3 Fun Things: Rodeo, cabaret or canoeing
MARIETTA
Down N Dirty Rodeo Tour at Jim Miller Park
This particular rodeo celebrates diversity with riders coming from a variety of backgrounds. It’s a colorful conglomeration of cowboys and cowgirls ranging from African-American and Hispanic to Native American and Caucasian. The rodeo events include team roping, bareback riding, bull riding, ladies' barrel racing, calf roping, steer wrestling and more. An on-site health fair focuses on prostate cancer prevention featuring health tips and health care providers.
7:30 p.m. July 9; 2:30 p.m. July 10. $12-$22. Jim Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Park S.W., Marietta. 770-964-3601, www.dndrodeo.com.
CHATTAHOOCHEE HILLS
“Late Night Cabaret Series -- From Gershwin to Gaga” at Serenbe Playhouse
Trying to break free of work in time to catch an evening of entertainment can be challenging. Serenbe Playhouse has a solution with its “Late Night Cabaret.” If last year’s sold-out shows are any indication, this live music series is onto something. Expect the randomness of satellite radio come to life with everything from jazz, Broadway standards, rock and pop tossed together. Each event features different performers typically from the Atlanta area. This time around finds Leslie Bellair, Erin Burnett, J. Michael Kinsey and Kelly Chapin Schmidt taking the stage.
9:30 p.m. July 9. $20. The Farmhouse at Serenbe Playhouse, 9110 Selborne Lane, Suite 210, Chattahoochee Hills. 770-463-1110, www.serenbeplayhouse.com.
ROSWELL
Family Canoe Days at Chattahoochee Nature Center
Ready to make a splash in a canoe? This course passes on a boatload of knowledge. Don’t fret if you’re new to canoeing. The canoe guides are experienced paddlers and naturalists, and are trained in first aid and CPR. The center provides all the gear including canoes, paddles and personal flotation devices. Learn the basics such as the parts of the boat, the correct way to get in and out, various paddling strokes, safety tips and more. Next, it’s time to hit one of the center’s ponds to test your skills. Ages 5 and older are welcome to set sail. If you book a third seat in your canoe, that paddler’s admission is half price. Pre-registration is required and spaces fill quickly. If you miss this one, another class takes place on July 31.
10-11:30 a.m. July 9. $10 Chattahoochee Nature Center members; $15 general public. Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell. 770-992-2055, www.chattnaturecenter.org.
