‘A Mid-Century Christmas’ exhibit in Douglasville
“A Mid-Century Christmas” exhibit. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through today. Free. Douglas County Museum of History and Art, 6754 Broad St., Douglasville. 678-449-3939, info@DouglasCountyMuseum.com.
Pet Adoption in Douglasville
Pet Adoption. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Pet Things, 6880 Douglas Blvd., Douglasville. Adoptable animals from the Douglas County Animal Shelter. 770-942-5961.
‘Marty’ discussion in Roswell
Club Nostalgia: “Marty” (1955) with Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair. 2:20-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell. The movie is watched at home and discussed at the club meeting. Audrey at 404-310-5354, ClubNostalgia.vpweb.com.
MLK Worship Service, Unity March in Alpharetta
Martin Luther King Jr. Alpharetta Ecumenical Worship Service and Unity March. 10 a.m. Monday. Free. St. James United Methodist Church, 3000 Webb Bridge Road, Alpharetta. “Can We Really Walk and Work Together?” is the theme. The service will include a Unity March to Alpharetta City Hall. Guests will include Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle and the speaker - the Rev. Gerald Durley. 678-579-3678, sziegler@StJamesUMC.org.
MLK Tribute in Sandy Springs
Sandy Springs’ Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. 10 a.m. Monday. Free. Sandy Springs City Hall, Building 500, 7840 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs. With Sandy Springs businessman Oz Hill as the emcee, speakers will be Trumpet Awards Foundation President and CEO Xernona Clayton, Rabbi Analia Bortz of Congregation Or Hadash, Pastor Henry Bush of Sharon Community Church and Rev. Ricardo Green, director of Spanish Ministries at Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church. 770-730-5600, SandySpringsGa.gov.
MLK Day Parade in Lawrenceville
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade by the United Ebony Society of Gwinnett County. 11 a.m. Monday. Free. Starting in front of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville and ending at Moore Middle School at the corner of Johnson Road and Lawrenceville Highway. GwinnettCountyEvents.com.
MLK Day Parade in Conyers
Rockdale County Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade by the Rockdale County Think Tank. Noon-5 p.m. Monday. Free. Old Towne Conyers, 901 Railroad St., Conyers. 678-824-2946 or conyersmlkparade@mail.com.
MLK Day celebration in Marietta
Cobb County Government and the Cobb County Branch NAACP’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration is 10 a.m. Monday. Free. Turner Chapel AME Church, 492 North Marietta Parkway, Marietta. Cobb NAACP at 770-425-5757, Cobb County at 770-528-8490, CobbCounty.org. King is shown with his late daughter Yolanda and one of his two sons, Martin Luther King III, on the “Magic Skyway” ride at the World’s Fair, New York City in 1964. AJC file photo/(Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Avalon on Ice in Alpharetta
Avalon on Ice. Through Jan. 22. 3-10 p.m. Mondays to Fridays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays and holidays, noon-7 p.m. Sundays. $18 (including skates), $14 (under age 10, including skates). Avalon, 2200 Avalon Blvd., Alpharetta. 770-765-1000, ExperienceAvalon.com.
OnStage Atlanta plays in Decatur
OnStage Atlanta, 2969 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Suite A, Decatur. 404-897-1802, OnStageAtlantaTix.com, OnStageAtlanta.com.
- "Dear Edwina Junior" by OnStage Atlanta Young Performers. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturdays to Jan. 28. $10 to $13.
- "Elf Jr. the Musical" by OnStage Atlanta Young Performers. 7 p.m. Thursdays, 3 p.m. Saturdays to Jan. 28, 5 p.m. Jan. 21. $10 to $13.
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