Winter Wine Highway Weekend - December 11, 12, 13

The Winegrowers Association of Georgia will hold its first Winter Wine Highway Weekend December 11-13. Plan ahead to take a break from the holiday hustle and bustle and spend a few days in the northeast Georgia mountains where you can find unique and authentic "Georgia Made/Georgia Grown" items for everyone on your gift list!

For more information on the Wine Highway Weekend, please visit www.georgiawine.com

Foxfire Fall Heritage Festival

The fifteenth annual Foxfire Fall Heritage Festival next Saturday, September 26, features old-fashioned fun, food, crafts, and music.

The festival is set up at Dillard City Hall, next to the world famous Dillard House. From 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., festival-goers will experience over 35 exhibits and demonstrations such as pottery, cornshuck dolls, crocheted and knitted items, berry basket making, woodworking, broom-making, flint knapping, blacksmithing, corn-shuck chair-bottoming, folk art painting, nature & wildlife photography, hand-made jewelry, stained glass, railroad history, and more. Foxfire Magazine students will also be present to autograph and sell their current and back issues.

A raffle of donated items by local and regional businesses will be featured along with great mountain music by The Foxfire Boys, as well as other bluegrass and gospel groups. Good food will also be available until sold out. Admission: $4, ages 11 up; children age six to ten, $2. All proceeds benefit Foxfire’s Local Educational Programs. www.foxfire.org

U-Pick Raspberries

Tiger Mountain Orchards in Tiger has raspberries at $2.00 per pint (u-pick). Sunrise to sunset, seven days a week. Call 706-782-3290 for additional information.

HARVEST, HARVEST, HARVEST

In September, every weekend, come to Tiger Mountain Vineyards for the harvest. Call 706-782-4777 to help pick grapes and earn a bottle of wine! www.tigerwine.com

Fund Raiser at Mountain Lakes Med. Center

Jewelry Show: Mountain Lakes Medical Center, Tuesday, Sept. 1 9am-4pm. There will be a wide selection of stylish costume jewelry ($5.00 for each piece). This fundraiser benefits the hospital Auxiliary. For information on this event or how to become a Volunteer please call 706-212-0230.

Brain Basics Seminar

Misplacing things? Trouble concentrating?
Over 30 and wishing you could give your brain a tune-up?
Register today for BRAIN BASICS a Fit Brain, Fluid Mind Seminar

TUESDAY, August 18 — 10am to 1pm
Center on Warwoman
Clayton, GA
Program founder Karen S. Bentley, Ph.D., of Clayton, is a speaker, consultant and writer whose career is based on presenting practical solutions that help people build better lives.
Space is limited. Please register before 8/12/09 by mailing your $40 check and full contact information (name, email, phone, street address) to:
Karen Bentley, PhD
6398 Hwy. 76 West
Clayton, GA 30525
Fee is not refundable after 8/15/09, but may be applied to the next Fit Brain, Fluid Mind program. Additional information: OR 706-782-5945 (9am - 5pm).

Dark Sky North Georgia Meeting

The next meeting of Dark Sky North Georgia will be held at Tallulah Falls Lodge Monday August 17, 6:30 PM. An informative and educational presentation will be given, with Q&A and open discussion to follow. Scheduled to attend are Board members from HEMC, City Council members, GA Power representatives, members of Lake Burton Assn., and so on. If you only make one meeting this year, this is the one! Warm cookies and refreshments provided!