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NEWNAN, Ga., Aug. 20 — The three-day Powers’ Crossroads
Country Fair and Art Festival, which opens for its 38th consecutive year on
Labor Day Weekend, will feature an afternoon of contemporary Christian
music on Sunday, Aug. 31.
Scheduled entertainment beginning at 2 p.m. on the festival’s main
stage includes One Way Caravan from St. Louis, Mo., featuring Adam Trotter
and Kevin Schulte.
West Georgia local favorites Jake Eugene and The Summit of South
Fayette, and Chandler, featuring lead vocalist Jeff Chandler, are also
scheduled to perform. Contemporary Christian radio station J93.3, WVFJ-FM,
Atlanta, is sponsoring the afternoon of music.
The festival, which is held every year on the rolling and wooded 100
acres of historic Powers Plantation in Newnan, Ga., near Franklin, Ga.,
will open at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30 with the annual Rising Star
competition set to kick off at 10 a.m.
The festival will wrap up at 5 p.m. Labor Day afternoon, Sept. 1, after
a 2 p.m. Miss Coweta County Pageant, a preliminary event for the Miss West
Georgia competition in January 2009.
Visitors to this year’s festival will also find perennial favorites in
shopping for unique arts and crafts. Each of the more than 175 artisans
showcasing their work for sale is selected by judges during the course of
the year.
Festival hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $7 for adults,
$5 for seniors and military personnel, $3 for children ages 5-12, and free
for children 4 and under. Parking is free and complimentary shuttle service
is available from the parking areas.
Visit http://www.newnan.com/powers for additional information and driving
directions.
The Powers’ Crossroads Country Fair and Art Festival is organized and
produced by five local non-profit organizations as their annual major
fundraiser with net proceeds divided among the organizations. They are:
Newnan Coweta Chamber of Commerce, Newnan Coweta Arts Association, Coweta
4H, Newnan Coweta Jaycees and The Pilot Club of Newnan.
Presenting sponsors include Buffalo Rock Beverages and Food Services,
Newnan, Ga., Toyota of Newnan, and in part by the Georgia Department of
Economic Development through the Georgia Tourism Foundation.
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