Marietta High Puts on Musical 'Once on This Island'

1. The drama club this weekend is putting on its 2011 spring musical, a one-act play called "Once on This Island." This former off-Broadway production tells a tale similar to that of "Romeo and Juliet" but in Carribean island setting.

The show will play at 7 p.m. tonight and again at 2 p.m. Sunday in the high school's Black Box Theatre. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students. For information, send an e-mail to mariettahighdrama@yahoo.com.

2. Country star Lorrie Morgan arrives in Cobb County tonight. Morgan has charted more than 25 country music singles on Billboard in a career that started with an appearance at the Grand Ole Opry at age 13 with her grandfather George Morgan. Morgan performs at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre at 8 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $30 plus fees.

Go to http://prca.cobbcountyga.gov/anderson_theatre.htm for information or to buy tickets.

3. SafePath Children's Advocacy Center is holding its 10th anniversary Hearing Children's Voices black-tie benefit at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The event includes dinner, entertainment and an auction, with proceeds going to the group's work to help abused children.

Tickets are $150. For information, call 770-801-3469 or visit supportsafepath.com.

4.  The British Academy of Performing Arts presents its version of the classic "Beauty and the Beast" tale as a ballet and repertoire at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday at The Joe Mack Wilson Theatre on the campus, 1100 S. Marietta Parkway.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students and youth. For information, visit www.bapa.us or call 770-578-8272.

5. It's National Quilting Day today. This day was created at the 22nd Annual Show in Lincoln, Neb. in June 1991 to celebrate this ages-old craft.