Events for April 2014

Ribbon Cutting for the renovation of the Carriage House at Rose Lawn Museum.

Bartow Business Women Steering Committee

Non-Profit Executive Roundatable This month's meeting is a Networking gathering.

This is a group of executive level professionals in Non-profit organizations that serve Bartow County. We meet once a month to discuss a different topic, hear from a speaker on a subject and/or network. It is a lunch and learn format, so please feel free to bring your lunch and meet with us. We do ask that you let us know if you plan to attend.


 

David O'Connell's new book, 'The Art and Life of Atlanta Artist Wilbur Kurtz: Inspired by Southern History,' is the first biography ever devoted to the well-known Atlanta artist and amateur historian (1882-1967). For reasons of space, O'Connell has chosen to deal principally with Kurtz's artistic work, describing the stages of the artist's career from his founding of the Pen and Brush Club of Atlanta in 1913 and the first sales of his early works in that decade, to his death five decades later.

Bartow Village Steeplechase Committee

The April Adairsville Eggs & Issues Breakfast will be Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 7:30 AM at the NorthPointe Church Meeting Facility (30 Orchard Road, Adairsville).  The breakfast is sponsored by Leadership Bartow LIONS* with a presentation focusing on the Adairsville Branch of the Boys & Girls Club of Bartow County.

*LIONS - Leaders Investing in Outreach to Nurture Success

Networking 7:00 AM - 7:15 AM
Breakfast Buffet Begins at 7:15 AM
Program from 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Please RSVP to Cheryl Hyde by Tuesday, April 1, at noon.

Advocates for Children Set to Host 13^th Annual Duck Derby Festival

Cartersville, GA—The 2014 Duck Derby Festival Kick-off will be held at the City Cellar Loft on Thursday, April 3 at 5:00 p.m. This will offer the community a chance to sign up as a Sales Team, selling ducks to help Advocates reach their goal of 20,000 sold, and allow those involved to purchase Duck Derby merchandise, learn more about this year’s event and celebrate another year of feathers and fun!

The Kick-off will mark the beginning of this year’s Duck Calls and Overalls themed Derby on Saturday, May 17. Held, once again, at Riverside Park from 10:00-5:00 p.m., this year’s festival boasts arts and crafts vendors, live music, food and sweet treats, lots of FREE inflatables, carnival games and plenty of entertainment for your friends and family. Last year’s Duck Derby festival brought in the largest crowd yet and the community support Advocates has received will ensure another huge success.

This year’s first place prize is a 2014 Honda Fit, generously donated by Honda Carland North. Honda Carland North has continued to provide the grand prize for four years and creates enthusiasm and excitement from duck adopters at their chance to win a new car!  It’s bright red this year, and more eye-catching than ever.  And there are dozens of other prizes, too, so lots of people will be winners.

Patty Eagar, Advocates’ CEO, has been around since our very first Derby, and continues to be amazed.  “It hasn’t gotten old.  Every year there are new volunteers, new committee members, and new people who want to come down and see the racing of the ducks.  Every year I get choked up seeing the swarm of ducks coming downstream, knowing that someone cared enough about child abuse prevention and treatment to want to adopt every single one of them!”

Ducks can be purchased online at www.AdvoChild.org and Duck Derby Sales Teams can sign up to sell ducks at the Kick-off, April 3. To learn more about the Duck Derby and Advocates for Children, please visit www.AdvoChild.org or call 770.387.1143.

About Advocates for Children
Founded over 30 years ago by concerned community members, Advocates for Children provides multiple layers of personal care to children who have been abused, abandoned or neglected, and provides an array of programs to reduce the incidence of child abuse. Every year, Advocates’ prevention and support programs strengthen thousands of children and their families, and its direct services help many hundreds of children in times of crisis. Please visit www.AdvoChild.org for more information.

We can't sell 20,000 ducks without you! Join our team of Duck Commanders and help us paint the town yellow!

Georgia Highlands College
Service and Leadership Summit 2014
Friday, April 4, 9 AM - 2 PM

Please join us as we come together to network, brainstorm and learn more about the essential ingredients for community-higher education partnerships.

Register online here:
http://www.highlands.edu/limesurvey/index.php/713318/lang-en

Lunch will be provided to all attendees.

For more information, please contact Juliana Breithaupt, Director of Community Outreach and Engagement at 706-368-7756.

April First Friday in Downtown Cartersville

CARTERSVILLE – For the April First Friday event, Cartersville Downtown Development Authority will host a Steeplechase Inspired Fashion Show featuring many downtown businesses. The Fashion show will be held at Friendship Plaza on Friday, April 4th from 5-7 PM. Steeplechase tickets will also be sold by the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce at this event. Along with showcasing their clothing and accessories in the show, a few of the businesses will have tables set up with merchandise for sale at the Plaza. The Tom and Chad Show will provide music which will begin around 5:00 PM; a Fusion Dance Company performance will begin around 5:30 PM; and the Fashion Show will start at 6 PM.

“With Steeplechase around the corner, downtown patrons can join us at the Fashion Show to gather ideas for their attire and hairstyles,” says Special Events Coordinator Catherine Woods. “We have so many beautiful boutiques here in downtown Cartersville; I’m so excited for them to be able to show off some of the wonderful items that they have to offer.”

This First Friday Fashion Show is sponsored by Adena Harper, Beauty consultant. Adena and her team will be providing glamour touch-ups for several of the participating models. They will also have a booth set up at the Plaza conducting “Kiss Personality Tests” showcasing many of their beauty products. Participate in the game and take a turn spinning their prize wheel.

Participating Businesses include:
Asbury Station
Bartow History Museum
Blue Sky Outfitters
Cohutta Fishing Co.
Evolution
It’s About Time Boutique
Lulabelle’s Closet
Meg Pie
Periwinkle
Psycho Sisters

Salon 120 For attendees of the Fashion Show, there will also be an opportunity to enter into a drawing for door prizes. Prizes include many gift baskets, gift certificates, t-shirts, etc. from many downtown merchants. Winners will be drawn at the end of the Fashion Show, and winners *Must be present to win*

“Come join us for a night filled with Fashion, Entertainment, and First Friday Fun in Downtown Cartersville,” continued Woods.

Classroom tours begin at 9:30am and run until 1pm. Free "Wild West" lunch with hotdogs and cowboy sides will be served from 12-1pm. Free pony rides for children from 10am-12pm.

Celebrate Earth Day by volunteering for one of our Great American Cleanup Events.

Emerson Community Cleanup
Saturday, April 5, 2014
8:00 AM Registration at Emerson City Hall

For more info, call 770-382-9819

Celebrate Earth Day by volunteering for one of our Great American Cleanup Events.

Taylorsville Community Cleanup
Saturday, April 5, 2014
8:00 AM Registration at Taylorsville City Hall

For more info, call 770-387-6544

Classroom tours begin at 9:30AM and run until 1:00PM. Free "Wild West" lunch with hotdogs and cowboy sides will be served from 12:00-1:00PM. Free pony rides for children from 10:00AM-12:00PM.

2014 PT Solutions
Cartersville Duatholon
Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 7:30 AM

Join us on Sunday, April 6, 2014 for the fourth annual PT Solutions Cartersville Duathlon. Both 5k runs are flat and fast with scenic views of Cartersville farmland and the historic Etowah Indian Mounds. The majority of the bike course winds along country roads with some fast portions and a few rolling hills. Riders will roll by farmland, wide-open fields and portions of the Etowah River.

Learn more here or click here to register.

The 2014 Cartersville Duathlon would like to extend a special sponsorship invitation to members of the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce. The Cartersville Duathlon has become an endurance tradition in Northwest Georgia and this year is expected to draw nearly 400 race participants to the family friendly atmosphere of Dellinger Park. Our goal is specific. We want to expose our race community to all the wonderful aspects of Cartersville, Georgia. We look forward to seeing each of you on April 6, 2013!  Click here to view the sponsorship opportunities.

The Chamber Family Fair Committee will convene VIA CONFERENCE CALL on Monday, April 7 at 4:00 PM due to Spring Break.  Please contact Joy Salter for details.

On-the-Job Training Recruitment Event

April 8, 2014
10 AM - 2 PM

Cartersville Career Center
19 Felton Place, Cartersville, GA 30120
770-387-3760

Let us help market your skills and abilities!
We are looking for possible On-The-Job Training candidates.

You may qualify if you

• Are drawing or have exhausted Unemployment Insurance payments
• Have a separation notice for "lack of work"
• Receive Food Stamps (SNAP) or other public assistance
• Live in Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Walker or Whitfield counties

Come and find out how we can help you to find that job!!

Please bring your Driver's License and your Social Security card.
For more OJT program information:  www.careerdepot.org

View the event flyer.

 

Bartow History Museum
Winter Break and Spring Break camps for children

Bartow History Museum is offering Winter and Spring Break camps for children ages 4 to 6 years old and 7 to 11 years old.  The Winter Break camp theme is "Fun-Olympics" and will be held on Monday, February 17, 2014, for children 4-6 years old and Tuesday, February 18, 2014, for children 7-11 years old.  In this camp, children will explore the history of both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games while making crafts and games to take home!   

Spring Break camp themes are "Kids at Work, Kids at Play" and "A Storybook Life".   "Kids at Work, Kids at Play" will take place on Monday, April 7, 2014, for children 4-6 years old and Tuesday, April 8, 2014, for children 7-11 years old.  "A Storybook Life" will take place on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, for children 4-6 years old and Thursday, April 10, 2014, for children 7-11 years old.

Camps will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at noon and light refreshments will be offered each day.  Price is $18 for members and $20 for not-yet-members.  Advanced registration is required.  To register for camp, call 770-382-3818 x 6288.  Camps will take place at the Bartow History Museum located at 4 E. Church Street in downtown Cartersville.  Parking is available next to the building.  For more information on this and other BHM programs, call 770-382-3818, ext. 6288 or visit our website at www.bartowhistorymuseum.org.

Enjoy lunch while learning all about how to decorate for Easter like a professional- just in time too! Choose from either a BBQ, chicken, or chicken salad sandwich, chips and a drink for only $15 while getting pumped up and ready to wow your friends and family with your amazing decorating skills!

The wine tasting in April will teach you all you need to know about wine tasting with five wine varietals from Pinot Grigio to Merlot. Come to taste and to learn about tasting for only $10 per person!

Benefit Concert for Heroes of NWGA

Friday, April 11, 7-9 PM
The Gate Cafe & Coffee Shop
925 N Tennessee Street
Cartersville, GA 30120

Benefit concert hosted by Born to Roar Ministries.

Come and hear great music, enjoy good fellowship, good coffee and food and support a GREAT cause - The American Red Cross of Northwest Georgia.

Music Provided By:
Brothers in Christ
Ricky Cole
Aidan Hornaday (a boy on a mission...teching a generation to give)

FREE ADMISSION

Celebrate Earth Day by volunteering for one of our Great American Cleanup Events.

Gene Thacker Memorial Cleanup
Co-sponsored by Bartow County Government & Georgia Highlands College
Saturday, April 12, 2014
9:00 AM Registration at Georgia Highlands College, Cartersville Campus

For more info, call 678-872-8332

Celebrate Earth Day by volunteering for one of our Great American Cleanup Events.

Ray Southern Memorial Cleanup & Atco Community Day
Saturday, April 12, 2014
11:00 AM Registration at ATCO Baptist Church

For more info, call 770-387-5614

Friends and Family Savings Event! 15% off All Appliances (In store only) and 10% off almost everything else! 5% more if you use your Sears Card! 2 days only to save!!

Government Affairs Meeting
Christian Coomer will be our speaker.

Small Business Council Meeting

The Chamber Family Fair Committee will meet on Monday, April 14 at 4:00 PM at the Plant Bowen Recreational Area at 111 Picklesimer Road in Cartersville.

Leadership Bartow Steering Committee        

Ribbon Cutting for Southeast Animal Chiropractic

Coinciding with the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War moving through Georgia, Booth Museum is excited to present an evening lecture with 'America's Most Respected Historical Artist', Don Troiani. Most of Troiani's art depicts the highly realistic military heritage of the American Revolution through the Civil War. Several of his pieces can be seen as part of the Booth's Civil War Gallery.

The American Legion Family
Carl Boyd Post 42

Spring Fundraiser
April 18th & 19th
Located off MLK Drive, Behind Hobby Lobby

We are combining our Spring Year Sale with a BBQ Fundraiser.  Thank you for your support!

Yard Sale: Friday & Saturday, April 18 & 19
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
To support our local Veterans Programs, Commanders Special Project and The National Emergency Fund. Items donated for the Yard Sale accepted starting March 15, 2014.  If pick-up is needed, contact Ken, Glen, or Dale.

BBQ Fundraiser: Saturday, April 19
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
To support our candidate for National Commander.  See Ken Temples or Wayne Abernathy for tickets. $7 per plate. Ticket Stub goes in $100 drawing.

Contact:
Glen Thompson, 678-458-4049
Ken Wilson, 770-655-3531
Dale Cockrill, 770-547-8237

See our Facebook Page:
Carl Boyd Post 42

Click here to view the event flyer.
 

Lawn and Garden Demo Days are here at Sears Cartersville. Come and ride our new Lawn tractors and mowers! Cartersville High School Cross Country Car Wash, Alisha's Barbq, and Etowah Valley Rescue will be here as well. Big Savings for everyone!   

RABIES SHOTS ARE REQUIRED: It's a Georgia Law! ALL DOGS AND CATS (3 months & older that are not pregnant) MUST BE VACCINATED. Here's your chance to save money and protect your pet. Only 400 vaccines available-first come first served. RAIN OR SHINE-ONE DAY ONLY-NO MAKE UP DATES

The American Legion Family
Carl Boyd Post 42

Spring Fundraiser
April 18th & 19th
Located off MLK Drive, Behind Hobby Lobby

We are combining our Spring Year Sale with a BBQ Fundraiser.  Thank you for your support!

Yard Sale: Friday & Saturday, April 18 & 19
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
To support our local Veterans Programs, Commanders Special Project and The National Emergency Fund. Items donated for the Yard Sale accepted starting March 15, 2014.  If pick-up is needed, contact Ken, Glen, or Dale.

BBQ Fundraiser: Saturday, April 19
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
To support our candidate for National Commander.  See Ken Temples or Wayne Abernathy for tickets. $7 per plate. Ticket Stub goes in $100 drawing.

Contact:
Glen Thompson, 678-458-4049
Ken Wilson, 770-655-3531
Dale Cockrill, 770-547-8237

See our Facebook Page:
Carl Boyd Post 42

Click here to view the event flyer.
 

Quarterly Luncheon Steering Committee Meeting

The Chamber Family Fair Committee will meet on Monday, April 21 at 4:00 PM in the Georgia Power Board Room at the Chamber of Commerce unless otherwise specified.

Executive Committee Meeting

Bartow Business Women Luncheon

Ribbon Cutting for Aroma Mill Factory

Board of Directors Meeting

LBAA Steering Committee           

Education Play Station will be hosting our 1st Annual Golf Tournament on Thursday April 24th! Bobby and Pam Cox are the tournament sponsors and will be present at the tournament! The tournament name is "Fore the Kids" because the funds raised will be for our kids. Our school was hit by the tornado last January.Our playground was devastated and as we move forward, we simply have no budget to make our playground what our kids need. Therefore, we are planning to run an Annual Golf Tournament to help cover initial and ongoing costs of providing a unique playground for our children. We look forward to your participation in our tournament as a sponsor and/or player to help our school!

The line-up for the 2014 CounterPoint Music and Arts Festival is highlighted by the first confirmed hometown performance for Atlanta’s own Outkast.  The bill for the Georgia festival–set for Friday, April 25-Sunday, April 27, 2014 at its new location, the beautiful Kingston Downs (less than an hour from downtown Atlanta)–will include more than 75 acts including Pretty Lights, Foster The People, STS9, J. Cole, Major Lazer, Krewella, and Big Gigantic, among others on four performance spaces.

The full 2014 CounterPoint Music and Arts Festival line-up can be found at www.ThingsToDoInBartow -- just click on the CounterPoint logo on the home page.

Step Up Your Game
A Job Seeker Workshop

Friday, April 25, 2014
9:30 AM

Presented by the Goodwill Career Center in partnership with MUST Ministries, GDOL, CAYA, and the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

The workshop will cover the following:

• Professional advice geared to your job search
• FREE Clothing to make a great first impression
• Coaching Sessions
• And many other valuable sessions

All job seekers wishing to participate should register at the Goodwill Career Center no later than April 18th. Download the registration form.

This month we will be meeting at the Bartow County Jail

Celebrate Earth Day by volunteering for one of our Great American Cleanup Events.

Round the World Tales - Pumphouse Players Juniors AUDITIONS
Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 11:00 am at the historic Legion Theatre

Performances
June 20 & 21 at 7:00 PM and June 22 at 3:00 PM

In Round the World Tales by Steven Schutzman, join us for three tales about generosity and greed that also give us a glance into Swedish, Japanese, and Nicaraguan folklore. Through these plays, we show how greed throws people out of balance with their land and traditions, with each other and with themselves, and how generosity -the sense that one has gifts to share - can re-establish balance and connection between people and their world. This show is directed by Olivia Cantrell and the cast will be announced after auditions take place.  Performance dates are June 20 & 21 at 7pm and June 22 at 3pm. For more information call the box office at (770) 387-2610. Tickets are only $10 and can be purchased through our website at www.pumphouseplayers.com. For further assistance with purchasing tickets, please call 770-387-2610.

Four-time Grammy Award winning country music artist, Steve Wariner, to perform at The Grand Theatre in downtown Cartersville as part of the Century Bank Entertainment Series.
 
This year’s Century Bank Entertainment Series at The Grand Theatre concludes when four time Grammy Award winner, Steve Wariner performs an acoustic show at The Grand on Saturday, April 26th at 7:00 p.m.
 
The combination of drive and talent that has made Steve Wariner a major country music figure showed up early. He started it all with an obsession with guitar, then grew into being a singer, songwriter, painter, producer, showman, and Opry member since 1996. As an artist, Steve has had 14 number one singles, three gold albums, 4 Grammy Awards with 11 nominations, 4 CMA Awards, 1 ACM Award, 16 BMI Country Awards, 15 BMI Million-Air Awards, among others.
 
As a songwriter he came up with hits for Bryan White, Clint Black, Garth Brooks, and others. Steve picked up Song of the Year honors from both the CMA and the ACM for “Holes in the Floor of Heaven,” the tune that would also win CMA Single of the Year honors. Other number one singles include “Some Fools Never Learn”, “Small Town Girl”, “Where Did I Go Wrong” and “Tips Of My Fingers”.
 
Jackson Lawrence will play a 30 minute acoustic set prior to Wariner taking the stage, Jackson may be young, but he is a veteran within the music industry, having shared the stage with numerous legendary and national acts such as Luke Bryan, Willie Nelson, Josh Thompson, Randy Houser and many others. As an artist and musician, Jackson has had the privilege of performing at some of the most prestigious venues in the industry such as; The Grand Ole Opry, Red Rocks Amphitheater, The Ryman Auditorium, among others. Having lived in North Georgia most of his life, he gained inspiration from his surroundings, and from the people he has encountered over the years. His style is laid back in nature but full of soul and passion. His musical proficiency and stage presence will leave an impression not soon to be forgotten. 
 
Orchestra level tickets are $25 and balcony level seats are $20. This is a reserved seating event. Purchase your tickets at The Grand Theatre ticket office, located at 7 North Wall Street in downtown Cartersville, or by calling 770-386-7343. Visa, MasterCard, Discover Card, and American Express are accepted. The ticket office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tickets are also available online at www.thegrandtheatre.org
 
More show information and video samples can be found by visiting The Grand Theatre website at www.thegrandtheatre.org or on Facebook at “Century Bank Entertainment Series at The Grand Theatre”.
 
About Century Bank
Century Bank of Georgia provides a complete line of banking and financial services to individuals and businesses through its full-service banking offices. Century Bank of Georgia is Cartersville’s only locally owned community bank with offices in Cartersville, Rockmart and Calhoun. Century Bank of Georgia is insured by the FDIC, member Equal Housing Lender.
 

Kingston Woman's History Club
Confederate Memorial Day
Sunday, April 27, at 2:30 PM

Kingston United Methodist Church
(located on the corner of Elliott and Main Street)

The ceremony will feature Representative Christian Coomer as the guest speaker.  The group will proceed to the Confederate Cemetery in Kingston for the decoration of graves.  A reception will follow at the Martha Mulinix Museum Annex across from the Methodist Church.

Contact Linda Leachmna, Chairperson of the Confederate Memorial Day event, at 770-382-1747 for more information.

Government Affairs Meeting
This week our guest speakers are Renva Watterson and Raymond Carnley from Georgia Highlands College.

The Chamber Family Fair Committee will meet on Monday, April 28 at 4:00 PM in the Georgia Power Board Room at the Chamber of Commerce unless otherwise specified.

Maximum Marketing is an interactive course designed to familiarize participants with the basics of marketing, including target market selection, distribution, promotion, advertising, and sales.Register by April 11th. Class size is limited. Click here to view the flyer

Road Trip through Georgia
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 from 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Cartersville Public Library

Do you know where to go glamping in Georgia? Explore the possibilities and hidden treasures of Georgia travel in a pictorial presentation of historic sites, attractions and fun things to do in the Peach State.  Everyone in attendance will receive a copy of the 2014 Georgia Travel Guide and Northwest Georgia’s Historic High Country brochure.

Presented by Janet Cochran, Regional Tourism Project Manager, GA Dept. of Economic Development

Location Details
Cartersville Library Meeting Room
429 West Main Street
Cartersville GA 30120 US

Location Contact: info@bartowlibrary.org
Location Phone: 770-382-4203
 

Free Pops Concert on the Field
The award winning band programs of Woodland High School will be presenting its second annual outdoor Pops concert at 7:00 Tuesday, April 29th, at the WHS stadium.  Come early, bring your blankets, chairs and appetites as this year there will be several food trucks from the Atlanta Food Park on site providing dinner options for everyone. These vendors have pledged to donate a portion of their sales to the Band Boosters, so you can enjoy amazing food, fellowship, great music, and support the program all in one evening! For more information, please visit www.woodlandband.org or call Tom Stuart at (770)324-0428.  Come join us!  

Business Showcase Committee