This week’s Calendar of Events in-and-around Coweta County
From Staff Reports
The last week of September and first of October has numerous “Things To Do” locally.
Below is the calendar for September 27 to October 2.
September 27, TUESDAY
Biblical Archeology at Newnan Carnegie
Join the Newnan Carnegie Library and Christy Barker, Curator and Director of Education and Programing at the Biblical History Center, for an amazing free program at 2:30 p.m. where she will be discussing archaeology in Israel, focusing on some interesting archaeological sites that are located in the land of Israel and associated with Biblical History. 1 LaGrange St., Newnan. Registration is requested, so please visit: Newnan Carnegie Library Event Registration.
September 28, WEDNESDAY
• Newnan Coweta Historical Society’s Red Cross Blood Drive
At the Train Depot, 60 East Broad Street, from 1 to 6 p.m. redcrossblood.org
September 29, THURSDAY
• Healthy Aging Expo – Learn TODAY to LIVE BETTER tomorrow.
This free Healthy Aging Expo is at Crossroads Church, 3260 Hwy. 16 in Sharpsburg. The Expo will be a one-stop shop for everything you need to know about how to prepare for the best life you can live. Experts in the senior living/aging arena will be present to meet with you, share information and answer your questions. Sponsored by Home Helpers of GA&AL, Berkshire Hathaway, Caring Transitions and Goldberg. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
October 1, SATURDAY
• Main Street Newnan Market Day – 10 am to 2 pm mainstreetnewnan.com
• BBQ, White Oak Presbyterian Church Annual Fundraiser
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds support missions. Plates, BBQ, Stew. Homemade desserts sold separately. 2796 Gordon Rd., Senoia, 770-253-7904, whiteoakarp.org.
• Coweta County Genealogical Society Library Open House
8 Carmichael St., Newnan from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., behind the Newnan Campus of the University of West Georgia. If you have any questions please contact us at [email protected]. please email [email protected]
• One Roof’s Fashion Show Fundraiser
1 to 4 p.m. at Unity Baptist Church, 311 Smokey Road. Tickets only $15 and include light refreshments. Tickets available at door or in advance through Eventbrite. All proceeds benefit One Roof Outreach. Tickets are non-refundable. For more information, or to volunteer, please email [email protected]
October 1-2, SATURDAY-SUNDAY
• The Cotton Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 18830 Hwy. 85, Gay GA 30218
Admission: Adults (13-64) $10, Seniors (65+) $9, Active Duty Military ($9), Children (7-12) $5, Children (Under 7) Free. The Cotton Fair has been a staple in the community of Gay, GA for over 50 years. Each year during the first weekend of May and October, the Craft Festival brings a bustling crowd into this historic town. The festival is a chance to discover unique, skilled artisans and one-of-a-kind antiques – it feels like stepping back in time.
October 2, SUNDAY
• FERST Annual Lewis Grizzard & Catfish Memorial Bike Ride
8 a.m., beginning at the Moreland Mill. Each ride registration sends a book every month for a year to a child from birth to five years old in Coweta County. You may pay your registration fee, ride October 2, 2022 and receive a commemorative t-shirt. If you choose the virtual option, you may register, ride any length before October 2, post pictures on Facebook, and a t-shirt will be mailed to you. Cue sheets for a ride beginning at the Moreland Mill will be available. Register HERE.
• Coweta Samaritan Clinic’s 12th Annual Bluegrass & BBQ
4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in former Papp Clinic Parking Lot. Join them as they get “fancy like” BBQ in a parking lot, hanging with your friends and raising money for a good cause! In addition to a delicious meal catered by Dunc’s BBQ Kitchen, this year’s Bluegrass & BBQ will feel much more like the old days with tents, tables, decor, signature cocktails, and, of course, the beer truck! Visit https://www.cowetasamaritanclinic.org/ for more info.
• A Musical Celebration of Fall with The Masterworks Chorale
2:30 p.m. at The Nixon Center. Performance will featuring Russell Wilson oboe, Robert Givens violin and other guest instrumentalists. 1525 Lower Fayetteville Rd., Newnan, thenixoncentre.net, masterworkscommunitychorale.com
