A Ray of Sunshine to Brighten the Winter Gloom

This week, Scott's speaking with Tena Clark, owner of Dunaway Gardens in Coweta County. Founded in 1916 by Hettie Jane Dunaway, the gardens became known across the nation and even overseas as a center for the arts, training high school and college kids in theater, music and dance. Hettie Jane constructed a thousand-seat amphitheater (which still stands), a restaurant, cottages and more that attracted the likes of Walt Disney, Tallulah Bankhead, Esther Williams, and many other stars including Minnie Pearl. Tena Clark is determined to continue Hettie Jane's legacy, restoring and expanding Dunaway Gardens to become a storied retreat and events center rooted in the arts and nature. You could call it the "Sundance" of the south. www.dunawaygardens.com