GwinnettForum | Number 23.65 | Aug. 20, 2024
ONCE AGAIN, enrollment at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) continues its annual upward trajectory. For the fall semester, the number of students is projected to climb 2.1 percent overall, which means GGC will likely enroll well over 12,000 students. This marks seven consecutive semesters that enrollment has grown. From left, freshmen Edwin Aguilar, Hannah Ruiz, Hailey Tedder and Anthony Verdugo converse while walking down the bustling walkway after class Friday. Photo by Daniel Melograna/GGC.
TODAY’S FOCUS: Mass lying may be greatest danger to democracy
EEB PERSPECTIVE: New book about county has wisdom from Wayne Mason
SPOTLIGHT: Walton Gas
ANOTHER VIEW: Trump is telling us he wants to be a dictator!
FEEDBACK: Imagines something like a Twilight Zone taking place
UPCOMING: Credit unions merging will create a $935 million firm
NOTABLE: Toyota parts center to occupy former AJC plant
RECOMMENDED: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Emory University
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Supreme Court protects against unjust termination
MYSTERY PHOTO: Figure out where this distinctive building is located
LAGNIAPPE: View Point Health among top workplaces
CALENDAR: New Norcross Welcome Center has reception Thursday
Mass lying may be greatest danger to democracy
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By Ruthy Lachman Paul
NORCROSS, Ga. | “You can lie to some people all the time, you can lie to all the people some of the time, but you can’t lie to everyone all the time.”
Paul
This saying is attributed to Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican president of the USA, who abolished slavery after the victory of the Union army in the American Civil War.
This is a strong statement that basically says that in the end, the lie/liar will not win.
Well, Lincoln probably could not imagine people like Netanyahu and Trump. They are demagogues and media wizards who would win elections in democratic countries and prove that it is possible to lie to a large part of the public all the time.
After winning, they hold power for one term, like Trump (we are not going back), or several terms, like Netanyahu’s, and cause tremendous damage to their countries, with huge ripples for the rest of the world, which will take a long time to correct, if at all.
Experts maintain that the development of artificial intelligence, in combination with the development of new technologies in the fields of video and sound, plus the popularity of social networks, will soon lead to a situation where it will be possible to insert any text, and sound completely real. This can be done without being able to distinguish it from real videos of that person. Then we’ll have to deal with the extensive dimensions of the spread of lies, if we aren’t already!
From all of this, it emerges that the mass lie masquerading as the truth is probably the greatest danger facing democracies around the world today. It harms the citizens of non-democratic countries, where their rulers can use it to perpetuate their rule and further increase the suffering of their citizens yearning for freedom.
The clear and obvious conclusion is that it is necessary to combat mass lies of all kinds through legislation and extensive international cooperation. We need legislation that would impose heavy penalties on lies by public figures and influential people and those who help spread them knowingly. We need something similar to laws existing today in the field of slander and libel.
This is a complex and challenging task that has many difficulties, starting with the definition of the punishable lie, and the difficulty of proving it. But even if this is a heavy task, it is extremely important now for the future of the human race.
It is necessary to start, without delay, preliminary work for legislation by expert teams from the fields of media, video, digital, ethics and morals, to eventually create a legal infrastructure to fight the mass masquerading of the truth.
Otherwise, election campaigns will be decided because of false claims and will only be the appetizers, the salad bar, before the main meal whose damages to the human race will be enormous and will create a reality even more difficult than the one described in George Orwell’s book, 1984.
We might ask, what would Lincoln do?
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New book about county has wisdom from Wayne Mason
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
AUG. 20, 2024 | There’s a new book out about Gwinnett County in the modern era that traces one of the key families of the county’s recent development, the Masons.
Much of the book is focused on Wayne Mason, with significant information about his partner and brother, the late Jimmy Mason.
The book is written by Catherine Lewis, a professor of history at Kennesaw State University. The book is essentially an academic one, with lots of references, drawing largely upon already-published material, though the author spoke with several members of the Mason family directly. The book will be available in September from Mercer University Press. It has 145 pages and sells for $27.
Everybody knows that Wayne talks at 100 miles per hour. Luckily, the author must have an ear that is up to that speed, for she captures Wayne’s distinctive philosophy in interesting ways.
Here are some of the great direct quotes from Wayne in the book:
“I thought I was a Rockefeller for a while, but soon, I was flat broke. But I worked it off, after losing a lot of money. And I ended up paying everyone off, and then came back myself even stronger.”
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“You’re not a permanent resident unless you own a cemetery lot, and know where you’re going to be buried.”
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“You appreciate what you’ve got if you made it yourself.’
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“I don’t like money, but it does quiet my nerves.”
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Mason
When as a kid selling eggs in Atlanta: “Those rich people, they’d feel sorry for me…my little hands would be cold and red and they’d give me a pair of gloves. Some Saturday I might get 10 pair. Then I’d go to school on Monday and sell them to the other kids. What did I need gloves for? You can’t count eggs wearing gloves.”
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“I’ve been in every kind of business you can think of. You name it, I’ve been in it.”
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When Jimmy and Wayne started building houses: “Jimmy stayed with Southern Bell until we made enough in the company to support both families. Whatever Jimmy’s salary was at Southern Bell was the amount I took from the company. We shared everything 50-50.”
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“You can’t take a five-dollar bucket of dirt to buy groceries.”
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“I didn’t join any organization, even the Boy Scouts, who wears uniforms.”
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“If it was for the benefit of the county, we would find a way to do it.”
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“When I started out, I couldn’t hardly run a waterline or grade a road that didn’t cross the property of somebody who was kin to me, or who had married into the family.”
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“We borrowed the money for the Lake Lanier water plant, capitalized the interest for three years, and then went to full cash with interest for another three years. We backloaded the bonds, paying interest-only in the early years, and principal in the last years. Think what a dollar was worth in 1973 compared to what it was worth 25 years later. That way you could make the numbers dance.”
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“I think diversity is the best thing that has ever happened to us.”
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“I have had a great life, and I would do it all again.”
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Trump is telling us he wants to be a dictator!
“Get out and vote. Just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what: it’ll be fixed, it’ll be fine. You won’t have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians. Get out, you’ve got to get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again, we’ll have it fixed so good you’re not going to have to vote.”—Donald Trump to evangelicals.
By Jack Bernard, contributing columnist
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. | Of all the statements that Donald Trump has made, this one above should scare everyone in this nation, regardless of your age, sex, party affiliation, geographic section, race, or religion.
Can’t you see that Donald Trump is announcing he plans to be a dictator? Democracy, under him, would be down the drain, and lost forever. All the pleasures we have as individual citizens would be lost.
Former President Donald Trump is a populist billionaire who was elected due to blue collar discontent. Trump says he will drain the swamp and return our government to the people. But several political commentators have analyzed the 2025 plans put forth by close associates of Trump. They have concluded that Trump wants to take 44,000 jobs currently held by well qualified civil servants… and fill them with right wing political appointees. So much for draining the swamp. He will flood the swamp.
Isn’t it time for populist candidate Trump to embrace real electoral reform that enables the people’s will to be heard (as a true populist by definition must do)? Instead of just preying on “white grievance” and then pretending he supports democracy?
Historically, we were not originally set up to be a true democracy by our Founding Fathers. They had little faith in the average American voter (and restricted voting to white men). Instead, we were founded as a republic that would be dependent on a vestige of the feudal system, the Electoral College. But that can be changed via Constitutional amendment if the bipartisan will is there. Why won’t Trump support letting the people, versus the Electoral College, elect the President?
Further, nearly three-fourths of evangelicals support Trump, says Newsweek. The question is, “Why”?
These evangelicals view Trump as the “vessel.” The best explanation is in The Immoral Majority by Ben Howe, a conservative evangelical. Howe details the way in which evangelicals explain away Trump’s obvious immorality by declaring that he is accomplishing God’s will on earth.
In this view of the evangelical world, Trump can be completely despicable on a personal level. But so long as he is helping God to achieve certain goals, he must be supported. That is simply justifying immorality.
There is a major gap as to what some people believe versus the truth, enabling Donald to prey on the vulnerable. For example, look at the latest controversy about Louisiana requiring the Ten Commandments be posted in every classroom. Trump’s evangelical base is clearly in favor of this move, but doesn’t realize the Constitution states: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion…”
From Politico: “Christian nationalists in America believe that the country was founded as a Christian nation and that Christian values should be prioritized throughout government and public life.” These Americans feel that forcing Judeo-Christian commandments onto our children is consistent with our democracy, even though it is directly in opposition to the Constitution. Our nation was NOT founded as a Christian nation, as the Constitution says above.
Trump is preying on evangelicals and the rest of his blue-collar base, telling them whatever they want to hear so long as it helps him. Be warned by Donald Trump himself: if Trump is re-elected, “you may never have to vote again.”
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Imagines something like a Twilight Zone taking place
Editor, the Forum:
Can you imagine Rod Serling, while sitting in front of the whirling vortex, and saying something like this:
”You are about to enter another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. Imagine, if you will, time passes and the Russia/Ukraine conflict continues to escalate. But Ukraine has turned the tide, regained lost territory and is causing the Russian forces to retreat, while Ukrainian forces have charged forward, capturing Russian cities. Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun to rattle sabres, threatening the use of nuclear force.”
Fade to a situation room in Helsinki, Finland. There President Kamala Harris sits across from President Vladimir Putin, alone except for a translator. Irate and adamant, Putin states he must and will use nuclear weapons if Ukraine won’t retreat. A nervous Harris giggles, mustering a response that depending on her gravitas, could lead to worldwide nuclear disaster.
Cut back to Serling, who says.
“Here we have a battle of will, knowledge, and worldly experience. On one side we have an uncompromising tyrant, Vladimir Putin, having ruled Russia for 20 of the past 24 years. The other, the beneficiary of progressive politics, basing a decision on demographics over everything else. The result of former President Joe Biden, declaring, my presidential nominee will be a woman. Not the best person for the job. Not the most qualified. Merely a decision based on demographics first, then suitability, which ruled out at least 60 percent of the possible qualified candidates. Pandering to his base.”
Regardless of qualifications, abilities, or what is in the best interests of America.
And now as a result of a decision based on demographics, the world might very well be barreling down the tracks like an out-of-control locomotive, picking up speed, headed straight into the heart of…… The Twilight Zone!
– Dave Simmons, Norcross
Concerned that elections won’t be correctly certified
Editor, the Forum:
I have voted in every election for the last 64 years. Unfortunately, I am growing more and more concerned that our elections will not be certified appropriately in Georgia. Recent rules and laws all point to a growing uncertainty of the counting of our votes. All this is based on the MAGA republicans questioning the integrity of our elections. Free and fair elections are the basis of our democracy. Our system has worked for over 200 years. Don’t mess with our votes.
– Alan Schneiberg, Sugar Hill
Another city benefits from county police protection
Editor, the Forum:
Thanks for disclosing the findings from SmartAsset identifying Dacula and Buford as two of the top 10 safest suburbs in the United States.
Both towns rely on the competence of the Gwinnett County police, as we do in Sugar Hill.
– Tim Keith, Sugar Hill
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Credit unions merging will create a $935 million firm
Members of Pinnacle Credit Union have voted in favor of merging with Peach State Federal Credit Union on August 15. The financial merger has been approved by the National Credit Union Administration and is effective September 1, 2024. Pinnacle and Peach State have a shared history of serving educators, and possess common values, mission, and culture.
With the merger Peach State will now be a $934 million union, serving 70,000 members in Georgia and South Carolina.
Pinnacle Credit Union was founded in 1926 under the name Atlanta Teachers Credit Union and is currently the second oldest credit union in Georgia. In 2014, the credit union completed major technological enhancements that provided members with convenient digital banking options, and over the last two years added two locations to expand branch access for their members.
Matt Selke, CEO of Pinnacle Credit Union says: “Our shared history and mission create a new chapter filled with opportunity for Pinnacle’s members. Our board of directors and management team are committed to making member-centric decisions that will help them achieve their goals. This merger positions us to do just that, and to be able to meet the ever-changing financial needs of our members and communities while staying true to our core values and principles.”
Pinnacle is welcomed to the Peach State family by Marshall Boutwell, president and CEO of the credit union. “We look forward to building meaningful relationships with our new communities. It is our goal to make this transition as smooth as possible for Pinnacle’s members, with minimal impact on their day-to-day banking activities.”
Peach State operates as a not-for-profit financial cooperative with a mission to provide quality financial services that meet the needs and exceed the expectations of its member-owners. The credit union’s passion for helping their members and communities led them to create the Peach State FCU C.A.R.E.S. Foundation. To learn more about how Peach State cares and how to get involved, visit peachstatefcu.org/CARES.
Toyota parts center to occupy former AJC plant
Toyota Parts Distribution Center. Provided.
Now operating out of the former Atlanta Journal-Constitution printing plant at 6455 Best Friend Road is Southeast Toyota Distributors, a state-of-the-art parts distribution center. It will bring 120 jobs to the area, and represents more than a $41 million capital investment for Gwinnett. The company is the world’s largest independent distributor of Toyotas.
Southeast Toyota distributes vehicles, parts, and accessories to the 177 Toyota dealerships in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, which sell approximately 20 percent of all Toyotas in the country. The new Gwinnett-based center will allow Southeast Toyota Distributors to better serve the entire southeastern region.
Brent Sergot, president of Southeast Toyota Distributors, says: “With this cutting edge-facility, we are able to more effectively support the needs and growth of Toyota dealers in the region while providing an enhanced associate experience through the utilization of advanced technology in the workplace. We are working to offer our dealers unparalleled accessibility and flexibility. This new location in Gwinnett and the state of Georgia will support our continued commitment to being an associate-focused, dealer-driven partner providing the highest level of service to dealers and their customers.”
The new center will amplify dealership fulfillment services, enable e-commerce shipping ability, enhance parts shipment accuracy and improve logistics efficiency by reducing the daily miles driven by more than 7,000.
The newly constructed 453,000-square-foot facility will begin servicing dealers in early 2025, creating more than 100 initial jobs in Gwinnett. Economic development partners like NAI Brannen Goddard, Georgia Power, the Metro Atlanta Chamber, and the Gateway85 Community Improvement District (CID), worked with Partnership Gwinnett and the Georgia Department of Economic Development on this project to redevelop an exurban space into a modern, technology-driven facility with local employment opportunities.
Gateway85 CID Executive Director Emory Morsberger says: “Having Southeast Toyota Distributors located within the Gateway85 CID is nothing short of incredible. Their presence in our community continues to raise the bar for businesses in the region and we are excited to have them in our District.”
For more information on Southeast Toyota Distributors, please visit JMFamily.com, and to learn more about relocating or expanding business in Gwinnett, visit PartnershipGwinnett.com.
Southeast Toyota Distributors LLC has its headquarters in Deerfield Beach, Fla., with its vehicle processing facilities located in Jacksonville, Fla. and Commerce, Ga.
Gwinnett Tech grant benefits scholarships
Gwinnett Technical College is getting a $10,000 grant from Atlanta Gas Light in support of scholarships for students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) career fields. The donation will fund scholarships for their natural gas technician and HVAC programs as well as their emergency fund. The natural gas technician program takes one semester to complete and has a 99 percent job placement rate.
The grant is part of a $50,000 grant to Gwinnett and two other units to promote STEM education. The two others are:
- Chattahoochee Technical College Foundation to be used to support scholarships for at-risk students; and
- Middle Georgia State University to provide financial aid for students. The monies donated will support the endowment’s scholarships for students from Central Georgia in STEM classes.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Emory University
From Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill: Although I have silver in my hair, I just bought a spiral notebook for my first class of the new school year. You see, I am one of more than 1,200 students aged 50+ who attend the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Emory University in Atlanta. True, I will drive about an hour to get to class. But it’s only for one day a week and it is well worth the drive. At OLLI, we take courses for four to seven weeks on subjects such as opera, genealogy, Shakespeare, investments and foreign languages. Some classes are in person and some are on zoom. In addition to classes, we have educational outings and social events. Kids are not the only ones who can go to school! OLLI can ignite your life after you retire. I have been a student there for the past eight years and I cannot recommend it enough.
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Supreme Court protects against unjust termination
In Bostock v. Clayton County (2020), the United States Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees against discrimination and unjust termination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
In 2003 Gerald Bostock began working as a child welfare advocate for Clayton County. In early 2013 he began participating in the Hotlanta Softball League, a gay recreational sports group; by June, Clayton County had fired him for “conduct unbecoming a county employee.” Bostock, who had received multiple awards for his work and was recovering from prostate cancer, was distraught. “I lost my livelihood. I lost my medical insurance,” he later recalled. “It was devastating.”
In 2016 Bostock sought redress for workplace discrimination in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The court dismissed the claim as a matter of law. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld the lower court’s decision. But similar cases adjudicated in other circuit courts had reached different conclusions, ruling that the Title VII did, in fact, apply. Bostock appealed to the United States Supreme Court, which agreed to hear the case in April.
The Supreme Court consolidated Bostock’s case with two similar cases from New York and Michigan.
In a 6-3 decision the United States Supreme Court determined that Title VII protects LGBTQ+ employees against unjust discrimination and termination. The majority opinion, written by justice Neil Gorsuch, contended, “an employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender fires that person for traits or actions it would not have questioned in members of a different sex. Sex plays a necessary and undisguisable role in the decision, exactly what Title VII forbids.”
Expecting challenges, the Court went on to explain: “Those who adopted the Civil Rights Act might not have anticipated their work would lead to this particular result… But the limits of the drafters’ imagination supply no reason to ignore the law’s demands… Only the written word is the law, and all persons are entitled to its benefit.” The use of sex in the Civil Rights Act was thus ruled to be inclusive of both sexual orientation and gender identity, protecting many members of the LGBTQ+ community from discrimination.
Nevertheless, the decision came as a welcome surprise to observers who worried that the recent appointment of conservative jurists would tip the Court’s balance against an expansion of LGBTQ+ rights. Instead, Bostock held the course set by other 21st century rulings, from Lawrence v. Texas (2003), which eliminated sodomy laws, overturning Bowers v. Hardwick (1986), to Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), which guaranteed marriage equality.
Following the ruling, the case was remanded back to lower courts for settlement. On November 1, 2022, the Clayton County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to approve a $825,000 payout to Bostock.
As of 2023, 29 states, including Georgia, do not have explicit statewide laws protecting people from discrimination on the bases of both sexual orientation and gender identity in employment.
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Figure out where this distinctive building is located
This distinctive structure begs for your identification. Figure out where it is, and send your answers to ebrack2@gmail.com, and tell us where you live.
Stew Ogilvie, Lawrenceville, recognized the recent mystery: “Situated between Portland and Bar Harbor, Camden, Maine is surrounded by stunning landscapes perfect for adventure seekers, but it also has its fair share of cultural attractions, like the Camden Opera House. Its population surges each summer when the beach lovers arrive, but the off-season is still a prime time to visit.”
Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill, wrote: “I have taken a photo of this scene of Camden Harbor and the Penobscot Bay in every season, and it never fails to delight me.”
Others who recognized the harbor were Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Lou Camerio, Lilburn; Ruthy Lachman Paul, Norcross; and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. who told us about Penobscot Bay, where Camden is situated: “The Bay was named for the Penobscot Indian Nation, which has inhabited the area for more than ten thousand years. During the Revolutionary War, the bay was the site of a humiliating American defeat in 1779 when a flotilla of 44 American ships was dispatched to the area to recapture the British occupied territory that was renamed by the occupiers as “New Ireland”.
Because of disputes and miscommunications between two colony fleet commanders, Solomon Lovell and Dudley Saltonstall, the Americans became stalled in their assaults. With the arrival of another British flotilla on August 13, 1779 the American fleet fled, beaching and burning their ships in the face of a superior British force. All 44 ships were either destroyed or captured, in what proved to be America’s worst naval defeat until Pearl Harbor, 162 years later.”
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View Point Health among top workplaces
View Point Health of Lawrenceville has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2024 honor by Atlanta Top Workplaces. This list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. View Point Health is a community behavioral health center utilizing a team of psychiatrists, nurses, licensed counselors and social workers, as well as other professionals to provide services to individuals who need treatment and support to cope with mental illness, substance use, and developmental disabilities. At the Atlanta Aquarium for the announcement of the recognition are, from left, Chad Jones, VP of business development; Debbie Varnes, director of marketing and fundraising; Parul Bakshi, chief nursing officer; Jennifer Robertson, executive assistant; Jennifer Hibbard, CEO; Julie Solinski, director of outpatient services; Falesha Robinson, director of risk management and corporate compliance; Dr. Jennifer Speights, VP of operations; and Makini Corlette, chief clinical officer.
New Norcross Welcome Center has reception Thursday
Author Talk with Josh Malerman is scheduled at the Lilburn Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library on August 20 at 7 p.m. He is the author of Bird Box, and will discuss his newest horror novel, Incidents Around the House. Books will be available for sale and signing.
Visit the new home of the Norcross Welcome Center and History Museum. It is now located at 17 College Street in The Rectory. An Open House will be held on Thursday, August 22, from 5-7 p.m. Tour the space, enjoy local bites, refreshments, and entertainment, and hear from Mayor Craig Newton.
Women’s Sexual Health program will be held at the Norcross Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library on Thursday, August 22, at 7 p.m. Calling women and girls aged 15 and up! Attend for a fun and interactive event featuring sexual health and wellness education, information on HIV/STI prevention and community resources, and more.
Snellville will begin its Fourth Friday Outdoor Movie Series at The Grove at Towne Center. A series of three popular children’s movies will kick off with Kung Fu Panda 4 on Friday, August 23 on the lawn of The Grove at Towne Center, located in the heart of downtown Snellville. The event is free and the movie will start at dusk. Beginning at 6 p.m., attendees are invited to enjoy the Splash Pad, and visit food trucks before the movie. Attendees are encouraged to bring folding chairs or a blanket to sit on. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/CityofSnellville.
Paths to Publication: KidLit Panel Discussion and Writers Workshop will be August 24 at 10 a.m. at the Duluth Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library. Unlock the magic of writing and publishing children’s books! Join the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators for a fun and interactive panel discussion and writers workshop. Books will be available for sale and signing.
Dragon Myths and Legends: Hear Author Robert Sarwark discusses his book, The Dragon in World Mythology and Culture, an introduction to dragon myths and legends worldwide. He will be at the Duluth Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library on August 24 at 2 p.m. Books will be available for sale and signing.
Improv returns to the Lionheart Theatre in Norcross. On Saturday, August 24 at 7:30 p.m. host Chaos Theory will present a hilarious evening of improv! Tickets are $12 at the door or online. Appropriate for ages 16+.
ArtRageous Festival is coming to Braselton on the weekend of August 23-25. Braselton’s Historic Downtown will become a veritable artist colony when art lovers from around the region converge for the August Art-Tiques Vintage Market and a host of other pop-up galleries and art-inspired activities. Immerse yourself in creativity at this event.
Healthy Living Workshop is scheduled for August 27 from 3-5 p.m. at the Lawrenceville Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library. Join community health experts for a brief wellness workshop to learn more about maintaining your physical, mental, and social health.
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