The Cobb library system’s summer reading program begins Saturday with a kickoff event on Saturday from 5-7 p.m. at the Cobb County Civic Center (548 S. Marietta Parkway). Here’s more on “A Universe of Stories,” the theme for this summer’s program:
Calling all Earthlings, astronauts, space adventurers and explorers, Jedi, Doctors, future Mission to Mars scientists, martians, and space robots –
Suit up in your favorite outer space gear and blast off on our Summer Space Jam dance floor.
This family-friendly event is free and open to the public. Bring all your friends – from our galaxy and beyond!
Find more information about Summer Reading at cobbcat.org/srp.
Here are a couple of other events taking place on Saturday at the Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center (2051 Lower Roswell Road):
World Lindy Hop Day Swing-Up Dance, from 1-5 p.m. in the art gallery:
We’ll be joined by the KSU Swing Dance Association who will teach a beginner lesson at 1:00 PM.
There is no dress code – wear whatever makes you feel comfortable. No partner nor prior experience are necessary. Everyone welcome!
And from 3-5 in the community room is a session about the Modern Quilt Movement:
Grandmothers might still be quilting, but their grandchildren have taken this art form in a whole new direction. Learn about how millennials connected online, established their own quilting aesthetic and organized an international movement that brings tens of thousands of quilters together annually for QuiltCon.
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