Cherokee Heights is a 1924 National Historic Register subdivision just a mile north of the Marietta Square. For many years, residents of this quaint neighborhood have produced a boutique, invitation-only, arts show to share their talents with friends. Beginning in…
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Honoring Our Veterans – November 11.
MARIETTA’S VETERANS PARADE The Veteran’s Day Parade will be held on November 11 and the parade will start promptly at 11 am from Roswell Street Baptist Church and travel the mile on Roswell Street to Historic Marietta Square. There will…
Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum Book Signing – Oct 27
Authors are coming and going at the Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum these days. As a literary site featuring Atlanta’s most famous author, it’s only fitting that today’s writers of southern literature be profiled in the museum bearing the…
Phantom of the Opera at the Strand, Marietta – Sun Oct 27
The Mighty Allen Theatre Organ will be decked out with lighted jack-o-lanterns and flickering candles. Watch as the Phantom rises from the depths of the theatre surrounded by fog in a glowing red hue! House Organist Ron Carter will provide the musical accompaniment that will bring this…
Lewis Grizzard Live Onstage… Again
Actor Bill Oberst, Jr. has stepped into the late Lewis Grizzard’s shoes over 1,000 times in the last decade. Oberst’s portrayal of the Southern writer and humorist is a one-man show authorized by Grizzard’s family, which says it is the…
Marietta’s Great Scarecrow Contest
The public, city and county schools and organizations are invited to register by Sept. 25 to show your group, business or school’s creativity and personality by making a scarecrow as part of the eighth annual Scarecrows on the Square contest.…
In Labor or A Laborer ~ Rev. Sam Storey, Columnist
A woman goes to her doctor and he verifies she’s pregnant, her first pregnancy. The doctor asks if she has any questions. She replies, “Well, I’m a little worried about the pain. How much will childbirth hurt during labor?” The doctor…
Strand Call-a-thon donations total over $100,000!
The Strand staff and board would like to thank all of our supporters for a very successful Call-a-thon this past Wednesday. At the 12 hour long event, we surpassed our goal of $75,000 by raising just over $100,000 at our…
Celebrating our Nation’s Birthday – Right Here at Home!
Our cities in Cobb County make sure we don’t have to travel far to enjoy a parade, arts and crafts, music and entertainment and of course the grand finale FIREWORKS. Included here are Acworth’s, Kennesaw’s Marietta’s and Powder Spring’s activities…
Sip N Stroll
Marietta Tree Keepers invites you to attend our next Sip n’ Stroll on Friday, April 26 at 5:30 pm. The event features a special neighborhood to tour with tree experts, identifying common opportunities and issues relating to trees. It’s free…
Glover Park Concert Series
The Glover Park Concert Series kicks off the 2013 season on Friday, April 26 at 8 p.m. in and around the park in downtown Marietta. The Series will continue throughout the summer, with concerts scheduled for the last Friday night…
Meet Wendy Bunch – the Original Entrepreneur
The Wendy Bunch Team/REMAX PURE is a full service real estate company specializing in negotiating contracts, marketing property and protecting property rights, while serving our community. Wendy Bunch brings 17 years of experience to The Wendy Bunch Team. When the…