Pope Band Recycling Day

Pope Band to hold recycling event Saturday at NE Cobb YMCA

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Pope Band recycling day

If you’ve got recyclables you want to get rid of, Saturday’s the day.

The location has been changed from the Pope High School parking lot due to COVID-19 restrictions and will take place between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Northeast Cobb YMCA (3010 Johnson Ferry Road).

The hotlink can be found here, along with a complete list of what you can bring by—and what they’re not accepting. The per-car donation is $10, and there are additional fees for paint.

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East Cobb Weekend Events: Pope Band Recycling; Veterans Benefit; Center Stage North; and more

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Pope Band Recycling, East Cobb weekend events

We’re revamping our calendar format, so please bear with us. The listings you’re used to seeing are undergoing some changes, but we wanted to let you know about a few events going on in East Cobb this weekend, especially as another school year is underway.

If you want to unload some clutter to help a good cause, Saturday’s the day to drop off items at the Pope Band Recycling Day. It’s from 9-4 at the school (3001 Hembree Road) and the basic donation is $10 per vehicle. Recyclable metals, electronics, paper and other goods are accepted; there’s a detailed listing of what you can bring and what’s not allowed at the link, and additional fees apply for some items.

From 10-2 on Saturday, you can swing by Honest-1 Auto Care (1391 East Cobb Drive) for food, games and more at its Family Fun Day that helps out United Military Care’s work with veterans. The non-profit has a Buddy Partner program that sends out volunteers to stay connected to isolated veterans, and those needing other assistance.

High school football is only a few weeks away, and two of East Cobb’s top teams are squaring off at 10 a.m. in a scrimmage. Walton visits Kell (4770 Lee Waters Road), and they’re both getting an early start to the season in other ways too, as participants once again in the Corky Kell Classic on Aug. 24 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

A late summer production of Center Stage North begins Friday and continues this weekend and through next weekend at The Art Place (3330 Sandy Plains Road). In “Sylvia,” an empty nest couple moves to Manhattan from the suburbs, and their marriage is on the rocks after the adoption a Lab-poodle mix found on the streets. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, as well as 8 p.m. next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Ticket info and ordering is here; they’re not sold at The Art Place.

 

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East Cobb Weekend Events: Polar Bear Run; Pope Band Recycling; Walton Chorus Fashion Show; GSO Concert; and more

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Georgia Symphony Orchestra, East Cobb Weekend Events

From dawn to dusk on Saturday, this weekend’s East Cobb leading events on Saturday offer something for everyone.

It’s to be cold all day and all evening, led off by the 31st annual Polar Bear Run at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church (955 Johnson Ferry Road), which starts around 8 a.m. and raises funds for the church’s music mission trip. The race is one of the first local qualifiers for the Peachtree Road Race, but there are shorter races for kids, including a “Cub Run” for those ages 4-5;

Doing some winter reorganizing and cleaning out? Haul unwanted items over to Pope High School (3001 Hembree Road) between 9-4 for the Pope Band Recycling Day. The cost is $10 a car and additional charges apply for electronics and paint;

Professional organizer Linda Diamond offers tips on Decluttering Your Home from 11-12 Saturday at the East Cobb Library (4880 Lower Roswell Road);

The sun’s supposed to come out, warming things up enough for some youth sports activity. The Sandy Plains Softball Fun Day takes place from 12-2 at the organization’s fields at 2977 Gordy Parkway, and they’ll have food, fun, prizes and walk-up registration for the spring season.

Not far way, Sandy Plains Baseball is holding Instructional Clinics at Harrison Park (2653 Shallowford Road) from 11-1 for ages 9-12, and at Sweat Mountain Park (4346 Steinhauer Road) from 2:30 p.m. for ages 5-8. All participants should bring a glove, bat and helmet and arrive at least 20 minutes beforehand;

The arts take center stage Saturday night (and indoors too!). The Walton Chorus Fashion Show is themed “Reaching for the Stars,” and it’s a fundraiser that costs $18 at the door. Showtime Saturday is 6 p.m. at the Walton auditorium (1590 Bill Murdock Road);

The Georgia Symphony Orchestra will performs a “Musical Mirrors Concert” at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Lassiter Concert Hall (2601 Shallowford Road, photo above). Works by Franz Schubert are featured, and the ticket prices range from $10-$25.

Check our full calendar listings for more things to do in East Cobb this weekend, 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 weekend, make it a great one! Enjoy!

 

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Pope, Lassiter band fundraisers to take place Saturday

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Not long after they’ll be playing during their school’s football game Friday night, the Pope and Lassiter bands will be holding fundraisers on Saturday.

From 9-4, the Pope Band Recycling Event will accept all kinds of electronics, metal and paper goods, for $10 a car. They’ll shred paper while you watch, and additional disposal fees will apply to certain items. The school’s located at 3001 Hembree Road, and here’s a detailed list of what they’ll accept, and what they won’t.

From 10-5 Saturday, the Lassiter Band Mattress Sale takes place in the band room at the school (2601 Shallowford Road). There will be a full showroom set-up with factory direct prizes. The proceeds will go to help the band’s upcoming trip to the Tournament of Roses Parade. A mattress sale earlier this year netted $12K, and fundraisers later this fall include the raffling of a Jeep Wrangler from Ed Voyles.

Oh, and about those football games? Five of the six East Cobb teams are in action tonight:

  • Pope (0-0) at Lassiter (0-1), 7:30 p.m.;
  • Sprayberry (0-1) at Wheeler (1-0), 7:30 p.m.;
  • Walton (1-0) at Collins Hill (0-0), 7:30 p.m.

The Kell Longhorns are off this week.

Check our full calendar listings for more things to do in East Cobb this weekend, 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 weekend, make it a great one! Enjoy!

 

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