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Activities, times and locations are subject to change. Adventure Challenge
Teens (13-18) Monday and Friday, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Adults (19 and up) Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to noon
Learn teamwork, leadership, trust and communication skills while having fun on Callaway’s certified Ropes Course. All American Cookout
Robin Lake Beach Food Pavilion Saturday, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Enjoy an evening with camp counselors and other “adventurers” while enjoying all-American fare. Entertainment provided. Aquacise
Cottage Pool Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Arts & Crafts for Adults
Laurel Hall Open Classes: Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Time required to complete each craft varies. No new crafts start after 2:30 p.m. Arts & Crafts for Adults: Free Day
Laurel Hall Monday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Make a picture frame magnet for your refrigerator. Draw your own design or use our designs and stamps, then embellish with glass paints, markers, paper collage, dried flowers, etc. No room for magnets? It can be glued to a night light instead. One per adult present. For ages 18 and up. Arts & Crafts for Adults: Guest’s Choice! $$
Laurel Hall Tuesday through Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Fee: Varies according to project.
Includes glass painting picture frames & votives; wooden projects for painting, woodburning & collage; and Callaway themed t-shirts, sun visors & tote bags to be painted with markers. Arts & Crafts for Adults: Jewelry Design Workshop $$
Azalea Hall Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Fee $70
Bring a favorite pendant from home, the one you made in the PMC workshop or choose from our selection of pendants to create a matching necklace, bracelet & earring set from our large offering of beads and findings. Wear your new creation and impress your friends when you say, “Thanks, I made it myself!” This is a great workshop to enjoy with family members or friends. Instructor: Faith Birkhead Maximum of 10 students, pre-registration is advised. Arts & Crafts for Adults: Mosaic Magic Workshop $$Azalea Hall Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (bring lunch) Fee $70
Receive step-by step, hands on instruction while creating a mosaic piece of art for your home. Cut & shape colored glass pieces, glue to make your design and grout. Upon completion of this class, participants should be able to apply these same techniques to create a mosaic pieces using a variety of materials and surfaces. Instructor: Beverly Roberts Maximum of 20 students, pre-registration is advised. Arts & Crafts for Adults: Open Jewelry Studio $$
Laurel Hall Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Fee: Varies by project.
A wide selection of beads, charms and finding is at your disposal. Create various projects including necklaces, earrings, bracelets, anklets, hair sticks, bookmarks, rings and more. Arts & Crafts for Adults: Precious Metal Clay (PMC) $$
Azalea Hall Monday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Fee $75
Remember your Callaway vacation always with a silver leaf pendant made from a real leaf you picked up off the grounds of Callaway. Bring several small leaves (quarter to fifty cents size) with good veins on the backside: avoid smooth leaves as they won’t provide enough detail. Students will pain several layers of silver onto the leaf they choose drying well between each layer. Next a bail is attached & the pendant is fired with a small butane torch. The leaf burns away during the firing process to reveal a one of a kind, exact replica of the leaf in 99.9% fine silver. Fun, easy, unique & SILVER! Instructor: D. Jackson Quillen, Level 2 Certified PMC Artisan Maximum of 7 students, pre-registration is advised. Arts & Crafts for Adults: Sketching & Techniques Workshop $$
Azalea Hall Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (bring lunch) Fee $60
Students will learn the difference in pencils, how they each react with different papers and what that means in a drawing. Texture & values along with techniques for achieving them will be learned as students take part in sketching exercises in the morning. The focus will be on shapes, shading, perspective and other considerations necessary to recording what you see on paper. After lunch students will apply what they have learned as they sketch from a live model (clothed) or a still life set-up. Great crash course for the beginner or re-entry class for those out of shape! Instructor: Donna Bailey Maximum of 12 students, pre-registration is advised. Arts & Crafts for Adults: ***Watercolor Crash Course! $$
Azalea Hall Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Fee $60
Learn to mix colors as you use a three color palette of watercolors to crate a small painting of the barn located in the vegetable garden at Callaway Gardens. Designed for beginner to intermediate, no drawing skills are required to paint this landscape which will soon be gone. Students will enjoy the results of this well structured approach to watercolor. All supplies are furnished. The workshop if held in the Azalea Hall classroom (not on location). Instructor: Brenda Stevens Maximum of 10 students, pre-registration is advised. ***This activity is not available for guests on the 4-day package. Arts & Crafts for Teens & Families
Beach Art Center Monday, Wednesday & Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Spend some quality time creating a craft project with your child or grandchild age 7 and up. Arts & Crafts for Teens & Adults: Clay Windchimes Workshop $$
Azalea Hall Monday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Fee $55
Taking the feeling of Callaway Gardens home with you in a windchime you construct from our large assortment of ceramic chimes. Choose from leaves, butterflies, shells, & much more. Look for a nice piece of wood on the ground & bring it to hang your chimes from or simply select one of our toppers. Also watch for neat things you can attach to the chimes &/or topper, i.e. moss, branches, lichens & other earthy elements (nature at its best!) Instructor: Faith Birkhead Maximum of 10 students, pre-registration is advised. Arts & Crafts for Adults: Dichroic Glass Fusing Workshop (Part 1 & 2) $$
Azalea Hall Part 1: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to noon Part 2: Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Fee $70 for both parts ($60 if taking Part 2 only)
Part 1: Dichroic glass has a beautiful, shimmering metallic finish on its surface. As this beautiful glass moves, the light hits it from different angles causing the color to shift back and forth between hues. You will layer colored & dichroic glass pieces to create a unique pendant with matching earrings. The pendants go into the kiln for fusing. Part 2: The pendants are out of the kiln and students return to finish their earrings and string a beaded necklace for their pendant which will complete the matching set. If you missed the first part you can choose from our selection of dichroic pendants and create a necklace and earring set for a fee of $60. Instructor: Jan Hochreiter Maximum of 10 students, pre-registration is advised. Arts & Crafts for Teens and Family: Fabric Painting $$
Beach Art Center
Monday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Fee: Teens – ONE shirt at no charge, $15 thereafter Adults & Children - $15 per shirt Paint a pre-drawn Callaway themed t-shirt with markers. Other items available for purchase include sun visors, pillowcases and tote bags. Arts & Crafts for Teens and Family: Glass Painting $$
Beach Art Center
Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Fee: Varies by project. Choose from frames, votives and night lights. Arts & Crafts for Teens and Family: Hemp Necklace $$
Beach Art Center
Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Fee: Teens – ONE at no charge, $6-$10 thereafter Teens and adults learn to tie hemp as they incorporate beads into their unique creation. Step by step instruction is provided. We will offer hemp and bead kits for sale (great for the kids to work on back in the cottage, take home for later or give as a gift).
Bass Fishing Excursion $$
Mountain Creek Lake Boathouse Thursday, 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Fee: $75 per person On-the-water class for beginners and experts. Parent/Child Tournament: Friday, 7 a.m. Preregistration required (no later than Wednesday). For information or to register call ext. 5204. Canoe “U”*** & Canoe “U” Down the Flint River***
Learn how to safely maneuver a canoe in this Beginner’s Canoe Class on Tuesday. You’ll learn skills and practice them through a variety of games and activities such as slalom courses, races, object retrieval and canoe polo. On Wednesday we’ll take off for a fun day of canoeing down the Flint River. ***This activity is not available for guests on the 4-day package. Children’s Fishing Program $$
Ski Pavilion
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Poles and bait provided. Must register with Tickets are $3 per person and can be purchased at The Lodge Front Desk. Discovery Program: Behind the Scenes at Production Greenhouses
Meet in lobby, John A. Sibley Horticultural Center
Tuesday 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
A tour through the production greenhouses gives you an insider’s view of just where and how the plants are produced here at Callaway Gardens. You’ll get a preview of the seasonal displays to come and learn how our staff horticulturists provide colorful plants year–round. Discovery Program: Bird Walk
Meet in Violet Classroom, Virginia Hand Callaway Discovery Center
Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Callaway Gardens, a site along Georgia’s Southern Rivers Birding Trail, provides wonderful habitat for birds. Discover the joy and challenge of observing and identifying birds on this easy walk to look and listen for them! Gain some tips on tools of the trade and sharpen your birding skills. Bring binoculars (we have a limited number to provide). Discovery Program: ***Conservation Hike in The Preserve Meet at parking lot across from Country Store on Hwy. 27 for carpooling to trailhead. Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Join our forester or wildlife biologist for a 2-mile hike through The Preserve at Callaway Gardens, an area accessible to visitors only on guided programs. You will see longleaf pine and stream restoration areas, sustainable forestry techniques and wildlife management demonstration areas. Learn how Callaway Gardens manages its land to promote healthy trees and wildlife habitat. You’ll take away a lot of ideas that will work for you at home. This moderately strenuous hike on forest roads and trails is for ages 10 and older. Wear sturdy walking shoes or hiking boots and bring drinking water to carry. ***This activity is not available for guests on the 4-day package. Discovery Program: Family Vegetable Garden Scavenger Hunt
Entrance, Mr. Cason’s Vegetable Garden Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Bring the family and work together in this fun and informative family adventure into the world of herbs, fruits and vegetables. This program favorite has you meandering through 7.5 acres of Mr. Cason’s Vegetable Garden in search of answers to clues. You’ll test your knowledge while learning fascinating facts about our food and more... Discovery Program: Forest Legacy Hike
Meet at parking lot across from Country Store on Hwy. 27 for carpooling to trailhead. Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Join our naturalist for a 2-mile hike in the unspoiled wilderness of the Cason J. Callaway Memorial Forest, accessible to visitors only on guided programs. Designated both a National Natural Landmark and a Forest Legacy Site, this unique area exhibits majestic upland hardwoods, towering longleaf pines and a rushing spring-fed stream. Parts of trail are steep and rocky. Wear hiking boots or sturdy walking shoes and bring drinking water to carry. For ages 10 and older. Discovery Program: Green Gardening Tips Violet Classroom, Virginia Hand Callaway Discovery Center Monday, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. You’ll get some great gardening tips about conserving water and other resources to make a garden and gardener more environmentally friendly. Discovery Program: Herb Garden Delights
Herb Garden, Mr. Cason’s Vegetable Garden.
Monday, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Herbs play an important role in our everyday life, whether we are aware of it or not! Take a tour through the Herb Garden with our horticulturist to discover and sample some of the garden’s offerings. Discovery Program: Living Centerpiece Workshop $$ Violet Classroom, Virginia Hand Callaway Discovery Center Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fee: $25 You’ll have a chance to create your own living centerpiece that will not only decorate your home and garden, but will last for many months with the right care. You might create a culinary herb composition or a succulent arrangement. Pre-registration required. For information or to sign up call ext. 5153. Discovery Program: Nature Bingo
Virginia Hand Callaway Discovery Center Daily, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pick up a Bingo Card at the Information Desk and take a self-guided trek outside to search for nature’s clues. When you get “bingo” return to the Discovery Center for your prize!
Discovery Program: Nature Bookmarks: A Family Activity
Violet Classroom, Virginia Hand Callaway Discovery Center Thursday, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Using pressed flowers and leaves, make a Callaway Gardens keepsake bookmark with an environmental message. Discovery Program: Nature Naturally Discovery Table
Virginia Hand Callaway Discovery Center
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Drop by to learn something new about the natural world around us. You may take away information on carnivorous plants, recycling tips, plants to avoid in your landscape, or other interesting and compelling topics. Discovery Program: Oh, My Stars!
Overlook Pavilion
Monday, 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
An entire new realm of the universe unfolds as you learn about stars, planets, satellites and more! The astronomers from Columbus State University’s Coca-Cola Space Science Center will help you navigate the Summer sky. The array of telescopes is fascinating, and you’ll be able to rub shoulders with true space enthusiasts. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Discovery Program: Sibley Center Scavenger Hunt: Topiary Animals and More
Meet in lobby, John A. Sibley Horticultural Center
Tuesday, 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Topiary mammals are making their home at the John A Sibley Horticultural Center this summer. Here’s your chance to see these creatures up-close and have fun as you learn some intriguing facts about the plants and animals that live in this remarkable space. Discovery Program: Snakes Alive! Discovery Room
Education Classroom, Virginia Hand Callaway Discovery Center
Wednesday, 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Join our naturalist for an up-close look at these harmless and beneficial reptiles. Overcome your Ophidiaphobia by learning about their anatomy, behavior and identification. Discovery Program: Tastes from the Garden
Victory Garden Porch, Mr. Cason’s Vegetable Garden
Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Learn about nature’s summer bounty and how fresh fruits and vegetables keep us healthy. You may even get to taste some of the day’s harvest! Discovery Program: Tropical Paradise: Flower Border Walk
Meet in lobby, John A. Sibley Horticultural Center
Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Join our interpretive horticulturist as we look at summer’s hottest bloomers. Learn which plants will thrive in the hot Southern climate and take home gardening tips to keep these plants at their best all summer long. Discovery Program: Wildflower Trail Discovery Walk Meet in lobby, Virginia Hand Callaway Discovery Center Monday, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Join our staff for a guided walk on one of the Gardens’ most interesting trails. No matter the season, there are always discoveries to be made, as we stroll through woodlands and near the water’s edge. Fine Arts
Azalea Hall
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Note: Please be on time. In the event of a waiting list, unclaimed reserved spaces will be relinquished promptly to those on the waiting list at the beginning. Sign up at Saturday registration. Preregistration is advised as space is limited. Fly-Casting Clinic*** $$ Kingfisher Outfitters
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Fee: $25/person Our resident fly-fishing experts, including Federation of Fly Fishers certified casting instructors and a FFF certified master instructors, teach the art of fly casting to beginnings and help experienced casters refine their skills. Saturday preregistration required. Call Kingfisher Outfitters at ext. 5142. ***This activity is not available for guests on the 4-day package. Fly-Fishing & Spin-Fishing Trips (guided) $$
Private guided fly-fishing and spin-fishing trips available by reservation every day. Fee: $195 per two people for half-day / $295 per two people for full day Fly Fishing Excursion*** $$
Tuesday, 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Fee: $75/person (Saturday preregistration required)
Included are: a casting lesson, a guided fly-fishing excursion and all equipment. For more information on any of our fly-fishing activities and to make reservations call Kingfisher Outfitters at 706-663-5142, or on property, ext. 5142. ***This activity is not available for guests on the 4-day package. Fly Tying $$
Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Fee: $45/person
Fly-tying lessons for individuals or small groups. Learn to create easy-to-tie patterns that are productive on fish. All materials are supplied, and you keep the flies you tie. Ages 12 and older. Reservations are required; call Kingfisher Outfitters at ext. 5142. Game Room Chill Zone/Teen Center: Teen Dance and Social
Soap Opera House in the Cottage area
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
For use by Summer Adventure guests only. Arm bands required for entrance. Ages 13-18 only. Golf: Adult Mixed Scramble Mountain View Golf Course Wednesday Fee $5/person; $10/team Prizes will be awarded. Sign up at the Golf Shop. Golf Clinics $$ Sign up for any clinic in advance, at Saturday Registration or call Mountain View Pro Shop at ext. 5325.
Adult Beginner/Intermediate Golf Clinics Establish the Fundamentals of the Full Swing for Better Ball Striking - (Monday) Fee $20 Driving the Ball Longer and Straighter - (Tuesday) Fee $20 Specialty Shots - Including the 1/2 Shot and Lob Shots. (Thursday) Fee $20 The Art of Scoring Around the Green - (Wednesday) Fee $20 Beginner Junior Golf Clinics Driving for Distance & Accuracy - Ages 6-12. (Wednesday) Fee $15 The Approach Shot - Developing the Full Swing through proper fundamentals. Ages 6-12. (Tuesday) Fee $15 The Ultimate Challenge - Learn to play on the big course. Ages 6-12. (Thursday) Fee $15 Welcome to the "Game of Golf" - Putting and chipping followed by a skills challenge (just for fun). Ages 6-12. (Monday) Fee $15 Women's Golf Clinics Fundamentals - (Monday) Fee $20 Short Game Skills - Now that you can swing the club, learn how to score better by working on your short game skills. (Wednesday) Fee $20 Golf Tournaments $$ Mountain View Golf Course Sign up for any tournament in advance, at Saturday Registration or call Mountain View Pro Shop at ext. 5325.
Parent/Child Alternate Shot Golf Tournament - (Tuesday) Fee $5/person; $10/team Child must be 18 years or younger. Adult may play with more than one child. Prizes will be awarded. Register at the Golf Shop. Putting Tournament - (Thursday) Call the Golf Shop at ext. 5325 for more details. Callaway Gardens Gun Club
Wednesday through Friday, Two-hour classes starting at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Beginning and experienced shooters can participate in our shooting clinic, ages 12 and older. Each clinic covers gun safety and basic shooting skills. Fee: $60 (includes gun rental, ammunition and professional instruction). Preregistration is required. For more information, please call the Gun Club at 706-663-5129; on property ext. 5129. Tennis Clinics & Mixers $$ Tennis Center Sign up for any clinic or mixer in advance, at Saturday Registration or call the Tennis Center at ext. 5032.
Tennis Clinics Aggressive Net Drills - All levels. (Monday) Fee $18 Building Confident Ground Strokes - (Monday) Fee $18 Conquering Doubles Play - (Tuesday) Fee $18 Effective Serving - (Wednesday) Fee $18 Exploring Spins, Angles and Drops - (Thursday) Fee $18 Footwork Drills - (Wednesday) Fee $18 Improve the Backhand - (Tuesday) Fee $18 Junior Academy - Beginner through Advanced Groups. (Monday through Friday) Fee $18 Tiny Tots - Ages 4-6. (Monday through Friday) Fee $12 Volley and Overhead Conditioning Drills - (Tuesday) Fee $18 Tennis Mixers Adult - Ages 19 and up. All levels. (Sunday) Fee: $15 Mixed Doubles - Ages 19 and up. Partner required. (Thursday) Fee: $20/team Junior - Ages 18 and under. (Sunday) Fee: $11 Men's Doubles & Ladies' Doubles - Ages 19 and up. All levels. (Monday) Fee: $15 Parent/Child Fun Doubles - Intermediate - Child must be under 12. Partner required. (Tuesday) Fee: $20/team Parent/Child Fun Doubles - Beginner - Child must be under 16. Partner required. (Tuesday) Fee: $20/team Water Ski Lessons (Private) $$
Monday through Thursday, noon to 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.;
Friday, noon to 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 6:00 p.m.; Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Fee: $60/half hour per boat Preregistration limited to one hour/eligible family member/week. Reservations required. 24-hour cancellation policy. Ski Pavilion ext. 5356
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