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Date
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Time
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Subject
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Cost
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Location
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Information
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Saturday,
January 16th |
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. |
Introduction to
Winter Bird Watching |
$5 program fee and $5/vehicle parking |
Sweetwater Creek State Park |
Lecture and hike given by Park Ranger Phil Delestrez |
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Friday-Sunday
February 5th-7th |
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
Southeastern Flower Show |
$18 or $15 with early registration |
Cobb Galleria |
Map to Galleria: http://alturl.com/krhw |
Saturday,
February 20th |
10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. |
Baby Doll Lambs and other Farm Animals |
Free |
Sweetwater Creek Ranch |
www.sweetwatercreekranchga.com
1221 Lester Road, Douglasville, GA 30134 |
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Saturday, Sunday
March 20th-21st |
10a.m. to 6 p.m. |
RedNation PowWow |
$5 for ages 12-55, $3 for 55+, and $3 for kids 5-12. Children under 5 are free. |
Clinton Nature Preserve
Winston, GA |
Gates are open from 10a.m. - 6p.m. Saturday and Sunday with the Grand Entry held at noon on Saturday and 1p.m. on Sunday. Meet and greet on Saturday at noon. |
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Saturday
April 10th |
All Day |
Marietta Town Square |
Free |
Marietta, GA |
10:30a.m. Guided Tour of Brumby Hall, 500 Powder Springs Street, Marietta. 3 miles south of Marietta Square. This is a private tour arranged for the camera club. Please arrive on time.
Afterwords onto turn-of-the-century Marietta Square for some outdoor photography. You can also visit the Marietta Confederate Cemetery or the Marietta National Cemetery, both just a short drive from the center of town.
If you would like to carpool, we will be meeting behind the CAC at 9:30a.m. |
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Saturday
May 1st |
All Day |
A Day at Berry College |
Free |
Rome, GA |
If you would like to carpool, we will be meeting behind the Cultural Arts Center at 8:30a.m. |
Saturday
May 15th |
All Day |
A Taste of Douglasville |
Free |
Downtown Douglasville |
Arts and crafts booths, children’s activities, and two festival stages with a variety of talented local performers.Meet and greet at noon by the fountain.
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Saturday
May 22th |
All Day |
A Trip to Serenbe |
Free |
Plantation, GA |
Serenbe is a 900 acre community located in Chattahoochee Hill Country, just 45 minutes south of the Cultural Arts Center in Douglasville. Serenbe is a pedestrian friendly planned community of unique architecture, custom family homes and townhomes, walking paths, rustic farms, quaint cottages, and unique shops.
There will be a tour of the Serenbe Photography Center at 10:30a.m. If you would like to car pool, we will be meeting behind the Cultural Arts Center at 9:30a.m.
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Saturday
June 5th |
9a.m. to 5p.m. |
Penny McHenry Hydrangea Festival |
Free |
Downtown Douglasville |
Main Street Market, plants, fine arts, antiques, jewelry, food and more. Meet and greet at noon by the fountain. |
Saturday
June 12th |
9a.m. to 3p.m. |
Atlanta Antique Bottle Show |
Free |
Smyrna |
Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Circle, Smyrna, GA. Southern Pottery, Bottles, Fruit Jars, Advertising, Post Cards, Milk Bottles and Table Top Antiques. Just mention that you are a member of the Sweetwater Camera Club and you get in FREE. Regular admission is $3.00. If you would like to car pool, we will be meeting behind the Cultural Arts Center at 9:30a.m.
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Saturday
July 3rd |
6:00p.m.
till ? |
4th Annual Fireworks Display |
Free |
Villa Rica Civic Center & Sprots Complex |
Enjoy face painting, inflatable slides, the full Atlanta Braves Mobile Experience, hot air balloon tethered rides and live music. Limited parking will be available at the park; however, there are several large parking lots in the vicinity. Concession stands will be available at the park for refreshments. Bring your lawn chairs or blanket and enjoy the evening. |
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Saturday
July 17th |
All Day |
Religious Buildings |
Free |
Lilburn, Conyers, GA |
We will be visiting two very unique and diverse locations. The Mandir Temple in Lilburn and The Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers. |
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| Saturday August 21st |
All Day |
Etowah Indian Mounds |
$5
Parking $5 |
Cartersville, GA |
The Etowah Indian Mounds are near Cartersville, Georgia. While we are there we might also drive around Lake Allatoona. Our next month’s contest is “Landscapes” so this will fit in nicely. You may investigate what the web has to say about the Indian Mounds by clicking here or using Google to search on “Etowah Indian Mounds.” There is a state park nearby called Red Top Mountain State Park with hiking trails, and many places along Lake Allatoona to enjoy. |
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| Saturday September 18th & 25th |
Noon - 6:30p.m. |
September Saturday's |
Free |
Douglas County Courthouse |
Food, fun, childrens activities, arts & crafts, and more. |
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Sunday
October 3rd |
Noon - 6:00p.m. |
Sunday in the Park & Zombie Parade |
$3.00 |
Historic Oakland Cemetary, Atlanta |
Victorian Street Festival, food from Six Feet Under, The Varsity, Nicks To Go and more. Live music, an artists market, living history demonstrations, storytellers, Irish dancers and a costume contest. At 3:00 p.m. the Zombie Parade begins behind the cemetary. If you would like to carpool, we will be meeting behind the CAC at 11a.m. |
Saturday
October 16th
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All Day |
Stone Mountain Highland games |
$15 |
Stone Mountain |
There are several themes to choose from including Scottish bands, heavy athletics, children games, highland dance, fiddling, harp, country dance and the general guys running around in kilts thing. |
Saturday
October 16th
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4pm |
The Little 5 points Halloween Parade in Atlanta |
Free |
Little Five Points |
You will want to show up at least an hour or two in advance. Many of us had a great time at this event last year. The ghosts, goblins and headless horseman are guaranteed to enhance your attitude as well as provide you an opportunity to make some award winning pictures. Go to http://www.l5phalloween.com/schedule.htm to read more. |
| Saturday October 16th & 17th
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All day |
Blue Angels "Wings Over Atlanta" |
Free |
Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta |
Hundreds of thousands are expected to come out for two days of nonstop action as aerial performers execute precision flight drills and parachute jumps high overhead. The show begins at 10am. THe doors open at 8:30am.
Blue Angels -- U.S. Navy's air demonstration team; headliner
Canadian Snowbirds -- air demonstration team
Wings of Blue -- U.S. Air Force Academy's parachute team
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| SaturdayNovember13th |
8:30- |
Diane and Jack Yancey's Farm |
Free |
5030 Daniel Mill Road, Winston, GA 30187 |
includes an authentic log cabin, a large forest, a creek, beautiful trees and much more. Diane wants us to enjoy their working blacksmith shop. Jack will fire up the forge and give us a demonstration. You may see 32 pictures she has made of her property by going to a website that Norma and I have set up at DouglasPix.com: http://www.douglaspix.com/photo/index.php?folder=/DouglasCountyGeorgia/Yancey_Farm/ . Thanks to Diane and Jack for making their farm available. Diane says that the entrance to her farm is located at the next drive way on the left just after you see the 5020 marked mailbox. |
| Saturday November 20th |
10:00am |
Cobb County Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show |
Free |
Cobb Civic Center |
The 25th annual Cobb County Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show. |
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| Friday December 3rd |
6:30pm |
Douglasville Christmas Parade, Christmas Concert & Annual Tree Lighting |
Free |
O'Neal Plaza |
The parade starts at 6:30. The Christmas Concert on O’Neal Plaza will start at 7:15 p.m. and the tree lighting will be at 8:50 p.m. Please go to http://tinyurl.com/2326dts for a map of the parade route. |
| Saturday December 18th |
10:00am |
Ansel Adams Exhibition |
$10 |
Art Museum in Cartersville, GA |
This is the largest Ansel Adams exhibit to ever appear in the state of Georgia. |
Field Trips