Celebrate Freedom Atlanta

The 2017 Celebrate Freedom Atlanta festival takes place the Saturday of Labor Day weekend from noon to 11 pm. The event is the largest outdoor free one day concert in the country. 104.7 The Fish will be broadcasting live all day from Celebrate Freedom Atlanta.

Gates open at 11 am and concerts begin at noon and ends at 11 pm. Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets or towels, as the event takes place in a covered arena with a dirt floor. Food and drinks are available for purchase, and there is an area with fun and games for the kids.

2017 Artists:

Mercy Me
Crowder
For King & Country
Danny Gokey
Zach Williams
Hollyn
We Are Messengers
Stars Go Dim
The Lifesong Collective
Piedmont Worship
Joyce Im Bartholomew

Date:
Saturday, September 2, 2017

Time:
noon to 11 pm

Tickets:
Tickets are free

Address:
Jim Miller Park
2245 Callaway Road
Marietta, GA 30008

Parking:
$5 with a ticket, $15 without a ticket
Please remember to bring cash as you will not have access to an ATM until after you are in the park.

For more information, please call (404) 995-7300 or visit CelebrateFreedomAtlanta.com.

East Cobber Parade & Festival

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The annual East Cobber Parade and Festival takes place in September each year. The event begins with a parade that starts in the Mt. Bethel Elementary School parking lot and travels one mile south on Johnson Ferry Road to end at Olde Towne Parkway.

The parade includes over two thousand participants and more than eighty groups in floats, marching bands, classic cars, and more. This East Cobb parade is sometimes referred to as the candy parade as nearly all floats toss candy to the crowd.

Time:
The parade starts at 10am
The festival starts at 11am

For more information, please visit EastCobb.com/East-Cobber-Parade-Festival

Children’s Sale: What Goes Around

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Congregation Etz Chaim hosts What Goes Around, a children’s consignment sale on September 18, 2011 from 10am to 4:30pm and September 19, 2011 from 8am to 2:30pm. Preview hours with $5 donation on Sunday from 8:30am to 10am. NB-size 16, toys, books, furniture and equipment. Tax-deductible item donations welcome; seller registration open until September 5, 2011.

Date:
Sunday September 18, 2011 from 10am to 4:30pm
Monday September 19, 2011 from 8am to 2:30pm

Preview hours on Sunday from 8:30-10 with $5 donation.

Admission:
Free admission to general sale hours; $5 admissionl to preview hours on Sunday from 8:30-10. Sellers can register until Sept. 5 (seller registration is $8 with profits of 60-70% depending on volunteer shifts)

Address:
Congregation Etz Chaim
1190 Indian Hills Pkwy
Marietta, GA 30068

Located at the intersection of Indian Hills Pkwy and Roswell Rd, across the street from Eastside Elementary.

Parking:
Park at Lutheran Church of the Incarnation or Congregation Etz Chaim.

For more information, please call (770) 977-3384 or email WhatGoesAroundSale@etzchaim.net or visit www.WhatGoesAroundSale.com.

Cobb Children’s Theatre “Les Mes” Student Edition

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Broadway’s legendary musical has been specially adapted to meet the needs of young performers. This author-approved edition has been abridged to a running time of just over two hours, while carefully maintaining the integrity of one the greatest musicals ever written.

This epic story recounts the struggle against adversity in 19th century France. Imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread, petty thief Jean Valjean is released from his 19-year term and not only becomes and honest man, but the mayor of a prosperous town and a loving adoptive father – violating his parole in the process. The relentless Inspector Javert, who makes a decent life for Valjean impossible, consequently pursues him.

Only years later, after Valjean proves his mettle during a bloody student uprising and saves the life of a young man hopelessly in love with Valjean’s adopted daughter, does the ex-convict finally feel fully redeemed.

Dates:
August 19, 2011 at 8pm
August 20, 2011 at 8pm
August 21, 2011 at 3pm

Admission:
$14 and $16
Tickets online at www.cobbchildrenstheatre.org

Address:
Cobb County Civic Center
548 S Marietta Pkwy SE
Marietta, GA 30060-2251

Parking:
Free

For more information, please call (770) 528-8450.

Cobb Company Cats

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In an on-going effort to find homes for Cobb County’s homeless animals, Cobb County Animal Control recently introduced their new Cobb Company Cats program. Local businesses who want to have a furry friend with them while they work will be able to adopt an adult cat (over 1 year of age) with no fee.

“We are looking for new options in placing our homeless animals” said Captain Jeff Patellis, Director of Cobb County Animal Control. “There are people out there who want to help solve the pet overpopulation problem but don’t have room in their homes for another animal. This new program gives them the chance to help a homeless cat, where they might otherwise not be able to, by having the cat live at their business. And having a resident cat at your business can be very appealing to customers. The program is aimed at ‘Mom and Pop’ businesses, but if larger businesses think it would work for them, we would be open to that as well. We think it’s a win-win situation for both animal and human.”

All cats available for adoption are spayed/neutered, micro-chipped, current on all vaccinations, and have been combo tested. To adopt under the Cobb Company Cats Program, you must have a current Cobb County business license for a ‘brick and mortar’ business.

For more information about Cobb County Animal Control’s Cobb Company Cats Program, please contact Rachel Tabor at (770) 590-6593. To find more information about Cobb County Animal Control, visit www.cobbanimalcontrol.org. You can also follow them on www.Facebook.com/CobbAC and www.Twitter.com/@CobbAC.

Cobb County Community Blood Drive

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The inaugural Cobb County Community Blood Drive, in association with the American Red Cross, takes place on Friday, September 9, 2011 from 10am to 3pm at the Mansour Center in Marietta.

Date:
Friday, September 9, 2011

Time:
10am to 3pm

Location:
Mansour Center
995 Roswell Street
Marietta Ga 30060

For more information, please call (678) 951-3531.

Walmart Neighborhood Market opening in Marietta

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A new 41,403 square foot grocery-only store has been approved for construction at 1137 Powder Springs Road. The location will be one of the first Walmart Neighborhood Markets in Georgia and is expected to create 80 to 100 jobs. The new Walmart Neighborhood Market will be built within the existing Bellemeade Shopping Center, replacing the Food Depot which closed earlier this year.

“We are very pleased to see this new investment in our city and expect it to positively impact the economy of the area,” said city manager Bill Bruton. “We’re hopeful the store will generate other new businesses nearby. Also, the appearance of the building and landscaping will blend well with the streetscape enhancements the city has made on Powder Springs Street.”

The store is scheduled to open as early as 2012.

Here are some pictures to show what the new Marietta WalMart grocery store might look like when it opens in 2012:

Marietta, The Gem City Book Unveiling and Signing

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The Cobb Landmarks & Historical Society is hosting a book signing for Marietta, The Gem City by author Douglas Frey on August 6, 2011. Douglas Frey and award-winning photographer Jim DiVitale will discuss and autograph their new book Marietta: The Gem City of Georgia: A Celebration of Its Homes, A Portrait of Its People from 4-7pm at the Historic Anderson Mansion.

Date:
Saturday, August 6, 2011

Time:
4pm – 7pm

Address:
Historic Anderson Mansion
65 Whitlock Avenue
Marietta, GA 30064

Whole Foods Market at Merchants Walk Grand Opening

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Whole Foods Market at Merchants Walk is having a grand opening celebration beginning Wednesday, July 27 and continuing on Friday July 29, Saturday July 30, and Sunday, July 31, 2011. Festivities begin with a free breakfast on Wednesday Morning at 8am open to everyone, followed by the traditional Whole Foods Bread Breaking Ceremony at 8:45am, and the doors open just after 9am. The first 500 shoppers receive reusable shopping bag and everyone can enjoy free samples and demos all day.

Grand opening day – Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
8am – Free breakfast
8:45am – Bread-breaking ceremony kicking off the celebration with special guests, community partners, and team members.
9am – Store opens and the first 500 shoppers receive a whole foods market reusable bag.
11am-3pm – Steel drum performance by Michael Dana.
All day – Free samples & demos throughout the store.

Friday, July 29th, 2011
12pm – Gift card madness.
All day – One day sale on Alaskan salmon reduced to $8.99lb – save $9. Fish monger and master cutter Keith Ellis will be cutting fresh wild Alaskan salmon to order until we run out.
All day – Fire & flavor grilling & Big Green Egg giveaway
All day – Free samples & demos throughout the store.

Saturday, July 30th, 2011
12pm-4pm – Steel drum performance by Michael Dana.
4pm – Cooking class with the cook’s warehouse – sign up for the cooking class at customer service.
All day – Cheer for beer! Sample one or all of the seasonal draft beers and get a free 64-oz growler container with the purchase of 64-ozs of draft beer.
All day – Free samples & demos throughout the store.

Sunday, July 31st, 2011
10am-2pm – Jazz brunch with live music
12pm-4pm – Kids day with fun activities and free goodies for the kids.
All day – Free samples & demos throughout the store.

Address:
Whole Foods Market
1311 Johnson Ferry Road NE
Suite 580
Marietta, GA 30068

For more information, please call (678) 996-9700.

Bagpiping Recital

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Join the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection for a few hours of Scottish bagpipes!

The program includes some of the top players in the Southeast offering a varied program of Great Highland Bagpipe solo performance and accompanied smallpipes. Also in the works is a Bagpipe Quartet contest – listen in as these players try to take home the top prize.

Bring your neighbors, family, friends, bagpiping enthusiasts or newbies, all are welcome!

For additional information contact Tom Crawford at tom@occasionalmusic.com or visit www.LCRmarietta.org

Date:
Saturday, August 20, 2011
7:30pm – 9:30pm

Admission:
Cost: $10 per person
Refreshments will be available for purchase.

Address:
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
4814 Paper Mill Road, Marietta GA 30067
(in the Gathering Room)

Parking:
Free

For more information, please email tom@occasionalmusic.com.

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