The Standard Journal

Mother’s Day Tea event returning to Cedartown with changes

- Staff reports

Practice raising those pinkies and dust off a favorite spring hat – Mother’s Day Tea on Main in Cedartown is back again this year.

With a location change solidified, the second annual event hopes to attract more participan­ts and provide additional space to sip tasty teas from fancy china and enjoy locally-made treats.

The Mother’s Day Tea on Main event will take place on May 11 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Houseal Building, 316 Main Street in Downtown Cedartown.

Last year’s event featured special demonstrat­ions from organizati­ons around town, local art and ambient décor and seasonal flowers. 2019’s event will be much the same, with added antique decoration­s worthy of a Pinterest or Instagram pic.

In keeping with the community-centered theme, the event this year seeks to raise money for three organizati­ons in Polk County. They include: Our House Domestic Violence Shelter, the Polk County Humane Society and the Cedartown Performing Arts Center.

Organizers said the event centers around the celebratio­n of mothers while encouragin­g a more active Main Street. Participan­ts are encouraged to wear hats – all types, but the bigger and fancier the better — and take time to walk along Main Street, stopping in to shop at Cedartown’s downtown stores.

Businesses are encouraged to help commemorat­e the event by adorning their store front with flowers.

There is no admission to the event, but organizers ask participan­ts to make a donation at the door.

Donations collected will be split among the three organizati­ons. More informatio­n about the event can be obtained by calling Merari Morales at 706591-9028.

 ?? / Contribute­d by aimee Madden ?? Old traditions of homespun and bonnets were also part of the fun for the Mother’s Day Tea Party held during the Downtown Art Walk and Umbrella Festival on May 12.
/ Contribute­d by aimee Madden Old traditions of homespun and bonnets were also part of the fun for the Mother’s Day Tea Party held during the Downtown Art Walk and Umbrella Festival on May 12.

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