Gritters Library will be the setting on Saturday for a community block party involving all the entities at Shaw Park.
What’s being called the Shaw Park Community Block Party takes place Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the library. (880 Shaw Park Drive).
The library, CobbWorks and Cobb PARKS programs will be highlighted, featuring music, activities, games, face-painting, bilingual storytime, a Bollywood Dance Challenge and special appearances from local partners and sponsors.
Admission is free and food will be available for purchase.
Also on Saturday, a back-to-school event of sorts takes place at the Cobb Civic Center (548 S. Marietta Parkway). It’s called Backing the Need, and it’s a joint effort from KIDS Care and Cobb Police (see our previous story) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
New donations of school supplies and backpacks will be collected, and there also will be free recycling on-site.
On Friday and Saturday, Cobb PARKS is continuing its summer “Scene on the Green” entertainment series at The Art Place (3330 Sandy Plains Road) with a presentation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Admission is free, and showtimes start at 7 p.m. Seating is first-come, first-served, and you’re invited to bring chairs, blankets. Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase, courtesy of the Mountain View Arts Alliance.
A one-of-a-kind tabletop storytelling session based on the book “The Moldy Orange Bandage” is on tap for Saturday at Bookmiser (3822 Roswell Road).
The Tabletop Puppet Storytelling will be presented by professor Mark and Albalis Smith. The event is free and open to the public; you’re asked to register at this link.
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