2010
Encore Schedule Announced
The
Jennie T. Anderson
Theatre has announced its 2010 Encore Series
schedule. As in the past, a variety of quality
shows will be part of the Encore series. Season
tickets will go on sale November 2nd
and individual tickets go on sale November
18th. To order tickets, call the Jennie
T. Anderson Theatre Box Office at (770) 528-8490
or order your tickets online at www.Ticketmaster.com.
See the Encore Series schedule below:
| January
21-23
January
24 |
8:00pm
3:00pm
|
“AIDA”
performed
by the Pebblebrook HS / Cobb Co. School of
Excellence In the Performing Arts |
| February
13 |
8:00pm
|
The
5th Dimension |
| March
6 |
8:00pm
|
Julianne
Hough |
| March
13 |
8:00pm
|
The
Osmond Brothers |
| March
27 |
8:00pm
|
Frankie
Avalon |
| April
10 |
8:00pm
|
Vicki
Lawrence and Mama |
Annual Candy
Cane Hunt to be held at The Mable House
Come
and join the Cobb County Parks, Recreation &
Cultural Affairs Department as we celebrate our
Annual Candy Cane Hunt at the Mable House Art Center
on Saturday, December 5th from 10:00am-12:00pm.
The event allows boys and girls 12 and under an
opportunity to participate in many holiday activities
such as cookie decorating, marshmallow roasting,
and arts and crafts. There wlll also be live
entertainment for the entire family. Santa is schedule
to arrive and will be available for pictures with
the children. For more information, please call
(770) 528-8454. Admission and parking are free.
Ovation
Award Winners Named
The inaugural Ovation Awards presentation was recently
held at the Earl Smith Strand Theatre in Marietta.
Ovation is an annual awards event to recognize individuals
who make a significant contribution to the arts
in Cobb County. The winners of this inaugural event
are:
Outstanding
Instrumentalist - Mandy Kirkpatrick
Outstanding Technical Director - Tami Gallagher
Outstanding Techie - Chris Barber
Outstanding Dance Performance - Janusz Mason
Outstanding Actor - Tom Milley
Outstanding Volunteer - Barbara Hollis
Outstanding Instructor - Robert Adams
Distinguished Business Leader - Randall
Heard
Outstanding Visual Artists - Teresa Barnes
Outstanding Vocal Performer - Jevares Myrick
Outstanding Ensemble/Arts Organization - South
Cobb Arts Alliance
Cobb
County Staff, Programs and Facility Honored
The
Georgia USSSA (United States Specialty Sports Association)
Hall of Fame recently honored a long-time Cobb County
employee and a nationally known county facility.
Brooks Tinsley , manager of the Al Bishop Softball
Complex, and the Al Bishop Softball Complex itself
were inducted into the Georgia USSSA Softball Hall
of Fame during ceremonies in Covington. Tinsley,
a 26-year Cobb employee and manager of the Bishop
Complex since 2000, was inducted in the Directors'
category, while the Al Bishop Softball Complex became
the first Georgia softball facility to be included
in the hall of fame. Tinsley joins Rusty Simpson
(1989-2000) and Frank Breeden (1978-89), Bishop's
two former managers, as hall of fame inductees in
the Directors' category. The Bishop Complex was
recognized for its 31 years of hosting USSSA-sanctioned
events, including 11 world tournaments. Pictured
are the three facility managers the Al Bishop Softball
Complex has had since it opened in 1978: (L to R)
Brooks Tinsley, Rusty Simpson and Frank Breeden.
Wendy Collins , Recreation Coordinator at the
Fullers Recretion Center, received the Cobb County
'Customer Service Award' for the summer quarter.
Wendy has been with the department since 2000 and
she is responsible for many innovative programs
and special events that are run by the department.
Pictured (L to R) are County Manager, David Hankerson;
Wendy Collins; Recreation Program Manager, JC Redd;
Department Director, Eddie Canon; and Recreation
Services Division Manager, Terrence Ramsey. Congratulations
Wendy!!!
Cobb's
'Holiday of Trees' received the Innovative Program
Award of 2009 at the Georgia Recreation Park Association
District 5 Banquet. The 'Holiday of Trees'
was held last December and proceeds from the event
benefited the March of Dimes and Special Olympics
GA-Cobb. Clintina Mitchell , the Recreation Coordinator
of the Therapeutics unit, was instrumental in creating
this event. Clintina and Erin Long of Cobb's
Human Resources Department headed up the committee
made the event a success. The event offered sales
of trees and wreaths that were decorated by various
groups and individuals, live entertainment, arts
and crafts, and of course a visit from Santa. Thousands
of people turned out for this event and over $10,000
was raised for these worthy causes. Pictured (L
to R) are Erin Long; Department Director, Eddie
Canon; and Clintina Mitchell.
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