Coming in September
The 2nd Annual
JOHNS CREEK LITERARY FAIR
Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024
noon to 5 p.m.
Mark Burkhalter Amphitheater at Newtown Park
3150 Old Alabama Rd, Johns Creek, GA 30022
Come engage with a diverse lineup of bestselling and local authors.
Children's authors too and crafts for kids.
Open to the public and free to attend.
Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
The Event Features
Keynote Author: Rick Bragg,
Pulitzer Prize-winning
journalist and acclaimed author whose many New York Times bestsellers include "All Over but the Shoutin", and most recently, "The Speckled Beauty". Bragg will be in conversation with Brian Panowich, award-winning Georgia-based author of four novels.
"Legal Eagles with Scribe Vibes",
a renowned panel of lawyers-turned-authors.
"Lunch with Authors"
Buy or bring your lunch, take a seat to hear each of the 20 bestselling & local authors give a 3 minute description of their books, which will be available for purchase throughout the afternoon
2024 JOHNS CREEK LITERARY FAIR SCHEDULE
- Noon-12:30: Arrival time; buy/unpack lunch and find a seat
- 12:30-1:30: Lunch with Local Authors
- 1:30-2:00: Mix and mingle with Local Authors at their book tables
- 2:00-3:00: "Legal Eagles With Scribe Vibes" Panel
- 3:00-3:30: Signing time with Panel authors
- 3:30-4:30: Rick Bragg/Brian Panowich keynote event
- 4:30-5:00: Signing time with Bragg/Panowich
- Noon-5:00: Children's Authors reading to and celebrating kids
Find a list of all authors, their bios, and the latest Literary Fair details at https://johnscreekga.gov/recreation-parks/special-events/literary-fair/
Coming in October
Johns Creek Symphony Announces
their Upcoming Season
"Three Maestros, One Podium"
to showcase World-Class conductors hoping to become JCSO's next Music Director
The season will focus on three Music Director finalists who will present impactful concerts – from K-pop to cinematic classics – and will be joined by powerhouse guest performers.
"This season is unlike any season that the JCSO has ever had, and that's because the season is influenced by not one, but three extraordinary maestros who are hoping to become the next Music Director of the JCSO," said Linda Brill, Executive Director of the Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra.
See the exciting season lineup,
buy tickets www.johnscreeksymphony.org
Creatively Preserving Historic Rogers Bridge
The ribbon cutting for the 4th public art sculpture in Johns Creek utilizing steel salvaged from the historic Rogers Bridge was held June 5th at the Bell-Boles Park. Another 5 sculptures are planned, for a total 9 pieces of art, 7 will be within Johns Creek's borders.
Clockwise from upper left: "The Bridge" by artist Ilan Averbuch (Cauley Creek Park), "The Shape of Time and Water" by Phil Proctor (Rogers Park, Duluth side of the new Rogers Bridge), "Ferns" by Julia Hill and Chelsea Darling (near Creekside Park), "Lyrical Loops" by Julia Hill and Chelsea Darling (Bell-Boles Park), Dismantled steel from the historic Rogers Bridge.