Arts & Culture

Mayfest to be held May 4

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, April 15th, 2013, 10:17am

CARROLLTON, Ga. -- This year's Mayfest Arts and Crafts Festival will be Saturday, May 4 in downtown Carrollton.

The fun will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. among the historic buildings on Adamson Square.

Activities include showings from more than 150 vendors from all over the Southeast, not to mention food and a special section for children.

Visit carrolltonmainstreet.com for more information.

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The Good Lovelies to perform at UWG

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, April 8th, 2013, 11:42am

CARROLLTON, Ga. -- Canadian folk trio The Good Lovelies will perform at the University of West Georgia this weekend.

The Good Lovelies -- Caroline Brooks, Kerri Ough and Sue Passmore -- play a wide range of instruments and cover several different musical genres in their upbeat shows. They have been invited to perform at folk festivals all over the world.

The show will be Saturday, Apr. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at UWG's Dangle Theater. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and military, and $15 for children.

To buy tickets, call the box office at 678-839-4722 or visit townsendcenter.org.

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Neon Trees, Phillip Phillips to perform at UWG

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Friday, March 29th, 2013, 10:23am

Neon Trees, Phillip Phillips to perform at UWG

CARROLLTON, Ga. -- The University of West Georgia has announced the lineup for its 2013 Spring Concert.

Alt-rock band Neon Trees is this year's headliner. Georgia native Phillip Phillips, who won Season 11 of "American Idol," is also scheduled to perform.

The concert will be held Friday, Apr. 19 at 8 p.m. in the UWG Coliseum. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 on the day of the show. Visit townsendcenter.org to learn more and reserve a seat.

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Mill Town Music Hall to host Newsong

Submitted by Rob Kremer on Wednesday, March 27th, 2:44 pm

BREMEN, Ga. – Mill Town Music Hall welcomes Newsong on Saturday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. Newsong will sing hits from their 30 years together. Located in Bremen (1031 Alabama Avenue), the venue focuses on wholesome family music and events.

Newsong is one of the leading Contemporary Christian groups in the country. The group has received eight GMA Dove Award nominations and one Grammy nomination. Some of their more recognized hits include The Christmas Shoes, When God Made You and The Same God. With more than 18 albums including their recently released Swallow the Ocean, they are among the most prolific and successful acts in the genre.

Tickets for the show are $25 for premium reserved, $20 for reserved in advance and $20 general admission, which can be purchased in the following ways:

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4 UWG students among Peachtree Road Race finalists

Submitted by Douglas County Sentinel, Online News

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013, 10:48am

4 UWG students among Peachtree Road Race finalists

CARROLLTON, Ga. -- As 60,000 people cross the finish line at the AJC Peachtree Road Race in July, they will be handed a T-shirt that has an 80 percent chance of being designed by a University of West Georgia student.

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Bremen BRIDGE Festival to benefit Health of West Ga.

Submitted by Rob Kremer on Friday, March 15th, 9:25 am

BREMEN, Ga. – West Georgians are encouraged to make a difference in their community through their voices and feet on Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13. The BRIDGE Fest is celebrating its sixth anniversary with “The Sing-off” competition and a 5K Race. Hosted for the second year at Mill Town Music Hall (1031 Alabama Ave.), the series of events will benefit BRIDGE, a local campaign designed to fight drugs in West Georgia. BRIDGE (Build Recovery in Drug Gripped Environments) provides assistance and education to pre-teens and teens in finding the right path to a drug-free life. In addition, the campaign exposes adults to treatment options and support available to families affected by this epidemic in West Georgia.

This annual family celebration will hold activities throughout the weekend that the whole family can enjoy:

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Ice Age expert to lecture at UWG

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, February 25th, 2013, 12:37pm

CARROLLTON, Ga. -- An anthropology professor at Texas A&M University will lecture on the Ice Age at the University of West Georgia this week.

Ted Goebel's talk, "Ice Age Peopling of the Americas: Do Stones, Bones, and Genes Tell the Same Story?" will be held Thursday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. in the humanities building. It is free and open to the public.

"The Department of Anthropology is proud to bring world-renowned scholars such as Dr. Ted Goebel to UWG," Ashley Smallwood, director of UWG's Antonio J. Waring Jr. Archaeological Laboratory, said in a statement. "It's an opportunity to bring the community and campus together to explore important topics in anthropology."

Goebel is associate director of Texas A&M's Center for the Study of the First Americans. He recently co-edited From the Yenisei to the Yukon: Interpreting Lithic Assemblage Variability, a book about some of the first settlers in what is now America.

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