The Roswell Clay Collective will host the Spring Mardi Gras Clay Festival, Saturday, March 7, from 12:30–5 p.m. at Roswell Art Center West Studio and Gallery, 1355 Woodstock Road, Roswell.
This one-day event will highlight indoor and outdoor fun with clay for all ages with on-going wheel throwing and kiln firing demonstrations, clay competitions, mask and bead painting, and a tent sale.
Chicken Gumbo or Chili with homemade cornbread will be offered with the purchase of a handmade pottery bowl designed by Art Center West students and instructors. Enjoy the soup and keep the bowl.
The works of figurative sculptor Magda Gluszek, and functional artist Lindsey Oesterritter, will be featured in Art Center West Gallery. Both artists will be present throughout the Mardi Gras festivities and will present a slide show with open discussion of their work.
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Brian Vanderhoff @ 9:26 AM
The state budget includes $105,000 in gifts for Roswell.
Funds to help defray the cost of repairing tornado-damaged Roswell Area Park and seed money for drilling test wells for drinking water are included in $6.5 million in local assistance grants in the new state budget.
Roswell will get $75,000 to help repair damages to Roswell Area Park left by a Feb. 26 windstorm. The storm toppled more than 300 trees and left an estimated $600,000 in damages. The state funds can be used for tree replacement, equipment repairs or purchases and facility repairs. The 80-acre park on Woodstock Road is one of the most used in Roswell.
In addition, the city will receive $30,000 to help defray the cost of drilling test wells for municipal water. Several months ago, the city decided to look underground for a "drought-proof" source of drinking water. The city now provides water to 5,500 households, a small portion of its population. It uses a combination of Fulton County water supplies and water from Big Creek. City officials say they want to investigate the feasibility of expanding that capacity using deep wells.
The two projects were among 470 grants approved by the state legislature. State Rep. Harry Geisinger (R-Roswell) and state Sen. Dan Moody (R-Alpharetta) appeared Monday at the Roswell City Council meeting to announce the grants.
Labels: City of Roswell, State Budget, Woodstock Road
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Brian Vanderhoff @ 7:46 AM
