2010 Powers' Festival by The Times-Herald

1971 - 2010

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Come home to Powers’ Festival Everyone has fond memories of their grandparents’ home and stories told there of the customs and traditions of earlier days as the family heritage is handed down to the next generation.

Late Newnan radio newsman Jim Hardin served as “the voice of Powers’” for many years of the festival. Here he is dressed in the traditional red check worn by Powers’ officials.

This Labor Day weekend, the member organizations of Coweta Festivals, Inc. invite you to come home to the crafts and traditions of the past blended with the creative expression of more than one hundred artisans and crafters at the 40th Annual Powers’ Festival. Stroll down the gravel main path called Grandfather’s Walk and imagine stepping back into the rural Georgia of 100 years ago. Set on the property of an old plantation site that was owned by Newnan native artist Tom Powers, founder of the event, the festival features demonstrations of daily laborious customs that would have been a part of life on this site in its heyday. Every day was a laboring day from which there were few if any holidays. Daily tasks to sustain life were much more strenuous and unyielding compared to our modern life. A stop at the grist mill for corn meal was much more involved than a stop at today’s convenience store. Heading for the local blacksmith was more entailed than a stop at the auto center. Also a demonstration of a liquor still is quite different

than going to the local package store. In our country, now these crafts are rarely seen, except on fine late summer days like those at Powers’ Festival. Added to these demonstrations that are witnesses of a

nearly lost way of life, artists and crafters showcase their hand-hewn crafts that are no less than their labors of love. Nearly 150 professionals bring their works to offer under the canopy of Georgia pines and hardwoods.

With the music drifting though the trees, and the smell of home cooked food in the air, there is no better way to celebrate the fruits of labor than to spend it at Powers’ Festival. Come home to this hand crafted heritage.

Powers’ Festival 2010 advance tickets offered Come celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Powers’ Festival this 2010 Labor Day Weekend. The festival will be Sept. 4, 5, and 6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $7 per person and children under five years of age are admitted free. Parking for the festival is free. There are advanced tickets for sale for $5 per person. These tickets can be purchased before the festival weekend at several different locations in Coweta County including: Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce on Bullsboro Drive; Coweta County Visitors Center off Highway 34 East at Whitlock Recreation Park; the Male Academy Museum on Temple Avenue; Dogwood Veterinary Hospital on Hospital Road; and in downtown Newnan at Scott’s Bookstore, Christy’s Café and Arnall Grocery. The festival location is 4766 West Highway 34, Newnan, GA 30263, which is 12 miles west of Newnan. Information can also be found at the Web site, www.powersfestival.org.

Members of the U.S. Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps gather in formation for a performance at the Powers’ festival lawn area at an early festival. A favorite of longtime emcee and local radio newsman Jim Hardin, he could be heard as they marched onto the festival grounds: “Clear Grandfather’s Walk...”

A gallery of small works by select area artists Conservation Framing Shadow & Flag Boxes Specialty Mats Art Restoration

Artist Demonstrations Classes Commissioned Portraits Gift Certificates

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Food important part of Powers’ The most important festival weekend decision probably isn’t what art you intend to purchase. It’s probably more like, “where and what do you want to eat?” That decision is not easy, so please use this Powers’ maxim to assist you: just because you had four soft drinks, two funnel cakes, a blooming onion, a complete chicken dinner and some ice cream, there is no reason to deny yourself that deep fried Oreo. The festival’s food vendors offer a wide variety of delectable goodies. Most have been part of Powers’ for so long that they have their specialty down to an art, or so to speak. Powers’ boasts one of the most varied assortments of food seen at a festival, with every food group, including “good old festival food” covered. All Powers’ vendors represent churches, clubs and civic organizations from the Newnan area. Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church offers vegetable plates, with black eyed peas, corn on the cob, potatoes, tomatoes, sautéed onions, and corn bread both plain and crackling.

Mt. Carmel United Methodist volunteers stir the cook pots in this vintage scene from early festival days for their popular vegetable and cornbread plates — among the many Powers’ food offerings.

Coweta County 4-H Club is offering BBQ chicken, BBQ chicken filet sandwiches, chips, and pickles. The Wi-Band Civic Club offers an assortment of sweet treats such as fried pies, cookies, brownies, Rice Krispies treats, cakes, baked pies, and cheese straws. And these are only three of the many vendors at Powers’ this

year. Many vendors provide seating areas. In addition, many people enjoy sitting on the bleachers or the grass near the stage while they eat, to take in the entertainment, which runs all day, all weekend. Come home to Powers’ Festival and enjoy some good old country cooking.

Main Street Newnan to open Country Store during Powers’ Festival Powers’ Festival organizers have invited Main Street Newnan members to join the festival on Labor Day weekend to make the 40th anniversary festival a true Coweta County endeavor. “We are excited to have this opportunity to join forces with Newnan Main Street businesses, their hard working volunteers, and their exceptionally talented director Linda Bridges-Kee and assistant director Tina Darby,” said Coweta Festivals, Inc. President Karen Jones. Main Street, its members and their volunteers will take over running the beautiful Powers’ Festival Country Store during the festival weekend. Jones said she and the entire Coweta Festivals, Inc. Board of Directors “could not be more pleased with this opportunity to share the chance for our two groups to work together for the benefit of the entire community.” “We want to make this very special festival anniversary the best event ever held in Coweta County. Now that we are an all-volunteer group, many changes have made this the most exciting year ever,” Jones said. “Our carefully chosen, talented artists are the best I’ve ever had the pleasure to jury into the show,” she continued. “There are no resell items being allowed into the festival, making it a true art festival. Other than our wonderful, generous sponsor businesses from Coweta County there will also be no commercial booths this year. We feel as though all our hard work has returned our festival to its past ideals and dreams and we invite everyone to truly ‘Come Home To Powers’ again.’ ”

STYLE The residents of Wesley Woods like to travel in style. Just ask Colonel Bruce Deakin, retired Air Force. You have seen him in and about town in his blue corvette volunteering at the Salvation Army warehouse, Meals on Wheels and the Male Academy Museum. He will tell you the best time to move to Wesley Woods is when you are active and healthy so you can enjoy the many benefits that living here offers. From casual get-togethers, to lectures from prominent local interest groups, you will find dozens of activities to choose from every week. Independent retirees deserve the best of both worlds – plenty of ways to enhance your energetic lifestyle today along with security of future healthcare. Join us for lunch and find out more.

For more information or to schedule a personal tour, call us today at (770) 683-6833.

Wesley Woods - 2280 Highway 29, Newnan, GA 30265

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2010 Powers’ Food Vendors and Products • Bill’s Kettle Korn - Kettle Corn . . . . .D-46 • Heard County 4-H - Funnel Cakes, Curly Fries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-13 • Bloomin’ Onion - Bloomin’ Onions .C-14 • Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church • Church of God of the Union Assembly Black Eyed Peas, Corn on the Cob, Peanut Brittle, Chocolate Fudge, Peanut Potatoes, Tomatoes, Corn Bread, Sautéed Butter Fudge, Chocolate/ Peanut Butter Onions, Tea, Lemonade . . . . . . . . . . .F-17 Fudge, Vanilla Fudge with Pecans . . .D-45 • Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church • Coweta County 4-H - BBQ Chicken, Fish Dinners, Slaw, French Fries, Chili BBQ Chicken Fillet Sandwich, Chips, Cheese Fries, Nachos, Fish Sandwiches, Pickles, Bread, Tea, Water . . . . . . . . .D-23 Lemonade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-15 • Craig and Vicki Drummond - Kettle Corn, Lemonade, Strawberry Lemonade . . .F-30 • Newnan-Coweta Jaycees Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers, Chips, • Elim Baptist Church - Baked Goods, Bottled Drinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-6 Cakes, Pies, Cookies, Brownies . . . .C-4 • Newnan Junior Service League • Elim Church Usher Board - Pies, Pecan Pimento Cheese Sandwich, Peanut Butter Tarts, Cookies, Cheese Straws, Fried Pies, and Jelly Sandwich, Breakfast Casserole, Cinnamon Rolls, Peach Lemonade . .C-17 Peach Cobbler with Whipped Cream, Pound Cake with Strawberries and • Georgia Heartland Human Society Whipped Cream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-9 Boiled and Roasted Peanuts, Roasted Cashews, Peanut Butter Fudge, Peanut • Pilot Club of Newnan - Fried Sweet Clusters, Pepsi Products, Lemonade, Potatoes, Fried Irish Potatoes, Apple Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-1 Dumplings, Polish Sausage, Corn Dogs,

Turkey Legs, Tea, Pepsi Products, Lemonade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-5 • Reys Cuban Grill - Cuban Sandwich, Black Beans, White Rice, Cuban Drinks D-47 • SonRise Baptist Church - BBQ Pork Plates, BBQ Pork Sandwich Plates, BBQ Sundae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F-29 • The Optimist Clubs of Senoia and Newnan-Deep-fried Oreos, Hot Dogs, Chips, Deep-fried Pickles, Soft Drinks, Water, Coffee, Tea, Milk . . . . . . . . . . .C-11 • Vogelsberg’s Bakery - Donuts, Fritters, Biscuits, Fried Pies, Sub Rolls, Tea, Milk C-10 • Wi-Band Civic Club - Fried Pies, Cookies, Brownies, Rice Krispies, Cakes, Baked Pies, Cheese Straws, Pink Lemonade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-24

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Powers’ Festival 2010 Exhibitors

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Stan and Nancy Bruns

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Latoya Brewer J. Susan Calderwood Claudio Calle Sundaram Curtis Debbie Hoover Jennifer Ingram Konn Leng Karen Logan Lucy Moore

Fiber Fiber Fiber Fiber Fiber Fiber Fiber Fiber Fiber

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Jolly Nichols

Folk Crafts

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Charles Adams Connie Bennett Tami Fisher Maya Schilder Mike and Lynn Skeen Pam Snellgrove Ron Strickland

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Kristen Babay Kathy Bowdoin Larry Brown Mandy Byers Becky Byrd Jeff and Shelly Chaffin Christine Cook Linda Ingle, Jean Stephens Jeffrey Jobe Rhee Korff Neal and Shirly Malone, and Karen Mabry Mary Morris Leslie Patterson Deb Siebels Nandi Sobti Clay Tinney Bob and Wanda Wilson

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Noris Crawford

Leather

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Gerry and JoAnna Hrycuna Delton Moody Jeff Orebaugh

Metal Metal Metal

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Sue Abbot Laurie Alpert Diane Atkinson Calvin and Peggy Brown David Dyer Brandy Goldberg Joe Hall Phyllis Hoel Karen Jones Hugh and Mary Mackellar Sook Mellen David Mooty Pete and Evelyn Richards Eugene and Louisa Smith Heather Spivey

Mixed Media Mixed Media Mixed Media Mixed Media Mixed Media Mixed Media Mixed Media Mixed Media Mixed Media Mixed Media Mixed Media Mixed Media Mixed Media Mixed Media Mixed Media

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Joyce Moore Barbara Wetherington

Needlecrafts Needlecrafts

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Christina Aggrey-Downer Dolly Backman Stacey Beasley Randy Beavers Deb Coleman Sandy Hurlbutt Jo Ann Steele Traci Thompson Freda Wilson

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Rachel Beentjes Jeanne Rorex-Bridges Deborah Elliott Andrew King Margalena LePore

Painting Painting Painting Painting Painting

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Fred Draper Robert and Mary Frankenfield Clay Thurston Ralph White

Photography Photography Photography Photography

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Walter Black Jacckie Chapman Roger Clark Jerry and Joyce Ferguson Ron Free Jr. Donna Kirkendall Laurie Kitchens Nancy Lind Dale and Nancy Sizemore Cheryl Wanke

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Wally and Lynn Batchelor Pamela K. Giles Gene and Sheila Hall Connie McNeeley Kathy Senft Lome and Sherry Sexton Wasycyak

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Donna Dinneen Laura Estrada Jeff Mayo Peggy Rothschild Harold and Ruby Smith

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Donna Barr Talmadge Butler Terri Cadman and Martha Cummins Sam Criswell Garry and Marguerite Embry Dan Finerman Tom Henry Terry and LuAnn Kinney Penn Lester and Nona Grant Gary Morris Gary Porter Deborah Seeton Welch Smith Bill and Faye Wallis

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2010 Powers’ Festival Demonstrations, Special Exhibits Special Exhibits

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Chair Caning- Richard Hall

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Coweta Beekeepers AssociationWally Batchelor

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Georgia Carriage Association- Al Lewis

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Grist Mill- George and Cecilia Holland

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Newnan-Coweta Historical Society

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Spinning/Fiber Arts - Jan Witt

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Advanced Chiropractic Armstrong the Horse Debbie McNeal and RL Hughey Jr “Clover Country” - Children’s Park Kiwanis Organization County Fair Info Pony Rides- Kim Hill Powers’ Festival Owners Booth Powers’ Festival T-Shirts Country Store/Main Street Newnan Sand Art- Bill Busser Singer- Rachel Starnes Spider Mountain Climbing Cage Summerhouse Stage The Bear Radio- 92.5 FM The Powers’ Plantation Moonshine Still Tin Lizzie Newnan-Coweta Art Association

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Artists, craftsmen will be demonstraing talents Wheel and hand spindle spinning, needle felting, knitting, and weaving will all be demonstrated in the Fiber Arts Booth at Powers’ Festival 2010. Demonstrators will include adults and teenagers at various levels of experience, and all of whom are eager to show and explain to people just what they are doing. One of the demonstrators will be Jan Witt, owner of Uncle Bob’s Pumpkin Patch, where she has been spinning since 2002. She learned to spin, knit, and needle felt by taking several classes at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina. Not only does she work with the fibers from her own animals, including sheep, goats, rabbits, and dogs, but she enjoys trying her hand at exotic fibers such as bison, quivit (musk ox), milk protein, bamboo, sea weed, corn, soy, silk, and the list goes on. The Southside Spinners, which is a group of spinners in Peachtree City, meet monthly to spin together. Jan’s teenage daughters, several of their spinning, knitting, and felting friends, and a number of local knitters who meet weekly at Two Sister’s Knitting Nook and Espresso Lane in Newnan, will be demonstrating all kinds of fiber fun. Stop by and watch the demonstrators, check out some unique fibers, see whimsical needle felted dolls, and try your hand at spinning on a

hand spindle all at Powers’ Festival 2010. You might just get hooked! Also at Powers’ Festival 2010, there will be a blacksmith demonstration. Marvin Gardner has been blacksmithing for more than 35 years, first as a hobby and later as a profession. Over the years he has enjoyed creating many blacksmith art pieces including an Eagle with an 18’ wing span as a memorial for 9/11 victims and a Memorial Cross with over 300 different leaves and flowers sculpted into it. Through the years he has had the opportunity to create many custom utilitarian pieces including stair railings, table bases, chandeliers, etc. Recently, he and his wife have decided to redirect their focus to something they both really enjoy, which is blacksmith demonstrating. Marvin has been the blacksmith in the Primitive Skills Section of the Ossahatchee Indian Pow Wow for eight years. This experience has been the highlight of his years and has caused him and his wife to change their focus from production to demonstration. What they enjoy most is the interaction with the audience and the young people who become their apprentice for about ten minutes. “During the demonstration, my apprentice and I transform a tiny piece of quarter inch rod into a hand wrought miniature horseshoe,” he notes. “This horseshoe can be purchased as

a key chain for $5. The horseshoe is only $5, but the look on their faces as they walk away with a ‘one of a kind’ souvenir that they helped create is PRICELESS!” he said. They are also enlarging their territory to include schools and churches to provide a “field trip experience” for people without the cost and time involved with group travel since they take the Mobile Blacksmith Shop to them. Come and enjoy this unique demonstration at Powers’ Festival 2010. Powers’ Festival 2010 will also have chair seat weaving. Richard Hall will join the 40th Anniversary edition of the festival as a demonstrator. He grew up in South Fulton County and still resides in the Chattahoochee Hills area. He learned the craft of chair caning at John C. Campbell Folk School, near Murphy, N.C., after retiring from the Fayette County School System in 1999. Hall first attended Campbell Folk School as a student, but now he does so as an instructor. He teaches three or four times a year, instructing the art of chair seat weaving. His classes cover all styles of caning, using different materials, old designs and weaves, as well as various new and different forms of this art. His first project, an 1800s Brumby Jumbo Rocker, started his hobby of restoration of antique and vintage chairs, stools and benches. This has

also led to work on unusual items, such as antique aircraft seats, and several pieces of caned furniture, when people couldn’t find anyone else to restore them. He will be demonstrating the old craft of lace caning chairs, named French, or 7-step style, as well as the more conventional versions of caning, used for porch

rockers and other caned furniture. “Come and see Mr. Hall demonstrate his talent of chair weaving at Powers’ Festival 40th Anniversary,” said Coweta Festivals Inc. officials. “His talents are truly an experience for both young and old. We are delighted to have him at this special anniversary year.”

Photo by John Caldwell

Among the early demonstrating craftsmen at Powers’ festivals were artisans including Leroy Barnett of Newnan — showing a vanishing part of Americana. The elderly Barnett could be found making his sturdy baskets from split oak strips, in the fashion of his forefathers. Large split oak baskets were used in agricultural work in the 19th and early 20th century, and were popular purchases at Powers’ for leaf gathering.

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Powers' Festival features variety of artists A sampling of those displaying their work at Powers’ Festival in 2010 for this 40th birthday edition includes eight artists who, say Coweta Festivals, Inc. organizers, truly do display creative and unique pieces of art, which is unlike anything else out there. “We are so excited to have these artists join us at this year’s 40th Anniversary Powers’ Festival,” they said.

Rachel Beentjes Rachel Beentjes produces original acrylic paintings on stretched canvas. Rachel started painting in 2005, and soon realized that with painting anything is possible. She says “My brush becomes a magic wand.” Her paintings are usually animal related, which is where she gets her inspiration. She also enjoys painting trees, sunsets and cityscapes. Rachel states that she just loves to paint and anything she sees, she transforms into a work of art. She also uses bright and vibrant colors in subjects that make her smile and warm her heart and soul. “When I paint I go into my own little world where anything goes and my imagination goes wild with the colors.” She feels very blessed to be able to take her paintings and share them with the world.” It brings me so much joy to see and hear people’s reactions to my art,” says Beentjes. Rachel also donates money from her sales to rescue organizations across the United States.

Jeanne RorexBridges Jeanne produces acrylic paintings on canvas and watercolor boards. She also does oil paintings on canvas and reproduces her own paintings on

ceramic tiles which are done in her studios. Jeanne has created her own recognizable style of painting which collectors of her work value for its contemporary feeling, but which she has developed over her years of study of traditional Indian arts forms. Her interest began very early when she would study the wood carvings of her uncle, Cherokee sculptor Willard Stone, noting their flow and design. She relished the stories he wrote for each sculpture which she would read, then study the work and then read again learning that art was to be used to portray one’s ideas and feelings. Her formal training at Bacone College as a student under Master Cheyenne Artist Dick West began the development of her award-winning painting style. Combining this training with the unique history of her rural Eastern Oklahoma roots and her human interpretation of the traditional heritage and history of her Cherokee ancestors, Jeanne’s work has become nationally known, recognized and appreciated. Jeanne’s distinctive use of color creates works which are strikingly bold, yet peacefully soft. A Rorex painting, while strong in subject and feeling, is surprisingly uncomplex and calming. Rorex paintings, while seemingly representative of a culture of yesterday, have established their place in the spirit of today. They exhibit the great respect the artist has for the individual and nature. Her women’s quiet reserve somehow conveys the power inherent in all women’s contributions to history and to the future. Using the artist’s recognizable palette of colors, the Rorex unique painting style captures human emotions with simplicity. Jeanne’s work has won many awards in Native American Art Shows. The uniqueness of her ideas and style has granted her many one-woman exhibits and honors. But she says that the best thing her work has given her is friends.

Mike and Lynn Skeen Jeanne Rorex-Bridges has created her own recognizable style of painting which collectors value for its contemporary feeling, but which she has developed over her years of study of traditional Indian arts forms.

Mike and Lynn Skeen are glass artists working in borosilicate (hard) and Italian (soft) glass. They spend hours every day working over high tech torches which are specially designed to melt glass rods and tubes. They make a wide range of items using traditional tech-

niques. All of their glass is kiln annealed in a digitally controlled kiln using a variety of glasses. Their larger pieces include hand-blown orbs, freeform glass, and vessels which are made into utilitarian items such as Hummingbird feeders, ornaments, wind chimes, and liquid paraffin candles. Mike likes to work with borosilicate tubes which he blows into thin glass bubbles which he then fumes with vaporized fine silver and 24K gold. He melts clear glass in intricate patterns over the fume to create flowers, sea life, and other abstract designs. They also create pendants from hand blown bubbles that are collapsed to capture patterns from differently colored glass and precious metal fume. Fun forms such as marbles and glass spinning tops are also part of their creations. Lynn winds glass from brilliantly colored solid glass rods around stainless steel mandrels to make glass beads of fascinating color, pattern and shape. She takes the beads and makes them into necklaces, earrings, bracelets and even occupants of the “orphan bead box” ready to be carried home for others who have their own creations in mind. They offer individual handmade glass beads as well.

Where many might think they’re looking at an old chair, a defunct Peg Rothschild’s sculpture is lamp or some unrecognizable inspired by her desire to bring mechanical artifact, Peg new life, new meaning and new Rothschild sees faces, hands, value to everyday objects. eyes and ears.

Jeffrey Jobe As a specialist in hand forged and braided metal, Jeffery Jobe uses a mixture of traditional silversmith, blacksmith, and goldsmith techniques and equipment to create historical wearable works of art. He is a native of North Carolina, trained in historical archaeology, with a subspecialty in metals. He is a trained jeweler and a self taught traditional silversmith. Jeffrey does all the work by hand, one piece at a time, from initial design to final polishing. There is no mass production. From time to time he teaches this work to apprentices who also help him at art and craft shows while he demonstrates his techniques. Jeffrey’s knowledge base comes from period texts, paintings, etchings, and techniques which he has reverse engineered using methods learned in his training in archaeology

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Fun forms such as marbles and glass spinning tops are part of Mike and Lynn Skeen’s creations, above.

The Skeens create pendants from hand blown bubbles that are collapsed to capture patterns from differently colored glass and precious metal fume, left.

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Robert and Mary Frankenfield take unique and creative photos of objects, either architectural or in nature, that resemble letters.

Rachel Beentjes’ paintings are usually animal related, which is where she gets her inspiration.

Walter Black recently graduated from Troy University and has Jeffery Jobe uses a mixture of traditional silversmith, blacksmith, been working in his studio in and goldsmith techniques and equipment to create historical wear- Troy, Ala., for about two years, Bill and Faye Wallis cut, form, turn, and finish bowls, cake plates, able works of art. mostly working in stoneware. fruit bowls, nut bowls, pencil holders, and candy dishes.

[Continued from page 8] and museum conservation and restoration. Jeffrey spends hours in museums examining period paintings, etchings, prints, and sculptures attempting to tease out jewelry design and construction. Many of his patterns are based on archaeological research, published reports, texts, field notes, and interviews with curators at period archaeological sites. Two of his chain designs are based on artifacts recovered from period (1715) ship wrecks off the coast of Florida. The button designs are based on two period buttons (one pewter and one silver plated or gilded) excavated in Strasburg, Virginia. As a result, Jeffry’s designs create some of the most accurate reproductions and examples of historic colonial style jewelry, especially with respect to his hand made chains, hand forging, weaving, repousse’, chasing, and embossing.

Peggy Rothschild Spend more than five minutes in a suburban neighborhood and you’ll see it: the ubiquitous pile of refuse discarded at the curb, waiting for trash day and its final journey to the landfill. Peg Rothschild sees something different. Where many might think they’re looking at an old chair, a defunct lamp or

some unrecognizable mechanical artifact, Peg sees faces, hands, eyes and ears. Frying pans become heads; bedsprings hair and a pair of old watches stylish earrings. Peggy Rothschild is a selftaught found object artist who has been creating sculpture for over 30 years. Her sculpture is inspired by her desire to bring new life, new meaning and new value to everyday objects that have been cast aside and essentially “left for dead.” She does sculptures made from recycled metal and wooden parts. She creates, assembles and colorfully paints figures and personalities that stir a wide range of emotions and evoke irony and humor. Peggy’s love of gardening inspired her to create garden art. Some of her colorful, bold flowers are made of found hubcaps, tin cans and bicycle rims that have been retrieved from the trash. Her other work includes an array of whimsical characters and personalities, inspired by her day job as a social worker. Peggy has also created a series of cats and dogs which are a favorite among pet-lovers, especially because they require no additional care. The pieces are assembled with screws to create colorful, whimsical one of a kind pieces. The basement-purgers and garage-cleaners of modern America are Peg’s unwitting collaborators, providing her with the raw materials she uses

to create fanciful and irreverent visions of ourselves. It isn’t just the occasional pile of garagesale leftovers that finds its way into Peg’s studio; she collects debris, litter, and junk to create her works of art. So go ahead, put all that trash out at the curb. Chances are it won’t be there in the morning.

Walter Black Walter Black recently graduated from Troy University and has been working in his studio in downtown Troy, Alabama for about two years. Walter mostly works in stoneware. He makes both functional and decorative pieces. Raku and Cone 6 Oxidation are his main firing methods. His medium of choice is clay, though he does experiment with other mediums. Walter describes himself as being a clay guy. His current line of work that will be displayed at the festival ranges from sculptural bolted and riveted forms to oriental dinnerware. Walter’s work is moving in a mechanical direction, almost a mix of artillery and construction materials. Those elements in his work are contrasted by organic textures and glazes to give the viewer a full range of interests. Walter has one of a kind pieces that truly do display his talent. He is excited for this year’s Powers’ Festival so that

he can share his beautiful art taken unique and creative phowith others. tos of objects, either architectural or in nature, that resemble Bill and Faye Wallis letters. They sell the letters in a custom made frame that they make. They allow their cusBill and Faye Wallis and have tomers to select their own letbeen making various wooden items since 1999. These items ters from a library of 500-plus are made from many different photos to make their own cuscolorful woods from the United tom work of art. Robert and Mary take all of States and around the world. Their process consists of 47 their own photos, and know steps from the raw saw wood, exactly where they all have to the finished vessel. They cut, been taken. They take immense form, turn, and finish bowls, pride in what they do and cake plates, fruit bowls, nut bowls, pencil holders, and enjoy it very much. The most candy dishes. Bill and Faye are challenging and rewarding known for their specially aspect of what they do is to designed cakes plates. They watch and see what their cuscan be used for more than tomers come up with as their cakes. selections. Their handmade crafts have “We love to see our cusearned awards in Georgia, tomers’ smiling faces as they Florida and Tennessee. They see the finished work,” they have been coming to Powers’ Festival for the past seven say. It gives Robert and Mary years. The Wallises truly do great joy to know their art in have a unique perspective on photos will be hanging on their their art, and are anxious and customer’s wall. The smiles excited to share it with as many and happiness they show is people as they can. Bill and what Robert and Mary enjoy Faye have had a great experi- the most. ence each year and look forCustomers coming to their ward to this special 40th booth at Powers’ Festival will Anniversary Powers’ Festival be able to make their own celebration. unique creations. These works of art truly are one-of-a-kind Robert and Mary pieces and will add something Frankenfield exceptionally different to your home, office, or any wall space Robert and Mary Frankenfield that needs life, say Coweta for the past four years, have Festivals, Inc. officials.

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Five non-profits sponsor Powers’ Festival The five Newnan and Coweta County civic groups that benefit from the annual Powers’ Festival return proceeds back into the community all year round.

Newnan-Coweta Jaycees Like the parent U.S. Junior Chamber, the Newnan-Coweta Jaycees offers young people 18-40 the chance to build tools and develop skills that will help them build successful businesses and personal lives. The Jaycees focus on cultivating leadership skills among both men and women. Making opportunities for young people to become active aspiring leaders in our community, the Newnan-Coweta Jaycees are a continuing asset for our area. In particular, the NewnanCoweta Jaycees focus on service projects primarily for youth. Contributions support local Little League ball teams and local Boy Scout troops. Like all chapters in Georgia, Newnan-Coweta Jaycees also support Camp Dream. Every year local Jaycees work tirelessly to get ready for and man the annual camp. Opening in 1975, Camp Dream is a component of The Center for Therapeutic Recreation at Warm Springs at the Franklin D. Roosevelt complex. Designed to be barrier-free, it was built for people of all ages with a wide range of disabilites and levels of severity. According to the Georgia Jaycees, it is a “gift of love to disabled Georgians. Camp Dream offers an opportunity to develop their full potential in a rustic natural setting.” Projects and programs offered by local chapters and the state organization offer a unique opportunity to learn more about themselves and their community while having a great time meeting new people from around Georgia, the U.S., and even the world.

traumatic brain injuries; and developmental, emotional, and mental disabilities. Pilot Club visits nursing homes and rehabilitation centers providing support. They also sponsor local scholarships to graduating high school students. Pilot Club’s main focus is the Brain Minder Buddies program. Volunteers go into local schools Pre-K through 4th grades and teach safety programs focused on preventing head and brain injuries. The topics include “play safe” and “wear your helmet.” All of these programs are volunteer efforts and the proceeds from Powers’ Festival provide annual funding. The Newnan Pilot Club takes an active part in making our community a better place to live.

4-H Clubs of Coweta Most people know the name 4H, but few probably realize the scope of this youth oriented program. The four H’s are Head, Heart, Hands, and Health. The mission of Georgia 4-H is to assist youth in acquiring knowledge, developing life skills, and forming attitudes that will enable them to become self-directing, productive, and contributing members of society. This mission is accomplished through learning experiences, focused on agricultural and environmental issues, agriculture awareness, leadership, communication skills, foods and nutrition,

250 members primarily from around Coweta County, but boasts members from as far away as Alpharetta, Stockbridge, Carrolton, and Columbus. The NCAA portion of the proceeds from Powers’ Festival goes directly back into the local art programs in Coweta County schools. The NCAA provides money to art departments in area middle and high schools; the schools determine how those funds are spent. In addition, local graduating seniors annually receive scholarships to art schools and art colleges. In addition to the scholarships and member shows, NCAA provides many opportunities for hobby and professional artists. Members range from professional artists to beginners, students, and people who are just admirer’s of art. Anyone is eligible to join. Meetings and workshops are scheduled throughout the year to encourage and aid artists to produce original works of art of every type and character includNewnan-Coweta Art ing but not limited to painting, Association sculpture, ceramics, woodcraft, As one of this community’s hid- drawing, and metal crafts. den treasures, Newnan-Coweta Art Association (NCAA) inspires Newnan-Coweta Chamber artists to use and explore their talof Commerce ents at all levels of development Working to make the local in their chosen medium. Founded in 1968 by local artists including economy work, the Newnanfestival founder Tom Powers, the Coweta Chamber of Commerce NCAA has grown to more than keeps the wheels of progress

health, energy conservation, and citizenship. Each 4-H Club chooses topics or projects to develop; members are fifth graders through high school seniors. In the Coweta 4-H Clubs, there are a wide range of topics pursued. Originally, 4-H was geared toward agricultural projects in rural areas. Today the areas for students to explore still include the traditional agri-oriented subjects like forestry and dairy, but they also include technological topics like computers. Other project areas popular in the local 4-H community are the youth led program, Adopt-A-Stream, and adult led Rivers Alive and Rivers Clean Up. Coweta County 4-H has always been a strong participant in the state. The organization has prospered because they are able to give youth the funds for a wide range of projects that other counties cannot provide. This is due in large part to the funds that come from Powers’ Festival.

turning. The Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce is the largest business organization in Coweta County. With more than 650 members, the Chamber is committed to building a strong local economy, strengthening, enhancing, and protecting business. Helping your business grow and succeed is what the NewnanCoweta Chamber of Commerce is all about. They exist to represent the business needs and expectations of its members. At the same time, they also endeavor to serve the best interest of the community. The Chamber’s continuing commitment to a large community event like Powers’ Festival shows the dedication of the leadership in the Chamber to be a vital member of the community. Volunteers from the Chamber provide a number of services at the Festival including manning the ticket sales. Proceeds from the Festival benefit the wide range of services provided by the Chamber. The Chamber’s commitment to building strategic community relationships has strengthened the team, bringing new ideas and resources. Since 1947, The Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce has been influencing public policy on behalf of the business community, helping Coweta County become a thriving and dynamic marketplace of opportunities.

Newnan-Coweta Art Association, Inc. INCORPORATED 1968

Pilot Club of Newnan Not immediately a name that most would recognize, the Pilot Club steers members towards personal growth through service to the community. Chartered in 1921 in Macon, Ga., the Pilot Club has grown to be an international organization of 800 clubs and 10,000 members. Like the river-boat captains that inspired the name, the Pilot Club navigates its members through obstacles and difficult straits of life. The service focus for all chapters of Pilot International is to provide hands-on service to people with brain-related disorders. Both educational and fundraising programs expand the understanding of brain disorders and trauma like Alzheimer’s disease; a chemical dependency;

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Al Lewis exhibits horse-drawn carriages Al Lewis has a hobby that will carry you back in time. He can also use it to carry you forward or wherever else you want to go, too. His hobby is horse-drawn carriages, the mode of transportation predating the most classic cars. Lewis brings several from his large collection to Powers’ Festival each year as a labor of love for the enjoyment of festival visitors. Lewis likens his interest to that of individuals who like cars. “These carriages were the transportation before 1910. In fact, Henry Ford got his idea from the carriage. The first automobiles were simply carriages with gas-powered motors attached. At the beginning, provisions were made on the vehicles to hook up the horses if the gas motor didn’t work,” explains Lewis. In his collection of 40 or 50 carriages, Lewis has many styles. “Since they are just like cars, there were different types of carriages. Some are more elaborate than others.” Some of the carriages Lewis built himself. For parts, he travels to Amish Country in Lancaster, Pennsylvannia, where carriages are still used by the Amish as their main form of transportation. Lewis’ carriages are all

meant to be pulled by one or two horses, but he knows people whose carriages require four to six horses. As for the horses, Lewis said pulling a carriage is a more natural state for a horse than being ridden, although training them to pull is a long, slow process and the horses’ temperament must be suited to pulling. Being a member of organizations associated with carriages, Lewis keeps his horses and carriages active. The Georgia Carriage Association numbers Lewis and several friends as members. The Old Time Driving Club has members from Troup County to Carroll County, who take out the horses and carriages to enjoy riding Al Lewis likens his interest in horse-drawn carriages to that of individuals who like cars. “These carriages and picnicking. The Carriage were people’s transportation before 1910. In fact, Henry Ford got his idea from the carriage,” he notes. Association of America, boasting thousands of members, who come from all over the world, holds conventions at which hobbyists can match notes. Lewis says he can “tell you more about carriages than you ever wanted to know” and he’s happy to do it. To meet Lewis and see his carriages, head to Powers’ Festival to experience a step back in time.

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Powers’ 1971 proclamation rediscovered In 1971, the first year of the Powers’ Crossroads Country Fair and Art Festival, then Governor Jimmy Carter, who later became President of the United States, signed a proclamation declaring the importance and benefits of the Powers’ Festival to the state of Georgia. The proclamation was moved into storage in the original plantation house next door to the festival grounds. The plantation house was at that time owned by Dr. Jim Farmer, festival founder Tom Powers’ cousin. The house was later sold and many of the stored items were given to the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce for storage. One afternoon while visiting the Chamber, Barbara Wetherington, who is a board member for Powers’ Festival, was told that there were some items in the attic that she and Coweta Festivals, Inc. President Karen Jones might like to have for the festival. “We graciously accepted and her husband, Jim Wetherington, gathered all the boxes and took them to our festival office,” Jones related. The next day while Barbara was busy working on festival applications, Jim became curious as to what might be inside the boxes and decided to investigate. After a couple of hours had passed, in his quiet way, he announced: “Here is something you might like to see.” She glanced over at him, elbow deep in pictures and papers, and work was forgotten for the

rest of that afternoon. “We were very excited to have found this wonderful treasure. We wanted to share it with everyone, so it was presented for viewing at our June 10th kick-off reception at the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society’s Train Depot in Newnan,” Jones said. Shortly thereafter Mrs. Wetherington framed the

Proclamation so that it would be safe to be viewed by all during the 40th festival. “It is now in a fragile condition but, nevertheless, a very important part of our festival heritage,” Jones said. In the boxes were many more treasures. There was a handmade wooden and leather display box that was in very poor condition but also still

the first festival and have the ticket prices. The tickets were $1 for adults and 50 cents for young people,” she said. “So much joy that could have been lost or overlooked will be on display this year,” she said. “It provided us all with a look at our past and a reminder of the heritage that we offer to our community.”

Dr. Jim Farmer to present gifts in honor of Tom Powers, Jim Lewk Dr. Jim Farmer, retired Scientist Director for the United States Health Services, will present art pieces for Powers’ Festival’s 40th edition. Dr. Farmer called Coweta Festivals, Inc. board member Barbara Wetherington one day at the Powers’ Festival office because he heard the Coweta Festivals, Inc. board was searching for his cousin, Tom Powers, the founder of Powers’ Festival. They both had been trying to locate Tom, because it was the festival’s 40th year and they wanted him to attend the festival celebration. Dr. Farmer had also been searching for Tom because he had not heard from his cousin in a long time. Neither Mrs. Wetherington nor Mr. Farmer so far has been successful in their endeavors; but over the course of their conversations in the following weeks, Dr. Farmer explained that he was in possession of some of Tom Powers’ work from the early years of the festival. Dr. Farmer also has some works by

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very beautiful. Jim Wetherington does wood working and took that home and restored it to a condition that makes it safe to also display, Jones said. “There were many old photographs that gave all of us much delight as we recognized many people that are no longer with us 40 years later. There were posters that advertised

sculptor Jim Lewk from the same time period. Tom Powers and Jim Lewk were friends and very involved in the festival during its early years, said Coweta Festivals, Inc. officials. Dr. Farmer had also become aware that Coweta Festivals, Inc. has a beautiful gallery full of 40 years worth of art from many wonderful artists that have participated in the festival’s history. He has graciously offered to donate the pieces from Tom Powers and Jim Lewk that were in his collection to the gallery in this most important 40th year. “We are both thrilled and grateful to accept this incredible gift from Dr. Farmer and will love showing off pieces of our heritage in our gallery,” said Wetherington and Coweta Festivals, Inc. President Karen Jones. “We are all excited to finally meet this generous man during our 40th anniversary Powers’ Festival of 2010.”

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Veteran artists at every Powers' Festival since 1971 The Coweta Festivals, Inc. board is pleased to acknowledge two artists that have attended Powers’ Festival every year since the festival started in 1971. “This will be their 40th year with us and we are so happy to feature them on this very special 40th Anniversary,” notes board President Karen Jones. ■ Charles Adams of Adams Glass Studio in Troy, Alabama, will be displaying his creative and unique glass pieces for the 40th year at Powers’ Festival 2010. Charles owns and operates Adams Glass Studio which has evolved from a small glass hobby shop to a multifaceted stained glass studio which specializes in ecclesiastical windows. The Adams Stained Glass Studio features a unique collection of stained glass works including windows, Tiffanystyle lamps, doors, clocks, kaleidoscopes, sun catchers, and angels, which have become collector’s items and are in great demand. He will display many stained glass doors, windows, and sun catchers at this year’s festival. The success the studio has enjoyed over the past years has served as a catalyst to greater undertakings. Adams, whose roots are in the rural South, has recently turned much of his

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artistic effort to fulfilling a longtime goal of making stained glass windows available to every small, rural church in the South that wants them. The simplistic beauty of these churches can often be enhanced by the addition of stained glass windows which are designed especially for each particular church. Many of these churches would like to have stained glass windows but have previously been unable to find a studio to come to the church and work directly with the committee. Not only does Adams’ studio design, execute, and install church windows, but they also create windows and doors for businesses and homes. Adams has won numerous awards for his work and is in great demand as a glass workshop instructor. His glass creations can be found all across the United States, but also can be found right here at this year’s 2010 Powers’ Festival. ■ Lucy Moore of Lucy’s Toys will also be attending this year’s Powers’ Festival for the 40th year. Lucy Moore started her craft in 1967. While still a schoolteacher she started designing and sewing stuffed toys and puppets. What began as a hobby quickly became her business. Lucy’s goal was to COUNTY

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make quality handmade affordable toys and she delivered. Over the years Lucy has received awards from many of the best art and craft festivals across the nation for her quality and creativity. Though she started with children in mind, Lucy’s blankets have captured the love of generations of families. She made the first blanket for her hus-

band out of the soft man-made fur in 1968. And now, over forty years later, that blanket is still on his bed. It has been washed countless times for reasons ranging from routine cleaning to grand baby accidents. Still, the fur looks and feels like the new fur Lucy buys each year. Lucy’s Toys uses the highest quality man made faux fur because she will only make

high quality washable stuffed animals, puppets, and blankets. “We are so excited to have them both back for this special 40th Anniversary at Powers’ Festival. Their crafts are truly unique and display what amazing craftsmen they are,” said Jones. “Come and see these two artist showcase their creations at this year’s 2010 Powers’ Festival.”

Lanny Hammett volunteers as Powers’ grounds manager Lanny Hammett has always had a very deep love of Powers’ Festival. He has spent countless hours, and many years, as a volunteer for the festival. As grounds manager, he is considered an employee during the actual festival on Labor Day Weekend, but you will always find him working at the grounds on Saturdays as well as many Sundays and Mondays as a volunteer. He has been a member of the Newnan-Coweta Jaycees for more than 20 years. He has also worked as the festival’s plumbing and electrical contractor for many countless hours. “If there is any job that needs to be done, we can always count on Lanny Hammett, during the festival or anytime of the year,” said Coweta Festivals, Inc. President Karen Jones. His love for this group is reflected in his never-ending devotion and dedication; his love for this place is likewise reflected in every job he undertakes. Powers’ Festival without Lanny Hammett is unimaginable, say Coweta Festivals, Inc. organizers. His big smile and bigger heart welcomes all to “come and volunteer with us…”

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Powers’ Festival 2010 Entertainment Saturday, September 4 9:00 - 9:30.......Opening Ceremony Invocation: Ray McKnight National Anthem: Kim Ferrell Crawford Raise The Flag: NHS ROTC 9:30 - 9:50.......NHS Band Performance 10:00 - 10:45.......The Newnan Community Theatre Company, Inc. 11:00 - 12:00.......Sons-N-Britches 12:15 - 2:15.......Doug Kees 2:30 - 3:30.......Sons-N-Britches 3:45 - 5:00.......Sawdust

Sunday, September 5 9:00 - 9:15.......Opening Ceremony Raise The Flag: NGHS ROTC National Anthem: Kim Ferrell Crawford 9:15 - 9:45.......Church Service: A Better Way Ministries 9:45 -10:00.......NGHS Band Performance 10:15 - 10:45.......The Newnan Community Theatre Company, Inc. 11:00 - 12:00.......Second Strike 12:15 - 2:15.......Blues Cat 2:30 - 3:30.......Second Strike 3:45 - 5:00.......Walk Up Music

Monday, September 6 9:00 - 9:15.......Opening Ceremony Raise The Flag: ECHS ROTC National Anthem: Kim Ferrell Crawford 9:15 - 9:30........ECHS Band Performance 9:30 -10:00........Jus Chosen 10:15 - 10:45........The Newnan Community Theatre Company, Inc. 11:00 - 12:00........Diane Durrett 12:15 - 2:15........Jason Connelly 2:30 - 3:30........Diane Durrett 3:45 - 5:00........Doug Kees

Clover Country - Children’s area offered at Powers’ Festival For the past few months the Coweta County 4H Livestock Club, with the help of the Coweta Poultry Club and Horse and Pony Club have been busy cleaning, painting and building in the children’s area for Powers’ Festival. Hopes are that Clover Country — the new name for the children’s area — will spotlight the great 4-H programs offered in Coweta County. The 4-H’ers have really enjoyed learning how to paint and dig fence post holes. The age range for the young people in the Livestock Club is 15 months to 18 years old. Coweta County is very blessed to have a great and fun group of youth involved in 4-H with great parents that work hard also “to make the Best Better.” The programs that 4-H offer to the youth of Coweta help build self esteem and leadership skills for a child’s future. As the Leader of the Livestock Club, Renee Willis says, “I believe in community service and community outreach. With the help of the members of the 4-H club we have been able to host an event for the Community Welcome House, Angel’s House, and Georgia Baptist Children’s Home for the past three years. We provide animals for the Special Olympics each year, and have done so for a number of years. Clover Country is the largest community outreach project for the Livestock Club and has the greatest potential to reach the largest number of people.” Every 5th grader in Coweta County public schools system has the opportunity to partake in the 4-H program as a Cloverleaf. Once a month a representative of the Coweta County Extension office goes to each 5th grade class and presents an educational program which opens a world of opportunities for the students in 4-H programs. Students have a chance to compete in County Project Achievement, District Project Achievement, attend great summer camps, such

as Cloverleaf Camp in June held at Rock Eagle in Eatonton, Ga., and the Adventure Camp in July at the Coweta Fairgrounds. For more on the activities and events across the state check the 4-H Web site at http://www.ugaextension.com/coweta/4H/4-HYouthandDevelopment.html or contact the Coweta County Extension office at 770254-2620. 4-H does not end after 5th and 6th grade, it only begins. As the child grows and gets older the opportunities in 4-H grow with them. Students in 7th and 8th grades move up to become junior 4-H’ers and 9th-12th graders are Senior 4-H’ers. Junior and Senior 4-H’ers compete in a project area with the goal to become Master 4-H’ers. Clover Country will give the chance for the public to meet some of the 4-H members, Teen Leaders, Adult Leaders, and Volunteer Leaders of the Coweta County 4-H program. Information on all the different 4-H programs and events will be available at the festival. Demonstrations will be given at the Clover Stage area. There will be many activities for the children to enjoy in the Clover Country. They will have carnival type games which include but are not limited to pick up ducks, dart throw, and basketball throw. You will also be able to have your face painted and make a picture in the spin art area. There will also be inflatable slides, moonwalk, and dunking booth. Some activities will be free of charge. “Our goal is not to make a lot of money with this project,” so all the games and activities will range in price from $.50 to $3, she said. “I hope everyone will plan to visit Powers’ this year and make your way down to Clover Country to visit the members of the Coweta County 4-H Club, who are training to be the future leaders of Coweta County,” Willis said.

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Powers’ Festival marking 40 years in 2010 Powers’ Crossroads Country Fair and Art Festival — now known as Powers’ Festival — was formed in 1971 by a local and well-known artist, Tom Powers. The site of the festival is on the beautiful grounds of the Powers family plantation. Exhibitors were set up along winding paths under shady trees. That first festival was a huge success from its beginning and involved all the communities of Heard and Coweta Counties. Tom Powers operated the

festival for three and a half years with much cooperation and assistance of these communities and their civic and church organizations. For various reasons, health and otherwise, Powers had to give up the operation of the festival and in the middle of what became his last year the festival was under the supervision of the NewnanCoweta Chamber of Commerce. In 1975 Coweta Festivals, Inc. was formed as an umbrella organization of six non-profit civic groups: Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce, Newnan - Coweta Art Association, Newnan-Coweta Jaycees, Pilot Club of Newnan, NewnanCoweta Chapter of Professional Secretaries International (later changed to International Association of Administrative Professionals) and the 4-H Boys and Girls of Coweta County. These nonprofit organizations purchased the festival site a few years later when the land became available. The 86 acres now belongs to Coweta Festivals, Inc., and the annual Powers’ Festival continues to be a success. It has become well-known throughout the nation and has been selected several times by the Southeast Tourism Society as one of “The Top Twenty Long-time festival director Harriet Events” for the month of Alexander. The Harriet Alexander September. More than one hundred talArt Center on Hospital Road is ented artists and craftsmen named in her honor.

Jud Nelson, a veteran of the early years at Powers’ Festival, demonstrates the dying art of blacksmithing for an eager crowd. Over the years the festival has demonstrated crafts that helped sustain life in rural Georgia before the advent of the car. Today’s artists’ workmanship reflects that in the era of handmade goods.

from across the nation gather each Labor Day weekend to display their works from Saturday through Monday. One of the many highlights of

the festival is the abundance of delicious country cooking. Twenty non-profit booths staffed by volunteers prepare the tasty fare. All proceeds after

the expenses are utilized by the five remaining civic groups that still form Coweta Festivals, Inc. for their youth services and community projects.