The Cobb Symphony Orchestra returns to Glover Park in Marietta Square for a free outdoor concert on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 8pm. The concert features breathtaking music from the Cobb Symphony Orchestra Jazz Band. The concert is free, and a limited number of tables are available to reserve for a fee.
Enjoy music under the stars and be sure to bring a picnic and blankets or set up your lawn chairs after 4pm (no tarps or tents). Personal tables can be set up in the street on North Park Square after 6pm but not in Glover Park. The free outdoor concert take place at 8pm rain or shine.
Admission:
Free
Date:
June 1, 2013 at 8pm.
Address:
Glover Park in Marietta Square
50 Park Square
Marietta, GA 30060
For more information, please call Marietta’s Parks and Recreation Department at at (770) 794-5601.
Get ready for an old fashioned good time with Sheriff Neil Warren as he hosts the 30th annual Sheriff’s Corn Boilin’. The event takes place from 5:30pm-7:30pm on July 13, 2015 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 $25 per person and a portion of the proceeds benefit the Cobb County Youth Museum.
Date:
Monday, July 15, 2019
Time:
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Address:
Jim Miller Park
2245 Callaway Road
Marietta, GA 30008
The Marietta Soap Box Derby takes place on June 13, 2009 from 9am to 3:30pm at Marietta High School. This free, family-friendly event is an official qualifying event for the All-American Soap Box Derby and is open to children ages 8-17.
Address:
Marietta High School
1171 Whitlock Avenue
Marietta GA
Admission:
Free
For more information, contact Devan Seabuagh at (678) 794-8232
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.
Marietta currently has four red light cameras (with more coming soon) that are use 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.
Watch for the “Photo Enforced” signs at intersections.
Red light cameras are in operation at the following four intersections in the City of Marietta:
A motion to enter negotiations with Marietta City Schools for the establishment of two school camera zones was approved at a City of Marietta Public Works Committee meeting on July 25, 2023.
The effectiveness of red light cameras in preventing accidents is a topic of ongoing debate and research. Proponents argue that these cameras can serve as a deterrent, encouraging drivers to obey traffic signals and reducing the number of red light violations, which, in turn, can potentially lead to a decrease in right-angle accidents at intersections. These right-angle accidents are sometimes referred to as a t-bone or broadside collision where the front of one vehicle hits the side of another at a right angle, forming a “T” shape. These types of collisions can cause serious injuries such as whiplash, bone fractures, organ injuries, and traumatic brain injuries.
On the other hand, critics contend that red light cameras may not significantly impact accident rates and could, in some cases, lead to an increase in rear-end collisions as drivers brake abruptly to avoid receiving a citation. A red light camera study that examined traffic accidents for 3 large Texas cities over a 12-year period found that after hundreds of thousands of accidents, there was “no evidence that red light cameras improve public safety. They don’t reduce the total number of vehicle accidents, the total number of individuals injured in accidents or the total number of incapacitating injuries that involve ambulance transport to a hospital.”
Using cameras to issue traffic citations is a process that frequently faces intense scrutiny, as many perceive it as a means to generate revenue rather than prioritizing public safety. Often, as is the case in the City of Marietta, these programs are administered by out-of-state private businesses that profit from each ticket issued, which further fuels skepticism about their true intentions and effectiveness.
In 2008, the City of Marietta collected $1,500,000 and netted a profit of almost $1,000,000 after expenses from the red light cameras. 2009 revenues at all three intersections were $1,420,466, minus expenses of $553,844, equaling a profit of $866,622 for the city. 2010 revenues were $1,322,928, minus expenses of $434,808, equaling a profit of $888,120 for the City of Marietta. More recently, the city was said to have collected $673,000 on 2022 and $628,000 in 2023.
Unincorporated Cobb County does not currently have any red light cameras.
For more information about Marietta’s red light cameras, please contact the City of Marietta Municipal Court Photo Red-Light Division at (770) 794-5435.
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.
Good Mews Animal Foundation’s 9th annual giant flea market will be held Saturdays from 8am-5pm & Sundays from 12 Noon-5pm, rain or shine, near Aldi’s in the East Lake Shopping Center, 2145 Roswell Rd, Suite 40, Marietta, GA 30062 from Saturday April 10 through Sunday May 2, 2010. New merchandise will be added each weekend through the end of the sale.
This “no fleas” flea market will include great bargains on household goods, home décor, arts and crafts, office supplies, pet items, books, toys and games, baby items and sporting goods, as well as electronics and jewelry.
Good Mews will be accepting donations at the storefront every Saturday and Sunday from 10am-3pm through Saturday, April 24th. Donated items must be in good condition and working order. See the flyer at goodmews.org for what items are and aren’t being accepted.
Date:
Saturday, April 10, 2010 (8am-5pm)
Sunday, April 11, 2010 (12pm-5pm)
Saturday, April 17, 2010 (8am-5pm)
Sunday, April 18, 2010 (12pm-5pm)
Saturday, April 24, 2010 (8am-5pm)
Sunday, April 25, 2010 (12pm-5pm)
Saturday, May 1, 2010 (8am-5pm)
Sunday, May 2, 2010 (12pm-5pm)
Admission:
FREE
Address:
East Lake Shopping Center
Suite 40
2145 Roswell Rd
Marietta, GA 30062
Please visit www.goodmews.org, call 770-499-2287 or email kmcnamara@goodmews.org for more information.
One hundred per cent of the proceeds benefit Good Mews Animal Foundation, a local non-profit organization, which operates a volunteer-based, no-kill shelter for homeless, abused, and abandoned cats. Located at 736 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta, GA, the shelter provides a cage-free environment for its residents, offering them comfort and security while assertive adoption programs find them happy, loving homes. They have a strong commitment to the practice of spaying and neutering as the most important step in reducing the pet overpopulation problem. They also promote public awareness regarding the value of pets, animal welfare, and quality human-animal companionship through educational and outreach programs.
Adoption hours at the shelter are Saturdays from 10am-4pm and the first and third Sunday of each month from 1pm-4pm. Appointments for other times can also be made.
To join this growing organization, or to find out more about what you can do to help, call 770-499-CATS (2287) or visit www.goodmews.org.
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 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
The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art and the Devereux Georgia Treatment Network present The Amazing Things about Art, an art exhibit featuring works by local artists and Devereux’s children who suffer from psychological and developmental challenges.
Feb. 27 – March 21, 2009
Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art
30 Atlanta Street SE
Marietta, Georgia 30060
