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LIFESTYLE LETTER

FEBRUARY 2021 PUBLISHER

Jim Newman | jnewman@lifestylepubs.com EDITOR

Sue Collins | scollins@lifestylepubs.com

Hello friends,

Darce Richardson | darce.richardson@lifestylepubs.com

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

Colleen Nilan | colleen.nilan@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). 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

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Miranda Read L AYO UT DESIGNER

Emily Lisenbee CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Molly Collins CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Sharon Benton Photography, Kevin Garret

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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Thank you to everyone in the arts for your creativity to help us keep our spirits alive

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Schick, CalyRoad Creamery’s founder

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waxes poetic about the early days of CalyRoad here in Sandy Springs.

Story on page 18.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE FEBRUARY 2021

FEATURES 12 Reading local Nearby authors share their newest books.

18 The Cream of the Crop CalyRoad's founder pauses to thank the community.

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26 Art from the heart School art teachers reach deep into their bag of tricks and tools.

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Lifestyle Letter

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Local Limelight

22 Local’s Choice 26 Artist’s Palette 30 DIY

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Reading local NEARBY AUTHORS SHARE THEIR NEWEST BOOKS

with Doc himself and the people who knew him and packed with archival photos and illustrations, The World of Doc Holliday offers a first-hand

THE PROMISED LAND Elizabeth Musser

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Elizabeth Musser is the author of

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Museum in Fayetteville, Ga. and an

in the acclaimed “Swan House” series.

expert on the life of Holliday. She

Set in the present, the novel follows four

authored

hikers searching for answers whose

torical novel trilogy, Southern Son:

lives intersect on the famed French

The Saga of Doc Holliday, the doc-

Camino. In keeping with Musser’s rep-

umentary film In Search of Doc

utation for hope-filled character jour-

Holliday, and was featured in the TV

neys, The Promised Land is a story of

series Legends & Lies: The Real West.

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for book clubs and lovers of women’s fiction. After growing up in Buckhead and

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Honey on the Page: A Treasury of Yiddish Children’s Literature Miriam Udel

Honey on the Page: A Treasury of

The World of Doc Holliday: History & Historic Images Victoria Wilcox Historic

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The World of Doc Holliday: History &

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Victoria

by theme, the book takes readers from

Wilcox, is a pictorial travelogue of

Jewish holidays and history, to folktales

the life of Georgia-born Doc Holliday.

and fairy tales, to stories of humanistic

His was a life of travel across the

ethics, wisdom and foolishness, class

west—from Georgia to Texas, from

consciousness, and family. Most of

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the works included have never before

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DEVELOPING GOODWILL ARTICLE AMEL ALYAMANI | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED

MARC POLLACK WENT FROM SPEAR-

providing support services and stable hous-

HEADING THE RESIDENTIAL DEVEL-

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idential components of some of the city’s

FOR COOKING. And the results aren’t just

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tasty, they are full of good intentions to work

on homelessness and affordable housing.

to curb homelessness in Atlanta.

He co-founded the Atlanta Affordable

Pollack spent the pandemic documenting the meals he cooked with fresh ingre-

Housing

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address

the

city’s

staggering divide.

dients from his wife Robin’s garden in their Sandy Springs home. Since quarantine

A SNEAK PEEK AT FOUR

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DISHES FROM CHEZ

dinner parties, he planned to share the

MARC’S QUARANTINE COOKBOOK:

recipes with friends.

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Cookbook,” benefitting the Gateway Center,

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The Cream of the Crop

ARTICLE ROBIN SCHICK, CALYROAD CREAMERY | PHOTOGRAPHY KEVIN GARRET AND SHARON BENTON

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Kevin Garret

Sharon Benton Photography

WHY A CREAMERY IN SANDY SPRINGS? It’s a long story, in fact, a long road, from a goat dairy in West Georgia to one of the most sophisticated cities near Atlanta.

The “why” we chose Sandy Springs as our home has many reasons. Location was the primary reason. Being located just off Roswell Road fulfilled the needs of so many aspects of our business. The first was the commute, as we live in Dunwoody and my children were attending Holy Innocents at the time – just five minutes from there. Our dairy provider was also on the east side of Atlanta, so it just made sense!

We found working with the City of Sandy Springs to be quite easy, although they did have some issues of how to classify a manufacturing food facility making cheese and attaching a retail store! Ultimately they made it work and we enjoyed ten amazing years in Sandy Springs.

The other big plus to a location in Sandy Springs was the ability to easily distribute our products to all the best restaurants and hotels in Atlanta. That location and what we were

C R E A M E RY

CELEBRATING FRIENDSHIPS AND SUCCESS WITH THE GEORGIA WOMEN'S FOOD FEST, CALYROAD'S FOUNDER PAUSES TO THANK THE COMMUNITY. ROBIN STARTED THE BUSINESS IN SANDY SPRINGS AND CURRENTLY CALLS DUNWOODY HOME.

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THE CREAM OF THE CROP (CONTINUED)

Kevin Garret

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Creating a Culture of Exceptional Care

doing introduced us to five-star restaurants and accounts, such as Williams Sonoma and Delta Airlines.

We have built great and lasting connections in Sandy Springs, not only with other businesses but with a very loyal base of customers. We cherished and enjoyed the support of organizations like Visit Sandy Springs, Heritage, and Sandy Springs Chamber of Commerce – their vibrant and enthusiastic interest in growing connections between businesses and the community is

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stellar. They are a huge part of why CalyRoad Creamery was so successful.

However, after 10 years in Sandy Springs, our journey has taken us to Newborn, Georgia and a new home at Rock House Creamery. We were given the opportunity to merge with our dairy milk provider at a time most difficult in 2020. The results of the pandemic and its effects on the economy severely affected out sales, but we are most grateful to have the opportunity to continue to make cheeses at Rock House and work together towards a new future. We still serve our loyal Sandy Springs and Atlanta customers but with greater capabilities for

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LOCAL’S CHOICE

THE MOVERS MOVERS THE SHAKERS && SHAKERS FEBRUARY IS ALWAYS MY LEAST FAVORITE MONTH. It’s my birth month and every year i get overwhelmed by the expectation to make some sort of drastic change just because it's another year and I’m expected to celebrate. I don’t exactly have the most cheery disposition, so the obligation to be happy and have a swinging birthday isn’t exactly my cup of tea. BUT though I’m not too keen on the month, I always try to fill the void and silence with tunes that turn the tide.

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BON N I E BANAN E

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Art from the heart

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SCHOOL ART TEACHERS REACH DEEP INTO THEIR BAG OF TRICKS AND TOOLS TO HELP STUDENTS STAY CREATIVE

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SCHOOL, SANDY SPRINGS. These are a few of the beautiful coil pieces made by my 4th Period Ceramics 1 students. Each student was given a packet of information about coil pieces and then asked to research and plan their own piece. They all had 1.5 lbs of clay and had to show at least 3 inches of exposed coil.

CE R A M I CS

RANDI PUNNETT IS AN ART TEACHER AT NORTH SPRINGS HIGH

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ARTIST’S PALETTE (CONTINUED)

JO BREKKE IS ART TEACHER AT LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SANDY SPRINGS. During this stressful time our students need a creative out now more than ever. In my art class, I hope students can relax, be inspired, and forget about COVID for a while!

Many changes have been made this year. From the added use of more technology, the way the students line up and sit, to the supplies we use. As we can no longer share our supplies, I put together over 700 individual art supply bags for each child. They contain the basics, a pencil, crayons and a black marker. It has been challenging creating projects with limited supplies, but I am constantly impressed by the adaptive nature of our students and the high-quality artwork they continue to produce.

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SCHOOL, SANDY SPRINGS. The craziness of 2020 has been filled with a lot of ups and downs… however, many of my students have persevered and worked hard to allow their art to be an awesome outlet! In her work, Senior, Nicole Croom was able to use watercolor techniques to create an awesome display of Polaroid- style works of art.

Students were assigned to take 3 different photos (themed person, place, thing) showcasing their knowledge of foreshortening and experimentation with water-

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SAHIRAH DEAN IS THE 2D ART TEACHER AT NORTH SPRINGS HIGH

color techniques. Also submitted are examples of work students have created remotely by setting up still life compositions from objects in their homes.

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DIY

ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY AUDREY KUETHER

H A N D M A D E H O M E A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO ALL THINGS DIY WITH EXPERT AUDREY KUETHER

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Before I made these cute gold leaf dishes, my jewelry was a tangled mess. Now I actually enjoy keeping it organized and displayed! Don’t let gold leaf intimidate you – it’s a game changer. Check out the tutorial to learn how to make some of these pretties for yourself or for gift giving.

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I turned these toys into some fun photo holders, but they are also super fun used as table place settings at a kid’s birthday party.

They double as a party favor!

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It doesn’t get more fun than yarn pom poms – ok maybe I need to get a life, but nonetheless ....

In this tutorial , I show you just how easy it is to make your own pom poms and pull them together to make the cutest wall hangings.

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