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BOGO Tickets to the Center for Puppetry Arts
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If you’ve never taken your family to The Center for Puppetry Arts, now is the time to do so. You’ll be wowed by the life-like puppets, the fascinating storylines and terrific performance put on at the Center.
Rainforest Adventures is the show currently being performed and you’re children are sure to be wowed by over 30 exotic plants and animals all located in the rainforest. Anacondas, bats and howler monkeys are just a few of the creatures you’ll get to see at this amazing show. Afterwords, head over to the create-a-puppet workshop and explore the museum.
Now through March 7 WSB-TV has a discount on their Family to Family page Read More→
Free Family Friendly Fun Events Around Atlanta
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It’s that time of year, the gifts have been opened, Christmas wishes have been fulfilled and you’ve traveled here and there to see various family and friends. The only question that remains is what to do with the kids over the weekends as the winter grows colder and the outdoors become more unfriendly.
That’s where we step in. Bowen Family Homes’ has compiled a list of family friendly, free events happening all around the metro-Atlanta area. These events are the perfect way to spend some quality family time together without breaking the bank.
Now through January 3, Centennial Olympic Park will be hosing the annual Holiday in Lights. 2009 marks the 11th anniversary for this Atlanta tradition. Read More→
Cobb County Approves Balanced Calendar
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Residents of Caswell Overlook, Sweetwater Landing and other Cobb County neighborhoods will be seeing some changes to the academic calendar when it’s time to send their students back to school this fall 2010. On November 11 the Cobb County Board of Education approved a balanced calendar for Cobb County schools, which will take effect with the 2010-2011 school year. With the new balanced calendar, students will begin school the first week of August and end the Friday prior to Memorial Day in May. These changes create a shorter summer break for students, but allow for longer vacation periods during the school year.
Students will receive one-week breaks in September and February and a full week off for Thanksgiving. The first semester will end on Friday, December Read More→
Celebrate Memorial Day with Local Concerts Happening Next Two Weekends
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Bowen Family Homes communities are located in the most sought-after locations throughout metro Atlanta, so that residents not only enjoy their homes, but the local area as well. Memorial Day is Monday, May 25, and there are several celebratory events throughout metro Atlanta that residents of our communities can attend both this weekend and next.
This Friday, May 22, the City of Suwanee will celebrate Memorial Day weekend with a free concert at Town Center Park. Sponsored by the Gwinnett Daily Post, the family-fun evening will feature patriotic music and song by The Gwinnett Community Band and the Sugar Hill LDS Choir. A parachute demonstration will be given by members of the Silver Wings, the Command Exhibition Parachute Team that is a part of the U.S. Army Infantry based at Fort Benning, at 7:30 p.m. weather permitting. Admission is free but attendees are asked to bring a canned food item to be donated to a local food bank. You will also want to bring a picnic basket, blanket and chairs, but no alcohol is allowed. Read More→
Attend the Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show
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Numerous celebrity and local chefs are coming to Cobb Galleria Centre April 18-19 for the annual Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show hosted by Tiny Kitchen, Inc. Attendees will enjoy more than 150 exhibitors, live cooking demonstrations by Atlanta’s hottest chefs, tasting and entertaining workshops, and hands-on cooking experiences for children. Cooking presentations will also be given by Food Network celebrities including Deen, Tyler Florence, The Neelys and Guy Fieri. Taste exciting new flavors, learn something new and enjoy all that the Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show can offer you. Purchase your tickets today at www.metrocooking.com. Read More→
