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SUBMITTED ::: This holiday tradition is not to be missed! Join Clara, Fritz, the Mouse King, and the Nutcracker as they dance their ways into your heart. This ballet features over 100 local, talented dancers from the ages of 4 to 18 and professional guest dancers from Carolina Ballet Theatre in Greenville, South Carolina. The […]
ALEXANDER CAIN ::: In addition to their regular academic subjects, this semester Jackson Road Elementary (JRE) students have learned about lines and shapes, drawing, and color theory in their new art class taught by Laurel Denham, a University of Georgia graduate who strongly believes in the expressive power of art: “Having art at school allows […]
SUBMITTED ::: The Griffin Area Concert Association presents the internationally acclaimed duo RichterUzur in concert at the Griffin Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. The RichterUzur Duo plays a whimsical mashed-up blend of classical, world, and rock music. Viktor Uzur and Brad Richter are each master musicians of the highest caliber with […]
ALEXANDER CAIN ::: alexander@the-grip.net Ivy creeps around a utility meter on a cement wall. Sunlight is glancing off the meter’s display. Suddenly there’s a clicking noise and the sound of a shutter snapping. A member of the Southside Photographic Society (SPS) (namely, Catherine Jarret) has captured yet another photograph for the club’s collection. The club […]
STAFF REPORTS ::: Candler Field Museum has announced the 7th Annual Honor Our Veterans Day will be held on Saturday, November 9th at the Williamson GA Airport on Hwy 362. Veterans and their families will be honored at the all-day free event with patriotic music, great food, honor guards, and flybys of antique military aircraft […]
JESSICA GREGORY ::: Each year, thousands of families bring their young ghouls, superheros and princesses to ‘haunt’ downtown Griffin and go trick-or-treating at the many businesses that give out candy and coupons. Event organizer Kenda Woodard, Griffin Main Street Director, expects participation to be just as high this year, if not higher due to additional […]
ALEXANDER CAIN ::: A Griffin man is hoping a “Zombie Walk” being planned for next month will not only entertain local residents, but also bring attention to downtown businesses and help with donations to local food pantries. Neal Goff is the idea man and creator behind an October 26 “Zombie Walk” that will take place in […]
ALEXANDER CAIN ::: A historical Griffin landmark is currently undergoing a transformation into a haunted house for the 2013 Halloween season. Workers have been inside the old Griffin Hotel, 132 W. Solomon St., for more than three months, turning former hotel rooms and hallways into a haunted house experience. We are not going for monsters […]
ALEXANDER CAIN ::: A Georgia photography exhibit with national ties will feature images from photographers within the Middle Georgia region, including at least two from Griffin and Spalding County. “SlowExposures” is in its 13th year of showcasing photographs that interpret the American rural South, and each year has featured photographers from around the nation. The primary […]
DENNIS MCDONALD::: For the second year, Griffin has been chosen as the location for the Georgia Gourd Society’s 2013 annual festival and competition. The Georgia society is the Pi Chapter of the American Gourd Society, an organization promoting interest in all activities relating to gourds, including cultivation, historical uses, gourd show competition, craft work and […]
Griffin Choral Arts, under the direction of Dr. Stephen J. Mulder, will have auditions for its upcoming sixth season on Monday and Tuesday, August 5 and 6, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, in the choir room of Griffin First United Methodist Church, at 1401 Maple Drive. Auditions are brief (less than 10 minutes) and include singing […]
ALEXANDER CAIN ::: CERAMICS At the Griffin Senior Center, the Spalding County Parks and Recreation Department offers ceramics classes for all ages. The shelves inside one of the rooms of the center are filled with rows of bisque ware. “What we do here is artistic, but you don’t have to be artistic to do this […]
Summer Reading Programs are well underway at the Griffin-Spalding County Library, 800 Memorial Dr., Griffin. The support of the Friends of the Griffin-Spalding County Library and our local community has enabled us to add more special performers than ever before. On Thursday, June 20, Todd Key presented his Flying Debris Show to a large audience of […]
ALEXANDER CAIN ::: There’s more than just a song in her heart for Heather Statham. The Griffin native and lead singer of the June Jam headlining band “RumbleFish,” has both a history with and strong ties to the city and local community. “I’m still me; I’m still the same girl that was a Griffin High […]
What to do this weekend: Main Street Players presents The Cotton Patch Gospel – FINAL WEEKEND! Get on over to downtown Griffin’s Black Box Theatre, home of the Main Street Players and catch their current performance of The Cotton Patch Gospel. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. AS The MainStreet Players website describes the play, […]
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