East Cobb This Week: Ecumenical Thanksgiving Celebration; gerrymandering discussion; Cookies With a Cop and more

Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service

It’s the week before Thanksgiving, and holiday-themed events are popping up on our East Cobb events calendar, including the Ecumenical Thanksgiving Celebration. on Thursday.

It’s the 14th annual service starting at at 7 p.m. at Temple Kol Emeth (1415 Old Canton Road), and this year’s theme is “Harmonizing the Voice of Humanity.” Representatives of Jewish, Christian, Muslim and other metro area faith communities will participate in readings, music and fellowship.

Given the recent Pittsburgh synagogue shootings, the theme is especially appropriate.

The public is invited to stay for dessert and is asked to bring canned food donations for Must Ministries and an offering for Give-a-Gobble. Overflow parking is at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3155 Trickum Road.

The elections are over, but the League of Women Voters of Marietta-Cobb is delving into lingering political matters with a discussion Monday night about gerrymandering. It starts at 7 p.m. at WellStar East Cobb Health Park (3747 Roswell Road), and the guest speaker is Elizabeth McNamara, the former president of the League of Women Voters of the U.S.

Cobb Police are continuing their community outreach events with citizens on Tuesday. Cookies With a Cop goes from 6-8 p.m. at the Great American Cookies/Marble Slab Creamery in Providence Square Shopping Center (4101 Roswell Road). Bring your questions about crime and public safety for Precinct 4 community officers to answer in an informal setting.

Check our full calendar listings for more, including a number of public library book club and other events going on during this week, and beyond.

Did we miss anything? Do you have a calendar item you’d like to share with the community? Send it to us, and we’ll spread the word! E-mail: calendar@eastcobbnews.com, and you can include a photo or flyer if you like.

Whatever you’re doing this week, make it a great one! Enjoy!

 

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District 3 Cobb Commission, legislative races featured in Thursday candidates forum

District 3 Cobb Commission

On Thursday the League of Women Voters of Marietta/Cobb will be holding a candidates forum in downtown Marietta that will include candidates for the District 3 Cobb Commission and legislative races.

The forum lasts from 7-9 p.m. and will be held in the 2nd floor board room of the Cobb government building, 100 Cherokee St. (where county commissioners hold their meetings).

The candidates who have been invited include those vying for the Georgia State Senate District 32 seat that covers most of East Cobb: Republican incumbent Kay Kirkpatrick and Democrat Christine Triebsch.

That’s a rematch of last year’s special election won by Kirkpatrick. They will be included in a discussion with other Cobb state senate candidates from 7-8 p.m.

From 8-9, the focus is on the District 3 Cobb Commission race, which pits Republican incumbent JoAnn Birrell against Democrat Caroline Holko.

The forum is free and also will be shown live on TV23, Cobb government’s local access cable channel.

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