July

July 2 :

• Annual Independence Day Concert & Picnic Madison-Morgan Cultural Center 706-342-4743

July 2:

• Harmony Crossing First Friday. 6 – 9 p.m. Enjoy live music, a children’s venue with bouncy house, a car show and merchant specials. Free to the public!

July 3-4 :

• Sunflower Farm Festival Rutledge Rena Holt 706-557-2870

July 4:

• Lake Country Freedom Festival at the Bone Island Grill at Crooked Creek Marina.  Come and enjoy a fantastic day with fun activities for the whole family, live music and a spectacular fireworks display that night.  All proceeds are to benefit Diabetes related charities. For more information, call (770) 985-1039 or visit www.LakeCountryFreedomFestival.com.

July 17:

• Movies in the Briar Patch. 8 p.m. Enjoy a free movie under the stars on the courthouse lawn.  Drinks, baked goods and popcorn will be available. No reserved seating prior to 7 p.m. For more information, contact Eatonton Better Hometown 706-749-9150 or visit www.eatontonbht.com.

July 24:

• Meet Me at the Plaza with The Randall Bramblett Band. 7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Bring a chair, blanket and the whole family for an exciting evening of music and dancing.  Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door. For more information visit www.theplazaartscenter.com or call (706) 923-2686.

July 30-31:

• Firefly Festival in Madison @ Town Park.  6:00pm-10:00pm.  Chamber of Commerce 706-342-4454

On-Going

• Labor Behind the Veil" tours at the Old Governor's Mansion - A historically documented tour that provides mansion visitors a glimpse of the working lives of men and women who lived and worked on the mansion grounds. Call (478) 445-4545 to book your tour. By appointment only.
• Old Governors Mansion Curator's Tours. You will see additional areas of the Mansion that are not usually part of the regular tours. Reservations are required. Tours are held at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. every third Tuesday of each month. Please call 478-445-4545 for more info.
• "The Collections Tour" at the Old Governor's Mansion. Hosted by the Mansion Curator, this provides visitors with an opportunity to hear an in-depth discussion of the Mansion's varied material and textile collections, the process of building the collection following the restoration, and culminating in the methodologies employed in locating both original and period appropriate pieces for display. 11am-2pm, Tues-Friday. Reservations required. Call 478-445-4545 to book.