🌱 Buena Vista Orchestra and 11 more events

Morning Vinings! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• USO and Kroger "Kick Hunger | Stuff the Truck" Food Drive for Military Service Members at Powers Ferry Kroger 1310 Powers Ferry Road SE Marietta, GA 30067
• Help Local Students - Donations Needed Now - July 18! at Cobb County Civic Center
• Southern-Fried Gaming Expo at Cobb Convention Center (Cobb Galleria Centre)

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you get when you mix a broccoli and a melon? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Thunderstorms, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 70.
• Tuesday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vinings

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday July 12

• USO and Kroger "Kick Hunger | Stuff the Truck" Food Drive for Military Service Members →
  Powers Ferry Kroger 1310 Powers Ferry Road SE Marietta, GA 30067,
  12:00 pm

Saturday July 18

• Help Local Students - Donations Needed Now - July 18! →
  Cobb County Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Marietta
  9:00 am

Friday July 31

• Southern-Fried Gaming Expo →
  Cobb Convention Center (Cobb Galleria Centre), 2 Galleria Pkwy SE, Atlanta
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday July 12

• Buena Vista Orchestra →
  City Winery Atlanta, Ponce City Market, 650 North Avenue NE, Atlanta
  8:00 pm
• Let's Jam! (An Improv Jam) →
  Dynamic El Dorado, 572 Edgewood Ave NE #116, Atlanta
  8:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday July 12

• Competition Cheer Choreo Practice
  Westlake High School, Main Gymnasium, Auxillary Gymnasium
  9:00 am
• Ranger-Led Hike: Mulberry Creek Loop →
  Chattahoochee River National Park Johnson Ferry North Unit, 301 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta, Georgia, 30068. Meet in the lower gravel parking area (past the NOC pavilion).
  9:00 am
• ACTV Studio IRL: Vuori Buckhead Village x V1 Leader Justyn Solomon →
  Vuori, 101 Buckhead Ave NE, Atlanta
  10:00 am
• Sunday Public Tour
  Michael C. Carlos Museum Rotunda
  2:00 pm
• Bubble Battle | 32 Sparkling Wine Blind Tasting Tournament — The Oenophile Institute →
  Oenophile Institute, 1295 W Spring St Ste 201, Smyrna
  2:00 pm
• Jazz Ensemble Practice
  Westlake Band Room
  2:00 pm
• Jukebox Giants at Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre →
  Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre, 117 N Park Square, Marietta
  3:00 pm
• Big Chicken Chorus →
  Lassiter Concert Hall, 2601 Shallowford Rd, Marietta
  3:00 pm
• SKY’s THE LIMIT - ROOFTOP DAY PARTY at SPACEMAN →
  Spaceman, 3301 Lenox Pkwy NE, Atlanta
  4:00 pm
• 2026 Concerts by the Springs: Free Concert Series →
  HERITAGE HALL SANDY SPRING, 6110 Blue Stone Rd, Sandy Springs
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Smyrna

• Bright Side News for July 10, 2026 (brightsidecobb.com)
• Keep Smyrna Beautiful Announces Summer and Fall Community Events (cobbcountycourier.com)
• A sampling of topics from the Cobb BOC work session (cobbcountycourier.com)

Mableton

• Rental scam: Facebook Marketplace fraud leaves Mableton mom displaced (fox5atlanta.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The saddest vegetable known to man: a melonccoli. (Thank you Francie H. for sending it in!)
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