By Location Calendar
Chattahoochee Bend State Park
425 Bobwhite Way
Newnan
http://gastateparks.org/ChattahoocheeBend
770.254.7271
Eye-Spy Scavenger Hunt
Saturdays in June, 8, 15, 22, 29, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Eye-Spy Camera Scavenger Hunt Bring your camera and take a look around our park for the items on our scavenger hunt list. Take a picture with each item on our list and bring your completed list and pictures to the office to claim your prize. Stop by the visitor center to pick up your scavenger hunt checkoff list! $5 parking
Animal Tracks and Bingo
Saturday, June 8, noon – 1 p.m.
Join our naturalist to learn more about animal track ID and play animal track bingo! Also learn more about how you can earn your own Jr. Ranger badge. $3 plus $5 parking
Wildlife and Track ID
Saturday, June 8, noon – 1:30 p.m.
Join our naturalist to learn about wildlife ID and how to identify certain wildlife tracks and play track BINGO. $3 plus $5 parking.
Homeschool: Fire Safety and Campfire building
Wednesday, June 12, noon – 1 p.m.
Join our naturalist to learn more about fire safety, prescribed fire, and campfire building! Meet at shelter #1. $3 plus $5 parking
Hike and Paddle
Saturday, June 22, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Join us for a 5.5 mile hike up the Riverside Trail along with an hour long paddle down. You MUST pre-register for this event by calling. Kayaks are available for rent if needed for $30. $12 plus $5 parking.
Meet the Turtles
Saturday, June 22, noon to 1 p.m.
Join our naturalist to learn more about the turtles we have here at the visitor center. Get an up-close look at our turtles and watch during our feeding time! $5 parkingFind the Flags
Jr. Ranger Camp
June 25-27, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Join us for Jr. Ranger Camp for ages 7-12. Jr. Rangers will learn several valuable skills including campfire building, survival skills, basic first aid, archery, tree ID, and many more! You must preregister for this event, please call or visit our office for questions and registration. $80 plus $5 parking.
Father’s Day Archery
Saturday, June 29, 1-3 p.m.
Join our naturalist for archery in the park. Ages 10+, MUST pre-register for this event. $12 plus $5 parking
Coweta County Calendar of Events
www.explorecoweta.com
The Donald W. Nixon Centre for Performing & Visual Arts
1523 Lower Fayetteville Road, Newnan
www.thenixoncentre.net
770.254.2787
STAR Presents: The Wizard of Oz
June 25-27, 7 p.m.
Main Street Newnan
6 First Avenue, Newnan
www.mainstreetnewnan.com
770.253.8283
Summer Wined Up
June 7, Downtown Newnan, 5-9 p.m.
The Summer Wined-Up is our downtown wine-tasting event. Individual tastings occur at a different downtown business, where guests should expect to perform a “wine walk” that moves through over 30 host locations.
SummerNights
June 13, 6-9 p.m.
Monthly summer event series at Greenville Street Park during the months of June-August. The Summer NewnaNights will take place on the 2nd Thursday of the month. Live music, food trucks, & fun!
July 4 Parade
July 4, 9 a.m.
Celebrate Independence Day during the 4th of July Parade on Thursday, July 4th 2018. The Parade will begin at Veteran’s Memorial Park (Temple Avenue Park) at 9:00 am, and will end at Greenville Street Park.
Market Day
July 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Market will feature over 50 unique spaces, with a variety of one-of-a-kind gift items. Market Day favorites include: fresh locally grown produce, honey, jams & jellies, pottery, art, hand-woven baskets, leather products, etc.
Senoia Downtown Development Authority
http://www.enjoysenoia.net
Newnan Theatre Company
24 First Avenue
Newnan
http://www.newnantheatre.org
770.683.6282
Newnan-Coweta Historical Society
McRitchie-Hollis Museum
75 Jackson Street, Newnan
Newnancowetahistoricalsociety.com
770.251.0207
The Carnegie Library
1 LaGrange Street
Newnan
770.683.1347
https://www.newnancarnegie.com
The Carnegie provides a central dynamic gathering place that serves residents of all ages and backgrounds as well as community organizations, with a non-circulating reading room, children’s area, and meeting spaces enhanced by an art gallery. It seeks to be an integral part of the community by offering print and electronic materials, services, and programs to adults and children to enrich daily lives.
SPORTS
LIVE MUSIC
Check out musician Kris Youmans’ column on local live music elsewhere in this publication
Sweetland Amphitheater
110 Smith Street
LaGrange, GA 30240
http://www.sweetland.events/
May 24
The Black Jacket Symphony Presents:
Journey’s Escape and Greatest Hits
The Fred
201 McIntosh Trail
Peachtree City, 30269
770-631-0630
http://www.amphitheater.org
Kool & The Gang
June 15
Robert Cray Band
June 22
Ultimate Queen Celebration
June 29
Chastain Park
140 W Wieuca Rd NW
Atlanta
(404) 233-2227
https://www.livenation.com/venues/25162/cadence-bank-amphitheatre-at-chastain-park
Maze
June 15
Jon Bellion
June 19
Billie Eilish
June 23
Adam Sandler
June 28
Common /Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Weird Al Yankovic
June 30
Boys II Men
July 5
State Farm Arena
1 Philips Dr NW
(at Centennial Olympic Park Dr)
Atlanta
(404) 878-3000
http://statefarmarena.com
Ariana Grande
June 8
Hugh Jackman
July 3
Fox Theatre
660 Peachtree St NE
(at Ponce de Leon Ave NE)
Atlanta
(404) 881-2100
http://foxtheatre.org
Pride and Joy: The Marvin Gaye Musical
June 6-9
Brit Floyd: 40 Years of the Wall
June 12
Tiffany Haddish
June 22
Come From Away
June 25-30
The String Cheese Incident
July 5-6
Serenbe Playhouse
9110 Selborne Lane Suite 210
Chattahoochee Hills, GA 30268
770-463-1110
http://www.serenbeplayhouse.com
Pocohontas
June 13 – September 1
Pocahontas will breathe new life into the story of America’s first heroine. In this original telling, we meet Pocahontas just before she is set to leave her beloved home in Virginia to begin a new chapter with husband, John Rolfe, in England.
The Legacy Theatre
1175 Senoia Road
Suite C
Tyrone, GA., 30290
http://www.thelegacytheatre.org/
Southside Theatre Company
PO Box 616
Fairburn, GA 30213
770-969-0956
https://www.stgplays.com/
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
May 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12
A new and shocking version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of depravity, lust, love and horror. On the fog-bound streets of Victorian-era London, Henry Jekyll’s experiments with exotic “powders and tinctures” have brought forth his other self—Edward Hyde, a sensualist and villain free to commit the sins Jekyll is too civilized to comprehend.
MOVIES
NCG Cinemas at Fischer Crossings
55 Fischer Crossings Blvd.
Sharpsburg, GA 30277
678-326-4460
www.ncgmovies.com
Regal Cinemas Georgian 14
Ashley Park
237 Newnan Crossing Bypass
Newnan, GA 30265
Phone:(844) 462-7342
http://www.regmovies.com
Carmike 10
87 Newnan Station Dr.
Newnan, GA 30265
Phone:(770) 252-8110
https://www.carmike.com/ga/carmike-10-newnan-ga
