Close to Home for June 27

Pond and garden tour in Atlanta

Atlanta Pond and Garden Tour, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today (rain or shine), 520 Fawn Run, Alpharetta or 814 Fern St., Marietta with 11 unique ponds and gardens from Alpharetta to Marietta on display. $15 per adult. Tickets: AtlantaKoiClub.org.

‘Touch-a-Truck’ in Brookhaven

Brookhaven Touch-a-Truck, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Blackburn Park, 3493 Ashford Dunwoody Road NE for children to hop into a fire truck, meet a police K-9 dog and turn on the lights in a police car, also including Krispy Kreme breakfast treats and coffee. BrookhavenGa.gov.

Zion Baptist Church 150th in Marietta

Zion Baptist Church of Marietta’s “Style: The Inner Experience,” a theatrical, multimedia fashion presentation that is a part of Zion’s year-long 150th anniversary celebratory events, 1 and 7 p.m. today, 165 Lemon St. $10-$12 for the church’s service ministries. Tickets: ZBCMarietta.org/Zion150.

Gospel music festival in Villa Rica

Thomas A. Dorsey Birthplace Festival to remember the late “Father of Gospel Music” (1899-1993) who wrote “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” after the deaths of his wife in childbirth and newborn son and “Peace in the Valley” recorded by Elvis Presley, 3 to 5 p.m. today, Mount Prospect Church, 133 Thomas Dorsey Drive; Blues in the Night and Fireworks, 5:30 to 9 p.m., Mill Amphitheatre, Historic Downtown Villa Rica. Free. hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=10043, VillaRicaTourism.com/dorsey.html.

Faith and Freedom Festival in Ball Ground

Ball Ground Faith and Freedom Festival by Ball Ground United Methodist Church, 3 to 10 p.m. today, City Park, Gilmer Ferry Road, Ball Ground with 8 p.m. nondenominational worship service and fireworks show. Free. Facebook.com/FaithAndFreedomFestival, FaithAndFreedomFestival.com.

‘A Little Princess’ in McDonough

“A Little Princess” by The Henry Players Community Theatre, 7:30 p.m. today, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Henry County Performing Arts Center, 37 Lemon Street, McDonough. $15-$18. HenryPlayers.com.

Patriotic concert in Cumming

Patriotic Concert by Forsyth County Senior Services with The Sounds of Sawnee Concert Band, 2:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sexton Hall Enrichment Center, 2115 Chloe Road, Cumming for all ages. $5-$8, including refreshments. Tickets: 770-781-2178. SoundsOfSawnee.com.

Patriotic celebration in Roswell

Roswell Patriotic Celebration with the Atlanta Wind Symphony and the 120-voice Roswell United Methodist Church Sanctuary Choir, 4 p.m. Sunday, Roswell United Methodist Church, 814 Mimosa Blvd. AtlantaWindSymphony.org/newsite/schedule.asp, rumc.com.