| LaGrange,
GA – January 2012 – A cultural hub located in southwest Georgia, picturesque
LaGrange,
is home to countless cultural amenities, sprawling old family homes, a
historic downtown surrounded by a mélange of unique shops and eateries.
But, did you know LaGrange is also a center for the arts?
This
February 10-12 let us help you craft romance with “...for Love of the Arts,”
a Valentine’s-themed, weekend get-away filled with artistic and cultural
events designed to appeal to arts lovers across and beyond west Georgia.
Presented by collaborating partners, LaGrange Art Museum (LAM) and LaGrange
Symphony Orchestra (LSO), this weekend of music, visual and cultural arts
offerings provides visitors with the best of the arts and the best of the
region’s culture in one central location.
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LaGrange
is Georgia’s Southwest arts hub
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An
opening reception (free admission) on Friday, February 10 at the LaGrange
Art Museum, celebrating the opening of the 27th LaGrange National Biennial,
a juried competition showcasing contemporary art from over 100 Georgia
artists and others from throughout the United States, will set the artistic
wheels spinning. Following Friday’s reception, LaGrange Art Museum will
be open 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday and 1-4 p.m., Sunday. Then, from visual
to instrumental, on Saturday, February 11, the celebration of arts continues
with the first of two concerts as Jason Coleman (www.JasonColemanMusic.com)
joins the LSO to perform the music of his grandfather, legendary keyboardist
Floyd Cramer. Selections include several of Floyd’s self-penned hits, most
notably Last Date, as well as instrumental arrangements of country classics
by other notable artists – all of which featured Floyd on the original
sessions. In a grand finale, Coleman returns with the LSO, Sunday, February
12, to perform an afternoon of gospel music featuring renditions of a blend
of traditional hymns and modern songs of praise.
If
You Go:
Friday,
February 10
Opening
Reception - 27th LaGrange National Biennial
6-8
p.m.
LaGrange
Art Museum
112
Lafayette Parkway
Saturday,
February 11 and Sunday, February 12
Exhibit
- 27th LaGrange National Biennial
9
a.m.-5 p.m.
LaGrange
Art Museum
112
Lafayette Parkway
Saturday,
February 11
 LaGrange
Symphony Orchestra presents Jason Coleman (pictured) performing songs of
Floyd Cramer
8
p.m.
Callaway
Auditorium
801
Dallis Street
Sunday,
February 12
LaGrange
Symphony Orchestra presents Jason Coleman performing songs of Faith
3
p.m.
Callaway
Auditorium
801
Dallis Street
Area
hotels want to help spread the love. Ask for the Love of the Arts rate
when making your reservation at these lodging destinations:
Best
Western LaFayette Garden Inn, 706-884-6175
Country
Inn and Suites, 706-298-4571
Hampton
Inn, 706-845-1115
Wingate
by Wyndham, 706-298-5270
LaGrange-Troup
County Chamber of Commerce, www.LaGrangeChamber.com
HI-
and LOW-RES Images Available
Note:
Photos shown courtesy of LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce
Media
Contact:
Laura
Jennings
LaGrange-Troup
County Chamber of Commerce
www.LaGrangeChamber.com
706-884-8671
About
LaGrange-Troup County
Ideally-located
less than an hour from both Atlanta and Columbus and sharing a 35-mile
border with Alabama, LaGrange-Troup
County – named for the estate of French and American hero General Marquis
de Lafayette and Governor Troup – is home to 67,000 residents. The thriving
community, where textiles are big industry and a recently-established Kia
Plant plays a major economic role, harbors the nearly 26,000-acre recreational
wonder known as West Point Lake and the four-year liberal arts and science
institute, LaGrange College, and West Georgia Technical College.
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