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Labor Day Weekend 2012September 1st, 2nd, and 3rd 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Daily

Located 12 miles west of Newnan • 4766 West Highway 34 • Newnan, GA

Returning for the 2012 Powers Festival are two art-ists who will have attended the festival every year since it started in 1971.

“This will be their 42nd year with us and we are so happy to feature them for this year’s festival,” said Powers Pavilion Executive Director Holly Hammonds.

Charles Adams of Adams Glass Studio in Troy, Ala., will be displaying his creative and

unique glass pieces for the 42nd year at Powers Festival 2012. Charles owns and oper-ates Adams Glass Studio, which has evolved from a small glass hobby shop to a multifaceted stained glass stu-dio that specializes in ecclesi-astical windows.

The Adams Stained Glass Studio features a unique col-lection of stained glass works including windows, Tiffany-style lamps, doors, clocks, kaleidoscopes, sun catch-ers, and angels, which have become collector’s items and

are in great demand. He will display many stained glass doors , windows, and sun catchers at this year’s festival.

The success the studio has enjoyed over the years has served as a catalyst to greater undertakings. Adams, whose

roots are in the rural South, has recently turned much of his artistic effort to fulfill-ing a longtime goal of mak-ing stained glass windows available to every small, rural church in the South that wants them.

The simplistic beauty of these churches can often be enhanced by the addition of stained glass windows, which are designed especially for each particular church. Many of these churches would like to have stained glass win-dows but have previously been

unable to find a studio to come to the church and work direct-ly with the committee.

Not only does Adams’ stu-dio design, execute and install church windows, but it also creates windows and doors for businesses and homes. Adams has won numerous awards for his work and is in great demand as a glass workshop instructor. His glass creations can be found all across the United States, but also can be found this holiday weekend at

2 artists returning to Powers for 42nd yearFrom STAFF REPORTS news@newnan.com

Charles Adams works on a piece of decorative glass.See artists, page 2B

This Labor Day weekend 2012, Powers Festival invites you to come home to the crafts and traditions of the past blended with the creative expression of today’s artisans and crafters.

At the 42nd edit ion of Powers Festival the organizers are excited to have many new artists and crafters.

“About 50 percent of our artists are new to Powers Festival,” said Powers Pavilion Executive Director Holly Hammonds. “There will be tons of unique and creative artworks that will be avail-able to see and even purchase at the 2012 Powers Festival,” she said.

Sharon Maudsley, owner of Southern Cross Designs, will be exhibiting at Powers this year. After moving to Mobile, Ala., Maudsley began working at a small restaurant. There she met Tress Turner, who showed her the best way to make a cross.

After coming up with her own style of creating these crosses, Maudsley began to get more involved in the cre-ative process. Maudsley col-lects wood and driftwood

from around the United States to create these one-of-a-kind crosses. She also makes a basic patterned cross in which she uses precut cedar timbers. Her products are unique and

are often custom designed for individuals.

The centerpieces of these crosses are often personal to an individual, such as a passed loved one’s keys, jewelry, or even old furniture hardware

from a previous home.These crosses are definite-

ly something to check out at Powers Festival, Hammonds said. Maudsley also makes hand-drawn art, with each one consisting of its own unique patterns.

Mike Jenkins with Took 4 Granite is also a new exhibitor this year.

J e n k i n s w a s b o r n i n Douglasville, Ga., and has made Coweta County his home since 1996. He owns Took 4 Granite in LaGrange, Ga., and has more than 27 years of experience in custom-izing, fabricating, and install-ing natural stone.

Jenkins says that he has a passion for rock, and every-where he goes he seems to find himself bending down to pick up a rock, shell, pebble, etc. With this love of granite and stone work, he has developed a passion for sculpting.

The medium he uses is mar-ble, granite, limestone, and other natural stones. The carv-ing is done with wet diamond hand tooling, and all polishes are performed wet with natu-ral polishing agents. All art is inspired by life events or expe-riences using the characteris-tics of stone to inspire.

Powers Festival welcomes many new artists for 3-day weekend

From STAFF REPORTS news@newnan.com

Sharon Maudsley col lects wood and dr i f twood from around the United States to create these one-of-a-kind crosses.

Rob and Lizeth Buffington with Seeds not Beads hand craft all their products using materi-als such as orange peel, cof-fee beans, cantaloupe seeds, dried cucumber seeds, as well as other natural and organic materials.

Mike Jenkins will be displaying some of his stone sculptures at the 42nd edition of Powers Festival. He has more than 27 years experience in customiz-ing, fabricating, and installing natural stone.

See new, page 2B

See list of exhibitors

— see page 2B

Powers Pavilion has expand-ed the Three Day Concert for Charity to consist of 25 var-ied live bands on four separate stages for this 2012 Powers Fest iva l over Labor Day weekend.

The four stages are com-prised of one main stage and three separate side stages located throughout the festi-val grounds. The side stages are more of an intimate setting that will allow the bands to be personal and interactive with their audiences.

T he weekend schedule includes:

saturday, sept. 1Main Stage Schedule9 - 10 a.m. - Raising of the

Flag, National Anthem and Welcome/ Introductions

10 - 11 a.m. - Albert Simpson11 a.m. - noon - Fire

Mountainnoon to 1 p.m. - Georgia Clay1 - 2 p.m. - Kris Youmans2 - 3 p.m. - Stephen Sebastian3 - 4 p.m. - Line Creek

Bluegrass4 - 5 p.m. - Georgia ClaySide Stage 111 a.m. - noon - Riley

Yieldingnoon - 2 p.m. - Albert

Simpson2 - 4 p.m. - Riley Yielding4 - 5 p.m. - Albert SimpsonSide Stage 211 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Blake Cloud1 - 2 p.m. - Stephen Sebastian2 - 4 p.m. - Georgia Clay4 - 5 p.m. Stephen SebastianSide Stage 3All Day - Ryan Robertson &

Lard Bucket

sunday, sept. 2Main Stage Schedule9 - 10 a.m. - Raising of

the Flag, National Anthem and Welcome/ Introductions, Church Service

10 - 11 a.m. - According to Jesus

11 a.m. - noon - Tymbralnoon - 1 p.m. - Joe Yeoman & Dead Shot1 - 2 p.m. - Albert Simpson2 - 3 p.m. - Blaze Alley3 - 4 p.m. - Georgia Clay4 - 5 p.m. - Amber &

Dixieland BluegrassSide Stage 111 a.m. to noon - Albert

Simpsonnoon - 2 p.m. Riley Yielding2 - 3 p.m. - Adam Howell3 - 5 p.m. - Albert SimpsonSide Stage 211 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Georgia

Clay1 - 3 p.m. - Dylan Brabham3 - 5 p.m. - Stephen SebastianSide Stage 3 All Day - Ryan Robertson &

Lard Bucket

Monday, sept. 3Main Stage Schedule9 - 10 a.m. - Raising of the

Flag, National Anthem and Welcome/ Introductions

10 - 11 a.m. - True Witness11 a.m. - noon - Paige

McCauleynoon - 1 p.m. - Laura Monk & High Cotton1 - 2 p.m. - Albert Simpson2 - 3 p.m. - Tom Hubbard3 - 4 p.m. - Riley Yielding4 - 5 p.m. - Press OnSide Stage 111 a.m. - noon - Albert

Simpson

Three-day concert for charityon tapFrom STAFF REPORTS news@newnan.com

See concert, page 4B

What began as Powers’ Crossroads Country Fair and Art Festival — now known as Powers Festival — was formed in 1971 by local Coweta and well-known artist Tom Powers.

The site of the festival was on the beautiful grounds of the

Powers fa m-ily plantation of f H ig hway 34 in western C o w e t a a n d eastern Heard counties. Exhibitors were set up a long winding paths u nder sh ady trees. The fes-tival was a huge success from its beginning and involved all the commu-nities of Heard a n d C o w e t a counties.

Tom Powers operated the f e s t i v a l f o r three-and-a- half years with much coopera-

tion and assistance of these communities and their civic and church organizations. For various reasons, health and otherwise, Powers had to give up the operation of the festival, and in the middle of that last year the festival was under the supervision of the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce.

In 1975, Coweta Festivals Inc. was formed as an umbrella organization of six non-profit civic groups: Newnan-Coweta Ch a mber of Com merce , the Newna n- Coweta A r t Association, Newnan-Coweta Jaycees, Pilot Club of Newnan, the Newnan Coweta Chapter of Professional Secretaries International (later changed to International Association of Administrative Professionals) and the 4-H Boys and Girls of Coweta County.

These non-profit organiza-tions purchased the festival site a few years later when the land became available.

The 86 acres still belongs to Coweta Festivals.

The annual festival has con-tinued to be a success. It has become well-known through-out the nation and has been selected several times by the Southeast Tourism Society as one of “The Top Twenty Events” for September.

More than one hundred tal-ented artists and craftsmen from across the nation gath-er each Labor Day weekend to display their works from Saturday through Monday.

The 42nd annual Powers Festival opens for Labor Day weekend 2012 with new exhib-itors and old favorites, new features, and a new manage-ment structure.

Among the highlights of the festival are the abundance of country cooking and festival food, 18 bands on four stages, an expanded children’s area, and many special exhibits such as blacksmithing and

Festival evolves over 42 yearsFrom STAFF REPORTS news@newnan.com

Hammonds

Turnham

See history, page 5B

The SkinnyThe festival runs Saturday, Sunday and

Monday on the historic festival grounds, locat-ed just off Hwy. 34 West at the Coweta/Heard County line. New this year is a multi-day tick-et for $10 that can be used all three days. Otherwise, it’s $7 for regular admission, $5 for seniors (55+), $5 for students (with ID), and $5 for military (with ID) . No charge for children 12 and under.

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the festival grounds in western Coweta along with his famous suckers and candy.

Lucy Moore of Lucy’s Toys will also be attending this year’s Powers Festival for the 42nd year.

Moore started her craft in 1967. While still a school teach-er she started designing and sewing stuffed toys and pup-pets. What began as a hobby quickly became her business. Moore’s goal was to make quality handmade affordable toys, and she delivered. Over the years she has received awards from many of the best art and craft festivals across the nation for her quality and creativity.

Though she started with children in mind, Moore’s blankets have captured the love of generations of fami-lies. She made the first blan-ket for her husband out of the soft man-made fur in 1968. Now, more than 40 years later, that blanket is still on his bed. It has been washed count-

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Returning

Lucy Moore’s toys and blankets. Moore of Lucy’s Toys will be par-ticipating in Powers Festival for the 42nd year.

Charles Adams of Adam’s Glass Studio in Troy, Ala., will be dis-playing his creative and unique glass pieces for the 42nd year at Powers Festival 2012.

Jenkins is inspired by the stone’s uniqueness and beau-ty and using its natural char-acteristics to give inspiration to form. All of the pieces are handmade. Mike sees more than just a countertop… he envisions a piece of art. He will be located in the Country Store building.

A l s o b e i n g we lc o m e d this year are Rob and Lizeth Buff ington with Seeds not Beads. They started this vision

nine years ago based on the fashion designs of Lizeth. Lizeth Castaneda had stud-ied fashion design for only three semesters when she was asked to collaborate on a com-plete collection by a famous Colombian designer, Giovanni Lopez. Her artistic designs were acclaimed by the nation-al media and, by the time she finished her education, she had an established clientele for her designs.

During this time period, Lizeth developed an allergy to synthetic fabric and mate-rials. Rather than abandon-ing her field, she shifted her

focus to the design of clothing and accessories, which are as natural and chemical-free as possible.

Her designs have evolved into more natural and innova-tive creations.

The couple handcraft all of their products using materi-als such as orange peel, cof-fee beans, cantaloupe seeds, dried cucumber seeds, as well as other natural and organic materials.

These materials produce the most fantastic, original, and unique accessories one could imagine.

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New exhibitors are big part of this year’s festival

Drawings/GraphicsBecky Haecker, The Rainbow Dragon.

FiberBeth Abernathy, Sweet Mint Studios.Karen Logan, A Doll’s World.Lucy Moore, Lucy’s Toys.Sarah Caresio, Palm Beach Ribbon Designs.

FloralJasumati Patel, Personal Touch.

Folk CraftRalph and Dan Donaldson, The Broom

Brothers.Richard Hall, Richard’s Chair Seats.Marvin and Beverly Gardner, Rust and

Flame.

GlassBrandy Goldberg, BEADesigns Funware.Charles Adams, Adams Glass Studio.Connie Bennett, Connie Bennett Collection.Diane Atkinson, Hand Painted Glass.Tami Fisher, Tami’s Lighted Décor.

JewelryPam Player, Beads ‘N’ Dreams Jewelry.Rhee Korff, Treasures by Rehee.Rob Buffington, Seeds not Beads.Sarah Surber, Sarah’s Jewelry Designs.Bob Wilson, BWW Jewelry.Gloria Miangolarra, Dragons and Gems.James Ledbetter, Antique Spoon Jewelry.Jody Landrum, Maxine’s Jewelry.Kathy Bowdoin, Fashion Magnets.Kristen Babay, YouNique Jewelry.Larry Brown, MagnetMan.

LeatherNorris Crawford, Quality Leather.Robert Watson, Watson’s Leather.

MetalMike Exner, Artistry by Exner.Tarik Berbey, Four Corners of the World.

Mixed MediaDebbie McNeil, Artworks 30217Jerry and Joyce Ferguson, Tree Faces.Bill and Pam Mayer, Mayer’s Rocks and

More.Mary Ellen Boutelle, Two Sisters Color

Creations.

needlecraftsConnie Gibson, Incredible Threads.Joyce Stephens Moore, Granny Square.Xee Yang, Xee Yang’s Pangdau.

Organic MediaDeborah Coleman, Shay’s Soaps.Jennifer Fajarado, Hawaiian Moon.Nancy Raper, Shake ‘n’ Bake Ranch.Sabrina Whiting, Scentsy.

PaintingCharlotte Durrence, Vine Art.Randee Powell, Port of Sell.

PhotographyDan Williams, Williams Fine Art Photography.Jimmy Stroud, Jimmy Stroud.

PotteryCheryl Wanke, Ceramics by Cheryl.Walter Black, Walter’s Pottery.Giana Eden, Giana Eden Pottery.Nancy Lind, Feathers and Fins.Terri Lantz, Spirit Spins Pottery.

Pre-Packaged FoodDewey Todd, Todd Syrup Farm.Kathy Senft, One Screw Loose.Gene and Sheila Hall, Sinlicious Fudge.Wally and Lynn Batchelor, Wally Bee’s

Honey.Vernell Mosley, The Sweet Tea Factory.

sculptureMike Jenkins, Took 4 Granite.

wearable FiberLeng Konn, Kids Expressions.Lindsey Barnett, The L.A.B.Melanie Yearwood, My Baby Designs.Nancy Woody, Ritzy Gal.

woodBob and Cissy Berner, Pistarckle Wildlife.Deeny Rutledge, Casa Banana.Bill and Faye Wallis, Wallis Crafts.Kenny and Gina Anglin, Kritter Getter

Custom Game Calls.Penn Lester, The Complete Knight.Roger Armour, A Touch of Splash.Sharon Maudsley, Southern Cross Designs.William Kincaid, Bird Feeder Direct.

special exhibits -informationalFriends of Chattahoochee Bend State Park.Newnan-Coweta Historical Society.Peachtree Family Chiropractic.Edward Jones - Scott Waller.Townecraft Marketing - Horace Bevel.

special exhibits - DemonstratorRust and Flame - Marvin and Beverly Garner

- Blacksmith.Richard’s Chair Seats - Richard Hall - Chair

Caning.The Broom Brothers - Ralph and Dan

Donaldson - Broom Making.The Grist Mill - George and Cecelia Holland -

At The Powers’ Grist Mill.The Produce Man - Sam Keith - Fresh Fruit

and Vegetables.

special exhibits - Children’s activitiesEntertaining Faces - Sharon Peterson - Face

Painter.Bubbles and Brushes Art Studio - Joanna

Harvey - Kid’s Art.Extreme Monkey Bungee.The Kiddie Patch.Carnival Corner.

List of exhibitors

less times for reasons rang-ing from routine cleaning to grandbaby accidents. Still, the fur looks and feels like the new fur Lucy buys each year.

Lucy’s Toys uses the high-est quality, man-made faux fur because she will only make high quality washable

stuffed animals, puppets, and blankets.

“We are so excited to have them both back for this 42nd edition of Powers Festival,” said Hammonds. “Their crafts are truly unique and display what amazing craftsmen they are.”

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The 42nd annual Powers Festival will include many exhibitors and artists demon-strating their creative talents and showcasing their works of art.

Visitors will be sure to enjoy the talent that is shared by these artists and craftspeople.

Also, there will be a black-smith demonstration. Marvin Gardner has been blacksmith-ing for more than 35 years, first as a hobby and later as a profession.

Over the years, Gardner has enjoyed creating many black-smith art pieces, including an Eagle with an 18-foot wing span as a memorial for 9/11 victims, and a memorial cross with more than 300 different leaves and f lowers sculpted into it. Through the years he has had the opportunity to create many custom utilitar-ian pieces, including stair rail-ings, table bases, chandeliers and more.

Recently, Gardner and his wife decided to redirect their focus to something they both really enjoy, which is black-smith demonstrations. Marvin has been the blacksmith in the Primitive Skills Section of the Ossahatchee Indian Pow Wow for eight years. This experi-ence has been the highlight of his year and has encouraged him and his wife to change their focus from production to demonstration. What they enjoy most is the interaction with the audience and with the young people who become their apprentice for about 10 minutes.

“During the demonstration, my apprentice and I transform a tiny piece of quarter-inch rod into a hand-wrought, min-iature horseshoe. This horse-

shoe can be purchased as a key chain for $5. The horseshoe is only $5, but the look on their faces as they walk away with a ‘one-of-a-kind’ souvenir that they helped create is price-less,” he said.

T hey a re a l so en la rg-ing their territory to include schools and churches, to pro-vide a “field trip experience” for people without the cost and time involved with group trav-el since they take the mobile blacksmith shop to them.

Powers Festival 2012 will also include chair seat weav-ing — Richard Hall returns for the 42nd annual festival as a demonstrator.

Hall grew up in South Fulton County and still resides in Chattahoochee Hills Country.

Powers artisans will be demonstrating their skillsFrom STAFF REPORTS news@newnan.com

He learned the craft of chair caning at John C. Campbell Folk School, near Murphy, N.C . , a f ter ret i r ing from Fayette County School System in 1999. He f irst attended Campbell Folk School as a stu-dent, but now does so as an instructor. He teaches three or four times a year, instructing the art of chair seat weaving. His classes cover all styles of caning.

His first project, an 1800s Brumby jumbo rocker, start-ed his hobby of restoration of antique and vintage chairs, stools and benches.

He wil l be demonstrat-ing the old craft of lace can-ing chairs, named French,

or 7-step style, as well as the more conventional versions of caning, used for porch rockers and other caned furniture.

Powers Festival also wel-comes back Ralph and Dan Donaldson, a father-and-son partnership better known as The Broom Brothers. Their trade name was originally intended as a takeoff on The Blues Brothers , complete with hats, shades and overalls (instead of black suits). Dan likes to justify their use of the term “brothers” to describe themselves by saying that Ralph is his uncle’s brother, and he’s Ralph’s (other) son’s brother.

A few years ago, Ralph was

inspired by an RFD-TV seg-ment on Kentucky broom maker Richard Henson. He and Dan planted their first crop of broomcorn that spring with moderate success. Six months later, both travelled to the North Carolina Mountains to study broom making with Marlow Gates at the John C. Campbell Folk School.

Ralph, a non-profit adminis-trator, and Dan, an investigator by trade, discovered that they both harbored a hidden apti-tude for the craft. They began creating unique handmade brooms and offering them for sale at arts and crafts festivals around Georgia and neigh-boring states the next spring,

and they haven’t slowed down since.

While Ralph’s brooms and Dan’s brooms are all recog-nizable as having been influ-enced by the Gates style, they can usually be distinguished from one another by style and materials.

Ralph ties all the whisks and straw brooms, and all his brooms strongly reflect a tra-ditional approach, though he also enjoys finding and using novelty handles. Dan’s brooms, sometimes nearly indistin-guishable from his father’s, often veer further toward the experimental, artistic or just plain weird.

Demonstrating his craf t at Powers Festival 2012 will be Marvin Gardner. He has been blacksmithing for more than 35 years, first as a hobby and later as a profession.

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Earlier this year, Coweta Festivals, which is the umbrella organization for the five local non-profits that own the Powers Festival property, received a Special Events Use Permit from Coweta County.

This Special Events Use Permit allows the property to be used for multiple events during the year.

After receiving this permit, the Coweta Festivals Board of Directors decided to enlist the help of Xcessive Sound Inc., an event management company, to organize and produce multiple events a year.

Proceeds from ticket sales at Powers Festival will go back to these five local non-profits each year. This will still hold true for this year’s Powers Festival, as well as with the many other events held on the property, said Mark Turnham, president of Powers Pavilion, the new name for the property under the new marketing arrangement.

“We will also be supporting other charitable organizations such as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Coweta County’s Special Education Program, as well as the Coweta County Fire Department,” said Holly Hammonds, who had worked in past years with the festival and is executive direc-tor of Powers Pavilion.

There are also many non-profit organizations that partici-pate in Powers Festival each year to help support and share information about their cause, such as the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society, Friends of Chattahoochee Bend State Park, and several local churches, they note.

Coweta Festivals and Xcessive Sound have made it part of their charter to give back to charities and the community as much as possible, said Turnham.

The five local non-profits that make up Coweta Festivals include the Newnan Coweta Jaycees, the Pilot Club of Newnan, 4-H Clubs of Coweta County, the Newnan-Coweta Art Association, and the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce.

These five non-profits help give back and support the community year-round with money raised from ticket sales at Powers Festival.

Having multiple events on the property each year ensures that these non-profits as well as other charitable organi-zations will benefit more than they ever have before, said Powers Pavilion representatives.

Powers Festival gives back

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