Run for Food 5K in Powder Springs
Run for Food 5K Race by the Powder Springs Police Department. 9 a.m. today. $25 for adults, $15 for children ages 4 to 12, free for children ages 1 to 3 years and dogs on leashes. Powder Springs City Hall, 4484 Marietta St. This timed race is a fundraiser for M.U.S.T. Ministries’ Summer Lunch Program. All levels of fitness are encouraged to attend, including walkers. RacesOnline.com/events/run-for-food-5K.
Special needs baseball in Douglasville
Douglas County Challengers Baseball for special needs children. 10 a.m. to noon today and every Saturday through June. Free. Beulah Ruritan Park, 3655 McKown Road, Douglasville. Open to children to young adults, ages 6 to 21, who are physically and/or mentally challenged. Families and volunteers are welcome. Coach Philip Troglin at 770-941-2209, DCChallengers@aol.com, Facebook.com/DouglasCountyChallengers.
Douglas County Special Olympics Car Show
Douglas County Special Olympics Car Show. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Free to visitors, $25 vehicle registration. Ben’s Antiques, 9552 Ga. 5, Douglasville. Open to cars, trucks and bikes. Jessica Morgan of Douglas County Parks & Recreation at 770-920-7129 or jmorgan@co.douglas.ga.us.
Drinking Water Festival in Roswell
Roswell Water Plant Open House and Drinking Water Festival by the city’s Water Utility Department. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. Free, including a cookout. Roswell Water Plant, 100 Dobbs Drive, Roswell. Learn more about the source of Roswell’s drinking water, how it is treated, the AquaHawk Alerting system and the toilet rebate program for National Drinking Water Week Monday to May 13. 770-641-3707, water_utility@RoswellGov.com.
Spring Saturday at The Rock Ranch
Spring Saturday. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. $13.23, free for children 2 and under. The Rock Ranch, 5020 Ga. 36, The Rock. Enjoy the Cathy family cattle farm of Chick-fil-A with the 50-foot rock climbing wall, zip lines, giant jumping pillow, Tiny Town of themed playhouses and locomotive train. 706-647-6374, TheRockRanch.com.
Renovated Rose Garden Tour in Loganville
Renovated Rose Garden Tour. 10-11 a.m. today. Free. Parking lot entrance, Vines Park, 3500 Oak Grove Road, Loganville. Join Master Gardener volunteers in this tour and learn about proper care and growing of roses. Rain date: May 13. 678-277-0900, GwinnettCountyEvents.com.
Tucker Art Festival
Tucker Art Festival: ARTucker. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today. Free. Tucker Recreation Center, 4898 Lavista Road, Tucker. More than 50 local artists, live music, a food truck and face painting. ARTuckerGa@yahoo.com.
Kids’ Coloring Club in Atlanta
Kids’ Coloring Club. 11 a.m. to noon today. Free. Southwest Branch, 1463 Pryor Road, Atlanta. Children of all ages are invited and may bring their favorite coloring books or use the library’s coloring sheets. 404-613-5771, afpls.org.
Chastain Park Arts Festival in Atlanta
Chastain Park Arts Festival by The Atlanta Foundation for Public Spaces. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free. Chastain Park, 4469 Stella Drive, Atlanta. See works by around 185 artists and artisans, and hear local acoustic musicians. Enjoy a children’s area and gourmet food trucks. ChastainParkArtsFestival.com.
Healthy Kids Day at YMCAs
Healthy Kids Day by the YMCA of Metro Atlanta. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. Free. All 17 YMCA locations across metro Atlanta. Activities, games and food for the whole family. ymcaKidsDay.com.
Healthy Pets DeKalb in Stone Mountain
Healthy Pets DeKalb by LifeLine Animal Project. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Free but first-come, first-served. Wade Walker Park, 5585 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain. Free vaccinations provided by veterinarians, vouchers for free spay/neuters to use at LifeLine’s Spay & Neuter Clinics, free microchipping, free county pet registration, free dog and cat food, free collars, free leashes and more. A nonprofit founded in 2002, LifeLine Animal Project provides lifesaving solutions to end the euthanasia of healthy, treatable animals in county shelters. 678-883-2FIX (678-883-2349), community@LifeLineAnimal.org.
Civil War Living History in Roswell
Civil War Living History Weekend. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday. Free except for home tours. Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell. Civil War soldiers will demonstrate period weapons, military drill and daily life in the 1860s. The Stately Vintage Dancers of Jonesboro will perform period dance on both days with the 8th Regiment Band of Rome playing on Sunday. Demonstrations and lectures will take place in the barn both days. 770-640-3855, RoswellGov.com.
Snellville Days Festival
Snellville Days Festival. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free with free parking/shuttle. T. W. Briscoe Park, 2500 Sawyer Parkway, Snellville. Park at First Baptist Church Snellville, 2400 Main St. SnellvilleDays.org.
Art Therapy Day in Decatur
Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day by the Clinical Art Therapists of the Georgia Art Therapy Association, a chapter of the American Art Therapy Association. 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today. Free. Toco Hill Library, 1282 McConnell Drive, Decatur. Designed by Clinical Art Therapists to support children’s mental health, relaxation and wellness, activities will include Special Friend soft puppet making, mandala coloring, stained glass paper craft and creating a Tiny Box for comfort, remembrance and self-nurturing. 404-290-8773, GeorgiaArtTherapy@gmail.com, GeorgiaArtTherapy.org.
SpringsFest in Powder Springs
SpringsFest by the Powder Springs Business Group. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today. Free. Town Square, Pineview Drive at Marietta Street, Powder Springs. Enjoy vendors, live entertainment, food and children’s activities. PowderSpringsBG@gmail.com.
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.
- Memorial Field Walk: 11:30 a.m. to noon today. Follow the battle line of the Union divisions involved in the assault at the base of Big Kennesaw Mountain on June 27, 1864.
- Cheatham Hill History Talks: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday and May 13. Meet historians Phillip Whiteman and Stuart Berkowitz at the Cheatham Hill Drive parking area near the Illinois Monument.
- Cannon Artillery Demonstrations: 11 a.m., noon, 2 p.m., 3 p.m. Sunday and May 28 and 29. Sunday: peak of Big Kennesaw Mountain, other dates: front field. Note that cannon firings are very loud, especially to those with hearing sensitivity such as children and dogs.
‘Promenade Through History’ in McDonough
“Promenade Through History: A Visit With the Past” by the Genealogical Society of Henry & Clayton Counties, Inc. 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. today. $15 for adults, $6 for children 12 and under. Cannon Cleveland Contemporary Chapel, 2480 Highway 42 N., McDonough. Seven characters, in period costumes, will recall history through their personal stories, including Nettie Bess Fouche, the first female Clerk of the Superior Court of Henry County and the first one in the U.S. and Charles Marion Shields, a Henry/Clayton County farmer and teacher who is former First Lady Michelle Obama’s third great-grandfather. Tickets: 770-954-1456, HenryClaytonGenealogy.com.
‘Church Basement Ladies’ in Tyrone
“Church Basement Ladies” musical comedy. 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. today, 3 p.m. Sunday. $30 to $40 for adults, $25 to $35 with senior/student discount, $15 for children ages 12 and under. Legacy Theatre, 1175 Senoia Road, Suite C, Tyrone. 404-895-1473, TheLegacyTheatre.org.
Cinco de Mayo Celebrations in Clayton County
Cinco de Mayo Celebrations by Clayton County Library. claytonpl.org.
- For teens with games, trivia and traditional snacks: 3:30-5:30 p.m. today. Free. Forest Park Branch, 4812 West St., Forest Park. 770-347-0160.
- With a nacho/taco bar: 4:30-6 p.m. today. Free. Lovejoy Branch, 1721 McDonough Road, Hampton. 770-472-8129.
Preview Concert in College Park
Preview Concert: Choral Guild of Atlanta Celebrating Leonard Bernstein. 4 p.m. today. $15, $12 for seniors, $5 for students. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3480 E. Main St., College Park. Selections will include “Missa Brevis,” “The Chichester Psalms” performed in Hebrew and portions from “West Side Story.” 404-223-6362 or tickets@cgatl.org.
‘Phantom of the Opera’ in Conyers
“Phantom of the Opera” 40th Anniversary Spring Musical by Heritage High School Patriot Players. 7:30 p.m. tonight, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. $10 adults, $8 senior citizens, $5 students. Heritage High School, 2400 Granade Rd., Conyers. Tickets: 770-483-5428 ext. 2712, PatriotBoxOffice@yahoo.com.
DeKalb Choral Guild in Atlanta
DeKalb Choral Guild: Water, a concert of songs about drought, flood, longing and hope. 7:30 p.m. today. $5, free for children ages 12 and under, including a post-concert reception. St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church, 1790 Lavista Road, Atlanta. Majok Marier, founder of the organization Wells for Hope, will discuss the work of his group to bring wells and water to people in South Sudan. DeKalbChoralGuild.org.
Harris Jacobs Dream Run in Dunwoody
Harris Jacobs Dream Run: 5K/Walk. 8 a.m. Sunday. $30 to $35, $15 for children 12 and under. Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA), Zaban Park campus, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. A family-friendly post-race party will include food, drinks and free massages from Massage Heights. Proceeds will support programming for the MJCCA’s Blonder Family Department for Special Needs. The MJCCA welcomes people of all faiths, ages and backgrounds. Register: 678-812-3981 or Pam.Morton@atlantajcc.org. atlantajcc.org/HJDR.
Free to Breathe Walk in Atlanta
The Atlanta Free to Breathe 1-Mile Walk. 9 a.m. registration, 10:30 a.m. walk Sunday. $20 to $30. Piedmont Park, 400 Park Drive NE, Atlanta. All proceeds support the nonprofit Free to Breathe, a lung cancer research and advocacy organization dedicated to doubling lung cancer survival by 2022. Register: FreeToBreathe.org/atlanta.
‘Peter Pan’ ballet in Duluth
Buford School of Ballet: “Peter Pan.” 11:30 a.m., 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. today, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. $15. Infinite Energy Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. Tickets: 770-932-0093 or at the door. BufordSchoolOfBallet.com, InfiniteEnergyCenter.com/events/detail/peter-pan-2017.
Henry County Farmers Market
Henry County Farmers Market. 3-6 p.m. Sunday and every first Sunday. Nash Farm Park, 4361 Jonesboro Road, Hampton. Local farmers, crafters and artisans will be selling homegrown vegetables, farm-raised beef, jams, jellies, handmade crafts and jewelry, homemade baked goods and locally made honey. 770-288-7300, ParksRec@co.henry.ga.us.
Choral Guild of Atlanta in Atlanta
Choral Guild of Atlanta: Celebrating Leonard Bernstein. 4 p.m. Sunday. $15, $12 for seniors, $5 for students. Northside Drive Baptist Church, 3100 Northside Drive, Atlanta. Selections will include “Missa Brevis,” “The Chichester Psalms” performed in Hebrew and portions from “West Side Story.” 404-223-6362 or tickets@cgatl.org.
Atlanta Community Symphony Orchestra in Atlanta
Atlanta Community Symphony Orchestra: Ruth Kern Young Artists Concerto Competition, 43rd Annual Winners Concert. 4 p.m. Sunday. Peachtree Presbyterian Church, 3434 Roswell Road NE, Atlanta. facebook.com/ACSOrch, acsorch.org.
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