The Eatonton Harmonettes are hosting two open houses for any ladies that love to sing. The first night is April 18 at Liberty Chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. with light refreshments after and the second one is on April 25 at Lakeside Church from 7 to 9 p.m. The chorus is seeking more ladies to get on board to learn these wonderful old 1940s tunes in four part harmony such as “Don’t Sit under the Apple Tree,” “Orange Colored Sky,” “Sentimental Journey” and many other memorable tunes made popular during the “Greatest Generation.” The Harmonettes are also on Facebook under the Eatonton Harmonettes. Come out and be a member of this wonderful group of ladies. They make a joyful noise and have a lot of laughs. If you have any questions please email the Eatonton Harmonettes at ehtbsc@charter.net or call Lu Feldman, Director, at (706) 485-6804.

 

The recently formed Georgia Writers Museum group is holding its first Creative Writing Contest this spring. Some general guidelines for the contest are that entries can be short stories, flash prose, essays or memoirs of 750 words. No poetry will be accepted. Entries shall be original unpublished works. The contest is open to adults 18 years of age and older. The entry fee is $20 per submission. There will be a number of judges reviewing the work. The Greensboro Writers Guild is helping the efforts of organizing the Amateur Writers Contest.

Awards will be presented at a reception for writers and family on June 21. The first place prize will be awarded $125 cash. The winner will be interviewed by Lake Oconee Living Magazine. The interview and winning entry will be printed in the magazine in its Fall 2013 issue. The second place prize is $75 cash, and the third place award is $50 cash.

More detailed submission rules and information about the contest will be available on their Facebook page: https//www.facebook.com/pages/Georgia-Writers-Museum/110556575781424. This information is also available at branches of The Farmers and Merchants Bank and The Peoples Bank. Entries can be sent as an email attachment to the address below, or mailed to: The Georgia Writers Museum; P.O. Box 3429; Eatonton, GA 31024. For more information contact Janet Kelhoffer at (404) 895-7103; dkelhoffer240@gmail.com.

 

Walk or stroll through the beautiful and historic downtown Greensboro while helping the Moon and Back Foundation Inc. support others. The walk benefits the families of the Aflac Cancer Center at Egleston’s Children Hospital of Atlanta. The walk will begin at 9 a.m.; Saturday, May 4, at the Greene County High School Football Field, 1002 South Main St. Greensboro, GA 30642.

To register online or print a registration form to mail in, go to http://moonandbackfoundation.doomby.com.

For questions please contact Rena at (706) 817-6356, Jody at (706) 816-4475, Dr. Johnny Lewis at (706) 453-4411, Jodi Ashurst at (478) 456-3736 or Leveda at (706) 817-3344.

 

Tickets for Lake Oconee’s 3rd annual “Cocktails for a Cure” are now available for purchase. Lake Oconee Village will host the 3rd annual Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance (TS Alliance) Fundraiser, “Cocktails for a Cure,” Saturday, April 20. “Cocktails for a Cure” is always a night to remember, filled with entertainment, delicious food, wine tastings and cocktails. Last year, the event was moved to a larger venue, drawing more than 200 supporters yielding over $30,000 of donations. This year “Cocktails for a Cure” will be even more spectacular, offering wine tastings, hors d’oeuvres, silent and live auction. Lake Oconee residents will not want to miss the opportunity to participate in this elegant affair. All proceeds will benefit the TS Alliance, an organization dedicated to finding a cure for tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).

Advanced Tickets are now available for $45 online at www.CocktailsForaCureLo.org. Tickets may also be purchased at Lake Oconee Village or Spillin’ the Beans House in Eatonton. Tickets will be $55 at the door.

For event details of more information about the TS Alliance visit www.CocktailsForaCureLo.org.

 

April 18 through April 21

Georgia’s Fifth Annual Antebellum Trail Pilgrimage has arrived again. The 100-mile Antebellum Trail spans seven historically significant communities including Athens, Watkinsville, Madison, Eatonton, Milledgeville, Gray/Old Clinton and Macon. Tickets can be purchased at any of the Welcome Centers along the trail prior to and during the Pilgrimage or online at www.atpilgrimage.com. Tickets for the Pilgrimage are $25. Groups of 10 or more receive discounted tickets at $20.

 

April 19, 20, 21, 26 and 27

The Putnam Alliance for the Performing Arts (PAPA) will present “Nunsense” a musical comedy by Dan Goggins and directed by Dottie McClain. Performances on April 19, 20, 26 and 27 will take place at 8 p.m. at The Plaza Arts Center in Eatonton. On April 21 the performance will be held at 3 p.m. Reserved seating tickets will be $15, $20 or $25. For more information contact (706) 923-1655 or visit www.theplazaartscenter.com.

 

April 20

Southland Jubilee, Greensboro’s annual Heritage Arts Festival will take place from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. The festival will feature: food, entertainment, arts and crafts, classic cars and fun for the whole family.

 

The Steffen Thomas Museum of Art (STMA) will host a painting workshop from 10 a.m. until noon. The workshop, Everybody Can Paint Sunflowers—We Promise!, will be taught by local artist Bobbie Austin. Create a beautiful sunflower painting to rival one of Steffen Thomas’s or Van Gogh’s in this Family Workshop for kids and adults. Scheduled in plenty of time to make a stunning gift for Mother’s Day or a sunny addition to any décor, this workshop will make a believer out of you that “Everybody can paint sunflowers!” Fee: $10/Adults, $8/Kids (STMA members receive a $2 discount and those in financial need may attend free of charge). Reservations are required; call (706) 342-7557 to save your space. STMA is located at 4200 Bethany Road, Buckhead. For information email info@steffenthomas.org or visit www.steffenthomas.org. Family Workshops are made possible by a generous sponsorship from Main Street Veterinary Hospital in Madison.

 

Saturday at the Rock, an educational program at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center, will host the workshop Antebellum Medicinal Herbs. Master Gardener Rae Wade will trace the history of the twelve most common antebellum medicinal herbs and connect them with modern medicines and scientific research. The cost is $5 per person and runs from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., advanced registration is required. For more information contact Matt Hammons at (706) 484-2862 or by email at mhammons@uga.edu.

 

April 25

The Pray, Hope and Believe Support Group will meet at Oconee Nutrition Consultants, 1093 Lake Oconee Parkway, suite 108, Eatonton, at 6 p.m. This month’s focus will be on “Caring and Sharing.” For more information contact Toni Davis at (706) 923-1708.

 

April 27

The LifeSource Food Distribution Program will take place at 10 a.m. in the Putnam County Elementary School Gym. Any disabled resident who has already registered and would like to designate someone to get his or her food distribution must give that person a signed authorization to do so. Putnam General Hospital will provide nutrition education and counseling. DFCS will provide assistance applications and answer questions. ORHS representatives will provide pet food and signups for spaying/neutering services. FERST Foundation for Childhood Literacy will provide free books/signups.

 

Savor a Saturday Night, the major annual fundraising event for The Pete Nance Boys & Girls Club of Greene County, is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. Dinner, silent auction and a lively concert will be staged in the Grand Ballroom of the Ritz Carlton Lodge on Lake Oconee. Returning this year to perform are local and Atlanta concert favorites, Banks and Shane.

The event’s silent auction will include fantastic vacation packages, as well as the art of Henry Barnes, David Siffert and Pricilla Smith. Special features of the auction will be a selection of Trace Adkins memorabilia: A guitar, Stetson hat and concert poster, all signed by the country music star-plus other Trace Adkins articles. The Pete Nance Club is most grateful for Mr. Adkins generous response to our auction requests.

The entire event is underwritten by a dedicated benefactor, so that proceeds from the event will directly benefit the Pete Nance Boys & Girls Club. Tickets are $100 and include dinner and entertainment. For more information on the event and to purchase tickets call Melanie Unchuan at (770) 207-6279 or visit the Pete Nance Boys & Girls Club web site, www.petenancebgc.org, and click on Savor a Saturday Night.

 

May 4

From 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. a WaterFront Wakeboard Event on Lake Oconee will take place at the WaterFront Marina, 121 Collis Marina Road, Eatonton. There will be a boat show, kid’s inflatables, luxury lakefront condo tours and more.

 

May 5

Amputee Prosthetic Clinic, a leader in prosthetic care in central and southern Georgia will host a free Adaptive Scuba Clinic from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Divers Supply, located at 5208 Mercer University Drive in Macon. First Dive Intro to Scuba is geared towards anyone with a physical challenge to discover the freedom that scuba offers. First Dive is a program of the Orthotic & Prosthetic Activities Foundation (OPAF), which offers a variety of adaptive recreation opportunities. Adaptive scuba instruction will be overseen by Stacey Minton, Scuba Schools International Instructor Certifier in adaptive scuba and assisted by the staff of Divers Supply with their equipment.

The three-hour clinic will give everyone the chance to try scuba and see if it might be a sport that they would like to continue to pursue. First Dive is offered at no charge to any attendee or participant. Pre-registration is necessary for medical prescreening. For more information on Amputee Prosthetic Clinic and First Dive please visit 888fakeleg.com or call (478) 474-5678. You may also call the OPAF office at (980) 819-9404 and visit the OPAF website for information on all of the First Clinics at opafonline.org.

 

May 11

The Rock Hawk Talk, a historically inspired cruise on Lake Oconee, will take place. Local historian Larry Moore and Georgia Power Lake Resources Manager Scott Hendricks (for Sinclair and Oconee) will once again explore the archeological sites and culture of Lake Oconee including some of the mysterious 3,000 archaeological sites hidden by the lake, prehistoric ceremonial sites, early historical plantations, as well as Wallace Dam, the Oconee Wildlife Management Area and the general Oconee Valley area.

The Rock Hawk Talk Cruise will hold two tour times, both on May 11. The first tour will be from 1 to 3 p.m. and the second tour will be from 4 to 6 p.m.

Rock Hawk Talk fundraiser tickets are $50 and are on sale now. Tickets will include hors d’oeuvres and one drink ticket, a cash bar is also available. There will be history mystery prizes, Oconee Valley history/archaeology books and a raffle for hand-carved Rock Hawk walking sticks and other items. Only 40 tickets will be sold on a first come/first serve basis.

 

Lake Oconee Elks Lodge #2849 will host its annual Car Show. The event will be held in the spacious Lodge parking lot at 1116 Greensboro Road, Eatonton, next to the old Sears location. The spacious lot will be host to more than 100 rare and vintage cars. If you wish to show your car there is a $20 pre-registration fee and $25 the day of the event. There will be over 20 prizes to participants and dozens of door prizes for everyone. The grand prize is three days and two nights in Biloxi Mississippi.

For more information contact Jim Oliver at (404) 317-1580 or Morgan Stapp at (706) 473-0521.