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Bond Referendum Public Open Houses Planned
The City of Roswell would like your input on potential projects it is considering for a bond referendum to be placed on the November 2012 ballot. Roswell will host five public open houses to discuss the projects with our residents. Information on each of the potential projects will be provided during the meetings, and City staff will be on hand for one-on-one question and answer sessions.
The meeting dates, times and locations are listed below:
Tuesday, January 31 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Roswell River Landing
Thursday, February 2 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Roswell City Hall
Tuesday, February 7 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Hembree Park
Wednesday, February 8 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Adult Recreation Center
Thursday, February 16 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. East Roswell Park
10th Annual Tea & Hat Show Planned at Smith Plantation
Smith Plantation will host the 10th Annual Tea and Hat Fashion Show in conjunction with Roswell Roots: A Festival of Black History and Culture on Saturday, February 11 at 1 p.m. at the Roswell Adult Recreation Center, 830 Grimes Bridge Road. Women are encouraged to wear their hats while enjoying tea and light refreshments
The jet-setting Vernell Washington will return as a presenter for the Tea & Hat Show and will bring the fashions of Nigerian designer Grace Mark’s Chapeaux as part of her presentation. This year the Smith Plantation will also welcome the Wilbourn Sisters, fashion designers based out of Atlanta, Georgia; Jackson, Tennessee; and Los Angeles, California. The sister’s design free flowing, carefree, colorful and comfortable designs for women of all sizes, occasions and nationalities.
Vernell’s special talent for fashion will highlight the show. This globe-trotting diva will entertain the crowd with her amazing collection of hats and accessories that will be available for viewing and purchase. Additionally, the $20 admission price will include a ticket to tour the Smith Plantation Home.
Reservations are required and may be made by calling the Smith Plantation office at 770-641-3978. Admission is $20 for ages 8 and above. Smith Plantation will be closed for regular tours during this event.
Smith Plantation is owned by the City of Roswell. For more information on Smith Plantation, please call 770-641-3978 or visit www.southerntrilogy.com <http://www.southerntrilogy.com> .
Gullah Culture and Cooking with Sallie Ann Robinson
Roswell’s Barrington Hall plays host to celebrity chef, cookbook author and Gullah culture expert, Sallie Ann Robinson, on February 18 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. This free event is offered as a part of the annual Roswell Roots Festival which celebrates African-American culture.
Renowned for her regional culinary expertise, Ms. Robinson has made guest appearances on The Food Network, QVC and Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Dixie Divas in the Kitchen. During her appearance at Barrington Hall, Ms. Robinson will prepare her special Crab Rice, a featured recipe in one of her popular cookbooks, and share stories of growing up Gullah.
Hailing from Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, she provides a glimpse into the vanishing culture from the perspective of a true native. As a former student of author Pat Conroy when he taught school on the island, Ms. Robinson credits him for providing her with inspiration and advice. In the foreword of her first cookbook, Pat Conroy writes that she has made him “the proudest man on earth.” And PW Daily for Booksellers observed that, "Robinson shares her memories and recipes from a culture and place outside the normal realm of everyday America and provides a provocative glimpse of a time gone by.”
In addition to cooking and sharing her colorful stories, Ms. Robinson will be available to sell and sign her cookbooks during this event. For more information, please call 770-640-3855.
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