Dog Days 5K in Marietta
Rotary Club of East Cobb’s Dog Days 5K Run, 6:30 a.m. registration, 7:30 a.m. run today, McCleskey-East Cobb YMCA, 1055 East Piedmont Road, Marietta, benefiting Cobb charities and including music, food, prizes and giveaways. Register: DogDaysRun.com.
Asian Garden tour in Loganville
Asian-Inspired Garden at Vines tour with a Master Gardener volunteer, 10 to 11 a.m. today (rain date of Aug. 15), parking lot entrance, Vines Park, 3500 Oak Grove Road, Loganville. Free for all ages. 770-554-0661.
Confederate surrender talk in Kennesaw
“Stacking of Arms: The Confederate Surrender Ceremonies” lecture, 2 p.m. today, Kennesaw Depot, 2829 Cherokee St., Kennesaw with Civil War historian Michael K. Shaffer sharing insights on the war’s various surrender ceremonies. Free. rcjbooks.com/khs.
‘Footloose’ play in Tyrone
Extended performances for “Footloose” by the Legacy Theatre, 3 and 7:30 p.m. today, 3 p.m. Sunday, 1175 Senoia Road, Tyrone. $15-$25. TheLegacyTheatre.org, 404-895-1473.
Concert, Wing Festival in Suwanee
Suwanee’s Concert and Wing Festival with Soul Asylum, 5 p.m. festival, 8 p.m. concert today, Town Center Park at Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road and Buford Highway. Suwanee.com.
Wynonna Judd in Fayetteville
Wynonna and the Big Noise, 7 p.m. today, Southern Ground Amphitheater, 301 LaFayette Ave., Fayetteville. $45-$58. Wynonna.com, SouthernGroundAmp.com/rr_events/104-2, 770-719-4173.
‘John Denver’s America’ in Roswell
Georgia Ensemble Theatre’s “Almost Heaven: John Denver’s America” for all ages, 8 p.m. today, Sunday, Ben Brady Pavilion, Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell. $15-$30. Tickets: get.org/almost-heaven-john-denvers-america, 770-641-1260.
Rolling Stones Tribute in Marietta
Stephen Skipper’s Rolling Stones Tribute, 8 p.m. today, Earl Smith Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square, Marietta. $15-$18. RollingStones-tribute.com, EarlSmithStrand.org, 770-293-0080.
‘Once Upon a Mattress’ in Alpharetta
“Once Upon a Mattress” by Act 1 Theater, 8 p.m. today (with optional Saturday dinner special at Tuscany Cafe and Bistro), 2 p.m. Sunday (with optional lunch special at Mittie’s Tea Room), Alpharetta Presbyterian Church, 180 Academy St., Alpharetta. $15-$39. Tickets@Act1Theater.com, 770-663-8989.
The Dixie Melody Boys in Avondale Estates
Grammy-nominated Southern Gospel quartet, The Dixie Melody Boys, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 47 Covington Road, First Baptist Church, Avondale Estates, led by 50-year veteran and recent Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductee Ed O’Neal. afbc.com, DixieMelodyBoys.com, 404-294-5285.
Ladies’ roller derby in Woodstock
Marietta Derby Darlins vs North Georgia Rollergirls, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Hot Wheels Skate Center, 228 Farm Ridge Drive NE, Woodstock. Back-to-school items will be collected for local schools. $6.17-$21.69. Tickets: BrownPaperTickets.com/event/2027671. Facebook.com/NorthGeorgiaRollerGirls, MariettaDerbyDarlins.com.
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