Here are some upcoming events for your next visit to Helen, Georgia.
NORTH GEORGIA ZOO & FARM
Mommy & Me at the Zoo
Tuesday, May 8
10am-2pm
North Georgia Zoo & Farm
2912 Paradise Valley Rd.
Cleveland, GA 30528
706-348-7279
myfavoritezoo.com
26TH ANNUAL WINEFEST
HABERSHAM WINERY
May 5, 2018, 12pm-5pm
Habersham Winery
7025 S. Main St.
Helen, GA 30545
706-878-9463
Cabbage Patch Kids Tea-May 5, 2018
May 5 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
$15.00
Check your hat and gloves at the Cabbage Patch Kids Tea Party at 2 p.m. in the ballroom at BabyLand General Hospital in Cleveland, Georgia.
Taste finger sandwiches, scones, cookies and tea. Take a picture with your favorite Cabbage Patch Kid costumed character.
Cost is $15.00 per person, reservations required. Includes party favor for attendees. Seating is limited.
Admission to BabyLand is always free.
Babyland General Hospital
300 NOK Drive
Cleveland, GA 30528
706-865-2171
cabbagepatchkids.com
WHITE COUNTY BUSINESS & HEALTH EXPO
Thursday, May 10
3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Babyland General Hospital
This event is FREE and open to the public.
Door prizes given away every half hour.
Throughout the event:
Health & Wellness Screenings
Showcased Goods & Services from Local Businesses & Organizations
Entertainment & Activities
Vote on the People’s Choice Award for Expo Exhibitors
Visit all Expo Exhibitors to be eligible to win the
$300 Cash Prize
Announced at 6:30
Special to this year’s Expo will be the focus on the services of health providers in White County and surrounding areas.
For more information visit
www.whitecountychamber.org
IN THE BANDSHELL
The following performers will be in the bandshell in downtown Helen:
Ekim Beau will be performing music on his CrossBeau/Zither (weather permitting) at approximagely 10AM, except for the times when the bandshell will be used for other performances:
Ann Seabolt will be celebrating A National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 3, from 5pm – 9:30pm
Titus Moss & Heavenly Rhythm will be performing Gospel Music on Saturday, May 5, & Saturday, May 19, from 11am – 3:30pm
Mike Glean will be performing Easy Listening Music on Friday, May 25, from 11am – 9:30pm, Saturday, May 26, from 5pm – 9:30pm & Sunday, May 27 from 4pm – 9:30pm
The Bavarian Duo will be performing German Music on Saturday, May 26, from 10am-4:30pm
HELEN ARTS & HERITAGE CENTER
25 Chattahoochee St.
Helen, GA 30545
706-878-3933
www.helenarts.org
CHAIR-ITY FUNDRAISER
OPEN STUDIO “Chair Painting Thursdays”
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Main Studio of the Arts Center
Chair/Stool/Bench projects should be completed and ready to turn in on one of the following days: May 22, 23 and 24th
FREE Veteran’s Art Workshop Begins!
Tuesdays from 1:00 – 3:00 pm
April 17 through May 22
Cordial invitation to all military veterans and spouse/companion!
No prior art experience necessary!
We’ll learn together!
Lisa Cahill, Program Coordinator
NANCY KOLLOCK & FRIENDS
Tuesday, May 1st
5:30 pm
Main Studio
Join Nancy Kollock and friends for a casual gathering as she reflects on her life with the late John Kollock. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres, refreshments and sharing memories of a gentleman greatly admired and respected. Nancy will autograph your copy of the newly released autobiography, Meandering Paths of an Artist. Admission is free, however your donation is appreciated.
Summer Art Exhibit
New Member Jury
Friday, May 4, 2018
Exhibit Intake
Sunday, May 6, 2018 – 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Monday, May 7, 2018 – 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Opening Reception
Thursday, May 10, 2018
5:00 pm
Theme: Summertime Blues
Featured Artists: Mara Joyce and Tanya Applebaum
Sautee Nacoochee Center
283 Highway 255
Sautee Nacoochee, GA 30571
706-878-3300
www.snca.org
SENIORS AT THE CENTER
Tuesday, May 1
11:30am
Featuring Rosann Kent, storyteller and Director
of UNG Appalachian Studies Center
Preserving the Appalachian Culture of
Self-Sufficiency through Art and Story Projects
Rosann Kent, storyteller and Director of UNG’s Appalachian Studies Center, will share the Center’s mission of “memory-banking” and entertain us with some traditional stories.
No admission except a dish to share
Join us for a potluck lunch and fun the first Tuesday of every month except January and our summer break months of June, July and August. Each month’s program features a speaker, concert or demonstration. Check the SNC Events Calendar for details of upcoming senior luncheons.
Prior to the program we will have our potluck lunch, so please bring a dish to share. Decaf and water are furnished, as well as paper and plastic plates and utensils.
FIBER FESTIVAL IN THE VALLEY
Workshops-May 4
Festival Celebration-May 5
Fiber Festival in the Valley At the Sautee Nacoochee Center Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia
Join Fellow Artists in 2018 to share your talents and the love of fiber! Friday, May 4, morning and afternoon workshops featuring Charles Gandy, Alice Berg, Pattie Rollins and more. Watch our website for schedules and registration.
Saturday, May 5, from 9am to 5pm, festival all day. Celebration of warps, woofs, tendrils, strands, threads, yarns, twines, food, music and, oh yes, fiber-bearing animals! Stay current by checking us out at www.snca.org or on Facebook at Fiber Festival in the Valley 2018.
Blacksmithing Demonstration
Saturday, May 5, 10am-4pm
(First Saturday of each month)
Jeff Threlkeld demonstrates at the Heritage Site Blacksmith Shop. A member of the local blacksmithing guild, he will be on hand the first Saturday of each month from 10am to 4pm. Come watch him forge, bend and shape raw iron into useful tools, implements and ornaments.
Bob Prim will share stories of growing up the child of Bobby Ray and Mary Louise Warden Prim in Montgomery, Alabama in the 1960s and 70s. From the unlikely meeting and marriage of his parents in Ankara, Turkey to their deaths a year before Bob moved to Sautee, Bob will celebrate the lives of his mom and dad and the humor and wisdom found in one family.