5K/1 mile benefit in Marietta
Wonderful Days of Winter Race 5K/1 Mile to benefit Wonderful Days Preschool, Inc., a tuition-free school that helps at-risk pre-school children prepare for kindergarten. 6:30 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. 5K, 9 a.m. 1 Mile today. $25. St. James’ Episcopal Church, 161 Church St., Marietta. WonderfulDaysOfWinter5K.wordpress.com, WonderfulDaysPreK.org.
Model trains, garden lights in Atlanta
Holiday Model Train Show and “Garden Lights, Holiday Nights” 9 a.m.-4 p.m. through today for the train show and 5-10 p.m. through Sunday for “Garden Lights, Holiday Nights” at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta with 1.5 million LED lights. $11 to $20. Parking: $5 to $10. 404-876-5859. AtlantaBotanicalGarden.org.
Photography workshop, lecture in Cartersville
Workshop and lecture with Julieanne Kost of Adobe for an in-depth tutorial on training, techniques and shortcuts for working with Adobe Photoshop. 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. today workshop with noon lunch on your own. $50 to $100. 5 p.m. today lecture on how her passion for photography turned into a career. $10. Booth Western Art Museum, 501 Museum Drive, Cartersville. 770-387-1300. BoothMuseum.org /AnselAdams.
Ice skating in Atlanta
Ice Rink at Centennial Olympic Park. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday. $12, including skate rental, for 90 minutes. 265 Park Ave. West NW, Atlanta. 404-223-4412. CentennialPark.com.
Andy Statman Trio in Dunwoody
“Jazz at the JCC Presents Andy Statman,” a mandolinist and clarinetist. 7 p.m. Sunday. $28 to $35. Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta’s Morris and Rae Frank Theatre, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. Open to all ages. AndyStatman.org. atlantajcc.org.
Winter Adventure at Lake Lanier
Winter Adventure, a snow-packed playland for building a snowman, tubing and sledding. Times and days vary through Feb. 15. $25 to $35, parking for $15, unlimited carnival rides for $20 from 5-10 p.m. Lake Lanier Islands, 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway, Buford. 770-945-8787. LanierIslands.com.
Ice Rink at Sugar Hill
Ice Rink @ Sugar Hill. Hours and days vary. Open through March 1. 5039 W. Broad St. behind Sugar Hill City Hall. $10 to $12 for 90 minutes of skating, $5 for each additional hour, $2 for skate rental. Concessions available. 770-554-7506. IceRinkAtSugarHill.com.
Georgia History exhibit in Atlanta
Georgia History exhibit. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays through March 30. Millenium Gate Museum, 395 17th St. NW, Atlanta. The exhibit begins with pre-Columbian Native American history, the 16th century Spanish settlement of the coast and General James Oglethorpe’s creation of the Colony of Georgia in 1733 and the enlightenment ideals that were instrumental in its inception. $10 to $12 with two hours of free parking at Atlantic Station near Publix Stairwells 8 and 10. 404-881-0900. TheGateAtlanta.com/exhibitions, info@TheGateAtlanta.com.
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