Thursday, November 15, 2012
Your handy guide to getting out and enjoying what the community has to offer.
You can let the East Cobb community know about your event by posting it for free on East Cobb Patch! Include photos, videos and flyers to accompany your information, and craft the words exactly how you like them. Most of the following events were posted by East Cobb Patch users, so make sure to get out the word about what's happening in your faith community, school, service group, youth and recreational sports organization or neighborhood association. If you need assistance posting events and announcements, or would like to sign up to blog on East Cobb Patch, please contact me at wendy.parker@patch.com. The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood -- The Art Place-Mountain View Curtain Call Youth Players presentations will be: Thursday and Friday …
Monday, November 12, 2012
The District 2 Cobb commissioner will update constituents Tuesday at the new Sterling Estates senior complex on Lower Roswell Road.
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Monday, November 12, 2012
District 2 Cobb Commissioner Bob Ott will hold a town hall meeting on Tuesday. The meeting, which begins at 7 p.m., takes place at the new Sterling Estates senior living complex at 4220 Lower Roswell Road, next to the East Cobb Government Center. His district covers portions of East Cobb and the Smyrna-Vinings area. Ott, who typically holds a quarterly town hall meeting, is participating once again in the annual Movember Worldwide initiative this month to help raise money and awareness for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. He has been among the more than a million men around the world growing mustaches during November as part of the campaign. Ott's father died of prostate cancer in 2008. Before the town hall meeting, Cobb Department of …
Saturday, November 10, 2012
"Legally Blonde" continues today, along with plenty of outdoor events, including the Mabry Park Preview.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
This weekend's schedule of things to do in East Cobb and beyond is a celebration of fall.
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
The late summer weather is expected to be beautiful this weekend as a plentiful schedule of community-oriented events in Cobb has a focus on the fall. Check out the following links for more information about activities to suit almost every interest:
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The food festival is returning to The Avenue for this year's event, which is scheduled for May 5.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The Taste of East Cobb is on the move, but to a familiar place. The 7th annual food festival, which is scheduled for May 5, is returning to The Avenue East Cobb shopping center after a five-year run at Merchant's Walk. “The number of people attending more than doubled last year, and as a result we outgrew our previous venue,” said Margaret Abrams, one of six Taste of East Cobb event coordinators for 2012. “This year’s Taste will be our biggest and best yet, and it is exciting that we will be at The Avenue. It is the very best available spot in the area for our event, and it is particularly special for us because we are going back to where it all started.” Last year's event took place before many of the new stores at Merchant's Walk had…
Friday, February 10, 2012
What's happening in and around East Cobb this weekend? Our Get Out guide has some quick and easy ideas.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
-- What's happening under the Gold Dome? Three East Cobb-area lawmakers are holding a town hall meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Mountain View Community Center, 3400 Sandy Plains Road. Sen. Judson Hill and Rep. John Carson, both East Cobb Republicans, and Sen. Chip Rogers of Woodstock, the Senate majority leader, will update constituents on the Georgia General Assembly session thus far. -- The Wheeler and Walton wrestling teams are competing close to home in the Region 5AAAAA sectional meet that concludes Saturday at Marietta High School. Pope is competing in a sectional meet at Northside High School in Columbus. It's the last tuneup before next weekend's state championships. Saturday's competition resumes at 8:30 a.m., with finals …
Thursday, September 8, 2011
This weekend's activities are headlined by an East Cobb 9/11 service and the community's very own parade down Johnson Ferry Road.
1. Cobb County Master Gardeners Lunch and Learn. Native Plants in the Home Landscape will be presented by Beck Blades. Plants that call Georgia home can add beauty throughout the year to your garden, plus provide habitat for native birds and butterflies that bring even more color to your garden. Bring your lunch. Friday 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Cobb Water System, 662 S. Cobb Drive. More information, call 770-528-4070. 2. Cobb Executive Women Luncheon. Speaker Chanda Bell, co-author of Elf on the Shelf and co-founder of Creatively Classic Activities and Books, will talk about her work and success. Friday 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. $35 at door. The Georgian Club, 100 Galleria Parkway, 17th floor, Atlanta. More information, call 770-980-2000. 3. The …
Sen. Johnny Isakson is the featured speaker as Cobb's first responders will be honored during the East Cobb remembrance.
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Cobb's first responders will be honored Sunday as Mount Zion United Methodist Church will hold a Service of Prayer and Remembrance on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11th attacks on America. Representatives of Cobb's police, fire and sheriff's offices, as well as emergency medical staffers and local active military will be recognized, and U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, an East Cobb resident, is the featured speaker. The event, which begins at 7 p.m., is an Interfaith service involving East Cobb's Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities. Mount Zion UMC is at 1770 Johnson Ferry Rd. For more information contact the Rev. Joe Peabody at Mount Zion at joe.peabody.sr@ngumc.net or the Rev. Brian Germano at East Cobb United Methodist Church at …
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Monday, September 5, 2011
Weather prevented the Johnson Ferry Baptist Church's Labor Day event, but volunteers still cooked and served prepaid meals.
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Monday, September 5, 2011
The Holy Smoke BBQ Festival sponsored by the Johnson Ferry Baptist Church was canceled on Monday due to the storms moving in. However, volunteers and event staff still honored the day's festivities and provided top-of-the-line BBQ to those who prepaid for their meals. The rain did not stop them from setting up the steamers the night before to prepare some of the pork and beef brisket's that required 8 to 12 hours of preparation. If you missed your chance to visit the Holy Smoke BBQ Festival this year look at our photo gallery to meet some of the people responsible for its reputation.
The eclectic array of food and Jewish culture at Temple Kol Emeth continues Monday.
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Monday, September 5, 2011
The Nibble & Noshfest takes place over the Labor Day weekend at The Temple Kol Emeth in East Cobb. This event provides a venue for gourmet kosher food, artist's showcases, and craftsmen and women works for sale. Tons of people came out Sunday despite the damp weather to explore the Jewish culture from around the greater area in one place at the same time. The Noshfest continues Monday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Due to the storms moving in for Monday the rest of the festival will be held indoors.
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PLEASE... only comments re the sacrifices and changes that the attack on the USA on 9/11/01 wrought. NOT all the activities going on locally... under a different header, PLEASE... ! Think first next time... more ›