Pumpkins are popping up everywhere, crisp Fall weather is kicking in and the calendar is filled with frightful fun – must be October! For even more to do, check out our online calendar HERE.
Free Mulch. Cobb EMC offers free mulch from the clearance maintenance of Cobb EMC power lines. It is available throughout the year and can be delivered when crews are in your area. More info: 678-355-3413.
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 mariettasquarefarmersmarket.net.
SEPTEMBER 28
Glover Park Concert Series featuring The Mustangs. 8pm (rain or shine). Free. Only blankets and lawn chairs are allowed inside of Glover Park. Tables may be reserved. $55 for six and $65 for eight. Glover Park, 50 North Park Square, Marietta. More info: 770-794-5601 or mariettaga.gov.
SEPTEMBER 28 & 29
Fall Native Plant Sale. Horticulturists and Master Gardeners will be on site to answer all your plant questions. Purchase beauty berries, azaleas, hazelnuts, buckeyes, ferns, foamflowers, groundcovers, evergreens, and a variety of butterfly-attractors in full bloom plus veggies for your winter harvest. 10am-5pm. Admission is free to the horticulture area, at the Chattahoochee Nature Center Greenhouse. More info: 770-992- 2055 or chattnaturecenter.org.
SEPTEMBER 29
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons in Concert. 8pm. $67.50$115. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. More info/tickets: 770-916-2800 or www.cobbenergycentre.com.
GSO Jazz Presents “Big Band Dan”. Always a great favorite, this toe-tapping Big Band night will feature the music of Grammy Award winning Rock & Roll Hall of Fame icon Steely Dan. $10-$28. 8pm. Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square, Marietta. More info: www.georgiasymphony.org.
OCTOBER 1
First Monday Breakfast hosted by Cobb Chamber of Commerce. The Cobb Chamber’s annual Public Safety Appreciation Breakfast allows the community to pay tribute to all public safety personnel. General admission: $60. Members: $30 online. 7:30am. Two Galleria Parkway Atlanta. More info: 770-980-2000 or cobbchamber.org.
OCTOBER 2
Cobb Young Professionals Fall Fling. Come dressed in attire from either the year you were born or the year that you graduated high school for our “Through the Decades” themed Fall Fling with over 200 young professionals in the Galleria Gardens. Attendees will enjoy the Tom+Chee food truck, themed drinks, local brews, mascots and live music in a relaxed environment after a day at the office. 5:30-7:30pm. Galleria Gardens, 100 Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. Online registration: $5 members, $10 non-members. $10 at door. Registration includes meal from the Tom+Chee food truck, two drinks and live music. Registration open September 25 at cobbchamber.org. More info: rchadwick@cobbchamber.org or 770-859-2368.
East Cobb Business Association (ECBA) Expo & Networking Event. A great networking event for both members and non-members. A valuable venue for local companies to promote and showcase their business. Drawings, giveaways, free food and much more. Proceeds will support the East Cobb Public Safety Celebrations. 4:30-7:30pm. Free. Olde Towne Athletic Club, 4950 Olde Towne Parkway. To register visit eastcobbba.com. More info: 770-578-3555.
OCTOBER 4
6th Annual Strand Golf Classic presented by E. Smith Heating & Air. The annual Golf Classic benefits The Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre and keeping its history and legacy alive. Check-in: 9am; Shotgun start: 10am. Foursomes: $850. City Club of Marietta Golf Course, 510 Powder Springs Street, Marietta. More info: earlsmithstrand.org or 770-293-0080.
The Civil War Round Table of Cobb County. Join as nationally known published historians come to entertain and educate about various Civil War events. 7pm. First meeting is free. Hilton Marietta Hotel & Conference Center, 500 Powder Springs Street, Marietta. More info: www.cobbcwrt.org or cobbcivilwarrt@gmail.com.
