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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, December 14,2003
Listings in Cumming
Events are free and available
to nonprofit organizations
sponsoring free or low-cost
events for the public.
Groups may submit notices
by fax at (770) 889-6017 or
via email at events ©forsyth
news.com.
Upcoming events
The Forsyth Disability
Coalition Inc.
... and the Caregiver
Support group will not have a
December meeting due to the
holiday. For information about
the Christmas gathering, call
(770) 889-2859.
Forsyth Cumming
Optimist Club
... will sell Christmas trees
in the Tri-County Plaza (next
to Sun Trust Bank) on Fridays
noon to 8 p.m., Saturdays 9
a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday
noon to 8 p.m. until they sell
out.
Holiday gift wrapping
... will be available at
Northside Hospital Forsyth in
the Bennett Education Center
Wednesday and Thursday,
Dec. 17 and 18, from noon to
4 p.m. The wrapping will be
done by members of the vol
unteer auxiliary. Bring your
holiday gifts (in boxes if pos
sible) and let us tum them into
beautifully wrapped presents
that will save you valuable
time during the busy holiday
season. Wrapping will be rea
sonably priced, and it can be
done while you wait or on a
drop-off/pick-up basis. The
service is available to all
members of the community.
For information, call Diane
Perry at (770) 889-0206 or
Rebecca Roper at (770) 888-
7490.
Forsyth-Cumming
Optimist Club
... will have the following
speaker:
• Harold Mullins, president
of the Forsyth-Cumming
Optimist Club on Dec. 18.
The club meets at the Old
Town Country Restaurant at 7
a.m.
Career Bridge Network
...will host a meeting for
professional/technical person
nel going through a career
transition on Sunday, Dec. 14,
from 5:45-7 p.m. at Cumming
First United Methodist
Church, Ist level, room 17.
CBN is a joint effort between
Cumming First United
Methodist Church and First
Baptist Church of Cumming
(you do not have to be a mem
ber of any church to attend.)
Please bring a list of compa
nies you are interested in
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interviewing with as well as
job openings you are aware of.
We will have an uplifting mes
sage followed by a networking
session. We are committed to
helping job seekers network
and have 46 Industry Guides
who have agreed to participate
in helping people make con
structive contacts in their
search. For directions to the
church, log onto www.caree
bridgenetwork.org or call
(770) 887-2900.
Preceptor Alpha Gamma
Chapter
... of Beta Sigma Phi will
meet Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 7:30
p.m. at the home of Maeve
Gagnon. Program for the
evening will be "Colors of
Christmas" with members
having their annual ornament
exchange. For information,
call Jennifer Wilson at (770)
886-
The Newcomer Holiday
luncheon
... will be at the Polo Golf
and Country Club on
Thursday, Dec. 18, at 11:15
a.m. The cost is sls.
Reservations must be received
by Dec. 12. To make reserva
tions or for more information,
call Sue Callahan at (678)
513-1161.
"The Nutcracker"
... will be presented by
Fleetwood Dancers/Dance
Theater North, of Alpharetta
on Friday-Sunday, Dec. 12-14,
at the Blessed Trinity Catholic
High School's Performing Arts
Center off Woodstock Road in
Roswell. Performance times
are Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday
at 11 a.m. and 3 and 8 p.m.,
and Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
Tickets are sl3 in advance
and sls at the door. Seats are
reserved for all performances.
A special performance for
$8 for groups of 10 or more
will be Saturday at 11 a.m.
and reservations are suggest
ed.
For reservations and infor
mation, call (770) 442-5229
after 3 p.m. or (770) 418-
0730.
"The Nutcracker"
... will be performed by
Sawnee Ballet Theatre Inc.
Dec. 12-14 at the Sawnee
Cultural Arts Center.
Performance will be Friday,
Dec. 12, at 8 p.m., Saturday,
Dec. 13, at 2 and 8 p.m. and
Sunday, Dec. 14, at 1 and 5
p.m. Ticket prices are sl2 in
advance and sls at the door
and are available for purchase
at select Krogers, Humpus
Bumpus, Sawnee School of
Ballet and the Sawnee
Cultural Arts Center.
For information, call (770)
887-
The V.EW. Post 9143
... will have its annual
Turkey Shoot each Saturday at
1 p.m. through Dec. 20. The
V.F.W. is at 1045 Dahlonega
Hwy. in Cumming.
Toy Drive
... Create wonder and
spread joy this holiday season
by contributing to the
Starbucks Holiday Angels Toy
Drive through Dec. 25. Drop
off unwrapped toys, books and
videos at any Starbucks retail
location. All gifts will be dis
tributed to seriously ill chil
dren through the Starlight
Foundation, an international
non-profit organization dedi
cated to improving the quality
of life for seriously ill children
and their families. For more
information, visit any
Starbucks retail outlet or call
the Starlight Children’s
Foundation at (404) 982-0508.
Auditions
... CATCo will have non
equity auditions for "The
Murder of St Christopher's,"
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an original courtroom drama
by C.K. Goldston, on
Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004, from
noon to 4 p.m. at Creekside
Youth and Community Center,
673 Peachtree Pkwy, in
Cumming. There will be five
to nine male roles and two to
six female roles all roles
are non-paid. Audition will
consist of a cold reading from
the script. Run dates/times are
March 26-27 and April 2-3 at
7:30 p.m.
This play is the first play in
the new play writing competi
tion, New Playwright's
Initiative, exclusively for resi
dents of Forsyth County, GA
in order to build interest in the
theatre arts. For more info,
please visit CATCo's Web site
at www.catcoproductions.org
or call (770) 844-1412.
IEP Workshop
... for parents and/or pro
fessionals will be Jan. 15,
2004, at 6:30 p.m. at the
Board of Education, room
380. To RSVP or for more
information, contact Kathy
Evans at (770) 887-2461, Ext.
2331.
Irish Rush 5K Race
... sponsored by the
Forsyth Central Cross Country
Booster Club will be open to
all runners and walkers on
Saturday, March 13. For infor
mation, call (404) 936-0819.
City of Cumming
Recreation and Parks
Department
... will offer the following
classes:
• Low impact and step aer
obics will be offered
Monday, Wednesday and
Fridays from 8:30-9:30 a.m.
or Monday, Wednesday and
Thursdays from 5:30-6:30
p.m. Step aerobics will be
offered Monday, Tuesday and
Thursdays from 6:30-7:30
p.m. Classes will be at the
Cumming Recreation
Department Building. The
cost is $35 for a Six-week ses
sion.
• Hatha Yoga will be
offered on Tuesdays or
Thursdays from 6:30-7:30
p.m. for $35 for a four-week
session or Tuesday and
Thursdays from 6:30-7:30
p.m. for SSO for a four-week
session.
• Photography —a class
for ages 16 and up will be on
Tuesdays from 7:30-9 p.m.
The cost is $65.
• Belly dancing and hula
—a six-week class is offered
on Tuesdays from 7:30-8:30
p.m. The cost is SSO.
• Art classes "Art Teen"
will be for ages 12-18 on
Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
The cost is $75, there will be a
material list; "TTie Wonderful
World of Art" will be for ages
5-11 on Thursdays from 4:30-
8 p.m. The cost is $75, sup
plies are included; "Theme Art
Classes Nemo, Potter,
Sponge Bob and Disney" for
ages 6-12 will be offered on
Wednesdays from 4:30-6 p.m.
The cost is $75, supplies are .
included; "Adult Oil Painting
or Pastel" will be for ages 18
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