Jim Pankey, left, and Shelby Satterfield will perform Saturday, March 12, in Chatsworth City Park. The concert is an early step in a visioning project that could bring a small band shell or covered stage to the park.If you go
› What: Concert in the Park with Jim Pankey and Shelby Satterfield.› When: 4 p.m. Saturday, March 12.› Where: City Park, Second Avenue (behind City Hall), Chatsworth, Ga.› Admission: Free.› Website: www.murray-arts.com (click on Events).
A free concert Saturday, March 12, in Chatsworth City Park could be a preview of coming attractions for the North Georgia community.
Two home-grown talents – bluegrass master Jim Pankey and rising star Shelby Satterfield – will take the stage in support of an arts and culture project officials in Murray County are looking to expand on.
Chatsworth is one of eight communities chosen for the 2016 Thriving Communities Initiative, a visioning strategy for economic and cultural development that is engaging people from across a 16-county region in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. The initiative is overseen by Thrive 2055, a network of businesses, local governments and nonprofit organizations.
The eight communities have been tasked with creating projects that use the town’s unique art and culture to bring vibrancy to their communities. To fund the projects, each community is eligible for grants of up to $20,000 through the Lyndhurst Foundation.