Christmas Day is fast approaching–with the kids jingle belling and everyone telling you be of good cheer! So, check out these holiday happening this week in and around East Cobb. From holiday lights to theater performances, these events will make this your hap-happiest season of all!
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.
TUESDAY AND SATURDAY
Feeding Time at the Chattahoochee Nature Center. Join a naturalist for an in-depth look at one of their resident animals as they are being fed. 4pm. Admission: $10 Adult, $6/Child (3-12), $7/Senior 65+, $7/ Student (Ages 13 -18), Children 2 & under are free. Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell. More info: 770-992-2055 or www.chattnaturecenter.org.
EVERY FRIDAY
The Gritters Knitters. Do you knit, crochet, or work with yarn in anyway? If you would like to get together to craft, get inspired, and make new friends, then this group is for you. All skill levels are welcome the only requirement is your enthusiasm! Just bring your yarn and yourself. Fridays: 11am-1pm. Gritters Library, 880 Shaw Park Road, Marietta. More info: 770-528-2524.
EVERY SATURDAY
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. Rain or shine. Now open all year. Glover Park-Marietta Square. More info: 770-499-9393 or mariettasquarefarmersmarket.net.
THROUGH DECEMBER 23
A Christmas Carol. A traditional holiday classic for the entire family guaranteed to fill you with the Christmas spirit and warm your heart. Show times vary by day. Adults: $18; Students/ Seniors: $16. Bulloch Hall, 180 Bulloch Avenue, Roswell. More info: 770-992-1731, www.bullochhall.org
THROUGH DECEMBER 24
A Christmas Carol. Join the Alliance Theatre for one of Atlanta’s most treasured holiday traditions. Watch as Ebenezer Scrooge encounters the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future in this holiday classic story. Showtime varies. $20-$80 plus applicable fees. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Atlanta. More info: 770-916-2800, cobbenergycentre.com
THROUGH DECEMBER 28
Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker. With the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra. Fairies, princes, and dancing snowflakes. The magic of the holiday season is alive again at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. Share the tradition and feel the warmth that has been enchanting audiences in Atlanta for over 50 years. See website for dates and times. Tickets start at $16. Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta. More info: 404-881-2100, www.atlantaballet.com/performances/nutcracker
THROUGH DECEMBER 30
Frosty! A Very Merry Musical. A young orphan named Billy discovers magic in a stolen hat when he places it on a snowman’s head and that snowman comes to life! But can Frosty the snowman help Billy find his real family in time for Christmas? Join Billy and Frosty as they embark on a New York City adventure-filled with thrills and chills and the discovery that the real magic of Christmas is Love wintertime classic is frozen fun for the whole family! Join a snowman named Frosty for holiday adventures, merry music, and more. Show times vary by day. $15-$35. Marietta’s New Theatre in the Square 11, Whitlock Avenue SW, Marietta. More info: 770-426-4800, www.theatreinthesquare.net
DECEMBER 15
Eggnog and Mittens sponsored by The Solana East Cobb. Come celebrate the winter holidays and this magical time of year. Enjoy Donna’s famous eggnog, cookies, and Good Time Band. We will set a tree up where you hang new mittens, scarves, and hats, which will be given to MUST Ministries. 3-4:50pm. Admission: mittens, a scarf or a hat. East Cobb Senior Center, 3332 Sandy Plains Rd, Marietta/East Cobb. More info: 770-509-4900
Holidays at the Avenue. Enjoy complimentary horse drawn carriage rides, holiday music and visits with Santa at The Avenue! 3-7pm. Free. The Avenue of East Cobb, 4475 Roswell Road, Marietta/East Cobb. More info: 770-971-9945, www.shoptheavenue.com
DECEMBER 15-16
Understanding Birth. Expecting mothers and their partners take a two-day journey through childbirth including labor and delivery, breathing and relaxation, hospital procedures and Cesarean birth. Friday 6pm-9pm, Saturday 10am-5pm. $55. WellStar East Cobb Health Park, 3747 Roswell Road NE, Marietta/East Cobb. More info: 770-956-STAR (7827).
DECEMBER 15-23
A Christmas Tradition. This song and dance revue is guaranteed to make the entire family dance, clap, and enjoy the spirit of the holidays – from Santa loving six year olds to out of town in-laws. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays: 8pm. Sundays: 3pm. $30. The Earl & Rachel Smith Strand Theatre, 17 N. Park Square, Marietta. More info: 770-293-0080, www.earlsmithstrand.org
DECEMBER 16
Civil War Music Program. Music during the Civil War served many functions. Not only did it help to organize and rally, but also went a long way to boost morale amongst the soldiers. Come join musician and living historian KD Sellers as she demonstrates this using the fife. Free. 11am-3pm. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Visitor Center. 900 Kennesaw Mountain Drive NW, Kennesaw. More info: www.nps.gov/kemo.
Botanical St. Nick at Atlanta Botanical Garden. Meet Saint Nick clad in his dark green robe and botanical head wreath. Bring a camera to take your own photos. 10am-2pm. Free with garden admission or membership. Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Avenue, Atlanta. More info: 404-876-5859, www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org
Georgia Southeast Bowl (CSE), Georgia Southwest Bowl (GSW), Georgia Northwest Bowl (GNW), and Cobb Senior Bowl (CSB). Four football games that feature the best high school football players and their coaches from the metro Atlanta area. Kickoff times, GSE: 9am; GSW: 12:30pm; GNW: 4pm; CSB: 7:30pm. Tickets: $10 at the gate; Skybox: $50. Marietta High School, Northcutt Stadium, 121 Winn Street, Marietta. More info: americanyouthcouncil.com.
Christmas Royal Tea and Grand Yuletide Ball. Treat that special starry-eyed child in your life this holiday season at The Strand. You and your prince or princess will start the evening with Christmas royals Prince Good tidings and Princess Joy at the The Strand’s fourth floor banquet chamber for High Tea. Afterwards, guests are invited to retire to 2nd floor minstrel’s hall where the Prince and Princess will teach young guests a few simple royal dances at the Grand Yuletide Ball. 1pm and 4pm. $15. Limited space available. The Earl & Rachel Smith Strand Theatre, 117 N. Park Square, Marietta. More info: 770-293-0080, www.earlsmithstrand.org
Cobb Wind Symphony Holiday Concert. Conductor Alfred Watkins, Assistant Conductor Bob Cowles present holiday classics. 8pm. Free. (Donations accepted.) Lassiter High School Performing Arts Concert Hall, 2601 Shallowford Road, Marietta. More info: 678-305-7148, www.cobbwindsymphony.org
Santa After Hours 2017: Holiday Party Crashers presented by Out of Box Theater. This adult only show brings you Holiday Party Crashers, and it promises to be their best show yet. Each season, Santa After Hours is a completely new show written by a bunch of local play- wrights/actors who are certainly on the naughty list and are collectively known as “The Usual Gang of Idiots.” Fridays & Saturdays. 9pm. $15. Out of Box Theatre, Artisan Resource Center, 585 Cobb Parkway South, Marietta. More info: 678-653-4605, www.outofboxtheatre.com
Pet Photos with Santa. Bring your furry friends to pose with Santa. No reptiles or exotic animals please. The Janice Overbeck Real Estate Team of Keller Williams, 2249 Roswell Road, Marietta. More info: www.Janiceoverbeck.com
Sweets with Santa. Free pictures with Santa, rides in a trackless train and a create-your-own hot chocolate station. The Janice Overbeck Real Estate Team of Keller Williams, 2249 Roswell Road, Marietta. More info: www.Janiceoverbeck.com
An Evening in Bethlehem. The Bethlehem Village (a simulated first-century marketplace) will be in the Dining Room in the Chapel Building. Journey through an indoor reenactment of an authentic 1st century marketplace before we witness the joyous birth of our new King, Jesus. 4-6:30pm. The Presentation of the Nativity will be at 4:30pm & 5:30pm. Free ($10 family donation appreciated). Reservation required for seating of the Nativity. Roswell UMC: Fellowship Hall in the Chapel Building 814 Mimosa Boulevard, Roswell. More info: 770-993-6218, www.rumc.com/evening-bethlehem-registration
Santa and Mrs. Claus at Historic Town Square. Sit on Santa’s lap and tell him what you want for Christmas. Take photos and just enjoy the holiday season with Santa and Mrs. Claus. 1-3pm. FREE. 610 South Atlanta Street, Roswell. More info: 770-641-3705
DECEMBER 17
Tacky Sweater Party. Break out those sweaters or vests from the back of your closets, blow off the age-old dust and sport those tacky nightmares over to Six Flags Over Georgia for the biggest tacky sweater party in Georgia! All guests who arrive at the park wearing a tacky Christmas sweater will be given a half-priced General Admission ticket to Six Flags Over Georgia’s Holiday in the Park celebration. 2-8pm. General Ticket Admission. Six Flags over Georgia, 275 Riverside Parkway SW, Austell. More info: 770-948-9290, www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia/special-events/tacky-sweater-party
Atlanta Concert Band Annual Holiday Festival Concert. Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church presents the Atlanta Concert Band. 4-6pm. Free. Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church, 471 Mt. Vernon Highway NE, Atlanta. More info: 404-358-1966.
The World’s Largest Coin Menorah. Collect loose change from family and friends or trade in for change at the event. There will be music, Chanukah treats and activities, latkes, and donuts. All proceeds to help bring light to hospitalized children at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Free. 5:30pm. East Cobb Park, 3322 Roswell Road, Marietta/East Cobb. More info: 770-565-4412.
Lessons in Carols. A Christmas Cantata by the Chancel Choir. 8:30am & 11am. Coffee hour in between. Nursery provided. Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 1770 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta. More info: 770-971-1465, www.mtzionumc.org
Messiah Sing-Along. Join voices with the Michael O’Neal Singers in this annual community event. 3pm. $10. Roswell United Methodist Church, 814 Mimosa Boulevard, Roswell. More info: 770-594-7974, www.mosingers.com
DECEMBER 18
Menorah Lighting on Marietta Square. Congregation Ner Tamid will hold a ceremony on the Glover Park Stage at Marietta Square to light a Menorah as part of a Hanukkah Celebration which will include holiday music, hot chocolate and jelly donuts. 6:30-7:30pm. Rain Date December 19. Free. Marietta Square Glover Park, 4 Depot Street NE, Marietta. More info: 678-264-8575, www.mynertamid.org
DECEMBER 19
Mittie Bulloch and Theodore Roosevelt Sr.’s 1853 Wedding Reenactment. Step back in time as a guest at this important wedding which ultimately produced our 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt. $15/adults. $10/children (6-18). Tours on the half hour: 6pm, 6:30pm, 7pm, 7:30pm, 8pm & 8:30pm. Bulloch Hall, 180 Bulloch Avenue, Roswell. More info/reservations: 770-992-1731 or bullochhall.org.
DECEMBER 21
The Strand Ole Opry’s Country Christmas. The very best of a down-home holiday gathering with a bluegrass flair for Strand Ole Opry’s Country Christmas! This back-porch special featuring Travis Cottle and his One Horse Band and a host of guest vocalists is sure to please country fans of all ages! Following in the footsteps of a great southern tradition, this concert will transport patrons to the old south with beautiful vocals and live band accompaniment, as well as traditional southern storytelling. Join the performers in the Lumiere Lounge for some drinks and maybe even some sing-alongs after the show! 8pm. Tickets: $18 in advance and $20 the day of. The Earl & Rachel Smith Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square, Marietta. More info: earlsmithstrand.org
DECEMBER 21, 2017-JANUARY 3, 2018
Cobb County schools closed for winter break.
