Forging ahead with the theme Season of Change, Serenbe Playhouse’s adaptation of Lee Blessings’ 1988 Cold War drama, “A Walk in the Woods” will hit the stage on June 27 and run through July 14. Allan Edwards and Robin Bloodworth, local theatre artists from metro Atlanta, will star in the production. Harrison Long, the director of the play, said this production is significant. “Lee Blessings is one of the most foremost American playwrights,” he said. “What is special about this particular production is that we have the added advantage of hindsight and knowing what the characters don’t know.” Long said the audience will know that the Berlin Wall fell and that knowledge adds an additional perspective. Long also said the themes Blessings touches on are still relevant today. “World peace has never been more tenuous,” he said. “Violence has emerged in new forms — with sophisticated cyber warriors and home-grown terrorists. The world has never been more volatile.” Performances will take place Thursday through Sunday at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for students with ID and $25 general admission. They can be purchased from the Serenbe Playhouse box office, 9110 Selborne Lane in Chattahoochee Hills, or online at www.serenbeplayhouse.com. Also upcoming at Serenbe is a Lunch and Learn, sponsored by Many Fold Farm, June 29 at 12:30 p.m. Farm owner Rebecca Williams said the event was suggested by a Serenbe resident. “[It] was the idea of Phyllis Blewis, who lives in Serenbe,” she said. “She thought of all the talented and interesting people who live and work in Chattahoochee Hills and invited them to provide a presentation, free of charge, about what they do and why they do it.” Williams said the main goal is to bring community members together, to start a discourse and to educate residents about local farming. “I hope to leave folks with a good idea of the importance of local, sustainable agriculture and the vital need for consumer participation in these kinds of food systems as well as practical ways of learning how they can eat more local foods,” she said. Only 12 participants will be admitted to the event but Williams said there is still room for residents sign up. Information: www.manyfoldfarm.com.

Austin Statham, 18, has a knack for impeccable timing. Twice within the past few years, the Fairburn resident has come to the rescue of those in need. In 2011, for instance, Statham was driving and witnessed an accident happening right in front of his eyes. “I was driving at the intersection of Oakley Industrial and Highway 74,” he said. “The man who got hit was coming across on the other side. We had a green light and I was trying to turn left, so I was yielding to him.” What happened next was a cause for quick thinking and acting. “As he was coming across, someone ran a red light and hit him,” Statham said. “He spun off into the median.” Statham parked his car and walked over to the car, to discover the driver was unconscious. He called the ambulance and waited until medics arrived at the scene. A year before then, Statham was on a Carnival cruise to Belize, Honduras and the Cayman Islands and talked down a teen boy who was threatening to jump from the ship to his death. His grandmother, Jean Statham, said these acts are a testament to his character. “He just does things that are right and doesn’t think they’re spectacular,” she said. “When I look at people his age, I am impressed with his low profile.” Today, care and compassion for others translates into a longtime love of music. Statham gives guitar lessons to approximately eight students per week, after simply putting a sign in his yard for guitar lessons. “I started my own [guitar] lessons in fourth grade and just took those and tried my hardest,” he said. “I then branched off on my own and started teaching myself. I started playing at church when I was 13.” Statham also plays in a band he started called Steadfast, a Christian band that plays up-tempo rock. He advised high school students to “be of service to those around you” and remain grounded. “Focus more on you and what’s in front of you,” he said. “Your future is more important than ‘he said, she said.’” In the near future, Statham hopes to attend Georgia Military College.