A busy list of weekend events are in the works to warm up residents from a chilly week in Northeast Georgia:
WEEKEND EVENTS FEBRUARY 21-23, 2025
EVENTS
Event Name: Braselton Antique & Artisan Festival, Braselton
Event Date & Time: Friday, February 21 – Sunday, February 23
Event Location: 115 Harrison St., Braselton, GA
Event Details: Come and shop our festival of over 350 booths. Food trucks, live music, and lots of smiling faces await you. Free parking at the new parking deck located at the corner of Hwy 53 and Davis St. For details, visit https://www.explorebraselton.com/event-details/winter-art-tiques-vintage-market-2.
Event Name: 6th Annual Community Arbor Day Celebration, Cumming
Event Date & Time: Saturday, February 21, 4 – 5:30 p.m.
Event Location: Cumming City Center
Event Details: Join the City of Cumming, Keep Forsyth County Beautiful, UGA Extension Services, and the Georgia Forestry Commission as we present the 6th Annual Community Arbor Day Celebration! This year's event will be held at the Cumming City Center, near the Tin Cup Airstream. The event will offer free tree saplings and other Arbor Day goodies to take home, sapling care and planting education, and a tree planting demonstration thanks to our tree sponsor - Hobbs Landscape Services.
Event Name: Black Heritage Festival, Duluth
Event Date & Time: Saturday, February 22, 1 – 4 p.m.
Event Location: Shorty Howell Park, 2750 Pleasant Hill Rd., Duluth
Event Details: Enjoy celebrating African American history and culture. Shop vendors, listen to music and enjoy the food. For details, go to www.gwinnettcounty.com.
Event Name: Bits and Pieces Art Reception, Sugar Hill
Event Date & Time: Friday, February 21, 6 – 8 p.m.
Event Location: The Sugar Hill Art Gallery, 5010 W. Broad St., Sugar Hill
Event Details: The Sugar Hill Arts Commission invites you to experience the “Bits and Pieces” Art Exhibition by Gerald E. Burch at the Sugar Hill Art Gallery. The artist will read a small collection of his poems during the reception on Friday, February 21, at 6 p.m. Now on display until March 10. The Sugar Hill Art Gallery at 5010 W. Broad St. is run mainly by volunteers. To make sure it’s open before you arrive, call 678-541-6125.
Event Name: Fasching (German Mardi Gras), Helen
Event Date & Time: Friday, February 21 – Saturday, February 22
Event Location: Downtown Helen
Event Details: Karneval, Fastnacht, Mardi gras, Fasching.. all of these refer to the season of celebration leading up to Ash Wednesday! On Friday, February 21 join the party at Heidelberg Restaurant. On Saturday, there’s a Faschingsverein Helen Sidewalk and Tubing Parade and Party at the Helendorf River Inn. The sidewalk parade will begin at 1 p.m. Those that wish to tube down the river can do so for free (first 100 tubers!). That evening a Fasching party will include live music and fun dancing. Find more details at https://helenga.org or facebook.com/fvhelen.
CONCERTS
Event Name: Northwinds Symphonic Band, Gainesville
Event Date & Time: Saturday, February 21, 6:30 p.m.
Event Location: First Baptist Church, 751 Green St., Gainesville
Event Details: Northwinds Symphonic Band presents “Hearts and Heritage.” This is a free concert open to the community. Dr. Michael Robinson, the esteemed conductor for the UGA Symphonic Band, will serve as a guest conductor. Join us for this unforgettable performance!
Event Name: The Believers Concert Band, Gainesville
Event Date & Time: Sunday, February 22
Event Location: Gainesville First United Methodist Church, 2780 Thompson Bridge Rd., Gainesville
Event Details: Hitch up your wagons! You don’t want to miss “The Best of the Wild West.” This performance will include all things western – the hoedowns, the bandanas, the cowboy boots and jeans! Join us and the Gainesville Ballet Company as we admire the Yellow Rose of Texas, wade in the Shenandoah River, dance throughout the Oklahoma and charge across the Ponderosa. Come in your western attire! This concert is free and open to the public.
Event Name: John Denver Experience, Gainesville
Event Date & Time: Saturday, February 21, 7 p.m.
Event Location: Boot Barn Hall, 312 Jesse Jewell Pkwy, Gainesville
Event Details: Featuring Chris Collins and The Boulder Canyon Band, come experience the musical sounds that you love from John Denver. This show is for ages 14+. Doors open at 5 p.m. Get your tickets at www.bootbarnhallga.com.
Event Name: Van Morrison Tribute Band, Gainesville
Event Date & Time: Friday, February 21, 7 p.m.
Event Location: Boot Barn Hall, 312 Jesse Jewell Pkwy, Gainesville
Event Details: Enjoy the best of Van Morrison with over 6 decades of musical genius. Anyone over the age of 14 can get tickets at www.bootbarnhallga.com.
Event Name: Joe Gransden’s The Good Life, Sugar Hill
Event Date & Time: Friday, February 21, 8 – 10:30 p.m.
Event Location: The Eagle Theatre, 5029 W Broad St., Sugar Hill
Event Details: Listen to the tunes of Joe Gransden and his big band for “The Good Life” concert at The Eagle Theatre, featuring your favorite Tony Bennett songs. Don’t miss out on this unforgettable evening on February 21 at 8 p.m. For more information or to buy tickets, visit https://www.eagleatsugarhill.com/events/joe-grandsen-presents-the-good-life/.
Event Name: Nashville Yacht Club, Buford
Event Date & Time: Friday, February 21, 8 p.m.
Event Location: Buford Community Center, Town Park, 2200 Buford Hwy., Buford
Event Details: This is an 8-piece tribute to the pop and r&b sounds of the 70’s and 80’s. Enjoy your favorite party hits with a unique collection of vintage AM Gold, roller disco classics and timeless dance staples. Get details at www.bufordcommunitycenter.com.
THEATER & MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS
Event Name: Proof, Dahlonega
Event Date & Time: Now through March 3
Event Location: Holly Theater, 69 West Main St., Dahlonega
Event Details: A troubled young woman named Catherine has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire; and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father’s who hopes to find valuable work in the notebooks that her father left behind. This show is rated R for thematic elements and language. Get tickets at www.hollytheater.com.
Event Name: Rock of Ages, Cumming
Event Date & Time: Now through Sunday, February 23, various times
Event Location: School Street Playhouse, 101 School St., Cumming
Event Details: Experience the 1980s in Hollywood – Aqua Net, Lycra, lace and liquor. Sunset Strip featured legendary venues and legendary artists in the making. Join in the adventure to save the fabled strip with music. Come enjoy rocking to some great music in this theater production. Get tickets at www.schoolstreetplayhouse.com.
Event Name: Macbeth, Gainesville
Event Date & Time: Now Through Wednesday, February 22, Various Times
Event Location: Brenau University’s Hosch Theatre, 429 Academy St., NE, Gainesville
Event Details: Gainesville Theatre Alliance presents Macbeth by William Shakespeare, February 14-22 at Brenau University’s Hosch Theatre, inside the John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts. Recommended for ages 13+ for violence and dark psychological themes. Gainesville Theatre Alliance is a one-of-a-kind, nationally-recognized collaboration between the University of North Georgia and Brenau University. For tickets or more information, visit GainesvilleTheatreAlliance.org or call the GTA Box Office at 678-717-3624.
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