Chamber Hosts Business-to-Business Expo

1. The Cobb Chamber of Commerce this afternoon hosts what it touts as the area's premier business-to-business exposition in metro Atlanta. This annual event will promote more than 150 area companies, allowing them to showcase their products and services to almost 1,000 attendees.

Open to the public, this event provides a great opportunity for networking, idea sharing, product introduction and service solutions and attracts executives at every level. And it's free.

The event will run from 4 to 7 p.m. For information, visit www.cobbchamber.org/businessexpo.

2. The has planned a public comment forum at 7 p.m. today at regarding the construction of a fine arts center. This forum will provide students, parents and the community an opportunity to learn about this project. The forum will be held in the school's Black Box Theatre.

3. Don't forget to pack a lunch or visit one of the dozens of restaurants around Marietta Square and head to Glover Park for today's Brown Bag Concert. Pianist Bob Geresti will begin performing from the bandstand around noon.

4. Need help with a septic tank? Then along with can assist as they are sponsoring a free Septic Tank Maintenance Workshop at noon today at Cobb County’s Water Quality Laboratory located at 662 South Cobb Drive. For information, send an email to Water_RSVP@cobbcounty.org.

5. Tell Ray we said, "Hey" today because it's May Ray Day. It was an official holiday created partly to celebrate the rays of the sun (which we can expect quite a bit of in the coming days), but mainly to say "Hey" to everyone you know who is named Ray. Seriously.