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JANUARY
21:
RESTORATION,
a FREE benefit concert on Thursday, January 21 from
7– 10 p.m. at Trinity Chapel. Enjoy performances by
award-winning artists including Ann Nesby, Echoing Angels,
Living Anthem, Canton Jones and many more as we raise money
to rebuild the homes and restore hope to the hundreds of
Cobb County families who were affected by the recent
floods. Trinity Chapel is located at 4665 Macland Road in
Powder Springs. For more information, visit
www.trinitychapel.org or call 770-222-7023
24:
CHAMBER DINNER.
Saturday, January 24 Cobb Chamber of Commerce 67th Annual
Dinner at the Cobb Galleria Centre 6:30 p.m.
Reception 8 p.m. Dinner and Program. $125 person/$1,250
table of 10.
26:
JONQUIL GARDEN CLUB.
Master Gardener Kathy Dietz will present a program on
“Creating and Making Live Arrangements” at the Jonquil
Garden Club monthly meeting On January 26. The arrangements
will be auctioned off after the presentation. Anyone
interested in this topic, gardening, floral and landscape
design is welcome to attend. The Jonquil Garden Club meets
every 4th Tuesday of the month at the Library in downtown
Smyrna at 9:30 a.m. The objective of the Jonquil Garden Club
is to beautify and preserve our environment by encouraging
conservation and plantings, not only in our own gardens, but
including public places. For further information, contact
Marilynn Parker at 770-949-6640.
27.
COBB FAITH PARTNERSHIP'S
First General Meeting of 2010 - Wednesday, January 27 at
Marietta First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 569
Frasier Street, Marietta. Come join us for networking,
fellowship, and information-sharing.
www.cobbfaithpartnership.org or email info@cobbfaithpartnership.org
27:
THROID SEMINAR.
Your Thyroid – Friend or Foe? Wednesday, January 27 at 7
p.m. Presented by Michaele Brown, MD
The thyroid gland may be
little, but it’s important! The function of the thyroid is
to regulate the speed of your body’s metabolism, converting
the food we eat into energy. If the gland is not working
properly, you may experience weight gain (or loss), fatigue,
depression, skin conditions, high cholesterol, hair loss,
and more. Come to this informative seminar and learn about
the signs and symptoms of thyroid conditions as well as
treatment options. The seminar is free and will be held in
the hospital’s cafeteria. Reservations required. Call
770-319-2025.
28:
CUMBERLAND CHAMBER.
Wednesday, January 28
Cumberland Area Council at the Georgian Club. 11:45 a.m.
Speaker: To be announced. Members: $20 online; $30 at door
Non-Members: $40
Online Registration Closes: Jan. 26 at Noon.
29:
BUSINESS WORKSHOP.
Smyrna Business Associations free workshop on AB…Z of
Federal Government Contracting. January 27. Registration 8 –
8:45 and workshop 9 a.m. to noon. Smyrna Community Center.
www.smyrnabusiness.org
29 &
30: MURDER GOES SOUTH.
The Friends of Smyrna Library announce "Murder Goes South"
January 29 & 30 at the Smyrna Community Center. Murder Goes
South is a festival for readers and writers of the southern
mystery. Friday night January 29 at 7 p.m. there will be a
dinner with writer Erica Spindler as the featured speaker.
Ms Spindler, from Louisanna, is New York Times best selling
author of "Breakneck" and "Last Known Victim". Saturday
January 30, 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. will feature workshops,
panel discussions, and book signings. Some of the writers
are Fran Stewart, David Hunter, Carla Dameon and Debby
Guisti. Cost is $30 for dinner Friday night, $25 for all day
Saturday (including lunch) or $45 for both. Registration
forms at www.friendsofsmyrnalibrary.org
30:
HAM & EGGS.
Austell Lions Club
will be having a Ham & Egg Supper on Saturday, January 30
from 5 to 7 p.m. at Austell First United Methodist Church
(Mulberry St, Austell). Tickets are Adults - $7 and Children
10 and under - $4. For tickets or questions call
770-948-5992.
31:
FREE CONCERT. A
Melody of Our Time: Judy’s Legacy Concert. The Atlanta
Community Symphony Orchestra performs in a special concert
benefiting the Judy Latz Memorial Fund in celebration of
beloved member, manager and friend. Repertoire to include
Judy’s favorites: Faure’, Grieg, Mahler, Mozart, Sousa,
Gould, Sibelius, Schubert, and Rossini. Sunday, January 31
at 7 p.m. Free admission. Family Life Hall at First United
Methodist Church of Marietta. 56 Whitlock Avenue, Marietta.
404-246-1393, www.acsorch.org
FEBRUARY
1:
FIRST MONDAY BREAKFAST.
Speaker: U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss on February 1.
Atlanta Marriott Northwest. 7:30 a.m. General Admission:
$50. Members: $20 online; $35 at door. Online
Registration Closes: Jan. 28 at Noon.
2: VININGS VILLAGE CIVIC CLUB
February speaker will be Sandra Mackey, prize-winning
veteran journalist and author of the national bestseller,
The Reckoning: Iraq and the Legacy of Saddam Hussein,
and, Mirror of the Arab World: Lebanon in Conflict.
The meeting will be held at the Vinings Methodist Church on
Paces Mill Road at 7:30 p.m. For further information email
viningscivicclub@gmail.com. No reservations required.
Membership is only $20 a year and due for publishing in the
2010 Directory. Guests are welcome.
3 –
24: BLACK HISTORY MONTH
in February with the Cobb
County Public Library System. The South Cobb Regional
Library will host free teen programs to celebrate Black
History Month every Wednesday in February at 7 p.m.
6:
LITTLE MISS COBB COUNTY PAGEANT,
Southern Tech, Joe Mack Wilson Theatre, 1100 South Marietta
Parkway, Marietta, 9:45 a.m.
12:
NIGHT OF THE ARTS.
Garrett Middle School’s 5th annual Night of the
Arts Celebration February 12. The celebration is a black
tie, red carpet event which showcases the best of the best
at Garrett Middle School in the areas of Jazz Band, Chorus,
Drama, Orchestra and Visual Arts. The collaborative
performance at 7 p.m. follows an upscale VIP reception held
at 5:45 p.m. in Garrett’s 5-Star-transformed media center.
Cost for the VIP reception and show is $20 per person.
General admission for the Performing Arts Celebration is $5
per person. Garrett Middle School 770-819-2466.
15: BLOOD DRIVE.
Cobb Hospital to be held on February 15 from 11 .am. - 4
p.m. in the Auditorium.
18:
BUSINESS-AFTER-HOURS
Thursday, February 18 Location: Delta Community Credit Union
– Vinings 5 to 7 p.m. Sponsor: Delta Community Credit Union
General Admission: $20 Online; $30 at door Members: Free
Online; $20 at door Online Registration Closes: Feb. 16
at Noon
24:
SOUTH COBB AREA
Council Wednesday, February 24 Location: Coach George
E. Ford Center 11:45 a.m. General Admission: $30 Members:
$10 online; $20 at the door. Online Registration Closes:
Feb. 22 at Noon
26:
"LET'S READ TOGETHER....SMYRNA"
will be Terry Kay's "Dance with the White Dog". Friday
February 26 at 7 p.m. with Terry Kay speaking about his
writing and signing the book "Dance with the White Dog".
Smyrna Community Center and open to the public. There will
also be showings of the movie made from the book with
discussion the following week at the Smyrna Public Library.
The Friends are sponsoring a white dog contest planned for
Saturday February 27. All artists in the Smyrna community
are asked to read the book and pick out their favorite scene
and enter a painting or drawing in the "Dance with the White
Dog" art contest. More on these events and activities at
www.friendsofsmyrnalibrary.org.
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WEEKLY EVENTS
AEROBICS CLASS.
Austell First United Methodist Church offers free weekly
low-impact aerobics class in the church's fellowship hall
every Wednesday Night from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. with certified
group fitness instructor Cindy Standard. Austell First UMC
is located at 5705 Mulberry Street in downtown Austell, just
north of the railroad tracks and City Hall. More details can
be found at
www.blessaustell.com
or by calling 770-948-1806.
BOY
SCOUT TROOP 61
meets every Monday night at 7:30pm in the Troop Lodge at
Bethany Methodist Church at the intersection of Hurt and
Hicks Roads. Cub Pack 61 meets Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
in the Betheny Gym.
BOY SCOUT TROOP ONE meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. New Scouts Welcome! 2845 Log Cabin Drive,
Smyrna (off Atlanta Road). www.bsatroop1.net
CIVIL
AIR PATROL: Sweetwater Composite
Squadron meets at Lithia Springs United Methodist Church,
3711 Temple Street, 7 p.m. Thursdays.
CIVIL
AIR PATROL: Smyrna
Cadet Squadron meets every Thursday at 7 p.m. at Faith
United Methodist Church, 4336 King Springs Road, Smyrna. The
age requirement is 12 through 18 years of age.
CHILDREN’S PROGRAM. Join the Vinings Library staff for READing Paws, a children’s program
geared to encourage literacy, on Thursdays, 3:30-5 p.m..
Children participating read to a trained ‘reading’ dog,
while each 15-minute session is monitored by a dog handler.
Registration is required. The Vinings Library is located at
4290 Paces Ferry Road in Atlanta. For information call
770-801-5330.
COBB
LIBRARY offers
programs for ages birth to 17 years are going on at the Cobb
County Public Library. Visit www.cobbcat.org or your local
Cobb County Public Library.
LOCKHEED GEORGIA MANAGEMENT RETIREES
Association meets Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Windy Hill Senior
Center.
FREE
TAIJI CLASS for
all Tuesday mornings from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. South Cobb
Regional Library: 805 Clay Road, Mableton and on the second
Tuesday of each month at The Mable House, 5239 Floyd Road,
Mableton.
FREE
COMMUNITY DINNER
– Come join us! Every Thursday night at 6 p.m.,
Austell First United Methodist Church, 5705 Mulberry Street.
www.blessaustell.com.
FREE
WEEKLY COMMUNITY DINNER
- Please join us! Every Monday
night at 6 p.m. Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 6216 Love
Street, Austell.
SMYRNA BUSINESS EXCHANGE.
Every Thursday from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at the Smyrna
Community Center. 770-795-5079.
SMYRNA ROTARY: noon
Tuesday, Smyrna Community Center
SMYRNA KIWANIS,
11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Piccadilly Restaurant, South Cobb
Drive, Smyrna,
SMYRNA GOLDEN K KIWANIS:
10 a.m. Tuesday, Windy Hill Senior Center, 1885 Roswell
Street, Smyrna.
SMYRNA OPTIMIST: 7
a.m. Friday, American Legion Post 160, 160 Legion Drive,
Smyrna.
SOUTH
COBB ROTARY: noon,
Thursday, Presbyterian Village, East-West Connector
SOUTH
COBB TOASTMASTERS
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. South Cobb Recreation Center, 875 Six
Flags Drive, Austell.
VININGS ROTARY:
12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Vinings Club, Overlook III, 2859 Paces
Ferry Road.
THE
WINDY HILL SQUARE DANCE CLUB
Thursday morning 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Windy Hill Senior
Center at 1885 Roswell Street, Smyrna.
THE
GALLERIA WORLDSPAN
Wings Toastmasters Club Tuesdays 12 to 1 p.m., Building 300,
main conference room.
PETS AVAILABLE
for adoption at Cobb shelter.
Cobb County Animal Control has
many breeds of animals available for adoption at the shelter
at 1060 Al Bishop Drive, Marietta. 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday, and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more
information, call 770-499-4136, or visit
AnimalControl.CobbCountyGa.gov
MONTHLY OR MORE
AARP
CHAPTER, Sweetwater
Chapter #2858. Meets at noon on the first Thursday of every
month (except July/August), C. Freeman Poole, located at
4025 South Hurt Road, Smyrna.
ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA
Caregivers Support Group- free 3rd Saturday of each month-
10 a.m. 4005 S. Cobb Drive. Smyrna, Call 770-431-7055 or
email woodlandridge@caravita.com for details.
AMERICAN
LEGION, Post 160
Membership Meeting at 7:30 p.m. every 3rd Tuesday
and serves breakfast from 8:am to 11:00am on the 2nd
Saturday of each month and the AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY,
Unit 160 Membership Meeting at 7:30 p.m. every 3rd
Tuesday each month. SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION,
Squadron 160 meets at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday each
month. All of these meetings are at 160 Legion Drive,
Smyrna. For more information, access
AmericanLegionPost160.org or call 770-436-2501.
AMERICAN LEGION
POST 264,
6251 Ivy Road, Mableton. Meets every third Wednesday of each
month at 7:30 p.m. Bingo--Mon, Tues, Fri 8 p.m., Sat 5 p.m.
and Sun 4 p.m.
THE
AMERICAN RED CROSS
has blood drives which are held at Cobb Hospital twice per
month. Generally speaking, they are on the 1st and 3rd
Monday of the month from 11-5. People can schedule an
appointment at
www.givelife.org using
“wsch” as the password.
AUSTELL BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION
meets the third Tuesday of each month at noon at the
Treadmill Mall Complex
AUSTELL CITY COUNCIL
meets the first Monday of each month for its regular
meeting.
AUSTELL COMMUNITY TASK FORCE
meets every 1st Monday at 7 p.m. at the South Cobb
Recreation Center, 875 Six Flags Drive, Austell. www.austelltaskforce.org.
AUSTELL LIONS CLUB
meets the 2nd and 4th
Mondays of each month at Bailey's Diner , 4093 Marietta St.
in Powder Springs. Start time 6:45. For information, call
Chuck or Denise Cook at 770-948-5992.
BLIND
& LOW VISION SUPPORT
Group (Pride) meets from 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. on the third
Friday of each month. Contact Gloria Fisher, LCSW, for more
details: 770-432-7280
COBB-MARIETTA RETIRED
Educators meet monthly at Windy Hill Senior Center,
770-801-5320, for fellowship, service and support of
community projects.
THE
COVERED BRIDGE GARDEN CLUB
meets the Fourth Tuesday of each month (Sept –May) at 10
a.m. at the Mable House Cultural Center, 5239 Floyd Road,
Mableton.
CCC
MOPS is a
non-profit support group for Mothers of Preschoolers and
infants which meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month
at 9:30 a.m. at the Cumberland Community Church in
Smyrna. Please visit www.cumberlandmops.com for more
information.
CUMBERLAND VININGS OPTIMIST CLUB:
Meeting for breakfast the 2nd
Wednesday of each month at the Vinings Club, 2859 Paces
Ferry Road NW
CHEMOCHIC,
a free program sponsored by the Georgia Cancer Foundation
invites all women experiencing Chemotherapy treatment for
any type of cancer to attend. This empowerment class teaches
how to combat the side effects of cancer treatments.
ChemoChicSM
classes are offered on the fourth Thursday of every month
from 1-3 p.m. at the Cancer Wellness at Piedmont at Piedmont
Hospital (275 Collier Road, Suite 490, Atlanta). Led by
cancer survivor Rudi Caruthers. Reservations required. To
reserve a spot, contact Rudi Caruthers at 770-333-3314, or
via e-mail at chemochic@charter.net.
DISCUSSION GROUP.
Every Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. “Back to Community” meets
at Cumberland United Methodist Church, 2375 Paces Ferry
Road. This discussion and community action group is open to
all and covers a wide range of interesting topics. Join us
as we share important information, initiate projects, and
search for ways in which we can address our societal crisis
through better understanding and local action.
FOCUS, monthly support group for families with special needs children, meets
at First Baptist Mableton at 7 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday of
every month: Refreshments and childcare provided with RSVP.
For more information and to RSVP contact FOCUS at
770-234-9111 or inquiry@focus-ga.org, www.focus-ga.org
FREE
MONTHLY DINNER.
Leland-Qwest UMC, 81 Veterans Memorial Highway, SE,
Mableton, sponsors a free community dinner on the last
Wednesday of each month from 6 – 7 p.m. All are welcome.
(Enter on left side of the church on the lower
level).
GARY HILL
AND ASSOCIATES
Business organization meets at 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. the third
Thursday of each month at varying locations.
770-438-6961.
GENERATIONS:
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren offered by Cobb Senior
Services. This program provides support and information
regarding services in the community. The program meets at
the South Cobb Recreation Center every 3rd
Tuesday of the month from 6:30 p.m.- 8 p.m. Dinner and child
care is provided for the grandparents and children during
the free meeting. Please RSVP to Margie Castillo-Carbaugh at
770-528-5364.
HEALTH FAIR. Got
the most common type of diabetes? Learn the cure at
Mableton's health fair. Held on either the 2nd or
3rd Saturday of each month at Mableton's South Cobb Regional
Library. For more info visit http://TheHealthFair.com
“HOBO
SUPPER” Second
Thursday of each month, from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Community
invited---Clarkdale UMC Austell—Powder Springs Road,
Clarkdale, Georgia. For $5 you get a Drink, Beans (3
kinds), Mashed Potatoes, Cole Slaw, Corn Bread, Onions,
Pickles, Beets and a large variety of homemade desserts to
choose from. Community invited.
THE
JONQUIL GARDEN CLUB meets
every 4th Tuesday at the library in downtown Smyrna at 9:30
a.m. The objective of the Jonquil Garden Club is to beautify
and preserve our environment by encouraging conservation
and plantings, not only in our own gardens, but
including public places. Anyone interested in gardening,
floral and landscape design is welcome to attend. For
further information, you may contact Marilynn Parker
at 770-949-6640.
MABLETON IMPROVEMENT COALITION (MIC)
is a nonprofit citizens group formed to promote quality
growth and redevelopment in the 30126 zip code. MIC's Board
of Director's meetings are the third Thursday of the month
at 7 p.m., generally at the Mable House Arts Center
in Mableton. Everyone is
welcome. Visit www.mableton.org to confirm meeting location.
THE
MOMS CLUBS of
Smyrna are non-profit support groups for at-home mothers.
Smyrna-East chapter includes zip code 30080 west of Atlanta
Road and the Vinings Estates neighborhood. Please visit
www.freewebs.com/momsclubofsmyrnaeast for more. The
Smyrna-Northeast chapter includes zip code 30339 and zip
code 30080 east of Atlanta Road. Please visit http://www.momsclubofsmyrnane.com
for more. Smyrna-West chapter includes zip code 30082.
Please visit www.momsclubofsmyrnawest.com for more.
Smyrna/Vinings-West chapter includes zip code 30082 in the
Nickajack & Russell school district. Please email
momsclubofsmyrnaviningswest@yahoo.com for more information.
NEWCOMERS OF
COBB COUNTY.
We meet each month on the third Tuesday 10 a.m. Meetings at
John Knox Presbyterian Church, 505 Powers Ferry Road,
Marietta. 770/234-5068 or Email: newcomersofcobbcounty@yahoo.com.
Those new to Cobb County, or just looking for new friends
and activities, are invited to join in. The NEWCOMERS CLUB
OF COBB COUNTY holds a wide variety of social activities
throughout the month including Bridge, Canasta, Pinochle,
Book Club, Mah Jongg, Ladies Night Out, Golf, Bunco, Chick
Flicks, Out to Lunch, Out and about Atlanta, Stitch and Sew,
Mexican Train and Weekend Pot Luck Dining.
PEBBLEBROOK JR FALCONS
Association Quality Recreation * Life Skills * Civic Action
Programs 2nd Sunday Monthly Meetings at 5 p.m. 6th
Grade Academy at The Barnes Center Coaches & Volunteers
always needed and welcome.
RIVER
LINE HISTORIC Area
Committee meets usually every third Thursday of the month at the Mable House Arts
Center. The committee and the Cobb County Commission have
teamed up to create a master plan which will shape the
future of the Chattahoochee River Line area in South Cobb.
www.mableton.org
SIGMA ALPHA
INTERNATIONAL,
Alpha Lamda Chapter, Mableton, meets the 2nd
Sunday at 2 p.m. Call Vivian Woods at 770-948-4754 for
information.
SMYRNA BUSINESS ASSOCIATON:
lunch meetings the first
Thursday of each month at the Smyrna Community Center, 11:45
p.m.
SMYRNA LIBRARY READING GROUP:
meets the first Tuesday of
each month at 7:30 pm, at the Smyrna Public Library, 100
Village Green Circle.
SMYRNA STITCH-IN GROUP
meets on the first Mondays of the month at the South Cobb
Library - 805 Clay Road - Mableton GA in the large meeting
room. If you like to cross stitch, do crewel work,
needlepoint, etc. and meet women in the area, please come
join us. If you have any questions, please contact Nadine
Amy at theamys@bellsouth.net
SOUTH COBB
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
meets the first Wednesday of each month at 11:45 at Mableton
Lion’s Club Park Community Center. www.sc-ba.org
SOUTH
COBB LIONS CLUB
meets the 1st and 3rd Monday evenings of each month at The
South Cobb Community Center, 620 Lions Club Drive in
Mableton at 6:30 p.m. Information about the club can call
Bobby Thomas at 770-948-9683.
SOUTH
COBB SENIORS Friendship
Club meets on the 1st Monday of each month 10:30 a.m. at the
Lions Club Drive Community Center, Mableton. Newcomers are
welcome to come and join the fellowship and lunch, guest
speakers and the love of others.
VININGS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (VBA)
meets the first Tuesday of
each month for lunch at Social Vinings. Networking and
speakers from 11:30 to 1 p.m.
Lunch $15 for Members;
$20 for Non-Members and guests are always welcome! (no
industry restrictions). A Business After-Hours is held the 3rd
Tuesday of each month.
VININGS
VILLAGE CIVIC CLUB meets the first Monday of each month September through June
at 7:30pm. This year we will be at various locations around
Vinings because of the flood. For further information email
us at viningscivicclub@gmail.com. No reservations required.
Membership is only $20 a year and guests are welcome.
WEST MARIETTA AGLOW COMMUNITY
LIGHTHOUSE (WMA),
a local arm of Aglow International, monthly meetings, 7
p.m. the first Thursday at the Smyrna Community Center’s
Community Room. For more information on West Marietta Aglow
visit www.westmariettaaglow.org or call 404-935-8248.
E-mail your organization’s calendar news to news@brightsidecobb.com.
Deadline for the FEBRUARY issue is FEBRUARY 4 with
publication on FEBRUARY 15. Calendar items are accepted from
civic groups, non-profits, schools and church organizations
and run as space is available. Due to the increasing number
of calendar listings, please keep announcements brief. Do
NOT send calendar announcements in flyer format. For more
information about submitting calendar items or other news,
contact us at 770-426-9388 or by e-mail to news@brightsidecobb.com.
Find updated calendar items on our website at
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