May
May 1
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Coweta County is today from 6 p.m. to midnight at the Coweta County Fairgrounds in Newnan. The public is invited to join hundreds of volunteers and participants at this community event to celebrate cancer survivors, remember those lost to the disease, and take action to finish the fight against cancer. The opening ceremony, which includes a special Survivors and Caregivers Lap, will happen at 6:15 p.m. A Luminaria Ceremony to honor cancer survivors and remember those lost to cancer will take place at 9 p.m. The closing ceremony will be at 11:45 p.m. Visit relayforlife.org/cowetaga or like us on facebook.com/relayforlifecoweta contact
Jennie Politano at jennie.politano@cancer.org for additional information.
Oak Grove Elementary’s annual SpringFest is today from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. The PTO has tons of fun planned for the entire family. Celebrate with your friends and classmates. Enjoy more inflatables including a gladiator joust and dual-run bungee, the famous cake walk and our new food court featuring Chick-fil-A, Johnny’s Pizza, TCBY and the Oak Grove PTO Concessions. New this year is the Community Corner featuring a fire demo with the PTC Fire Department and both S.W.A.T. and canine demonstrations from the PTC Police Department Wristbands and tickets can be purchased before the event in the front office at Oak Grove (8 a.m. – 2 p.m.) or at SpringFest the night of the event. More information is available at www.oges.org.
The Fayette County High School Drama Department presentsDisney’s “Aladdin, Jr.” today and tomorrow at the Sams Auditorium. Admission is $8 per person. The doors open at 7 p.m. and the curtain rises at 7:30 p.m.
Faith Bible Church yard sale,car wash and bake sale is today and tomorrow at 4907 Ga. Highway 34 East in Sharpsburg from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Great yard sale finds, car wash and delicious baked goods.
Please come out and help us raise funds for our mission trips to the Dominican Republic in June and July.
May 2
U.S. Army (Retired) Colonel Ben Malcom is the guest speaker at this month’s Fayette County Republican Party breakfast today at the FCRP Event Center in Fayetteville. The event is open to the public, and a full breakfast by the Broadway Diner is served at 8:30 a.m. for an $8 charge. The speaker will begin at 9 a.m.
Col. Malcom spent over a year behind the Communist North Korean lines during the Korean War and was deeply involved in intelligence gathering and other work, which set the stage for what is now the Army’s Special Forces. His book, White Tigers, recaps many of his experiences during the war. Books will be available for purchase at the event.
The Friends of the Fayette County Public Library will be holding a book sale today.They are requesting the help of the public in donating children’s books, gently used please, and current best sellers to round out selections visitors ask for the most. They can be brought in to the front desk at the library, just be sure to tell them they are for the book sale.
The Southern Crescent Chorale wraps up their 13th season with an inspiring and fun-filled concert at the Southern Ground Amphitheater today at 8 p.m. Enjoy an evening of music under the stars as SCC performs patriotic, show and pop tunes accompanied by the Jazz League and Steve Shivers. “Stars and Stripes” will be an energetic concert featuring the Chorale, local soloist, Bobby Lacey, and band performing patriotic, show and pop tunes. Doors open at 7 p.m. Concessions will be provided by Fayetteville Dwarf House and will be available for purchase starting at 7 p.m., or bring your own picnic to enjoy the show. Advance tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students and senior adults age 60 and over. Active military personnel and veterans may purchase a ticket for $10. Tickets are available at the Fayetteville Main Street Office at the Courthouse or the Fayetteville Library.
Admission at the door is $20. Online tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/758997 or www.southerncrescentchorale.org
May 5
Want to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and help an important cause? Play in the Healing Bridge Clinic (HBC) golf tournament. Cost is $100 per player with breakfast and Mexican fare luncheon buffet included. Your support will have a positive impact on our community. HBC provides free primary health care to the uninsured and the underinsured of Fayette, Coweta & So. Fulton counties who are within the 200 percent Federal Poverty Guidelines. For more information, registration form, and to pay online please visit www.HealingBridgeClinic.org or mail forms with payment to Healing Bridge Clinic, 215 Willowbend Drive, Peachtree City, GA 30269. For sponsorship opportunities, contact Rose Carroll, at 770-712-1488 or emaildirector@healingbridgeclinic.org. We look forward to meeting you on the green!
The Peachtree City Garden Club will host its last meeting before summer break at 10 a.m. at The Bridge Community Center in Peachtree City. Rosie Davidson, a master gardener whose Chastain Park garden has been featured on the Atlanta Botanical Garden Connoisseur Garden Tour, in a garden profile in Georgia Gardening magazine and on the HGTV website, will talk about “Having Fun with Garden Design” – a lighthearted look at design elements in your garden. This final meeting of the year before summer break is our annual plant swap. Bring one or more plants to trade with other club member. Guests are welcome. Join us at 9:30 for refreshments and socializing. For more information, go to peachtreecitygardenclub.org.
May 7
The Harlem Wizards are coming to Fayette County to show off their basketball skills and pull their fun antics today at Starrs Mill High School Gymnasium. Tickets can be purchased online at www.harlemwizards.com or at the door. Doors open at 6 p.m.. The fun begins at 7 p.m. Proceeds from the event benefit the Special Needs Program for Fayette County pre-K students.
May 8
The Peachtree Wind Ensemble will be presenting their spring concert at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Peachtree City.
Admission is free. The concert will feature music representing “times past”, “times of the day”, and “times of the year”. The Peachtree Wind Ensemble is a non-profit community band with volunteer members from Fayette County and surrounding areas. See www.peachtreewindensemble.org for additional information about the band.
May 9
Getting fit is more fun with your Fayette Tigers. Come join us for our first annual Tyger Dye 5k Fun Run and color yourself—and your Fayette community—happy. Your $20 registration includes T-shirt and access to all the color stations along the route. An optional $5 gets you VIP access to the Color Fest After Party. Tyger Dye entry forms can be picked up at the front office or printed from the FCHS website: www.fchstigers.org.
Proceeds benefit the Fayette County High Class of 2018. For details, go to the FCHS homepage to download the Tyger Dye form and waiver or contact 2018 class sponsors at league.jessica@mail.fcboe.org or mccaskill.samantha@mail.fcboe.org.
May 12
The annual Spring Concert by the Fayette Fiddlers is today at 7 p.m. at Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City. It’s great family fun—pop, classical, and bluegrass music by talented young musicians fiddling up a storm! For more information, contact Kay Fry at fiddlerfry@bellsouth.net or 678-480-4900.
May 13
The Greater Fayette Republican Women’s Club will be meeting for dinner at Tim’s Country Kitchen in Fayetteville at 6 p.m. The guest speaker will be Representative Matt Ramsey. The buffet dinner is $10 per person including beverage, dessert, and tax. For more information, contact Alberta Lucas (lu210w@mindspring.com/770-719-0879) or Debby Dickinson (ptcdebby@bellsouth.net/404-376-4132).
May 16
The South Metro Rose Society will be holding its 30th Annual Rose Show today and tomorrow at Fayetteville Church of Christ Fellowship Hall at 870 Redwine Rd. The show is free to the public from 1-4 p.m. on both days to view, smell, and photograph the exhibited roses. Hundreds of roses and rose arrangements will be displayed. Rose bouquets will be sold and there will be an Information Table where questions will be answered by ARS Consulting Rosarians. Items to be raffled include a silver plated rose from R. DuBose Jewelers, restaurant gift certificates, Pike’s and Autumn Hill Nursery gift certificates, miniature and large rose bushes, and more. For more information call 770-631-3885.
