2011 Georgia Marble Festival

  • September 16, 2011
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The 31st annual Georgia Marble Festival  is coming up on October 1 and 2, 2011 in Lee Newton Park in Jasper, Georgia. This exciting weekend will be jam packed with plenty of things to do. To get things started, a parade will go through downtown Jasper starting at 10 AM on Saturday, October 1. Many local artisans set up booths to sell their homemade arts and crafts and tasty treats. There will be a kid’s area for the younger folks to be entertained. You can pick from 3 different marble quarry tour options. It is fascinating to see where the Georgia marble comes from and how the industry works. Various live bands will be performing for your entertainment throughout the weekend in the pavilion in the park starting after the parade.

The festival is open from 10:30 AM to 6 PM on Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM on Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students 6 and up, free for children 5 and under. For more information on the festival, call the Pickens County Chamber of Commerce at 706-692-5600.

Also part of the celebration is the 29th annual Georgia Marble Festival Fine Arts Competition taking place in the Pickens County Chamber of Commerce Community Room across from Lee Newton Park. This is a juried competition bringing artists from all around the region. Stop by to see some of the wonderful works of art being showcased.

For those who are more active, there is a 5K Run Road Race and 1 mile Fun Run happening early Saturday morning. This is sponsored by Jasper United Methodist Women. Proceeds will go to help fund the ministries of the Dorcas Circle. For more information on the race and to sign up, call 706-253-2100.

Lee Newton Park is located on Stegall Street in Jasper, GA.

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September Main Street Mania

  • September 7, 2011
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It’s that time once again for a concert in downtown Jasper, Georgia at Main Street Mania. September’s featured band is a bluegrass group called the Blue Ridge Grass. Bring your lawn chairs and your dancing shoes and plan on an evening of fun on September 10, 2011 from 6 PM to 10 PM. There will be entertainment for the kids with a jumping castle and several downtown restaurants will be open for your dining pleasure.

Blue Ridge Grass is a bluegrass band out of Blue Ridge, Georgia. The band was formed in 1981 but has gone through a few changes throughout the years. The band still has two of the founding members and has been inducted into the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame. Their taste for different kinds of music such as country, gospel, and southern rock comes through making their sound a little different than the traditional bluegrass sound.

Contact the City of Jasper at 706-692-9100 for more information on this event.

Pickens County Library Book Sale

  • September 7, 2011
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BooksIf you are an avid reader, you won’t want to miss your chance to stock your bookshelves at this great book sale being hosted by the Friends of the Pickens County Library in Jasper, Georgia on September 9 and 10, 2011. This annual sale will be held at the Appalachian Technical College from 9 AM to 6 PM on Friday, September 9 and 9 AM to 2 PM on Saturday, September 10. For more information, call 706-692-5411.

Proceeds from the sale of the books help fund library programs and enable the library to purchase more books for the general collection.

Appalachian Technical College
100 Campus Drive
Jasper, Georgia