Fall Festivals, Warhol and Cowboys
Cartersville-Bartow County, Georgia, puts on a show
August 30-November 4, 2019
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA--JULY 2019--What do bicyclists, dog lovers, art aficionados and museum mavens all have in common? All will flock to the foothills of the North Georgia mountains this fall. World-class exhibits, including the first major Andy Warhol Western-themed show, staged gunfights and interpretive reenactments at the Southeastern Cowboy Festival & Symposium, The Great Locomotive Chase Festival and other art, collector and history festivals, biking events and canine contests are just some of the reasons for a getaway to Cartersville-Bartow County, Georgia, just 45 minutes north of Atlanta off I-75.
Cartersville offers the amenities of a big city with the parking, accessibility and charm of a small town. Two Smithsonian-affiliated museums and a beautifully restored historic downtown filled with antiques, galleries and boutiques, along with plenty of dining options, budget and luxury accommodations add up to the perfect Georgia getaway.
For ideas on building an itinerary around active outdoor pursuits, from hiking to biking with a side of intriguing history, please go to www.travelmediapressroom.com/escape-to-cartersville-georgia.
Museum mavens will find eight options, from two Smithsonian affiliates and stately homes to displays of the area's industrial, agricultural and cultural heritage in Cartersville and the charming small towns of Bartow County. For details, go to www.travelmediapressroom.com/cartersville-georgia-a-magnet-for-museum-mavens.
Even more ideas on dining, shopping, accommodations and quirky hidden gems can be found at the Cartersville-Bartow County Convention and Visitors Bureau website: VisitCartersvilleGA.org
Following are events that make for a "save the date" vacation late August through November 2019.
Warhol and The West at Booth Western Art Museum
August 25-December 31, 2019
Booth Western Art Museum
501 N Museum Dr
Cartersville, GA
770-387-1300
BoothMuseum.org
The first museum exhibition to fully explore Andy Warhol's love of the West represented in his art, movies, attire, relationships and collecting. In 1986, Warhol completed his "Cowboys and Indians" portfolio, the last major project before his death. It included images of 14 iconic Western subjects such as Custer, Geronimo and John Wayne. This group of images has been exhibited at many museums, but never in the full context of Warhol's continued involvement with Western people, places and things.
Warhol's other Western subjects include Elvis as a movie gunslinger, Clint Eastwood, Dennis Hopper, guns, Indian art, Western artists R.C. Gorman, Georgia O'Keeffe and Fritz Scholder, plus two Western movies he produced. Warhol wore cowboy boots more often than not and loved to travel to Taos, Fort Worth and Colorado. All of this and more will be revealed in "Warhol and the West," a major traveling exhibition of more than 100 objects and works of art. The exhibit premieres at the Booth Western Art Museum before traveling on to Oklahoma City and Tacoma, Washington.
(For additional museum exhibits, July-December, please scroll below to the end.)
Cartersville Pioneer Days
August 30-September 2, 2019
Sam Smith Park, 1155 Douthit Ferry Rd
Cartersville, GA
770-974-9033
www.PioneerDaysGA.com
Admission $5 adults, children under age 12 free
Four days of arts, crafts, Peachtree Rides and games for all ages and Labor Day fireworks Monday at dusk hosted by Acworth Charities. Daily unlimited rides $20. 4-11 p.m Friday.; noon - 11 p.m., Saturday and Sunday; noon-10 p.m., Monday, Labor Day. Fireworks, Monday, September 2, at dusk.
Annual Pine Log Arts & Crafts Fair
September 7-8, 2019
Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Pine Log United Methodist Church
3497 Pine Log Road Northeast
Rydal, GA
770-548-5682
www.PineLogUMC.com
Admission $3
A September tradition since 1980 held on the historic campground and tabernacle at Pine Log United Methodist Church, this juried arts and crafts fair features vendors from around the Southeast. A wide variety of handmade crafts and paintings will be available for purchase. Live music and great food.
44th Annual Arts Festival at Rose Lawn (Juried)
September 21-22, 2019
Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday Noon - 5 p.m.
Rose Lawn Museum
224 West Cherokee Avenue
Cartersville, GA
770-387-5162
www.RoseLawnMuseum.com
Free Admission, House tours $7, ADA accessible
More than 150 artists and handcrafters display their unique creations in this juried two-day festival on the tree-shaded estate of Rose Lawn, the Victorian home of Methodist Evangelist Sam Jones. Visitors will enjoy musical entertainment and performing arts, plus delicious food. Popular highlights include the AAUW book sale and the Master Gardener's plant sale. Tour inside Rose Lawn ($7), where docents introduce Sam Jones's legacy home and his ties to the church that became Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Juried Artist Awards are presented on stage at 1 p.m., Saturday, followed by the Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau Hospitality Heroes Awards and People's Choice Awards for Best Restaurant, Best Shoppe and Best Attraction.
Beautiful Backroads Century Bike Ride
September 21, 2019
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Anheuser-Busch Brewery
100 Busch Drive
Cartersville, GA
678-447-4084
www.Eventbrite.com/e/2019-beautiful-backroads-century-registration-59231055682
The Beautiful Backroads Century offers mileage options (14, 31, 48, 66 and 100) through the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Route intensity is moderate to strenuous with the increased mileage. Support vehicles and rest stops are provided every 15-20 miles. Each rest stop provides a smorgasbord of beverages and refreshments to satisfy discriminating palates. Afterward, riders are treated to a feast with music at Anheuser-Busch Brewery and gives over-21 riders a chance to chill with some special local brews and take a brewery tour. Ride benefits The Hickory Log Vocational School for the Developmentally Disabled. Entry fee $40-60; rain or shine. Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. on September 18, 2019.
Great Locomotive Chase Festival
October 4 - 6, 2019
Friday 10 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Sunday 12 noon - 5 p.m.
Adairsville Downtown Public Square
16 Public Square, Adairsville, GA
770-773-3451
VisitAdairsville.org
Admission $3
An October tradition in Historic Adairsville since 1968. Parades, arts, crafts, entertainers and pageants. Enjoy carnival rides, great music, food and fireworks, and tours of the Adairsville Depot History Museum & Welcome Center.
Georgia Junkies 41 Fall Vendor Market
October 18 - 20, 2019
Friday - VIP and early birds 5 - 8 p.m.
Saturday Open to the Public 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday Open to the Public 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Bartow County Saddle Club Arena
43 Saddle Club Drive SW
Cartersville, GA
GeorgiaJunkies41.com
If you are addicted to rusty, retro and funky junk then this new event is for you. Georgia Junkies 41 Fall Vendor Market will feature purveyors of vintage, antique, unique, funky, handmade, remade or otherwise made junky goodness for vintage-lovin', weekend junkin', crafty fixer uppers!
Cartersville Bluegrass & Roots Festival
October 19, 2019
11 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Friendship Plaza
Cartersville, GA
770-607-3480
CartersvilleBluegrass.com
An annual event since 2013, the Cartersville Bluegrass & Roots Festival is a must for those who love great music. There will be lots of local, regional and nationally known musicians on two stages, plus vendors, food and local craft brews available throughout the day.
Southeastern Cowboy Festival & Symposium at the Booth Western Art Museum
October 24 - 27, 2019
Booth Western Art Museum
501 N Museum Dr
Cartersville, GA
770-387-1300
BoothMuseum.org
An annual October event since 2003, this popular four-day immersion includes Western music, gunfight re-enactments, Native American dance demonstrations and more. The festive Kids Corner has a petting zoo, inflatables, mechanical bull rides and a variety of free activities for children. Featured artist and featured entertainer updates and details at BoothMuseum.org.
Thursday, October 24: Passport to the West School Program with performances by Native Americans Laura Alcorn and Little Big Mountain. Gallery Walk, Exhibition Opening, Reception and Artist Lecture with featured artist.
Friday, October 25: Passport to the West School Program with performances by Native Americans Laura Alcorn and Little Big Mountain. Western Art History Symposium.
Saturday, October 26: Southeastern Cowboy Festival 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.,three stages with continuous entertainment including the Saturday-only Cowpoke Corner Children's Stage, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral reenactment, living history encampments, Western marketplace. 7 p.m. Featured Entertainer Concert, Grand Theatre, call 770-387-1300 for tickets.
Sunday, October 27: 11 a.m., Cowboy Church; Noon-5 p.m., Southeastern Cowboy Festival. Festival and Symposium included with paid museum admission ($9-12; Active Military and children 12 and under, free); concert at the Grand Theatre, mechanical bull rides and school programs require an additional fee.
USDDN Disc Dog World Finals
November 2-3, 2019
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Dellinger Park
100 Pine Grove Rd.
Cartersville, GA
800-733-2280
www.Facebook.com/GADDC; www.AtlantaDiscDogs.com
Free admission
See this exciting and entertaining event of canine grace and agility. Witness amazing acrobatic feats, powerful leaps and astounding catches as competitors from across the U.S. and 20 countries go paw-to-paw for the Disc Dog World Final title. Presented by the Greater Atlanta Dog & Disc Club and sponsored by Seresto.
Additional museum exhibits, July-December:
Commanders in Chief--A Living Art Exhibit
Through February 29, 2020
(March 1, 2019 - February 29, 2020)
Booth Western Art Museum
501 N Museum Dr
Cartersville, GA 30120
770-387-1300
BoothMuseum.org
Texas philanthropist, businessman, patriot and Vietnam Veteran Harry Patterson, purchased a 13" x 20" Ross Rossin painting depicting the United States Presidents of the 20th century. The painting has been a hallmark to the Booth Western Art Museum's Presidential Gallery. Rossin, a world-renowned artist and sculptor with works residing in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, has been commissioned by Patterson to create two more canvasses: the 23 Founding Fathers from the 19th century and the three Presidents of the 21st century--Bush, Obama and Trump. Rossin is creating the piece in a special gallery so that museum visitors can see the artist at work and the paintings in progress. The exhibit closing date is speculative; as completion draws near the date will be revised. To see if Rossin is at work on the days you plan to visit check the LIVE FEED.
Reaching for the Moon
July 20, 2019 - March 29, 2020
Tellus Science Museum
100 Tellus Drive
Cartersville, GA 30120
(770) 606-5700
TellusMuseum.org
Smithsonian-affiliated Tellus Museum is known for opening minds and igniting a passion for science. "Reaching for the Moon" examines the impact of lunar exploration over the last 60 years and how our understanding of the Moon has changed. Plan to stay awhile: A 120-seat digital planetarium and an observatory with a state-of-the-art, 20-inch telescope and eye-popping exhibits, like an 80-foot long Apatosaurus in the Fossil Gallery, amaze visitors of all ages. Children love conducting hands-on experiments with light, sound, magnets and more. Discover how the Earth was formed billions of years ago and walk among hundreds of dazzling gems and minerals in the Weinman Mineral Gallery.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Regina Wheeler, 770-387-1357
Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau
VisitCartersvilleGA.org