Northside Woman March 2012

MARCH 2012

IRISH

Comfort Food A twist on Southern favorites page 22

sisters STYLE Weddings are a family affair page 6

Shamrockin’ for a Cure Alpharetta bash benets Cystic Fibrosis page 12

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Candy Waylock began working for Appen Newspapers in 1997, primarily as a reporter covering education issues for the weekly publications. She earned her degree in Journalism from Bradley University in 1987 and has been a member of the media ever since. In 2007, Candy helped launch Northside Woman magazine and continues to be a part of each monthly publication. She lives in Alpharetta with her husband, three children and a houseful of rescued pets!

IO HOTOSYNTHESIS STUD

Katie VanBrackle editorial kvanbrackle@bellsouth.net Katie VanBrackle inherited a strong creative itch from her artist mother. Too impatient to paint, she chooses instead to capture the human spirit on the page with words. Using her journalism degree from UGA, she enjoys exploring the amazing, brave, funny, generous things people do.

Katie lives in Milton with her husband and two sons. She dashes between schools, church and sports fields as a volunteer and depends on her sense of humor and girls’ nights out to stay sane.

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The radiant bride-to-be on our cover is Mary Anne Mahone who will marry Brian Langman

in Alpharetta next month. Joining her for a photo shoot at Treasures Formals in Roswell are mother-of-the-bride Anne Mahone and sister Laura Mahone. Mary Anne is wearing a gown

by David Tutera for Mon Cheri ($1,348).

Kelly Brooks production manager kelly@northfulton.com Raised in New Jersey and Tennessee, the product of a Northern mother and a Southern father, Kelly Brooks can’t help but explore every side of the story. In 2006, she earned a bachelor ’s degree in telecommunication arts from the University of Georgia. After working as a reporter, she attended the University of Maryland, where she earned a master ’s in multimedia journalism and took a liking to graphic design. She has been a production artist for Appen since 2010.

of wedding plans for my oldest son and going in several different directions at once. Last year, our annual March edition of Northside Woman featured my lovely daughter-in-law; and I’m thrilled to feature another beautiful bride who I’ve known for many years on this month’s cover.

Through the process of finding the perfect dress for the wedding, I met the Williams family at Treasures Formals in Roswell. The story of how they came to own their business was meet the Williams sisters and their mother in this issue, and get a full sense of their amazing strength.

Devon Morgan opened PhotoSynthesis Studio in 2004 after graduating with a photojournalism degree from the University of Georgia. To complement the documentary style she learned in school, Morgan studied with local photographers to master the subtle nuances of fine art portraiture, giving her clients a cohesive blend of natural emotion and beautiful lighting. She lives in Peachtree Corners with her St. Bernard, Stella. See her work at www.PhotoSynthesisAtlanta.com.

Christina Appen christina@northsidewoman.com

What a difference a year makes! Last year, during our March issue, I was in the midst

both inspiring and tragic, and I knew their story had to be told in Northside Woman. You will

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publisher

publisher’snote

March is the month when we all get to be Irish, at least for a day. Our Good Eats column introduces Judith McLoughlin, a talented Scots-Irish cook who sees many similarities between her native Northern Ireland and her new home in Roswell, especially in the areas of food and hospitality.

The Irish-at-heart can also party for a great cause on March 10, when Shamrockin' for a Cure comes to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Alpharetta. Two brothers with Cystic Fibrosis inspired this energetic fundraiser, organized by a local associate publisher

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mom who felt called to make a difference.

And speaking of Ireland, our beauty writer, Cynthia Morrison Eike, is on an extended visit to Ireland and writes about the beauty and styles of the Irish in her monthly column. When it all comes down to it, women and their ideals of style don’t differ much, regardless of the geography!

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W Williams family creates memories for a lifetime through Treasures Formals

edding ishes

By CANDY WAYLOCK

candy@northsidewoman.com For nearly a decade, the Williams family has been a part of thousands of celebrations and joyous occasions for families across the metro area.

While the quartet of three sisters and their mother may not have attended each event in person, the wedding gowns and formal dresses they sell through their business, Treasures Formals and Bridal in Roswell, have often stolen the show.

Daughters Lauren, Bonnie and Hayley, and their mother, Vickie, have fused their love of their business with their strong faith that guides them in everything they do.

“Opening any business is intimidating and difficult, but our store is really a miracle that God has allowed us to participate in,” said Lauren Williams.

“We’re conscious every day of the fact that we wouldn’t be doing what

we

ALL PHOTOS BY DEVON MORGAN/PHOTOSYNTHESIS STUDIO Top: Rows of wedding gowns at Treasures Formals in Roswell. Above: The Williams family has owned and operated Treasures Formals since 2003. They include, mother Vickie, second from left, and daughters, from left, Lauren, Haylie and Bonnie. Left: Wedding and formal shoes on display.

love without Him paving every step of the way.”

Lauren and Bonnie began working in the formal wear industry years ago, but it took a family tragedy to open Treasures Formals as a family business.

immediately.

“Our parents had always been entrepreneurial minded, and we had talked with them about one

“[Bonnie and I] fell in love with [the formal

day opening our own business,” recalls Lauren.

wear] business and our parents commented

“After my father [died] God made it very clear

that if we could work the crazy retail hours,

that it was time to pursue opening our own store.

stand all day, skip lunch, come home worn out,

Leaving a legacy was very important.”

only to fall asleep talking about dresses and

Bonnie and Lauren, brought sister Hayley and

wake up talking about dresses, then this is what

mother Vicki into the formal wear business and

we needed to do as a career, and as a business,”

opened Treasures Formals in 2003. Over the past

said Lauren.

When their father was unexpectedly killed in

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a car accident in 2003, their life plans changed

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Continued from Page 6 nine years, the store has reached an ever expanding base of clients.

“Every

element

of

our

store

has developed over the years, but more than that, our vision has grown of what our store would mean to others,” explains Lauren. “In the beginning the store was our dream; now it has become the fulfillment of many dreams.”

She says every time a bride, a mother of the bride/groom, a girl attending prom, or a bridesmaid selects a dress, Treasures becomes a part of a memorable occasion in their life. Every customer is unique, said Lauren, and each one requires personal attention.

“Treasures really isn’t about us, it’s about all the women we have the pleasure of serving on a daily basis,” said Lauren of the business philosophy

Left: Bonnie Williams assists a bridesmaid with her shoe selection. Right: Dazzling jewelry fills the shelves at Treasures Formals.

that is applied to every customer.

She says the goal is to make the experience of shopping for a gown a

helped her feel and look fabulous,

compare each dress against others,

that’s a blessing.”

and not just individually.

pleasant experience.

“When a bride says finding a gown was ‘fun and easy’, or when a mother of the bride or groom says we

Finding the perfect dress When shopping for a wedding dress,

Lauren

advises

brides

to

“Often

there

are

details,

“A bride shouldn’t look at herself

elements, or a feel to a gown that will

in every dress thinking, ‘Is this the

draw a bride towards it. Considering

one?’” said Lauren. “Instead, she

what it is about that gown which has

should ask herself if she likes this dress,

caught the bride’s interest can lead

or the one she had on before best.

us toward the right dress. Finding out

Comparison is key.”

what she likes can bring us to a gown

Many brides come in with specific ideas in mind about what they’re

she can love.”

The

most

important

advice

looking for in a gown, but oftentimes a

Lauren

bride’s ideas will change as she goes

couples to always keep in mind they

through the process of searching for

are planning a marriage, not just a

the perfect dress.

wedding.

“We find that the process goes

“If

can

the

give

is

couple

encourage

--the

bride,

most smoothly for the bride who has

especially--gets all caught up in

a concept of her likes and dislikes, but

making the wedding day perfect

keeps an open mind to something

and forget that ‘The Big Day’ is just

different than what she might have

the first day, I believe they miss many

anticipated ending up with,” said

opportunities to make memories,

Lauren.

collect wisdom, and learn lessons

The majority of bridal gowns at Treasures Formals range from $500 and $1500, but Lauren advised brides to consider the value foremost.

that could serve them well for the rest of their married lives,” said Lauren.

For Lauren and her family, the best part of the day is turning out the

“ If a bride can spend $100 more

lights in the evening, looking back

on a gown she loves, which fits her

on the day and recalling the women

better and needs less alteration, then

who found their “match”.

she has found a much better value

“We’ve

invested

our

day

than a dress which costs $100 less,

helping brides find the dress of their

doesn’t fit her as well, and needs

dreams,” said Lauren. “Years from

more alteration.”

now, whether they remember us or

Sometimes, the ideal vision of a dress in a bride’s mind doesn’t match

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her to the ideal dress.

not, we’ve had a part in creating a memory they’ll never forget.”

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For these ‘Bookies,’ reading is a sure bet Book club part of Forsyth County Newcomers and Women’s Club STORY & PHOTOS

really enhances the enjoyment of a

By KATIE VAN BRACKLE

book.

Karen White, local author of On

katie@northsidewoman.com

Folly Beach once joined the Bookies The Forsyth County Newcomers

for a discussion. Last year, a group

and Women’s Club is much more

of Bookies traveled to a luncheon

than a welcome wagon. Within

at White Columns in Milton to meet

the club are sub-groups to suit all

Haywood Smith, author of The Red

p.m., at the Manchester

hobbies and interests for couples and

Hat Club.

Court clubhouse in Cumming.

singles, providing great opportunities

Penz enjoys attending the AJC

For more information on all of

for neighbors new and old to get to

Decatur Book Festival held each

the groups and events sponsored

know one another better.

September. She first made the trip

by the Forsyth County Newcomers

Ladies, especially, have a wide

to downtown Decatur to meet the

and Women’s Club, go to www.

variety of options. The “Bon Appétit”

author of her favorite book of all time,

newcomersclubofforsyth.org.

group attends cooking classes, while

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.

the “Reel Critics” meet for lunch and

“A

friend

recommended

The

Bookies

recommend

the

following titles to fellow readers.

a movie. The “Sew What” ladies form

Outlander to me but I hesitated

closely knit ties and the “Dirt Diggin’

because it’s over 1,000 pages,”

Divas” beautify their gardens.

recalled Penz. “I finally pulled it out

Outlander

By Diana Gabaldon

And in a back room of the

for a cross-country trip to visit my

In 1945, Claire Randall, a former

Manchester Court clubhouse, the

daughter in Oregon, hoping that

combat nurse, is back from the war

“Bookies” engage in some fast-

it would be good because I had

and reunited with her husband on

paced trading. Of opinions that is, on

nothing else to do for several hours on

a second honeymoon. When she

their favorite books.

the plane. Once I started, I couldn’t

innocently touches an ancient stone

The Bookies vote on their titles

put it down! My family joked that

in the British Isles she is transported

well in advance, but February’s book

the common question during that

to war-torn Scotland in the year

raised a bit of a stink.

vacation was ‘Where’s Granny? Oh,

1743 where her destiny becomes

she’s

intertwined with Clan MacKenzie and

Ann Clark chose Patrick Suskind’s Perfume: The Story of a Murderer,

hiding

somewhere

reading

Outlander again!’”

young Scottish warrior James Fraser.

because the tale of a prominent

The Bookies welcome all new or

Hurled back in time by forces she

Parisian perfumer who sniffs out a

current Forsyth County residents who

cannot understand, Claire becomes

murder sounded intriguing. But after

would enjoy the chance to share a

a woman torn between two vastly

a few chapters, the Bookies’ noses,

good book with a group of friendly

different men in two irreconcilable

Clark’s included, smelled a rat.

neighbors. Meetings are held on the

lives.

“In a word, it was awful!” said Lisa

second Monday of each month, 1

Penz. “I got about halfway through

Night Circus

By Erin Morgenstern Behind the scenes of a mysterious night circus, a fierce competition is underway. Two young magicians, Celia and Marco, face a duel they have prepared for since childhood, not knowing that only one can be left alive. Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love, but the game must play out and the fate of everyone involved, from the circus performers to the patrons, hangs in the balance.

Cider with Rosie

By Laurie Lee The England of this 1920s tale is one of silence, of hard work and necessary patience, of white roads rutted by hooves and cartwheels. It is the rich, sensuous world of childhood and youth in a remote Cotswold village. Lee’s vivid descriptions and poetic prose transport the reader to a simple world that has mostly vanished.

and just couldn’t bring myself to finish it.” She wasn’t the only one.

“The

main

character

World Without End

By Ken Follett

gets

Fans of Follett’s popular The

eaten at the end, for heaven’s sake!”

said

Jane

Pillars of the Earth travel back to

Watson

medieval Kingsbridge where four

indignantly.

While

the

ladies

children

laughed

witness

two

murders.

about this particular “dud,” the

One boy goes on to travel the

book chosen to replace it, Erin

world

Morgenstern’s The Night Circus was

Another

thankfully much more enjoyable.

corrupt nobleman. One girl defies

before

returning

becomes

a

home.

powerful,

an

the mighty church while another

appearance at Woodstock’s Fox

pursues an impossible love. All four

Tale Book Shoppe recently to sign

live continually under the shadow

Morgenstern

made

copies of her magical tale.

Penz said meeting the author

of the terrible killing they witnessed

The Forsyth County “Bookies.” Front, from left, are Ann Clark, Jane Watson and Marybeth Magallanes. on that fateful childhood day.

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Shamrockin’

Cure for a

Mary Guiney throws a great party to raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis

By KATIE VANBRACKLE

SPECIAL

Jake and Gavin Baker, both of whom suffer from Cystic Fibrosis, inspired Mary and Chris Guiney to create Shamrockin’ for a Cure.

katie@northsidewoman.com Pam and Jon Baker of Roswell were expecting

with CF are diagnosed by age 2 and if treated

sort of vibrating vest and breathing into a mask,

their second child when their life changed forever.

properly can remain fairly healthy until they reach

which was hooked up to a strange-looking tube machine,” Mary recalled.

Their first child, 18-month-old Gavin, was not

adulthood, when the lung disease worsens to the

gaining weight like other babies his age. Trying to

point where the person is disabled. Today, the life

She later learned that Gavin and Jake are

coax him to eat was a constant struggle. Doctors

span for those with CF who live to adulthood is

hooked up to those machines for two hours each

labeled him as “failure to thrive,” but that wasn’t

approximately 37 years, a dramatic increase over

day. The vibrating vest and breathing treatments

good enough for Pam. She kept digging, kept

the last three decades, but still a horrifyingly low

help loosen the mucus lining their lungs. In addition,

asking for tests, trying anything to figure out what

number for loving parents to accept.

the boys must take 35 pills per day, including

Today, Gavin is 12 and his little brother Jake

was wrong with her child.

Finally, tests revealed that Gavin had Cystic Fibrosis (CF), a defective gene that causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs, digestive tract and other areas of the body. It is a life-threatening disorder

is 10. Both “Fabulous Baker Boys” are adorable,

adults.

Knowing that CF is a hereditary disease, the Bakers immediately asked for in-utero tests of their unborn child. Their worst fears were confirmed when the second

Mary, who is the mother of three sons of her

wakeboarder while Jake sings and plays

own, is constantly amazed at the strength and

football. Jake’s greatest wish, however,

determination Pam exerts in the constant battle to

is to become a daddy someday.

keep her children healthy and happy.

“Pam is their lead warrior,” Mary said. “She

CF. The Bakers’ visions for the future of their family completely changed in that instant.

Guiney

CO

breathing treatment, then fits the second treatment in between homework and football practice. She is determined that Gavin and Jake will live as normal a life as possible.”

Spending time with the Baker family made Mary and her husband Chris want to do something to help -- something big that would really make a difference.

The Guineys decided that what they enjoyed most was getting people together and having a good time. Their most valuable asset was their extended network of friends and connections.

“We decided to throw the rockin’est fundraising

friend of the Bakers,

party ever!” said Mary. “A live band, great food,

remembers her first

free booze, with a St. Patrick’s Day theme. Before

to

Cystic Fibrosis.

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gets the boys up an hour before school for their first

of Milton, a close

introduction

MAN IS

► Mary Guiney models a new shamrock tee created by UB4Me Apparel for the Shamrockin’ event.

The shirts can be ordered online from www.shirtsthatgive. com. A portion of the proceeds goes to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

It just gives us more fuel to keep doing what we are doing.

Mary

children

KEN

Most

Some of the Cystic Fibrosis patients we meet are already in their 30’s & we know time is running out for them.

”

child also tested positive for

them digest food.

blonde boys full of spirit. Gavin is an expert

and one of the most common chronic lung diseases in children and young

nutritional supplements and enzymes which help

“I

we knew it, Shamrockin’ for the Cure was born.”

At the first Shamrockin’ in 2009, 140 people

walked

attended the event at the newly opened Verizon

into the Bakers’

Wireless Amphitheater. The fundraiser broke even

home and saw

from ticket sales, but raised $10,000 from a silent

3-year-old Jake wearing

some

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Continued from Page 12 auction, all of which went to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Word continued to spread about Shamrockin’ and two short years later, in 2011, 800 people attended and $109,000 was raised. Auction items included an African safari, a Harley-Davidson

motorcycle

and

all-expense paid trips to the Emmy Awards and American Idol finale in Los Angeles.

This year’s Shamrockin’ will be held on March 10. The Guineys plan to sell out with 1,200 tickets and hope to raise $175,000 for Cystic Fibrosis research in a single night. A lively 80s cover band will return to keep the crowd energized with 99X morning radio host Axel Lowe serving as host.

This year’s silent auction will feature more fabulous items, such

More than 1,500 people are expected to attend Shamrockin’ for a Cure on March 10 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.

SPECIAL

as a complete kitchen or bath Custom

inspirational people whose lives have

Mary is convinced that a cure

Builders, one of Shamrockin’s most

been affected by Cystic Fibrosis.

for Cystic Fibrosis will be found in the

“I keep telling my Shamrockin’

supportive partners.

Some of the CF patients we meet are

next decade. She says a new drug

committee that we can’t just sit back

“I am still just stunned at how this

already in their 30s and we know time

has

idea has grown and succeeded,”

is running out for them. It just gives us

that

Mary admitted. “The best part of

more fuel to keep doing what we are

about 4 percent of the CF

like Gavin and Jake don’t

it all is being able to meet so many

doing.”

population.

always have eight to 10 years

renovation

from

Murphy

already

been

effectively

released cures

Hopefully

in

eight to 10 years, a way will

work for all CF patients.

and cross our fingers that a cure will be found,” said Mary. “Kids

to wait.”

be found for that drug to ◄ Chris and Mary Guiney, co-founders of Shamrockin’ for a Cure.

c SHAMROCKIN’ for a CURE d When: Saturday, March 10 at 7 p.m.

Where: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

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Cost:

$75 tickets include all food and beverages.

Web:

shamrockinforacure.com

Can’t attend the event? Show your support by purchasing custom designed Shamrockin’ T-shirts for women and men from UB4Me Apparel’s Jennifer Manisco (a former Northside Woman She’Ro!).

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While all eyes may be on the bride, the mother of the bride and the bride’s attendants will also turn heads in these elegant selections

from

Treasures

Formals.

Models:

designer

Bill Levkoff Anne

Mahone

and daughter Laura Mahone.

color

Platinum

The bridesmaids price range is $130-$250.

Read about Treasures Formals on page 6.

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goodeats

The Shamrock

&Peach Judith McLoughlin brings a wee bit of Ireland into Southern kitchens

By KATIE VANBRACKLE

fruits and grains,” said McLoughlin. “Irish griddle

katie@northsidewoman.com

cakes became corn bread. Savory scones became mountain biscuits. Sweet potatoes and squash

veryone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, but here in the American South, connections to the

McLoughlin felt inspired to explore this cultural

Emerald Isle are evident every day if you

overlap, which she describes as being “hidden in

know where to look.

plain sight.” The obvious place for her to begin was

Irish cook Judith McLoughlin discovered this firsthand when she and her husband Gary moved from Northern Ireland to Roswell, Ga. in the 1990s.

McLoughlin grew up in a family of wonderful cooks. In Ireland, her grandparents ran a bed and breakfast inn in the seaside town of Newcastle. Her

in Ireland, so the on-the-go American culture took

mother’s kitchen on the family farm deep in the

some getting used to,” she said. “What surprised

Ulster countryside was always full of the smells of

me most was how comfortable I felt in Georgia

roast beef crackling in the Aga stove or a hearty

with a church on every corner and a cup of tea

soup simmering in a pot. McLoughlin and her sisters

in every hand. I was overcome with joy to discover

ran their own restaurant in County Armagh.

that the hospitality of Northern Ireland, which I

Bringing that strong Irish culinary tradition with

assumed I had left behind, was alive and well in

her to America, McLoughlin formed the Ulster

the South!”

Kitchen, a catering and gourmet food business

McLoughlin soon realized that the North of

- www.theulsterkitchen.com. She also began

Ireland and the Southern states of America are

teaching Scots-Irish cooking classes across the

brimming over with similarities, due to a common

Southeast and writing an online food blog, “Judith,

ancestry. Scots-Irish immigrants came to the

the Irish foodie: The adventures of an Irish cook in

New World by the thousands in the 1700s. Most

the heart of the Deep South” at http://judithcooks.

settled in the Appalachian area, bringing their

blogspot.com/.

Celtic culture with them. Their influence helped

Through her catering work, McLoughlin began

define much of what is now considered to be

to experiment, reinventing old Irish recipes with

quintessentially Southern such as bluegrass music,

new Southern ingredients.

our favorite foods.

“As

Scots-Irish

“Why not use Georgia pecans in an Irish trout dish? Or peaches with an old Ulster favorite such

immigrants

moved

into

Appalachia, the new landscape and climate forced them to improvise with new vegetables,

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the kitchen.

“We were used to a much slower pace of life

colorful storytelling, warm hospitality and many of From top to bottom: Irish chef Judith McLoughlin brings to light the Scots-Irish heritage behind many classic Southern foods. Gary, Judith, Peter and Jack McLoughlin have lived in Roswell for 10 years. Ballybay fillet steak with Irish whiskey mushrooms.

took the place of familiar Irish root vegetables.”

as rhubarb?” she asked. “After all, that’s what the original immigrants would have done.”

The result is a unique food fusion detailed in

k

h her first cookbook, The Shamrock and Peach. Not

country soda bread, beef with Irish stout and

just a cookbook, The Shamrock and Peach tells the

parsley dumplings, shepherd’s pie and seafood

story of McLoughlin’s own immigration from the

chowder. McLoughlin includes the story behind

rolling green hills of Northern Ireland to the New

each recipe, providing entertaining historical and

World.

cultural context.

“I’m very excited about this book,” said

In the second half of the book, entitled

McLoughlin. “It allows me to share my personal

“Coming to America,” McLoughlin gives an Irish

story and my passion for food in a

twist to classic Southern recipes

very authentic way.”

such as fried green tomatoes,

Packed

with

beautiful

which she serves in a stack with

photographs taken in Ireland

blue cheese and sweet peach

and in Georgia by her talented

and onion jam.

husband Gary, The Shamrock

“In

Ireland,

my

mother

and Peach beautifully describes

always insisted on making fresh

the

pastoral

coastal

mint sauce to accompany a leg

McLoughlin’s

of lamb for Sunday lunches,” said

childhood as well as the variety

McLoughlin. “Here in Georgia,

of culinary delights to be found

it is not always suitable to spend

from Ulster farm tables to County

hours in a hot kitchen in the

landscapes

and of

Down fishing harbors.

McLoughlin

is

always

amused by Americans’ common misconceptions

about

Irish

Not only a cookbook, The Shamrock and Peach tells the story of Judith McLoughlin’s journey from Northern Ireland to America.

summertime, so I converted my Irish comfort food favorite into Barbecued Lamb with Peach Salsa.”

food. “Most people are shocked when I tell them

McLoughlin discovered that a strong kick

that my first real exposure to corned beef and

of Irish whiskey adds a delightful flavor boost to

cabbage was when I moved to the U.S.,” she said.

everything from sweet barbeque sauce to baked

“In Ireland, what we refer to as corned beef comes

ham. She even dared to add an Irish cream liqueur

in a tin and is a rather unsavory entrée choice.”

filling between the rich chocolate layers of classic

“The beauty of Irish cooking is its simplicity,” she added. “Fresh ingredients of the highest quality straight from the farm.”

The first half of The Shamrock and Peach focuses on traditional Scots-Irish recipes such as

Atlanta Coca-Cola cake, with delicious results.

McLoughlin hopes to inspire others to bring a wee bit of Ireland into their Southern kitchens. As she puts it, the collision of two worlds never tasted

ALL PHOTOS BY GARY MCLOUGHLIN

Center: The Shamrock and Peach shares culinary delights from beautiful Northern Ireland. Above, clockwise from top left: Peachy mint iced Irish tea. Irish cream of vegetable soup. Neeps n’ Tatties (mashed rutabaga and carrots with creamed potatoes).

Raspberry and white chocolate buttermilk scones.

The Shamrock and Peach is sold online.

Please visit theulsterkitchen.com.

Turn to page 24 for a recipe from the book.

McLoughlin’s Scots-Irish cooking classes March 6: East Cobb Cooks Warehouse, 7 p.m., $45, 1311 Johnson Ferry Rd., Suite 568, Marietta, 770-565-8005.

March 8: Alpharetta Publix Aprons Cooking School, 7 p.m., $40, 4305 State Bridge Road, Alpharetta, 770-751-8560.

Full schedule: shamrockandpeach.com/ S-P-Events-Schedule.html Culinary Tour of Northern Ireland If you want to visit the Emerald Isle in person, McLoughlin will serve as your personal tour guide. She will lead her very first culinary tour of Northern Ireland this June.

Twenty travelers will explore historic Irish cities and villages with McLoughlin, attend cooking demonstrations and enjoy a meal in her very own family farmhouse. Tour details can be found at theulsterkitchen.com.

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goodeats

Try this Scots-Irish treat for St. Patrick’s Day! Irish

cook

Judith

McLoughlin

moved from Northern Ireland to Roswell, Ga. in the 1990s and formed her own catering business, The Ulster Kitchen. Her busiest time of year is during March when St. Patrick’s Day brings out the Irish in everyone.

Learn more about McLoughlin’s new cookbook, The Shamrock and Peach in our Good Eats column.

You

can

watch

McLoughlin

prepare the following recipe and hear her distinctive Northern Irish accent in an online video. Go to www.shamrockandpeach.com and click on “Irish recipe video” at the top of the home page.

Scots-Irish Oaten Raspberry Cranachan Scottish Cranachan is also known as “Cream Crowdie” and is traditionally made with wild heather honey and whiskey folded into the fresh cream and oats. To liven it up, McLoughlin adds Irish whiskey to the raspberries and white chocolate to the cream for a Scots-Irish taste of indulgence.

Ingredients: • 3 oz. Irish steel cut oats • 2 tablespoons light brown sugar • 1 tablespoon butter • 1.5 cup heavy whipping cream • 6 large squares (5 oz.) quality white

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chocolate • 3 tablespoons Scotch or Irish whiskey • 10 oz. (just under 2 cups) raspberries • 2 tablespoons local honey Directions: In a large skillet, toast the oats with the brown sugar and butter, stirring constantly to avoid burning.

Set aside to cool.

In a blender, puree half of the raspberries and strain to remove seeds.

Fold the remaining raspberries into the puree (reserving a few to garnish) and stir in the whiskey and honey.

In a small saucepan over low heat, bring ½ cup of heavy whipping cream to simmering point (do not boil) and slowly incorporate the white chocolate into the cream, stopping to beat with each addition until smooth. Cool to room temperature.

Beat the remaining 1 cup of cream until soft peaks appear, then fold in the white chocolate cream and toasted oats.

In a tall glass, layer the raspberry puree with white chocolate cream mixture. Top with raspberry puree and end with cream.

Garnish with a single raspberry, shavings of white chocolate, toasted oats and a sprig of mint.

Serve immediately as the oats can become soft and lose their crunch.

—From The Shamrock and Peach, www.shamrockandpeach.com

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Get sham-rockin’ looks from Ireland!

By CYNTHIA MORRISON EIKE

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Another trend Irish women love is stick straight

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the-top makeup are still very popular here in Ireland.

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herhealth Giving the right direction the

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community,

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women and the families they direct in Hospital leaders, their medical

healthcare decisions. They brainstorm

their

and even spend their time helping

governing boards are under mounting

us to implement some outstanding

pressure these days. The charge is to

programs. For instance, the first Power

deliver a high level of patient care

of Pink Luncheon held last fall raised

with an ever decreasing amount of

more than $18,000 for the Susan G.

funds. It’s an era of hospitals closing

Komen Foundation Atlanta Affiliate.

staff

members

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even

services and laying off employees.

Members

of

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Getting good guidance from the

Advisory

Board

community about what is important,

Gravlee,

Sarah

in terms of programs and accessibility,

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is important to this hospital CEO.

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Who better to turn to than

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community leaders who are women?

Holdo, Libby Levitt, Beth Cayce,

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at ways to save money wherever you

wedding is no longer a one-day affair.

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It has grown into a wedding weekend

to extend your planning beyond your

extravaganza

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with

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Here are some unique ways you

more. It’s estimated that guests alone

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will spend $500 to attend a wedding,

party money:

and that figure doesn’t even include

Limit the guest list to locals and closest long-term friends and family.

the wedding gift. on

The same applies for your bridal

spending up to $1,400 to be a part of

party. Keep it to your best friends

a friend’s big day, when you factor

and siblings. While it may be nice

in the showers, the gifts, the dress,

to reconnect with your best friend

the travel and so on, according to

from elementary school, it’s a huge

TheKnot.com, a website dedicated

commitment

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haven’t talked to in years; and likely

Bridesmaids

can

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for

someone

you

So if you are the lucky bride

won’t after the wedding is over. You’ll

planning your big day, it helps to

be part of a growing trend. Couples

get a game plan together long

are inviting fewer guests to weddings

before the actual day to help ease

these days (144 compared to 152 in

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Get practical when it comes

want to include those far away in

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your wedding, consider your guests’

print or electronic) featuring photos

needs. While you want to reserve

from your wedding day after the

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event.

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Let your bridal party pick their own

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If

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you establish. There are few items

for weddings, but you may also find

more

impractical

the

accommodations.

closet

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than a bridesmaid’s dress. Even

in

your

offer guest bedrooms for those who

if you’re lucky enough to score a

may need extra help.

decent-looking dress, the chances

Pool your available resources.

of you ever wearing it again are nil

Guests could split a rental car and

(regardless of the bride’s assurance

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be many others flying from out of

do non-matching dresses. Embrace

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this practical alternative and choose

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Stop the sag with Clarins Extra Firming Day Cream One of the benefits of writing this

fashion. While the presentation is

column is, on occasion, getting to

always enlightening, I look forward

try beauty products that I would not

to the sampling of products they

ordinarily purchase. While sometimes

make available. This year, I was most

these items are placed in the back

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Day Cream…especially when I read

then forgotten – others become a

it was targeted for women age 40

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cream claims to also help to slow the

too many products in my nighttime

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The day cream is a bit pricey, and

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there may be a similar product available at a lower price, which is

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shereads

In their rhyming story, Lucky the

By KATIE VANBRACKLE

katie@northsidewoman.com

Leprechaun is a small bearded man

SPECIAL

Johns Creek moms write St. Patty’s Day story for kids who rewards children who have been Many children eagerly await visits

well-behaved by leaving treats for

from the Easter Bunny or the Elf on the

them on the morning of St. Patrick’s

Shelf each year while St. Patrick’s Day

Day.

goes by somewhat unnoticed. Two

Included with the book is a craft

Johns Creek moms hope to change

kit for building a leprechaun trap.

all that with their new book, Lucky the

Children can decorate their trap with

Leprechaun.

gold coins and shamrocks, hoping

Samantha S. Brown and Risa Rae each have children of their own and

to capture Lucky, who is usually too clever and quick to be caught.

wanted to write a story that would not

Brown enjoys speaking to parents

only capture a child’s imagination

who surprise their kids on St. Patrick’s

and sense of fun, but also teach

Day with evidence of a visit from the

leprechauns leave green milk in

important moral lessons about being

“wee folk” during the night. Many

cereal bowls or green water in toilet

kind and respectful.

Meet the authors

Brown & Rae will read Lucky the Leprechaun, make leprechaun traps and play music & movement games with children.

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Samantha S. Brown and Risa Rae co-authored Lucky the Leprechaun.

good, of course!

The

Lucky

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others can be quite messy, spilling

only available for purchase online

flour on the counters and leaving little

at

white footprints all over the kitchen.

Brown and Rae make frequent local

www.luckytheleprechaun.com.

Brown says she is grateful that

appearances at libraries and schools

Lucky the Leprechaun is very neat

to read their story and interact

in her home, usually leaving green

with children. For a complete list

hair bows or striped socks for her two

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Here I am, back are a miscommunication: “I thought

By AMY M. DAWSON

you asked if I like the color blue, not will I go with you!”

Now that my daughter is in sixth grade, I find myself

she

back in the middle again.

Middle

school,

that

is.

That fun mix of algebra, and

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everyone within a 100-mile radius

over.

Why is that murky t i m e

will know within the hour. Middle

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school girls are genetically wired

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But

Let him text or call you first. If you

Part of the turmoil is taking those

call a boy, he will brag to his friends

first tentative steps toward romance.

that you like him. You’ll come home

Of course, these faux-relationships

upset, and I’ll have to shoot some

are fraught with awkward overtures,

kid dirty looks until he graduates from

last on average three days and often

college. Save us both the effort.

in middle school Put

nothing

in

writing.

Even

remember in five years.

subjects as mundane as lunch can

Be kind. Boys may act tough,

be humiliating if read aloud by your

but they feel insecure and get their

teacher. Also, I am saving items for an

feelings hurt, too. Manage your

elaborate, multimedia presentation

friendships so everyone maintains

at your rehearsal dinner. Don’t add

their dignity.

to my arsenal.

It’s a shame so many opinions

We’re nuts — spread the word. I

about ourselves are formed when

don’t condone lying, but I’ll take no

we’re unsure of ourselves and our

issue with you hinting your family has

place in the world. I wish I had known

a world-class machete collection.

then that the algebra gets done,

Or that your aunt is rumored to have

the skin clears up and the angst …

beaten an intruder half to death

well, it gets transferred years later to

with a flip-flop. If boys think you have

worrying about your kids in middle

crazy and potentially violent relatives,

school. But I’m pretty sure that turns

they tend to handle your feelings with

out okay, too.

care.

If a boy doesn’t ask you to the dance, it doesn’t mean you aren’t wonderful. It probably means he was scared to call, or maybe he’s grounded for making straight Fs (because he’s not very smart if he doesn’t think you’re wonderful.) Don’t allow your worth to be determined by some kid whose name you won’t

Amy is an Alpharetta-based columnist and writer who will neither confirm nor deny if she considers flip-flops a weapon. amymacpr. blogspot.com.

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goodeats Celebrate St. Patty's with authentic Irish flavors They came in the 1840s to escape the devastating potato famine. And they stayed to become part of the fabric of America. Today, 36.9 million U.S. residents claim Irish ancestry, second only to those who claim German heritage, and more than eight times the population in Ireland, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2009 statistics.

Enduring hardships and privations, the foods these Irish immigrants cooked in the new land would have replicated foods that reminded them of home — dishes such as cottage pie and Irish apple cake.

Below are recipes from the cookbook, “Forgotten Skills of Cooking,” by Darina Allen, considered the Julia Child of Ireland.

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Serves: 6 Ingredients: • 3 tablespoons olive oil • 2 garlic cloves, mashed • 1 small onion, chopped • 1 pound beef, freshly ground • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves • 1/2 cup dry white or red wine • 1 cup beef stock • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce • 1 tablespoon tomato paste • Roux* (recipe follows) • Salt and freshly ground pepper For the topping: • 3 pounds baking potatoes, unpeeled • 1 cup whole milk, boiling • Salt and freshly ground pepper • 2 tablespoons Kerrygold Irish butter • 1 tablespoon chopped chives (optional) • 1/4 cup grated Dubliner cheese • 1/4 cup grated Kerrygold Aged Cheddar Directions: Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add

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*Roux • 8 Tbsp. Kerrygold Irish butter • Scant cup all-purpose flour

garlic and onion and fry until soft and slightly brown. Increase heat, add ground beef and thyme and fry until beef changes color. Add wine, half the stock, Worcestershire sauce and tomato paste. Simmer for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, boil the unpeeled potatoes, then peel them. Add boiling milk and mash potatoes while they are still hot. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper, and add butter and chives, if using.

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bring the rest of the stock to a boil and thicken it well with roux*. Stir it into beef — it should be thick but still juicy. Taste and correct seasoning.

Put meat mixture into one large or six individual pie dishes. Pipe or spread mashed potato mixture over

Directions: Melt butter in a pan and cook flour in it for 2 minutes on low heat, stirring occasionally. It will keep for two weeks in the refrigerator.

Garlic Butter: • 8 tablespoons Kerrygold Irish butter • 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley • 3-5 cloves crushed garlic • A few drops of freshly squeezed lemon juice Directions: Whip butter, then add in parsley, garlic and a few drops of lemon juice at a time. Roll into butter pats or form into a roll and wrap in parchment paper or foil, twisting each end.

Refrigerate to harden.

Irish Apple Cake

“Irish Apple Cake varies from house to house, and the technique has been passed from mother to daughter in farmhouses all over the country for generations.”

Serves: about 6 Ingredients: • 2 cups all-purpose flour • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder • 8 tablespoons Kerrygold Irish butter • 1/2 cup superfine sugar, divided • 1 egg • About 1/4 to 1/2 cup whole milk • 1-2cooking apples • 2-3 cloves, optional • Egg wash • 10-inch ovenproof plate

Peel, core and chop up apples.

Place them on the dough and tuck in cloves, if using. Sprinkle over some or all remaining sugar, depending on the sweetness of the apples. Roll out the second half of the pastry and fit it on top — easier said than done as this “pastry” is more like scone dough and as a result is very soft. Press the sides together, cut a slit through the lid, egg wash and bake for about 40 minutes or until cooked through and nicely browned on top. Dredge with superfine sugar and serve warm with raw sugar and softly whipped cream.

Directions: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Sift flour and baking powder into bowl. Rub in butter with your fingertips until it resembles the texture of bread crumbs, then add 1/3 cup superfine sugar. Make a well in the center and mix to a soft dough with beaten egg and enough milk to form a soft dough.

Turn out onto a board, divide in two. Put one half onto an ovenproof plate and press it out with floured fingers to cover the base.

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northsideman JOHN LIPSCOMB daffodil enthusiast

STORY & PHOTOS

By KATIE VANBRACKLE

katie@northsidewoman.com Retired Naval officer John Lipscomb and his wife Claire moved to north Fulton County in 1971, settling on a pretty little farm with a small stream running alongside a green pasture. Claire asked John to plant a few daffodils along the stream bank. She loved daffodils because they were the first flower of spring.

Along with those first few daffodil bulbs, John planted the seeds of a new hobby. Over the

John Lipscomb enjoys sharing his passion for daffodils with others. Here, he helps children plant daffodil bulbs on the grounds of Alpharetta Presbyterian Church.

years, more daffodils were planted until over 600 varieties covered the sunny pasture in a blanket of gold and white.

John, who turns 90 in June, still

learned the characteristics of a good flower show

attends the Georgia Daffodil Society

candidate by studying what other people show

show every year with his daughter

at competitions. Although he is far too humble to

Sue, who has become a daffodil

brag, he has collected many blue ribbons for his

enthusiast herself.

prize blooms. For a tour of John’s daffodils, view

With true Naval precision, John planted the bulbs according to division,

carefully

labeling

each

John’s meadow was featured

patch. He became well known for

on Home and Garden Television’s

his knowledge of the flower and served as president of the Georgia Daffodil Society.

November 7, 2010

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Above: Art classes from nearby Summit Hill Elementary School walk over to John’s flowerfilled meadow to paint watercolor paintings of the colorful blooms. Below: One of the 600 varieties of daffodils in Lipscomb's meadow.

blooms certainly continues to give pleasure to all who are lucky enough to discover it.

Each year, garden club ladies and daffodil devotees arrive by the carload to walk through John’s pasture, bending down to read the handwritten labels of each variety: Gin and Lime, Firestreak, February Gold, Peeping Tom. John enjoys sharing the fruits of his labor with friends and neighbors as spring arrives in glorious fashion on his farm.

Though his beloved wife Claire is no longer with him, John’s love for her still glows brightly through each yellow bloom dancing in the breeze.

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by Georgia Ensemble Theatre “The Foreigner” Through March 11. Possibly

by Georgia one of the funniest Ensemble AmericanTheatre plays Through March 11. Possibly ever written! Painfully shy Charlie is oneoff of as the American plays passed anfunniest exotic foreigner who evernowritten!

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teenagers from Georgia will perform John LaForge. $6 minimum donation. at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre during Roswell United Methodist Church, 814 fromevent Georgia will perform Mimosa JohnBoulevard, LaForge. $6 minimum donation. this teenagers fundraising sponsored Roswell. at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre during Roswell United Methodist Church, 814

by Variety of Georgia, which aids atlantawindsymphony.org this fundraising event sponsored Mimosa Boulevard, Roswell. children in need. $15 general

by Variety of Georgia, which aids Harlem Globetrotters atlantawindsymphony.org admission. children in need. $15 general at Gwinnett Center varietystarsoftomorrow.com Harlem Globetrotters admission.

2 p.m.

The current Globetrotters at Gwinnett Centerpro basketball varietystarsoftomorrow.com The Humor Project feature the tallest 2 p.m.

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The says laughter reduces stress, lowers first female player in 19 years.

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ACT1 Theater, 180new Cover-Up Quilt Show of yellow, daffodils white from Georgia 30th annual American st-a problems withAlpharetta. her. $15 tickets can be Through st-ann.org/WG_GarageSale.php glow of hundreds March Great 18. The Bulloch Hall Johns Creek International Academy Street, andpink surrounding states.ds The Quilt Show Georgia ordered online. ACT1 Theater, 180 QuiltCover-Up of is daffodils frompublic Guild presents their annual show Day Celebration act1theater.com show open to the and March 18. The Bulloch Hall t admission.

Th International Academy Street, Alpharetta. and surrounding The withThrough the theme “Pearls of Wisdom.”

12 –Johns 4 p.m.Creek Friends of the NE included in generalstates.

Quilt Guildtours presents their annual show Day Celebration act1theater.com show is open to the public and Self-guided feature handSpruill Oaks Library celebrate “Many Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 with quilts the theme “Pearls ofhistoric Wisdom.”

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Self-guided tours feature handSpruill Oaks Library celebrate “Many Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 home. Monday- Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 colorful cultural exchange of music, chattnaturecenter.org stitched quilts historic Cultures, Community” with a Willeo Road, Roswell. p.m.; Sunday 1-4 throughout p.m. $8 for the adults, dancing andOne educational exhibits. home.

MondaySaturday, 10 Hall, a.m. – 4 colorful cultural of music, chattnaturecenter.org $6 for children ages 6-12.

Bulloch Sounds of the Spirit Flamenco dancers,exchange the Atlanta Sunday 1-4Roswell. p.m. $8 for adults, dancing Dance and educational 180 p.m.; Bulloch Avenue, Concert with the Professional Academy exhibits. and $6 for children ages 6-12. Bulloch Hall, Sounds ofSymphony the Spirit dancers, the Atlanta bhqg.org Atlanta Wind the Flamenco Johns Creek Symphony will 180 Bulloch Avenue, Roswell.

Professional ConcertWind with Symphony the 3 p.m. The Atlanta perform.

Free andDance open toAcademy the public.and bhqg.org the Johns Symphony Atlanta of Wind Symphony Stars of Tomorrow presents a concert monumental Northeast Spruill Creek Oaks Library, 9560 will perform. open to the public.

3 p.m.

The Atlanta Wind Symphony talent competition works featuring organist Tom Spruill Road, Free Johnsand Creek. of Tomorrow Northeast Spruill Oaks Library, 9560 presents a bass-baritone concert of monumental 5 –Stars 8:30 p.m. Talented Alderman and vocalist friendsofspruilloaks.org/home.asp talent competition Spruill Road, Johns Creek. works featuring organist Tom 5 – 8:30 p.m. Talented friendsofspruilloaks.org/home.asp Alderman and bass-baritone vocalist Atlanta Dance Theatre

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Easter Egg Hunts Easter Egg Hunts

presents “Rapunzel” Atlantafairytale Dance Theatre A familiar comes to life in a presents fanciful new “Rapunzel” ballet by choreographer A familiar comes to life in a Kristy Nilsson. fairytale Meet the characters new ballet by choreographer Flashlight Egg Easter Egg Hunt afterfanciful the matinee! $15.50 - $23.50.

Kristy Cultural Nilsson. Meet the characters Hunt in Roswell and Visit with Easter Bunny Roswell Arts Center, 950 Egg Easter–Egg after the matinee! $15.50 - $23.50.

7:30Flashlight – 9 p.m. Children of all 10 a.m.

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Come Forrest Street, Roswell. a flashlight! Find the golden egg and Plantation in downtown Roswell for ▲“The Shamrock and Peach” can full hunt eggsand at night using a traditional to the grounds of thestarted historic by Smith AtlantaDanceTheatre.org win ages a basket offor prizes treats. egg hunt Scots-Irish cooking class Spring Family Campout a flashlight!

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Irish and Southern food traditions. $40. family of four (residents); $66 for non9000 Fouts Road, Roswell.

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