Atlanta-area mommies of all ages are invited to take a night off and celebrate national Mom’s Nite Out at Town Center at Cobb on Thursday, May 10. They will have the chance to enjoy an evening of pampering, refreshments and entertainment while mixing and mingling with other moms just like them!

From 5-8 p.m., moms will have a chance to enjoy samples and giveaways from an impressive lineup of vendors including Diet Coke, Dove Body Wash, Little Black Dress Vodka, StriVectin and VISIT FLORIDA. The evening will support the national organization Dress for Success, and event attendees will have the opportunity to win one of several prizes including a little black dress from Cynthia Rowley’s runway collection, a $500 Simon American Express Giftcard and an exclusive vacation from VISIT FLORIDA.

More information is available at http://on.fb.me/TCCmno.

ATLANTA -- The 11 talented local students who participated in this year's Atlanta Opera High School Opera Institute will give a special concert next month.

The institute, which is one of only a few programs of its kind in the U.S., puts high school students through a rigorous audition process and offers eight months of workshops, vocal coaching and other courses for young people who are interested in pursuing music careers.

In the three years the Atlanta Opera has offered the program, 11 of its graduates have gone on to study music at universities and conservatories across the country.

WOODSTOCK, Ga. -- Golf enthusiasts everywhere are invited to attend the 12th annual golf outing sponsored by the Men of St. Andrew United Methodist Church.

The Marietta-based church holds the event to raise funds for needy families in metro Atlanta. It will be held on Monday, May 21 at Eagle Watch Golf Club.

"We will have a great day of golf at Eagle Watch," Men of St. Andrew United Methodist Church president Gordon Mosley said in a statement. "This is the only fundraiser that our group has each year to help us meet the needs of less fortunate families in our area during Thanksgiving and Christmas."

"For the last few years, we have provided a week's supply of groceries, including turkeys or hams, for 75 families during Thanksgiving and Christmas," Mosley added. "We have also provided Christmas gifts to their 200 children."