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Little River Methodist’s Vacation Bible is back, June 15-17 from 6-8 p.m. It is a free event, and dinner is included. www.littleriverumc.info. Call 770-926-2495.
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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.
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Unwind Wednesday. Photo courtesy of Cherokee Recreation and Parks.
MAY
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The inaugural Charity Cornhole Tournament, benefiting Experiences Foundation and ACES Youth Home, will be at The Mill on Etowah, noon-4 p.m. To register, visit https://bit.ly/3O96lXa.
JUNE
1 Unwind Wednesday
is the first Wednesday of every month through October, 5:30-8 p.m., 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.
4 WalkGoshen Valley 5K Run/ The
, beginning at 7:30 a.m., will kick off the Upriver Festival, featuring vendors, food and more, at The Mill on Etowah. To register, visit https://runsignup.com/Race/GA/ Canton/GoshenValleyRunWalk.
Thomas Fountain, right, will be performing at the Canton Theatre, 7-9 p.m. Special guest Erin Kirby will kick off the show. https://bit.ly/3rlNqPi.
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Registration is open for Safe Sitter classes June 8 and July 21. The class is designed to teach students in grades 6-8 how to be safe when home alone. Classes will be at Northside’s Cherokee Education Center in Woodstock, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration should be completed one week before the class. Fee is $40. Contact Lana Mayfield to register: lana.mayfield@northside.com or 678-388-6401. 44
AROUND WOODSTOCK | June 2022
, 1-5 p.m. at The Mill on Etowah. The free event features artists, vendors, food and games, and speakers.
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The fourth annual Golfing Fore! the 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.
Ancestral 21 Treasures: Historic Preservation of Join Tanzy Ward for a talk on
Family Heirlooms, 7-8 p.m., at the Cherokee County History Center in Canton. https://historycherokee.org/events.
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Stop by Garden in the Park, featuring homegrown and handmade art, food, music, flowers, plants, recycling and more, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., at Cannon Park in downtown Canton. https://bit.ly/3tbdUnC.
JULY
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The Independence Day 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/event-group/pub-crawls.
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Woodstock’s 25th annual Freedom begins on Main St. at 7:15 a.m. woodstockfreedomrun.com. The July 4th Spectacular kicks off with the parade at 10 a.m., starting at Woodstock Elementary on Rope Mill Road and traveling down Main St. to Sam’s Club at Highway 92. After the parade, stop by The Park at City Center, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., for a festival. The day concludes with fireworks at dusk behind the Lowe’s shopping center at Hwy 92 and I-575. For traffic directions, visit www.woodstockga.gov.
