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Cobb Animal Control hosts animal arts festival
By Janel Davis
June 20, 2012Cobb County’s first Art, Barks and Purrs arts festival is set for Saturday at the county animal shelter in Marietta.
The festival is part of a new program to raise awareness of the county’s homeless animals and to encourage residents visit the shelter. Featured vendors will be exhibiting handcrafted, animal-related art including jewelry, bird feeders and houses, housewares, and pet portraits.
The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the front lawn of the animal shelter, 1060 Al Bishop Drive in Marietta.
Festival information: Tom Flynn, 770-590-5601; www.cobbanimalcontrol.org
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