October 17
Dementia Caregiver Support Group - The Sixty Plus Program at Piedmont Fayette Hospital offers a monthly support group for the caregivers of older adults with memory loss. Designed to be both informational and supportive, the group will provide a confidential and welcoming atmosphere for family members and friends who want to learn more about dementia. The emotional, medical, legal and financial aspects of this condition will be discussed at meetings. The group is facilitated by a licensed social worker and is open to anyone in the community. Co-sponsored by Sixty Plus Older Adult Services and the Alzheimer’s Association. The group meets the Third Wednesday of each month from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Piedmont Fayette Hospital, West entrance, 1267 Building Cancer Wellness Center, third floor. Facilitated by a licensed social worker and open to any caregiver of an older adult with memory loss. To register for the group, please call 770-719-7214.
Donuts with a Cop on Oct. 17 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. - Fayette Senior Services (FSS) - Peachtree City location - 203 McIntosh Trail (adjacent The Fred amphitheater). Enjoy coffee and donuts while hearing from Fayette County's finest local law enforcement agencies. This month, Terry Black with the Fayette County Marshalls Office will provide information about what is happening in all areas of our community. This program is free but pre-registration is required. Call 770-461-0813 or email register@fayss.org (include name, phone number and event title). FSS members and non-members welcome. www.FayetteLifeEnrichment.org.
Evenings with Sir Alfred: A Hitchcock Retrospective, a free film series at Fayette County Public Library, 1821 Heritage Park Way, Fayetteville. Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m., Hitchcock’s final film portrays two scheming couples whose criminal fortune-hunting enterprises collide. Karen Black, Bruce Dern, William Devane and Barbara Harris star in this darkly comic tale from 1976. Last in a series of 14 Hitchcock movies, showing two Wednesdays per month since April. Free and open to the public. Call the library at 770-461-8841 for film title and other details.
Hospice Advantage will be hosting an informal orientation at their Fayetteville facility on Oct. 17 at 10:30 a.m. Learn about the needs of local patients and their families and how volunteers provide support to help meet those needs. A light lunch will be served. For more information, or to reserve a seat, please call Mary at (678) 612-7223.
October 18
Dixie Wing Bingo on Thursdays, at 7 p.m., at the Commemorative Air Force - Dixie Wing Hangar at Atlanta Regional Airport - Falcon Field, 1200 Echo Court in Peachtree City. Snack Bar and prizes. The public is invited.
Medicare Open Enrollment - Learn All About It! Oct. 18 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Fayette Senior Services (FSS)Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive, Fayetteville (across from the Fayette County Justice Center). Medicare specialist DaVette Taylor-Harris, with Georgia Cares, will help you navigate through open enrollment season and highlight new Medicare changes. Learn important new information about Part D benefits, annual deductibles and the infamous "donut hole". The program is free but pre-registration is required. 770-461-0813 or email register@fayss.org (include name, phone number and event title). FSS members and non-members welcome. www.FayetteLifeEnrichment.org.
Peachtree City United Methodist Church is sponsoring a community wide call to pray for our Nation on Oct. 18 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Worship Center at 225 Robinson Road in Peachtree City. Come when you are able, pick up a prayer guide and enjoy the peace of being alone with God while lifting our Nation's needs. God will heal our land when we turn back to Him. “A Time To Pray For Our Nation” is an opportunity for us to consciously connect with God as the source of all peace, wisdom and abundance. On this day of prayer, we invite the entire community to come and pray. We ask for other churches in the area to join us in opening their doors to the community for prayer or to come and pray at PTCUMC. For more information, please contact Debbie at PTCUMC by phone at 678.315.3859 or email jamie.lambing@ptcumc.org.
October 19
Cemetery Walk, Oct. 19 and 20 - Spirit Guides Lead You Through the Cemetery – 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. $5 for Adults and $3 for children under 12.
Stardust Ballroom Dance Club will host an evening of ballroom dancing Oct. 19, from 8 – 10:45 p.m. at the gym at Christ’s Church at Whitewater, 1577 Hwy. 85 South in Fayetteville. Cost includes one hour of Swing lessons. Beginners lesson at 7 p.m. and intermediate at 7:30 p.m. Come to either or both lessons! Theme is Halloween. Attire is casual or Halloween costume. Light refreshments provided. All dancers and dance students are welcome! Foxtrot, waltz, swing, rumba, cha cha, tango, night club 2-step & more! The cost is $25 per couple/$15 per single at the door. For information visit StardustBallroomDanceClub.com or Diane@StardustBallroomDanceClub.com or call Diane at 770-461-2369 and leave a message.
Italian Dinner and Dessert Bake Sale on Oct. 19 from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit C3 Collaborative – Promoting health and well being for Fayette County's uninsured and working poor through compassionate healthcare. Grace Evangelical Church, 164 Flat Creek Trail, Fayetteville. $15 Dinner includes pasta, salad, and bread. Info/Advanced Tickets: (770) 719-4620 or barbara.pasierb@fayettecareclinic.org.
Fayette Shrine Club and Fayetteville Main Street will host the second Annual Old Courthouse Chili Fest and Competition on the lawn of the Historic Courthouse in Downtown Fayetteville on Oct. 19 beginning at Noon. The public is invited to taste chilies and salsas for a small donation between noon and 3:00 p.m. A live DJ will be playing some old time favorites throughout the event. All proceeds for this event will support Shriner Hospitals for Children. For more information contact John Law at (404) 414-6379 or fayettevillechilifest@gmail.com.
The Peachtree City Fire Department presents the Haunted House and Haunted Trail on Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 19, 20, 26, and 27, at Leach Station #81 on Paschall Road. The Peachtree City Optimist Club will present a “House of Clues” for children too young for the House or Trail. Admission is $10 for the House and Trail (weekend pass for $20), and $5 for the House of Clues. Come out and meet the “Creatures of the Night.” Be prepared for a frightful scare, if you dare. Concessions provided by the Optimist Club. Proceeds help to support Optimist and Fire Department programs throughout the year.
October 20
Annual Fall Yard Sale on Oct. 20 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Activies House Parking Lot, 980 Redwine Road, Fayetteville. For information, call 770-716-4320 or visit online at www.fayettecountyga.gov/parks_and_recreation.
Peachtree City Classic Road Race on Oct. 20, from 8:30 a.m. - noon, at Shakerag Knoll on McIntosh Trail. Join the fun for the 32nd year. Pre-Race Expo on Friday night inside the Amphitheater. Race begins and ends at the Amphitheater Saturday morning. For more information, visit www.ptcrc.com.
The Fayette County Republican Party will be organizing precinct door to door canvassing every Saturday morning starting at 10:30 a.m. from our Headquarters at 111 South Glynn Street in Fayetteville from now until the November election. We are looking for volunteers willing to hand out literature and help encourage Fayette County voters to go out and vote this Nov. 6. To help, just come by FCRP Headquarters any Saturday morning up until the November election. For more information, please call 770-716-1545.
The Fayette County Teen Republicans will meet Oct. 20, at the Whitewater Creek Amenities Center (165 Birkdale Drive) at 12 p.m. The meeting takes place downstairs by the pool in the Clubroom every 3rd Saturday. We welcome ages 14-18 years of age who support the Republican Party and its candidates. We perform community service, develop leadership skills, and gain first-hand knowledge of the political process. Teen members attend Fayette County, McIntosh, Starr’s Mill, Whitewater and Landmark Christian schools and continue to grow. All home schoolers and any other Fayette County schools are welcome. Please contact Chairwoman Journey Turner or Vice Chairwoman Rhianon Dienhart at fcteenrepublicans@gmail.com for further information.
The “Terrific Turtles” program presented by the Friends of the Peachtree City Library will continue on Oct. 20, at 10:30 a.m with a program for Grades 7—12, and adults. The program’s focus will be on the technology of turtle tracking, including radio direction-finding and use of GPS. Contact the Library for more information.
The 31st Annual LaFayette Marching Classic will take place at Fayette County High School’s Tiger Stadium on Oct. 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. A total of 12 high school bands from Georgia and Tennessee will compete with a total of eight finalist bands chosen from the field of participants. The Fayette County High School Marching Tigers, sponsors of the competition, will give an exhibition performance as will the Georgia State University Marching Band. The public is invited to attend. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Children four years old and under are free. For information, visit www.fayettecountyband.org.
Kedron Fieldhouse and Aquatic Center in Peachtree City will host a free Screen Acting Workshop for teens age 13 – 18 on Oct. 20, from 2 – 3:30 p.m. The “Secrets of Screen Acting” workshop will be conducted by professional actor Bill Neenan, who holds a master’s degree in Actor Training from the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Neenan is teaching ongoing classes at Kedron Fieldhouse and is offering this introductory workshop for teens at no cost. The workshop is free, but participants must preregister in person at Kedron Fieldhouse or online at www.peachtree-city.org.
The South Atlanta TEA Party and Americans for Prosperity are holding a Restore America Rally on Oct. 20 at Drake Field in Peachtree City. The venue is located next to City Hall at 151 Willowbend. Events are scheduled to begin at noon.
For group information table requests, send email to: events@SouthAtlantaTeaParty.org.
The Peachtree Doll Club’s 8th Annual Doll Show and Sale, will be held at the Palmetto Campus of the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home - 9250 Hutcheson Ferry Road in Palmetto (just 15 minutes south of the Atlanta Airport off interstate 85, exit #56) on Oct. 20, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Appraisals (first one free; $3/each additional appraisal) $4/admission for adults. Children under 12 are admitted free. Proceeds benefit Georgia Baptist Children’s Homes and Family Ministries, Inc. For information please call (888) 786-3655 or (770) 463-3800.
The 15th annual Railroad Days will be held in Manchester on Oct. 20. Railroadiana Show begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever. It will be held in the exhibition hall of the Manchester Mill. The cost for the Saturday event is $2 for adults and children under the age of 12 is admitted free. For more information about Railroad Days, please contact Jennifer Elliott Mears at (706) 846-5341.
October 21
Peachtree City author David Seamon, writing as David A. Sterling, will premier his mystery, “Do as I Say” at a book signing at the Peachtree City Library on , Oct. 21, from 1 until 3 p.m. Contact the Library for more information.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training will host the Monster Cart Rally of Peachtree City on Oct. 21, from 3 – 5 p.m., at the Aberdeen Shopping Center, 215 Northlake Drive (Partners Pizza). The preregistration deadline is over, but space is still available. Participants are encouraged to use creative ideas, effects, and materials to dress their golf cart in the Halloween spirit. Registration is $25 per golf cart. Proceeds benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training. Registration forms are available at Partners Pizza in Peachtree City, or by contacting Amanda Johns at 678-873-1163 or e-mail at treywillbelle@bellsouth.net.
The world famous Chuck Wagon Gang will appear in concert Sunday Morning, Oct. 21, at 11 a.m. at the Fellowship Baptist Church, 157 Rountree Road, Riverdale. A love offering will be received. Contact Pastor William Brannon at (678) 908-2081 for more information.
October 22
The South Metro Rose Society will meet Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at The Heritage Bank at 440 N. Jeff Davis Drive in Fayetteville for the last regular meeting of the year. As usual, Master and Consulting Rosarians will be available to answer questions on any rose topic. For more meeting information call 770-487-7615.
October 23
The High Noon Toastmaster's Club meets at noon the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Lafayette Educational Center, 205 Lafayette Ave, Bldg D, Fayetteville. For more information call 770-461-7492 or go to www.highnoonfayetteville.org.
The Prostate Cancer Information Group will meet at Piedmont-Fayette Hospital on Oct. 23. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. in the Cancer Wellness Center in the 1267 Building, 3rd floor. Use the Outpatient West Entrance. The program will be a talk “Dealing with Incontinence and Erectile Dysfunction” with Darrell Carmen, MD of Georgia Urology. Men (and their partners) with concerns about prostate cancer are encouraged to attend. The Prostate Cancer Information Group is sponsored by The American Cancer Society and Us TOO, International. For information, please call Jim O'Hara at 770-632-2898.
October 25
Dixie Wing Bingo on Thursdays, at 7 p.m., at the Commemorative Air Force - Dixie Wing Hangar at Atlanta Regional Airport - Falcon Field, 1200 Echo Court in Peachtree City. Snack Bar and prizes. The public is invited.
What better way to celebrate the final days of October than to spend some time in the superstitious town of Sleepy Hollow. The ghosts, phantoms and Headless Horseman will materialize on Oct. 25, 26, 27 and 28 at 7 p.m. at the Fayette Train Depot at 250 Lanier Ave. E in Fayetteville. Tickets are available online for $12 opening night and $13 for all other performences. To purchase tickets go to www.brownpapertickets.com/event/276708 or visit the www.fcft.net/ACOFHome.
Celebrate Life, A Night to Remember, a Pregnancy Care Center Fundraising Dinner 2012, will be held Oct. 25, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at First Baptist Jonesboro. Special guest and speaker for the evening will be Congressman Lynn Westmoreland. For reservations call Jane Barnard at 770-460-8802.
Join A Company of Friends Productions for an evening of chills, thrills, special effects, elegant period costumes, beautiful dance numbers and even some giggles along the way as The Headless Horseman, a ghost story, unfolds before your very eyes on Oct. 25, 26, 27 and 28 at 7 p.m. at the Historic Fayette Train Depot at 250 Lanier Ave. E in Fayetteville. Opening night tickets are only $12 online with all other shows being $13 online and $14 at the door, if seats remain at showtime. Performances are family friendly yet might be too intense, in some scenes, for children younger that age 6. No children under 5 years of age will be admitted. To purchase tickets visit www.fcft.net/ACOFHome and click on the ticket link.
October 26
Worried? Afraid? Scared? and Christian? Found out the truth about fear at the The Bliss Center, 109 N. 85 Parkway, Suite B, Fayetteville. Meets every 2nd and 4th Friday. Admission is free but registration is required. Donations accepted. For more information call (404) 457-8267 or (678) 522-5361 or register on line at paracletosinstitute.org.
October 27
Pumpkin Festival Trick or Treat on Main Street with Costume Contest and Market Day on Oct. 27. Market Day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Children will Trick or Treat to all the Vendors and to all the participating Merchants from 3 - 4 p.m. Costume Contest starts at 4 p.m.
Peeples Elementary School, located at 153 Panther Path, Fayetteville, is hosting a Pumpkin Fun Run on Oct. 27. It includes a 5K run and a one mile run/walk. The race begins at 8:30 a.m. Race proceeds benefit the Peeples Elementary PTO. This race is part of the PTC Running Club Grand Prix Series. For more information and to register, please visit www.peepleselementary.org.
The Fayette County Republican Party will be organizing precinct door to door canvassing every Saturday morning starting at 10:30 a.m. from our Headquarters at 111 South Glynn Street in Fayetteville from now until the November election. We are looking for volunteers willing to hand out literature and help encourage Fayette County voters to go out and vote this Nov. 6. To help, just come by FCRP Headquarters any Saturday morning up until the November election. For more information, please call 770-716-1545.
Pancake Breakfast and Griddle Gallop 5K & 1 Mile Walk/Roll on Oct. 27. Registration and check in at 7 a.m. and race at 8 a.m. The event takes place at Christian City, 7345 Red Oak Road in Union City. Cost is $25 for race registrations before 10/24, and $30 on race day. Registration includes a full pancake breakfast and event t-shirt. For other information call 770-703-2636 or visit www.christiancity.org.
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City is planning "Students Day at the National Weather Service" on Oct.r 27, from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. The event is targeted to Elementary and Middle School students and will allow them to participate at various interactive stations to learn about meteorology and atmospheric science. Admission is free.
Fayette County Young Republicans; our goal is to create opportunities to inform, educate and engage our generation about the issues facing our county, state and country. Senator Ronnie Chance is our speaker for the upcoming meeting on Oct. 23. We will meet at the Partners Pizza in Tyrone at 7 p.m.
The Summit Family YMCA will be hosting a Fall Festival on Oct. 27 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a costume contest, crafts, pumpkin painting, games, food, live entertainment, and a haunted hallway. The event is free of charge and open to the community. In addition to the fall festival, the Summit is also hosting a costume swap. You can bring in an old costume and swap it for another one off of our rack free of charge. The goal of this program is to give the opportunity for your child to receive a new costume without having to purchase one again this Halloween. For more information contact Amy Girouard at 770-254-5293 or amygi@ymcaatlanta.org.
The Summit Family YMCA is hosting a ladies self defense course on Oct. 29 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. and is open to women only ages 15 and up. The course will be taught by the Coweta County Sheriff’s department. The class is free and open to the public. You must register in person at the membership desk at the YMCA. There are only 22 slots available so register today. Call the YMCA at (770) 254-9622 for more information.
Calling all runners! On Oct. 27, the kids at The Children’s Village need you to run in their 1st Annual Griddle Gallop 5k run & 1 mile walk and roll. Race entries are only $25 if you register before Oct. 24 and $30 if you register on race day. Participants will receive a delicious pancake breakfast and race day t-shirt. As an added bonus, anyone who wears their race t-shirt to Graceland Thrift Store on Oct. 27 will receive half off their already low prices! Be a winner in the eyes of a child and sign up today at ww.christiancity.org or by calling 770-703-2636.
October 28
Shoal Creek Fall Festival, Oct. 28 from 12 to 5 p.m. Activities for kids, international food court, baked goods, flea market and Christmas Bazaar. Hosted by the Shoal Creek Adventist School and the Peachtree City Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at 4957 Hwy. 34 East (aross from Sam’s) Sharpsburg. For more information call (678) 770-1896.
October 31
The Fayette County Humane Society is desperately seeking golfers for its first charity golf tournament, "Fore the Paws," which will be held on Nov. 7, at the Braelinn Golf Club in Peachtree City. The $85 per person ticket price includes green fee, golf cart, range balls, continental breakfast, and awards luncheon buffet. Proceeds will be used to fund Fayette County Humane Society's spay/neuter program and to provide veterinary care for rescued cats and dogs. Tickets are on sale now through October 31. For more information, visit the website at www.fayettehumane.org or call Kelly Simpson at 770-631-1799.
The Hopewell UMC Pumpkin Patch is open for business now through Oct. 31, seven days a week 12:30 to 7:00 p.m. Come and purchase a pumpkin and help the church fund their mission projects. Hopewell is located at 351 Jenkins Rd., in Tyrone, directly across from Sandy Creek HS. For more information contact the church at 770-306-7537.
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