White Springs residents invited to recovery celebration

WHITE SPRINGS — The residents of White Springs area, are invited to a free BBQ lunch on Saturday at the Black Bay Seafood parking lot on US 41, the old Dollar General. Volunteers will be serving lunch from noon until 3 p.m. Irma hit Florida hard and in White Springs there was a lot of rain and plenty of wind. Many trees came down and power was lost. While everyone went through Irma together, each had a different set of Irma experiences. Volunteers are inviting their neighbors to come and enjoy lunch and share what happened on a personal basis. Volunteers would like to know what would make the White Springs community better the next time a powerful storm passes. The lunch is a BYOC, bring your own chair, and is brought to the community by Volunteers of White Springs.

 

ABAC hosts pianist, flutist in First Tuesday concert

TIFTON, Ga. – The First Tuesday Concert on Oct. 3 will feature Duo Astralis in “Night Soliloquy” at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, according to a press release. This performance will spotlight a world premiere composition created especially for the visiting artists. This 7 p.m. concert in the Chapel of All Faiths is open to the public at no charge. American flutist Angela Massey and Armenian pianist Vahan Sargsyan make up this innovative musical team. They have performed for audiences both stateside and abroad. The New York Times raved, “Duo Astralis will present a musical experience that allows its listening audience to escape into the sublime,” according to a press release. The duo will perform a world premiere piece by composer Lance Hulme. Hulme has written “Astralis Sonata” specifically for Duo Astralis, and the selection will be performed for the first time during the First Tuesday event. Additional selections include “Serenade aux etoiles, Op. 142” by Cecile Chaminade, “Reflections” by Katherine Hoover, “Nocturne” by Frederic Chopin, “Flute Sonata No. 1” by Philippe Gaubert, and “Fantasy on ‘Der Freischutz’” by Carl Maria von Weber and Paul Taffnel. The First Tuesday Concert series, now in its 16th year, features regional professional artists on the first Tuesdays of five months during the year. Dr. Susan Roe, head of the ABAC Department of Fine Arts, is the First Tuesday program director. For more information on the event, interested persons can contact Roe at sroe@abac.edu.

 

Fig Leaves celebrates ribbon cutting

TIFTON, Ga. — David and Dena Stainback and their staff at Fig Leaves Christian Books and Treasures celebrated a ribbon cutting Monday. They were joined by friends as well as ambassadors and staff from the Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce at their new store at 214 Magnolia Drive. The store features a wide variety of books, pictures, clothing and other items. More information: 229-396-4214.

 

Secretary of State’s field office opens in Cartersville

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — Secretary of State Brian Kemp on Wednesday joined regional elected officials and community leaders to open the Secretary of State’s North Georgia Regional Field Office in Cartersville. This full-time office provides constituents assistance with elections and voter registration, corporate registration, professional licensure and financial securities issues. The new office is in the historic 1903 courthouse in downtown Cartersville. The address is 115 W. Cherokee Ave., Cartersville, GA 30120. The office can be reached at (404) 656-6076 or at sosnorthwestga@sos.ga.gov. There are also full-time offices in Atlanta, Macon and Tifton.