Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church will be a center of Greek food, music, culture and fun Friday through Sunday.
Cobb County’s largest cultural festival returns to Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church this weekend with the 22nd annual Marietta Greek Festival. The festival features the flavors of Greece in the food, the drink, the music, the dancing, the shopping, and the Byzantine architecture and iconography of the church itself at 3431 Trickum Road in Northeast Cobb. The festival runs Friday from 3 to 11 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., rain or shine. Admission is $3, but children under age 12 are free. Admission also is free to anyone during the first three hours of the festival, from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday. And a $5 weekend pass is available if you want to come and go. There’s a lot to bring you back: …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The Trojans receive their official invitation for their fourth trip to the Rose Parade.
A special guest joined the admiring parents, faculty and friends at the Mable House Barnes Ampitheater in Mableton to hear the Lassiter High School band's spring concert Friday. Sally Bixby, the president of the 2013 Tournament of Roses, was on hand to present the band's fourth invitation to the Rose Parade. The parade will be held Jan. 1, 2013 in Pasadena, CA, and be witnessed by hundreds of millions of people in person or on television. “You should be proud as a community," Bixby said, to be represented by the Marching Trojan Band in the 2013 Rose Parade. Lassiter's three previous appearances came between 1988 and 2001, all under 30th-year band director Alfred Watkins. Every year, roughly 80 marching bands apply to participate in the …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Classes for children between the ages of 5-10 will begin on May 31 at East Cobb Park.
The works of famous artists Mary Cassatt, Henri Matisse, Andy Warhol, Michelangelo and Georgia O'Keefe will be the teaching aids for this summer's Artscape outdoor education classes for children at East Cobb Park. The Artscape program, which runs from May 31 to Aug. 8, is open to children ages 5-10. Classes are each Thursday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., and the final day of the program will feature and art show and celebration. Each of the nine classes costs $15 per child, including the final class. Parents may register online here, and follow updates on weather and other program information on Artscape's Facebook page. This summer's Artscape program sponsors include Whole Foods at Merchant's Walk, Ridgeline Counseling.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Submissions for the Mary Ellen Wright Memorial Poetry Contest are due by Thursday.
The East Cobb Library is holding a poetry contest in memory of Mary Ellen Wright, an active library supporter who passed away in 2011. The contest is open to ages 9-17. Maryann Strossner, a private donor honoring the memory of her friend Mary Ellen, who loved the library and enjoyed poetry, provides funding for the contest. Rules Prizes There will be two winners; one from each age group: For more information, visit: http://www.cobbcat.org/poetry-contest.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Six schools will be represented in the April 21 finals of a Sandy Springs talent contest.
Several East Cobb students have earned finalist spots in Show Stoppers, an Atlanta-wide talent competition that is part of the annual ArtSSprings celebration of the arts in Sandy Springs. This year's event is coordinated by Act3 Productions. High school students participating are Tara Folio, Kalli Hicks, Katie Hollenshead, Ian Kelso, Kristen Rary and Katie Weinstein, all from Walton High School. JoJo Stein of Pope High School and Claire Perry, from Lassiter High School, are also finalists. Local elementary school students competing include Julie Isaacson, Shallowford Falls Elementary; Jordan Harmon, Mount Bethel Christian Academy and Ella Kolpakov of Garrison Mill Elementary. The students will compete in the finals on April 21 at 4 p.m…
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Student productions of "Anything Goes" and "Xanadu" are nominated for the Georgia high school Tonys.
Walton High’s Anything Goes and the Walker School’s Xanadu are among the high school musical productions recognized in Monday’s nominations for the annual Shuler Hensley Awards. Anything Goes, which ran at the start of March, is nominated for costume design, choreography, supporting actor (Sam Barge as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh) and leading actress (Angie Zhang as Reno Sweeney). It also received honorable mention for music direction, direction and overall production. The show features the music of Cole Porter and is set on a madcap cruise ship. You can see photos from the show here. Xanadu, which had its run in February, is nominated for costume design, light design and orchestra. It also received honorable mention for technical execution. …
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Children ages 5 to 10 can register now for classes during next week's spring break.
Registration is ending soon for Artscape! 2012 at East Cobb Park. Only 15 spaces are available each day for the classes, which take place next Wednesday and Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m. Chlldren ages 5 to 10 may be signed up for the classes, directed by Kent Nulty and that will feature Vincent van Gogh's Flowering Almond Branch painting. Registration must be completed online here, and the cost is $15 per child. Parents must also sign a waiver of liability to complete the process.
East Cobb connections are involved in performances of "The Vagina Monologues" at the Act3 Playhouse in Sandy Springs.
Act3 Productions in Sandy Springs will present The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler this Sunday at 7 p.m. and Wednesday at 8 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the Mary Hall Freedom House and its joint effort with Chayil Inc. to assist female veterans who have suffered the violence of sexual or physical abuse while serving our country. The performances will take place at Act3 Playhouse, Sandy Springs Plaza, 6284-R Roswell Rd. Tickets range from $10 to $25 and are available at www.act3productions.org. Act3's all-female cast brings together popular Atlanta theater actresses, plus the founders of Mary Hall Freedom House and Chayil Inc., Lucy Gainer-Hall and Heidi Day, and two of Act3's founding "drama mamas," artistic director Patti Mactas and …
Saturday, March 24, 2012
East Cobb Patch is giving away a pair of tickets to the Mel Brooks musical.
If you love monsters and musicals, then East Cobb Patch has the perfect contest for you. We're giving away a pair of tickets to the opening night of Young Frankenstein at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The show is based on the Oscar-nominated film by Mel Brooks, who created a humorous and twisted adaptation of the Mary Shelley classic. Film buffs may remember musical numbers such as “The Transylvania Mania,” “He Vas My Boyfriend” and a monstrous take on Irving Berlin’s “Puttin’ On the Ritz.” Entering this contest is easy. All you need to do is post a comment at the bottom of this article to tell us about your favorite Mel Brooks film. Or share a comment about your favorite musical of all time. We’ll conduct a random drawing from…
Thursday, March 22, 2012
From tonight through March 29, Frameworks Gallery is displaying paintings to be auctioned to aid post-tornado landscaping.
When Frameworks Gallery decided on the name "Forces of Nature" for its annual spring show, little did it know that East Cobb Park would be dealing with its own force of nature in the form of a tornado on March 3. Featured artists Pat Fiorello, Theresa Forman and Julie Mann have agreed to donate an original painting toward a fundraising effort to purchase new landscape materials for the park. Frameworks Gallery, located on Johnson Ferry Road, will donate the custom framing of the paintings and 100 percent of the purchase price to the Friends for the East Cobb Park. The paintings will be on display at Frameworks Gallery beginning tonight through next Thursday, March 29, the deadine for bids. A reception and silent auction will take place …
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