Do you want to improve your health and look good in 2018? A WellStar nutrition expert will teach you how to make dietary changes to reduce your risk for many diseases, improve your health and help you to manage your weight. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions.
Please sign up for this event by calling 770-509-2730.
Date:
Saturday, January 13, 2018 from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Admission:
Free.
Address:
East Cobb Library
4880 Lower Roswell Rd
Suite 510-B
Marietta GA 30068
Parking:
Parkaire Landing Shopping Center
For more information, please call 770-509-2730 or visit https://www.cobbcat.org/venue/east-cobb-library/
The non-profit Second Wind Dreams is hosting a free event featuring the Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT). The VDT simulates the effects of aging and dementia to give families, caregivers, and the general public a better understanding of the physical and mental challenges faced by those living with dementia. Learn how to provide better care and support for those with dementia by walking in their shoes.
Date:
Thursday, February 2, 2018 from 11am to 1pm
Admission:
Free
Address:
Second Wind Dreams Training Center
1800 Roswell Road, Ste. 3070 (2nd floor)
Marietta, GA 30062
For more information, please call 678-624-0500 or visit https://www.secondwind.org/virtual-dementia-tour/virtual-dementia-tour-events/register/?event=734
Pop-In’s provide children and their families the opportunity to interact with the Museum through themed activities and crafts. Aviation will be April’s theme to follow along with the interest and rich history of aviation in Cobb County. Pop-In’s take place on the third Saturday of each month and cost $5 per person ($20 family cap).
Date:
Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 10:30am-3:30pm.
Admission:
$5 per person with a $20 family cap
Address:
Marietta Museum of History
1 Depot Street
Marietta, GA 30060
Pop-In’s provide children and their families the opportunity to interact with the Museum through themed activities and crafts. During the month of May, the Museum will be celebrating Historic Preservation Month to follow along with the common month-long observance. Come learn how museum professionals preserve their collections with hands-on activities and crafts, Pop-In’s take place on the third Saturday of each month and cost $5 per person ($20 family cap).
Date:
Saturday, May 19, 2018 from 10:30am to 3:30pm
Admission:
$5 per person with a $20 family cap
Address:
Marietta Museum of History
1 Depot Street
Marietta, GA 30060
Pop-In’s provide children and their families the opportunity to interact with the Museum through themed activities and crafts. With Flag Day in June and the Fourth Of July shortly after, they will have crafts and activities all about our flag and nation. Pop-In’s take place on the third Saturday of each month and cost $5 per person ($20 family cap).
Date:
Saturday, June 16, 2018 from 10:30am-3:30pm
Admission:
$5 per person with a $20 family cap
Address:
Marietta Museum of History
1 Depot Street
Marietta, Georgia 30060
The Cobb County Genealogical Society is offering its annual beginners Genealogy 101 course starting January 27, 2018 and continuing through March 3, 2018. The six classes will be held on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Check-in is at 9 a.m. on the first day of class. The first five classes will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Marietta, 189 Church St., Marietta.
Topics for the first five classes (January 27 through February 24) include:
Getting Started
Census Records and Your Ancestor’s Occupation(s)
Vital Records
Military Records
What Records Might Be Found in the Courthouse
What Can I Find for Free
African-American Research
Looking for the Ladies
Newspapers and City Directories
What Do You Still Want to Know? Our Answers to Your Questions.
The final class will meet March 3, 2018 in the Georgia Room of the Charles D. Switzer Public Library in Marietta to explore the published genealogy materials from all over the country that are found there.
Date:
Saturdays, beginning January 27, 2018, continuing until March 3, 2018, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Admission:
Classes are free, there is a charge for optional course materials. Registration is required, either online or by mail. To register, go to cobbgagensoc.org and see “headlines.” There you can register online via PayPal by January 16, 2018, or find the forms to fill out and send by U. S. mail by January 11 to the Cobb County Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 1413, Marietta, GA 30061-1413. Classes are free, but the cost is $39 per set for optional course materials, meeting either registration deadline, otherwise the cost is $49 afterwards.
Address:
First Presbyterian Church of Marietta
189 Church St.
Marietta, GA 30060
Parking:
Free parking is available in the church parking lots on the side of building, across the street, and beyond the railroad track.
For more information, please call 770-316-7109 or visit https://www.cobbgagensoc.org/
This information is provided by Dianne Barfield and Kenneth Thomas.
HoopzTV, a new sports film company based out of Atlanta, GA will host their 1st Annual Ball For That Bag $5,000 Cash Prize 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament at Joseph Wheeler High School on Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 from 11am to 7pm. There will be a celebrity performance, giveaways and a $5 car raffle. There will be multiple Co-Ed basketball teams that will feature celebrities, Current & Former professional players as well as local top talent.
Date:
Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 from 11am to 7pm
Admission:
$5 Car Raffle/Admission
$200 Team Registration. Visit site for team sign up
Address:
Joseph Wheeler High School
375 Holt Rd NE, Marietta, GA 30068
Parking:
No parking fees.
For more information, please call 919.389.2520 or visit www.hoopztv.com
The National Weather Service (NWS) forecast calls for freezing rain during the early morning hours. NWS has issued a winter weather advisory for Cobb County from 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. Potential ice in the early morning could have a significant impact on roads and traffic.
With this in mind, and for the safety of all students and staff, Cobb County and Marietta City Schools will close Monday, January 8, 2018. All scheduled after-school activities are also canceled.
Editor’s Note: A few years ago, The Branding Project announced changes to Marietta Square’s Winter Wonderland events and experiences, including the removal of the ice-skating rink in Glover Park and the cancelation of the New Year’s Eve event in Marietta Square.
There are many other events planned at the Marietta Square as the year comes to an end, including The Strand Theater’s The NYE Show, New Year’s Eve at Mac’s Chophouse, and more…
The last New Year’s Eve celebration at Marietta Square took place in 2017 and began at 6 pm on Sunday, December 31, 2017. The celebration featured an early celebration for the kids and a second celebration at midnight.
Family activities began at 5 pm, with a drop at 7 pm. At 8 pm, the evening festivities began, with a celebration at the stroke of midnight and ended at 1am.
Children’s Cow Drop
Chick-fil-A Mini Plush Cows were available for purchase ($2.99 plus tax) December 31, 2017 from 5 pm-6:30 pm at the Chick-fil-A event tent on the Square. The Cows dropped at 7 pm and the two cows closest to the target won a year of Chick-fil-A.
2017 Schedule:
5 pm Food Trucks, Kids Activities, Face Painting, Herd of Cows
5:30 pm-7:15pm Local 24 (Rock and Acoustic 26cover band)
7 pm Chick-fil-a Cow Drop
7:30 pm-9 pm The Paul Hand Band (Rock cover band)
9:30 pm-12:00 am Hot Rod Walt and The Psycho Devilles (Rockabilly)
10:30 pm-11:00 pm Captain and Maybelle (Sideshow entertainment)
11:50 pm Fire Breather
11:59 pm Countdown to Midnight, Chicken Drop
Date:
Sunday, December 31, 2017 (last event, cancelled for 2018 and later years)
October 16, 2018 Editor’s Note: In mid-2018 IKEA announced the cancellation of planned stores in Nashville, TN; Cary, N.C.; and Glendale, Ariz. The retailer also announced a new business model in mid-2018 focusing on improving online sales and creating small-scale IKEA stores in the heart of urban centers. No announcement has been made regarding the Marietta location, but there is speculation that a second large-scale store 15 miles from an existing large-scale IKEA might not be compatible with their new business model.
Original article published in December 2017:
A new IKEA store is coming to the Franklin Gateway Corridor in Marietta. The new store will join other top brands like Atlanta United FC and The Home Depot Technology Center.
The IKEA Marietta store will be built on the site of the former Marquis Place apartment complex which the City purchased through the 2013 Redevelopment Bond in July 2015 and an adjacent property consisting of 6 acres for a total footprint of 34 acres. Store plans, comprising over 300,000 square feet, will reflect the same unique architectural design for which IKEA stores are known worldwide. According to City Manager, Bill Bruton, this will be the largest single retailer development ever built in Marietta and Cobb County.
“After 10 successful years in our Midtown location, we are excited to expand our presence with a new store in the Atlanta-area,” said Lars Petersson, IKEA U.S. president. “This proposed Marietta store will bring the unique family-friendly shopping experience closer to customers in Cobb County and beyond.”
Mayor Steve Tumlin said, “I am both honored and delighted today to continue to bring the message to the City of Marietta that Franklin Gateway is open for business! We are excited to announce that IKEA will open its second store in Georgia in the heart of our Franklin Gateway corridor. This international company with locations in 49 countries will offer a positive shopping experience for both Marietta residents and visitors alike thus bring with it a positive impact on Marietta.
It is a community effort to attract such a major company, and we would like to thank everyone who has joined together to make this possible. From the original vision with the City’s investment of the 2013 Redevelopment Bond, to ongoing streetscape improvements on Franklin Gateway, and forward-thinking investment in infrastructure by our Board of Lights and Water, the City has been laying the groundwork for continued economic development in the corridor.”
Mayor Tumlin added, “With IKEA becoming part of the Franklin Gateway Community, more job opportunities for our community will be created along with a quality shopping experience. With IKEA joining another icon, Atlanta United, on Franklin Gateway, MARIETTA is proud to welcome this landmark international company who is now placing an exclamation mark on Franklin Gateway as an outstanding and desirable destination point in the Metro.”
