🌱 Patch AM: Cumming Arts Center A 'Hidden Gem' That's 'Well Worth A Visit': Best Of 2025

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In today's newsletter:

• Discover the downtown Cumming arts hub locals call a hidden gem
• Why are more Americans suddenly searching to move to Cumming?

Also on today's calendar: $ 3.00 Winter Family Flicks--The Polar Express and Happy Feet at Aurora Cineplex and 6 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 39 degrees.
• Thursday: An afternoon shower or two, temps: high: 55, low: 38.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 49 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cumming Arts Center A 'Hidden Gem' That's 'Well Worth A Visit': Best Of 2025 (patch.com) — Residents are encouraged to discover the Cumming Arts Center, praised as a welcoming, all-volunteer hub where locals of all ages create, learn, and display art. Located on Pilgrim Mill Drive in downtown Cumming, the center offers classes, a gift shop filled with handmade pieces by member artists, and a friendly community that helps give the town its small‑town charm.
   

• Myrtle Beach DMA, SC stays #1 most moved to area for 3 years in a row MyrtleBeachSC News (myrtlebeachsc.com) — New migration data shows Cumming emerging as one of the country’s fast-rising “micro-destinations,” with some of the biggest gains in people looking to move there. While Myrtle Beach tops the rankings, Cumming’s growing appeal puts it on the map for newcomers seeking alternatives to big, expensive metros.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cumming

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★ Featured events ★

Monday December 22

• $ 3.00 Winter Family Flicks--The Polar Express and Happy Feet at Aurora Cineplex
  Area 51 - Aurora Cineplex and The Fringe Miniature Golf, 5100 Commerce Pkwy, Roswell
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Up & Cumming Writers
  Forsyth County Public Library - Cumming Library , 585 Dahlonega St , Cumming
  6:30 pm
• Twilight Tales
  Forsyth County Public Library - Cumming Library , 585 Dahlonega St , Cumming
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Cumming Farmers Market
  423 Canton Rd, Cumming, GA, 30040
  8:00 am
• NoFo Brew Co - Cumming — Kitchen of Dana
  NoFo Brew Co , 6150 GA-400 Suite A/B , Cumming
  12:00 pm
• Dungeons & Dragons
  Forsyth County Public Library - Hampton Park Library , 5345 Settingdown Rd , Cumming
  2:00 pm
• Cue Barbecue (Cumming)
  Cue Barbecue , 1370 Buford Hwy , Cumming
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Holiday Closure: Christmas Eve
  City of Cumming , 100 E Main St , Cumming

Thursday December 25

• Holiday Closure: Christmas Day
  City of Cumming , 100 E Main St , Cumming

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Wednesday Weekly Networking
  Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce , 11695 Johns Creek Pkwy Suite 100 , Johns Creek
  9:30 am
• Holiday Pajama Party
  Jambos , 115 E Main St NE Suite EB1A , Buford
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime
  5090 Abbotts Bridge Rd , Johns Creek
  10:15 am
• Wednesday Wanderings: Antique & Caffe
  Antique & Caffe , 10350 Medlock Bridge Rd #205 , Johns Creek
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello neighbors.
  I come to everyone with a heavy heart but I am needing help urgently. Unfortunately I am in between homes right now due to my landlord wouldn’t fix… (Nextdoor Hyde Park)
• My neighbor informed me that the spigot on the side of the house is leaking.
  Looking for a plumber that will able to fix the problem sooner rather than later. Anyone know a company or a person who would be able to get the job… (Nextdoor Hopewell Manor)

• AutomationDirect.com, Inc. posted a job opening for Traffic Coordinator II in Cumming. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Janitorial Associate in Cumming. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumming here.

🗞 Nearby News

Buford

• Buford (GA) High School sets new benchmark for athletic facilities (coachad.com)
• STEMS scholars share research on campus (ung.edu)
• Peruvian tradition meets modern steakhouse at Casa Coya (atlantamagazine.com)

Suwanee

• Bulldogs linebacker CJ Allen named to AP All-America first team defense (atlantanewsfirst.com)
• After aggressive expansion into Georgia, Whataburger closing 2 locations (wrdw.com)
• Cobb-based LOUD Security Expands Operations Through Acquisitions, New Headquarters (cobbcountycourier.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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