This Weekend is Full of Art and High Energy in South Cobb

This weekend will be filled with higher temperatures as well as showers, but there is still plenty to do in and around South Cobb. Just bust out those rainboots. 

Get cultured and take in some artwork from women around the state of Georgia at the Mable House Arts Center on Saturday night at 7 until 9 for the reception kickoff of the Third Virginia Avery Memorial "REFLECTIONS" Juried Art Exhibition, which runs through March 1. The event, sponsored by the South Cobb Arts Alliance, is entirely free. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

It feels good to do something good. Made a New Year’s resolution to give back to your community? Here’s a great chance on Saturday morning. Join in with the Mableton Improvement Coalition for the group’s quarterly litter pick-up along a one-mile stretch of Floyd Road. Meet at 9 a.m. at Pizza Hut on Floyd Road. Latex gloves, hand wipes, trash bags, vests and bottled water will all be provided. It usually takes less an hour to clean up the designated mile from Hicks Road to Clay Road. Children must be 13 or older and accompanied by a consenting parent or guardian to be eligible to participate. Click here for more information.

Want to see a great show and support some South Cobb-area students? The renowned Lindley Step Team has its first competition of the year at Cedar Grove High School, 2360 River Road in Ellenwood, at 2 p.m. on Saturday for the Cedar Grove High School Steppin' Divas Step Show. Admission is $5. Check out the video attached to see these boys and girls in action.

We gave away tickets to high-energy show, Blast!, this week, but if you didn’t win, you can still see the show for a discounted rate Friday. Blast! Won the 2001 Tony Award for “Best Special Theatrical Event” and the 2001 Emmy Award for “Best Choreography.” This 15-number show is full of percussion, brass and visual ensembles, which is sure to get you moving. Tickets start at $25. Students, enter code TIMPANI at TICKETMASTER and get $19 tickets for Thursday & Friday night performances (Upper Balcony Seats). Blast! is showing at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre through Sunday. Click here for more information.

Staycation Pick: Last January, Georgians were pleading for no more white stuff. It’s OK to admit that you miss it a little bit. We won’t tell. If you’ve got a snow jones, you can get your fix at Snow Mountain at Stone Mountain Park, U.S. Highway 78 East, exit 8 in Stone Mountain. Snow Mountain is filled with fun activities like a 400-foot tubing hill and snowball-shooting machines, along with a play area just for the little ones. On Sundays, admission is only $19.99 per person. Click here for more information.