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🌱 Patch AM: When Gone With the Wind plays at AMC Avenue Forsyth
Also check out Double Take 80s Tribute at Matilda's on the Cumming Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- When Gone With the Wind plays at AMC Avenue Forsyth
- North Georgia families share tributes to loved ones lost this week
Also on today's calendar: Double Take 80s Tribute at Matilda's and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 85 and low of 62 degrees.
- Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 58.
- Saturday: A tropical rainstorm, with a high of 61 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• See 'Gone With the Wind' on the big screen, for five days only, at movie theaters all over metro Atlanta (atlantaonthecheap.com) — Cumming film fans can catch Gone With the Wind on the big screen at AMC Avenue Forsyth for a limited run from October 10–14 as part of a national classics series. Showtimes and ticket prices vary by day, so you'll need to check online and reserve seats if you want to see the restored 1939 epic with its original intermission. 
• Obituaries for October 8, 2026; Barbara Evans, Abe Hightower, Juanita Jarrett, Tyler Mann, Philip O'Shields, Terry Poole (pickensprogress.com) — Local families are mourning several loved ones this week, including 74-year-old Juanita Jarrett, who passed away Sunday at AccentCare Hospice Inpatient Center in Cumming. Obituaries also honor residents from Jasper, Ball Ground, and Dawsonville, sharing funeral details, surviving relatives, and the legacies of service, faith, and family each leaves behind across north Georgia communities.
📸 Around Cumming
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cumming
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★ Featured events ★
- Double Take 80s Tribute at Matilda's →
Matildas Music Under the Pines, 875 Hickory Flat Rd, Milton
7:00 pm
Friday October 9
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Other local events
- Parenting Class →
Cumming Elementary School, 540 Dahlonega Street, Cumming
6:00 pm - Tennis & Pickleball Against Breast Cancer →
Cumming GA
8:00 am - MomCo - Creekside Church, Cumming, GA →
Cumming GA
9:30 am - Cumming Farmers Market →
Cumming Farmers Market, 423 Canton Rd, Cumming, GA, 30040
8:00 am - Third Annual Sip and Support Wine Festival →
The Green at the Collection at Forsyth
4:00 pm - GA vs. AL Game Day Watch Party & Vendor Market →
Cumming City Center, 423 Canton Rd, Cumming
6:00 pm - Financial Literacy Fall Series →
Family Promise, 127 Samaritan Dr, Cumming
6:00 pm - Witches Night Out →
Halcyon, 6365 Halcyon Way, Alpharetta
6:00 pm - Cumming Farmers Market →
Cumming Farmers Market, 423 Canton Rd, Cumming, GA, 30040
8:00 am - Live Model With Gord →
Cumming Arts Center, 111 Pilgrim Mill Rd, Cumming
10:00 am - Live Model with Gord →
Cumming Arts Center, 111 Pilgrim Mill Rd, Cumming
10:00 am
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Tuesday October 13
Thursday October 15
Saturday October 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- This little porch pirate ate my package!
My wife says there is nothing we can do about it since he is our dog. (Nextdoor Upper Bethelview) - My 4 and 6 year old granddaughters are coming to visit this weekend.
We planned to go to the fair, but it is looking like rain! Any suggestions on a fun activity to do later Saturday afternoon? Thank you in advance! (Nextdoor Old Atlanta Rd)
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Cumming. Apply here.
- Oaks Senior Living, LLC posted a job opening for Night Shift CMA/Supervisor in Cumming. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumming here.
🗞 Nearby News
Buford
- Braces Now Introduces Digital Scanning and Expanded Treatment Options at Buford Orthodontic Office (citybuzz.co)
- ACC releases its players of the week in football (newsobserver.com)
- Book Design, AI Content, and Advocacy Media Jobs Hiring Now (mediabistro.com)
Suwanee
- FREE Family Fall Festival in Suwanee this Saturday (atlantaonthecheap.com)
Alpharetta
- Road Closures Planned Ahead Of Alpharetta Festival (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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