Category Archives: Arts and Living

New faces have been seen around the Earl Smith Strand Theatre in recent months

July 20, 2010 – 2:50 pm

Marietta, GA (July 20, 2010)— New faces have been seen around the Earl Smith Strand Theatre in recent months. As the former box office assistant at The Strand since its opening in January of 2009, Cobb native Sam Jacobsen sold thousands of tickets to patrons. But in early 2010, he was promoted to facilities & [...]

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Recap of the Marietta Fireworks Finale 2010

July 6, 2010 – 9:01 am

Special Thanks to Adam for the excellent HD video footage

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Marietta’s 175-year history Book Signing

June 25, 2010 – 8:50 am

Booksigning by authors of city’s 175th anniversary history book Dates: 6/26/2010 – 6/26/2010 Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: North Park Square Description: In addition to getting your favorite Georgia grown and produced products, you can get your signed copy of a book of facts commemorating Marietta’s 175-year history and meet the authors during [...]

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2010 July 4th in the Marietta Square

June 24, 2010 – 3:00 pm

We’ve received several calls and e-mails asking about Marietta’s Independence Day parade and celebration, so we know some folks are beginning to make their plans. Mark your calendars for July 3, as the city celebrates America’s freedom with an Independence Day parade, celebration and fireworks on the Square. Parade The Marietta Independence Day parade is [...]

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Marietta Square Summer Concert Series 2010 Schedule

June 14, 2010 – 9:00 am

We wanted to let you all know the dates for the remaining Summer Concert Series on the Marietta Square. 2010 Glover Park Concert Series Schedule and Performers * April 23: Modernaires Orchestra (Swing) * May 28: Pieces of Eight (Beach) * June 25: Soul Purpose (Oldies) * June 26: Cobb Symphony Orchestra * July 30: [...]

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Brown Bag Lunch Concerts on the Marietta Square Cancelled

May 14, 2010 – 2:37 pm

The AJC is reporting that the Brown Bag Lunches on the Marietta Square have been canceled…what do you think about this? At a cost of only $200 a piece it seems a bit much to cancel them. I’m guessing that merchants were upset, but how many of those moms took their kids to lunch on [...]

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The Marietta Square is back…

April 30, 2010 – 8:55 am

The Marietta Square is back and better than ever after a four-month long renovation. Streets are open to traffic, merchants and restaurants are open for business and parking is available. Improvements The city has installed ornamental poles for lights and traffic signals, decorative lighting and consolidated signage, brick crosswalks, a refurbished fountain in Glover Park, [...]

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Taste of Marietta 2010

April 25, 2010 – 7:41 am

The 17th Annual Taste of Marietta will be Sunday, April 25 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on the historic Marietta Square. At last year’s event, more than 100,000 people hit the streets to sample their favorite foods. Tastes, including Italian to seafood, steak, BBQ and desserts, range in cost from 50 cents to $4. This year, [...]

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Gem city grill serves up some great food in Marietta!

April 23, 2010 – 7:44 am

If you’ve not been to the Gem City yet, then you’re missing out. It’s right next to Gabriel’s on Whitlock. Here’s a shot of the Stacker Salad that we had last night. It was fantastic!

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Keep Marietta Beautiful – how you can help

April 8, 2010 – 10:24 am

Keep Marietta Beautiful invites the public to help clean the city’s streets and keep Marietta beautiful April 10 from 9 a.m.-noon during the Great American Cleanup. Volunteers will meet at the Public Works Complex, 750 North Marietta Parkway, and receive trash bags, vests and a cleanup location, Keep Marietta Beautiful director Joan Ellars said. “Vests [...]

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