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PAGE 14A 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. 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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 Bring Nature home for the holidays. • W m Y QAMet c £kfc QjWbwttecT Your Backyard BlrdfeotHng Spm etoBit* 425 Quill Dr. Dawsonville (706) 4294)077 GA400 South of the Outlets EARLY BIRD SAVINGS! We're open early Friday, Nov. 25th. Stop in between 8am and 10am and SAVE! 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 p.m. JLM MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SPECIALISTS |~>-v 4k 1479-A Ventura Drive • Cumming 16) (Just off 400N at Exit M ILS HAS Al.l. VOI R MOBILITY & MEDICAL SITI'LIES • Pride Wheelchairs & Scooters, New & Used • Lift Chairs • Stair Lifts • Vehicle Lifts & Ramps • Grab Bars & Installation J || • Hospital Beds & Set Up * • Oxygen & CPAP ' ■ • Diagnostic Professional Equipment MES • Orthopedic Products can service • Jobst Compression Stockings any of your 770 889-3552 medical 9 , - equipment! 1 '0 1 or mesgeorgia.com Medicare & Most Insurances Accepted. THINK i Just imagine %oo how you’d look If only you could shed j those extra pounds. A times You’ve tried a million And ^ 1 on your own. those diet clinics are so expensive! Well, now you can shed those extra pounds under medical supervision and for a very reasonable price. r n Medically Lose Up To Supervised 20 lbs! Holiday Special No 5 Weeks/ $ 195.00 Contracts Reg. $55/Week Basic medication Exp 11/23/05 706-265-THIN (8446) 5983 Hwy. 53E, Hightower Place, Suite 225 Dawsonville • Wednesday, Dec. 14, and Friday; Dec. 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Packages may be dropped off or waited on to be wrapped. All proceeds to ben¬ efit the hospital auxiliary. For information call Rebecca Roper at (770) 888-7490. 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 See EVENTS, Page 15A