Birding Canoe Trip in Roswell
Birding Canoe Trip. 7-11 a.m. Saturday. $30 to $40 for ages 14 and above. Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell. Some binoculars are available, but participants are encouraged to bring their own. 770-992-2055, ChattNatureCenter.org.
Document shredding in Cobb
- Keep Marietta Beautiful event. 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. 591 N. Marietta Parkway, Marietta just east of Fairground Street. Look for police car and shredding truck. MariettaGa.gov.
- Keep Smyrna Beautiful event. 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Aline Wolfe Adult Recreation Center, 884 Church St. SE, Smyrna. SmyrnaCity.com.
Fall Fling, Yard Sale in Suwanee
Fall Fling and Yard Sale. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Free. George Pierce Park Community Recreation Center, 55 Buford Highway, Suwanee. GwinnettCountyEvents.com.
Fall Tree Sale. 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. $5 to $7, free for children ages 5 and younger (with family). Smith-Gilbert Gardens, 2382 Pine Mountain Road, Kennesaw. Among the plants available will be dogwoods, redbuds and ginkos. 770-919-0248, SmithGilbertGardens.com.
City Springs tours in Sandy Springs
Community tours of City Springs. 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Free. Enter at Mount Vernon Highway at Sandy Springs Circle in front of the Holder construction trailers. Tours will be led by representatives from Sandy Springs and the city’s project partners, Holder Construction and Carter. communications@SandySpringsGa.gov.
Shoupade Park Dedication in Smyrna
Shoupade Park dedication. 10-11 a.m. Saturday. Free, including refreshments. 4770 Oakdale Road, Smyrna near Fort Drive. Cobb County Board of Commission Chairman Mike Boyce and Civil War historian and KSU instructor Michael K. Shaffer will dedicate Shoupade Park’s recent placement on the Cobb County Register of Historic Places. Shaffer also will lead a tour of the site where the interpretive signs have been replaced. A Friends of Shoupade Park is forming. RiverLine.org, facebook.com/RiverLineHistoricArea.
WellStar Medication Take Back Day in Cobb
WellStar Medication Take Back Day in Cobb. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. WellStar Acworth Health Park, 4550 Cobb Parkway NW, Acworth; WellStar East Cobb Health Park, 3747 Roswell Road, Marietta and Cobb Senior Services, 1150 Powder Springs St., Marietta. Sponsored by WellStar Health System, Safe Kids Cobb County and the Cobb County Police Department. Prevent accidental poisoning, overdoses and improper use of unused, expired prescription medications to one of these three drop-off locations and receive a free gift. No questions asked. No forms or ID required. Sharps, liquids and pills will be accepted. 770-793-7373, 1-800-222-2222, rxDrugAbuse.org.
Family Day/Culture Fest in Sweet Auburn
Family Day/Culture Fest. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, 450 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta. The history, heritage, arts, culture and stories will be celebrated that have made the Sweet Auburn historic district the center of African American culture in Atlanta. Also, see the trailer screening of the upcoming documentary film “Maynard” directed by Emmy Award-winning director Sam Pollard. Expected to be released in 2018, the movie will tell the story of Atlanta’s first Black mayor Maynard Holbrook Jackson II. The film’s producers, Maynard Jackson III and his wife Wendy Eley Jackson, will answer questions about the film from 1-1:30 p.m. at the National Park Service Martin Luther King Jr. Visitor’s Center on Auburn Avenue. Hosts will be the National Black Arts Festival, National Park Service, Historic District Development Corporation and Sweet Auburn Works. SweetAuburnWorks.com, nps.gov/malu, nbaf.org.
Public Safety Fall Festival in Lawrenceville
Public Safety Fall Festival. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Free. Coolray Field, 2500 Buford Drive, Lawrenceville. Gwinnett’s Police and Fire Departments will host a touch-a-truck event with displays of a police helicopter, an ambulance and a ladder truck. Police will show their S.W.A.T. gear, while the fire specialty teams will perform various demonstrations. Animal Welfare and Enforcement will assist with pet adoptions, and parents may have their children’s car seats checked. GwinnettCountyEvents.com.
Post-WWI exhibit in Atlanta
Anne Morgan’s War: American Women Rebuilding France 1917-24. Through Sept. 30. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays, noon-5:30 p.m. Sundays. $11 to $16.50. Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta. This exhibit of photographs and rare silent film footage “brings to life the extraordinary work undertaken by 350 American women – all volunteers – who left comfortable lives in the U.S. to devote themselves to humanitarian aid in France.” The exhibit is among a series of exhibitions at the Atlanta History Center this year and next, commemorating the WWI centennial. 404-814-4000, AtlantaHistoryCenter.com.
Gwinnett County Fair in Lawrenceville
Gwinnett County Fair. 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday, 1-10 p.m. Sunday. $10 (cash only), $5 for ages 6 to 11 and 65 and older, free for children ages 5 and under with paid adult, $20 to $25 extra for ride tickets (cash or credit), free parking. 2405 Sugarloaf Parkway, Lawrenceville. GwinnettCountyFair.com/index.php/fair-information, vimeo.com/146922218.
‘The Jungle Book’ play in Roswell
“The Jungle Book”: FamilyStage Adventure Series. 11 a.m. Saturday and Sept. 30. $10. Georgia Ensemble Theatre, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. Greg Banks presents his adaptation from the classic book by Rudyard Kipling. get.org.
Douglas County September Saturdays Festival
Douglas County September Saturdays Festival. 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sept. 30. Free with free parking. Douglas County Courthouse, 8700 Hospital Drive, Douglasville. Saturday: Family Day, School Expo, free and confidential HIV testing, free computerized child ID program, Jobs Fair with Gordon Food Service, Caraustar, Water and Sewer Authority, Silver Line by Andersen, Douglas County School System Transportation and Nutrition Departments, Metro Garage Doors, Georgia State Patrol and Heritage Bag. Sept. 30: Heroes Day, Touch-a-Truck Experience, Jobs Fair. SeptemberSaturdays.com.
‘Sitting Up With the Dead’ in Smyrna
“Sitting Up With the Dead” for genealogy research. 5-9 p.m. Saturday. $15, including a light supper. Smyrna Library, Genealogy Stacks, 100 Village Green Circle SE, Smyrna. Pay by cash or check, payable to Friends of Smyrna Library, at the Library Front Desk on the first floor. Smyrna Library has 5,000 print volumes in its genealogy collections, with a special emphasis on Virginia and the South. The collection also includes Census and cemetery records on microfiche as well as access to the following databases: Ancestry.com, MyHeritage Library Edition, American Ancestors and HeritageQuest. Professional genealogists Dianne Barfield and Karen Molohon will answer questions and guide participants to other resources when they hit a dead end. SmyrnaCity.com.
Departure: Journey tribute band in Duluth
Departure: Journey tribute band. 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Free. Town Green, 3142 Hill St., Duluth. Davin McCoy will be the opening act for this last in the city’s Summer Stage Concert Series. The dance floor will be open with food and drink vendors available. DuluthGa.net/community/summer_stage_concert_series.php.
Southern comedy play in Canton
“The Red Velvet Cake War” by the Cherokee Theatre Company. 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. $15 to $18. The Canton Theatre, 171 E. Main St., Canton. A Jones Hope Wooten comedy directed by Nancy Jensen. Three cousins compete in a jaw-dropping, high-stakes wager on who bakes the best red velvet cake for their family reunion. Tickets: 770-591-0282, CherokeeTheatre.org.
‘Once on This Island’ musical in Roswell
“Once on This Island” musical. Through Oct. 1. 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays; 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 4 p.m. Saturday and Sept. 30. $33 to $43. Georgia Ensemble Theatre, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. Atlanta’s Ricardo Aponte directs and choreographs the Lynn Ahrens/Stephen Flaherty Broadway musical, a Caribbean mix of “The Lion King” and “The Little Mermaid.” get.org.
Jazz on the Hill Celebration in Atlanta
Jazz on the Hill outdoor concert with Milkshake & the MSQ, Dara Carter and saxophonist Avery Dixon. 5-8 p.m. Saturday (rain or shine). $10 per person, $20 per table seat, $120 for table of eight. Hillside International Truth Center, Inc., 2450 Cascade Road SW, Atlanta. Visitors may bring their own food, nonalcoholic beverages, chairs and blankets for this event as a part of Hillside’s 46th anniversary celebration. 404-758-6811. Tickets: HillsideInternational.org.
Sandy Springs Festival
Sandy Springs Festival. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free. Heritage Green, 6075 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs. This event is the primary fundraiser for Heritage Sandy Springs, the nonprofit organization that saved the original “sandy springs” and is dedicated to a vibrant community engaged in history, culture and stewardship. Pet friendly, no smoking, no outside food or beverages. events@HeritageSandySprings.org, SandySpringsFestival.com.
- The Sandy Springs Lightning 10K/5K (an AJC Peachtree Road Race qualifier). $30 to $40. Corner of Sandy Springs Circle and Mt. Vernon Highway. Dogs and strollers welcome.
- Pet Parade by Angels Among Us Pet Rescue. Registration: 9-10 a.m. at Festival Main Stage. Parade: 10 a.m. Awards and prizes: 11 a.m. Free.
- Children's Park with rides, bubbles and petting zoo.
- Car Show with classic, custom, exotic and hot rod vehicles.
- City of Sandy Springs Zone with firetrucks.
- The Man Cave with BBQ, beverages and ball games.
- All-day entertainment on the Main Stage, including the Battle of the Bands on Sunday.
- More than 150 vendors in the Business & Civic Expo and new Artist Market.
- Sweets, treats and meats in the Optech Food Court.
- ArtSS Chalk Walk competition.
- Heritage Sandy Springs Museum's new exhibit "L'Chaim Sandy Springs: A Toast to Jewish Participation in Our City." Heritage Hall, Heritage Sandy Springs, 6110 Bluestone Road, Sandy Springs.
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