Pope Dead Band Running 5K

East Cobb weekend events: Mt. Zion Craft Show; Veterans Day Concert; more

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Mt. Zion UMC Craft Show, East Cobb weekend events
The Mt. Zion UMC Craft Show is back for its 34th year (ECN file).

The weekend before Veterans Day is always filled with a wide variety of events, and in East Cobb there’s quite a bit to choose from in our calendar listings, indoors and outside.

Already underway, and continuing through Friday, is the 34th annual Mt. Zion UMC Holly Jolly Craft Show. Shop early for the holidays, enjoy breakfast, lunch and baked goods, have a shot at winning raffle and door prizes, as well as a silent auction and quilt drawing. The proceeds benefit the United Methodist Women’s children’s and women’s charities. The sale goes until 5 p.m. Friday, and from 9-4 Saturday (1770 Johnson Ferry Road).

The high school football regular season ends Friday, with several East Cobb schools either trying to solidify playoff spots or clinch a post-season berth. Walton can win Region 4AAAAAAA at home against Woodstock. Sprayberry will play host to River Ridge for a possible playoff shot, and so will Wheeler, which visits Pebblebrook. Kell, which is playoff-bound, visits Woodland in Cartersville. Lassiter’s one just once this year but will try to double its win total as the Trojans close out their season at home against Cherokee. All kickoffs are at 7:30 p.m.

Very early on Saturday morning is the 9th annual Free Dental Day at Mansouri Family Dental Care (4720 Lower Roswell Road). They’ll be providing free dental cleanings, fillings and extractions on a first-come, first-served basis, and you’ve got to be at least 18 years old. More than 100 patients are expected, and some arrive Friday overnight. Tickets will be given out starting at 5 a.m., and parking is at Johnson Ferry Baptist Church (955 Johnson Ferry Road).

More holiday shopping continues this weekend at the Good Mews Holiday Decor Market, which is open from 10-5 Saturday and 12-5 Sunday. (1860 Sandy Plains Road, Suite 202).

Friday and Saturday, The Art Place is staging “Piece of My Heart,” which portrays the stories of six women who served as nurses in the Vietnam War and how they were affected by the experience.

The show will benefit the new Emory Veterans Healthcare program, which is eligible to anyone who served a day after 9/11.

The performances will be at 7:30 p.m, on Friday and Saturday, and the suggested donation of $10 (3330 Sandy Plains Road).

As it gets dark on Saturday, step out and get some exercise to help out a high school band. It’s the Dead Band Running 5K, a Day of the Dead-themed glow race to support the Pope High School Band. The race takes place at the school (3001 Hembree Road) from 5-7, and you’ll start off to the beat of the band’s drumline. Register at: https://www.active.com/marietta-ga/running/distance-running-races/dead-band-running-5k-2019.

Another East Cobb Veterans Day weekend tradition continues Sunday. It’s the Cobb Wind Symphony Veterans Day Concert, which starts at 3 at the Lassiter Concert Hall (2601 Shallowford Road). Admission is free.

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 HALLOWEEN EVENTS: Trunk or Treats; Pope Dead Band Running 5K; Holiday Décor Market and more

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East Cobb Halloween events

Don’t need much of a drumroll introduction for what’s coming up over the next few days. The East Cobb Halloween events calendar is absolutely loaded (and if we’ve missed your event there’s still time to let us know. E-mail calendar@eastcobbnews.com and we’ll post it!). So many trunk or treat events, assorted fall festivals and a new spooky event that may become a bonafide tradition: The Pope Dead Band Running 5K. Pope also has a Haunted Theater presentation of “The Dollhouse” to ramp up a frightening selection of Halloween-themed events

Also on tap this weekend is the Sprayberry Hall of Fame Gala and two final events of the fall that have become community stand-bys: Sunday Funday at East Cobb Park, and the Paper Mill Village Food Truck on Monday:

  • Trunk or Treats galore: Kicking off Friday at 6 at Addison ES, and including similar events for kids at St. Catherine’s Episcopal on Saturday, Wesley Chapel UMC on Sunday and on Halloween itself, at Powers Ferry UMC;Pope Dead Band Running 5K, East Cobb Halloween events
  • Run for Your Haunted Lives: A 5K run at night? In the spirit of Halloween, that’s what the Pope High School Marching Band has put together from 7-9 Saturday at the Mountain View Aquatic Center (2650 Gordy Parkway): The Pope Dead Band Running 5K, and you can show up in a costume or regular running attire. The proceeds raise funds for the band, which says it needs to replace Bessie, its aging equipment truck. Race-day registration begins at 6 p.m.;
  • Terrifying dollies: The Pope Haunted Theater gets into the spirit of Halloween with presentations of “The Dollhouse” Saturday and Sunday at $6, after two previous shows this week;
  • Last Call for Pumpkin Patches: They’re on sale at a few East Cobb churches through Halloween;
  • Get Your Pumpkin Carving On: Once you get your pumpkin, bring it on by the Mountain View Regional Library (3320 Sandy Plains Road) from 2-3 on Saturday for a carving event. It’s ideally for kids K-5 to enjoy, but you can come by even if you’re older;
  • Shopping for the kitties: With Halloween near, it also means it’s time for the Good Mews Holiday Décor Market, which starts Saturday at the Sandy Plains Exchange Shopping Center (1860 Sandy Plains Road, at Scufflegrit Road). The hours are 10-6 Saturdays and 12-6 Sundays, and the sale continues through Dec. 17. The proceeds benefit the Good Mews programs to care and place homeless cats for adoption, and they’re taking gently-used items on-site on Saturday until 3 p.m.;
  • All the way to state: The high school football season is winding down, with only two games left. Walton has already clinched a state playoff berth, and Lassiter and Kell have the best chances of joining them. But the biggest high school sporting events this weekend involve the young ladies of East Cobb. On Saturday, Walton attempts a three-peat in the Class 7A state volleyball finals against Etowah (6 p.m., Marietta High School, 1171 Whitlock Ave.). In Columbus, the Pope softball team is competing in the Class 6A softball finals, which got underway Thursday. We’ll be posting updates on these events as we get the results, so keep checking back for the latest scores;
  • Piedmont Church Fall Festival: Sunday will be an all-day and all-night of activities at the Piedmont Church (570 Piedmont Road). Sunday morning services will be followed by a family fall festival from 6-8, including pumpkin painting, a petting zoo and food. The event is free and open to the public.

Check out our full calendar listings page for more things to do this weekend and beyond. Did we miss something? Have an event you’d like to share with the East Cobb community? E-mail your calendar listing to: calendar@eastcobbnews.com and we’ll post it ASAP! Here’s more information on how to send your news to East Cobb News!

Have a great weekend!