The Sautee Nacoochee Center in Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia is hosting the 6th annual Sautee Jamboree on September 23 and 24, 2011. This 2 day music festival will feature many bands with diverse talents, some making their debut and some who are back for repeat performances. Headlining the event will be Wet Willie who is most famous for their song “Keep on Smilin’”, a hit that reached #10 on the Billboard charts in 1974.

Bands performing in the festival are:

WET WILLIE
SOL DRIVEN TRAIN
MICHELLE MALONE
LARKIN POE
THE MOSIER BROTHERS
SHOVELS AND ROPE
LEFTY WILLIAMS
DAVIN McCOY
AMERICAN ANODYNE
INSONNIA
HOMEGROWN REVIVAL
CARLY GIBSON

Free primitive camping will be available on site. Campers may start setting up on Friday, September 23 at 12 Noon.

Free parking for the event will be limited, however, there will be plenty of parking around the site for $5 per car.

Bring blankets and lawn chairs for the show. There will be plenty of food and drink available for sale. No coolers will be allowed inside the venue.

Tickets are $46 per person, $40 per person for SNCA members. The box office opens at 5 PM on Friday, September 23 and again Saturday morning, September 24 at 10 AM. For more information, call 706-878-3300.

Unicoi State Park in Helen, Georgia is taking you back to a simpler time with the Folk Life Festival on July 29 and 30, 2011. Begin the celebration of the good ol’ days on Friday evening at 8 PM with live Appalachian Mountain music. There will be mountain crafts like butter churning and candle dipping along with family games of egg tosses and sack races. Saturday evening brings an old fashioned square dance to conclude the celebration. 

There is a $5 parking fee. For more information, call 800-573-9659 ext. 305.

Unicoi State Park is located at:
1788 Highway 356
Helen, GA