UPCOMING

Metropolitan Atlanta Theater Awards (MATS) Ceremony. 2 p.m. doors open, 3:30-5:30 p.m. ceremony Sunday. $20 plus tax. Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. Dress is formal or semi-formal. The MATS were founded in 1994 by Russ Ivey to recognize actors, directors, designers and theaters for their contributions to the performing arts in metro Atlanta. Annual awards are presented in 18 categories of theater work. The MATs are open to community and nonunion professional theaters. Tickets: MATAawards.com/awards-ceremony/ box-office. 678-207-6434, russ@ MATAawards.com.

“Photographs of Georgia’s Confederate Monuments” by Gould Hagler, a part of the Wednesday Evening Lecture series. 6:30 p.m. doors open, 7-9 p.m. Aug. 31. $5, including light refreshments. Barrington Hall’s barn meeting space, King Street side, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell. Park in the gravel parking lot between King Street and the barn. Reservations: 770640-3855, wbrowning@RoswellGov.com.

“Lawn Care for Fall and Winter” by Fulton County UGA Extension and North Fulton Master Gardeners. 7-8:30 p.m. Sept. 6. Free. Bill Johnson Community Activity Building, Roswell Area Park, 10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell and 7-8:30 p.m. Sept. 7. Free. Alpharetta Engineering/Public Works Department, 1790 Hembree Road, Alpharetta. nfmg.net. Roswell registration: RoswellGov.com with activity code 52020. Alpharetta registration: 678297-6200.

Football coach honored by school board

Coach James “Friday” Richards has been honored by the Marietta Board of Education with the dedication of the Marietta High School Blue Devils Locker Room at the newly renovated Northcutt Stadium “in appreciation of his legacy and for the many lives he impacted through the years.”

Already in the first class of inductees to the Marietta Hall of Fame with his No. 44 jersey retired, Richards now has a cast bronze plaque at the entrance of the locker room.

A 1972 graduate of Marietta High School, where he was a star athlete, Richards played football for the University of Florida, the Washington Redskins and the New York Jets.

After playing two seasons in the National Football League, Richards returned to Marietta High School as the assistant football coach from 1978 to 1994 and the head football coach from 1995 to 2009, retiring in 2010.

His all-time coaching record is 108 wins and 57 losses, including four region titles and four 10-win seasons. Richards’ leadership led to more than 130 players receiving athletic scholarships to college.

UPCOMING

On-site recruitment by Pilgrim’s Pride. 9 a.m. to noon Monday. CobbWorks, 463 Commerce Park Drive, Suite 100, Marietta. No registration is required. General poultry processors are needed. Training will be provided. 770528-4300, CobbWorks.org.

Art in the Park Festival. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 3-5. Free. Glover Park on the Historic Marietta Square, 50 N. Park Square, Marietta. 175 local and national fine artists, Chalk Spot - a street chalk art display for aspiring artists from grades K-12, Children’s Art Alley - a free interactive “make and take” area, Tiny Tot Town - for toddlers with small toys, bounce house and crawling tube, Atlanta Street Music Café - to enjoy lunch from local restaurants, food trucks or a beverage while listening to local musicians, “Painted Pots” and Historic Marietta Square unique shops, boutiques, museums, galleries and restaurants. ArtParkMarietta.com.

On-site recruitment by Zaxby’s. 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 8. CobbWorks, 463 Commerce Park Drive, Suite 100, Marietta. No registration is required. Hiring all positions for the new location on Delk Road at Powers Ferry Road in Marietta as well as possible positions at surrounding locations. Must be at least 16. 770-528-4300, CobbWorks.org.