Community Events

2009 Community Events

FEATURED EVENT:

Hometown Holiday
Dec. 5 * FREE Event!

 

 

Bring the family out for an evening filled with holiday music and fun!

Featuring performances from The Legacy Theater, Twilight Theater, Peachtree Wind Ensemble, Huddleston Elementary School Chorus and Southern Nights Chorale!

After the program, hop on your golf cart and head to City Hall for the lighting of the tree! Call the Fred Box Office for more information at 770-631-0630.

Also, join in the spirit of giving by donating a toy for the Toys for Tots Program! The Peachtree City Fire Department will be collecting the toys at the Hometown Holiday program. For further information about donating to Toys for Tots contact Rosemary at the Fire Department, 770-631-2526

 

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PREVIOUS EVENTS IN 2009:

 

OPEN MIC NIGHT

May 9 * 7:00PM

A fun evening showcasing local talent!

The winner has the opportunity to perform at one of the events held at The Fred this summer! Come out and show support for your favorite performer!

Thank you to everyone who came out to be a part of Open Mic Night. Congratulations to REMEDY for taking First Place! You can see REMEDY in concert opening for the World Classic Rockers at the Fred on Friday, July 10!

1st Place:   Remedy

2nd Place: Krysta Nick & Gopher Broke

3rd Place:  Paige McCauley

 

FLICKS AT THE FRED

Free movie night for the entire family!

Sponsored by:

Dolce Hotels and Resorts  

Dixieland Fun Park

June 20

Gates Open: 8:00PM * Movie Starts: 9:00PM (or dark)

 

Bring the family out for a night of FREE Flicks and Fun at the Fred, sponsored by Dolce Hotels & Resorts and Dixieland Fun Park. With contests, prizes, and free popcorn, what a great way to spend a night under the stars at the Fred!

 

50's Sock Hop & Rock n' Roll Revival

Sponsored by: Delta Community Credit Union

July 3

We're gonna rock around the clock as we celebrate Peachtree City's 50th Birthday!

 

Wear your poodle skirt and saddle shoes, and be-bop over to the amphitheater for a fun night out with the whole family!

FEATURING:

The Sock Hops, Butch & the Buckheads, and Damon Hendrix as Elvis Performing 20 years of Ol' Time Rock 'N Roll!

Pricing - Buy Tickets Now

General Admission	General Admission	Picnic Table	Family 4-Pack
Adult	Children under 12	(seats 6-8)
$17	$12	$120*	$50

*Price listed is for six. Add up to two additional seats at table for $20/each

Contact Sarah at the Box Office for more information,

(770) 631-0630 or sdavenport@amphitheater.org

 

ARMY GROUND FORCES BAND
Aug. 20 * 7:00PM     (Gates open at 6:00PM)

To the Colors: Tribute to the Stars & Stripes The concert will feature rousing, patriotic music fit for an audience of all ages.                The evening’s repertoire will include the Dudley Buck’s Festival Overture on the Star Spangled Banner, Fort McHenry Suite by Julie Giroux, Carolyn Bremer’s Early Light, Star in the Field of Blue by Paul Whear, and several pieces composed by “The King of March,” John Philip Sousa. As one of only three Army bands with a national touring mission, the Army Ground Forces Band has traveled throughout the United States, performing at local, regional and national events and holding master classes and clinics at high schools and colleges.              The Army Ground Forces Band serves as an outreach asset for United States Army Forces Command, headquartered at Fort McPherson. The Soldiers assigned to the band have passed a highly selective audition and are among the finest musicians in the United States Army Band Program. The majority of the band's members have studied music at some of the finest universities and conservatories in the United States and abroad.

Free Event -- No ticket is required

General Admission seating

For more information visit: www.forscom.army.mil/band.com

 

Twilight Theatre presents “Oliver”
July 24, 25, 31 & Aug. 1

 

Summer Jam 2009

A Family Night of Christian Worship

August 29  *  6:00 - 9:00PM

Presented by Rita's Italian Ice in Peachtree City  

 

Starring:  

True Story (www.myspace.com/atruestoryband)

With Special Guests:

Jeremy Whitaker (Listen!)

Living Anthem (www.myspace.com/livinganthem)

DJ 2Seven6 (Worship Mix) (www.dj2seven6.com)

Tickets: $5 at the door!   

All General Seating; No Advance Tickets

 

OPEN MIC NIGHT

September 12 * 7:00PM

A fun evening showcasing local talent!

Tickets Available at the Fred Box Office:

$5.00   In Advance

$10.00 Day of Show

General Admission Seating

Featuring:

Monica Browne

Grafted By Grace

Phil & Lee

Lunatic Fringe

Taylor Connelly

The Wait

Joseph Wheeler

Capo

Jimmy Bass

Kirkland Underwater

The Habits

The Buzz Brothers

Best Brothers Band

 

Twilight Theatre presents

“Annie Get Your Gun”
Sept. 18, 19, 25, 26

ADDED SHOW: October 3!

Summer Stock at the Fred!

Another fun show with a big cast filled with songs that we know and love. We'll be doing the newer version - the one that Tom Wopat and Bernadette Peters did on Broadway a few years ago. Stay tuned for more information.

For Information and Ticket Prices: www.thetwilightheatre.com

 

“Not so Frightful” Storytelling

& Halloween Party

Oct. 24 * 4:00PM *

FREE FAMILY EVENT!

Vendor Application

Flyer design by arts & expressions Magazine

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

4:00PM - Gates Open

4:05PM - Dance School Performs

4:15PM - Local Storytellers

4:30PM - Eric Litwin and

                 Illustrator James Dean

5:30PM - Lindee Link

6:00PM  Costume Contest

*Spooky Tales of Folksongs and Folktales  By Eric Litwin

Mr. Eric is a guitar strumming, banjo picking, song singing, story telling, five time national award winning, two hundred performances a year giving, song writing, CD producing, fun folksy type of guy.

Also featuring

Illustrator James Dean

 

Jack O'Lantern Contest

 

Kids and adults alike are invited to decorate or carve your best pumpkin design and enter our jack-o-lantern carving contest! Bewitching prizes will be awarded to the winners of the creepiest, funniest and most creative designs in the kids category (up to 12 years of age) and adults (13 years and older).

All pumpkins must have the following information attached to the bottom: Name, Address, Phone # and Age. We will begin accepting jack-o-lanterns at The Fred Box Office on Thursday, October 22 with a deadline of 5 pm on Friday, October 23.

The pumpkins will line the walkway leading down to The Fred and remain on display through Sunday, October 25th. They will be lit on the evening of October 24th in conjunction with the "Not So Frightful" Storytelling and Halloween Party. Judging will take place on Saturday morning and winners will be announced that afternoon at the event.

For further information, call The Fred Box Office at 770-631-0630.