Tribute to Maestro Frank Boggs
Georgia Festival Chorus world premiere honors the chorus’s Maestro Frank Boggs and “72 Years of Song” written in tribute to Boggs by Mack Wilberg, director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. 6:45 p.m. doors open, 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Free. Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, 955 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta. Boggs also will be singing many of his favorite solos. GaFestChorus@gmail.com or tgafc.org.
Army Ranger open house in Dahlonega
U.S. Army Ranger Open House by the 5th Ranger Training Battalion at Camp Frank D. Merrill, 1 Camp Merrill, Dahlonega. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. today. Military skydiving, hand-to-hand combat, mountaineering, helicopter operations and survival skills will be shown along with hands-on displays of modern military equipment and vehicles. 706-864-3367 ext. 5104, Facebook.com/RangerOpenHouse, RangerOpenHouse@gmail.com.
Sarcoidosis walk n run in Stockbridge
Sarcoidosis Awareness 5K Walk n Run. 8-11:30 a.m. today. $10 to $22.09 and $5 for parking. Path Trail to Alexander Lake, Panola Mountain State Park, 2600 Georgia Highway 155 SW, Stockbridge. All proceeds go to FSR Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research at StopSarcoidosis.org. eventbrite.com.
Pancake breakfast in Douglasville
Pancake Breakfast to benefit A Gift of Love by the Kiwanis Club of Douglas County. 8-11 a.m. today. $5 for pancakes, bacon and juice. 3870 Longview Drive, Douglasville. Steven Sheffield at 678-715-5372.
Boomers, seniors expo in Conyers
Generations Expo: 50+ Boomers & Seniors. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. today. Free. Springfield Baptist Church, 1877 Iris Drive, Conyers. 770-963-9205 ext. 1203, GenerationsExpo.com.
Women’s brunch in Marietta
The 10 Women of Hope Women’s Brunch to benefit single mothers who are experiencing an essential financial emergency. 10 a.m.-noon Saturday. $25 at the door. Zion Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall, 165 Lemon St., Marietta. Speaker is Rachel Faulkner Brown. Tickets: 770-354-4523.
Smyrna Spring Jonquil Festival
Smyrna Spring Jonquil Festival by Superior Plumbing. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. today, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Free, including parking and entertainment. The Village Green on Atlanta Road and in front of City Hall, 2800 King St., Smyrna. Tod Miller or Bill Watson at 770-423-1330.
Senior choir’s celebration in McDonough
The Henry County Community Senior Choir’s Anniversary Celebration. 3 p.m. Sunday. Free. Shiloh Baptist Church, 262 Macon St., McDonough. 770-957-2344, ShilohMcDonough.org.
Spring orchestra concert in Dunwoody
Spring orchestra concert by First Baptist Church of Atlanta Worship and Celebration Orchestras. 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Free. Worship Center, First Baptist Church of Atlanta, 4400 N. Peachtree Road, Dunwoody. Directed by Jeff Cranfill, the orchestras will perform jazz, hymns, Broadway pieces, movie soundtrack scores and classics. fba.org.
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