GCSS Community Events

by Eric Pudalov, Community Events Coordinator

Hoping that everyone who celebrated Halloween had a happy one, you may note that November is now in full swing (not that it necessarily feels any different).

This week in GCSS' Community Events, a good number of things are going on. Today, Marietta is featuring its "Scarecrows on the Square." Tomorrow, the 3rd, will be the final day of this display. So, if you haven't yet had the opportunity to drop by and see this spectacle, do so now! For more information, see this site: Marietta's Scarecrows on the Square.

Tuesday also marks the opening of the Atlanta Botanical Garden's "Holidays in the Garden," featuring such activities as the "Holiday Puppet Shows" and "The Botanical Express" (beginning Nov. 7).

Then, this Friday, A Christmas Carol, the animated feature starring Jim Carrey as the voice of Ebenezer Scrooge (as well as a host of others), premieres. Theaters in the Atlanta-Metro area that will be showing the film include: Regal Hollywood Stadium 24, Regal Perimeter Pointe 10, and Regal Medlock Crossing Stadium 18. More information on showings will be available after the premiere.

One of the few available online reviews comes from "Guy Who Reviews Movies and Also Watches Them, yet another member of Blogger who...well, does exactly what his blog entails. The movie is rated PG "for scary sequences and images," but will likely be appropriate for most of GCSS' clients.

A film that I most definitely recommend seeing is Where the Wild Things Are, adapted from the book by Maurice Sendak. The picture was directed by the amazing Spike Jonze, director of Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, as well as incredible music videos for artists such as the Beastie Boys, Weezer, and Björk. As in just about all of his work, Jonze creates a magical world of creatures, otherworldly sights and sounds, and childhood memories.

Whether you personally will enjoy it or not remains to be seen...but it looks as though it's one of the better films out at the moment.

Finally, this Saturday, Fulton County residents (and students) have the option of attending the "Fulton County Free Saturday" at the High Museum of Art. If you already happen to be an art enthusiast (and a Fulton resident), you may as well take advantage of the opportunity.

We are currently in the process of developing a Facebook group for GCSS...it currently exists as a "Cause," and although we have a reasonable number of members, our Cause needs to be updated more frequently if it is to benefit us. Therefore, look for more news on this ongoing project.

All that said, there's plenty more to come. Keep coming back for more updates!

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