Oconee County, GA Politics

Please attend the screening of this amazing documentary at the Sanctuary located at 2nd and Barnett Shoals in Watkinsville Saturday at 7:00 pm and consider eating at Kumquat Mae restaurant before hand as they are donating 10% of the proceeds to the Team 6 of Athens Dancing with the Stars. This film is about the infancy of aerial performances in the Northeast Georgia area, especially Elberton. This is a fascinating look back at the barnstorming days post World War II. This film was shot by Matt Gennaro with help from Grady Thrasher whose father is the rather fascinating focus of this film about an airplane mounted on top of a car and the shows around the Southeast. The funds raised go toward Project Safe in the name of Dave Shearon and Elissa Bacso of Team 6. They will be competing in the latest competition of Dancing with the Athens Stars April 1st at the Classic Center against the likes of Barbara Dooley, Bob Smith, and many others.

Subject: 2 Fun Film Events in Athens and Watkinsville! PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ALL OF YOUR EMAIL LISTS...  0ver the next couple weeks y'all have 2 great opportunities to do 2 great things in two great counties.   Coming To A Theater Near You, FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES: First, the amazing fun and entertaining, locally 'grown', Athens/Oconee born and bread documentary film "The World's Smallest Airport" will be shown. Second is the great opportunity: All proceeds of the film benefit the beyond amazing PROJECT SAFE.  See attached. First, the film: written, produced, directed by Oconee's own Grady Thrasher (yes, the same wildly successful writer of the Tim and Sally children's book series) and Matt DeGennaro.  Without giving away too much, the Smallest Airport was in Elberton, Athens and everywhere in between.  You see, the airport was the top of Grady's family car.  His father, a pilot returning after WWII, created a flying circus w...