Christian City’s Graceland Thrift Store Grand Opening
May 22, 2013 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Things to Do
Join Christian City’s Board of Trustees, along with Mr. Truett Cathy and other special guests, as they celebrate the grand opening of the new and improved Graceland Thrift Store located on the Christian City campus at 7425 Red Oak Road in Union City. The event will be held on Thursday, May 23rd from 4:00pm-7:00pm with [...]
Southern Crescent Chorale Holds Auditions
May 16, 2013 by Fayette Woman
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The Southern Crescent has a reputation for excellence and achievement in the south metro area arts community. An auditioned community chorus, the Chorale’s mission is to enrich its communities and provide talented and interested singers an opportunity to perform a variety of challenging choral literature with high performance standards. Chorale members hail from seven different [...]
Cruise for a Cure! Relay for Life – Fri May 17th
May 14, 2013 by Fayette Woman
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Want to go on a cruise that you don’t have to worry about getting seasick or being stuck at sea? Then join us on Friday, May 17th as we go “Cruisin’ For A Cure” with the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Fayette County. This year’s Relay For Life event is being held at [...]
Southern-Fried Sleuthing
May 9, 2013 by Jill Prouty
Filed under Blogs, Etcetera, Jill Prouty, Things to Do
Peachtree City Library will host a book signing with local mystery author Larissa Reinhart on Saturday, May 18, at 2 p.m. Reinhart’s latest, Still Life in Brunswick Stew (Henery Press, 2013), is the second installment in her Cherry Tucker Mystery series. The first book in the series, Portrait of a Dead Guy (Henery Press, 2012), [...]
2013 Mother of the Year~ Kristi Awtrey Peterson
May 8, 2013 by Maggie Zerkus
Filed under Etcetera, Family, Good Stories
It is a great honor each year to read all the wonderful nomination letters our readers send for the Fayette Woman and The Citizen Mother of the Year contest. We wish everyone could be the winner. A few of the nominations tugged a bit at our heart strings, and Kristi’s was one of those. Kristi [...]
2013 Mother of the Year ~ Brenda Byrd
May 8, 2013 by Maggie Zerkus
Filed under Etcetera, Family, Good Stories
Fayette Woman and the Citizen are very proud to announce the winners of our 2013 Mother of the Year Contest. We recieved so many wonderful letters and it was difficult to choose a winner. But, we are happy to announce the winner in our 65 and over age group is Brenda Byrd. Brenda was nominated [...]
Centre Masterworks Youth Chorale Traveling to Scotland
May 8, 2013 by Fayette Woman
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On Saturday night, May 4, Masterworks Chorale presented its final concert of the season, “Music of the Big Band Era,” featuring guest band “Still Swinging” and the Centre Masterworks Youth Chorale. At the concert, Newnan Mayor Keith Brady presented CMYC’s director, Millie Lanier Turek, with an official invitation to CMYC to represent Newnan in a [...]
Free Film Series at Fayette Library Starts May 15
May 3, 2013 by Fayette Woman
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On Wednesday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m., the Fayette County Public Library launches a new series of free film screenings for adults, set to run through August. The public is invited to “Dig into Documentaries” all summer long, with a selection of eight films covering a wide variety of true-to-life topics. The goal of the [...]
Southern Crescent Chorale’s Hooray for Hollywood May 11
April 24, 2013 by Fayette Woman
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Hooray for Hollywood JANICE FOLSOM, Director Kim Bowers-Rheay Baran, Guest Soloist Accompanied by Steve Shivers and The Jazz League Saturday, May 11, 2013 8:00 p.m. Southern Ground Amphitheater Fayetteville, GA Tickets: $15 Adults • $12 Students & Seniors (60 and up) Group Price: 20 or more, $2 off each ticket • Must be bought in [...]
Ronda Rich Speaks at Cancer Survivor Dinner May 10th
April 24, 2013 by Fayette Woman
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Ronda Rich to deliver keynote speech at American Cancer Society and Piedmont Fayette Hospital Cancer Survivor Dinner The American Cancer Society and Piedmont Fayette Hospital will host its annual Cancer Survivor Dinner on Friday, May 10, 2013 beginning a 5:30 p.m. at a new location for the 2013 event; New Hope Baptist Church South [...]
Mother of the Year — Enter by April 23!
April 18, 2013 by Fayette Woman
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Should someone you know be Mother of the Year? Let us know! The deadline for Fayette County’s 11th annual Mother of the Year Contest, coordinated by The Citizen newspapers and Fayette Woman magazine, is midnight April 23. Valuable prize packages for three winning moms are provided this year by Atlanta Market Furniture & Accessories, Atlanta [...]
Fayette County Earth Day Festival Events
April 16, 2013 by Fayette Woman
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Fayette County Earth Day Festival is celebrating its 6th year of fun and educational activities for the entire family centered on the common good of our environment. Citizens can participate in educational presentations and exhibits, the Green Market with eco-friendly products and services, student contests, live entertainment, food, games and crafts for children of all [...]