Three Cumming City Center business tenants opened in March, and others are scheduled to open in April! Top KNOTch Boutique was the first to open and hold a grand opening event on March 18th, pictured at left. Lily Rose Co. Marketplace and Pieces and Peaches Boutique both held soft opening events in March, and both have grand opening celebrations planned in April. The Lily Rose Co. Marketplace grand opening will be held on April 15th from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and the first 100 customers will receive a free grab bag with samples. Pieces and Peaches' grand opening will be on April 29th from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and will feature giveaways, swag bags, light appetizers, beverages and more. Additional tenants will be opening for business this spring and summer!

This month all of our City of Cumming E-News subscribers will also be receiving the first edition of the Bulletin Board, the new Cumming City Center e-newsletter. This new publication will also go out at the beginning of every month but will focus solely on the Cumming City Center. Some news items (such as community concerts, festivals and tenant business openings) will still be shared in this newsletter, but others (such as tenant business sales and specials) will only be placed in the Bulletin Board. If you wish to receive the City Center Bulletin Board each month in addition to the City of Cumming E-News, please be sure to subscribe to the Bulletin Board by clicking here!

The Cumming Recreation & Parks Department will open registration for its 2023 Summer Camps on Monday, April 17th. Click here to view the Summer 2023 Program Guide.

A variety of programs and activities for children will be offered, including day camps, special needs camps, gymnastics camps and classes, art camps, dance camps and classes, self defense Hapkido classes, tennis camps, horseback riding camps and classes, sports fundamentals camps, basketball camps, as well as fitness, art and self defense Hapkido classes for adults. Click here to view the fitness class schedule. Additionally, Prolink Volleyball is now offering youth and adult volleyball programs at the Dobbs Creek Recreation Center. Click here for more information about the volleyball program.

Register online for Cumming Recreation Summer Programs by clicking here, or register in person at the Cumming Recreation Center, 437 Pilgrim Mill Road, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. The Recreation Department accepts cash, check or credit card payments; however, payments cannot be accepted over the phone.

The Cumming City Center will kick off the spring/summer Lou Sobh Amphitheater concert series on Friday, April 21st at 7 p.m. with Smokey Jones and the The 3 Dollar Pistols. Bringing back real country music one gig at a time, Smokey Jones and the 3 Dollar Pistols specializes in music from George, Merle, Hank, Buck, Dwight, Garth, Tom Petty, and many more. From classics to the 90s, Smokey and the boys take you on a tour through several decades of great country music while keeping the crowd dancing and having a great time. Swing dancing, two stepping, line dancing, slow twirling and bull riding are all highly encouraged. The band has opened up for several country music legends, including David Allan Coe, and have toured all over the Southeast playing event spaces ranging in size from living rooms to Suntrust Park.

All 2023 community concerts at the Lou Sobh Amphitheater are free thanks to the City Center's partnership with Lou Sobh Automotive Group! For the complete listing of City Center upcoming concerts and other events, click here.

Mayor Troy Brumbalow and members of the Cumming Police Department will again partner with Marie's Italian Deli in support of Autism Awareness Day on Thursday, April 27th. Mayor Troy and Cumming PD officers will be helping out in the kitchen and dining room at Marie's during lunchtime, with proceeds from the lunch service going to three local organizations that work with individuals with autism: Creative Enterprises Forsyth, Three Basketeers, and Creations by the Yard. Come by Marie's Italian Deli (580 Atlanta Road, Suite 34) on April 27th for lunch and support these wonderful organizations!

The City of Cumming will hold a Job Fair on Thursday, April 27th from 2-6 p.m. in Gallery B (on second floor) of City Hall, 100 Main Street. The Job Fair will focus on entry-level and part-time positions available in various City of Cumming departments. Those interested should bring their resume and be prepared to speak with City representatives from the departments of the Aquatic Center, Fairgrounds, Planning & Zoning, Police, Streets, Recreation, and Utilities (all divisions). Click here for a listing of current City job openings. Questions? Email humanresources@cityofcumming.net.

One group of employees stayed at City Hall to assist Keep Forsyth County Beautiful with the Great Foco Cleanup event. City Hall was one of three supply pick-up stations for the event, which saw 310 volunteers clean 42 roads and two parks, collecting 175 bags of litter, 7 tires, and assorted other large items.

A second group of Utilities employees manned a table at the Water Drop Dash 5K & Festival, held at the Chattahoochee Nature Center in Roswell. In honor of Fix a Leak Week, the Cumming Utilities team featured the theme of repairing toilet leaks as a way to save water.

Learn more about these and other Cumming Arts Center events, classes, open studio, and more by clicking here.

Tam's School Street Playhouse, at 101 School Street, will present the hilarious British farce "Funny Money" by Ray Cooney from April 28th - May 21st. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. Directed by Lisa Sherouse Riley (Sherouse Riley Productions), this witty, fast-moving comedy follows an evening of misadventures after mild-mannered accountant Henry Perkins accidentally picks up the wrong briefcase - one full of money! Henry assumes it is illicit cash and decides to keep it. Knowing that the former owner must have his briefcase, he rushes home to book one-way fares for himself and his very confused wife to Barcelona, or they can go to Bali - in fact, they can buy Bali! The doorbell rings as they wait for their taxi. The police detective at the door is investigating why Henry was in the men’s room of the local pub acting suspiciously; actually, he was sitting in the loo counting the cash. The bell rings again. Another detective arrives claiming Henry is dead; a man with bullet holes in his head and Henry’s briefcase were found in the Thames. Then Vic and Betty arrive for Henry’s birthday dinner. Henry’s inept attempts to extricate himself from this impossible situation lead to increasingly hysterical situations. Prepare to laugh until you cry. Click here to purchase tickets for this hilarious show.

Youth Council - April 11 at 5 p.m. (Rescheduled from first Tuesday due to Spring Break)

City Council Work Session - April 4 at 6 p.m.

Planning & Zoning Board Meeting - April18 at 5 p.m.

Regular City Council Meeting - April 18 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.