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'Douglas Collects' Showcased at CAC

The Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/Douglas County offers a free public open house and reception for its summer exhibition, “Douglas Collects,” showcasing African masks and sculpture, butterflies and seashells, contemporary ceramics, classic American convertibles, antique dollhouse dishware, twentieth century Japanese prints, music boxes, Chinese pigs, saddle blankets, folk art Santas, and samovars on loan from private collectors in Douglasville and Douglas County at the Cultural Arts Center in downtown Douglasville.

Hosted by the Historical Society of Douglas County, the reception will be held on Sunday, from 2 until 4 p.m.  Many of the collectors whose collections are represented in the exhibit will be present during the reception to discuss the how, what and why they have collected. Coldstone Creamery ice cream will be served.  This event is free and open to the general public.

“On Sunday there will be several special displays including John Thornton’s beautifully restored automobiles,” commented CAC Director Laura Lieberman. “Eight of his classic convertibles including a gorgeous turquoise and white 1957 Bel Air will be exhibited on the grounds of the arts center just for the day. Arifeh Langkilde will also bring more samovars and tea glass sets for Sunday only, and we are hoping Claude Abercrombie will attend to talk about his saddle blankets. This is a really diverse and diverting show, perfect for summer viewing. In fact, the CAC gallery committee is already planning our next “Collects” exhibit because some of the collections we had hoped to display were not available this year–a collection of arrowheads, another of prayer beads from all of the major world religions, and another of children’s pop-up books. We definitely have a lot of great material to work with in our community. It is exciting, and we hope other local collectors will visit this exhibit and consider participating in the next one.”

The African masks and sculpture on display are owned by Gail Jones, an artist and teacher who moved to Georgia from Michigan about a year ago. Her interest in developing the collection recognized her cultural heritage and has helped inspire her own paintings and photographs. Several of the collectors are artists themselves. Painter Ken Paradise who teaches art classes at the Woodie Fite Senior Center began his career as a nature photographer, and his collections of seashells and butterflies are also sources of artistic inspiration.  Another collector who loaned anonymously is a potter who has acquired a very beautiful collection of contemporary ceramics including works by Warren McKenzie, Cynthia Bringle, Jane Peiser, Charles Counts, Cameron Covert and V. Chin among others.

1970 Chevy Chevelle SS 396 LS-6 | Max Muscle Cars

The 1964 Chevelle SS represented Chevrolet’s entry into the muscle car battle.

In 1970, the Chevelle SS series was redesigned to give the bodies a more squared up stance. The interiors were also redesigned to give the cars a more sporty look to go with the beefed-up performance.

The 1970 Chevy Chevelle LS-6, with 450 hp and 500 ft-lbf of torque, would provide 1/4 mile (400 m) drag strip performances in the low to mid-13 second range at 105–108 mph. This was out-of-the-box factory performance. The Chevy Chevelle SS 396 LS6 model soon became known as one of the fastest muscle cars around and quickly became a favorite of drag racing enthusiasts.

The LS-6 configuration gave 450 horses with solid-lifters and high-compression. The LS-6 Chevelle was one of the quickest muscle cars ever built. “You can make our tough one even tougher,” the Chevrolet brochure explained, “by adding Cowl Induction to either SS model. Step on the gas, and a scoop opens to shoot an extra breath of cool air into the engine air intake….like second wind to a distance runner.”

Ahhhhhhh, those muscle cars. And the 1970 Chevy Chevelle SS 396 LS-6 was, and still is, one of the most desired models of the lot.

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