🌱 Fall Festival List + New Restaurant Coming + Last Unwind Wednesday

Hello, everybody! It's me, Nina, your host of the Woodstock-Towne Lake Daily — here to explain all the most important things happening in the community today. Today you'll find news about these stories and more...

• A new Cuban restaurant is coming to Woodstock.
• A Woodstock man injured two police officers.
• Local signs to Virginia Tech.

But first, today's weather:

Pleasant with plenty of sun. High: 78 Low: 48.

Here are the top five stories in Woodstock-Towne Lake today:

1. D'Floridian Cuban Cuisine & Bar, a restaurant out of Lawrenceville, has opened its second location in the Woodstock area. The restaurant serves Cuban and tropical-inspired food. It has a bar and offers live music and dancing. There is also a brunch on Sundays with bottomless mimosas. D'Floridian is located at 6242 Old Hwy 5, Suite A3, in the spot previously occupied by the Samurai Dragon Hibachi Grill. (Scoop OTP)
2. A Woodstock man has been arrested for injuring two police officers in Cobb County. The officers had a car pulled over on the shoulder of I-75 near Barrett Parkway on Sunday morning when a driver, Ito Sakae of Woodstock, hit both patrol cars. One of the officers was pinned between his vehicle and the guardrail, and both officers were brought to Kennestone Hospital following the incident. Officer Gary Marsicek received serious injuries, while the other officer and the original suspect they had pulled over were treated and released. Sakae is charged with serious injury by vehicle, driving under the influence of multiple substances and for not moving over for emergency vehicles. (Fox 5 Atlanta)
3. After receiving 21 offers between June 6 and July 2, Woodstock's Brandon Rechsteiner has chose to sign with Virginia Tech for the 2023 season. Rechsteiner, who graduated from Etowah High School, received scholarship offers from all five Power-5 conferences and currently ranks as the No. 13 overall player in Georgia and the No. 22 point guard in the country. From a long lineage of elite athletes, his father and uncle were recently inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. (Fighting Gobbler)
4. It's going to be Pumpkin Day at the Farm. Fresh. Market. Saturday. The Cherokee County Farm Bureau will be selling pumpkins and there will also be a "Guess The Pumpkin's Weight" contest at the market. You can submit your guess for $1, and the person with the closest guess wins the pumpkin. It'll be a great day to take a stroll down Main Street to see the scarecrows, too. Remember, you can vote throughout the month at the visitors center on Main Street and at select scarecrow creators' businesses. (Downtown Woodstock via Facebook)
5. Congratulations to Woodstock's Tourism Manager, Kyle Bennett, for being named to Georgia Trend's "40 Under 40" list! The list is in its 26th year recognizing outstanding young leaders. It was noted in the list that Bennet's family has been in Cherokee County since the 1840s, and that he spends free time volunteering with Preservation Woodstock and Cherokee County Friends of the Library. (Visit Woodstock via Facebook, Georgia Trend)

Today in Woodstock-Towne Lake:

• 7th Annual Charity Golf Classic - Tee Off Fore Vac: this event is being held at the Golf Club at Bradshaw farm, 3030 Bradshaw Club Drive. Funds received go towards helping meet the needs of our county's seniors and senior veterans through the non-profit group Stand up for Seniors. For more information, please contact De Gale at dlgale@cherokeega.com or Gina Pendley at gpendley200@ellijay.com. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., tee off is at 10 a.m. (8:30 a.m.)
• Family Storytime: for children of all ages, enjoy books, songs and more. Children must be accompanied by an adult to the event at the Woodstock Library, 7735 Main Street and Rose Creek Library, 4476 Towne Lake Parkway. (10:30 - 11:30 a.m.)
• Northside Hospital Presents - Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: an educational presentation at R.T. Jones Memorial Library, 116 Brown Industrial Parkway, Canton. (10:30 - 11:30 a.m.)
• Zoey the Reading Dog: schedule a 15-minute appointment to read to Zoey at the Rose Creek Library, 4476 Towne Lake Parkway. Contact the library by phone to register at 770-591-1491. (4:30 - 5:30 p.m.)
• Unwind Wednesday: enjoy food trucks, live music and more. This is the last Unwind Wednesday and it will feature a Trunk-or-Treat. If you would like to hand out candy, please arrive at 5 p.m. to set up. (5:30 - 8 p.m.)
• Trivia Night: every Wednesday at Reformation Brewery, 105 Elm Street. (7 - 9 p.m.)
• Slay the Arcade - A Drag Show: for ages 18 and up, the show starts at 9:30 p.m. Ticketed entry into the show includes unlimited access to all arcade, pinball, console and board games at The Blue Ghost Arcade, 164 Towne Lake Parkway. (8 p.m.)
• Senior Center Programs:
  • Fit Over 50 - every Wednesday and Friday, have fun with chair yoga, balance, bands, weights and core strength exercises at the WGLSC Activity Center Expansion (9:30 - 10:30 a.m.)
• MadLife Gill Patio Stage (free shows):
  • Elephants Gerald (12 - 3 p.m.)
  • Top Artists Extended Sets (6 - 9 p.m.)
• MadLife Stage & Studios:
  • Country Dance Night featuring The Honky Tonkers - dance lessons start at 6:30. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Woodstock Lions Club is hosting a free vision screening event at the Rose Creek Library on October 8, from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Head over to the library at 4476 Towne Lake Parkway if you're interested in the screening. (Woodstock via Facebook)
• Downtown Woodstock: "A Comedy Festival coming to Downtown Woodstock this week! The Back Hand Comedy Festival is October 6-9 in Downtown Woodstock! So many talented comics will be featured at this comedy festival in Downtown Woodstock!" (Downtown Woodstock via Instagram)
• Downtown Woodstock: "Who’s ready to get a taste of some of The Rustic Market's Holiday merchandise for this year? This Friday, October 7, is their Holiday Sneak a Peek! Come visit The Rustic Market in Downtown Woodstock for refreshments, gift cards with purchase, and some early holiday fun!" (Downtown Woodstock via Instagram)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Magnolia Walk: "Magnolia Walk subdivision neighborhood yard sale this Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Located on Bells Ferry Road between Victoria Road and Allatoona Animal Hospital. Come see us! Hand made pottery too at 249 Cedar Mill Lane!" (Nextdoor)

It's time for pumpkins and cider! Here are some of the area festivals this month (there will be a pumpkin patch/Halloween event list coming up later this week):

• September 17 - October 30: Pumpkin Festival - Play by Day, Glow by Night at Stone Mountain Park, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. (All Day)
• October 6 - 16: Cumming Country Fair & Festival - Fair Nights under Midway Lights at the Cumming Fairgrounds will include food, amusement rides, concerts and more Monday through Sunday. (All Day)
• October 7 - 8: Wire & Wood Alpharetta Music Festival in Downtown Alpharetta. (All Day)
• October 8 - 9: Chalktoberfest at Marietta Square will feature professional chalk artists, a public chalk competition, a craft beer festival, live music and more. (10 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
• October 8 - 9, 15 - 16: The Georgia Apple Festival is taking place over two weekends and will have vendors, food, arts, crafts and more at the Ellijay Lions Club Fairgrounds. (9 a.m. - 6 p.m.)
• October 15: Fall-O-Ween Fest in Kennesaw will include a candy trail, costume contests, scavenger hunt, crafts, field games, concessions, a movie and music. (3 - 7 p.m.)
• October 15 - 16: Harvest Fest at The Outlet Shoppes will feature pumpkin crafts, games, costumed greeters, face painting, live music and more. (1 - 5 p.m.)
• October 21 - 23: Mountain Moonshine Festival in Downtown Dawsonville includes a car show, swap meet, parade and more. (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
• October 22: The Great Pumpkin Fest at Cherokee Veterans Park in Canton will include a costume contest, food, vendors, a DJ, hayrides, archery, axe throwing, a petting zoo, crafts and more. (11 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
• October 22 - 23: Dancing Goats Folk Fest in Ellijay is a folk-art festival that will have lots of food, arts and crafts, music and a Goat Pageant. (10 a.m. - 6 p.m.)
• October 24: BBQ, Brews, and Boos at The Mill on Etowah in Canton will include BBQ, locally brewed beer, music, kids events, vendors, trick or treating for the kids and more. (4 - 10 p.m.)

More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news!

Featured businesses:

• Mantra HHC-Metaphysical Shop and Holistic Hea — (Visit website)
• Add your business here

Events:

• Taxes in Retirement Seminar (October 6)
• St. Mary of Egypt Internation Fall Festival - Saturday and Sunday 12-5 (October 15)
• Add your event

You're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Nina Lightcap

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Woodstock-Towne Lake Daily? Contact me at Woodstock@Patch.com