This weekend in Georgia, Nov. 18-20, 2011

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This Weekend in Georgia
November 18 - November 20, 2011

In This Issue This Weekend Festivals Don't Break the Bank
Festivals

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.
National BBQ Cup
Cumming, GA Friday, November 18th - Saturday, November 19th There will be a variety of different food vendors, product demonstrations, entertainment and a kid's zone at this Kansas City sanctioned barbecue cookoff. You'll have the opportunity to taste championship barbecue and vote who you think is the best!

Keep reading to find out about some of the festivals that are happening this weekend.
Georgia State Parks

Art @ the Rock
Eatonton, GA Saturday, November 19th Just in time for the holidays, the Rock Eagle 4-H Center invites you to see and purchase some of the best artwork in the southeast. This juried art show and marketplace will feature pottery, jewelry, paintings, iron work, woodworking, photography and more.

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.

Historic Roswell Mill Walk
Roswell, GA Saturday, November 19th Walk with a ranger along scenic Vickery Creek and learn about the bustling industry that once flourished here. The silent ruins hold many stories of the people that worked here, the Civil War and reconstruction.
Mistletoe Market & Sugar Plum Tearoom
Blairsville, GA Saturday, November 19th Sunday, November 20th Get ahead of the Christmas shopping season and purchase something with an artistic flair! Shop for arts, crafts and homemade gifts, then visit The Tearoom for soup, sandwiches, salads and desserts.

4th Annual Turkey Trot 5K Run
Statesboro, GA Saturday, November 19th Get ready for the holidays by participating in this annual race that's open to all fitness levels. Stay afterward & enjoy the Main Street Farmers Market, shops and restaurants in downtown Statesboro.

Tellabration!
Guilds and storytelling enthusiasts all around the globe will share their storytelling talents in concerts held in cities and towns to celebrate the art of storytelling. Locally, Tellabration! brings together each area's most celebrated storytellers to delight, captivate and mesmerize audiences with their tales. Visit one of Georgia's events to participate in this worldwide celebration!
Tellabration! with Minton Sparks
Sautee Nacoochee, GA Saturday, November 19th Minton Sparks takes the stage with her wildly original spoken word artistry. She's been featured on NPR and the BBC and fuses music, poetry and buck dancing with her intoxicating gift for storytelling.
Tellabration! Storytelling Concert
Atlanta, GA Saturday, November 19th The Southern Order of Storytellers presents its 22nd annual storytelling concert featuring an eclectic mix of stories that will appeal to grownups as well as families. Featured Atlanta-based storytellers are Gail Hogan, Jonah McDonald and Deborah Strahorn.
Festivals
Merritt Pottery Festival
Roberta, GA Saturday, November 19th
Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival
Thomasville, GA Saturday, November 19th - Sunday, November 20th
Georgia Gourd Society Festival
Perry, GA Friday, November 18th - Sunday, November 20th

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.
#89: Visit the Montezuma Bluffs Wildlife Management Area in Montezuma, GA. With secluded trails, bluffs overlooking swampland and the opportunity to see ancient seashells fossilized in limestone, this is a unique date spot for lovers of the outdoors.
For more things to do this weekend, check out ExploreGeorgia.org!
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