Hahira kicks off art, humanities month

HAHIRA – The City of Hahira kicked off National Art and Humanities Month recently at Hahira Elementary School. Mayor Bruce Cain presented a proclamation to Principal Iris Mathis. Artist Mindy Reese donated a painting to the school, which is titled “Story Time.”  Students interviewed Reese to learn more about her artistic talents and her inspiration. The city has also scheduled a variety of artists to share their talents with students throughout the month. Artists will vary from painters, photographers, writers, singers, musicians, dancers, film, architectural design and sewing, organizers said. For more information and upcoming events, contact Main Street Director Emily Davenport, 229-794-2330 or edavenport@hahiraga.gov. 

Man charged after confrontation on Colquitt County road

MOULTRIE, Ga. — A Sunday afternoon confrontation between a man and his ex-girlfriend’s father on a county roadway resulted on Monday in the arrest of a Colquitt County man. At about 3:52 p.m. Sunday deputies with the Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the intersection of Highway 37 East and O.J. Johnson Road. Officers said they spoke with William Radabaugh in the area of Highway 37 and Pineboro Road. Radabaugh, 59, of Lakeland, told police that his daughter’s ex-boyfriend intentionally struck his Ford F-150 while driving a Chevrolet Tahoe. Christopher Leonard Evans told police that it was Radabaugh who struck his Tahoe and said that he also fired a shot at him. After further investigation police charged Evans, 39,103 Hancock Trail, with aggravated assault and leaving the scene of accident (hit and run).

Christian school plans Pumpkin Patch race

MOULTRIE, Ga. — Colquitt Christian Academy is gearing up for its third annual Pumpkin Patch 5k and Children’s Race on Saturday, Oct. 13.  The 5-kilometer race will start and finish at Calvary Baptist Church in Moultrie. Registration will start at 7 a.m. and the race will begin at 8 a.m., rain or shine. The race-day tax deductible registration fee is $30 for 5k participants or $50 for family registration. The same day registration fee for the Children’s Race is $10. Awards will be given to top male and female finishers, age category winners and children’s awards. The Children’s Race starts at 9 a.m., and other festive activities will be held.

Award-winning classical guitarist Ciulei to perform

LIVE OAK, Fla. — The Friends of Music Series will present its second concert at 7:30 pm on Thursday, Oct. 11, at Covenant First Presbyterian Church, 421 White Avenue in Live Oak.

The concert will feature classical and flamenco guitarist, Dr. Silviu Ciulei. He will perform classical pieces by Satie, Debussy, Reinhardt, and Giocosa, as well as some of his own flamenco compositions.

Admission is free and a lovely reception follows where audience members may visit with the performer.

Silviu Octavian Ciulei was born in Constanta, Romania, and began musical studies at the age of 6. By 13, he was gleaning numerous awards for his guitar playing. In 2004, Ciulei was awarded a Full International Scholarship to study guitar performance at Middle Tennessee State University. He is the MTSU School of Music’s first Full Scholar and Grant recipient. Upon graduation, he was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award in Guitar Performance.

Since coming to the United States, Ciulei has won an impressive collection of prizes. He is a world class performer. He is also an acclaimed flamenco guitarist. He studied in Spain and has formed two flamenco ensembles, and has performed on National Public Radio and TV.

Some of his performances have been at several festivals throughout the southeast, including The Florida Folk Festival.

Ciulei holds a Bachelor of Music from MTSU, and a Master of Music and Doctor of Music in Guitar Performance from FSU, where he was a graduate teaching assistant to distinguished professor, Bruce Holzman. Ciulei is also a flamenco singer and speaks five languages fluently.

After teaching at FSU and other colleges in Florida for a few years, he is now a professor of guitar at Furman University in Greenville, S.C. He has also been appointed as Visiting Professor at Wake Forrest University in Winston-Salem, N.C.

A very sought after modern and dynamic artist, teacher, mentor and judge, Ciulei appears regularly at many guitar festivals, workshops, and conventions in the U.S. and around the world.

Wiregrass Farmers Market opens Oct. 6 

TIFTON, Ga. — Carefully curated local produce, meats, and free-range eggs will once again be available to residents of South Georgia and travelers from all over the country on Oct. 6 when the Wiregrass Farmers Market at the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Georgia Museum of Agriculture (GMA) opens for its eighth fall season. Hand-crafted artisanal goods including goat’s milk soaps and bath products, jams and jellies, baked items and sewn items for the home, along with handmade jewelry will also be available for sale. A group of community volunteers started the Wiregrass Farmers Market in 2011 to bring a sustainable lifestyle to the community and to support local growers and producers. The Market’s volunteer board of directors find the best local produce and artisanal offerings. A unique aspect of the market is the fact that the vendors are the same people who grow or create the items they sell. The Market hosts a children’s area that opens with a beaded bubble wand making activity on Oct. 6 and a baby animal pen where the youngest marketgoers can interact with farm animals on a weekly basis. A summer educational series and canning club is also hosted by the Market board. A newly installed playground at the GMA Country Store is ready to welcome kids for the fall season. Admission to the Market is always free, and patrons are encouraged to park in front of the GMA’s Country Store. The Market will be open each Saturday from 9 a.m.-noon through the special Holiday Market on Nov. 17. For questions about the Wiregrass Farmers Market, patrons or potential vendors can visit the website at www.wiregrassmarket.org  or contact GMA Curator Polly Huff at phuff@abac.edu.