Support Georgia’s Preliminary to Miss USA

Last November, Cartersville had the privilege of becoming the Host City for the Miss Georgia USA® and Miss Georgia Teen USA® Pageants.  This community effort made lasting memories in the lives of 120 girls and their families.  Kim Greenwood, pageant producer was thrilled with the success found by bringing the pageants here and summed up her comments with “Cartersville is awesome!”  You too can be a part of this prestigious community event by becoming a Host City Partner. Sponsorship benefits at various levels beginning at $275, include community advertisements in the Official Pageant Magazine, online banner advertisements, special pageant event and reception tickets, and more.  To learn more about the Host City Partnerships call the Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau at 770-387-1357.  The 2009 Miss Georgia USA® and Miss Georgia Teen USA® will be crowned by Amanda Kozak and Shannon Geraghty in ceremonies taking place November 7-8, 2008 at Woodland Performing Arts Theater.  The winners will go on to represent Georgia in the 2009 Miss USA® and Miss Teen USA® Pageants, both divisions of the Miss Universe® Organization, co-owned by NBC and Donald Trump.  For a list of current Host City Sponsors and pageant information see www.NotAtlanta.org. Catch the pageant fever! Tune in to NBC on July 13, for the Miss Universe® 2008 Pageant from 9-11 p.m.

Independence Day Celebrations Local Fun

Staying close to home this July 4th? These local celebrations offer great fun at virtually no cost.  Red Top Mountain State Park’s Independence Day Celebration takes place throughout the holiday weekend.  Spend the day relaxing with the family then come Party with the ‘Possums on a ranger-guided night hike beginning at “dark:30” at the Park Visitor Center on July 4.  Throughout the weekend there will be Roving Rangers nature programs, crafts for kids and more.  On Saturday there will be a guided Iron Mine Hike and in the evening there is a free Mountain Music Series concert by Smokey’s Farmland Band at 8 p.m.  Admission to Red Top Mountain State Park is a $3 ParkPass per vehicle.  In downtown Cartersville festivities get underway at 9 a.m. with Stars, Stripes & Cartersville Independence Day Parade down Main Street.  Following the parade there will be arts & crafts, entertainment, food, and children’s games and activities beginning at 10 a.m. at Dellinger Park.  The popular band Babe’s Bayou will be performing two concerts; one at 7 p.m. and another at 8:30 p.m. culminating in a large fireworks display.  The Cartersville Optimist Club, WBHF, City of Cartersville and Bartow County Government are proud to bring you Stars, Stripes & Cartersville. A $1.00 parking fee will be charged.  The fun continues on Saturday evening in Historic Downtown Cartersville’s Friendship Plaza with the 2008 Century Bank Summer Concert Series and Cartersville Classic Car Show.  The fun begins at 6 p.m. when more than 350 classic cars pop their hoods for an all-American celebration.  Then at 7 p.m. The Neons, Atlanta’s Premier Party Dance Band, takes the stage.  Since 1989, The Neons have electrified audiences with a diverse song list including favorite music from Motown, R&B, Beach, Rock and more.  Enjoy the music delicious food by 2nd Half Sports Pub & Grill until 9 p.m.  No outside picnic baskets or coolers allowed.  Admission is free.  Learn more about these events at www.NotAtlanta.org and have a safe and happy July 4 holiday!

Happenings

Visit online at www.notatlanta.org for additional events, updated daily.

July 4 – Stars, Stripes & Cartersville – Parade downtown followed by festivities & fireworks at Dellinger Park.

July 4-6 – Independence Day Celebration at Red Top Mountain State Park.

July 5 – Century Bank Summer Concert Series featuring The Neons and Car Show in downtown Cartersville.

July 5 – Mountain Music Series featuring Smokey’s Farmland Band at Red Top Mountain State Park.

July 12 – Guided Battlefield Hike with the staff of Red Top Mountain State Park at Allatoona Pass Battlefield.

July 12 – Crafts and Games (make your own ice cream) at Red Top Mountain State Park.

July 12 – Children’s Saturday – Oh Say Can You See? at Booth Western Art Museum.

July 12 – Cartersville Outdoor Movie Series – Youth Sports Night featuring The Final Season at Dellinger Park.

July 12 – Mountain Music Series featuring Deja Blue at Red Top Mountain State Park.

July 13 – Western Movies at Booth Western Art Museum.

July 15 – Antique Auction at Ken’s Antiques & Auction, Adairsville – New Location!

July 17 – Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry at Booth Western Art Museum.

July 19 – Iron Mine Hike at Red Top Mountain State Park.

July 19 – Mountain Music Series featuring The Bluegrass Gentleman at Red Top Mountain State Park.

July 26 – Mountain Music Series featuring The Pearidge Ramblers at Red Top Mountain State Park.

July 26 – Cruise-In with the CHVA at Main Street Shopping Center.

July 29 – Sculptural Works by Ed Archie Noisecat at Booth Western Art Museum through September 21.

July 31 – Are We There Yet? Lecture by historian Michele Rodgers on the history of vacations, at the Bartow History Center.

ONGOING:

Each Monday Now-August – Mile Mondays Guided hikes each Monday 8 a.m. at West Trailhead of Pine Mountain Trail, I-75 Exit 288.

Each Wednesday Now-August – Wednesday Walkers Guided walk each Weds. 8 a.m. at Sam Smith Park.

Each Friday Now-July – Party with the ‘Possums Guided night hikes each Friday at Red Top Mountain State Park.

SPACE SILENCE SPIRIT: Maynard Dixon’s West at Booth Western Art Museum through July 27.

3rd Biennial Staff, Volunteer and Member Art Expo at Booth Western Art Museum through July 27.

A Collection of Color at Bartow History Center through August 30.

Hidden Heritage: Western Art Treasures from an Atlanta Collection on display at Booth Western Art Museum through September 14.

Bartow History Center

>Upcoming Lunch & Learn series

July 16: Local members of the General P.M.B. Young Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, dressed in the historic clothing, will discuss their period pieces of clothing and material from the 1800s.

August 20: Harper Harris, lead interpreter for the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, Kennesaw, Ga., will discuss “ the Great Locomotive Chase.”

September 17: Joe Singletary, local historian, will discuss and display uniforms and weaponry of World War II.

Evening Lectures (Last Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m.)

July 31: Michele Rodgers, former director of the BHC, will present the program, “Are We There Yet,” a history of vacations in the U.S. with a focus on Bartow County.

August 28: Dr. David Parker, history professor at Kennesaw State University, will discuss the Confederate textbooks written during the Civil War.

September 25:  Ken Powell, a WWII veteran and former POW in Germany, will speak about his experiences in the war and discuss the book Four Stars in the Window.  The book tells the dramatic true story of four brothers in one family during WWII who survived an Iwo Jima battle, Omaha Beach on D-Day, a German POW camp and Army Air Corps cadet training. His wife, Kathleen, will entertain you as she portrays “Rosie the Riveter.”  Book-signing to follow.

Special Programs

July 19:  Hand Spinning 101 Workshop, Leslie Bronson, workshop instructor. Class will begin at 10:00 a.m. and end at 3:00 p.m. located at the Resource Center at 1 N. Gilmer Street.   Instruction will include: how to spin yarn, learn carding and plying, spin wool using a drop spindle and understand the history of spinning. The cost is $25.00 and includes spindle, wood and materials. Ages 15 years and up.  To register call 770-606-5699.

Day Camp       

Monday, July 14, “Pioneer Days”

4 – 6 year olds

Tuesday, July 15, “Pioneer Days”

6 – 11 years old

Discover what it was like to live as a child in the

days of the 19th century.  Make homemade butter

and old fashioned ice cream, write with quill pens,

and play with the toys and games of the times.

Week Long Summer Camps

Monday–Friday

9 a.m. – noon.

Cost:  $100.00 (Members receive a discount)

July 7 – 11, “Time Travelers”: Travel back in time to the 1920s through 1960s

Where each day is a different decade.  Campers will experience the music, the clothes, and the games of the different eras.

July 11 – 25, “Bartow Soldiers”: Boys, get ready to enjoy a week of activities based

on what life was like in Bartow during the Civil War. We will participate in craft projects, taste Civil War era food, and reenact camp life, and learn the music of the time.

To register for BHC Summer Camp, Call 770-606-5699

Exhibit Opening

“Bartow’s Greatest Generation,” Sept. 25-Jan. 17: A look at the men and women from Bartow County who served in World War II