Lagrange presents For the Love of Arts Celebration | News

LAGRANGE, GA - The cold, dark days of winter once again will be infused with artistic energy as the second-annual For Love of the Arts Celebration casts a bright light on the arts in LaGrange. Running Thursday, Feb. 7 through Sunday, Feb. 17, this 10-day celebration of music, visual and cultural arts offerings provides visitors with the best of the arts and the region's culture in one central location.

Collaborating partners, LaGrange Art Museum, Friends of the LaGrange Memorial Library, LaGrange Symphony Orchestra, Lafayette Society for Performing Arts, and Legacy Museum on Main, presents events designed to appeal to arts lovers across the region.

If you enjoy performing arts, plan to attend an evening of great music with the LaGrange Symphony Orchestra or an phenemonal play at the intimate Lafayette Society for Performing Arts' Black Box Theatre. Those who love a tall tale will relish in storytellers Carol Cain and Chetter Galloway as they bring laughter and reflection to an afternoon of stories from the past at the LaGrange Memorial Library.

If you're interested in visual arts, you can reflect upon wedding traditions - past and present - at Legacy Museum on Main or celebrate Valentine's weekend with champagne and a glimpse at photos of some of your favorite Hollywood stars at the LaGrange Art Museum.

Whether you are looking for a quick pre-show dinner or a soothing nightcap, a visit to one of the upscale, locally-owned downtown restaurants is the perfect accompaniment to your favorite event. And with lodging available to suit most any taste, there's no reason to make that long drive home.

With live performances, introspective museum exhibits and a variety of sumptuous dining choices, LaGrange is the perfect destination for a romantic Valentine-themed getaway with that special someone in your life. Visit www.ForLoveOfTheArtsLaGrange.com for more details and the latest updates.

WEDDINGS OF WEST GEORGIA: SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW

February 1-April 20

Opening Reception - A Wedding Tea

Saturday, February 16, 2-4 p.m.

Wedding dresses, shoes, veils, announcements, invitations, and newspaper reports will all be used to spotlight love and weddings in West Georgia from the 1800s to the present.

Legacy Museum on Main

136 Main Street

(706) 884-1828

Admission is Free

HOT BALTIMORE

Thursday -Saturday, February 7- 9, 7:30 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, February 15-16, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 17, 2:30 p.m.

Hot L Baltimore is a play set in the lobby of the Hotel Baltimore. It focuses on residents who are faced with eviction when the structure is condemned. The play draws its title from the hotel's neon marquee with a burned-out letter "e." The play won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for the Best American Play of 1972-73 and was later turned into a TV series by Norman Lear. Attendees may bring their own fare and beverages as the theater is set up "dinner theater"-style.

LSPA Black Box Theater

Lafayette Society for Performing Arts

214 Bull Street

Tickets: lafayettesociety@bellsouth.net or 706-882-9909

LAGRANGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH JASON COLEMAN

Saturday, February 9, 7:30 p.m.

Back by popular demand for one night only! Enjoy a nostalgic lineup of country, pop, and easy listening standards guaranteed to bring back wonderful memories as Jason Coleman returns to perform with the LSO. Coleman is the grandson of legendary keyboardist Floyd Kramer.

Callaway Auditorium on the campus of LaGrange College

801 Dallis Street

Tickets: info@lagrangesymphony.org or 706-882-0662

RESERVATION-ONLY PRE-CONCERT DINNER: DENIM & DIAMONDS

Saturday, February 9

Cocktails, 5 p.m.

Dinner Buffet, 5:30 p.m.

Denim and Diamonds is a casual buffet dinner held at Highland Country Club. Reservations required by Thursday, January 31. Cost is $30 and seating is limited.

Reservation Deadline - January 31

Highland Country Club

1 Country Club Drive

Tickets: info@lagrangesymphony.org or 706-882-0662

A TASTE OF STORYTELLING

Sunday, February 10, 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Local favorite Carol Cain and noted Atlanta storyteller Chetter Galloway mesmerize listeners with their stories. Carol's audiences love the insightful and side-splitting adventures she shares from her own life. Chetter specializes in African and African-American stories enhanced with sound effects and music.

LaGrange Memorial Library

115 Alford Street

Admission is Free

Reservations: lafayettesociety@bellsouth.net or 706-882-9909

HOLLYWOOD PHOTOGRAPHY

Thursday, February 14, 11:15 am - noon

Get ready for Friday's Red Carpet Runway event by first enjoying this artist lecture with noted Hollywood celebrity photographer Douglas Kirkland.

Dickson Assembly Room, Turner Hall

LaGrange College in partnership with the LaGrange Art Museum

For information: dbriggs@lagrange.edu, 706-880-8211

SKYLARK -- A VALENTINE'S DINNER & DANCE CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY MERCER

Thursday, February 14, 6 p.m.

You won't want to miss this evening of entertainment by the LaGrange Civic Chorale with Billy Kravtin and the Fidelity Jazz Quartet.

LaGrange Civic Chorale

Highland Country Club

1 Country Club Drive

Tickets: choralsociety@charter.net or 706-882-2734

RED CARPET RUNWAY...A NIGHT WITH MARILYN

Friday, February 15, 7 p.m.

Walk the red carpet with Marilyn, sing with Gladys and croon the night away at a champagne and chocolate opening reception featuring the photography of noted Hollywood celebrity photographer Douglas Kirkland at the LaGrange Art Museum and the Cochran Gallery. The

Smithsonian-recognized, intimate stage and footlight photography of Atlanta-based Motown photographer Jim Alexander will be shown at LaGrange College's Lamar Dodd Art Center. This touring exhibition is organized and circulated by the Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach, Florida. All images courtesy of the artist.

LaGrange Art Museum

112 Lafayette Parkway

Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College

Cochran Gallery, Lafayette Square

For information: art@lagrangeartmuseum.org, 706-882-3267