SEPT 14, 2016
Art Rez program finds first-year success in Newnan
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Blue Morpho Butterfly Exhibit Sept 1 - 30 | 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.
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History with Elizabeth Mayhayley Lancaster Sept. 14 | 10 a.m. | $0 Join members of the community at the Newnan Carnegie Library to hear a bit of history with local historian Elizabeth Beers. Beers will discuss Mayhayley Lancaster beginning at 10 a.m. A presentation will be given followed by a discussion of Lancaster and other local history. The Carnegie Library is located at 1 LaGrange Street in Newnan..
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Political HobNob at the Newnan Centre Sept. 15 | 5 p.m. | $15 The Newnan-coweta Chamber will host a Political HobNob at the Newnan Centre on Sept. 15 at the Newnan Centre, located at 1515 Lower Fayetteville Road in Newnan, that will include a moderated forum of local political candidates. The event is sponsored by Coweta-Fayette EMC and will give local businesses the opportunity to mingle before the Nov. 8 election. The event begins at 5 p.m. with a meet and greet, then, 1t 6 p.m., a special production will begin including an invocation, honor guard and the singing of the National Anthem, Tickets for the event are $15 and include food, drinks, and access to political candidates. To register online visit www.newnancowetachamber.org. For more information contact the chamber at info@newnancowetachamber.org or call 770-253-2270.
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Grantville Chili & Blues Festival
By MAGGIE BOWERS Maggie@newnan.com Nearly one year ago Newnan welcomed the first artist-in-residence who would reside in the newly-renovated Gray Cottage, the construction having been completed on the downtown cottage mere days before. “The Newnan Artist-in-Residence pro-
States and lived in the Clark Street home for several weeks in order to explore the surrounding historic downtown and to offer his unique view to the local community. “The studio awaits him,” Bette Hickman, a local artist on the board of the then newly
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Sept. 17 | 6 p.m. | $0 The Grantville Chili & Blues Festival will be Saturday, Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Main Street & Colley Park in downtown Grantville. Events include a Chili Cook-off, Entertainment, Blues Show Tribute to BB King, Jam Session, History/Educational Displays, Youth Talent, Clowns, Food, Crafts, Vendor Booths, Art & Antiques. Proceeds benefit Grantville Historic Preservation Commission. For more info, visit grantvillechiliblues.com.
gram provides artists and creative people of all types the essential time and place away from life’s pressures to develop professionally,” explained Hasco Craver, Newnan’s business development director and a board member of the program. Peter Tudhope came to Newnan from Scotland on his first visit to the United
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