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STRAND REOPENS ROOFTOP BAR FOR FAT TUESDAY CELEBRATION
The Strand reopens its rooftop bar for a Fat Tuesday celebration you won’t want to miss. The long awaited re-opening of The Strand’s rooftop bar couldn’t come with a better way to celebrate than a Mardi Gras party. The party starts at 7PM and will continue until midnight. Featuring live New Orleans jazz led by local musician Jacob Deaton, the rooftop will be transformed into a New Orleans style speakeasy, a place to spend Fat Tuesday that … Read entire article »
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Marietta Rotarians -sous chefs for The Walker School’s Interact Club
On January 27, 2011 the Rotary of Marietta Club Rotarians Chris Gruehn, Bret Tyler and Dale Covington teamed with seven high school students from the Interact Club at The Walker School in bringing the first dinner of … Read more »
Wedding photojournalism, but do you really know what it means?
There is a vast difference between “candid” images, and images captured and crafted by a trained photojournalist, … Read more »
Neat things I can do because I know about them
Nothing is more of a downer than to find out about an event or fun activity after … Read more »
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School Board Issues Makeup Schedules
Education City of Marietta At their Tuesday, Jan. 18 meeting, the Board of Education of the City of Marietta approved the Superintendent’s recommendation, in a vote of 7:0, to require Marietta City Schools’ students … Read more »
Rotary of Marietta and Marietta Kiwanis “Easter Sunrise Service” Event
Join us Easter Sunday for our annual Easter Sunrise Service event. This event will feature the following program: Easter Service with Pastor Charles Sineath Community Church Service, all faiths welcome Scripture Reading and Sermon Music and … Read more »
UPSCALE ART GALLERY GIVES NEW MEANING TO POP UP SHOP
Georgia’s never seen a pop up shop like this before! The Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art is launching its inaugural show house project this May, a home adjacent to a house of another … Read more »
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Got Ink? Marietta’s Square Does!
“Line work has to be straight. You have to anticipate. There is no such thing as a do- over in tattooing,” says Phillip Duke. Hell, anyone can pick up an ink gun and blast way- illegally. A tattoo artist must have skill, technique, some trade secrets and a license. The really good ones have one more thing, style. Phillip Duke has … Read entire article »
2012 SILENT FILM SERIES KICKS OFF AT THE EARL SMITH STRAND THEATRE
The Strand kicks off its second season of silent films on Sunday, January 29th at 3pm with Sparrows, a classic tale of escape and rescue set in rural Louisiana, accompanied by Strand Organist Ron Carter. In the tradition of silent film theatre, Ron Carter, Strand organist, will play live accompaniment along with the film. There will be an organ pops preshow and sing-a-long at 2:30pm. “In today’s society we are so caught up in multi-tasking. We are on our cell phones, watching TV, on the computer- all at the same time. We have lost what it means to be absorbed into one experience. With a silent film you have to watch every nuance, every facial expression, every … Read entire article »
PARADOCS THROW FUNDRAISING SHOW FOR STRAND
The Earl Smith Strand Theatre will welcome Cobb’s own PARADOCS back to the stage this January. The PARADOCS are medical personnel and Wellstar staff by day and rockers by night. They cover new and classic rock, southern rock, country, and blues. The audience is sure to enjoy favorites like Get Ready, A Hard Day’s Night, Knock On Wood, Start Me Up, Black Velvet, Pretty Woman, Boot Scootin’ Boogie, and more. The high-energy, feel-good band raised over $20,000 for The Strand during renovation efforts by throwing two fundraising shows at Cowboys Nightclub in Kennesaw, drawing over 700 people to both benefit shows. This will be their 5th show to help raise funds for The Strand. “Even though we got … Read entire article »
Marietta Artist, Shelley M. House Destroys Books
Today’s society teaches us to revere books. We consider books as living bodies, almost holy. Questions like, why? How could she? What motivates an artist to do such a thing? What kind of art involves books anyway? Collectively speaking, we as a society also value art. Shelley M. House must have some sort of value system; she is an artist. She is a mixed media artist. Another question: what exactly are mixed media? According to the dictionary, mixed media art occurs when an artist uses more than one material such as paint, pen, clay, etc. to produce a combination of art techniques in one work. Shelley uses a recycled or rescued book as the canvas and several other … Read entire article »
The Ladies Man opens January 18, 2012
Theatre in the Square opens its 2012 season with The Ladies Man January 18 – February 26, 2012. Tickets are available at the Box Office by calling 770-422-8369 or online at www.theatreinthesquare.com. The Ladies Man by Charles Morey is a hilarious farce freely translated and adapted from the French play Tailleur pour Dames by Georges Feydeau. A husband’s efforts to deny his visit to the Moulin Rouge lead to chaotic compounded mistakes and potentially promiscuous presumptions that are perfectly plausible. The cast includes: Andrew Benator (Room Service), Robin Bloodworth (The Poetry of Pizza, Ethan Frome), Lane Carlock, Veronika Duerr (Tradin’ Paint), Andrea Frye, Chris Kayser (Jack and Jill, Foxfire, Of Mice and Men), Enoch King (Library Dragon), … Read entire article »
Volunteers Needed to Plant Trees at Laurel Park
What: Tree Planting Event When: Saturday, January 14, 2011 8:30am Sign-in and refreshments 9:00-11am Volunteers Maintaining Where: Laurel Park, 151 Manning Road Marietta, GA 30064 (Manning Road is off Whitlock Rd. near the Rite-Aid For Whom: Open to the Public, all ages Cost: Free Briefly: Marietta Tree Keepers invites volunteers of all ages to help plant trees at Laurel Park on Saturday, January 14th at 8:30am. Tools and refreshments provided. Dress for outdoor weather. Volunteers are asked to arrive at 8:30am to enjoy donuts and hot beverages before digging in to work. All ages are welcome to the family-friendly event. Dress appropriately for the weather. Tools will be provided although volunteers are welcome to bring their favorite outdoor gloves and tools if they like. … Read entire article »
THE ODD COUPLE ARE THE STRAND’S NEWEST TENANTS
A cast of talented community leaders bring a story of mismatched roommates and a lot of humor to the Earl Smith Strand Theatre this January with Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple. Last year, the Strand-produced performance of The Sunshine Boys was a great success, and the play was performed to a packed house on both nights. This year the cast will be back onstage for two weekends with The Odd Couple. Once again Earl Reece, the Executive Director of The Strand, will direct the performance. “Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple is one of the universally humorous plays ever written,” says Reece. ”The Strand cast for The Odd Couple consists of some of the most fun and funniest … Read entire article »
“Green Thumb Gardening Series” Offered to You!
Brief Information: Marietta Council of Garden Clubs, Inc. Workshops “Green Thumb Gardening Series” Open to the Public Upcoming January 21, 2012 is Trees and Shrubs and February 18, 2012 is Floral and Culinary Herbs. Pre-Registration and payment required. Varies from January-May 2012 one Saturday a month. Cost: $30 per Workshop. Do you love to garden but are disappointed with your results? Maybe you’re a beginner and lack basic knowledge, or an experienced gardener looking for more challenging projects. Do you want to learn more from the experts about specific plants and techniques that work in Marietta? Then this workshop series is for you. The Marietta Council of Garden Clubs, Inc., is proud to introduce our 2011 series of Horticulture Workshops. … Read entire article »
Volunteers Needed to Plant Trees at Sawyer Elementary
What: Tree Planting Event at Sawyer Elementary School in Marietta When: Saturday, December 10, 2011 8:30am Sign-in and refreshments 9:00-11am Plant trees Where: Sawyer Elementary School, 840 Sawyer Road, Marietta, GA 30062 For Whom: Open to the Public, all ages Cost: Free Briefly: \Marietta Tree Keepers invites volunteers of all ages to help plant over 30 trees at the Sawyer Elementary on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 8:30am. Tools and refreshments provided. Dress for outdoor weather. Calling for volunteers of all ages to come out and assist Marietta Tree Keepers as we plant over 30 trees at Sawyer Elementary on Saturday, December 10, 2011. Help us beautify the playgrounds for the students and add more trees to the property. Here is a link to the … Read entire article »
