Close to home for June 4
You’ve got a few hours over the weekend and are looking for a nearby diversion – something that doesn’t require reservations or a tank of gas. Welcome to Close to Home! Each week we’ll highlight the quick, quaint and quirky events in your neighborhood. Email submissions to CommunityNews@ajc.com.
Ball Ground Summerfest
Ball Ground Summerfest 2016 by the Ball Ground Lions Club is 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. today, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. 210 Valley St., downtown Ball Ground, Cherokee County. 2016 Music Row Country Breakout Independent Artist of the Year Erica Nicole, 5K run, car show, helicopter rides. Funds raised will be used to repair and update the city gym. 678-257-1221, BGSummerFest.net, CityOfBallGround.com/map.
Butterfly festival in Roswell
Flying Colors Butterfly Festival at the Chattahoochee Nature Center is 10 a.m.-3 p.m. today, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. $8 to $12, free for children ages 2 and under with free shuttle bus service from St. Francis School near Willeo/Azalea Road at Ga. 120. 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell. Butterfly releases and encounters, butterfly garden tours, butterfly costume parade, food trucks, music from Ashley Carson, butterfly sidewalk art. 770-992-2055 ext. 238, ChattNatureCenter.org.
Rabies clinic in Paulding County
Rabies Clinic. 2-5 p.m. today. $10, cash only. Paulding County Senior Center, 54 Industrial Way N., Dallas. Bring two completed rabies certificates for each animal. Dogs must be on a leash and cats in a carrier. Rabies certificate: paulding.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5116. Animal Control at 770-445-1511.
Hydrangea festival in Douglas County
The Penny McHenry Hydrangea Festival is today and Sunday in Douglas County with many activities, including a used book sale to benefit the Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy Douglas County. Most activities are free. PennyMcHenryHydrangeaFestival.com.
- Near Standard Flower Show: "America, the Beautiful!" with "Blue Wave" Theme Hydrangea. Public submittals: 7 a.m.-9 a.m. today. Judging: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. today. Show: 1-5 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. Douglas County Courthouse Atrium, 8700 Hospital Drive, Douglasville.
- Garden Tours of nationally recognized private gardens. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Sunday. $25. Various locations. Tickets: PennyMcHenryHydrangeaFestival.com.
- Folk Art Exhibit and Miniature Gardens Display. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Sunday. Free. Douglas County Museum of History and Art, 6754 Bankhead Highway, Douglasville. Self-guided tours.
- Plant-a-Row for Hunger Vegetable Garden and Scarecrow Exhibit. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Sunday. Free. Douglas Public Health, 6770 Selman Drive, Douglasville.
- Designer Gardens. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Sunday. Free. Douglas County High School, 8705 Campbellton St., Douglasville.
- Druid City Daylily Garden. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today, Sunday. Free. 4842 Jennifer Lane, Douglasville.
- Opening of the Douglas County Butterfly Trail. 2 p.m. today. Free. Woodie Fite Senior Center Butterfly Garden, 8750 Dorris Road, Douglasville.
