Tom Brantley and Missionary Ridge will present an evening of bluegrass music at the Allen's Market Building on Friday, May 2 at 7:30 pm. Tickets for the performance are $10.00 each and can be purchased at the Marlor House, 201 North Wayne Street in Milledgeville from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday or online at Allied Arts website, www.milledgevillealliedarts.com. The Allen’s Market Building is located at 101 West McIntosh Street in downtown Milledgeville.

Tom Brantley and Missionary Ridge is a middle Tennessee based band and has been together for 5 years. They play a variety of venues including festivals, fairs, concerts, churches. They have performed as guests on Sutton's Ole Time Music Hour and have released their first CD, titled "A Beautiful Home", which is named after a song Tom T. Hall wrote. The CD is also on Tom T. Hall’s label, Blue Circle Records.

Allied Arts will sponsor a watercolor workshop for adults Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 9:00 am. to 4:00 pm. in the Allen's Market Building, 101 West McIntosh Street, Milledgeville. The registration fee for this workshop is $65.00. Early registration is recommended as space is limited. To register, obtain additional information or a supply list, call Allied Arts at 478.452.3950 or visit www.milledgevillealliedarts.com .

Dana Wiggins will lead students through watercolor painting media. Students will complete paintings of an evening sky, a midday sky, a snow scene and a seascape. Beginners will learn a variety of techniques which will include layering, saving whites, controlling edges, and adding depth for an introduction to the possibilities of the medium.

A group of community leaders and business people are bringing 'show time' to Milledgeville.

The city will play host to the first Milledgeville Film Festival, a three-day event kicking off at 6 p.m. April 25 at the Magnolia Ballroom on Hancock Street.

Some of the guests include Stevie Lynn Jones, co-star of the hit TV drama "Crisis," and a director, cinematographer and actor from the new film "Young Americans," according to a news release from festival organizers.

The festival will also feature a red carpet walk, formal dinner, a keynote address by actress Stevie Lynn Jones, and the East Coast premiere of "Young Americans," followed by a Q and A session with the film's creators.

Matthew Withers and Alexandra Bartee, actors in the 2014 film, "Endless Love," will host the gala as well as the Q-and-A session.