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DECEMBER EVENTS choir under the direction of Maestro J. Wayne Baughman. The Joe Gransden Quartet will perform as JCSO’s special guests. Gransden is an exceptional trumpeter, big band specialist and jazz musician extraordinaire. A delicious champagne dessert reception immediately follows the concert: Tickets: $30/adults, $24/seniors (55 and up), $15/students at www.johnscreeksymphony. org or 678-748-5802. Information: email info@ johnscreeksymphony.org. Location: St. Benedict’s Church, 11045 Parsons Road, Johns Creek Group rates available, all credit cards accepted.
Roswell celebrates 1850s holidays with historic tours “Heirloom Holiday” weekend brings history alive
JCSO performs Christmas gala, holiday pops concert JOHNS CREEK, Ga. – The Johns Creek Symphony Orchestra invites the public to start the holiday season off right by attending the JCSO’s eighth annual Christmas Gala and Holiday Pops Concert at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at St Benedict’s Church. Enjoy hearing many favorites, from “O Holy Night” to “Sleigh Ride” and “White Christmas,” performed by JCSO’s full orchestra and
Roswell Ramblers Senior Citizen Club. Free gift wrapping is available. Proceeds from the Gift Shop benefit the Roswell Ramblers Senior Citizen Club. For more information, please contact call 770641-3950. For more holiday events happening in Roswell, visit http://www.visitroswellga.com/ christmas.
Bulky Trash Amnesty Day for residents ROSWELL, Ga. – The Public Works Departments of Roswell and Milton, along with Keep Roswell Beautiful, are joining together to offer the residents in these areas a chance to clean out their garages, basements and attics and dispose of unwanted items at no charge. On Saturday, Dec. 7, from 8 a.m. - noon, residents in Roswell and Milton can bring items to the City of Roswell Public Works Division at 1810 Hembree Road. (Please note: This event is not held at the Roswell Recycling Center). Proof of residency will be required. Utility bills preferred. Roswell residents with the window decal do not need any other form of identification. This event has become very popular, so expect delays.
Pictured with the 12 Days of Christmas Heirloom Holiday Tree at the Roswell Visitors Center are Mandy Rhineheart and Dave Lyons. The Heirloom Holiday weekend is filled with events Dec. 7 and 8.
ROSWELL, Ga. -- The Roswell Community is coming together Dec. 7 for a Living History Weekend featuring a 1850s Heirloom Holidays tour of historic homes and buildings. Along the tour route there will be costumed characters from Roswell’s past, compliments of Georgia Ensemble Theatre. Guests are invited to listen to their conversations and even interact with them as if they were actually in the 1850s. Among the historic sites to be visited are the Southern Trilogy homes, Great Oaks, Roswell Presbyterian Church and homes in the Mill Village. The tour will take place on Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Ticket price includes admission to all the sites. The tour will be held rain or shine, and tickets are available at the Roswell Visitors Center, The Chandlery, Barrington Hall, Bulloch Hall, Smith Plantation and the offices of the Roswell Historical Society. Ticket prices for the tour are $30 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. The Teaching Museum has on display original antebellum photographs of children, a period-style decorated tree and children’s toys from this period of time, presented by the Roswell Historical Society. Children will also create an ornament reminiscent of the 1850s. Activities take place from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. and are free of charge, but children must be accompanied by an adult. The public is encouraged to dress in period clothing for the events, with a costume contest from 2-3 p.m. A bonfire will blaze in the Heart of Roswell Park on Canton Street that night, from 6-10 p.m. For more events taking place (some of them free of charge) during Roswell’s Living History Weekend, visit www.visitroswellga.com or call 770-6403253. Additional information is also available at www.roswellheirloomholidays.com.
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Alpharetta’s Tree Lighting ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Alpharetta’s Downtown Historic District will light up at the 36th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on Friday, Dec. 6. The celebration will fill the downtown streets in with musical performances, Santa, snow, movies, food trucks, farmer’s market and more beginning at 5 p.m. The tree lighting will begin at 7 p.m. The following day, Dec. 7, winter fills the corner park with “Snow on the Square.” Beginning at 1 p.m., sip on a cup of hot chocolate or coffee while visiting with Santa and Mrs. Claus in the gazebo. Bring your camera to capture family photos. Also shop at the Christmas Farmer’s Market that will be on the street from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Lighting of Roswell’s Historic Town Square ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell’s annual lighting of its Historic Town Square will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. The celebration begins at 5 p.m. and includes performances by the Hillside Elementary Singers, River Eves Choir, Esther Jackson Chorus and the Roswell Ramblers Chorus followed by a special reading of “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” with Mayor Jere Wood. Santa Claus also will be making a special visit to the Square from the North Pole. Pictures with Santa will be available at a nominal charge. Enjoy a cup of hot cocoa or coffee, complements of Starbucks. Once the Square is aglow, children 12 and under can hop on the holiday bus to the Roswell Adult Recreation Center to shop for gifts at Santa’s Secret Gift Shop. The Gift Shop is located at 830 Grimes Bridge Road and will be open on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 6 -9 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 8, from 1-4 p.m. (Santa will be visiting during this time). All the gifts at Santa’s Secret Gift Shop are priced affordably and some of the items are handmade by the
Founder’s Day Parade in Johns Creek JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- The Johns Creek Founders Day Parade is the highlight of a week of activities celebrating the City’s incorporation. The parade begins Dec. 7 at 10 a.m. on State Bridge Road between Kimball Bridge and West Morton roads. For more information visit www.johnscreekga. gov/community/events/foundersday.
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‘Classy, Brassy Christmas’ concert in Roswell ROSWELL, Ga. – The Michael O’Neal Singers will have its holiday season opener when it performs its annual Christmas concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at Roswell United Methodist Church on Mimosa Boulevard. “It has become a tradition for many of you to begin your holiday season with our annual Christmas concert,” said Maestro Michael O’Neal. “This year, we will present ‘A Classy, Brassy Christmas.’ The concert will include many of our well known Christmas carols, a sing-along of popular Christmas favorites and a humorous look at the 12 days AFTER Christmas.” Featured in this concert will be special friends, the Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet, returning for their fifth appearance with MOS.