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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS - Thursday, December 18,2003
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
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
on Thursday, Dec. 18, from
noon to 4 p.m. The wrapping
will be done by members of
the volunteer auxiliary. Bring
your holiday gifts (in boxes if
possible) and let us turn them
into beautifully wrapped pres
ents that will save you valu
able time during the busy holi
day season. Wrapping will be
reasonably 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.
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.
South Forsyth High
School Theatre
... will present the follow
ing programs:
“The Last Night of
Ballyhoo” will be Dec. 18 and
19.
“Little Shop of Horrors”
will be March 25, 26 and 27,
2004, and a 1 p.m. matinee on
March 27.
All performances are at 7
p.m. at the SFHS Performing
Arts Center, 585 Peachtree
Pkwy, in Cumming. For ticket
reservations, call (770) 781-
2264, Ext. 741.
Humane Society of
Forsyth County
... will have its annual
“Homes 4 the Holidays” Dec.
18-23 at the adoption center in
Cumming and at Pet Smart
Saturday, Dec. 20 from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. and at the North
Georgia Premium Outlets in
Dawsonville on Sunday, Dec.
21 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Adopt a homeless pet and
a volunteer can deliver them
Christmas day.
For information on the pets
and adoption criteria, visit
www.forsythpets.com
People interested in volun
teering are encouraged to
email Bill at
mulrooney @ mindspring.com.
AARP Chapter No, 2386
... will meet Friday, Dec.
19, at the Cumming Baptist
Church, 115 Church St. in
Cumming, at 11 a.m. with
Christmas caroling led by
Mark Wood, music minister
from Cumming Baptist
Church. A festive lunch will
begin at noon. Members
please bring your favorite hol
iday covered dish. Meats and
drinks will be furnished by the
club. For reservations, call
Audrey Henline at (678) 513-
6868.
The V.F.W. 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.
Senior Net Computer
Classes
... Enrollment is now open
for winter quarter computer
classes at the Roswell
Recreation and Parks
Department. New classes start
the week of Jan. 12, 2004.
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CUMMING EVENTS
Courses will be in the
Senior Net Computer Lab at
the Roswell Adult Recreation
Center, 803 Grimes Bridge
Rd. in Roswell. For course
details and class dates visit the
Web site at www.roswellse
niomet.addr.com then “course
descriptions” or call (770)
641-3950. Most classes are
two hours per week for eight
weeks.
Auditions
... CATCo will have non
equity auditions for “The
Murder of St Christopher’s,”
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 playwriting 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:
• Lil’ Rookies Basketball
Clinic will be for ages 5
and 6 year olds. The program
will meet one hour on
Saturdays for six weeks and
will be structured in a clinic
type format, with emphasis
placed on teaching basics and
fundamental skills. Openings
are available Jan. 10-Feb. 14.
The cost is $45.
• 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; “The 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
and older on Wednesdays
from 1:30-4 p.m. or Thursdays
from 7-9:30 p.m. The cost is
SBS, there will be a supply list.
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December 19 - 21
Friday, 9a-5p • Saturday, 9a-6p • Sunday, 10a-5p
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Over 500 Dealer Spaces
Antiques • Furniture • Jewelry • China
Stained Glass Windows • Architectural Antiques
Heirloom Art • Lighting and Much More
Adjacent to GA 400,
just one mile North of Exit-13 on Ga. Hwy. 9
Located at 1321 GA Hwy. 9, Cumming, Ga
770-889-3400
www.lakewoodantiques.com
• Landscape Design
will be offered at the
Cumming Recreation
Department Building Jan. 15-
Feb. 12 on Thursdays from 10
a.m. to noon. The cost is $65.
• Dobbs Creek Recreation
Center will have Open
Gym Sundays from 2-5 p.m.
Daily admission is sl.
Monthly passes are available
for $lO.
For more information, con
tact the department at (770)
781-2030.
Winter events
... will be offered at the
Sawnee Cultural Arts Center.
Drama Classes:
• Acting for Youth
Session I for ages 8-10 will be
offered Mondays, Jan. 12-Feb.
16, or Tuesdays, Jan. 13-Feb.
17, from 4-5 p.m.; for ages
11- will be Mondays, Jan.
12- 16 or Tuesdays, Jan.
13- 17, from 5-6 p.m.; for
ages 14 and up will be
Thursdays, Jan. 15-Feb. 19
from 5-6 p.m. The cost for the
six-week session is $l2O.
• Acting for Youth
Session II will be offered
to ages 8-10 on Mondays, Feb.
23-March 29 or Tuesdays,
Feb. 24-March 30, from 4-5
p.m.; for ages 11-13 classes
will be offered Mondays, Feb.
23-March 29, or Tuesdays,
Feb. 24-March 30, from 5-6
p.m.; for ages 14 and up class
es will be offered on
Thursdays, Feb. 26-April 1,
from 5-6 p.m The cost for the
six-week session is $l2O.
Art Classes
• Exploring Drawing
this six-week class for ages 8-
11 will be offered Tuesdays,
Jan. 13-Feb. 17, fromm 4-5:30
p.m. The cost is SIOO,
includes supplies.
• Discovering Color this
six-week class for ages 8-11
will be Tuesdays, Feb. 24-
March 30, from 4-5:30 p.m.
The cost is $ 100, includes
supplies.
• Yoga (Hatha) classes
are every Wednesday from 11
a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The cost is
S4O per month.
Theatrical Productions.
• “Sleeping Beauty”
produced by Saturday on
Stage, A Children’s Theatre
will have auditions for ages
13-19 on Wednesday, Feb. 11,
from 7-9 p.m. Call backs will
be Thursday, Feb. 12, from 7-
9 p.m. School performances
will be Thursday, April 22,
and Friday, April 23. The tick
et cost is $3 for all ages.
Public performances will be
Saturday, April 17, 24 and
May 1. Tickets are $9 for all
ages.
Seats are limited, reserve
your tickets at the center.
• “Lewis Grizzard: In His
Own Words” —by Springer
Opera House will be Friday,
May 7.
• “Robin Hood” pro
duced by Saturday on Stage, A
Children’s Theatre will have
auditions on Tuesday, March
16, from 6-9 p.m. Call backs
will be Wednesday, March 27,
from 5-8 p.m. Public perform
ances will be June 19 and 26,
July 3 and 10. Tickets are $9
for all ages.
Forsyth County Parks
and Recreation
... will offer the following
classes:
• KidzArt Holiday
Workshop will be at Sharon
Springs Park Dec. 22 from 9
a.m. to noon or Dec. 23 from
9 a.m. to noon. This workshop
is for ages 5-1/2 to 10 years.
Participants will create three
colorful drawing projects.
This three-hour workshop is
$36 per day. All supplies
included, snacks will be pro
vided.
• Hatha Yoga one-hour
classes are designed for begin
ner to moderate level students.
Sessions use stretching,
breathing, meditation, and
alignment to improve muscle
tone, strength, flexibility and
overall mind and body well
ness. Equipment is provided
and you may progress at your
See EVENTS, Page 7A