Around & About
Editor’s Note: Because events can change after our magazine goes to press, please check each website for the most up-to-date information.
SEPTEMBER
4-5
The Take a Photo Acworth photography show is in Frana Brown Park. The interactive exhibition features Acworththemed images from local professional, semiprofessional and amateur photographers. Photos are printed on 4-inch by 6-inch outdoor weatherresistant material and displayed on a wire and clothespin hanging system. Visitors are encouraged to remove artwork physically from the display to take home as a personal keepsake. A digital curated version of the exhibit will be posted on the Acworth Tourism website, www.acworthtourism.org.
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The Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County present Grow Virtually, a fall horticultural education series available on Zoom, 7:30-8:30 p.m. on the second Tuesdays through Nov. 10. Topics will include troubled turf, fall is the best time to plant, and composting. Registration required. www.cobbmastergardeners.com/.
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Kennesaw Parks and Recreation hosts Bark in the Park, 4-8:30 p.m. Dogs will help end the Splash Pad season at Swift-Cantrell Park this year with fun in the water. Admission is $2 per dog; 25 dogs will be allowed in the Splash Pad at a time. The event is sponsored by Subaru of Kennesaw and CandiNews Productions, supported by Lewis House and Family First Chiropractic.
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Friday Night Flicks, presented by Subaru
of Kennesaw in association with Lewis House, is a night of free family-friendly movies at Swift-Cantrell Park. Join in socially distant ’90s-theme fun as “Jurassic Park” is projected onto a giant inflatable screen. The field will be marked with family squares. Bring blankets or low-back chairs. Concessions available for purchase. Event starts at 5 p.m. Registration is required; confirmation needed for admission. https://secure.rec1.com/GA/ kennesaw-ga/catalog.
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AROUND ACWORTH | September 2020
Logan Farm Park will host Acworth's first pumpkin patch art contest t
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Application deadline for Acworth’s first
Logan Farm Pumpkin Patch Art Contest, open to local families, nonprofits, churches, organizations and businesses. Decorate a wooden pumpkin to be displayed at Logan Farm Park. The Parks, Recreation and Community Resource Department will supply the pumpkins. The $10 entry fee includes one primed and cut wooden pumpkin and reserves your spot in the art installation. Supplies are limited. Email Jessy Patterson at jpatterson@acworth.org. The application deadline to participate in the 10th annual Acworth Scarecrow Parade. Cost is $10 for Acworth businesses, organizations, residents and all nonprofits, and $20 for non-Acworth entries. This year’s theme is Totally ’80s. Scarecrows will be on display throughout historic downtown, Oct. 5-Nov. 6. For applications, email Jessy Patterson at jpatterson@acworth.org.
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Celebrate National Voter Registration Day with the Cobb County Public Library System during a virtual event, 3-3:45 p.m. via Google Meet. Learn how to register to vote in Georgia. Find out who will be on your ballot. Research candidates with library and nonpartisan internet resources. Links and resources will be available to help you register and navigate the election, including how to vote absentee in Georgia. This is a nonpartisan event. www.cobbcat.org.
