It’s back to basics with Chef John Wilson. Chef John will teach basic cooking techniques in a variety of American, European and international cuisines. Classes will be held in the kitchen of Historic Barrington Hall. Join us for an evening of culinary fun and camaraderie. You’ll leave with some pretty useful cooking skills in the bargain. Prepare a complete meal under Chef John’s hold-your-attention instruction and dine in the spacious kitchen of this historic home.

Ideal for couples, gift giving, or just an opportunity to hone your cooking skills. $50 per person, per class includes lesson, food, wine, and loads of fun. Reservations are required as space is limited.

Classes are held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 PM.

• January 17 – Basic Knife Skills
• January 31  – Basic Italian
• February 7 – Basic French
• February 21 – Basic Asian
• March 6 – Basic Mexican
• March 20 – Basic American
• April 10 – Basic Spanish
• April 17 – Couple’s Grilling
• April 24 – Basic Southern

Classes are held at Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell, GA 30075. Call 770.640.3855 to make reservations.

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Bring One for the Chipper

Join the tradition and give a gift to nature this holiday season!  Keep Roswell Beautiful invites you to celebrate the 22^nd annual “Bring One for the Chipper” and recycle your Christmas tree after the holidays.

As part of a statewide effort to reuse Christmas trees, Keep Roswell Beautiful has joined with sponsors The Home Depot, 11 Alive, The Davey Tree Expert Company, Keep Georgia Beautiful, Ferry-Morse Seed Company, Kiwanis Club of Historic Roswell, Starbucks, and Super Target to sponsor the “Bring One for the Chipper” program.

Roswell residents are invited to bring their trees to one of the two Home Depot locations in Roswell on Saturday, January 7, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  The two locations are on Holcomb Bridge Road in Holcomb Woods Shopping Center and Woodstock Road across from Publix.  Trees will be chipped into mulch and will be available for delivery to the public by Davey Tree.  Residents are asked to please not drop off trees prior to the 7^th of January.

In appreciation of their recycling efforts, participants will also receive seed packets courtesy of Ferry-Morse Seed Company, while supplies last.

Last year, more than 8,000 trees were collected in Roswell.

For more information or to volunteer at the event, please visit the following websites:  www.keeproswellbeautiful.org or www.roswellgov.com.

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The Roswell Candy Cane Hunt is taking place on Friday, December 16th. You’ll start the evening at 5:30 p.m. with a fantastic pizza dinner, then the hunt begins. There will be many different types of candy canes hidden throughout the East Roswell Recreation Center, including giant candy canes that can be redeemed for special prizes. It is up to you to bring a bag or bucket to collect your candy canes as well as flashlights to help you see the striped treats once the sun goes down.

The cost is only $12 for Roswell residents and $18 for non-residents. However, you MUST register in order to attend the event, and they will not be accepting registrations on the day of the event. So, don’t procrastinate; call 770-594-6134 to reserve your spot for the exciting Candy Cane Hunt. Remember to bring a flashlight and something to gather your candy cane. The East Roswell Rec Center is located at 9000 Fouts Road, Roswell, GA 30076.

Happy hunting!

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If your children have not yet given a Christmas list to Santa, the City of Roswell is giving you the perfect opportunity this Saturday, December 3, 2011. Beginning at 9:00 a.m., attendees can enjoy a full continental breakfast while visiting with Santa Claus. In addition to the main event, children will also be able to participate in music, coloring, games, dancing, face painting, crafts and other entertainment.

Of course this is an event fun for all ages, but children must be accompanied by an adult. In addition, each individual must be pre-registered in order to attend. So, no waiting until Saturday morning to decide to show up. You need to make your reservations now, and can do so by calling 770-641-3760.

The event will be held at the Bill Johnson Community Activity Building on Saturday December 3, 2011 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Admission is $12 for Roswell residents and $18 for non-residents. See you Saturday for a magical holiday morning!

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You won’t want to miss this opportunity to see A Southern Trilogy decorated in their holiday best! During the Candlelight Tour of Homes you will visit all three of Roswell’s historic sites in beautiful candlelight and enjoy festive holiday decorations and entertainment. Each home is outfitted in full holiday finery all tailored to a specific theme. Barrington Hall presents “A Very Southern Christmas,” Smith Plantation’s theme is “All I Want for Christmas,” and Bulloch Hall’s display centers around Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”

The Candlelight Tour of Homes will take place on Saturday, December 10, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This is an event fun for all ages as it includes children’s activities, refreshments, music and festive decor throughout the evening. Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for children.

The Candlelight Tour of Homes is a great way to get into the holiday spirit. So, we hope to see you, your family and friends on the 10th!

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Join Bulloch Hall and get into the spirit of the season as they host the classic Charles Dickens tale “A Christmas Carol” on December 3, 16, 17 and 23 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person and seating is very limited.

In this holiday favorite, Charles Dickens shows us Ebenezer Scrooge as he falls asleep in his dingy, cold quarters on Christmas Eve. The old miser is visited by three ghosts, each revealing to Scrooge his wrong doings and what will happen if he continues in his evil ways. A traditional holiday classic for the entire family, guaranteed to fill you with the Christmas spirit and warm your heart.

The former artistic director of Kudzu Playhouse, Wally Hinds, knows a lot about “A Christmas Carol.” He has been producing, directing and acting in the show in Roswell since 1991. This year’s production will once again feature Brink Miller as Ebenezer Scrooge, who has been playing the part in Roswell every Christmas for 16 years.

For more information, please contact Bulloch Hall at 770-992-1731

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The City of Roswell will host a public information meeting on the Historic Gateway Project December 1 from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Roswell, 710 Mimosa Boulevard in the Brantley Seymour Activity Building. Roswell residents, business owners and other stakeholders are invited to attend.

The City has already held three public meetings along with a public comment period on this project. During this meeting, the Historic Gateway team will respond to the citizen comments and questions presented at the September meeting and provide more detailed information on the two concepts the public has expressed interest in pursuing, including the concepts of dual-lane roundabouts and one-way pairs to minimize the impacts of an additional lane to remove the reversible lane system.

Questions on how roundabouts would work on Atlanta Street and what land uses could dwell between one-way pairs will be addressed, as well as additional data, drawings, cost estimates and greater design detail and visual simulations to help clarify the property, environmental and visual impacts and future traffic operations for each of the concepts.

Citizens attending will take part in reviewing and discussing the revised concepts with Project Team staff, and elected officials, as well as a presentation on how the concepts have been revised to address specific concerns.

The primary goal of the Historic Gateway Project is to make multimodal transportation and safety improvements along the Atlanta Street corridor that include the removal of the reversible lane system. A secondary goal is to improve operations and safety at the intersection of Atlanta Street and Riverside Road/Azalea Drive. A third goal is to improve the economic vitality of the area.

For additional information about the Historic Gateway project, visit www.roswellgov.com/historicgateway.

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Come join in the holiday spirit with the entire family! Roswell’s annual lighting of Historic Town Square will take place on Saturday, December 3. The celebration begins at 5 p.m. and includes performances by the Hillside Elementary singers and the River Eves Choir, Esther Jackson Chorus and Roswell Ramblers Almost Singers followed by a special reading of ’Twas the Night Before Christmas with Mayor Jere Wood.

Santa Claus will also make a special visit to the Square from the North Pole. Pictures with Santa will be available at a nominal charge. Enjoy a cup of hot cocoa by Starbucks or coffee during the festivities.

Once the Square is aglow, children 12 and under can hop on the holiday bus to Roswell Adult Recreation Center to shop for gifts at Santa’s Secret Gift Shop. The Gift Shop is located at 830 Grimes Bridge Road and will be open on Saturday, December 3 from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. and on Sunday, December 4 from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. All the gifts at Santa’s Secret Gift Shop are priced affordably and some of the items are handmade by the Roswell Ramblers Senior Citizen Club. Free gift wrapping is available. Visit with Santa at the gift shop on Sunday. Proceeds from the Gift Shop benefit the Roswell Ramblers Senior Citizen Club.

For more information, please contact Mary Rummell at 770-641-3950.

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Janet Rigsby, Barrington Hall’s award winning staff horticulturist, will resume her instructive “Munch and Learn” series of garden talks.

Ms. Rigsby will call on her extensive experience as a professional gardener to present her informative and engaging series. Bring your lunch and join Janet in the carriage house from 12:15 to 12:45 PM for a practical discussion on garden topics and sharing of ideas. Janet is also always willing to help with gardening tips for your specific garden challenges. Admission is free.

Barrington Hall is located at 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell, GA 30075. Please call 770.640.3855 for further information.

October 24: Edible Landscapes. Adding nut and fruit trees as well as fruit bearing shrubs, herbs and annuals can provide your landscape with a bonus harvest for your home.

October 31: Organic Gardening. Fertilizer and insecticide products will be discussed. Janet will also speak about ways to naturally improve your garden.

November 7: Composting Gold. There’s gold in those vegetable scraps and leaves! Learn ways to compost, what to compost and how long to “cook” your compost.

November 17: Keeping it Green. Alternative choices for the Leyland Cypress, Otto Luykens and other overused plants.

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The Roswell Police Department (RPD) is partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Keep Roswell Beautiful for Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 29 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Roswell Recycling Center, 11570 Maxwell Road, Alpharetta. DEA will be collecting potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction. The service is free and anonymous.

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Many Americans are not aware that medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are increasing at alarming rates, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, many Americans do not know how to properly dispose of their unused medicine, often flushing them down the toilet or throwing them away – both potential safety and health hazards.

For more information, please contact RPD at 770-640-4100.

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