[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Pilot/Author Tony Priest Coming To CABSE To Autograph Iceman Novel (CORRECTED VERSION USE THIS ONE)

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June 23, 2008

 

Pilot/Author Tony Boyd Priest Coming to CABSE

 

Wrote the Alaskan Aviation Wilderness Adventure  Call Sign -- "Iceman"

 

     Tony Boyd Priest of Sharpsburg, GA has had a total of thirty years of experience as a pilot, including eleven years of flying over Alaska and the Yukon Territory.  He drew upon this experience when he wrote his first novel, Call Sign -- "Iceman", which was published in December 2007, making him one of Coweta County's newest published book authors.  He learned the writing craft in the Newnan-based permanent writing workshop called The Writers Block.  Information about Priest and his book is available on the authors list on the website of his publisher www.etreasurespublishing.com. 

 

     Tony Priest enjoys meeting with the readers of his book and autographing copies of it, so it is not surprising that he will be coming to the Coweta Authors Book Signing Extravaganza, (CABSE) which will be held at the Grantville Days community festival on Saturday, September 27 and Sunday, September 28 on Main Street in Grantville, which is a small city in southern Coweta County located at Exit 35 of Interstate 85.  The book signing tables will be open starting at 10 AM on each of these days.  All Coweta County authors of a published book are invited to attend.  Priest is the first one to sign up.  A total of about fourteen authors is expected. Information on the CABSE is available from its Co-ordinator Forrest W. Schultz, who can be contacted at schultz_forrest@yahoo.com or by phone at 770-583-3258.        

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Tony Priest Coming to CABSE To Sign His Iceman Novel

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June 23, 2008

 

Pilot/Author Tony Boyd Priest Coming to CABSE

 

Wrote the Alaskan Aviation Wilderness Adventure  Call Sign -- "Iceman"

 

     Tony Boyd Priest of Sharpsburg, GA has had a total of thirty years of experience as a pilot, including eleven years of flying over Alaska and the Yukon Territory.  He drew upon this experience when he wrote his first novel, Call Sign -- "Iceman", which was published in December 2007, making him one of Coweta County's newest published book authors.  He learned the writing craft in the Newnan-based permanent writing workshop called The Writers Block.  Information about Priest and his book is available on the authors list on the website of his publisher www.etreasurespublishing.com. 

 

     Tony Priest enjoys meeting with the readers of his book and autographing copies of it, so it is not surprising that he will be coming to the Coweta Authors Book Signing Extravaganza, (CABSE) which will be held at the Grantville Days community festival on Saturday, September 27 and Sunday June 28 on Main Street in Grantville, which is a small city in southern Coweta County located at Exit 35 of Interstate 85.  The book signing tables will be open starting at 10 AM on each of these days.  All Coweta County authors of a published book are invited to attend.  Priest is the first one to sign up.  A total of about fourteen authors is expected. Information on the CABSE is available from its Co-ordinator Forrest W. Schultz, who can be contacted at schultz_forrest@yahoo.com or by phone at 770-583-3258.        

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Author Paige Cummings To Address Southern Writers Conference on July 5

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July 23, 2008

 

Author Paige Cummings Speaker at Southern Writers Conference on July 5

 

     There are many different services which have been established to help writers in their work.  The Southern Writers Conference on Saturday, July 5 in one of its sessions will offer an opportunity to discuss three of these services:  conferences, classes, and critique groups.  The discussion leader will be a prominent writer, Paige Mercer Cummings, whose Southern mystery novel Under The Liberty Oak was one of  the nominees for the Georgia Author of the Year Award for Best First Novel of 2007.  Her session will be held from 2:30 PM through 3:15 PM.  Although Cummings is the speaker and session leader, this is intended to be a very interactive session, meaning there will be plenty of opportunity for questions and comments from those attending. 

 

     The Southern Writers Conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Express at 6 Herring Road (just off of Bullsboro Drive near the Racetrac Service Station).  Further information about the Conference including the other sessions and how to register is found on this website, www.etreasurespublishing.com.  The Conference is the brainchild of Vickie Kennedy, who also is the organizer and director.  Kennedy is the author of several books, is the owner of the etreasures publishing Co., which is one of the co-sponsors, and is also the founder and director of the Writers Block, a permanent writing workshop based in Newnan.

 

     The Southern Writers Conference is the first writers conference to be held in Coweta County.  Vickie Kennedy is being applauded for this accomplishment which is one more example of the burgeoning arts scene in Coweta County specifically and in the Southside generally.

 

     Information about author Paige Cummings and her book is found on her website www.paigecummings.com. 

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Swanee Ballman Moves Publishing Co. to Newnan; Will Address Writers Conference Here

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June 20, 2008

 

Writer/Publisher Swanee Ballman Moves to Coweta

 

Will Speak To Southern Writers Conference on July 5

 

 

     Swanee Ballman recently completed the process of moving her Jawbone Publishing Company from Florida to Newnan.  And she is quickly getting acquainted with the writing community in Coweta.  She has joined the Coweta Writers Group, and she has accepted an invitation from Vickie Kennedy to speak to two of the sessions at the Southern Writers Conference, which will be held at the Holiday Inn Express on Saturday, July 5.  Kennedy is the author of several books, is the leader of the writing workshop The Writers Block, and the owner of etreasures publishing, which is a co-sponsor of the Conference. Kennedy is the one who originated the idea of holding a writers conference in Coweta County.

 

     One of the sessions at the Southern Writers Conference which Ballman will address will deal with "the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of book publishing".  This session will run from 12:30 PM through 1:30 PM.  The second session she will lead, which will be held from 3:30 - 4:15 PM will be a workshop on the writing of film scripts. 

    

     Information on Vickie Kennedy, etreasures publishing, and the Southern Writers Conference is available at www.etreasurespublishing.com. Information on Swanee Ballman and the Jawbone Publishing Company is available at www.jawbonepublishing.com.

 

    Ballman is the author of several books, the most signicant one of which is probably

Tamarind, which is a novel patterned closely after an actual interesting legal battle which occurred recently in a Florida town.  Her books are listed on the jawbone website and on www.amazon.com.   

     

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Summerfest Performance of Georgia Youth Ballet at Wadsworth Auditorium on Friday

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June 17, 2008

 

Georgia Youth Ballet Summerfest Performance

 

At Wadsworth Auditorium in Newnan on June 20

 

 

     The noted classical musician Charles Wadsworth for the past fourteen years has been paying tribute to his Newnan roots with his annual Wadsworth & Friends Concerts in the municipal auditorium in Newnan which was named The Wadsworth Auditorium in his honor several years ago.  There have been in recent years other noteworthy musical events at this prestigious venue.  The next one will be the Summerfest Performance of the Georgia Youth Ballet, which has placed this brief announcement on their website, www.gyb.us :

 

 

Summerfest Performance

Friday, June 20 at 7:30pm

The Charles Wadsworth Auditorium
25 Jefferson Street
Newnan, Georgia

Tickets are sold at the door only:

$10 - Adults
$8 - Children 12 and under/Senior Citizens

 

  

    The website also contains this info about the Georgia Youth Ballet:    

 

      Georgia Youth Ballet was created in 1996 by Magdalena Maury, who has been teaching ballet for more than 35 years. She is the daughter of world renowned Cuban ballerina Magda Aunon. In 2007, Ms. Maury sold the Studio and Georgia Youth Ballet to Randi Lancaster, a Maury protégé, former GYB student and professional dancer. Ms. Randi strives to give her students the best possible dance education and exposes them to master teachers from all over the world. Past Master teachers at The Studio have included: Finis Jhung, Elie Lazar, Laura Alonso, Vladimir Issaev, Jessica Mylene, Magda Aunon, Magaly Suarez, Webster Smith, Thom Clower, Maria Chapman and many others. GYB is organized into junior and senior companies. Auditions for each company are held yearly and are open to intermediate and advanced dancers ages 10 and up.

Fwd: News Release: NCAA Ready for Big Night! (ATTACHMENTS)

Note: forwarded message attached.

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Details Finalized For NCAA 40th Anniversary Bash at Arts Centre (TEXT)

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June 13, 2008

 

Details Finalized For NCAA 40th Anniversary Bash at Arts Centre

 

     The Newnan-Coweta Art Association (NCAA) has been working hard preparing for its 40th Anniversary.  The Publicity Director Robin Stewart has just issued the final news release about this below.  The NCAA and The Grassroots Art Program are to be congratulated not only for putting together an excellent evening but also for granting free admission to those attending. 

 

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Newnan-Coweta Art Association (in conjunction with the Grassroots Arts Program)

 

For Immediate Release

June 13, 2008

For more information, contact:

Pam Trued, Show Coordinator · 770-502-8512 · dtrued@charter.net

Robin Stewart, NCAA Publicity · 770-254-1332 · aviationart@att.net

 

 

Ready… Set… RECEPTION!

Newnan Coweta Art Association has big night planned, Wednesday, June 18

 

After much preparation, the Newnan Coweta Art Association (NCAA) is ready to celebrate a big evening at Newnan's Centre for the Visual and Performing Arts next Wednesday night, June 18.  A full schedule of events is planned including:

• The reception and awards ceremony for NCAA's third annual juried exhibit. One work will win "Best of Show" and two will receive "Merit Awards."
• Recognition of 2008 NCAA scholarship winners including a special display of their artwork.
• A 40^th birthday celebration for NCAA which was incorporated on June 18, 1968
• Special acknowledgement of original, founding members of the association

 

The community is invited to attend the reception and participate in the festivities. It will be a culturally enriching night of fine art, live music, artists, and hors d'oeuvres. There is no charge for admission or parking. The Program is supported in part by the Grassroots Arts Program of the Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly and in partnership with Arts Clayton.

 

The Newnan Coweta Art Association is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to encourage and aid artists to produce original works of art of every type and character, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, ceramics, wood craft, drawing and metal crafts; to furnish the auspices for the display of such works in Coweta County and elsewhere; and to foster education and instruction in the creation and appreciation of works of art. The association supports the arts in Coweta schools through annual donations and scholarships to high school students pursuing the arts in college. The Newnan-Coweta Art Association can be found online at www.Newcaa.com.

 

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Christina Barber Published Two More Books

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June 13, 2008

 

Coweta Author Christina Barber Publishes Two More Books:

 

A Non-Fiction Ghost Study and a Dark Urban Fantasy

 

     Christina Barber launched her writing career two years ago with an excellent paranormal thriller (Greystone) which won a Dream Realm Award and brought her to the attention of the Schiffer Publishing Company, which asked her to write up a study of the various ghost stories about the Southside.  While working on this study she also wrote another paranormal novel, this on in the genre known as "Dark Urban Fantasy".  Her website, www.christinabarber.net, provides this information about these two new recently published books:

 

Seely's Pond (Fiction – Dark urban fantasy)

 

     Some doors were never meant to be opened. . .   When Julia Tayte and her family move into a small, upscale town in western New Jersey, she unknowingly frees an ancient evil from its watery prison. When blood rains from the sky and an Asian curse settles upon her family, will Julia be able to survive against this powerful force that lurks beneath Seely's Pond?

Now available!

Borders:

http://www.bordersstores.com/search/title_detail.jsp?id=57838597&srchTerms=christina+barber&mediaType=1&srchType=Author

or Barnes and Nobles:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780977043750&tabname=custreview&itm=1

For Independent book stores!:

http://www.booksense.com/

 

Spirits of Georgia's Southern Crescent(Including Newnan, Grantville, Union City, Fayetteville)

     History has shown an unsettled face in the Southern Crescent: a ghostly face.
  Take an eerie tour to learn about myths, legends and ghost stories haunting this historic region! Read about Baker Bob, a ghost with a fetish for telephone misuse, or poltergeist George, who throws regular tantrums. Join a female apparition on the bridge in Coweta County who wanders the train tracks at night, screaming for her lost child. Meet Doc Holliday's ghost who frequents the Holliday Dorsey Fife House and Museum; he just may lock you inside. Whether an icy touch, etheral whisper, or shadowy figures, Georgia has tales that will chill you.          

Pre-order available! In stock August 1

Borders:

http://www.bordersstores.com/search/search.jsp?srchTerms=christina+barber&mediaType=1&srchType=Author&doSearch.x=12&doSearch.y=1&doSearch=foad

or Barnes and Nobles:

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] WIZARD OF OZ Coming to Legacy Theatre

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June 10, 2008

 

Summer  Magic  In  Tyrone:

 

THE  WIZARD  OF  OZ  At  The  Legacy  Theatre

 

     Dustin Lewis, the Legacy Theatre News Wizard, Has Just Announced This: 

 

The Legacy Theatre announces the cast for its summer spectacular…

 

THE WIZARD OF OZ!

 

     The Wizard of Oz, the most famous movie musical of all time, made its big screen premiere on August 25^th, 1939.  This summer, almost 70 years later, this beloved musical is coming to life on The Legacy Theatre stage, and it promises to be its biggest spectacle yet!  With beautiful, Broadway-caliber costumes, a breath-taking set from New York designer Scott Aronow, and a cast that rivals any, you can bet that this show will entertain and astound South Atlanta! The best part…. it is only a short drive to this landmark facility! You can easily join Dorothy, Toto, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow and all of the citizens of Oz for this exciting show, not to mention the magic of Glinda the Good Witch and the mean, green one herself, the Wicked Witch of the West!

 

     Starring as Dorothy, the lovely, bright-eyed girl from Kansas, will be Melissa Vazquez Cartwright. Ms. Cartwright was seen in The Legacy Theatre's very first production "A Christmas Survival Guide" and most recently "It's A Wonderful Life". When not on stage, Melissa can be scene nation-wide as a video DJ on the Gospel Music Channel!

 

     The Tin Man and Glinda the Good Witch will be played by husband and wife team, Don and Shea Johnson. Shea was most recently seen in the Atlanta Lyric's production of "Anything Goes" as the sassy songstress Reno Sweeny and on stage at The Legacy in "Some Enchanted Evening". Don has performed professionally for many years and will be making his Legacy Theatre debut with this production. Don is currently the head of the Fine Arts Department at Landmark Christian School in Fairburn.

 

     Chase Todd, who is quickly making a name for himself in the Atlanta area, will be taking on the role of the Scarecrow. Chase was last seen in the Atlanta Lyric's production of "Forever Plaid" as Jinx. Legacy Theatre audiences might recognize him as Ryan from last summer's smash hit "High School Musical".

 

     Dustin Lewis will play the Cowardly Lion. Dustin has been performing at the Legacy since it's opening in 2006. He was last seen at the theatre in "The Spitfire Grill". He worked all over the world as a professional singer, dancer, actor and choreographer for the past 16 years  before making his home at The Legacy Theatre in South Atlanta.

 

     Bethany Hayes Smith will play the Wicked Witch of the West. She has performed this devilish role before and cannot wait to bring the mean, green one back to life here in South Atlanta! Bethany, along with her husband Mark, who is directing this production, founded The Legacy Theatre.

 

     Area professionals, dancers from the Doris Russell School of Performing Arts, and over 70 children and teens from the Legacy's popular Broadway Workshop complete this extraordinary cast.

 

     This production promises to be the biggest and best the Legacy has brought to their growing audiences!

 

     Ticket are $25 Adults, $22 Seniors 60+/ Students 13+, $15 Children 12 and under.Group Rates are available. For reservations call the box office at 404-895-1473 or go online at www.thelegacytheatre.org.

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Three Cowetans Presenters At Southern Writers Conference -- addendum -- info on V. Kennedy

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June 10, 2008

 

MEMO  TO  MY  NEWS  CONTACTS:

 

 

For some reason the computer failed to send the info on Vickie Kennedy as an attachment, thus disobeying my strict orders.  Maybe one of these days the Computer Engineers will invent AN OBEDIENT COMPUTER!!!

 

But, until then, you can download the info on Vickie Kennedy which my disobedient computer refused to send by downloading from here: 

 

                               http://www.etreasurespublishing.com/page2.htm

 

 

Sorry for the inconvenience, guys, but you know how it goes!!

 

Sincerely,

 

Forrest Schultz

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Three Cowetans To Be Presenters at Southern Writers Conference

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June 10, 2008

 

Three Cowetans To Be Presenters At Southern Writers Conference

 

     Coweta County is very important for the first ever Southern Writers Conference, which will be held on Saturday July 5, 2008.  Not only will the Conference be held in Coweta (at the Holiday Inn Express in Newnan) and not only is the organizer a Cowetan (Vickie Kennedy of Newnan) but three of the Presenters at the Conference are Coweta residents:  Vickie Kennedy and Christina Barber are from Newnan, and Forrest Schultz is from Grantville.

 

     Vickie Kennedy is the founder and director of the etreasures publishing company, which is a co-sponsor of the Southern Writers Conference. Her talk, the opening one, which will run from 10 AM until about 10:30, will explain how electronic publishing works, with especial emphasis on exactly what happens at her own company, etreasures.  Kennedy also runs the Newnan-based Writers Block permanent writing workshop.  She is the author of the EPPIE award winning science fiction story The Hidden Truth of Cytech's Randall 40, a romance novel Strong Arms of The Law, a Newnan-based story called A Writers Dream and A Cowboy's Heart, and she is currently working on a horror story based in Grantville Natalie's Curse. 

 

     Christina Barber won the 2006 Dream Realm Award for Best Speculative Fiction Romance for her paranormal thriller Greystone.  Recently her urban fantasy work Seely's Pond  and her non-fiction book Spirits of Georgia's Southern Crescent  were published.  Therefore it is not surprising that she will be giving a talk on "Urban Fantasy".  That session will be held from 6:30 PM through 7:15 PM.  Barber's other session, which will last from 10:30 - 11:15 will be a How-To talk on the author's self-promotion.  She is very qualified to do that because she is always busy doing something to sell her books.  Forrest Schultz, the leader of the Coweta Writers Group, has said "She has followed every single suggestion I have given her for promoting her book."

 

     Schultz will be talking about the writing of news releases at his session, which will be held from 1:30 - 2:15.  Although this will be his first speech to writers on this subject, he has already presented this topic twice via the internet to the first and second Muse Online Writers Conferences in 2006 and 2007, and will be doing so again later this year.  Schultz says that there are many very good fictional writers who do not have a clue about how to write a news release!  "This is surprising,"  he says, "because the rules for writing a good news release can be explained in about five minutes.  Actually, my session is really a supplement to Christina's because writing news releases is one of the forms of the author's self-promotion."  Schultz writes the Coweta Arts Tidbits news releases about the Coweta arts scene as well as news releases for the Coweta Writers Group and the Grantville Day Committee.   

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Trisha Adams Named NCAA "Artist of the Month" (Re-sending -- photo attached)

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June 6, 2008

 

NCAA Names Trisha Adams "Artist of the Month"

 

     Each month the Newnan-Coweta Art Association (NCAA) names one of its members the "Artist of The Month".  Trisha Adams had been so named for the month of June 2008, which means that her paintings are now being displayed in the Receptionist Office in the Newnan City Hall building.  This is the information provided by Gina Lau Snider, Newnan's Public Information Officer:

 

NEWNAN CITY HALL'S 'ARTIST OF THE MONTH' FOR JUNE 2008

  

Trisha Adams is named Newnan-Coweta Art Association's Artist of the month for June 2008.

 

Trisha has sought out classes and workshops since first picking up her first paintbrush 7 years ago. Adams believes firmly in challenging herself as an artist and constantly growing her skills.  She paints with watercolors and acrylics and also enjoys graphic and website design.   You can find her work in homes and businesses across the United States.   She also has 2 paintings in the Annual NCAA member Juried Art Exhibit which will be on display at the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts off Lower Fayetteville road.  The opening reception for this event is June 18, from 6:00 – 8:00pm.

 

At the urging of her friends, Trisha has also begun to teach. She currently instructs children and adults out of her home in Watercolor, and teaches occasional floor cloth workshops at local venues.

 

Trisha is the youngest of three siblings, and was born and raised in Oregon.  Trisha and her husband moved to Georgia 2001 and are very happy to call Newnan home. Adams is a stay at home wife and mother to three beautiful girls ages 8, 5 and 3. She finds endless inspiration through the eyes of her children. 

 

Trisha is a member and officer of the Newnan-Coweta Art Association.  NCAA meets the third Thursday of each month (from September through May at the Harriet Alexander Art Center on Hospital Road at 7:00pm. Visitors and new members are welcome. An art demonstration is presented each month.  Come and join the fun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gina

 

gina l. snider

Public Information Officer/ Assistant to City Manager

O: 770.253.2682  x. 203

F: 770.254.2353

M: 770.294.1559

P.O. Box 1193 (30263 -1193)

25 LaGrange Street

Newnan, GA 30263

email: gsnider@cityofnewnan.org

city website:  www.ci.newnan.ga.us

 

The City of Newnan, GA

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Coweta Authors Book Signing Extravaganza For 2008 Announced

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June 7, 2008

 

Coweta Authors Book Signing Extravaganza For 2008 Announced

 

CABSE Will Return to Grantville Day on Sept. 27 & 28

 

     For some time now almost everyone around here has known that Coweta County has a burgeoning performing and visual arts scene but it was not until last year that the facts were discovered showing that the Coweta literary scene is booming as well.  There are now approximately 40 Coweta authors of published books, and Cowetans have published 50 books between the years of 2001 and 2007, with 23 of these during the past two years.  And last year was the debut of the Coweta Authors Book Signing Extravaganza, to which all Coweta authors of a published book were invited.  Twenty of these said they would come, and about 14 showed up.  The venue for the CABSE was the annual Grantville Day community festival.

 

     The Committee planning this year's Grantville Day has invited the CABSE to return.  Grantville Day for 2008, which is being called "Grantville Days Crosstie Festival", will be held on the last weekend in September -- Saturday Sept. 27 & Sunday Sept. 28. Tables will be set up on the sidewalk of Main Street for the authors to use.  The same person who founded and ran the CABSE last year will be doing so this year -- Forrest W. Schultz, who can be reached at 770-583-3258 or schultz_forrest@yahoo.com for information.  

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Two Cowetans Are Actors in Carrollton Teen Theatre Play in August

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June 6, 2008

 

Two Cowetans In Carrollton Teen Theatre Play in August

 

     Carrollton Cultural Arts Center Manager Penny Lewis recently announced that two Cowetan County young people will be playing leading roles in an upcoming play of the Carrollton Teen Theatre.  They were chosen from among the eighty teens who auditioned for the roles.  They are Carlee Avery and Taj Stephens of Newnan.  More information on these actors will be provided later.

 

     Lewis has provided this information about the play and its performance: 

 

Carrollton Teen Theatre presents Once Upon a Mattress,  Friday, August 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, August 2 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Carrollton Cultural Arts Center Theatre. This program is funded in part by Target. Tickets $5. For more information call 770-838-1083.

Book by Jay Thompson, Marshall Barer, Dean Fuller
Music by Mary Rodgers
Lyrics by Marshall Barer

In this classic Broadway retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Princess and the Pea, Princess Winifred the Woebegone, with the whole kingdom rooting for her, must swim moats, endure all-night dance-a-thons, and feel a pea through 20 mattresses in order to impress the highly discriminating Queen and win the hand of her Prince Dauntless. Nominated for Tony Awards for Best Musical in 1960 and Best Revival of a Musical in 1997, this musical delight features the songs "Shy," "Happily Ever After," "Many Moons Ago," "In a Little While," and "Yesterday I Loved You."  A show for the whole family! (Rogers and Hammerstein)

 

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Trisha Adams Named June 2008 "Artist of the Month"

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June 6, 2008

 

NCAA Names Trisha Adams "Artist of the Month"

 

     Each month the Newnan-Coweta Art Association (NCAA) names one of its members the "Artist of The Month".  Trisha Adams had been so named for the month of June 2008, which means that her paintings are now being displayed in the Receptionist Office in the Newnan City Hall building.  This is the information provided by Gina Lau Snider, Newnan's Public Information Officer:

 

NEWNAN CITY HALL'S 'ARTIST OF THE MONTH' FOR JUNE 2008

  

Trisha Adams is named Newnan-Coweta Art Association's Artist of the month for June 2008.

 

Trisha has sought out classes and workshops since first picking up her first paintbrush 7 years ago. Adams believes firmly in challenging herself as an artist and constantly growing her skills.  She paints with watercolors and acrylics and also enjoys graphic and website design.   You can find her work in homes and businesses across the United States.   She also has 2 paintings in the Annual NCAA member Juried Art Exhibit which will be on display at the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts off Lower Fayetteville road.  The opening reception for this event is June 18, from 6:00 – 8:00pm.

 

At the urging of her friends, Trisha has also begun to teach. She currently instructs children and adults out of her home in Watercolor, and teaches occasional floor cloth workshops at local venues.

 

Trisha is the youngest of three siblings, and was born and raised in Oregon.  Trisha and her husband moved to Georgia 2001 and are very happy to call Newnan home. Adams is a stay at home wife and mother to three beautiful girls ages 8, 5 and 3. She finds endless inspiration through the eyes of her children. 

 

Trisha is a member and officer of the Newnan-Coweta Art Association.  NCAA meets the third Thursday of each month (from September through May at the Harriet Alexander Art Center on Hospital Road at 7:00pm. Visitors and new members are welcome. An art demonstration is presented each month.  Come and join the fun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gina

 

gina l. snider

Public Information Officer/ Assistant to City Manager

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P.O. Box 1193 (30263 -1193)

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Newnan, GA 30263

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[Coweta Arts Tidbits] Grantville Gospel Sing Returns To Depot in June

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Composed By:  Forrest W. Schultz  770-583-3258     schultz_forrest@yahoo.com

 

June 6, 2008

 

Grantville Gospel Sing For June Returns to Depot

 

     For the past several years one of the features of the Coweta arts scene has been the monthly Southern Country Gospel Music Sings held in the Grantville, which is a small city in southern Coweta County located at Exit 35 on Interstate 85, about an hour south of Atlanta. During the past year the Sings have been held at various places; in June they will return to their original venue -- the renovated Railroad Freight Depot adjacent to tracks at the end of Main Street. This concert will be held on Saturday June 28 beginning at 7 PM. The performers will be the Cleghorns from Warner Robins, the Christiannaires from LaGrange and

The atmosphere is informal, sort of like a picnic, and, in fact, refreshments are served, and you may get up from your seat whenever you wish and listen from outside if you want. There is no exact length to these concerts. They typically last about 3 hours.

 

     The organizer is Roy Smith who can be contacted by phone at 770-251-5621 or by email at depotsinging@yahoo.com.

 

 

 

[Coweta Arts Tidbits] NCAA To Award Scholarships at Arts Centre on June 18

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Composed By:  Forrest W. Schultz  770-583-3258     schultz_forrest@yahoo.com

 

June 6, 2008

 

NCAA To Award Scholarships On June 18 at Arts Centre

 

     The Newnan-Coweta Art Association (NCAA) has announced that its scholarships for this year will be presented during the Reception at its Annual Juried Art Exhibit on June 18 at the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts oc Coweta County.

 

     Here is the news release presented by the NCAA publicity chairman Robin Stewart:

 

Newnan-Coweta Art Association (in conjunction with the Grassroots Arts Program)

 

For Immediate Release

June 6, 2008

For more information, contact:

Pam Trued, Show Coordinator · 770-502-8512 · dtrued@charter.net

Robin Stewart, NCAA Publicity · 770-254-1332 · aviationart@att.net

 

Newnan Coweta Art Association to Recognize Scholarship Winners at Reception

Awards Ceremony, Reception, 40^th Birthday Celebration Slated for June 18

 

Each year the Newnan-Coweta Art Association (NCAA) awards three scholarships to local high school seniors who plan to pursue the arts in college. This year two of the winners are from Northgate High School and one hails from Newnan High.

 

Katherine Harkleroad and Leah Woodall, both of Northgate High School , along with Janelle Hines of Newnan High, are the 2008 NCAA Scholarship recipients. These young artists now have their work on display at The Centre for the Performing & Visual Arts in Newnan, as part of the NCAA's third annual juried member exhibit. The Program is supported in part by the Grassroots Arts Program of the Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly and in partnership with Arts Clayton.

 

Though all three received the scholarship during Honors night at their respective schools, the Newnan Coweta Art Association plans to publicly recognize each student and her artwork during the opening reception and awards ceremony on June 18, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Centre. The public is invited to attend. Hors d'oeuvres will be served. There is no charge for admission or parking.

 

Incorporated on June 18, 1968, the Newnan Coweta Art Association also plans to celebrate its 40^th birthday as part of opening reception festivities!

 

The Newnan Coweta Art Association is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to encourage and aid artists to produce original works of art of every type and character, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, ceramics, wood craft, drawing and metal crafts; to furnish the auspices for the display of such works in Coweta County and elsewhere; and to foster education and instruction in the creation and appreciation of works of art. The Newnan-Coweta Art Association can be found online at www.Newcaa.com.

 

Attachments/Photo cutlines & credits. High resolution files available upon request.

Presenting the 2008 NCAA Art Scholarship Winners:  Katherine Harkleroad of Northgate High School , Leah Woodall, also of Northgate, and Janelle Hines of Newnan High.

 

All photos courtesy NCAA. High resolution files available upon request.

 

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