Glover Park Concert Series

The 2009 Glover Park Concert Series takes place on the last Friday of each month from April to September. Enjoy music under the stars and be sure to bring a picnic and blankets or set up your lawn chairs after 4pm. Personal tables can be set up on North Park Square after 5:30pm but not in Glover Park. Beer and wine is permitted. The free outdoor concerts take place rain or shine.

All concerts are free all summer long, but if you’re looking for a “front-row seat,” a limited number of tables can be reserved. The cost is $45 for a table that seats six people, or $55 for a table for eight. For more information about table reservations, call 770-794-5601. Reservations for tables are on a first come basis beginning on the first working day of each month.

2009 Glover Park Concert Series Schedule and Performers
April 24 features an R&B/Oldies concert with Brookwood Split.
May 29 features the Beatles Tribute Band The Return.
June 26 features an Oldies/Beach concert with Infinity Show Band.
June 27 features a performance by Cobb Symphony Orchestra, part of the Cobb Symphony Orchestra Free Summer Concert Series.
July 31 features a Rock n’ Roll/Beach concert by Grapevine.
August 28 features a Pop/Oldies performance by The Mustangs.
September 25 features a Country music show by Ryan Casper.

Address:
Roswell Street at Park Square
Marietta GA 30060

For more information, call (770) 794-5601.

Marietta’s Melanie Oudin Reaches U.S. Open Quarterfinals

Last year, after gaining a wildcard spot in the U.S. Open and then losing in the first round, Melanie Oudin was ranked outside the top 200. Now, just one year later, the 17 year old tennis player from Marietta, Georgia, defeated #13 ranked Nadia Petrova to advance to the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open. Oudin is the youngest woman to reach the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open since Serena Williams who won the tournament in 1999.

This is the first time Melanie Oudin has reached the quarterfinals in a Grand Slam tournament. After defeating Russian stars Elena Dementieva and Maria Sharapova in the previous two rounds, Oudin will play either Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark or 2004 champ Svetlana Kuznetsova from Russia next.

Red Light Cameras

Marietta currently has three red light cameras that are used to detect when a vehicle crosses a designated stopping place after a traffic light becomes red. The red light cameras issue automatic citations using the vehicle license plate information.  When a driver is issued a $70 ticket, it is classified as a civil penalty and is not reported to the driver’s insurance company and it is not added to the driver’s record.   The three intersections in the City of Marietta are:

• Cobb Parkway at Windy Hill Rd
• Cobb Parkway at Allgood Rd
• Powder Springs St at South Marietta Pkwy

For more information, contact the City of Marietta Municipal Court Photo Red-Light Division at (770) 794-5261.

Cobb Parkway at Windy Hill Rd

The red light camera at Windy Hill issues the second most citations of any camera in Metro Atlanta. In 2008, the City of Marietta collected $1,500,000 and netted almost $1,000,000 after expenses from the red light cameras.  Unincorporated Cobb County does not currently have any red light cameras.

Movies at The Strand: King Kong

Saturday Night Movie: King Kong (1933), with an organ pre-show starting at 7:30pm and a film introduction by Doug McKinney, an award-winning writer and film critic specializing in contemporary and classic film studies. Tickets are $7 for adults and $6 for students and seniors.

Apr 11th, 2009 at 7:30pm.

The Earl Smith Strand Theatre
117 North Park Square
Marietta, GA 30060
(770) 293-0080

Movies at The Strand: To Kill A Mockingbird

Friday Night Movie: To Kill A Mockingbird, with an organ pre-show starting at 7:30pm and a film introduction by Doug McKinney, an award-winning writer and film critic specializing in contemporary and classic film studies. Tickets are $7 for adults and $6 for students and seniors.

Apr 10th, 2009 at 7:30pm.

The Earl Smith Strand Theatre
117 North Park Square
Marietta, GA 30060
(770) 293-0080

Friday Night Movie at The Strand – Jaws

Friday Night Movie: Jaws, with an organ pre-show starting at 7:30pm and a film introduction by Doug McKinney, an award-winning writer and film critic specializing in contemporary and classic film studies. Tickets are $7 for adults and $6 for students and seniors.

April 3, 2009 at 7:30pm

The Earl Smith Strand Theatre
117 North Park Square
Marietta, GA 30060
(770) 293-0080

Marietta’s Melanie Oudin Advances at Wimbledon

Marietta native Melanie Oudin is a 17 year old tennis player with promising future.  Currently ranked at 124, Melanie is advancing through the rounds at Wimbledon, much to the upset of some other major players.  After three qualifying rounds, Melanie played her first match in the main draw of Wimbledon and her first main draw in any Grand Slam, and defeated her opponent Sybille Bammer in three sets winning 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.  In the second round, Melanie played Yaroslava Shvedova and won again in three sets, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.  Today, she played Jelena Jankovic, currently ranked #6 in the world, on the show courts of Wimbledon.  She started off strong against Jankovich; however, she lost a little of her aggressiveness and lost the first set in a tie break.  Jankovich then took a thirteen minute time out to tend to some dizziness, but Oudin stayed focused.  In the second set, she started fighting and did not quit.  She won the second set with close scores and great determination.  Oudin continued her great game paly in the third set and went on to win the match with a score of  6-7, 7-5, 6-2 against the former #1 player in the world.  She now advances to the Wimbledon round of 16.

Mickey Rooney and Jan Rooney in concert

The Encore Series presents Mickey Rooney and Jan Rooney in concert at the Cobb Civic Center – Jennie T. Anderson Theatre on Saturday, April 4, 2009. Tickets are $30.

Jennie T. Anderson Theatre
548 S. Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA 30060
Box Office: (770) 528-8490

A Man for All Seasons at Theatre in the Square

A Man for All Seasons is a critically acclaimed work recounting Sir Thomas More’s struggle to obey his conscience in defiance of King Henry the Eighth in England. A Man for All Seasons begins on March 8, 2009 and is showing through April 12, 2009. Showtime is from 7pm to 9pm.

March 8 – April 4

Theatre in the Square
11 Whitlock Ave.
Marietta, GA 30064
(770) 422-8369

Saturday Night Movie at The Strand – Back to the Future!

Saturday Night Movie: Back to the Future, with an organ pre-show starting at 7:30pm and a film introduction by Doug McKinney, an award-winning writer and film critic specializing in contemporary and classic film studies. Tickets are $7 for adults and $6 for students and seniors.

Saturday, April 4th, 2009 at 7:30pm.

The Earl Smith Strand Theatre
117 North Park Square
Marietta, GA 30060
(770) 293-0080