When: Friday, starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday shows at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.Where: 166 Main St., Colquitt.This year’s edition of the fan-favorite May-Haw series — “The Summer May-Haw Beach Bash” — features a variety of summer songs and tons of jokes to tickle your funny bone, and it’s fun for the whole family.The show features local singers performing hit songs like Zac Brown’s “Chicken Fried,” Deana Carter’s “Strawberry Wine” and Alan Jackson’s “Chatahoochee,” among many more.Admission: Tickets are $20 each and available at www.swampgravy.com or by calling the Box Office at (229) 758-5450.For more information, visit: https://swampgravy.com/.
Whether it’s a show at Cotton Hall Theater, home of Swamp Gravy, a 5k run or a visit to Thronateeska to see a museum exhibit honoring little-known African-American medical heroes, there’s plenty to do this weekend in the region.
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When: Saturday, starts at 2 p.m., ends at 2 p.m.Where: Chehaw Park & Zoo, 105 Chehaw Park Road.Spring FAM JAM is a fun family event for the entire community, featuring a giant egg hunt, food trucks, live games, music and more.Admission: $12 per car.For more information, visit: https://www.chehaw.org/.
When: Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Where: Thronateeska Heritage Center, 100 W. Roosevelt Ave.The 2022 theme for Black History Month is Black Health and Wellness. The exhibit at Thronateeska focuses on this theme as seen through the lens of Black medical practitioners in southwest Georgia.For more information, visit: https://heritagecenter.org/.
When: Saturday, fun run starts at 8:30 a.m., 5k starts at 9:30 a.m.Where: Southland Academy, 123 Southland Road, Americus.The inaugural Big Marsh 5k is being held in honor of Marshell Welch, a nurse who was a booster of Southland Academy and the nursing school at Georgia Southwestern Unifersity. Proceeds will go toward scholarship funds for the two schools.Fees: $31.50 for the 5k and $25 for the fun run, with $100 prizes for overall winners in four categories.For more information, visit: https://runsignup.com/Race/GA/Americus/BigMarsh5kandFunRun.
When: Saturday, starts at 9:30 a.m.Where: Georgia Veterans State Park, 2459 Hwy. 280 W., Cordele.The SAM Shortline excursion train travels from Georgia Veterans State Park, across Lake Blackshear to President Jimmy Carter’s hometown of Plains, and then on to his boyhood home of Archery and back. Travelers will enjoy spectacular views of the southwest Georgia countryside while riding in air-conditioned comfort. At the destinations passengers can explore President Jimmy Carter’s past, go shopping and sample peanut butter treats.For more information, visit :https://www.samshortline.com.
Alan has been a reporter for 30 years, including at The Moultrie Observer, Thomasville Times-Enterprise and The Albany Herald. His favorite book is “Catch-22,” and he has an Australian shepherd/American bulldog mix named Maxwell.
