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[ In Music ]
Bear on the Square Festival Announces Music Lineup, Free Admission for 2012
The Bear on the Square Mountain Festival has announced the lineup of featured musicians for its 16th annual celebration. Also, a major change in the operation of the festival this year is that admission to the MainStage concert tent in Hancock Park will now be free... 
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[ In Art ]
Amicalola Falls Hosts Local Talent for the Holidays
Local State Park is hosting home-grown artists and musicians during the annual Amicalola Falls State
Park and Lodge Christmas Open House on Saturday, December 10th from 4pm to 9pm. The artists will be demonstrating and discussing their art all evening. There will also be original artwork to purchase for those
hard-to-please people on your gift list...
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[ In Health ]
Is it True That Asthma Rates in the U.S. Have Doubled in the Last Three Decades?
What's behind this troubling trend and what can we do to reverse it? Asthma is on the rise across the U.S., doubling since the 1980s. According to the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), most people who develop asthma likely have a genetic predisposition but also probably experienced “critical environmental exposures during the first years of life.”...
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[ In Music ]
North Georgia Chamber Symphony Sets Concerts in Four Cities in Early December
The concert series begins on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. at Bowen Center for the Arts in Dawsonville. The second is on Friday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. at the Old Courthouse on the Square in Blairsville. The final two performances will be on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 2:30 p.m. at Gainesville State College, in the Atrium of the new Academic Building IV, and at 7:30 p.m. at Dahlonega United Methodist Church. Admission is free, but donations to cover the expenses of the concerts will be accepted...
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[ In Art ]
Call for Entries-Senior Artists
"A group of artists who have been working together for some time at the Senior Center are planning a special show.  It will focus on fine arts.  We would like to ask you to participate in this first time experience in our community.  In fact, we hope that all senior (55 yrs.+) artists will make some of their work available in time for holiday gift purchases at this event...
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[ In Performing Arts ]
An Evening with Mark Twain at the Holly Theater
Tickets are on sale for AN EVENING WITH MARK TWAIN, a one-man show starring Mr. Kurt Sutton.  As Mark Twain he has appeared in theaters for over 30 years, nationally pleasing audiences with Twain’s hilarious witticisms, wisdom and love for music.  Live on stage for one night only, November 11 at 7:00 p.m.  Tickets:  $15...
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[ In Music ]
Love Tractor is Back in Concert at the Holly Theater
Along with luminaries R.E.M. and The B-52's, Love Tractor helped establish Athens Georgia as a mecca of alternative music in the '80s. Mike Richmond formed a new version of the band adding Nathan Collins on drums, Jarred Forrester on bass and Kevin Fleming on guitar. Love Tractor is making a new album and planning shows in the southeast...
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[ In Art ]
Artist Info for Upcoming Dahlonega Literary Festival Sponsored by The Dahlonega Arts Council
8th Annual Dahlonega Literary Festival The 8th Annual Dahlonega Literary Festival will be held the 2nd weekend in November (November 12-13, 2011).  The festival committee is working to expand the literary trade show component of this year's event, and the City of Dahlonega has approved the inclusion of artists as well as literary vendors.  There are 15 booths available for artists in Hancock Park...
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[ In Books ]
End Of The World As We Know It? Not in 2012 or Anytime Soon, Says Physics Professor
Earthquakes and hurricanes striking the East Coast within days of each other. Extreme droughts in one part of the nation, while floods devastate in another; and who could forget last year’s “Snowmageddon.” Violent weather and odd seismic events have fueled beliefs that the world is due to end in December 2012, but physics professor Christopher Keating says that’s a false prediction unnecessarily fueling fears...
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[ In Pet Care ]
K-9 Strike Team Reminds Pet Owners to Keep Vaccinations Current
Emergency Services Deputy Chief Tim Satterfield recently encountered a skunk in his dogs’ kennels. The skunk aggressively pursued the three canines while Satterfield moved the dogs into the home and the skunk began charging the door. The skunk was killed and proved positive for rabies...
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[ In Books ]
Author Debra Stephens Weaver Book Signing Event
Weaver, a resident of Murrayville, GA, will be available to sign copies of her Christian Children's book, Fuzzy and Magpie: A Tale of True Friendship. Nothing is impossible when God is involved...
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[ In Pet Care ]
What is ‘Economic Euthanasia? Veterinarian Reveals How to Avoid Dangerous Trend Among Pet Owners
Do we pay the mortgage or surgery for the dog? That’s the question a lot of pet owners face in this challenging economic landscape, and unfortunately, it’s a question that’s coming up a lot more often...
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[ In Health ]
Georgia Mountain Food Bank Will Host the No Kid Hungry Campaign Information Session
The No Kid Hungry Campaign is a public-private partnership that will aim to diminish childhood hunger by raising awareness and using proven strategies to increase the capacity of programs to feed children outside of school hours. The regional event will be a discussion and information session on how to improve access to after school and summer programs that provide snacks or meals and how to increase program capacity to feed more children through the state reimbursement programs...
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[ In Performing Arts ]
Holly Theater Upcoming Events

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[ In Family Matters ]
Tackling Child Abuse In Hall County
Dr. Julie Battle, Heather Hayes, and Christy Van Scoten will speak as a panel on “Tackling Child Abuse in Hall County” at the monthly Brown Bag Lunch hosted by WomenSource on Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 12 noon...
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[ In Pet Care ]
Dock Diving Dogs Returning to the Lake Lanier Area
Some of the top ranked dogs in the sport of dock diving will once again compete September 30 – October 2 at the Lake Lanier Pet Fest in Gainesville, Georgia. Dixie Dock Dogs, a non-profit organization benefitting various canine charities, hosted their first competition in this area last year, and it was a huge success...
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[ In Books ]
Win an Hour with Your Favorite Author
Best-selling authors Mary Kay Andrews, Joshilyn Jackson and Clyde Edgerton are among a half-dozen writers being “auctioned” off for charity next month in Decatur, Ga....
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[ In TV & Film ]
Movies on the Green: Rango
The Arts Council, Inc. is proud to present the animated feature RANGO. RANGO will play on Saturday, August 20 at the Arts Council Smithgall Arts Center (331 Spring Street SW, Gainesville, GA). RANGO is RATED- G. The movie will start at dusk. Our gates will open at 7:30 with pre-movie activities for children...
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[ In Music ]
Downtown Dahlonega's Appalachian Jam
Listeners and musicians alike are invited to enjoy the acoustic bluegrass and old time string music at the 2011 Dahlonega Appalachian Jam, every Saturday, April 23 through October 8, 2011, 2-5 pm, on the Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site...
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[ In Books ]
The Long Goodbye Is Not An Option For This Strong and Independent Woman
How do any of us know what we would do if we were told we had early onset Alzheimer’s? In Island Girl (Berkley Publishing), author Lynda Simmons tells the emotionally riveting story of a mother who is fighting to reunite her family before her Alzheimer’s gets so bad she won’t even remember who her family is...
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[ In Art ]
Piedmont Park Arts Festival: Bringing it Back!
“Piedmont Park Arts Festival” will host approximately 100 - 150 (mostly) local artists and crafters August 20 - 21, 2011 in Piedmont Park.  This event will include art, craft, community participants, neighbors and a Street Market similar to Inman Park...
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[ In Books ]
Author Debra Stephens Weaver Book Signing Event
Nothing is impossible when God is involved, not even friendship between a crow and a fuzz ball. In Debra Stephens Weaver's playful book, Fuzzy and Magpie, a Tale of True Friendship, children will learn that friends can be found in unlikely places...
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[ In Health ]
The Medicare “Wellness” Farce
The real news about Medicare should be the Gang of 15, namely the IPAB or Independent Payment Advisory Board. It is charged with putting a lid on Medicare spending, with no judicial or congressional oversight. The only tool it is allowed to use is to not pay for services, or to pay far below cost. Guess what happens when you stop paying people, even doctors? They stop working...
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[ In Health ]
“Battle of the Bulge: Middle Age Weight Gain” WomenSource Offers Final Session of Summer Health Series
WomenSource, in partnership with The Longstreet Clinic, P.C. and the Junior League of Gainesville-Hall County, announces the third and final session in a three-part Summer Health Series for women. “Battle of the Bulge: Middle Age Weight Gain” will be presented by Dr. Fatimah Manzoor, Board certified Internist, Cheryl Williams, RN, CDE, and Mandy Reece, PharmD, CDE...
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[ In Health ]
Make Massage a Healthy Habit this Summer at Relax Massage & Wellness Center
Give your tired muscles a reprieve with a soothing massage that will bring welcome relief in a relaxing and tranquil environment. Call today and replenish your energy with massage...
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[ In Health ]
Heritage Healthcare of Blue Ridge wins $50,000.00
Heritage Healthcare (HHC) of Blue Ridge was recognized as the grand prize winner of the Committed To Caring Challenge on June 1^st at the UHS-Pruitt Corporation Spring Conference at the Evergreen Marriott Resort in Stone Mountain, Georgia...
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[ In Performing Arts ]
Guys And Dolls: Opening Weekend!
We want to remind everyone that this weekend, June 3-5, will be the opening weekend for Guys and Dolls...
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[ In Art ]
Crawford W. Long Museum Participates In Blue Star Museums
The Crawford W. Long Museum is one of more than 1,300 museums across America to offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer...
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[ In TV & Film ]
“Movies in the Park” Summer Series Kicks Off Friday June 3
Since 2006, Dawson County Parks & Recreation has hosted a series of outdoor movie nights during the summer months.  The event was created to provide the public with the opportunity to enjoy an evening with family and friends at a very minimal cost.  Because many Dawson County residents have found theater prices rising (and their bank accounts dwindling), the County’s outdoor movie series is an affordable way to have some summer fun...
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[ In Art ]
Reviewing Rodin at North Georgia College and State University
This exhibition aims at reviewing Rodin's sculpture and reflecting the forms, poses, characters, and elements of his work in your own personal works of art. Student, faculty, and local area artists are invited to participate in this exhibition...
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