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East Cobb weekend events: Empty Bowl Brunch and more

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Another weekend loaded with holiday events is already underway in East Cobb, but there’s plenty going on through Sunday:East Cobb weekend events, Empty Bowl Brunch

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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EAST COBB WEEKEND EVENTS: Christmas and Hanukkah celebrations; Cobb Wind Symphony; prep wrestling and more

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Holiday Lights East Cobb Park
The Christmas tree at East Cobb Park will be joined on Sunday by Chabad of Cobb’s coin Menorah in an event that benefits Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

The last weekend of holiday activities before Christmas is busier than usual since some were rescheduled due to the winter storm, and that’s where we’ll lead off in noting East Cobb weekend events over the next few days:

  • The Empty Bowl Brunch at The Art Place-Mountain View (3330) Sandy Plains Road) was to have taken place last Sunday, but it’s just been moved a week, and at the same time this coming Sunday 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. as the original schedule. The cost is also the same; a $15 ticket gets you a handmade soup bowl to fill as often as you like, with the proceeds benefitting MUST Ministries;
  • Another delayed event is the final local holiday market of the season. The St. Nicholas Holiday Market goes from 12-4 on Sunday at Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church (3431 Trickum Road), with gift items, crafts, jewelry and Greek food goodies;
  • Also in its final weekend is the Good Mews Holiday Decor Market (1860 Sandy Plains Road), which is open until 6 on Friday, and from 10-6 Saturday and 12-6 Sunday;
  • Santa’s been making plenty of rounds in East Cobb, even with the snow, but there’s a special visit he’s got in store for pets Saturday at the Janice Overbeck Real Estate office (2249 Sewell Mill Road). Bring your furry family member(s) between 12-2 for free photos with St. Nick and refreshments;
  • One of your last chances to see a live Nativity Scene takes place from 7-9 tonight and Saturday at Wesley Chapel Road UMC (4495 Sandy Plains Road), and it’s a drive-through set up so you can stay in your car, and out of the cold;
  • Music is in the air all over East Cobb, led by the Cobb Wind Symphony Orchestra holiday concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Lassiter Concert Hall (2601 Shallowford Road). It’s free to get in but they’ll gladly accept donations;
  • The same Lassiter Concert Hall is the venue at 7:30 p.m. Sunday for the Pope High School Fine Arts Showcase, but you MUST purchase tickets in advance. They’re $10 each and can be ordered here; there will be NO sales as the door;
  • On Sunday at 6:30 p.m., East Cobb UMC (2325 Roswell Road) is having its musical celebration of the Christmas season. “Chosen” features the church’s children’s and adult choirs and orchestra. It’s free, and the 4 p.m. concert is sold out, with seating limited for 6:30 p.m.; get your online tickets here;
  • As Hanukkah comes to a close, the Chabad of Cobb congregation is once again holding a Coin Menorah event at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at East Cobb Park (3322 Roswell Road). Bring loose change and help what’s billed as the largest coin Menorah in the world; your contributions will benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta;
  • This isn’t on the holiday list of things to do, but is festive in its own way: The 47th annual Cobb County Invitational Wrestling Tournament takes place starting at 6 p.m. Friday and continues through Saturday afternoon at Lassiter High School (2601 Shallowford Road); it features all six East Cobb high schools, including Pope, the reigning county and state champion. Saturday’s slate starts at 8 a.m. and the championship round gets underway at 2:30 p.m.

Check out East Cobb Holiday Guide as well as our listings of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services.

Here’s our full Events Calendar, holiday or otherwise.

Did we miss something? Want to add a calendar listing? Please let us know! E-mail: calendar@eastcobbnews.com and we’ll post it!

Have a great weekend!

 

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St. Nick’s Cafe leads off holiday events at The Art Place

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St. Nick's Cafe, What Could Go Wrong the Night Before Christmas?, The Art Place-Mountain View

This coming Saturday, Dec. 2, the St. Nick’s Cafe family holiday show returns as The Art Place-Mountain View (3330 Sandy Plains Road) unveils its seasonal schedule.

This year, the St. Nick’s Cafe presentation is “What Could Go Wrong the Night Before Christmas?” It’s a retelling of “The Night Before Christmas” in which the narrator, according to to the program description, “must deal with every interruption imaginable.”

The shows, which are presented by The Art Place and the Mountain View Arts Alliance, take place at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online (a $1.75 service charge applies to each ticket). Catered meals from Chick-fil-A will be provided after every program.

On Sunday, Dec. 10, The Art Place will hold its Empty Bowl Brunch to benefit MUST Ministries. Visitors can come from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., purchase a handmade soup bowl and enjoy a hearty meal. Tickets are also $15 each (advance purchase here).

The Artist Attic, which has been underway since Nov. 9, continues through Dec. 14. The Art Place gallery is selling original pieces made by students, teachers and local artists. Gift ideas also include gift certificates and holiday shows.

Sales are available during regular opening hours (Monday-Thursday 10-5); for evening and weekend hours call 770-509-2700.