33rd Lassiter Craft Fair, over 100 vendors, concessions, bake sale, and Jeep Raffle
Date:
Saturday November 3, 2018 from 10am to 5pm
Sunday November 4, 2018 from 11am to 4pm
Admission:
Free Admission
Address:
Lassiter High School
2601 Shallowford Rd
Marietta, GA 30066
Parking:
School lot
For more information, please call 678-494-7863 or visit https://www.facebook.com/lassitercraftfair
A Christmas Carol Starring Palmer Williams, Jr., from Tyler Perry’s House of Payne and Love thy Neighbor, as Ebenezer Scrooge. A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an old miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.This performance will entertain the Whole Family. Come out and see this Christmas classic brought to life by Atlanta’s best local actors and stars.
Dates:
Admission:
$22.50 – Children under 12
$30.00 – Senior/Military
$35.00 – Adult
Address:
Marietta’s New Theatre in the Square
11 Whitlock Ave NW
Marietta, GA 30064
Parking:
Parking is free anywhere on the square daily Monday through Friday after 6 pm and all day Saturday and Sunday. If you cannot locate a parking spot on the street, you may find parking at Marietta Square East Parking Deck located 1 Haynes St, Marietta, GA 30060.
For more information, please call 7704264800 or visit www.theatreinthesquare.net
A dazzling musical event that’s sure to become your new favorite holiday tradition. Featuring rich performances by your favorite Lyric stars, with sparkling dance numbers by a beautiful, energetic ensemble, luxurious costumes, and a live band that will kick your holiday off just right. Come share in all the warmth and cheer on their mainstage at the Jennie T. Anderson.
Date:
Admission:
Tickets Range From $35-$50
Address:
Jennie T. Anderson Theatre
548 S. Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA 30060
Parking:
Free Parking
For more information, please call (404) 377-9948 or visit atlantalyrictheatre.com
Raise a glass to men’s health at Red Hare’s annual Movember fundraiser at the brewery on Friday, November 16, 2018 from 5pm to 9pm. They’re working with Movember ATL bring you:
– Live music by Halem Bright
– The Real Mexican Vittles with tacos for purchase
– Hare’s Hair Competition (categories coming soon!)
– Awesome vendors like Wyld Hair Beard Oil and Beering-Aid
– FREE Beard Trimmings by Bear Barber Shop at 7pm
No need to purchase tickets, just bring your best facial hair. They want to see what you’ve got GROW-in’ on.
Movember is important to Red Hare because the foundation tackles men’s health issues that hit close to home. A good friend of the brewery, and one of their original investors, passed away from testicular cancer not long after their founding. Year after year, they support the Movember Foundation to honor him and to raise awareness for others dealing with similar issues.
Date:
Friday November 16, 2018 from 5pm to 9pm
Admission:
$0 entry fee.
Beer can be purchased by the glass — percentage of total sales will be donated to the fundraiser
Address:
Red Hare Brewing Company
1998 Delk Industrial Blvd
Marietta, GA 30067
Parking:
Parking is available in the Red Hare parking lot and in the surrounding lots, though they advise taking alternate means of transportation.
For more information, please call 6784010600 or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1173320522833415/
Want to rev up your Fall festivities this season? How about a Humvee hayride at the Aviation Wing in Marietta, just one mile south of the Marietta Square.
Kids must be 5 to ride in the Humvee but all can still enjoy touching the planes, military vehicles and candy.
Date:
Sunday, October 21, 2018 from 1pm to 5pm
Saturday, October 27, 2018 from 10am to 3pm
Sunday, October 28, 2018 from 1pm to 5pm
Admission:
Humvee Hayride: $5 unless in costume, then it’s $2.50!
Museum entry: $5 for adults; $3 for veterans, seniors, and kids under 5; FREE for active duty military
Address:
Aviation Wing of Marietta
555 Perrin Rd SE
Marietta, Georgia
Parking:
Free on site parking
For more information, please call 404-585-TANK
In 1931, Marietta was confronted with a downtown shooting in broad daylight that inflamed the populace. The murderer was a Greek immigrant, George Goumas, who killed perhaps the most popular man in Cobb County, Doyle Butler. Mobs formed immediately but the Sheriff whisked the shooter, who was also the most decorated Cobb County WWI hero, out of town and securely jailed him in Fulton County while the wheels of justice moved toward a court trial. Local politicians put their careers on the line to successfully resolve this case.
Retired Senior Judge of the Courts of Georgia, James (Jim) Morris, will be here to discuss and explore this story that features the KKK and the Greek “secret society” AHEPA and a rookie Superior Court judge. Issues of immigration, PTSD, minority oppression, advocacy, and much more about this forgotten drama will sound a lot like today’s news.
The Marietta Museum of History uses ordinary objects to tell the extraordinary stories of Marietta and Cobb County’s rich history and culture. Galleries and exhibits cover topics such as military history, home life throughout the centuries, technology and local businesses from our past. Current exhibits include: Pinning from the Past: Scrapbooking before the Internet and Frightfully Festive, featuring dolls from the Jeanne Mauldin Collection.
Date:
Thursday, November 1st, 2018
Time:
6:30pm to 8:30pm
Address:
Marietta Museum of History
Tumlin Community Room, 1st Floor
1 Depot St
Marietta, GA 30060
Admission:
$5 for not yet members, FREE for Museum Members
For more information, please visit www.MariettaHistory.org
Marietta-based Arylessence has been creating sensory experiences for more than 40 years.
Our sense of smell is arguably our most powerful sense. Fragrances — both pleasant and unpleasant — can evoke memories or experiences long forgotten. For many, even just the thought of a certain scent can conjure remembrances of days past. In anatomical terms, upon detecting a smell, the olfactory neurons in the upper part of the nose generate an impulse that is passed to the brain along the olfactory nerve. The part of the brain this arrives at first is called the olfactory bulb, which processes the signal and then passes information about the smell to other areas closely connected to it, collectively known as the limbic system*.
For instance, you may smell some gardenias at a shop and remember running through a field of wildflowers as a child; or the aroma of fresh-baked cookies may bring up thoughts of making them with your mother or grandmother and arguing with your siblings about who got to lick the spoon. We may not realize we are doing it, but we often seek out these sensory experiences in our daily lives. That’s why we all have our preferred scented soaps and candles; it’s even why we have our favorite foods and beverages. Our senses of smell and taste are directly related.
“Sensory ingredients, particularly beautiful fragrances, attract and entice people to purchase products; strategically created fragrances move products from the shelf to the shopping cart,” says Cynthia Tanner Reichard, executive VP and director of client services, for Marietta-based Arylessence. “More importantly, these fragrances become part of a brand’s essential identity and turn customers into passionate, loyal fans. This loyalty is what creates leaders in a consumer product category. Arylessence has a successful history of helping our clients strategically capture market share with winning fragrances and flavors we design especially for their brands.”
Maybe you’ve never heard of Arylessence, but you’re more than likely a regular buyer of the products that the company helps to create. As one of the world’s leading fragrance and flavor companies, Arylessence manufactures custom fragrances and flavors for more than 1,500 products in the personal care, home fragrance, household, pharmaceutical, food & beverage, and industrial and institutional markets; serving clients daily across the globe.
Did the hand soap you used this morning have an invigorating fragrance? Arylessence may have created it. Did the cleaner you sprayed on your countertop to clean and refresh your kitchen have a fantastic ocean scent? Arylessence may have designed it. How about your mocha-flavored coffee or coconut bottled water? Arylessence may have developed the taste in it. And your favorite island breeze laundry detergent? Arylessence may have created its refreshing scent.
The private, family-owned company’s client list is a closely guarded secret, but everything from your favorite lip balm, body wash, lotion, scented household cleanser, packaged seasonings, flavored coffee, and pet shampoo could include a fragrance or flavor created by Arylessence. The firm’s motto is “We create amazing experiences.” Therefore, if the sensory ingredients Arylessence develops connect with today’s customer, then the company is helping their clients achieve success.
“By focusing all we do on creating amazing experiences, we act in partnership with our clients to drive their success,” says Cynthia. “We are laser-focused on how to help each client grow their brands and businesses by engaging and delighting people through strategic fragrance and flavor development. Our team of experts has in-depth knowledge of each client’s business, and we support their growth through industry-leading service, creativity, and technical innovation. It is this collaborative, client-centered approach that establishes our leadership in creating value for our partners.”
The worldwide market for this industry is valued at more than $27 billion, about $7 billion of which is generated in the United States. As a private company, Arylessence’s share of this market is not public information, but the firm appears to be doing quite well. Simply calling the company a leader in the fragrance and flavors industry may be under-selling it a bit. Arylessence has been in business for more than 40 years. It is the largest privately held fragrance and flavor company based solely in the United States. It has seen sales growth for 20 years straight, and has doubled its growth over the last six-year period.
Moreover, Arylessence recently spent more than $12 million to construct its new fragrance research and development center. According to Lori Miller Burns, director of marketing relations and communications, the center is a one-of-a-kind facility in Cobb County complete with state-of-the-art technical innovation laboratories; a multi-million-dollar, custom-designed air handling system; world-class sensory evaluation labs; unique energy efficiencies; and human health & wellness features. Overall, the company occupies 13.2 acres on Lake Drive, featuring 119,000 square feet of manufacturing, office, and R&D facilities.
Lee Tanner founded Arylessence in 1977 after working for an Atlanta-based cleaning product manufacturer. He even managed to snag his former employer as a customer — and they still are. Today, Cynthia and her brother, Bret Tanner, share leadership responsibilities with their father, Steve Tanner, who is the brother of the company’s founder and current chairman, president, and CEO. As executive VP, Cynthia heads perfumery, evaluation, marketing, client relations, and customer service. As VP of operations, Bret manages finance and administration, systems and infrastructure, production, human resources, and regulatory affairs. Both have worked for Arylessence for more than 20 years.
“Our mission at Arylessence is to understand our clients’ brands [and the people who use them] to create opportunities with winning fragrances and flavors to help those brands achieve success — ultimately creating amazing experiences for consumers,” said Bret.
“Our perfumers and scent design team create custom fragrances for each client’s product type, brand category, target market, and brand growth objectives,” added Steve. “With a partnership approach to success, Arylessence works closely with our clients’ product development teams to strategically and thoughtfully establish successful products with a unique sensory point of difference.”
The firm credits its sustained success to its employees, calling them the heartbeat of the company. “We are proud to employ a diverse team dedicated to contributing to a collaborative culture that promotes professional growth, job satisfaction, camaraderie, fulfilling work, and shared success,” Bret said.
“I could not be prouder of our people,” added Steve. “What excites me is that everyone in our company is involved in our success. We achieve business growth because we help everyone work together — collaboration and teamwork are central to our culture.”
Community involvement is another key ingredient to Arylessence’s continued success. For example, the company has established a foundation to support children and families dealing with autism and other chronic health conditions. The firm has been a participant in Cobb County Partners in Education for nearly 20 years. It is a member of the Northeast Cobb Business Association and the Cobb Chamber of Commerce. In fact, Steve served on the Cobb Chamber Board of Directors from 2013 to 2017 and was chair of government relations in 2015. Similarly, Cynthia is a current member of the Cobb Chamber Board of Directors, a member of the Strategic Planning Task Force, and recipient of The Cobb Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Award (January 2018).
Perhaps the final key ingredient to the company’s success is its ability to help its clients stay on trend. For many reasons, the popularity of certain fragrances and flavors ebbs and flows. Arylessence has a knack for identifying key trend opportunities in multiple product categories. “A fragrance is a trend-driven ingredient and, at the same time, there are classic fragrances and fragrance categories that consumers have come to love and expect in certain products,” says Steve. “For example, fragrance types everyone associates with the smell of a fresh and clean kitchen are herbals and citrus blends. … Arylessence perfumers and scent designers thoughtfully craft new and exciting fragrance formulas, combining fresh and creative ingredients that help to establish our clients as trend leaders in their product categories. [Our] creative teams also are masters at developing the perfect ‘classics with a twist’ that every brand needs in a product offering.”
*fifthsense.org.uk. Fifth Sense is a charity for people affected by smell and taste disorders.
Each year, the Cobb Chamber of Commerce celebrates the achievements of small businesses that contribute to the vitality of the community with the announcement of its Top 25 Small Businesses of the Year. The applicants must prove an increase in sales or unit volume, provide examples of innovation, discuss adversity and challenges, and thoroughly detail their community involvement.
First, the Chamber’s vote-getter for Business of the Year is The Service Fort, a family-owned company that has been providing environmentally friendly janitorial and maintenance services for the last 14 years. “Jeremy Fort has built a family of dedicated professionals who find pride in an industry where the hours are long and the customers are slow to show their appreciation,” the Chamber said in a released statement.
One way that The Service Fort gives back is through its partnership with First Step Staffing, a company that employs homeless, transitioning veterans, and individuals with a troubled past. These hires make up the majority of The Service Fort’s janitorial staff.
Congratulations to the following companies who were recently named the 2018 Top 25 Small Businesses of the Year:
You already know that water is vital for your health, but you likely have less clarity about how it actually works. How much water should you drink every day? When should you drink it? Is there such a thing as too much water? To get to the bottom of staying hydrated and safe this summer, we asked health experts around Atlanta to answer these questions and to give us their best tips.
It may seem like a no-brainer that hydration means drinking water, but there’s more to it than that. Meagan Patterson, a clinical dietitian at Northside Hospital, emphasizes that hydration isn’t just about drinking for thirst on a hot, summer day. In fact, proper hydration — or lack thereof — can impact your overall health. “Staying hydrated helps you think, move, defend against illness, and prevent kidney stones, blood clots, and gallstones,” she said. ”Dehydration contributes to heart, kidney, and GI [gastro-intestinal] problems, and many other conditions,” Patterson added.
What’s really going on when you neglect your hydration is a depletion of valuable fluids and electrolytes. And those electrolytes (magnesium, calcium, sodium, potassium, etc.) can help your body perform valuable functions from muscle contractions to the transmission of nerve impulses. In layman’s terms: You can damage your health and feel lousy if you don’t stay on top of your fluid intake.
By the time you’re feeling thirsty, you’re probably already in the throes of dehydration. This can be especially dangerous for children who are busy playing outside or participating in sports. Dr. Scott Batchelor, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, says “Heat illness is a continuum, you go from dehydration to heat exhaustion to heat stroke, which is the most severe. At the point a child comes to you complaining that they’re thirsty, they’re already dehydrated.”
To better understand the warning signs, we asked Patterson what to look for. “Dehydration feels like increased thirst, dry mouth or tongue furrows, feeling tired or sleepy, decreased urine frequency and volume, urine that is more yellow than normal, headache, dry skin, feeling dizzy, having few or no tears, sunken and dry eyes, and decreased weight,” she said. Patterson also warns that nausea and vomiting can be triggered by dehydration or dehydration-related electrolyte imbalances.
Older kids participating in sports camps like soccer, football, and tennis need to regu- larly consume fluids. Batchelor recommends that children nine to 12 need to drink 4 to 8 ounces of water every 20 minutes during activ- ity. He also says that the emergency room sees a spike in kids suffering from dehydration and heat exhaustion, particularly in August when heat and sport camps spike. This is especially true for football players, who are require to wear heavy equipment and pads.
Children’s Batchelor also warns that when a child suffers from heat exhaustion, they’re likely suffering from dizziness, lightheaded- ness, fainting episodes, and vomiting and should be immediately removed from the field of play and/or taken indoors and given fluids. Remember that even cooler summer days and an an afternoon of swimming can result in dehydration from over-activity and poor fluid intake, he says.
Believe it or not, there is a downside of diligently hydrating and getting extreme with your fluid intake. When you drink too much water or other fluids, you can actually overhydrate by taking in more than your body really needs or can possibly eliminate. While overhydration is not terribly common, excessively drinking water can rapidly deplete the sodium levels in your bloodstream and put you in the danger zone.
“Symptoms of overhydration may include swelling of lower legs or lungs, rapid unintentional weight gain, shortness of breath/ difficulty breathing, lung crackles, heart and kidney failure, confusion, seizures, or coma,” warns Northside’s Patterson. She advises that normal functioning kidneys can easily tolerate 24 ounces per hour, but more than that, and you’re potentially putting your health at risk.
You probably guessed that water is generally the best choice to keep hydrated. Batchelor recommends choosing water over sports drinks, especially for younger kids and toddlers. But older kids participating in sports camps in the heat of summer may need something more. Water is still ideal if they are participating in an hour or less of activity, but for prolonged activity or in extreme heat, sports drinks like Gatorade and Powerade can help keep electrolytes in check.
Generally, consuming alcoholic beverages, sweetened drinks, and caffeine often can make your dehydration worse. But what if you’re sick? In this case, choose high-potassium drinks and foods with high water content. For example, those suffering from diarrhea should consider coconut water to help stay hydrated. And if you are nauseated and need more fluids, try consuming foods with high water content in small, frequent servings like melons, soups, frozen grapes, frozen yogurt, and shakes that can cool you down. Keep in mind that sodas, sweetened teas, fruit juices, and alcohol can ultimately make diarrhea worse and aggravate dehydration.
Whether you’re planning to hit the beach all summer, joining an outdoor bootcamp, or have kids in sports camp; staying hydrated is mandatory for your health this summer. WellStar registered dietician Kristen Smith recommends drinking water or other fluids on a schedule, such as choosing a drink every 30 minutes to an hour, and beginning and finishing your day with water. Drinking water through a straw also can help increase your fluid intake. Smith also encourages everyone to drink plenty of fluids between meals when you feel hungry, as thirst often can be mistaken for hunger.
Registered Dietician Page Love of Nutrifit Sport Therapy also recommends pre-hydrat- ing before sports training with 2 to 3 cups of fluid within two hours before activity, and keeping a water bottle with you at all times. Freeze it overnight so it stays cool throughout a hot summer day. Incorporating more water- based foods like fruits and vegetables also can contribute to staying hydrated.
Remember that staying hydrated is a habit; you may need some encouraging along the way. Make it fun by adding some cucumber slices or fresh fruits to your ice- cold water and turn hydration into an event to look forward to.
If you suffer from kidney disease, heart failure, or other health complications, check with your doctor before getting on a hydration regimen. Otherwise, healthy people can follow along with the advice provided by Northside Hospital.
Boys ages 9-13 need 2.4 liters or 10 cups daily
Boys ages 14-18 need 3.3 liters or 14 cups daily
Men ages 19-70+ need 3.7 liters or 16 cups daily
Girls ages 9-13 need 2.1 liters or 9 cups daily
Girls ages 14-18 need 2.3 liters or 10 cups daily
Women ages 19-70+ need 2.7 liters or 11 cups daily
Pregnant women need at least 3 liters or 13 cups daily
Lactating women need at least 3.8 liters or 16 cups daily
Keep in mind that the above is a general rule of thumb and your own individual fluid needs could differ depending on your height, weight, and health conditions. For example, you likely need more fluids when you’re going to participate in increased activity or outside in hot weather. Your best bet is to connect with your doctor or dietician for personalized recommendations tailored to your needs and lifestyle.
Registered dietician Page Love of Nutrifit Sport, Therapy, Inc., says you can estimate body weight-specific fluid guidelines by multiplying your weight in pounds by .7 in order to calculate the ounces you need. She also encourages her clients involved in sports to never miss an opportunity to drink fluids during a changeover or break.
We live in a litigious society, so sometimes you just have to spell out things for people. That’s why shampoo bottles have instructions printed on the labels, and that’s why we have to click so many virtual buttons online that indicate we have read the terms and conditions for the service to which we are subscribing. (Honestly though, who reads those?)
That’s also why some U.S. companies have policies in place, warning against potentially offensive odors in the office — of both the personal (perfumes, colognes, hygiene) and food (fish, for example) varieties. One would think it is quite obvious that one should not reheat fish in the office microwave, but people do it. You’ve likely experienced this type of respiratory assault at your workplace. And if you’re inclined to bring your leftover flounder to the office for your midday meal, please stop. Consider your coworkers.
I mean, smelly lunches and bad hygiene might not be grounds for a winnable lawsuit, but employers certainly don’t want to find themselves in arbitration with staffers over such a seemingly small issue when a simple scent/fragrance-free policy would keep most people in line — and the rest of us from having to complain about the odors. But surprisingly, at least one study finds that only a small number of companies have or enforce such policies.
According to a 2018 survey by the Robert Half Company, the world’s largest staffing firm, just 19 percent of the workforce claims their employer has an established scent/fragrance-free policy. That means no smelly foods, no perfumes or colognes, and no flowers or candles at your desk. Are other employers relying on common sense — or are they simply dismissing complaints from staff regarding kitchen smells and over-applied body sprays?
Respondents to that Robert Half survey were asked how they reacted to offensive odors in the workplace. A shockingly high 46 percent claimed they let the perpetrator of said offense off the hook, choosing to suffer in silence. Just 17 percent said they have confronted a coworker over an offensive smell or fragrance, while 15 percent asked HR personnel to intervene.
Honestly, would you ignore repeated attacks on your olfactory receptors? Could you be productive when the person in the cubicle next to you is snacking on Roquefort cheese and burning a scented candle? Let’s be clear, I’m not talking about reporting a colleague to HR because he comes back from lunch smelling of sweat. It’s hot out there; people sweat. Don’t get bent out of shape over that, but if your employer doesn’t have a policy in place governing offensive smells, perhaps it’s time to look into it.
