East Cobb Events

Weekend Events: Marietta Greek Festival; Music in the Park; more

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Marietta Greek Festival

Check out our full calendar listings here for this weekend and beyond; send us yours: editor@eastcobbnews.com.

The 35th rendering of the Marietta Greek Festival starts Friday afternoon and goes through Sunday afternoon at Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church (3431 Trickum Road). Parking is free, including the satellite lots at Simpson MS and the Church of Latter-Day Saints, with site transportation provided by complimentary shuttle bus.

A wide range of homemade Greek foods, music, dancing, church tours and atmosphere about in this venerable community celebration of Greek culture.

The Taverna offers adults the opportunity to quench their thirst with Greek wine, beer, and liqueur, while the Greek Street Food tent offers delightful portable food options. Be sure to take a guided tour of the Byzantine style sanctuary to see the beautiful iconography and learn more about the Orthodox faith.

Admission is $5 and children under 12 are free. This year the festival is offering special online ticket packages that include free admission, as well as other substantial coupon deals.The festival also donates a portion of its proceeds to local charities.

Visit www.mariettagreekfestival.com for the full details.

On Saturday, the Atlanta-based choral ensemble Coro Vocati will be concert starting at 7 p.m. at St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church (571 Holt Road). The theme is “Two Rivers,” and features eight pairs of songs–including both choral classics and new, less discovered work that serve as a study of the contrasts found within the life experience.

Tickets are $12 for students at $20 for adults and can be purchased by clicking here.

Sunday is the final concert in the Music in the Park spring series at East Cobb Park (3322 Roswell Road). The musical guests are the Dark Star Brothers Band (formerly Men in Blues), who perform blues, folk, Americana, country, pop and rock tunes with some jazz infusion.

Presented by Wellstar, East Cobb Rotary and Frameworks gallery, the concert is from 4-6 in the back concert shell and is free to the public. You can bring food, a blanket and chairs to enjoy.

The fall Music in the Park begins after Labor Day.

Send us your event news!

If your organization or entity is holding an event that’s open to the public, please send East Cobb News your information and we’ll be glad to post it!

This can include festivals, pumpkin patches, Thanksgiving activities, holiday concerts, Christmas tree and Menorah lightings, New Year’s celebrations and fundraisers.

Pass along your details to: editor@eastcobbnews.com, and please observe the following guidelines to ensure we get everything properly and can post it promptly.

Send the body of your announcement, calendar item or news release IN TEXT FORM ONLY in the text field of your e-mail template. Reformatting text from PDF, JPG and doc files takes us longer to prepare your message for publication.

We accept PDFs as an accompaniment to your item. Images are fine too, but we prefer those to be JPG files (more than jpeg and png). PLEASE DO NOT send photos inside a PDF or text or any other kind of file. Of course, send us links that are relevant to your message so we can direct people to your website.

 

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Editor’s Note: The savory tastes of the Taste of East Cobb

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Editor's Note: The savory tastes of the Taste of East Cobb
A chicken salad mini-croissant and tomato basil pasta from La Madeleine was a lunch unto itself. ECN photos and video.

The sheer variety of food to be sampled at the 17th Taste of East Cobb should not be taken for granted.

In fact, it should be savored. Really, really savored.

The festival is one of East Cobb’s signature events at any time on the calendar, and as I’ve written before, it brings out as much of a cross-section of the community as anything I can think of.

After all, ya gotta eat, and even though some slight rain may have dampened the turnout compared to more sunny occasions, this Taste of East Cobb had something for just about any palate.

And mine was wide open for tantalizing options all around my booth, back near the Kids Zone.

Beef shawarma wrap from Cafe Rivkah

Armed with food tickets as a sponsor, I wanted to try a little bit of everything, and there was plenty of that beyond the volume of eateries that offered bites of their menu Saturday at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church.

First of all, I got to spend the day next to the crew at Wimal Authentic Thai, which opened up in recent months at Sandy Plains Centre.

Their grilled chicken skewers were juicy and tasty, and perfect when plunged into a sweet, nutty dipping sauce.

The aroma was incredible to take in for hours.

Right behind me was one of my favorite neighborhood spots in East Cobb, Cafe Rivkah, which served up a beef shawarma wrap with cucumbers and red onions.

While that eatery at the Pavilions at East Lake is known for its fresh bakery and breakfast dishes, lunch fare with a Middle Eastern flair is an underrated option.

In pacing myself over the course of a six-hour food festival, I waited a bit to try something else, and a few tables down stood LaMadeleine, another bakery cafe with a popular East Cobb location at Providence Square.

A mini-croissant with chicken salad and side serving of tomato basil pasta salad paired rather nicely, filling and delicious.

At that point, I waited a couple hours to nosh yet again, and found the Marlow’s Tavern table. Last year, they were next to me, and once again offered up backyard-grill-quality cheeseburger sliders and fried green tomatoes.

Attendees scarf up Marlow’s Tavern cheeseburger sliders.

If you were looking for interesting pairings, this was your food festival.

Dessert loomed, and while my food preferences typically favor the savory over the sweet, the baklava from Mediterranean Grill was hard to pass up. Flaky and not too sweet, the honey-laced filling melted easy upon taste.

And finally, staring across from me all day were the light treats at Smallcakes. A second dessert is a rare occasion for me, but this is a once-a-year food festival, and the strawberry mini-cupcakes hit my fruit spot.

As the last hour of the Taste of East Cobb arrived, so did the sun, and I took a bit of a respite enjoying the sounds of the Walton High School jazz band (see video below).

The Walton Band Parent Association takes all the proceeds from the food tickets you bought and puts them into band programs at the school, and the benefits to the community go far beyond that.

Jazz bands from Wheeler and Kell high schools were there to perform, as well as from Dickerson Middle School.

As you can probably tell from my words above, I’ll never be confused with a dining critic. In fact, I’m not a fancy foodie at all, but the combination of community outreach, local restaurants and small businesses coming together to celebrate this place we call home is something I’m proud to be a part of at this event.

I wish I could have gone to more restaurant booths, but for the record Sterling Estates East Cobb won the “Best Taste” award for the fifth year in a row.

Strawberry cupcakes from Smallcakes.

The rookie award—for a new restaurant—went to Aapka Food Adda, the latest addition to the growing Indian restaurant roster in East Cobb.

And finally thanks to all of you who stopped by our tent to say hello! It was great to reconnect with familiar readers, meet new ones and take part as a sponsor for the third year in a row.

The Walton Band Parent Association makes this event as easy for the sponsors and vendors as it does for the public, and that’s no small feat.

We’re grateful to be a part, and are looking forward to next year already!

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Come visit East Cobb News at the Taste of East Cobb!

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Taste of East Cobb 2025
Stop by our table on Saturday and say hello!

Just a reminder to all of our readers:

We’d love to meet you on Saturday at the Taste of East Cobb!

It’s from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church (955 Johnson Ferry Road), and admission is free. You pay for food tickets to enjoy the fare from local restaurants (vendor list here) and local school jazz bands will be performing all day.

There’s a chance of rain in the forecast, but the festival will go on, rain or shine. All proceeds go to the Walton High School band programs.

East Cobb News is proud to be a gold sponsor of the Taste of East Cobb for the third year in a row, and we’ll have a table/tent for you to visit.

Stop by and say hello, sign up for the newsletter if you haven’t already and learn more about why we do what we do!

East Cobb News is community-driven for the citizens and business owners who call this place home, and it’s our sincere belief that local news and local business go hand-in-hand!

We’ve enjoyed getting to know our readers better at this event and through other platforms, and we think it’s one of the signature events in East Cobb at anytime of the year.

So please come and give us a visit—we’d love to connect with our readers!

 

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East Cobb Weekend Events: Garage sale; fishing rodeo; more

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Hyde Farm Nature Camp
Hyde Farm is a regular venue for the Cobb PARKS fishing rodeo.

Another loaded event schedule in the East Cobb area starts Friday morning with some spring cleaning, and ends Sunday with another Music in the Park concert.

Check our full calendar listings here; send us yours: editor@eastcobbnews.com.

The annual Indian Hills Garage Sale takes place Friday and Saturday from 9-4 at select homes throughout the neighborhood (addresses and detailed lists here and here).

If you’re looking to clear out your own closet, bring unwanted shoes between 9-12 Saturday to Wheeler High School (375 Holt Road) for the Wheeler Band Booster Club Shoe Drive. Donations of gently worn, used and new shoes will be accepted, and in any size (more details here). They’ll have one more collection date, on May 10.

The Sope Creek Garden Club Spring Plant Sale takes place Saturday from 9-3 in the parking lot at Temple Kol Emeth (1415 Old Canton Road). A wide selection of plants, trees and shrubs will be available, along with other’s Day baskets, garden gaire delights and hand-crafted bird feeders.

The Pope High School Band Car Wash Fundraiser is Saturday from 9-2 at Midtown Tire (2950 Johnson Ferry Road), with proceeds benefitting band programs, and you’ll get free refreshments while you wait.

Kids 3-16 are invited to bring their rods and bait and come to the Cobb PARKs Fishing Rodeo Saturday from 9-11 at Hyde Farm Park (726 Hyde Road). There will be awards given and the cost is $5 per child. To register click here.

Also on Saturday, Cobb PARKs is putting on its Spring Arts Festival from 10-4 at Jim Miller Park (2245 Callaway Drive). More than 100 artisans and vendors will be selling their wares, with food, music, glass art demonstrations and other activities and entertainment. Parking and admission are free.

Faith Lutheran Church (2111 Lower Roswell Road) is holding a Wine Tasting and Silent Auction Saturday from 6-9 to benefit its K-8 school. Tickets are $25/person ($25/couple for staff members). Childcare will be availablem and to sign up click here.

The Cobb Schools Foundation and Ivy Lane women’s clothing boutique are teaming up Saturday for the 9th annual Sources of Strength Fashion Show, to raise funds and awareness for teen suicide prevention.

A $20 ticket includes lunch at noon at Paradise Grille (3605 Sandy Plains Road), followed by the fashion show at 1 p.m. at Ivy Lane a few doors down. Attendeees will get a swag bag with gift cards from local businesses.

After some or all of that, Sunday’s for relaxing. Music in the Park returns to East Cobb Park (3322 Roswell Road) for another free concert from 4-6. Bring food and a chair/blanket to the concert stage and enjoy. Organized by the Friends for the East Cobb Park and presented by Wellstar, the Rotary Club of East Cobb, Frameworks Gallery, Home Depot and Site One Landscaping.

Send us your event news!

If your organization or entity is holding an event that’s open to the public, please send East Cobb News your information and we’ll be glad to post it!

This can include festivals, pumpkin patches, Thanksgiving activities, holiday concerts, Christmas tree and Menorah lightings, New Year’s celebrations and fundraisers.

Pass along your details to: editor@eastcobbnews.com, and please observe the following guidelines to ensure we get everything properly and can post it promptly.

Send the body of your announcement, calendar item or news release IN TEXT FORM ONLY in the text field of your e-mail template. Reformatting text from PDF, JPG and doc files takes us longer to prepare your message for publication.

We accept PDFs as an accompaniment to your item. Images are fine too, but we prefer those to be JPG files (more than jpeg and png). PLEASE DO NOT send photos inside a PDF or text or any other kind of file. Of course, send us links that are relevant to your message so we can direct people to your website.

 

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Update: More Taste of East Cobb 2025 vendors, music schedule

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Taste of East Cobb 2025 music schedule and vendors announced
The Walton II Jazz Band performs at the 2024 Taste of East Cobb. ECN file photo.

We’re less than two weeks away from the 2025 Taste of East Cobb (and East Cobb News is sooooo pleased to be a sponsor for the third year in a row!), and festival organizers have updated the list of who’ll be there with food, services and products.

The May 3 event at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church (955 Johnson Ferry Road) is a fundraiser for the Walton Band Parent Association, and proceeds go to support all the bands and music events at the school.

Here’s the latest list of restaurants that will be offering samplings:

  • Kona Ice
  • Marlow’s Tavern
  • Seed
  • Sidelines Grille
  • La Madeleine
  • Mediterranean Grill
  • New York Butcher Shoppe
  • Smallcakes
  • Press Waffle Co.
  • Cafe Rivkah
  • Mirko Pasta
  • Provision Cafe
  • J’mz
  • Taqueria Tsunami
  • Ted’s Montana Grill
  • Zama Mexican Cuisine
  • Camps Kitchen and Bar
  • Chick-fil-A Woodlawn
  • Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar
  • Green Coyote Cantina
  • Schmoo Pies
  • AFA Indian Vegetarian Cuisine
  • Righteous ‘Que

The Taste of East Cobb also features live jazz all day from students at a number of schools, and here’s the music schedule announced last week:

  • 11 am—Dickerson Middle School Jazz Bands, Will Grimes, Director
  • 11:30 am—Dickerson Middle School Jazz Bands, Will Grimes, Director
  • 12 pm—Dodgen Middle School Pops Ensemble, Brian Westphal & Regan Mack, Directors
  • 12:30 pm—Walton High School Jazz Band I, Andrew Clark, Director
  • 1 pm—Walton High School Jazz Band II, Andrew Clark, Director
  • 1:30 pm—GMEA District 12 Honors Jazz Band, Mark Hoskins, Director
  • 2 pm—GMEA District 12 Honors Jazz Band, Mark Hoskins, Director
  • 2:30 pm—Walton High School Jazz Band II, Andrew Clark, Director
  • 3 pm—Kell High School Jazz Band, Andrew Clark, Director
  • 3:30 pm—Wheeler High School Jazz Band, Mark Hoskins, Director
  • 4 pm—Walton High School Jazz Band II, Andrew Clark, Director
  • 4:30 pm—Walton High School Jazz Band , Andrew Clark, Director; “Best of” Contests announced

And the local businesses and organizations that will be on hand:

  • PeakZen Yoga
  • Mojo Vitality
  • OMS Urgent Care
  • Detail Tech East Cobb
  • Mosquito Shield Pest Control
  • Body 20
  • Clear Skies Restoration
  • Cobb County Public Library
  • Atlanta Swim Academy
  • AAA
  • Kendra Scott
  • H.M Patterson and Son Canton Hills Chapel
  • My Vinyl Cut
  • Cobb County Republican Party
  • Prime IV Hydration and Wellness
  • White Tiger Martial Arts
  • Misty Med Spa
  • Heyday East Cobb
  • Peachtree Curling Association
  • Club Pilates Merchants Walk
  • Triple T Salon
  • Spenga East Cobb
  • Stretch Zone East Cobb
  • Dermatology and Surgery Specialists of North Atlanta
  • Citizens for Free Enterprise
  • Roadrunner Sports

We’ll post a final update the week of the festival. Admission is free; tickets for food samplings can be purchased here and there are discounts for online advance sales through April 30.

 

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East Cobb Weekend events: Egg Drop; Walton’s 50th; more

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Northeast Cobb Community Egg Drop postponed

Easter’s coming up on Sunday, and quite a few events in and around East Cobb over the past couple of weeks have been building up.

You can check our full calendar listings here.

The signature public Easter-related event is Saturday at Sprayberry High School (2525 Sandy Plains Road). The Northeast Cobb Community Egg Drop is hosted by the Cobb County School District and Piedmont Church and sponsored by Superior Plumbing, SA White Oil Company, Inc. and C and S Paving.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., includes food, games, and around 90,000 eggs to be collected, dropped onto the football field via helicopter. Kids can have their photos taken with the Easter bunny. Free admission; proceeds from vendor sales support local charitable organizations.

Overflow parking is at Sprayberry Square Shopping Center (2550 Sandy Plains Road).

As we noted earlier this week, Saturday is a very special day in the Walton High School Community. The school’s 50th anniversary celebration takes place from 1-4 p.m. all over the campus (1590 Bill Murdock Road), and will include an open house, tours, music, food, booths featuring school-related organizations and a “Walton Through the Years” retrospective with photos, yearbooks, and memorabilia. Free admission.

Spring cleaning is also in season, and on Saturday you can get rid of unwanted materials at the Pope HS Band Recycling event. It’s from 9-2 at the Northeast Cobb YMCA (3010 Johnson Ferry Road) and they accept metal, electronics, appliances, paint, and offer paper shredding while you watch! For a full list, visit: http://www.popeband.com/recycling.html.

Friday and Saturday is another spring tradition in Cobb County: The 25th Annual Cobb Master Gardener Plant Sale and Expo, at Jim Miller Park (2245 Callaway Road).

The event is from 10-4 both days, and dozens of vendors will be on hand. Plants, gardening supplies, bird and bee products, yard art, crafts, pottery, food, and more will be available. Admission is free.

The Prokofiev classic “Peter and the Wolf” will be performed Saturday by the Georgia Symphony Orchestra, which is staging two sensory-friendy concerts at Wheeler High School (375 Holt Road). The first show is at 2 p.m. and includes sensory activities, followed by a family-style show at 4 p.m.

Tickets are $10 per person and are available online at GeorgiaSymphony.org.

Easter Sunday is filled with religious and family activities. Check out our listings of church service times, Two Sunrise services of note, that are off-campus if you will: At 6:30 a.m. featuring ministers and music from East Cobb’s Piedmont Church at the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.

A 7 a.m. Sunrise service of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church will be held at nearby Mabry Park (4466 Mabry Road).

There’s also a public concert on tap as well later on Sunday.

The first of the spring Music in the Park series takes place from 4-6 p.m. at East Cobb Park (3322 Roswell Road). You can bring a blanket and chairs, food and drink to the back quad and enjoy the sounds from the concert stage.

Additional events in the series, presented by the Friends of East Cobb Park. are April 27, May 4 and May 11. The sponsors are Wellstar, Rotary Club of East Cobb, Frameworks Gallery, Home Depot and Site One Landscaping.

Send us your event news!

If your organization or entity is holding an event that’s open to the public, please send East Cobb News your information and we’ll be glad to post it!

This can include festivals, pumpkin patches, Thanksgiving activities, holiday concerts, Christmas tree and Menorah lightings, New Year’s celebrations and fundraisers.

Pass along your details to: editor@eastcobbnews.com, and please observe the following guidelines to ensure we get everything properly and can post it promptly.

Send the body of your announcement, calendar item or news release IN TEXT FORM ONLY in the text field of your e-mail template. Reformatting text from PDF, JPG and doc files takes us longer to prepare your message for publication.

We accept PDFs as an accompaniment to your item. Images are fine too, but we prefer those to be JPG files (more than jpeg and png). PLEASE DO NOT send photos inside a PDF or text or any other kind of file. Of course, send us links that are relevant to your message so we can direct people to your website.

 

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Send us your East Cobb event news for our calendar listings!

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Marietta Greek Festival
The Marietta Greek Festival returns to the East Cobb area in May.

Spring is bursting out everywhere, and so many kinds of activities are coming up in the East Cobb area.

We invite individuals and organizations holding public events to share their items with East Cobb News, so we can let the whole community know.

Our calendar listings (check out what’s coming up soon) include community events and festivals, fundraisers, educational sessions, arts and entertainment activities, civic meetings, and more.

We hear from all kinds of community members in a variety of ways, and here’s the best way to ensure that your calendar listing is shared on East Cobb News:

  • PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! Send us the body of your announcement, calendar item or news release IN TEXT FORM ONLY in the text field of your e-mail template. Reformatting text from PDF, JPG and doc files takes us longer to prepare your message for publication.
  • Please limit your events to the East Cobb/City of Marietta area. We get requests to list events in other parts of Cobb County and metro area, but we cover a big community with a lot going on and our pledge is to be all local, all the time.
  • We accept PDFs as an accompaniment to your item. Images are fine too, but we prefer those to be JPG files (more than jpeg and png). PLEASE DO NOT send photos inside a PDF or text or any other kind of file. Of course, send us links that are relevant to your message so we can direct people to your website.
  • We STRONGLY PREFER E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS over other forms of transmission. While we get text and private social media messages about events for publication, we don’t monitor those accounts as often as our inboxes. Please e-mail your information, photos, graphics, etc. to calendar@eastcobbnews.com.
  • If you are a new business, we cover grand openings, ribbon-cuttings, etc., as a news item. Please send that information to editor@eastcobbnews.com.
  • If you are interested in promoting your event or business on East Cobb News, with paid advertising, we would be glad to discuss our many dynamic digital options with you. Contact us at advertising@eastcobbnews.com and we’ll get in touch right away.

 

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‘Metropolis’ screening at The Strand to feature theatre organ

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'Metropolis' screening at The Strand to feature theatre organ

Submitted information:

The Atlanta Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS) will be assisting in a historic screening of the 1927 silent film “Metropolis” (1927) on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. at the Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre (117 North Park Square in Marietta, Ga). The screening will offer a unique chance to experience a silent film with live theatre organ accompaniment from a traditional theatre organ with phenom organist Brett Miller.

“Metropolis” is a groundbreaking science fiction film directed by Fritz Lang, featuring a portrayal of a futuristic city divided by class. The film’s visionary use of special effects and its exploration of technology and social inequality made Metropolis a pioneering work that influenced generations of filmmakers and became a cornerstone of the sci-fi genre.

“We invite others to join us to see ‘Metropolis’ like never before, accompanied by the powerful sounds of the Strand’s Mighty Allen Theatre Organ and the incredible talents of Brett Miller,” said ATOS Atlanta Chapter President David Yackman. “This masterpiece shines with its groundbreaking visuals while immersing you in a unique cinematic experience that echoes through both time and music.”

As one of the youngest in a rare art form, Brett Miller, is an active organist, conductor and arranger specializing in the art of silent film accompaniment. A finalist in the ATOS’s Young Organist Competition, Miller has continued his academic involvement and advocacy for the education and preservation of silent films through performance “live to picture.”

The theatre organ became popular during the 1920s at the height of the silent film era. These magnificent instruments were designed to replicate the sound of a full orchestra on one instrument and can emulate the sounds of instruments such as violins, flutes, oboes, trumpets, clarinets, tambourines, cymbals and even sleigh bells, allowing for an immersive performance from one performer. 

The American Theatre Organ Society was founded in 1955 to promote preservation, awareness and celebration of these unique instruments. The Atlanta chapter is happy to share the joy of the theatre organ with the wider community. Visit www.atosatlanta.org/ to learn more. 

Visit the Strand Theatre to purchase a ticket to the event. To learn more about the American Theatre Organ Society, contact aparrish@rhythmcommunications.com.

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Taste of East Cobb announces 2025 date; seeks vendors

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Taqueria Tsunami's Thai chicken taco at the 2024 Taste of East Cobb.

Organizers of the Taste of East Cobb festival have announced that the 2025 festival date is May 3, at the usual venue, Johnson Ferry Baptist Church (955 Johnson Ferry Road).

That’s a Saturday, and as in previous years it runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Here’s what’s on tap:

  • A delicious variety of menu items from East Cobb’s finest restaurants

  • A Kids’ Zone with huge inflatables and fun hands-on activities, including sand art, and face painting.

  • Great live entertainment, featuring performances by local school bands. Last year’s event featured Walton High School, Wheeler High School, Dodgen Middle School, and Dickerson Middle School.

The event is a major fundraiser for the Walton Band Parent Association, and organizers are accepting applications for restaurants, sponsors and other exhibitors (click here for details).

The cost for restaurants and exhibitors is $350 and sponsorships range from $800 to $3,000.

East Cobb News has been a sponsor the last two years and we’re excited about making it three in a row!

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Marietta History Center announces Black History Month events

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Marietta History Center announces Black History Month events

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Black History Month Dessert Social with Cobb County Chairwoman Lisa Cupid & Cobb Black Elected Leaders

This engaging night of discussion, hosted by Cobb County Chairwoman Lisa Cupid, includes a panel of guests featuring Hon. State Rep. Alisha Thomas Searcy (former), Hon. Acworth Alderman Tim Houston, Hon. Superior Court Judge Angela Brown, Hon. Kennesaw Councilman Antonio Jones, Hon. Cobb School Board Member Nichelle Davis, Hon. Powder Springs Mayor Al Thurman.

When: February 21, 2025 @ 8:00 pm ~ Where: Marietta History Center ~ RSVP Required at allin@cobbcounty.org

Marietta 1899: Color Captured in Black and White

Step back in time and experience “Marietta 1899: Color Captured in Black and White,” an extraordinary exhibition showcasing the captivating photography of New York photographer James Shaw during his visit to Marietta in the spring of 1899. This special exhibit offers a unique glimpse into the past with never-before-seen images of Marietta and its surroundings, including the Marietta Square and the Marietta National Cemetery.

Pop-In for Family Fun: Black History Crafts

This February, in honor of Black History Month, the Marietta History Center invites families to join us for a day of crafts and activities centered around celebrating Black History. The Pop-In for Family Fun event is scheduled for Saturday, February 15th, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. From memorable exhibits to hands-on crafting stations, visitors of all ages will have the chance to explore and learn about the rich contributions of African Americans to our history and culture. Pop-In for Family Fun’s FREE admission is made possible through the generous sponsorship of Cauthorn, Owen & Sanders.

Museum Theater to Show Videos Highlighting Marietta’s Black History

Throughout the month of February, the Marietta History Center’s theater will be showing videos highlighting the history of Marietta’s segregated school, Lemon Street High, as well as other areas of Marietta’s black history. The film was produced by Marietta native Tim Penn. 

For more information about these exhibitions and other programs offered by the Marietta History Center,

please visit www.MariettaHistory.org

The Marietta History Center is committed to igniting curiosity in Marietta’s history by connecting people through compelling stories and engaging experiences.

 

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Golden K Kiwanis Club to feature coach’s inspiring story

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Golden K Kiwanis Club to feature coach's inspiring story
Andy Robinson
The Club is pleased to welcome Andy Robinson on January 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM to share the story that inspired the book TENACIOUS.
This is the story of legendary Georgia high school football coach Jeremy Williams who courageously battled ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) while leading his team to unparalleled success in the small town of Greenville, GA. Andy shares this inspiring story with professionalism and power.
Come and invite a guest:
January 30, 2025
10:00 AM
Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
2922 Sandy Plains Road
Marietta, GA 30066

Andy Robinson is a motivational who has shared this story with audiences across the state.

TENACIOUS tells Faith Based story of Coach Jeremy Williams (ALS) and The Williams Family. Coach Williams led Greenville Ga to thrilling undefeated regular season all while on the field courageously battling ALS. He was named National Coach Of The Year.

The Story was voted 2009 AJC Sports Story Of The Year.

The meeting, which starts at 10AM will be at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 2292 Sandy Plains Rd, Marietta,  GA.  (https://maps.app.goo.gl/A8zzymaWZK2WU9MR7) and the link provides the location.

Golden K Kiwanis Club to feature coach's inspiring story

 

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Pope HS Band to hold community recycling fundraising event

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Saturday, January 11th, 2025
9:00am – 2:00pm
Northeast Cobb Family YMCA (next to WALMART)
3010 Johnson Ferry Road, 30062
ALL PROCEEDS SUPPORT POPE HIGH SCHOOL BAND!
We accept paint, metals, electronics, appliances, and paper shredding – while you watch! DONATION $15 per car + disposal fees, where applicable. For details, disposal fees, and to view our flyer along with a list of accepted recyclables, please visit our website:

http://www.popeband.com/recycling.html
Onsite Payment can be made in cash, credit card, or check payable to PBPA.
Pick-Up services are available WITH ADVANCED RESERVATION, within a 5-mile radius of Pope HS, based on truck and volunteer availability. (Sorry, for your security – NO document pick-ups)!
**RESERVATION IS REQUIRED** for pick up and payment must be made in full by cash or check (no credit cards) at time of pick up. These slots are very limited. To make a reservation for residential or business pick up, please visit our website at http://www.popeband.com/recycling.html
Business Pick-Up Fee: $100 plus any TV, monitor, laptop, large item or paint charges.
Residential Pick-Up Fee. $50 plus any TV, monitor, laptop, large item or paint charges.
Questions? Contact popebandrecycling@gmail.com and/or visit http://www.popeband.com/recycling.html

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East Cobb Weekend Events: Winter Festival; Holiday Cabaret; more

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East Cobb weekend events
The Atlanta-based Gate City Brass performs Sunday at St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church.

The last weekend before Christmas brings to a close a number of related events in the East Cobb area.

On Friday and Saturday, Wesley Chapel UMC is having its long-standing Drive-Thru Nativity Scene from 7-9.

The birth of Christ will be played out with live actors and animals at the church (4495 Sandy Plains Road). It’s free and open to the public.

On Saturday, the Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center (2051 Lower Roswell Road) will hold its annual Winter Festival from 10-5. There will be an artisanal market for last-dash holiday shopping, photos with Santa, an ugly sweater contest, music and more. Admission is free.

Christmas-themed music will be featured Sunday at a concert by the Atlanta-based Gate City Brass. They’ll be performing at 3 p.m. at St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church (571 Holt Road) as part of its Friends of Music concert series. Admission is free but donations will be accepted.

On Monday night, two days before Christmas, a Holiday Cabaret takes place starting at 7 p.m at The Art Place (3330 Sandy Plains Road). It’s organized by the Mountain View Arts Alliance, will all types of performers taking the stage. A silent auction takes place at the intermission, with 50 percent of the proceeds going to the Best Friends Animal Society.

Tickets are $18 for general admission.

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East Cobb Weekend Events: Christmas festivals; concerts; more

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Sweets With Santa
St. Nicholas returns to the “Sweets With Santa” event Saturday at the Janice Overbeck Real Estate Team office.

More holiday events are dotting our local weekend events calendar as the Christmas season moves into full swing.

On Friday and Saturday is the Christmas at Piedmont Arts and Crafts Show at Piedmont Church (570 Piedmont Road).

More than 40 performing groups will be on stage, including many from local schools, along with inflatables, handmade gifts, free photos with Santa and the Piedmont Winter WonderLand display.

Hours are 5-9 Friday and 10-5 Saturday; admission and parking are free.

Another Friday-Saturday holiday extravaganza is the Pope Winter Showcase of the Arts, with showtimes at 7 p.m. each day at the Pope High School Performing Arts Center (Hembree Road), and featuring school’s orchestra, band, chorus, drama and visual arts students.

Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students and may be purchased at this link.

CenterStage North’s venerable presentation of “A Christmas Carol” is Thursday-Saturday at The Art Place Mountain View (3330 Sandy Plains Road). Showtimes are 8 p.m. each night; tickets are $15 and can be reserved at this link.

The Cobb Civic Center (548 S. Marietta Parkway) is the venue for the Cobb PARKS Holiday Artisan Market Friday-Sunday.

Retailers and artists will be showcasing their handmade goods, fine arts, musical performances, visits from Santa, kids crafts, and more.

Admission is free; hours are 4-8 Friday and 10-5 Saturday and Sunday.

On Saturday, Santa Claus is the star attraction at “Sweets With Santa” in a kid-oriented event at the Janice Overbeck Real Estate Team (2249 Sewell Mill Road) from 11-4. In addition to having photos with St. Nick, guests can sample tasty holiday treats and ride on a trackless train.

All the festivities are free, but you’re asked to register online at this link.

Merchants in and around the Marietta Square are organizing another Ugly Sweater Block Party from 3-10 at the Brickyard (129 Church Street).

You and your most garish holiday threads are welcome for food, drink and holiday cheer. A ticket gets free admission to more than 10 bars and restaurants, complimentary shots, live music and holiday entertainment and more.

Tickets are $15-$25 and can be purchased at this link.

The Atlanta professional choral ensemble Coro Vocati returns to East Cobb Sunday for a Christmas concert.

The concert starts at 3 p.m. at St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church (571 Holt Road) and features Silent Night, Coventry Carol, Angels We Have Heart on High and more.

Tickets are $10-$20 and can be purchased at this link.

The Lassiter Bands Christmas Tree sale continues through Saturday at the Highland Plaza Shopping Center (3605 Sandy Plains Road, at Gordy Parkway). Frasier firs will be cut on site, and wreaths, tree stands and disposal bag also will be available.

The Fox Family holiday lights display continues nightly through Jan. 7 at 2994 Clary Lakes Drive. Set your car radio tuner to 88.3 FM for a specially curated playlist and enjoy a walk-through with craft stations and more.

Send us your holiday event news!

If your organization or entity is holding such an event that’s open to the public, please send East Cobb News your information and we’ll be glad to post it!

This can include festivals, pumpkin patches, Thanksgiving activities, holiday concerts, Christmas tree and Menorah lightings, New Year’s celebrations and fundraisers.

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East Cobb Weekend Events: Concerts; GIS Day; more

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GSO to hold sensory-friendly concert at Wheeler HS
Concert-goers of all ages are invited to a sensory-friendly event Saturday with the Georgia Symphony Orchestra at Wheeler High School.

If you’ve got electronics to be recycled, there’s a Keep Cobb Beautiful Community Recycling event Saturday from 9-1 at Jim Miller Park (2245 Callaway Road). Bring electronics, metals and textiles for recycling; shoes, accessories and clothing will be donated to America’s Thrift Stores to support Children’s Health Care of Atlanta.

You can also drop off hard-to-recycle plastics in the orange Hefty ReNew bags — available at Walmart, Target, Kroger, and Publix. Click here for a list of acceptable items and sign up for a time slot.

Local physician Dr. Dolapo Babaloa of Living at Your Finest Wellness is holding her monthly Walk With a Doc event from 9-10 Saturday at East Cobb Park (3322 Roswell Road). In addition to trekking the paths of the park, participants will learn about hormonal health. The event is free, and all fitness levels are welcome.

Saturday is Girls in Parks Day, and girls ages 7-16 are invited to take part in outdoor activities at Hyde Farm Park (726 Hyde Road) from 9-12. Cobb PARKS is sponsoring the event that includes outdoor life skills, arts and crafts, rock climbing, archery, and more. The cost is $5; Register here at code 42401.

Get your mapping geek on Saturday at Cobb GIS Day from 10-3 at Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center (2051 Lower Roswell Road). It’s free for all ages to attend, and Cobb GIS staff members will explain the world of maps and GIS, ranging from stormwater management, real estate properties and community development. There will be games, door prizes, presentations and refreshments.

The holiday season will be here soon, and the Tim D. Lee Senior Center (3332 Sandy Plains Road) will hold its annual Holiday Craft Fair Saturday from 10-3. Admission is freee, and you cans shop for handmade crafts and creations and unique gifts for friends and family. Contact the center at 770-509-4900 for more information.

On Saturday afternoon, the Georgia Symphony Orchestra will hold a family sensory-friendly concert at Wheeler High School (375 Holt Road) from 203. The 45-minute program includes cinematic works ranging from  Captain Jack Sparrow, the Dark Knight, the Man of Steel, and many more. Up to 30 minutes before or after each concert, children and families are invited to touch and experience a myriad of instruments first-hand as part of a musical petting zoo. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased here.

On Sunday, the Cobb Wind Symphony is holding its annual Veterans Day concert starting at 3 p.m. at the Lassiter HS concert hall (2601 Shallowford Road). Admission is free, but freewill donations will be accepted.

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Lassiter Craft Fair leads off holiday events in East Cobb

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Lassiter Craft Fair, East Cobb Weekend Events

Just after the turn into November is the start of a number of holiday-related events in the East Cobb area: the Lassiter Craft Fair.

The fundraiser of the Lassiter PTSA takes place Saturday and Sunday at the school (2601 Shallowford Road), featuring dozens of vendors and the work of local artists, concessions, raffle prizes and a bake sale.

Clothing, jewelry, wreathes, ornaments, custom gifts, wood decor, handbags and wallets, knitwear, quilling and clay pots, food items and candles and bath oils are among the items that will be on display and for sale.

Admission is free and the hours are 10-5 Saturday and 11-4 Sunday.

The organizers are updating activities and feating artists who’ll be there for holiday and other shopping items on its Facebook page.

As we’ve noted previously, we’d love to tell the community about holiday events that are open to the public, for our calendar listings and even for coverage of Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year’s.

Please click here to learn more, and follow the instructions below as you submit your items to us.

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East Cobb Weekend Events: Boo Bash; Music in the Park; more

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Boo Bash Halloween fun

Halloween really is around the corner, even if the weather feels like late summer. This weekend’s events in and around East Cobb are celebrations of the season.

They are headlined by the Boo Bash at Avenue East Cobb (4475 Roswell Road) from 11-2 on Saturday. Family-oriented fun presented by the retail center and East Cobb Church includes live music, costume party, trick or treating and all kinds of roaming entertainment. It’s free to all.

If you still want more Halloween fun, there will be a Trunk or Treat from 3-5 Saturday at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection (4814 Paper Mill Road) that’s also free and open to the public. In addition to decorated trunks, there will be games, candy, and kid-friendly spooky tunes on the church’s organ and piano.

On Friday, you’re invited to a Hispanic Heritage Festival from 4:30-6 in the courtyard at Walton High School (1590 Bill Murdock Road). Organized by the Walton Spanish Club, festivities include performances, cuisines, and booths, exhibiting different Hispanic countries. Admission is $5, payable in cash at the door.

Gorgeous weather is in store all weekend, including Sunday’s Music in the Park xoncert from 4-6 at East Cobb Park (3322 Roswell Road). It’s the last of the fall concert series, and features students from the Bach to Rock music school.

You can bring food and drink, a blanket and chairs and enjoy the sounds from the back concert shell.

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East Cobb Weekend Events: String quartet; Music in the Park; more

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East Cobb Weekend Events: String quartet; Music in the Park; more

Music is in the air—both indoors and out—and will headline weekend events in and near East Cobb.

Sunday afternoon music-lovers can choose from dueling concerts if you will, starting with the sounds of the Atlanta-based Amadeus String Ensemble (pictured above) at 3 p.m. at St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church (571 Holt Road). It’s the season opener of the church’s 2024-25 Friends of Music concert schedule.

Admission is free for the public to attend, but freewill donations are accepted.

The Friends for the East Cobb Park will hold another Music in the Park event Sunday at 4 p.m. featuring the familiar sounds of the Loose Shoes Duo.

Come to the concert shell at the park (3322 Roswell Road) and bring picnic fare, blankets/chairs and enjoy. The presenting sponsor is Wellstar Health System, and another concert is scheduled for Oct. 27.

The weather all weekend will be gorgeous, and the second Saturday of the month means it’s another Hyde Farm Walking Tour. Come to Hyde Farm (721 Hyde Road) with your walking shoes for a stroll through the Cobb PARKS-operated 1840s working farm for a 45-minute tour starting at 10 a.m.

It’s free, but you’re asked to register in advance for head-count purposes.

Later Saturday afternoon, it’s the Faith Lutheran School Fall Festival (2111 Lower Roswell Road) that’s open to the public. Enjoy family-oriented fun with petting zoo, bounce houses, carnival games, food and drink and a craft market of local vendors and artists running from 3-6 p.m.

On both Saturday and Sunday, it’s Chalkobterfest, a chalk art and beer festival presented by the Marietta-Cobb Museum of Art.

More than 80 artists, more than 100 different beer and 40 different wines will be served up on the Marietta Square to celebrate the onset of fall.

There also will be live music, food trucks and art vendors.

The main festival is 10-5 Saturday and 11-5 Sunday; the beer festival runs from 12-5 Saturday and you can buy tickets for the latter by clicking here.

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East Cobb weekend events: Oktoberfest; book sale; more

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Holy Trinity Oktoberfest, East Cobb weekend events

There’s a bit more fall in the air as a variety of seasonal events take place in East Cobb and beyond, and the weather should be perfect for the outdoor activities that are on tap:

Early on Saturday is the fall Powers Ferry Corridor Alliance Adopt-A-Mile Cleanup. It gets underway at  8:30 a.m. at the Kroger Fuel parking lot, 1310 Powers Ferry Road, and volunteers will be working in that area in conjunction with Keep Cobb Beautiful.

All supplies and safety equipment will be provided; all you need to do is click here to sign up.

The monthly gathering of the East Cobb Park Garden Club takes place from 10-12 as work continues on Sunny’s Butterfly Garden (our previous story here). They’re looking for volunteers and all you have to do is show up if you’re interested.

Get your oompa on all day Saturday at the 13th rendition of Oktoberfest at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (2922 Sandy Plains Road), from 10-6.

It’s the church’s annual festival of German heritage and culture, featuring German food, a live polka band, craft fair, horseshoe tournament, and a kid’s area with bounce houses, face painting and more.

Bring canned food for MUST Ministries food pantry in place of an entrance fee: $7 or seven cans for each adult, $3 or three cans for each child or $20 for twenty cans for a family.

You can park at the U.S. Post Office after 1 p.m.

A bit off-calendar and just outside our coverage area: the Cobb Truck-A-Palooza Saturday from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Town Center at Cobb (400 Ernest W Barrett Parkway).

There will be fire engines to police motorcycles for kids and adults, and all proceeds from Truck-A-Palooza will benefit the Cobb County Safety Village.

Admission os $5 adults and free for 2 and under, or $20 for a family/group up to 6 people.

The Cobb Library System’s Fall Book Sale is Friday-Sunday at the Cobb Civic Center (548 S. Marietta Parkway). Bring whatever you think you need to take away your purchases of books, CDs, magazines, puzzles and more, ranging in price from 10 cents to $4.

Hours are 9-5 Friday-Saturday and 1-5 Sunday and parking is free, along with admission.

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The Power of Local: Send us your fall/holiday event news!

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It’s starting to feel like fall, and many fall activities are already under way.

We love this time of year, from the leaves changing color to the festive celebrations surrounding Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year’s.

If your organization or entity is holding such an event that’s open to the public, please send East Cobb News your information and we’ll be glad to post it!

This can include festivals, pumpkin patches, Thanksgiving activities, holiday concerts, Christmas tree and Menorah lightings, New Year’s celebrations and fundraisers.

Keep in mind that these are for non-commercial events—if you’re a business and are having special sales around the holidays, please get in touch with us individually for advertising information.

We’ll be glad to customize a campaign that fits your needs and budget and targets the community-minded customers you want to reach! Many of them come to East Cobb News every day to find out what’s happening in this place we call home.

Of course, businesses holding community events, especially for charitable reasons, are welcome to pass along details of those events for publication here.

Special how-to details are included below about submitting your information. We’ll publish these events on our calendar listings, and may feature some of them in stories.

As these final months of 2024 continue, you’re also welcome to send photos and write-ups of events as they take place.

We want to be the go-to source for all the many ways people in East Cobb are enjoying this special time of year, when friends, families, neighbors and the community at large come together.

It’s what we call The Power of Local, and we’d love to hear from you!

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Let East Cobb News know what your organization is doing for our community events calendar.

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Editor's Note: Introducing 'The Power of Local' initiative

 

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