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Galleria Chat: May 29, 2014

The Galleria Chat appears on this blog each Thursday. The Chat provides a hearty helping of events and announcements to keep you in the know about the area surrounding the Atlanta Galleria Office Park. So without further ado …

Music on the Square. Mark your calendars for the Glover Park Concert Series, which takes place on the Marietta Square on the last Friday of each month from now through September. Bring your chairs, blankets and picnic goodies for a night of live music. Personal tables can also be setup in the street on North Park Square after 6 p.m., but not in Glover Park. VIP tables can also be reserved for a fee.

The outdoor concerts will begin at 8 p.m., rain or shine. For more information and a complete schedule of bands, click here.

A Good Read. Grab the whole family and head over to the Smyrna Community Center this Saturday for the kick-off of the Summer Reading Program. This weekend’s event will feature the entertaining storyteller and magician Ken Scott, who will use puppets and audience participation to bring books to life. Attendees will also have the chance to shop for books from Usborne Books & More.

The event will take place from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. The Smyrna Community Center is located at 200 Village Green Circle. Click here for more information.

Going Global. If you’re a business owner who uses the Internet to promote international sales, the Cobb Chamber of Commerce has an upcoming presentation you won’t want to miss. “International Commerce: Identifying World Markets for your Product,” presented by Rick Martin, director of the International Trade Center for the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center, will discuss international sales opportunities for local retailers and large manufacturers, your website and its global presence, and how to manage trade opportunities for your business.

The presentation will be held on Tuesday, June 3, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Cobb Chamber of Commerce headquarters. Chamber members can register for $20 online by clicking here.

Keeping Business Fun. Join the Cobb Chamber of Commerce for its Business After Hours event next Thursday, June 5, at Select Luxury Service in Marietta. The event will feature food and, of course, networking opportunities.

Cobb Chamber members can register for free online. Admission is $20 for non-members. For more information, visit the Chamber’s website.

Galleria Chat: Dec. 6, 2012

The Galleria Chat appears on this blog each Thursday. The Chat provides a hearty helping of events and announcements to keep you in the know about the area surrounding the Atlanta Galleria Office Park. So without further ado … 

Art to Aid the Community. The Art Place, a facility of the Cobb County Parks and Recreation Department that offers fine arts-related programs, is holding its annual Empty Bowl Brunch to benefit local charities this Sunday, Dec. 9, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Each attendee will receive a bowl created by local pottery students and teachers; attendees will then use their bowls to brunch on soup and chili. All proceeds are donated to local charities. Last year’s benefit raised funds for Must Ministries, the Mountain View Arts Alliance and Vietnam veterans.

Tickets are $10; however, a convenience fee will be charged for online tickets. The Art Place is located at 3330 Sandy Plains Road in Marietta. For more information and for tickets, visit The Art Place online.

Legendary Duo Returns Home.  Atlanta’s folk duo, the Indigo Girls, will be making a hometown stop during their current national tour. Appearing with the Georgia Symphony Orchestra, the Indigo Girls will be at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre this Friday, Dec. 7; the show starts at 8 p.m.

The duo will play a career-spanning selection of songs arranged as orchestral pieces.  Tickets range from $35.00 to $85.00 plus applicable fees and can be purchased through the center’s box office or Ticketmaster.

Book Signing. Former Congressman and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and his wife Callista will both be signing copies of their new books at the Marietta Barnes and Noble next Tuesday, Dec. 11. Newt Gingrich will be signing his book “Victory at Yorktown: A Novel,” which concludes his George Washington series, while Callista will sign her children’s book “Land of the Pilgrims Pride.”

The signings start at 7 p.m. at the Barnes and Noble located in Town Center Prado at 50 Barrett Parkway in Marietta.  

Reforest Marietta. The Marietta Tree Keepers group is conducting its last tree planting of the year this Saturday, Dec. 8, at 8:30 a.m. The group will plant trees at the City Club Golf Course at the Hilton-Marietta Conference Center.

Donuts, hot chocolate and coffee will be provided for volunteers. Volunteers are asked to meet at the clubhouse of the golf course, located at 510 Powder Springs Street in Marietta.

For more information on the Marietta Tree Keepers – a non-profit, volunteer-based organization dedicated to protecting the area’s trees and planting new ones – visit the group online.

Galleria Chat: June 14, 2012

The Galleria Chat appears on this blog each Thursday. The Chat provides a hearty helping of stories and announcements to keep you in the know about the area surrounding the Atlanta Galleria Office Park. So without further ado …

Art for Animals. The first Art, Barks and Purrs Festival will take place at the Cobb County Animal Control Shelter on Saturday, June 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The shelter is located at 1060 Al Bishop Drive in Marietta. The goal of the festival is to raise awareness of the many homeless animals in Cobb County.

Vendors at the festival will feature handcrafted animal-related art, including jewelry, bird feeders and houses, housewares, animal clothing, collars and leashes, pet portraits and pottery.

For more information about the event, call Tom Flynn at 770-590-5601 or visit cobbanimalcontrol.org.

How to Sell Even if You’re Not in Sales. Even if they don’t work directly in sales, business professionals often are still responsible for promoting their companies’ capabilities. For those in this situation, the Cobb Chamber of Commerce is conducting the “Everyone Sells: Selling Skills for Those Not in Sales” seminar on July 18 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Al Simon, president of Sandler Training, will conduct the seminar. According to the Chamber’s website, the seminar “will equip participants with the best practices to be more effective and more consistent in their business development activities and conversations.”

The registration deadline is Monday, July 17, at noon. Tickets are $40 for the general public and $20 for Chamber members who purchase them online. For pricing and registration details, visit the Chamber’s website.

Summer Reading Lists.  Summer’s here, and school is out of session, but that doesn’t mean your child shouldn’t have his or her nose in a book. Parents looking to keep their kids reading through the break now have a list of suggested books, courtesy of Smyrna-Vinings Patch and author James Patterson.

The two have combined to create a series of reading lists for various age ranges, which are linked to below. Click on the links for some titles that are sure to fire your kids’ imaginations and keep them reading through the summer heat.

Recommended reading lists:

• Preschoolers and Kids Ages 2-7
• Kids Ages 6-9
• Kids Ages 8-12

Find the Cows at Cumberland Mall. Looking for a way to entertain Dad this Father’s Day weekend? If he’s the competitive type, he might enjoy participating in Cumberland Mall’s Father’s Day Find the Cows Challenge, which will be held this Saturday from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The first five participants to find eight of the 12 Chick-fil-A cows placed throughout the mall will win a $50 Shop Etc. gift card from the mall, and the remaining will receive $15 gift cards from the mall. Participation is limited to 55 people. For event and registration information, click here.