Category: Marietta

KMHS Drama Department Rocks Blast from the Past

Kennesaw Mountain High School’s award winning Theatre Department is presenting a fast paced, toe-tapping, time traveling, blast to the past musical revue May 1, 2, and 3 at 7:30 pm in the school’s Susan Gunderman Theater. The production is called…

Quilters Provide Calvary Children’s Home with Quilts and Pillowcases

When Robin Jones, owner of Cottontail Quilts, located in Kennesaw,  first learned of the Calvary Children’s Home several months ago, she decided to reach out to the local quilting and sewing community for assistance in making a personalized pillowcase for…

Team Georgia 6th Grade All Star Football Team Head to Texas

Team Georgia, a 6th grade all star football team made up of mostly Cobb County students (along w a few from Paulding, Bartow, and Douglas), has swept through the South to win the Regional Championship put on by Football University…

The First Christmas Card ~ by Rev. Sam Storey, Columnist

The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by the artist J.C. Horsley and measured about the size of a postcard. The first Christmas card shows a Victorian family celebrating the gentle spirit of the season around a table. Flanking…

Korean Educators Complete ESL Training Program

A group of 23 visiting Korean English teachers recently earned their English as a Second Language (ESL) certificates from Kennesaw State University’s College of Continuing and Professional Education. The program, created between the Georgia Department of Education and the International…

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Hosted Annual Christmas Social

The Osher Lifelong Learning Instute (OLLI) welcomed friends and guests at the annual “Donuts and Notes” holiday party on Friday, December 6 at the KSU Continuing Education Center.  A large group of attendees enjoyed Christmas music presented by the Big…

A Christmas Tradition at the Strand ~ December 6-22, 2013

During the first three weekends of December, 2013, The Strand will produce its biggest and most elaborate show yet, A Christmas Tradition. This song and dance revue will show off The Strand’s awe inspiring sets and effects like has never…

Get On Board the Polar Express at the Southern Museum

The Polar Express Adventure embarks at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History on Saturday, December 7 from 6-10 p.m. following the City of Kennesaw’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Depot Park. Upon entering the Museum, attendees will…

Marietta Invites You to Come Behind Closed Doors ~ December 7 & 8, 2013

 Go behind closed doors as Marietta puts on its holiday finery for the 27th Annual Marietta Pilgrimage Christmas Home Tour.  What does it take to produce the tour?  More than 3,000 ornaments, thousands of magnolia leaves, 500-plus strands of lights…