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Car show: Cars of all vintages will be on display during the car show at St. David's Episcopal Church from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 11. Guests will be able to vote for their favorite cars. Food will be available for purchase. Admission is free for spectators; exhibitors will donate to outreach ministries. 1015 Old Roswell Road, Roswell. www.stdavidchurch.org.
Fiesta time: The Diocesan Commission on Hispanic Ministry will present its annual fiesta at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Cathedral of St. Philip. Free and open to all, the celebration will include ethnic foods, craft items, dancing and a piñata. Visitors may bring a dish to share or come and bid on a variety of silent auction items. Contributions will be used for humanitarian projects in Latin America. 2744 Peachtree Road, Atlanta. www.stphilipscathedral.org.
Conversations about innocence: At 4 p.m. Saturday, April 11, St. John's Lutheran Church will host Aimee Maxwell, executive director of the Georgia Innocence Project (GIP). The GIP's mission is to free those who have been wrongfully incarcerated and to educate the public on the issue. A conversation about the criminal justice system and ways to come together as a community will take place. Also, at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 18, GIP's first exoneree, Clarence Harrison, will tell the story of his traumatic experience as a man convicted of a crime he did not commit. He will tell of his journey and how he overcame the challenges of returning to society after almost two decades in prison. Both events are free and open to all. 1410 Ponce de Leon Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-378-4243, www.stjohnsatlanta.org.
Concert time: As part of its spring tour, the Maryland-based the Annapolis Area Christian School will perform at the Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Free. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 11. 48 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive S.W., Atlanta. 404-521-1866.
Time for brunch: 10 Women of Hope will present its seventh annual Women's Brunch at Zion Baptist Church. Over brunch, the event will feature celebrity male waiters and highlights about the group's mission to support single mothers experiencing an essential financial emergency in Cobb County. The brunch will take place 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 25; $20 tickets are available at the door or via www.10womenofhope.org. 165 Lemon St., Marietta.
Dinner theater: Bethel United Methodist Church will host "Murder, Mayhem and Marshmallow Salad," a murder-mystery dinner theater performance at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25. Guests can expect a catered dinner, "who done it" cards plus surprises. A donation of $30 is requested; seating is limited. Reservations are required; the last day for reservations is Tuesday, April 14. 245 Fairview Road, Stockbridge. 770-474-2570.
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