News and events for Marietta, published October 11, 2018 2018 Public Safety Employee of the Year Patrol Officer Jayson Duncan, Marietta Police Department This award is given to an employee who has performed his or her job with exceptional skill,…
Category: The Arts
Chalktoberfest – Sat and Sun, October 13 & 14 – On the Square, Marietta
published October 9, 2018 Planning is in high gear for this year’s Chalktoberfest on October 13th and 14th. The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art has contracted nearly 100 professional chalk artists from five countries and across the USA to chalk…
RobertKent Galleries To Host Benefit for SHARE Military Initiative
On Friday, September 21, The RobertKent Galleries will host a Benefit for the Shepherd Center’s SHARE Military Initiative from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The RobertKent Galleries are located at 85 Church Street, Marietta, GA 30064 Licensed Harley-Davidson Artist David…
Art In the Park – Labor Day Weekend Marietta
Published August 30, 2018 Labor Day Weekend in Historic Marietta Square Saturday, Sept. 1 – Monday, Sept. 3 This fine art extravaganza features an artist market, children’s art alley, and the famous Painted Pots. Art displayed will include paintings, photography,…
Jukebox Giants: Motown & More!
returns to The Strand Theatre August 10-19 Jukebox Giants: Motown & More is playing weekends at the Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre starting on Friday, August 10 at 8:00pm through Sunday, August 19. The 90-minute high energy song and…
Kennesaw News for August 2018
Posted August 9, 2018 – Lots of good news and fund events in Kennesaw during August. PROGRAM PALOOZA 60’s theme Open House Party Peace, Love & Fall Programs! Dust off the bell bottoms and the tie dye and prepare to…
Acworth News for July 2018
published July 18, 2018. Sharing news and events from the City of Acworth. Expanded and Renovated Senior Center Open in North Cobb Thank you to everyone who came out in support as we celebrated the reopening of North Cobb Senior…
Chalktoberfest – Oct 13-14
published July 13, 2018 Chalktoberfest ~ Marietta Cobb Museum of Art Over 80 National and International chalk artists, public chalk competition, beer festival, live music, and activities for the whole family will gather on the Square, the weekend of October…
Marietta News for July, 2018
published July 13, 2018 DAVIS DIRECTION RECEIVES $125,000 WOW WOW WOW WHAT A DAY!! Chandler Riggs just dropped by to gift us 125K He won a charity competition playing video games (Davis is smiling) and picked Davis Direction Foundation to…
Shakespeare Kennesaw – KSU presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Published June 14, 2018 Kennesaw State University is proud to announce a new summer Shakespeare company developed by the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies: “Shakespeare Kennesaw.” The first play, scheduled for mid-June, is “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to be…
Spring Art Festival at KSU, April 14 plus more events.
Kennesaw State University’s School of Art and Design is celebrating the arts with a free Spring Arts Festival on Saturday, April 14 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Professors from the School of Art and Design will lead arts activities…
Marietta Debuts Public Art at Two-Day Spring Arts Festival
Inaugural M2R TrailFest Celebrates Opening of Marietta’s Mountain to River Trail Recent visitors to downtown Marietta may have noticed something unexpected occurring along the streets. Well-known for its vibrant and eclectic art scene, the City of Marietta is making headlines with its…