Around & About for K-9s Car Show and Community 25 Cars Event,
10 a.m.-2 p.m., is a fundraiser for the Paulding County Sheriff ’s Office K-9 Memorial and the Powder Springs Police Department K-9 unit. Organized by the Jess Rousey Honoring Heroes Foundation Inc. and held at Hardy Chevrolet Buick GMC, the festival includes a car show, entertainment, food trucks, a kids zone and a local vendor expo. For information or applications, email contact@honoring-heroes.org or visit www.honoring-heroes.org/upcoming-events.
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The East Cobb Quilters’ Guild will present Georgia Celebrates Quilts’ 18th Biennial Quilt Show and Market June 9-11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, at the Cobb County Civic Center in Marietta. Georgia’s largest continuing juried and judged quilt show will feature more than 300 quilts from artists all across the state, a vendor market, a raffle quilt, a quilt store, a block party, postcards, a basket raffle, a sewing studio raffle, a guild passport, pin sales and quilt appraisals. Admission is $10, with children 5 and younger free. The Northeast Cobb Business Association is sponsoring the Seventh Annual 5K-9 Road Race at Piedmont Church, 570 Piedmont Road, Marietta. Registration starts at 7 a.m., and the race/walk begins at 8 a.m. The event will be raising funds to provide a service dog for the Cobb County Sheriff ’s Office. For information or to register, visit https://northeastcobbba.com/.
The city of Acworth and the Acworth Business Association will present the annual Fourth of July Concert and Fireworks at Cauble Park. Live music will start at 5:30 p.m., and fireworks will begin at approximately 9:30 p.m. Attendees who do not have a parking pass (or if parking is full) will need to park downtown and walk to the park. Shuttles will not be running. Handicappedaccessible parking will be available at McCall Primary School, and a shuttle will be provided for handicapped attendees beginning at noon.
FARMERS MARKETS Through Aug. 1
The Kennesaw Farmers Market is open 3:307:30 p.m. Mondays at Depot Park. Applications for vendors for the 2022 season are being accepted and reviewed on an ongoing basis. For more information, email kennesawfarmersmarket@gmail.com or visit https://forms.gle/T1LQBjqTgLE2gVSJA.
Through Oct. 28
The Acworth Farmers Market is open 8 a.m.noon Fridays rain or shine at Logan Farm Park at the main entrance. Applications for vendors for the 2022 season are being accepted and reviewed on an ongoing basis. For more information or an application, visit https://www.acworth.org/ departments/parks_recreation_and_community_ resource_department/acworth_farmers_market.php. 36
AROUND ACWORTH | June 2022
