Songwriter’s Night April 9

Join three Nashville songwriters sharing inspirational stories behind the hit songs they have written at Songwriter’s Night at Briarpatch Farm, 725 Pea Ridge Road, Eatonton, on April 9.

The perfect “Date Night” — music, fun, food and friends. 

Individual tickets $35 or table for 8 for $250. 

Tickets available at Farmers & Merchants Bank Harmony Crossing Lake Oconee and EventBrite. 

This event, hosted by Tim Cadiere Productions and Briarpatch Farm, will benefit Putnam County Christian Learning Center. 

There will be a contest and prize for the best table decorations. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Georgia Butts BBQ food truck available and coolers are welcome.

Matt Rogers coming to Eatonton

Music artist and Eatonton native Matt Rogers will perform at The Plaza Arts Center, 305 N. Madison Avenue, May 6-8. Tickets are $15. For more information visit plazacenter.org. 

Celebrating Creative Genius: Artist David Driskell

The Steffen Thomas Museum of Art is hosting a virtual panel in conjunction with the exhibition “Celebrating Creative Genius: The Art, Life and Legacy of David Driskell” currently on view in the Museum’s West Gallery. Our panelists will engage in rich conversation about their personal and professional relationship to David Driskell’s art, and his legacy of uplifting artists who have historically been subject to both active and passive discrimination in the fine art world. 

David C. Driskell (1931-2020) was a prolific artist, scholar, curator and Putnam County native. In addition to his own impressive career as a multimedia artist and printmaker, Driskell is revered for his role in uplifting artists of color and developing African-American Art as a distinct field of study. He curated countless exhibitions, authored seven books, and served as a professor of art at multiple colleges and universities until his retirement in 2019.

The virtual panel will take place over Zoom on Saturday, March 27, at 3 p.m. EST. Register to watch the panel by visiting www.steffenthomas.org/virtual-panel-for-celebrating-creative-genius