Community Events

Evans Market is a weekly Saturday market made up of local artisans, farmers, producers, and vendors. The Market will be held in the Market (1005 Market St.) in Evans on Saturdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the spring and fall.   

The Spring Evans Market kicks off on Saturday, March 15, and will continue through June 28. (There will be no Evans Market on Saturday, April 12 or Saturday, April 19.) 

Always a great time! Big C and the High Cotton House Band lead the monthly open blues jam.

$15 general admission at the door, free for jamming musicians.

Doors open at 6:30.

Advanced Firearm Training for pistol and rifle includes safety information, goal setting, skill building and practical shooting challenges.

For the class, participants need a serviceable handgun:

• Pistol or revolver - .45 ACP or below - with a sturdy side holster. No shoulder pocket holsters.
• A serviceable rifle/carbine - .308 Winchester or below (AR/AK/SKS or other authorized platforms).
• A minimum of 3 magazines for each firearm with magazine pouches/carriers
• 150 rounds of rifle ammunition
• 100 rounds of pistol ammunition

Ammunition is available for purchase on site. Since this training class is all day, participants are encouraged to bring their lunch.

Registration is $75 per person and closes 10 days before the class date.

To register online, visit https://webtrac.mwr.army.mil/webtrac103/wbwsc/gordonrectrac.wsc/wbsplash.html?wbsi=d57e0d2c-33ea-fabd-d014-f50b0043426d or call 706-791-5078.

If you would like to attend and do not have gate access, please visit https://pass.aie.army.mil/steps/branch_selection to request a pass online.

Visit the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art from Jan. 25-June 28 for their Special Exhibition From Tears to the Sea and Other Works, featuring Alexandra Huynh.

More details to follow.  Please call or visit their website for the most up-to-date information on this and other events hosted by the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art.

The Steffen Thomas Museum of Art is open Tuesday-Saturday, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Georgia's Official Musical Theatre, Peach State Summer Theatre presents three musicals in rotating repertory each summer.

The PSST company consists of theatre artists from across the country, including some with a Valdosta State University affiliation.

Summer 2025 is the 36th season of professional musical theatre produced by Valdosta State University.

The 2025 season will present "A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline," "Little Shop of Horrors" and "The Wizard of Oz."

We welcome your children to join us for Vacation Bible School 2025!

We will meet from 6-8:30 p.m. on June 23-26 and celebrate with an ice cream social on the last night at 8 p.m.

This year, we will explore how earth, wind, fire and water relate to stories in the Bible and enjoy a variety of games, crafts, activities and music!

Please call or email the church office at (770) 948-5429 or office@lithiaspringsmethodist.org to reserve your spot.

Visit the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art from Jan. 25-June 28 for their Special Exhibition From Tears to the Sea and Other Works, featuring Alexandra Huynh.

More details to follow.  Please call or visit their website for the most up-to-date information on this and other events hosted by the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art.

The Steffen Thomas Museum of Art is open Tuesday-Saturday, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

We welcome your children to join us for Vacation Bible School 2025!

We will meet from 6-8:30 p.m. on June 23-26 and celebrate with an ice cream social on the last night at 8 p.m.

This year, we will explore how earth, wind, fire and water relate to stories in the Bible and enjoy a variety of games, crafts, activities and music!

Please call or email the church office at (770) 948-5429 or office@lithiaspringsmethodist.org to reserve your spot.

Visit the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art from Jan. 25-June 28 for their Special Exhibition From Tears to the Sea and Other Works, featuring Alexandra Huynh.

More details to follow.  Please call or visit their website for the most up-to-date information on this and other events hosted by the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art.

The Steffen Thomas Museum of Art is open Tuesday-Saturday, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Developed in collaboration with the Georgia Writers Museum, the upcoming will feature the art of painter Raven Waters, potter Senora Lynch (Haliwa-Saponi Tribe) and Steffen Thomas.

This environmentally-focused exhibition will explore, with artists and writers and audience, our place in the natural world: do we exist as a part of nature? Or outside of nature, experiencing the environment as a tourist or a consumer?

The title is a play on the internet phrase “touch grass” or “go touch some grass” that is said as a criticism to someone that they have been online too much and are disconnected from reality/the real world.

The museum is open Tuesday-Friday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
 

We welcome your children to join us for Vacation Bible School 2025!

We will meet from 6-8:30 p.m. on June 23-26 and celebrate with an ice cream social on the last night at 8 p.m.

This year, we will explore how earth, wind, fire and water relate to stories in the Bible and enjoy a variety of games, crafts, activities and music!

Please call or email the church office at (770) 948-5429 or office@lithiaspringsmethodist.org to reserve your spot.

Visit the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art from Jan. 25-June 28 for their Special Exhibition From Tears to the Sea and Other Works, featuring Alexandra Huynh.

More details to follow.  Please call or visit their website for the most up-to-date information on this and other events hosted by the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art.

The Steffen Thomas Museum of Art is open Tuesday-Saturday, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Developed in collaboration with the Georgia Writers Museum, the upcoming will feature the art of painter Raven Waters, potter Senora Lynch (Haliwa-Saponi Tribe) and Steffen Thomas.

This environmentally-focused exhibition will explore, with artists and writers and audience, our place in the natural world: do we exist as a part of nature? Or outside of nature, experiencing the environment as a tourist or a consumer?

The title is a play on the internet phrase “touch grass” or “go touch some grass” that is said as a criticism to someone that they have been online too much and are disconnected from reality/the real world.

The museum is open Tuesday-Friday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
 

We welcome your children to join us for Vacation Bible School 2025!

We will meet from 6-8:30 p.m. on June 23-26 and celebrate with an ice cream social on the last night at 8 p.m.

This year, we will explore how earth, wind, fire and water relate to stories in the Bible and enjoy a variety of games, crafts, activities and music!

Please call or email the church office at (770) 948-5429 or office@lithiaspringsmethodist.org to reserve your spot.

Visit the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art from Jan. 25-June 28 for their Special Exhibition From Tears to the Sea and Other Works, featuring Alexandra Huynh.

More details to follow.  Please call or visit their website for the most up-to-date information on this and other events hosted by the Steffen Thomas Museum of Art.

The Steffen Thomas Museum of Art is open Tuesday-Saturday, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Developed in collaboration with the Georgia Writers Museum, the upcoming will feature the art of painter Raven Waters, potter Senora Lynch (Haliwa-Saponi Tribe) and Steffen Thomas.

This environmentally-focused exhibition will explore, with artists and writers and audience, our place in the natural world: do we exist as a part of nature? Or outside of nature, experiencing the environment as a tourist or a consumer?

The title is a play on the internet phrase “touch grass” or “go touch some grass” that is said as a criticism to someone that they have been online too much and are disconnected from reality/the real world.

The museum is open Tuesday-Friday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
 

Ever wonder what the animals are up to as the sun goes down?

Join us after-hours and discover Zoo Atlanta in a whole new light on this guided tour offering fun and learning for the whole family!

Participate in the adventure as we explore the Zoo using wildlife research technologies while discovering what the animals do when the humans are away.

On this unique tour, you’ll have the chance to:

• Get hands-on with some of the technology used to study animals in zoos and in the wild.
• Explore with Forward Looking InfraRed (FLIR) technology, trail cameras, night-vision scopes, radio telemetry, and Passive Integrated Transponders (PITs).
• Learn from our Zoo Educators how these tools are used by humans to better understand and protect wildlife.

Don’t miss this opportunity for a wild evening adventure and an inside look at the science behind animal conservation!

2025 Dates:
May 16
May 30
June 27

Time: 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. 

Member Cost: $22/person (children 2 and under are free)  

Non-Member Cost: $27/person (children 2 and under are free)  

Age Range: Program is open to all ages, but activities are geared to children ages 6+. Children under 3 are free. All children must be accompanied by a paying adult.

No creature looms larger over the savanna than the African elephant, and you’ll agree when you come face-to-trunk with one at Zoo Atlanta! Meet Tara or Kelly while learning why they are such important ambassadors for their species.

During this Wild Encounter experience, you will learn about elephants with a Zoo Educator before heading behind the scenes to meet up with members of the Elephant Care Team and find out more about elephant care at the Zoo. Of course, no Elephant Wild Encounter would be complete without the opportunity to hand-feed one of the “girls” an afternoon snack.

• Meet at the Zambezi Elephant Center 15 minutes before the Wild Encounter. 
• Please note that availability is limited for all Wild Encounters.

Days Available: Sunday, Monday, Friday and Saturday at 2 p.m. 

Member Cost: $117 | Non-Member Cost: $130 + Zoo admission

Age Range: 4 and up

We can’t plan a trip to Madagascar for you, but we can help you meet one of its most iconic native species. Experience our Lemur Wild Encounter!

Meet and feed some of the amazing primates that make the island of Madagascar one of Earth’s richest and most dynamic natural ecosystems, and learn what you can do to help one of the most endangered groups of mammals on the planet.  

• Meet outside the entrance to The Living Treehouse 15 minutes before the Wild Encounter.
• Please note that availability is limited for all Wild Encounters. 

Days Available: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 11 a.m. beginning March 28

Member Cost: $41 | Non-Member Cost: $45 + Zoo admission

Age Range: 4 and up

We welcome you to the wild world of warthogs! Come explore what it takes to care for these charismatic creatures and their neighbors in the African Savanna.  

Do warthogs really have warts? Get an up-close look and see! Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at Zoo Atlanta’s African Savanna and give the warthogs a favorite treat. You’ll also meet members of the Zoo’s Animal Care Team and find out what goes into the care of warthogs and other savanna animals.

• Meet outside the warthog habitat near the SweetWater Beer Garden 15 minutes (at 12:45) before the Wild Encounter to check in.
• Please note that availability is limited for all Wild Encounters.
• This encounter is not ADA accessible.
• All guests must wear closed-toed shoes on this encounter.

Days Available: Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday at 1 p.m. beginning March 29

Member Cost: $41 | Non-Member Cost: $45 + Zoo admission

Age Range: 4 and up