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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013
TRAVEL NOTES
Lagrange
festival
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(NOTE: The latest in tourism
news is featured in this col
umn compiled by editor Angela
Gary)
Considered one of the
nation’s premiere environmen
tal and adventure film festi
vals, the 11th annual Wild &
Scenic Film Festival is com
ing to LaGrange Tuesday, April
23. This incredible selection
of films, focused this year on
climate change, raises aware
ness about the environmental
challenges citizens face, sparks
action, and supports solutions.
Attendees will see award-win
ning films about nature, com
munity activism, adventure,
conservation, water, energy
and climate change, wildlife,
environmental justice, agri
culture, Native American and
indigenous cultures. This year’s
selections will not only take
audiences to some of the most
remote and beautiful places
on the planet, but introduce
them to the magnificent ani
mals that inhabit these places
and the courageous individu
als who are working to protect
and preserve both for future
generations. The films instill a
deep appreciation and a sense
of wonder for the natural world
that surrounds and supports us.
The film festival will be held at
the Carmike Cinema in historic
downtown LaGrange beginning
at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for
adults and students are free.
Reserved tickets are available
in advance at jsistino@chatta-
hoochee.org or at the door.
The Chattahoochee
Riverkeeper office in LaGrange
will be the site for a pre-party,
beginning at 5:30 p.m., of wine
and beer tastings and appetiz
ers before the films. The $30
admission fee includes the pre
party, entrance to the film festi
val, a one-year Chattahoochee
Riverkeeper membership and
registration to win a kayak. Rsvp
to jsistino@chattahoochee.org.
After the film festival, spend
the night in LaGrange and plan
a day of sightseeing. The gar
dens at Hills & Dales Estate are
especially magnificent in April.
HillsandDales.org
For more information:
WildandScenicFilmFestival.org.
Balsam Inn
Hosts Noted
Songwriters
Nationally acclaimed song
writers Casey Kelly Leslie
Ellis and Angela Kaset will
be at Balsam Mountain Inn’s
Songwriters in the Round.
Kelly, Ellis and Kaset have
captured numerous honors for
their lyrics and music, includ
ing Grammys and a national
Songwriter of the Year accolade.
The trio will share insights into
their work while playing songs
written for famous musicians,
along with a few originals.
Kelly has written for many of
Nashville’s major acts and has
been called “possibly the best
songwriter in Nashville.” Ellis is
an accomplished singer/song
writer who won a Grammy for
her vocals on Celine Dion’s “My
Heart Will Go On.” Kaset won
the 1997 Country Songwriter of
the Year Award from SESAC.
Her new album, “Underneath A
Vincent Van Gogh Sky” weaves
a web of emotional ballads and
bittersweet stories into a true
snapshot of the artist.
The monthly Songwriters ses
sions take place in the dining
hall of the historic inn. Ticket
price is $45 per person and
includes a gourmet dinner buf
fet. Seating begins at 6 p.m.
Balsam Mountain Inn is locat
ed just off U.S. 23/74 between
Waynesville and Sylva, about 40
minutes west of Asheville. For
info call 855- 456-9498 or go visit
www.balsammountaininn.net.
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