Do you have a busy weekend planned? There’s several things going on around town this weekend to take advantage of. And with temperatures still so hot, a refreshing trip to the pool is certainly a good option as well! I hope you & your family has a great weekend … no matter how you choose to spend it!
Here’s a few things we’re highlighting around town:
*Note: Check out our “Libraries” page for the Summer Storytime Schedule of the Forsyth County Library System.
Friday, August 26th
Creekside MOPS Fall Consignment Sale
9am to 1pm and 6pm to 8pm: Shop the Fall / Winter sale at Creekside United Methodist Church. Hours vary each day. Great bargains on children’s & maternity clothing, baby furniture and equipment, toys & much more. For more information, visit their website.
Green with Envy Kid’s Consignment Sale
9am to 6pm: Shop the Fall / Winter sale at the Pinetree Village Shopping Center (corner of Hwy 9 and Bethelview Road). For more information, visit their website.
Shoot 2 Kill Cancer
1pm to 6pm: Join Stick It 2 Cancer at the Bulls Eye Marksman Club for a FUNdraising event. Prizes are involved! Visit the event page for more information.
Brookwood Farmer’s Market
4pm to 7pm: Shop the market for Georgia Grown & made at Brookwood Elementary School. Visit their Facebook Page for more information.
Saturday, August 27th
Creekside MOPS Fall Consignment Sale
8am to 1pm: Many items 1/2 off Saturday! Shop the Fall / Winter sale at Creekside United Methodist Church. Hours vary each day. Great bargains on children’s & maternity clothing, baby furniture and equipment, toys & much more. am to 1pm. For more information, visit their website.
Green with Envy Kid’s Consignment Sale
9am to 5pm: Many items 30% off Saturday! Shop the Fall / Winter sale at the Pinetree Village Shopping Center (corner of Hwy 9 and Bethelview Road). For more information, visit their website.
Shoot 2 Kill Cancer
9am to 3pm: Join Stick It 2 Cancer at the Bulls Eye Marksman Club for a FUNdraising event. Prizes are involved! Visit the event page for more information.
Lowe’s Build & Grow
10am: FREE Build & Grow kid’s workshop at Lowe’s. This week they’ll build a School Locker. Visit their event page for more information.
Pucks for Patty – Fundraising Hockey Game
7pm: Pucks for Patty is a Police vs Fire Hockey Game to help raise money for Atlanta Police Detective (and Cumming Resident) Pat Apoian, founder of Humble Heroes. Detective Apoian was injured in the line of duty and suffered extensive injuries just last month. He is currently recuperating at home while undergoing extensive physical therapy. Come support one who has done so much to stand behind the men & women of public safety who are in need!
Tickets will be $10 for adults. Children 10 and under Free. Event at THE ICE. Visit the Event Page for more information.
Sunday, August 28th
Raising Kids Who Read Author Event
1pm to 4pm: Humpus Bumpus Bookstore at 703 Atlanta Road in Cumming, Georgia will be filled with local authors – both children’s and adult’s – for book readings, book signings, and interactions with kids and adults alike. Well known local authors like 11-year-old Sarah Voskamp, children’s picture book authors Cheryl Campbell, Lisa Kelley, and Jackie Gaskins, juvenile/adolescent book writer J.R. Hardin, and couples therapist and relationship author Barbara J. Peters, will be among the local celebrities at the event. Atlanta area illustrator Lauren Keel will be a part of the event as well – sketching and demonstrating what it takes to illustrate a book. Click here for more information.
Farm Storytime
4pm: Visit Warbington Farms for a great family event! Just $4 per person. Children under 2 are free. Click here for more information.
Looking ahead …
Thursday, September 1st: Freeze Cancer
Join all the stick It 2 Cancer friends … and their friends … and THEIR friends to make your Menchie’s mix & FREEZE CANCER … now ALL ACROSS ATLANTA! After 5pm, Menchie’s will be donating 20% of all proceeds to Stick it 2 Cancer.
For a complete listing of all locations participating, visit the event page.
