Special sections: The 2011 Suwanee Days

CELEBRATE Arts & Crafts Parade • Rides Yummy Food Music & More

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17 10am - 10pm An Advertising Supplement to the

Gwinnett Daily Post gwinnettdailypost.com

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Saturday, September 17th

Schedule of Events Free shuttle transportation from off-site parking begins at 9 am Parade ~ 10 am Arts & crafts exhibitors ~ 10 am-5 pm Inflatable rides, children’s activities ~ 10 am-7:30 pm Free entertainment ~ 11 am-10 pm The Lovin’ Spoonful in Concert ~ 8:15 pm Fireworks ~ 9:45 pm Free shuttle transportation to off-site parking ends at 10:30 pm

Many thanks to festival sponsors!

You may have noticed, it’s a tough economy out there! That’s why we’re more grateful than ever for the generous, community-minded businesses and organizations who have sponsored Suwanee’s 2011 “celebration of community.” Please thank them with your patronage.

ENTER TO WIN

A KIDSVILLE “EXPLORE OUTDOORS” TRIP OF A LIFETIME! GRAND PRIZE TRIP FOR FOUR INCLUDES: Round trip air transportation for four from Atlanta, GA to Orlando, FL. Two nights’ accommodations for four courtesy of Award Vacation Homes, admission for four to Wet n’ Wild, Boggy Creek Airboat Rides and Jungle Adventures!

Platinum

AAA Auto Club Chandler, Britt, Jay and Beck Charter Communications Costco Wholesale, Mall of Georgia Delta Community Credit Union Dentistry for Children DeVore and Johnson of Suwanee GutterGard Gwinnett Community Bank Gwinnett Daily Post Gwinnett Gladiators Hockey Gwinnett Medical Center Gwinnett Urgent Care Imagix Dental and Orthodontics illy issimo/United Distributors Ippolito’s Italian Restaurant Liberty Mutual Insurance Lowe’s of Suwanee Optimum Health Rehab & Wellness

Silver

Peachtree Suwanee Dental Associates Petco Prepress to Printing Primrose School of Suwanee West Quantum National Bank Red Oak Sanitation Rhonda C. Hogan, DMD, PC Road Atlanta St. Bernard Family Chiropractic Southeast Retractable Systems/Clearview Suwanee Family Chiropractic Suwanee Family Dentistry Suwanee Magazine Suwanee Sports Academy T-Mobile Taylor Construction Verizon Wireless Wild Wing Café

Friends of the Festival

Child’s Name ____________________________________ School ____________________________ Grade ______ Address _________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Phone ________________ Email ____________________ Parent’s Signature (required) ____________________ I agree to contest rules (required)

Yes! Send me more information on Florida & the city of Orlando!

Mail completed entry to Kidsville News!/Orlando P.O. Box 603, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 or visit kidsville.com/gwinnett to enter at

ENTER BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2011!

Rules: No purchase necessary. Must be 18 years old or older to enter. Sponsors and their families are not eligible. All entries must be completely filled out to be eligible. Trip winner is responsible for any and all taxes and/or liabilities associated with the value of the trip package which is estimated at $1753 and which must be claimed as income in the 2011 tax year. The Gwinnett Daily Post is required by law to furnish a federal form 1099 to the Internal revenue Service and this form will state the $1753 value of the trip package. Trip certificate is valid for one year and black out dates apply. Winner’s acceptance of prize also grants permission to publish the winning entry information in future Kidsville News! and/or Gwinnett Daily Post publications. Once winner is notified, they have three days to accept the trip. If confirmation of acceptance is not made, a new winner will be drawn.

Clark Patterson Lee • Sunpass

Page 2 • SUWANEE DAY • Sunday, September 11, 2011 • Gwinnett Daily Post • g w i n n e t t d a i l y p o s t . c o m

www.SuwaneeDay.com • A Celebration of Community

World Trade Center artifact on display at festival Remembrance, an artifact from the World Trade Center obtained by the City of Suwanee, will be on exhibit near City Hall throughout the Suwanee Day festival.

The City obtained the artifact from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in July, and the piece was unveiled to the community during a commemorative ceremony last night.

Remembrance, an exterior panel from the 101st-104th floors of one of the World Trade Center towers that collapsed on September 11, 2001, is described as the

lower one-third of three columns, but is so twisted and damaged that it’s difficult to distinguish the three columns. The piece is one of 236 structural steel elements studied by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to determine probable causes of the post-impact collapse of the towers.

More than 1,000 organizations across the nation (and around the world) requested World Trade Center artifacts through the Port Authority; the City of Suwanee is one of 24 groups in Georgia to have received a

piece. Suwanee’s artifact weighs 1,638 pounds and is roughly 90 inches long by 89 inches wide by 55 inches tall.

The City of Suwanee currently is considering permanent locations for display of Remembrance as well as working with artists to create an appropriate base or setting for the display.

gwinnettdailypost.com •

Come to Suwanee Day with a ‘Can Do’ attitude – and food donations

Food donations for the North Gwinnett Food Co-op will be accepted at the City of Suwanee/Festival Information booth until 8 p.m. Donations are being collected as part of the Gwinnett Municipal Association’s Can Do initiative. Those who donate at least 5 canned goods or nonperishable items will receive a free reusable City of Suwanee bag. (A $5 cash donation to the co-op also earns the contributor a bag.)

Among items that are always in need at the North Gwinnett Food Co-op, which serves families in need from Suwanee, Buford, and Sugar Hill, are pasta, sauces, canned fruit, tuna and

other canned meats, peanut butter, jelly, boxed meals, hot cereals, and soups.

Other needs include laundry detergent, dish detergent, larger sized diapers (sizes 3-5 ), deodorant, toothpaste, and soap.

Gwinnett Daily Post • Sunday, September 11, 2011 • SUWANEE DAY • Page 3

www.SuwaneeDay.com • A Celebration of Community

Suwanee Day arts & crafts sampler

By Todd Renner, Suwanee Day Marketing Chair Sure, the food is yummy, the rides are bouncy, and the onstage performances can be electrifying, but the real stars of the Suwanee Day show are the artists and craftspeople who each year offer an eclectic array of items crafted from metals (precious and otherwise) and mettle, paint and passion, and their hands and hard work.

Among the nearly 200 exhibitors and vendors at Suwanee Day are about 30 food vendors, a dozen rides to entertain the elementary and middle school sets, a couple dozen generous community sponsors, and more than 125 artisans and craftspeople. And, represented among the latter group this year are candles in the wind, screaming

sisters, and a mom on a mission.

Candles in the Wind Lawrenceville resident Alan Norris remembers the moment well: He was in a small-town art gallery a couple of years ago when he saw his first rock candle. “It was cool,” he says, “but I thought that you could really do something more unique with it.” With that inspiration, Heavenly Candles was born and the Cisco software development manager started on the path to becoming an artist.

Heavenly Candles, the company that Norris and his wife, Robyn, own, mixes hardwoods like maple, hickory, and black walnut with natural stones to create beautiful, one-of-a kind oil candles. “I try not to bother the stones too much,” says Norris of the candle creation process.

While he doesn’t have any for-

Join the most trusted auto club in America Call Chris Delmoroh or Cheryl Warren today!

2200 Northlake Parkway, Suite 129 Tucker, Georgia 30084 770.723.8066

mal art training, Norris says that he does have an eye for recognizing beauty in nature. “It’s not my creation,” he says. “I’m just putting His pieces together.”

Norris sources his elements both locally and internationally.

He imports agate stones from Brazil, tumbled stones from Turkey, and flagstones from the southeastern United States, including the nearby North Georgia mountain region. Securing hardwoods for the candle bases has proven to be a bit challenging locally, but Norris has found several regional saw mills that have been excellent resources.

Creating the candles can be a slow process, sometimes taking up to two weeks to complete. “I try not the rush the process,” Norris says, “as the art just sort of forms in your hands. Upon com-

pletion, you can really see how the natural beauty of the stone takes center stage.”

Norris exhibits at only a couple of shows each year, typically in the fall. While this is his first Suwanee Day as an exhibitor, he has attended the festival a number of times. He will display flagstone, agate, and tumbled stone candles ranging in price from $45 to $75.

For additional information, visit www.heavenlycandles.net.

ScreamingSisters Do the sisters really scream at one another? Despite the name of their joint alphabet photography venture, ScreamingSisters, Peggy Riggs says: “All of us get along really well. We took the name from the way we were raised – to have a voice and stand up for ourselves.”

The four creative sisters – Donna, Beverly, Jennifer, and Peggy – love to take pictures, and it was while looking through

ClearView Retractable Screen Systems Life Just Got A Little Better

Southeast Retractable Screens 4825 Highway 9 • Suite 300 Alpharetta, GA 30004 770-664-0027 www.retractablesystems.com

their lenses that they realized that letters of the alphabet can be found in a multitude of places and things. The sisters take pictures of nature, architecture, and everyday items that resemble letters – like the rooftops of buildings to represent the letter A, for example – and use the letterphotos to create words.

The sisters initially channeled their creative energy into making handcrafted jewelry. But their love of photography – and the enrollment of two of the sisters in a 12-week photography course – soon steered their creative passion in a different direction. “At another show this year,” says Riggs, “a vendor told us that our love of photography really shows through our work,” providing vindication that the sisters were, indeed, on to something.

The sisters’ production process is fairly straightforward.

They sharpen, tweak, and crop

their photos, but no software, such as Photoshop, is used to enhance the alphabetic images.

The photographs are saved as black-and-white images, printed, and framed with black matting.

Each year, a “sisters’ trip” provides new scenery for their alphabetic photo shoots. Typically, they travel somewhere they’ve never been before with a preference for beach locales. Riggs is excited about heading soon to Biloxi and New Orleans. “I’m looking forward to seeing what the Garden District and Bourbon Street have to offer us,” she says.

ScreamingSisters Alphabet Photo Art is making its first appearance at Suwanee Day, attending the festival on a recommendation from a vendor at another show. Pre-framed and custom photographs will be available at the festival, starting at $55 for three letters and topping out Continued on Page 5

Quality Coverage & Affordable Rates 310 Town Center Ave Suite A2 Suwanee, GA 30024 678-546-0499 Licensed in Auto, Home & Life in Georgia

Providing Superior Health and Balance Through Chiropractic

Suwanee Family Chiropractic 525 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. Suite D Suwanee, GA 30024

770.831.7556

Page 4 • SUWANEE DAY • Sunday, September 11, 2011 • Gwinnett Daily Post • g w i n n e t t d a i l y p o s t . c o m

678.889.5189 www.stbernardfamilychirobuford.com

www.SuwaneeDay.com • A Celebration of Community at $164 for nine letters. The sisters’ redesigned website should be available by Suwanee Day, so for additional information, visit www.screamingsisters.com.

Mom on a mission The mother of a Down Syndrome child with really rough skin, Sharalene Wheeler was having no luck remedying her son’s psoriasis. Tired of trips to

dermatologists and spending money on over-the-counter creams that were expensive and hard to apply to an uncooperative patient, she longed for a better solution.

Wheeler began reading labels more closely and Googling ingredients. Surprised at some of the elements used in those creams, Wheeler started thinking that the

answer may lie in natural, rather than pharmaceutically created, ingredients, “you know,” she says, “stuff that grandma used to grow in the garden.”

After much trial and error, Wheeler struck on her own lotion formulation that demonstrated marked improvement in her son Kameron’s skin. She began using the creams herself with similar

results. Her co-workers with Gwinnett County Police Department 911 soon started taking notice and asked if she could make cream for them as well.

As the requests for her products increased, Wheeler began to wonder: Should she charge people for these? When her friends told her that they absolutely would pay for the creams, her

Don’t get in a jam: Use off-site festival parking

Peachtree Industrial Boulevard Shadowbrook Baptist Church

Southeastern Freight

(Access off Buford Highway via Windsor Park Drive)

Buford Highway

Town Center Park Shawnee North Business Center Shawnee North Drive

Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road

ees between designated off-site parking areas and Town Center Park from 9 a.m. 10:30 p.m.

Limited parking for guests using motor scooters or wheelchairs will be available at the Suwanee Police Department at 373 Buford Highway, across the street from Town Center Park, except during the parade from about 9:45-11 a.m. Additional parking for those with disabilities will be available at Shadowbrook Baptist Church; a wheelchairaccessible shuttle bus will provide transportation to Town Center Park.

McGinnis Ferry Road

Shadowbrook Baptist Church 4187 Suwanee Dam Road (Parking and transportation for individuals with disabilities available here) Shawnee North Business Center 305 Shawnee North Drive (at Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road) Southeastern Freight 3655 Windsor Park Drive, near the intersection of Buford Highway and McGinnis Ferry Road. (IMPORTANT: Enter from Buford Highway only.)

Free shuttle buses will transport attend-

goes inside your body, so why not use every day, natural ingredients?” Naturally For You products may be purchased in vegan and gluten-free formulas.

At Suwanee Day, Naturally For You will offer individual items and gift packs, ranging from $6-$45. More information about these products is available at naturallyforyousoaps.com.

Suwanee Day Parking Locations Windsor Park Drive

Art. Music. Food. Fun. That’s what Suwanee Day should be all about, and not getting stuck in slow traffic around Town Center and stalking parking spaces.

To help ensure that your Suwanee Day experience is enjoyable and hassle-free, off-site parking locations and a free shuttle service are available.

Suwanee Day festivities take place at Town Center Park, located at the intersection of Buford Highway and Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, with off-site parking available at three convenient locations:

hobby became a business as she “stepped out on faith” and in 2007 created Naturally For You. Her first customers were her co-workers at the 911 service center who purchased individual and gift packs for family and friends.

“Your skin is the largest organ in your body, and you need to feed it every day,” Wheeler says.

“Whatever you put on your body

Smithtown Road

Satellite Boulevard I-85 Exit 111

DESIGNING AROUND YOU

Clark Patterson Lee Design Professionals

MALL OF GEORGIA 1550 Mall of Georgia Blvd. N.E. Buford, GA 30519 • (678) 288-3009

www.clarkpattersonlee.com

High tech dentistry with a gentle touch!

Bring your entire family – we routinely see children as young as two years old.

DR.TINA HEIL and DR. ASHLEY STARNES (678) 714-2380

DR. RHONDA HOGAN 770-614-8914 DRRHONDAHOGAN.COM

www.suwaneefamilydentistry.com gwinnettdailypost.com •

Gwinnett Daily Post • Sunday, September 11, 2011 • SUWANEE DAY • Page 5

www.SuwaneeDay.com • A Celebration of Community

A celebration of talent at Suwanee Day

By Sarah Douglas The 2011 Suwanee Day festival boasts a performance line-up that is heavy on local talent and entertainment value. Area talent will be celebrated throughout the day with a wide array of artistic performances, ranging from hum-inducing family fun at a kazoo concert to toe-tapping numbers from dance troupes to rockin’ vocals from local bands.

More than a dozen performers will take the main stage throughout the day to provide an outstanding day of community fun.

This year, Suwanee Day also will host a children’s stage, featuring Radio Disney, Rick Hubbard’s Kazoobie, Suwanee Choi Kwang Do, Reay Kaplan with the Center for Puppetry Arts, and more. Featured below are performers appearing on the main Suwanee Day stage.

A “Kazoobie” Experience with Rick Hubbard – 11 am Appealing to adults and children alike, Rick Hubbard brings new meaning to the term “family fun” with his “kazoobie” concerts.

“Kazoobie,” a word created by Hubbard to describe his performances, means “exceptional, fun, and involving everyone.” In essence, he provides a fun and positive experience for the whole family using his signature kazoos as well as key components such as audience involvement, assorted musical instruments played by Hubbard himself, and computergenerated musical tracks that accompany his performance.

Yisian Guzheng Ensemble – 11:30 am Founder Shu-Fang Chen and an ensemble of 16 members promote the beauty and knowledge

of traditional Chinese music through their use of guzhengs. A member of the zither family, the guzheng is an ancient Chinese string instrument that is plucked with four plectra (picks) attached to the fingers. The instrument creates sounds of cascading waterfalls, rippling waters, and thunder. The Yisian Guzheng Ensemble has performed at numerous international events since 2008.

Susan Chambers Dance Company – 12:15 pm The Susan Chambers Dance Company offers pre-professional

letic ability through quality sports instruction, the Gymnastix Training Center and Cheer Athletix was voted “Best of Buford” in 2010. Competitive gymnastics and cheer students will entertain festival-goers with tumbling and stunts sure to impress. Also, as part of World Gymnastics Day, dancers artistic opportunities in the gymnasts will participate in an the fields of classical ballet, tap, attempt to break the Guinness jazz, and musical theater. Students train for the professional world of dance performance at one of two locations, Suwanee or Alpharetta, and many go on to dance on Broadway, receive scholarships to attend top universities, or become Book of World Records for most members of prestigious dance people in most locations simultacompanies. The Suwanee dance neously doing a handstand. Be troupe is proud to present selec- sure to have your cameras ready!

Jahara Phoenix Dance tions from various performances Company – 1:30 pm and fields of dance.

The Jahara Phoenix Dance Gymnastix Training Center and Cheer Athletix – 1 pm Company is a theatrical, world Enhancing children’s self-con- fusion troupe dedicated to bringfidence, physical fitness, and ath- ing the ancient art of belly danc-

ing to life on stage. The group’s tribal style relays a more mystical side of belly dancing and conveys an understanding of the Eastern spiritual concept. The Jahara Phoenix dancers will light up the stage with their energy, grace, and passion.

Suwanee Performing Arts – Selections from Hairspray – 2:15 pm Tap your feet and do-wop along as the talented young cast from Suwanee Performing Arts performs selections from the popContinued on Page 7

The Ultimate

Gutter Guard

New Patient Special!

Cleaning •exam • x-rays • Fluoride

SAVE $100.00

3855 Johns Creek Pkwy • Suite D • Suwanee, Georgia

770.884.6627 • dentistry4children.com

770-552-1969 www.TaylorConstruction.com

800.338.1366 www.theultimategutterguard.com

illyissimo.com Page 6 • SUWANEE DAY • Sunday, September 11, 2011 • Gwinnett Daily Post • g w i n n e t t d a i l y p o s t . c o m

“Premium Italian espresso style coffee drink, made with 100% natural Arabica coffee”

www.SuwaneeDay.com • A Celebration of Community ular Broadway musical, Hairspray. Not only does this “hairraising” story of love and acceptance in 1960s Baltimore continually delight fans, but the hometown production also showcases some of Suwanee’s finest performance artists. A full production of Hairspray recently was presented as this year’s Broadway in the Park production.

North Gwinnett Schools Foundation – “15 Minutes of Fame” – 2:55 pm In her third appearance as the “15 Minutes of Fame” feature, Claire Willingham will once again belt out some amazing tunes. The 13-year-old singer and songwriter began singing at age 3. In addition to performing artistically, Willingham also performs athletically

in softball and basketball. “15 Minutes of Fame” is a favorite auction item at the annual Big T’ Do fundraiser held by the North Gwinnett Schools Foundation.

Kick the Robot – 3:30 pm

Alternative rocksters Dylan Hansen, Daniel Remel, and Jesse Scarpone bring new energy to the rock ’n roll/pop genre with their outstanding vocal, instrumental, and songwriting talents. This young power pop trio, who formed Kick the Robot in 2006, has been on the road playing gigs throughout

metro Atlanta and in the studio developing a full-length CD. The group will rock out several favorites from its CD at Suwanee Day. Royal Dance Academy – 4 pm Committed to dance education, Royal Dance Academy emphasizes the importance of building strong technique in all aspects of dance. Whet her a dancer is preparing for future opportunities at professional levels or simply looking for recreational training, the Suwaneebased academy offers quality dance classes in classical ballet, modern, jazz, and more. Students will demonstrate the art of dance through samplings of the Academy’s classes.

Grafted By Grace – 5 pm

Six men who share a love for music, the green industry, and a relationship with Christ have united to form the band Grafted By Grace. Originating in Ft. Valley, Georgia, the band’s music ministry is a unique blend of contemporary Christian, gospel, and blues.

Grafted By Grace has released several CDs, including No Time To Rest, Still Standing, and Unified By Grace.

Eli Carlan Band – 6 pm In 1995, Eli Carlan and three of his fellow musically inclined buddies came together for the sole purpose of playing great rock and roll music and providing quality entertainment. Today, the Eli Carlan Band of Commerce, Georgia, cranks out a mix of blues and Southern rock cover and original songs at festivals, parties, and events across the state. Never Too Late, Can’t You See, and There’s Something Missing are among their popular music collection.

The Ken Rhyne Band – 7 pm An accomplished blues, blues rock, and Southern rock artist, Ken Rhyne has achieved near musical perfection over the past 30 years with his highenergy harmonica and well-crooned tunes. Celebrated for his 2008 charttopping album Caught You White Handed, the artist has showcased his sounds in night clubs, juke joints, taverns, and casinos throughout the United States and Canada. The Ken Rhyne Band currently is performing around the Eastern seaboard and completing its new album, One Last Time.

Your local gathering place, pastaria & bar Authentic, homemade pastas, famous garlic rolls & more Sunday Brunch • Catering Special Events at Frank’s place Expanded bar now open

italian restaurant Est. 1989

350 Town Center Avenue Suwanee • 678.985.4377 ippolitos.net Sun-Thurs: 11am-10pm Fri-Sat: 11am-11pm gwinnettdailypost.com •

Gwinnett Daily Post • Sunday, September 11, 2011 • SUWANEE DAY • Page 7

www.SuwaneeDay.com • A Celebration of Community

The Lovin’ Spoonful rocks British Invasion – and Suwanee Day

By Todd Renner, Suwanee Day Marketing Chair As the British Invasion was taking the United States by storm in the 1960s, at least one Ameri-

Did You Know...

The Suwanee Day festival was selected by the Southeastern Tourism Society as a Top 20 event for September 2011.

can band refused to yield, cranking out hit after hit over a four-year span in the second half of the decade. Now that Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, The Lovin’ Spoon-

ful, is taking a stand at Suwanee Day, offering a retrospective of its greatest hits. The Lovin’ Spoonful is headlining a full day of free entertainment with an 8:15 p.m. performance.

As the British Invasion was hitting American shores, two rockers from Long Island and two “folkies” from Greenwich Village came together to form The Lovin’ Spoonful. In the peak years of its commercial success, from 1965-69, The Lovin’ Spoonful (Steve Boone, Joe Butler, Zal Yanovsky, and John Sebastian) was as successful as nearly any American rock band, cranking out 12 Top 20 hits.

Combining the best of folk music with rock and roll, and adding just a

touch of country, The Lovin’ Spoonful created hits including Do You Believe in Magic, Daydream, You Didn’t Have to be So Nice, Nashville Cats, and the anthem for a hot July evening, Summer in the City. All of these hits were produced over a four-year span during which the band released five albums. In addition, band members wrote and performed two soundtrack albums for two wellknown film directors who were then early in their careers, Woody Allen for What’s Up Tiger Lily? and Francis Ford Coppola for You’re a Big Boy Now.

Original members Zal Yanovsky and John Sebastian left the group to pursue solo careers in 1967 and 1968, respectively, and were replaced by Jerry Yester. The band has continued to perform across the country and around the world over the years, reaching out to whole new audiences.

The legacy of The Lovin’ Spoonful was solidified with its induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2000. For additional information about the group, visit the band’s official website at www. lovinspoonful.com.

It’s delicious fun!

Peachtree Suwanee Dental Associates If you are looking for a dentist in the Suwanee area

Welcome to our practice 315 Peachtree Ind. Blvd. Ste. 108 Suwanee

25p

1

678.541.0880

m

• Saturday,

• th 8 er

b OctO

e ane w Su

tOwn center

FREE

pa

ADMISSION TickeTs required for food samples & fun Zone acTiviTies

COME HuNGRy! munch on samples from 30 of suwanee’s best restaurants.

Hosted by North Gwinnett Basketball Booster Club

Page 8 • SUWANEE DAY • Sunday, September 11, 2011 • Gwinnett Daily Post • g w i n n e t t d a i l y p o s t . c o m

rk

www.SuwaneeDay.com • A Celebration of Community

Suwanee Day 2011 Exhibitors Arts & Crafts

Cheryl Adams Art N Glass Diane Atkinson Beca Designs Donna Beck Tory Bell Bella Green Jewelry Beth Blanc Designs Leighann Boone Travis Breiner Caricatures by Catherine Chimney Rock Bark and Twig Cove Creek Creations Susan Crowe Dauzat Designs Doggie Bags Fanciful Belongings FiberFelter Karen Fields Four Little Bubbles G Darling Designs Grandma’s Covers Greater Atlanta Polymer Clay Guild Jim Hall Wes Hardman Mee Her Home Fields In Stitches Ivy Lea Creations Jan’s Glass Gardens Leng Konn Macks Beads

MB Art Glass Carmelita McCoy Michaelee’s Lakeshore Homemade Fudge Phil Mills Milton Wreath Company More Than Words Design Florence Moses Mud Buddies Pottery My Lola Dresses My Mom’s Candy Marie Myles Naturally For You Bath N Body Zhijun Niu Grady and Peggy Nolan Ruth Nore Sandi O’Brien Ottoman Jewels Peace, Love and Pottery Personalized Wood Mats Petra’s Art Studio Photo Flowers PJ’s Crochets Diane Ricker Betty Jo Rogers Rumpelstiltskins Sally’s Famous Gourmet Foods Sandy Candy Sarah’s Kids ScreamingSisters Alphabet Photo Art Southern Butterflies Sparkle!

Spirit Jewels Sticks ’n Stones Stitchin’ Twins

Food & Concessions

Stones to Wear Jacqueline Stouse Andi Szanti The Playbed Company Bloom Market Unique Boutique Sheree Vispi Star Walton Wonder Colors Art Studio Your Doll Connection Zeebows

Fine Art

Anita’s ArtsCool Terry Baker Trish Benson Alicia Cooper John Duke The Fantasy Art of Nikki Burnette Heavenly Candles J & P Art Glass J. Joseph Design Lightning Bug Shadows Michelle Paints ~ Usborne Books and More Nancy’s Pottery Tony Pisaturo Sassy Frass Bree Sauers Richard Shivers ~ A Measure of Clay Silver Box Designs V Johnson Perceptions Joe Weaver

Bahama Style Daiquiris Bayou Billy, The Root Beer Guy Chick-fil-A Dandy Cotton Candy Dunwoody Café The Fresh Market FRUIT! Granny’s Lemonade Greek Tavern Charles Henderson, Cajun Food Henry’s Concessions Johnny’s New York Style Pizza Kona Ice Gwinnett Not Just Nuts Paradise Island Smoothies Petey’s All Around Town Popcorn Palladium Repicci’s Italian Ice Rey’s Cuban Cafe Rita’s The Runaway Pigs Sugar D’s Sugar D’s, Too T’s Concessions Tanners Original Chicken Grill Taste Jamaica Frank Wood, Boiled Peanuts Yum Yum Cupcake

Non-Profit Organizations 4:4 No More! ~A Ministry of North River Church Blessings in a Backpack

City of Suwanee 20/20 Vision Strategic Plan Community of Faith Family Worship Center Epiphany Lutheran Church Georgia SPCA Girl Scouts ~ Lanier Service Unit Gwinnett County Public Library Gwinnett Habitat ReStore Gwinnett Humane Society Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra Northeast Atlanta Huggers, Georgia Chapter of the Hugs Project North Gwinnett Arts Association North Gwinnett Church of Christ North Gwinnett High School National Art Honor Society North Gwinnett Ice Hockey Old Suwanee Baptist Church Providence Church Right to Hike Shadowbrook Baptist Church Sugar Hill Christian Academy Suwanee Business Alliance Suwanee United Methodist Church

Rides & Other Children’s Activities

Adrenaline Climbing Flirty Featherdo Glenn’s Inflatables & Sand Art My Room Rocks The Sandbox Strother Magic Airbrush & Tattoos Three Guys Entertainment

Sponsors

12 Stone Church AAA Auto Club Charter Communications Costco Wholesale, Mall of Georgia Dentistry for Children Delta Community Credit Union GutterGard Gwinnett Gladiators Gwinnett Medical Center Gwinnett Urgent Care illy issimo/United Distributors IMAGIX Dental of Suwanee Ippolito’s Italian Restaurant Liberty Mutual Insurance Lowe’s of Suwanee Optimum Health Rehab & Wellness Petco Peachtree Suwanee Dental Associates Primrose School of Suwanee West Quantum National Bank Red Oak Sanitation Rhonda C. Hogan, DMD, PC Road Atlanta Southeast Retractable Systems/Clearview St. Bernard Family Chiropractic Suwanee Family Chiropractic Suwanee Family Dentistry, PC Suwanee Magazine Suwanee Sports Academy T-Mobile Taylor Construction Verizon

Optimum Health Chiropractic Physical Therapy Medical

3131 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Rd. Suwanee, GA 30024

678-546-0550

Grayson 678-985-7286

13 locations throughout the Greater Atlanta area!

Office Staff

Buford: 678-714-3053

1-800-T-Mobile to find a store near you.

Visit: www.petco.com/locater to find a store near you!

888.824.PALS (7257) PETCO Animal Lovers Save!

www.optimumhealthrehab.com

Imagix Dental Get a beautiful smile & great dental care!

Suwanee Town Park 350 Town Center Ave • Suite 301 Suwanee, GA 30024 • 678.835-0793

505 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.

Suwanee, GA 30024 770.945.8300 gwinnettdailypost.com •

Duluth Branch & Corporate Office 2775 Buford Highway Duluth GA 30096 770-476-2775 gwinnettcommunitybank.com

Gwinnett Daily Post • Sunday, September 11, 2011 • SUWANEE DAY • Page 9

www.SuwaneeDay.com • A Celebration of Community

Parks and pageantry featured in 2011 parade

Kids can bounce all day

Suwanee resident and Miss Georgia USA Kaylin of judges. Categories include: Reque is the 2011 Suwanee Day parade grand marshal.

Best in Show Another parade special guest is a group that’s accusMost Creative tomed to marching: Georgia Army National Guard Best Reflection of Theme members from the 121st infantry regiment in LawMost Entertaining The approximately 1.25-mile parade route travels renceville. The 131 soldiers that comprise Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th north from Russell Road up Buford Highway, briefly along Infantry Brigade Combat Team deployed to Iraq in Suwanee Dam, and then south along Main Street.

2006-06 and Afghanistan in 2009-10.

Detour: Roads closed for parade The theme for this year’s parade is “Parks Perfect Several roads will be closed during the annual Suwanee Day parade. the Place” in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Please be aware that the following roads will be closed from 2001 bond referendum vote that made Suwanee’s approximately 9:45-11:15 a.m. on Saturday, September 17: award-winning open space initiative possible.

Beginning at 10 a.m., the parade serves as the tra- • Buford Highway from McGinnis Road to Suwanee Dam Road ditional kick-off for Suwanee Day. To encourage par- Ferry • Suwanee Dam Road eastbound ticipation and creativity, Suwanee Day provides cash between Buford Highway and prizes to parade entrants who are the best in a variety Peachtree Industrial Boulevard of categories as determined by a distinguished panel • Main Street

Three Guys Entertainment will provide about a dozen bouncing, spinning rides to Suwanee Day – enough to entertain elementary and middle school children and tweens practically all day long. The rides will be open from 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

For $15, a child can have unlimited access to the rides. Family discounts are available, with full access provided for the second and third child in the same family for $10 each; any additional children in the same family may ride for $5 each. Single-ride tickets also will be available. Children ages 3 and younger bounce free.

In addition, Adrenaline Climbing will provide a rockwall for free.

It’ll be rainin’ fun @ Suwanee Day! Don’t miss an arm-wavin’, bootyshakin’, uber-fun surprise about 4 p.m.

Visit the Gwinnett Daily Post Booth at the Suwanee Day Festival and Enter to Win these Great Prizes!

Win a Pair of Tickets!

©Littlestar

NOV. 2-6 • FOX THEATRE

BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com/Atlanta

Win a Pair of Tickets!

Sept. 29 -Oct. 1

WIN A FAMILY FOUR PACK OF TICKETS! OCTOBER 12-16 disneyonice.com

WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS! Saturday, Nov. 12th

For tickets go to ticketmaster.com

Win a Pair of Tickets!

Oct. 28-30 www.gwinnettcenter.com

Page 10 • SUWANEE DAY • Sunday, September 11, 2011 • Gwinnett Daily Post • g w i n n e t t d a i l y p o s t . c o m

gassouthbroadwayseries.com

www.SuwaneeDay.com • A Celebration of Community

12 Stone presents Main Stage Entertainment Rick Hubbard’s Kazoobie ~ 11 am Yisian Guzheng Ensemble ~ 11:30 am Susan Chamber Dance Studio ~ 12:15 pm Gymnastix Training Center & Cheer Athletix ~ 1 pm Jahara Phoenix Dance Company ~ 1:30 pm Suwanee Academy of the Arts: Selections from Hairspray ~ 2:15 pm Clair Willingham – North Gwinnett Schools Foundation 15 Minutes of Fame ~ 2:55 pm Kick The Robot ~ 3:30 pm Royal Dance Academy ~ 4 pm Grafted by Grace ~ 5 pm Eli Carlan Band ~ 6 pm Ken Rhyne Band ~ 7 pm The Lovin’ Spoonful ~ 8:15 pm

2011 Suwanee Day Committee These are the hard-working, fun-loving folks who have met, brainstormed, planned, and labored throughout the year to bring the 2011 Suwanee Day festival to the community. If you see one of them, give ’em a hug of thanks!

Kim Towne, Chair Entertainment Cris Koenigs, Chair Kendra Alley

Doug Ireland

Marketing Todd Renner, Chair

Vendors Janis Beavin, Chair Janette Derucki C. Kay Fuino

Parade Ryan Neilan, Chair Lauri Young

Volunteers Pascha Dudley, Chair Marcia Massie

Transportation Doug Schwendy, Chair

Sponsors Rhonda Hogan

Find out why our patients say

WOW!

High tech dentistry with a personal touch.

We would love for you to join our dental family!

GRAND OPENING SPECIAL

Buy One.. Get One .. Half Off

Lunchtime Only! 11:00 am - 2:30 pm With this coupon!

Dinner: 50% off on Rolls & Sushi

Lunch Sushi Buffet

From 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm

2400 Satellite Blvd.

Suite 106, Duluth, GA

www.suwaneefamilydentistry.com

(678)714-2380 gwinnettdailypost.com •

9

$

99 7 days

770.814.9663 Gwinnett Daily Post • Sunday, September 11, 2011 • SUWANEE DAY • Page 11

CELEBRATE Town Center Park

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 10am - 10pm

www.SuwaneeDay.com

N O I S S I M D A E E FR • Rides e d a r a P • s t f a Ar ts & Cr e r o M & c i s u M • d o o F y m Yum

Evening concert with The Lovin’ Spoonful AND FIREWORKS TOO! Page 12 • SUWANEE DAY • Sunday, September 11, 2011 • Gwinnett Daily Post • g w i n n e t t d a i l y p o s t . c o m

The Lovin’ SpoonfuL