The LOCATIONS

Centre for Performing & Visual Arts

1523 Lower Fayetteville Rd., Newnan, GA 30265 www.thenixoncentre.net 770.254.2787

Main Street Newnan

6 First Avenue, Newnan, GA 30263 770.253.8283 mainstreetnewnan.com

Market Day • Saturday, August 5 & September 2, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

The Market will feature over 55 unique spaces, with a variety of one-of-a-kind gift items. Market Day favorites include: fresh locally grown produce, honey, jams & jellies, pottery, art, hand-woven baskets, leather products, etc.

Summer NewnaNights • Thursday, Aug. 10 at Greenville Street Park on the 2nd Thursday during the months of June-August from 6-9 p.m. Live music, food trucks, & fun! The Expectations 8.10

Labor Day Sidewalk Sale • Friday, Sept. 1

This is an all-day shopping event where visitors are invited to walk the downtown streets and shop the best deals of the year.

The Carnegie Library

1 LaGrange Street, Newnan • 770.683.1347 newnancarnegie.com

Exercise Is Medicine, Gentle Yoga and Crochet, Book Club with Lola, Literary Circle Book Club, and more.

Invasion of Normandy August 17, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Guest speaker Willard Womack will discuss D-Day, the Normandy invasion. This event began a major turning point in WWII, which nine months later ended the war with Germany. Leaders, the soldiers, their equipment, impactful decisions, well-known and unknown stories will be discussed and there’s trivia.

**Registration with Eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/680968243347

Visit newnancarnegie.com for information.

The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra • August 17, 7 p.m. Inspired by the style and swagger of legendary entertainers like Frank and Dean and Sammy, Davis & Johnson are making their own revisions to the Great American songbook. This recipe for 100% audience approval includes the favorite melodies from recent history–a dash of Motown, a shot of Country, some folk and rock sprinkled on top–and the stories behind them, serving up a musical banquet that feeds every soul.

Sunrise on the Square Road Race 5K • Sept. 2, 8 a.m. The Sunrise on the Square Labor Day Road Race is a local favorite, and has been held annually in Downtown Newnan on the Saturday before Labor Day for over 40 years! The race begins in Downtown Newnan and spans through “The City of Homes”.

City of Newnan’s Leisure Services

Some events require reservations and space is limited.

40 Greenway Court, Suite D, Newnan www.southernarcdance.org • 770.683.3724

Check their website and Facebook page for more information.

LocaL TheaTre

24 1st Ave, Newnan • 770-683-6282 http://newnantheatre.org

N.I.T.W.I.T.S. Once Upon a Time Improvisation Show

August 5, 8-10 p.m.

Newnan Theatre Company’s improvisational comedy troupe, N.I.T.W.I.T.S., began fifteen years ago to bring something more than “just plays” to the community.

The Importance of Being Earnest • Aug. 17-20, 24-27

Oscar Wilde’s classic is a delight from the first cucumber sandwich on as Jack’s double life catches up with him. The problems are resolved in an extremely charming and quite unexpected way as Jack and Algernon discover the importance of being earnest while answering to the name of Ernest.