Dream Weavers Perform at Strand for Foster Children

1. Dream Weavers of  Georgia hosts ‎"It Takes a Village" concert benefit for foster children featuring singer/songwriter Mandy Gawley at the Earl Smith Strand Theatre at 8 p.m.
Dream Weavers' mission is to make a difference in the lives of foster children by creating opportunities and providing resources, enabling them to become all they can be. Tickets are $35. Call the theater at 770-293-0080 for information.

2. The Marietta Business Association will hold its monthly luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Mansour Center at 995 Roswell St., providing an informal networking program where everyone can introduce themselves and their business to the group.

Door prizes will be awarded, and a 50/50 Joker's Wild raffle will be held to benefit a local charity. Full and quarterly members can attend for free, reduced-fee members pay $15, and guests and non-members pay $20. For information, call 678-596-3578.

3. Ghosts of Marietta will hold its "Scary-etta" tour at 8 p.m. today. The 90-minute tour starts at the Historic Marietta Trolley Co. where you board a trolley for a fully-narrated ride around Marietta. Stops include the Kennesaw House; the St. James Episcopal Cemetery, site of the haunted Mary Meinert statue; and Marietta City Cemetery, where Marietta's most famous ghost, the "Lady in Black," lurks. Tickets are $25 plus tax for adults with special pricing available for groups of 10 or more. Seating is limited, and pre-paid advance reservations are required. Call 678-290-9193 for information.

4. The Federal Emergency Management Agency this week awarded the city of Marietta a grant to buy equipment that will help firefighters breathe better when battling a fire. The $285,000 grant will be used to buy 68 new breathing apparatus to replace 12-year-old equipment. The grant to the Marietta Fire Department is part of the Assistance to Firefighters grant program.

5. It's Wear Red Day to celebrate heart health and World Cancer Day. So if you see folks wearing red, now you know.