Upcoming

■ Roswell’s Do-It-Yourself Rain Barrel Workshop. 10 a.m. Saturday. $30 for Roswell res

idents only with one registration per household. East Roswell Park Community Center, 9000 Fouts Road, Roswell. Participants will receive all of the materials

needed to build a rain barrel, including a 55-gallon food-grade drum and the fittings to attach it to a downspout. Residents will need a four-door sedan or larger vehicle (with an empty backseat or cargo area) to transport their barrel home. Roswell’s Environmental Education Coordinator

will discuss the benefits of rain barrels and answer questions, so residents feel confident installing it at home. Register: picatic.com/ RainBarrel062318 Vicki Culbreth at vculbreth@RoswellGov.com

■ Volunteer mentors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta. Almost 1,000 children are ready to be paired with a Big Brother or Big Sister, particularly Big Brothers. Volunteer Recruitment Director Zach NikonovichKahn at zach@BBBSatl.org

■ Light and Easy Summer Cooking. Noon Saturday. Free. East Roswell Library, 2301 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell. Adults can take a break from elaborate meals that require them to spend more time than necessary on meal preparation. They can learn new, casual summer recipes that require minimaltime andeffort, so they can spend more time outdoors and less time in the kitchen. Presented by Chef Lynn Ware and sponsored by Friends of East Roswell Library, Inc. Reservations: 404-613-4050. afpls.org