Monday

Smyrna City Council meets Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Smyrna City Hall. A look at the agenda shows that Council will vote whether to adopt the FY 2013 budget, an issue that was tabled from the June 4 meeting. Meetings are televised live on Charter Channel 19. Replays of Council meetings air the second and fourth Thursday of the month on Channel 23 at 7 p.m. See the TV23 section at www.cobbcounty.org for a complete rebroadcast schedule.

Tuesday

The final Cobb County Republican Women’s Club Forum is Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Cobb County Government’s offices at 100 Cherokee Street in Marietta. The forum features three panels, one for District Attorney candidates, one for Superior Court Judge candidates and one for Cobb County Chairman candidates. Last week CCRW held a debate for District 6 State Senate candidates and District 11 Congressional Representative candidates. 

Smyrna residents can learn more about the July 31 Regional Transportation Referendum Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Smyrna City Hall. Learn more about the referendum on Smyrna-Vinings Patch. 

Patch is hosting a blogger mix and mingle Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Social Vinings. Come meet the Patch team and some of our Local Voices bloggers and learn all about blogging. We'll provide the appetizers, and we hope you'll join us to learn about how you can be part of the community conversation!

Wednesday

Vinings Rotary Club meets Wednesday at noon at The Vinings Club. This week's speaker is Ben Mathes who will talk about the Rivers of the World Outreach Program. 

Thursday

The Smyrna Business Association hosts its monthly Alive After Five networking event at Delmar Gardens Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are accepted for Shop with a Hero. For more information and to RSVP, contact Brittney Stroud at 770-432-4444 or visit www.smyrnabusiness.org