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CONTENTS

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FEATURES 14 Holiday Shopping Guide 16 On a Mission to Serve 22 Satisfying the Sweet Tooth 30

Sights and Sounds

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All lit up

IN EVERY ISSUE From the Editor

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A little bit about what’s inside from our

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Where to find exactly what you’re craving

very own Natalie Davis

Scene and Heard Arts and Culture and news of note

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Sightings Scenes from events throughout town

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We only blinked for a second but before we knew it, the holiday season was upon us. This year brought its share of challenges to many, if not most of us, as the world and our way of life changed, but more than anything the course the year has taken brought back into focus the substantive elements that matter most. They are the bits and pieces that when viewed in part may seem so small, but when looked upon as a whole are truly more meaningful than anything on sale on Black Friday.

As we press on at a dizzying pace and prepare for the parties, the presents and all the merriment this time of year brings, let’s not lose sight of those things that bring warmth to our hearts.

Inside this edition of Milledgeville Scene, staff writer Jessica Luton shares insight from local residents who spend a portion of their lives year-round giving back and reaching out to others, and we’ve included a list of ways you can give a little too. On the lighter side of things, staff writers Jonathan Jackson and Vaishali Patel take a look at how some locals take a light-hearted approach to the season all in the name of holiday spirit. Our dining feature serves up a few delights we’ll all be working off come January — so enjoy them now — and we’ve also included a list of local events sure to get us all in the spirit of this time of year.

And while we all try to keep up with the hectic pace of things, let’s all not forget to take a moment and focus inward on the people and things that truly matter this season, extend ourselves just a little more in what we do for others and relish in the joy and laughter this time of year can bring when we take a moment to recognize it.

Don’t forget to e-mail us your story ideas, and feel free to give us your feedback on this issue. Send us your thoughts at ndavis@unionrecorder.com.

As we close out this chapter and prepare to start anew with 2011, here’s hoping we don’t get so caught up in the seasonal experience that we forget our purpose and all the little things that truly matter in our lives. See you in 2011. Enjoy.

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a look at the arts & culture of Milledgeville and Baldwin County

As part of its season-long series, “A Southern Celebration: Welcome Home,” the Georgia College Theatre Department will present “Milledgeville Memoirs,” spring 2011 at the Campus Black Box Theatre. The concept for the original play originated two years ago when Georgia College Theatre Department chair Karen Berman asked history masters program student Debra Brown if she would enjoy interviewing Milledgeville residents about their experiences as local natives. Her main task was to ask the question: What obstacles have you overcome? Using the narratives she compiled from local residents, professor David Muschell of the Georgia College Creative Writing Department began crafting a play to celebrate Milledgeville. The playwithin-a-play includes projections of interviews from local residents and Georgia College actors portraying real stories of how this Antebellum town has grown up in the 21st century, featuring music, dance and personal stories. It features original music composed by Milledgeville native Victoria Lee Averett, and dance choreographed by Georgia native Julie Mulvihill.

The interviews from which the play originates will be archived in Special Collections at the Georgia College library. On March 24-26, 2011, the play will make its off-Broadway debut, bringing the stories of the former Antebellum Capital to New York in the American Theatre of Actors, right around the corner from the David Letterman Show set.

“It is a thrill to celebrate community and history using real peoples words,” said Berman. “This play honors our mission to bring outstanding theater to life through collaboration with professionals artists, educational outreach and an integration of critical and creative inquiry.”

“Milledgeville Memoirs,” directed by Dr. Karen Berman, will be presented March 15-18 at 8 p.m. at the Campus Black Box Theatre. Tickets are $13 (general seating); $9 (GC faculty and staff, non-GC students and senior citizens) and $5 (GC students). Group rates are available. For more information or for tickets, visit www.gcsutickets.com.

The historic downtown Campus Theatre adorns this year’s Milledgeville Convention and Visitors Bureau Christmas ornament. The historic building, which earlier this year was re-unveiled following extensive renovations, opened in 1935. It operated as a movie theater until the early 1980s. Georgia College purchased the property in early 2008 and transformed it into a bookstore, coffee house and theater.

The annual ornaments are always popular during the Christmas holidays and some ornaments commissioned over the past 21 years are still available for purchase both at the CVB office and at J.C. Grant Co. in downtown Milledgeville.

Each year, the CVB Christmas ornament highlights some of Milledgeville history as it features a historic local structure. The 2009 ornament featured another Milledgeville landmark, the Antebellum Inn. The 2010 limited edition ornament is available while supplies last.

For more information, contact the CVB by calling (478) 452-4687 or by visiting the CVB located at 200 W. Hancock St. in downtown Milledgeville.

Wondering what to do with all that left over Christmas clutter?

Now that all the gifts are opened and it’s time to un-string the tree, visit the website Recycle This for ideas on how to put away that handcrafted ornament from second grade — carefully adorned with macaroni and glitter of course. The website, launched four years ago by two British editors, allows users to offer their own suggestions for ways to reuse, repurpose and recycle.

Ideas are categoriezed for easy access with guides and information on how to get started with each suggestive task with the aim of making it easier for people to get started going green. Thus far, the site has covered nearly 800 items and had more than 10,000 suggestions submitted. So just what can you do with used wrapping paper? You can shred it and reuse it in packaging; use it to clean windows for a streak-less shine or try your hand at origami.

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Georgia College’s American Democracy Project has been chosen to participate in The Charles F. Kettering Foundation funded research project, “Organizing New Centers to Promote Public Life,” which focuses on the challenge of bringing citizens into deliberation of public issues.

“Partnering with this venerable and well regarded, independent non-partisan research organization on strategies to strengthen democracy is a significant honor,” said Dr. Jan Clark, associate professor of Rhetoric in the Department of English and Rhetoric.

“Our collaboration with the Kettering folks during the next 18 months is an exciting opportunity to contribute directly to Georgia College’s liberal arts mission of educating the next generation of engaged citizen leaders.”

The Kettering Foundation’s primary research question is “What does it take to make democracy work as it should?” The project also aims to create a network of institutions committed to joint learning and conducting public deliberation workshops among citizens in communities represented by the participating institutions.

“I look forward to working with the National Issues Forum and using the forum’s materials in the classroom and the community,” said Gregg Kaufman, instructor and ADP coordinator, Department of Government & Sociology. “This fall, the ADP initiated a deliberative dialogue project with Milledgeville citizens. I anticipate that citizens, students, and faculty will benefit from this collaboration.”

The American Democracy Project joins Hampton Roads Center for Civic Engagement in Virginia; Broome County Community College in New York; Miami University of Ohio, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida in Florida; Work Culture Program, Augsburg College and St. Cloud University, both in Minnesota, and others to work with the Kettering Foundation and the National Issues Forum during the 18-month project commencing in March 2011.

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LIFE MISSION Local soup kitchen serves hearty meals to those in need while feeding the souls of its volunteers Story by JESSICA LUTON Photos by Jessica Luton and Danielle Fields

It all started with a prayer: A prayer to find a life mission and to help others.

In late 2009, Church Central member Anne Bowen sought to help feed the poor, an issue she felt strongly about, and a year later, the newly-established Café Central soup kitchen has moved to its own building, adjacent to Church Central, and prepares nearly 300 plates of free food every Tuesday for those who are in need of a full belly or just some friendly conversation.

“Church Central's mission statement is to help people discover their life mission by bringing them to Christ,” Bowen said. “[Our pastor] truly believes that everybody has a reason for being here.”

In searching for her own life mission, Bowen found herself in the midst of the soup kitchen project helping others with a kind face, a warm smile and a genuine interest in helping those who need a helping hand.

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“I'd always wondered what mine was,” she said. “But this is where I am supposed to be.”

Along the way, Bowen found some enthusiastic volunteers to help her with the mission to feed those in need, and many of those individuals found themselves and their own life missions as a result.

“A lot of these people have volunteered before, but I think they've really found themselves in the soup kitchen,” she said.

The volunteer group comes from all walks of life. A local musician, a retired school teacher, a realtor, a retired detective, local college students, and even an unemployed man who had been homeless, all join forces each week to help their fellow residents try to regain their footing and stay above water in particularly trying times.

Rickie Carver, who has been with Café Central since its beginning, is the life of the dining room, offering up hugs to everyone who comes through the doors.

Anne Bowen, Cafe Central Volunteer

“We interact with them and we try to touch their lives,” said Bowen. “Some of these people are lonesome and ill. On Tuesdays, one of the most fulfilling things for people here is to meet Rickie Carver and get a hug.”

Carver heard about the effort through her Bible study class, she said.

“I called Anne and she told me to show up the following Tuesday at 9 a.m. and the rest is history,” she said. “It was a true calling from God. He sent me here.”

“We're doing a service, but we're doing what God told us we have to do,” she added.

Her caring, loving nature has made her a crowd favorite among attendees at the soup kitchen each week.

“Not everyone who comes here is in need of food,” she said, “but everybody who comes through those doors needs something.”

Café Central, which since its inception has striven to create a lov-

ing, welcoming and respectful atmosphere for those who attend, has come a long way since the beginning. At first, attendees didn't know what to think when they were thanked for coming, served as though they were at a restaurant and welcomed in with loving, open arms.

But now, they've come to expect it, she said.

“It doesn't matter what denomination you are. Love, that's what matters,” she said. “Love without question. We're not here to judge.”

Donna Gautier, another loyal volunteer who's been lending a helping hand since the beginning of the effort, decided to join forces with Bowen after reading an article in the paper.

“I called Anne and told her that I wanted to be a part of it. The reason I wanted to be a part of it so badly was that I, myself, had begun to be concerned about the number of people who were going hungry,” said Gautier, adding that she had looked into starting a soup kitchen of her own before she knew of Bowen's efforts.

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“In February, I read an article in the newspaper,” she said. “I called her and I've been involved ever since.”

Since the beginning, the group has wanted to serve the meal on nice, china place settings, with real silverware and flowers on every table. But without a commercial-sized dishwasher, that effort has not yet come to fruition. Gautier, however, was able to get a donation from a dinnerware company executive after she wrote a letter requesting their help. The company doesn't make charity donations — she was told in a response letter — however, the executive was so moved by her letter that he made a personal donation of 100 place settings of real dishes for the organization to use when they're able to get a dishwasher.

Gautier has her hopes set high on getting other area churches involved, just as many members of her own church have gotten involved, because it's just the right thing to do, she said.

“I would love to see more of the churches get involved,” she said. “There are many involved here, but many are not. I talk to people who don't know we exist, who don't know we have a need,” she said.

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“It's just the right thing,” she added. “In my church, we feel that we're called to ministries. I listened for a call and this was it.”

Despite the need for other volunteers, Gautier said she's happy with the eager volunteers who are already on board.

“We have some very faithful volunteers who have lots of energy and enthusiasm,” she said. “We hope the Thanksgiving dinner will raise awareness. … People who don't feel the value of this [as a volunteer], well, those are the people who just don't come back. And those that can and want to do, they come back. But most who start volunteering continue here.”

For musician Scott Little, the opportunity to help out with the cause was an easy decision.

“When Anne first started doing it, it was just a no-brainer. Anne has such a big heart, and I just wanted to be a part of it,” he said.

The opportunity, he said, has really given him some perspective on the problems he's faced in his own life.

“Down here we're surrounded by struggle. It's never really that tough [for me]. My life is never really that tough in comparison.

This will change your perspective,” he said.

“Ninety-five percent of the people walking out of the door are grateful.”

What you get in return from volunteering, he said, is more than what you could ever expect.

“I couldn't operate without doing it now,” said Little, who also spends time teaching music classes at a school in another Georgia county, free of charge, and at other programs. “There's not enough money to match what you get out of this. It's just the right thing to do and that feels good.”

For longtime Baldwin County resident, Elsie Clark, the opportunity to volunteer each week has afforded her great rewardsincluding the opportunity to cook, as she is best known for her 'world famous banana pudding.'

“I read about it in the paper first,” she said, adding that then several members of her church, Hopewell United Methodist Church, got involved and now five to six members volunteer there each week. “It's a very worthwhile thing, I think, and I'm glad it's in Milledgeville.”

“I've gotten to meet people that I never would have otherwise and I enjoy cooking,” said the 80-year-old woman who is obviously

young at heart.

For Connie King, the volunteering opportunity has given her new life.

“I'm an empty nester. My husband is in Iraq. My children are grown. And now I'm here every week,” she said. “It makes me feel so good inside.”

She has gotten her close friends, family members and even acquaintances involved, requesting donations of any kind, she said.

“We all believe in it. I hope we can do it five days a week,” she said with an enthusiasm and energy that was palpable after a hard day's work serving and preparing food. “I'm doing it for other people, but I do it for myself because it makes me feel so good.”

For Robert Reaves, another loyal volunteer, the kindness he received as a visitor at Café Central, homeless and in desperate times, sparked an interest in helping out, he said.

“I came down here to eat and I was treated so well that I had to meet them and see what they were all about,” said Reaves, who is unemployed, living in the Milledgeville Manor and still shows up every Tuesday to help serve meals to those who are less fortunate.

If he doesn't show up, other volunteers worry and his presence is missed.

“It's important. We're a team. And if I miss a Tuesday, I feel like I let them down,” he said.

For Reaves, the opportunity has offered more than giving back to the needy, but a family of sorts to count on.

“We do more than eat here.

We come here for fellowship.

It's a place that we've grown to expect each other's honesty,” he said. “We're like family now.”

For Bowen, her mission has brought her a long way, without very little before her to pave the way, but there's still plenty of distance to go. “We have rent here, plus the electricity and gas

bill. We're not event meeting our fundamental bills right now,” she said.

The goal, eventually, is to have enough resources, monetary food donation commitments to keep the soup kitchen open more than one day a week, she said. But to do that, those who are more fortunate in the Milledgeville and Baldwin County community must come forward and come together to help with the effort.

Café Central 100 South Wilkinson Street Open every Tuesday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Want to help? Here's how: Make a donation: The soup kitchen is in need of monthly monetary and food donation commitments, as well as donations of items that are needed to help finish the kitchen at the new building so meals may actually be prepared there.

Currently, items for meals are made elsewhere and brought in to the facility. Café Central is currently in need of an industrial-sized walk-in freezer and fridge, a commercial-sized icemaker, a new refrigerator and items to complete construction of the Café Central kitchen.

Volunteer your time: Café Central is always looking for volunteers, especially those who aren't afraid to get their hands dirty. Café Central is currently in need of a loyal and dependable clean-up crew to help out after each meal, as well as a volunteer coordinator.

To make a donation of time, money, food, equipment or other support, call Ann Bowen at (478) 457-7213 or call Church Central at (478) 414-7812.

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he Goodie Gallery is one of those rare treats that reminds you of why you love to eat in the first place.

Their fresh, created-in-the-kitchen sandwiches and melt-in-yourmouth desserts hearken back to a simpler time when asking Mom what was for dinner was the biggest worry of the afternoon.

Cal Johnson, owner of The Goodie Gallery since March of this year, purchased the establishment from Ken and Jennifer Griffin and expounded upon their already booming business.

“My grandparents owned the Dairy Queen in Milledgeville, and I spent many happy school years earning extra money there. After I graduated I went to Putnam County to make a living and realized that I truly missed the restaurant business,” Johnson said.

When Johnson stumbled upon The Goodie Gallery in Milledgeville and realized it was for sale, he knew that the business was destined to be his.

“It took about four months, but I was able to buy the business from them and get the job done. I put in a new cooler and freezer, as well as redecorated with a flat screen television and re-worked the

dining room with new tiled floors and art,” Johnson said proudly.

Once inside The Goodie Gallery, the tasty aroma of Southern fare coupled with friendly faces greet customers. The menu is extensive, offering everything from creamy chicken, tuna and crab salad sandwiches, to fresh sub sandwiches, to sinfully decadent cheesecakes.

The most ordered menu treasure?

“The chicken salad without a doubt,” Johnson said laughing. “It is made fresh here every day. It is just so good. Mary Ward (who makes many of the restaurant’s staples) has her own recipe for the chicken salad and she guards it with her life.”

Customers never have to wonder if the food will taste differently, as every recipe is followed directly and tried and true in the taste department. The future of The Goodie Gallery includes an expansion of the menu to include more popular food items.

“We’ll be getting into doing toasted sub sandwiches, grilled sandwiches and we’re buying a fryer to make homemade chips. We’ll also be adding a full line of pastry items to the menu,” Johnson said.

Local stomachs can hardly wait. The Goodie Gallery’s current menu features an expansive line of sandwiches including turkey, ham, pastrami, roast beef and corn beef. Deliciously meaty, they’re only $2.95 each.

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The ever-popular chicken salad sandwich, tuna salad and crab salad are $3.69. Sub sandwiches are offered with six-inch subs at $4 and 12-inch subs at $7.

“Our salads are also incredibly popular and they include any side item. We do a chef ’s salad, and you can add in turkey or ham. The prices for the salad lunch is anywhere between six and seven dollars. It is a great deal,” Johnson said.

Besides the chicken salad, another requested favorite is the cheesecake.

“Without a doubt, the cheesecake is the most requested dessert item that we sell. You can buy it by the slice or take an entire pie home that day,” Johnson said.

The dessert menu also features

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French-style eclairs, a full line of cookies, cakes and pies. The Goodie Gallery also offers homemade cheese straws and sausage balls.

“The college students love the eclairs and during the winter months, our sausage balls are very popular,” Johnson said.

During the winter months, The Goodie Gallery also serves fresh and hot soups to warm customers from the inside out. For breakfast, the establishment offers doughnuts, biscuits, country ham and link sausages, as well as a breakfast sub.

The holidays are quickly approaching, and with their arrival come the stress of entertaining and the smells of baked goods.

For those who are not Betty Crocker, or Emeril Lagasse, The Goodie Gallery will gladly handle the baking for you, leaving your kitchen worry-free and your guests incredibly impressed.

“We’re bringing back apple bread for the season, and you can go ahead and place your orders for the holidays to avoid any last-minute hassles. We can also do custom platters for events and parties and can be very flexible on the price. Just call us today to let us know what you need and we’ll work something out,” Johnson said.

“You’ll get a lot of food for the price. The prices are right and the portions are hearty.

We run specials every day, so you never have to worry about going out to eat being too expensive.”

The Goodie Gallery is open from 6:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m., and Sundays from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. To call in orders, or arrange for a holiday treat or platter, call (478) 452-8080. The Goodie Gallery is located on North Columbia Street, just past the intersection of Martin Luther King and after the railroad tracks.

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Sights & SOUNDS

With the Christmas season upon us, events abound in the historic Antebellum Capital

By JONATHAN JACKSON As the sights and sounds of the season transform Milledgeville for the holidays, events for families to enjoy abound in the historic Antebellum Capital.

From period decorations in stately mansions, to the annual arrival of Santa at the Milledgeville Mall, one thing is for certain: There is no shortage of activities for families who want to embrace and enjoy the season.

As the season unfolds, take a moment out of your busy schedule to take part in and enjoy a community activity, each designed to encourage the sense of community that accompanies the holiday spirit. The following list are ways you can celebrate the holidays, but keep in mind, observing the holidays is also enhanced by giving to take care of those in need.

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Nutcracker CHILDREN’S VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS Georgia’s Old Capital Museum will hold its annual Children’s Victorian Christmas House at the Brown-Stetson-Sanford House Dec. 2 through 5.

The museum will take entries for its Gingerbread House Contest on Monday, Nov. 29. On Tuesday, Nov. 30, the museum will hold a preview party and silent auction. The party and auction will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. following a museum members-only Sneak Peek from 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Dec. 2 and 3, the house will be open for school tours from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. From 2 until 4 p.m., the house will be open to the public. The house will be open to the public for tours Saturday, Dec. 4 and Sunday Dec. 5.

Call Georgia’s Old Capital Museum for tickets or for more information. Access the museum website at www.oldcapitalmuseum.org.

MILLEDGEVILLE CHRISTMAS PARADE The 2010 Milledgeville Christmas Parade will be presented by the Exchange Club of Milledgeville Sunday, Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. The parade route stretches through downtown Milledgeville.

Interested entrants can contact coordinator Roc Patel by calling (478) 452-2335.

GEORGIA COLLEGE’S CHRISTMAS IN THE MANSION Georgia College will celebrate Christmas in the Mansion with holiday tours throughout the season Old Governor’s Mansion.

Holiday tours will be offered December 4 through 23. Special candlelight tours will be held Dec. 11, 14 and 18 at 6 and 7 p.m. The holiday will be presented in candlelight and local performing groups will perform during the tours.

Refreshments will be available.

For more information about the tours, including details and pricing information, contact the Mansion office by calling (478) 445-4545.

GEORGIA COLLEGE HOLIDAY CONCERT The Georgia College Holiday Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 3. This is a fundraising concert featuring the choral and instrumental ensembles. The concert will be held at Russell Auditorium. Tickets are $10 per person. For more information call (478) 445-8289.

GEORGIA COLLEGE HANGING OF THE GREENS Georgia College will celebrate the Hanging of the Greens the first Thursday of December.

The lighting of the buildings facing the front

lawn of the college campus is a special event that includes a formal ceremony where dignitaries symbolically light each building. Students offer information at booths and tables regarding different holiday traditions including Kwanzaa, Christmas, Hanukkah and Winter Solstice.

LOCKERLY CANDLELIGHT TOURS Lockerly Arboretum will offer candlelight tours of Lockerly Hall decorated with period decorations. Tours will be led by docents in period dress. The tours will feature Santa Claus’ toy workshop plus holiday music by local artists. The grounds of Lockerly Arboretum will be decorated with lights. The tours will take place Saturday, Dec. 4 from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and again at 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, call Lockerly Arboretum at (478) 452-2112 or visit their website at www.lockerly.org.

TOUR OF HOMES Homes for the Holidays: Milledgeville Holiday Tour of Homes will be held Saturday, Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tour will feature antebellum mansions and private homes and will feature period decorations and costumes. The tour will also feature the Mistletoe Market and

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Georgia College Holiday Concert

Georgia College’s Christmas in the Mansion

Georgia College Hanging of the Greens

Santa’s Workshop.

Tours are self-guided and tickets are available at the Convention and Visitors Bureau. Tickets and maps will be available at the CVB office the day of the tour. For more information, please call (478) 452-4687.

17 and 18. The drive-by or walking tour will feature a cast of 50 performers and live animals, including camels as the birth of Christ is recreated. Refreshments will follow. The event is free.

For more information call the church at (478) 452-1125.

GEORGIA COLLEGE PRESENTS THE NUTCRACKER What is Christmas without The Nutcracker?

With 230 dancers, ages three and up, plus award-winning Georgia College cheerleaders as the Russians, tiny mice, beautiful snowflakes and gorgeous Arabians.

The Georgia College Community Dance program presents the 2010 performance of The Nutcracker, directed by Amelia Pelton, at the historic Russell Auditorium. Performances will be held Friday, Saturday Dec. 10 and 11 and a matinee on Sunday Dec. 12. For tickets and more information, contact the Georgia College Department of Continuing Education by calling (478) 445-5266.

“THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SCROOGE” Lakeside Baptist Church, 1023 Milledgeville Highway, will present “The Gospel According to Scrooge” Dec. 3 through 5 at 7:30 p.m., plus a matinee presentation Dec. 4 at 3 p.m. The event is free, but tickets must be obtained from the church. Cookies and refreshments follow the event. For more information or to obtain tickets, call the church office at (706) 485-0835.

LIVE NATIVITY Northridge Christian Church will present its 58th annual Live Nativity at the church’s Log Cabin Road location Friday and Saturday, Dec.

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ROOM FOR A BABY CHRISTMAS CONCERT Covenant Presbyterian Church will present the seventh annual Room for a Baby Christmas Concert. The event will feature concert music from local musicians including several from Georgia College. The event will be held Friday, Dec. 7. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and music will begin at 7:30. Refreshments will follow. For more information, contact the church office at

(478) 453-9628.

GEORGIA COLLEGE KWANZAA CELEBRATION The Georgia College Kwanzaa Celebration will be held Sunday, Dec. 5 at the Magnolia Ballroom beginning at 7:30 p.m. Kwanzaa has been observed at Georgia College since 1987 and is a time of fellowship where members of the community and the campus come together to learn more about the principles and customs of the holiday. For more information, contact the office of Institutional Equity and Diversity at (478) 445-4233.

PILOT CLUB TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY The Pilot Club of Milledgeville will again celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season with the annual tree lighting ceremony. The ceremony will be held Friday, Nov. 26 in downtown Milledgeville in front of the old Baldwin County Courthouse beginning at 6 p.m. The event will feature Christmas music, the lighting of the tree, face painting, refreshments, and of course, the arrival of Santa Claus.

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As we approach the holiday season, reconnect with your loved one. Take five minutes and identify three things from your spouse that would improve your relationship and then do it!

Children’s Victorian Christmas SANTA’S ARRIVAL AT THE MILLEDGEVILLE MALL Santa will arrive at the Milledgeville Mall Saturday, Nov. 27. A small parade will begin at Lowe’s Home Improvement at 11:45 a.m. to usher Santa to the mall. Santa is expected to arrive around noon.

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For two local families, decking out their homes for the holidays is a labor of love

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s the holiday season rolls around, many families are preparing to dress up their homes and yards with lights, garlands, Christmas trees and Santa Claus, but not many go to the extent as the Johnson and Phillips families who are extreme holiday aficionados.

Booker and Marvie Johnson of 143 Robinson Johnson Road Milledgeville have been illuminating their home and yard with store-bought and handmade Christmas themed decorations for more than 20 years to bring seasonal cheer to children and adults alike.

“We just started real small and it just got larger and larger every year,” Booker said while at their home in late October.

“We mostly started out with just storebought lights. A lot of the stuff … our daughter Debra [Johnson] and I make.”

Last summer, Marvie and Debra visited Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland in Frankenmuth, Mich., the world’s largest Christmas store, to purchase almost $2,200 worth of holiday decor, including two large fiberglass doves, angels, snowmen and a plastic light-up Santa, which finally arrived at their home Tuesday, Oct. 26.

“This was my second time at Bronner’s, and it meant a lot to me to be there in the middle of a great summer and great fall,” Debra said. “I went there in 2007 and bought some stuff back then.”

With 90 percent of their decorations being homemade, Debra and her father enjoy bonding with one another throughout the year as they create new ideas, build and paint them to life and bring smiles to visitors just in time for the holidays. A motorized see-saw, Santa’s helicopter with flashing lights and a rotating Ferris wheel are among a few of handcrafted pieces that will be featured again this year to delight children.

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equipment [in the shed], and Debra loves building and making stuff and she’s in the process of learning how to weld. She has made a Santa and his sleigh, a peace sign with an angel, a bear, a moose, a camel, a skunk, cow, donkey and Santa’s toy shop,” Booker said, while making his way to the 20-foot tall Ferris wheel near his driveway.

“The Ferris wheel is about six years old. It has eight seats, but two can ride in each seat. It’s just something I came up with. I started engineering parts and then one thing led to another and it came out perfect.

We intended to build a new piece this year, but we’re not going to be able to do it this year — a motorized gazebo that revolves slowly in which grown-up kids can ride. It’s definitely one of my plans in the future though.”

Debra has already started tracing patterns, cutting plywood into figures and painting them for the project.

“I plan to add a few Christmas trees, new scenes, some pets and lots of lights.

I’m working on some soldiers and have a couple of scenes with Mr. and Mrs. Claus in the old world style, smaller nativity scenes and a snowman family,” she said.

“First I find what looks nice to me and what I think will appeal to others. Once I’ve established what I like, I start ordering patterns from the Internet or Christmas catalogs and cut the patterns out of plywood. The painting depends on if it’s a three-dimensional or flat piece.

After the season is over, I start to get some stuff on sale and I go to Gatlinburg, Tenn. to get a few items. I start shopping in July and start cutting out in March, and I usually have pieces left over that I don’t get to finish from the past Christmas, so I finish those pieces up in the fall.”

The Johnsons begin embellishing their home each year the week before Thanksgiving and hope to open their land of lights to holiday enthusiasts no

later than Dec. 15 before packing and storing decorations back into a nearby large shed and old trailer home after the New Year begins.

“We have people from Macon coming to see us. Some people from the nursing homes come and bless the home, different churches and Sunday School classes come, and we’ve had several buses come and visit us,” Booker said. “We just get enjoyment from seeing other folks seeing it and seeing little kids enjoy what’s out there.”

Compared to last year’s purchases totaling roughly $4,000, Booker plans to continue filling every inch of his yard with Christmas items regardless of his uncertain budget in the tough economy.

“I got some things in mind, but I don’t know how the economy is going to be because money is tight,” he said.

To reach the Johnson’s Christmas display, take Highway 49 toward Macon, then turn right onto Robinson Johnson Road. Their home is one mile down on the right.

“I love everything about Christmas and the spirit of Christmas so I hope to capture that through [our decorations],” Debra said. “It’s expensive to buy gifts for everybody, so this is my way to show my appreciation to family and friends.

I’m looking forward to the festivities and bringing families together.”

Across town down by Lake Sinclair, Richard and Sandra Phillips have been taking pleasure in lighting up numerous faces from across the globe since becoming heavily involved with their Reindeer Flight School in 2007.

“We originally started decorating for Christmas because it gave us something to do in the fall where we usually do yard work in the summer and spring. We started off with just a few reindeer and trees and then it just blew up from there.

My husband was diagnosed with an illness in 2003 and we needed some-

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thing to keep him busy and occupied. The last three years have been the years we have really advertised with posters and invited people,” Sandra said. “We just enjoy the children and how their faces light up. People have driven many miles to get here.

We’ve had people from Michigan, England, Germany, Korea and some from Atlanta. We had one lady last year who said she went to every display in the county and surrounding counties and not a lot matched ours because there’s a difference between a lot of lights and a display.”

As retired crafters, the couple keeps visitors surprised by adding new handcrafted items to the school each year. The descendants of Santa’s original reindeer were introduced just last year.

“Last year, our surprise was full-scale reindeer that we built out of wood. We made four in different positions. The one lying down is Star, the one with its head up like he’s sniffing around is Thunder, the one with a lot of white is Snowflake and Blaze is the other one,” Sandra said. “There are different grades in the flight school and each reindeer has to earn its colors — yellow, green, blue, red and purple. You can tell the freshman from the graduates.”

“This year, our surprise is 18-feet tall with 2,000 or 3,000 lights and it’s red and white. Can you guess what it is,” Richard

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added.

The front and side yards of the Phillipses home will feature a customized white winter wonderland filled with 20 plus snowy Christmas trees and an array of white-wired framed Christmas adornment. The Reindeer Flight School will showcase various herds of reindeer learning to fly, from a running start on the ground and into the winter sky.

“We have about six to nine reindeer put on a sleigh and individuals ones that fly around in a circle in the Oak tree. We try to put everything in the air, at least 30 to 50 feet in the air,” Richard said. “We will have a group of snowmen, candy canes, angels, really large snowflakes, a carriage, stuffed bears and wagons. Everything is kid-friendly.”

Sandra added that many of the items have been donated by neighbors and members of the community, though the holiday elements are always altered into unique pieces.

“We have a lot of items that have been donated, but everything has been amended. We spend probably between $100 and $120 on lights ... because so many times the bulbs go out and we simply have to replace them,” she said. “We put about 3,000 to 4,000 lights on one of [the reindeer]. [Santa] is at least five and a half feet tall and his beard has probably about 500 lights alone and a couple of thousand lights give him

dimension. We have a big star, which has at least 1,200 lights, but it originally had about 200 lights on it.”

Thanks to a lot of generous local and out-of-town visitors, the Phillipses are capable of expanding and enhancing their home each Christmas.

“The electricity bill would totally be out of sight, but we had people in the past insist on giving us money even though we’ve never asked for any,” Sandra said. “We have a donation mailbox painted like a candy cane and the sign on top says ‘electric funds.’ All of the money will be used for the electric bill.”

This holiday season, guests will be allowed to take photos with Santa and Pampah, the semi-retired elf, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Friday through Sunday into the New Year. A newly-built wooden sleigh and fawn will comfortably hold babies for photos as well.

“We will start decorating the Sunday before Thanksgiving and have everything lit up by the Friday after Thanksgiving,” Sandra said. “Santa is here on Friday, Saturday and Sunday this year, even though lights will be on all week long, and Santa will be here the week before Christmas up until Christmas Eve.” To visit the Phillipses residence at 101 Sportsman Circle NE, take U.S. Highway 441 North and take a right on Sportsman Club Road by Serenity Wellness Spa, then turn right onto the

third street off of the right.

“When people turn off 441, they just have to follow the glow in the sky,” Sandra said. “Photos with Santa are free and available by us via e-mail only.”

“People should come appropriately dressed for the weather and photos with Santa,” Richard added. “Park on the other side of the street and please be considerate of our neighbors.”

As one of three winners in WMAZ’s 2008 Festive Yards Contest, the duo hopes to produce a few new ideas into reality for future holiday seasons, including the creation of a motorized train and a wooden fire truck.

“When children come to our house, the main thing we go for is imagination. If you need Christmas spirit and the joy of the season, come out,” Sandra said. “We’d like to thank the community that has visited us in the past. We have enjoyed them coming and hope they will come back and bring others. It’s something we enjoy doing and as my husband says, even the older people turn 3 or 4 when they come down our driveway.”

For more information about the Reindeer Flight School, e-mail reindeerflightschool@windstream.net.

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dining directory 119 Chops 30 W. Main St. Milledgeville AJ’s Hotwings & More 2601 North Columbia ST Suite 4 Milledgeville (478) 804-0101 Amici Italian Cafe 101 W Hancock St. Milledgeville (478) 452-5003 Applebee’s 106 NW Roberson Mill Rd. Milledgeville (478) 453-8355 Asian Bistro & Grill 124 W. Hancock St. Milledgeville (478-452-2886 Aubri Lane’s 114 S Wayne St. Milledgeville (478) 454-4181 Barberito’s Restaurant 148 W Hancock St Milledgeville (478) 451-4717 Blackbird Coffee 114 W Hancock St. Milledgeville (478) 454-2473 Bo Jo’s Cafe 3021 N. Columbia St. Milledgeville (478) 453-3234 The Brick 136 W Hancock St. Milledgeville (478) 452-0089 Bruster’s Ice Cream 1801 North Columbia St Milledgeville (478) 453-1303 Burger King 2478 N Columbia St. Milledgeville (478) 453-3706

Captain D’s Seafood 2590 N. Columbia St, Milledgeville (478) 452-3542

Down South Seafood 972 Sparta Hwy Milledgeville (478) 452-2100

IHOP 2598 N Columbia St. Milledgeville (478) 452-0332

Chick-Fil-A 1730 N. Columbia St. Milledgeville (478) 451-4830 W. Hancock St., Milledgeville (478) 452-0585

Dukes Dawghouse 162 Sinclair Marina Road, Milledgeville (478) 453-8440

James Fish and Chicken 905 S Wayne St. Milledgeville (478) 453-8696

El Amigo Mexican Restaurant 2465 N Columbia St., Milledgeville (478) 453-0027

Judy’s Country kitchen 1720 N. Columbia St. Milledgeville (478) 414.1436

Chili’s Bar & Grill 2596 N. Columbia St. Milledgeville (478) 452-1900 China Garden 1948 N. Columbia St. Milledgeville (478) 454-3449 China Wings 3 1071 S. Wayne St., Milledgeville (478) 453-3655 Choby’s at Little River 3065 N. Columbia St. Milledgeville (478) 453-9744 Church’s Chicken 620 N Jefferson St., Milledgeville (478) 414-1808 Country Buffet 1465 SE Jefferson St., Milledgeville (478) 453-0434 Crooked Creek, Bone Island Grill 208 Crooked Creek Dr., Eatonton (706) 485-9693 Dairy Queen 1105 S Wayne St., Milledgeville (478) 452-9620 Domino’s Pizza 1909-B N Columbia St. Milledgeville (478) 453-9455

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El Tequila 1830 N Columbia St., Milledgeville (478) 414-1702 Golden Corral 1913 N Columbia St., Milledgeville (478) 414-1344 Goodie Gallery 812 N Columbia St., Milledgeville (478) 452-8080 Great Wall Chinese Restaurant 1304 N Columbia St. Milledgeville (478) 452-5200 Grits 132 Hardwick St. Milledgeville (478) 453-2520 Harold’s BBQ 411 Pea Ridge Rd. Eatonton 706-485-5376 Haynes Snack Bar 113 SW Davis Dr. Milledgeville (478) 453-4155 Huddle House 300 E. Hancock St. Milledgeville (478) 452-2680 206 NW Roberson Mill Rd., Milledgeville (478) 452-3222

Kai Thai 2600 N. Columbia St. Milledgeville 478-454-1237 Kentucky Fried Chicken 2337 N Columbia St. Milledgeville (478) 453-2456 Kuroshima Japan 140 W. Hancock St., Milledgeville (478) 451-0245 Lieu’s Peking Restaurant 2485 N Columbia St., Milledgeville (478) 804-0083 Little Tokyo Steak House 2601 N Columbia St., Milledgeville (478) 452-8886 Margarita’s Mexican Grill 2400 N Columbia St., Milledgeville (478) 453-9547 McDonald’s 2490 N Columbia St., Milledgeville (478) 452-1312 611 S Wayne St., Milledgeville (478) 452-9611 McDonald’s Wal-Mart, Milledgeville (478) 453-9499

dining directory Mellow Mushroom 2588 N. Columbia St., Milledgeville 478-457-0144

Pig in a Pit Barbecue 116 West Hancock St., Milledgeville (478) 414-1744

Subway 2600 N Columbia St. Milledgeville (478) 804-9976

Metropolis Cafe 138 N. Wayne St., Milledgeville 478-452-0247

Pizza Hut 650 W Wayne St., Milledgeville (478) 453-3703 2511 N Columbia St. Milledgeville (478) 452-7440

Super China Buffet 1811 N. Columbia St., Milledgeville (478) 451-2888

Mida Sweet 201 S. Wayne St Milledgeville (478) 453-8634 Octagon Cafe Milledgeville Mall (478) 452-0588 Old Clinton Barbecue 2645 N. Columbia St., Milledgeville (478) 454-0080 Old Tyme Dogs 451 W. Montgomery St. Milledgeville Original Crockett’s Family Cafeteria and Catering 1850 N. Columbia St. Suite 10 Milledgeville (478)804-0009 Paradise Country BBQ 111 Old Montgomery Hwy Milledgeville (corner Hwy 441 N. & Log Cabin Rd) (478) 452-8008 Papa John’s Pizza 1306 N Columbia Street, Milledgeville (478) 453-8686 Papa and Nana’s Wang House 174 Gordon Hwy SW Milledgeville (478) 414-1630 Pickle Barrel Cafe & Sports Pub 1892 N Columbia St., Milledgeville (478) 452-1960

PJ’s Steak House 3052 Highway 441, Milledgeville (478) 453-0060 Puebla’s Mexican Restaurant 112 W Hancock St, Milledgeville (478) 452-1173 Quizno’s Subs 1827 N Columbia St, Milledgeville (478) 451-0790

Sylvia’s Grille 2600 N Columbia St. Milledgeville (478) 452-4444 Taco Bell 2495 N Columbia St.,Milledgeville (478) 452-2405 Velvet Elvis 118 W Hancock St., Milledgeville (478) 453-8226

Waffle House 1683 N Columbia St Milledgeville (478) 452-9507 3059 N Columbia St.,Milledgeville (478) 451-2914 Wendy’s 2341 N Columbia St., Milledgeville (478) 453-9216 Zaxby’s 1700 N Columbia St., Milledgeville (478) 452-1027

If you don’t see your restaurant listed here then please call us at 478-453-1436 to have it added to our directory.

Vinson Diner 2136 SE Vinson Hwy, Milledgeville (478) 453-1171

Ruby Tuesday’s 2440 N Columbia St., Milledgeville (478) 452-5050 Shrimp Boat 911 S Elbert St. Milledgeville (478) 452-0559 Sonic Drive In 1651 N Columbia St., Milledgeville (478) 451-0374 Sonny’s Brew’N Que 120 N. Greene St., Milledgeville (478) 452-0004 Soul Master Barbecue & Lounge 451 N Glynn St. Milledgeville (478) 453-2790 Subway 1692 N Columbia St., Milledgeville (478) 453-2604

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After a long journey, Victory Baptist Church parishioners are grateful to celebrate the season in their new sanctuary Photos by Jessica Luton

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“People who are lonely come and find family. People, who need help, come and find our arms. People who are looking for Christ will find Him here.”

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ictory Baptist Church has had a long road to haul, but the terrain gave way to a beautiful new church on Meriweather Road.

The Rev. Kenneth Walker has been pastor of Victory Baptist since June 1991, and his love of the church, and Christ, runs very deep.

“It has been a long and difficult road, and the process was very lengthy. We started looking for plans about ten years ago, and we purchased the 18-acre property our church now stands on in 2001. We started to actively pursue church plans in 2003, and hired a contractor in 2006. We moved in the

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fall of 2010, and we couldn’t feel more blessed,” Walker said.

The labor of love couldn’t be any lovelier, and the facility boasts a beautiful baptismal pool, full commercial kitchen and community space, classrooms, and a full nursery space equipped to handle children of all ages.

The church is similar to Southside Christian Church in Warner Robins.

“We loved the beauty and practicality of

their facility. Their church has a balcony, and we wanted to make sure that we had balcony capability as well. We loved the worship space and the children’s area,” Walker said.

The children’s area is separate to give youngsters a free rein to learn and play all while under adult supervision. The plans for the chapel fit the church property well.

Sunday school for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m. each week, and the worship service begins at 10:45. Victory Baptist hosts discipleship training at 5 p.m. on Sundays. Youth classes, the adult choir and the children’s choir, Rainbows, also meet during discipleship training. During the Sunday morning service, a children’s church for children ages 3 to 8 takes place. “King’s Kids” is a special message delivered by Walker to the children, explaining the message in a kid-friendly way for every child to understand.

“We’ve even had a one-month-old infant brought to the front of the church by his

mother to hear the King’s Kids message,” Walker said.

Wednesday night services are held at 6 p.m. and include an adult Bible study and prayer meeting, as well as youth classes, Mission Friends, Girls in Action and Royal Ambassadors.

“Royal Ambassadors teaches our children Biblical values, and Girls in Action impresses upon our young ladies the importance of Christian values and learning our faith. Mission Friends teaches children the incredible power of missions and how to serve in every way they can,” Walker said.

Each class holds a party once a semester, and beginning in 2011, Victory Baptist will conduct “Sundays are fun days,” which will focus on individual groups of members every Sunday out of the month.

Children will be the first Sunday of every month, and a special party with prizes, Biblically-dressed characters from the Bible will be in attendance, and children can enjoy fun movies to help them understand the message of the Bible.

The second Sunday of the month will be completely devoted to family enrichment, which will include marriage enrichment as well as Biblical money management. The third Sunday of the month will be focused on single members of the community, to help them find a deeper relationship with Christ as they go forward to meet the special person God has intended for them. The fourth week is for youth, and the fifth Sunday has been designated for senior citizens. All the messages throughout the Sunday school for each week will be tailored toward these groups in order to better serve Victory Baptist’s parishioners.

The Senior Adult Ministry is a treat for all who attend, as they often play old hymns and feature a drama team.

“They meet often, and it is so great to see that in this time of their lives, they are all still so in love with the Lord. They do so much for this church and are such an inspiration,” Walker said.

Walker and his wife also teach a Newlywed and Nearly Wed class for couples who are on their way to the altar, or are just returning from it. The classes are meant to strengthen couples in their faith in each other and their faith in God. The worship style of Victory Baptist is a blend of both traditional and contemporary.

“I’m playing the guitar in the praise band and I’m really loving it,” Walker said. “We have a praise team and an adult and children’s choir. It is fabulous to see the music ministry growing by leaps and bounds.”

Walker hopes that God will send a music director to Victory, along with those who love to play and sing for the Lord.

“We welcome anyone who is ready to share their God-given musical talents with us and with our church.”

Since the church opened its new doors to the Milledgeville community, 13 new members have been baptized.

“This has been so incredible. We now have 343 members and we would love to welcome more into this home. God is sending us new families and we’re so blessed to have them in our midst,” Walker said.

Missions are very important to the church, and the church adamantly supports the Crossroads Pregnancy Center

and is involved in the Southern Baptist Cooperative Mission.

Operation: Christmas Child is another mission supported by VBC in which members of the church fill shoeboxes with toys and other goodies to ship to another country where a child might not have otherwise received a Christmas present. In times of great need, VBC is available to feed sick parishioners or members of the community and bring support to those who are grieving.

During the Christmas season, Victory Baptist’s season adornment will take place the first Sunday in December. The church will be lit from steeple to step in greenery, lights and a reminder of the reason for the season. On Dec. 19, at 10:45 a.m., a Christmas musical presentation entitled “Behold, Emmanuel” will be performed at the church. Christmas music and drama will set the mood for the tidings of great joy. On Christmas Eve, at 6 p.m., the Christmas candlelight service will commence and offer everyone the message of Christmas.

“I want everyone to know that we love them in the name of the Lord.

We want to be the loving place. We want people to feel the love, and to be a warm, welcoming body of believers. We want people to leave understanding the preaching of

the Lord, and the love of Jesus Christ.”

“People who are lonely come and find family. People, who need help, come and find our arms. People who are looking for Christ will find Him here.”

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Antioch Primitive Baptist Church 512 NW Monticello Rd. 478-968-0011 Baldwin Church of Christ 57 Marshall Rd. 478-452-5440 Bible Rivival Church 101 Deerwood Dr. 478-452-4347 Black Springs Baptist Church 673 Sparta Hwy NE 478-453-9431

First United Body of Christ Methodist Church Deliverance Church of

Milledgeville

366 Log Cabin Road Milledgeville, GA 31061

478-452-4597

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“Where Caring Comes From the Heart”

325 Allen Memorial Drive

453-8514

Countyline Baptist Church 1012 Hwy 49W 478-932-8105 Countyline Primitive Baptist Church 120 NW Neriah Rd. 478-986-7333 Covenant Presbyterian Church 440 N. Columbia St. 478-453-9628 Discipleship Christian Center Church 113 SE Thomas St. 478-452-7755

First United Methodist Church 366 Log Cabin Rd. 478-452-4597 Flagg Chapel Baptist Church 400 W. Franklin St. 478-452-7287 Flipper Chapel AME 400 W. Franklin St. 478-453-7777 Freedom Church, Inc. 500 Underwood Rd. 478-452-7694

140 SW Effingham Rd. 478-453-4459

Elbethel Baptist Church 251 N. Irwin St. 478-452-8003

Freewill Fellowship Worship Center 115 Cook St. 478-414-2063

Central Church of Christ 359 NE Sparta Hwy 478-451-0322

Emmanuel Baptist Church 384 Gordon Hwy 478-453-4225

Friendship Baptist Church 685 E Hwy 24 478-452-0507

Church of God 385 Log Cabin Rd. 478-452-2052

Faith Point Church of Nazarene 700 Dunlap Rd. 478-451-5365

Friendship Baptist Chapel 635 Twin Bridges Rd. 478-968-7201

Church of Jesus Christ 1700 N Jefferson St. 478-452-9588 Community Life Baptist Church 1340 Orchard Hill Rd. 478-414-1650

First Baptist Church 330 S. Liberty St. 478-452-0502 First Christian Church 555 N. Columbia St. 478-452-2620

Community Baptist Church 143 NE Log Cabin Rd. 478-453-2380

First Presbyterian Church 210 S. Wayne St. 478-452-9394

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Grace Baptist Church 112 Alexander Dr. 478-453-9713 Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church 171 Harrisburg Rd. 478-452-9115 Green Pasture Baptist Church 150 N. Warren St. 478-453-8713

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Hardwick Baptist Church 124 Thomas St. 478-452-1612 Hardwick United Methodist Church 195 Hardwick St. 478-452-1513 Hope Lutheran Church 214 Hwy 40 W. 478-452-3696 Hopewell United Methodist Church 188 Hopewell Church Rd. 478-453-9047 Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 2701 Irwinton Rd. 478-452-7854 Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 110 NW O’Conner Dr. 478-452-8887 Lakeshore Community Church 882 Twin Bridges Rd. 478-986-7331 Life and Peace Christian Center 116 SW Frank Bone Rd. 478-453-3607

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Living Word Church of God 151 W. Charlton St. 478-452-7151 Milledgeville Christian Center The Sheep Shed 120 Ivey Dr. 478-453-7710 Miracle Healing Temple 133 Central Ave. 478-452-1369 Missionaries of Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints 141 Frank Bone Rd. 478-452-5775 Montpelier United Methodist Church 449 Sparta Hwy 478-453-0040 Mosleyville Baptist Church 106 SE Oak Dr. 478-452-1723 Mount Nebo Baptist Church 338 Prosser Rd. 478-452-4288 Mount Pleasant Baptist Church 265 SW Mt Pleasant Church Rd. 478-452-7978 Milledgeville Study Group 140 Chase Ct. 478-414-1517 New Beginning Church of Christ 325 Hwy 49 478-454-5489 New Covenant Community Outreach Ministries 321 E. Hancock St. 478-453-3709

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New Hope Baptist Church 345 E. Camden St. 478-452-0431

Rock of Ages Baptist Church 601 W. Montgomery St 478-453-8693

New Life Fellowship Church 123 Ennis Rd. 478-414-7654

Rock Mill Baptist Church 2770 N. Columbia St. 478-451-5084

New Life Foursquare Church 112 Jacqueline Terrace 478-452-1721

Sacred Heart Catholic Church 110 N. Jefferson St. 478-452-2421

New Life Ministries 1835 Vinson HWY SE

Salvation Army Corps Community Center 478-452-6940

New Vision Church of God in Christ 941 NE Dunlap Rd. 478-414-1123

Second Macedonia Baptist Church 2914 SE Vinson Hwy 478-452-3733

Northridge Christian Church 321 Log Cabin Rd. 478-452-1125 Northside Baptist Church 1001 N. Jefferson St. 478-452-6648 Oak Grove Baptist Church No. 1 508 Hwy 49 478-453-3326 Oak Grove Independent Methodist Church 121 Lingold Dr. 478-453-9564 Old Bethel Holiness Church 866 SE Stembridge Rd. 478-451-2845

Seventh Day Adventist 509 N. Liberty St. 478-453-3839 Seventh Day Adventist Church of Milledgeville 156 Pettigrew Rd. 478-453-8016 Shiloh Baptist Church 204 Harrisburg Rd. 478-453-2157 Sinclair Baptist Church 102 Airport Rd. 478-452-4242 Spring Hill Baptist Church 396 Lake Laurel Rd. 478-453-7090 Saint Mary Missionary Baptist Church 994 Sparta Hwy 478-451-5429

Pathfinder Christian Church 120 N. Earnest Byner St. 478-453-8730

Saint Mary Baptist Church Hwy 212 478-986-5228

Pine Ridge Baptist Church 657 Old Monticello Rd. 478-986-5055

Saint Paul Baptist Church 485 Meriweather Rd. 478-986-5855

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Tabernacle of Praise 304 Hwy 49 W. 478-451-0906 Torrance Chapel Baptist Church 274 Pancras Rd. 478-453-8542 Trinity Christian Methodist Church 321 N. Wilkinon St. 478-457-0091

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Union Baptist Church 720 N. Clark St. 478-452-8626 Union Missionary Baptist Church 135 Prosser Rd. 478-453-3517 Vaughn Chapel Baptist Church 1980 N. Jefferson St. 478-452-9140

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Victory Baptist Church 640 Meriweather Road 478-452-2285 Wesley Chapel AME Church 1462 SE Elbert St 478-452-5083

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Westview Baptist Church 273 W Hwy 49 478-452-9140 Zion Church of God in Christ 271 E. Camden 478-453-7144

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Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church 220 S. Wayne St. 478-452-2710

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arts & entertainment NOVEMBER November 26 Christmas Open House/Pilot Club Tree Lighting. Downtown Milledgeville. Call (478) 445-1928 for more information.

November 30 Silent Auction. Brown-Stetson-Sanford House, 601 W. Hancock St. 5 to 7 p.m. $25. (478) 4531803.

DECEMBER December 3 Children’s Victorian Christmas. BrownStetson-Sanford House, 601 W. Hancock St. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $5 per person admission.

(478) 453-1803.

December 4-23 Antebellum Christmas at the Old Governor’s Mansion. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $10 per person, $7 for seniors. (478) 445-4545.

December 10-12 “The Nutcracker.” Georgia College Theatre Department. 7 p.m., 2 p.m. Sunday matinee.

Russell Auditorium.

Visit www.gcsutickets.com for ticket information.

December 11 “Homes for the Holidays.” Historic holiday tours of Milledgeville. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Milledgeville Convention & Visitors Bureau. $12 (children 10 and under free). Call (478) 452-4687 for more information.

December 11 Chair Bottoming Workshop. Milledgeville Allied Arts. Workshop featuring master weavers Floyd and Melissa Anderson. No experience necessary, for ages 12 and up. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Allen’s Market, 102 W. McIntosh St. $55 Registration fee. Call (478) 452-3950 or visit www.milledgevillealliedarts.com for more information.

December 11, 14, 18 Old Governor’s Mansion Candlelight Tours. 6 to 8 p.m. (478) 445-4545.

ONGOING Through December 15 “Work from the Permanent Collection.”

GCSU Department of Art. By appointment. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Museum of Fine Arts. (478) 445-4572.

Milledgeville Marketplace, 222 E. Hancock St. (City lot between the Golden Pantry and the Huddle House across from SunTrust Bank). Downtown farmer’s market sponsored by Milledgeville MainStreet featuring

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produce, plants, baked goods, arts and crafts. Open Tuesdays, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. through November. Public parking available.

Visit www.milledgevillemarketplace.com. Call (478) 414-4413 for more information.

“Labor Behind the Veil.” Old Governor’s Mansion. Tours by appointment only. A historically documented tour that provides mansion visitors a glimpse of the working lives of men and women who lived and worked on the mansion grounds. Call (478) 445-4545.

“The Collections Tour.” Old Governor’s Mansion. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday-Friday (by appointment only). $15 for adults; $8 for seniors; $10 for groups; $4 for students. Hear an in-depth discussion on the Mansion’s varied material and textile collections, the process of building the collection, recent restoration, and culminating in the methodologies employed in locating both original and period appropriate pieces and materials for display within the museum. Call (478) 445-4545.

ATTRACTIONS Andalusia Flannery O’Connor’s Farm, North Columbia Street, (478) 454-4029, www.andalusiafarm.org. Open to the public Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bartram Forest In 1794, Native Americans inhabited the Bartram Forest. Today, educational hiking trails allow visitors to see centuries of abundant wildlife, natural wetlands, and an erosion ravine with soil that is a remnant of the ancient shallow seas that covered Georgia 50 to 100 million years ago. Three looping trails cover this natural wonder. 2892 Highway 441 South. (478) 445-2119.

Blackbridge Hall Art Gallery 111 South Clarke St., (478) 445-4572, www.gcsu.edu/art, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This art gallery exhibits regional, national and internationally recognized contemporary artists. It also presents GCSU senior art major exhibitions at the end of each semester.

Brown-Stetson-Sanford House 601 West Hancock St. (478) 453-1803. Open by appointment and on the Historic Trolley Tour. An architectural gem built by John Marlor in the “Milledgeville Federal” style with its characteristic columned double

porch. It served the state capital as the Beecher-Brown Hotel and then the State’s Rights Hotel for the many visiting legislators who came to the area.

Central State Hospital Museum The Central State Hospital Museum, located on Broad Street in an 1891 Victorian train depot, contains memorabilia that spans the history of CSH. From annual reports to medical equipment, to client’s personal effects, the museum’s contents tell the story of the history of mental health treatment in the United States and the unique story of the hospital once renowned as the largest “insane asylum” in the world. Central State Hospital Museum tours are available by appointment only. For information call Terea Jacobs at (478) 445-4128. www.centralstatehospital.org.

Flannery O’Connor Room Dillard Russell Library, GCSU campus, University session. On display are manuscripts from O’Connor’s personal collection of more than 700 books and journals. The room is furnished in the Victorian style of the 1870s.

Most of these items were brought from Andalusia, the farm where O’Connor lived and wrote the major portion of her fiction.

For information (478) 445-0988.

GCSU Natural History Museum Herty Hall, Room 143, Wilkinson Street (478) 445-0809 for hours; also open by appointment. Visit the Paleozoic, Mesozioc and Cenozoic eras and see fossils from Georgia and across the world. The museum offers an explanation of the history of life through geological time.

Georgia’s Old Capital Museum 201 East Greene St., Old Capital Building ground floor, (478) 453-1803,www.oldcapitalmuseum.org, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Experience real Civil War history in the building where Georgia legislators voted to secede from the Union and learn about Native Americans who lived in the area before European settlement. The Old Capital Building was the first public building designed in the Gothic Revival style.

Georgia War Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery 2617 Carl Vinson Highway, (478) 445-3363.

John Marlor Art Center 201 North Wayne St., (478) 452-3950, www.milledgevillealliedarts.com. This facility is one of three historic buildings that make

up the Allied Arts Center. This area was once known as “The Strip,” which was the heart of the African-American district until the 1980s. It is a beautiful Milledgeville-Federal/Early Greek Revival. Originally twoover-two clapboard with shed rooms and an open dogtrot porch. It now houses arts offices and the Marlor Art Gallery. The Allen’s Market Building, across from the John Marlor Art Center, is a 1911 building that has been adapted into theatre, meeting and studio space. Visitors are given guided tours of current exhibitions. Allied Arts is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on weekends by appointment. For more information (478) 452-3950.

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Lockerly Hall 1534 Irwinton Road, (478) 452-2112, www.lockerlyarboretum.org.

Lockerly Hall, a Greek Revival home circa 1839, is the centerpiece of the Lockerly Arboretum, and presides over its surroundings with elegance and grace. The mansion is a significant example of the finest plantation architecture of the area as well as the entire cotton belt of the Old South. Lockerly Hall is open for tours on the Monday and Wednesday Trolley Tour through the Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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Milledgeville Convention & Visitors Bureau The CVB offers guided trolley tours Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. and Saturdays at 2 p.m. Group tickets available by request, as well as step-on guides at the CVB, 200 W. Hancock St. Office hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Closed holidays. For additional information call (478) 452-4687 or 1800-653-1804 or visit www.milledgevillecvb.com Museum & Archives of Georgia Education A two-story clapboard with Corinthian columns and a Palladian window are highlights of this former private residence, which now provides space for the historical records, artifacts and memorabilia documenting the development of education in Georgia. The museum is open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, during regular GCSU sessions. For information call (478) 445-4391.

TOURS Milledgeville’s Trolley Tour A drive through the landmark Historic District includes rotating visits to the Old Governor’s Mansion, c. 1838, Old State Capitol, c. 1807, Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church, c. 1841, Lockerly Hall, c. 1839 and the Stetson-Sanford House, c. 1825. Tours are available at 10 a.m. Monday through Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday. Adults $10; children ages 6 to 16 $5. Tours begin at Convention & Visitors Bureau, 200 West Hancock St. (800) 653-1804 or (478) 452-4687.

The Old Governor’s Mansion The Old Governor’s Mansion, located at 120 S. Clarke St., was the home of 10 Georgia governors. Built in 1838, it is a superb example of Greek Revival architecture and was restored in 1967. Open for tours Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. with tours at the top of each hour. Closed on Monday, Thanksgiving, and the week after Christmas until New Year’s.

Admission charged. For information (478) 445-4545.

Georgia’s Antebellum Capitol Museum Located at 201 E. Greene St., the Antebellum Capitol Museum is housed in the Old Capitol Building, and tours are available Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday noon to 4 p.m.

For more information call (478) 453-1803.

Olive Forge Herb Garden Located at 161 Brown’s Crossing Road in Haddock, the garden is open every Thursday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Still Room is always stocked with herbal goodies to eat, smell or wear. Call ahead during the summer months. Workshops available for groups of 7 to 15 participants and must be scheduled at least three weeks in advance and prepaid. For more information (478) 932-5737. oliveforge@alltel.net E-mail your events to ndavis@unionrecorder.com. Please include time, date, location, including address, cost and a contact phone number.

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Sightings

Idol performers Patrick Kelsey (left), Hayley Steele (right) and John Peeler (far right) pose with Idol co-producer Phillip Joiner during the festival.

Jon Scott Band performs.

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DEEP ROOTS

Local artist Janet Wyndham-Quin does pottery during the arts and crafts festivites.

DEEP ROOTS

The band Saint Francis performs on the Music Mainstage at the 2010 Deep Roots Festival.

Milledgeville Idol contestant Deontray Clark performs.

Georgia College Salsa Club members dance during the afternoon arts and crafts events at Deep Roots.

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Sightings Will Kennedy enjoys the First United Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch.

Visitors to the John Marlor House dine on refreshments during the book signing event for ‘Bless You Sister, I’ll be Prayin’ For You’ during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

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FALL HAPPPENINGS

FALL HAPPPENINGS

Volunteers and Georgia Power employees wait in line for lunch to be served during the annual fall lake cleanup on Lake Sinclair.

Volunteers Guerry Brooks (right) and Mark Williams (below) take a break from the morning’s cleanup proceedings.

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