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EVENTS from 3A
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.k 12.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.
The Sawnee Mountain
Chapter
... of the National Wild
Turkey Federation will have
its sixth annual banquet
Monday, March 1, at 6 p.m. at
the Sawnee Cultural Arts
Center. You can purchase tick
ets at the door or by contact
ing a committee member at
(770) 654-7548, or email
nwtf@adelphia.net for tickets
in advance. Tickets purchased
prior to March 1 will be eligi
ble for the early bird raffle.
There will be dinner, open
bar, 12 Gun raffle, silent auc
tion, verbal auction, and many
general raffle items. Come out
and support the NWTF Super
Fund.
Bass tournament
... the eighth annual March
of Dimes Bass Tournament,
sponsored by American
Proteins Inc. Cumming
Division, will be Saturday,
March 27, from 7 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the Laurel Park on
Lake Sidney Lanier.
All proceeds benefit the
March of Dimes. The entry
fee is $ 125 per boat. For more
information, call Winston
Moody, Allen Jones, Danny
Rogerson or James Rooker at
(770)887-6148.
South Forsyth High
School Theatre
... will present the follow
ing programs:
"Little Shop of Horrors"
will be March 25, 26 and 27,
and a 1 p.m. matinee on
March 27.
All performances are at 7
p.m. at the SFHS Performing
Arts Center. 585 Peachtree
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CUMMING EVENTS
Pkwy, in Cumming. For ticket
reservations, call (770) 781-
2264, Ext. 741.
Family Haven
... will host the second
annual Taste of Forsyth on
April 18 at the Cumming
Fairgrounds. This year a craft
show will also be featured. If
you are interested in partici
pating in the craft show, call
(770) 889-9431 for details.
Save The Horses.org
... presents Animal Rescue
Fair 2004 on Sunday, April
18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
the Wills Park in Alpharetta.
Admission is free. This is a
great way to reach animal
friendly people, find adoptive
homes, educate the public
about the plight of animals in
the world. Educational speak
ers welcome to do a presenta
tion. If you would like to
speak about habitat, nutrition,
animal care, animal laws, call
for available times.
Booth space is available to
all animal rescue groups,
humane societies, animal
rehabilitation and animal
rights organizations as well as
vendors with animal products
and vegetarian groups.
Sponsors and vendors are
needed. For information, call
(770) 886-5419 or email
Horseinc2 @ aol.com.
Forsyth County Senior
Center
... will offer the following
trips to seniors:
Savannah, Hilton Head and
Jekyll Island will be April 5-7.
The cost is $245, double occu-
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Senior Pathfinders on Jan. 3,
for $122.50 for double occu
pancy or $147.50 for single
occupancy.
Jacksonville, St. Augustine
will be May 24-26. The cost is
$245, double occupancy.
Travel insurance is provid
ed by Travel Insured Inter
national Inc. for $35 per indi
vidual.
Niagara Falls, Toronto will
be Sept. 12-18. The cost is
$539, double occupancy.
Branson, Mo., is Nov. 7-
13. The cost is $599, double
occupancy.
For information, call
Jackie Collins at the center at
(770)781-2178.
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
supportive 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.
Sawnee Cultural Arts
Center
... will offer the following
winter events:
Drama Classes
• Acting for Youth
Session II will be offered
to ages 8-10 on Mondays, Feb.
23-March 29 or Tuesdays,
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Thursday, February 5, 2004
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
• 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 SIOO, 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,
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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:
• Karate Exhibition will
be at Central Park Recreation
Center on Feb. 7, from 4-5
p.m. Black Belts from all over
the United States will be
demonstrating. There is no
charge for this event so bring
the whole family. For more
information call Forsyth
County Parks & Recreation at
(770)781-2215.
• Body Sculpting Classes
—Work out with weights and
fun music to improve overall
body tone and strength.
Classes begin Feb. 23 at
Sharon Springs Park. Sign up
for individual days. You
choose your schedule. Classes
begin Jan. 27 at Midway Park
on Tuesdays from 9:45-10:45
a.m.
• Cooking Classes the
following classes will be
offered at Midway Park:
"Love of Chocolate Kids" will
be Feb. 7 from 10 a.m. to
noon; "Love of Chocolate
Adults" will be Feb. 10 from
7-9 p.m.; "Investment
Cooking" will be March 9
from 7-9 p.m.
• Tai Chi The Beijing
Twenty-four Postures are
being taught at Central Park
Recreation Center starting on
Wednesday, Jan. 28, from
6:45-7:45 p.m. The fee is S6O
for six weeks. Dan Smith is
the instructor.