Win Tickets to 'Young Frankenstein'

You have until noon Wednesday to enter Dallas-Hiram Patch's contest to win two tickets to the Mel Brooks musical.

If you love monsters and musicals, then Dallas-Hiram Patch has the perfect contest for you. We're giving away a pair of tickets to the opening night of Young Frankenstein at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The show is based on the Oscar-nominated film by Mel Brooks, who created a humorous and twisted adaptation of the Mary Shelley classic. Film buffs may remember musical numbers such as “The Transylvania Mania,” “He Vas My Boyfriend” and a monstrous take on Irving Berlin’s “Puttin’ On the Ritz.” Entering this contest is easy. All you need to do is post a comment at the bottom of this article to tell us about your favorite Mel Brooks film. Or share a comment about your favorite musical of all time. We’ll conduct a random drawing …

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China Comes to Cobb This Week

The Shen Yun Performing Arts troupe returns to the Cobb Energy Centre with their beautiful choreography, scenery and costumes.

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. Shen Yun Performing Arts returns to the Cobb Energy Centre this week for another astounding round of performances. This world-class production celebrates classical Chinese dance and music at the theater on Akers Mill Road at Interstate 75. Shen Yun draws inspiration from the legends, values and spirit that defined traditional Chinese culture for centuries. Story-based dances portray topics…

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Be an Oscar Watcher or Attend a Concert, Opera or Flower Show

With metro Atlanta, especially Paulding County, becoming more of a site for moviemaking, Oscar outings are close by in Cobb County this weekend.

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. Continuous Showing of Oscar's Best Movie Nominations   Before the Oscar winners are announced on ABC Sunday evening, all of the 10 "Best Movie" nominations can be seen at AMC Parkway Pointe 15, 3101 Cobb Parkway at Interstate 75. This theater is one of only 15 in the nation showing all 10 of these movies in the marathon format. The movies will be shown from 10 a.m. Saturday through around …

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