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This Weekend in Georgia 
August 12 - August 14, 2011 
 
 In This Issue This Weekend At the State Parks 
 
Welcome to Georgia Tourism's weekly newsletter! Our "This Weekend in Georgia" newsletter offers ideas for quick getaways or extended vacations. Visit www.ExploreGeorgia.org to 
learn more about happenings around the state. 
 
Don't Break the Bank At the State Parks 
Keep reading to find out about some of the events that are happening this weekend at the state parks. 
Georgia State Parks 
 
Jekyll Island Beach Music Festival 
Jekyll Island, GA Thursday, August 11th Saturday, August 13th Come shag dance in the sand on Jekyll Island's beautiful beach at concerts by some of today's top beach music bands. Shag dance lessons will be available for beginners so everyone can have a good time. 
Ed Turner's Rock and Soul Revue 
Augusta, GA Friday, August 12th - Saturday, August 13th Visit the historic Imperial Theatre for timeless rock and pop favorites from the 60s and 70s. Songs will be recreated note-for-note by Ed Turner, the Rock and Soul Band and the soulful horns section! 
 
Treasures of the Earth Gem and Jewelry Show 
Dalton, GA Friday, August 12th - Sunday, August 14th This unique show features jewelry makers and gold and silversmiths from all over the United States that can size, reconstruct, repair, design or make original jewelry from customer selected gems, stones, opals and crystals on the spot. 
 
 Check the Georgia State Parks' Last 
Minute Availability 
page to see which lodge rooms, cottages, yurts, campsites, picnic shelters and group shelters are available for the upcoming weekend. 
 
Triple Crown Watercross Tournament 
Hartwell, GA Saturday, August 13th - Sunday, August 14th This thrilling competition includes handle bar to handle bar action that pits rider and machine in a personal watercraft battlefield and creates an "extreme sports" water venue for performing Olympic-style acrobatic and choreographed freestyle shows. 
 
First Fire 
Dahlonega, GA Saturday, August 13th Learn the fundamentals of master pyre building, wood types, pyre construction, fire longevity and banking, and then try creating fire with your hands. 
 
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy with the 
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 
Alpharetta, GA Saturday, August 13th Put on your high-heeled Oxfords and get ready to swing in the great outdoors with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, "America's favorite little big band" and our own Grammy winning big band! 
 
 At the State Parks 
Georgia Veterans Memorial Triathlon and Duathlon 
Cordele, GA Saturday, August 13th 
Wilderness Survival Weekend at Amicalola Falls 
Dawsonville, GA Saturday, August 13th - Sunday, August 14th 
Geology Hike at Sweetwater Creek 
Lithia Springs, GA Saturday, August 13th 
Soap Carving at Mistletoe 
Appling, GA Saturday, August 13th 
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 Don't Break the Bank 
This year we will feature ideas from the article "100 Ways to Woo Your Special Someone Without Breaking the Bank," featured in the 2011 Georgia Travel Guide. If you can't wait for next weekend's newsletter to get more ideas, download your copy of the Travel Guide today. #56 See a movie at the Wilderness Outdoor Theater. This new hillside drive-in shows new releases on two screens for $5 per person. 
For more things to do this weekend, check out ExploreGeorgia.org! 
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