The 50th Anniversary Historic Art Exhibit Arrives in Franklin County
Curators for the art exhibit, "Once Upon A Dam...A Golden Retrospective" moved the exhibit from the Anderson County Museum this past week in preparation for it's Franklin County preview. The exhibt will open at the historic Bowers House in Canon with a "Garden Party" planned for Sunday evening, August 12th from 4:00 until 8:00 pm. Organizers will present the 71 framed photos selected from Corps and community archives along with a 350 frame DVD presentation. Visitors will enjoy refreshments and may tour the beautiful home where docents will be available to answer questions. Admission to the opening is complimentary and any donations will go to the Bowers House Writer's Retreat & Literary Center.
The exhibit will move on or about August 24th to the Swails Center in Franklin Springs where Franklin County's exhibit committee has arranged for a lecture to be given on August 27th at 7:00pm. David Coughlin, Hartwell Dam and Lake historian, will discuss the project history. The exhibit will remain at the Swails Center through the second week in September when it will move to Pickens County for their opening reception at the Madren Center. The exhibit was created with a generous grant from Hart EMC and support by RDC Productions and Docks South. With the support of Harbin Lumber, the Franklin County Chamber; the Bowers House Board and the Swails Center are bringing the exhibit to the two Franklin County venues .
History of Bowers House
The Bowers House was constructed in the early 1920's as a hotel to accommodate railroad passengers, many of them businessmen in the cotton trade, who traveled the line that passed a mere hundred yards from the hotel's front entrance in Canon, Georgia. The hotel failed during the Great Depression, and it was at this time that M. C. Bowers bought the 4,000 sq ft building for his family home. The beautiful structure was completely renovated and restored. With 8 bedrooms on two floors and wrap-around porches adorned with classic southern columns on both floors, it made a wonderful home for the Bowers family. Extended family would often come to visit, and stay a few months. Nestled on a wooded lot in what was, for many years, a bustling small town, it promises peace and privacy. The home is fully furnished and much of what was brought to the house by the Bowers family has been preserved and is in use. Hurst G. Bowers, son of M.C, inherited the home from his parents. After his death in 2004, Laura Bowers Foreman decided to use the home as a writer's retreat and literary center.
The house is now host to a variety of activities and is often home to a sequestered writer or two. In June 2012, the inaugural weekend workshop was held. Twenty-five women from 3 states attended and left, singing praises for the event. Ellen Bowers Davenport, director, and Sandra Scott, writing facilitator, are making plans for more weekend events. Some of these venture into the visual arts as illustrated by a recent and well attended hands on watercolor seminar. The Bowers House recently hosted Terry Kay for an afternoon reading followed by a question and answer period. Various writers have taken advantage of the writers-in-residence program, including the Georgia Poetry Society, and writers from Arizona to Florida.
July 24, 2012
Press Release for the Women'sTeam entry for the Triple Crown Watercross Corporate Challenge
The first ever all women's Triple Crown Watercross Corporate Challenge team is being fielded by the Lake Hartwell Marketing Alliance for next month's Triple Crown Watercross event at Tugaloo State Park. The team will be racing the clock in relay format against a field of four person teams. The UWP-IJSBA Hydro Turf National Tour will supply racing craft, safety equipment, the course layout and officiating for the teams as they compete on Friday, August 10th. Action begins at 10:00 AM at the Tugaloo State Park Mega Ramp. Teams have been invited from the sponsoring counties around the Lake and we expect teams from Anderson, Stephens and Hart to join the two teams registered from Franklin County's Lavonia and Royston Police Departments. WaterCrafters, Hartwell, led registration for the private sector sponsor teams with Anmed, Vitamin Water and the Anderson Independent teams invited and organizing their teams this week. We may see teams from the Corps and DNR as well.
Women's team members hope to expand interest for this exciting sport to include more women and girls on Lake Hartwell. The Lake's size and relative quiet make for a PWC rider's paradise and getting outdoors to play has become a national theme as we address health issues related to our nation's increasingly sedentary life style. Aida Reynolds, Director of Franklin County Chamber Services; Jennifer Scott, Mayor, City of Hartwell; Anne Shurley, Currahee Club Community Manager and Angie Stringer, Anderson County Public Information Officer / Web Manager make up this year's team. Their skill levels run from novice to experienced and their competitive spirits are unmatched. Scott competed on the Hart County team in 2010 as a first time novice and posted the fastest time of the day. The event is a wonderful opportunity for teams to bond and have a great time on the water and will be a big day for spectators. The three day schedule of events is free to the public. Tugaloo State Park has a $5 parking fee which will apply.
The pros, and amateurs willing to take them on, will take center stage on Saturday morning, August 11th at 8:00 am and will rock the Lake through Sunday at 5:00 pm. The racing format is head to head in a test of speed and ability on a 1/2 mile closed course. Crowd pleasing freestyle competition has heated up this month with tour freestylers Jeremy Parr and Jason Stoyer going huge in thier search for points and supremacy heading into the national championships the week after the Hartwell stop. As in years past, pits and athletes will again be accessible to the public for an upclose look at this electrifying sport.
Racing Information: www.uwpinc.com Event Information:
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