Marietta High Seniors Graduate

1. will hold its graduation ceremonies starting at 8 a.m. today at Northcutt Stadium near . Marietta Patch will be there so look for us, and then view our extensive photo gallery of the event later this weekend. In the meantime, you can enjoy our of the student preparing for graduation.

2. The newly rechristenened Georgia Symphony Orchestra makes a visit to Glover Park for the city's end-of-the-month concert series as Sam Skelton and his Band play at 8 p.m.  Reserve tables online or by calling 770-794-5601.  Blankets & lawn chairs may be set up after 4:00 pm.

3. The Earl Smith Strand Theatre brings a little bit of horror to Marietta Square tonight with a showing of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining starring Jack Nicholson. (This replaces a planned showing of the even more haunting A Clockwork Orange.)

The movie plays at 8 p.m. with tickets $7 for students and seniors and $8 for adults. For information, go to the theater's upcoming events page.

4. Look for Marietta Patch at the at today!

5. Today is Sierra Club Day. Sierra Club formed on this day in 1892 with 182 charter members, who elected John Muir as the club's first president. In its first conservation campaign, the club led efforts to defeat a proposed reduction in the boundaries of Yosemite National Park.