October Offerings from the IMLS Partners

Tuesday, 04 October 2011 11:10

Everywhere we go, we hear people still talking about the wonderful event Mystique of the Automobile: A Festival of Cars, Art and Fashion at Lyndon House Arts Center. Lots of folks worked really hard to put on that Festival, but it didn't really seem like "work" because people really enjoyed doing it and want to put on another similar program next year.  Many thanks to all who worked and all who came to enjoy.

You can still hear more interesting car stories from George Bugg on this website. Click on the link to the LEFT. Until about Oct. 15 you can still see the Nash Metropolitan and other car, bike, motorcycle and related art at the Lyndon House, 293 Hoyt St. They are open from noon until 9 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. but closed on UGA home game Saturdays, Sunday and Monday.  While you are there, don't miss the Georgia Watercolor Society Exhibition.

The Library is under construction and renovation but is is not closed! Come visit because there are are programs going on for all ages. You can enjoy computer classes from home or from the library, too. The Heritage Room is temporarily closed but you can still visit their blog spot for all sorts of interesting information.

If you like old time crafts and agricultural practices, you'll enjoy Harvest Festival at Lyndon House. Designed as a school field trip to tie in with Georgia and American history, the Festival is most interesting to adults, too. Thursday, Oct. 13 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Get a jump on your holiday shopping or come just for the fun with local art and fine craft of all kinds for sale at the Lickskillet Artists Market and Festival on Saturday, October 22 at Lyndon House, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  It is more than a market. There will be artists demonstrating various art forms, a wide variety of musical performances, high school drama classes adding fun to the mix, unusual food for purchase, historic house tours and children's activities.

Why the name Lickskillet? It's the former name of the neighborhood where the Lyndon House and other fine houses were during the late 1800's. Since it was a relatively well-to-do neighborhood, and not so poor that people had to "lick the skillet" the word probably refers to the type of soil the neighborhood is built on.  CONTACT US if you know more about this soil or the neighborhood's name.

Worried about retirement income?  No matter what your age is, you'll be interested in participating in this month's Community Snapshot by Alison Spiers, the library's Money Matters coordinator. Learn how to increase your retirement income while avoiding common financial planning mistakes.  Feel free to bring a lunch to this 45-minute program or view online. Limited seating available. Call (706) 613-3650, ext. 324 or 343 to reserve a seat. Upstairs in the library's Boardroom on Tuesday, October 25 at 12:30 p.m.  Learn how to attend this program live from home or office from your computer on this website later this month.  Complete instructions to follow.

 

 

Antique Car Stories Yet to Come

Monday, 26 September 2011 08:47

We are not quite through enjoying the Automobile Festival here in Athens.  George Bugg, who loaned several cars for the Mystique of the Automobile: A Festival of Cars, Arts and Fashion,will tell some stories about his very extensive car collection on September 28 at 4:00 p.m.  You can join three ways.  First, we hope some will come to the library board room to meet and talk with George in person.  Others can join us live online from their computers at home or at work (directions below). If you just can't make it at 4 p.m., we will upload the program to our website for you to view later.

An exhibition of car related art will remain at the Lyndon House Arts Center for another month.  Car enthusiast and art lovers alike will appreciate this genre. A Nash is parked in the Atrium gallery, early motorcycles and  bicycles are in the Ronnie Luckasiewicz gallery, and works form artists from the Automotive Fine Arts Society are exhibited upstairs in the South Gallery.  Lyndon House hours are Tuesday and Thursday, noon to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Mystique of the Automobile: A Festival of Cars, Art and Fashion on September 23 was a huge success.  Thank you to everyone who came to enjoy it, to the car owners who brought all those wonderful cars, to Todd Emily, the hardworking and generous event chair, the car committee, the staff of the Lyndon House Arts Center, the musicians and the many other volunteers who made it such a special occasion.

Also, thanks to the  U. S. Institute of Museums and Library Services for awarding the grant to the Athens Regional Library and Lyndon House Arts Center, who made the event possible. The event was part of a grant for our entire community. The Boomers: Reflecting, Sharing, Learning.

DIRECTIONS FOR LOGGING INTO GEORGE BUGG'S PROGRAM FROM A COMPUTER: About 5 to 10 minutes before 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, CLICK HERE to  find the log in page.  Type in your name and email address and the password 123456, click JOIN NOW.  On the next page, you will see an option to join the audio conference.  That means we can talk with each other and you will need a telephone nearby. Click the little triangle arrow on the right of the prompt to find the toll free call in number.  Dial that number and follow the prompts.  If you don't want to join the audio conference, you can still hear George and ask questions from your keyboard.  If you want to join VOIP, CONTACT US by noon on Wednesday and we will email you directions.