GwinnettForum | Number 23.94 | Dec. 3, 2024
THE BUFORD FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCH was gutted by a fire on Thanksgiving night. It is located in the middle of Buford on the town square. No one was injured during the inferno. The photo showing the fire was taken by the church pastor, Jordan Copeland, while Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill made the photo of the burned-out building on Friday. The congregation is now meeting at the Buford First Methodist Church building on Sundays at 2 p.m. and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. Copeland told GwinnettForum that the First Methodist pastor, the Rev. Jim Buckman, sought him out and offered his church for meeting in the aftermath. The building was once known as the First Baptist Church of Buford, before it built a new campus on Hamilton Mill Road.
TODAY’S FOCUS: Morocco among first to recognize United States
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Australia is tackling a major social problem
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
ANOTHER VIEW: Why Kamala Harris lost the presidency in 2024
FEEDBACK: Ravenous wolves raring to tear into our republic
UPCOMING: Top teacher at Gwinnett Tech is Queen Meheux
NOTABLE: 10 GGC staff members win Top Claw award
RECOMMENDED: The Fifth Child, by Doris Lessing
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Crawford was first Georgian to run for president
MYSTERY PHOTO: Check out this mobile and tell us where it is
CALENDAR: It’s Craving Bacon time Saturday in Braselton
Morocco among first to recognize United States
By the sea at Casablanca. Photos by Molly Titus (above) and John Titus.
By John Titus
PEACHTREE CORNERS | On a recent overseas trip my wife, Molly, and I spent five days in Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco. Located in northwest Africa, it overlooks the Mediterranean to the north and the Atlantic to the west.
With a population of approximately 37 million, the official and predominant religion is Islam. The government is a semi-constitutional monarchy with King Mohammed VI as its head. In 1912 France and Spain divided the country into respective protectorates, but Morocco gained its independence in 1956. It is not a “developing” country, but rather a modern one, with the fifth largest economy in Africa and is considered a “middle” power in world affairs.
Tower near Rabat
Our tour group of 44 persons arrived in Morocco at the port of Tangiers and then drove to Rabat, the capital. It is a modern city. We visited Chellah Gardens, originally a royal necropolis which has now been converted to a series of gardens which display a wide variety of plant life to attract tourists.
Another attraction is the Kasbah (citadel) des Oudiais, a unique part of the city where all of the houses are white with bright blue parapets and look like they have just been painted. A third attraction are the gardens surrounding the royal palace which are guarded by the military. If the king is in residence, his royal guard with their bright red tunics are present. A final site visible as one leaves the city is the massive Mohammed VI tower, 55 stories high.
We drove through Casablanca, Morocco’s westernmost city where the highlight is the Hassan II Mosque, one of the largest in the world, its minaret soaring to 689 feet.
Then it was on to Marrakech, founded in the Ninth century. It is a tapestry of ramparts, mosques, palaces, gardens, public squares and souks (markets), where buying, selling and a fascinating carnival of entertainment, including snake charmers and begging monkeys occurs daily. A highlight was a visit to
Gardens in Marrakech
Majorelle Gardens, a two-acre botanical garden once owned by fashion designers Yves St. Laurent and Pierre Berge. Their foundation now owns and maintains the gardens.
Last, we traveled to Fez, visiting the ancient part of the city with its madrasas (Islamic schools), foundouks (business areas) , palaces, residences, mosques and fountains which are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
What impressed us was the pride our guides had in their country and how eager they were to show us its highlights and express the Moroccan outlook on life.
One of our guides, Abdullah, described their outlook as, “Think more, speak less, have more, show less.” He went on to describe how the second part of this saying was put into practice. One notices that many Moroccan homes are built with high walls around them. He told us the walls are not for safety, but rather not to flaunt the beauty of the interior to a neighbor who might have less.
One last interesting note: On Dec. 20, 1777, Sultan Mohammed III of Morocco issued a declaration opening his ports to American ships, becoming the first national leader to recognize the new United States. He reissued it on February 8, 1778. He also opened ports to several European countries hoping that increased trade would help the Moroccan economy.
To sum it all up, it was a wonderful learning trip to a fascinating country about which we knew very little. If you get the chance to visit Morocco, go! You will enjoy it.
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Australia is tackling a major social problem
By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
DEC. 3, 2024 | Most people deplore the constant use of cell phones by children (and some adults), thinking that this is harming them, and keeping them away from better activity. But what to do about this growing problem?
No one yet has come up with the solution to this question.
But one country has recently taken a step in that direction.
The Australian government is taking on this problem. That government is not aiming at the users involved, mainly the kids, but focusing its attention on the companies operating these platforms! What a novel approach, to focus on the industry itself!
The whole idea is to protect the mental health and well-being of children from the detrimental effects of social media. Cited among the problems that the children face are online hate and bullying.
It’s how the government will go about this that is innovative. The Australian government wants the social media companies themselves to find ways to prevent those under age 16 from having an account to access these platforms.
But notice that it is up to the companies providing the platforms, and making money from the operation of these platforms, that the Australian government is focusing on.
“You make the money from this, you fix the problem,” the government is saying.
Recognize that the Australians are not telling the platform companies how to do this. These companies are smart enough to find a solution, the government feels, so let them have at it in order to protect the well-being of younger children.
Also note that the children and the parents in Australia will not face any punishment if they use social media. While you suspect that children will find some ways to get around this new restriction, the focus remains on the platform providers.
Will this work? Who can tell? However, Australia is a country of 26 million people, about twice the population of Georgia with 11 million people. Australia is small enough so that if it can find a way around this problem, they will have done yeoman service to show the rest of the world one way to attack this situation.
In the rest of the world, the computer age and social media have exploded and surprised people with its far-reaching power. This new way to communicate is a mighty force…..but not necessarily always for good.
The world is just recognizing some of the pitfalls and advantages of this new age of communicating to one another. Up to now, there has not been much governmental effort of control of this phenomenon. But the world is recognizing that this new method needs some form of regulation.
Also don’t overlook the political nature of this communicating. Today modern warfare is not in trenches and aerial assaults, but in nations trying to influence politics in other countries through these platforms.
The Australians are showing us one way to tackle the problems caused by social media. It’s up to these platform companies to make sure their work is being done for the overall common good.
Thank you, Australia.
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Why Kamala Harris lost the presidency in 2024
By Jack Bernard, contributing columnist
PEACHTREE CITY | Here are more reasons why Donald Trump won in 2024.
Kamala Harris is a progressive who knows the issues. She campaigned for the nomination in 2020 on those issues, pushing the progressive platform. She could have pulled back on items like single payer but put forth a specific, new more moderate agenda… even if it is not what she believes is needed per her “values.”
But in 2024, she had incompetent policy advisers who pushed her to have only two campaign themes: that Trump is a budding dictator who will destroy our democracy and Trump is the guy that took away a woman’s freedom of choice. Addressing these issues is fine and appropriate, but they should not have been the only focus of her campaign.
As identified by one source, for the voters, the top three issues in the 2020 Presidential election were health/social security (46 percent); immigration (40 percent); and inflation (39 percent). In 2024, because the Covid-19 pandemic was over, healthcare was no longer on the minds of most Americans.
But in 2024, inflation and the economy were still the top issues for 35 percent of voters. Immigration was the highest priority for another 13 percent of those polled. Together, those two reasons amount to nearly half of Americans rating these issues as their primary concerns. On the other hand, abortion and healthcare were the main issues for only 17 percent of Americans.
Therefore, when Harris was thrown into the lion’s den, she should have addressed the elephants in the room, that is, the Biden administration’s obvious failures regarding both inflation and immigration.
In June 2022, annual inflation hit a 40-year record 9.1 percent. Overall, inflation averaged an annual increase of 5.2 percent per year under Biden. Yes, many other developed nations were worse regarding inflation. And, yes, Biden did not cause petroleum costs to rise; that was the war in Ukraine. But that fact was little solace to working families who paid more for their gas and groceries. And the issue cannot simply be ignored, as the Harris campaign did, with her saying on The View program that she would have done nothing differently.
Likewise, illegal immigration has risen, although not as much as the GOP would have you believe. Exact figures are hard to come by, but from 2020 to 2022, it is estimated that an additional 900,000 undocumented workers came into the US, making a total of 8.3 million in our workforce.
Because Trump spread numerous false rumors, there has been a very negative reaction to what in the view of some economists has been a positive for our nation’s economy. Immigrants are employed in the jobs native born Americans do not want. However, the GOP has been very successful in incorrectly portraying them as criminals and economic drains. In reality, immigrants have a much lower crime rate and higher employment rates. Harris should have taken this head-on and said what people wanted to hear: that legal immigration is a positive, but that she will stop all illegal immigration (even though this is impossible). Instead, Harris generally avoided the subject and was incorrectly portrayed by the right as the “Border Czar.”
The 2024 election is over. Now the incoming President Trump appears to be even worse than the disgraceful man who lost in 2020. We can only hope that the GOP Congress will reverse course and curtail his baser instincts, as evidenced by his cabinet picks.
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Ravenous wolves raring to tear into our republic
Editor, the Forum:
The ability to manipulate the tools of United States executive power remains with the president. Matters will get messy if the new president decides to use them against the world’s wealthiest person. That bromance is doomed to fail. We all know “the one who helped him return (to/buy) the White House.”
Did you ever think there would be a duo consisting of a South African and an Australian pulling the executive strings of our White House?
Yes Virginia, there will be an internal war stretching from a Cyber Truck in Texas to Mar-A-Larceny, which will eventually spill its muck and waste all over the public. It will crush several in Congress wearing MAGAholic hats. Beware, the wolves are ravenous and raring to tear at the riches of our republic.
– Ashley Herndon, Oceanside, Calif.
TDS is evident in way Jack Bernard thinks
Editor, the Forum:
Jack Bernard, as usual, has let his TDS ( Trump Derangement Syndrome) get the better of him on his comments on Trump’s win.
First, he decried Trump’s landslide win as mediocre at best.
“Democrats thought that poll picked a trend of a hidden Kamala Harris vote where women who cared only about abortion on demand would sweep Kamala Harris to victory.” Trump won the popular vote and all seven battlegrounds.
The victory Trump ran up was so impressive that Trump carried GOP Senate candidates in Ohio and Pennsylvania – who trailed Democrat incumbents in the polls – to victory, giving Republicans a 53-seat Senate majority.
Being a Trump supporter and wearing Trump gear, I can’t tell you how many times we were stopped by all ages and races and sexes that told us how relieved they were that Trump won (much to the dismay of a few of their family members). Economics and Illegal immigration were very much in play with discussions we had with them.
Trump is now the person who is for advancing working men and women based on their merits and abilities.
– Roberta Cromlish, Stone Mountain
Learning about elbow manners with a song
Talking about old customs, we used to sing
“Mabel, Mabel, quiet and able,
keep your elbows off the table,
go on out and get yourself a man.”
– Ann Odum, Duluth
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Top teacher at Gwinnett Tech is Meheux
Queen Meheux is the 2024 Adult Education Teacher of the Year at Gwinnett Technical College. Meheux, who discovered her passion for teaching after completing law school, has been recognized for her unique ability to transfer knowledge and empower her students.
Meheux
Reflecting on her journey, Meheux says: “Teaching for me is about passion, staying current in my field, and caring for the student as a valuable person in the educational process. I aim to empower the students’ experience, allowing them to bring their unique skills and cultural attributes to the ESL program.”
Meheux emphasizes the importance of adult education, noting that adult learners bring diverse backgrounds and motivations to their studies. She believes that investing in adult education strengthens communities and drives economic growth.
“I am beyond grateful for this award and believe it will support my work in adult education at Gwinnett Technical College and my local community. I am proud to be a pioneer in my community for adult education, especially for immigrant adult learners,” Meheux stated.
In addition to her role at Gwinnett Technical College, Meheux is the president and founder of Pathway Institute, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to training and empowering refugees, asylum seekers, and legal permanent residents. She has also volunteered with several organizations, including the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Catholic Charities.
Meheux lives in Lawrenceville with her family and has taught at Gwinnett Tech for 16 years. She has three degrees from Kyiv State University in Ukraine in international law. She also has a degree in law from Wolverhampton in England. She went to the University of Florida for her law education in the states.
Peach State unit to award $277,000 in scholarships
The Peach State FCU C.A.R.E.S. Foundation 2025 scholarship program is now open accepting applications. The Foundation will be awarding over $277,000 in scholarships and educational grants. Application deadline is February 28, 2025. Recipients will be announced in the Spring of 2025.
Demitra Houlis, Peach State’s chief administrative officer and Foundation president, says: “Our scholarship program is available for graduating high school seniors and adult members attending college, trade/tech schools, or taking classes for career advancement.” As annual education costs continue to rise, this program helps mitigate some of the financial burdens they face with pursuing their degree.
In recognition of the credit union’s deep roots in education, the scholarship program honors Peach State FCU’s founders, past and present board members and employees, and the lifetime achievements of numerous distinguished school system and community leaders. For more information, eligibility criteria and to apply, visit peachstatefcu.org/scholarships.
Water Tower plans breakfast panel on next disaster
Join The Water Tower on December 10 at 7 a.m. for a breakfast panel on how Georgia’s emergency services are looking ahead to the next potential disaster and what and how Georgia can prepare for it. Hosted by The Water Tower and Georgia American Water Works Association, the morning of discussion will focus on how Georgia’s emergency services are looking ahead to the next potential disaster and how Georgians can prepare as water and emergency service professionals.
The panelists will include:
- Katherine Atteberry, stormwater planning manager, Metro North Georgia Water Planning District;
- Major General Thomas Moore, Georgia Emergency Management Agency;
- Angelique Young, division director, Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources; and
- Chris Boyd, water utility manager, City of Roswell, and chair, Georgia AWWA.
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West is new Gwinnett Historical Society president
Newly-announced president of the Gwinnett Historical Society is Jason West. He will be installed as new president at the December 9 meeting of the Society. Other officers include Beverly Paff, vice president; Diane McCormic, recording secretary; Sandy Lee, corresponding secretary; Richard Lux, treasurer; Betty Warbington, assistant treasurer; and the following trustees: Kathryn Baskin, Brandon Hembree and Charlotte Nash.
10 GGC staff members win Top Claw award
GGC President Jann L. Joseph presents Ryan Smith with a Top Claw award.
Georgia Gwinnett College has presented 10 members of the staff with the Top Claw Award for 2024.
GGC President Jann L. Joseph says: “Our 2024 Top Claw Recipients are just a few examples of the many contributions of our faculty and staff across campus. Without each of them, GGC cannot achieve excellence.”
Top Claw Award winners consistently go above and beyond the call of duty, contribute to the success of GGC and their departments, support and reinforce the college’s mission and vision, and exemplify its core values of integrity, excellence, accountability and respect. Winners are selected from nominations from colleagues.
This year’s Top Claw Award winners include:
- Dr. Kristi Amatucci, professor of literacy education in the School of Education;
- Ryan Smith, assistant director of Student Life and Belonging;
- Laura Brown, assistant director of Donor and Board Relations in Advancement;
- Dr. Beth Cavalier, professor of sociology in the School of Liberal Arts;
- Dr. David Dorrell, associate professor of geography in the School of Liberal Arts;
- Dr. Jake Edwards, assistant professor of English in the School of Liberal Arts and director of the Honors Program;
- Ben Hines, program engagement associate in the School of Business;
- Dr. David Kerven, professor of information technology in the School of Science and Technology;
- Dr. Rashad Simmons, associate professor of chemistry in the School of Science and Technology; and
- Huy-Ngoc Truong, administrative assistant II in the School of Science and Technology.
The Fifth Child, by Doris Lessing
From Karen J. Harris, Stone Mountain: Harriett and David Lovett marry in the late 1960s. They are a conservative English couple with high hopes for building a beautiful family with many children. The first four children, Luke, Helen, Jane and Paul, are born with no incidents. The fifth child, Ben, is born to an exhausted and overwhelmed mother who suffered throughout the pregnancy unlike with the other children. Ben is unusual from the first, weighing 11 pounds at birth. He is very energetic, minimally verbal and somewhat violent. The birth of this child slowly erodes the happy fabric of the family, especially when incidents of brutal behavior ensue. Doris Lessing’s The Fifth Child is a modern-day horror story that will quickly capture the reader and weave a spell upon them. A page turner which can be read in two sittings, it provides a sequel, Ben in the World.
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Crawford was first Georgian to run for president
No other Georgian of his time achieved as much political prominence in the early national period as did William Harris Crawford.
A two-time U.S. presidential nominee and the only Georgian to run for the presidency prior to the 20th century, Crawford campaigned in both 1816 and 1824. Although best known nationally for his 1824 bid for the presidency, the most controversial presidential election in U.S. history up to that point, Crawford served the state and nation in a variety of ways, including terms as a U.S. senator, cabinet member under two presidents, and foreign diplomat.
Crawford was born on February 24, 1772, in Amherst County (later Nelson County), Virginia, to Fanny Harris and Joel Crawford. The family moved to South Carolina in 1779 and then to Richmond County in 1783. After several years of teaching and farming, he studied law privately, was admitted to the bar, and began practice in Lexington in 1799.
In 1804 he married a former pupil, Susanna Gerardin, soon after purchasing his Woodlawn estate in Lexington. He gradually added to his landholdings at Woodlawn and became the overseer of a good-sized plantation. By 1834 he owned 1,300 acres and enslaved forty-five people.
In 1803 Crawford was elected to represent Oglethorpe County in the state House of Representatives. Upon the death of U.S. senator Abraham Baldwin in 1807, the state legislature chose Crawford to replace him.
Crawford supported U.S. president James Madison’s embargo measures against Great Britain and France. He accepted Madison’s appointment as minister to France.
Before returning from France in 1815, Crawford learned of his appointment as secretary of war from the British newspapers. His short tenure was marked with some success in making the War Department a more efficient and prepared peace-time institution. Crawford reluctantly moved on to become secretary of the treasury in late 1816. That same year Crawford was also a presidential nominee, but he garnered only 54 votes to James Monroe’s 65 votes from the Republican congressional caucus, which represented the remnants of Jeffersonian ideology. He oversaw several major internal improvements, including the creation of a fort system along the Eastern Seaboard and construction of the Cumberland Road from Virginia to the Midwest.
The early 1820s saw Crawford himself running against John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts, Andrew Jackson of Tennessee, and Henry Clay of Kentucky. At that point, Crawford was as prominent as any of his rivals, but the effects of a stroke in 1823 put him at a disadvantage the following year, despite a nearly full recovery. He ultimately finished third, behind Jackson and Adams. Despite a substantial majority of popular votes, Jackson received less than a majority of the electoral votes, which threw the vote into the House of Representatives. In what Jackson’s supporters later labeled the “Corrupt Bargain,” Clay gave his support to Adams in exchange for appointment as his secretary of state.
Crawford refused reappointment as secretary of the treasury under President Adams and returned home for a long-awaited retirement. In 1827 he was appointed judge of the Northern Circuit of the Superior Court of Georgia.
He died near Elberton on September 15, 1834. Crawford County, the town of Crawford in Oglethorpe County, and the town of Crawfordville in Taliaferro County are all named for him.
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Check out this mobile and tell us where it is
Here’s a mobile. It’s somewhat famous. Can you determine where it is located? Try your hand at this, then send your answer to ebrack2@gmail.com, and include your hometown.
The answer to the last Mystery Photo came in several ways. First to answer was Elaine Still of Braselton, who wrote: “This is a photo of the statue of Harriet Tubman located on the campus of Ohio State University. She definitely needed to take a little rest, having worked her entire life, first to help abolish slavery, then to assist those who were freed from slavery. She was a remarkable woman who at times risked her life to help bring an end to a very dark period of our history.”
Elaine was somewhat right, but that statue was found in other spots as well. That particular photo of the statue was taken by George Graf of Palmyra, Va. when he visited in Suwanee. He wrote: “This is a bronze sculpture of Harriet Tubman seated on a park bench in Suwanee. She is poised with a relaxed posture, her right arm resting along the back of the bench and holding a lantern, while her left hand holds a walking stick.” Susan McBrayer of Sugar Hill recognized the statue in Suwanee.
Jay Altman of Columbia, S.C. found the statue “…in Howard Park, South Bend, Ind. Another statue is also in Dallas, Tex.”
Finally, Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. wrote: “Today’s mystery photo is of a bronze statue called the Harriet Tubman Bench. It was created by Idaho native sculptor Gary Lee Price as part of his Great Contributors Collection. It is now part of the Suwanee SculpTour 2022-2024 outdoor art exhibit.
“Harriet Tubman (1822-1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist that was instrumental in rescuing approximately 70 enslaved people using a network if antislavery activists and safe houses known collectively as the Underground Railroad. According to Price, he sculpted Tubman sitting on a bench with a lantern and pistol in one of her rare moments of repose, in order for viewers to sit on the bench with her and discuss her extraordinary bravery, courage and great contributions to mankind.”
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It’s Craving Bacon time Saturday in Braselton
Understanding Medicare will be the subject of a talk on December 5 at the Centerville Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library at 11 a.m. Get unbiased guidance from a Certified Medicare Counselor about costs and coverage, comparing options, and enrolling in plans.
Author Talk with Kimberly Brock will be held December 5 at 7 p.m. at the Lawrenceville Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library. The author will discuss her newest historical fiction novel, The Fabled Earth. Books will be available for sale and signing.
Celebrate the season with fellow professionals at Southwest Gwinnett Chamber’s exclusive holiday gathering on Thursday, December 5, from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. at Neighborhood Christmas Train. Enjoy great conversation, delicious treats, and a cozy atmosphere amid Atlanta’s Largest Christmas Train Display. You’ll be amazed and delighted by the spectacular Neighborhood Christmas Train display and want to bring your kids back!
The Cravin’ Bacon Walk on December 5 from 5 to 9 p.m. is a great way to explore Downtown Braselton, finish up holiday shopping or just have a fun night on the town with friends. Squealer Tickets are $35 a person and include a map of through stops where walkers will pick up a bacon treat from each participating business. In addition to receiving the bacon bites at each trough stop, VIP tickets include special access to our bourbon tasting rooms where they will get samples from some of the finest distilleries around.
Neighborhood Christmas Train: Atlanta’s largest Christmas Train display chugs along for 2024 at 3135 Reps Miller Road, Norcross. Open on weekends: December 7-8, 14-15, and 21-22. Times are Saturday evenings from 5-9 p.m. and Sunday afternoons from 1-5 p.m. Tickets are adults $7; kids (over 3) $5; or $20 max per family. Proceeds from the event benefit the Neighborhood Cooperative Ministries. New this year: Saturday special events: December 7: Pajama Party. Kids wearing pajamas get free hot chocolate and SEC football championship on our Café TV set; December 14: live music: Peachtree Trombone Ensemble and December 21: live music: Peachtree Band of Jazz.
The Lilburn Holiday Parade is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, December 7. Main Street will be closed until 11 a.m.. The parade will travel down Main Street through Old Town Lilburn and into Lilburn City Park! Spectators can line up along Main Street in Old Town Lilburn to collect goodies that will be tossed by the parade participants!
Gwinnett Historical Society will have its annual meeting on Monday, December 9 at 6:30 at Rhodes Jordan Park Community Center, 100 East Crogan Street in Lawrenceville. The occasion is the recognition of the large number of members who have achieved First Families designation this year. Additionally, the Society will present its annual awards to members who have been particularly instrumental in the work of the Society this year.
Author Talk with Rosey Lee will be on December 12 at 7 p.m. at the Lawrenceville Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library. She will discuss her newest book, The Gardins of Edin. Books will be available for sale and signing.
The Nutcracker will be the Gwinnett Ballet Theatre’s 42nd annual production on December 13-15, and December 19-22 at the Gas South Theatre in Duluth. Be captivated as Drosselmeyer’s magic ushers in an army of mice at the stroke of midnight and the Christmas tree and Clara’s beloved nutcracker spring to life. Travel with Clara and her Nutcracker prince as they set out on a wonder- filled journey to battle the Mouse King and travel through the Land of the Snowflakes and Kingdom of the Sweets to meet the Sugar Plum Fairy. For tickets, visit this link.
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