This Weekend in Georgia

If you've foundered yourself on turkey, dressing, and cranberry sauce this Thanksgiving Day, and are looking for activities more exciting than the mad rush of shopping on Black Friday, make the journey down to Jekyll Island for Holiday Island on Jekyll Island. The Christmas Tree Lighting Festival takes place on Saturday, November 29, from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm in the Jekyll Island Historic District. On Sunday, November 30, join singer/songwriter Harry O'Donoghue for an Acoustic Celtic Christmas in Beachside Hall at the Jekyll Island Convention Center. For information on these events and more throughout the holiday season, visit the Holiday Island on Jekyll Island webpage.


It's time once again for the world's most famous Christmas tale, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Three ghosts of Christmas visit miserly Ebeneezer Scrooge on Christmas Eve to show him the true meaning of Christmas. The Rosewater Theatre in Roswell presents its annual production of this timeless tale of redemption. Performances are on Friday, November 28, Saturday, November 29, and Friday, November 30. For more information, visit their website.


Looking for an old-fashioned Christmas lights display? Look no futher than A Pettit Christmas at Pettit Creek Farms in Cartersville. Actual live reindeer are featured, along with a hayride and a visit with Santa Claus. Gates open at 6 PM Thursday, November 27 - Monday, December 1. A $9 donation is requested to drive through the light show. For more information, here's their link.

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This Weekend in Georgia

This weekend begin your holiday season with a visit to the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low and the Pine Bows and Holy Swags Victorian Christmas Gaslight Tour in Savannah, Georgia. The event is being held on Friday, November 21, and begins at 6:45 PM. Guests sing Christmas carols and tour the home at night illuminated only by 1800s-era gaslight. Once you're in Savannah be sure and stick around because on Saturday, November 22, the Low birthplace is throwing "Christmas 1886 with the Gordons." Come prepared for a Southern Victorian Christmas. Admission is charged for both events, and reservations are suggested. For more information visit the birthplace website.


Continuing the holiday theme, also this weekend begins the 14th Annual Rock City Enchanted Garden of Lights in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. One million lights decorate 25 holiday scenes along the Enchanted Trail. The event continues 6 to 9 PM every night through January 3rd except Christmas Eve. For more information visit the Rock City website.



For those festival fans among us, be sure not to miss the 13th annual Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival in Thomasville, Georgia. The festival is one of America's premier wildlife and sporting art festvials. There's fun for the whole family, with wildlife, painting, sculpture, photography, and carving exhibits. The festival draws on the centuries-old tradition of wildlife managment and conservation coupled with support of wilflife art in the Thomasville area. It all begins Saturday, November 22 at 10 AM, and runs through Sunday, November 23. For more information visit the official website.

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This Week on Georgia Traveler: Coasting Along the Atlantic and Best of Traveler, Season One

On this week's episode of Georgia Traveler, we're "Coasting Along the Atlantic", exploring U.S. 17 from Savannah to Darien. The team gets great travel advice at the Visitors' Information Center just outside Savannah and sets off. Phil finds fantastic food at the famous Lady and Sons while David discovers local legends and haunting fun on Savannahs Ghosts and Gravestones tour. Keely tries a new outdoor activity on Tybee Island with the help of the High Tide Surf Shop, and later joins Phil on a getaway to the community of Hog Hammock on Sapelo Island. Our last stop: family fun at the Blessing of the Fleet Festival in Darien.

Georgia Traveler Episode 201 - Coasting Along the Atlantic airs this Friday, November 21 at 9 PM, Saturday, November 22 at 7 PM, and Wednesday, November 26, at 7:30 PM.

And on the newly launched GPB Knowledge Channel:

Join Gerald, David and Phil for a special episode of Georgia Traveler, featuring some of our favorite stories from the premiere season. We celebrate each of the State's regions by exploring Melon Bluff on the Coast, the Blue Ridge Railway in the Mountains, the Georgia National Fair in the Historic South, the Mule Day celebration in the Southern Rivers region, and Medieval Times in Metro Atlanta.


Georgia Traveler 113 - The Best of Traveler, Season One airs on GPB Knowledge this Saturday, November 22 at 8 PM and Sunday, November 23 at 8 AM.

For more information, check out our website at:
http://www.gpb.org/georgiatraveler/

Georgia Traveler is produced in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Check out the new Georgia Tourism website at http://www.exploregeorgia.org/

Georgia Public Broadcasting is Television, Radio and Education: your PBS station serving all of Georgia; your source for great music and NPR news; and Georgia's source for top-quality multiple media educational products and services.

Watch Georgia Public Broadcasting on these nine stations across Georgia: Atlanta - WGTV/8; Albany - WABW/14, Augusta - WCES/20, Chatsworth - WNGH/18, Columbus - WJSP/28, Dawson - WACS/25, Macon - WMUM/29, Savannah - WVAN/9, Waycross - WXGA/8.

This Weekend in Georgia

This weekend the first annual Bulls and Barrels Blowout will be held in Monroe, Georgia. Doors open at 6 PM on Friday, November 14th, and 12 PM on Saturday, November 15th. Country singer Hannah Thomas, Southern Rockers County Line Band, and professional bull rider, Sean Willingham will all be featured. On both nights 25 of the top ranked bulls and riders from the Southern Extreme Bull Riding Association will be presented. Admission is $15, but parking is free! Come on down; it'll be a blast!


Also this weekend is the Festival of Lights begins at Wild Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta, Georgia. The event lasts from 3 PM to 9PM on Saturday, November 15th, and Sunday, November 16th. With over two million lights, it's the largest Christmas lights display in Georgia. Attractions include the Lake of Lights, Santa's live reindeer, and the Living Nativity. For more information, visit the Wild Adventures website.


The Atlanta History Center presents Jim Henson's Fantastic World this Saturday, November 15th, and Sunday, November 16th. A special screening of The Dark Crystal will be held on Saturday, and Labryrinth will be shown on Sunday. Celebrate the history of the Muppets and their creator Jim Henson by attending these very special events. For more information, visit the Atlanta History Center's website.



And those are just a few of this weekend's highlights. For more information, check out the new
www.exploregeorgia.org website!

This Week: Southeast Georgia Sojourn and Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia

On this week's episode of Georgia Traveler, were on a Southeast Georgia Sojourn exploring Georgia 40 from St. Mary's to Folkston. The team gets great travel advice at the Visitors Information Center in Kingsland/St. Mary's and heads for the beauty of the Cumberland Island National Seashore.




Georgia Traveler Episode 211 - Southeast Georgia Sojourn airs this Friday, November 14 at 9 PM, Saturday, November 15 at 7 PM, and Wednesday, November 19, at 7:30 PM.

And on the newly launched GPB Knowledge Channel:

On this week's episode of Georgia Traveler, we explore Georgia's Seven Natural Wonders. Join us to experience Amicalola Falls, the Okefenokee Swamp, Providence Canyon, Radium Springs, Stone Mountain, Tallulah Gorge and Warm Springs. If you're wondering how these seven were chosen from all of Georgia's fabulous natural resources, check out the New Georgia Encyclopedia's article about the history of the select seven.

Georgia Traveler 111 - Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia airs on GPB Knowledge this Saturday, November 15 at 8 PM and Sunday, November 16 at 8 AM.

For more information, check out our website at:
http://www.gpb.org/georgiatraveler/

Georgia Traveler is produced in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Check out the new Georgia Tourism website at http://www.exploregeorgia.org/

Georgia Public Broadcasting is Television, Radio and Education: your PBS station serving all of Georgia; your source for great music and NPR news; and Georgia's source for top-quality multiple media educational products and services.

Watch Georgia Public Broadcasting on these nine stations across Georgia: Atlanta - WGTV/8; Albany - WABW/14, Augusta - WCES/20, Chatsworth - WNGH/18, Columbus - WJSP/28, Dawson - WACS/25, Macon - WMUM/29, Savannah - WVAN/9, Waycross - WXGA/8.

This Weekend in Georgia

This weekend the Cumming Steam, Antique Tractor, and Gas Engine Exposition is being held on Friday, November 7, and Saturday, November 8 at the Cumming Fairgrounds in Cumming, Georgia. The exposition features a working cotton gin, saw mill, shingle mill, and baker fan. Admission is five dollars, but free for kids under 13! Come on out; it'll be a gasser! For more information, visit the official website.




Down in Darien this weekend is the Darien Fall Fest! Don't miss the Boat Tour, Crab in a Crock taste contest, or the historic battle reenactment at Fort King George. The doors open at 10 AM on Saturday, November 8. An outdoor movie is to follow the day's activities. Admission and parking are free, and for more information visit Darien's website.



We know viewers of Georgia Traveler take their food seriously (how can anybody not?), so why not head on down to the Bremen Chili Cook-Off! It's too late to enter your own secret recipe, but the price of admission gets you all the chili you can eat! The pot opens at 10 AM on Saturday, November 8. Check out their website for details.







And those are just a few of this weekend's highlights. For more information, check out the new
www.exploregeorgia.org website!

This Week: Corridor Z and Metro Atlanta

On this week's episode of Georgia Traveler, we explore Georgia 520, known as Corridor Z, from Albany to St. Simons Island. David enjoys the family fun at the Parks at Chehaw, while Phil finds great food at Jimmie's Hotdogs, both in Albany. We explore the local legend of Hogzilla in Alapaha, and Keely takes Phil on a canoe ride through the Okefenokee Swamp. The whole team coasts to a stop and experiences fabulous luxury at The King and Prince Resort on St. Simons Island.




Georgia Traveler Episode 212 -Corridor Z airs this Friday, November 7 at 9 PM, Saturday, November 8 at 7 PM, and Wednesday, November 12, at 7:30 PM.

And on the newly launched GPB Knowledge Channel:

On this week's episode of Georgia Traveler, we explore the Metro Atlanta area. Discover the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw. Find beauty and history at Dunaway Gardens in Newnan. Go for a bicycle ride on the Silver Comet Trail in Smyrna. Visit with the animals at the Yellow River Game Ranch in Lilburn, including famous groundhog General Beauregard Lee, and find fantastic fare in Lawrenceville at Medieval Times, and that's no joust!

Georgia Traveler 110 - Metro Atlanta airs on GPB Knowledge this Saturday, November 8 at 8 PM and Sunday, November 9 at 8 AM.

For more information, check out our website at:
http://www.gpb.org/georgiatraveler/

Georgia Traveler is produced in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Check out the new Georgia Tourism website at http://www.exploregeorgia.org/

Georgia Public Broadcasting is Television, Radio and Education: your PBS station serving all of Georgia; your source for great music and NPR news; and Georgia's source for top-quality multiple media educational products and services.

Watch Georgia Public Broadcasting on these nine stations across Georgia: Atlanta - WGTV/8; Albany - WABW/14, Augusta - WCES/20, Chatsworth - WNGH/18, Columbus - WJSP/28, Dawson - WACS/25, Macon - WMUM/29, Savannah - WVAN/9, Waycross - WXGA/8.