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The Gallop and Go 5K is set for 8 a.m. at First Baptist Church Woodstock. Check for more details at www.beats-inc.org.
PoBoys Car Club’s Cruise In is the third Saturday of each month through October, 3-7 p.m., at 1447 Riverstone Parkway in Canton. www.facebook.com/poboyscarclub.
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Join the Georgia Players Guild for an Eagles , 8-10 p.m. at the Canton Theatre. https://gpg.ticketleap.com/cantoneagles/details.
River Rock Summer Concert 27 Canton’s Series
wraps up the 2022 season with Electric Avenue. Bring your family, friends, lawn chair and coolers to Etowah River Park amphitheater, 6-10 p.m., for the free concert. www.cantonga.gov.
AUGUST
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The Lake Allatoona Association Poker Run, benefiting Folds of Honor, will begin at 11 a.m. For more information on poker run stops and silent auction bidding, visit https://lake-allatoona-association.square. site/registration. An Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group meets the second Thursday of each month, 11 a.m. at Little River Methodist Church in Woodstock. Wheelchair accessible. 770-926-2495.
The ninth annual Chick-fil-A Moo’ve It 5K, benefiting the Cherokee County Educational Foundation and the Cherokee County Special Olympics, is back at Etowah River Park in Canton. The race begins at 8 a.m. and is an official qualifying event for the Peachtree Road Race. To register, visit cfamooveit.com. Stop by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Woodstock for electronics recycling and a Red Cross Blood Drive. Sign up for the blood drive, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., at redcrossblood.org. Drop off electronics between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. gslutheran.org.
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The Caffeine and Gasoline Cruise In is the second Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. in the Riverstone Walmart parking lot. https://bit.ly/3uuYZVR. The Great Georgia Pollinator Census is a citizen science project that allows everyone to participate in counting insects in Georgia. The Cherokee Master Gardeners are hosting two pollinator census locations in Canton, Aug. 19-20 from 10 a.m.-noon. To participate, stop by the Cherokee County Senior Center on Friday and Saturday or the Cherokee Veterans Park Backyard Education Station on Saturday only.
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Canton’s Multicultural Festival returns to Etowah River Park, 11 a.m.- 3p.m. www.cantonga.gov. Stop by the Cherokee County Senior Center, 9 a.m.-noon, for the Cherokee Master Gardeners’ Fall Plant Sale, featuring a variety of plants, shrubs, trees, garden accessories, expert advice and more. https:// cherokeemastergardeners.com. On Facebook.
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The 38th annual Riverfest Arts and Crafts will return to Etowah River Park in Canton, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5. Ages 10 and younger are free. https://serviceleague.net/ fundraisers/riverfest. The Cherokee Career Expo will be at the Northside Hospital Cherokee Conference Center in Canton, 2-6 p.m. Resume review begins at 1 p.m. www.cherokeega.org/career-expo.
MUSIC
Canton First Friday
The monthly block party, sponsored by the Canton Main Street Program, runs 6-9 p.m. in downtown Canton. www.cantonga.gov. On Facebook.
Aug. 5: Sept. 2:
Bumpin’ the Mango Kinchafoonee Cowboys
