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Nick Bowman Features Editor
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The Times, Gainesville, Georgia
Thursday, December 6, 2018
weekend ahead | month ahead
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Poinsettias are stacked in the shape of a Christmas tree at an event at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
The Nutcracker: All Jazzed Up!
What: Presented by Elevate Performing Arts
Center
When: 7-9 p.m. Dec. 8 and 2-4 p.m. Dec. 9
Where: Riverside Military Academy, 2001
Riverside Drive, Gainesville
How much: $15-20
More info: 678-450-8845, justin@epacga.com
Family Day: Victorian Christmas
What: Photos with Santa Claus, living-history
demonstrations, hands-on activities, special
musical, vocal and storytelling performances
and seasonal refreshments
When: 1-4 p.m. Dec. 9
Where: Northeast Georgia History Center, 322
Academy St. NE, Gainesville
How much: Free
More info: 770-297-5900
Cookies and Milk with Santa
When: 1-3 p.m. Dec. 8
Where: Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1911
Sweetbay Drive, Gainesville
How much: $10-12
More info: wcannon@atlantabg.org.
Photo courtesy LAURA BLATTERMAN I For The Times
Southern Ballet Theatre presents “The Nutcracker” on Dec. 15 at The Venue at
Friendship Springs in Flowery Branch.
‘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
Stars Over Elachee
What: Guided tour of the night sky
When: 5:15-7:15 p.m. Dec. 15
Where: Elachee Nature Science
Center, 2125 Elachee Drive,
Gainesville
How much: $5-10
More info: 770-535-1976, elachee@
elachee.org, www.elachee.org
‘The Nutcracker’
What: Presented by Southern Ballet
Theatre
When: 2:30 p.m. Dec. 15
Where: The Venue at Friendship
Springs, 7340 Friendship Springs
Blvd., Flowery Branch
How much: $18.50 for adults, $16.50
for students (prices higher at the door)
More info: www.southernballettheatre.
com/events-1
Holiday Craft Day
When: 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 20
Where: Hall County Library System,
Murrayville Branch, 4796 Thompson
Bridge Road, Gainesville
How much: Free
More info: 770-532-3311, ext. 171
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Drop-in Craft for Adults:
Dollar Bill Origami. 10 a.m. to
8 p.m. Dec. 6 and 10 a.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.
Lego Club. 5-6 p.m. Dec.
6. 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. Quinlan 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.
“Common Ground” and
“10 Ways to Survive the
Zombie Apocalypse.” A night
of one-acts presented by
Mill Creek Theatre. 7 p.m.
Dec. 7-8. Mill Creek High
School, 4400 Braselton
Highway, Hoschton.
sarah_e_lindahl@gwinnett.
k12.ga.us. $7-10.
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. Quinlan 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. Quinlan
Visual Arts Center, 514
Green St. NE, Gainesville.
770-536-2575, ltildenart@
windstream.net. Free.
Wood Burning Basics with
Jason Smith. Noon to 3 p.m.
Dec. 15. Quinlan Visual
Arts Center, 514 Green
St. NE, Gainesville. 770-
536-2575, paula.lindner@
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. Quinlan 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.
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.
Knit One, Crochet Too!
10 a.m. to2 p.m. Jan
5. Hall County Library
System, Gainesville
Branch, 127 Main St. NW,
Gainesville. 770-532-
3311, ext. 114, gkoecher@
hallcountylibrary.org. Free.
Coloring Week for Adults:
TimeforTea. 10 a.m. to 8
p.m. Jan. 7 and 10.10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Jan. 8-9.10 a.m.
to5 p.m. Jan. 11-12. Hall
County Library System,
Gainesville Branch, 127
Main St. NW, Gainesville.
770-532-3311, ext. 114,
gkoecher@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. Quinlan 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. Quinlan 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. Quinlan Visual Arts
Center, 514 Green St. NE,
Gainesville. 770-536-2575,
paula@qvac.org. $350.
4-H Chili Bowl. 2-5 p.m.
Jan. 26. Chicopee Woods
Agricultural Center, 1855
Calvary Church Road,
Gainesville. 770-535-8291,
jspage@uga.edu. $5.
Sweaty Litanies.
Presented by Zoetic Dance.
5:30-7 p.m. Jan. 29. Brenau
University Galleries, Sellars
Gallery, 500 Washington St.
SE, Gainesville. 770-534-
6263, alauricella@brenau.
edu. Free.
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. Quinlan
Visual Arts Center, 514
Green St. NE, Gainesville.
770-536-2575, info@qvac.
org. $50-75.
Elachee Birding Hike:
Great Backyard Bird Count.
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Create lasting family
memories with your
little elves! (ages 4-12)
Saturday,
Dec 8
at 10:30am
in Brenau University’s
Downtown Center Atrium
301 Main St., Gainesville
Dragons for
Christmas
Help yourself to a Christmas cookie while enjoying
this magical anthology about the fierce but loyal
beasts whose scales, wings and “warm breath”
have fueled many a story (Run time so min.)
Advance Tickets just $6
(CASH ONLY at the door)
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.
Spring Center for the Arts
and Design Open House.
1 -4 p.m. Feb. 17. Brenau
University Galleries, Sellars,
Presidents and Castelli
Galleries, 500 Washington
St. SE, Gainesville.
770-534-6263, alauricella@
brenau.edu. Free.
A Frozen Ballet Mini-Camp.
Dance, crafts, refreshments
and “A Frozen Ballet”
singalong. 10:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. Feb. 23. Gainesville
School of Ballet/Brenau
Fitness Center, 800 Brenau
Lane NE, Gainesville.
770-532-4241, gbcinfo@
gainesvilleballet.org. $30.
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 41 st 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.
SMOKY MOUNTAIN CENTER
FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
An Evening
OfStories,
'Songs and
Family .
1028 Georgia Rd • Franklin, NC 28734
Toll-Free 877.310.8202
Tickets: GreatMountainMusic.com
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