Things To "See & Do" in Metro Atlanta During November

WOW! Where has the year gone!? It seems as though it has flown by! Watch for ghosts and goblins tonight as they scurry down your street for their annual "trick or treat" experience. Don't forget to exercise your right to vote next Tuesday. This may well be the most important vote of our lives. Then, it's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is just 3 weeks and 3 days away! HELLO NOVEMBER! If you're looking for fun events in the Atlanta metro area to entertain your family this month, you'll find many planned activities. There are lots of things "to see and do" in the Atlanta metro area during the month of November. Have a good time and enjoy these events. The 31st Annual Veteran's Day Parade will wind through the streets of downtown Atlanta on Saturday, November 10th, beginning at 11:00AM. This year's parade, themed "Welcome Home Iraqi War Veterans," features U.S. Army Veteran, actor and producer Tim Abell as the grand marshall. The Parade is hosted by the Georgia Veterans Day Parade Association of Atlanta and is of course free and open to the public. For information you can call 678-793-0721 or visit gavetsdayparade.org. Christmas in Roswell, November 1st - December 31 at various locations in downtown Roswell. Antebellum home tours, music, dance, theater, shopping and more. Call 770-640-3253 or visit them at www.VisitRoswellGa.com. Progressive International Motorcycle Show, November 2-4 at the Cobb Galleria, Atlanta. Motorcycles, choppers, interactive race pit stops and more. 800-331-5706 or visit www.MotorCycleShows.com. Gary Sinise & His Lieutenant Dan Band, November 3rd, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Alpharetta. Raising funds to build homes for two Georgia military heros seriously wounded in action. For more information call 404-733-5010 or www.VZWAMP.com. Georgia Symphony Orchestra Jazz, November 3, at the Earl Strand Theater on the Square in Marietta. Big Band adaptations of Radiohead. 770-293-0080 and www.Strand.org. Holiday Market Bake Sale and Silent Auction, will be held November 3rd at Due West United Methodist Church in Marietta featuring handcrafted items and a silent auction. Call 770-590-0982 for details. 27th Annual Mt. Zion Craft Show will be held on November 9-10th at Mt Zion United Methodist Church in Marietta featuring craft vendors, silent auction, bake sale, quilt drawing, pictures with Santa and more. Call 770-971-1465 for information. 4th Annual Uptown Rhodes Race 5K, is scheduled for November 10th at Rhodes Hall, Atlanta. Stroller-and-dog-friendly run through historic Ansley Park. Call 404-885-7800 for additional information. Annual Mountain Park Arts and Crafts Show, November 10th, Mountain Park. Local crafts, food and fun. www.MountainParkGov.com 26th Annual Gem and Mineral Show. November 16-18, Cobb County Civic Center, Marietta. www.CobbCountyMineral.org. 404-915-3588. Candlelight Hike to the Mill, November 17th, Sweetwater Creek State Park, Lithia Springs. Mile-long guided night hike through Civil War-era textile mill ruins of New Manchester. GaStateParks.org/SweetWaterCreek. For More information call 770-732-5871. Garden Lights, Holiday Nights, November 17th - January 5th at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta. More than 1.5 million lights blanket the garden. www.AtlantaBotanicalGarden.org or call 404-591-1550. Craft Week, November 19-21, Chattahoochee Nature Center, Roswell. Reusing and recycling items to make fun, take-home projects. www.ChattNatureCenter.com or call 770-992-2055. 10th Annual Marietta Daily Journal Gobble Jog, November 22nd, downtown Marietta. Run / Walk races to benefit MUST Ministries. www.MustMinistries.org or call 770-427-9862. Lighting Up Downtown, November 29th, Milton Square City Park, Alpharetta. Childrens activities, refreshments, photo's with Santa, 10,000 lights. www.Alpharetta.ga.us and call them at 678-297-6078. Enjoy this month of November with your family and friends. Happy Thanksgiving! Sara Hibbard is a licensed Realtor in the state of Georgia and specializes in assisting home buyers and sellers in the north Atlanta metro area including but not limited to the areas of Acworth, Alpharetta, Canton, Cumming, Dunwoody, Kennesaw, Marietta, Powder Springs, Roswell and Woodstock. Sara wishes you and your family a very safe and happy holiday season. Sara can be reached any time at 404-660-2481 and sara.hibbard@metrobrokers.com. Sara Hibbard is Glad Georgia Real Estate is on Your Mind!