The do’s and don’ts of genealogy, plus some entertaining anecdotes from digging around in his own family’s past, is what Decatur genealogist Kenneth Thomas brought to the table – actually, the podium – at last Sunday’s quarterly Sunday-at-the-Museum lecture.

Authors often get stuck in the revision process. They recognize their manuscript needs work but are unsure of what’s wrong. So, they fiddle with comma placement, delete a few words here, add different ones there, and still don’t feel like they’ve significantly improved their literary product.

Despite the threat of rain, many hungry people took to the fields of The Farm last Saturday for the 2nd annual BBQ Festival, which benefits the Pete Nance Boys and Girls Club of Greensboro.

Greensboro’s Lake Country Chorus (LCC) presented “On Broadway” last Thursday at Festival Hall, which was packed to capacity. Tony award-winning songs dating from the 1940s to the present were the order of the evening under the baton of vocal director Cathy (Cat) Williamson.

MAGallery in downtown Madison will open its third special exhibition of the year this Friday, “Finding Light,” featuring the ethereal works of Southwest Georgia artist Dana Johns.

In Queen of Exiles, Vanessa Riley presents her readers with the full and dramatic life of Marie-Louise Christophe, Haiti’s first and only queen.

The Thillen Education Foundation, in collaboration with Greene College & Career Academy, revealed the latest recipients of its Dave Dollar Awards during its quarterly reception on Tuesday, April 16. The event, hosted at the Greene College & Career Academy, brought together career coaches, parents, family members, friends, and school staff to commend students for their exceptional efforts during the past quarter.

More than 600 people attended “A Songwriters’ Night” at Briar Patch Farm on April 20. The event benefitted the local non-profit organization Neighbors Helping Neighbors (NHN), which raised thousands of dollars to continue its mission in Greene and Putnam counties.

The Artisans Village Guild hosted its 8th annual Eatonton One Day Paint Out on Saturday. Two award-winning plein air artists, Shane McDonald and Celeste McCollough, opened the day by teaching two sold-out workshops, one in a beautiful garden of the historic Hancock home in Eatonton and the other in an interesting historic alleyway in town.

The 25th annual Greene County Livestock Association and Greene Country 4H Pro Rodeo appeared at the Greene County AG Expo Center Apr. 26-27 on Weldon Smith Drive in Greensboro.