Suwanee Events Category
Suwanee Takes Progressive Step with New Arts Commission
June 19th, 2008 Categories: Suwanee Events, Suwanee Fun Stuff, Suwanee Real Estate
Suwanee’s list of innovative and progressive initiatives continues to grow with the addition of the recently formed Public Arts Commission. Council members on a selection committee evaluated potential candidates for the commission, who were then approved for appointment by the city council. Placing this level of emphasis on public art is an approach typically found only in much larger metropolitan cities, but Suwanee maintains its lead as a sophisticated small town with a keen eye on the future.
The commission intentionally includes a very diverse group of local residents and business people with active business or personal involvement in creative art. Vanessa Boggs, owner of vBoggs Galleries at Town Center, is proud to be part of the commission as Suwanee positions public art as a priority initiative. Vickie Johnson, local artist and long-time Gwinnett teacher, says it is an honor and great responsibility to be part of helping our award-winning city also become the “best-dressed” city.
The role of the commission will include creating a mission statement which will serve as a guide for the city council for future commission members, developing consistent criteria for considering public art projects, improve resident’s awareness of the community benefits from public art, and involve the overall best interest of the community in art selection.
Art Commission Appointments
Vanessa Boggs, appointment expires December 31, 2009
Dick Goodman, appointment expires December 31, 2009
Vickie Johnson, appointment expires December 31, 2008
Linnea Miller, appointment expires December 31, 2009
Earl Mitchell, appointment expires December 31, 2009
Alison Nalley Starnes, appointment expires December 31, 2008
A seventh member may be appointed at a later date
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Suwanee Has Many Great Connections to Professional Sports
June 9th, 2008 Categories: Suwanee Events, Suwanee Fun Stuff, Suwanee Real Estate
Suwanee has a tremendous connection to professional sports, which many residents and neighbors may not know about. The Suwanee Sports Academy has a well-respected staff of former professional and college athletes and coaches from several different sports, including ties to the NBA, WNBA, MLB, and even European Professional Soccer. The facility and commitment excellence in training young athletes continues to attract the attention of their former professional friends and colleagues in basketball, soccer and volleyball.
On June 27-29, Suwanee Sports Academy will host the NBA Development League Pre-Draft Camp for aspiring basketball stars. The camp participants must be 18 years of age. There will be 200 participants hoping to catch the attention of the many NBA D-League scouts and coaches in attendance, as well as NBA scouts and league management.
At the end of the camp, a few lucky participants will join the player pool for the November league draft. The D-League draft is held in Orlando where players put through a variety of drills and are placed on a team for at least two games to show their skills. For more information see Sam Amico’s article in Pro Basketball News.
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Smooth Jazz Is Back at Suwanee Town Center Park
May 28th, 2008 Categories: Suwanee Events, Suwanee Fun Stuff, Suwanee Real Estate
The month of June kicks off in Suwanee with Joey Sommerville playing his own style of smooth jazz trumpet at Town Center Park amphitheater on Friday, June 6th as part of the 107.5 WJZZ Smooth Jazz Concert series. His performance will include music from his newest CD release “Like You Mean It” as well as many other favorites. Joey Sommerville has performed with a diverse range of artist including the mega-rock group Phish and as the featured instrumental soloist on Cirque de Soleil’s Grammy-nominated album, Alegria. The performance begins at 7 PM with Chandra Currelley’s improvisational vocal energy with urban, spiritual 
and jazz influences.
As always, there will be fun activities for the kids including the “Big Splash” fountain along with the great restaurants and shops to visit in the Town Center Park development while the great music fills the summer night. Bring picnics, blankets, and low-back chairs to Town Center Park. Food, beer, and wine will be available for purchase.
No outside alcoholic beverages may be brought into Town Center Park.
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Life is good in Suwanee Festival at Town Center Park
May 27th, 2008 Categories: Diamond Dwellings, Suwanee Events, Suwanee Fun Stuff
Backyard fun is coming to the Suwanee Town Center Park and for a wonderful cause. On Saturday, June 14th some of Suwanee’s backyard athletes will be competing for the title of “World’s Greatest Backyard Athlete” in an effort to entertain their friends and neighbors while raising money for Project Joy. Project Joy is a non-profit organization that uses “play” to strengthen and heal children whose lives have been deeply impacted by trauma.
Each athlete must raise at least $500 in contributions for Project Joy in order to compete in this “intense” competition including potato sack races, watermelon-seed spitting and other wacky lawn games. In addition to cheering for the front-line competitors, families can enjoy the wonderful creativity of local craftspeople, fun activities for the kids, great music and great food. Spaces are still available for contestants in the World’s Greatest Backyard Athlete competition and contributions can still be made to Project Joy.
Competitors can sign up through June 2. Project Joy contributions can be delivered to the City of Suwanee and made payable to “Life is good Kids Foundation.”
Our own DeWayne Davis will be competing for the title of World’s Greatest Backyard Athlete, so come out to cheer him on in the competition and help him raise money for this very worthy cause.
Many volunteers are needed in order to make this event successful. Please consider helping out!
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Suwanee Town Center Park Hosts Star94 FM Petapalooza
May 12th, 2008 Categories: Suwanee Events, Suwanee Fun Stuff
The park will be filled with pets of all sizes and shapes on Saturday, May 17th beginning at noon as Star 94 FM brings the annual Petapalooza - Pet Party in the Park. Bring your dog and prepare to meet hundreds of other pet owners in the park for a great day of fun. If you don’t have a dog, but love animals, music, food or fun; then you’ll have a great time too. In past years, this event has drawn in people from all over Gwinnett and the surrounding areas for a great afternoon of pet and people watching along with fun activities for kids, pet competitions and demonstrations, great food, great music and the joy of being in the park. Don’t let the dogs have all the fun. Come and enjoy one of Suwanee’s favorite park events with all your friends and family. For more information you can visit Star 94 FM and the City of Suwanee websites.
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Suwanee Neighborhood Improvements to be Discussed for Eva Kennedy Road
May 6th, 2008 Categories: Suwanee Events, Suwanee Real Estate
In keeping with Suwanee’s strong desire to improve the quality of life within our communities and keep the community involved, there will be a public meeting on Thursday, May 8th from 4-7 PM at the Suwanee Crossroads Center, 323 Buford Hwy to discuss possible improvements to Eva Kennedy Road.
The project under consideration includes an area from Stonecypher Road to near the Brushy Creek subdivision. Work will include some sidewalk replacement on the south side of the roadway also adding curbs and gutters, as well as oval landscaped islands to reduce traffic speeds through the area. This is an important neighborhood area blending the new and old of Suwanee from the nearby historic Main Street old town merging into the progressive new neighborhoods like the Brushy Creek subdivision. This area readily feeds out to the main thoroughfares of Suwanee Dam Road and Peachtree Industrial, and yet it maintains a quiet, secluded atmosphere, hidden from the busy hustle of the nearby retail shops and restaurants. This project will help to maintain this quiet, secluded feeling while improving the basic street amenities and enhancing the overall appeal.
No schedule has been confirmed but the work is expected to begin before the end of the year. City officials will discuss the project during Thursday’s meeting.
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Suwanee Calendar of Events for Summer 2008
May 3rd, 2008 Categories: Calendar, Suwanee Events
Latest lisitng of events: (www.suwanee.com )
Art on a Limb - Suwanee Greenway Trails - Throughout the month of May
Jazz Concert at Town Center Park - Friday, May 2nd at 7PM (www.1075wjzz.com)
Star 94 FM, Petapalooza, Pet Party at Town Center Park - Saturday, May 17th at Noon (www.star94.com/promotions/)
Gwinnet Daily Post, Memorial Weekend Concert at Town Center Park - Friday, May 23rd at 7PM
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Music & Fun at Suwanee Town Center Park Starts Now!!!
May 3rd, 2008 Categories: Suwanee Events, Suwanee Fun Stuff
May officially kicks off all the great activities that make Suwanee and especially Town Center Park such a great place to Play Hard, Live Well and Smile More. The fun begins tonight (Friday, 5/2/08) with the 107.5 WJZZ Smooth Jazz in park concert featuring Bob Baldwin’s style of jazzy, hip urban vibe with a strong presence of contemporary and mainstream jazz (www.bobbaldwin.com and www.newurbanjazz.com ). Also featuring from Atlanta, soprano saxophonist , Jeff Sparks. This concert is the first of the 2008 summer Smooth Jazz Concert Series for free jazz at Town Center Park on the first Friday of each month through October. Bring picnics, blankets, and low-back chairs to these free concerts at Town Center Park. Food, beer, and wine will be available for purchase. No outside alcoholic beverages may be brought into Town Center Park.
Look for more information at www.suwanee.com and www.1075wjzz.com ).
In addition to the great concerts in the park, the month of May is filled with other events including the start of the Saturday morning Farmer’s Market at Suwanee Town Center Park every Saturday, “Art on a Limb” all along the Suwanee Greenway trails throughout May, “Petapalooza, Star 94’s “pet party in the park” on May 17th and the Memorial Weekend concert on May 23rd.
Enjoy the summer in Suwanee……..Play Hard, Live Well, Smile More
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Diamond Dwellings™ Realty launches “SuwaneeDwellings.com”
April 18th, 2008 Categories: Atlanta Real Estate, Diamond Dwellings, Gwinnett County, Suwanee Events, Suwanee Fun Stuff, Suwanee Real Estate
Diamond Dwellings™ Realty was founded in 2006, right up the road in Dacula, Ga.
Now we’re bringing our unique brand of internet-focused real estate marketing to Suwanee because we’ve come to LOVE the lifestyle here! If you want to buy or sell real estate, we want to put our experience and our passion for this city to work for you!
We’re hiring agents now for our Suwanee Dwellings market, so call us now at 678.279.4700 or send email to matt@diamonddwellings.com
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