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Get Out: 5 Things To Do This Weekend

Enjoy this spring weekend by running, cycling or enjoying a symphony.

Where/When: , 935 Alpharetta Street, Roswell, GA 30075, Saturday, April 30, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. 

Why: The garden club will be selling plants from their personal gardens. Plants available will include heirlooms, reseeding annuals, drought-tolerant perennials, ground covers, vines, seeds and rose bushes. All plants will be clearly marked with photos and/or planting instructions.

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Parking is available at Roswell City Hall.  

Price: Free to attend.

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Where/When: , 950 Forrest St, Roswell, GA 30075, Sunday, May 1, 4 p.m.

Why: The program features Brazilian piano virtuoso, Sergio Gallo, performing the popular Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1, and local soprano and soloist with the Atlanta Opera, Maria McDaniel, who will interpret Rossini's astonishing "Cruda Sorte" from Italian in Algiers and arias of Mozart and Puccini. The program also includes the Orchestra's performance of Beethoven's Symphony No.5.

Price: $10 - $19

Where/When: 977 Canton St, Roswell, GA 30075, Sunday May 1, 11 a.m.

Why: Come enjoy a day of bicycle racing beneath the 150 year old oak trees of downtown historic Roswell. Enjoy the spectacular, family friendly course with on-course restaurants, shopping, art galleries and antique stores. And don’t forget the children’s bicycle safety rodeo and kid’s races sponsored by the Roswell Kiwanis Club.

Price: Free to watch

Where/When: , 13450 Cogburn Rd, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m. –  2 p.m.

Why: Children of all ages are invited to the 12th Annual Touch-A-Truck which showcases all types of vehicles including fire engines, cars, trucks, heavy-duty construction equipment, military vehicles, motorcycles, emergency vehicles, buses and more.

Price: Free to attend.

Where/When: 10700 State Bridge Rd, Johns Creek, GA 30022 , Friday, April 29, 6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Why: Preview 'Art in Bloom.' Come experience art and flowers in a fresh way when some of the Southeast's most talented floral designers interpret timeless art. Presented by the Johns Creek Arts Center. The Gala includes a book signing by legendary Vince Dooley as well as dinner and festivities.

Price: $75 per person; tables seat 8-10 people

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