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Nick Bowman Features Editor
770-718-3426 | getout@gainesvilletimes.com
The Times, Gainesville, Georgia
Thursday, December 13, 2018
weekend ahead
Photo courtesy LAURA BLATTERMAN I The Times file photo
Southern Ballet Theatre presents “The Nutcracker” 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. 13
Where: Gainesville High School, Pam Ware Performing
Arts Center, 830 Century Place, Gainesville
How much: $5-10
More info: lettsani@gmail.com
‘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
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
North Georgia Barbershop
Singers Christmas Show
When: 8 p.m. Dec. 19
Where: Cumming Playhouse, 101 School St., Cumming
How much: $15-20
More info: conradir@bellsouth.net
month ahead
The Times file photo
Holiday cards are made by high school students to be distributed to
patients at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville and Braselton.
Wrong Way. A
Sublime tribute
When: 9:30-11:30 p.m.
Dec. 21.37
Where: Main Rock Cafe, 212
Spring St., Gainesville
More info: 678-696-8820,
Customer_Care@37main.com
The Andrew’s
Dueling Pianos Show
When: 8:30-11:30 p.m. Dec.
20. Where: Main Rock Cafe,
212 Spring St. SE, Gainesville
How much: Free
More info: 678-696-8829,
Customer_Care@37main.com
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 More info:
770-532-3311, ext. 171, bhood@
hallcountylibrary.org
How much: Free
Elachee Science
Nights at Recess
What: Environmental education
When: 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 8, Feb. 12,
March 12 and April 9
Where: Recess Southern Gastro-Pub,
118 Bradford St. NE, Gainesville
How much: Free
More info: 770-535-1976, elachee@
elachee.org
more events m
Go to gainesvilletimes.com/calendar for a full list of events that is searchable by date, location and event
name. Organizations may also add their events to this calendar. Call 770-718-3417 with any questions.
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.
DJ Dance Party. 9 p.m. Dec.
14.37 Main Rock Cafe, 212
Spring St. SE, Gainesville.
678-696-8829, Customer_
Care@37main.com.
Mock of Ages. Tribute
band. 9-11:30 p.m. Dec.
15.37 Main Rock Cafe, 212
Spring St. SE, Gainesville.
678-696-8829, Customer_
Care@37main.com.
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.
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.
The Pak. Today’s dance
and pop. 9:30-11:30 p.m.
Dec. 28.37 Main Rock Cafe,
212 Spring St., Gainesville.
678-696-8829, Customer_
Care@37main.com.
Knit One, Crochet Too! 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan 5. Hall
County Library System,
Gainesville Branch, 127
Main St. NW, Gainesville.
770-532-3311, ext. 114,
gkoecher@hallcountylibrary.
org. Free.
Pickup Line. Today’s
country hits. 9:30-11:30 p.m.
Jan. 5.37 Main Rock Cafe,
212 Spring St., Gainesville.
678-696-8829, Customer_
Care@37main.com.
Coloring Week for Adults:
Time forTea. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Jan. 7 and 10.10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Jan. 8-9.10 a.m. to 5
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.
Boogilicious. Funk, disco
and dance. 9:30-11:30 p.m.
Jan. 11.37 Main Rock Cafe,
212 Spring St., Gainesville.
678-696-8829, Customer_
Care@37main.com.
Madame Vega. From
reggae to alternative rock.
9-11:30 p.m. Jan. 12.
37 Main Rock Cafe, 212
Spring St., Gainesville.
678-696-8829, Customer_
Care@37main.com.
Valentine’s Card Workshop.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 12.
Hall County Library System,
Gainesville Branch, 127
Main St. NW, Gainesville.
770-532-3311, ext. 114,
gkoecher@hallcountylibrary.
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.lindner@
quinlanartscenter.org. $50-
145.
Toddler Tuesdays. Story
Five churches joining
for Christmas concert
BY AMBER TYNER
atyner@gainesvilletimes.com
Five local churches are
working together to bring a
festive evening full of Christ
mas music and fellowship to
the Gainesville area.
The choirs of Pleasant
Hill Baptist Church, First
Baptist Church of Flowery
Branch, Flat Creek Baptist
Church, Poplar Springs Bap
tist Church and West Hall
Baptist Church will join one
another at 6 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 16, to present a musi
cal program titled “Peace
Has Come.” The production
will take place at Pleas
ant Hill Baptist Church in
Gainesville.
“There will be about 150
voices that we’re hoping
to have there,” said Rick
Couch, minister of music at
West Hall Baptist Church.
“And for our small churches
— for the churches of our
size — that’s quite a big num
ber for us. We’re excited to
have that many voices at one
time.”
The choirs will perform
a new Christmas musical
composed by Dennis and
Nan Allen.
“Dennis writes a lot of
stuff for Lifeway and some
other publishing compa
nies, (and) we had done a
‘Peace Has
Come’
What: Christmas concert
When: 6 p.m. Dec. 16
Where: Pleasant Hill
Baptist Church, 3650
Browns Bridge Road,
Gainesville
How much: Free
lot of that music as different
choirs in our own church
services, our own in-house
concerts for Christmas,”
Couch said. “He and his wife
have been working on this
program for a while, and so
he made us aware that it was
going to be available. We
chose to use that brand-new
program as a premiere. ”
He said the churches have
a “bond” that led to them
working together.
“We’ve kind of shared
music among ourselves,” he
said. “We have a lot of inter
action. The churches are
close in proximity through
the Georgia Baptist Asso
ciation and meetings that
we have and whatnot. You
kind of get to know the choir
directors and the ministers
of music in your particular
area.”
The program will last
about an hour, and it will
feature a variety of songs
that “tie together with the
Christmas message.”
“It is a series of songs and
arrangements that are done
in conjunction with the nar
ration,” Couch said. “Each
one of the songs work to tie
another point of emphasis to
the Christmas message.”
The choirs will perform a
number of original pieces by
Dennis Alan as well as a few
familiar ones, like “Breath
of Heaven” and “What a
Beautiful Name.”
“He’s worked with the
arrangement in order for it
to fit the program,” he said.
Christmas carols will also
be a part of the concert.
“The congregation (is)
invited to join and just enjoy
in singing the Christmas car
ols,” he said.
Couch said that the choirs
have been preparing for
the performance for a few
months now.
“In just about all five of
the churches, we began
rehearsing probably late
August,” he said. “The choir
directors — the ministers of
music for the five churches
— we’ve been meeting and
talking and making plans
since the first of this year,
going through the music as it
became available, looking at
where we wanted to present
the program and just mak
ing general plans.”
time and interactive art
activities. 11 a.m. to noon.
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.
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.
Stealing 3rd. Alternative,
southern and grunge rock.
9-11:30 p.m. Jan. 19.
37 Main Rock Cafe, 212
Spring St., Gainesville.
678-696-8829, Customer_
Care@37 mai n .com.
Departure. The ultimate
Journey tribute. 9-11:30
p.m. Jan. 25.37 Main
Rock Cafe, 212 Spring St.,
Gainesville. 678-696-8829,
Customer_Care@37 main.
com.
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.
New Years Eve
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Ring in 2019 with The Venue Jazz Ochestra, a
17-piece ensemble featuring some of the most
talented musicians in the country.
Your General Admission Ticket Includes:
•Admission into The Venue at Friendship Springs
with tabled seating (see options online).
•A delectable dinner buffet by Cucina Milano
Catering (7:30 pm-9:30 pm)
•Complimentary champagne toast at midnight
•Late night hot snack buffet (11:15 pm)
•Huge Dance Floor
•Party Favors
18+ to enter please. Cash bars will be open all evening. Please
bring your ID’s to drink. Cash and credit accepted at cash
bars. Need a FREE ride home at the end of the evening? The
Venue shutde will start running at mid-night within a 5 mile
radius of The Venue at Friendship Springs.
The Venue at Friendship Springs is located at the intersection of
Spout Springs Road and Friendship Road directly behind Publix.
For tickets, visit www.thevenueatfriendshipsprings.com
