The City of Cumming will again partner with Keep Forsyth County Beautiful, UGA Extension Services, and the Georgia Forestry Commission to present the 3rd Annual Community Arbor Day Celebration on Friday, Feb. 18th. This year we'll also be partnering with Creative Enterprises Forsyth for the location of the event, which begins at 3:30 p.m. with kids' activities, snacks and mingling. The program will begin at 4 p.m. with speakers, recognitions, and a tree planting demonstration. We'll also have free tree saplings and other goodies to take home. Join us on Feb. 18th for this free, family-friendly event!

The Cumming City Center recently welcomed a unique dessert eatery with an even more unique name. Vampire Penguin Shaved Snow & Desserts offers a completely out-of-the-ordinary shaved ice experience. Rather than the usual plain ice which is shaved and then flavored via sugary syrups, Vampire Penguin starts with fruit bases which are frozen and shaved into tiny, fluffy ribbons that have the consistency of snow, and topped with fresh fruit and other gourmet finishes. Special combinations are available, such as a strawberry cheesecake made with strawberry and vanilla snow, graham cracker crumbs, fresh strawberries, condensed milk and strawberry syrup. Vampire Penguin’s desserts provide all the full-craving satisfaction of ice cream but in a low-calorie, flavorful dessert with an unexpected light and fluffy texture. Learn more about Vampire Penguin here or check out their website at vampirepenguin.com. For the most up-to-date announcements about City Center tenants, be sure to follow @cummingcitycenter on Facebook and Instagram!

The Cumming Aquatic Center will present the following events in February:

The Sawnee Association of the Arts' Cumming Arts Center will feature a new show in February and March titled "Out of the Doldrums." The show opens Thursday, Feb. 3rd and runs through Saturday, March 26th, and features artists Garry and Lois Colby, as well as other SAA member artists. Garry was an Art Director at the advertising agencies of Kenyon & Eckhardt and Campbell-Ewald, and has been teaching at the Center for Creative Studies, an art college, for more than 15 years. He has established an extensive resume of corporate and personal clients. Lois is an extremely talented new artist who leans toward impressionistic painting styles. The Cumming Arts Center, located in the City's historic Brannon-Heard House at 111 Pilgrim Mill Road, is open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

Tam's School Street Playhouse, located at 101 School Street, will present a production of Noel Coward's "Private Lives" from Feb. 11-27, with performances at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and at 3 p.m. on Sundays. Click here to purchase tickets. Revived in 2002 by the Royal National Theatre in a production that sparkled on Broadway, "Private Lives" is acclaimed as one of the most sophisticated and entertaining plays ever written. Elyot and Amanda, once married to one anther and now honeymooning with their new spouses at the same hotel, meet by chance, reignite the old spark and impulsively elope. After days of being reunited, they again find their fiery romance alternating between bouts of love and anger. When their aggrieved spouses reappear, a dance of affiliations ensues as the women first stick together, then apart, and new partnerships are formed.

Youth Council Meeting - Feb. 1 at 5 p.m.

City Council Work Session - Feb. 1 at 6 p.m.

Planning & Zoning Board Meeting - Feb. 15 at 5 p.m.

Regular City Council Meeting - Feb. 15 at 6 p.m.

All meetings are open to the public and held in the third-floor Council Chambers at City Hall, 100 Main Street, unless otherwise noted. For all meetings after 5 p.m., please enter through the rear parking lot entrance.

Click here for Planning & Zoning Board Agendas and Minutes.