Fast Track 5K in Duluth
Fast Track 5K by the Southeastern Railway Museum and the city of Duluth. 7 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. race today. $30. Red Clay Music Foundry, 3116 Main St., Duluth. Participants and spectators are encouraged to dress in patriotic attire. Following the race, the city will host its Memorial Day Celebration, recognizing community veterans and service members. The Southeastern Railway Museum will offer free admission to participants with a race number and up to five family members or friends; train rides are extra. tinyurl.com/FT5K2017, SoutheasternRailwayMuseum.org.
Veterans Memorial 5K in Marietta
The American Legion Post 29’s Veterans Memorial 5K: Honoring Our Heroes - Past, Present, Fallen. 7:30 a.m. 5K, 8:30 a.m. 1K Walk/Fun Run, 8:45 a.m. Tot Trot today. $30 online, $35 race day, free Tot Trot for children ages 5 and under. Marietta Square, 1 Cherokee St., Marietta. Runners and walkers of all ages and fitness levels are invited. Parking is free in nearby public decks. All proceeds will support American Legion charities to benefit veterans and their families in Georgia. AmericanLegion5K.org.
Book sale in Decatur
Memorial Holiday Book Sale by The Friends of the Decatur Library. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. Cash or checks. Front lawn, Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore St., Decatur. Proceeds will supply library materials and children’s and adult programs. 404-370-3070, publicityfodl@gmail.com.
Kids Arts Festival in Decatur
Decatur Arts Festival: Kids Arts Festival. 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Free. Decatur Recreation Center, 231 Sycamore St., Decatur. DecaturArtsFestival.com/festival. Decatur Arts Festival
Decatur Arts Festival. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday (rain or shine). Free but paid parking. Downtown Decatur, 101 E. Court Square, Decatur. DecaturArtsFestival.com.
Acworth Memorial Day ceremony
Acworth Memorial Day ceremony. 10-11 a.m. today. Veterans Memorial, Patriots Point, Acworth. Veterans and current servicemen will pay tribute to men and women who have fought and died for our nation. acworth.org/departments/parks_recreation_and_community_resource_department/veteran_memorial.php.
Memorial Day ceremony in Canton
Memorial Day ceremony. 10 a.m. today. Ceremonial Wall, Georgia National Cemetery, 1080 Scott Hudgens Drive, Canton. cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/georgia.asp.
Momocon convention in Atlanta
Momocon: Atlanta’s Animation, Gaming and Comic Convention. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, Sunday. $45 today, $30 Sunday. Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd. NW, Atlanta. Open to all ages, Momocon is a multi-genre fan convention, encompassing American and Japanese animation, gaming (video gaming, board and card gaming, live-action role-play gaming), comics and costuming. momocon.com/faq-momocon.
Alpharetta Arts Streetfest
Alpharetta Arts Streetfest. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today to Monday. Free. Milton Avenue and Main Street, Alpharetta. See more than 90 regional and national artisans. Live music, entertainment, hands-on children’s activities, cuisine from local eateries and street eats in the food court. alpharetta.ga.us, alpha.SplashFestivals.com.
Military appreciation celebration in Marietta
Military appreciation celebration. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today. Free. Marietta Square, 1 Cherokee St., Marietta. Presentation of the Colors, guest speakers, POW/MIA Ceremony, Georgia Symphony Orchestra Youth and Community Band, Flag Retirement. AmericanLegion5k.org/celebration, GeorgiaSymphony.org.
Kennesaw Mountain events
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, 900 Kennesaw Mountain Drive, Kennesaw. Free. Visitor Center at 770-427-4686 ext. 0, nps.gov/kemo.
- Life of the Common Soldier: 11:30 a.m. to noon today. This interactive Ranger presentation will use reproduced props and personal items to illustrate how soldiers lived and fought on the Atlanta Campaign trail in 1864.
- Georgia's Historic Women: 2-3 p.m. today. Author Sara Martin will highlight 15 women from Georgia's 19th century who made outstanding achievements.
Unity Day in Loganville
One People Unity Day Celebration by God’s One People Ministries. Noon-6 p.m. today. Bay Creek Park, 175 Ozora Road, Loganville. Games, entertainment and food. GodsOnePeople@yahoo.com.
Atlanta Decatur Caribbean Carnival
Atlanta Decatur Caribbean Carnival. Noon festival, 1:30-5 p.m. parade today. Avondale Estates. Live music and vendors.
The parade will proceed along Kensington Road, turning east onto Covington Highway, crossing over Memorial Drive and ending at 3952 Covington Highway at the old Mama Country Showcase parking lot. Event permit: facebook.com/CityofAvondaleGA. AtlantaCarnivalBC.com.
Donald Cochran celebration in Decatur
Donald Cochran celebration for the WYZE 1480 AM Gospel Radio program director and on-air personality (9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily). 5 p.m. today. Free for appreciation dinner and entertainment. Banquet Hall, Mt. Patmos Baptist Church, 2207 Candler Road, Decatur. Cochran also was honored in April by the National Association of Gospel Promoters & Managers Radio and TV Personalities for his more than 37 years as a gospel radio host. Pastor Vanessa Daniely of God’s Harvest Outreach Ministry at vdaniely99@gmail.com.
Concert, movie in Buford
Movies under the Stars by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Concert Showcase. 6:30-8:30 p.m. concert, around 9 p.m. movie every Saturday, starting today with the Mike Veal Band/“Fantastic Beasts” (rated PG-13) through July 29. Free. Lawn, The Village Pavilion/The Village Amphitheatre, Mall of Georgia, 3333 Buford Drive, Buford. Also games, bounce houses, snack concessions such as shaved ice. Teresa Holloway at 770-271-9458 or THolloway@Simon.com.
Awards concert in Morrow
Memorial Day Weekend Awards Concert by Franklin Pond Chamber Music. 4 p.m. Sunday. $10 at the door. Spivey Hall, 2000 Clayton State Blvd., Morrow. Chamber music will be performed by award-winning young Georgia musicians alongside internationally esteemed professional musicians, featuring NPR “From the Top” host Christopher O’Riley. The Awards Concert is a culmination of Georgia’s first and only Chamber Music Competition. Franklin Pond Chamber Music is a unique year-round chamber music program for talented string students, offering coaching with faculty members from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, master classes with guest artists from all over the nation, special classes such as movement, eurhythmics and Alexander Technique and many performance opportunities. 678-466-4200, FranklinPond.org.
Dacula 5K, 1 Mile Fun Runs
Dacula Memorial Day 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Run. 6:45 a.m. registration, 7:30 a.m. Fun Run, 8 a.m. 5K Monday. $25 5K Run/Walk, $15 Fun Run. Dacula Park Library, 205 Dacula Road, Dacula. DaculaMemorialDay.com/run2017.htm.
Alpharetta Memorial Day tribute
Memorial Day Tribute by the city of Alpharetta and the Rotary Club of Alpharetta. 9 a.m. music by the Alpharetta City Band, 9:30 a.m. program Monday. Free. Alpharetta City Hall, 2 Park Plaza. Invocation, Posting of Colors, Pledge of Allegiance, National Anthem by Isha Shrotriya and Cade Jarrett, words from the keynote speaker, Colonel (Retired) William J. Gallagher, the laying of the wreath, 21-gun salute and “Taps” by Arthur Yu. Jason Binder, president of the Rotary Club of Alpharetta, at 770-778-4682 or jason@JasonBinder.com; Public Relations Chair Janet Rodgers at 678-297-2811 or janet@AwesomeAlpharetta.com.
Memorial Day ceremony in Milton
Milton’s Memorial Day ceremony. 9 a.m. breakfast and coffee, 10 a.m. ceremony Monday. Free. Plaza, Milton City Hall, 2006 Heritage Walk, Milton. See Georgia skydiver Christian Stevens and hear Vietnam veteran and Atlanta attorney Cary S. King. Shuttle parking 9 a.m. to noon at Crabapple First Baptist Church, 12760 Birmingham Highway with handicap parking at Milton City Hall. Milton Community Outreach and Engagement Manager Courtney Spriggs at 678-242-2533 or Courtney.Spriggs@CityOfMiltonGa.us.
Smyrna Memorial Day ceremony
Smyrna Memorial Day ceremony by the city, Smyrna Veterans Committee, Veterans Memorial Association of Smyrna, American Legion Post 160 and Smyrna Rotary. 9 a.m. Monday. Free with free parking. Twentieth Century Veterans Memorial, 2800 King St. SE, Smyrna or, in the case of inclement weather, the Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Circle. View displays of military equipment. The Georgia Army National Guard Band, Campbell High School JROTC and USAF Honor Guard will be participating in the ceremony. Speakers will be MG (Select) Jesse Simmons Jr. and CPT Donna Rowe, Vietnam theater, U.S. Army Nurse Corps. SmyrnaCity.com, facebook.com/SmyrnaVets.
Brumby Hall tour in Marietta
“A Step Back in Time” by The Friends of Brumby Hall. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday. Free. Brumby Hall and Gardens, 500 Powder Springs St., Marietta. Historians and re-enactors will represent life during the mid-19th century with demonstrations of weaving, sewing, military life, playing dulcimers and children’s games. The Brumby House was built in 1851 by the Georgia Military Institutes’ first superintendent, Colonel Arnoldus V. Brumby, and used as a military hospital in 1864. Communications Manager Lindsey Wiles at 770-794-5509 or lwiles@MariettaGa.gov.
Dunwoody Memorial Day Remembrance
Dunwoody Memorial Day Remembrance. 10-11 a.m. Monday. Free. Veterans Memorial, Brook Run Park, 4770 N. Peachtree Road, Dunwoody. DunwoodyGa.gov.
Dacula Memorial Day Parade
Dacula Memorial Day Parade: “Price of Freedom.” 10 a.m. Monday. From Hebron Baptist Church, 202 Hebron Church Road, down Dacula Road, right on Second Avenue, ending at Dacula High School. Parade review and announcer stand will be in front of Fire Station 16, 195 Dacula Road. This parade honors and remembers those who put their lives on the line for the U.S.A. for the rights and privileges Americans have now. See the C-130 aerial flyover, 94th Airlift Wing and 700th Airlift Squadron, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta. Marvin Atherton at 770-367-7371, DMDParade@gmail.com, DaculaMemorialDay.com.
Woodstock Memorial Day Remembrance
Woodstock Memorial Day Remembrance. 10 a.m. Monday. Free. The Park at City Center, 101 Arnold Mill Road, Woodstock. The city of Woodstock, American Legion, Marine Corps League Detachment 1311 and other local veterans groups will host this event to honor members of the U.S. Armed Forces who died in combat or from an injury as a result of combat. The Cobb New Horizons Concert Band will perform. Guest speaker will be Marine veteran John Blair of the Vietnam conflict who earned a Silver Star and was inducted in the Georgia Military Veterans Hall of Fame in November. Visit the Woodstock Memorial, 10 tons of polished granite dedicated to Woodstock veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice of their lives. Names of Woodstock veterans may be added to the memorial. Engraved Granite Bench Memorials also are available for dedications. 770-517-6788, WoodstockGa.gov, gmvhof.org.
Norcross Memorial Day celebration
Norcross Memorial Day celebration. 11:30 a.m. Monday. Thrasher Park, 93 Park Drive, Norcross. Headlining the event, Dewey Earnest, a decorated veteran, will speak at noon followed by a performance by the Steve Dwiggins Trio. Free hot dogs will be provided by the Norcross Masonic Lodge. APlaceToImagine.com.
Powder Springs Memorial Day ceremony
Powder Springs Memorial Day ceremony by American Legion Post 294 of Powder Springs. Noon Monday. Powder Springs Veterans Memorial, 4181 Atlanta St., Powder Springs in front of the library or, in case of inclement weather, the Coach George Ford Center behind the library. Presentation of Colors by the Post 294 color guard; keynote speaker Randy Goodman, past commander, the American Legion Department of Georgia; comments by Powder Springs Mayor Al Thurman; the laying of a wreath in honor of fallen comrades; patriotic music led by Nadine Asberry; and "Taps." Post home at 770-439-0956, PublicRelations@Post294.org.
Memorial Day ceremony in Lawrenceville
Memorial Day ceremony. 1 p.m. Monday. Free. Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial, 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville. Gwinnett County’s fallen military and public service personnel will be honored by the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners and honor guard units from Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services, Police Department, Sheriff’s Office and the Lawrenceville Police Department. The ceremony will be televised at 7:30 p.m. Monday on TVgwinnett, Gwinnett’s government access cable channel and on demand at tvgwinnett.com. GwinnettCountyEvents.com.
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