With only a couple of weeks left until Halloween, East Cobb is full of spooktacular events!

 

Every Saturday and Sunday

Marietta Square Farmers Market features products that are grown and produced in Georgia, including produce, plants, honey, breads, cheese and other items. Saturday 9am-12pm and Sunday 12-3pm. Rain or shine. Now open all year (Sundays from May-October). Glover Park-Marietta Square. More info: 770-499-9393 or www.mariettasquarefarmersmarket.net.

 

OCTOBER 14, 16

The Abduction from the Seraglio presented by Atlanta Opera. The Abduction from the Seraglio is a farcical, colorful romance, and was one of Mozart’s first successes as a composer. Tickets: $35-$131. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. More info: www.atlantaopera.org or 404-881-8801.

 

OCTOBER 13-22

From the Mountains to the Sea opening reception: Thursday, October 13, 6-8pm. An exquisite collection of new original oil paintings by accomplished Atlanta area artists Debra Nadelhoffer, Millie Gosch, Amanda Lovett, and Katherine Moore. Featured artists will be present at opening reception. Show continues through Oct. 22. Free and open to the public. Frameworks Gallery, 1205 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta/East Cobb. More info: 770-973-6701 or www.frameworksgallery.com.

 

OCTOBER 14

Cobb Executive Women Luncheon featuring Gretchen Corbin, Commissioner, Georgia Technical Colleges. 11:15am-1pm, The Georgian Club, 100 Galleria Parkway, 17th Floor. More info/tickets: www.cobbchamber.org.

 

OCTOBER 14-15

Mt. Zion Annual Preschool Bazaar. Sweet treats and great shopping all under one roof with handmade creations by talented preschool moms. Raffle with great prizes. 9am-2pm. Mt. Zion UMC Preschool, 1770 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta. More info: 770-971-1478.

 

OCTOBER 14-16

Cobb Library Book Sale will include soft-cover and hard-back books, magazines, text books, DVD and VHS movies and children’s books. Prices range from 10 cents to $5. Proceeds will enable the library staff to purchase new materials, including books and DVDs. Book sale volunteers needed as well. Friday & Saturday: 9am-5pm. Sunday: 1pm-5pm. Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta. More info: 770-528-2320 or www.cobbcat.org.

 

OCTOBER 14-22

Tartuffe by Moliere presented by Center Stage North. It’s funny, it’s bawdy, it’s Tartuffe! Friday and Saturdays’ 8pm shows benefit Mountain View Arts Alliance. Tickets: $15. The Art Place-Mountain View, 3330 Sandy Plains Road. More info/tickets: www.centerstagenorth.org or 770-528-2320.

 

OCTOBER 15

6th Annual Atlanta JE Dunn Hammer Down 5k benefitting Kidz2Leaders, Inc. and the Feeding the Homeless Project. The race starts and finishes at the JE Dunn Construction Company. Registration begins: 7:30am; Race beguns: 8:30am. 5K: $30; 1K Fun Run: $10. JE Dunn Construction Company, 2555 Cumberland Parkway SE, Atlanta. More info: Rich Cerretti, 678-987-2851 or www.hammerdownrun.com.

33rd Annual Southern Invitational Music Festival hosted by the Sprayberry Band of Gold. High School marching bands from across the Southeast will be performing and competing. Concessions available. $10/adult. $5/student. Free/ages 6 & under. Cash and credit cards only. 10am-10pm. Sprayberry High School, Jim Frazier Stadium, 2525 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta. More info: Troy Jessop 770-329-8596, Maurice Burg 678-920-0718 or southerninvitational.com.

Camp Good Grief. A free day camp for children 5-17 who have experienced a loss. 9:30am-4pm. Free. The Land Retreat Center, 2135 East Cherokee Drive, Woodstock. More info: 770-218-1997 or www.hospiceangels.application.org.

Fantasy Favorites presented by Georgia Philharmonic. Hear music from your favorite movies including the original John Williams’ Star Wars Suite, Star Trek Into Darkness, Harry Potter Symphonic Suite: Sorcerer’s Stone, How to Train Your Dragon, and Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Recall heart-tugging scenes to moments of honor and valor from some of the great fantasy films of all time. A perfect concert for the whole family. 7pm. Tickets: $10 – $30. Lassiter Concert Hall, 2601 Shallowford Road, Marietta/East Cobb. More info/tickets: www.georgiaphilharmonic.org.

Mt. Bethel Christian Preschool Fall Festival. Bring the whole family to celebrate Mt. Bethel Preschool’s Annual Fall Festival. From bounce houses and pony rides to face painting, festival games, live DJ, silent auction, BBQ and more – this is the family festival of the season! Tickets may be purchased the day of the event. 10am-2 pm. Tickets: $1 each or 11 for $10. Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church parking lot, 4385 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta/East Cobb. More info: 770-547-5838 or mtbethel.org/event/preschool-fall-festival.

 

OCTOBER 16

5th Annual Youth Track or Treat Run to benefit the YWCA of North Georgia’s “Sheltering Hands” domestic violence shelter. Check-in: 1:30 pm; Race times: ages 5-7: 2:20pm; ages 8-9 2:40pm; ages 10+ 3pm. Swift Cantrell Park, 3140 Old 41 Highway NW, Kennesaw. More info: 770-423-3562 or www.trackortreat.com.

Harvest on the Hooch. Celebrate the Chattahoochee Nature Center’s Unity Garden with food, family fun, outdoor yard games, raffle prizes, scavenger hunt, live music and alpacas. Beer and wine available. Ticket sales support the North Fulton Community Charities Food Pantry. 1-4pm. Adults: $40; children: $15, 5 and under: free. Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell. More info: 770-992-2055 or www.chattnaturecenter.org.

Peachtree Hearing Grand Opening. 1:30-3:30pm. Live music, great food and prizes. Peachtree Hearing, 4939 Lower Roswell Road A-107, Marietta. More info: 470-485-4327.

 

OCTOBER 20

How to do Business with Cobb seminar. Attendees will learn how to become a vendor with Cobb County Government and Cobb Schools, meet department representatives that make the purchasing decisions, and more! 5-7pm. Board of Commissioners offices, 100 Cherokee Street, Bldg A, 2nd floor meeting room, Marietta. There is no cost to attend but seating is limited. To register email Inger.Eberhart@cobbcounty.org.

 

OCTOBER 20, 22

Aliens vs. Cheerleaders presented by Pope High School Drama. Written by Qui Nguyen, directed by Day Strickland. After aliens abduct and scan two unsuspecting teenagers’ brains to find their leader, they are led to Principal Forsman of Saint Valley High School. Little do the power-hungry aliens suspect that the school’s cheerleading squad is full of brains, brawn, and butt-kicking skills. But when the cheerleaders are overpowered, it’s up to hipster outsider Molly and her nerdy sidekick Lewis to step in and save the planet. Performances October 20: 7pm; October 22: 3pm and 7pm. More info: www.popetheater.org.

 

What are you looking forward to this week? Let us know in the comments!