Dahlonega – February 28, 2009 – April 11, 2009

In Dahlonega, you’ll discover many of the traditional foods grown and prepared in the Appalachian region, from leather britches to apple stack cake.  If you visit the historic Smith House for lunch, you’ll find old-fashioned fried chicken and sides, and you’ll be served family-style.  Dahlonega’s food is also influenced by Cherokee traditions, and more recently, great Mexican restaurants, such as Pueblo’s, have popped up in the region.  Dahlonega became closely associated with gold after the first discoveries there between 1828-1829. The town’s name, derived from the Cherokees, translates to the “color of gold.” 

 

Exhibit Hosts:Appalachian Studies Center
Dr. Alice Sampson, project director
avsampson@ngcsu.edu
706-864-1540

Exhibit Location: Library Technology Center
Thompson Circle
North Georgia College & State University
Dahlonega, GA 30597
http://www.ngcsu.edu

706-854-1520 or toll-free 886-597-0002

Exhibit Hours (College Library Hours):Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m.-11:00 p.m.
Friday 7:30 a.m. -5:00 p.m.
Saturday 11:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.
Sunday 2:00 -11:00 p.m.

Exhibit Also Features:

TBD

Dahlonega Food:

The Smith House
824 S. Chestatee St., Dahlonega
(706)867-7000

Danny's Restaurant
1203 S. Chestatee St, Dahlonega
(706)864-5890

Pueblo’s Mexican Restaurant
82 East Main St., Dahlonega
(706)867-8628

Wagon Wheel Restaurant

1108 Grove St N., Dahlonega

(706) 864-6677

Dahlonega Events

February 27, 2009 – Exhibit opening with John T. Edge , director of the Southern Foodways Alliance. North Georgia College and State University “Hoag Auditorium”, 7 p.m.

 

February 28 – Ribbon cutting, reception and tour- North Georgia College and University Library Technology Center, Noon

March 2-7 – Table manners display and Book Read- Lumpkin County Library

March 4 – Key Ingredients Book Read and Feed - Revival Garden Organic Produce, 6 p.m.

March 7 – Family Recipes Scrapbooking Class- Two Sisters Cards and Gifts, 6 p.m.

March 12 – Formal Tea -hosted by Dahlonega Women's Club at Dahlonega Community House, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.

March 14 – Celtic cooking class - Lumpkin County High School, 10 a.m.

 

March 21 –Jams and Jellies Demonstration - Lumpkin County High School, 10 a.m.

March 24 – Focus on Food – exhibit opening reception, NGCSU Fine Arts Gallery

 

March 26-April 23- Folks and Food: From Feast to Famine art exhibit at Hoag Student Center, Hal B. Rhodes III Gallery, NGCSU

March 28 – Jappalachian cooking class – Lumpkin County High School

 

March 28 – Seed Swap and Talk - Hancock Park,11 a.m.

April 1- Edible Book Exhibit- North Georgia College and State University Technology Center

 

April 3- Cherokee Cooking Demonstration- by the NE Georgia History Center at the NGSU Continuing Education Center, 10a.m.

 

April 8- Book Read and Feed, a Community Read, Cedar Hill Enrichment Center, 6 p.m.

April 9- Smith House Family History and Celebration- Smith House Restaurant ($20), 6 p.m.

 

April 11 – Closing Event: Joe Dabney, Smokehouse Ham, Spoonbread, Scuppernong Wine: The Folklore and Art of Southern Appalachian Cooking- North Georgia College and State University Technology Center, 11 a.m.