East Cobb arts, Oct. 11 to Nov. 22: a photography show at Sewell Mill from Oct. 29, two museum shows in Marietta, Strand concerts and a holiday radio play.

East Cobb’s own gallery, at Sewell Mill Cultural Center on Lower Roswell Road, opens the annual Cobb Photographic Society Members Show on Oct. 29. Most of the rest of the season is a short drive away on Marietta Square, about seven miles west: two shows at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, concerts and a holiday radio play at the Strand Theatre, and the First Friday Art Walk.

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Covers Oct. 11 to Nov. 22. Every listing links to the organizer’s or venue’s own page; times are as they publish them. Some Strand show titles were found on the Cobb Travel & Tourism listings and match the dates on the Strand’s own calendar.

Who to call

  • Sewell Mill Cultural Center gallery: 770-509-4989
  • Marietta Cobb Museum of Art: 770-528-1444
  • Cobb County Public Library: each branch’s page on cobbcounty.gov

Exhibitions now showing

  • Cobb Photographic Society Members Show, Oct. 29 to Dec. 19, Sewell Mill Cultural Center, 2051 Lower Roswell Road. The society’s yearly members’ show, in a range of styles and subjects. The opening reception is 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, according to Cobb County’s listing.
  • Legendary Georgia Musicians: Jackie Dorsey, through Dec. 13, in the upstairs Terri Strickland Cole Galleries of the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art, 30 Atlanta St. SE, Marietta. Details on the museum’s exhibitions page.
  • MCMA Permanent Collection: Recent Acquisitions, through Dec. 13, in the museum’s main galleries downstairs. Opening hours are on the museum’s visit page.

Theater and dance

  • Scribbles and the Journey Home, a short musical for children ages 5 to 9 by Discovery Stage Company, 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Mountain View Regional Library, 3320 Sandy Plains Road. Free.
  • It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Nov. 6-22, at the Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre on Marietta Square. Showtimes and tickets on the Strand’s website.
  • Silent Films at The Strand: The Phantom of the Opera (1925), Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Strand.
  • Coming later: four productions of The Nutcracker near East Cobb, from Nov. 27 to Dec. 26. Dates, times and parking are on our Nutcracker page.

Concerts and classical

  • Marty Manous in Concert, Friday, Oct. 16, at the Strand Theatre.
  • Strand Ole Opry: We Will Always Love Dolly, Oct. 17-18, a Dolly Parton tribute at the Strand Theatre.
  • GPG Presents A Celebration of Pink Floyd, Friday, Oct. 23, at the Strand Theatre.
  • Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Bailey Performance Center, the first of the youth orchestra’s November concerts, per the Georgia Symphony Orchestra.

Classes and workshops

  • Sewell Mill Creative Writing Workshop, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, and Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Sewell Mill Library, 2051 Lower Roswell Road, run by the Cobb County Public Library.
  • Sewell Mill Songwriting Workshop, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, same place.
  • REWIND: Horror Edition at The Art Place - Mountain View, 3330 Sandy Plains Road, on Saturday, Oct. 17, is on our things to do this month page, with the link to register.

Regular events

  • Marietta Square Art Walk: First Fridays, 5 to 9 p.m., with gallery openings and pop-up artists around the Square; next on Friday, Nov. 6. The 2026 season is the walk’s 20th, per its organizers.
  • Movies at The Strand: classic horror films on Thursdays and some weekend nights through Oct. 31, then holiday films from Nov. 17, on the Strand’s calendar.

More in things to do in East Cobb this month and things to do this weekend.

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Frequently asked questions

What art exhibitions are on near East Cobb this fall?

The Cobb Photographic Society Members Show opens at Sewell Mill Cultural Center on Oct. 29 and runs through Dec. 19. In Marietta, the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art shows Legendary Georgia Musicians by Jackie Dorsey and recent additions to its collection through Dec. 13.

Is the Sewell Mill photography reception free?

Cobb County lists the opening reception for the Cobb Photographic Society Members Show from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at Sewell Mill Cultural Center, 2051 Lower Roswell Road. The show stays up through Dec. 19.

What is on at the Strand Theatre in October and November 2026?

The Strand’s calendar lists Marty Manous in concert Oct. 16, a Dolly Parton tribute Oct. 17-18, a Pink Floyd tribute Oct. 23, the silent Phantom of the Opera Oct. 25 and a live radio play of It’s a Wonderful Life Nov. 6-22.

When is the next Marietta Square Art Walk?

The Art Walk runs on First Fridays from 5 to 9 p.m., its organizers say, so the next one is Friday, Nov. 6.