Upcoming

■ Woodstock Coffee With a Cop. 8-10 a.m. Friday. McDonald’s, 2105 Towne Lake Parkway, Woodstock. Join Woodstock police officers for an informal chat over coffee. WoodstockGa.gov

■ Homeschool Day in Roswell. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 7. $12 through Aug. 24, free for children ages 5 and under. $15 after Aug. 24. Barrington Hall, Bulloch Hall and Smith Plantation, downtown Roswell. The Roswell Convention and Visitors Bureau and “A Southern Trilogy: Roswell’s Historic House Museums” will host this Homeschool Day by opening these historic house museums for tours, demonstrations and hands-on activities for students to experience life in the 1800s. They will visit the blacksmith, dig for vegetables, churn butter, draw water from the well and learn how natural fibers were turned into finished textiles. Registration: 770- 640-3253, VisitRoswellGa.com

■ Woodstock Police and Fire Departments: Woodstock Citizens’ Public Safety Academy. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 30 to Nov. 8 on Thursdays. Free. The program is intended to strengthen the relationship between citizens and the Woodstock Police and Fire Departments and spotlight the responsibilities of public safety personnel and the inherent risks associated with these professions. Some of the classes will be CRASE (Civilian Response to ActiveShooter) seminar, criminal investigation procedures, crime prevention, extrication demonstration, thermal-imaging camera presentation, fire safety and fire prevention. The class also will tour the Woodstock Fire Department and Cherokee County Fire Training Center and participate in a judgmental shooting demonstration at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center at the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone who lives, works or has an expressed interest in Woodstock may apply for the academy. Applicants are required to be at least 19 years of age and submit to a background investigation before their acceptance in the program. Once accepted, positions are awarded on a firstcome, first-serve basis. Academy applications are available at the Woodstock Police Department, 12453 Highway 92, Woodstock or WoodstockGa.gov/police/ cpsa and due by Aug. 27. Officer Ryan Bleisath at 770-5926000 ext. 1172 or RBleisath@ WoodstockGa.gov