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Winner of the 2006 and 2007 Southeast Tourism Society's Shining Example Award for the Best Festival or Event in the Southeast! 
Delight in the splendor of hot-air balloons, colorful parades, historic tours, an unforgettable Sea Lion show, dazzling fireworks displays, and amusement rides that delight all ages. Nightly concerts feature top national and regional recording artists from every musical genre, and military bands. From stylish fashion shows and gala balls to dancing in the streets of Macon at the street party, the Cherry Blossom Festival features fun and adventure under a beautiful canopy of over 300,000 blooming Yoshino cherry trees. 
For lodging and visitors information go to www.visitmacon.org and for a complete schedule of events go to www.cherryblossom.com or contact the Cherry Blossom Festival headquarters at 478-751-7429 or the Macon Visitors Center at 800-768-3401. Over 500 events, most of them FREE!

Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2010, and RiverCenter joins the festivities with a brilliantly updated Living Arts’ production featuring a cast of 30, with live orchestra!

The 5th annual "Wine Highway Weekend" is a perfect opportunity to get back in the swing of spring activities and there is no better way to shake the winter doldrums than spending a weekend in the mountains and tasting the Award Winning wines that are made from Georgia Grown Grapes.

The Thomasville Garden Clubs invite all to welcome spring “Through the Garden Gates” in 2010 at the historic 89th Annual Standard Flower Show.

Southern Gospel Concert featuring Gold City, Talley Trio, Jeff & Sheri Easter and Allison Durham Speer - to benefit Newton County's Miracle League. Tickets available through Miracle League website or Newton County Recreation's Turner Lake Complex.

Join us at the Roundhouse Railroad Museum as we blow the whistle and get our real, steam engine running on this National Historic Landmark site!

Art at Lunch: Paintings in and of Georgia during the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries  
Spalding Nix, owner of Spalding Nix Fine Art & Antiques, discusses the history of painting in Georgia, focusing on several artists featured in the Morris Museum’s permanent collection. Members, $10; nonmembers, $14. Lunch by A Catered Affair. Paid reservations due March 17.  

Exclusive barrel tasting at Tiger Mountain Vineyards for Wine Highway participants.

8 Month Golf Tour in South Metro Atlanta and middle Georgia.  

Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 / 10 AM to 3 PM - Catch the fever of spring at the park. Be artistic and enter the kite-decorating contest, plant your very own pot of wildflowers to take home, and compete in the mini-golf tournament. Friends of Little Ocmulgee will be serving lunch. $1-$2, plus $5 parking. 229-868-7474. Handicap Accessible.

Looking for free entertainment? Join us for a great race, live music, and fun family activities.  
 
Event: Mayor’s Bike Race and Twilight Music Festival  
Date: March 20, 2010  
Location: (Union Station Mall-Union City, Georgia)  
 
For more information, please visit twilightmusicfest.com  

Celebrate the 5th Annual Wine Highway by visiting the Yonah Mountain Vineyards tasting room in Sautee-Nacoochee on Saturday, March 20 & Sunday 21. From 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., enjoy live music, appetizers, and your choice of full or partial tastings: 4 at no charge or 10 for $10 including the YMV glass.

The Historic Holly Theater presents an original hometown production and musical delight, the MOUNTAIN MUSIC & MEDICINE SHOW, which has won three GABBY awards from the Georgia Association of Broadcasters for the best locally produced radio program in the State.

Thunder In The Valley Air Show is a not for profit Family Fun Event for the benefit of youth organizations in the Chattahoochee Valley area. We serve over 9,000 youth in the counties of West Georgia and East Alabama.

GMP goes green with the Electric Vehicle Education Program 2010 Rally. See all kinds of electric vehicles as well as other alternative fuel vehicles including solar, biofuel and hybrid cars, trucks, race vehicles and go karts!

The CottonTail Market is a perfect way to celebrate the first day of Spring! On Saturday, March 20th join us at the Byron Municipal Complex Conference Center for a unique shopping experience. Over 40 venders offering beautiful art and handcrafted items for sale from pottery, painting, sculpture and unique gifts.

The Annual Tour of Homes and Gardens on St. Simons Island and Sea Island seems to crown the Spring season on these two magnificent coastal barrier islands. This annual event, sponsored by the Episcopal Church Women of the historic Christ Church, Frederica, has been described as one of the premier tours in the entire Southeast

Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 / 1 PM to 3 PM - A short lecture on weather will be given and then participants can bring their kite to fly in the open space of Buck Shoals. $5 parking. 706-878-3087.

The Lonnie Burn Fine Arts Center in Hartwell presents the popular theater production of about a rich, sharp-tongued Jewish widow of seventy-two, is informed by her son, Boolie, that henceforth she must rely on the services of a chauffeur.

The Persuasions will be premiering at the Cumming Playhouse Saturday March 20  
@ 8 PM Tickets $25.00

The Elachee Nature Science Center in Gainesville presents Stars Over Elachee Telescope Programs. Learn to use a telescope & star chart to view planets, stars, & constellations in the night sky. Suggested for ages 8 & above.

Learn the basics of composting, rain garden design and rain barrel construction. Elachee Nature Science Center in Gainesville will host a Backyard Conservation Workshop on Saturday, March 20th,10am-12noon or Saturday, April 3rd, 10am-12noon  

George Thorogood & Los Lonely Boys in Concert  
Saturday, March 20

Discover the wealth of resources available through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Visitors of all ages will enjoy exploring our archives while learning how to research their ancestry, historic houses, and local Civil War history. This fun day includes hands-on activities for kids, workshops with archivists and genealogists, and special tours of historic houses. Explore the ways in which the archives can be a part of your everyday life.  
 
 
 
This program is free to members; included in the cost of general admission for nonmembers. For more information about this program, please contact 404.814.4000 or visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.  
 
 
 
Support: Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council.  

Visit Kingsland for its annual “Run About in the Royal District, Horses to Horsepower” Transportation & Vehicle Show. This event is a lavish display of cars, trucks, motorcycles & tractors.