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EVENTS from 4A
Individuals are needed to
spend 30 minutes a week to
make a difference in a child’s
life.
For information, contact
Susie Brookshire at (770)
887-2461.
Forsyth County Library
... presents its Spring
Preschool Programs Tuesdays
at the Cumming branch, and
Thursdays at the Sharon
Forks branch. March 16-April
22. at 10:15 and 11 a.m.
Preschoolers can enjoy
stories, songs and activities.
Programs are on Lapsit. for
ages 2 to 3 (with an adult).
Promote 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 Web site at
www.forsythpl.org
Covenant Christian
Academy
... will have its first annual
yard sale, bake sale and silent
auction on Saturday. March
20. from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
6905 Post Rd. in Cumming.
Horse Rescue open
house
... will be Sunday. March
21. from 1-4 p.m. at the
North Wind Equestrian
Center. 1768 New t Green Rd.
in Cumming. Admission is
free. Meet the horses. There
will be children’s games.
Humvee rides with the
National Guard, gifts and
goodies, raffles, and family
fun. For information, call
(770) 886-5419 or visit the
Web site at www.Save-
TheHorses.org.
Kid Komedy
... will have a seven-week
Stand-up Comedy After
School Program for children
ages 8-12 at Humpus Bumpus
Books. 703 Atlanta Rd. in
Cumming. The program will
meet Monday s starting
March 22. from 4-5:30 p.m.
and will end with a “Grad
uation Show" (May 10 at 5
p.m.) featuring family friend
ly stand-up comedy per
formed and written by the
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students. The course fee is
$l2O and includes the Kid
Komedy “Funbook’’ and a T
shirt.
Children learn joke writ
ing. delivery, timing and
stage presence though written
exercises, creative workouts
and coaching. Kid Komedy
promotes communication,
coping skills and self-confi
dence through comedy train
ing. Graduates have appeared
on CNN. FOX News. TBS
Superstation. PAX TV. and
CNN Radio, as well as in the
Chicago Tribune, Teacher
Magazine and the Hollywood
Reporter.
For additional information
about The Kid Komedy
Foundation, visit the Web site
at www.kidkomedy.org or
call Janet Schultz at (770)
887.9449.
AARP Chapter No. 2386
... will have its monthly
meeting Friday, March 26. at
the Cumming Baptist Church.
115 Church St. in Cumming.
The featured speaker will be
Forsyth County Commis
sioner Charles Laughing
house. The meeting will be at
10 a.m. and lunch will be at
noon.
For information, call
Audrey Henline at (678) 513-
6868.'
Sawnee Ballet Theatre
... will have its annual
Spring Concert performance
featuring special guest artists
Elena Martinson and Andrei
Ustinov, formerly with the
Kirov Ballet. Enjoy the magic
of classical ballet combined
with the excitement of hits
from favorite Broadway
show s such as "Grease”.
"Music Man". “Gypsy" and
many more.
Tickets are sl2 in advance
and sls at the door and may
be purchased at the Sawnee
School of Ballet. Humpus
Bumpus and select Kroger
locations. Performances will
be Friday. March 26. at 8
p.m. and Saturday, March 27.
at 2 and 8 p.m. at the Sawnee
Cultural Arts Center. 1090
Tribble Gap Rd. in Cumming.
For information, call (770)
887-0756.
Cumming First United
Methodist Church
... and Literary Volunteers
of Forsyth County invite the
public to attend “A Story
Hour for Children" as part of
the recognition of and cele
bration of literacy. Church
members are volunteering
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"One Great Day of Service"
to the community on
Saturday, March 27. Story
hours will be for children
ages 4-8. The sessions will be
at 10-11 a.m. and 11 to noon
in rooms 18 and 19 at the
church.
For information, call
Literary Volunteers at (770)
887-0074 or email
focolit@Bellsouth.net.
5K Run
... the 12th annual
Challenge 5K Run and 1 Mile
Fun Walk/Run will be
Saturday. March 27, at the
Gainesville College.
Registration is 1 p.m.. the 1
Mile Fun Walk/Run is at 2
p.m. and the 5K Challenge is
at 2:30 p.m. The fee is sls if
you preregister and $lB on
race day. There will be free T
shirts. fluids and food for all
participants. All proceeds will
benefit Challenged Child and
Friends, a nonprofit early
intervention center for chil
dren with disabilities and
developmental delays and
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Fundraising Events.
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 I p.m. matinee on
March 27.
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, March 7,2004 -
All performances are at 7
p.m. at the SFHS Performing
Arts Center, 585 Peachtree
Pkwy, in Cumming. For tick
et reservations, call (770)
781-2264, Ext. 741.
The Peachtree Ridge
Players
... of Peachtree High
School, 15555 Old Peachtree
Rd., will present EPIC
Proportions on March 25-27
at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5
and may be purchased at the
door. This romantic comedy,
set in the 19305, tells the
story of two brothers, who go
to the Arizona desert to be
extras in the huge biblical
epic Exeunt Omnes. Before
you know it, one is directing
the movie and the other is
starring in it. Along the way
there are gladiator battles, the
Ten Plagues and a cast of
thousands, portrayed by four
other actors. For information,
call (678) 957-3100.
Senior Net Computer
Classes
... enrollment is open for
the spring quarter computer
classes at the Roswell
Recreation and Parks
Department. Nine new class
es start the week of March
29. Each student has a com
puter with high-speed
Internet connection and
receives a detailed, illustrated
manual and practice disk.
Courses will be at the
Senior Net computer lab at the
Roswell Adult Recreation
Center, 830 Grimes Bridge
Rd. in Roswell.
For course details and
class dates go to
www.roswellseniomet.addr.
com then “course descrip
tions” or call (770) 641-3950.
Most classes are two hours
per week for eight weeks.
The AARP Tax Aide
Program
... will offer free income
tax service for low income
and senior taxpayers. It will
be at the Cumming Public
Library on Thursdays from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through
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