Happenings

Decatur Old House Fair

 

Decatur Old House Fair - Is for you if you have an old house and want to ideas, insight and advice from the pros.   There are hands on sessions as well as speakers including how a Historic Wood Window Restoration workshop, Greening your old house, and much more.   For more information visit the Decatur Old House Fair site for directions and ticket information.  

March 6, 2010  - from 9 am to 5pm at the Holiday Inn on Clairemont Ave.

P.A.L.S 20th Anniversary Bingo - Tonight!

Tonight P.A.L.S is celebrating their 20th anniversary with a Bingo fundraiser!  P.A.L.S is an Atlanta based Non-profit organization that loves animals.   It helps folks with critical illnesses, disabilities and the elderly keep their pets.  Love it!

 Fundraiser is at the Jungle.  Doors open at 6:00pm and the first Bingo numbers will be called at 7:45pm.   $20 to play Bingo ($5 donation to go), cash bar & food bar.  There are group packages available too.  GREAT CAUSE!  Want more details - P.A.L.S 20th Anniversary Bingo.

Candler Park Fall Festival ‘09

This weekend - October 10th & 11th -  is the Candler Park Fall Festival!

Saturday at 9am ~ the annual 5K kicks off the festival.  The course is through Candler Park and you can still run - entry fee is $24 and all proceeds benefit the Candler Park Neighborhood Association.

Bands throughout Saturday & Sunday - click here for the music schedule.  Activitiest for the kids.  On Sunday - there is a home tour from noon to 6pm.  Tickets are $15.  And of course there will be beer & food.  The festival benefits the Candler Park Neighborhood Association.   For more details on the festival ~ Candler Park ‘09 Fall Fest.

Sales Tax Holiday - July 30 - August 2, 2009

Today starts a 4 day sales tax holiday!  If you are in need of a personal computer or it’s time for back to school clothing ($100 per item maximum) or school supplies ($20 per item maximum) - now is the time to buy!

In addition to being able to purchase a laptop or desktop PC - other computing items may be eligible for the tax exempt status - software, docking stations, disks, memory, keyboards, printers, printer cartridges, zip drives, scanners, storage devices, etc. 

For details on what is included & excluded click here.

Corndogorama - 2009

This weekend - Saturday & Sunday - in the East Atlanta Village is the 11th annual Corndogorama Indie - Rock Extravaganza!   There will be music on 2 stages, street performers, art, pie cook off, eating contest and corndogs!

Festival starts noon and runs until 11pm both Saturday & Sunday and is located this year in the heart of East Atlanta Village.  Tickets are $20 at Festival.  More information  - including schedule of bands - can be found on the Corndogorama’s website.

Va-Highland Summerfest 2009

It’s time for the 26th annual Va-Highland Festival!  The Festival begins on Friday, June 5th  with the community & festival activities.  The festival official opens to the public on Saturday, June 6th and runs through Sunday.  There will be an artist market, live music, and lots of beer & food.  The festival is in the heart of Virginia Highlands. 

Details:   Saturday, June 6, 2009, 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Artist Market closes at 6:30 p.m.)
Sunday, June 7, 2009, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Free Admission, Donations Greatly Appreciated

For More Information.

Kirkwood Spring Fling & Tour of Homes - 2009!

The 7th Annual Kirkwood Spring Fling and Tour of Homes is weekend.   The open air artist market is located at Bessie Branham Park on Delano.  There will be bands, food and a children’s area.    The festival is open Sat & Sunday from 10 am until 7pm.  The tour of homes will be both days - 12 pm to 6pm.  For details click here.

2009 Modern Atlanta Home Tour

2009 Modern Atlanta Home Tour has some great homes on the tour this year.  This event is perfect for fans of contemporary architecture and design.   The tour is only 2 days - May 16th & 17th.  Tickets are $35.  For more information on the tour — click here.  Enjoy!

Gardens for Connoisseurs Tour - May 9 & 10th

This Saturday & Sunday is the Atlanta Botanical Gardens’ Gardens for Connoisseurs Tour.  The Tour features great design and planting ideas from Atlanta’s most talented gardeners and landscape architects, and these beautiful private gardens are open to the public only for this event.  Tour hours are 10 to 5pm each day.  Admission is $20 in advance and $30 day Sat & Sun.  You also receive admission to the rest of the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.  For details click here.

There is also a Mother’s Day Tea on Sunday the 1oth.  Choose one of three seatings: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. or 3 p.m - RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.   Catered by Sun in My Belly:  pots of tea are accompanied by scones, crumpets, tea sandwiches and all the flourishes of a hearty High Tea.   For pricing and details on reservations - click here.

Zoo Plant Sale

This Saturday the Zoo Atlanta is hosting a plant sale.  Zoo Horticulture experts will be on hand to offer advice and answer questions.  Native plant varieties will be offered for sale.   Sale is this Saturday, May 2nd  from 8 am to 2pm.  Click here for more information.  The sale benefit’s the Zoo’s Green Team whose goal is to maintain a sustainable workplace at the Zoo.  Thus far they achieved some amazing accomplishments - click here for details on the Zoo’s Green Team.

Next Page »