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The 2015 Atlanta Boat Show Sails Through Sunday January 18th

2015 Atlanta Boat Show

The 2015 Atlanta Boat Show — Georgia’s premier boat exposition — is celebrating its 52nd year as the best place to see and buy boats, gear and accessories.  If it’s for boating, you’ll find it at the Atlanta Boat Show! Hundreds of new boats will be on display including: powerboats center consoles ski boats and personal […]

Cherokee County Museum’s “Cherokee Voices from the Civil War” Closes Soon

Cherokee County Museum's "Voices of the Civil War" closes on 1-3-15.

All good things must come to an end, according to that ubiquitous source know as “they say.”  In keeping with that lore, the Cherokee County History Museum’s temporary exhibit, Cherokee Voices from the Civil War, will be closing on January 3, 2015. The exhibit focuses on life at home, on the battleground, and from a […]

Meet R2D2 at Family Engineering Night at Tellus

R2D2 Comes to Tellus Science Museum on Friday, November 14, 2014

Cartersville’s Tellus Science Museum is bigger than you think, cooler than you think, more interesting than you think, and your friends of all ages will love it more than you think — especially during Family Engineering Night on Friday, November 14, 2014. BRING THE FAMILY FOR A NIGHT OF ENGINEERING FUN WITH INTERACTIVE ROBOTICS AND […]

Commemorative Civil War Burning of Marietta ~ 11-8-14

View the Commemorative Civil War Burning of Marietta on Saturday, November 8, 2014

It’s going to be a hot time in the old town of Marietta on Saturday, November 8, 2014, when they commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, including the Burning of Marietta, with a real-life experience of General Sherman’s devastating burning of the Historic Square and the City’s triumphant rebirth. Please Note:  Sorry, these historians […]

New Presentations by the Cherokee County Historical Society

Cherokee County History Museum

Our friends at the Cherokee County Historical Society have a couple of special presentations for us in October.  We hope you’ll be able to enjoy them both. Everyday Life: Demonstrations of 19th Century Tools and Skills for Everyday Living Canton Tourism, Inc., Around About Media, and the Joe E. Johnston Foundation have joined hands to bring […]

Marietta’s 38th Annual Harvest Square Arts & Crafts Festival

Marietta Square Farmers Market

Marietta’s 38th Annual Harvest Square Arts and Crafts Festival will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2014, from 9 AM until 5 PM.  There’s something in store for everyone.  Truly. The Harvest Square Festival is for normal folks.  Or at least it’s for folks who enjoy meandering around Marietta’s spectacular square examining paintings, pottery, woodworking, jewelry and […]

The 10th Taste of Acworth ~ 10-11-14

Have a Taste of Acworth on Saturday, October 11, 2014.

Visit Acworth’s Historic District on Main Street on Saturday, October 11, 2014, for the 10th Annual Taste of Acworth. More than 20,000 visitors nibbled their way through the collection of delicacies last year and a healthy crowd is expected this year too.  Don’t worry.  There will be room for you too. The  Acworth Business Association and the City of Acworth […]

Heavy Metal in Motion at Tellus Science Museum

This puppy could get you a parking space on a busy shopping day.  Anywhere you'd like.

The best toys for men, women, boys and girls are too expensive to buy.  Good thing they’ll be on display at Tellus Science Museum’s Heavy Metal in Motion extravaganza! You’ve heard the saying, “The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys.”  That’s just so wrong!  First of all, kids toys […]

Tellus Museum’s Lunch & Learn: Meet Stan the Tyrannosaurus Rex

Stan the Tyrannosaurus Rex at Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville

You won’t believe this, but some people don’t know how much fun it is to visit Tellus Science Museum at Exit 293 off I-75 in Cartersville. Take their Lunch & Learn presentations, for example.  You’re welcome to spend an hour for lunch (or stay all day, if you’d like) at the museum’s Cafe from 12:15 to 1 PM. […]

Mineral Symposium at Tellus Science Museum

Come to the mineral symposium at Tellus Science Museum on Saturday, August 16, 2014.

You probably haven’t been to a mineral symposium in so long you don’t even remember how much fun you had.  Have I got good news for you! Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville has a mineral symposium scheduled for Saturday, August 16th that’s even better than all the others you’ve seen — combined! 10 AM Mineral […]