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NEW for 7/19: Aurora’s The Color Purple and postal sorting centers

NEW for 7/19: Aurora’s The Color Purple and postal sorting centers

Click here to read the latest edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS:  Aurora’s 29th season begins with The Color Purple
EEB PERSPECTIVE:  Return to regional postal sorting centers
SPOTLIGHT: Heaven and Alvarez, LLC 
FEEDBACK: Passing buck no excuse from exercising free will
UPCOMING: County holds tax rate to be same as last year
NOTABLE: Governor names  transition team for Mulberry
RECOMMENDED: Bleak House by Charles Dickens
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Treaty of Indian Springs cost McIntosh his life
MYSTERY PHOTO: Flags tell us this mystery could be an official site
CALENDAR: Dispose of hazardous waste July 20 at Gwinnett Fairgrounds

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by · July 19, 2024 · Full issues
Amitria Fanae plays the lead role in the coming production of The Color Purple. Photo provided.

FOCUS: Aurora’s 29th season begins with The Color Purple

By Tony Sandrew  |  Lawrenceville Arts Center, home of Aurora Theatre, launches its 29th season by presenting The Color Purple. This poignant and uplifting musical runs August 15 to September 15 in the Clyde and Sandra Strickland Grand Stage. 

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by · July 19, 2024 · Today's Focus
Aurora's annual Christmas Canteen is always popular. Photo via Aurora Theatre.

FOCUS: Lawrenceville’s Aurora Theatre kicking off 29th season

By Tony Sandrew  |  It’s summertime, and Lawrenceville Arts Center is presenting a vast variety of entertainment options that promise something for everyone. From captivating theatrical productions like The Color Purple and live music performances such as Sweet Baby James: James Taylor Tribute to one-of-a-kind children shows like Phenomenal Physics and thought-provoking art exhibitions, the summer lineup is designed to delight and inspire audiences of all ages. 

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by · June 25, 2024 · Today's Focus
NEWS BRIEFS: Sister Act comes to Aurora stage May 23-June 23

NEWS BRIEFS: Sister Act comes to Aurora stage May 23-June 23

We ask you to bow your heads and “Bless Our Show” then stand up and “Raise Your Voice” for Sister Act, the final production in Aurora Theatre’s record-breaking Season 28. This musical will be presented from May 23 – June 23. 

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by · April 26, 2024 · News
NEWS BRIEFS: Aurora Theatre offers 5 productions in 29th season

NEWS BRIEFS: Aurora Theatre offers 5 productions in 29th season

Prepare to indulge, as Aurora Theatre announces their 29th season, to be a Feast for the Soul lineup. Four musicals and one comedy will be presented at Lawrenceville Arts Center. The five-course menu of anticipated titles includes The Color Purple, Christmas Canteen 2024, King of Pangaea, Ken Ludwig’s The Gods of Comedy and Waitress. Season 29 is poised to captivate and inspire audiences from near and far. […]

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by · March 22, 2024 · News
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NEWS BRIEFS: State of the County: Where opportunity thrives

Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson recently gave her fourth State of the County address. She emphasized: “As Gwinnett continues to grow, one thing remains constant: We are a county where people and businesses can live authentically and grow purposely. We are a community where opportunity thrives.”

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by · March 12, 2024 · News
NEW for 1/16: On Dr. King, Mulberry, publishing

NEW for 1/16: On Dr. King, Mulberry, publishing

Click here to read the full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Dr. King showed us the power and impact of service
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Here’s why another Gwinnett city is being proposed 
SPOTLIGHT: Sugarloaf Community Improvement District
ANOTHER VIEW: How a 71-year-old became a writer, then publisher!
FEEDBACK: Speed cameras at schools, particularly in Tallulah Falls
UPCOMING: Duluth offering citation amnesty program
NOTABLE: Aurora’s next performance features baking bread on stage
RECOMMENDED: Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl 
GEORGIA TIDBIT: John Wellborn Root key figure in skyscraper design
MYSTERY PHOTO: Rail tracks somewhere is today’s mystery
CALENDAR: Housing Resource Expo will be Jan. 20 at the Aurora Theatre

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by · January 16, 2024 · Full issues
NEWS BRIEFS: Duluth offering citation amnesty program

NEWS BRIEFS: Duluth offering citation amnesty program

The City of Duluth Municipal Court will be hosting a Citation Amnesty Program from January 8, 2024, through April 30, 2024. The purpose of the program is to allow individuals who have outstanding failure-to-appear warrants and license suspensions to close their cases without the fear and uncertainty of a pending warrant or license suspension that might result in an arrest.

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by · January 16, 2024 · News
NEW for 8/4: Aurora’s new piano; Elections; Trump and commandments

NEW for 8/4: Aurora’s new piano; Elections; Trump and commandments

Click here to read the full edition of GwinnettForum. In this issue:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Aurora Theatre now boasts 5’7” Steinway grand piano
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Why elect judges and school boards when the fewest vote?
SPOTLIGHT: Aurora Theatre
ANOTHER VIEW: Donald Trump continues to break Bible’s commandments
FEEDBACK: Is it time for mandatory laws about neutering?
UPCOMING: Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce named best in USA
NOTABLE: First Fulbright Scholar to teach at Georgia Gwinnett College
RECOMMENDED: Tall Timber Tales; More Paul Bunyan Stories by Dell McCormick
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Child Actor Jane Withers got her start in Atlanta
MYSTERY PHOTO: Craggy mountain trail is today’s mystery
LAGNIAPPE: Table shows number  of visitors at 15 Gwinnett County public libraries
CALENDAR: Lionheart Theatre’s next production begins Aug. 11

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by · August 4, 2023 · Full issues
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FOCUS: Aurora Theatre now boasts 5’7” Steinway grand piano

By Jon Carr  |  The Aurora Theatre has received an extraordinary gift of a Steinway 5-foot 7-inch black matte piano, which will make its debut during the season opening musical production of Beautiful, the Carole King Musical, beginning August 17.

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by · August 4, 2023 · Today's Focus
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