Bonita Kelemen will be instructing the classes. She is an IIQTC Certified instructor. Her classes and practice program have been designed under the guidance of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi and Dr. Roger Jahnke. She is also certified by the Supreme Science Qigong Association and Dr. Paul Lam, Tai Chi for Health Institute. Tai Chi is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for its health and longevity benefits. Today, Tai Chi has spread worldwide. A multitude of training forms exits, both traditional and modern, being especially known for being practiced with slow movements.

New night for Classes will be every Thursday at 6:00. $10 for each class or $100 for 12 classes.

For more information contact:

Bonita Kelemen * [email protected]

706-245-4308 or FCP at 706-599-1834

The Franklin Community Players announced they are holding sign-ups for the new area talent competition, NORTHEAST GEORGIA’S GOT TALENT. The show will have three categories, including voice, dance and variety. For the voice category only, there are two age groups, 12 and under and 13 and up. The competition is open to solo, duet, group and family acts. A $200 grand prize is offered.

The competition will take place at the Lavonia Cultural Center. The first contest is Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 7 pm and the second show is Saturday, February 23rd at 7 pm. Finalists from the first two nights will face off in the finals on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 7 pm. Finalists are encouraged to prepare a different number for the March 16th show.

Limited slots are available for entries. People interested in participating can register by telephone at (706) 491-9374 from 10 am to 4 pm, starting Thursday, December 27, 2018. There is a $10 entry fee per act, due upon registration. All entertainment must be family-friendly.

Contestants will be limited to a four-minute performance and two-minute transition between acts. Limited microphones are available for the Cultural Center’s sound system. The performer must provide any desired accompaniment on a USB flash drive no later than one week prior to the show. A dress rehearsal is scheduled the evening prior to each of the three shows at 6 pm at the Lavonia Cultural Center.

Tickets for the shows are $7 and go on sale on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 by calling (706) 491-9374. Please check the Franklin Community Players’ Facebook page for additional details.

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     The Franklin Community Players announces TWO MINUTES TILL CURTAIN.  The hilarious and innovative original comedy with music TWO MINUTES TILL CURTAIN, written and directed by Franklin Community Players’ president emeritus, Valicia Miller, is coming to the Lavonia Cultural Center for four performances only, Friday, March 8 through Sunday, March 10, 2019.

     TWO MINUTES TILL CURTAIN features a cast of about twenty local actors/singers and utilizes a show-within-a-show structure. The first act takes place backstage immediately prior to the curtain going up on a live production. It follows the conversations of three groups of actors as they are preparing to take the stage, including a number of adults bantering back and forth, a discussion among a group of teenage actors and even talks between several child actors. The second act portrays the show itself, a vaudeville-style production featuring Broadway standards, including Give My Regards to Broadway, On Broadway, Make “Em Laugh and more.

     For more information, call (706) 491-9374 or visit www.franklincommunityplayers.com. The Lavonia Cultural Center is located at 12005 Augusta Road.

     The Franklin Community Players announces a concert to be held on January 26, 2019 at 7 pm.  The groups are Lawton and Jeremy & Victoria.

     For more information, call (706) 491-9374 or visit www.franklincommunityplayers.com. The Lavonia Cultural Center is located at 12005 Augusta Road.