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Nominations Open for 2022-23 Leadership Cobb
Paintings at the Art House are available for purchase.
New Exhibit, Call for Artists and More! The Acworth Arts Alliance’s Art House started 2022 with the “It’s a New Year!” exhibit, which will run until Feb. 26. Events are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be available. The Art House is accepting submissions for the “Chiaroscuro” exhibit, which will run March 5-April 23. The submission deadline for this exhibit is midnight Feb. 15. For more information on exhibit submissions, visit acworthartsalliance. org/guidelines. The alliance’s annual fundraiser, Live at Logan Farm Park, will be April 23 with the Weekend Getaway Band scheduled to perform. Sponsor-table dinners will be provided by 1885 Grill. Concessions will be available. The concert is free and open to the public. Register now for upcoming classes and workshops at the Art House and at the Roberts School in downtown Acworth. For more information, visit www.acworthartsalliance.org.
Leadership Cobb, the Cobb Chamber’s leadership development program, is seeking nominations for members of its 2022-23 class. Fifty diverse and qualified individuals are selected annually to participate in this leadership development program. Leadership Cobb enhances personal and professional growth, while participants gain awareness of current issues, community resources and the social, political and economic needs of the community. Program days combine lectures and dialogue among speakers as well as audience interaction with leaders in all facets of the community. Nominations are open until Feb. 14, and can be found at https://bit. ly/3GJC4Kn.
WaterSmart Art Contest Seeks Entries Show off your drawing skills and get published in Cobb’s waterSmart art contest coloring book. For this contest, fourthand fifth-grade students enrolled in Cobb County and City of Marietta School Districts are asked to draw Cobb Water’s mascot, Tappy Turtle, practicing a water-saving habit. The deadline for submissions is 3 p.m. Feb. 18. The winners will be invited to a virtual reception March 14. Winning entries will be compiled into a coloring book and distributed throughout the county. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3FFVaQm, or email michael.kahle@cobbcounty.org. 12
AROUND ACWORTH | February 2022
