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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Friday, Jun* 5,1888
SPECIAL AREA EVENTS
. The 2nd annual Pond Tour
. ...will be held Saturday, June 13.
The $lO fee also purchases a raf
, fie ticket for a pond, donated by
Noah’s Ark Pet Supply, a tiffany
o style lamp and picture frames,
donated by Inside Additions. All
proceeds benefit Family Haven.
For information, call (770) 889-
7812.
USDA/Rural Development
...will be holding a seminar on
j its home ownership programs at
the Forsyth County Library on
.Wednesday, June 10 from 7-8
~p.m. For information, call Ed
. Peace at (770) 536-0547.
National Safety Town
;■ ...and Forsyth County Parks and
Recreation Department invite you
y to attend the official Ribbon
Cutting Ceremony for Forsyth
- Safety Town on Monday, June 8,
.j at 8 a.m. at Daves Creek
Elementary. RSVP 'to Lori
Komorek, at (770) 889-0699 or
( the parks department, (770) 781-
2215.
/ City of Cumming
...hosts the annual 4th of July
celebration which kicks off
. Friday, July 3 at 6 p.m. Butch and
the Buckheads will play on the
courthouse square at 7 p.m. Arts,
crafts and food vendors will be set
•up across from the square.
Fireworks will begin around 9
p.m. The band will host a twisting
contest afterward. Then on
Saturday, July 4, the annual steam
engine parade will begin at 10
a.m.
! The annual Forsyth County
, Thomas-Mashburn Steam
Engine Parade
...will take place Saturday, July
I 4 at 10 a.m. For parade entries or
, information, contact Cindy
• Hansard at (770) 887-0516, Amy
Webb at (770) 887-1530, Van
Mashbum-Laßlanc at (770) 889-
■ 0057 or Christine Moore at (770)
, 889-5639 (day time only).
Tenth Annual Historic Buford
! 5K Roadrace
i. ...sponsored by the Buford
, Athletic Booster Club will be held
on June 6, at the old downtown
v square. Proceeds from the event
. will support the athletic programs
I of the Buford City School system.
Preregistration is sl2; race-day
registration will be sls. Call
(770) 945-6768 during the day
> and (770) 932-1377 or (770) 945-
£ 0455 in the evenings.
‘ Police/Sheriff Dept, benefit
i ...for Sgt. Rod Johnson and his
• wife, Elaine, will be held
Saturday, June 13, from 11 a.m.-6
• p.m. at Tri-County Plaza (behind
Krystal Restaurant), The Wal-
i Mart parking lot and 4153 Drew
Rd. Barbeque plate lunch is $5,
consisting of full one-half chick
\ en. Raffle tickets are $2 for four
day, three-night ciruise plus
, roundtrip airfare folr two (first
place). Resort trips and an antique
, musket as well as other prizes will
be awarded to other winners.
» Singles Dance
...presented by Atlanta Singles
’ will be held on Friday, June 5 at
J St. Ann’s Catholic Church, 4905
J Roswell Rd. NE, Marietta, Ga.
• from 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Dress is casu-
I al, admission is $7 and music of
• the 50s to 80s will be provided.
■ Fbr more information, call (770)
’ 393-1645. All singles over 35 are
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Bull riding
...presented by Circle ‘C’ will be
held in Wills Park Equestrian
Center covered arena in
Alpharetta on June 5 and June 6
at 8 p.m.
Cherokee/Forsyth CASA
Fundraising dinner
...will be held Saturday, June 6
to benefit Cherokee and Forsyth
Counties Court Appointed Special
Advocates (CASA) program. This
event will be held on the grounds
of the old Hardman Homeplace in
Cherokee County. Dinner tickets
are available for SSO per couple.
There will be live music, dancing
and a silent auction. For informa
tion, call Katherine Steets at (770)
928-4431.
Family Haven Thrift Store
...is holding a grand winter
clearance sale. Coats are $2.50
each. Clothing for the family is
bargain-priced at $3.50 per small
grocery bag. The thrift store
accepts and sells clothing, toys,
jewelry, linen and furniture. Hours
are Monday through Saturday,
from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. For more
information, call (770) 844-0842.
CULTURAL EVENTS
Gainesville College
...will host “A Visual
Celebration of Gainesville
College Art Majors” from June 4
to Sept. 11. The opening recep
tion will be June 4, at 7 p.m. For
information, call (770) 718-3865.
Third Annual Pigs ‘N’ Wheels
...returns to Power’s Crossroads
festival grounds June 5-7. There
will be a rod and custom car
show, music and dancing, and
more. Admission to the festival
grounds on Friday night is free;
$5 for adults and $2 for children
4-12. For information, call (770)
253-2011.
Orchestra Atlanta
...will be performing on
Saturday, June 6, at 8 p.m. in
Roswell Cultural Arts Center at
950 Forrest Street in Roswell.
Narrator Janet Bookspan will be
featured in Stephen Paulu’s
“Voices from the Gallery.” The
program will also include “Elegy”
and “New World Symphony.”
Tickets are $25, adults; S2O,
seniors; sl2, students. For infor
mation, call (770) 992-2559.
Shields/Ethridge
...Heritage Farm Mule Day ‘9B
will be held June 14 from 9 a.m. -
4 p.m. There will be craft demon
strations, music, tours and more.
For information, call (706) 367-
8693.
Cobb Symphony Orchestra
...will perform “Musical Gem
Orchestral Spectacular,” on
Saturday, June 6, at 8 p.m. and
Sunday, June 7, at 3 p.m. in the
Stillwell Theater at Kennesaw
State University. Call (770) 423-
6650 for tickets and information.
Blue Angel Gallery
... in Gainesville features locals
artists Charlie Dingier, Christy
Kinard, and Kim Schuessler for
art show, Friday June 12-July 3.
Opening reception, June 12, 6-
8:30 p.m. For more information,
call (770) 297-0407.
Music Recitals at Brenau
University
...conducted by Forsyth County
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resident Martha Burwell who
holds a Master of Music Degree
and has recorded music with
Johnny Mathis and Melissa
Manchester. For more informa
tion, call (770) 534-1217 or (770)
534-6299.
Brenau University
...Permanent Art Collection on
display through Aug. 20.
Exhibits, talks and receptions are
free and open to the public.
Summer gallery hours Monday-
Thursday, 1-4 p.m. For more
information, call (770) 534-6263.
David Winter Cottages ’
...premiere of new piece from
his collection. British sculptor
David Winter will be available to
sign his work Thursday, June 18
from 7-9 p.m. For more informa
tion, call (770)476-7421,
Village Playhouse Audition
Auditions for the Neil Simon
play Plaza Suite will be at the
Village Center Playhouse, Stage
One, Theater in the Round on
Tuesday June 9 and Wednesday
June 10 from 7-9 p.m. There is no
appointment necessary, and the
cast includes five women ages 20-
50 and five men with the same
age classifications. For more
information, call the Playhouse at
(770) 998-3526.
The Shakespeare Tavern
...announces Thornton Wilder’s
American Classic, “Our Town,”
through Sundays at 6:30 p.m.
until July 5. Tickets are sll. For
ticket information and reserva
tions, call (404) 874-5299.
Madison Fest ‘9B
The City of Madison will host
“Madison Fest *9B” on Saturday,
July 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. in downtown Madison. The
festival will be held in conjunc
tion with the 16th Annual
Madison Theatre Festival from
July 23-26. Call (800) 709-7406
for information.
Chattahoochee Nature Center
...guided canoe floats on
Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., through
August. Trips are sls for mem
bers and S2O for nonmembers.
Reservations are required. For
more information, call (770) 992-
2055 ext. 122.
Village Playhouses of Roswell
...audition notice for “Ali Baba
and the Magic Cave” on Saturday,
June 13 from 1-4 p.m. The play
will run from July 31-September
12. No appointment is necessary.
The theater is at 633 Holcomb
Bridge Road. For more informa
tion, call (770) 998 - 3526.
Alpharetta Community
Cultural Plan
Citizen volunteers are involved
in committees working toward
development of increased partici
patory art activities for children
and adults, a public art program,
and art facilities. Anyone interest
ed in joining this effort please
contact Farrell Garth, Alpharetta
Recreation at (678) 297-6160.
Actor’s Express at King Plow
Arts Center
...presents “Auntie Marne” from
June 12-July 19, Thursday -
Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sundays
at 7 p.m. with two Sunday mati
nees at 2 p.m., June 5 and July 19.
Tickets are S2O. Reservations:
Actor’s Express box office (404)
607-SHOW.
Dobbs University Center
Gallery
...presents its 1998 Student Art
Exhibit. Gallery hours are 8:30
a.m. - midnight, Monday - Friday,
and 10 a.m. - midnight, Saturday
and Sunday. Admission is free.
For information, call (404) 727-
2787.
Bull riders coming to Alpharetta
Shown riding the bull is J. Adam Wood, who
has been a Professional Rodeo Cowboy
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Georgia Shakespeare Festival
...opens June 12 with “Henry IV,
Part 1”, next is “The Miser” June
25, followed by “Measure for
Measure” July 10. Fbr tickets and
information, call (404) 264-0020.
Schatten Gallery
...located in the Robert W.
Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury
Circle, Emory. Gallery hours are 9
a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday - Thursday,
9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. Admission is free. For
information, call (404) 727-6861.
Gallery V Ltd.
...in Roswell is now exhibiting
“Faces and Places,” drawings and
watercolors by Jim Huber, and
“Coastal Impressions,” oils and
acrylics by Pat McGriff. Gallery
hours are 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Saturday.
Admission is free. For more infor
mation, call (770) 992-4144.
Village Playhouses Os Roswell
...will be showing “Mr. Hobbs’
Vacation” through June 13.
Times are Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings at 8 p.m.
Tickets are sl3 for adults, sll for
Association/Southeast Circuit Finals contestant
for the past seven years. Wood is a native of
Florida and presently lives in Roswell.
Professional bull riders will come from all over
the Southeast to try to ride the toughest bulls in
the country.
Circle ‘C’ Rodeo Production and the Young Life
Christian Organization are producing two perfor
mances of action packed Bull Riding “Nothin’
But Bulls” - Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6
at 8 pm. Professional bull riders from everywhere
will come to Wills Park Covered Arena,
Alpharetta, Georgia and compete for thousands of
dollars in prize money and the Bull Riding-
Championship.
Televised performances of Bull Riding on ESPN
and TNN have taken the country by storm as one
of the most popular sporting events of our time.
The year end Championship at the MGM Grand
in Las Vegas, NV boasted more than a million
dollars in added money.
Circle ‘C’ Rodeo, the producers of the
Alpharetta Annual Fall Rodeo with Milton High
School Athletic Program, is proud to produce our
Spring Championship Bull Riding Event with
Young Life Christian Organization.
students and senior citizens on
Fridays and Saturdays. Thursday
tickets are $9 for everyone. Call
(770) 998-3526 for reservations.
CLASSES/WORKSHOPS
Sawnee Center Summer Camps
Yatesy Harvey and Kevih
Whitley, the award-winning
drama team from Forsyth Central
High School, will hold a week
long Drama and Art Camp, June
15 - 19, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Camp is for elementary school
ages K - sth grade. Cost is $75,
$65 for second child in the family.
Preregistration is required. Call
(770) 889-4977 for more informa
tion.
Sawnee Center
Learn professional landscapte
design for the homeowner. Eight
weeks beginning June 18, 10 a.m.
to 12 p.m. Call (770) 889-4977
for more information.
All Seasons Nursery
Will be conducting a plant clinic
Saturday, June 6, 10 a.m. to noon.
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