Sensory Friendly

A little girl is near a string bass, and is being given a demonstration of how it works by an adult

Music October 30, 2024

Georgia Symphony Orchestra Promotes Inclusion in the Concert Hall

All images provided by Georgia Symphony Orchestra The following news release was distributed by the Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra: MARIETTA, GA. (October 28, 2024) – The Georgia Symphony Orchestra opens…

Music October 4, 2022

Georgia Symphony Orchestra gets $15,000 grant for sensory-friendly concert

The Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GSO) has become known for its yearly sensory-friendly concerts. GSO announced they have received a $15,000 grant from the IMLAY Foundation to help fund the…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Cobb County Public Library September 18, 2022

Sensory-friendly Movie Monday at the Switzer Library features Dora and the Lost City of Gold

The Movie Monday selection at the Switzer Library this month is Dora and the Lost City of Gold. The event lasts from 3-5 p.m., Monday September 19, 2022. The Switzer…

Children with GSO members, once holding a violin

Music July 13, 2022

GSO awarded NEA grant for Sensory Friendly concert series

Marietta-based Georgia Symphony Orchestra (GSO) has been chosen for a $10,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support its annual Sensory Friendly concerts….

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Defense industry December 22, 2024

Lockheed Martin gets up to an additional $11.8 billion on existing F-35 contract

Photo of F-35 in flight courtesy of Lockheed Martin According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin will be awarded a “not-to-exceed $11,762,911,991” modification to…

Cobb County December 22, 2024

Two Sweetwater Mission food distributions highlighted

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following reports and photos from two Sweetwater Mission food distribution events in South Cobb: Food distribution at Friendship Revival Center Barry submitted the…

Climate and Weather December 22, 2024

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Sunday, December 22, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, December 22, 2024, with a high near 46 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be clear, with…

Acworth December 22, 2024

Jeff’s Bagel Run: scratch-made bagels in Acworth

By Mark Woolsey There’s a new entry on the bagel front in Acworth, and its name might make you blink. Co-owner Valee Desai says their store, dubbed Jeff’s Bagel Run,…

Mableton December 21, 2024

Why was Six Flags built in Cobb County?

[We’re reworking and republishing some of the articles published in the Cobb County Courier in its earlier years. This was originally published in 2017, which was the 50th anniversary of…

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Sensory Friendly

Georgia Symphony Orchestra Promotes Inclusion in the Concert Hall

Georgia Symphony Orchestra gets $15,000 grant for sensory-friendly concert

Sensory-friendly Movie Monday at the Switzer Library features Dora and the Lost City of Gold

GSO awarded NEA grant for Sensory Friendly concert series