By David Morrison | The John Jarrard Foundation’s Summer Songwriters Series kicks off its 2015 showcase today (Friday, July 10) with performances by Nashville award-winning country songwriters Chuck Jones and Ed Hill in the Theatre on the Square at Brenau University’s Downtown Center, located at 301 Main St. in Gainesville
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TODAY’S FOCUS: New Sculpture at Environmental Center Honors Wayne Hill
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Loganville’s Michael Brown Writes Novels About the South
FEEDBACK: Oooops. We Re-Printed an Urban Legend
UPCOMING: New Exhibits at Hudgens Art Center Features Aurora Theatre Designs
NOTABLE: Brenau College Dedicates Second Bronze Sculpture, Completing Process
RECOMMENDED READ: Promise of Silver by Michael K. Brown
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Georgia’s Water Comes from Varied Sources
MYSTERY PHOTO: We Tossed a Softball and Many Hit It Out of the Park
LAGNIAPPE: Opening Night at Coolray Field with the Gwinnett Braves
“Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There was never a democracy that did not commit suicide.”
– The second president of the United States, John Adams (1735-1826).
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