Thursday, December 13, 2012
Holiday-themed events fill the days and night's with family outing opportunities in Alpharetta, Milton and the surrounding communities.
Alpharetta Celebrity Chef Edgar Hansen at State Bridge Publix ACT1 Theater presents A Christmas Carol The Luxury Kings at The Velvet Note Dillard's Presents Clarins Red Carpet Event Santa Comes To Town! Annie/The Wiz Christmas Festival Simply Christmas Drive Thru Nativity and Petting Zoo Johns Creek Atlanta Vocal Project's Sounds of Christmastime Junie B. Jones in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells Roswell Glory of Christmas presents “All Is Well" Performance of 'A Christmas Carol' Cookies with Mrs. Claus Santa Paws at Lucky's Burger & Brew Cumming Humane Society of Forsyth County Pet Adoptions Garage Sale Lakewood 400 Antiques Market Huge Garage Sale Just In Time For Christmas Welcome The Holidays Baby, It's Cold Outside Sawnee Ballet Theatre's …
Friday, November 30, 2012
The 35th annual Christmas Tree Lighting event started with holiday-themed entertainment from North Point Community Church before Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived and the tree was lit.
It took two stages for all of the events in Alpharetta's Christmas Tree Lighting to be held, with North Point Community Church using the larger, "lower" stage near Canton Street for its music and entertainment. Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle not only brought his children on stage for the traditional reading of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas to the crowd. He also had them join in the reading. Then it was time for the tree to light up the mini park at North Main and Milton Avenue, just behind the stage. Alpharetta Christian Academy, Rhythm and Shoes, and Maddie Monroe also provided entertainment.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
The Recreation and Parks center on Wills Road will accept those special wish lists from children.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Santa is waiting to get a “wish list” from all the children in the Alpharetta community, and "Santa’s elves" will install a special mailbox at Wills Park Recreation Center for children to mail their letters to Santa. Sponsored by the City of Alpharetta Recreation and Parks Department, “Santa’s Mailbox” is available Tuesday, Nov. 27 through Dec. 10. The Recreation and Parks Department encourages all good little boys and girls to drop of their letters to Santa. Child’s first name, last name, and address must be included. This is a free event. There will be forms available at all Recreation and Parks facilities. For more information, email the Recreation and Parks Department or call 678-297-6133.
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The Alpharetta Recreation Center will host the mailbox for letters to Santa.
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Saturday, November 24, 2012
Smokejack and other food vendors will provide dinner at the 35th annual Alpharetta Christmas Tree Lighting on Friday, Nov. 30.
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Saturday, November 24, 2012
Alpharetta's 35th annual Christmas Tree Lighting celebration is less than a week away, but check your calendars – this year's event will be held on Friday instead of the schedule over the past few years. The Alpharetta Downtown Historic District will light up on Friday, Nov. 30, at 5pm. The annual celebration will now fill the downtown streets with musical performances, Santa, Christmas Farmer’s Market, food trucks and more, according to Special Events Manager Kim Dodson. Yes, the usual stretch of Milton Avenue from Main Street to the Roswell/Canton Street intersection will be closed. The lighting of the town will occur at dusk then Alpharetta’s Christmas tree, a 45 foot live blue spruce, will come aglow along with more than 10,000 …
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Friday, July 27, 2012
Here are some top Patch headlines not far from Alpharetta and Milton.
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Friday, July 27, 2012
Divers Recover Body of Drowning Victim on Lake Lanier – Cumming Patch A family outing on Lake Lanier turned tragic Thursday afternoon after a 44-year-old man drowns. Rodrigo Bernal Trejo was pronounced dead at Northside Hospital-Forsyth said Capt. Jason Shivers with the Forsyth County Fire Department, according to Deputy Coroner Nickie Stockel. Shivers said units were dispatched at 3:08 p.m. to Lake Lanier for a "missing person, presumed drowning victim." "Upon our arrival we confirmed with family and friends, and bystanders that in fact a drowning was witnessed of an adult male off the shore of West Bank Park [located off Buford Dam Road] here in Forsyth County," said Shivers. FCFD divers performed an initial surface search, followed by…
Saturday, December 24, 2011
The military uses the latest in technology to keep an eye on the jolly old elf's path around the world.
For 364 days out of the year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) spends its time tracking airplanes, missiles, space ships—anything flying near the United States and Canada. But on Christmas Eve, a team of volunteers spends the night tracking a very special pilot: Santa Claus. "We are the only organization that has the technology, the qualifications and the people to do it," NORAD said on its website. "NORAD tracks Santa, but only Santa knows his route, which means we cannot predict where and when he will arrive at your house." Santa usually starts at the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean and travels west, NORAD noticed, meaning he moves from the South Pacific to New Zealand, Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe …
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Kids, young and old, came to the Alpharetta Community Center today to dance, eat and most importantly meet Mr. and Mrs. Clause.
At this year's Cookies with the Clauses kids were not only able to mingle with the famous Clauses, but also dance to Christmas music, play games and decorate their own cookies. Cookies with the Clauses is an annual event sponsored by the Alpharetta Recreation and Parks Department. The event also provided a magician who made balloon animals, and a DJ who kept them entertained with games as well as music. The event asked participants to bring in an unwrapped toy to be donated to Toys For Tots. And for those who did, they got to meet a member of the U.S. Marine Corps, who was standing over the donation boxes. The Alpharetta Community Center is also offering up its services to Mr. and Mrs. Clause by allowing Alpharetta children to put their …
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4:20 pm on Saturday, December 1, 2012
Thanks to Melissa Vater at Alpharetta Christian Academy for reminding me that more groups in addition to North Point Community Church were involved in the festivities and entertainment. If you have some good photos from the Tree Lighting, add them to this article! more ›