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FEBRUARY 2021 PUBLISHER

Jim Newman | jnewman@lifestylepubs.com EDITOR

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Hello friends,

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AS A LOVER OF ART AND MUSIC, NOT BEING ABLE TO GO TO A MUSEUM,

Molly Collins | molly.collins@lifestylepubs.com

THE THEATER OR CONCERT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT DURING THESE CHALLENGING MONTHS. Even all my favorite art festivals were canceled this year. I always love to support locals artists and have missed seeing my favorites.

It has been so wonderful though, to see how so many artists and performers have used technology to stay connected to their audience and reinvent themselves during the last 11 months. My young adult daughter and I have quenched our thirst for the arts with virtual concerts so we can hear live music. We've satisfied our longing for travel with virtual tours (and any movie with a French theme just to get our Paris fix).

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And have even enjoyed virtual theater performances featuring the son of a longtime friend across the country, which in non-pandemic times, I wouldn’t have seen at all.

I’m sure many of you have done the same. And like me, I’m sure you long for the day when we can head down to the Fox or small theater for a show, or to the High Museum or a boutique gallery and walk around maskless. I am hopeful it will be soon.

In the meantime, enjoy the stories about artists and their projects in this issue.

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ON THE COVER Girl with Butterflies by Keok B. Lim, at the Johns Creek Arts Center.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE FEBRUARY 2021

FEATURES 10 How To Valentine in 2021 On your own or In your Pandemic Pod, these gifts deliver the love.

24 Chicks in Charge JC Chamber event for women, by women.

30 Giving and Growing North Fulton Community

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Around Town

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Trend Setter

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Artist’s Palette

20 Local’s Choice 24 Local Limelight 30 Giving Back 34 DIY

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ARTIST’S PALETTE VIRGINIA LAGO LOVES JOHNS CREEK, AND IT SHOWS!

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finding community, making art, bringing smiles VIRGINIA LAGO, A BRAZILIAN BY BIRTH AND AMERICAN AT HEART, HAS LIVED IN THE JOHNS CREEK AREA FOR MORE THAN 23 YEARS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE ARTISTIC LANDSCAPE OF THE SCHOOLS AND BRINGING ART THERAPY TO SENIOR CITIZENS THROUGHOUT THE ATLANTA METRO AREA. Early in life, she developed entrepreneurial skills by launching a manufacturing company with her grandad and dad creating logos and mechanical drawings which inspired her to pursue an Industrial Design degree from a top university in CONTINUED >

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Brazil. She continued to hone her artistic skills on stage with a popular TV show in Brazil. After moving to United States, her TV experience landed her opportunities to work for TNT, Cartoon Network and The Weather Channel as voice talent and on-camera meteorologist.

While raising her children she devoted herself to perfecting her oil painting skills with renown artists such as Hellen Van Wyk and most recently with Stefan Baumann. Her murals can be seen in a dozen different schools across the Atlanta metro area, such as Medlock Bridge

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“Johns Creek is a great town. I love the parks

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Harbor Cafe, and sushi at Kani House and a great

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Virginia developed an art therapy program

a volunteer at the Arts and Culture for the

and for more than 10 years she worked closely

City of Johns Creek. “Johns Creek is a great

with senior citizens at several assisted living

town. I love the parks for walks, working out

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patients and visitors. Three years ago, Virginia

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day. “With Valentine’s Day, February is a

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she is now teaching students painting online.

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grades K-12 all of which are taught by professional, award-winning artists.

On February’s calendar you will find two stunning virtual exhibitions, Perspective: 2020 a curated exhibit of artwork created in the last year and Sistagraphy Collective: Georgia On Our Minds a collection of works created by the Atlanta-based group of female photographers of African-American descent.

2021 marks the year of the Ox! A community family fun day is a celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year, register online then drive up on Saturday, February 13 to receive an activity bag and wishes for a happy and healthy new year.

Winter classes will be in session through March 6. Friday nights this winter are dedicated to teens with some very impressive teen drawing and painting classes, as well as teen pottery in our clay studio. New teachers include published author and illustrator Alan Hawley and SCAD instructor Julia Berman Brendel.

JOHNS CREEK ARTS CENTER 6290 Abbotts Bridge Rd./Ste 700 770.623.8448 To celebrate their 25th anniversary year the JCAC has some wonderful events planned monthly. Visit their website at JohnsCreekArts.org and follow them on Facebook and Instagram to stay in the know.

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ARTICLE KRISTEN LEWKOWITZ

program and is host to an outstanding summer art camp for

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Founded in 1990, presently Georgia’s only statewide organization that focusing on better outcomes in Chronic Diseases to this population. Shirley has forged the organization forward into a policy, and advocacy subject matter expert as it relates to chronic diseases and behavioral sciences which impact our community. Shirley remains a recognized steward, positive game changer and subject matter expert by multiple national organizations, corporate partners, community stake holders, chronic disease experts and public policy/health think-tanks.

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DR. VONDA WRIGHT CHIEF OF SPORTS MEDICINE, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL Dr. Vonda Wright is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopedic sports medicine surgeon who serves as the Chief of Northside Hospital Sports Medicine. Dr. Wright specializes in sports medicine for patients of all ages, and uses the latest in injury prevention, conservative care and minimally invasive surgery for any sports injuries, including disorders of the hip, shoulder and knee. In addition to providing skilled patient care, Dr. Wright served as an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, is a sought-after keynote speaker and has published three mainstream books. Her research has been published extensively, and she has served as an invited lecturer at some of the most esteemed symposiums in the world.

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M A R I LY N M A R G O L I S CEO, EMORY JOHNS CREEK HOSPITAL

Marilyn began her career at Emory Healthcare more than 35 years ago at Emory University hospital as a staff nurse in CCU. Marilyn has extensive experience leading quality initiative teams throughout the Emory Healthcare system in areas such as Emergency Services and ICU at Emory University Hospital and Emory University Hospital Midtown. She is the recipient of the Nursing Management’s Visionary leader award in 2007 and the Georgia Hospital Association’s 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award. In October 2017, Marilyn received the Distinguished Nursing Achievement Award, which is awarded to an Emory School of Nursing alumnus whose career has demonstrated continuous and exemplary contributions to the profession of nursing and/or healthcare. Marilyn received a Master’s in Nursing Administration from the Nell Hodgson Woodruff Emory University School of Nursing. She also has done post graduate work at Harvard Business School and the Woodruff Leadership Academy.

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GLENETT HANNAH LCSW, LMSW, CEO, HANNAH INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS Glenett founded It’s My House2, Inc, DBA Hannah Innovative Solutions in 2015 and is a certified SDVOSB/WOSB consulting firm. Ms. Hannah is a graduate of Columbia University in NYC with a master’s in social work, an Associate Real Estate Broker (Ga), and she served in the US Army. She is an agent of change helping through holistic coping skills to handle PTSD, MST, bereavement, anxiety, depression, anger, and mental health diagnosis. Providing CBT (talk therapy) counseling for veterans and their families dealing with PTSD, MST, and suicide thoughts. Providing grief and suicidal prevention counseling. Providing group counseling, because “YOU are not alone”. She also participates in Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) and says her first love is giving back to Veterans.

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GIVING BACK NORTH FULTON COMMUNITY CHARITIES ANNOUNCES PUBLIC PHASE OF CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

GI V I NG AND G R OW I N G NORTH FULTON COMMUNITY CHARITIES (NFCC) ANNOUNCED ITS GROWING WITH PURPOSE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO FUND MUCH-NEEDED RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING FACILITIES THAT HOUSE ITS FOOD PANTRY AND THE NFCC THRIFT SHOP, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW TWO-STORY 18,000 SQ. FT. SERVICE & EDUCATION CENTER LOCATED ACROSS THE ROAD FROM ITS CURRENT FACILITY. These capital improvements will increase NFCC’s capacity to deliver specialized support, programs, and services to help families meet their basic needs, achieve self-sufficiency, and strengthen the North Fulton community. To date, NFCC has raised more than $5.8 million (95%) of its $6.2 million capital campaign goal.

Founded in 1983, North Fulton Community

NFCC took advantage of facility closures during the pandemic

Charities (NFCC) serves as a human service

to renovate the food pantry and Thrift Shop. The expanded

agency dedicated to building self-sufficiency and

food pantry and lobby reopened to clients in early August.

preventing homelessness and hunger for residents

The Thrift Shop reopened after Labor Day. Construction of

in North Fulton in the cities of Alpharetta, Johns

the new two-story, 18,000 sq. ft. Service & Education Center

Creek, Milton, Mountain Park and Roswell. NFCC

began in June and is expected to be completed in early 2021.

assists families with basic essentials such as food,

The Barbara Duffy Center, named in honor of NFCC’s first

rent and utilities and clothing for short- term emer-

Executive Director who retired in 2019 after nearly 30 years

gencies. Adult education classes ranging from

of service, will serve as the point-of-entry for individuals and

GED Prep and English to Financial Literacy and

families and provide the space needed to expand and improve

OSHA Certification are offered at no cost to help

integration of Emergency Assistance/Case Management with

create a path to self-sufficiency for their clients.

Workforce Development and Education programs.

NFCC serves close 10,000 individuals and 4,000 families each year at their facilities in Roswell.

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