainesville
How much: Free
More info: 770-536-2575, amanda@qvac.
org, www.quinlanartscenter.org
Harlem Globetrotters
When: 7 p.m. Nov. 29
Where: University of North Georgia
Convocation Center, 180 Alumni Drive,
Dahlonega
More info: www.ticketweb.com
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Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus make their entrance on a fire truck during the 2015 Christmas
on Green Street in Gainesville
North Georgia Chamber
Symphony Holiday Concert
When: 3-5 p.m. Dec. 2
Where: Westminster Presbyterian
Church, 1397 Thompson Bridge Road,
Gainesville
How much: Free
More info: 706-867-9444,
Bettyflorence@windstream.net,
Northgeorgiachambersymphony.org
Christmas on Green Street
When: 4:30-7:15 p.m. Dec. 2
Where: Downtown Gainesville, 830 Green
St., Gainesville
How much: Free
Cookies and Milk with Santa
When: 1-3 p.m. Dec. 8
Where: Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1911
Sweetbay Drive, Gainesville
More info: wcannon@atlantabg.org
How much: $10-12
“Mamma Mia!”
What: Play presented by Gainesville High
School
When: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Dec. 11-13
Where: Gainesville High School, Pam
Ware Performing Arts Center, 830
Century Place, Gainesville
How much: $5-10
More info: lettsani@gmail.com
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Georgia Cross Stitchers.
Day of crafting and the
exchange of ideas. 10 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. Nov. 24. Hall
County Library System,
Gainesville Branch, 127
Main St. NW, Gainesville.
770-532-3311, ext. 114,
gkoecher@hallcountylibrary.
org. Free.
Brenau Holiday Concert.
7:30 p.m. Nov. 26. John S.
Burd Center for Performing
Arts, 429 Academy St. NE,
Gainesville. Free.
Sharing the Holidays.
Panel-style question and
answer about the religious,
traditional, and family
aspects of the holidays in
the month of December.
6-8 p.m. Nov. 28. University
of North Georgia, Young
Hall, 56 College Circle,
Dahlonega. 706-867-2720,
aslope2508@ung.edu. Free.
Harlem Globetrotters. 7
p.m. Nov. 29. University of
North Georgia, Convocation
Center, 180 Alumni Drive,
Dahlonega. www.ticketweb.
com.
Quinlan’s Premier Winter
Exhibitions opening reception.
5-7 p.m. Nov. 29. Cuinlan
Visual Arts Center, 514
Green St. NE, Gainesville.
770-536-2575, amanda@
qvac.org. Free.
Christmas with Voices of
North Georgia. 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. St. Paul
United Methodist Church,
404 Washington St.,
Gainesville. 678-591 -1545,
diane_negasc@bellsouth.
net. $5-15.
Classical Guitar for the
Holidays. 4-5 p.m. Nov. 30.
Hall County Library System,
Gainesville Branch, 127
Main St. NW, Gainesville.
770-532-3311, ext. 114,
gkoecher@hallcountylibrary.
org. Free.
Friday Sketch Club. 1:30-3
p.m. Nov. 30. Cuinlan
Visual Arts Center, 514
Green St. NE, Gainesville.
770-536-2575, info@
quinlanartscenter.orq.
$5-10.
Children’s Holiday
Ornaments Botanical
Style! 10-11 a.m. Dec. 1.
Atlanta Botanical Garden,
1911 Sweetbay Drive,
Gainesville. 404-888-4763,
wcannon@atlantabg.org.
$24-29.
Handcrafted for the
Holidays. 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. Dec. 1 and 3-7 p.m.
Dec. 2. Cuinlan Visual
Arts Center, 514 Green
St. NE, Gainesville. 770-
536-2575, paula.lindner@
quinlanartscenter.org. Free.
Knit One, Crochet Too!
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec.
1. Hall County Library
System, Gainesville
Branch, 127 Main St. NW,
Gainesville. 770-532-
3311, ext. 114, gkoecher@
hallcountylibrary.org. Free.
North Georgia Chamber
Symphony Holiday Concert.
7:30-9:30 p.m. Dec.
1. Dahlonega United
Methodist Church, 107 S.
Park St., Dahlonega. 3-5
p.m. Dec. 2. Westminster
Presbyterian Church,
1397 Thompson Bridge
Road, Gainesville.
706-867-9444,
Bettyflorence@windstream.
net. Free.
University of North Georgia
Holiday Choral Festival.
2:30-4 p.m. and 7:30-9 p.m.
Dec. 1. Grace Episcopal
Church, 422 Brenau Ave.
NE, Gainesville, connie.
esford@ung.edu. Free.
Christmas on Green Street.
4:30-7:15 p.m. Dec. 2.
Downtown Gainesville, 830
Green St., Gainesville. Free.
Christmas on Green Street
— Free child’s craft. 5-7 p.m.
Dec. 2. Cuinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE,
Gainesville. 770-536-2575,
info@qvac.org. Free.
Drop-in Craft for Adults:
Dollar Bill Origami. 10 a.m.
to 8 p.m. Dec. 3 and 6.10
a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 4-5.10
а. m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 7-8. Hall
County Library System,
Gainesville Branch, 127
Main St. NW, Gainesville.
770-532-3311, ext.
114, gkoecher@
hallcountylibrary.org. Free.
“Russian Christmas
Music.” Presented by the
University of North Georgia
Wind Ensemble and
Symphonic Band. 7:30-9:30
p.m. Dec. 4. Carlos and
Sandra Cervantes Concert
Hall, 2001 Riverside Drive,
Gainesville. 678-717-3930,
connie.esford@ung.edu.
Free.
Lego Club. 5-6 p.m. Dec.
б. Hall County Library
System, Murrayville Branch,
4796 Thompson Bridge
Road, Gainesville. 770-532-
3311, ext. 171, bhood@
hallcountylibrary.org. Free.
Three Perfect Gift Projects
in One Day—Christmas
Paintings with Joan
Darflinger. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Dec. 6. Cuinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE,
Gainesville. 770-536-2575,
info@qvac.org. $125-150.
Appalachian Culture:
Myths, Realities and Musical
Traditions. 4-5 p.m. Dec. 7.
Hall County Library System,
Murrayville Branch, 4796
Thompson Bridge Road,
Gainesville.
770-532-3311, ext. 171,
bhood@hallcountylibrary.
org. Free.
Cookies and Milk with
Santa. 1-3 p.m. Dec. 8.
Atlanta Botanical Garden,
1911 Sweetbay Drive,
Gainesville. wcannon@
atlantabg.org. $10-12.
Holiday Lantern Workshop.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 8.
Hall County Library System,
Gainesville Branch, 127
Main St. NW, Gainesville.
770-532-3311, ext.
114, gkoecher@
hallcountylibrary.org. Free.
“Mamma Mia!” 7:30-9:30
p.m. Dec. 11-13. Gainesville
High School, Pam Ware
Performing Arts Center, 830
Century Place, Gainesville.
Iettsani@gmail.com. $5-10.
Toddler Tuesdays. Story
time and interactive art
activities. 11 a.m. to noon.
Dec. 11, Jan. 15, Feb. 12,
March 12, April 16 and
May 16. Cuinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE,
Gainesville. 770-536-2575,
info@qvac.org. $5.
Georgia Art League
meeting. Opportunity to
show your artwork. Noon
to 2 p.m. Dec. 13. Cuinlan
Visual Arts Center, 514
Green St. NE, Gainesville.
770-536-2575, ltildenart@
windstream.net. Free.
Stars Over Elachee.
Guided tour of the night
sky. 5:15-7:15 p.m. Dec.
15, 5:45-7:45 p.m. Jan.
12, 6-8 p.m. Feb. 9,6:30-
8:30 p.m. March 9 and
8:15-10:15 p.m. May 11.
Elachee Nature Science
Center, 2125 Elachee Drive,
Gainesville. 770-535-1976,
elachee@elachee.org.
$5-10.
Wood Burning Basics with
Jason Smith. Noon to 3 p.m.
Dec. 15. Cuinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE,
Gainesville.
770-536-2575, paula.
Iindner@quinlanartscenter.
org. $60-85.
Play in the Clay Mondays
with Mary Hull. 4:30-6 p.m.
Dec. 17, Jan. 21, Feb.
18, March 4, April 15 and
May 6. Cuinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE,
Gainesville. 770-536-2575,
info@qvac.org. $25-30.
North Georgia Barbershop
Singers Christmas Show. 8
p.m. Dec. 19. Cumming
Playhouse, 101 School
St., Cumming. conradir@
bellsouth.net. $15-20.
Gainesville Newcomers
Club. 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dec. 20. Chattahoochee
Country Club, 3000 Club
Drive, Gainesville.
678-943-1845,
cleaburnlubeck@yahoo.
com. $20-30.
Holiday Craft Day. 10:30
a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 20. Hall
County Library System,
Murrayville Branch, 4796
Thompson Bridge Road,
Gainesville.
770-532-3311, ext. 171,
bhood@hallcountylibrary.
org. Free.
Murrayville Library Crafty
Stitchers Quilting Guild.
5:30-8 p.m. Dec. 20. Hall
County Library System,
Murrayville Branch, 4796
Thompson Bridge Road,
Gainesville. 770-532-
3311, ext. 171, bhood@
hallcountylibrary.org. Free.
Drawing on the Right Side
of the Brain. 4-5 p.m. Jan. 7,
Jan. 14, Feb. 4, Feb. 11 and
Feb. 25. Cuinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE,
Gainesville. 770-536-2575,
musesroost@gmail.com.
$150-175.
Elachee Science Nights
at Recess. Environmental
education and discussion.
6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 8, Feb.
12, March 12 and April 9.
Recess Southern Gastro-
Pub, 118 Bradford St. NE,
Gainesville. 770-535-1976,
elachee@elachee.org. Free.
Rivers, Rock and
Reflections with Judy
Bynum George. 5-7 p.m.
Jan. 15, Jan. 22 and Jan.
29. Cuinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE,
Gainesville.
770-536-2575,
paula.Iindner@
quinlanartscenter.org.
$50-145.
Studio Workshop in Oils
or Pastels. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Jan. 17. Cuinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE,
Gainesville. 770-536-2575,
paula@qvac.org. $350.
Alcohol Ink and Acrylic
Pouring Classes with Joan
Darflinger. 9-11:30 a.m. Jan.
30, Feb. 20, March 20, April
17 and May 15. Cuinlan
Visual Arts Center, 514
Green St. NE, Gainesville.
770-536-2575, info@qvac.
org. $50-75.
Elachee Birding Hike:
Great Backyard Bird Count.
Collect data on local wild
birds. 8-11 a.m. Feb. 16.
Elachee Nature Science
Center, 2125 Elachee Drive,
Gainesville. 770-535-1976,
elachee@elachee.org. Free.
Capturing Color and Light
— Florals Still Life with
Sharon Farkas. 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Feb. 26-28. Quinlan
Visual Arts Center, 514
Green St. NE, Gainesville.
770-536-2575, info@
quinlanartscenter.org. $300.
Quinlan’s 41st Annual Gala
Fine Art Auction. 6-11 p.m.
March 2. Quinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE,
Gainesville. 770-536-2575,
info@quinlanartscenter.org.
$125-250.
“Blood Brothers.” 7:30-
9:30 p.m. March 12-14.
Gainesville High School,
Pam Ware Performing Arts
Center, 830 Century Place,
Gainesville. Iettsani@gmail.
com. $5-10.
Core Concepts of Portrait
Painting with Alana Knuff.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March
14-16. Quinlan Visual
Arts Center, 514 Green
St. NE, Gainesville. 770-
536-2575, paula.lindner@
quinlanartscenter.org. $400.
Telling your Story with
Collage: An Introduction to an
Ancient Art. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
March 28-29. Quinlan Visual
Arts Center, 514 Green St.
NE, Gainesville. 770-536-
2575, info@qvac.org. $100.
Hal. B. Rhodes III Student
Exhibition. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
March 29 and April 1-4.
University of North Georgia,
Bob Owens Art Gallery, 82
College Circle, Dahlonega.
678-717-3438, victoria.
cooke@ung.edu. Free.
A Penny for Your Thoughts:
Call For Artists. 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. April 2. Quinlan
Visual Arts Center, 514
Green St. NE, Gainesville.
770-536-2575, info@
quinlanartscenter.org. Free.
Pan Pastel: A Truly New Art
Medium. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
April 13. Quinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE,
Gainesville. 770-536-2575,
info@qvac.org. $125.
TtHliumltek frail Run &
Walk. 7 a.m. -noon April 13.
Elachee Nature Science
Center, 2125 Elachee Drive,
Gainesville. 770-535-1976,
elachee@elachee.org.
$20-60.
Luminous Oils with Brian
Davis. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
April 18-20. Quinlan Visual
Arts Center, 514 Green
St. NE, Gainesville. 770-
536-2575, paula.Iindner@
quinlanartscenter.org. $450.
Fall in Love with Cold Wax
Medium with Kim Sobat.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May
3-4. Quinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE,
Gainesville.
770-536-2575, paula.
Iindner@quinlanartscenter.
org. $325.
“Aida.” 7:30-9:30 p.m.
May 8-10. Gainesville
High School, Pam Ware
Performing Arts Center, 830
Century Place, Gainesville.
Iettsani@gmail.com. $5-10.
Oil on Copper, Painting
Vibrantly with Ann Moeller
Steverson. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
May 18. Quinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE,
Gainesville. 770-536-2575,
info@qvac.org. $180.
ONGOING
EVENTS
Member’s Show at the
Quinlan. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday-Friday. Oct. 11
to Nov. 23. Quinlan Visual
Arts Center, 514 Green
St. NE, Gainesville. 770-
536-2575, paula.Iindner@
quinlanartscenter.org. Free.
Isaac Alcantar Exhibit at
the Quinlan Visual Arts Center
Regions Mini Gallery. 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Aug. 17 to Dec. 14. Regions
Center, 303 Jesse Jewell
Parkway, Gainesville.
770-536-2575, amanda@
qvac.org. Free.
Dawsonville Bridge Club.
12:30-4 p.m. Mondays.
Dawson County Senior
Center, 201 Recreation
Road, Dawsonville.
770-722-5852, techmgr@
windstream.net.
Open Pottery Studio. 10
a.m. to noon Tuesdays.
Quinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE,
Gainesville.
770-536-2575, paula.
Iindner@quinlanartscenter.
org. $20.
Cruise-In Car Show. 6-9
p.m. Tuesdays. Varsity
Jr, 73 Bethel Drive,
Dawsonville. 706-265-
7273.
Sing music with The North
Georgia Barbershop Singers.
7-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays.
Cumming Baptist Church,
115 Church St., Cumming.
770-609-9853. Free.
Chattahoochee
Woodturners. Live
demonstrations and show
and tell. 7-9 p.m. second
Tuesdays. Baxter’s Wood
Shop, 3726 Anglin Drive,
Gainesville. 770-654-4723,
goodchoices4@yahoo.
com. Free.
Arrowheads Through
the Ages. 10 a.m. third
Tuesdays. Hardman Farm
Historic Site, 143 Ga. 17,
Sautee Nacoochee.
Board Game Extravaganza.
Third Tuesdays. Dawson
County Library, 342 Allen
St., Dawsonville.
Lanier Dance. 7-10
p.m. second and fourth
Tuesdays. American Legion
Post 7,2343 Riverside
Drive, Gainesville.
770-789-3523, davefsu@
bellsouth.net. $8.
Watercolor classes with
Becky Threlkeld Peebles. 1 -4
p.m. Wednesdays. Sautee
Nacoochee Center, 283 Ga.
255, Sautee Nacoochee.
706-878-3300. $35.
Open Pottery Studio. 2-4
p.m. Wednesdays. Quinlan
Visual Arts Center, 514
Green St. NE, Gainesville.
770-536-2575, paula.
Iindner@quinlanartscenter.
org. $20.
frivia @ Johnny’s.
7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Johnny’s, Style Pizza,
Dawsonville.
Abrakadoodle. 1:30-2:30
p.m. Thursdays. Hobby
Lobby, 1146 Dawsonville
Highway NW, Gainesville.
470-252-5108.
Sons of Confederate
Veterans. 7-8:30 p.m.
second Thursdays. Historic
Piedmont Hotel, 827 Maple
St., Gainesville.
770-536-8438, rmfarm@
bellsouth.net. Free.
Pancake Breakfast.
8-10 a.m. first Saturdays.
Gwinnett County Airport/
Briscoe Field, 690
Airport Road, Hangar #1,
Lawrenceville.
678-507-9394, randy.
epstein@windstream.net.
$3-6.
Square Dance. 8-10 p.m.
first and third Saturdays.
Feb. 3 to Dec.15. First
Presbyterian Church gym,
800 South Enota Drive,
Gainesville. 678-956-0287,
mcclureac@charter.net. $7.
Food TTuck Friday. Food,
games, music and more.
5-8 p.m. third Fridays.
March 16 to Dec. 21. Lake
Lanier Olympic Park,
3105 Clarks Bridge Road,
Gainesville.
770-535-0397, Robyn@
lakelanierolympicvenue.org.
Free.
Emory Jones book signing.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. second
Saturdays. April 14 to Dec.
8. Hardman Farm Historic
Site, 143 Ga. 17, Sautee
Nacoochee. 706-878-1077,
hardmanfarm.park@dnr.
ga.gov. Free.
Bobbin Lace Making.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. third
Saturdays. July 21 to Dec.
15. Hall County Library
System, Gainesville
Branch, 127 Main St. NW,
Gainesville.
770-532-3311, ext.
114, gkoecher@
hallcountylibrary.org. Free.
Ladies Homestead
Gathering. 6:30-8:30 p.m.
first Thursdays. Aug. 2 to
Jan. 3. Mulberry Creek
Community Center, 4491
JM Turk Road, Flowery
Branch. 678-521-4650,
southhallga@nlhg.org. Free.
Spout Springs Writing
Group. 2-4 p.m. third
Thursdays. Aug. 16 to July
18. Hall County Library
System, Spout Springs
Branch, 6488 Spout Springs
Road, Flowery Branch.
770-316-6696,
lunarmarine@charter.net.
Free.
