🌱 'The Year Of Extraordinary Travel' + 'Metro Montage' Art Exhibition

Hello all. I'm back in your inbox this morning with all the most important things happening these days in town.

But first, today's weather:

A stray thunderstorm. High: 87 Low: 70.

Here are the top three stories in Smyrna-Vinings today:

1. The Old Smyrna Firehouse announced that this September, they will host a limited engagement, multi-disciplinary theatrical event by award-winning actor and photographer Becca McCoy. Billed as "The Year of Extraordinary Travel," the performances and gallery exhibition are based on McCoy’s real-life experience of traveling somewhere every month for a year. The production will come to the Old Smyrna Firehouse, following a world premiere last December at Studio Grand Central in Florida, and was originally published in book form in 2021. (MDJOnline.com)
2. Down the road in Atlanta, officials overseeing the Atlanta Beltline project gave an update on highly anticipated trails in the northeast section of the 22-mile pathway last week. Most notably, the group provided updates on the construction of current trail sections in the works while outlining the future pathway connection between the Beltline and the Path400 Greenway. In June, the Beltline was awarded a $25 million federal grant through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program, which will fund the Beltline’s first direction connection to MARTA. (Buckhead.com)
3. The 23rd annual “Metro Montage” juried art exhibition is now on view down the road at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art featuring a number of works by contemporary artists. According to curator Madeline Beck, who gave an interview with WABE about the selection process, the exhibit is displaying 100 selected pieces from over 900 nationwide submissions. The exhibition is on display through Sep. 3. Click the link to hear the full interview. (WABE 90.1 FM)

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Today in and around Smyrna-Vinings:

Tuesday, August 8

• Food Truck Tuesdays At Taylor-Brawner Park (5:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Next month, the Georgia Audubon Society will celebrate the sixth annual Georgia Grows Native for Birds Month— a celebration of Georgia’s native plants and the key role they play for birds and other wildlife. Check out the link for various virtual and in-person events throughout the month. (Saporta Report)
• Mark your calendars: the Coca-Cola Summer Film Festival will return later this month to the Fox Theater down the road in Atlanta. The films will begin screening on Aug. 26. (Gwinnett Daily Post)
• Cobb Senior Services announced that the popular Senior Day is returning to the North Georgia State Fair on Sep. 22. Adults age 55+ are invited for a morning of fun and free activities. (Cobb County Courier)

Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you around.

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.