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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@forsythnews.com.
Become a Master
Gardener Volunteer
... applications are now
being accepted for the 2006
Master Gardener Volunteer
Training program, spon¬
sored by the Forsyth County
Cooperative Extension
Service and the Forsyth
County Master Gardeners.
Participants will be
selected and notified by
early December. Class size
will be limited to approxi¬
mately 25 students. The cost
is $150.
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.
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.
WinterFest at
Tanglewood Farm
... step back in time to the
1800s and visit Christmas
past in this Wild West town.
Tanglewood Farm is home to
more than 100 miniature
farm animals, including hors¬
es, donkeys, cows, sheep,
goats, pigs and more.
WinterFest begins Friday,
Nov. 25 and lasts through
Saturday, Dec. 31. Hours are
Wednesday through Sunday,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. open
Christmas Eve and New
Year’s Eve until noon. Closed
Thanksgiving Day and
Christmas Day. Last tickets
are sold at 4 p.m. Cost is $8
per person, (free for infants
under one) and includes tour
and pony ride. Hayride is $2
per person. Tanglewood Farm
is located at 171 Tanglewood
Drive, Canton. For more
information, call (770) 667-
6464 or visit www. tangle
woodfarmminis.com
The Historical Society of
Forsyth County
...will be open for
research and browsing on the
following dates: Sunday,
Nov. 28, from 2-4 p.m.;
Tuesday, Nov. 29, from 6:30-
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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS —Thursday, November 24,2005
CUMMING EVENTS
8:30 p.m. The society will
open for groups by appoint¬
ment. Call (770) 887-8464 to
schedule an appointment.
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 his¬
toric 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.
Pack 3740 to Receive
75th Anniversary Award
... on Monday, Nov. 28,
Cub Scout Pack 3740 will be
awarded in recognition of
their work to remember the
past 75 years of Scouting.
The Cub Scouts, leaders and
family members will accept
their award at the monthly
pack meeting at 7 p.m. The
pack is sponsored by The
Church of the Good
Shepherd on Holtzclaw Road
in Cumming. For information
on joining the pack, please
contact Bill Roberts at (770)
889-5713 or e-mail
roberts3118@bellsouth.net.
Operation Christmas
Child
... local kids, families, and
volunteers can help turn a
warehouse into a
Christmas workshop,
where 750,000 gift-filled
shoe boxes will be prepared
for overseas shipment and
hand-delivery to needy chil¬
dren around the world. The
event will take place
Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 10:30
a.m. at the Operation
Christmas Child Processing
Center located at 4030
Buford Hwy., Duluth. The
volunteers are working to
help ensure that more than 7
million children in some 90
countries suffering from nat¬
ural disaster, war, terrorism,
disease, poverty, and famine
will have a Christmas gift
this year. For more informa¬
tion, contact Todd Shearer or
Kristen Lee at (770) 813
0000 or (770) 757-5098.
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,’
presented by Mrs. Gaston.
For information call Mrs.
Gaston, vice president, at
(770)887-5051.
Red Cross Training
Classes
... the Northeast Georgia
Chapter of the American Red
Cross will hold training
classes at its location on 311
Jesse Jewell Pkwy. in
Gainesville. Scheduled class¬
es include:
• Pet First Aid/CPR,
Tuesday, Nov. 29 from 6-10
p.m. - $35
• Adult CPR/AED,
Thursday, Dec. 8 from 5-10
p.m. -$42
• First aid class,
Wednesday, Dec. 14 from 6-9
p.m. -$36
• Adult CPR class,
Thursday, Dec. 15 from 6-10
p.m. - $36
• Infant/child CPR class,
Friday, Dec. 16 from 6-10
p.m. - $38
Please call Beverly
Walker to register at (770)
532-8453, ext. 16
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., coincid¬
ing with the Southside Dance
Company performance. All
art pieces are created by stu¬
dents and all proceeds will
go to Habitat for Humanity,
an organization that builds
houses for those less fortu¬
nate. For more information,
e-mail Alanna Ford at alan
naford@akorn.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 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. at
Old Atlanta Road and
McGinnis Ferry Road in
Cumming. 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
available 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 workouts.
For more information, call
Girls on the Run Forsyth at
404-667-4101.
“Deck the Halls”
... Unicoi State Park &
Lodge will host a “Deck the
Halls” event on Saturday,
Dec. 3. From 2-5 p.m., visi¬
tors can make holiday orna¬
ments 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 entertainment will
be provided by Benny
Allison’s Bluecreek
Bluegrass Band from 2-4
p.m., and Buck & Nelson
will perform 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 after¬
noons beginning January 4.
Please bring rehearsal sched¬
ule conflicts in writing to the
audition. The show runs
March 10-26, 2006.
Auditions will consist of one
song, readings from the
script and a brief dance rou¬
tine (dance audition not nec¬
essary for all roles). All roles
require a vocal audition.
For more information or
to schedule an audition
appointment, 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,
(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/studio 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,
Dec. 4. Brochures for the
tour are available at local
businesses and
or you may request a
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“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 spe¬
cial holiday tea with some of
your favorite characters from
“The Nutcracker” including
the Sugar Plum Fairy. Tickets
are $25 per person and are
available at Sawnee School of
Ballet or Victoria’s Children’s
Boutique. Seating is limited.
For information, call (770)
887-0756. All proceeds bene¬
fit Sawnee Ballet Theatre, a
nonprofit organization.
Sounds of Sawnee
Christmas Concert
...the Sounds of Sawnee
Community Band and the
debut performance of the
Forsyth County Community
Chorale will present a
Christmas Concert at the
Performing Arts Center at
South Forsyth High School,
585 Peachtree Pkwy., on
Sunday, Dec. 4 at 3 p.m. Ring
in the holiday season with
timeless favorites like “Jingle
Bells,” “Sleigh Ride” and
“White Christmas,” as well as
selections from
Tchiakovsky’s “Suite from
The Nutcracker”. Festive
arrangements for band and
chorus, and instrumental
works for brass and winds
will complete this memorable
holiday concert.
Bring the family and share
the spirit of the holidays.
Admission is $5 for
adults; children 12 or
under are free. Tickets are
available from any band
member or by calling Garth
at (770) 205-6000.
Holiday Gift Wrapping
... will be provided again
this year by the Northside
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.
• Wednesday, Dec, 16, and
Friday, Dec. 18, 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 welcomes 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 pro¬
gram 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 wel¬
come. 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 website:
www.forsythpl.org.
Toastmasters of Forsyth
County
... has changed its meet¬
ing schedule for the holiday
season. The group will hold
its December meetings on
Thursday, Dec. 8 and
Thursday, Dec. 15 at the
Forsyth County Main
Library from 6:30 p.m. to
7:45 p.m.. On Dec. 15,
please bring a wrapped
“white elephant’’ gift (don’t
spend more than $2) for our
holiday celebration. If you
have a fear of speaking or
want to learn how to com¬
municate better with your
boss, coworkers or family
members, this is the program
for you. The club in Forsyth
County welcomes everyone.
For information, visit
www.forsythtoastmasters.or
g or call Amy O’Connell at
(770) 205-3303 or Marilyn
Savage at (770) 889-5988.
Winter BULLI
Registration
... Registration for
Brenau University Learning
& Leisure Institute’s
(BULLI) winter term will be
held at 4 p.m., Thursday,
Dec. 8, in
Thurmond-McRae
Auditorium adjacent to the
Brenau Trustee Library on
Academy St. in Gainesville.
Additional registration is
offered from 9-4 p.m., Dec.
9, 12 and 13 in the Jacobs
Building on the corner of
Green and Academy streets.
BULLI is an educational
venture for people of a wide
range of background inter¬
ests and experience and
offers non-credit courses
during the day to adults
interested in lifetime learn¬
ing. . Membership is open to
any mature adult interested
in joining.
The Atlanta Dance
Theatre
... announces its 15th
anniversary performance of
“Babes In Toyland,” featur¬
ing 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
students/seniors/groups. Call
(404) 438-3028 or visit
www.atlantadancetheatre.co
m for more information.
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