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The Carroll County Tea Party will meet from 7-8 p.m. at the Stallings Community Center, 118 South White Street in Carrollton. For information, call 770-668-4942. APRIL 18
A Cruise-In will be held from 5-9 p.m. at Bojangles, 750 Hwy. 61 in Villa Rica. Cars, trucks and motorcycles are welcome at the event, which will feature music and food.Cruise-Ins are held the first and third Fridays of each month. For information, call 770-459-5624. The University of West Georgia’s Townsend Center in Carrollton will host the 29th Annual Sunbelt Jazz Festival with T.S. Monk at 7:30 p.m. on UWG’s Carrollton campus. The event will feature the late Thelonious Monk’s jazz sextet. Tickets start at $15 with discounts available. For information, contact the Townsend Center box office at boxoff@westga.edu or 678-839-4722. APRIL 19
Georgia’s State Art Collection will open at the Dogwood City Art Gallery, 14 West Alabama
Street in Tallapoosa. Tallapoosa was one of nine Georgia communities selected to host the state’s first traveling art exhibit, featuring 28 pieces from Georgia’s art collection. The exhibit will remain until May 27. For information, email ljmarquit@dogwoodcityartgallery.com or call 770-574-2822.
Tedeschi Trucks Band and has worked with musical legends such as B.B. King, Carlos Santana, the Allman Brothers Band, Solomon Burke and Herbie Hancock. For information, call 770-832-6901.
Oak Grove Montessori School, 180 Oak Grove Road in Carrollton, will hold its 5K Tortoise Run and Earth Day Fair with the 5K beginning at 8 a.m. a one-mile Fun Run at 9:15 a.m. and a Tot Run at 9:45 a.m. The fair will take place from 9 a.m.-noon, featuring a bounce house and free yoga classes. To register for the 5K, visit www.active.com/carrollton-ga/ running/distance-running-races/oak-grovemontessori-tortoise-run-2014 . For information, call the school at 770-214-0112.
Douglas County Commission Chairman Tom Worthan will host “Chat With the Chairman” from 6-7 p.m. at Fire Station No. 4, Highway 166 in Fairplay. The event, which will provide one-on-one conversations with Worthan on any topic, is free and open to the public. For information, contact Worthan at 770-920-7269 or tworthan@co.douglas.ga.us .
A free concert picnic featuring Grammy Award-winning blues artist Mike Mattison with special guest The Motorboats will be from 12:30-2 p.m. at The AMP, Adamson Square in Carrollton. Bring your lunch or pick up something on the square, bring a blanket or chair and enjoy this family-friendly show. Mattison has won Best Blues Album Grammys with both the Derek Trucks Band and the
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West Georgia Shutterbugs will meet from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Neva Lomason Memorial Library, 710 Rome Street in Carrollton. The group welcomes all digital and film photographers, from beginner to professional, and meets on the third Monday of each month with a focus on sharing knowledge and educating, encouraging and expanding the photographic knowledge and capabilities of its members. For information, visit www.wgshutterbugs.org . APRIL 25
Mill Town Music Hall in Bremen will host An Evening with Loretta Lynn with special guest Mama’s Blue Dress at 8 p.m. Tickets are $60 Premium Reserved (Rows A-N), $50 Reserved (Rows O-X) and $50 General Admission (behind Row X). For information, contact the Milltown box office at 770.537. MILL (6455). APRIL 26
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Aga Boom will perform on the main stage at the Townsend Center on the University of West Georgia’s Carrollton campus at 3 p.m. Created by veteran of Cirque Du Soleil Dimitri Bogatirev, Aga-Boom was nominated for the Ovation Award for best touring show alongside such shows as The Producers, 42nd Street, Lily Tomlin and Elaine Stritch. Aga-Boom is an interactive mayhem that carries audiences to the other side of the funhouse mirror, with outrageous zaniness and unrestrained laughter. This 75-minute explosion of pure family fun, for children and adults alike is high energy, and nothing you have ever seen before. Tickets start at $25 with discounts available. For information, boxoff@westga.edu or 678-839-4722.