PHOTO GALLERY: Pottery, benefit ride bring people out over the weekend

Fathers Day is usually a busy time for families, but it's not the only thing that was going on over the weekend.

The 16th-annual North Georgia Folk Potters Festival was held Saturday in Homer. This year, the event was moved to a gymnasium at the Banks County Recreation Department and drew potters from around the region.

Organizer Steve Turpin said the event draws people from three to five hours away for a chance to purchase pottery from 40 potters.

Proceeds raised through drawings and sale of concessions at this year's show will benefit the youth sports programs of the Banks County Recreation Department.

Also on Saturday, motorcyclists gathered in Maysville for the WININ Georgia Benefit Ride to benefit an area law enforcement officer who needs help while recovering from an injury.

The ride began at City Slickers Cycle Shop in Maysville, traveled to Appalachian Armory in Dawsonville, where a drawing was held for a firearm, then continued to A&E Grill in Clarkesville for lunch.

Potter Rob Withrow, left, talks with potter Dwayne Crocker about Withrow's six-foot-tall creation, which sold almost immediately at Saturday's show and sale in Homer.

The North Georgia Folk Potters Festival draws a crowd to one of the gymnasiums at the Banks County Recreation Department in Homer.

Visitors have a chance to view and purchase a variety of pottery directly from 40 potters from across the region.

Festival-goers place drawing tickets in the bag closest to the pottery pieces they hope to win. This year's proceeds benefit youth sports at the Banks County Recreation Department. Each potter donates at least one piece of pottery for the drawing.

Ferguson Pottery is one of 40 regional potteries represented at the North Georgia Folk Potters Festival in Homer.

Pottery of all shapes and sizes fills the gymnasium at the Banks County Recreation Department in Homer.

Potter Kris London and her husband John visit with friends at her booth during the North Georgia Folk Potters Festival in Homer.

The North Georgia Folk Potters Festival gets accustomed to its new home at the Banks County Recreation Department.

Motorcyclists head through Maysville during the WININ Georgia Benefit Ride to benefit an area law enforcement officer who needs financial help while recovering from an injury.

Motorcyclists brave overcast skies for the WININ Georgia Benefit Ride to help an area law enforcement officer who needs financial help while recovering from an injury.

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