Another weekend loaded with holiday events is already underway in East Cobb, but there’s plenty going on through Sunday:
From 8-11 Saturday morning, the East Cobb Lions Club Pancake Breakfast is serving up pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee at East Cobb United Methodist Church (2325 Roswell Road). Kids can have their picture taken with Santa, and if you bring an unwrapped toy you’ll get a free raffle ticket. The cost is $7.50 per person, and proceeds go to Lions Club programs to provide free eye screenings for needy students.
From 10-4 Saturday, the St. Andrew UMC Nativity Display continues. The public is invited to celebrate the birth of Jesus. It’s free to attend in the Keheley Center at the church (3455 Canton Road), but any donations you care to make will benefit Cobb Senior Services.
From 10-2 Saturday, warm up and enjoy the festive season at the Mugs & Mocha event at the Sewell Mill Library (2051 Lower Roswell Road). Cool beans will be serving up the java, and you can purchase a handcrafted mug and enjoy free ceramic ornaments, crafts for kids and a visit from Santa.
The Sewell Mill Library also is having an opening event for its latest art gallery exhibit during the Out and About Reception from 2-4. The works are from local artists from the Sewell Mill Cultural Center’s Atlanta Artists Center. The exhibit will continue through Jan. 7.
For four shows only, the Johnson Ferry Christmas Festival takes place this weekend, with shows at 4 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Baptist church (955 Johnson Ferry Road). The choir and orchestra will be featured with a traditional sing-along.
From 6:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday, it’s local artist John Driskell Hopkins’ Sounds of the Season Holiday Show at Olde Towne Athletic Club (4950 Olde Towne Parkway). Hopkins and the Joe Gransden Band will perform a special Christmas concert, with dinner prepared by celebrity chef Rusty Hamlin, and dancing, in a benefit for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. To purchase tickets, click here.
On Sunday, The Art Place (3330 Sandy Plains Road) is having its holiday-themed Empty Bowl Brunch from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Guests can choose a bowl made by students at The Art Place and enjoy homemade soup on premises. The cost for the bowl is $15 each, and the proceeds will benefit MUST Ministries.
On Sunday evening, the public is invited to the Christmas at East Cobb Concert from 4-7 at East Cobb UMC, featuring a holiday choir, instrumentalist, children, and an audience sing-along in the Sanctuary. That gets underway at 5, preceded by a Bethlehem-inspired petting zoo at 4, and following everything will be s’mores and a bonfire.
Check out our Holiday Guide for more, and if you’re looking for a place to worship, our listings of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services in East Cobb.
You’ll find more details about those events and can check out more of our calendar listings for this weekend and beyond.
Send your events to us and we’ll post ’em here: calendar@eastcobbnews.com.
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