Sharptop Arts Association has launched a St. Patrick’s Day parade, to be held next Saturday, March 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Artists and groups: You can set up a booth at the St. Patrick’s Day celebration, to sells your goods or to promote Spring / Summer events and workshops.
Costume parade: Dress up in your best greens and compete for prizes!
A $10 fee benefits the Animal Shelter of Pickens County.
On Monday, February 24, 2014 at 7:00 PM, Franklin Pond String Quartet returns to the Casual Classics Concert Series. This patron supported series brings world class musicians to Pickens for free concerts available to the public.
“The Franklin Pond String Quartet returns to amaze our patrons with their command of classical literature. All are members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and instructors in the Franklin Pond Summer Chamber Music program in Atlanta, a unique experience for exceptional young classical musicians. They will be joined by ASO principal flutist, Christina Smith.”
Casual Classics Concerts – Season 8
All Concerts are at Fellowship Presbyterian Church
389 Bent Tree Drive, Jasper GA 30143
Questions: 404-281-0790
By Jamie Rosenthal
One thing we cannot get in Jasper is really good, authentic ethnic cuisine, so we went about creating some of our own.
Kimchee is a traditional Korean side dish, and every Korean family has its own version of this staple. Similar to pickles or sauerkraut, kimchee is fermented, using Lactobacillus bacteria to create a tangy, pickled flavor.
Traditionally, kimchee is made with Napa cabbage, garlic, ginger, and chili paste; recipes also can include radishes, carrots, scallions, fish paste or fermented shrimp, among other ingredients.
Making kimchee can be broken down into a few different stages and starts with brining the veggies in a salt bath to kill off any harmful bacteria before allowing the veggies to sit at room temperature to ferment. After fermentation, the kimchee is refrigerated to complete the process.
Get the details and recipe from Smoke Signals: Kimchee adds tang to cuisine – Smoke Signals.
Weather forecasts for this week have led to the postponement of two important events.
Our annual meeting has been delayed a week to avoid the bad weather. We’re expecting a good turnout from the crazy quilt of Pickens songsters, painters, historians, writers, potters, actors, creative groups and individuals – and the people who love them – to socialize and catch up on news. This year, we’ll also hold a short brainstorming session for new ideas about collaboration in the arts and culture. We’ll give prizes for the best ideas – real or fantasy!
Our featured artist on our inaugural quarterly poster of events was Mark Walker, and he’ll be celebrated at the meeting. You will be able to view his art, including the original from the poster, and hear about his newest work, a play for stage.
Socializing starts at 5 p.m. next WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, with refreshments. Please come and invite all your friends – membership in PACA is not required. Members will elect the new PACA board members.
Same venue as last year: Pickens Room, downstairs at the county administration building, 1266 E. Church Street. We’ll have signs and guides to show the way.
Sharptop Members Valentine’s brunch has been moved to Friday, Feb. 14, starting at 11:30 a.m. and continuing with studio time afterward. Reminder: Their annual meeting will be Feb. 20 at 5:30 p.m., to elect a new board.
Drum Circle, scheduled for Tuesday, has been cancelled and a new time will be announced.
For all Sharptop events, you can get further info by leaving a message at 706-692-0101 or email [email protected]
If you care about the arts, culture, history, and the natural heritage of Pickens County – we hope you’ll join us next week to meet up with other like-minded folks.
The Pickens Arts and Cultural Alliance (PACA) holds its 2014 Annual Meeting on Thursday February 13 at 5 pm, in the Pickens Room, at the County Administration Building, 1266 E. Church Street. You don’t need to be a PACA member to attend – it’s for everyone!
This meeting is a place to:
We’ll start with a half-hour informal reception just to network, followed by sharing of accomplishments and goals from community groups.
You’ll hear about PACA’s plans to help everyone work together on common goals. PACA members will elect our new Board Members.
Then we’ll do a brainstorming session on how birds of different feathers (arts, that is) can flock together.
So please plan to come – and bring your friends too!
Love IS Returned Clip Art from Vector.me (by johnny_automatic)
Whether your passion is for traditional crafts, theater, writing, drumming, or just embracing it all, you’ll find lots to love in Pickens this month.
PACA Annual Meeting & Sharing features artist Mark Walker - Save the Date: Thurs. Feb. 13, 5 p.m.
Once a year, PACA pulls together the crazy quilt of Pickens songsters, painters, historians, writers, potters, actors, creative groups and individuals – and the people who love them – to socialize and catch up on news.
This year, we’ll also hold a short brainstorming session for new ideas about collaboration in the arts and culture. We’ll give prizes for the best ideas – real or fantasy!
Our featured artist on our inaugural quarterly poster of events was Mark Walker, and he’ll be celebrated at the meeting. You will be able to view his art, including the original from the poster, and hear about his newest work, a play for stage.
Socializing starts at 5 p.m. with refreshments. Please come and invite all your friends – membership in PACA is not required.
Members will elect the new PACA board members. More details in a separate email.
Same venue as last year: Pickens Room, downstairs at the county administration building, 1266 E. Church Street. We’ll have signs and guides to show the way.
February Events
For all Sharptop events, you can get further info by leaving a message at 706-692-0101 or email [email protected]
Please let us know about upcoming events! One simple online form – click here. If you need help with the form, there’s a video – click here - or written instructions – click here.
The Confederate government realized early there were not enough volunteers to fight a war. In April 1862, less than a year after the war began, they passed a conscription act requiring all males between 18 and 35 to enroll. A few months later the upper age was raised to 45. Two years later even more desperate measures were taken when 17-year old boys and 50-year-old men were also included.
Exemptions included Confederacy and state officials and other occupations deemed essential to social, economic and political stability, such as large slave owners, factory workers, millers, etc. One could also pay another to take his place. As was often said, it was a rich man’s war and a poor man’s fight.
Conscription embittered many, calling it an infringement of personal liberty. The Union was forced to do the same the following year.
Most of my maternal kin were small farmers from North Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee, and did not own slaves. All that enlisted before April 1862 obviously volunteered, and supported the Southern cause. However, it is fair to say most of those who enlisted after March 1862 were conscripted. …
Read the full story by Travis McDaniel: A rich man’s war and a poor man’s fight. – Smoke Signals.
Davies to direct, auditions slated.
Submitted by Tater Patch Players
Actor and director Whit Davies will be guest directing a special production for the Tater Patch Players this coming spring. The Savannah Disputation by Evan Smith is a funny and provocative story about two Catholic sisters living out their senior years together in Savannah, Georgia. Polar opposites in personality, one sister is steadfast and forceful (think Daisy Werthan) while the other is warm and timid. However, both are somewhat ignorant concerning their own faith’s doctrine. After being approached by a door-to-door evangelical, the older sister decides to invite their good friend and weekly dinner companion, Father Murphy, to come over and “set them straight,” a goal not revealed to the reluctant priest. Hilarity and moments of drama ensue as the informal “disputation” unfolds.
Davies has been performing and directing professionally for over 35 years. Most recently he appeared as Clarence Odbody in It’s A Wonderful Life at the Ferst Center at Georgia Tech, and as Tartuffe in the Moliere classic for Fabrefaction Theatre Company. Whit’s film and television credits include several feature films, along with numerous short films, TV shows, commercials and voiceover projects. In the 1990’s he directed Bus Stop and Steel Magnolias for Tater Patch, productions remembered for their warmth and quality.
Davies says he is delighted to have this opportunity to work with the Tater Patch Players again, and says of this play, “It is a genuinely Southern, funny and thought-provoking gem. Its goal is not to belittle anyone’s personal faith, but rather highlight the diversity of thought within Christianity today. Sometimes we lose sight of the singular message that has become mingled with the dogma and traditions of multiple denominations.”
The play calls for three women, two older and one younger, and one older male. Auditions will be from the script but short monologues are highly encouraged. Resumes and headshots are welcome. The auditions will be held at The Tater Patch Playhouse, January 26th and 27th at 7pm. Performances are scheduled for April 25th, 26th, 27th, and May 2nd, 3rd and 4th. For more information, contact the playhouse at 706-253-2800 or visit the website at www.taterpatchplayers.org.
