Get Out ... to a Chattahoochee River Adventure?

Essential Cobb happenings for the weekend:

1. Dance to a Jimmy Buffet Tribute Show with Jeff Pike. This energetic, outrageously fun Buffett band will whisk you away to a beach where it’s 5 o’clock somewhere–margarita time! Ages 18+. Friday at 8 p.m. $12 in advance. $15 day of event. Earl Smith Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square. More info: 770-291-0080.

2. Free Home Depot kids workshop. The first Saturday of the month at most Home Depot stores from 9 a.m. to noon. They’re geared toward kids ages 5 to 12 as a way to teach do-it-yourself skills and tool safety, but even toddlers can get in on the fun with a little help from Mom or Dad. On their first visit, kids are given their very own orange apron (similar to the ones the Home Depot folks wear). Bring the apron back each time and collect pins showcasing that week’s project. An award certificate is presented to each child along with the pin upon completion of that day’s project.

Choose the Home Depot closest to you:

• Home Depot, 1690 Old 41 Highway NW.
• Home Depot, 2350 Dallas Highway.
• Home Depot, 4101 Roswell Rd.

If you can’t make it Saturday, kits are available for purchase online at www.homedepot.com. 

3. Watch the Miss Cobb County Scholarship Pageant. The 54th annual Miss Cobb County Scholarship Pageant will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, 548 S. Marietta Pkwy. Some $20,000 in cash scholarships and prizes will be awarded. Contestants are 17 to 23 years old, high school graduates and single. Judging is based on private interview, talent, evening gown and physical fitness. The new Miss Cobb County will be crowned by the reigning Miss Cobb County, Briana Jewett.

4. Watch the 22nd annual Ms. Senior Georgia Pageant. Saturday and Sunday at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center in Historic Roswell. The preliminaries will be held Saturday afternoon at 2, with the finale Sunday afternoon at 2. The Ms. Senior Georgia Pageant's mission is to promote a positive image of aging, focusing on active and dynamic Seniors who believe life begins anew at 60. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children both days. More information or tickets: 404-245-7949.

5. Take the family on a river adventure. River Adventures is led by a naturalist who will offer an introduction to the ecology of the Chattahoochee River, Saturday 8:30 to 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. to dusk and Sunday 6 p.m. to dusk. Suitable for ages 6 and up. It's $30 for nonmembers and $25 for members of the Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Rd., Roswell. More information: 707-992-2055.