LOCAL PROFILE: Georgia's Country Music Scene
ATLANTA – According to the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, "country music is a perennial Southern favorite in Atlanta and it won't disappoint". The music, which has its roots in the south, is known as a blend of, both, traditional and popular music. The country music genre gained widespread popularity around the mid-1900's as music known as "hillbilly" or old-time music began to decline. Hillbilly music was a genre of music native to the people of the Ozarks. The music was usually played on acoustic instrument like a guitar or a banjo.
Over the years, old-time music changed however most of the lyrical content and instrumentation stayed the same. As it evolved, the arrangement of instruments grew to include the electronic keyboard, drums, the bass, fiddle and the harmonica.
The Ken Ford Foundation Honored as Trailblazing 21st Century Leaders
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Thursday, June 9th, 2011, 7:27am
The DeKalb Technical College Foundation (DTCF) is kicking off its second "Investing in Dreams" Gala, on Friday, June 10, 2011 at the newly-constructed, state-of-the-art, DeKalb Technical College Conference Center, located at 495 North Indian Creek Drive in Clarkston, Georgia. This event is created to pay tribute to selected individuals and organizations that are making significant contributions to education and impact in their surrounding communities.
Electric Violinist Ken Ford and the six-member board of directors of The Ken Ford Foundation is one of the seven recipients of the 2011 Investing in Dreams Award. The Foundation is being honored for its contributions to promote education and music advocacy in our communities and schools through their community projects.
14th Annual Father's Day Friday Golf Tournament to Benefit DeKalb Legislative Community Cabinet
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011, 9:52am
Dekalb County -- Stan Watson, Super District 7 Commissioner will host the 14th Annual Father's Day Friday Golf Tournament on Friday, June 17, 2011.
The purpose of the golf tournament will support the goal to raise $10,000 this year to benefit the citizens of DeKalb County through the DeKalb Legislative Community Cabinet.
25 teams are expected to participate. The golf tournament will be held at the Sugar Creek Golf Course located at 2706 Bouldercrest Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30316.
Registration begins at 8:00A.M. with a Shot-gun start at 9:00A.M.
For those of you who are avid golf players or would like to help support our efforts, there are still spaces available for participants and teams. For registration or sponsorship information, please contact Dewey McClain, Tournament Director at 770-925-3201
An Atlanta's Music icon called Don Juan R. Ramírez-Hernández
Thursday, May 26th, 2011, 10:39pm
Mexican Music composer Juan R. Ramírez-Hernández is an icon in the classical music and especially in Atlanta where he is a violinist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, founder of the Atlanta Virtuosi Foundation, Inc. and the Buckhead Youth Orchestra, and conductor of the Atlanta Community Symphony Orchestra, began his study of music in Mexico. At age 14, he began studying with Henryk Szeryng, and continued as Szeryng became his principal mentor in Mexico, the U.S. and Europe.
Jesse Walton, Jr., CFP®, Honored as New Member of 100 Black Men of Atlanta
Submitted by Judith Fouts
ATLANTA (May 12, 2011) Jesse Walton, Jr., was inducted as a new member of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta Inc. (100) organization on May 10, 2011at an evening pinning ceremony. The elegant event was held at Atlanta Journal-Constitution's headquarters. 100 is a coalition of some of Atlanta's most influential men organized to empower Atlanta's challenged communities. Together they channel educational and economic resources toward these communities' students and future leaders.
Walton, a Financial Advisor and Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Alpharetta, is an active community volunteer.
Commissioner receives go-ahead to create DeKalb Film Commission
Thursday, May 12th, 2011, 9:00am
DeKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- DeKalb County Commissioner Stan Watson recently received unanimous approval by his peers to launch the DeKalb Film Commission.
The DeKalb Film Commission will serve as the county's single point of contact for anyone interested in filming in DeKalb.
"DeKalb County has been named by the Georgia Film Industry as a Georgia Camera Ready County, and we are looking to embellish this designation," Watson said. "Strengthening DeKalb County's ties to the film industry will provide an economic development tool and potentially increase the county's tax revenues."
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The film industry had an economic impact of over $1 billion in Georgia in 2010.