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Driptorch: A Must Visit If you are excited about the Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival, then you will be thrilled to learn about Driptorch, a complimentary project bringing five national and international contemporary artists to Thomasville.

The creative brain behind this unique exhibit is FLAUNT’s winner Mr. John Gleason. John is a Thomasville-based artist who has found a spark of his own organizing Driptorch.

“Taking its name from the incendiary tool used in forestmaintenance practices of prescribed burns, Driptorch is a weekend art show with a mission to further germinate the town’s vibrant and growing cultural life,” says Gleason in anticipation for his event.

Sarah Emerson, Mark Messersmith, Mary Engel, Lilian Garcia-Roig and Marcus Kenney will be the stars of the show this year. These visiting artists' origins span from Cuba to Georgia. Each of their unique works feature a connection to the environment, wildlife and varying landscapes: perfect subject matter that goes hand and hand with the festival.

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This three day exhibit will be housed downtown in the historic Hollybrook Building from November 21st-23rd.

Viewers can tour the second and third floor galleries from 10a to 6p. The entrance will be located between At Home and Mary Madison Boutique at 110 South Broad Street.

Townies are invited to join the artists for an opening reception and gallery talk on Saturday, Novemeber 22nd at 10:30am. This will give guests an oportunity to meet and greet with each artist and get to hear from them firsthand.

If you are interested in art, this opportunity is one that is special to Thomsville and an exceptional chance to meet nationally and internationally acclaimed artists.

To learn more about each artist and their work, head over to the Driptorch Faceook page at www.facebook.com/ driptorchthomasville. For more information on the opening reception or the exhibit, please visit www.driptorch.net.

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Browsing through the dancers page on the Miami City Ballet’s website you will find Suzette Louge with the other Corps de Ballet dancers. Away from the rigors of dancing she relaxes in the South Beach district of Miami Beach, Florida. This year she'll dance as the Sugarplum Fairy in SGB's production of the Nutcracker.

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How has ballet benefited you most? It has taught me discipline.

You have to have a strong work ethic to succeed in this art form. I think what you learn and experience being a dancer rolls over to other aspects and interests in life as well.

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Do you have other interests other than ballet? I’m taking online college courses, and my major is social work. As much as I love ballet, a dancer's career is short.

What are your your favorite places that you have performed?

Performing in Granada, Spain was a highlight. I love performing in Miami, it feels like home.

What do you do to relax? After a long day at work nothing beats being at home on my couch with my boyfriend, Chase and my dog, Scoobie. There is also usually an episode of The Voice on and ice packs on my feet.

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Where are some of your favorite places to travel? Out of the country, Paris and Barcelona. In the states it would be Sonoma, California. I have gone with Chase the past two summers. Wine country is so beautiful.

What type of music do you listen to? Besides listening to classical music all day at work I usually just listen to whatever is on the radio. I love it all. except hip hop and rap.

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Favorite book, magazine, author? I love reading cooking magazines! Jodi Picoult books are my guilty pleasure…

There are just five shopping weekends until Christmas.

‘Villains scrambling to get all their shopping done early will be afforded a chance to support local businesses and get all of their gifts in one swoop on Small Business Saturday on November 29th. Over 25 local businesses will participate in the event. Small Business Saturday, founded by American Express in 2010, is a nationally recognized day to celebrate the local businesses.

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Participating merchants will give each shopper a passport to carry with them throughout the day. Each time the shopper make a purchase at a downtown business, the merchant will stamp the passport. After the shopper is finished shopping for the day, they will drop the passport into a ballot box for entry into the grand prize drawings.

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Two very different people are before us on stage. Dirk McCoy as breathed to life by Tim Green provides a guy’sguy, let’s-have-a-cold-one kind of astronaut. Samantha Daniels as played by Sarah Gardner not only tames him (mostly), but grows to love him, even as she manages to teach him to love someone other than himself. They are easily recognized male/female types, yet they each grow.

Samantha is not the by the book, all-together, test pilot.

She emotes. She is woman. Hear her assimilate the chaos, even as she succumbs and becomes a part of it along their journey. McCoy is, it seems, the analog of Tim Green: all

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But, it’s not a mission until Mission Control says we have lift-off, and the deft gravitas of Marshall Singletary is NASA in personified vocalization: father, confessor, teacher, friend, manager, and bureaucrat. We never see him, of course, Houston is, as ever was, that steady voice of wisdom and reassuring authority, that is, until we cancel the mission’s funding after Dirk and Sam have already rocketed to and are abiding on the red planet. Eek, and yet, as so many writers fashion themselves rationalists in their thinking and realists in their craft, Saturday night I was comforted that, while this may be true, there beats a loving heart guiding Lovett’s pen and a deft hand at the director’s tiller. Come to TOSAC and love-on Love on Mars.

Only this weekend’s shows remain: Friday and Saturday at 8p, concluding with an afternoon matinee Sunday at 2p.

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I cannot recall ever hearing a theater audience applaud a set. Yet, during Saturday evening’s performance of Love on Mars, when the production crew revealed Walter Russell’s vision of a galactic habitat interior and Sarah Lowe’s Mars-scape backdrop this is exactly what happened. That’s the synthesis this dramatic comedy has in its conception, direction, and depiction: the synergy that develops quickly in this play with the audience. This is darling theater. Add how the cozy atmospherics of TOSAC’s ‘Storefront’ stage manifest Jeff Lovett’s three-person script and we cannot help but dovetail toward the delightful: that’s entertainment.

According to Nancy Byars, Chairperson of the Productions Committee, and our evening’s official hostess, this is her favorite play that Jeff Lovett has written thus far. Going is knowing why.

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You're Maker: A New DIY Gig in Town

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You’re Maker is a new business in the ‘Ville specializing in DIY crafts including sewing and jewelry making classes, parties and private lessons for makers of all ages. The jewelry classes are taught in the conference room at the Townie Store, and the sewing classes are taught at First United Methodist Church. Owner, Em McKenna, said that she would be happy to go to a different location for private parties as well.

Scott Chastain is somewhat of a real-life Clark Kent. He’s a landscape architect by trade, but also an underground superhero creator. Chastain said that many of his acquaintances did not even realize that he and his wife Katie were in charge of Everfan, a unique company that creates personalized superhero capes until their debut in Entrepreneur Magazine.

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McKenna is maker who comes from a long line of creators and makers. She said that she needed a creative outlet as a stay-at-home mom for the past five years and previously as an analyst at a bank. Although she has always made various crafts, she did not want to just make and sell her creations online.

Since that article came out, Chastain is now less of a Clark and more of a Superman.

“Most people know me as a landscape architect, but after seeing the article people would say, ‘I didn’t know you were doing that,’” he said.

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When she started You’re Maker, she was putting some items up on her Etsy shop and keeping up with what she was making through posting on her blog. McKenna adds items to her Etsy shop at her leisure in addition to teaching classes through You’re Maker. You can shop for some of McKenna’s creations on Etsy at emitate (https://www.etsy.com/ shop/emitate).

After many people told McKenna that they wanted to learn how to sew and make their own jewelry, You’re Maker was born. McKenna developed the concept, then had her initial jewelry making class with a group of friends at the Townie Store and then began promoting her business on her website (youremaker.com).

Students can learn how to make various jewelry pieces in the jewelry making classes.

Students can make kid’s cloths, home decor, Christmas stockings, scarves, purses and poofs. Em said that there is a large variety of options in the sewing classes. Students do not have to bring any materials for the jewelry classes but should bring sewing machines for the sewing classes. Fabric is provided but if students have a preference, they can bring their own.

Her business is gathering steam through Hobby Lobby referrals, word-of-mouth promotion through friends, the website and Facebook. The classes are generally promoted for all skill levels and ages, and she has Maker Junior classes for younger girls.

“The classes bring confidence and pride for the girls. Being able to teach them how to make things has been empowering for me,” said McKenna.

For future classes, please look online at at the schedule or contact McKenna directly at emily@youremaker.com.

- Denise P.

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Chastain explained that the article happened by chance. He met the author, Jodi Helmer, at a book signing at The Bookshelf. At some point in the conversation, someone mentioned Chastain’s business to her, and the article was born from there.

“It was really just good timing,” said Chastain. “We have a quirky kind of business that has shown a good bit of growth this year.” Being an interesting business with lots of growth was just the combination of factors to land Everfan in the national magazine.

“We have already made some connections as a result of the article,” said Chastain.

“This time of exposure is beneficial and really helps get your company out there.”

Everfan, which is located above The Bookshelf, has experienced almost 300% growth this year following on the heels of a great Halloween season. Chastain hopes that they can go beyond superhero capes and expand the business even further.

The company uses a website platform in which a customer can make a fully customizable superhero outfit including face mask, power bands, shirt and cape. Chastain explained that if the platform goes well, that next Halloween season Everfan will carry other costumes as well.

Everfan has always worked with companies and non-profits which tend to have more bulk-type orders. Chastain explained that they have continued increase on capes for both of these entities. They have even done a fund-raiser with TCCHS to raise funds by having a cape-selling event.

This year, Everfan hired an employee to develop more relationships with other nonprofits and hospitals. They soon hope to hire another person for sales and marketing.

Chastain explained that building relationships with hospitals is important because capes are a great product for children overcoming challenges.

Non-profit companies are also important to Everfan. They have worked with CASA to provide capes for their annual superhero runs. They have also provided capes to SuperFoodies, a non-profit dedicated to helping children develop healthy eating habits.

“I leapt into an industry that I didn’t know anything about. I found our niche, put down the rubber and went in that direction,” said Chastain.

The article on Everfan is available online at Entrepreneur Magazine (http://www. entrepreneur.com/article/238462). For more information about Everfan or to order your own customizable hero garb, visit everfan.com.

Thomasville-native and Brookwood graduate T.J. Callaway, Co-Founder and CEO of Onward Reserve, was an SAE at UGA and went into investment banking in Atlanta before opening up the Onward Reserve shop in downtown Athens in 2011. Lisa, the store manager in Athens, says of T.J., “I can’t even imagine him as investment banker, knowing him now. He has so much energy!” All that energy explains the success of the business, which now has locations in Atlanta (Buckhead), Charlotte, North Carolina, Chattanooga, Tennessee, and most recently, right here in his hometown of Thomasville!

A Townie through and through, T.J.’s kindergarten diploma from Brookwood hangs on the wall in the original Athens location. T.J. tells us he is thrilled to be back in his hometown. “The community has been so supportive and excited for us to be there. The Onward Reserve brand is inspired by my tastes, and so many of my tastes are from my experiences growing up in Thomasville.”

Speaking of T.J.’s tastes, Onward Reserve has been featured in Garden & Gun, and is known for the wide variety of menswear and home goods they carry, everything from Filson bags to fine china. Prominent in store displays are prints from another Thomasville/ Tallahassee favorite: William Lamb & Son. The Thomasville shop will have a huge selection of Onward Reserve’s own brand, in addition to Southern Proper, Chuck’s Tees, Cotton Brothers and Smathers & Branson. In case you are currently making your lists and checking them twice, Onward Reserve will have plenty of gifts for those who have been nice! T.J. suggests Garden & Gun books, candles, and ornaments. For those who have been really, really nice, T.J.’s personal picks are: “a quarter-zip Onward Reserve sweater or a pair of Martin Dingman shoes; LAFCO candles are fantastic, as well as lots of cool bar accessories.”

T.J. and his team strive to make the Onward Reserve shopping experience casual and enjoyable. In fact, the back of the Athens store feels more like a cigar room than a shop, where a leather couch faces a custom-designed wood wall by T.J. himself. The brand-new Thomasville location will feel familiar for Townies: it’s inside Hick’s! T.J. and Onward Reserve have partnered with Hick’s to become a part of downtown Thomasville. It’s their intent to convert the men’s side of Hick’s fully into an Onward Reserve after the holidays.

“We are just excited to be a part of downtown Thomasville, and we hope to be there for a long time,” T.J. says.

Visit the Onward Reserve Townie location at 115 N. Broad Street! They’re open Monday through Saturday from 10:00a to 7:00 p, and Sundays from noon to five.

- Denise P.

Mimi's Story Pets were placed on earth to make humans happy. They are always excited when we get home. They always want to snuggle. They are there to comfort us when we are sad and they love us unconditionally. They rely on us and we rely on them for years of happiness. Losing a pet is like losing a loved one, a family member and a friend.

Unfortunately, a member of our community, Mimi Bertolet had to experience this pain on Halloween when her dog was brutally murdered in her gated backyard while she was away. Mimi found him when she came home from work.

Mac was the protector of Mimi and five other dogs. When Mimi’s horse trainer passed away last summer, she took over the care of Mac and quickly fell in love. He soon became a big part of the family.

If you understand the love that an animal can bring to you, then you can understand how unbearable it would be to come home to see that one has passed away. The most difficult part is that Mac died not from an accident or natural causes, but from a terrible unexplained attack. Whether this was a Halloween prank or a malicious act, it has now caused Mimi to lose a pet and to feel targeted in her own home.

She has asked the community to please speak up if there is any information available on this occurrence. If you or someone you know has any information that could help local law enforcement, please call the sheriff’s office at 229-225-3300 or the humane society at 229-228-0613. The Thomasville-Thomas County Humane Society would like to remind us all that animal cruelty is a felony. They are offering a substantial reward for information leading to the person who did this.

Pets are our family. Lets help Mimi put hers back together after this tragic event.

- Natalie K.

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The Making of the Nutcracker

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Guest Ballerina from Miami City Ballet

I love the theater, whether I'm watching a play, orchestral concert or ballet. Sitting in the audience, seeing the curtain rise, lights come up and then… the performers grace the stage. The process of creating can be staggeringly overwhelming, intriguing and mesmerizing. A tremendous amount of effort, organization, dedication and coordination goes into making any show happen. For the South Georgia Ballet it takes fifty-seven dancers, one hundred and ten parent volunteers, fifteen community performers and three thousand-plus volunteer hours to prepare for this season's Nutcracker. Melissa June, the ballet’s Artistic Director, is focused on preparations leading to opening night on November 29th. For the past three months she and the staff at the ballet have been coordinating dancers, volunteers, sponsors and guest performers.

There are many roles for dancers and others in the Nutcracker. Casting begins in the fall, lasting a few days, sometimes carrying on into the early morning hours. When the entire cast is selected the dancers are then broken into groups or companies and begin immediately with choreography. “Dancers learn in sections and by individual role, and are eventually put back together like a puzzle... for example the battle scene is comprised of ten different roles which have to be learned separately.

Eventually all 50 dancers that are in the scene are assembled and magic happens,” says Melissa. Maximizing the twelve day rehearsal schedule for all of the dancers requires tremendous focus and dedication by the each and every staff member, volunteer and dancer.

In addition to the dancers, members of the community are asked to fill several roles including as guests and party boys on stage. Each year a different guest dancer from another ballet company is invited to dance in one of the soloist roles. The staff of SGB usually looks regionally first to prestigious ballet companies like Miami City Ballet, Orlando Ballet, Carolina Ballet or Atlanta Ballet. This year Dylan O'Neal and Suzette Logue dancers with The Miami City Ballet, are our featured artists along with Chase Swatosh.

Oh! and the whole production would be fruitless without advertising, marketing, social media campaigns, and photo shoots for the dancers all organized in the short period of time. There’s a lot to do in a little over three months. The show goes on with parent volunteers dedicating hundreds of hours, fitting costumes, working backstage and managing props. A week before the show South Georgia Ballet moves into the Thomasville Municipal Auditorium. Rigging goes on the stage, lighting has to be set, and stage crews organized. All this chaos has to happen in the midst of final rehearsals. The process of putting a production together involves a lot of teamwork, dedication and focus, from casting to advertising, rehearsal and sponsorships.

What makes the show fantastic and magical to the audience takes many days, nights, weeks and months of hard work, dedication, and organization from the dancers, volunteers, sponsors and staff. Long rehearsals, sore muscles, lengthy planning, phone calls, emails, texts and headaches. All for the beauty of the show and love of the art.

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The Sugarplum Fairy is a role that a lot of little ballerinas dream of having. For Suzette Louge, dancing in this role is exciting for a couple of reasons: the popularity of the Nutcracker and the chance to dance with her boyfriend, Chase Swatosh who is dancing the part of the Cavalier. “We know each other so well… he usually dances with taller partners,” says the 5’ 4” beauty. “This is our first time dancing together.”

Final dress rehearsal will be the first night Suzette Louge rehearses with the South Georgia Ballet.

She is a Corps de Ballet dancer for the Miami City Ballet. Year round, Louge rehearses and trains for upcoming performances with the Miami City Ballet and during her lunch break and on weekends she has been practicing for the Sugarplum Fairy role. She is dedicated and focused, attributes she says anyone pursuing a career in ballet must possess. I ask her what advice she has for anyone considering ballet as a career. “Anyone considering it as a career has to have a strong, positive mindset and be tough. You are looking at yourself in a mirror all day, being corrected constantly.

Its really important to be able to take corrections positively, and theres always more work to be done as dancer - you are never done learning or improving.”

For Suzette, the love of ballet started at a very young age while watching her older sister in a ballet class. She was born in Sarasota, Florida, where she trained with Isabel and Javier Dubroq.

Training continued when her family moved to Tallahassee. She was fortunate to work with the Tallahassee Ballet, South Georgia Ballet and Florida State University. At 16 she moved to Miami to train year round at Miami City Ballet School and danced with Pennsylvania Ballet and Boston Ballet. In 2010 she joined Miami City Ballet and was promoted to Corps de Ballet in 2011. Alison Bundrick, SGB founder and Suzette's former instructor says, “I have wanted her to come back to her roots and dance for us, everything with her schedule worked out”.

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Miami is her style, much warmer than Philly or Boston. To unwind on her days off she takes yoga, and relaxes with her dogs and her boyfriend. She also enjoys cooking. “South Beach is a foodie city so I love trying the new restaurants that are constantly opening here.”

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A Nutcracker Family Affair The Nutcracker story takes place in Germany on Christmas Eve at the grand home of the Stahlbaum family, where they host their annual Christmas party.

The Stahlbaum children, Clara and Fritz, along with their parents welcome friends and family, dancing and playing. The party scene is festive with music and dance.

Meet the Novak clan: the Stahlbaums of Thomasville, if you will. Dr. Joe Novak and his wife Renee have four children. Their oldest daughter, Abby, has been dancing in The Nutcracker with South Georgia Ballet for nine years now. When Abby joined the company, Joe and Renee were invited to dance as adult party guests.

Renee recalls, “The ballet tried to get Joe to dance in The Nutcracker for two years before Abby was in the Company. He kept saying no. He only agreed the first time because Abby was a party girl her first year. After that, he was hooked. We were both impressed with all the girls and how hard they work. It is easy for fathers and sons to find activities to do together, but not as easy for fathers and daughters. The Nutcracker gave Joe a chance to spend time with Abby and Tessa that he would otherwise not have gotten.” Dressed in formal Victorian attire, the Novaks make a handsome couple, dancing and socializing at the onstage party.

This production marks Abby’s last Nutcracker as part of the company, as she will graduate from Scholars Academy in the spring. She will dance the roles of party guest, Snowflake, Russian Maiden and Tea Rose. “It’s been fun having my parents dance every year with me,"

Abby says. "In my first Nutcracker, I was a party girl and they were my parents on stage. This year, I am an adult party guest who will be one of their peers instead of their child - it will feel kind of strange.”

Tessa, the Novak’s second daughter also loves being part of the Novak Nutcracker team. Tessa has been dancing since she was three years old and has danced with SGB for many years. However, this year she will be one of the unseen angels in the wings, helping the dancers with quick changes, assisting the crew with backdrops and props, and making sure the overall production runs smoothly.

The Novak’s ten-year old son, Gus, will also be performing the role of a mischievous party boy. Joe and Renee will be his parents on stage where Joe is sure to have to curb Gus’s rambunctious nature. Abby has enjoyed having her younger brother on stage this year, “It has been so cool to have him be enthusiastic about the Nutcracker and try something totally new,” she says.

And last but not least is the Novaks' twelve-year old, Molly, who is eagerly awaiting the day she can join the cast as an adult party guest. Until her day comes, Molly keeps the Novak household running smoothly during theater week. Don’t miss the Novak Nutcracker family affair live at the Municipal Auditorium Thanksgiving weekend!

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The Little Ballerina Who Could Abby Chapman, an eighth grader at Brookwood School, will be playing four different roles in this year’s SGB production of the Nutcracker: as Clara’s friend, garland, Spanish pirouette and a solider. Abby says that she is most excited about playing Clara’s friend because she will play that role with an older group of ballerinas.

4 Who breaks Clara's nutcracker 5 The auditorium 6 # of basic ballet positions in classical 9 A strong gesture or body movement 11 A male ballet dancer 13 A jump where dancers quickly cross their legs in front and behind each other 14 Used to help an audience imagine a setting 16 A dance in three-quarter time 19 Heels together, right foot east, left foot west 20 Pas de Deux is a kind of this 26 Kind of candy made with almond paste, sugar, and egg whites often molded into shapes 27 The Dew Drop fairies lead the waltz of _______ 28 Kind of tall clock with a high face and pendulum

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1 The Nutcracker is really a _____ 2 What Clara hits the Mouse Queen with 3 One of melodies in the Nutcracker ballet 7 Tchaikovsky's middle name 8 Kind of house the Sugar Plum fairy lives in 10 Music before a play begins 12 Kind of jump or leap 15 Kind of stage light 17 Kind of shoes also called toe shoes

18 Sword with a curved blade that the Nutcracker kills the Mouse Queen with 21 The Kingdom of Snow is ruled by her 22 Acting where gestures and facial expressions convey to the audience 23 One national type represented in the country dances during Act II 24 A special person in a child's life usually a close friend of the parents 25 A complete ballet turn on one foot 29 Unisex leg covering 30 Classical movement in tiny steps by which a dancer glides across stage

“I think my future goals as a dancer are to hopefully one day be able to come back to my studio when I am in college and be able to look at the new dancers at the studio and have them look up to me also. I want to inspire people to dance,” Abby says.

Be sure to check out the talented Abby at the Nutcracker performances on Saturday, November 29, 2014 at 7:30p or Sunday, November 30, 2014 at 2:30p.

- Denise P.

The auditions for the roles are done early and each ballerina will try out for three to six different roles. Each ballerina may play one to four roles depending on their skill level and age group.

“It has been a big commitment, but the hard work will be rewarded in the show,” says Abby.

Abby is also a Spearette dancer at Brookwood. “Dance is one of the best things in my life," she says. "It helps me relieve stress and I have loads of fun while doing it; it's a big passion and I feel a special connection to it.”

She has been dancing for as long as she can remember and says that her mother initially signed her up for ballet because she appreciated the art of dance. Abby started with SGB when the Chapmans moved to Thomasville from Macon when Abby was in 4th grade.”I have been dancing since I could walk practically!” she says.

I ask Abby what her plans are regarding dance and her future. “I know I definitely want to remain with dance for

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When you see the Nutcracker, you might notice that Abby is in almost the entire performance. She has spent much of her free time practicing for her roles. Practice started at the beginning of September and dancers have a grueling practice schedule: two to three hours a day on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from 8:30a to 5p on Saturdays.

the rest of my life whether as a teacher or maybe as a side thing. I want it to still be with me wherever I go.”

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olive oil cornmeal cake

If you’ve been looking for a dessert recipe with the flavors of fall but also with enough of a twist to keep things interesting, look no further. In terms of both taste and texture, this cake brings a lot to the table, and dare I suggest that might be to your Thanksgiving table? I don’t like to be too prescriptive in telling you what citrus to use for this cake—it really is up to your taste—but tangerines are nice and you can get Florida tangerines at Lewis Produce right now. Same with the honey: use what you like. I like gallberry, a variety that is indigenous to the south and has a pronounced flavor.

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

bowl; add cornmeal, baking powder, salt, and zest and whisk together. In a separate bowl, beat together eggs with sugar until smooth and lemon-colored, about three to four minutes. Add olive oil, honey, and yogurt and mix until thoroughly combined. Add dry ingredients in three additions, mixing until just combined. Pour into prepared pan and bake for about 30 minutes, or until edge is browned and a tester comes out mostly clean. While cake is baking, prepare the honey citrus syrup. Once cake is removed from the oven, cool for about 20 minutes. To make places the syrup can seep in, puncture the cake several times with a thin implement, like a flat toothpick or cake tester. Pour half of the syrup over cake evenly. Serve warm or at room temperature. While the remainder of the syrup is for serving with the cake, feel free to get creative with alternative accompaniments. Warm fruit compote or whipped cream with fresh fruit are natural fits, but if you’re a fan of caramel corn, try topping with your favorite caramel sauce.

1/2 teaspoon salt

Honey Citrus Syrup

1 teaspoon citrus zest

1/3 cup honey—Lewis Produce

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Olive Oil Cornmeal Cake 1 cup Bradley’s Country Store Stone-Ground Cornmeal—Lewis Produce 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

3 eggs

1/4 water

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup citrus juice

3/4 cup Georgia Olive Farms Extra Virgin Olive Oil— Lewis Produce or Sweet Grass Dairy Cheese Shop

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup honey—Lewis Produce 3/4 cup Dreaming Cow plain yogurt—Sweet Grass Dairy Cheese Shop

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch cake pan. (A springform pan works well for this recipe, but it isn’t an absolute necessity). Sift flour into a medium mixing

It had been quite some time since I ventured out to the camp and I couldn’t wait to enjoy Thanksgiving away from Tallahassee. I was also excited for Dallas to experience a holiday with us. It should be noted that by "holiday" I mean a massive undertaking with an obnoxious southern family. It takes a special person to handle the fine folks that make up the Moore family.

When we made it to the last fork in the road, we headed right and arrived at the rusted gate. “Mo r C mp” peeled off of an old wooden fish that hung from a tree branch.

I heard Dallas let out a sigh of relief. “Here we are!” I proclaimed in triumph for getting us to the destination without one mishap. “Welcome to the hunting camp.”

We took the narrow road down to the river, watching as the cabin and a fire emerged from behind the trees.

Familiar cars lined the back side of the shed and cheerful faces hung around the fire barrel. Before I could open my car door, I was hit with a wave of hugs. I motioned at Dallas through a strangle hold from my uncle to get out of the car. Within seconds, he was bombarded with old ladies and terribly colored bright pink lips.

His eyes darted around for an escape as I watched in entertainment.

I finally got him away long enough to make introductions, one after another after another. The true test came when he met my grandpa. The towering old man with icy blue eyes summoned him over to the fire. After a series of threats only a grandpa could make about their

The holidays aren’t as simple as they used to be, either.

Take it from one who knows. Gone are the days of simply going to Grandmother's for a sit down Thanksgiving dinner and a long nap on scratchy furniture. I, personally, know a girl who knows a girl whose former Chi-O roommate at Ole Miss goes to SIX, count em’, SIX Thanksgivings over the course of three days!

Seriously?

This year I am pushing a new idea. The Thanksgiving Cocktail Party.

You can still haul out the good stuff. The sterling (who doesn’t love France I with its fifteen different fruit clusters?), the Limoges (love the Chantilly pattern), the ‘good’ (monogramed) glassware or crystal (old Waterford), the damask (starched), etc. But, why not serve the traditional fare (turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, you get the picture) in more of a buffet/cocktail party fashion?

With a copious number of relatives from various family branches coming and going plus stray bachelors and other plus one randoms, it is beginning to be a party already.

1/2 teaspoon citrus zest

Place all ingredients in a saucepan over medium high heat. Stir mixture to dissolve sugar as it is brought to a boil. Reduce to low and allow mixture to vigorously simmer until reduced by half. Cool until just warm and use over cake.

—Kelly S.

A Thanksgiving Story “Are you sure that you know where you’re going?” he asked as he swiveled his head around, looking out the window into the vast forest that was zipping by my car.

This was the first time I had taken my boyfriend out to “Moore Camp,” our family’s hunting cabin tucked away deep in the foliage lining the Aucilla River. Getting out there required faith in some hand painted signs anchored to old pine trees, painfully bumpy dirt roads and the hope that my childhood memory would lead the way.

There is not a person in the South who is more of a traditionalist than I am. The charm, class and simplicity of the old days and old ways are what I live for. However, in most cases, this required large houses, the servants to run them, the accoutrements to fill them and the money to pay for it all. Not as easy as it used to be. Particularly if you live in a fourth floor walkup or two room cold water flat.

‘youngins’ they began making small talk about hunting and fishing and family trees. I could see Dallas opening up and Pa laughing while roughing up the young man’s hair. I was the one letting out the sigh of relief now.

Why not treat it as such?

I am thinking, set up a buffet table for the food but rather than having the whole spread out at once, replenish as needed. The food will stay fresher and hotter longer this way. Have a drink cart out with all the fixings. If people want a drink, they will make it but ALWAYS serve sweet tea and try to monitor Uncle Carey’s Scotch intake. If people mingle with their food and drink versus a sit down place card regiment, the pressure is off for you AND your guests. This idea will also avoid dinner time restrictions and conflicts and ‘keep it open’ for to accommodate the need of extended family and friends. There is also not the single ginormous mess to clean up after a traditional seated dinner. Guests can simply rinse a plate and stack it.

If children, as opposed to young adults, are involved, no problem. Treat what would have been the ‘children’s table’ into a picnic on the floor. Bribe others with a drink to act as monitors in different shifts. Use decent looking paper and plastic. Clean up will be simple and the parents can enjoy some adult time. Heaven on them and easier on the parents. Winner, winner turkey dinner.

This may not be feasible for everyone, I know that, but I hope this idea offers alternative routes to take this Thanksgiving. Or, at least, a new twist on the traditional fare. Traditions don’t become traditions until someone starts them. Go for it!

-Davey B.

A Confident Smile Undergoing Change The first time I walked into A Confident Smile the receptionist immediately checked me in. I had a seat in the lobby and took my phone from my pocket to entertain myself. Before I could even answer a text, my name was called, when I looked up and there was a hygienist greeting me with a smile and guiding me to a beautifully painted examining room. Soon after sitting down in the exam chair I was handed a TV remote.

What guy doesn’t like being handed a TV remote? I felt at home and relaxed. Looking around the room I noticed a mural of a Venetian Canal. There was even an afghan draped over a chair in case I got too cold.

Throughout the afternoon, he got passed around to each family member as he gave his five minute autobiography to a new face, answering the series of questions that were sure to follow, each one with a smile. We found a seat at one of the makeshift plastic tables that formed our long redneck dining table. After the elders had gone, we went down the line of southern potluck dishes ranging from collards to homemade macaroni and cheese and piled the food onto our Dixie plates.

In addition to wonderful patient care, Dr. Sharon Patrick has been busy with changes to her practice on Hansell Street. Passing by her office I have noticed quite a lot of construction: the building has grown by a second story and a little bit on the back. There’s a bright red 1966 Chevy pickup parked in front of the office sporting a new logo and tag line. However Dr. Patrick is most excited about Associate Dentist Dr. Ruby Truong and Office Manager Anna Cain joining the staff. “It’s a happier place” says Dr. Patrick.

We spent the next hour or so enjoying a good meal and fellowship. At one point Dallas leaned over and questioned our method of communication. “Why is everyone yelling?” I giggled a bit as I thought how interesting it would be to watch each person in my family trying to talk louder than the person next to them or screaming down to the person at the end of the table.

“What can I say, we’re a wild bunch.”

Dr. Truong and Dr. Patrick share a passion for quality client care and for ensuring they have a pleasant, anxiety free visit. “On Thanksgiving, my family told scary stories of childhood dentists, and I vowed to never be one of those dentists,” explains Dr. Patrick. Offering cosmetic and general dentistry for all ages, A Confident Smile also offers root canals and dental implants.

I briefly met Dr. Truong on a recent visit to replace a crown done by another dentist. She was in between appointments. Shy, yet very attentive, easy to talk to and nurturing, she has a strong work ethic and focuses on client comfort. She completed dental school at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia.

During undergrad, she volunteered at two private practices, Grady Memorial Hospital’s Oral Surgery Clinic, and the Ben Massell Dental Clinic in Atlanta, Georgia. “I have looked long and hard for an associate who has the same attention to detail and cares for her patients as I do,” says Dr. Patrick “I feel very fortunate to have found Dr. Truong. Not not only does she do excellent work, but the patients and staff love her.”

The duo complement one another and share the same work ethic and love for client satisfaction. There’s no doubt that A Confident Smile is providing superior dental care. They are always moving forward, changing and learning new techniques. The environment is fun and creative with themed exam rooms and a helpful, confident, and nurturing staff. The office already has rooms decorated like Holland, India, Egypt, Africa and Spain, Dr. Patrick and the staff are having fun coming up with other countries, possibly adding Greenland and Iceland. A new website will soon be unveiled offering greater accessibility for current patients as well as prospective clients.

I planned for goodbyes to consume at least forty-five minutes. We don’t exactly understand the concept of goodbyes. Telling my grandma bye just means that you have opened the floor for more hugs and more conversation about what you are doing for the next month of your life. When Dallas and I finally landed in the safe zone of my car, he looked exhausted. I felt a little worried and wondered if the overwhelming entity that is my family spooked him a bit.

What comes to mind when you think about Thanksgiving? - Denise P.

We took the road out in silence. When we got back to the main highway, I asked a hesitant, “So…what’d ya think?” It felt like a day passed before he finally smiled, took my hand and said “Can we do Christmas with them please?” In that moment, I had so much to be thankful for.

“It makes me grateful that I’m not a turkey.” - Kaylnn H.

-Chaise B.

-Clay B.

Quoted in the ‘Ville “A time for reflection on all of the good things in my life.” - Olivia C. “Thanksgiving reminds me of a time with family, friends and passing down traditions. We often try to duplicate dishes that have been passed down in my family by family members that are no longer with us. My sister and I made the dressing like my mother would make and sweet potatoes like our grandmother made. It’s a time for us to be thankful for all of the good things in our lives.” - Tracie F.

“It makes me think of dinner at my grandmother’s house—good times with my family while we are close and happy.” - William Y. “Family and stuffing.” - Jackson R.

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November 21, 22, 28, 29 Taste of Thomasville Food Tour 3 hour, 1.4 mile walking/tasting tour feat.

Thomasville’s culinary best, 10:30a – 1p $40 pp, advanced tickets required www.tasteofthomasvillefoodtour.com

November 21-23 Love On Mars TOSAC, 117 South Broad Street, 8 p Thomasville On Stage And Company presents a comedy about astronauts in love. www.tosac.com

November 27 Project Backyard: Thanksgiving Day Thomasville High School Cafeteria, 315 South Hansell Street; 10a – 2p Join Project Backyard and The Word Doers in serving meals to those in need on Thanksgiving Day! 229-672-0335

November 29 Small Business Saturday Downtown Thomasville; 10 a - 6p Enjoy shopping on the bricks with a chance to win hundreds of downtown dollars!

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November 29 Indies First The Bookshelf, 126 South Broad Street; 10a – 8p Local authors C.J. Hauser and Elizabeth StuckeyFrench will be on hand for signatures and provide book recommendations. Meet local Etsy seller Katie Gentry 2-4p.

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November 29, 30 SGB presents The Nutcracker Thomasville Municipal Auditorium; 7:30p on Saturday, 2:30p on Sunday Enjoy the 17th annual performance of Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet. www.southgeorgiaballet.org 229-228-9420

November 30 Kingdom of the Sweets Tea Thomasville Center for the Arts, 600 East Washington Street; 12:30p This glamorous affair will feature white glove service, gourmet treats, auction items, character visits, and party favors for all participants.

Children $35 / Adults $40 includes ticket to 2:30 Nutcracker performance.

Limited seating available!

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December 1 Thomasville Christmas Parade Downtown Thomasville; 6:30p Santa Claus is coming to town!

Don’t forget to bring your blankets and lawn chairs.

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i'm nadia, Nice to meet you.

Meet the Staffer Chaise Bishop

Getting to know the people of Thomasville has been a process. It began just over a year ago, upon the sale of our home in the Tampa Bay area.

What is your educational background? Undergrad at FSU in Hospitality Management (graduating in December) Minors: Recreation, Tourism and Special Events & Communications.

Our realtor, hair impeccably bobbed and suit starched, spread brochures on our dining room table, promising widespread advertising of our home. My husband and I signed her standard contract. She smiled and asked us where we were moving.

“To Thomasville, Georgia,” we said. “Just north of Tallahassee.”

She drew in a sharp breath. “THOMASVILLE?” Her voice rose three octaves. “Kevin lives there!”

She clapped a bejeweled hand to her heart and sat back hard in our dining room chair. Then, I kid you not, she actually pulled a Kevin’s of Thomasville magazine out of her satchel and pointed to a picture of Kevin Kelly, owner.

“That’s Kevin,” she oozed.

We learned that day that we would be bumping elbows with greatness. And it didn’t stop there.

Soon, we rolled into Thomasville after a five-hour drive – this time, calling it home. We pulled into a parking space on Broad Street and opened our car doors, ready to stretch our limbs.

There it was: a scent that wrapped around us – and the city – like a fleece blanket in January. We were enveloped in the warmth of fresh cinnamon rolls, just taken from the oven. The famous Flowers Foods, headquartered right here in Thomasville, had supplied the sweetest welcome anyone, anywhere could ever experience. Talk about greatness.

When you're not writing for the paper, where do you work? Event Coordinator for Madison Social in FSU's College Town.

How did you get involved with the paper? I popped in to the store one Saturday while I was shopping in Thomasville and struck up a conversation with Wade who then invited me to start writing. He sent us home with peanut brittle and now my friends love the Townie.

What started your interest in writing? I have always written as a creative outlet and am constantly writing for work and school. I used to write short stories as a kid instead of watching TV. I am a nerd.

What is your favorite thing about working for The Townie? I like the flexibility of what stories we can cover and the liberty to tell them how I want. I also like that it is a community newspaper and not a corporate monster looking for media hits.

What are your pastimes? I love to read and craft. I spend a lot of time outdoors and I like to exercise. I am the social planner for my friends and am constantly planning the next event.

Name five things you couldn't live without. 1. My dog Arnold 2. My friends and family 3. Books 4. Coffee 5. Dessert items

We’ve shaken hands with folks who skillfully manage thousands of acres of plantation land, preserving the beauty and the history of the area, and donating their resources to do good things.

What are your favorite places in Thomasville? My boyfriend’s family is from Thomasvillle, so I like visiting them during the holidays. I'm obsessed with Sweet Grass and frozen hot chocolate from Grassroots. I love buying candles and glass Cokes from Relish and Dash. I think the Big Oak is pretty cool too.

We’ve shared a dinner table with business leaders, creative minds, athletes, real estate mavericks, authors, sculptors, valedictorians, restaurateurs, philanthropists, professors, and politicians.

What are some of your interests? Currently watching "How To Get Away With Murder" and "American Horror Story." Also currently reading Gillian Flynn's Dark Places. Just saw Interstellar and had my mind blown.

Heck, when the airport lost my husband’s luggage on his big interview day, the mayor and his brother even outfitted him for the meetings.

I'm a murder mystery kinda gal. I like new music and a broad range of artists. I'm eclectic/southern and girly.

Odd mixture.

Greatness in Thomasville comes in other forms, too.

What are your thoughts on the Thanksgiving/ holiday season? I love the holidays. We have a very close knit family and we have big holiday get-togethers.

Fall is my favorite so Thanksgiving is awesome.

And that was before we really got to know the people.

It comes in the conversations of an elementary-school classroom, led by a well-respected veteran who has devoted his life to teaching.

It comes in the kind voice of a shooting instructor, who calmly explains to a nervous wife that hunting, if done right, is a safe sport for her husband.

It comes in the goodness of a middle school student, who brings tranquility to the lives of cancer patients through her art.

It comes in the strangest places – the tiny bookstore on Broad St., a design studio on the third floor of a nearby historic building, an old warehouse on Smith, where a devoted band of athletes meets a rock-star trainer three mornings a week. Greatness.

- Denise P.

Occasionally, in the shop, I’ll hear a customer comment on the price of our books; I’ll hear whispers about Amazon and comparisons to Booksa-Million. And you know what? That’s okay. I understand books can be a luxury item, and everyone has a budget they have to operate and maintain. Books don’t always fit into the plan. (I, of course, find myself solidly in Erasmus’ camp: “When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”)

For many, shopping at Walmart or Books-a-Million or Amazon is a financial decision, an act of convenience.

But the longer I work in small business – I hit the three year mark in August – the more I realize the value in shopping locally.

For every $100 you spend at a locally-owned business, $48 stays in your community (as opposed to the $14 that stays when you support a chain store). And if that’s not enough to convince you shopping small is important for our economy, try this: For every $10 million of consumer spending, shopping at local, brickand-mortar bookstores creates 57 jobs; shopping on Amazon creates just 14.

I won’t tell you where to shop this holiday season – that’s entirely up to your schedule and budget – but I will encourage you to wander downtown, especially on Small Business Saturday, when shops up and down our streets will open their doors and celebrate what it means to be a small business.

We at The Bookshelf will also be celebrating nationallyrecognized Indies First day, when independent bookshops across the country will ask their customers to put their local bookstore first – sure, browse Barnes and Noble, and by all means, I suppose you can snag a cheap book off of Amazon, but first? Check with your local bookseller.

It’s a fun concept, and to honor the day, we’ll be hosting two authors in the store: CJ Hauser and Elizabeth Stuckey-French. Both women will be signing copies of their books, but they’ll also be offering their favorite recommendations and wrapping gifts for the holidays.

Katie Gentry, an artist from Tallahassee, will pop in for a trunk show in the afternoon, showcasing her story time bean bag chairs and handmade teepees. (I love that in our small business, we can help other small businesses, too!)

So this year, with the holidays fast approaching, consider shopping small. Come out on November 29 – I’m sure we’re not the only store with festivities and giveaways planned! For more information, visit our website (www. bookshelfthomasville.com) or Facebook page. All the details are there! And thanks, as always, for supporting the store. We are so grateful for a town that loves its locals.

See you in the Shop!

- Annie B.

Brookwood School is thankful for its students, faculty, staff, and community!

That’s just the thing: folks are excited to share of their talents here in Thomasville. And what’s more, they’re celebrated for the celebrities they truly are, no matter who they are -- from Kevin to the smallest Cub Scout.

What’s your claim to fame? I can’t wait to meet you.

- Nadia W.

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