Recently I took my daughter to one of our favorite department stores for a little summer clothes shopping. While she browsed in the juniors department, I made my way to the ladies section. What I saw stopped me in my tracks - shelf after shelf of clothes strewn about and in a big jumbled mess. Not a pretty sight. It was worse than I have seen after a Black Friday sale.

Readers of this blog know that our Visitors Services Manager, Mark Jurgensen, is the person responsible for posting here, and he comes up with all the content.  However, I thought I would take advantage of the time while Mark is away on a short vacation (he published a post yesterday before he left) to express my appreciation for all he does at Andalusia.  After a few months of volunteering for the Foundation, Mark began his employment here in October, 2009.  I cannot express how grateful I was and am to the Foundation Board of Directors for making the move to hire Mark as a part-time staff member.  A fairly new reader of Flannery O'Connor when he was hired, Mark completely immersed himself into the author's world, carefully studying her fiction and extensively exploring criticism of her work.  He spent months going over materials I provided for him, and he read the most recent biography of O'Connor by Brad Gooch twice.&n... Read More

Milledgeville Main Street/ Downtown Development Authority and the Farmers’ Market Committee will be having entertainment at least once a month this season. Join us Tuesday, April 9th from 4:00 to 7:00pm to buy from local vendors with local grown and handmade items also enjoy tunes from the band Analog Reunion. The committee is dedicated to improving the market and making it more enjoyable for customers and vendors alike.

Analog Reunion is a Middle GA based band with influences ranging from Rock to R&B. The band performs cover songs such as classic songs from The Allman Brothers, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, and The Beatles. The band also writes originals showing off their artistic side. Analog Reunion offers the area something unique and different as the music appeals to all ages.