The Rockdale News Rockdale News Digital Edition, June 10, 2015 | Page 9

WELCOME
TO YOUR WEEKEND
at 7 p.m. and Saturday, June 13, at 2:30 p.m. For
more infomration, visit http://mctheater.org or
call [phone].
JUNE 13
A Community Walk, sponsored by Newton
County Parks, will start at 9 a.m. in Chimney
Park. Join Vanessa Nolley, Newton Trails Board
member, and learn about some of the things to
look for during the hour-and-a-half walk. For more
information, visit http://www.newtontrails.org.

JUNE 12
“Home Grown Jazz By The River,” a
fundraiser for the Washington Street
Community Center in Covington, will be
held Friday, June 12, from 7 to 11 p.m. The
concert will be held at the Porterdale Mill
Lofts, 109 Main St., and features Xavier
Gordon and the Xavier Gordon Trio. Bring
picnic baskets, blankets and chairs. The
tickets are $25, and doors open at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, call [phone]
or visit www.washingtonstreetcenter.org.
Covington Summer Concert Series features
“The Sensational Sounds of Motown (R&B and
Soul) at the Square downtown, 7 p.m. Admission
is free. The event is sponsored by Covington Main
Street and the Newton County Arts Association.
For more infomration, call (770) 7868111 or [phone], or visit www.
newtoncountyarts.org.
Madison Community Theater will
present “13” at the Morgan County
High School Auditorium Friday, June 12

The Morgan County African American Museum
will hold “Juneteenth—A Day of Remembrance,”
celebrating the end of slavery, from 11 a.m. to
4 p.m. The celebration includes vendors,
free face and nail painting, music and
storytelling. The museum is located in the
Moore House at 156 Academy St., Madison.
The celebration culminates with “Music in
the Park,” at the Madison Town Park, 218 W.
Jefferson Street, Madison, from 6 to 10 p.m.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the gate.
For more information, call [phone], or
visit www.mcaam.org.
JUNE 14
The First Baptist Church in Conyers will
be holding its annual car show, “Cruisin’ to the
Cross,” Sunday, June 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Local business owner Tim Thompson, whose
business, Atlanta Picture Cars, has rented cars to
production companies for some of the recently
filmed movies in Conyers, metro
Atlanta and beyond, will be on hand
with some of his autos.
Proceeds from the 8th annual show
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