Pancakes for Special Olympics
Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser for Douglas County Special Olympics. 8-10 a.m. today. $5. Deer Lick Park, 2105 Mack Road, Douglasville. Jessica Morgan at 770-920-7129 or jmorgan@co.douglas.ga.us.
Yard Sale at Acworth church
Yard Sale. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. Family Life Center, Acworth United Methodist Church, 4340 Collins Circle, Acworth. aumcoffice@mindspring.com.
Walk for Life in Marietta
CPS 2016 - Walk for Life and Open House. 8:30 a.m. registration, 9-11 a.m. today. Cobb Pregnancy Services (new location), 615 Roswell St., Marietta. 770-590-9361, info@CobbPregnancy.org, cpsfriends.org.
Walk for Life in Douglasville
PRC Medical’s Walk for Life. 9 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. to noon walk today. O’Neal Plaza, 6695 Church St., downtown Douglasville. 770-920-1000, PartnersOfPRC.com.
Sickle cell fundraiser in Atlanta
Walk-A-Mile for Sickle Cell Disease for 1-mile and 3.5-mile courses. 9 a.m. today. $20 adults, $10 children. Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, 2391 Benjamin E. Mays Drive, Atlanta. Screenings encouraged for athletes and everyone of child-bearing age, by appointment. 404-755-1641, SickleCellGa.org.
JapanFest Atlanta in Duluth
JapanFest Atlanta. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. $10, free for children ages 6 and under. Infinite Energy Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. Tickets: 770-626-2464, InfiniteEnergyCenter.com. JapanFest.org.
Tour of Homes in Roswell
Tour of Homes by Roswell Historical Society. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, 1-4 p.m. Sunday. $20 to $25 for both days. Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. Roswell Historical Society at 770-992-1665, societyrhs@bellsouth.net, RoswellHistoricalSociety.org/2016-tour-of-homes.html.
September Saturday Festival in Douglasville
September Saturday Festival: Family Day. 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. festival, 8-10:30 p.m. movie today. Free. Douglas County Courthouse, 8700 Hospital Drive, Douglasville. Job Fair, Food Court, flu shots, free HIV testing, “E.T.” movie at 8 p.m. Wes Tallon at 770-920-7593 or wtallon@douglas.co.ga.us, SeptemberSaturdays.com.
Benefit Car Show in Lithia Springs
Benefit Car Show for liver transplant recipient Vickie Thompson. 2-5 p.m. today. Free. First Baptist Church of Lithia Springs, 3566 Bankhead Highway, Lithia Springs. $20 per car in show. Michael Strow at 770-363-2122.
Food, music festival in Norcross
Gateway International Food and Music Festival by city of Norcross and Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District. 4-8 p.m. today. Lillian Webb Park, 5 College St., Norcross. Cultural performances at 5:30 p.m., family movie at dusk. APlaceToImagine.com.
Club Nostalgia movie in Roswell
Club Nostalgia: “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” movie (1945). 2:30-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. East Roswell Branch, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell. View the movie at home. Then come for discussion, trivia and prizes. 404-310-5354, ClubNostalgia.vpweb.com.
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