Life in North Georgia, Real Estate in the Mountains

Last Saturday hundreds of Pickens County residents and their friends from around North Georgia got a real treat as 4th the Annual Taste of Pickens was held on the Appalachian Campus of Chattahoochee Technical College in Jasper, GA.  The event is sponsored by CARES (Community Assistance Resources and Emergency Services) as a fund raiser for the local food pantry.    All the fantastic food was donated by local restaurants, caterers and grocery stores so all of the proceeds go to supporting the food bank and helping to feed those in our community in need of occasional support.  CARES is just one of the outstanding non-profit organizations that make Pickens County one of the most remarkable counties in the country.   My wife and I attended and had a great time, but I did not have the foresight to record the event for this column.  Fortunately, Beth Compton of Southern Home Inspections and JasperPickensCounty.com did take the time to write a nice article and post a video.  Beth offered to let me post it here, so here is the link to Beth’s story on  A Taste of Pickens.  See you there next year and until then we’ll…

See you ’round the Mountains.

Don

Lucky, Lucky You – you are one of the first to know about a great free concert occurring next week right here in Jasper.  The Full Moon Trio is returning on Tuesday night, October 28th and if  you are a fan of Classic Southern Folk Music you can’t afford to be any place else on Tuesday night.  Kathleen Hartfield, vocal and guitar, Al Piper on the fiddle and L.A. Tuten on bass will will take you back to the folk music of the South just as you remember it – even if that’s not where you’re from!   For those of you who weren’t able to purchase a CD last year, they promise to have plenty available this year and will sign one for you at intermission or after the concert.  Continue reading »

If you don’t live in North Georgia, you might be surprised to learn that there is a thriving arts community that encompasses all the kinds of activities and programs one might find in a large urban or suburban area.

There are multiple groups of artists, musicians, sculptors and, yes, even Thespians.   I have been associated with local little theater group, The Tater Patch Players, for several years and one of the real joys of being in business in the community is having the opportunity to help sponsor some of their many events. This year I had the privilege to sponsor the entire year of quarterly poetry readings and they have all been outstanding.  On September 17th, the Players, under the capable guidance of director Carl Japikse, presented an afternoon of humorous poetry entitled ” Hijinks & Tomfoolery.”

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