The Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association in Blue Ridge, Georgia is “Toasting the Arts” with a wine and cheese tasting on February 11, 2012. Bring your valentine and enjoy an evening of wine and cheese from all around the region. Listen to some music and delight in some of the art on display by artists Tom Chambers and Paul Fontana.

The evening will begin at 7 PM. Tickets are on sale now and are $25 for Art Center members and $35 for non-members. This is the first fundraiser of the year. Not only will you have a nice evening out but you will be helping support the arts! For more information, call the Art Center at 706-632-2144.

The Blue Ridge Mountain Arts in Blue Ridge, Georgia is having their Spring Plein Aire Festival on April 9 – 10, 2011 from 9 AM to 4 PM. This two day event will offer many opportunities for artists as this is the same weekend as the Blue Ridge Mountain Adventure Race.

This juried art exhibition is open to all artists 18 and older. To participate in the show, your art must be completed in the Blue Ridge area on April 9 and 10, 2011.  Blank canvases will be stamped with an approved insignia on April 9 and only those with stamps will be allowed in the exhibit and sale. All completed paintings must be suitably framed and ready to hang. Paintings are due at the Art Center on April 10 at 3 PM for hanging. Judging will begin at 4 PM. The art will be on display and available for sale at the Art Center from April 10 through April 29. Commissions from the sale of the art will go to benefit The Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association. 

Awards will be given for the following: Artist Choice (Best in Show) - $100, Art and Adventure - $50, The Voice Magazine – a quarter page ad.

There is an entry fee of $10 for members, $15 for non-members and up to three images can be submitted. For more information and details on this event, call 706-632-2144.

See the hilarious, interactive murder mystery Knock ‘em Dead at the Blue Ridge Community Theater on April 7 – 10 and April 14 – 17, 2011. The story of this play takes place on the last night of a talent competition and features six very unusual acts: a ventriloquist whose lips move, a foul mouthed stand up comedienne, a baton twirling bimbo, a German songstress with a questionable accent, a flamboyant owner of a lip synching dog, and a hypnotist with a questionable past. A murder happens and all of these people are questioned by detectives and the audience until the case is solved. This play is rated R due to adult subject matter and language.

Showtimes are 7:30 PM on Thursday through Saturday. Matinees on Sunday are at 2 PM. Tickets are $18 for adults, $16.20 for seniors 65 and older, $9 for students college age and younger, and $14.40 each for groups of 10 or more. Season tickets and Flex passes are also available. Call 706-632-9223 for more information or for reservations. You can also purchase tickets online at blueridgecommunitytheater.com.

Blue Ridge Community Theater is located at:
2591 East 1st St.
Blue Ridge, Georgia

Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association in Blue Ridge, Georgia is hosting the 2011 Blue Ridge Writers’ Conference on April 1 – 2, 2011. A reception will be held Friday, April 1, 2011 from 5 PM to 7 PM and will feature a book fair where many local authors will have their books available for sale. The conference will begin at 8:30 AM on Saturday, April 2, 2011. This year’s keynote speaker will be agent Sally McMillan. Other featured speakers will be Robert Brewer, editor of Writer’s Market and Poet’s Market; Scott Owens, editor of the online journal, Wild Goose Review, and Hope Clark, editor of the website, Funds for Writers.

Registration is $70 per person and includes the reception on Friday evening and lunch during the conference on Saturday. Some critique services will be available. For more information on this event, call 706-632-2144 or check the website at blueridgewritersconference.com.

The Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association is located at:
420 West Main St.
Blue Ridge, GA