Young Chefs Academy of Marietta, GA, along with YCA locations across the US, have partnered with Food Network Magazine to bring kids and teens a fun, hands-on event to kick off the school year! Bring your family and friends to experience YCA first-hand, meet Food Network Magazine staff, and receive free give-aways from Food Network Magazine and our sponsors. And the best news…it’s completely FREE to attend! Come taste the adventure!

Date:
Sunday, August 26, 2012
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Admission:
FREE, “come-and-go” event!

No registration required

Open House event only at the Marietta YCA location

Address:
2769 Chastain Meadows Pkwy Ste 95
Marietta, GA 30066

For more information, please call 770-427-2665

Join us for food, fun and games. Tis is a fundraising event to assist cancer patients and their families and to empower them through support and education to make their cancer journey a little easier. Admission is free.

Date:
Friday, September 7, 2012 from 6pm to 10pm.

Admission:
Admission is free

Address:
The Mansour Center
995 Roswell Rd
Marietta, GA 30060

Parking:
Parking is free

For more information, please call 770-329-5708

The Marietta Derby Darlins present a double header event!

Opener: Balsam Mountain Rollergirls vs. Kannapolis Rollergirls at 4 p.m.

Main Event!: Torpedo Bay vs. Marietta Derby Darlins at 6:30 p.m.

One ticket buys admission for both bouts!

$15 in advance, $17 at door, Ages 5 and under free

Date:
September 29, 2012 4pm start time

Admission:
$15 in advance, $17 at door, Ages 5 and under free

Address:
Cobb County Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060

Parking:
Free

For more information, please call Civic Center: (770) 528-8800

The Atlanta Hawks and Kia Motors America, Official Partner of the Hawks, have come together to host the sixth annual Kia Summer Hoops Tour. Throughout July, the tour will offer 20 free, high-energy clinics throughout the metro Atlanta area. The clinics will focus on education, dedication, teamwork and responsibility along with helping players improve their basketball skills. Participants in the clinics will receive a basketball jersey and drawstring bag courtesy of KMA and the Atlanta Hawks.

Date:
Friday, July 27
1-2:30 a.m.

More dates/locations at www.Hawks.com/youthbasketball

Admission:
Free to public

Address:
TURNER CHAPEL AMC
492 North Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA 30060

A lively presentation by Lauretta Hannon, bestselling author of The Cracker Queen-a Memoir of a Jagged, Joyful Life and “the funniest woman in Georgia,” according to Southern Living.

All Lit Up is a fundraiser for the Marietta Museum of History and will feature the only pre-publication reading from Hannon’s upcoming book. Admission is $10 and inludes acces to all museum exhibits. No reservations required. The First twenty guests will recieve a special gift.

Date:
September 29, 2012 2pm

Admission:
$10

Address:
Marietta Museum of History
1 Depot St.
Marietta, GA 30064

For more information, please call (770) 794-5710.

Holiday Market Bake Sale and Silent Auction to benefit Due West UMC Preschool: Saturday, November 8,2014 from 9am to 2pm. Admission and parking are free.  The event hosts more than 45 vendors with a wide variety of products, most of which are handcrafted and an enormous bake sale with homemade treats. You will find hand sewn items, jewelry, pottery, monogramming and much more. The silent auction features items from each vendor as well as local businesses.

Date:
November 8,2014 from 9am to 2pm

Admission:
Free

Address:
Due West UMC Family Life Center
3956 Due West Rd
Marietta, GA 30064

Parking:
Free Parking

For more information, please call Karen Coffeen at (770) 590-0982 or visit www.duewest.org

Making Strides Against Breast is the American Cancer Society’s premier breast cancer event. Since the first Making Strides event in Boston in 1993, more than 7 million walkers have raised $400+ million nationwide to fight breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women other than skin cancer, with one in eight women expected to develop breast cancer in her lifetime. In 2012, the American Cancer Society expects 226,870 new cases of breast cancer to be diagnosed in women, with 39,510 deaths from disease.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Cobb County 5K Run/Walk on October 27, 2012 Glover Park, The Square in Marietta

5K Walk- no registration fee
5K Run- $25 registration fee (price includes a t-shirt)

Date:
Sat. Oct 27, 2012 Registration starts at 7:00 a.m. and run/walk begins at 8:00 a.m.

Admission:
5K Walk- no registration fee, 5K Run- $25 registration fee (price includes a t-shirt)

Address:
Glover Park, Marietta Square
50 E Park Square
Marietta, Ga. 30060

For more information, please call (404) 949-6476.