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best interest. Appreciation stations will be set up April 24-28 at Grassroots Coffee, where you can get a free coffee; Quirky Perks, where you can get a coupon for free cookies; and HOTC headquarters, where you can get a decal. They also do a toiletry drive during Volunteer Week where volunteers collect and package toiletries for different local agencies, as well as a celebration of National Superhero Day where HOTC partners with Everfan to celebrate our local superheroes. The Tuesday of Volunteer Week, April 25, HOTC hosts the Cheers for Volunteers Cocktail Reception. This is an awards presentation which is the awards celebration for the Hands on Heroes winners. There were Working
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over 150 people in attendance last year, where they recognized 20-25 different volunteers. HOTC was founded in 2003 as a way to help citizens get involved with local volunteerism. HOTC’s mission is to connect citizens as volunteers to non-profits, needs and service opportunities in Thomas County, Georgia. “We hope to affect positive change in our community,” said Angela Kiminas, HOTC Executive Director. Britney Glass
There are volunteerLoan opportunities available even if there is not a preOfficer scheduled volunteer day. HOTC will connect citizens to volunteer opportunities with non-profit and community agencies who offer service opportunities in Thomas County. HOTC can match up one-on-one or group volunteers to any cause, non-profit, special project or community agency that interests them.
After Ubering {is that even a word yet?} to Buckhead, we meandered through West Wesley, Andrews and Muscogee, enjoying Atlanta in her full spring regalia. There really is nothing quite like it. When we had our fill of Dogwoods, Azaleas and noble, old fashioned Quince, we decided to join the party. I mean, there was going to be a Varsity food truck there {just for fun} after all.
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After a time, I thought we must be lost. It seemed we had entered a forest and were getting deeper and deeper in. This is inside the city limits, mind you. Suddenly, we came upon a sea of cars, valets and golf carts shuttling guests still deeper into the woods. Finally, the sound of jazz became more distinct. Then, the fairy lights on the tent became visible through the foliage where the dance floor, bar and sitting area had been set up under a tent covering the old clay tennis courts.
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Pines & Palms, The Georgia-Florida Association of Florists will host a “Paint Out” on April 28 and 29, a Rose Show Festival debut event. “This is the first time that Pines & Palms is associated with the Rose Show and we are delighted,” says Pines & Palms founder Sandi Shaw. The 70-member organization encourages and supports adult artists of all levels. Artists interested in being an event painter are encouraged to Nat Higdon contact Shaw at 816-309-5131 by April 23. The fee is $50, which includes Vice President, Commercial Lending beginner’s supplies.
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The Rose Show may be a big event in its 96th year but is has not always been that way. This festival traces its roots back to 1922, the Women’s Garden Club of Thomasville and… vegetables. As the story goes, in 1920, Miss Lilla Forrest, Mrs. W.M. Harris {President of the Garden Club}, Mrs. J.C. Neel and her daughter Miss Daisy Neel entered an exhibition of vegetables in the State Fair in Macon where they won the first place prize of $25. With this money, the Garden Club, originally said to have been founded to raise interest in growing vegetables, decided to plan a rose show. The first Rose Show was held April 25, 1922, on the counters of Neel’s Department Store on the corner of Jackson and Broad streets. From these humble beginnings, the show blossomed, soon outgrowing Neel’s, a Buick showroom, a basketball court at Eastside School and a tobacco warehouse. Beginning in 1932, it even received a dedicated hangar at Vose Airfield off Campbell Street to house the growing crowds. Notable arrangements during this time included the Legion Post’s Bed of Roses, numerous displays by Millpond Plantation, and Twenty Grand, a model of the Kentucky Derby winning horse by Greenwood Plantation. The show would continue to flourish through the mid-to-late 1930s even as the country as a whole was enduring the depths of the Great Depression.
Even with this rapid success, this thriving festival would soon be overshadowed by the dawn of the ‘40s and the onset of World War II. 1941 was the last Rose show to be held in the hangar at Vose Airfield, as the coming years would bring great struggles to the show and nearly eliminate its existence. It was not until 1948 that the Rose Show would begin to rebound to its former glory. In a concerted effort to revitalize the fading event, new aspects were added to make a festival centered on roses. This is when the Rose Parade began, with only three bands and seven floats, as well as the selection of a Rose Queen and various other events and tours throughout town. Since 1922, the show has only been canceled once, in 1955, due to a late freeze which killed most of the blooms throughout the City of Roses. Although the show was canceled, nearly 2,000 roses were imported to create a twelve-foot tall rose tree in the T.C. Mitchell fountain modeled off a display seen in New York City. From then on, the festival has been held annually at various locations including the Exchange Club Fairgrounds and its current site in the middle of Remington Avenue. Today, the Rose Show boasts numerous events including the Standard Flower Show, Art in the Park, the Rose City Run, an antique car show, the Street Dance and fireworks to entertain the countless out of town visitors and locals who come to celebrate the rose. *Historical information courtesy of the Thomas County Historical Society. - William H.
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How long have you lived here in Thomasville? Since 1983. I came here to {Thomasville} to work with veterans after giving up the manufacturing operation in Quitman. What do you do with veterans? I’m a retired DVOP rep. DVOP stands for Disabled Veteran Outreach Program. Do you still work with veterans now? Yes. I have an organization that I started called the Veterans Boosters. I started that in 1988. What does the Veterans Boosters do? Veterans Boosters started a bus service to take veterans from here down to Lake City. At the time they were having a hard time getting down there and the hospital was also struggling. It’s 133 miles to get there. So we took them {veterans} down there free of charge. We still take them places, but now we can take them to Tallahassee and other places that are closer. Your wife makes the best cakes. What is your favorite? My favorite is the chocolate fudge cake. It’s two or three layers. She doesn’t make those multilayered cakes. What is your favorite thing to do as a retiree? Believe it or not, to help veterans. The first way I did it was with rodeos that I put on. I raised money for the boosters that way.
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How did you get the idea of rodeos? When I was living in Quitman, there were a lot of rodeo people that were wintering there and I started putting together the idea. I got to know a lot of the people and I was just able to put it all together.
Next time around, I am going to speak more on the Trust, how to become involved and what it means to Thomasville and Thomas County. For now, visit their website at www.georgiatrust.org to find out more.
What is your favorite place to grab a bite to eat in Thomasville? I better not mention that. I do like The Plaza. I like a lot of places, but I don’t want to play favorites. I really miss them serving breakfast. — Cherie L.
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History’s Mysteries: How Vegetables Started the Rose Show With spring in full bloom and summer around the corner, April is always a beautiful time in the South; however, Thomasville has one event which outshines every other: the Rose Show.
No, I moved here from Massachusetts. We moved here to Quitman in 1964 after I got out the Marine Corps to open up a manufacturing plant.
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After too much Champagne and too many canapés, I was having the sort of breathless, new best friend, party conversation one has with a total stranger about the estate. And, its future. Forty acres in the city limits is a developer’s dream. You could name your price. Furthermore, there isn’t much of a market these days for those big estates. Many are “club houses” now. Others have met the wrecking ball.
Participants will have the chance to observe professional plein air artists www.tcfederal.com during the two-day event. Plein air, “open in full air,” is a 19th century Friday, April 28, 9a to 9:30a: Check in at the Thomasville Center for style of painting outdoors. It is a central feature of Impressionism. Winslow the Arts on E. Jackson Street Homer’s “Artists Sketching in the White Mountains” gives a visual example of plein air. {TCA will open at 9a on Saturday, April 29.} “Paint Out” participants will be mentored by professional watercolor painter, F 9:30a to 1p: Artists head out to their chosen sites in town Mary O. Smith whose studio is in Woodbine, Ga. Her work has been displayed F 2p to 5:20p: Artists set out to paint classic homes and churches in galleries throughout the Southeast. She is a member of the Georgia Coastal Artists Guild, the Tallahassee Watercolor Society and is a signature member F 8p to close: Artists participate in the nocturne painting on Broad Street Working of the Georgia Watercolor Society. Smith, who teaches workshops in oils and F The weekend will also include a two-day plein air original art sale in watercolors, will guide local artists in thein artyour of plein air. Paradise Park’s Art in the Park from 10a to 4p On the morning of April 28, participants will head out on their own best interest. Heather Taylor Personal Bankersites, which will include a six-acre bird sanctuary, historic to suggested — June D. downtown buildings and Cherokee Lake Park. That evening, painters will
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The house was low slung, white clap board. Lots of granite, moss covered retaining walls. English Ivy and boxwood everywhere you looked. Simple. Elegant. Classy. No Garage Mahals. Nothing showy or new. Everywhere was a look of wealth. Old Money. The kind that whispers and never screams. It even smelled rich. Like an English country house after the rain.
The public are invited to watch as each person puts to canvas their inspiration in each setting. “The public can eat lunch with the artists on Friday at 1p at So.Ho restaurant, and pick up a map at the visitors center that will show where the artists have been asked to paint. Artists like to have people watch them work,” Shaw added.
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Born in Fall River Massachusetts, Marshall somehow made his way to Thomasville after serving his time in the Marine Corps. Marshall and his wife first settled in Quitman and made their way over to the ‘Ville in 1983. He’s always been an active advocate for veterans and his wife is famous for delicious cakes.
I wondered aloud how the clay courts found their way to the middle of the woods. Apparently, this was the back end of an estate: the old Dubose estate. A rumored forty acres in the middle of Atlanta. Some along the Chattahoochee river. Yes, forty acres. In town.
set up for the nocturne painting of the Rose Show Festival family events. Each person will be assigned a place on Broad Street. “You never know. You could end up as the subject of one of the paintings,” Shaw says.
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I recently attended the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation's annual gala. The style gods must have been smiling, for everything came together to create the perfect evening. The nice little rain we had the night before cleared away all the pesky yellow pollen film. The temperature was cool without being chilly and the Champagne Party I hosted beforehand went off without a hitch. Everything was in full bloom. Including the guests.
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As a part of the National Week of Service, Hands on Thomas County hosts Volunteer Week as a celebration of service and local volunteers. During this annual event {always the week before Rose Festival}, HOTC has select volunteer opportunities, shout-outs and Appreciation Stations where volunteers can get free goodies at select businesses around Our town when you expertise identify yourself as an HOTC volunteer. This year Volunteer Week is April is in your 22-29.
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Trill in the ‘Ville I feel certain that I have mentioned my Easter lunacy before. Since I am drafting this on Easter, I feel that it is particularly relevant today. There are several things that will always happen on Easter.
(1) I will dye eggs.
(2) I will get psycho about dyeing eggs.
(3) I will put in a request for an Easter basket.
(4) I will get an Easter basket.
(5) I will hunt Easter eggs.
My niece and nephew are almost full grown, so there’s really no reason to keep the Easter hunt alive other than my shrill requests for the hunt each year. I can’t even pretend that I am dyeing the eggs for the kids. The egg dyeing wasn’t even for their benefit when they were really small. I would get really annoyed when they would beg to assist me with my egg dyeing, so I would make them their own station really far away from me. I always have to let my eggs sit for a really long time so that the dye really soaks in there. Kids just don’t have the patience for that. I am pretty sure only really crazy people {ummm, me} have the patience for that. So, you just give them one to three cups apiece and set them loose. I always refer to the eggs as “My Eggs” and “The Others.” You can really tell the difference.
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I do not believe in using the Paas or any other store-bought egg dyeing kit. You just can’t get the same color-rich dye job with a tablet and some silly cardboard kit that you can get with 102 drops of food coloring. This year my mom didn’t even bother dyeing at least six of hers. They were just boiled and white. You better believe that I put in my Easter basket request six weeks ago. I got my Easter basket this year, but I also thought I would return the favor and make my parents their own Easter baskets. {See, me, the hero of Easter.} It’s always weird trying to decide what you should put in your 60+ year-old mom and dad’s Easter baskets. I don’t think yo-yos have the same appeal for adults. There were lots of sugar free candies for my dad, and skin care products for my mom. I won the Easter egg hunt this year. I feel like winning the hunt comes naturally for me because I am not afraid to throw some elbows. I collected 12 regular eggs—three of them were regular white, boiled, seven were “others,” and two were very wonderful and colorful {MY eggs}. I also got three plastic eggs which were filled with grass and dirt, which I am sure just entered the eggs after the fact. I can say I am nothing but predictable. I have 365 days until my next Easter victory. — Denise P.
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FACEBOOK.COM/THOMASVILLE.TOWNIE We’ve been singing Martina McBride’s “Independence Day” around the shop these last few weeks, and it’s not because we love 1990s-era country music. {Although, now that I think of it, I guess we do?} It’s because we’re getting ready for the third annual Indie Bookstore Day, a nationwide celebration of independently-owned bookstores held the last Saturday in April.
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The Biscuit Company, 219 Oak St. 7-9p, $65pp {includes dinner, but BYOB} Hear from some of the most prominent message-casters of our region. From inspirations that sparked a song in Jo Smith, to musical influences Mark Nesler had as a young boy, and memories of the folks who challenged Brett Jones to push his craft to success. These three singer-songwriters will give insight into the intimate relationship they have with their art and how it permeates the songs we hear on the radio. Grab your favorite bottle of liquid “let-loose,” and meet us at The Biscuit Company for a relaxed night of music in the round.
Downtown Thomasville, 9a-10:30p Celebrating 96 years! This three-day event is held in beautiful historic Downtown Thomasville and has been a southwest Georgia tradition since the 1920s. What started in 1921 as a display in Neel’s Department Store organized with only $25 {won by a group of garden club ladies who won 1st place in the state fair for their display of locally grown vegetables and fruits} has now grown to a 3-day festival with over 25,000 visitors. Enjoy roses, roses and more roses, plus four flower shows, a children’s parade, a larger and more exciting Rose Parade, a street dance featuring the Swingin’ Medallions, fireworks, fantastic food, a car and truck show and family friendly activities in Paradise Park. They’re pulling out all the stops to make this year the best Rose Show and Festival yet. Also included in the Rose Show and Festival weekend activities are the Rose City 10K Run, Walk & One-Mile Run.
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FDV Wine Tasting Room, 106 N. Broad St., 7-10p Be among the first to taste Red Riot. They'll have live music and a big 'ol party to celebrate its release and reveal the new name and label. It'll be a riot. Reserve your limited edition tee + a first-off-the-line bottle in advance.
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Loblolly Rise Plantation, 2962 US Hwy 319 South, 6:30p, $75pp The Treehouse Farm to Fork Dinner will be an evening of farm fresh food - locally grown produce and meats, locally crafted beverages, live music and more! Includes dinner, drinks and a koozie. Stay tuned to their event page for special announcements and details. Proceeds from the Farm to Fork Dinner benefit The Treehouse. For more info and tickets call 229-977-1639.
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April 21-23 TOSAC presents Secret Garden: The Musical TOSAC Storefront Theater, 117 S. Broad St., 8p, 2p on Sunday Thomasville On Stage & Company presents The Secret Garden, the Tony awardwinning musical based on the classic Victorian novel of the same title. This hauntingly beautiful drama tells the story of an orphaned young girl who soon finds herself in a world of dark family secrets at Misselthwaite Manor on the moors of England. Directed by Donna Mavity.
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Thomasville Center for the Arts, 600 E. Washington St., 8:30a, $23 The Rose City Walk is one of the first events leading up to the Rose Show and Festival. Performance t-shirts and specially designed die-cast medals awarded to those who finish the course. The walk is 5,000 meters {3.1 miles}. Trophies awarded to the fastest three males and females overall and the fastest three males and females from Thomas County. special business and civic club participation trophies. Start your spring with a nice walk! Bring your friends and co-workers. To register online, go to www.ymca-thomasville.org.
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April 27-28 Annual Standard Flower Show: “Totally Groovy 70s” Thomasville Garden Center, 1102 S. Broad St., 1:30-5p Hosted by the Thomasville Garden Clubs each April during Rose Festival to celebrate the variety and beauty of the many native regional flower species. This year’s theme is “Totally Groovy 70s!” The Adult and Youth Horticulture Divisions are open to the public. Horticulture specimens will be accepted for entry on Thursday, April 27 from 3:00-6:00p and Friday, April 28 from 7:00-8:45a. Enjoy a jazz concert from Thomas University’s Jazz Band on the grounds before the ribbon cutting. Friday’s show opens at 1:30p with a Ribbon Cutting featuring Miss Georgia. Raymond Hughes, formerly of the Metropolitan Opera, will play the piano in the lobby during the opening of the show. The Standard Flower show is sponsored in part by Thomas County Federal. For information call the Thomasville Garden Center at 229-226-5291 or visit www. thomasvillegardenclub.org.
Children’s Butterfly Workshop at the Thomasville Garden Center Thomasville Gardent Center Patio, 1002 S. Broad St., 10a-noon Drop in Children’s Butterfly Workshop for children ages 5-10 years old. This event is free and open to the public. The children's butterfly workshop is underwritten by the Thomasville Antique Show Foundation.
2017 Rose City Classic Country Oaks Golf Course, 8a-4p 2017 Rose City Classic. Two-person team event held in conjunction with the Rose Festival. Tournament to be held Saturday and Sunday with morning and afternoon tee-times both days. Teams can choose {morning or afternoon} their Saturday start time and Sunday's start time is determined by flight. Call the pro-shop for more information. Regular play will be limited to after 4:00p {approximately} both days.
April 30 Hands and Hearts for Horses Trail Ride at Pebble Hill Plantation
Various Sites, 9a-5p Join HOTC in a week-long celebration of service! Follow HOTC on Facebook for daily updates during the week and check out our website: www.handsonthomascounty.org
Pebble Hill Plantation, 1251 US Hwy 319 S., 10a-2p Riders often get a glimpse of some plantation residents - deer, turkey and even alligators in the swamp areas. The ride itself lasts from 10 in the morning until 1 in the afternoon and covers approximately 11 miles of scenic and varied terrain. Don't miss out on this "soon to be favorite tradition" at Pebble Hill. Bring your horse, pony, horse & wagon/carriage or draft horse and enjoy the day.
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April 23 HOTC Celebrates National Volunteer Week Various Sites Throughout Thomas County, 9a-5p Join HOTC in a week-long celebration of service! Read the story in this edition.
April 25 HOTC Cheers for Volunteers Cocktail Reception, 401 S. Broad St. In honor of Volunteer Week, this is an awards presentation hosted by HOTC recognizing volunteers who make a difference in our community. The HOTC Hands On Heroes Committee has selected our 2017 winners. HOTC is excited to recognize them for their good work at Cheers for Volunteers. For more info, visit www. handsonthomascounty.org.
Here’s the truth of the matter: Our little shop wouldn’t exist without you and
your support. Across the country, indie bookstores are thriving, and their numbers are improving, despite Amazon and other big box stores. But I think indie bookstores are doing best in small towns like ours, in towns where shopping locally still matters, where customers feel like family and where small businesses grow better together. Indie Bookstore Day, then, is really for you. Sure, it’s fun to plan special events, and, of course, we’d be open on a spring Saturday anyway. But Indie Bookstore Day is our chance to say thank you. It’s our way of celebrating our very existence, which is due entirely to you. You choose to host your book clubs with us. You buy your birthday presents here. You bring your children to story time. Every day, you make the choice to buy from our bookstore, and that means the world, especially as businesses get bigger and choices seem infinite. You have made my dreams come true, so it’s only natural I’d want to throw a party in your honor. You’re invited to Indie Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 29. We’ll be open all day and into the evening, with different festivities planned for each hour. A basic rundown is below so you can plan your day accordingly. And, because Indie Bookstore Day isn’t just about us, we’re encouraging you to shop both with us and with Tallahassee’s independent bookstore, Midtown Reader, all weekend long. Pick up an Indie Bookstore Day passport from our shop or from Midtown Reader, then shop locally in downtown Thomasville and midtown Tallahassee to earn prizes; we’ll draw winners at the close of the weekend’s events. Thanks for all you do to keep The Bookshelf running. I’d like to think that together, we’re making Thomasville an even better place to live.
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City of Thomasville Ampitheater, 131 S. Stevens St., 4-10p, $20 Gates open at 4p. Due South weaves together the richness of sights, sounds and tastes of the South to create an engaging tapestry of artistic expression – enriching, inspiring and connecting us to our shared heritage. Attendees can enjoy food trucks, a Beer Garden and lots of other pre-concert experiences. 5p, the New 76ers take the stage. Next up – Cordovas, four rock artists hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, will fill the amphitheater with their hit songs. Turnpike Troubadours, Due South’s headliner band, will be the evening’s finale performance. www.thomasvillearts.org
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Next to Small Business Saturday, Indie Bookstore Day is probably our biggest day of the year, and not just in terms of sales. We’ve been busy planning a fun-filled schedule with events and activities for the whole family, from 10a until we close at 8p. Plus, this year’s Indie Bookstore Day happens to land on Rose Festival weekend, which means we’ll have a little booth out at Art in the Park, too.
Oil Painting Workshop with Master Painter Joe Palmerio Boston Community Center, 524 N. Johnson St. 9a-4p, $250 for Pines & Palms Members, $275 for non-members Joe is a fixture in the plein air paint out circuit for his incredible work, easy character and generosity to amateurs. Benefit from the personal attention of a skilled instructor who knows how to impart the practical techniques that will raise your skills. Space is limited.
Save the Date: May 6 2017 Relay for Life of Thomas County Beach Party Thomas County Central Jacket’s Nest: 200 North Pinetree Blvd, 6p-Midnight Aloha, Townies. Have you heard? The 2017 Relay For Life of Thomas County will feature a Beach Party Blowout. The evening air will be filled with good music, the smell of delicious food and the laughter of families. We will get the party started at 6p as we cheer on and celebrate with cancer survivors as they make their way around the track. The Survivor Lap kicks off a night of fun, games and entertainment. The party continues until midnight with activities such as Zumba, the Road to Recovery Race, the Mr. Relay Pageant, the Luminaria Ceremony and much more. The Luminaria Ceremony is the time where we honor those still with us and remember those that have been taken from us. It is a very moving and emotional time as the Luminaria are lit, the glow balloons are released and drift towards the heavens and the names of our loved ones are read aloud. Cancer does not discriminate and affects us all in some way or another. I have personally felt the effects having lost my father in 2012 to lung cancer. I hear almost every day about a friend or acquaintance who has been told they or a family member has cancer. I invite you as a community to join me and let’s do what we can to put an end to this disease. Visit: relayforlive.org/thomascountyga
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11a – Secret Garden story time featuring cast members from TOSAC’s “Secret Garden,” plus crafting with Emily from You’re Maker 1p – Lucy & Leo’s cupcake giveaway 2p – Book signing with Georgia author Mike Brown 3p – Color your own postcard with designs from Lindsay Hopkins of Pen and Paint 5p – Happy hour featuring literary-inspired drinks 6p – Date night at The Bookshelf featuring local musicians 7p – Literary trivia night — Annie Butterworth Jones Co-Owner + Managing PartnerT he Bookshelf