Monday, April 1, 2013
Held on Marietta Square, the First Friday Art Walk kicks off in April and takes visitors on a self-guided tour of Marietta's art scene.
Held the first Friday of the month, April through October, the First Friday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour to Marietta’s diverse art scene. Art galleries, museums, cultural venues, restaurants and boutiques on Marietta Square host artists within their stores and are open from 5 to 9 p.m. There will also be performance artists based throughout the Square. New this year is Tavern in the Garten, a beer and wine garden where you can enjoy beverages, music and sponsor vendors. Tavern in the Garten will run from May through October. 2013 dates are: April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, August 2, September 6 and October 4. Look for an official Art Walk banner in the window to identify the participating venues. Pick up an Art Walk map, which …
Friday, March 29, 2013
Take a look at some of the events going on around Cobb County from Friday, March 29 through Sunday, March 31.
The Broadway Musical "13" What: A story about growing up and the labels that last a lifetime. When: Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30 at 7 p.m. Where: Theatre in the Square, 11 Whitlock Ave SW, Marietta, GA Cost: $10 for students; $15 for adults, YoungActorsPlayHouse.com or 678-910-0780 Godspell What: Based on the Gospel according to St. Matthew, GODSPELL presents a whimsical Jesus and his disciples as they re-enact parables and scenes from Jesus’ life. When: Saturday, March 30 and Sunday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m. Where: Unity North Atlanta Church, 4255 Sandy Plains Rd, Marietta, GA Cost: Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors 65+ and students, available at www.unitynorth.org or at the door. Cobb Republican Party, Cobb Young …
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Marietta stained glass guitar artist and the owner of Exquisite Custom Guitar Art, Paul Heller, will join ranks with 240 other master craft artisans for the American Craft Council's 23nd annual Atlanta Show in March.
When the American Craft Council (ACC) returns to the Cobb Galleria Centre for its 23nd annual Atlanta Show in March, Marietta stained glass guitar artist Paul Heller will join ranks with 240 other master craft artisans for the prestigious show. As the largest juried event of its kind in the Southeast, the ACC Show is known as the nation’s premier marketplace for handcrafted basketry, ceramics, fashion wearables, furniture, glass, jewelry, home decor and more. Paul Heller and his Cobb County art studio Exquisite Custom Guitar Art's reputation for Stained Glass Guitar art has taken root in the music–themed cities of Nashville, Austin, Seattle and Los Angeles. Heller has professional musicians like Miranda Lambert, Rodney Atkins and Lee …
Get out to the Young Actors Playhouse's "Beauty and the Beast" and Out of the Box Theatre's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" on Marietta Square, Touch-A-Truck in Kennesaw, tours of Shoupade Park and more.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Marietta artist Helen Rule will showcase her chainmaille jewelry at 2 Rules Fine Art on Marietta Square in February.
2 Rules Fine Art presents its show “All that Glitters,” featuring the chainmaille jewelry of Helen Rule. The gallery will have special pricing of Rule’s jewelry during the entire exhibit. Helen Rule has been making chainmaille in both the form of jewelry and armor for 12 years. Rule was inspired to start working with chainmaille as a result of her archaeological studies at Johns Hopkins University, where she received an Anthropology B.A. in 2004. Rule’s jewelry designs use a variety of metals, including silver, gold, bronze, brass, copper, titanium and niobium. In addition, many of her pieces incorporate precious and semi-precious stones. Chainmaille was originally developed over 2500 years ago as personal armor for soldiers. Highly …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Get out to Marietta for a 5K, "White Christmas" at the Strand Theatre, Santa's Art Studio, Holiday Open House and more events in Marietta.
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
1. Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.. Symphony on the Square’s 3rd Annual Holiday Concert: Come out to hear light classical, pops and sounds of the season music performed by a local orchestra. The concert is at First Baptist Church of Marietta, open to the public and free of charge. Visit symphonyonthesquare.org for more information. 2. The Safe Path's Annual Community Holiday Open House takes place on Dec. 7 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at 736 Whitlock Ave. The event will include an awards ceremony recognizing individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to preventing child abuse and neglect in our community. Call 770-801-3465 for more information. 3. Santa’s Workshop will be open to visitors Dec. 8, 9, 15, 16, 22 and 23. Be sure to …
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour to Marietta’s eclectic art scene. It concludes its successful 2012 session with the Oct. 5 event.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
The fall is the perfect time to experience art inside and out and the Historic Marietta Square is the perfect place to do it. First Friday Art Walk concludes its successful 2012 session with the Oct. 5 event. Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour to Marietta’s eclectic art scene. Art galleries, such as Avery Gallery, dk Gallery, The Studio, Arts of Cobb and 2 Rules Fine Art, plus museums and merchants host artists between 5 and 9 p.m. Look for an official Art Walk banner in the window to identify the participating venues. Pick up an Art Walk map, which denotes what locations are featured and what artists will be spotlighted. Maps of the venues are available at each participating merchant, the Marietta Visitors Bureau and the Art Walk …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Inspired by photographs passed down from Scott’s grandfather, filmmaker Rey Scott, the works in this series mime the harrowing episodes of his travels and subsequent 1941 Oscar-winning documentary, “Kukan.”
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
On Oct. 5, 2 Rules Fine Art, will unveil its latest solo exhibition by painter, mixed media artist and photographer Michelle Scott, featuring pieces from her most recent body of work, “Kukan Series.” Much like the epic plots of 1940s cinema, Scott’s large-scale mixed media paintings in “Kukan Series” depict the peaks and valleys of heroic characters and sweeping adventures. Inspired by photographs passed down from Scott’s grandfather, filmmaker Rey Scott, the works in this series mime the harrowing episodes of his travels and subsequent 1941 Oscar-winning documentary, “Kukan,” revealing uncharted war torn China during the late 1930s and 1940s and his relationship with the film’s Chinese-American producer, Li Ling-Ai. Scott's large-scale …
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Take a look at events going on in Marietta this weekend, and don't forget to share your events with us!
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
1. The annual North Georgia State Fair will begin Thursday and run through Sunday, Sept. 30 at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta. 2. The second annual Art & Design Show House takes place from Friday, Sept. 14 to Saturday, Sept. 29, and is a fundraiser benefiting the Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art. The event brings together the artistic works of local artists with interior designers who coordinate the interior design ‘around’ the art. The 2012 show house takes up residence in The Park at Anderson Farms at the home of Dr. William K. Farrar and Debbie Farrar. 256 Hanson Way, Marietta. For more information, call (770) 528-1444. 3. The Atlanta Lyric Theatre presents Cole Porter’s classic 1930s musical “Anything Goes”, Sept. 21 through Oct. 7, to …
A former Cobb County resident and Osborne High School graduate talks about his upcoming and recently produced plays, which will be presented on Marietta Square.
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Southern playwright Raymond Fast is gearing up for a production of two of his new plays, "Scorned" and "Touched," to open at Out of Box Theatre in Marietta, the Alley Stage of the former Theatre in the Square. Fast began writing for the stage in 2005. Since then, his plays have been produced throughout Metro Atlanta, and from the American Midwest to New York City. He grew up in Cobb County, graduating from Osborne High School in 1981. He currently lives nearby in Dallas, Georgia. Q: These plays are both very dark. Are they typical of your work? Fast: A lot of my plays deal with subjects that most people would probably consider dark, but "Scorned" and "Touched" are both way outside my normal box. Where many of my plays involve death or …
