Wellness Day & 5K
Wellness Day & 5K. 7:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. race Saturday. $15 (cash only), including breakfast; free for children under age 5. Staging area: James Plaza, 2723 Jefferson St., Austell. Family Fun from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Annette Hughes at 770-485-1333 or WellnessDaySouthCobb@gmail.com. WellnessDaySouthCobb.com.
Toy Box Trot in Marietta
Toy Box Trot 1 Mile Fun Run. 7 a.m. registration, 8:30 a.m. Saturday. $20 (cash or check), free for children ages 2 and under. Glover Park, 50 N. Park Square, Marietta. Free parking in the Cobb County parking decks off Waddell Street. Open to all ages, this race is a part of the Marietta Streetfest. Start/finish is at the corner of East Park Square and Roswell Road. After the race, each participant may choose a toy while supplies last. ToyBoxTrot.com.
Avondale Estates Yard Sale
Avondale Estates: Citywide Yard Sale. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Stroll the city to choose among a wide variety of furniture, clothing, books, toys, jewelry and household items. AvondaleEstates.org.
Teal Trot 5K Run/Walk in Atlanta
Teal Trot 5K Run/Walk by the Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance. 8 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. race Saturday. Free for ovarian cancer survivors and patients, $35 until Saturday, $45 Sept. 11-16. Chastain Park, 4469 Stella Drive NW. September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Strollers and pets (on leash) are welcome. King of Pops will be onsite after the race. 404-255-1337, GAOvarianCancer.org. Register: TealTrot.com.
Horse Ride-A-Thon in Alpharetta
Special Olympics “Stay in the Saddle” Ride-A-Thon fundraiser. 9 a.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday. Free but donations welcome. Iron Horse Farm, 16470 Westbrook Road, Alpharetta. The Special Olympics Equestrian Team needs to raise $7,000 in three weeks to go to the State Horse Show in October. Canopies and large pillows will be provided for anyone who wants to stay for the entire event. Also, games outside the arena, silent auction, live music, drawings and food. CJIronHorse.com/contact.
Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Kennesaw
The Alzheimer’s Association® Walk to End Alzheimer’s. 8 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. ceremony, 9:30 a.m. walk Saturday. Kennesaw State University Sports and Entertainment Park, 3200 George Busbee Parkway NW, Kennesaw. Participants will complete a three-mile walk and learn about Alzheimer’s disease, advocacy opportunities, clinical studies enrollment and support programs and services from the association. Walk participants also will join in a tribute ceremony to honor those affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Enjoy a Kids Zone, Top Team Tailgate sponsored by RCG Ventures with live music from KLF Pro Entertainment and free snacks from the Krystal Cruiser. More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. and the only disease among the top 10 causes that cannot be cured, prevented or slowed. In Georgia, there are more than 140,000 people living with the disease and 519,000 caregivers. 800-272-3900, alz.org, GeorgiaWalk.org.
Wildlife Sanctuary Tour in Atlanta
Wildlife Sanctuary Tour by the Atlanta Audubon Society and the Atlanta History Center. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. $24 to $30. See six Atlanta Audubon Certified Wildlife Sanctuaries in north Atlanta. Tour sites will be The Goizueta Gardens and Living Collection at the Atlanta History Center, Emma Wetlands at the Blue Heron Nature Preserve in Buckhead, three private homes in Atlanta and Sandy Springs and the Lost Corner Preserve in Sandy Springs. To respect their privacy, Atlanta Audubon will provide street addresses and GPS coordinates of the private home participants via email to ticket purchasers before the event. Atlanta Audubon staff and volunteers will be available at each site to guide visitors through the habitats. All proceeds will support the education and conservation efforts of Atlanta Audubon Society. 678-973-2437. Tickets: AtlantaAudubon.org.
Benefit Motorcycle Ride in Douglas County
U.S. Military Vets Atlanta Ride & Game with The Challengers Special Needs Baseball Team. 9 a.m. Saturday. $15 per rider, $5 per backseat. Ride from Harley-Davidson of Atlanta, 501 Thornton Road, Lithia Springs to Beulah Ruritan Park, 3655 McKown Road, Douglasville for a game with the children. After the game, return to H-D for food, music and festivities. All donations support The Challengers Special Needs Program. Coach Phillip Troglin at 770-941-2209 or DCChallengers@aol.com. Facebook.com/DouglasCountyChallenger.
Marietta Streetfest
Marietta Streetfest. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free. Glover Park, 50 N. Park Square, Marietta. A fundraiser for the Marietta Museum of History, this family-friendly festival has free activities such as a bounce house, giant slide, the sports corner, interactive games, arts and crafts booths, a car show and the Grassroots Music Festival. MariettaStreetfest.com.
Pilates in Roswell
Free Fitness in the Park: Pilates. 9-10 a.m. Saturday. Riverside Park, 575 Riverside Road, Roswell. For cancellations due to weather, check facebook.com/CityofRoswellGA.
Suwanee Fest
Suwanee Fest. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Suwanee Town Center Park, 330 Town Center Ave., Suwanee. Off-site parking will be provided with free shuttle service from Shadowbrook Baptist Church (4187 Suwanee Dam Road with handicap-accessible shuttles), Shawnee North Business Center (305 Shawnee North Drive) and Southeastern Freight (3655 Windsor Park Drive). Town Center Park Stage entertainers both days will be headlined by The Molly Ringwalds at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. SuwaneeFest.com.
- Parade: 9 a.m. Saturday led by former UGA and NFL linebacker Randall Godfrey. The one-mile parade will travel up Main Street to Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road and then down Buford Highway to Town Center Park, where more than 200 arts and crafts exhibitors and food vendors will be set up through Sunday afternoon.
- Disney celebrities: noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Children can meet Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater. The Family Fun Zone will feature free activities for elementary school-aged children, an array of entertainers and ticketed rides and games.
Tour of Remodeled Homes in Atlanta
Tour of Remodeled Homes by NARI Atlanta. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday (rain or shine). $20 advance, $25 day of tour. See four private homes that have been transformed by NARI Atlanta members throughout Atlanta’s northern suburbs. The remodeling teams will be on hand to discuss each project and answer questions. Homes on the tour are in north Buckhead, two in Dunwoody and one in Roswell. A bonus stop at Roswell’s Dove Studio Kitchen & Bath also is included. The tour is self-guided. Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Metro Atlanta. NARI Atlanta is the local chapter of the National Association for the Remodeling Industry. Tickets: AtlantaRemodelingTour.com. NARIAtlanta.org.
KIA Family Education Fair in Kennesaw
KIA Family Education Fair. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Free. Town Center at Cobb, 400 Ernest W. Barrett Parkway NW, Kennesaw. By Carriage KIA, the fair will connect students, parents, adult learners and veterans with more than 40 colleges and universities, prep schools and trade schools on how to further their education. Register for scholarship opportunities. BG AD Group at 770-874-3200, FamilyEducation.com, FamilyEducationFair.com.
JapanFest Atlanta in Duluth
JapanFest Atlanta. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. $10, free for children ages 6 and under. Infinite Energy Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. Experience hands-on interactive workshops, demonstrations and performances. Tickets: 770-626-2464, InfiniteEnergyCenter.com/events/detail/JapanFest-2017. JapanFest.org.
Roswell Arts Festival
Roswell Arts Festival. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free. Historic Town Square, 610 Atlanta St., Roswell. Park at Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St. and ride the free shuttle to the festival. Sponsored by the Roswell Recreation Association, the festival will feature artwork and crafts for sale, children’s paintings, sand art, balloon animals and food trucks. Live entertainment begins at noon with local singers and dance companies. They include Roswell City Dance Starz, a youth dance group; singer/songwriter/guitarist Chris Jude; Five Long Years with a mix of blues, rock, psychedelic and acoustic; North Fulton School of Music; Linnie & Amy Joy Music; Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance and Adam Komesar – Simply Sinatra, a one-man tribute. RoswellArtsFestival.com.
Old-Fashioned Picnic in Lawrenceville
Old-Fashioned Picnic. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Gwinnett Historic Courthouse, 185 Crogan St., Lawrenceville. Enjoy food, vendors and crafts. 770-822-5450, GwinnettCountyEvents.com.
Taste of Smyrna
Taste of Smyrna Festival of Delectable. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Free with $1 to $4 for samples. Village Green, 2840 Atlanta Road, downtown Smyrna. Hear acoustic music by Scott Thompson from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. next to the Veteran’s Memorial. The evening will be topped off with a live concert by a local artist. Children’s activities will include a quad bungee, rock wall, inflatable slides, bounces and obstacle courses. Bill Watson or Peter Jezerinac at JRM Management Services, Inc. at 770-423-1330. SmyrnaCity.com.
‘The Jungle Book’ play in Roswell
“The Jungle Book”: FamilyStage Adventure Series. 11 a.m. Saturday and Sept. 23 and 30, April 14, 21 and 28. $10. Georgia Ensemble Theatre, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. Greg Banks presents his adaptation from the classic book by Rudyard Kipling. get.org.
‘Mother Goose’ play in Atlanta
“Mother Goose”: Family Series. 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. Saturday; 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday. $19.50, free for children under age 2. Center for Puppetry Arts, 1404 Spring St., Atlanta. Sing, wiggle and clap along with Mary Mary to sort out the rhymes and find clues to Mother Goose’s whereabouts. Come 30 minutes early to color a puppet to use during the show. Ticket also includes admission to the Worlds of Puppetry Museum. 404-873-3391, puppet.org.
Rock’n Ribville BBQ Festival in Lawrenceville
Rock’n Ribville BBQ Festival. Noon-8 p.m. Saturday. Lawrenceville Lawn, 210 Luckie St., Lawrenceville. Hosts will be the city of Lawrenceville and Lawrenceville’s Police Benevolent Fund. Country music artist Rodney Atkins will entertain with Mia Green, Laughlin and Adam Craig. RocknRibville.com.
Volunteer Fair in Grayson
Volunteer Fair. 1-3 p.m. Saturday. Free. Grayson Branch, 700 Grayson Parkway, Grayson. Representatives from Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity, the Path Project, the Southeast Gwinnett Cooperative Ministry, the Home of Hope, Parkwood Farms Therapy Center and the Gwinnett County Public Library will provide information about volunteer opportunities. gwinnettpl.org.
‘Paint the Park’ in Brookhaven
Call for artists: “Paint the Park.” 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Blackburn Park, 3493 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Brookhaven. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Art supplies and paper will be provided, but artists may bring their easels and canvases. Enjoy cool treats and prizes. Volunteer judges also are needed. To illustrate the importance of civic art, once the pieces are completed, they will be displayed in the park and visible from Ashford Dunwoody Road until the event closes. Then the winning pieces will be on display at Brookhaven City Hall. 404-637-0508, annmarie.quill@BrookhavenGa.gov.
‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ musical in Atlanta
Victor Hugo, Stephen Schwartz and Alan Menken’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” 2:30 p.m. Saturday (closing day). $20.50 to $49. The Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University, 80 Forsyth St. NW, Atlanta. This musical is a co-production of Aurora Theatre and Theatrical Outfit. TheatricalOutfit.org.
Al Green Tribute in Atlanta
The Al Green Experience/Golden Years: Flashback Series Tribute. 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. $15 for Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday, $25 at 1:30 p.m. Friday, $35 for Saturday. South Fulton Arts Center, 4645 Butner Road, Atlanta. Hosted by Blake Vision Entertainment and Fulton County Arts and Culture. 404-612-3087, FultonArts.org. Tickets: AlGreen.eventbrite.com.
‘Lego Batman’ in Dacula
Movie on the Lawn: “Lego Batman.” 6-9 p.m. Saturday. Free. Dacula Park Activity Center, 2735 Old Auburn Avenue, Dacula. 678-277-0850.
Southern comedy play in Canton
“The Red Velvet Cake War” by the Cherokee Theatre Company. Saturday and Sunday and Sept. 22-24. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays. $15 to $18. The Canton Theatre, 171 E. Main St., Canton. A Jones Hope Wooten comedy directed by Nancy Jensen. Three cousins compete in a jaw-dropping, high-stakes wager on who bakes the best red velvet cake for their family reunion. Volunteers: diane.canoles@gmail.com. Tickets: 770-591-0282, CherokeeTheatre.org.
ASO: John Williams music in Alpharetta
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Star Wars and More/The Music of John Williams. 8 p.m. Saturday. $19.50 to $89.50. Verizon Amphitheatre, 2200 Encore Parkway, Alpharetta. 404-733-5010, vzwamp.com.
‘Once on This Island’ musical in Roswell
“Once on This Island” musical. Through Oct. 1. 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays; 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 4 p.m. Sept. 23 and 30. $15 for Wednesday preview, $33 to $43. Georgia Ensemble Theatre, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. Atlanta’s Ricardo Aponte directs and choreographs the Lynn Ahrens/Stephen Flaherty Broadway musical, a Caribbean mix of “The Lion King” and “The Little Mermaid.” get.org.
U.S. Constitution tribute signing in Roswell
Tribute signing on the 230th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution. Sunday to Sept. 23. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, noon-3 p.m. Sunday. Free. Roswell Visitors Center, 617 Atlanta St., Roswell. Hosted by Roswell’s Martha Stewart Bulloch Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the event is open to the community to sign their tributes. Known as the largest women’s patriotic organization in the world, DAR has more than 165,000 members with about 3,000 chapters in every state and 11 foreign countries. MarthaStewartBulloch.GeorgiaStateDAR.org.
Outdoor Skills Day in Roswell
Outdoor Skills Day. Noon-4 p.m. Sunday. $6 to $10, free for members and children ages 2 and under. Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell. Enjoy being outside by learning some basic outdoor skills. 770-992-2055, ChattNatureCenter.org/outdoor-skills-day-sunday.
Jazz Experience in Atlanta
Sunday Live! A Jazz Experience. 4-7 p.m. Sunday. $15. West End Performing Arts Center, 945 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd., Atlanta. Hear Terry Dukes, Toye and The Edwin Williams Experience with Constance Boothe, Rhonda Suzanne Sullivan, Lynette Washington and Janice Williams. Tickets: SunLiveSep17.bpt.me. 404-613-6465, FultonArts.org.
