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While researching the book, Connie was surprised at the number<br />
of music and entertainment events available in Auburn and<br />
Opelika. Along with the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts<br />
Center, the Opelika Center for the Performing Arts and Telfair B.<br />
Peet Theater, there is also the Auburn Area Community Theater<br />
and the Summer Swing Concert Series.<br />
The area also has two museums and numerous festivals, including<br />
Syrup-Soppin’ Day, Auburn CityFest and Oktoberfest, among<br />
others.<br />
Information on numerous restaurants in Lee County are written<br />
about in the book. “I have thoroughly enjoyed telling people about<br />
Auburn’s blossoming foodie scene,” says Connie. “In this area of the<br />
state, you can get dishes ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.<br />
At Sheila C’s Burger Barn, you’ll get a drippy, homemade-type burgers<br />
with fresh fixins’ that require a stack of napkins, while at 1856,<br />
you will be served a seven-course, chef-prepared tasting menu for<br />
dinner with a gleaming table setting and impeccable service.<br />
“Plus, there are other restaurants on both ends of the spectrum<br />
and many in-between, including the quirky, but delicious offerings<br />
at The Irritable Bao.”<br />
In the section on sports and recreation, Connie writes about the<br />
zipline across the Alabama/Georgia state line. At the Blue Heron<br />
Adventure Park, adventure enthusiasts can zipline for 1,200 feet<br />
across the Chattahoochee River.<br />
Other recreational areas in the book include Kreher Preserve<br />
and Nature Center, Auburn Escape Zones, Chewacla State Park, the<br />
Pickleball Facility, Lee County Public Fishing Lake and Yarbrough<br />
Tennis Center, among others.<br />
Other sections in the 146-page book are culture and history,<br />
shopping and fashion and activities by season.<br />
In each section, tips are listed such as, “Speaking of seafood at<br />
the Depot, Auburn University’s School of Fisheries, Aquaculture,<br />
and Aquatics is one of the best in the world. Schedule tours of the<br />
E.W. Shell Fisheries Center by contacting David Cline at clinedj@<br />
auburn.edu.”<br />
The book would be especially helpful to newcomers to the area,<br />
providing 100 ideas to explore.<br />
For a signed copy of the book, go to ThereGoesConnie.com/shop.<br />
Otherwise, the book is available on Amazon. The author has scheduled<br />
several book signings in the area.<br />
Connie can be contacted at theregoesconnie@gmail.com or you<br />
can read her blog at ThereGoesConnie.com.<br />
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