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Spring blooms throughout Roswell's historic district and all along the Chattahoochee River, trails and boardwalks with 28th Great American Cover-Up Quilt Show, Historic Downtown Roswell Alive After 5 - an exciting evening of music, shopping and dining, and Roswell's 20th Annual Colors Festival of Arts...

The Dahlonega Arts Council & Lumpkin County Schools  Invite you to the annual  Lumpkin County Student Art Exhibit at The Cannery Art Center March 13-28, 2010...

Bring your laptop to this year’s Winter Chautauqua and leave with a Facebook page, Twitter account and a Blog of your very own. The theme of the 2010 conference for travel and tourism professionals is “Back to Basics” with an emphasis on promoting business through inexpensive, and often free, marketing techniques. The 20th Annual Winter Chautauqua, hosted by the Northeast Georgia Mountains Travel Association takes place March 14-15 at the Dillard House in Dillard Georgia. Each year the conference transfers between the Northwest Georgia Historic High Country and the NEGMTA...

March is the month when French speakers and Francophiles from around the world unite to celebrate the French language and the diversity of francophone cultures. It is a time when they come together to celebrate their shared heritage. It is the Francophonie Festival. On this occasion, the Atlanta Francophonie Committee* invites Atlantans to take part in the celebration March 19-25. From a Francophone Film Festival at the High Museum of Art and the Midtown Arts Cinema, to a Friendship Sunday brunch at Carlyle House (Norcross, GA) and a business breakfast on “Doing Business with Francophone Countries” at Emory University, there’ll be something for everyone. However, in light of the tragic earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12, 2010, the Francophonie Festival will carry an especially important meaning this year...

March 19-21: Winegrowers of Georgia Spring Wine Highway Weekend. Purchase a $20 pass and visit nine North Georgia wineries. For the special weekend only, Tiger Mountain offers barrel tastings of the '08 Cabernet Franc and discounts on purchases of the award winning '06 Cabernet Franc...

Celebrate cask ale at its finest at SweetWater’s Brew Your Cask Off festival on Saturday, March 20 from 6 to 10 p.m. 75 special guest brewers, including local celebrities, home brewers, retailers and charities, will create their own one-of-a-kind cask for festival attendees to sample and judge...

If you have never attended, don't miss out! It is a tasting extravaganza of more than twenty local restaurants, all in one fabulous location, the commons area of Lumpkin County High School...

Come and and enjoy The Dawson Forest Canoe Trip on March 27,  Sea Kayak Weekend comes to the county on April 24-25 for exploring beautiful Lake Lanier, The Festival of Arts, April 18-25, Springtime in Cumming Arts and Crafts Show...

April, the city's month-long celebration of the arts - ArtsSpring - gets underway on April 17. Held in various venues throughout Sandy Springs, it features music, drama, poetry, gardens and more. Cost: Varies. Hours: Daily through May 17...

Tour Giverny, the 40th Annual Decorators’ Show House & Gardens, featuring 29 of Atlanta’s top interior and landscape designers, beginning Saturday, April 17 through Sunday, May 9. All proceeds benefit the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Learning Community, the largest provider of music education in the Southeast.Tickets cost $25, or $20 on or before Friday, April 16...

Attend an Orientation Meeting to Learn About our Homeownership Program and to Get an Application Sunday, April 18th, 2010 at 1:30 PM...

All five senses are given a treat when this town with 750 acres of parkland and seven shopping districts reawakens in the spring with festival fun: 12th Annual Touch A Truck on April 24, 14th Annual Mayor's Challenge 5K/10K Road Race, and  The Alpharetta Arts StreetFest...

Please join the Sawnee Woman’s Club at 7:00 on Friday, April 30th, 2010. This year’s Derby Day event will be held at The Reid Barn which is located at 6844 Majors Road in Cumming, Georgia. Wear your best derby hat for the Best Hat Contest! Enjoy wine tasting, dinner by Tam’s Backstage, live music, casino and a fantastic silent auction...

Sawnee Artists Association will present its first annual Show of Hands 3-D Art Exhibit & Sale on Friday, May 21st at the Historic Brannon-Heard House located at 111 Pilgrim Mill Road in downtown Cumming. The show, which runs through Sunday, May 23rd and features three-dimensional, original artwork crafted by local artists, will include sculpture, ceramics, textiles, wood, glass, metal and other forms of three-dimensional artwork for sale to the public...

This is the first time the Sawnee Artists have featured three dimensional work together in one show. Having it in the historic Brannon-Heard House in downtown Cumming makes it very unique. Members and non-members are invited to participate...

This show will feature local and area artists with pottery, sculpture, woodcraft, fibre, glass and metalworks…all original and all for sale. This is the first time the Sawnee Artists have featured three dimensional work together in one show. Having it in the historic Brannon-Heard House in downtown Cumming makes it very unique...

The Dawson County Arts Council is scheduled to host the Sawnee Artists Association's 9th annual Bellezza exhibition at the Bowen Center for the Arts, 334 Highway 9 North in Dawsonville, Georgia from Sunday, July 4 through Saturday, July 31, 2010. The show will feature original paintings, photography, sculpture and pottery created by SAA members...