This Weekend in Georgia

It's the first full weekend in November and what are you going to do? Here are some ideas for some great events happening in Georgia:

Big Pig Jig Barbeque Cooking Championship
November 6-7, 2009 in Vienna
Barbeque, arts and crafts, rides and games and numerous competitions- that's the Big Pig Jig! The stew and sauce contest and the Tyson Chicken Q contest are tonight, but tomorrow at 10 AM, the judging of the barbeque begins. For more information, check out their website. To get a glimpse of a past Big Pig Jig, click here and watch Georgia Traveler's Gerald Bryant attend the festivities!


Granite City Fall Festival
November 7 in dowtown Elberton
Organizers tell us this is the 10th annual Granite City Fall Festival in Elberton, the Granite Capital of the World. The festival will feature arts and crafts, food, entertainment, granite demonstrations, quarry tours and a petting zoo. For more information, visit the Elbert County Chamber of Commerce's website. Georgia Traveler's own David Zelski has explored the sites of Elberton- click here to watch that segment.

Mule Day
November 7, 2009 in Calvary
Come on down to Calvary to celebrate one of the hardest workin' animals on the farm- the mule. The local Lions Club sponsors this annual festival that features arts and crafts, mule parade and contest, cane griding and syrup making. For more information, you can visit the website or call 229-377-3663. David Zelski has also explored the Mule Day festivities- click here to watch Georgia Traveler's Mule Day segment.

Of course, one of the best things happening in Georgia this weekend is the premiere of Georgia Traveler's third show of our new season in HD. This week's episode is the "Made in Georgia Tour". You can see that episode Friday, November 6 at 9 PM, Saturday, November 7 at 7 PM and Wednesday, November 11 at 7:30 PM. For more information about that episode, check out the Georgia Traveler website.

And those are just a few ideas for things to do in the Peach State this weekend. For more ideas, visit ExploreGeorgia.org, a great website operated by our production partners at the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

This Week: Southern Rivers South (Albany)

On this week's episode of Georgia Traveler, it's off to Georgia's Southern Rivers region. Albany is our destination city, where we visit the Riverfront Park, the Riverquarium and the Parks at Chehaw. We enjoy a performance of Swamp Gravy, the famous folk life play in Colquitt. David Zelski explores Mule Day in Calvary. We survey the largest swamp in North America and experience a trip back in time at the Agrirama in Tifton. And Phil Proctor discovers down home delights at Nothin' Fancy.

Georgia Traveler 108: Souther Rivers South (Albany) airs this Friday, May 22 at 9 PM, Saturday, May 23 at 7 PM, and Wednesday, May 27 at 7:30 PM on GPB. You can also watch Saturday, May 23 at 8 PM, and Sunday, May 24 at 8 AM on GPB Knowledge.

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 and the Georgia Tourism Foundation.

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-DT/Channel 8; Albany - WABW-DT/14, Augusta - WCES-DT/20, Chatsworth - WNGH-DT/18, Columbus - WJSP-DT/28, Dawson - WACS-DT/25, Macon - WMUM-DT/29, Savannah - WVAN-DT/9, Waycross - WXGA-DT/8.

This Week: The Best of Traveler, Season 1

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 1," airs this Friday, April 24 at 9 PM, Saturday, April 25 at 7 PM, and Wednesday, April 29 at 7:30 PM on GPB. You can also watch on Saturday, April 25 at 8 PM, and Sunday, April 26 at 8 AM on GPB Knowledge.

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 and the Georgia Tourism Foundation.

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/Channel 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 Week: Southern Rivers South (Albany)

On this week’s episode of Georgia Traveler, it’s off to Georgia’s Southern Rivers region. Albany is our destination city where we visit the Riverfront Park, the Riverquarium and the Parks at Chehaw. We enjoy a performance of Swamp Gravy, the famous folk life play in Colquitt. David Zelski explores Mule Day in Calvary. We survey the largest swamp in North America and experience a trip back in time at the Agrirama in Tifton. And Phil Proctor discovers downhome delights at Nothin’ Fancy.

GeorgiaTraveler Episode 108 - Southern Rivers South (Albany) airs this Friday, October 24 at 9 PM, Saturday, October 25 at 7 PM, and Wednesday, October 29 at 7:30 PM.







Georgia Traveler 108 also airs on the newly launched GPB Knowledge channel on Saturday, October 25 at 8 PM and Sunday, October 26 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.