Katie Deal:Holly Dolly Christmas A Friends of the Ritz Fundraiser

139 Doyle Street,Toccoa GA 30577

10 December, 2021

Description

Celebrate the spirit of Dolly Parton and her music for the holiday season. Friends of the Ritz, Inc is hosting their first fundraiser of the 2021-2022 Season by bringing award-winning entertainer, Katie Deal to the Historic Ritz Theatre. Katie has performed to sold out houses across the US and Canada. A Gainesville, Georgia-born artist and a Piedmont alumna, Katie is best known for her authentic country sound. She is the 2016 recipient of the Georgia Country Artist of the Year Award and an honored member of the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame. As a recording artist and singer-songwriter, Katie has written and/or performed with top Nashville songwriters: Bruce Burch (Reba McEntire), Amanda Colleen Williams (Garth Brooks), Brandon Bush (Sugarland) and John Driskell Hopkins (Zac Brown Band). She has opened shows for country legends John Conlee, Sammy Kershaw, Collin Raye, B.J. Thomas, and Country Family Reunion (Bill Anderson, Jeannie Seely, T.G. Sheppard). Katie has performed with country icon, Loretta Lynn and is also a frequent guest vocalist with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra. Katie and her band were selected to be the featured entertainment for GPB's Gala Event honoring Brenda Lee in 2019.  THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM  began in 1990 to facilitate the revitalization of downtown Toccoa. The Mission Statement of Main Street Toccoa is to improve Toccoa’s quality of life by strengthening downtown’s role as the community’s heart. The Vision Statement of Main Street Toccoa is: Toccoa Main Street is a nonprofit organization formed to make the downtown district the economic and cultural center of the community. The overall objective is to improve the viability and appearence of the downtown district and to stimulate long-term reinvestment through business recruitment and retention, all within the context of historic preservation. Main Street Toccoa has been accredited by the National Trust for Historic Preservation since 1999.Recent honors include the 2009 Great American Main Street Top Ten Semi-finalist from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the 2008 Excellence in Downtown Development Award from the Georgia Downtown Association, and the 2009 Excellence in Rehabilitation Award from the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation. Main Street Toccoa's Ritz Theatre was recently awarded the coveted 2017 Chairman's Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation by the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation for renovation work done at the Historic Ritz Theatre.Toccoa’s Program is based on the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s recommended four-point approach to downtown redevelopment within the context of historic preservation.