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“See, I wanted this to be a garden where people could come into it and relax and feel like they’re free,” Georgia’s most famous and idiosyncratic folk artist,
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Howard Finster, once proclaimed of Paradise Garden, his roadside attraction/art environment outside the northwest Georgia town of Summerville.
After several years of restoration work by the nonprofit Paradise Garden Foundation, Finster’s mecca has regained a lot of the beauty it boasted during its 1980s heyday.
You can see for yourself during the annual Party at Paradise fundraiser, 6-9 p.m. Oct. 17, featuring a progressive dinner and art auction. The event benefits Paradise Garden's operations and ongoing restoration. Tickets: $45. 200 N. Lewis St., Summerville. 706-808-0800, paradisegardenfoundation.org.
Items from the auction, including Finster art and a variety experiences, is available for advance bidding online here.
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