The Fayette Citizen-Weekend Home Page

Wednesday, July 31, 2002

Get your golden ticket and see FCFT's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'

Nobody is as secretive as Willy Wonka, the most famous candy maker in the world. That is why the world goes absolutely bonkers when a contest is announced and all golden ticket holders get a tour of Wonka's factory led by Wonka himself. Fayette Coweta Family Theatre presents this beloved tale at Spring Hill Elementary School this weekend.

Go back in time at Westville

Ever wanted to go back in time? Well, you don't need a DeLorean or a flux capacitor to see what a working town in Georgia looked like in the 1850s. Westville is a living history village where visitors get to see what the life and culture of a town in Georgia was like at that time, including architecture, landscape, clothing, crafts and cuisine.

Center for Puppetry Arts has season full of old favorites and new friends

Where can you find a fox, a hen, a bear, a piglet, a donkey, a rabbit, a fish, dinosaurs and more? The Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, of course.

Fayette Dancers win big at Nationals

Bob McSwiggan, Linda Robinson and Mary Lou Weibel performed in the Applause Talent Presentations National Final Competition held last month in Panama City, Fla. The team won High Gold Honors and a national Championship Award, performing a Fosse musical specialty, "Dancin' Dan." This award winning number was choreographed by Carla Gillespie of Carla's Dance Factory in Fayetteville.

Bill Dendinger's 'Swan Song' Endows Musical Gift to Clayton State

Joseph William (Bill) Dendinger, a retired chemist with the State of Georgia and resident of Doraville, passed away in February of this year after a long illness.