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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 e-mail at events @forsyth
news.com.
The Historical Society of
Forsyth County
...will be open for research
and browsing on the following
dates: Sunday, Nov. 20, from
3-5 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 28,
from 2-4 p.m.; Tuesday, Nov.
29, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The
society will open for groups
by appointment. Call (770)
887-8464 to schedule an
appointment.
Hands Across Forsyth
... a holiday assistance pro¬
gram at The Place of Forsyth
County is available for Forsyth
families in need of holiday
assistance. Residents needing
assistance with help with
Christmas gifts for their chil¬
dren under the age of 18
should apply at The Place,
2550 The Place Circle,
Mondays, Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 9-11 a.m. The
following information is
required to document need for
all applicants: Proof of Forsyth
County residency, proof of
income for all household
members for the past 30 days,
Georgia photo identification,
household with no income in
the past 30 days need to bring
their current food stamp
approval letter. Social Security
numbers are needed for all
members of the family, and
documentation of situational
need.
The last day to apply for
Christmas for your children is
Dec. 12. A Saturday sign-up is
scheduled to accommodate
working families, Dec. 3, from
9-11 a.m. For application
information, call (770) 781-
8846.
If you would like to spon¬
sor a child/children, we will be
able to match up sponsors and
families beginning Oct. 31. To
become a sponsor, call (770)
887-1098, Ext. 226, and leave
your name and a daytime con¬
tact number.
The Cumming Playhouse
... presents the inaugural
production of “A Classical
Christmas” on Sunday, Nov.
20, at 3:30 p.m. at the
Cumming Playhouse.
Musicians from Forsyth and
the surrounding area will be
performing holiday favorites.
Performers will include Chris
Nero on classical guitar,
Loretta Marks on harp, and
vocalists Jeanne Luke, Traci
Davison, Jeanie Lipscomb, to
name a few. Tickets are $10
and can be reserved at (770)
781-9178. Tam’s Backstage
Restaurant, (678) 455-8310, is
hosting a $25 prix fixe dinner
after the show. Reservations
required.
Adopt-A-Friend Pet
Adoptions
... sponsored by Humane
League of Lake Lanier,
Southern Hope will be
Sunday, Nov. 20, from 1-4
p.m. at the Animal Wellness
Center, 418 North Main Street
in Alpharetta.
Animal First Aid, a
Holistic Approach
... the second in a series of
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FORSYTH county NEWS — Sunday, November 20,2005
CUMMING EVENTS
informative talks by Dr.
Kimberly Stagmeir will be
Sunday, Nov. 20, from 3-5
p.m. at the Animal Wellness
Center, 418 North Main St. in
Alpharetta. For information,
call (770)737-5120.
First Miss NFHS Pageant
... will be held Monday,
Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. at North
Forsyth Performing Arts
Center. The Drama
Department of North Forsyth
High School is sponsoring the
event, in which entrants from
grades 9-12 will vie for a
scholarship and other awards.
Call (770) 781-6637, ext. 2750
to reserve tickets.
Classical Music Recital
... music majors at Brenau
University will present an
arrangement of classical piano
and vocal selections on
Monday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m.
The event will be held in
Banks Recital Hall, at the John
S. Burd Center for the
Performing Arts, on Academy
St. in Gainesville. Selections
will include music by Mozart,
Handel, Beethoven and
Copeland. Admission is free.
2005 Tax Professionals
IRS
... e-Submissions seminar
is a daytime seminar for tax
professionals on Tuesday,
November 22, from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. at Blackshear Place
Auditorium (Hall County
Library) at 2927 Atlanta Hwy.,
Gainesville. Preregistration is
required for this free seminar.
The purpose of the seminar
is to increase the number of
tax professionals who register
for IRS electronic filing of
federal income tax returns and
also register to use the IRS e- •
Services.
To register, contact Betty
Williams at (770) 531-5681.
The Republican Women
of Forsyth County
... will meet at the
McDonald and Son
Community Room Tuesday,
Nov. 22. The guest speaker
will be Tim Allen, assistant
director of engineering. The
topic will be transportation,
roads, traffic and bike paths.
All members are asked to
bring an appetizer and a
friend.
For information, call Peggy
Green at (770) 772-0690.
Become a Master
Gardener Volunteer
... Applications are now
being accepted for the 2006
Master Gardener Volunteer
Training program, sponsored
by the Forsyth County
Cooperative Extension Service
and the Forsyth County Master
Gardeners.
Classes will be each
Wednesday and Friday from
9:30 a.m. to noon at the
Sawnee Mountain Park
Community Building, 3995
Watson Road in Cumming,
Jan. 6-March 29, 2006.
Application deadline is
Nov. 23. Participants will be
selected and notified by early
December. Class size will be
limited to approximately 25
students. The cost is $150.
For information and an
application, call Jan at (770)
887-2418.
Festival of Trees
... Unicoi State Park &
Lodge is partnering with the
White County Chamber of
Commerce and the Alpine
Helen/White County CVB to
host the “Festival of Trees”
from Nov. 26 through Dec. 10.
Visitors can choose their
favorite tree and place a bid on
it. The winning bids will be
announced Saturday, Dec. 10
and the winners will take
home the decorated trees and
trimmings. No admission is
required, and the trees will be
on display for everyone to
enjoy. All proceeds go to
White County United Way.
For more information, please
call (800) 573-9659, ext. 305.
Sons of Confederate
Veterans
... Hiram Parks Bell Camp
No. 1642 will meet Monday,
Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Bell
Research Center at the historic
Cumming School, Room 113,
at 101 School St. in Cumming.
The program will be by Jack
Marlar on the Confederate
submarine Hunley, recently
found off the coast of
Charleston, S.C. Over one
dozen members of Camp No.
1642 attended the funeral of
the Hunley crew in Charleston
in 2004.
, For information call Ted
Brooke at (770) 781-9221 or
Clark Rye at (770) 887-3200.
Preceptor Alpha Gamma
... chapter of Beta Sigma
Phi will meet Tuesday, Nov.
29, at 7 p.m. at the home of
Karen Gaston. The program
for the evening will be “Good
and True Reflections,” present¬
ed by Mrs. Gaston. For infor¬
mation call Mrs. Gaston, vice
president, at (770) 887-5051.
Southside Dance
Company
...a student-run organiza¬
tion of South Forsyth High
School, will be performing
Dec. 1-3 from 7-9 p.m. in the
South Forsyth High School
Performing Arts Center.
Tickets are $5 for students and
$8 for adults.
SFHS Habitat for
Humanity Club
...will host an arts and
crafts show in the lobby of
South Forsyth High School’s
Performing Arts Center Dec.
1-3 from 6:30 p.m., coinciding
with the Southside Dance
Company performance. All art
pieces are created by students
and all proceeds will go to
Habitat for Humanity, an
organization that builds houses
for those less fortunate. For
more information, e-mail
Alanna Ford at
alannaford@akom.net.
Breakfast with Santa
... will be held at Cross
Plains Baptist Church on
Saturday, Dec. 3, from 8-11
a.m. There will be home
cooked breakfast, photos with
Santa, and children’s craft
activities. There will also be
crafts, gift items and baked
goods for sale. The Cross
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Plains Youth Choir will sing
Christmas carols at 9:30
a.m.The church is located at
6500 McGinnis Ferry Road.
For information, call Joy
Boling at (770) 886-9611. No
reservations are necessary.
Breakfast is $5 for adults and
$3 for children.
All proceeds go toward
church youth summer camp.
Girls on the Run Forsyth
... the kick-off event for
Girls on the Run Forsyth is
scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 3
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The
family fun day is sponsored by
New Balance Athletic Shoe
Inc., Girls on the Run Forsyth
and the Shops of Shakerag.
The goal is to combine the
power of running, workouts
and life skill games to promote
the development of girls in
grades 3-5. Bob Lancer, host
of Parenting Solutions on WSB
Radio, will speak at 12:30.
Preregistration will be avail¬
able for the Spring Session of
Girls on the Run, which will
take place February through
May 2006. The twice-a-week
curriculum combines training
for a 3.1 mile run/walk event
with social and physical work¬
outs. For more information,
call Girls on the Run Forsyth at
(404) 667-4101.
“Deck the Halls 99
... Unicoi State Park &
Lodge will host a “Deck the
Halls” event on Saturday, Dec.
3. From 2-5 p.m., visitors can
make holiday ornaments and
crafts and enjoy hayrides.
From 2-7 p.m., cider and
cookies will be served and
Santa Claus will be in the
lodge for visits. Musical enter
tainment will be provided by
Benny Allison’s Bluecreek
Bluegrass Band from 2-4 p.m.,
and Buck & Nelson will per¬
form from 5-7 p.m. For more
information, please call (800)
573-9659, ext. 305.
Auditions for
“Oklahoma!”
... will be held at the Holly
Theatre, 69 West Main Street
in Dahlonega, Saturday, Dec.
3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Rehearsals will be Monday
and Wednesday evenings and
Saturday afternoons beginning
Jan.4. Please bring rehearsal
schedule conflicts in writing
to the audition. The show runs
March 10-26, 2006. Auditions
will consist of one song, read¬
ings from the script and a
brief dance routine (dance
audition not necessary for all
roles). All roles require a
vocal audition.
For more information or to
schedule an audition appoint¬
ment, please contact Colleen
Quigley at the Holly Theatre at
(706) 864-3759, ext 4.
Photos of Santa With
Your Pet
... Family Haven is spon¬
soring a photo session with
Santa for pets on Saturday,
Dec. 3 at the Children’s
Bargain Boutique on 4910
Browns Bridge Road.
Professional photographs will
taken by Wolf Camera
between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Please bring cats and dogs
only, and children are wel¬
come with their pet. All pets
must be on a leash or con¬
tained, and all proceeds will
benefit Family Haven’s
Shelter.
For more information, call
(770) 889-6384 or visit
www.family-haven.com.
Foothills Guild of Arts
and Crafts
... will celebrate its 22nd
annual Holiday Tour of
Artists’ Homes and Studios on
Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3-
4. All nine artists will be at
two locations for the tour: The
Gourd Place in White County,
and John Kollock’s home/stu¬
dio in Habersham County.
Tour hours are 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. on Saturday Dec. 3, and 1
p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday,
December 4. Brochures for the
tour are available at local busi¬
nesses and organizations, or
you may request a brochure by
calling (706) 865-4048, by
writing to 2391 Duncan
Bridge Road, Sautee, GA
30571, or by e-mailing
pwjl@hemc.net.
“A Nutcracker Tea’
... presented by Sawnee
Ballet Theatre will be Sunday,
Dec. 4, from 2-4 p.m. at the
Windemere Golf and Country
Club. Treat your little princess
to a very special holiday tea
with some of your favorite
characters from “The
Nutcracker” including the
Sugar Plum Fairy. Tickets are
$25 per person and are avail¬
able at Sawnee School of
Ballet or Victoria’s Children’s
Boutique. Seating is limited.
For information, call (770)
887-0756. All proceeds benefit
Sawnee Ballet Theatre, a non¬
profit organization.
Holiday Gift Wrapping
... will be provided again
this year by the Noithside
Hospital-Forsyth Auxiliary in
the Bennett Education Center
on the first floor of the hospi¬
tal on the following dates:
• Tuesday and Wednesday,
Dec. 6-7, from 10 a.m. to 2
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Winter Celebration at the
Library
... let it snow! Let the wind
blow! Families can be cozy at
the library as they “Snuggle
Up to Books.” The Forsyth
County Public Library wel¬
comes all ages to its winter
family programs, featuring
stories and songs about caring,
sharing, and togetherness.
At Cumming, “Snuggle Up
to Books” will be Tuesday,
Dec. 6 at 6:30 p.m. At Sharon
Forks, the program will be
Thursday, Dec. 8, also at 6:30
p.m. The free programs are
especially appropriate for ages
5 to 10, but the whole family
is welcome. No reservations
are needed. Plan on about 40
minutes of puppet shows, skits
and songs.
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.
The Atlanta Dance
Theatre
... annpunces its 15th
anniversary performance of
“Babes In Toyiand,” featuring
Katie Veldhuis and Carly
Wood of Forsyth County. The
performance dates are Dec. 9
at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 10 at 10
a.m., 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at
the Roswell Cultural Arts
Center, located at 950 Forrest
Street in Roswell. Tickets are
$16 for adults and $10 for stu¬
dents/seniors/groups. Call
(404) 438-3028 or visit
www.atlantadancetheatre.com
for more information.
Starting Your Own
Business
... the University of
Georgia Small Business
Development Center will pres¬
ent a free seminar on Saturday,
Dec. 10 from 9 a.m. to noon at
the Gwinnett Justice and
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