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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 Cumming-Forsyth
Optimist Club
... meets on Thursdays at 7
a.m. at the Olde Town
Country Restaurant on
Highway 20 West. There will
be a business meeting on Jan.
22. On Jan. 29 Russell
McClelland, the newly
appointed state judge, will be
the speaker.
For information, call (770)
887-6064.
The Forsyth County
Beekeepers Club
... will have its monthly
meeting Jan. 22 at 6:30 p.m. at
the Forsyth County Library,
Cumming Branch. Anyone
interested in beekeeping is
invited to attend. For informa
tion, call Debbie McKenzie at
(706) 265-4989.
AARP Local Chapter No.
2386
... will meet Friday, Jan.
23, at the Cumming Baptist
Church, 115 Church St. in
Cumming. The meeting starts
at 11 a.m. with guest speaker
Bill Johnson, public informa
tion officer of Forsyth County.
Lunch is at noon. For reserva
tions, call Audrey Henline at
(678)513-6868.
Silent auction
... will be at the Sharon
Christian Academy on Old
Atlanta Road during the
homecoming game on Jan. 23.
If you would like to be part of
this auction by promoting
your business or by donation,
contact Amy Brassell at (770)
887-4702, (770) 889-5134 or
(770) 833-1490.
AARP Driver Safety
Program
... a one-day class is being
offered Saturday, Jan. 24,
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
Northside Hospital Forsyth,
1400 Northside Medical
Center Dr. in Cumming. This
refresher course is open to
AARP and non-AARP mem
bers. Though the material is
designed primarily for drives
ages 50 and over, younger
drivers may attend. It provides
many ideas on how to avoid
accidents, drive safely and
updates the motor vehicle
laws. Participants who com
plete the eight hours of
instruction are eligible for a
discount on their automobile
insurance premiums. The
course must be renewed every
three years. For reservations,
* call Ralph Sweda at (770)
343-9500. The fee is $lO per
person. Bring a lunch.
South Forsyth High
School
... Theatre department
presents “Magic, Music and
You!,” a combination of musi
cal theater and magic featur
ing Joe M. Turner, Award-
Winning Magical Entertainer,
Greater Atlanta Magician of
the Year 2000 and featured on
CNN Headline News. Can he
really ... read your mind?
Make a child float in the air?
Escape after being locked in
chains? Teach you how to do
magic?
Join us for an unbelievable
event at Southside Performing
Arts Center on Saturday,
Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. Tickets
are $lO for adults, $7 for stu
dents.
To reserve tickets, call
(770) 781-2264, Ext. 741.
Sons of Confederate
Veterans, Cumming Camp
... The Hiram Parks Bell
Camp No. 1642 will meet
Monday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. at
the Cumming Police •
Department, 301 Veterans
Memorial Blvd, in Cumming.
Local historian and author
Don Shadbum will present a
program on his most recent
book, “The Cottonpatch
Chronicles, Reflections on
Cherokee History, People,
Places, and Events in Forsyth
CUMMING EVENTS
County, Georgia.”
The SCV serves as a his
torical, patriotic and non-polit
ical organization and,
although membership is open
to male descendants of
Confederate soldiers, all per
sons are welcome to visit
where meetings are informal,
casual and friendly.
Meetings are at the
Cumming Police Department,
usually on the fourth Monday
of each month. For informa
tion, call Ted Brooke at (770)
781-9221 or John Adair at
(770) 886-7358 or visit the
Web site at
http://georgiascv.com/hpbell 1
642.
Preceptor Alpha Gamma
... chapter of Beta Sigma
Phi will meet Tuesday, Jan.
27, at 7:30 p.m. at the home of
Lydia Ajhar. The program for
the evening will be
“International Colors,” pre
sented by Lydia. For informa
tion, call Jennifer Wilson at
(770) 886-4445.
Forsyth Central High
School
... Drama department pres
ents Neil Simon’s “Lost in
Yonkers” in the Forsyth
Central Auditorium Jan. 30
and 31 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8
for adults and $5 for students.
For ticket information, call
Susan Conant at (770) 888-
0296.
The Forsyth County
Masonic Association
... will meet Saturday, Jan.
31, at Mt. Zion Lodge No.
316, at 6.30 p.m. A covered
dish meal will be followed by
an open program, featuring
remarks by Grand Orator Gary
D. Lemmons, P.G.M. All
Masons and non-Masonic
guests are invited.
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, 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 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.
The Chestatee River
Chapter
... of the Daughters of the
American Revolution meets
the second Sunday of each
month at the Adair Park
Clubhouse. The speakers for
February and March are as
follows:
• Feb. 8 Annette
Bramblett will speak on local
history of Forsyth County.
• March 14 Elaine
McConnell will talk about
migration trails of early
Georgia pioneers.
If you are interested in
attending, please call Mrs.
Joan McGovern at (770) 888-
9654.
Women In Networking
(WIN)
... will meet Monday, Feb.
9, from 6:30-9 p.m. at the
Country Gourmet Case.
Carla Parvin will speak
about body language.
Deadline for reservations or
cancellations is 10 a.m. on
Friday before the meeting.
No-shows will be charged
when reservations have been
made and not canceled. Call
(880) 662-9946 or (770)781-
9594 to make your reserva
tion.
The cost for members with
reservations is $25. Members
without reservations and guest
with reservations is S3O.
Guests without reservations is
$35.
For directions, visit the
Web Site at www.womenin
networking.com.
The Martha Stewart
Bulloch Chapter, DAR
... will meet Monday, Feb.
9, at 10 a.m. at the East
Roswell Recreation Center,
9000 Fouts Rd. in Roswell.
The focus will be American
History Georgia Day and the
election of officers. Jim
Mclntire will be the guest
speaker on the oral history of
Roswell. Refreshments will be
served. For information, call
Susan Lemesis at (770) 993-
2858.
AARP Driver Safety
Program
... will be offered
Wednesday-Thursday, Feb. 25
and 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
at the Northside Hospital
Forsyth. Attendance both days
is required to get your certifi
cate.
Newly updated and
revised, the course includes
information on safe driving
tips for persons 50 years and
older. Younger persons also
find the course very helpful.
No tests. Remember that to
keep your auto insurance dis
count in effect, you must take
the course every three years.
To register, call Bill Newnam
at (770) 844-0683.
FCHS Cross Country
... presents the Irish Rush
5K Run and Walk Saturday.
March 13, at 9 a.m.
Registration will be 8-8:45
a.m. at the Mary Alice Park in
Cumming for age groups 10
and under, 11-14, five-year
increments through 70 and up.
There will be great awards.
The entry fee will be $lB if
you register by Feb. 23 or S2O
after or on the day of the race.
Register online at
www.forsyth.kl2.ga.us/school
s/central_high/irishrush/. Irish
Rush T-shirt only guaranteed
to participants registered by
Feb. 23.
For race information, call
(404) 936-0819 or for spon
sorships call (678) 455-5927.
CASA volunteers
... Abused children in
Forsyth County need a special
person like you. Please con
sider volunteering as a Court
Appointed Special Advocate
to help a child have a voice in
court. The next CASA training
for volunteers will begin in
February. For details, call
(770) 886-4082.
CATCo
... will have spring 2004
classes for adults, teens and
children (8 years and older).
To register classes, email cat
coproductions @ yahoo.com or
call (770) 844-1412. Include
your name, phone number,
email, mailing address, age of
student(s), and which class(es)
you are preregistering for.
Info is also available on the
Web site at www.catcoproduc
tions.org
• Acting Fundamentals
learn the most important
aspects of acting in a fun and
supportiye small group envi
ronment.
The class for grades 3-8
will be on Thursdays from 6-
7:30 p.m., March 25-May 6,
no class April 8. The class for
ages ninth grade to adult will
be on Tuesdays from 6-7:30
p.m., March 23-May 4, no
class April 6. This six-week
session is $l2O.
• Scene Study Develop
a character, practice a scene,
learn movement and interac
tion.
This class for grades 3-8
will be on Saturdays from 10
a.m. to noon March 27-May 8,
no class April 10. This class
for ages ninth grade to adult
will be Tuesdays from 6-7:30
p.m. March 23-May 4, no
class April 6. This six-week
session is $l2O.
• Auditioning
Fundamentals Whether you
are scared of the idea of audi
tions or want to sharpen your
auditioning skills, this class is
one every actor needs to take.
This class for age third
grade to adult will be offered
Thursdays from 6-7:30 p.m
March 25-May 6, no class
April 8, or Fridays from 6-
7:30 p.m. March 26-May 7, no
class April 9. This six-week
session is $l2O.
• Improv Learn acting
skills in a fun, fast, and furi
ous hour and half! It’s the
most fun you’ll ever have
learning. This class for grades
3-8 will be offered on
Tuesdays from 6-7:30 p.m.
March 23-May 4, no class
April 6. This six-week session
is $l2O.
• Musical Theatre
Participants will learn how to
provide their best performance
by developing the skills
required for a musical.
This class for grades 3-8
will be Fridays from 6-7:30
p.m. March 26-May 7, no
class April 9. This six-week
session is $l2O.
• Dance for Musical
Theatre Participants will
learn a dance choreographed
to a well known musical the
atre tune. This class will pre
pare actors for involvement in
a musical or help you just
have fun! This class for grades
6-12 will be offered
Thursdays from 6-7:30 p.m.,
April 1-May 6, no class April
8. This five-week session is
$l2O.
• Magic for the Stage
Participants will learn basic
magic as well as the sophisti
cated acting skills necessary to
be one of the best entertainers.
This class is for grades 3-8
will be offered Saturdays from
10 a.m. to noon March 27-
May 8, no class April 10. This
six-week session is $l2O.
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.
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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Friday, January 23,2004
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.
• 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.
Forsyth County Library
... presents Winter
Preschool Programs.
Preschoolers can enjoy sto
ries, songs and activities at the
Forsyth County Public Library
this winter. Programs are on
Tuesdays at the Cumming
branch, and on Thursdays at
the Sharon Forks branch, from
Jan. 6-Feb. 12. Lapsit, forages
2 to 3 (with an adult), pro
motes love of language and
early language skills.
Storytime, for ages 4 to 5,
invites children to listen and
learn through picture books
and activities. Registration is
not necessary. Early arrival is
suggested.
For more information, call
the Youth Services
Department of the Forsyth
County Public Library at 770-
781-9840, Ext. 364, or visit
the Forsyth County Public
Library Web site.
www.forsythpl.org
Sawnee Cultural Arts
Center
... will offer the following
winter events:
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.
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