East Cobb This Week: Hanukkah and holiday events; aging support; business meet-ups; and more

East Cobb Senior Center

More holiday events are on tap in the early part of the week, but there’s a good variety of other activities taking place in East Cobb through Thursday. From our calendar listings:

Hanukah begins at sundown on Sunday, and on Monday Chabad of Cobb (4450 Lower Roswell Road) is having a Chanukah Gelt Drop event from 5:30-6:30. Treats, donuts and a special chocolate gelt “raining down” from a ladder truck in tribute to the Cobb Fire Department.

On Tuesday, it’s Eggnog and Mittens from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the East Cobb Senior Center (3332 Sandy Plains Road, in photo above). Bring new mittens, scarves and hats for MUST Ministries and enjoy Donna’s famous eggnog and cookies. Registration required, as is membership with Cobb Senior Services.

The monthly meeting of the Marietta Golden K Kiwanis Club is from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday, also at the East Cobb Senior Center, starting with a social and including a guest speaker.

Later Tuesday, it’s the East Cobb Business Association Holiday Party from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at WellStar East Cobb Health Park (4737 Roswell Road). Members of ECBA, Northeast Cobb Business Association and Marietta Business Association can bring themselves and a guest for free at this networking event, which includes refreshments.

More business networking is Thursday, for the Sandy Springs-Cobb Meetup breakfast. It starts at 9 at Egg Harbor Cafe (4719 Lower Roswell Road), and is an open group format to learn from other small business owners and get referrals.

If you’re not quite in the holiday mood, the Bing Crosby Hollywood favorite “White Christmas” ought to do the trick. It’s the latest Classic Movie Thursday screening from 2-4 at the Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center (2051 Lower Roswell Road). It’s free to all, and you’re welcome to bring your own food and drink.

Thursday night, the Catholic Church of St. Ann (4905 Roswell Road) is having a Christmas Sing-along from 7-8:30 p.m., featuring the church’s musicians and choirs.

East Cobb-based Aloha to Aging offers ongoing activities for the elderly and those who care for them. The Aloha Day Club is every Monday and Wednesday for those who need engagement outside the home. There’s also an Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group and a Parkinson’s Disease/Care Partner group that meet on a regular basis. All activities take place at Aloha to Aging offices (4608 Lower Roswell Road).

There’s a lot more you can find listed in our Holiday Guide, which has events details through the New Year.

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

 

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Biz Notes: East Cobb Pigskin Preview highlights August calendar

East Cobb Pigskin Preview
At the 2017 East Cobb Pigskin Preview, head coaches, L-R: Tab Griffin (Pope); Brett Sloan (Kell); Daniel Brunner (Walton); Brett Vavra (Sprayberry); Mike Collins (Wheeler); and Jep Irwin (Lassiter). They’re all back for 2018.

With August only a day away, local business groups are revving into back-to-school mode, including the East Cobb Area Council of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce. Its annual East Cobb Pigskin Preview breakfast is next week.

It’s on Thursday, Aug. 9 from 7:30-9 a.m. at Indian Hills Country Club (4001 Clubland Drive), and you can get registration information here. While last season was full of change, as four of the six public high schools in East Cobb had new coaches, for 2018 they will all be back.

The coaches will be answering questions and will bring some of their top players with them as pre-season practice is getting underway.

The highlight of the year was Walton reaching the second round of the state playoffs under Daniel Brunner, who was one of the rookie coaches.

On Thursday, the Sandy Springs-Cobb MeetUp networking group has its monthly breakfast from 9-10:30 a.m. at Egg Harbor Cafe (4719 Lower Roswell Road). Small business owners will meet to share trips and help find referrals in an open group setting. The group also meets for lunch the third Thursday at Tijuana Joe’s (690 Johnson Ferry Road).

The East Cobb Business Association is holding its next Lunch and Learn Session Aug. 7 at the Sewell Mill Library, with the program subject being identity theft protection strategies. The ECBA monthly luncheon guests on Aug. 21 at Olde Towne Athletic Club are Atlanta Braves marketing and partnership executives.

The ECBA’s East Cobb Open Networking breakfast is every Friday from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at Egg Harbor, and it’s drop-in event.

Congresswoman Karen Handel is the guest speaker at the Northeast Cobb Business Association monthly luncheon Aug. 15 from 11:30-1 at Piedmont Church (570 Piedmont Road).

The NCBA’s Five Alive business after hours event on Aug. 30 goes from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Fidelity Bank Canton Road branch (830 Old Piedmont Road) and also is themed for the upcoming football season.

 

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