Great Escape: Fun Fundraisers in Dallas, Hiram

Your teens are holding a car wash at the high school Saturday. The grandparents volunteered to take the younger children to a movie Sunday afternoon. Your tweens take tap on Wednesday evening. It’s your time. Take it.

Each week, we’ll tell you about great ideas to give you a much-deserved break and make your life a little easier—maybe a whole lot easier.

Two Saturday evening events in Hiram and Dallas will benefit worthy causes.

The Paulding’s Got Talent! show begins at 7 p.m. at the Dallas Theater to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. They are available online and at the Dallas Theater Box Office.

Not in any order, below are the top 24 finalists who will compete to be named "Paulding's Most Talented 2011."

• Laura Hernandez
• Daniel Jennings
• Laken Umphlett
• Stephen Adams
• Marcia Moore
• Natalie Higgins
• Kristin Hunter
• Ashley and Lisa (Logan) Quarles
• Chrisy Jones
• Kelsi Archer
• Kayla Gorrow
• Emmy and Kate Laver (Duet)
• Nancy Gorrow
• India Copeland
• Megan Blair
• Riley Acree
• Shana Bishop
• Layla Southern
• Kevin Jones
• Payton Waddell
• Justin Longshore
• Katie Mitchelle
• Haley Johnson and Mackenzie McClintock

Care to Dance?

Also Saturday night but in Hiram, Che'ne Rouge will present The Family Alliance of Paulding Fourth-Annual Dinner Dance Fundraiser from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The Family Alliance of Paulding promotes enriching activities for women, men and their families in need. Among the programs is the Meth Alliance of Paulding, or M.A.P. 

The Meth Alliance of Paulding is a community organization, including business people, law enforcement, a mayor, a state representative, lawyers, judges, PTA members and people who are concerned about what methamphetamine is doing to residents of our county, state and country. MAP's purpose is to organize, lead, support and coordinate citizens and professionals in an effort to end methamphetamine in Paulding through volunteer, community-based prevention programs, treatment programs, advocacy and increased public awareness and education and legislative efforts.

Che'ne Rouge Wedding and Special Events is located at 86 Poplar Springs Road off Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway (U.S. 278).

Those attending are invited to wear their favorite fashions from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s or 1980s, while a DJ plays many hits from each of these decades.

Accompanying the Decade Dance will be silent auctions and drawings throughout the evening.

The evening's meal will be provided by Jim 'N Nick's Catering. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served beginning at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m.  

Sponsorship levels include:

• Platinum $5,000
• Gold $1,000
• Silver $500
• Bronze $250

Individual tickets cost $50. Tables of 10 are available for $500.

For more information or to buy tickets, contact Linda L. Verscharen at 770-842-6786 or lindav883@comcast.net.