On Saturday, June 6 at 6:00 pm, the Sautee Nacoochee Center in White County will hold its inaugural Georgia Mountains Vintage Affair. The event features tapas dishes paired with specially chosen wines, and music by jazz guitarist Kip Dockery. Attendees can buy raffle tickets, with prizes awarded that night, and also bid on silent auction packages, featuring wine, art, and “adventure” according to event volunteer Alice Stapleton.
The event is a fund raiser for two non-profit charities in the Sautee Nacoochee area, Stapleton said. The Community Helping Hands Clinic provides medical services to those in the community “who do not have health insurance and are suffering from chronic conditions.” The other charity is the Sautee Nacoochee Center itself. Hamilton Schwartz, involved as a volunteer with the center since 1983, said the center “provides enrichment to the lives of individuals of all ages every day.” Through art, dance and exercise classes, and through youth programs, art galleries, history museums and a number of other programs, the center reaches far beyond Sautee Nacoochee to carry out its vision, he said. The vision is “to nurture creativity and to preserve and protect the beloved resources of the Sautee and Nacoochee valleys and the surrounding area,” he added.
The Georgia Mountains Vintage Affair begins at 6:00 on Saturday, and tickets for the event are $75.00. For tickets, call 706-878-3300. For detailed descriptions of the event, view the web site www.GeorgiaMountainsVintageAffair.org.
