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JB Community NewsANNUAL PICK & BOW RAFFLE KICKOFF SET NOV. 13 AT THE CRIMSON MOON"Will the Circle Be Unbroken," this year's raffle kickoff event benefitting the
students of the Georgia Pick & Bow Traditional Music School, will be held Sunday,
Nov. 13, at The Crimson Moon Café in Dahlonega. ...read more
Georgia Pick and Bow Traditional Music School - May 7, 2011Georgia Pick & Bow Traditional Music School, Dahlonega, will hold a week-long day camp of intensive music instruction for beginner through advanced musicians June 20-24. ...read more
15th Annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival - April 11, 2011Dahlonega's yearly celebration of Southern Appalachian culture will take place later this week when the 15th annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival will be staged on the town's Historic Public Square and in the adjacent Hancock Park...read more
15th Annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival - April 4, 2011The annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival in Dahlonega has the mission of preserving and celebrating the culture of the Southern Appalachians through the presentation of music, traditional craft and folkways...read more
15th Annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival - March 19, 2011The major sponsors have been announced for the 15th annual Bear On the Square Mountain Festival, which will be held the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, April 16-17, around the Historic Public Square in Dahlonega...read more
2011 Bear on the Square Mountain Festival - March 3, 2011Master Music Classes return to the Bear on the Square Mountain Festival on Friday, April 15. Festival organizers have once again teamed up with North Georgia College and State University (NGCSU) and the Southeast Bluegrass Association (SEBA) to bring in some top notch bluegrass and old-time musicians and instructors to lead the Friday classes this year...read more
2011 Bear on the Square Mountain Festival - February 26, 2011The 15th Annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival Live Country Auction, scheduled the evening of Friday, April 15, has added a silent auction...read more
Georgia Pick and Bow Traditional Music School - January 14, 2011Help keep the music alive for the children of the Georgia Pick & Bow Traditional Music School. The organization’s major fund-raising effort this year is the raffle of an original work of folk art which is also a fine playable musical instrument....read more
2011 Bear on the Square Mountain Festival - December 29, 2010If you’re a fan of old-time, bluegrass and gospel music from the Southern Appalachian region, the 15th annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival in Dahlonega, Ga., will be the place to be on Saturday and Sunday, April 16-17. ....read more
Gold Rush Chapter Trout Unlimited - November 19, 2010Although the fishing was slow at times because of cold weather, the 2nd annual Gold Rush Cup Fly Fishing Challenge did provide an exciting finish. ....read more
Gold Rush Chapter Trout Unlimited - October 24, 2010At least 12 teams have signed up to compete in the second annual Gold Rush Fly Fishing Challenge, which is coming up soon on the beautiful and picturesque waters of the Chestatee River....read more
Trout Unlimited’s Gold Rush Chapter Expands Annual Fly Fishing Challenge to Two-Day EventThe Gold Rush Chapter of Trout Unlimited, based in Dahlonega, Ga., has decided to expand its annual Gold Rush Cup Fly Fishing Challenge into a two-day event this year. The second annual event will take place this fall on the beautiful and picturesque waters of the Chestatee River...read more
9th Annual Georgia Wine Country Festival at Three Sisters
Offers Two Days of Fine Wine, Folk Art, Live Music and Family Fun
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THE ROSIN SISTERS are the headliners for this year's Georgia Pick & Bow raffle
kickoff event. Also performing will be students from the Pick & Bow program.
THE GEORGIA Pick & Bow Traditional Music School is planning its first Summer Music Camp in June.
RURAL FELICITY Garland Dancers, shown performing at last year's Bear on the Square Mountain Festival, are expected to return for the 2011 festivities. This group is one of the dance team from the John C. Campbell Folk School.
BLACKSMITH DEMONSTRATES his craft in John C. Campbell Folk School section of Mountain Marketplace during 2010 Bear on the Square Mountain Festival.
FOLK ARTIST Billy Roper donated this painting for the Live Country Auction at this year's Bear on the Square Mountain Festival.
FOLK ART bass fiddle is both a work of art and a fine playable instrument.
GOLD RUSH Cup Challenge winners were Team Rio members Corey Roberts of Dalton and Jackie Gooch of Gainesville. Roberts was also the Best Angler in the professional division. From left are Fred Ruppel, immediate past president of the Gold Rush Chapter of Trout Unlimited; Roberts; Gooch; and Sherman Head, president of the Gold Rush Chapter. (Photos by Kenny Simmons)
HAMP CROSS and Chuck Head of Team Unicoi Outfitters, who placed first in the inaugural Gold Rush Cup Challenge, are shown during last year's competition. (Photo by Kenny Simmons)
ATTENDEES SHOWN enjoying activities at Georgia Wine Country Festival, held at Three
Sisters Vineyards & Winery in Lumpkin County, Ga.
REPLACEMENT BEAR is unveiled by Dahlonega Mayor Gary McCullough during Thursday morning ceremony on town's Historic Public Square. (Photos by Margo Booth)
GOURD CHICKENS were created by Mountain Marketplace artists Tim and
Karen Chambers of Highlands, N. C.
LOCAL FOLK artist and Bear on the Square Heritage Sponsor Billy Roper, right, presents three paintings to Bear on the Square committee members for auction at the festival's Live Country Auction, scheduled for Friday night, April 16. Roper, who has a story behind every painting, shares his story about the painting he is holding, "Flowers on a Windowsill," with, from left, Laura J. LaTourette, CFP®, whose firm North Georgia Wealth Management Group is sponsoring this year's auction; Melanie Pruitt, the festival's Auction Chair, and Glenda Pender, Bear on the Square president. On the table are two additional paintings Roper has donated to the auction, "Subconscious Bird with Flowers," left, and "The Head-dress/The Lawyer." A work in progress, an owl being carved out of cottonwood, sits on the table. It will also be available for auction as will a fourth painting of Roper's.
MIKE COMPTON will be among the Master Class Workshop instructors on Friday of this year's Bear on the Square Festival.
MICHAEL CLEVELAND & Flamekeeper will be featured in the MainStage Tent during the 2010 Bear on the Square Festival.
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