Community Events
May 28, 2010 - Beka Gochiashvili, young Georgian Jazz musician concert in Atlanta
Beka Gochiashvili will have a concert on Friday, May 28th at 8 pm at the Rialto Center of Arts in Atlanta. We hope you can join us and help celebrate this amazing young Georgian talent, Beka Gochiashvili. He is just 14 years old, was born in Tbilisi, Georgia and is the youngest winner of 2009 Montreux Jazz Piano Competition. Beka now lives in New York, studies at the Juilliard School and already performs at famous jazz clubs.
World’s jazz legends, music critics, club owners, promoters and most importantly, large audiences, highly praise Beka Goschiashvili’s extraordinary piano talents.
He will be accompanied by Rachiim Ausar-Sahu on bass and Mark Johnson on drums, both jazz professors at Brooklyn Conservatory. Beka Gochiashvili Trio will appear with a brand new program at Rialto Center.
For more information regarding tickets please visit: https://tickets.rialtocenter.org/Public/show.asp
June-July 2010 - Georgians To Participate in the Atlanta International Soccer Fest 2010
With the leadership of John Hall, the Honorary Consul to the country of Georgia, and sponsorship from Hall Booth Smith & Slover, P.C. local Georgian soccer team will participate for the first time in the Atlanta International Soccer Fest 2010.
This month-long string of events will provide a platform for soccer enthusiasts in Atlanta to celebrate the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ games. The initiative is spearheaded by members of the South African-American Chamber of Commerce, the German American Chamber of Commerce of the South, the Atlanta Committee for SOS Children’s Villages USA, the World Trade Center Atlanta, Georgia Soccer, as well as members of numerous business, cultural, and sports organizations in the region.
Proceeds will be donated to SOS Children’s Villages USA, and SOS’ emergency relief efforts in Haiti. SOS Children’s Villages is the largest international non-profit dedicated to building homes and families for orphaned and neglected children. SOS currently operates in 500 SOS Villages in 132 countries, in addition to numerous medical centers, schools, and community strengthening programs. For more info visit: www.sos-usa.org.
If you would like to participate in games please email Nina Tickaradze at ninat@hbss.net.
September 19th - Taste of Georgia
Georgian Community together with Atlanta-Tbilisi Sister City Committee is organizing 2nd Annual "Taste of Georgia" fundraiser to raise funds for the victims of Russian aggression in the summer of 2008. The honorary guest of this years fundraiser will be the First Lady of Country of Georgia, Sandra Roelofs Saakashvili. Everybody is welcome to join us on Saturday, September 19th at 6:30 PM.
Please RSVP to: nina@atscc.org
November 7 - 14 - Delegation from the country of Georgia
Tbilisi Sister City Committee (ATSCC) in conjunction with National Peace Foundation will host a delegation from the country of Georgia on November 7 - 14, 2009. The delegation will include 5 Legal professionals and one facilitator. The delegation will be housed by the volunteers of ATSCC and will visit local law schools, observe trials, visit law firms and Atlanta attractions.