Milledgeville Market Place.  A Downtown Farmers Market and a Milledgeville Main Street Project, opens on Tuesday, May 4th and is scheduled to run through October 2010. The market will be held every Tuesday, 4pm - 7pm.

Deep Roots Festival - Saturday, October 23, 2010, Milledgeville, GA. Deep Roots is a cultural arts and music festival that is located in historic downtown Milledgeville and composed of regional and national talents, artists, and vendors. It beckons travelers from all over with an antique car show, live entertainment ranging from bluegrass to rock-and-roll, artist market, and a KidZone. The festival will also once again hold a MBN sanctioned BBQ cook-off contest featuring the ever-popular People's Choice award that will draw BBQ connoisseurs from around the Southeast.

Our artist market is sure to be largest yet featuring vendors from all over the Southeast and once again, the GCSU Art Department. Here festival goers can experience live demonstrations, face painting, caricatures, tie-dye and even purchase local students art!

Haunted Trolley Tours - October 25-28, 2010, Millegeville, GA. Would you like to see the darker side of Milledgeville? Then take a ride on Milledgeville's 10th Annual Haunted Trolley Tour!Sponsored by the Convention & Visitors Bureau, the tour will be haunting the residents of Milledgeville, October 25-28 with two tours each evening at 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm. This year's event will introduce some new ghosts and the ever-popular "adults only" tour. The latter tour will feature stories and characters that might not be suitable for the faint of heart! The ghosts of times past will once again come to life as visitors come aboard the trolley.

Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, October 1 and will be available at the Convention & Visitor's Bureau office located at 200 West Hancock Street.

Old Governor's Mansion Christmas Candlelight Tours - December 4 - 23, 2010, Milledgeville,GA. Come and celebrate a true Antebellum Christmas at the Old Governor's Mansion! Witness the Mansion transform into a scene from the 1800's. From December 4th thru 23rd, it will be featuring true Antebellum decor and they will also be hosting several candlelight tours throughout the month. Regular tours are held on the hour daily. Please call 478-445-4545 for updated tour information. 

Second Sunday Brunch is an event coordinated by the College Hill Alliance in Macon, GA. Located in Washington Park, Second Sunday Brunch includes free live music every month and is open to the public. Summer hours 6-8pm. Bring your family and friends and don't forget your blanket so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy the live music. Bring your own picnic or buy a delicious boxed brunch from Michael's on Mulberry for $5. Second Sunday Brunch is brought to you FREE thanks to Knight Neighborhood Challenge grants. For more information visit: www.collegehillmacon.com

11th Annual Bragg Jam Festival -  July 30-31, 2010, Macon, GA. This premier summer music and arts festival will benefit the Ocmulgee Heritage Trail in historic downtown Macon. Annual event favorites include the Moonlight Miles 5K Fun Run/Walk, Patron's Kick-Off Party, Bragg Jam's Arts & Kids Fest and Bragg Jam's signature Concert Crawl featuring over 40 live musical performances at a variety of Macon venues.  For more information visit: www.braggjam.org/

Spirits in October - October, 21-23 / 28-30, 2010, Macon, GA. Events include walking tours of Historic Riverside Cemetery featuring costumed actors portraying some of the interesting historic figures interred there as well as trolley tours of downtown Macon and Riverside Cemetery focusing on spirited adventures and adventurous spirits who inhabited the area. Wine and cheese reception at Macon Public Mausoleum.

Civil War Christmas - Cannonball House, December 18, 5:00pm - 9:00pm, Macon, GA. The candlelit Cannonball House, adorned with simple natural decorations, becomes a stage for soldiers and their families on the home front on Christmas Eve of 1862. Come and visit with living historians, both civilian and military, and experience the sights and sounds of the Christmas observance of 1862, when Georgians were hopeful of the war's end. Hear festive Christmas music and interesting stories. Participate in period games and activities for the whole family. 

Knoxville Bottom Kiln Firing & Pottery Sale - Saturday, December 4, 2010,  10:00 am. The kiln will be fired on November 21 beginning around 8:30 am and the sale will be on December 4 with numbers being handed out at 10:00 am and the actual sale starting at 1:00 pm. 

The Knoxville Bottom Kiln is located just west of the historic Crawford County Courthouse on Highway 42 (1 mile east of Roberta).   For more information please contact Crawford County Historical Society President, Elaine Westberry at 478-836-3029 or visit: http://www.crawfordcountyhistoricalsociety.org/

Crawford County Community Market - Saturdays, 9:00am - 2:00 pm. Held on the Knoxville Courthouse Square the Market is open from June - Novemember. Vendors are always welcome - if you made it, if you grew it, you can sell it at the Market! For more information about the Market contact crawfordmarket@ymail.com or 478-957-1209.

4th of July Celebration with Diamond Rio - Warner Robins. The Air Force Reserve Command Band Independence Day Celebration at the McConnell-Talbert Stadium in Warner Robins. Bring Your family, friends, picnic baskets and chairs to enjoy an evening of music tribute to the nation with Diamond Rio, followed by fireworks. Gates open at 6:00 p.m.

21st Annual Georgia National Fair - October 7-17, 2010, Perry, GA. Come celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Georgia National Fair. The award-winning Georgia National Fair features concerts, midway rides, livestock exhibits, arts and crafts exhibits, lots of free entertainment and the best of all "fair" food. You can find all the information you need at www.georgianationalfair.com.

Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival - October 16-17, 2010, 10:00am - 5:00pm.  Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival was named one of the Top 20 Events in the Southeast, and also one of the Top 100 Events in North America. Voted "Favorite Arts and Crafts Festival in Georgia." Come and see Nationally acclaimed artists, craftsmen & entertainers. This is where you will see "the way things used to be."  Admission: Adults, $5; Children, $1.  FREE Parking. NO Pets.  For information call:  478-922-8265 or visit http://www.mossycreekfestival.com/.

Jarrell Plantation Events:

Ol' Time 4th at Jarrell Plantation.  Demonstrations of traditional crafts and skills. Competitions in 3-legged race, sack race, egg toss and tug-of-war. A reading of the Declaration of Independence will be at noon. $3.50-$5.00. 478-986-5172.

Syrup Making and Storytellin' - Saturday, Nov 13, 2010, 10:30 am - 3:30 PM. The traditional syrup cook off was an important fall event on middle Georgia farms and featured family and community gatherings for work and play. This program brings the event back to life with demonstrations of the sugar cane mill, syrup kettle, steam engine, wood stove cooking and story tellin'. $3.50 - $5. 478-986-5172.

Plantation Christmas - Saturday, December 11, 2010, 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Take an afternoon stroll through two of the Jarrell family homes with traditional decoration and natural greenery. Stories, music and refreshments included. $3.50-$5.00. 478-986-5172.

Forsyth-Monroe County Farmers' Market, Every Friday, 12 noon - 6pm. Held downtown Forsyth every Friday from May 7th through October 29th. Location - N. Jackson Street & West Morse Street. Rain location - 68 N. Lee Street (Old City Hall Welcome Center).

Fort Valley Farmers Market, Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday through the Fall, 8:00am - 5:00pm. Located in by the historic Passenger Depot in Downtown Fort Valley. For more information or to become a vendor, please contact Fort Valley Main Street at 478-825-5986.

Cow and Calf Art Show - October 22-24, 2010,  Byron, GA. Held at the Byron Municipal Complex Conference Center, this juried fine art and photography show features artistic creations from not only Georgia but the world. Sponsored by the Byron CVB, Byron Better Hometown and the Station One and One Half Arts and Cultural Council. For more information contact the Byron Better Hometown at 478-956-5555.

Byron Christmas Parade - Saturday, December 4, 2010. Parade route is through downtown Byron on Main Street. For more information contact the Byron Better Hometown at 478-956-5555.

Old Opera House Events. To purchase tickets for any of the following performances or for more information please contact the Hawkinsville-Pulaski Arts Council at 478-783-1884 or visit http://www.hawkinsvilleoperahouse.com/upcoming.htm.

Ronnie McDowell - September 11, 2010, 7:30 pm. Tickets: $28.00. www.ronniemcdowell.com

Ocmulgee Symphony Orchestra: Amadeus and Friends - September 19, 2010, 2:00 pm. Tickets $30.00.

Georgia Big Band presents: The Glenn Miller Christmas Concert - November 30, 2010, 7:30 pm. Tickets: $10.00. www.georgiabigband.com.

2nd Annual Briar Patch Arts Festival, Downtown Eatonton - Saturday, October 30, 2010 - 10:00am - 2:00pm. Festival features some of the Southeast’s best artisans specializing in many different mediums including painting, pottery, woodturning, photography, handmade crafts and much much more! There are also fun events for the kids including a costume contest and ghost hunt. Make sure to come hungry and try out the wonderful food vendors as well. For more information contact: 706-749-9150 or visit www.eatontonbht.com.

Dedication Ceremony of Rock Hawk Park on Lake Oconee - Friday, November 5, 2010 - 3:00pm. The dedication of the thousand-acre Rock Hawk Park on Lake Oconee (effigy, interpretive centers, educational trails as well as camping, boating, swimming and fishing)  will be held at the effigy parking lot off Lawrence Shoals Park Rd. (GA 16 to Wallace Dam on Lake Oconee to Lawrence Shoals Park Rd.).  Parking is remote (with van service) so please arrive early.  There will be federal, state and local leaders/officials in attendance with brief talks from UGA, Georgia College officials and others, with surprise presentations.  Refreshments will be served and tours of the interpretive centers (indoor and outdoor) are encouraged. For more information please contact the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce at 706-485-7701.

Art at the Rock, Rock Eagle 4-H Center - Saturday and Sunday, November 20-21, 2010. The Rock Eagle 4-H Center near Eatonton is hosting the second annual Art at the Rock juried art show and marketplace Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 20-21, 2010. It features 70 potters, painters, wood carvers, iron workers, jewelers and many other artists in an indoor show, as well as a marketplace for Georgia grown and Georgia made products. Come for Rock Eagle’s famous Sunday lunch! The festival will be open 10-4 on Saturday and 11:30-4 on Sunday. For more information, go to http://www.rockeagle4h.org/ART or call Tina Maddox at 706/484-2873.

Eatonton Christmas Parade and Seasonal Celebration - Saturday, December 4, 2010. Come, shop, visit with Santa Claus, watch the parade, listen to Christmas music and watch the lighting of the tree. For additional information call Eatonton Better Hometown at 706-749-9150 or visit www.eatontonbht.com.

New Book Available!

Lee and Jackson's Bloody Twelfth.  The Letters of Irby Goodwin Scott, First Lieutenant, Company G, Putnam Light Infantry, Twelfth Georgia Volunteer Infantry by Johnnie P. Pearson.   Irby was born and raised in Putnam County and returned to Putnam after the war where he farmed, served as a commissioner of roads and revenue and raised his family.  His home is now the Rock Eagle 4-H Center property.

Available from the University of Tennessee Press.  Please contact the author, Johnnie P. Pearson at anv.12thga@embarqmail.com for more information or to purchase the publication.

Historic Richland Baptist Church Homecoming - Saturday, October 2, 2010, 12:00 noon, Jeffersonville, GA.

11th Annual Fall Line Festival - October 2, 2010, Gordon, GA. Featuring a 5K Run, Skippin and Poppin Tractor Show, Car Show and many other family fun activities.

Gordon Historic Cemetery Tours - October 22-23 and October 29-30. For more information please contact Gordon Better Hometown at 478-628-1114 or gordonbetterhometown@yahoo.com or visit www.gordonbht.org.