Sautee Nacoochee Cultural Center

Join the SNCA Sawsalls as we help build a new home in Demorest. Saturday, July 10, 9 AM - 12 PM Leave your name and contact info at 706-878-3300 and we'll send you the details. Habitat For Humanity of Northeast Georgia Women Build 2021!

Don't forget - Free, tasty and nutritious lunches are available Monday through Friday from 11:20 11:40 AM at SNC. This service to children ages 2 to 18 is available until Friday, July 23. The meals are provided by the good folks at White County School Nutrition. Lunches also include breakfast for the next morning. The menu can be found at https://drive.google.com//1rXhBL-MY6rXo042xYHzYBPGm5/view... For more information, call 706-865-2315 ext. 1703. See more

Coming this weekend - Join us tomorrow night for a Friday Night Improv Class with Kristi Casey. 7 - 9 PM. Ages 16 - 116. Or, Saturday morning, learn about the world of plants at Gardening with Native Plants 9 - 9:30 or Ask the Horticulturist from 10 - 11. Native Peace Garden www.snca.org 706-878-3300

We are grateful to Art of Stone Gardening for renewing their Corporate Partnership with SNC at the Deer Clan level. Located in Dahlonega, Art of Stone Gardening has a 20-year history of creating fine landscapes that blend master-level stone masonry with beautiful and sustainable plantings. Art of Stone knows that an investment in SNC is an investment in the community. Thank you, Art of Stone Gardening! www.artofstonegardening.com/

We are grateful to Yonah Mountain Vineyards for renewing their Corporate Partnership with SNC at the Deer Clan level. Located at the base of Yonah Mountain, Yonah Mountain Vineyards is Northeast Georgia's premier family winery, offering world class wines in an extraordinary setting. YMV knows that an investment in SNC is an investment in the community. Cheers to Yonah Mountain Vineyards! www.yonahmountainvineyards.com/

Read all about it! Check out the latest SNC Newsletter. It covers July through September with details about upcoming events and news about projects here at the Center. Members and friends look for a printed copy in your mailbox. https://www.snca.org/snc/newsletter/news.php 706-878-3300... Photo by Danny Young See more

Habersham EMC is a valued supporter of SNC, too!

We are closed today, Sunday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Our campus, including the playground, picnic tables and walking trail, is open from dawn until dusk. Happy Fourth of July! www.snca.org 706-878-3300

Did you see the FRONT PAGE of the White County News yesterday? It had an article about the Unicoi Turnpike research project we are doing with the UNG - University of North Georgia and the White County Historical Society. Check it out: https://www.whitecountynews.net/l/searching-unicoi-turnpike

Coming this weekend - Friday Night Improv Workshops with Kristi Casey. 7-9 PM in the Community Hall. $20 at the door or pre-register for $15, 706-878-3300. Ages 16 - 116. Discovery Tours, 1 PM Friday and Saturday. Free! Enjoy a front porch style tour of the Folk Pottery Museum and then explore on your own. www.snca.org We are closed Sunday, July 4.

Our thanks go out to Art of Stone Gardening for their assistance in working with the community and planting the Slave Cabin Heritage Garden. Leadership on this project was provided by Suzanne Albright Brosche, Co-owner of Art of Stone who is also Vice President of the SNCA Board of Directors. If you are willing to help with maintaining this garden, please contact [email protected] or call Kat 706.878.3300 ext 306.

Coming this weekend - 10% off in the Gallery Shops! Are you looking for some amazing, beautiful, unique gifts? Shop the SNC Gallery Shops from 10 AM - 5 PM Friday & Saturday. There you will find handcrafted gifts in all price ranges that take your breath away. Enter through the Folk Pottery Museum. www.snca.org. 706-878-3300

Saluting our nation's veterans today. Thank you for your service. Veterans and their families receive free admission to the Folk Pottery Museum of Northeast Georgia through Thursday, November 12. www.folkpotterymuseum.com

It's 4:08 on 11/9, which means it is 4 days until Swirl, Sip Savor - A Blind Wine Tasting Soiree. It is NOT TOO LATE to join us on either Friday, 11/13 or Saturday, 11/14. This is SNC's main fundraising event, so we need you to find 3 folks with whom you can enjoy dinner, wine tasting and an evening of fun. VinnieVarelli says it all: You gotta do it! Can't attend, please share this with those who can. www.snca.org or 706-878-3300... https://vimeo.com/470309470 See more

I love this story from Katharine Hepburn’s childhood; in her own words. Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for th...e circus. Finally, there was only one other family between us and the ticket counter. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. The way they were dressed, you could tell they didn't have a lot of money, but their clothes were neat and clean. The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly jabbering about the clowns, animals, and all the acts they would be seeing that night. By their excitement, you could sense they had never been to the circus before. It would be a highlight of their lives. The father and mother were at the head of the pack standing proud as could be. The mother was holding her husband's hand, looking up at him as if to say, "You're my knight in shining armor." He was smiling and enjoying seeing his family happy. The ticket lady asked the man how many tickets he wanted? He proudly responded, "I'd like to buy eight children's tickets and two adult tickets, so I can take my family to the circus." The ticket lady stated the price. The man's wife let go of his hand, her head dropped, the man's lip began to quiver. Then he leaned a little closer and asked, "How much did you say?" The ticket lady again stated the price. The man didn't have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he didn't have enough money to take them to the circus? Seeing what was going on, my dad reached into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill, and then dropped it on the ground. (We were not wealthy in any sense of the word!) My father bent down, picked up the $20 bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, "Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket." The man understood what was going on. He wasn't begging for a handout but certainly appreciated the help in a desperate, heartbreaking, and embarrassing situation. He looked straight into my dad's eyes, took my dad's hand in both of his, squeezed tightly onto the $20 bill, and with his lip quivering and a tear streaming down his cheek, he replied; "Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family." My father and I went back to our car and drove home. The $20 that my dad gave away is what we were going to buy our own tickets with. Although we didn't get to see the circus that night, we both felt a joy inside us that was far greater than seeing the circus could ever provide. That day I learned the value to Give. The Giver is bigger than the Receiver. If you want to be large, larger than life, learn to Give. Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything. The importance of giving, blessing others can never be overemphasized because there's always joy in giving. Learn to make someone happy by acts of giving. ~ Katharine Hepburn See more

Coming this weekend - Forest Bathing in the Native Peace Garden is happening on Saturday between 4 and 5 PM. Donations accepted on site. Then, on Sunday, Rebecca Testerman is in concert on the Virtual Center Stage. Tickets are still available, www.snca.org. That Cannon Classical Music Series performance begins at 4 PM.

We are very pleased to welcome Lundeen Metal Specialistsl as a Corporate Partner at the Bear Clan level. Located in Cleveland, Lundeen Metal Specialists, Inc. is a locally owned, family business specializing metal fabrication, welding and other services. Lundeen Metal Specialists knows that an investment in the Center is an investment in the community. Thank you, Lundeens!

A Spectacular Dinner-Concert

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North Georgia Headwaters Indivisible invites community members to come together for a brief candle-lighting at 5:30 PM ON THE Monday NIGHT BEFORE THE ELECTION, November 2. We will gather in front of Community Hall at the Sautee-Nacoochee Center. Please come with mask and your own candle (including protection for your hand!). We will light candles of hope from one to another and have a little quiet time to be together at a distance. We'll disperse around 6:00. Image by Fotolia

Our thanks to everyone who came out for Trunk-or-Treat at the Sautee Center last night. We had some very creative costumes and techniques to maintain social distancing and wearing masks. In addition we took tempatures and documented contact tracing. #Covid19Safe #sauteenacoocheecenter

It's Halloween. Welcome to Trunk or Treat! 5:30 - 7 PM Please check-in at one of the orange tents. Trunkers will distribute candy for the children.... Bathrooms are available in the Community Hall. Costume Contest on the Outdoor Stage at 6:30 pm. Have fun and stay safe! See more