The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
UPCOMING
Father’s Day Special. Noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell. View “The Chattahoochee: Re-Imagine Our River” film. Also participate in Father’s Day Paddle and Animal Encounter. Register for Father’s Day Paddle: 770-992-2055 ext. 237. ChattNatureCenter.org/cal endar-events.
Movies under the Stars: “Secret Life of Pets.” Pool opens at 7:30 p.m., movie begins at dark Tuesday. Free movie with paid pool admission ($3 residents daily, $5 nonresidents, free for pass holders). Roswell Area Park Pool, 10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell. Bring your floats and lounge in the pool while enjoying a movie on the big screen. Concessions will be available for sale. RoswellGov.com.
Guided ArtAround Roswell Bike Tour by Roswell Arts Fund and Bike Roswell. 9 a.m. to noon June 24. Free but food or drink for sale. Begin and end at Lucky’s Burger and Brew, 1144 Alpharetta St., Roswell. Bike Roswell tour guides will provide safety instruction and serve as ride leaders and sweeps in this first Bike Friendly City in Georgia. Roswell Arts Fund guides will tell the stories behind the sculptures and the artists who created them. At each stop, riders will have the opportunity to stop for photos and experience the sculptures in this museum without walls. Recommended for adults and teens ages 15 and above, but those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Bring a helmet and water bottle. ArtAroundRoswell.com, Roswell ArtsFund.org, BikeRoswell.com.
City OKs sewer main rehab, park field work
The Smyrna City Council recently awarded bids on two projects.
Site Engineering Inc. was the low bidder at $325,909 for the Pretty Branch sanitary sewer outfall rehabilitation. Around 922 linear feet of sanitary sewer main will be replaced between Pretty Branch Drive and Lee Street. Southern Landscapes will perform fieldwork in Chuck Camp Park for around $67,081, using Community Development Block Grant funds from the federal government.
Southern Landscapes has an exclusive contract with the solesource provider, G2 Turftools, to perform turf-planing services on baseball fields 1, 2 and 3 and the multi-use field at Chuck Camp Park, according to City Administrator Tammi Sadler Jones.
Southern Landscapes will also install infield clay mix on the three baseball fields and lay Bermuda grass sod on the three baseball fields and multi-use field.
UPCOMING
Free K-9 Police Dog Demonstrations by the Cobb County Police Department. 3-4 p.m. today at Gritters Library, 880 Shaw Park Road, Marietta. 2-3 p.m. June 27 at Powder Springs Library, 4181 Atlanta St., Powder Springs. 2-3 p.m. July 10 at Kennesaw Library, 2250 Lewis St., Kennesaw. All ages are welcome. Children ages 9 and younger must be accompanied by a caregiver and be comfortable around dogs. cobbcat.org.
Improving Your Audition. Ninth through 12th graders: noon-2 p.m. Saturday, fourth through eighth graders: noon-2 p.m. July 15. $20. Strand Academy, Earl Smith Strand Theatre, 117 N. Park Square, Marietta. Students will go through a mock audition process and get tips. 770-2930080, events@EarlSmithStrand. org, EarlSmithStrand.org/event/ improving-your-audition.
Late Auditions for Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra. First round: Tuesday and Wednesday. Kennesaw State University. Register: GeorgiaYouthSymphony. org/audition-2.
Swift Kids Running Club by the Marietta Parks and Recreation Department. 6:30-7:30 p.m., starting Tuesday to Aug. 5, Tuesdays and Thursdays, for kids 5-13. $35 for Marietta residents, $50 nonresidents, includes Hero Run on Aug. 5. Tumlin Park, 400 Chestnut Hill Road SW, Marietta.Register: MariettaGa.gov/CivicAlerts. aspx?AID=1028.