More than 30,000 spectators are expeceted to flock to Falcon Field in Peachtree City this Saturday and Sunday to get a glimpse of some of the top aviators in the world at the AirTran Airways Wings Over Dixie 2000 Air Show & Festival.

Brooks Day returns this weekend

There may not be a visible change in the seasons in Georgia, meaning that at times May can feel like August, October can feel like June and January can feel like May, but there is one change that can be intuited. It is the time of the year when outdoor festivals are deemed acceptable again and it is typically signalled by the return of the Brooks Day Festival.

 

House Red Theater Company wants you to say 'I do'

Billy Butz and Angel Farmer are getting married and y'all are invited.

The Rhine

By SALLIE SATTERTHWAITE
sallies@juno.com

Of all the images I can summon of my month in Germany — cathedrals and churches, operas, fresh-planted gardens, outdoor markets — what do you think is the one that pops most often into my mind when I first wake up in the morning or begin wool-gathering during a boring meeting?

Everybody needs some mother advice

Mothers were put on this earth to give advice. Some words of wisdom have been passed down from generation to generation like “do your best”” and sleep eight hours a night.” Other sage snippets like “always wear flip flops in a public shower” and “never wear synthetics” are more personalized

Offshoot Productions to hold auditions this weekend for children's plays

Offshoot Productions will hold auditions for its summer 2000 "Festival of Theatre for Children" on Saturday, May 13, and Monday, May 15. Although the plays, The Further Adventures of Maide Marian and The Tale of the Frog Prince, are participatory musicals for children, not all roles involve singing.

 

Gathering Grounds Coffeehouse opens in Newnan

The Gathering Grounds Coffeehouse is a new place in town for young singles to hang out on a Friday night. The coffeehouse, featuring live Christian entertainment, gourmet coffee and dessert, is located at Crossroads Church on Hwy 154 in Newnan. The Gathering Grounds will be open on the first Friday night of every month from 8-11 pm, beginning on June 2nd. On opening night, the band Waterproof Feat will be in concert. There is a $5 cover charge. For more information, please call 770/254-0291 or visit our website at www.crossroadsnewnan.org and click on the link for singles.

 

Victorian Daycamp for Girls starts registration Saturday

A Girl's Life in the 1800s, a Victorian Day Camp for girls ages 8-12, is holding registration Saturdays, May 13, 20 and 21 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Hollingsworth House, located next to the Board of Education Building in Fayetteville.

 

Blues Band playing Coffeehouse Friday

Vida Blue, with Thor Hanes, Stacie Hatcher and Tom Watts, plays live blues and classic rock this Friday, May 12, from 8:30-11:30 at Cruse Coffee Company, in the Harris Teeter Shopping Center in Peachtree City. Call Cruse Coffee at 770-487-3632 for more information.

 

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