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AUG 31, 2016

NEWNAN

Pre-registration for Lewis Grizzard & Catfish Memorial Bike Ride Aug 29 - Sept. 2 | online | $28 Pre-register to participate in the first Lewis Grizzard & Catfish Memorial Bike Ride to be held on Oct. 2 beginning at 8 a.m. at the Lewis Grizzard Museum, located at 2769 Hwy 29 S in Moreland. The event supports early literacy by sending books to children from birth to age five. Pre-register for $28 per rider. Pre-registrants will be guaranteed a commemorative bike ride t-shirt. On-site registration will also be available at the museum beginning at 7 a.m. on the day of the ride. Lunch will be provided for riders. For more information, email Nelda at nboren59@att.net and visit www. cowetaferst.org.

CARROLLTON

University Faculty Art Exhibition Aug 11 - Sept. 8 | $0 The Biennial Faculty Art Exhibition features a diverse collection of artwork from the University of West Georgia art faculty, including painting, ceramics, drawing, photography, sculpture, printmaking, and book arts. The exhibit will run at the West Georgia Carrollton campus, located at 1601 Maple Street in Carrollton, from Aug. 11-Sept. 8 in the Bobick Gallery and Gallery 2 of the Humanities building. For more information, contact Stephanie Smith at 678-839-4950.

PINE MOUNTAIN

Blue Morpho Butterfly Exhibit Sept 1 | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | $TBD Callaway Gardens, located at 17800 US Hwy 27 in Pine Mountain, will host the Blue Morpho Butterfly Exhibit throughout the month of September. The exhibit includes hundreds of Blue Morpho tropical butterflies in the Day Butterfly Center. For more information on this event, contact Callaway Gardens at 855-421-3272.

CARROLLTON

PHOTO BY MAGGIE BOWERS

Performances at the Donald W. Nixon Centre for Performing and Visual Arts often bring the local theatre to full capacity, but few are aware of the work that goes on behind the scenes.

Local arts center offers behind-the-scenes look By MAGGIE BOWERS Maggie@newnan.com

forming arts space has offered the county a number of productions ranging from community theatre to fine art exhibits featuring local artists and artisans. The Centre maintains an objective of providing not only entertainment to county residents, but also education. “T he Centre a llows students, patrons and citizens of the county to continue learning,” Nixon said in an interview recorded shortly after her April appointment. The director noted that in addition to seasonal performances, internships, master classes and gallery exhibits, she plans to continue actively looking for ways to push the Centre’s greatness to the next level.

We each have a creative talent, according to Cathe Nixon. It is simply that, in many cases, that talent has not yet been discovered. Ni xon was appointed as director of the Donald W. Nixon Centre for Performing and Visual Arts in early April. She has taken on the role with hopes of carrying on the legacy of her late husband, Donald Nixon, who passed away in February. The businesswoman said she sees herself as “not just a director, but as a community member,” and one who wants to bring excellence to her own community. For 13 years, the local per-

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