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EVENTS from 3A
chainsaws are needed for
heavy-duty outdoor clean up.
The minimum age is 18 unless
accompanied by a parent. Sign
up at
www.handsonforsyth.org/proj
ects or call (770) 887-0051 for
more information.
The Cumming
Gynisations Competitive
Gymnastics Team
... representing the City of
Cumming Rees and Parks
Department will hold their
annual golf tournament fund
raiser May 19 at Crystal Falls
Golf Course with an 11 a.m.
registration and 1 p.m. shotgun
start. Both lunch and dinner
will be provided. For more
information, log on to
www.gymsations.com or con¬
tact Julie Price at (770) 886-
7831. Proceeds from this event
will benefit the more than 700
children of the City of
Cumming’s gymnastics pro¬
gram.
Senior adult hiking
... Hearthstone Lodge
Community Center Hiking
Club is going on a hike at
Dukes Creek Falls from 9 a.m.-
3 p.m. May 20. Dukes Creek
Trail is on Richard Russell
Pkwy. The 2.2 mile hike is con¬
sidered easy to moderate.
Lunch and transportation are
provided for $8. Transportation
seating is limited. For addition¬
al information and registration,
call (770) 781-2178.
A ARP monthly meeting
... is scheduled for 11 a.m.
May 23 at the Cumming
Baptist Church in the Family
Life Building D. Meet and
greet will be held from 10:30-
11 a.m. Their guest speaker
will be Linda Heard from the
Cumming Playhouse. She will
discuss their summer schedule.
Remember to participate in the
"Can-A-Month Program.” The
cost of lunch is $6 and will be
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— FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS — Wednesday, May 14, 2008
CUMMING EVENTS
served at the conclusion of the
meeting. Call Carolyn Smith at
(770) 887-6058 for details
Forsyth County Public
Library summer programs
... Children can enjoy sto¬
ries, songs and activities at the
Forsyth County Public Library
this summer with Buggy Tales.
Buggy Tales AM is designed
for ages 2-6 and Buggy Tales
PM is designed for ages 4-8.
“AM” programs are 25 minutes
long and feature short, colorful
books, music, puppet shows
and movement. “PM” pro¬
grams are 35 minutes long, and
feature longer picture books
and word games, along with
music, puppet shows and
movement. No registration is
necessary. Early arrival is sug¬
gested.
Buggy Tales AM, 11:15
and 11:15 a.m.
• “Bookworms”: May 27
Cumming Branch; May 28 and
29- Sharon Forks Branch.
Buggy Tales PM, 1:30 p.m.
• “Bookworms”: May 27
Cumming Branch, May 29,
Sharon Forks Branch.
Forsyth County
Democratic Party committee
meetings
... are held at the Forsyth
County Main Library at 6:30
p.m. on the following dates:
May 28, June 24, July 17.
Aug. 26, Sept. 30, Oct. 23,
Nov. 20.
The Many Horses
... is a nonprofit organiza¬
tion dedicated to honoring and
teaching Native American val¬
ues and traditions concerning
the Earth, the environment and
the natural world. The founda¬
tion is organizing a 10-day
Walk for the Water starting at
the headwaters of the
Chattahoochee River on May
30 and ending on June 10 in a
traditional Native American
Ceremony in Atlanta, June 4,
there will be a Native
American Festival and Benefit
Concert at Lake Lanier Islands
Resort. They are asking for
Native American Elders, as
well as all people regardless of
race, religion or ethnic back¬
ground to walk with them.
People interested in supporting
or participating in the walk can
visit http://www.walkforthewa
ter.org or call Gary Fourstar at
(678) 488-2368 for more infor¬
mation.
Forsyth County Public
Library Summer Showcase
... Registration is not neces¬
sary for these free family pro¬
grams. Early arrival is suggest¬
ed for best seating.
• “Stories from South of the
Border”- 10:30 a.m. May 31 at
the Cumming Branch. Learn
about the legends of Latin
America through stories, songs
and traditional musical instru¬
ments as storyteller Tersi
Bendiburg presents “Stories
from South of the Border.”
• “Storybook Alive”- 10:30 I
and 11:30 a.m. May 31 at the
Sharon Forks Branch. Captain
Hook, Dorothy, the Fairy
Godmother and Peter Pan
come to life through music and
drama as Wendy Bennett per¬
forms “Storybook Alive.”
Enjoy musical fun for all ages.
Third annual Concert in
the Quarry
... will occur rain or shine at
7:30 p.m. May 31 at the Martin
Marietta Forsyth Quarry, 3561
Peachtree Parkway, in
Suwanee. Starship, starring
Mickey Thomas, will headline.
Master of ceremony, Scott
Slade of WSB Radio, will get
started with the South Forsyth
Wind Ensemble performing in
advance. All proceeds benefit
the South Forsyth High School
Band Program. Adults are $40
and students (18 and under
with valid ID) is $25. Food
concessions and quarry tours
are offered and the event ends
w ith a fireworks display.
Concert goers must arrive early
for shuttle buses. To purchase
tickets or for more information,
visit www.concertinthe
quarry.com or e-mail
ciq07 @bellsouth.net.
Swing FORE Life Golf
Classic
... will be at 9 a.m. June 2 at
the Olde Atlanta Club. This
event is held to help end Lou
Gehrig’s Disease. Registration
includes tee gifts, boxed lunch
and dinner following play. In
addition to team prizes, there
will be a 50/50 raffle, putting
and longest drive contests,
closest to the pin prize and a
donated car for the hole-in-one
prize. Junior golfers as part of
a foursome will play free.
Sponsor opportunities are
available. Tournament pro¬
ceeds benefit the Emory ALS
Center in Atlanta. For more
information, visit www.als
blazeman.com, email
knduffy@bellsouth.net or call
(678)491-0639.
Family Fun Night
... hosted by the Mancuso
Family and the United
Mitochondrial Disease
Foundation, is an evening of
games, crafts, activities, food
and an outdoor movie. It will
be June 7 under the stars at
Joint Venture Park at Dave’s
Creek (3660 Melody Mizer
Lane in Cumming) in memory
of Samantha Ashley Mancuso
and in honor of all affected by
mitochondrial disorders.
Activities begin at 5 p.m. with
Alvin and the Chipmunks
showing at 9 p.m. There will
be a Guitar Hero competition,
raffles, a silent auction and
over 100 door prizes. No glass
containers, alcohol or pets are
permitted. They will be sup¬
porting Children’s Healthcare
of Atlanta by collecting new
coloring books and boxes of
crayons. Visit
www.MovieNightForMito.com
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Forsyth County Farmers’
Market
... will be open on
Wednesdays from June 11
Sept. 13 at the the Cumming
Fairgrounds, 235 Castleberry
Road. Vendors are open from 7
a.m. until they sell out.
The Sawnee Artists
Gallery
... will feature paintings by
Edith Hill Smith in a one
woman show through June 13.
She has won several local,
regional and national awards.
An artist’s reception will be
held from 2-4 p.m. May 18.
The gallery is open daily and is
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Sounds of Sawnee
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... Join the Sounds of
Sawnee Concert Band for its
upcoming invitation to DC for
the 2008 National Community
Concert Band Sousa Festival
June 20-22. For information on
how you can join or provide
much needed support, contact
Garth at (770) 205-6000. The
band rehearses at 5920 Odell
St. in Vickery Village.
Rehearsals are at 7:30 p.m.
every Monday.