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Unwind Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Cherokee Recreation and Parks.

MAY

01 Registration for Good Shepherd Lutheran Church’s Vacation Bible School (July 11-15) will open at www.gslutheran.org. The theme is Jesus Is My Anchor. 04 Unwind Wednesday is back, 5:30-8 p.m., the first Wednesday of every month through October, at Cherokee Veterans Park in Canton. Featuring a variety of food trucks, live music and more, the event will be fun for the whole family. www.playcherokee.org.

07 BSA Troop 641’s Foster Dog Supply Drive, benefitting Ruff Redemption Rescue, will be 10 a.m.4 p.m. May 7 at Sassy Paws Pet Boutique in Woodstock. Training potty pads, towels, dry food, flea/ tick and heartworm medicine, paper towels, crate pads, leashes, blankets, collars and toys will be accepted. For more information, email jason.west115@yahoo.com.

The Cinco de Mayo Pub Crawl is 2-6 p.m. in downtown Woodstock. Crawl-goers are encouraged to visit participating restaurants, and enjoy food and beverage specials. https://visitwoodstockga.com/eventgroup/pub-crawls.

The HOPE Center’s Walk for Life 2022 kicks off at 9 a.m. at the Event Green at Woodstock Arts Village. The 1.6-mile walk is a round-trip route on Noonday Creek Trail. https://supporthopecenter.com. 09 Registration is open for the annual MUST Charity Golf Tournament. This is a two-flight tournament; the first flight breakfast and range practice begins at 7 a.m. at Woodmont Country Club in Canton. www.mustministries.org/golf. 12 Join the Reveille for Hope breakfast fundraiser to help establish The Green Zone Veterans Community Center. To RSVP, visit https://tinyurl.com/2e8vduz5. To learn more, visit https://highlandriversfoundation.org. 18 The 29th annual United Methodist Scholarship Golf Outing begins with registration, a continental breakfast, and driving range and putting contests, 8:30-9:30 a.m., at Lake Arrowhead Yacht and Country Club in Waleska. www.reinhardt.edu/ give/ministerial-golf-outing.

20 The Homeless Veterans Charity Golf Tournament will raise funds to provide programs and services to homeless veterans in our community, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m., at Lake Arrowhead Yacht and Country Club in Waleska. https://bit.ly/3JeATEe. 21 The fifth annual Ball Ground Garden Club Plant Sale and Festival, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., will be held at 215 Valley Street, next to Ball Ground City Hall. There will be a large selection of plants, gardening presentations, local vendors and raffles. ballgroundgardenclub.com.

Bascomb United Methodist Church is hosting a garage sale benefiting the youth ministry, 9 a.m.4 p.m. The United Methodist Men are holding a barbeque, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Lunch is $10 and smoked pork butts are $40. For more information, email youth@bascombumc.org.

JUNE

16 A prostate cancer screening will be held at Northside Hospital Cancer Institute Radiation Oncology — Cherokee in Canton. https://bit. ly/3FlClBI. To schedule an appointment, call 404-531-4444.

20 The fourth annual Golfing Fore! the Children tournament will be held at Eagle Watch Golf Club in Woodstock. Shotgun start is at 9 a.m. All proceeds benefit the Service League’s work for children in Cherokee County. https://serviceleague.net/ fundraisers/golfing-fore-the-children. 21 Join Tanzy Ward for a talk on Ancestral

Treasures: Historic Preservation of Family

Heirlooms, 7-8 p.m., at the Cherokee County History Center in Canton. https://historycherokee.org/events.

Cherokee Theatre Company

www.cherokeetheatre.org April 30, May 1

“Faith County” by Mark Landon Smith. Directed by Becca Hogue. Performances are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays at the Canton Theatre. June 10-12, 17-19

“In the Rest Room at Rosenblooms” by Ludmilla Bollow. Performances will be at the Canton Theatre.

Cherokee County School District

www.cherokeek12.net/News/ccsdtheatre2122. Contact the school front office for information. Performances are at 7 p.m. May 6-7

“Puffs: Or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a

Certain School of Magic and Magic” Etowah High School. General admission tickets are $10. Tickets are $7 for thespians and drama club members, senior citizens and children, ages 12 and younger. June 2-4

“Shrek the Musical” Academy Street Theatre Group performs at Cherokee High School. Tickets are $5.

Woodstock Arts

www.woodstockarts.org Through May 8

“Sister Act” follows wannabe star Dolores Van Cartier, who witnesses a murder and is put into hiding at a church as a nun. Recommended for ages 13-plus (language, some violence). Through June 19

“Stacie Rose,” a solo exhibit in the Reeves House, featuring a mixture of gestural mark making, process and hard geometric lines. May 13

iThink Improv is back and ready to get its audiences rolling down the aisles with laughter. Recommended for ages 10-plus (content). May 15

North Georgia artists will gather for Art on the Green, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Woodstock Arts Event Green. Art displayed will include paintings, mixed media, photography, hand-crafted jewelry, eccentric gifts and more. May 21

The Lasting Laugh is a comedy series that brings in Atlanta-based comedians monthly, with Jessica It’s All Good as the host. Recommended for ages 12-plus (content).

Lantern Series

At the Woodstock Arts Event Green; shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Check for updates at www.woodstockarts.org.

May 28: Aditya Prakash Ensemble

June 18: Paul Beaubrun

July 2: Sub-Radio

July 16: Kyshona Armstrong

Brown Bag Concert Series

Thursdays at noon, local musicians will play an hourlong, free concert at the Gazebo in the Park at City Center in Woodstock. woodstockparksandrec.com.

May 5: Surrender Hill

May 12: Mark Miller

May 19: Wyatt Espalin

May 26: Justin Monday

Woodstock Summer Concert Series

The free concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Northside HospitalCherokee Amphitheater. www.woodstockconcertseries.com.

May 14: Marshall Charloff & Purple Xperience

June 11: Sister Hazel

July 9: Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors

Aug. 13: Black Jacket Symphony — Hotel California Sept. 10: Scotty McCreery

Falany Performing Arts Center

For tickets, visit www.facebook.com/ falanyperformingartscenter. May 7

DSB, America’s favorite tribute to Journey, is performing at 3 and 7:30 p.m. Take a trip back in time with high-energy stage production and accurate recreations of Journey’s classics. May 14

Reinhardt’s second annual Bluegrass Festival begins with a jam session at 10 a.m., and the bands take the stage at noon.