Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Fresh Rain Music's Celebration of Motherhood will be held Friday at Journey Christian Church.
Atlanta-based Fresh Rain Music and No Junk Productions will celebrate and honor mothers in Roswell. Journey Christian Church will host the event at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Admission is free, but residents must register for the event here. The event will be hosted by India Hines of LOVE 860's Radio Show Food 4 Your Soul and 11 Alive news anchor Karyn Greer will make an appearance to talk about her new book "I am a Mother." Antonia Lawrence, president of Fresh Rain Music, said she felt "the desire to launch the Celebration of Motherhood event to inspire deeper appreciation, love and honor for the magnificent role of motherhood." Residents will have a chance for Greer to sign copies of her book and Lawrence will perform songs from her forthcoming…
The group will perform at the Buckhead Spring Arts & Crafts Festival at Chastain Park on May 11.
North Fulton resident Lacy Perry will join belly dancers all around the world to make history for a great cause. "Shimmy Mobs" will appear at various locations - including Atlanta - to raise awareness and funds for domestic abuse victims’ shelters and promote World Belly Dance Day, this Saturday, May 11. Perry - from Johns Creek - will lead the Atlanta Shimmy Mob's third annual performance during the Buckhead Spring Arts & Crafts Festival at Chastain Park at 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. Shimmy Mob dancers from Roswell will come together with those from other areas of metro Atlanta to treat festival attendees to an exciting, high energy group performance, according to a recent annoucement. In an e-mail to Ptach, Perry said the event's goal is two-…
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Traveling exhibit needs entries from artists in Georgia to benefit non-profit.
A new arts project needs Roswell participants for a traveling exhibit. Arts On The Creek's Block Party, open to all Georgia residents ages 6 and over, is registering participants at www.artsonthecreek.org. Artists will receive one or more 2”x2”x6” blocks of wood with which they will create a work of art that embodies their vision for “community.” The entry fee is $30 and includes mailing of the blocks to artists and entry into the online and/or traveling exhibition. Blocks will be mailed beginning May 8-10 and are due back by June 21. Photos of entries will be posted on the website for voting. An opening exhibit of all the entries will be held July 14-15, followed by the traveling exhibit. Click here for more information about …
Monday, May 6, 2013
The festival will take place Saturday and Sunday, May 11-12.
Editor's Note: The Roswell Junior Women's Club is not the same as the Roswell Women's Club, each club has its own initiative. Once again, the upcoming Mother’s Day weekend is sure to be full of color when the Colors Festival of Arts takes over the historic Roswell Town Square. Spring flowers, sparkling glass, paintings, photography, jewelry, sculptures and other original arts and crafts are sure to delight all local moms during the 2013 festival, which has become a local favorite and draws visitors from all over the metro area. Thousands of visitors have turned out at past festivals and many of them even wait to buy Mother's Day presents until something catches mom's eye while strolling through the festival. This year, artists and …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Special events and programs will mark the city calendar in May.
May is National Historic Preservation Month and Roswell will celebrate with Heritage Days in May – a month-long event series that highlights the city’s historic charm and culture. "We are delighted to once again be hosting Heritage Days in May," said Morgan Timmis, Roswell's Historic and Cultural Affairs manager. "Roswell has incredibly rich historic and cultural roots, and we encourage our residents to get out and enjoy all the exciting events and programs we’re offering this month." Events include: For a full list of events and details, download the full Heritage Days in May brochure at www.heritagedaysinmay.comm or www.roswellgov.com.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
'Iron Man 3' is playing this weekend in Roswell.
Robert Downey Jr. and gang are back for the third "Iron Man" installment. "Iron Man 3" is rated PG-13 and runs two hours and 20 minutes. It is now playing at Aurora Cineplex and Studio Movie Grill. For more theater information, show times and pricing, click the links above. Here's what the critics are saying: This weekend, the summer movie season kicks off in spectacular fashion . . . with Disney and Marvel's "Iron Man 3." The third film in the series and the fourth featuring national treasure Robert Downey Jr. as genius billionaire playboy-philanthropist Tony Stark (after last summer's superhero free-for-all "The Avengers"), it raises the stakes considerably, to the point that, should RDJ never want to put on the robotic suit again, the …
Friday, May 3, 2013
Here's our guide to this weekend's best bets in Roswell and beyond. Click on links for details.
Roswell Home By Dark Concert Series at the CNC The Drake Walk Roswell Water Plant Open House and Drinking Water Festival Carol Christie & Robb Helfrick Collaborative Show Guided River Canoe Trips Stand Up Paddle Boarding 101 Friends of the Roswell Library Annual Meeting Atlanta Baroque Orchestra: Spring in Spain Alpharetta Styx, REO Speedwagon & Ted Nugent 'Rock Me Home - Paw Jam 2013' Benefit Fundraiser Jackson Healthcare/Scott Rigsby Alliance Ride Down Home Derby Wrap-A-Thon to Benefit Breast Cancer Research Mudcat at Matilda's Disney's 'The Little Mermaid, Jr.' Presented by CYT Disney's 'High School Musical, Jr.' Johns Creek Community Health Festival and 5K Scrub Run/Walk JC Civitan's Special Needs Picnic Derby Day Party Academy of the …
Monday, April 29, 2013
The famed group, which helped launched the career of Tina Fey and Bill Murray, will come to the Roswell Cultural Arts Center, May 24. Tickets are on sale now.
Chicago’s legendary sketch comedy theatre, "The Best of The Second City," will soon head south to perform at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center on May 24. The show is expected to feature some of the best sketches, songs and improvisations from The Second City’s fifty-two year history. The famed comedy troupe - a virtual farm team for NBC's Saturday Night Live - launched the careers of Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, as well as other celebrities. And now, the next generation of the comedy world’s best and brightest will light up the Roswell stage doling out Second City’s trademark improvisation. With over 50 years of cutting edge satiric revues, The Second City continues to deliver the leading voices in …
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Here's what the critics are saying.
A group of bodybuilding criminals fumble their way through mayhem in this "visual extravaganza." Pain & Gain is rated R and runs 129 minutes. It is now playing at Aurora Cineplex and Studio Movie Grill. For more theater information, show times and pricing, click the links above. Here's what the critics are saying: "This weekend, "Pain and Gain" opens nationwide, for both muscle-building juiceheads and those of us who try to make it to yoga a couple of times a week because we want to age gracefully, like Helen Mirren. The true-life story of kidnapping and murder stars Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a pair of criminals who were part of what was known as the Sun Gym gang –- bodybuilders whose criminal activity eventually …
Friday, April 26, 2013
The ensemble comedy opening this weekend at Aurora Cineplex and Studio Movie Grill.
"The Big Wedding" is playing at Aurora Cineplex and Studio Movie Grill. For more theater information, show times and pricing, click the links above. The premise, courtesy of the film's official website: With an all-star cast lead by Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Susan Sarandon, Robin Williams, Katherine Heigl, Amanda Seyfried and Topher Grace, "The Big Wedding" is an uproarious romantic comedy about a charmingly modern family trying to survive a weekend wedding celebration that has the potential to become a full blown family fiasco. To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin (De Niro and Keaton) are once again forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding …
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