No Smoking in Glover Park
In a unanimous decision, the Marietta City Council has voted to ban smoking in Marietta’s Glover Park. The outdoor park in Marietta Square plays host to numerous events throughout the year, including rock concerts. After a recent concert, the Marietta City Council received numerous complaints about excessive cigarette and cigar smoke. As a result, smoking is now banned in the park effective immediately, and anyone caught smoking in the park could face fines as high as $500. Several other cities and counties in Georgia have already banned smoking in all public parks, and Marietta may vote to join them and ban smoking in public parks later this month.
Christmas in July
Join Summer Santa in historic Marietta Square on July 25, 2009 from 9am to 2pm for the annual Christmas in July holiday toy drive. You can help “fill the fur bus” by donating a new toy or making a cash donation. Children can visit with Santa, play in the children’s craft area, and take a trolley tour. Marietta merchants will feature special discounts, sales, promotions, and giveaways to help you start your Christmas shopping early.
Address:
Roswell Street at Park Square
Marietta GA 30060
For more information, call 770-422-1115.
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.
Fourth of July Parade, Festival, and Fireworks
The City of Marietta is hosting the Fourth in the Park celebration beginning on July 4th at 10am. The festivities include a parade, entertainment, food, arts and crafts, carnival games, and of course fireworks.
Schedule:
10am – Let Freedom Ring Parade
Noon – Colgate Country Showdown
2pm – National Bell Ringing
2:15pm – Parade Awards Ceremony
2:30pm – Cobb Wind Symphony
8pm – Peachtree Station
Dark – Fireworks
The parade spans a 1.5 mile route beginning at Roswell Street Baptist Church and heads west on Roswell St, then north on East Park Square through Marietta Square, then down Cherokee Street and finishing at North Marietta Parkway. The parade features more than two thousand participants in more than one hundred entries, and there will be an estimated thirty thousand people in attendance. Watch as local businesses, civic organizations, beauty queens, bands, scouts, National Guard, and numerous floats participate and compete for prizes based on design, color, theme, appearance, originality, and riders and costumes.
The Arts and Crafts show features more than eighty different vendors showcasing a wide variety of products. The vendors will be open from 10am to 9pm on July 4th.
Food will be available from a variety of concessions beginning at 10am and ending for the fireworks at 9pm. Marietta Square restaurants will also be open for business.
Carnival games are available throughout the park at Marietta Square starting at 10am and ending at 5:30pm.
Fireworks are scheduled to begin at approximately 9:30pm and will be launched from the First United Methodist Church parking lot. Patriotic music will be played during the event by KICKS 101.5 fm.
In the event of rain, the fireworks will be rescheduled for Monday, July 6 at 9:30pm.
For more information, call the Marietta Parks and Recreation department at (770) 794-5601.
The Elephant Man @ The Strand
The Earl Smith Strand Theatre and talented local high school actors are teaming up to present the theatre’s first student produced show this July: Bernard Pomerance’s The Elephant Man.
The Elephant Man is based on the life of Joseph Merrick, a man who lived in London during the Victorian era and was known for his severe physical deformities. The play traces Merrick’s emotional struggles through his experiences as a circus sideshow attraction and his attempts to overcome his horrific appearance.
“We are thrilled to be producing The Elephant Man at the Earl Smith Strand Theatre this summer,” says Director Robert Adams. “It won the 1979 Tony Award for Best Play and it remains an important work of theatre and represents an exciting challenge for these young Cobb County actors.”
Dates:
Saturday, July 18 at 2pm
Saturday, July 18 at 8pm
Sunday, July 19 at 2pm
Sunday, July 19 at 9pm
Admission:
$12
Address:
117 North Park Square
Marietta, GA 30060
For more information, please call (770) 293-0080.
Sheriff’s Annual Corn Boilin’
Get ready for an old fashioned good time with Sheriff Neil Warren as he hosts the 20th annual Sheriff’s Corn Boilin’. The event takes place from 5:30pm-8:30pm on July 13, 2009 at Jim Miller Park. The annual event of course features plenty of corn but also includes favorites such as cole slaw, cornbread, cantaloupe, fatback, ice cream, watermelon, and more. Tickets are $20 per person and a portion of the proceeds benefit the Cobb County Youth Museum.
Address:
Jim Miller Park
2245 Callaway Road
Marietta, GA 30008
For more information, call (770) 429-8287.
