James,

The art center would appreciate your letting us use your email list to get the word out about our show and sale!

        41st Annual Jailhouse Alley Art Center

 SHOW AND SALE

 Saturday, November 1 from 9:00 until 2:00

  Fort Valley United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall

Corner of Church and Miller Streets

No admission Charge

  Also The Historical Society Holiday Market

Box Lunch on Miller Street (11:30-1:30)

   at the Historical Society House

This  year we are excited about having new artists: Margaret Matthews (grew up in FV), Gail Grove, both from Warner Robins and Caroline Tilley from Reynolds.

What a great way to get your Christmas shopping done early  and locally. We have a great variety of subjects in watercolor, oil and acrylic all done by local artists. 

Don't forget to get your all original pen and ink calendars at the amazing price of $5.00 each. This year is special with Margaret Matthews' Candy Kitchen and Ouida Luckie's Blue Bird # 1 ,and then there is our famous bargain table of prints and originals that are matted for you to frame yourself. 

Profits are used for local scholarships.

 THE DOOR OPENS AT 9:00 

Thank you so much for your help! Your newsletter has helped us get the word out in years past; case in point a former Fort Valleyan living in Ohio stopped by on her way to Florida because of your notice. So thanks for posting this.

Betty Cleveland

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Peach County Historical Society

 OCTOBER 28^TH

Mr. Robert Ciucevich of Quatrefoil Consulting in Savannah was commissioned to conduct a ‘Windshield Survey’ of historically significant buildings and sites in Peach County.  This survey was funded in part by a $10,000 grant from the Middle Georgia Preservation Commission and a generous donation of $2,000 from the Peach County Commissioners. 

 Mr. Ciucevich has completed the survey and will be presenting the details on October 28^th at the Peach County Courthouse in the Commissioners Room from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.    His presentation will include a selection of photographs of outbuilding, along with a history and purpose of those buildings.  He will also identify locations that are candidates for listing on the “National Registry of Historic Places”. 

This is significant in that it will lay the groundwork for future historic tours, scenic byway grants, and unprecedented historic development in the future.  All interested parties are invited to attend.

For more information, call Cyriline Cantrell at 822-9925.                             

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NOVEMBER 1ST

The Peach County Historical Society will hold a silent auction and box luncheon on November 1^st.  Items may be previewed from 9:00 to ll:00 and the auction runs from 11:30 to 1:30.  Some items to be auctioned include soup tureens from the estate of Ann Brown, china from the estate of Malcolm Taylor, and hand carved ivory crochet hooks by Fort Valley artist Kate Lebherz-Gelinas.

Donations of items to be auctioned will be accepted through 31 October.  There will also be a bake sale and box lunches will be available for $7 each from 11:30 to 1:30. The Kay School will be on site selling trees and plants. 

From 2:00 to 3:30 Mr. Jackie K. Cooper will be signing his newest book, The Sunrise Remembers:  Memories from the Journey.  His other books include Halfway Home, Chances and Choices, Journey of a Gentle Southern Man and The Book Binder. 

These activities will all take place at the McArthur-Saxon House, 201 Miller Street, Fort Valley.  The Jailhouse Art Center will also be holding their annual show and sale at Fort Valley United Methodist Church from 9:00 to 2:00. 

 For more information, call Cyriline Cantrell at 822-9925 or 396-7584 or Melba Anderson at 825-2536.

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