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BUSINESS PROFILE Founded by Abe Zeeman in 1898, Barry’s Menswear still dresses men in quality suits today.

HOME & GARDEN Look locally for that “special” piece of art.

QUINLAN VISUAL ARTS CENTER A “gem” on Gainesville’s Green Street.

GET TO KNOW Chad Shore makes his mark with murals in Gainesville.

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THIS ISSUE’S CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jennifer Colosimo

Jennifer is a creative writer who enjoys telling the unique stories of her community to readers across Georgia. Whether exciting new finds or classic topics, she writes about everything from food and fashion to travel and health, beauty, the arts and more with an enthusiastic yearning to truly know her neighbors.

Alison Reeger Cook

Alison Reeger Cook resides in Gainesville and works in the College of Fine Arts & Humanities at Brenau University. A novelist, playwright and screenwriter, she also enjoys wall climbing, hiking and being out in nature with her husband David and their husky, Daisy.

David Zunker

David Zunker is a journalist, writer and former tourism director who lives in Dahlonega. He has been in the area for nearly four years after career hops in Minnesota, Virginia, South Carolina, West Virginia, Louisiana and Arizona. He’s decided, because of the broad spectrum of appeals in this neck of the woods — hiking, biking wine tours, theater, colleges, music — that his travels will end here.

J.K. Devine

J.K. Devine is a journalist who worked at The Times for four years as features editor. Before then, she worked as a copy editor, page designer and reporter at newspapers in Tennessee and Florida.

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BUSINESS PROFILE LEFT: Barry’s Menswear sells a variety of suits, jackets, shirts and more.

BELOW: Clara Chambers, sales associate at Barry’s Menswear, checks the store’s inventory.

Chambers has been an employee at Barry’s for more than 50 years.

TAILOR MADE Family Business Sets the Standard for Modern Men’s Style

STORY BY JENNIFER COLOSIMO  PHOTOS BY AUSTIN STEELE

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he evolution of the men’s suit is a pretty consistent visual. What is still recognized as a typical suit today looks a lot like what it did when it was first invented in the early 1800s.

In that same century, a New York City sewing machine salesman with a long heritage in the art of tailoring made his own mark on the suit design timeline. That man was Abe Zeeman, and the company he started in 1898, Barry’s Menswear, is still dressing men in quality suits today. It began with suit separates crafted on rent-

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to-own sewing machines for patriarch Abe, but as business boomed it became a wholesale business of fine suits and separates sold in specialty stores and high-end department stores nationwide.

A family business, Barry’s Menswear assumed its current name when secondgeneration owner Harold Zeeman moved the company (and his family) to the Deep South and opened a factory and storefront with hope his grandson would one day take over. Today his grandson, fourth-generation owner Barry Zeeman, carries on the legacy.

Gainesville has been home to Barry’s Menswear since 1964, enabling the company to offer both longtime and new customers an enormous inventory of classic, quality-made products.

“It’s interesting how the company ended up in the South, but if you think about what was going on in the big cities back then, it makes sense,” Zeeman said. “You had to deal with the mob, with risky labor union disputes and other serious crimes in New York City. The South provided an easier way to run a business.”

Clara Chambers, right, an employee at Barry’s Menswear, assists a customer.

Zeeman was only 3 when he moved to Georgia, and loves the kind community Gainesville offers his family — and the business.

“The business is just part of my blood,” he said. “We operate on an old fashioned, specialty store concept where professionals wait on you, take the time to make sure something fits properly and have the skills to make sure it’s altered properly. That’s why we know our customers by name — they keep coming back.”

Providing a quality product that’s going to look good even after a client goes home and dresses themselves is the principle that Barry’s stands on.

“We’ve always been about quality products — quality fabrics and suits, sport coats and formalwear that are made well, so they fit well, naturally. Then, at the hands of highly skilled wardrobe consultants and tailors who fit a suit to a man’s individual body type, they can guarantee a suit that looks and feels good — and, of course, one that will never go out of style,” Zeeman added. “When a suit is classic, it can be versatile, too,” explained Zeeman. “With the right pieces, you can buy one suit and wear it four different ways.”

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“We know that a suit is a big purchase for anyone, and so we want you to feel your best and get the best, whatever that means for you.”

— Barry Zeeman Even if not trained in tailoring, staff members have still been around long enough to know what they’re doing. Boone Strickland was the first store manager Barry’s hired locally in the mid-1960s. He remained with the company for more than 50 years until his retirement. Clara Chambers started working for Barry’s in 1965 as an office manager, but found her calling on the sales floor once they landed in their current location, where you’ll still find her today.

“I’ve worked for Barry, his father and his grandfather, and it’s always been a great company with great service and a quality product,” Chambers said of her 53 years with the company. “Not only have I been here for a long time, but I haven’t wanted to do anything else, or work with anyone else. The brand is so good, the way we do business is invaluable and I love that I

know our customers so well. Some of them have been with us for a really long time, too, and I know exactly what they like or what they need. That’s when you know you’re in a good place — when you’ve got a long list of loyal customers and new ones coming in.”

More than 100 years in business translates to an impeccable selection at great prices. Barry’s has combined an elite class of customer service with enormous access to an unmatched quality product.

“Being classic is what makes us unique,” said Zeeman. “We know that a suit is a big purchase for anyone, and so we want you to feel your best and get the best, whatever that means for you. Quality craftsmanship and nice fabrics are made to fit well, so looking great is automatic.” H

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HOME & GARDEN

BRINGING LOCAL ART INTO THE HOME STORY BY AMBER TYNER

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illing your home with local art is easier than ever before, especially for people in North Georgia.

“It’s an amazing time we live in where original art is so accessible,” interior designer Maggie Griffin said. “Now, we don’t all have to have mass-produced art.

We can have something that is original and handmade from someone right here.”

Griffin, who owns Maggie Griffin Design in Gainesville, gave some tips for how to pick out the best local art for your home.

“My advice is to shop before purchasing,” she said. “Take your time, and maybe visit multiple galleries or look online at inventory that gallery owners or art dealers may have so that you can better hone what it is you’re looking for.”

Eventually you’ll come to know what you like, she said.

“You’ll see what you’re drawn to and then you can start narrowing down what pieces best reflect the direction that you want to go.”

And while you should definitely follow your own taste, the art you select should also depend on the current style of your house.

LEFT: Art by New York artist Inslee (top) and Atlanta artist Sally King Benedict (bottom), through Julie Wynne Jones Art Consulting.

OPPOSITE PAGE TOP: Art by Gainesville’s Courtney Martin.

BOTTOM: Art by Atlanta artist Sally King Benedict, through Julie Wynne Jones Art Consulting.

All photos provided by Maggie Griffin Design.

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“When it comes to more traditional homes, it is a great balance to have a modern piece of art in a traditional setting. It brings a very current look that’s very stylish and a bit more collected.”

— Maggie Griffin

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ABOVE: Art by Tennessee’s Emily Ozier, through Julie Wynne Jones Art Consulting.

LEFT: Art by Atlanta artist Sally King Benedict, through Julie Wynne Jones Art Consulting.

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“Take your time, and maybe visit multiple galleries or look online at inventory that gallery owners or art dealers may have so that you can better hone what it is you’re looking for.”

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“When it comes to more traditional homes, it is a great balance to have a modern piece of art in a traditional setting,” she said. “It brings a very current look that’s very stylish and a bit more collected.”

Abstract art is very popular, too.

“My younger clients do lean toward more of a modern look, say an abstract or paper piece,” she said. “Depending on how that client’s furnishings are, we may do something like a modern floral versus antique reproduction botanicals.

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LEFT: Art by Atlanta Artist Renee Bouchon, through Gregg Irby Gallery.

BELOW: Art by Gainesville’s Leigh-Anne O’Brien.

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We have beautiful abstract florals that we can do now that give us the best of both worlds.”

But where exactly can you find local pieces of art like this?

Galleries throughout the area — including the Caroline Nix Gallery in Griffin’s office — showcase and sell works by local artists, but you can also buy pieces in small stores and even restaurants.

In Gainesville, for instance, Main Street Market has started to hang local art for sale on the walls and hallways of the building.

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VISUAL ARTS CENTER GREEN STREET’S ‘HIDDEN GEM’ SHOWCASES ART, THRIVES ON OUTREACH

ABOVE: Paintings are on display at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center, located on Green Street in Gainesville.

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STORY BY J.K. DEVINE  PHOTOS BY SCOTT ROGERS

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o matter the circumstance, Amanda McClure is always a little surprised when she hears someone say they didn’t know about the Quinlan Visual Arts Center.

“I’ve heard people say, ‘I’ve been here 15 years and I’ve never come into the building,’” said McClure, executive director of the Quinlan, which is located less than one mile from the downtown square. “We are in the middle of historic Green Street. We are the hidden gem.”

Defined as a jewel or an item prized especially for great beauty, gem seems a fitting description of the Quinlan. It is a self-sufficient art gallery that offers quality art education opportunities for all ages and stages of artistic development, special events for the community, summer art camp programs for children and fine art exhibitions throughout the year featuring solo and group artists.

A staple of the yearly exhibition is the Members’ Exhibition in the fall. In August, the exhibition will celebrate its 72nd anniversary and showcase hundreds of members from across the region.

“It is our biggest and most varied and most fun event, because every member gets to submit a piece,” McClure said.

And the Quinlan owes its birth to its members.

The Quinlan initially was founded by nine people in December 1946 as the

Gainesville Arts Association. Four months later, they became a chartered group and started meeting in the old Castleberry home. The members met daily in the evening to paint. In November 1947, the art association held its first members’ show.

From then on, the Members’ Exhibition has showcased all of its artists ranging from painters and sculptors to photographers and mixed-media artists. And that was only the beginning.

As the art group grew, the members started to solicit professionals to exhibit their work in Gainesville. They also began teaching art classes. Other artists came to Hall County to lecture to the burgeoning art community.

After 72 years, a name change and finding a permanent home at 514 Green St. N.E., the Quinlan is continuing to fulfill its mission of “Bringing visual arts to life, and to the life of the community.”

Quinlan Visual Arts Center Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturdays; closed Sundays Address: 514 Green St., Gainesville Phone number: 770-536-2575 Email: info@qvac.org Website: www.quinlanartscenter.org

Quinlan has nine workshops scheduled for 2019 along with 13 classes now enrolling students. Workshops range from still life and portraits to oils and pastels. Classes for beginners to advanced students include drawing, painting and photography, to name a few.

The Quinlan also has developed programs for local children and senior citizens.

For example, it has partnered with Boys and Girls Clubs of Lanier and The Guest House to provide opportunities for old and young to learn about art and practice it.

“Our outreach programs are what I’m most proud of because they have grown most,” McClure said. “And if someone has an idea that might be a good fit, we have options to provide for them. If it’s education, we have portable art classes or we have our studio space here.”

Developing, implementing and supporting all of the services the Quinlan offers is its 18-member board of directors.

Handling the daily operations is McClure as executive director and Paula Lindner as assistant director. Together, they find the different artists and art groups to exhibit throughout the year.

“We rotate them every six to eight weeks,” McClure said. “It keeps things here relevant, interesting and sellable.”

This rotation allows the Quinlan to advocate for its artists. Through February 2019, the Eastern League of Professional

ABOVE: The Quinlan Visual Arts Center also offers special events for the community, a summer art camp program for children and up to 20 fine art exhibitions featuring solo and group artists and a special Members’ Exhibition each fall.

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“...If someone has an idea that might be a good fit, we have options to provide for them. If it’s education, we have portable art classes or we have our studio space here.”

— Amanda McClure Artists, John Guernsey, Marea Haslett and Hoschton Heritage Group are on display as part of Quinlan’s Winter Exhibition and receiving the benefits from it. “(The Quinlan) invited collectors to a pre-show for us,” said M. Camille Day, a founding member of the Eastern League of Professional Artists. “For any arts association to have the confidence to reach out to collectors and say come look at these, that’s pretty special.”

The Quinlan’s commitment to regional artists is a bonus.

“The Quinlan has brought such special artists into the area so the community can

enjoy works that they might not have the opportunity to see otherwise,” Day said.

“And the Quinlan is an important part of the culture in Gainesville and surrounding area.”

In order to provide such exhibits, the Quinlan funds its activities through multiple revenue avenues. They include membership, artist community, local and regional corporations and foundation support. It also holds fundraisers throughout the year including the annual Gala, which is the first exhibition and fundraiser of a new year.

“It’s such a great way to kick off a new

year,” McClure said.

A panel of artists, curators and collectors will review Gala 2019 submissions and accept 100 pieces for the auction. The deadline to participate in the auction is Feb. 18.

“We only try to bring things here for the Gala that are exceptional,” McClure said.

“It brings in people who may live a little further out. And it’s started to bring in collectors who are interested in starting their own collections.”

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ABOVE: The Quinlan Visual Arts Center was founded initially as the Gainesville Arts Association in 1946. The organization has grown to the comprehensive visual arts center seen today, providing quality art education opportunities for all ages and all stages of artistic development.

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REGISTER NOW AND LEARN TO LOVE ART ALL SUMMER LONG STORY BY J.K. DEVINE

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hile many summer activities center on outdoor activities such as swimming, playing sports and exploring nature, the Quinlan Visual Arts Center offers camps for budding artists.

Every week in June and July, children from elementary to middle school may pick a week or two to participate in the various art-related activities.

“Our art camp program is very popular.

We are always at capacity,” Quinlan Executive Director Amanda McClure said. “It’s been going on so long that there are people who are sending their children here who went to summer camp here themselves.”

The traditional art camp runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is geared for rising firstthrough fifth-graders, who are divided by grade level.

Projects vary from week to week, with even and odd weeks having similar projects. If a child wants to attend two weeks, choosing an even and odd weekly session will assure different projects. Classes complete between five and 12 projects per session, depending on grade level.

Weekly costs vary for Quinlan members and non-members. Discounts are available for a family membership. Parents may now register their children online through the Quinlan’s website, www.quinlanartscenter. org.

Each year of the traditional camp has a theme. Previous themes have been “The Art of Illustration” or “Pop Art.” Last year’s theme was “Imagination Unleashed.” Participants focused on folk art, using unexpected materials such as glass, tin, carpet samples, homemade paint and recycled object to experiment and create.

Children ranging from first- through fifth-graders are not the only ones who

experiment with art at Quinlan during the summer. The art center established a fairly new program for teenagers.

“For years, we’ve been trying to figure out a camp for the in-between kids,” McClure said. “They are too old for the traditional art camp but too young to get summer jobs. Now we have a big kid camp.”

Art Camp Level 2 is for children ages 13 and older, who learn more challenging and involved projects. They include mixed media, drawing, painting and building.

Deemed “big kid camp” by McClure,

it isn’t the first new art camp the Quinlan started. A couple of years ago, the center launched a little Clay Camp for children ages 4 and younger. It is one day a week during the eight weeks of summer.

“We use a combination of air-dry clay and other elements,” McClure said, explaining it is not enough time to turn around a traditional clay project. “We had to find new ways for them to get their hands dirty.”

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ABOVE: Sue Levine takes part in a painting instruction class at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center. Photo by Scott Rogers.

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ABOVE: Kathie Futrell takes part in a painting class offered at the Quinlan Visual Arts Center. Photo by Scott Rogers.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR QUINLAN EVENTS 2018 EXHIBITION SCHEDULE Winter exhibitions When: Nov. 29 through February 2019 Featured artists: Eastern League of Professional Artists, John Guernsey, Marea Haslett and Hoschton Heritage Group

Summer exhibitions When: June 6 through Aug. 10 Featured artists: Southeastern Pastel Society 2019 Juried Exhibition, Atlanta Fine Arts League and solo artist Craig Ford

2019 WORKSHOPS Feb. 26-28: Capturing Color and Light and Florals and Still Life

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2019 EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

Fall exhibitions When: Aug. 15 through Oct. 5 Featured artists: PEN Women, Al Clayton Photography Retrospective and solo artists Deb Nadelhoffer and Dede Collicutt

March 28-29: Telling Your Story Through Collage by Ann Zawacki

41st annual GALA Fine Art Auction: When: Feb. 28 through March 2 GALA: March 2 16th annual Youth Art Month When: March 15 through April 6 Featured artists: Competition for middle and high school students to receive county and statewide recognition

72nd annual Members’ Exhibition Dates: Oct. 10 through Dec. 8 with awards ceremony at 6:15 p.m.

Featured artists: Quinlan members

Spring exhibitions When: April 11 through June 1 Featured artists: Homegrown and solo artists Abner Cope, Joel Barr and Jo Mitchell

Winter exhibitions When: Dec. 12 through Feb. 22 Featured artists: Rug show and solo artists Jan Eubanks, Debra Yaun and Simon Brittan

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by Brian Davis May 3-4: Fall in Love with Cold Wax Medium by Kim Sobat May 18: Oil on Copper, Painting Vibrantly by Ann Moeller Steverson Nov. 12-14: Basics of Still Life Painting in Oils by Qiang Huang

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ABOVE & LEFT: After visiting more than 80 countries, Chad Shore decided home was the place to create art.

Photos by David Cook.

OPPOSITE PAGE: Gainesville native Chad Shore with his signature mural.

Photo by Scott Rogers.

Rooster’s Perch stops and says hi to Shore as he works, smiles and chats with them as if they were all longtime friends — a bright, charismatic and spirited soul.

A Gainesville native, Shore has created art for more than 19 years, both locally and abroad. After graduating from Piedmont College with a degree in studio art, he traveled all over the world, visiting more than 80 countries, until he decided to return to

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hose who walk past the corner of Academy and Bradford streets in downtown Gainesville will notice something new on the side of Rooster’s Perch Coffee and Book Co. — two murals, one promoting Resource Brokers in sky-blue acrylic, and the other a black background with swooping white letters spelling CShore, the logo for local artist Chad Shore, his full name in glittering gold-speckled crimson lettering underneath.

At first glance these murals may seem

solely commercial, but they are symbolic of something more important — the connection that artists have with their community, and how art helps cities grow.

“When there’s an art scene in a city, it’s big and everybody comes out. You need a community of artists — everybody can feed off one another, and that’s a good thing,” Shore says.

Shore loves to be out and about, even if it is painting murals on a chilly winter day, bundled up in layers of sweaters and coats. Every person who walks or drives by

“The city is still thriving, but we could really revitalize it, and I want to remind people that we are the Queen City.”

— Chad Shore

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Chad Shore’s handiwork can be spotted all around the Queen City.

Photo by David Cook.

noses — the recognizable traits — and leaving the lips. People started buying those pieces because it could be any woman, whoever they wanted it to be. It became more a piece of artwork than a depiction of someone doing something.”

As for Shore’s future projects, he has a special mission in mind: to bring back Gainesville’s nickname of the Queen City of Georgia, a distinction oftentimes forgotten by its residents.

“Atlanta, being the capital of Georgia, is the King City, but Gainesville was named the Queen City because it was an exciting place that drew in people from all over.

Lake Lanier draws in 7 million people every year, and I’d love those people to know how awesome Gainesville is.”

One can see Gainesville’s royal moniker in a few select places, such as on the street sign for Queen City Parkway and on manhole covers stamped with the honorary title. However, Shore plans to make the title even more prominent with murals displaying the lofty designation around Gainesville, encouraging people to “eat local, live local.” his hometown. When asked where his favorite places to travel have been, he says, “Anywhere by the beach” — apropos for a man who goes by CShore (seashore).

“Everybody should travel and meet new cultures,” he says. “I feel like Gainesville needs to bring culture to the city; that brings different food, different arts, different music, and that’s what makes a city work. Doesn’t matter if the city is big or small, if you have that it brings people out.

It makes the town feel good, look good and have fun.”

Shore’s handiwork can be spotted elsewhere in Gainesville, including the mural on the outside of the Georgia Chair Factory, once a wooden furniture manufacturer, now an event venue. His art has been featured in various solo exhibitions and fashion shows in Atlanta and major cities across the country. From 2006 to 2012 he ran his own fashion line, Sixtus, and he still prints T-shirts, designs clothes and architects interior design. He currently works out of his art studio in Rabbittown, where he paints, sculpts, metalworks, pho24 | HOME | February 2019

tographs, graphic designs and creates in mixed media. He is also involved in Vision 2030 with the Quinlan Visual Arts Center to increase awareness in public art around Gainesville.

Perhaps his most notable works are his pop-art pieces, which he started back in 2005, featuring black-and-white female forms accented by radiant red lips and brilliant blue backgrounds. “My Angel,” one of his most famous pieces, was selected as a design for the 1800 Tequila Essential Artists Series in 2010, chosen from 15,000 design entries in a nationwide competition.

The facial ambiguity of his subjects — as one notices that eyes and noses are curiously absent — has an interesting psychological effect on the viewer: one can imagine just about anyone in the faceless forms, whether it be a celebrity, a friend or even oneself.

“When I painted realistically, people weren’t interested because they didn’t want a picture of someone they didn’t recognize,” Shore says. “So I started painting in a pop-art style, taking out the eyes and

“The city is still thriving, but we could really revitalize it, and I want to remind people that we are the Queen City,” Shore says.

For business owners or art lovers who would like to commission Shore for his artwork, one can contact him through his website, www.chadshore.com. H

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or those experiencing a touch of cabin fever thanks to the volatile ups and downs of this winter’s recent wacky weather, a routine trip to the grocery store isn’t going to quite cut it.

As winter wanes and spring starts to emerge, consider a road trip to a farm market for the adventure, the variety and the experience. Farmers markets will come later, once spring has sprung, but what we’re suggesting is an actual farm market — the kind that features fresh fruits and vegetables in season, unique gifts, homemade pastries and ice cream, and even flea market style products like rocking chairs, bird houses and metal chicken sculptures.

ABOVE: We may be in the middle of the winter season, but it is still possible to get fresh veggies, and the Tomato House Farms in Murrayville offers a wide selection not just from their own, but from other local farms. LEFT: As its namesake implies, at the Tomato House Farms you can purchase… well… fresh tomatoes.

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These charming outlets proliferate in these parts and more are popping up all the time, but a couple fall into the “not to be missed” category, not only for their wide diversity of offerings, but because they’re open all year long.

One of the luminaries in this genre is the highly recognizable Jaemor Farms, located along Ga. 365 in Alto, just north of Gainesville. The market on the hill is an

ideal stop for thousands of Gainesville-area day visitors and Atlanta and Florida travelers headed to Asheville-Gatlinburg-Highlands vacationland.

Fruits and vegetables — some of which you can’t find in the grocery store — grace the shelves of Jaemor. Homemade cakes and fruit pies (they make 250,000 a year) are baked on site in a dedicated pie kitchen. Jaemor-produced ice cream is a favor-

ite any time the temperatures seem warm for a winter day and boiled peanuts are available any season.

Judah Echols, in charge of boiled peanut production for decades, cooks about 22 tons of boiled peanuts per year. The smells of Jaemor are quite simply delectable and the flavors support the smells.

While vegetables and fruits this time of year are mostly Florida-grown, Jaemor

TOP: The Tomato House Farms prides itself in selling prime cuts of meat. Butcher Tyler Jones, left, and owner Jeff Grindle, right, display a few of their selections. ABOVE LEFT: At the Tomato House Farms “local” is the name of the game. Here we have a wide variety of selections from local wineries.

ABOVE RIGHT: Whether it’s peach slices, jams or dressings, you are sure to find plenty of good homegrown products.

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maintains a dedication to all things homegrown, and is determined to procure produce locally when possible. Sourcing from Florida when possible, explains farm manager Drew Echols, results in a fresher product for Jaemor’s customers than produce shipped from California or Mexico.

Winter in the farm market business is also time for evaluation and making plans.

“Some of our best ideas to expand and grow the business come from hourlong conversations this time of year,” says Drew.

“Like how to expand the U-Pick aspect of our business, and deciding that we need a new donut machine.”

One exciting piece of the Jaemor business has been the realization that the market is becoming social media, T-shirt and country music famous.

“Country singers are wearing our Jaemor shirts in YouTube videos,” says Drew. “That’s pretty cool”.

Close to North Georgia wine country and vacation getaways like Lake Burton, farm market Tomato House Farms is located on Ga. 52 about seven miles east of Dahlonega.

During summer much of the fruit and produce shows up at the front door of Tomato House on local farmers’ trucks, with

commerce sometimes conducted right there in the store’s expansive parking lot.

This time of year, owner Jeff Grindle sources from big markets in Atlanta and Asheville, N.C. — resulting in produce that’s still fresher than most you’ll find.

Mike Byrd, a Tomato House butcher, says the business has become like a small supermarket for people in the region, with fresh fruits and vegetables, an extensive array of sauces, meat rubs, jams & jellies, a retro throwback candy aisle, and an impressive collection of local and regional wines and ciders. In addition, there is a prime cut butcher shop at the back of the

TOP LEFT: Jaemor Farms owner Drew Echols, left, and Jerry Smith, right, are setting apples to sell for the day. TOP RIGHT: Jaemor Farms also offers its own selection of products. BOTTOM RIGHT: If you have a hankering for something warm to eat, the bakery inside Jaemor Farms offers delicious pies. BOTTOM LEFT: Jaemor Farms has a wide variety of locally grown produce.

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Waking up at early hours in the morning, a couple of farmhands remove dead leaves from strawberry plants in order to ensure healthy growth.

House front porch, as are novelty items like weather vanes, custom sculptures, rocking chairs and even yard art, like lighthouses and matching mermaids. Just down from the rocking chairs is a full gift shop and a year-round Christmas store.

Now is the perfect time to explore farm markets on a sunny day. Although, fact is, rainy days provide a plenty good excuse as well. H

store that Byrd helped to add a couple of years ago.

The butcher shop has been a big hit, with Byrd and crew able to offer custom cuts of meat and beef, pork and poultry at a very high grade.

“Coming out of the Midwest mostly, our

beef and pork are definitely a cut above,” says Byrd. “We carry something better and we cut to suit.”

As might be expected, Tomato House carries tomatoes — always offering the freshest available. Vegetables and fruits are displayed prominently on the Tomato

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RECREATION

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t Masterpiece Mixers Paint & Party Studio, amateur artists have a chance to get their creative juices flowing in a variety of classes and group parties. The studio attracts participants to instructive painting workshops in an enjoyable setting.

“The most common phrase we hear when someone walks in the door for the first time is, ‘I can’t draw a stick figure,’” said Krista Goodrich, founder of Masterpiece Mixers. “And our answer is always, ‘Well good, because we’re not drawing stick figures today.’”

She said the classes help people discover they don’t have to be “born artistic” to create something great. “Most of us are not born artistic,” she said. “I wasn’t born artistic — I became artistic by practice.”

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LEFT: A guest unleashes her inner Picasso while creating her masterpiece with the help of instructor Alex Sorto.

RIGHT: Masterpiece Mixers hosts kids classes, camps and birthday parties!

OPPOSITE PAGE TOP: Guests show off their masterpieces after a fun night celebrating and painting!

BOTTOM: Guests bring out their inner DIY skills while using hammers and drills to make wood pallets.

All photos provided by Masterpiece Mixers Paint & Party Studio.

The studio has 15 locations throughout the Southeast United States, including one in Gainesville, to give people that kind of practice in a fun environment.

Kacie Landers, a regular customer at Masterpiece Mixers, said taking classes at the studio was her first artistic endeavor.

“I have no artistic abilities at all,” she said, mentioning that all of her paintings still turn out great. “It’s just a fun environment — a safe place where you can have fun, be creative and do something you don’t normally do.”

Since the clientele are usually people who are inexperienced, instructors are at every event.

“Ninety-nine percent of our people have not painted or picked up a paintbrush or done anything of the sort since grade

school,” Goodrich said. “But the whole way through, we’re walking them step by step.

We’ll say, ‘Go 3 inches this way on the canvas’ and ‘Use the big brush and this color.’”

Kerri Stidham, another regular customer, said she likes the help.

“All of the instructors that I’ve had have been very helpful each time I’ve gone,” she said. “The paintings aren’t super hard. It’s just easy and fun.”

Goodrich said the routine of every class is pretty similar, with each workshop lasting two to three hours.

“The instructor will do her intro, and that’s where she introduces herself, talks about what they’re painting and kind of the process of the class,” she said. “And then we get started. We’ve got upbeat, fun music, and we start teaching the background.

“It’s just a fun environment — a safe place where you can have fun, be creative and do something you don’t normally do.”

— Kacie Landers Once we finish the background, we’ll break and let everyone dry their background with blow dryers.”

She said the group then plays a few games.

“It varies based on the instructor which games,” she said. “They’re usually fun, silly games involving painting. Then we go back to painting and they finish their project. At the end, we do a big group picture.”

And while the routine of each workshop might be similar, Masterpiece Mixers offers a variety of classes for those with different interests.

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TOP: Taking inspiration from Van Gogh’s masterpiece “Starry Night,” this stylish mural welcomes customers as they come in the doors of the Masterpiece Mixers Paint & Party studio to get ready for an entertaining afternoon or evening of painting.

BOTTOM: An array of many differing paintings on display.

where it was just my husband and I with a bunch of people we didn’t know, and we’ve done it where we had a group date where several of us couples went. It’s something different to do with your spouse or boyfriend.”

Goodrich also mentioned the company hosts several types of parties.

“We do a significant amount of team building, kids’ and adults’ birthday parties, bachelorette parties, bridal showers and other group events, church events, sports teams and so on,” she said.

But there’s more than just painting when you make a visit to Masterpiece Mixers.

The studio in Gainesville is BYOB, so guests can bring their own alcoholic beverages as well as food.

“Adults can bring beer and wine and then of course in any class people can bring soda, snacks, sweet tea — whatever they want to bring,” she said.

Goodrich said a class or party at Masterpiece Mixers is something everyone can and should do.

“You only live once, right?” she said.

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“The guests can paint on canvas — that’s our primary component that we offer — but we also offer painting on wood cutouts, like wooden door hangers,” she said. “We offer do-it-yourself pallet workshops where people make pallet signs, and then we also offer wine glass decorating.”

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and everything,” she said. “People walk out of there and they’re just amazed with what they created.”

The studio also has several other specialty classes that draw some attention, including a Date Night.

“You paint one canvas and your date paints the other,” Goodrich said. “When you put the two canvases together, they create one large masterpiece.”

Landers said those classes are very fun.

“They always turn out really cute,” she said about the projects. “We’ve done it

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AROUND TOWN WINTER DAY

From left to right, C.J. Maney, 8, Disree Maney, 9, Zoey Maney, 4, and Leighanne Pittman, 10, of Flowery Branch play on a trampoline in early January. After a few days of rain the sun came out with a high in the 50s.

BARBECUE ON THE MENU

Andrew Elliot, right, and Jimmy Ellis, work on painting their upcoming restaurant, The Inked Pig, which will fill the location of the old Foothills Barbecue in Gainesville at 838 Main St. S.W. The restaurant is set to open this month.

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Janet Caputo of Atlanta, right, holds her granddaughter, Phoenix Lamar, 3, while she pets a chinchilla at the North Georgia Zoo and Farm in December. Visitors to the zoo had the opportunity to turn in used Christmas trees during their visit.

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AROUND TOWN VETERAN REMEMBERED

Candice Easton, daughter of Cornelius Cornelssen VIII, hugs retired Maj. Gen. Marvin Back during a celebration of life for Cornelssen, a World War II veteran, at Flowery Branch Masonic Lodge 212 in December. “Ever since I stepped into my father’s life — remember, I was just this little girl, so I wasn’t somebody he told a whole lot of stories to — I realize every time my dad was with veterans or veterans are together, they have a certain, very strong, bond and camaraderie,” Easton said.

“There’s a brotherhood, and it matters. They matter to each other,” said Easton. Cornelssen died Dec. 17 at age 93.

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County Commissioner Scott Gibbs receives a commemorative plaque for his service on the board during a County Commissioner meeting in December. Representing North Hall since 2011, Gibbs saw the economic rebound up close and personal. “I came in at the height of the recession,” Gibbs said.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Art Exhibit: “Elements: Earth, Fire, Air, Water.”

8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb.1-14. University of North Georgia, Bob Owens Art Gallery, 82 College Circle, Dahlonega. 678-717-3438, victoria. cooke@ung.edu. Free.

Brenau University Student Exhibition at the High Museum of Art. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 1-10. Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.

Beginner Pottery Wheel Classes with Lesther Martin.

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 9, Feb. 16 and Feb. 23. 6-8:30 p.m. Feb. 4, Feb. 18 and Feb. 25. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, paula@ qvac.org. $150-175.

Communion and Cafe Connection.

11 a.m. to noon. Feb. 3 and March 3.

Chicopee United Methodist Church, 3 First St., Gainesville. 770-634-6803, pegflute@yahoo.com. Free.

Busy Builders.

10-11 a.m. Feb. 8, Feb. 15, Feb. 22, March 1, March 8 and March 15. Hampton Park Library, 5345 Settingdown Road, Cumming.

“Almost, Maine.”

7-8 p.m. Feb. 4. Mill Creek High School, 4400 Braselton Highway, Hoschton. 770-317-7513, Sarah_e_ lindahl@gwinnett.k12.ga.us. $7-10.

Friday Sketch Club.

1:30-3 p.m. Feb. 8. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville.

Beginner/Intermediate Pastels with Linda Tilden.

10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb 4, Feb 11.

Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@qvac.org. $150 - $175.

Let’s Play! Storytime.

10:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 8, Feb. 15 and Feb. 22. Blackshear Place Branch Library, 2927 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville.

11-11:30 a.m. Feb. 4, Feb. 11 and Feb. 18. North Hall Tech Center, 4175 Nopone Road, Suite B, Gainesville.

Masterminds LEGO® Lounge.

4-5 p.m. Feb. 8. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming.

Preschool Storytime.

10:30-11 a.m. Feb. 8, Feb. 15 and Feb. 22. Gainesville Branch Library, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

Saturday Family Storytime at Post.

11:15 a.m. to noon. Feb. 9, Feb. 16, Feb. 23, March 2, March 9 and March 16. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming.

Drawing on the Right Side ofthe Brain.

4-5 p.m. Feb. 4, Feb. 11 and Feb. 25.

Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, musesroost@gmail.com. $150-175.

Exhibit: In the Streets: Photography from the High Museum of Art. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday.

Feb. 4 to March 14. Brenau University Galleries, Sellars Gallery, 200 Blvd., Gainesville. 770-534-6263, alauricella@brenau.edu. Free.

Kinect Family Fun Night.

5-7:30 p.m. Feb. 4, Feb. 11, Feb. 18, Feb. 25, March 4, March 11, March 18 and March 25. North Hall Tech Center, 4175 Nopone Road, Suite B, Gainesville.

Manty Dey: Drips and Drizzle.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Feb. 4-26. Roy C. Moore Art Gallery, 3040 Landrum Education Drive, Oakwood. 678-717-3438. Free.

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Blackshear Place Branch Library, 2927 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville.

Exhibit: My Work Has Always Looked Like Me: Works by Kathy Yancy.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday.

Feb. 4 to March 14. Brenau University Galleries, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville. 770-534-6263, alauricella@brenau.edu. Free.

Robotics Club.

4-5 p.m. Feb. 4 and March 4. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

Spring Gallery Tours.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday.

Feb. 4 to March 14. Brenau University Galleries, 200 Blvd., Gainesville. 770534-6263, alauricella@brenau.edu.

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3-3:45 p.m. Feb. 5 and Feb. 12.

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Baby Steps Storytime.

10:30 a.m. Feb. 5, Feb. 12 and Feb. 19. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

Be the Colorful Landscape with Celeste McCollough.

10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 5, Feb. 12, Feb. 19, Feb. 26, March 5, March 12 and March 19. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville.

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12:45-1:30 p.m. Feb. 5, Feb. 12, Feb. 19 and Feb. 26. Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.

Drawing for Painters with Beatriz Maliszweski.

2-4 p.m. Feb. 5 and Feb. 12. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@ qvac.org. $150-175.

Majestic Mountains with Joan Darflinger.

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Hands-on Ergonomics: Simple Methods and Tools to Decrease Workplace Injuries (Jefferson Manufacturing Growth Meeting Series). 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 5. Jackson County Administrative Building, 67 Athens St., Jefferson.

Preschool Pals Storytime.

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See Beautiful Club.

4:30-5:30 p.m. Feb. 5 and March 5.

Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

Toddler Storytime.

10:30-11 a.m. Feb. 5, Feb. 12 and Feb. 19. Gainesville Branch Library, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville.

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Toddler Tales Storytime.

10-10:30 a.m. Feb. 5 and Feb. 12.

Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega St., Cumming.

Baby Steps Storytime.

10:30-11 a.m. Feb. 6, Feb. 13 and Feb. 20. Gainesville Branch Library, 127 Main St. NW, Gainesville.

Yoga for Beginners.

10-11:30 a.m. Feb. 6, Feb. 13, Feb. 20, Feb. 27, March 6, March 13, March 20 and March 27. Blackshear Place Branch Library, 2927 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville.

Toddler Storytime.

10:30-11 a.m. Feb. 6, Feb. 13 and Feb. 20. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

Beginner’s Acrylic with Anita Ford.

6-8 p.m. Feb. 6, Feb. 13, Feb. 20 and Feb. 27. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770536-2575, info@qvac.org. $120-145.

Book Club.

10:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 6 and March 6.

Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

Children’s Story Time and Smiles.

10 a.m. Feb. 6, Feb. 13, Feb. 20, Feb. 27, March 6, March 13, March 20 and March 27. 1911 Sweetbay Drive, Gainesville. 404-888-4760. Free.

Fiber Arts and Friends.

10 a.m. to noon. Feb. 6, Feb. 20, Feb. 27 and March 6. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming.

Focus on Flowers — Acrylic Painting with Jill Haack.

1:30-3 p.m. Feb. 6 and Feb. 13.

Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@qvac.org. $150-175.

From Pastels to Pan Pastels.

2-4 p.m. Feb. 6 and Feb. 13. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@ qvac.org. $150-175.

Genealogy with Jessie Whitaker: Intermediate Level.

6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 6 and Feb. 13.

Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega St., Cumming.

Georgia Poetry Circuit Winter Reading: Juliana Gray.

12:30-2 p.m. Feb. 6. Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.

Handbuilding Basics with Mary Hull.

10 a.m. to noon. Wednesdays. Feb. 6 to March 27. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville.

770-536-2575, musesroost@gmail. com. $150-175.

Mixing it up with Mixed Media.

10-11:30 a.m. Feb. 6 and Feb. 13.

Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@qvac.org. $150-175.

Murraybear’s Storytime.

10:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 6, Feb. 13 and Feb. 20. Murrayville Branch Library, 4796 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville.

Paws to Read.

4-5:30 p.m. Feb. 6 and March 6.

Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega St., Cumming.

Beginner’s Drawing with Anita Ford.

6-8 p.m. Feb. 7, Feb. 14, Feb. 21 and Feb. 28. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770536-2575, info@qvac.org. $120-145.

Bingo.

7-9:30 p.m. Thursdays. Feb. 7 to March 28. American Legion Post 7, 2343 Riverside Drive, Gainesville. 678617-2774, jbdillon1@gmail.com. iKnit Crochet & Knitting Club.

1-4 p.m. Thursdays. Feb. 7 to March 28. North Hall Tech Center, 4175 Nopone Road, Suite B, Gainesville.

Toddler Tales Storytime.

10:15-10:45 a.m. Feb. 7. Hampton Park Library, 5345 Settingdown Road, Cumming.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Minecraft.

5-6 p.m. Feb. 7 and March 7. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

770-532-3311, ext. 192, khaessler@ hallcountylibrary.org.

Lego Club.

5-6 p.m. Feb. 7 and March 7.

Murrayville Branch Library, 4796 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville.

770-532-3311, ext. 171, bhood@ hallcountylibrary.org. Free.

Pageturners Book Club.

1-2 p.m. Feb. 7. Dawson County Library, 342 Allen St., Dawsonville.

Toddler Tales Storytime.

10:15-11 a.m. Feb. 7. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming.

Painting Techniques for the Beginner with Chris Sherry.

1:30-4 p.m. Thursdays. Feb. 7-28.

Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@qvac.org.

Preschool Pals Storytime.

11:15-11:45 a.m. Feb. 7. Hampton Park Library, 5345 Settingdown Road, Cumming.

Studio Painting for Intermediate and Advanced with Chris Sherry.

10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays. Feb. 7-28. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-5362575, info@qvac.org. $120-145.

Raining Hearts Craft.

10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 7-8. North Hall Tech Center, 4175 Nopone Road, Suite B, Gainesville.

Thursday Book Club.

Noon to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 7 and March 7. Blackshear Place Branch Library, 2927 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville.

Zumba at the library!

6:30 p.m. Feb. 7, Feb. 14, Feb. 21, March 7, March 14 and March 21.

Blackshear Place Branch Library, 2927 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville.

Preschool Pals Storytime.

1:15-2 p.m. Feb. 7. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming.

Brenau University JV Softball vs.

Tennessee Wesleyan.

2-4 p.m. Feb. 8. Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.

Children’s Classes — Atlanta Botanical Garden.

10-11 a.m. Feb. 9. Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1911 Sweetbay Drive, Gainesville. 404-888-4763, wcannon@atlantabg.org. $24-29.

2019 Braselton Downtown Chocolate Walk.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 9. Downtown Braselton, 5040 Ga. 53, Braselton.

Brenau University JV Softball vs.

Piedmont College.

1-3 p.m. Feb. 9. Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.

Department of Dance High School Dance Festival.

Feb. 9-10. Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.

Pandora’s Box Tribute to Aerosmith.

10 p.m. Feb. 9. Rosati’s Pizza and Sports Pub, 415 Peachtree Parkway, Cumming.

Pokémon Lost Thunder League Cup. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 9. Meeple Madness | Tabletop Games and Hobbies, 7400 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

Family Valentine Party.

10:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 9. Blackshear Place Branch Library, 2927 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville.

Brenau University Basketball vs.

Allen University.

2-4 p.m. Feb. 9. Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.

Larry Scroggs Band.

Outlaw country, rock and blues. 9-11:30 p.m. Feb. 9. 37 Main Rock Cafe, 212 Spring St., Gainesville. 678-696-8829, Customer_ Care@37main.com.

Real Fit Expo.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 9. Forsyth Conference Center at Lanier Technical College, 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Cumming.

Sensory Storytime.

10:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 9 and March 9.

Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

Stars Over Elachee.

6-8 p.m. Feb. 9. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-1976, elachee@ elachee.org.

Family Day — Undiscovered Country.

1-4 p.m. Feb. 10. Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.

Trace Your Roots – African American Genealogy Workshop.

3 p.m. Feb. 10. Gwinnett County Public Library, Collins Hill Branch, 455 Camp Perrin Road, Lawrenceville.

770-978-514, events@gwinnettpl.org.

Free.

American Red Cross Blood Drive.

2-7 p.m. Feb. 11 and March 18. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming.

Family Fun Night: Very Valentine’s Party.

6:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 11. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

Multiple Choice Book Club.

6-7 p.m. Feb. 11 and March 11.

Blackshear Place Branch Library, 2927 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville.

Noises Off. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11-17 and Feb. 19-23.

John S. Burd Center, Classroom 310, 429 Academy St. NE, Gainesville.

Brenau University JV Softball vs.

East Georgia State College.

3-5 p.m. Feb. 12. Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.

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6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 12, March 12 and April 9. Recess Southern Gastro-Pub, 118 Bradford St. NE, Gainesville. 770535-1976, elachee@elachee.org. Free.

Creative Coloring for Adults.

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 13 and Feb. 27.

North Hall Tech Center, 4175 Nopone Road, Suite B, Gainesville.

Mobile Career Coach.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 13. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

Handbuilding Basics with Mary Hull.

10 a.m. to noon. Feb. 13, Feb. 20 and Feb. 27. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770536-2575, musesroost@gmail.com. $150-175.

Novel Diversions Book Club.

10:15-11:30 a.m. Feb. 13. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming.

Tween STEAM: Catapults.

4-5 p.m. Feb. 13. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

Brenau University JV Softball vs.

Covenant College.

4-6 p.m. Feb. 14. Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.

Drop in Craft - Valentine’s Day. 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 14.

Blackshear Place Branch Library, 2927 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville.

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Exhibit: Southern Pastoral.

10 a.m. Feb. 14, Feb. 18, Feb. 19, Feb. 20, Feb. 25, Feb. 26 and Feb. 27.

Brenau University Galleries, Castelli Gallery, 429 Academy St., Gainesville.

770-534-6263, alauricella@brenau. edu. Free.

Knitting Group.

1-2 p.m. Feb. 14. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

Men on Boats.

7:30 p.m. Feb. 14-17 and Feb. 19-23.

Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.

Pajama Storytime.

6-6:45 p.m. Feb. 14. Lumpkin County Library, 342 Courthouse, Dahlonega.

Valentine’s Day Craft.

10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 14.

Murrayville Branch Library, 4796 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville.

770-532-3311, ext. 171, bhood@ hallcountylibrary.org. Free.

“A Streetcar Named Desire.”

8 p.m. Feb. 15-17, Feb. 21-24 and Feb. 28. Sylvia Beard Theatre, 2200 Buford Highway Northeast, Buford. $30.

Brenau University JV Softball vs.

West Georgia Technical.

1-3 p.m. Feb. 15. Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.

Elachee Birding Hike: Great Backyard Bird Count.

8-11 a.m. Feb. 16. Elachee Nature Science Center, 2125 Elachee Drive, Gainesville. 770-535-1976, elachee@ elachee.org. Free.

Second Annual Girls of Virtue Empowered Vision Board Workshop.

2:30-4 p.m. Feb. 16. Gwinnett County Public Library, 361 Main St., Suwanee.

Barn Quilt Class.

1-6 p.m. Feb. 16. Amanda’s Farm To Fork, 5951 Main St., Lula.

Brenau University Basketball vs.

Milligan College.

2-4 p.m. Feb. 16. Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.

Dave Matthews Tribute Band.

10 p.m. Feb. 16. Rosati’s Pizza and Sports Pub, 415 Peachtree Parkway, Cumming.

The Regulators.

The ultimate classic rock party band.

9-11:30 p.m. Feb. 16. 37 Main Rock Cafe, 212 Spring St., Gainesville. 678696-8829, Customer_Care@37main. com.

Tiny Stitches.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 16. Lakewood Baptist Church, 2235 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville. 770-5965751, spenserchance@att.net. Free.

David Marsh, theater organist.

3 p.m. Feb. 17. Cumming First United Methodist Church, 770 Canton Highway, Cumming. Free.

Center for the Arts and Design Open House.

1-4 p.m. Feb. 17. Brenau University Galleries, Sellars, Presidents and Castelli Galleries, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville. 770-534-6263, alauricella@brenau.edu. Free.

Play in the Clay Mondays with Mary Hull.

4:30-6 p.m. Feb. 18. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@ qvac.org. $25-30.

Yoga Storytime.

4-4:30 p.m. Feb. 18. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

Baby Steps Storytime.

10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Feb. 19. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Pretty Pink Poppies with Joan Darflinger.

9-11:30 a.m. Feb. 19 and Feb. 26.

Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@qvac.org. $160-185.

Mobile Career Coach.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 19. Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega St., Cumming.

Brenau University JV Softball vs.

Young Harris College.

3-5 p.m. Feb. 19. Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.

Alcohol Ink and Acrylic Pouring Classes with Joan Darflinger.

9-11:30 a.m. Feb. 20. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@ qvac.org. $50-75.

Technology Open House.

4:30-6 p.m. Feb. 20. Cumming Library, 585 Dahlonega St., Cumming. Free.

Minecraft — “Creepy Valentines.”

5-7:30 p.m. Feb. 21. North Hall Tech Center, 4175 Nopone Road, Suite B, Gainesville.

Vickery Creek Middle School Choirs.

8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 21. Cumming First United Methodist Church, 770 Canton Highway, Cumming. Free.

Spout Springs Writing Group.

2-4 p.m. Feb. 21. Hall County Library System, Spout Springs Branch, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

770-316-6696, lunarmarine@charter. net. Free.

Brenau University Softball vs.

Agnes Scott.

4- 6 p.m. Feb. 21. Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.

Adult Painting Classes.

10 a.m. to noon. Feb. 22-23. Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1911 Sweetbay Drive, Gainesville. 404-888-4763, wcannon@atlantabg.org. $74-79.

Dueling Pianos.

10 p.m. Feb. 22-23. Rosati’s Pizza and Sports Pub, 415 Peachtree Parkway, Cumming.

A Frozen Ballet Mini-Camp.

10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 23.

Gainesville School of Ballet/Brenau Fitness Center, 800 Brenau Lane NE, Gainesville. 770-532-4241, gbcinfo@ gainesvilleballet.org. $30.

Atlanta Radio Theatre Company Live Radio Drama.

1 p.m. Feb. 23. Gwinnett County Public Library, Collins Hill Branch, 455 Camp Perrin Road, Lawrenceville.

770-978-5154, events@gwinnettpl. org. Free.

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4 p.m. Feb. 24. First Presbyterian Church, 800 S. Enota Drive, Gainesville. 770-532-0136. $15.

Brenau University Softball vs.

Piedmont International University.

1-3 p.m. Feb. 24. Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.

Zipporah Thompson: Rootwork.

8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 25-28.

University of North Georgia, Bob Owens Art Gallery, 82 College Circle, Dahlonega. 678-717-3438, victoria.

cooke@ung.edu. Free.

Busy Babies: Parachute.

10:30-11 a.m. Feb. 26. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

Capturing Color and Light — Florals Still Life with Sharon Farkas.

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 26-28. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@ quinlanartscenter.org.

Intro to iPhone.

10:30 a.m. to noon. Feb. 26. North Hall Tech Center, 4175 Nopone Road, Suite B, Gainesville.

Lego at the Library.

4-5 p.m. Feb. 26. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

Toddler Play.

10:30 to 11 a.m. Feb. 27. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

W3 — Wednesday Writer’s Workshop for Teens.

6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 27. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming.

Homeschool Group at the Maysville Public Library.

2-3 p.m. Feb. 28. Maysville Public Library, 9247 Gillsville Road, Maysville.

Teen Anime Club.

6-7 p.m. Feb. 28. Spout Springs Branch Library, 6488 Spout Springs Road, Flowery Branch.

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