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Mark sees the “contemporary southern look everywhere,” he wants to liven things up to date at Homme Haberdashery. And his target is wide ranging from as young as teens to the thirty and forty year old set. Mark Ridolfi himself is a millennial, graduate of Thomasville High in 1999. At Homme you will be sure to find more than denim: joggers, chinos, button downs, graphic tee shirts, sunglasses, belts, socks, shoes, sandals, even bags, candles, and gifts. It’s quite the eclectic selection for 800 square feet. Near the top of West Jackson, immediate parking is curbside; but, TOWNIE TIP: the lot at Trinity Church is zoned as “public parking.”

Mark is a friend of Spencer Young of Grassroots downtown on Broad. Together they have a special deal running after the Ides of March through April 18th. During this month long event, if you’ll bring in your Grassroots receipt, then your purchase at Homme Haberdashery will benefit you at a 10% discount, and in partnership, if you bring into Grassroots a receipt from Homme Haberdashery you will receive a free small coffee from the baristas at Grassroots (that’s 03/16/2015—04/18/2015). Enjoy! Homme Haberdashery: 206 W. Jackson Street Thomasville 229-236-2227 and find them on Facebook.

Just a few minutes west of downtown lies a unique safe haven for hope and healing. A place dreamed up by Karen and Terrell Singletary over a decade ago. “Karey” desired to bring a therapeutic riding program to those in need in the Thomasville area. This aspiration gained traction when Terrell offered up his facility as the home for the project. With the help of dedicated volunteers, generous donations and the belief in this untraditional idea of therapy, Karey’s dream became a reality by way of Hands and Hearts for Horses. One of HHH’s favorite fundraisers, appropriately named the Hoedown, will be held at the Deep South Fairgrounds on Saturday, March 28th at 6:30 p.m. The fun will include great food and drinks. This third annual occasion welcomes back the Tobacco Road Band along with Dana King and Gypsy Cotton. Proceeds from this event will ensure that this fantastic organization can continue changing lives through equine therapy. Since 2003, the non-profit program has grown to include Therapeutic Riding, Hippotherapy, Vaulting

Shane Boggs

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Shane is the father of three, a finance teacher, and Brookwood's Community Outreach Coordinator. He's also the Head Football Coach there, and was named All-Area Coach of the Year recently by the Times-Enterprise. With all those jobs, he's got lots of cool stories to tell. What is the most rewarding aspect of all you do? I think everyone would assume that competition is the best part and it certainly is fulfilling. However, I would say that I enjoy seeing the growth and maturity in our studentathletes. How did you end up in the 'Ville? My wife, Christa, was a Tallahassee girl and attended North Florida Christian School. They recruited both of us to teach and coach there in 1997. Then in 2003 I applied for the Head Football position at Brookwood. Our family has lived in Thomasville for eight of the last twelve years. Our three children, Kendall, Morgan and Seth were born in Thomasville. Tell us that cool story about hanging out at Bobby Bowden's house! Our North Florida Christian teams had several players that were recruited by FSU. Christa and I were invited to attend part of an official visit for one of the players. We ate banana pudding at Coach Bowden’s dining room table. All of the players were consumed with playing on his garnet felt pool table. Christa and I spent quite a bit of time talking with Coach Bowden and his wife.

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At Homme you'll be sure to find more than denim: joggers, chinos, button downs, graphic tees, sunglasses, belts, socks, shoes, sandals, even bags, candles and gifts. It’s quite the eclectic selection for 800 square feet. The store itself is decorated a la “rustic modern industrial,” says Ridolfi. Mark and his wife Kelly are the interior decorators, while Mark along with his father, Larry, did the renovation and carpentry work in the space. Married just one year, the Ridolfis will be in Europe: London, Amsterdam, Rome and Paris for their anniversary trip ‘across the pond.’ Father Larry will thus be manning the Haberdashery during their absence. Hey, didn’t I say so, it’s a family business. Otherwise, Mark is there, or he will be returning shortly.

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and, most recently, EFP or Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy. These activities are designed for those with special needs, with each program tailored to the individual’s personal goals. They offer participants the chance to gain from both physical and behavior benefits. An important objective that HHH seeks to obtain is instilling self-confidence in its students, both children and adults. Starting with just three horses, the team has grown to over ten specially trained horses and ten active staff members along with a plethora of committed volunteers. They are a member of the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship, or PATH International and serve eight schools and approximately 120 students per week. HHH is hard at work six days a week, eleven months out of the year. Individual tickets are on sale now for $60 with sponsorships starting at just $150. Tickets can be purchased at www.handsandheartsforhorses.com. For more information you may call 229-403-0771.

Head over to MacIntyre Park Middle tonight for a wild west show with activities for the whole family, followed by a production of irving berlin's beloved musical. The tale of Annie Oakley will come to life Friday and Saturday night, March 20 and 21, at the MacIntyre Park Middle School Auditorium. Casey Dyksterhouse is the Director of the Irving Berlin musical that is about an illiterate hillbilly, Annie Oakley, who has a knack for shooting and falls in love with the ace shooter at Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.

Dyksterhouse teaches theatre as an elective at Scholars Academy. This is her fourth year with the program. Thomasville City Schools Drama Program does three productions a year. In addition to a spring musical, they compete in One Act, where they won first place in 1 AA class this year, and they also do a variety Drama Showcase in May.

Starting at 5:30p each night prior to the performance, families can enjoy a Wild West Show on the school’s campus featuring different activities themed around the show.

Tickets for Annie Get Your Gun are available at Scholars Academy and Jerger Elementary School or in the auditorium lobby of MacIntyre Park Middle School the week before the play. Tickets may also be purchased at the door the day of the show. Admission is $8 for students and $12 for Adults. The curtains rises each night at 7:00p and features student principals Michelle Whetsell as Annie Oakley, David Souders as Frank Butler, Gene Autry as Buffalo Bill and India Jane Grimsley as Dolly Tate.

When the curtain opens patrons “will witness an artistic journey that over 80 students, teachers, and parents have traveled through together,” says Dyksterhouse. “The journey has taken us three months and over 400 hours of rehearsal time.”

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Scoop: Homme Haberdashery Male style beyond the big three—simple rugged, business casual, and the formal suit—can present a challenge. Men’s apparel is not generally as emphasized in the marketplace as women’s wear is. Available, certainly, and trendy on occasion, just not ubiquitous. Thus, there exist niches for masculine fashion, for a savvy designer, the right supplier, and an apt merchant. Hence we have Mark Ridolfi’s newly opened shoppe at 206 West Jackson Street, Homme Haberdashery. No one knows local fashion like a local lad. It’s his bet that Thomasville is a place where contemporary men’s clothing and accessories can thrive.

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your 2015 summer camp digest Thomas County Historical Society

Our Staff Publisher + Editor in Chief Jennifer Westfield

THE MUSEUM OF HISTORY’S TIME TRAVELERS CLUB HISTORY CAMP June 1st-5th, 9a–2:30p, rising 3rd–6th Cost: $100/members $125/non. THE LAPHAM-PATTERSON HOUSE’S VICTORIAN THOMASVILLE CAMP June 23rd-25th, 9a-2:30p Rising 3rd-6th, $75/ members $100/non. thomascountyhistory.org

Hands On Thomas County PROJECT IMPACT SUMMER SERVICE CAMP June 8th-12th, 8:30a – 3 p, Rising 6th-9th, $75 includes t-shirt and lunch. Project IMPACT is a week-long survey of local non-profits and their needs, and how youth can lend a hand through hands-on volunteer service. Campers can earn up to 20 hours of community service hours for school. handsonthomascounty.org

Social Media Dara Barwick Denise Purvis Columnists J. David Bray, Jr. Sarah Esra Nancy McCollum Denise Purvis Kelly Samek

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BASKETBALL CAMP June 15th-18th, 8:30a-3:30p, ages 6-14, $135. Thomas University Gymnasium Contact Info: Stephen Cox - Phone: (404) 665-7243 SOCCER ACADEMY – BOYS AND GIRLS June 8th-11th & July 20th-23rd, 8:30a-3:30p, age 7-13 Thomas University Soccer Complex, $110 Contact: Ricky Zambrano, 229-226-1621, ext. 1062

Contributing Writers Clay Byars Benjamin Gardner Didi Hoffman Natalie Kirbo Emily McKenna Denise Purvis Amanda Smith Jennifer Westfield

SOCCER ACADEMY – PEE WEE ACADEMY June 8th-11th & July 20th-23rd, 8:30a-3:30p, $110 Thomas University Soccer Complex, ages 4-6 Contact: Ricky Zambrano, 229-226-1621, ext. 1062 SOCCER ACADEMY–BOYS HIGH SCHOOL June 15th-16th & June 17th-18th, 8:30a-3:30p Thomas University Soccer Complex $1,100.00 per team, 12-15 players; $80 add'l player; $90 for individual registration. Contact: Ricky Zambrano, 229-226-1621, ext. 1062

Contributing Artists Maggie Deaver William Hamil

SOCCER ACADEMY–GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL June 19th-20th, 8:30a-3:30p Thomas University Soccer Complex $1,100.00 per team, 12-15 players; $80 add'l player; $90 for individual registration. Contact: Ricky Zambrano, 229-226-1621, ext. 1062

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BASEBALL CAMP June 8th-11th, 9a-12p, $75, Ages 6-12 $65 for froups of 3+, & children of TU employees Varnedoe Stadium: 105 Varnedoe St, Thomasville Contact: Mike Lee, 229-226-1621 ext. 1144

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ROSE CITY DAY CAMP Multiple Sessions 9a–4p, ages 5-13, Weston YMCA, $60/members $70/non. Fun days filled with swimming, arts & crafts, singing, games, and more! Each camper will receive swim lessons at no additional charge. SNAG GOLF CAMP June 9th-13th, 9a–12p Ages 4-8, Butler-Mason Y $75/members $85/non. SNAG contains all the basic elements of golf, but in a modified form.

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GOLF CAMP June 16th-20th, 9a–12p, Ages 7-13, Butler-Mason Y $75/members $85/non. Golf Camp will teach junior golfers the skills needed to grow in the sport of golf. ADVANCED GOLF CAMP ALSO AVAILABLE BASKETBALL CAMP June 2nd-6th; July 14th-18th 9a–12p, ages 6-14 Butler-Mason Y $75/members $85/non TENNIS CAMP Multiple Sessions, 9a–12p, ages 7-13, Butler-Mason Y $120/members, $130/non.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CAMP July 28th–31st, 9a–12p, ages 6-10, Butler-Mason Y $60/members $70/non. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CAMP July 7th–10th, 9a–12p, ages 10-14, Butler-Mason Y $60/members $70/non. GYMNASTICS CAMP June 2nd–6th; July 7th–11th; July 21st–25th, 8a–5p Ages 5 +, Butler-Mason Y, $90/members $100/non. PRESCHOOL CAMP ALSO AVAILABLE RECREATION CHEER CAMP June 9th–13th; July 14th–18th, 8a–5p Ages 5 +, Butler-Mason Y, $90/members $100/non.

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PAINT THE TOWN! Director: Maureen Harrer, 9a-12p, rising 6th-9th $200. Paint different Thomasville Landmarks. French easels, materials and transportation are included! ROBOTICS CAMP Director: Lori Stauffer, rising 5th, 12:30-3:30p $150 Build robots using LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3.

BASKETBALL CAMP Director: Brad Piazza, 9a-12p, rising 2nd-4th, $100

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May 25th-28th or July 20-23, rising 8th-12th, 9a-3p, $250. Participants will take over all production of the Thomasville Townie, for distribution of 2,000 copies to the Townie’s 50+ outlets the week following camp’s end. They will conduct interviews and produce regular features (Chums, Dance Card, Whispers) under the guidance of the paper’s editor in chief. Participants will be given tutorials in photography, editorial writing, interviewing techniques and layout. Students will have the opportunity to pick up publication credits for college applications. Campers are encouraged to bring their own laptop computers/ cameras (not required). The camp will meet at and utilize the technology at Brookwood School. Call (850) 339-1352 or e-mail yourtownie@gmail.com. Each section must reach minimum enrollment.

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(to register for camps, visit brookwoodschool.org) May 25th-28th FOOTBALL CAMP Director: Shane Boggs, 9a-12p, rising K-8th, $125.

JUST KNIT Directors: Cindy Egan & Jenna Hall, 9a-12p Rising 4th-7th, $175. Includes all materials and a private opening with Fuzzy Goat's Cadence Kidwell. June 8th-12th MYSTERY ROAD TRIPS Directors: Kyle Unglaub & Kim Thompson, 9a-5p Rising 5th-8th, $275. Five days of road trips, games, songs, food, and mysterious destinations! June 15-18 TINY TALES READER’S THEATER CAMP Director: Kendra Burrus, 9a-12p, rising K-2nd, $125 Build and create props and costumes for reader’s theater performances of classic children’s stories. GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP Director: Kim Taylor, 9a-12p, rising 5th-9th, $100 June 22th-25th BEADZ & THINGZ Director: Beth Sibley, 9a-12p, rising 4th-8th, $175 Enjoy learning the techniques of jewelry-making with different beads, clasps, trinkets and styles! LITTLE COOKS WITH BOOKS Directors: Jenna Hall & Kim Thompson, 9a-12p Rising K-2, $125. Cook, play games, and more!

JUST FUN & GAMES Director: Shane Boggs, 12:30-3:30p, $125 Rising K-8th, dodgeball, water games & more!

July 13-16 KIDAZZLE ART CAMP Director: Beth Sibley, 9a-12p, rising 3rd-5th, $175 Kids will get in touch with their creative side and be dazzled by their own self-expression through arts, craft, and performing arts. Each day will be based on a different theme.

FULL STEAM AHEAD! Director: Maureen Harrer, 9a-12p, rising 6th-8th, $200. Create Pendulum Art, Photograms, Robotic Art and a Mandala Art Design.

BEGINNING & ADVANCED SEWING Directors: Kendra Burrus & Emily McKenna, 9a-12p, rising 4th-12th, $160. If campers want to enroll in both weeks, there will be different projects in each.

AP PORTFOLIO DRAWING CLASS Director: Maureen Harrer, 1–4p, $200, rising 9th-12th. Create strong pieces for an AP art portfolio!

July 20th-23rd BEGINNING & ADVANCED SEWING Director: Kendra Burrus & Emily McKenna, 9a-12p, rising 4th-12th, $160

SPORT SHOOTING CAMP Director: Brad Piazza, 9a-12p, rising 5th-12th, $400

July 27-30 LEGO ROBOTICS Director: Leigh Anne Ramsey & Sandy Ford 12:30–3:30p, rising 7th-9th, $125 Science, computer science, technology, engineering, and math with this new hands-on robotics platform.

BASKETBALL CAMP Director: Kim Taylor, 9a-12p, rising 4th-8th, $100.

June 1st-3rd SALT LIFE CAMP: FORGOTTEN COAST Directors: Kim Thompson, Rob & Delanna Clendenin, Monday 9a–Wednesday 5p, $300 Rising 6th-9th. Campers will spend three days and two nights on Florida’s Forgotten Coast. June 1st-4th “EN PLEIN AIR” Director: Maureen Harrer, 9a-12p, rising 9th-12th, $200. Paint local landscapes. Transportation, French easels, and materials will be provided.

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COLLEGE ESSAY WRITING WORKSHOP Director: Nadia Watts, 9a-12p or 12:30p–3:30p Rising 12th, $250, maximum enrollment: 12/section. Students who take this one-week course will generate and organize ideas, write drafts, revise, and edit one personal statement that may be used and revised for college applications.

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General, Cosmetic and Advanced Dentistry

Studio 209 Thursday, March 19 • 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Give. Join. Volunteer. And So Much More. www.ymca-thomasville.org 229.226.3446

June 8th-11th REPURPOSED FURNITURE Director- Maureen Harrer, 1-4p, rising 9th-12th, $200. Create furniture from repurposed materials.

KIDAZZLE ART CAMP Director: Beth Sibley, 9a-12p, rising K-2nd, $175 Self-expression through arts, crafts, and performing.

WILD HEARTS HORSE CAMP Starts May 26th, Olive Creek Farm, ages 8-15, $250/week; $120/overnight; $500/month pass Contact: 229-403-1352

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The Stylish House

March is Women’s History month. Therefore, rather than bewaring the ides of this month, let us focus on stylish women. I want to talk about someone who takes personal style to a whole new level. First, what is style, anyway? Websters defines style as, “a distinctive manner of expression, custom of behaving or conducting oneself and a particular manner or technique by which something is done, created, or performed.” It could also be said style defines a person who is culturally outside the box. For me, style is the ability to do exactly as one pleases and, most importantly, be able to carry it off with class. Think Julius Beafort in Edith Wharton’s (a style icon, still, in certain circles), The Age of Innocence. For me, personal style is at its apex in the person of Miss Edith Bouvier Beale. Known to the world as “Little Edie” thanks to the great documentarian Albert Maysles who, sadly, went on to join the Beales at the eternal tea party in the sky last month. There is too much to say about Edie here. Her story has already been documented by better men than I. Google her. She is everywhere from Wikipedia to HBO. For now, let us touch on some of her highlights.

In the Garden Birdsong Nature Center's Old-Timey Plant Sale is tomorrow, Saturday March 21. This is a spectacular time of year at Birdsong. Especially after this cold winter we are all ready to get out and see redbud trees in full bloom, silverbell flowers beginning to open, shapely dogwood trees, and the lovely yellows, pinks, and whites of native azaleas. All these and many more will be for sale at Birdsong between 9:00a and 1:00p. Maybe you have come home from Birdsong's sale or from a nursery or plant center with a carload of plants that are now tipping over in their pots and spilling dirt in your driveway. What do you do next? Here is a good set of instructions about how to care for new trees.

1Do not plant your tree too deep! The top of the

root ball should be level with or slightly higher than the ground.

2 Dig a hole twice as wide but no deeper than the

rootball. Do not loosen the dirt in the bottom of the hole. This could cause the rootball of your new tree to

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site of the Carlyle Hotel. She lived in a house on Long Islands East Hampton called Grey Gardens. Her cousins were the wives of a President of the United States and a Polish Prince. Her affair with the Secretary of the Interior and liaisons with Howard Hughes and J. Paul Getty are open to speculation. She was considered the most beautiful debutante of her time and inspired artists such as Calvin Klein and Andy Warhol. Grand? Yes, but pedigree and notoriety do not make one stylish. What made Edie different was her world view. She created a world of her own. Dismissing the fashion world as “boring”, she created her own often bizarre “costumes.” Turbans from towels, skirts as capes, bathing suits for dance wear. Forced to live in reduced circumstances in a Haversham-esque Grey Gardens, she turned a blind eye to the world and lived as she chose in full Tennessee Williams’s splendor. I do not have the words to do full justice to such a staunch character as Edie. I bring awareness to her story only as an example of style. You be the judge. Be original. Stray from the heard. Be influenced by the greats but never be a copy of anyone. Being an original and being true to one’s self are the hallmarks of being Stylish.

She was born into the privileged world of the Bouviers and Beales in Old New York on the present

- Davey B.

sink as the dirt settles, and end up below ground level.

3 Massage the rootball with your hands or score it in

several places to loosen roots if they have matted up in the pot. Place the tree's rootball in the hole. Break up clumps of soil and refill the hole halfway. Then fill the hole to the top with water. Poke around in the dirt if you see bubbles or water running away to settle the dirt around the rootball.

4 When that water has soaked in, fill the hole the rest of the way with soil. Water again to settle the dirt.

5 Mulch around the new tree to keep in moisture

and keep down weeds, but don't let the mulch touch the tree trunk.

Be sure to water the new tree's root zone twice a week in dry spells when there is no rain. Even native trees and bushes need this when they are newly planted. After one year the tree should be able to get along on its own. - June Bailey White is Chair of Birdsong Nature Center’s Old Timey Plant Show, a celebrated novelist and member of the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.

Don't Miss Tyler's Tasting at Liam's Liam’s is having a one-of-a-kind night of food and drink on March 31 at 7:00p, featuring the creative food stylings of Chef Tyler Bailey. Tyler will be featuring foods that he likes in various styles, paired with beer, wine and cocktails by owner Rhonda Foster, and server Victoria Herold, of Liam’s. The six-course meal will contain an amuse bouche and tasting portions including desserts, all of which will be planned and prepared solely by Tyler. The menu will not be released prior to the dinner, but Tyler is sure to take simple ingredients and make them beyond interesting. The menu and drinks are mostly finalized, although some ingredients will be arriving that day including items from Chef ’s Garden in Ohio that are grown exclusively for Liam’s. Tyler, 26, is a Thomasville native who has worked at Liam’s for almost four years. He is a self-taught chef who loves Asian and Mexican cuisine. He has staged at famous restaurants in the southeast, including Rolf and Daughters, The National, 5 & 10 and Husk. “He has great knife skills, and he is always studying even when he’s not at work,” says Rhonda. Tyler began working at a kitchen when he was 17 but said his desire to learn more about cooking was what kept him in the restaurant industry. “There are no rules, nothing can ever be perfect [in cooking],” he says. “It’s something that you have to work at every day, and you may never get it ‘just right.’’ Scott Foster, owner, says that the menu creates consistency and structure but having a tasting menu allows the chef to show his personality. “I love the idea of seeing Tyler’s personality, techniques and palate come through in his own menu,” says Scott. There is currently a wait list for this exclusive dinner. The cost is $125. If you would like to be added to the waitlist, contact Liam’s at 229-226-9944. Liam’s features lunch and dinner Tuesday-Saturday, Happy Hour Thursday-Saturday from 5:30-7p. as well as a European brunch on Saturdays from 9a-1p. - Denise P.

Have you met Angie Avard Turner? She’s an unconventional attorney. Look for a tall, striking, dark haired young woman. She’s modern, chic and very, very smart.

After ten years owning Hype Strype, a boutique design firm that sells stationery goods in over 40 states, Angie knew and understood the challenges faced by other businesses in creative sectors. She established her practice, hung out the shingle (read website), and went to work counseling creative entrepreneurs, while also ensuring the business and its creative works are protected. Each client has specific needs and is at a unique point in their creative business journey. Angie stands alongside the business owner almost as part of their team. In many instances she acts as their outsourced general counsel managing their current legal needs while keeping an eye on potential legal issues that may arise in the future. “My number one goal in my

practice is to help creative entrepreneurs be proactive about protecting what they have worked hard to imagine and create. Creativity is hard work! Being an entrepreneur, myself, puts me in the unique position to be able to say to my clients, ‘I understand not just because I know the law but because I have been where you are right now.’” In addition to operating her solo practice, Angie writes and speaks often about her niche of the law. Writing articles for various blogs including Mom’s Morning Coffee, a blog for mompreneurs, allows her to help those who are just getting started. She is also a featured writer for GIFT SHOP Magazine. She speaks to Mainstreet cities at the national level and is a featured presenter at the Atlanta Gift Show where she

discusses legal strategy and the protection of creative assets. Angie, a Thomasville native, and her husband, Steven, are both Brookwood alumni. They are the parents of three children whom they homeschool. Besides being a partner in the business, Steven is organist at Thomasville First United Methodist Church and an accomplished furniture designer. When asked how does she get it all done and with such professionalism, Angie smiles and replies, “lots of prayer, a strong partnership with my husband, and no naps! I believe it takes doing some things in an uncommon way, finding a niche, and celebrating your passion by helping others while using your gifts."

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Dance Card. March 20, 21, 27, 28 Taste of Thomasville Food Tour 3 hour, 1.4 mile walking/tasting tour; 10:30a – 1p [After Hours: 5:30p] $40 pp, advanced tickets required www.tasteofthomasvillefoodtour.com for info. [After Hours March 26, April 2] March 20 Annie Get Your Gun 7:00p, MacIntyre Park Middle School $8 students, $12 Adults Featuring K-12 students from Thomasville City Schools. Contact: (229) 228-3397 Old Timey Plant Sale Preview 6:00p, Birdsong Nature Center, 2106 Meridian Road $100 pp/$150 per couple which includes wine hors d’oeuvres, and music. Preview the sale before it goes live to the public. March 21 Metcalfe Spring Market 9a-2p, Metcalfe Community Park, Metcalfe, GA Free. Items for sale, food vendors and 5K. Contact C. Butler at (229) 226-8762 for more in www.metcalfecommunityassociation.com Old Timey Plant Sale 9a-1p, Birdsong Nature Center, 2106 Meridian Road Contact Birdsong Nature Center (800) 953-2473 for questions 2015 Heritage Walk and Fun Run 7:30a, Community Bank, 101 S. Crawford St. (229) 584-0922 Join the Ravelry Flock 11a-1p, Fuzzy Goat, 223 W. Jackson St. $20 pp, learn how to navigate Ravelry with Susan Johnson. No special knowledge or skills required. Contact Fuzzy Goat for details at (229) 236-4628 March 23 Forever Young Book Club 6-7p, The Bookshelf, 126 S. Broad Street All ages. Meets every fourth Mon. of the Month. Contact Annie Jones for the current selection (229) 228-7767 March 27 Tassel Necklace Making by You’re Maker 7-8p, First United Methodist Church 425 North Broad Street March 28 Red Shoe Run including 1 Mile Fun Run, Red Shoe Run, and Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Begins at 7a, Southwest Technical College Cost for boys and girls 12 & under for the 1 Mile Fun Run is $10. Cost for Red Shoe Run is $25. Contact Jackal Lawson at (229) 977-1639 for more information. The Red Shoe Run benefits the Treehouse Children’s Advocacy Center. Letter Writing Club 10-11a, The Bookshelf, 126 S. Broad Street Free to the public. Stationery and postage provided. Hands and Hearts for Horses Hoedown 6:30-10p, Deep South Fairgrounds $150 sponsorships, $60 individual tickets, benefits therapeutic riding for children with disabilities. Contact Frances Parker at (229) 403-0771 March 31 Tyler’s Tasting 7:00p, Liam’s, 113 East Jackson Street, $125 pp Contact Liam’s to get on the waiting list for future dinners and special events (229) 226-9944

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Julia and the Art by Lesley M. M. Blume. This middle reader book hit our shelves last week, and although I haven’t read it yet, the colorful quirky cover immediately got my attention. In Julia and the Art, 11-year-old Julia Lancaster and her aunt Constance travel across 1960s America in search of Julia’s long-lost mother. Along the way, they meet an eclectic cast of characters Julia captures with her Brownie camera. A fun selection for middle schoolers traveling on spring break road trips with family. Nest by Esther Ehrlich. I can’t get over the cover of this new middle reader book by debut author Esther Ehrlich. The premise is a rather sad one: 11-year-old “Chirp” and her family must adjust to the changes her mother’s ailing health brings. Nest, though, is a reassuring story of family and friendship, and Esther – a native of Boston and Cape Cod – writes about that area of the country with spirit and beauty. Mister H by Daniel Nesquens. So many middle reader books are written for a specific gender in mind, and although that’s not necessarily a bad thing, it’s a relief to find a book both girls and boys might enjoy reading. Mister H fits the bill. It’s funny and thoughtful, and it’s published by a smaller company I’ve come to love. The larger type and the interspersed illustrations make this one accessible for younger middle readers (maybe 7 and up?), but larger vocabulary words might require a parent’s help. See you in the Shop, Annie