Monday, March 11, 2013
The celebration of the music and comedy of the Rat Pack is coming to the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
South Cobb Patch is giving away two pairs of tickets to “Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show” at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre and you could be a winner! The show embodies the era when Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Dean Martin - often referred to as the Rat Pack - were the epitome of cool with their music and witty onstage patter. Before he died, Bishop tapped Sandy Hackett, the son of the late comedian Buddy Hackett, to bring the spirit of the Rat Pack's sold-out shows to life. Entering this contest is easy. All you need to do is post a comment at the bottom of this article to tell us why you want to see this show. Just a sentence or two is fine. We’ll conduct a random drawing from those entries, and winners will get …
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Today's event will benefit The Center for Family Resources' work assisting homeless families.
Oscar Sunday is here and The Center for Family Resources (CFR) is hosting the only officially sanctioned Oscar party in the state of Georgia at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. ABC news anchor John Bachmann will emcee the evening as city officials, fortune 500 companies, celebrities and community members celebrate The 85th Annual Oscar awards. The CFR, a Cobb County-based non-profit organization, is in its 13th year of hosting the event where a live auction featuring high end trips to foreign locations, dinner with University of Georgia athletes will be up for bidding. This black tie affair brings community members together to support a non-profit that helps homeless families become self-sufficient and work toward making them …
Friday, February 15, 2013
Take a look at this roundup of events in Cobb, Douglas and Paulding Counties, Feb. 15 through Feb. 17.
Douglasville Arbor Day Event What: Keep Douglasville Beautiful invites you to celebrate Arbor Day with tree plantings at Jessie Davis Park. The event will include an educational workshop led by a certified arborist, a tree planting demonstration and free pecan seedlings. Where: Davis Park, 7775 Malone St, Douglasville When: Friday, Feb. 15, 9 a.m. "Beehive: The 60's Musical" What: Beehive is a rockin’ musical celebration of the girl groups who left their mark on 60’s music and on many of our lives. Relive music’s golden era and an empowering time in history with "The Name Game," "The Beat Goes On," "Respect," "Natural Woman," "My Boyfriend’s Back," "One Fine Day," "To Sir With Love," "It’s My Party," "Proud Mary," "Downtown" and more. …
Saturday, March 24, 2012
South Cobb Patch is giving away a pair of tickets to the Mel Brooks musical.
If you love monsters and musicals, then South Cobb Patch has the perfect contest for you! We're giving away a pair of tickets to the opening night of "Young Frankenstein" at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The show is based on the Oscar-nominated film by Mel Brooks, who created a humorous and twisted adaptation of the Mary Shelley classic. Film buffs may remember musical numbers such as “The Transylvania Mania,” “He Vas My Boyfriend” and a monstrous take on Irving Berlin’s “Puttin’ On the Ritz.” Entering this contest is easy. All you need to do is post a comment at the bottom of this article to tell us about your favorite Mel Brooks film. Or share a comment about your favorite musical of all time. We’ll conduct a random drawing…
Greg
8:19 am on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Would really love to go. I remember watching the original Rat Pack on old Variety Shows back in the 60's more ›