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PAGE 24A v 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- i & c / f i "Every face deserves 9 ¥m»e" 50 % Off All Merchandise Excluding Christmas & Optical From 8am-8pm Friday, Nov. 25th, \ 8am-5pm Saturday, Flex Nov. 26th Don't "Forget Your Spending Account” V Use It With Us By Dec. 31st Come Early & Shop EXTRA 10% OFF Early Birds 8am-9am V in Located at 6628 Hwy 53 East, Dawsonville (Just off CA 400 N, 5 minutes from Forsyth) 706-216-7732(SPEC) 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 9 9 lu u a day spa Oi # / 0' Remember that Lulu is your place for a® unique gifts & gift cards. We are your haven for relaxing those holiday blues away. Massages * Facials • Natural Manicures and Pedicures • Spa Body Treatments 9 i Experience better being at a REAL Day Spa 770-088-0046 • 401 PILGRIM 9 9 v 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 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. See EVENTS, Page 25A