GwinnettForum | Number 25.68 | Sept. 2, 2025
BEE TIME: The current exhibit at the Norcross Gallery and Studio is called “Bees to Trees.” Photographer Jacques Murphy “Butterfly’s Stoop” makes a perfect illustration.This exhibit continues through Sept. 27. There will be a reception on Sunday, Sept. 7, 4-6 p.m. All are invited to come and enjoy the creativity of non-professional and professional photography artists displaying their unique views of the city.
TODAY’S FOCUS: Michener promoted to lead Gateway85 CID
EEB PERSPECTIVE: Another former Gwinnett city councilman has died
SPOTLIGHT: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood, LLC
ANOTHER VIEW: Is our country closer to a dictatorship?
FEEDBACK: Great trip out West ends with unexpected pleasure
UPCOMING: Veterans’ Hall of Fame seeks funds for ROTC Scholarships
NOTABLE: Gwinnett Ga. State grad helps solve problem at airport
RECOMMENDED: The World Is My Home, by James A. Michener
OBITUARY: R. Gerald Kersey
GEORGIA TIDBIT: Atlanta College of Art, now SCAD, dates from 1905
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you figure out this photo from its roof line?
CALENDAR: Snellville Commerce Club today to hear Superior Court judge
Michener promoted to lead Gateway85 CID
By Carter Brown
NORCROSS, Ga. | The Gateway85 Community Improvement District (CID) board of directors voted during its August meeting to name Robert Michener as executive director.
Michener, who has served as interim since July, brings 17 years of dedicated service to the CID and a proven record of advancing projects that improve mobility, safety and economic growth across the district. Gateway85 represents more than 550 property owners and $1.7 billion in commercial property value, making it one of the largest and most active CIDs in Georgia.
As executive director, he will oversee the CID’s strategic direction, manage its $4 million annual budget and lead initiatives focused on improving traffic flow, enhancing public safety, supporting redevelopment and strengthening economic competitiveness.
Michener first joined Gateway85 as an administrative assistant and has steadily advanced through roles of increasing responsibility. Before he was named interim executive director, he served as director of operations, where he managed day-to-day project implementation and oversaw initiatives that improved transportation infrastructure, enhanced public safety and advanced beautification and redevelopment efforts across the district.
Shiv Aggarwal, chairman of the Gateway85 CID board of directors, says: “Robert’s passion for Gateway85 CID and the success he has delivered made him the clear choice to lead us into the future. He has the experience and vision to continue delivering results that strengthen the district and support our property and business owners.”
Gateway85 will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2026.
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Another former Gwinnett city councilman has died
By Elliott Brack
Editor and publisher, GwinnettForum
SEPT. 2, 2025 | People who have served our county in an elected capacity continue to pass away.
Another former Gwinnett city councilman has died. Terry Bowie, 77, who served in 2006-07 on the Norcross City Council, died unexpectedly at his home on Aug. 26. His wife, Janice, had died earlier this year on April 18. According to his wishes, there will be no funeral, and his body was cremated.
Terry was a retired General Motors employee, and always drove GM vehicles. He and his wife resided in a home on Sunset Drive. The United States flag on his flag pole was at half mast there last week.
We last saw Terry about two weeks ago when walking our dog in the early morning. He and a friend were riding electric bicycles in our neighborhood. He stopped and we had a nice talk. It was always interesting to talk to Terry, since he could discuss a wide range of topics.
Among his survivors are retired Chief Warrant Officer-3 Carter Bowie of Peachtree Corners, and a daughter, Terri Ridgeway.
Crowell Brothers Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Terry Bowie: 1948-2025: May you rest in peace.
In Walton County, listen and you can hear political rumblings. Seems its Republican county commission passed a tax increase with the action at the virtual speed of light, and immediately sent out tax bills.
A news release from detractors sent this week led with the following: “Returning to the front steps of the historic courthouse in Walton County, Georgia, local citizens participating in the all-volunteer group Walton in Action are now directly challenging Walton County Commission Chairman David Thompson with a new demand: ‘Resign or Recall.”
“This public event on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at 5 p.m. announces the next phase of Walton in Action’s grassroots fight sparked by the Walton County Commission’s tax grab, a 19.55 percent increase in property millage rate. Citizens will then enter the courthouse to attend the 6 p.m. commission meeting, where many have pre-registered to speak during the Public Comment period.”
As one Walton Countian said, “I thought it was supposed to be the Democrats that were the tax-and-spend party!”
On national television last Friday, Georgia Tech beat Colorado, 27-20, and may have set the tone this year for their opponents: try to stop Tech’s running sweeps, but don’t forget that Haynes King can beat you up the middle.
King ran for 156 yards in 19 carries, and scored all three Tech touchdowns to start the season with a bang.
Add to that: Tech’s defense may be as vaunted as the offense is, as they fell behind early, but bottled up Colorado for much of the first half, and held on toward the end.
All in all: we hope this shows that it’s going to be fun again to watch the Yellow Jackets play football this year.
Two ladies reporting for work showed two different ways to care for customers.
About 9 a.m. one day last week, a 30-year-old woman parked her SUV in the parking slot nearest her work place, and walked about 30 steps to begin her day.
A few minutes later, in a nearby location, another similar-aged woman parked her vehicle in a slot about 125 feet from her store entrance, and walked all the way to her store.
The parking lots are free. You can park anywhere. But you tell me: which was thinking of their customers?
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Is our country closer to a dictatorship?
“It was a violent insurrection for the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a legitimately certified election from one administration to the next.” – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (2-8-22)
By Jack Bernard, contributing columnist
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. | Former U.S. Senate Leader Mitch McConnell made the above statement, yet failed to support the removal of Trump, who instigated this insurrection on Jan. 6 , 2021.
In February 2021, a two-thirds majority of senators was needed (67) to convict Trump of the above crime. But 43 GOP Senators, including McConnell, refused to vote “guilty” — resulting in Trump being acquitted.
Carl Bernstein of Watergate fame compared Trump to infamous U.S. Sen. Joe McCarthy. McCarthy was prominent during the Cold War period, when the USA was swept by anti-communist hysteria. McCarthy played on these feelings, appealing to the frightened masses, especially the GOP base.
In 1950, McCarthy attacked the State Department for supposedly being “infested by Communists,” falsely claiming he had a list of over 200 traitors. Over the next few years, he hurled more unfounded charges, yet he never produced that ‘list.’ In 1953, the Republican-controlled Senate made McCarthy chair of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of Governmental Operations. McCarthy then accused the Democrats of “20 years of treason.”
However, in 1954 televised hearings, he decided to question the patriotism of the U.S. Army. McCarthy was subsequently recognized as an aggressive, demeaning bully and bigot who slandered innocent people. After public sentiment grew very negative, Ike pushed GOP leaders to act. McCarthy was finally called to account for his actions by the Senate, which voted to censure him.
McCarthy’s smear tactics ruined the lives of hundreds of innocent everyday Americans, including civil servants and elected officials. For four years, he was supported by GOP leadership who knew he was totally wrong … but was afraid to anger their base.
McCarthy’s chief counsel and right hand was the despicable but brilliant attorney, Roy Cohn. Years later, Cohn was young Donald Trump’s mentor, teaching him an attack strategy, that of ‘barely legal, unethical, never retreat, take no prisoners.’ The parallels between Trump and McCarthy are obvious.
But McCarthy was only a senator. We now have a president using many of the same tactics. After one State of the Union address, Trump even accused Democrats of being ‘un-American’ and ‘treasonous’ for failing to enthusiastically applaud him.
Trump has designated the ‘deep state’ as one primary foe. The CIA and FBI committed the unpardonable sin of honestly investigating how the Russians influenced our 2016 presidential election … including who within the Trump campaign colluded with that hostile nation against us.
With no GOP opposition to his tactics, Trump is now hitting below the belt with his investigation of former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan, civil servants merely doing their job trying to protect our nation from foreign espionage.
Per Trump: ‘they’re crooked as hell and maybe they have to pay a price for that.’
And, he has gotten his Department of Justice to go after conservative John Bolton, his former national security advisor who is now a critic.
Trump is a totalitarian bully who has little regard for democracy and separation of powers. All of us, Republicans as well as Democrats and independents, must protest Trump’s authoritarian behavior. We must pressure GOP leaders to open their eyes to this overbearing bully.
We Americans are better than this.
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Great trip out West ends with unexpected pleasure
Editor, the Forum:
My wife, Molly, and I have visited all 50 states. Often when I had business or church conferences in various parts of the country, Molly would accompany me and we would add on several days to drive and visit somewhere new.
Our favorite state was Utah with its many national parks, e.g., Canyonlands and Arches. After a conference in Seattle we drove down to view Crater Lake. In visiting the last six states we had not seen, we had an unexpected treat.
On our way home we stopped in Memphis and found our hotel was only a block over from Beale Street. We walked over to B. B. King’s Club and entered to have an early dinner. We were sitting at a table near the stage when out came B. B. King to sing and play his guitar. It was a great way to end that trip.
– John Titus, Peachtree Corners
Finds he has learned to enjoy digital AJC
Editor, the Forum:
Yes, I am also saddened but not surprised to learn of the planned demise of the printed AJC to this internet world. I have been reading it daily as part of my breakfast and coffee routine for most of my 78 years.
However, years ago I made the transition from the paper editions to the digital image editions on my mobile devices. I think that you will make the transition as easily as I did. Best wishes.
– Al Swint, Tucker
Introduced grandchildren to comics in AJC
Editor, the Forum:
Oh, how I will miss the print edition of the AJC at breakfast! I introduced the Sunday comics to my grandchildren and they loved them! One grandchild even started drawing her own comics.
I have read the paper online, but it isn’t quite the same!
– Gloria James, Lawrenceville
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Veterans’ Hall of Fame seeks funds for scholarships
Help the Georgia Military Veterans’ Hall of Fame, Inc. (GMVHOF) raise funds for the GMVHOF ROTC Scholarship Program. The mission of this program is to help prepare future leaders for America. This annual one-time $4,000 scholarship is awarded to outstanding Georgia High School Senior JROTC Cadets, who will be attending a four-year university or college within the state of Georgia and are also enrolled in that institution’s ROTC Program.
Since the GMVHOF ROTC Scholarship Program began in 2020, a total of 64 scholarships have been awarded, equaling a grand total of $256,000. These 64 ROTC Cadets have attended or are currently attending 11 different Georgia Colleges and Universities.
The GMVHOF was created in 2013 to annually induct 15 Georgia Military Veterans into America’s premier military veterans’ hall of fame. Once the Class of 2025 is inducted this coming November, a total of 206 Georgia Veterans will have been inducted. Their Framed Citations and Photos are on permanent display on the first floor of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. For more information about the GMVHOF and to review all that has been accomplished so far, visit the website at: gmvhof.com.
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Lilburn one of few cities to have pet memorial bridge
The City of Lilburn plans to transform its spur bridge on the Camp Creek Greenway Trail at Lilburn City Park into a pet memorial bridge.
Lilburn City Park is known amongst locals as a place of new beginnings, community and connection. Many animals, whether lost or abandoned, are often found in Lilburn City Park by compassionate community members who give these animals another chance at life. It is to become one of the few pet memorial bridges in the United States.
City staff were invited to submit name suggestions and Lily’s Bridge was selected as the new name for the bridge. Lily was one of the animals found at Lilburn City Park. She was rescued and named in honor of the park, which was her safe haven.
The City of Lilburn would like to welcome visitors to attach a memento of their pet on the bridge in honor of its completion.
Gwinnett Ga. State grad helps solve problem at airport
Every week thousands of Gwinnett residents use Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. But most don’t know a Lawrenceville resident recently helped rebrand an airport amenity.
In autumn 2024, as Ngoc Vu completed her undergraduate studies at Georgia State University, she participated in a Robinson College of Business program to gain real-world experience.
Through GSU’s Panthers Accelerated Career Experience (PACE) program, Vu was on a team challenged to solve a problem: Alleviate airport traffic congestion. With team focus directed to a space named the “cell phone lot,” airport officials asked PACE students to research options encouraging drivers to avoid parking on the highway shoulder.
As the PACE team CFO, Vu said they met with the airport contact to frame research, which focused on observing driver behaviors then surveying over 230 participants on knowledge and use of passenger pickup options.
Vu says: “We scouted the airport to observe behaviors and ask questions. We also spoke with drivers, which helped us determine the wide misunderstanding of the cell phone lot’s purpose.”
The result: Vu and her PACE peers recommended a simple name change from “cell phone lot” to “Park & Wait.” And starting May 29, airport leaders officially renamed and unveiled signage for the “Park & Wait” lot, with the change made to improve passenger experience while reducing highway congestion, serving as a safe alternative to illegally parking on the Interstate shoulder, avoiding potential fines of over $500.
Park & Wait is available west of ATL’s Domestic Terminal at 1920 Autoport Drive in College Park.
Tyronia Smith, senior deputy general manager of revenue development and management for the airport, says: “The new Park & Wait name more clearly communicates the lot’s purpose as a free, short-term parking alternative for drivers waiting on arriving passengers. We’re grateful to the GSU students [whose research] inspired this renaming.”
Vu graduated from GSU in December and now works as a data administrator in Duluth;
She was one of seven undergrads who played a role in Park & Wait’s creation.
The World Is My Home, by James A. Michener
From John Titus, Peachtree Corners: Michener doesn’t present his life chronologically, but by subjects, e.g., Tour (his time in the Navy in WWII), Travel, People, Politics, Ideas, Wealth and Meanings. We learn of Michener’s reaction to all of his experiences. His youth is spent in deprivation, but surrounded by love. Along the way we meet those who influenced him the most: his mother, other family members, mentors, friends and professional colleagues. In a chapter entitled Best-Sellers, he presents the first page of his novel Caribbean and how it changes through succeeding edits. He explains why his two favorite saints are Paul and James. What emerged for me was an extremely bright, open-minded and generous man with an unerring moral compass, who succeeded by hard work, diligence, good fortune and acceptance of his life as it was. If you want to know more about Michener, the person, this is the book for you. The full title is The World Is My Home: A Memoir.
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R. Gerald Kersey
Robert Gerald Kersey, known as Gerald, passed away on August 15, 2025, in Lawrenceville, at the age of 90. Born on February 24, 1935, in Washington D.C., Gerald spent his early years in Silver Spring, Md. before his family moved to Georgia. There he spent the remainder of his life filled with devotion to his Lord, his family and those around him; to serving others, and to community engagement through his church.
Gerald received a Bachelor of Arts from Mercer University followed by a Master of Divinity from Candler School of Theology at Emory University. His academic pursuits laid a strong foundation for his lifelong commitment to pastoral work and counseling. Gerald’s career was marked by his dedication to serving as a bi-vocational pastor at various churches across Middle Georgia. He resigned from pastoring to go into private practice as a Pastoral Counselor through which he touched and impacted many lives. In his early adult life, he also spearheaded significant projects, including developing a program focused on addressing alcoholism while working at the Vocational Rehabilitation of Georgia in the 1960s.
Beyond his professional life, Gerald was deeply involved in his community of faith. After resigning as pastor from Towaliga Baptist Church, he, with his family, joined the First Baptist Church of Avondale Estates, where he served in various capacities for over 42 years including teaching the co-ed Freedom Class all 42 of those years. He spent the last nearly 20 years of his life as a member of Lawrenceville First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), contributing to discussions during Sunday School and presenting thought-provoking communion meditations.
Gerald had a friendly, loving, and welcoming nature that was evident to all who knew him. In his later years he cherished his daily walks and conversations with neighbors, family and friends. He was a man of many interests, including being an avid reader and a proponent for healthy eating and exercise. He also enjoyed carpentry and was always eager to learn and to connect with others. He enjoyed playing board games with his family when everyone was together, especially enjoying the many sidebar conversations. Gerald enjoyed life and being connected to others.
He is survived by his son, Dr. David Kersey (Shari) of Asheville, N.C.; daughter, Lori McCane (Ron) of Jacksonville, Fla.; grandchildren, Josh Castleberry, Cheryl Davis (Jacob) and Andrew Kersey; great-grandchildren, Aiden Castleberry, Halley Castleberry, and Ann Davis; along with many nephews, nieces, and his sister-in-law, Helen Ellis. Gerald was preceded in death by his wife of nearly 57 years, Ann E. Kersey; son, Alan Kersey; parents, Thomas and Laura Kersey; and sister, Charlotte Fitzgerald.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, September 28, at 2:30 p.m. at Lawrenceville First Christian Church, 3495 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville, with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Gerald’s memory can be made to Lawrenceville First Christian Church at the same address or to The Fuller Center for Housing, Box 523, Americus, Ga. 31709-9923.
Atlanta College of Art, part of SCAD, dates from 1905
The Atlanta College of Art (ACA), founded in 1905, was a four-year accredited private art college in the city until 2006, when it was absorbed by the Atlanta campus of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). ACA was located in the Woodruff Arts Center, a multiuse art complex composed of the High Museum of Art, the Alliance Theater, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Midtown Atlanta.
In 1905 an art school and museum, later to become the Atlanta College of Art and the High Museum of Art, were formed as an outgrowth of the Atlanta Art Association. Ben Shute, a young alumnus of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, came to teach at ACA in 1928. The art school was accredited in 1949 and incorporated into the Woodruff Arts Center in 1963.
Notable graduates include Radcliffe Bailey (mixed media), Maia Kayser (computer animator), Lynn Marshall-Linnemeier (photography/painting), Maurice Novembre (animator), and Kara Walker (mixed media). ARTicles, an annual journal published by the college, focused on alumni news as well as general information about the college and its exhibitions. The ACA library’s holdings included more than 25,000 books, 180 periodicals, and 90,000 slides, as well as a rare books collection and an artists’ book collection.
The ACA Gallery, located in the Woodruff Arts Center, continues to be open to the public at no charge; ongoing shows rotate between faculty and student, and international, national, regional, and local artists. Nationally acclaimed artists who have exhibited at the ACA Gallery include Layla Ali and Whang Inkie.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree was offered in 12 specialized disciplines, including communication design, drawing, electronic arts, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. Student activities included internships, volunteer opportunities, clubs, and student government. In fall 2003, there were more than 350 full-time students and more than 75 faculty.
Atlanta College of Art, with the support of the Fulton County Arts Council, the Georgia Council for the Arts, and the city of Atlanta’s Office of Cultural Affairs, also administered and housed the Georgia Artists Registry, a collection of images and information about 600 Georgia artists. Membership in the Georgia Artists Registry, administered today by SCAD, is free, and acceptance is based upon slide review.
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Can you figure out this photo from its roof line?
A photographer had to climb high to get this angle of a building roof. It’s not just a point-and-shoot photo. See if you can figure out where this photograph was taken. Send your thoughts to ebrack2@gmail.com and include your hometown.
Stewart Ogilvie, Rehobeth, Ala., recognized the most recent mystery. “It’s the Pierside Hotel in Santa Monica, Calif., which inspires an easy come, easy go kind of getaway, where you can travel from bed to beach in a heartbeat. Located just steps from the famed Santa Monica Pier, this hotel is the perfect place to stay if you want a day of wild rides or laidback beach relaxing.
“You can spot the mural by American contemporary artist and activist, Shepard Fairey facing west towards the Santa Monica Pier. This cultural mosaic of Santa Monica features a woman representing strength and positivity, framed by a Pacific Ocean Park amusement park ticket from the 1950s, and nods to the skater/surfer history of the ‘Dog Town’ days of Santa Monica from the 1970s.” The photo came from Paige Havens of Hoschton.
Others getting this mystery correct included George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas, who offered this: “The Santa Monica Pier is actually two piers in one. The first, the Municipal Pier, opened in 1909 as the West Coast’s first concrete pier and was built to carry sewage pipes safely into the ocean. Seven years later, Charles I.D. Looff (1852–1918), a carousel builder from Denmark, added the Pleasure Pier in 1916, transforming the shoreline into a destination for amusement park rides, carnival games, street performers, restaurants, and food carts. It is an incredibly popular destination, drawing roughly 11 to 14 million visitors annually.”
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Snellville Commerce Club today to hear Superior Court judge
Superior Court Judge Tracie Cason will be the speaker at the Snellville Commerce Club meeting and luncheon at noon on September 2 at Snellville City Hall. She has been on the court since 2018. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia, and got her law degree from Baylor University.
Join New York Times bestselling author Kyra Davis Lurie as she discusses her new novel, The Great Mann, a poignant retelling of The Great Gatsby. This will be on September 3 at 6 p.m. at the Hooper-Renwick Branch Library in Lawrenceville. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Norcross PDC (People Drinking Coffee) meets Wednesdays from 8:15 a.m. to 9 a.m. at 45 South Cafe to discuss current events that are political, educational and community-focused. Speaking on September 3 will be Chuck Warbington, city manager of Lawrenceville. No dues or membership fees; anyone may attend.
Georgia’s Historical Recipes is the subject and Valerie J. Frey will speak on September 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Collins Hill Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library. Frey will discuss her book, Georgia’s Historical Recipes, an exploration of Georgia’s culinary heritage and how it connects us to our present tastes. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Citizenship Clinic: Invest in your future by applying for United States citizenship. Pre-registration is required to attend the workshop. This citizenship clinic will be September 6 at 11 a.m. at the Norcross Branch of Gwinnett Public Library. Visit the library to register.
The Atlanta British Car Fayre returns to Norcross on September 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This annual celebration of classic cars, motorcycles and all things British takes place in downtown Norcross and will feature over 400 vehicles, as well as British-themed food, drinks and products. Live music from Brit-rock tribute bands will keep you dancing and entertained throughout the day. Admission is free.
Join award-winning author Kosoko Jackson as he discusses his new horror novel, The Macabre, a story about dark art, a family curse, a handsome agent of the British museum, and a painter who can tell the future through his paint. He will speak on September 10 at 7 p.m. at the Duluth Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Three mayors will speak at the Southwest Gwinnett Chamber’s Thursday Thought Leaders event on September 11 at the Atlanta Hilton Northeast in Peachtree at 11:30 a.m. On the panel will be Mayors Lois Salter of Berkeley Lake, Craig Newton of Norcross and Mike Mason of Peachtree Corners. Register now to reserve your seat. Lunch buffet is included.
Film Screening: Becoming Jane will take place at the Collins Hill Branch Library on September 12 at 3 p.m. Join the group for an afternoon movie and popcorn, celebrating the 250th birthday anniversary of Jane Austen.
Rock the Park will close out the summer event series in Lilburn. It will be on Saturday, September 13 starting at 7 p.m. Attendees are invited to bring chairs, blankets, coolers and snacks, while food trucks will be nearby. Opening act Little Hopes will take the stage at 7 p.m. to showcase their take on Americana country-rock music.
Lionheart Theatre in Norcross will present Radio TBS, Trailer Park Broadcasting Scandals by Mark Landon Smith from September 12-25. Times are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 and Sunday at 2 p.m. Call for tickets at 404 919 4022.
Water conservation: Learn practical ways to conserve water while landscaping and gardening. This program will be presented September 16 at 6 p.m. at the Suwanee Branch of Gwinnett County Public Library.
Gwinnett’s first Literary Arts Festival will take place Saturday, September 20 at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse. Local authors, artists, and other vendors are being sought for this showcase of talent and artistry! The event will take place outdoors on the Square in downtown Lawrenceville from 3 to 7 p.m. Contact the county at 770-822-5450 if you have any questions or would like more information regarding this event.
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