Greetings from The Smith House Staff!

As a cherished member of our Smith House Family, we would like to offer you an appreciation gift: a monthly calendar from our “My Appalachia: The Smith House Experience” series of area photographs.

At left is a photo representation of our July calendar, an Appalachian butterfly, perched on a local butterfly bush. To download the calendar to your computer, simply click on the image at left, or click here and a PDF file will appear. You can then select to print, or download your free “My Appalachia: The Smith House Experience” calendar.

For the best quality print for you calendar, use photo paper and set your printer on its highest quality color print setting.

A word about our “My Appalachia: The Smith House Experience” calendar series: Our calendars are being produced exclusively for us by local resident, Dallas Kinney. Kinney has a long history in communications as a writer, photojournalist, director of graphic arts, and editor, for the Miami Herald, Palm Beach Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, and numerous magazines and organizations.

He studied with the icon of nature photography, Ansel Adams, and is the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for his photojournalism series: “Migration to Misery.” Kinney's area photographs, which constitute the “My Appalachia: The Smith House Experience” series, will be most visible to you during your next visit to The Smith House.

Should you wish to own a print of the photograph on our July “My Appalachia: The Smith House Experience” calendar, an 11x17 giclee print, suitable for framing and signed by Dallas Kinney, is available for $150.00, plus shipping and handling. The transaction can be completed by calling 800-852-9577 and ask to purchase the “Appalachian Butterfly” print.

Adobe's Acrobat Reader is needed to open the file for printing. It should be resident on your computer, if not it can be downloaded for free at: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.

Below are few of the activities which are a hop-skip-and-a-jump from our front porch, in July:

Dahlonega 4th of July Celebration

Date: July 4, 2008

Event Description

An annual old fashioned family type Fourth of July celebration. Fun for the whole family all day on the Historic town square followed by one of North Georgia's most impressive fireworks shows.

Americana Celebration Art Show and Sale at Olde Cannery Art Center

Date: July 5, 2008 - August 3, 2008
Time: 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Event Description

Americana Celebration Art Show and Sale at the Olde Cannery Art Center featuring original artwork and gift shop featuring local area artists.

The Historic Holly Theater Presents: BIG RIVER

Date: July 10, 2008 - July 13, 2008
Event Description

Twain's timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. Their adventures along the way are hilarious, suspenseful and heartwarming, bringing to life your favorite characters from the novel-the Widow Douglas and her stern sister, Miss Watson; the uproarious King and Duke, who may or may not be as harmless as they seem; Huck's partner in crime, Tom Sawyer, and their rowdy gang of pals; Huck's drunken father, the sinister Pap Finn; the lovely Mary Jane Wilkes and her trusting family. Propelled by an award winning score from Roger Miller, the king of country music, this jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical

To discover other area activities that The Smith House will be in-the-very-center off click on this link: http://www.chambermaster.com/directory/events.jsp?ccid=69

See you next month!