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SUWANEE ANNOUNCES 2010 COMMUNITY EVENTS

By | February 16, 2010 | Parks | No comments

Paddle in the Park Suwanee

The City of Suwanee, along with several media partners and private organizations, has put together a 2010 community event schedule that features concerts, festivals, movies, races, and more at a variety of venues that include most of the City’s parks as well as the Suwanee Gateway and historic Old Town.

The City kicks off the fun at Town Center Park with the 106.7 True Oldies Birthday Bash featuring Beatles tribute band, The Return, on April 10. In addition to traditional favorites, such as Suwanee Day, the Memorial Day Weekend concert, Taste of Suwanee, and Star 94’s Woofstock (formerly Petapalooza), several new events are scheduled this year: a fine arts festival in May, Great American Campout at Sims Lake Park, and a privately organized book festival and international food and beer festival.

Visit www.suwanee.com/whatsnew.events.php to see the full 2010 City of Suwanee event calendar.

Concert 2009

Get it in the Gateway
March 22- 27  Suwanee Gateway

Community Sunrise Service*
April 4 – 6:30 am  Town Center Park
For more information, call 770/945-1524.

106.7 True Oldies Birthday Bash
Featuring The Return
April 10 – 3 pm  Town Center Park

Cross Pointe Family Fun Day*
April 17 – 10 am  Town Center Park
For more information, call 678/812-4500.

International Food & Beer Festival*
April 24 – 11 am  Town Center Park
For more information, call 678/713-4348.

Toast @ Town Center
April 29 – 5 pm Town Center

Art on a Limb
Daily through the month of May
Suwanee Creek Greenway & Sims Lake Park

Blimpie Road Race*
May 1 – 8 am  Town Center Park
For more information, call 678/234-4195.

National Day of Prayer*
May 6 – 6 pm  Town Center Park
For more information, call 770/945-1524.

Suwanee Night of Jazz*
May 7 – 6:30 pm  Town Center Park
For more information, call 678/473-6272.

Majic 107.5 Concert
May 8 – 3 pm  Town Center Park

Star 94 Woofstock
May 15 – noon  Town Center Park

Arts in the Park
May 22 – noon  Town Center Park

Toast @ Town Center
May 27 – 5 pm  Town Center

Gwinnett Daily Post Memorial Weekend Concert
Featuring Fort McPherson Army Ground Forces Band
May 28 – 7 pm  Town Center Park

Harvest Farm Community Garden Grand Opening Celebration
June 19 – 1 pm White Street Park

Cinema Under the Stars*
June 19 – 7 pm  Town Center Park
For more information, call 678/714-2036.

Toast @ Town Center
June 24 – 5 pm  Town Center

Great American Campout
June 26 – 6 pm (overnight)  Sims Lake Park

Cinema Under the Stars*
July 10 – 7 pm Town Center Park
For more information, call 770/945-1524.

Toast @ Town Center
July 29 – 5 pm  Town Center

Suwanee Performing Arts Presentation
July 30 & 31 – 5 pm Town Center Park

Ying & Wing Festival & Concert
August 14 – 3 pm Town Center Park

B at the Movies
August 21 – 8 pm  Town Center Park

Toast @ Town Center
August 26 – 5 pm  Town Center

Suwanee Festival of Books*
August 28 & 29  Town Center Park
For more information, call 678/232-6156.

Suwanee Day 5K & 10K Classic
Sept. 11 – 8 am  Town Center Park
For more information, call 770/614-6140.

Suwanee Day
Sept. 18 – 10 am-10 pm  Town Center Park

Second Annual Korean Festival*
Sept. 25 & 26 – noon  Town Center Park
For more information, call 770/203-1888.

Paddle in the Park
Sept. 25 & 26 – noon-5 pm
Sims Lake Park

Toast @ Town Center
Sept. 30 – 5 pm Town Center

Celebrate Service*
Oct. 2 – 8 am  Town Center Park
For more information, call 770/614-9250.

Festa della Pasta
Oct. 15 – 6 pm  Historic Old Town

Taste of Suwanee*
Oct. 16 – noon Town Center Park
For more information, call 770/831-3159.

Paddle in the Park
Sept. 23 & 24 – noon-5 pm  Sims Lake Park

Toast @ Town Center
Oct. 28 – 5 pm  Town Center

Trek or Treat
Oct. 30 – 11 am  Suwanee Creek Park

Skylar’s Run and Health Fair*
Nov. 6 – 8 am  Town Center Park
For more information, call 678/234-4195.

Old Town Holiday Festival and Caboose Lighting
Dec. 3 – 6:30 pm  Historic Old Town

Christmas in the Park*
Dec. 10-12 – 5:30 pm Town Center Park
For more information, call 770/945-1524.

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More fresh, more often at 2010 Farmers Market at Suwanee’s Town Center Park

By | February 16, 2010 | Family Events | No comments

Suwanee's Farmers Market

Lovers of fresh produce, colorful flowers, and delicious baked goods can double their pleasure this year at the Suwanee Farmers Market. In addition to its traditional Saturday morning hours, the Suwanee market also will be open Tuesday evenings.

“Our farmers are excited to be able to offer fresh produce twice a week through the Suwanee market,” says Events Coordinator Amy Doherty. “Now, those residents who enjoy sleeping in on the weekend have a chance to enjoy fresh, in-season produce, too, on Tuesday evenings.”

The Suwanee Farmers Market will be open at Town Center Park from 8 am-noon Saturdays and 4-7 pm Tuesdays May 1 – October 12.

Nearly two dozen vendors participate in the Suwanee Farmers Market each week, offering in-season produce, herbs and plants, free-range meat and eggs, baked goods, and jams and jellies.

Guidelines and applications for those interested in being part of the 2010 Farmers Market are now available. Applications will not be accepted until the annual farmers market meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, March 29, at Suwanee City Hall, 330 Town Center Avenue.

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Suwanee Day at Town Center Park

By | September 15, 2009 | Family Events, Featured | No comments

Suwanee Day

Suwanee Day

The 2009 Suwanee Day celebration on Saturday, September 19, will serve up all those things that people love most about the festival – the food, arts and crafts, fun stuff for the kids, and all-day entertainment – along with a couple new twists and about 50 very special guests. The 26th annual festival will be held from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. at Town Center Park.

Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion 69th Armor Division (2-69 AR) at Fort Benning will serve as honorary parade grand marshals and as Suwanee Day’s special guests.

2009 Suwanee Day Festival Schedule
Free shuttle transportation from off-site parking begins 9 am
Parade 10 am
Arts & crafts exhibitors 10 am -
5 pm
Old Town trolley tours 11 am -
5 pm
Inflatable rides, children’s activities 10 am -
7:30 pm
Free entertainment 11 am -
10 pm
Blessid Union of Souls 8 pm
Fireworks
 9:45 pm
Free shuttle transportation to off-site parking ends 10:30 pm

Two groups at Suwanee Day will offer unique ways in which to enjoy the festival. The Old Town Merchants Association is providing free trolley rides between Town Center and historic Old Town. And, as a fundraiser, the Suwanee Arts Partnership has gathered several pieces created and donated by local artists that will be offered through a drawing at its Suwanee Day booth.

Admission to Suwanee Day is free, but please bring a canned good or two to donate to the North Gwinnett Food Co-op. An all-day armband for the children’s inflatables area is $10; a small additional fee will be charged for other children’s rides.

Visit www.suwaneeday.com for more information, including the entertainment line-up, list of exhibitors, off-site parking locations, roads to be closed during the parade, free shuttle transportation schedule, and much more!

Sourced from Suwanee.com

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Suwanee Day Classic 5K and 10K Races in September

By | July 12, 2009 | 5k & 10K Races, Family Events | No comments

Suwanee Day Classic 2008

Suwanee Day Classic 2008

Run, Suwanee, Run

Runners in the 9th annual Suwanee Day Classic, scheduled for Saturday, September 12, have their choice of two routes. Participants may choose from a 5K route through historic Old Town or a 10K course along the Suwanee Creek Greenway.

Both races begin and end at Town Center Park, located at the intersection of Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road and Buford Highway. The 10K begins at 8 a.m., with 5K runners taking off at 8:30 a.m.

The 2009 Suwanee Day Classic, which will be held the week before the annual Suwanee Day festival on September 19, is organized by BodyPlex Fitness Adventure with sponsorship support from Optimum Health and Suwanee Family Dentistry.

All runners who register by September 5 are guaranteed a race t-shirt; runners who register later will receive t-shirts while supplies last. The entry fee is $18 if received by September 5, and $20 thereafter. Race-day registration begins at 6:30 a.m. at Town Center Park.

A downloadable registration form as well as a link to online registration is available at www.suwaneeday.com/race.html.

Awards will be given to approximately 70 individuals in various age groups as well as to runners ages 12 and under who complete the course.

On your mark…get set…run, Suwanee!

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Suwanee’s Big Backyard Bash

By | March 31, 2009 | Family Events | No comments

Suwanee’s Big Backyard Bash, an April 25 interactive, “fun-raising”event to benefit the Gwinnett County United Way, will pit the area¹s biggest-hearted backyard athletes against one another, offer wacky interactive play opportunities, and provide information about area summer camps.

The fun begins at noon with wacky games like horseshoes with toilet lids, oversized Twister, and basketball with rubber chickens. The World’s Greatest Backyard Athlete competition starts at 1 p.m. Contestants will raise at least $250 each, which will be donated to the Gwinnett County United Way to support children who may not be able to afford summer camps. Applications are available at www.suwanee.com.

[The City of Suwanee invites local summer camps to participate in this event, to be held at Town Center Park. Participating camps will have the opportunity to share information about their programs and coordinate one of the wacky games available (think giant Tic-Tac-Toe or Twister or playing horseshoes with toilet lids). For more information, contact Suwanee Events Coordinator Amy Doherty at adoherty@suwanee.com or 770/945-8996.]

Carrying the interactive theme through the evening entertainment, the headline performer is a karaoke band. From 6-8 p.m., Metalsome will be your own personal back-up band. Participation is limited; pre-registration will be available a the event. See a schedule for all 2009 events.

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