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Reeves House Opens
Celebrations at Elm Street
May 14
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The grand opening party begins at 6 p.m. at the Reeves House. No charge. The open interior features space for a gallery hosting rotating exhibits, classrooms and artists studios, and a coffee shop/wine bar. Guests can tour the facility.
May 15
Mommy & Me is an artist-led project tutorial at the Reeves House, for kids and parents to work on together, that starts at 10 a.m. Free with suggested $15 donation for materials. The Lantern Series on the Elm Street Event Green features artist Changüí Majadero at 7:30 p.m.
May 16
Art on the Green is set for 1-6 p.m. on the Elm Street Event Green. Free admission.
new and exciting ways for us to experience vibrancy and togetherness, with art as the catalyst.
Special thanks are in order to John Wieland and the JW Collection, who built the project at cost and poured so much heart into every bit of the process. The JW team took such care in preserving the history of the building, by using original materials to create features that transport and inspire. Elm Street Executive Director Christopher Brazelton joined forces with JW to create something truly special that even further demonstrates the excellence that occurs in collaboration.
Elm Street takes enormous pride in building on the rich history of collaboration in this community, and plans to draw meaningful connections between the performing and visual arts, and the community at large. At Elm Street, we believe an inspired community can do more, and we have seen that vision come alive over the course of the Reeves House project. Propelled by purposeful collaboration, art has provided a pulse for this community, one that will continue to grow stronger as we go forward together.
Katie Caldwell is the board president for Elm Street Cultural Arts Village. She has a bachelor of science in education degree from Kennesaw State University.
Earn While You Learn With Internships
SUBMITTED BY THE CHEROKEE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) has partnered with the Cherokee County School District to provide summer employment opportunities for rising high school juniors and seniors as part of the fourth annual Cherokee Summer Internship Program. The interactive, mentorship-based program runs from June 7 to July 16.
“The Cherokee Summer Internship Program challenges students to apply classroom knowledge to the real world,” COED President Misti Martin said. “Through this interactive experience, students are able to work one-on-one with local employers, offer their unique talents to the workplace, and build lifelong skills.”
COED launched the Cherokee Summer Internship Program in spring, 2018, to cultivate local talent and raise awareness of Cherokee’s diverse, high-quality career opportunities.
The six-week program offers paid, real-world experience at Cherokee-based companies. In addition to cultivating local talent, the program helps employers give back to the community, find future talent, and make progress on special projects.
“These internships are an outstanding opportunity for our students to spend their summer break learning about careers in their community, while also earning money for their time,” Superintendent of Schools Brian V. Hightower said. “We’re so thankful to the Office of Economic Development and the participating businesses for continuing to offer this program to our students.”
Woodstock-based manufacturing company Roytec Industries has participated from the beginning.
Roytec Industries summer intern Annie Axelsson works with trainer Teresa Munoz.
Through Roytec’s specialized training program, Roytec University, students are given personalized on-the-job training to increase productivity and learn the fundamentals of manufacturing.
“Each student intern Roytec employed through the Cherokee Summer Internship Program will attend Roytec University, which prepares them to work in several key roles of manufacturing,” Roytec Training Manager Tim May said. “This internship opens the door for continued employment during the school year through the CCSD Work-Based Learning program, and potential full-time career opportunities after graduation.”
“Being a part of the Cherokee Summer Internship Program was an amazing experience for me,” 2020 Roytec intern Annie Axelsson said. “It allowed me to take the first real steps in building my career and helped me learn so much about my dream job.”
Students accepted into the program also will receive critical soft-skills training in financial literacy, workplace safety and communications as part of orientation.
Interested students can apply and learn about available positions by visiting cherokeega. org/internship. Applicants are encouraged to check the COED website periodically for updates, as additional internships will become available over the next two months. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.
The Cherokee Office of Economic Development is the leading organization for business and film recruitment and industry retention and expansion. www.cherokeega.org.
Alexa and Aubree Bedoya choose a book from the Pie Bar library.
Check It Out!
Little Free Library celebrates the love of reading, the joy of sharing in a location near you.
BY CANDY BAYLOR
Happy Spring and welcome to May, which just so happens to be Little Free Library (LFL) month. If you have never heard of these libraries, you are in for quite the treat.
A LFL is a “take a book, return a book” concept that is most commonly seen as a freestanding, small wooden box filled with books. The best part is it’s free! These libraries can be found in communities around the world to share the love of reading.
Little Free Library (www.littlefreelibrary.org) is a nonprofit “that builds community, inspires readers and expands book access for all through a global network of volunteer-led little libraries,” according to the website. “Through Little Free Library book exchanges, millions of books are exchanged each year, profoundly increasing access to books for readers of all ages and backgrounds.”
Currently, there are more than 100,000 registered libraries in 108 countries These libraries work purely on an honor system. If you choose to take a book, you may also leave one for someone else to enjoy.
I first learned about LFLs many years ago when visiting a friend out of state. I noticed her neighbor had a cute replica of a tiny library to house books in her front yard. I absolutely loved the creativity behind the design and also the ability to share books. As an avid reader, I was excited to learn Cherokee County has seven libraries.
On my trek to explore them, I was pleasantly
