Weekend Things To Do: August 2-3-4
From Staff Reports
The final weekend before the start of the school year is here and brings with it several family-friendly and fun events here in Coweta County and surrounding areas beginning Friday.
On Friday, the 7th Annual Soles For Cole Golf Tournament fundraiser kicks off the weekend at the White Oak Golf Club in Newnan. And Friday night, our own Kris Youmans has you covered with the local music venues and acts.
Then on Saturday, Back-to-School Pep Rallies in Newnan and Peachtree City highlight the morning and evening. And in between is the 7th Annual Soles for Cole Family Fun Day in Senoia, starting at 3 p.m. with the Cole’s Dash, 1 Mile Race and 5K Race all on the docket in Senoia. There’s also a watermelon-eating contest at the Chattahoochee Bend State Park and the annual Black Ties and Boots fundraiser at WGTC’s Waco Campus with country star Craig Morgan. And if you like 1980s music, the Fred Amphitheater in Peachtree City has you covered with these bands performing at its The Lost 80s Concert (A Flock of Seagulls, The Motels, The Vapors, Naked Eyes, Bow Wow Wow, Real Life, Boys Don’t Cry, Farrington & Mann).
And Sunday, the final performances for three plays – “Matilda The Musical”, “The True Story of Pocahontas”, and “Hair: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical” – at the Legacy Theatre and Serenbe Playhouse.
For more events, check our Facebook page by clicking: https://www.facebook.com/pg/wintersmedia/events/.
Weather-wise, it appears to be a hit-or-miss scenario with afternoon showers and thunderstorms here in Coweta County. The National Weather Service is giving a 60 percent rain chance on Friday, 40 percent Saturday and 60 percent on Sunday. High temperatures will be in the upper 80s with lows near 70.
Below is the day-to-day listing of events in the area. To have your event published, please email [email protected]. (Photo credit – solesforcole.com).
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2
7th Annual Soles for Cole’s Commanders Golf Tournament
Four-person Captain’s Choice (Lauderdale) $100 per person (includes green fee, cart fee, range balls, lunch & dinner); Mulligans will also be sold. Prizes awarded to winning teams, closest to pin and longest drive. Raffle prizes.
10 a.m.
678-673-9371 • White Oak Golf Club, 141 Clubview Drive, Newnan 30265
Exercise is Medicine
The Carnegie Library hosts this 45-minute class on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. A wellness class for prevention and management of chronic disease conditions. Call for details.
11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
770-683-1347 • 1 LaGrange St., Newnan 30263
https://www.newnancarnegie.com
Newnan Trolley Service
This free service is offered to take riders from downtown Newnan to Ashley Park. Runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Pickup locations at City Hall, the Governor Ellis Arnall Parking Lot on Madison Street, and Ashley Park at Dillard’s (West Entrance) and Regal Cinemas.
The first pickup is at 1 p.m. at City Hall with the last full route starting at 7 p.m.
Free
1-8 p.m.
Strange LaGrange: Ghosts, Legends, & Spirited History – A Walking Tour
Join Troup County Historical Society Docent and Southern Spirit Guide, Lewis Powell, for a ghostly tour of downtown LaGrange to hear about the spirited history of Troup County and those who call it home. Tours will depart from the Legacy Museum on Main, rain or shine, and move through the downtown area. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes, bring a water bottle, and an umbrella if the weather calls for rain!
7 p.m.
136 Main Street, LaGrange 30240
LOCAL THEATRE
Weekly Play and Musical calendar.
Legacy Theatre –”Matilda The Musical”
Tickets: $15 – $45
7:30 p.m.
404-895-1473 • 1175 Senoia Road, Suite C, Tyrone 30290
thelegacytheatre.org
Serenbe Playhouse –”The True Story of Pocahontas”
Tickets: $18 – $25
11 a.m.
770-463-1110 • 8420 Atlanta-Newnan Road, Chattahoochee Hills 30268
serenbeplayhouse.com/pocahontas
Serenbe Playhouse –”Hair: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical”
Tickets: $45 – $60
8 p.m.
770-463-1110 • 10950 Hutchesons Ferry Road, Chattahoochee Hills 30268
serenbeplayhouse.com/hair
LOCAL AND LIVE MUSIC
From Kris Youmans’ Music calendar each month in The Paper.
The Alamo – Light EP Release Party
8:30 p.m. • 19 West Court Square, Newnan 30263
The Brickhouse – The Purple Madness
8 p.m. • 80 Newnan Station Drive, Newnan 30265
The Cellar/ The Bays – Capo 3
9 p.m. • 20 Jefferson Street, Newnan 30263
Grazing Here – Wicked
9 p.m. • 2850 Highway 54, Peachtree City 30269
The Mad Mexican – Jimmy Bass
6 p.m. • 2 East Court Square, Newnan 30263
Mill Town Music Hall – The Gaither Vocal Band
7:30 p.m. • 1031 Alabama Avenue, Bremen 30110
SummerGrove Golf Club – Pete and Pete
7 p.m. • 335 SummerGrove Parkway, Newnan 30265
SATURDAY, AUGUST 3
Eye-Spy Scavenger Hunt at The Bend
Bring your camera and take a look around Chattahoochee Bend State Park for the items on our scavenger hunt list Saturdays in May. Take a picture with each item on our list and bring your completed list and pictures to the office to claim your prize. Event is free to everyone. Stop by the visitor center to pick up your scavenger hunt checkoff list!
Parking $5
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
770-254-7271 • 425 Bobwhite Way, Newnan 30263
Market on Main
In downtown LaGrange. Held at Flag Pole Park at the corner of Main Street and LaFayette Parkway. Plenty of free parking next to LaGrange Art Museum. Vendors are set up in the shade along Main Street in front of 86’d, YAMA and Plum Southern, and Flag Pole Park.
8 – 11 a.m.
Main Street & LaFayette Parkway, LaGrange 30240
Coweta County Farmers Market
Come and join this exciting Farmers Market! This is the true definition of Farm to Fork! Fresh! We have much to offer for the entire family! Our numerous vendors will be selling deliciously fresh veggies, bread, jellies, honey, and so much more! There will be freebies and giveaways! This is not an event you wanna miss! Remember, “You are what You eat!!”
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Asa M. Powell Expo Center, 161 Temple Avenue, Newnan 30263
Market Day in Downtown Newnan
Market Day is the very first Saturday of each month from April to December in downtown Newnan. The Market features over 50 vendors made up of local artisans, artists and farmers offering handmade, homemade and homegrown products, with new vendors and new products each month. Market Day favorites include: fresh locally grown produce, honey, jams & jellies, salsa, pottery, art, freshly baked goods, handmade furniture, birdhouses, wood art, and much more! Pickin’ on the Square also occurs simultaneously each month during the Market Day. It’s the vernacular sounds of local musicians playing acoustic music around the Courthouse Lawn and side streets. Any musician with an acoustic instrument is invited to join..
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Courthouse Square, Downtown Newnan 30263
Back To School Pep Rally
Hosted by the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society and the McRitchie-Hollis Museum. This Back to School Pep Rally celebrates the end of the summer along with the close of the Passport to Coweta County program. Also, come celebrate the start of school and the launch of our new exhibit honoring Newnan High School’s 1,000th Football Game. There will games, raffles, prizes for passport families, free admission to the new exhibit, and more exciting activities! All ages welcome and invited!
11 a.m.
770-251-0207 • 74 Jackson Street, Newnan 30263
Watermelon Eating Contest at The Bend
Join our first annual watermelon eating contest at Chattahoochee Bend State Park! Participants will have to eat a section of watermelon without using their hands, we will have different age classes for contestants. $2 per entry, meet at the visitor center porch.
$2, plus $5 parking.
1 – 2 p.m.
770-254-7271 • 425 Bobwhite Way, Newnan 30263
Newnan Trolley Service
This free service is offered to take riders from downtown Newnan to Ashley Park. Runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Pickup locations at City Hall, the Governor Ellis Arnall Parking Lot on Madison Street, and Ashley Park at Dillard’s (West Entrance) and Regal Cinemas. The first pickup is at 1 p.m. at City Hall with the last full route starting at 7 p.m.
Free
1-8 p.m.
7th Annual Soles For Cole Family Fun Day / 5K Race
Fun for the entire family with live music, food trucks, kids events and fireworks. It all starts at 3 p.m. in Senoia.
6:15 p.m., Cole’s Dash (for kids)
6:30 p.m., 1 Mile Race
7 p.m., 5K Race
Marimac Lakes, 148 Pylant Street, Senoia 30276
solesforcole.com
Peachtree City Back To School Bash
The 2019 Back to School Bash will be at Glenloch Recreation Center. Join us for this family friendly event before the new school year! Enjoy bounce houses, face painting, Legos, balloon art, food vendors, swimming, and more! We will show Ralph Breaks the internet on the big screen at 9 p.m.
6 p.m.
Glenloch Recreation Center, 601 Stevens Entry, Peachtree City 30269
Black Tie & Boots
Annual fundraiser hosted by the West Georgia Technical College Foundation. Country superstar Craig Morgan will perform.
6 p.m.
WGTC Murphy Campus, Waco 30110
westgatech.edu/black-tie-boots
LOCAL THEATRE
Weekly Play and Musical calendar.
Legacy Theatre –”Matilda The Musical”
Tickets: $15 – $45
3 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
404-895-1473 • 1175 Senoia Road, Suite C, Tyrone 30290
Serenbe Playhouse –”The True Story of Pocahontas”
Tickets: $18 – $25
11 a.m.
770-463-1110 • 8420 Atlanta-Newnan Road, Chattahoochee Hills 30268
Serenbe Playhouse –”Hair: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical”
Tickets: $45 – $60
8 p.m.
770-463-1110 • 10950 Hutchesons Ferry Road, Chattahoochee Hills 30268
LOCAL AND LIVE MUSIC
From Kris Youmans’ Music calendar each month in The Paper.
The Alamo – Dueling Pianos and Silent Auction
8 p.m. • 19 West Court Square, Newnan 30263
The Brickhouse – The Purple Madness
7 p.m. • 80 Newnan Station Drive, Newnan 30265
The Cellar/ The Bays – Zoie Perry / Two Dogs and Friends
2 p.m. / 9 p.m. • 20 Jefferson Street, Newnan 30263
The Fred Amphitheater – The Lost 80s (A Flock of Seagulls, The Motels, The Vapors, Naked Eyes, Bow Wow Wow, Real Life, Boys Don’t Cry, Farrington & Mann)
7 p.m. • 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City 30269
Grazing Here – Andrews Brothers Dueling Pianos
9 p.m. • 2850 Highway 54, Peachtree City 30269
Mill Town Music Hall – The Gaither Vocal Band
7:30 p.m. • 1031 Alabama Avenue, Bremen 30110
SUNDAY, AUGUST 4
Newnan Trolley Service
This free service is offered to take riders from downtown Newnan to Ashley Park. Runs Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Pickup locations at City Hall, the Governor Ellis Arnall Parking Lot on Madison Street, and Ashley Park at Dillard’s (West Entrance) and Regal Cinemas. The first pickup is at 1 p.m. at City Hall with the last full route starting at 7 p.m.
Free
1-8 p.m.
LOCAL THEATRE
Weekly Play and Musical calendar.
Legacy Theatre –”Matilda The Musical”
Tickets: $15 – $45
3 p.m.
404-895-1473 • 1175 Senoia Road, Suite C, Tyrone 30290
Serenbe Playhouse –”The True Story of Pocahontas”
Tickets: $18 – $25
2 p.m.
770-463-1110 • 8420 Atlanta-Newnan Road, Chattahoochee Hills 30268
Serenbe Playhouse –”Hair: The American Tribal Love Rock Musical”
Tickets: $45 – $60
8 p.m.
770-463-1110 • 10950 Hutchesons Ferry Road, Chattahoochee Hills 30268
BINGO! at Coweta Veterans Club
Newnan’s American Legion Post 57 hosts Bingo every Sunday.There are 5 – $100 games. Up to $1,000 Jackpot depending on number of players. $15 plays all games. Snack Bar. Smoke Free. Off of Hwy. 29N, across from Southern Roots Nursery.
6 p.m.
770-251-6949 • 130 Veterans Rd., Newnan 30263
