From: decaturartsfestival.com
This year’s Arts Festival poster features a painting by Galina
Herndon of Roswell, Georgia. Born and raised in the Ural Mountains of
Russia, Galina began oil painting in 1999, following in the footsteps of
her artistic parents and grandparents. She worked for 14 years
producing technical illustrations from the digging sites on various
archaeology expeditions across the former Soviet Union. After creating technical work for so long, Galina enjoys creating
curves in her drawings of cityscapes and landscapes. She uses warm
colors in her paintings because she wants to convey a sense of happiness
to contrast the cold of Russia and the rigid political landscape in
which she was raised. Galina has an art studio at Elegant Attic in
historic Roswell, where her art is showcased.
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From 11alive
ATLANTA -- Monday, the Atlanta city council will vote on whether to allow a private developer to build a 20-story ferris wheel in a parking lot adjacent to Centennial Olympic Park.
The ferris wheel would come by way of France, where it operated across from the Louvre in Paris. It would be called SkyView Atlanta. It most recently operated in Pensacola.
Its backers are picturing an iconic presence on the Atlanta skyline, something a little akin to the Eye of London.
"St. Louis has its arch, San Francisco has the Golden Gate bridge," said Jason Evans, spokesman for the St. Louis-based developer pitching the project. "I don't want to be so presumptive as to think this is going to be one of the iconic images of Atlanta, but I think this will have an impact on the skyline."
The project would be located in a parking lot on the same city block as the Tabernacle, a downtown concert venue.
The developer is hoping to tap into the tourists that now throng attractions like the Georgia Aquarium, also located alongside Centennial Park. Evans said the ferris wheel would have six-seat climate-controlled gondolas. Tickets, he projected, would cost $13.50 for adults and 8.50 for children.
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From : http://decatur.patch.com
Decatur's two new Mexican restaurants will open soon -- Hola! on May 13 SEE MENU
and Mar sometime in mid-May.Update: Mar Grand Opening is May 24
Hola!, occupying the Decatur Diner spot at East Ponce and Church Street, will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week co-owner Mike Brosius said.
The menu will be based on Mexican food, but non-Mexican dishes will be available, too.
read more at decatur patch
Charlie Daniels Band Scheduled To Rock
Stone Mountain Park’s
Memorial Day Weekend Salute The Troops
Event
Summer Kicks Off with Live Music, Free Tickets for
Military and Special Patriotic Fireworks
Memorial Day
Weekend Dates/Times: May 25-27; 10:30
a.m. to 8 p.m.
Charlie
Daniels Band Concert: May 26; 7:45
p.m.
Lasershow
SpectacularTM in Mountainvision®
Dates/Times: May 25-27; 9:30 p.m.
Special
Patriotic Fireworks; Directly After
the Lasershow
Stone
Mountain, Ga. – Stone Mountain Park(SMP),
Georgia’s No.1 attraction, kicks off the start to summer with the Charlie
Daniels Band and other patriotic activities Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-27.
New for 2013, The Charlie Daniels Band will perform a
free concert on the main stage at the base of Stone Mountain on Sunday, May 26.
The legendary band is best known for their signature song “The Devil Went Down
To Georgia,” a staple in the park’s popular Lasershow
Spectacular in Mountainvision®. Photo credit: http://artandseek.net
From decaturgreenfest.com
Headlining this year will be Ed Roland, Atlanta native and heart of the band Collective Soul, featuring his new band currently recording its debut album for release in 2013.
Decatur Green Fest welcomes to the
Tree Sound Solar Stage ...Ed Roland and the Sweet Tea Project !!!7-9:30pm
Tim Sweetwood, organizer of the event debuting at Historic Fourth Ward Park this week, talks about what makes "Shaky Knees" different. By Richard L. Eldredge
On May 4 and 5, Westminster Schools grad and the Masquerade music hall promoter Tim Sweetwood will bring twenty-eight bands—including the Lumineers, Band of Horses, and Drive-By Truckers—to three stages in the Historic Fourth Ward Park for the city’s inaugural Shaky Knees Music Festival. Before soundcheck, we talked with Sweetwood about why the city needs another music festival and what he hopes will make his different.
How did you arrive at Shaky Knees as the name for the festival? It’s from a My Morning Jacket song. I wanted something that wasn’t “The Old Fourth Ward Music Festival.” It was just a cool lyric from my favorite band that was inspirational.
From your job at the Masquerade, you watched as that old parking lot on North Avenue transformed into a city park. Did observing that revitalization help inspire this new festival? Definitely. It’s the right place, right time—not only for me and where I am in my career as a booker, but where this neighborhood is right now. It’s all come to fruition over here. Everybody wants to throw an event in that park right now, but since we’re the neighbor that sits right on top of it, it made logical sense that we would partner with the park space.
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Shaky Knees‘ inaugural lineup will feature headliners The Lumineers and
Band of Horses as well as Jim James, Drive By Truckers, Gary Clark Jr.,
Lucero, Dr. Dog, Delta Spirit, The Antlers, Kurt Vile & The
Violators, The Black Angels, The Joy Formidable, Heartless Bastards,
Oberhofer, Frontier Ruckus, Murder By Death, Shovels & Rope, Moon
Taxi, GOAT, Hanni El Khatib, The Orwells, J. Roddy Walston & The
Business, Vintage Trouble, Robert Ellis, You Me & Apollo, Roadkill
Ghost Choir, T. Hardy Morris and Death On Two Wheels.
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"I Spy" is a family friendly game that is mostly played by children and can be enjoyed by anyone. It's a great car game while traveling long distances.
Fun Saturday Event
This sent in by Ellie
Hey there!
Super last minute but I wanted to reach out and say hello!
I'm actually holding a fantastic event this Saturday where a bunch of Decatur lovers :) are going to 8 restaurants around downtown.
The event actually is donating a portion of the proceeds to the Break Thru House. You can check it out here . We just held another event with the Iberian Pig and others which was uber amazing!!
Well, Hello! And, I wanted to share with you a promo code for families and friends alike as it'll be such an amazing and food focused event. If you'd like to use or share the code: decaturkids I would love to see you there!
:) Ellie
From Be Active Decatur
The annual Decatur Tennis Tournament will be held May 13 - 19 at Glenlake Tennis Center. Tournament play begins on Monday, May 13 at 5pm. USTA rules and "the code" will govern play. Interested? For more information and to enter, click here.
From CBS:
BOSTON (CBS) – Neil Diamond made a surprise appearance at Fenway Park Saturday afternoon.
Diamond flew into town on his own and asked the Red Sox if he could sing “Sweet Caroline” as a live performance.
The song is an eighth inning tradition at Fenway Park that’s been adopted by teams around the Major Leagues this past week to show their support for Boston.
As Diamond left the field, the crowd chanted “U.S.A.! U.S.A.!
From : http://www.buffaloexchange.com/
Buffalo Exchange is unique because clothing and accessories are bought, sold and traded locally with store customers. Bring in your former favorites for trade or cash on the spot! Our ever-changing inventory includes designer labels, vintage, jeans, leather, current basics and one-of-a-kind items. You'll also find brand new merchandise and accessories.
Our clothing is by the community, for the community. Buffalo Exchange stores are located in the heart of progressive, urban neighborhoods, minimizing pollution, congestion, habitat loss and urban sprawl. 80% of our clothing and accessories are bought directly from local customers. Buffalo Exchange offers clothing for both men and women and is more fashionable than your regular thrift store. At the buy counter, we hand pick the most desirable items from the public that can be resold. Our prices range widely depending on the label, style, condition and other factors. Many items average around $15. Designer jeans are higher in price, but our prices are far lower than retail.
From : myfoxatlanta.com CUMMING, Ga. -
A Forsyth County man who's been battling with the government over a large sign on his property is claiming victory on Thursday.
Ben Morris was facing possible jail time
after restoring his 90-year-old barn and the "See Rock City" sign on
its roof. Forsyth County code enforcement called it a violation of the
county's law regulating large signs.
"It's a victory for the
citizens of our county, that we the people will not tolerate unnecessary
interference in our lives and the erasing of our history from unelected
bureaucrats," said Morris.
Ol' time sign sparks modern debate over law
Photo credit: D.G. Whitefield for Next Stop...Decatur
“Sign, sign,everywhere a sign
Blockin’ out the scenery,
breakin’ my mind
Do this, don’t do that, can’t
you read the sign?”
The Five Man Electrical Band, whose anti-establishment hit “Signs” rocked the music charts in the early 1970s, was a Canadian group, so odds are its members didn’t grow up with “See Rock City” signs dotting the roadways on barns scattered across the rural countryside.
But a lot of us here in Georgia did, which is why the current brouhaha over such a barn sign, and the citation of the barn’s owner for violating county laws, strikes such an emotional chord.
Beginning in the mid-1930s, a creative marketing genius decided the best way to draw attention to the Rock City tourist attraction in north Georgia near Chattanooga was to make it famous by roadside signage. Over the next 25 years or so, some 900 barns in 19 states across the nation, primarily in the South, were used to invite folks to “See Rock City.”
The advertising campaign became famous in its own right, eventually becoming as much a part of the rural Southern way of life as red tractors and spotted hens. But times change, and “See Rock City” went from being an advertising slogan to a nostalgic reminder of a simpler time, when Sunday drives on lightly traveled rural roads bereft of billboards were common.
As the saying goes, that was then and this is now.
In the process of renovating an old farm site into a car lot, Ben Morris decided to return an old barn to the traditional red and black colors of an early generation, and to once again invite the world to “See Rock City” via bold white letters against a black roof.
Morris says he was simply repainting a sign that had been there in the past but had faded to the point of being virtually impossible to see. If that’s the case, county officials say, then the sign can be grandfathered in under the county’s sign ordinance and allowed to remain. But if not, it’s a violation of the ordinance as an unpermitted roof sign.
Morris has beaten an Americana drum and rallied support to his cause. The county finds itself trying to defend a portion of its sign law that it likely never expected to be a problem. County officials say they can’t ignore the law just because they like what a sign says, and they have to enforce it the same way for everyone.
Here’s hoping that someone can step forward with solid proof that the barn in question was, indeed, once painted as an advertisement for a most unique tourist attraction, and that this particular piece of historic Southern culture can remain as a reminder of simpler days.
Lacking that, surely those entrusted to write and enforce county ordinances can find a way to allow the preservation of a bit of history that doesn’t open the door to a future of neon lights and day-glow paints atop the roofs throughout the county.
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In 1942 this was the Decatur Girls High School. The Boys High School was two doors down to the right on other side of the old Auditorium. Photo from 1942 Decatur Girls High School Yearbook.
Tree Walk in Historic Avondale Estates
From Nancy Martin
Gardeners and anyone interested in knowing more about the trees that add so much to Atlanta’s quality of life are invited to come out for the Avondale Estates First Annual Tree Walk on April 27. The walk is being co-sponsored by the Avondale Estates and Avon Garden Clubs. Local arborists including Dale Higdon, (ret.) Georgia Forestry Commission, Mark Livingston, Arborguard, DeKalb County Extension Agent Gary Peiffer, and Steve Sanchez will lead the walk and point out the defining and unusual characteristics of the city’s trees.
Avondale Estates is noted for its scores of magnificent old oak trees, including the Atlanta Champion Willow Oak that rises more than 110 feet tall and more than 120 feet wide. Numerous red, sugar and silver maples line residential streets. Avondale also is home to a number of noteworthy specimen trees like deodar cedars, ginkgos and unusually large hollies.
The Walk will highlight these and other trees that are outstanding specimens by virtue of their size, aesthetic appeal, or unusual appearance in the Georgia landscape. To take part, meet in the Avondale Community Club parking lot, at 59 Lakeshore Drive, at 10:00 am. The Tree Walk is scheduled from 10:00 am – Noon. Tree experts will lead the tours and answer your tree questions. This will be a fun event and a great way to learn more about trees.
Avondale Estates was the second city in Georgia to be named a “Tree City” and has been actively working to preserve and expand its tree population. For more information about the Walk, email: bonniebphelps@gmail.com.
Thanks for sending this in, sounds like a cool event.
I guess you are wandering...how did we come up with the name LuciBell???
Well LuciBell was inspired by two sisters who loved to shop. They arose
eary in the morning to hit the departments stores for the latest in
fashion and home decor...then ended their day at vintage stores and flea
markets looking for just the right accents. When you visited their
homes...it was an eclectic mix of old and new things. The two sisters
were named Lucille and Eddibell...hence the name LuciBell. So the next
time you visit us at LuciBell and see the mix of old and new products
remember it was inspired by my grandmother Lucille and my great aunt
Eddibell. See you soon!
Hundreds of jazz lovers will be headed to Oakhurst and picnicking at
sunset again in April to enjoy some of the best jazz artists in the
southeast. The Oakhurst Neighborhood Association announces another great
season of free outdoor jazz concerts this spring, beginning Thursday,
April 4.. All concerts begin at 7 pm and end at 9 pm and are free and open to
the public. The location is the lawn in front of The Solarium at 321 W.
Hill St. 30030 in the Oakhurst neighborhood of Decatur. Concerts take
place rain or shine. The rain location is The Solarium.
German automaker Volkswagen is in talks to open an operations center with about 100 employees at the site of the former Ford plant in Hapeville, according to people with knowledge of the negotiations.
A deal would boost redevelopment of the so-called “Aerotropolis” site just east of the Atlanta airport’s runways, where Volkswagen’s sports car unit, Porsche, already plans a new North American headquarters.
Porsche’s plans call for a stylish office building that incorporates a test track on the lower level. The specific functions of a potential new Volkswagen office are not yet known. read more at ajc
Zaxby’s
will open its 205th restaurant in Georgia in Stone Mountain on Monday.
The restaurant will be at 1152 S. Hairston Road across from the Redan
Village Shopping Center.
The chain specializes in chicken fingers,
wings, sandwiches and salads. The Stone Mountain location is Zaxby’s
ninth in DeKalb County. The restaurant chain has 570 locations in 13
states.
This April, May and June, the City of Decatur sponsors a street-side celebration of the arts in downtown Decatur and Oakhurst's Harmony Park. This pop-up art program features a select mix of artists, singers, musicians, dancers and performers who will entertain and delight all who happen by. Performances take place on Saturday afternoons from 3 to 6 pm, beginning April 6 and continuing until mid-June. Don't miss a single Saturday because you never know what will be happening - or where!
Artists interested in participating should contact sidewalksaturdays@gmail.com to schedule an audition. Artists are paid an hourly stipend.
Since
the "For Lease" sign went up in our window, the door has pulled open
several times a day. "WHAT?!? You CAN'T close!". Please let us
reassure all of you-- there are changes afoot, but we are NOT going out
of business!
While
we don't know yet exactly when we will be locking the red door here,
Mingei will be leaving Church Street and won't be a full-time retail
operation. Do not despair. Soon we will announce our new location and
how you can find us. We will be open by appointment and by announcement
for special openings, parties, and sales. We will also have more of an
online presence.
If
you don't want to lose track of us, we certainly don't want to lose
track of you! If you are receiving this email from a friend, you might
want to sign up for our mailing list. Do you follow us on Facebook?
Those will be the best ways to be sure you are informed of our changes.
We are very excited about these changes and think you will be too. In the meantime, come see us!
From: Adpressive
It’s amazing to see how far we’ve come with CG (Computer Generated) photograph and film as you can see in this new Audrey Hepburn commercial for Galaxy Chocolate. Audrey Hepburn, a British actress and humanitarian, who was also a fashion icon and a part of what many would call Hollywood’s Golden Age, is recreated in this quite impressive commercial for Galaxy Chocolate. Taking place on a Mediterranean coastline sometime in the 1960′s, this commercial is a real treat and impressive enough to be called Adpressive!
Read more at adpressive.com
Cost: Admission to the barn free. $5.00 donation per ride. All transactions are cash or check only.
Requirements: 36” height and 4 years of age minimum for riders, please.
Details: Pony rides will be in the indoor ring, rain or shine. Hot dogs, veggie burgers, baked goods, beverages, etc. will be available for sale in addition to Little Creek Farm Conservancy merchandise.
How To Skip the Line: All LCFC members can skip the line for pony rides! Just bring your membership card or join at the even if you aren’t already a member!
Please follow signs for Parking.
YOU CAN REGISTER IN PERSON ON FRIDAY, MARCH 22 AT FLEET FEET DECATUR
BETWEEN 5-8PM OR ON THE DAY OF THE RACE BEGINNING AT 7:30AM IN THE
DECATUR HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA.
DUE TO CONSTRUCTION IN
FRONT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, SAME DAY REGISTRATION
AND RACE NUMBER PICK-UP WILL BE IN THE DHS CAFETERIA WHICH YOU CAN ENTER
FROM THE BREEZEWAY BETWEEN THE TWO HIGH SCHOOL BUILDINGS. THE
PERFORMING ARTS BUILDING WILL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE. READ MORE AT decatureducationfoundation.org
From the ajc
Work remains stalled in Druid Hills battle
By April Hunt
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
No more trees will fall in Druid Hills – at least for a few days – until a DeKalb County judge can figure out how and if a controversial development off Clifton Road can proceed.
Superior Court Judge Asha Jackson said Monday she expects to rule “fairly soon” on whether to continue to stall work at the three vacant lots that attorney Robert Buckler wants to carve into a seven-lot subdivision near Emory University.
That answer likely will come by week’s end. It may take weeks longer for her to decide if the Druid Hills Civic Association has the right to sue to stop the project known as Clifton Ridge. And it may be months before she rules on the central issue: Whether Buckler must get the OK from the county’s Historic Preservation Board for the project, or if he needs only the planning commission approval he received in 2011.
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The folks at Big Tex are shutting down their street in favor of an outdoor stage with a talented lineup of local performers including Eric Dodd, Deep Blue Sun and Bloodkin. They will be serving up an authentic Cajun crawfish boil and will have plenty of beer specials from sponsor, Pacifico. This is a great event to kick off the Spring festival season in Decatur. Texas Born Southern Made Cooking
in Downtown Decatur Big Tex Cantina 308 W Ponce de Leon Ave Decatur, GA 30030 404 377-3939
An Atlanta developer is proposing to build a $40 million mix of apartments and shops on West Ponce de Leon Avenue in downtown Decatur.
Carter USA will build 240 apartments and 10,000-square feet of retail to the existing Decatur Court office building.
see the plans at the city of decatur web site
This is from the Dekalb Historical Society.
The photo is from the Maury Mable Family collection.
Maury Mable is leading the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Decatur.
The year was 1946, looking at the Dekalb Theatre marquee you can see the movie playing is "Week end at the Waldorf "(1945).
You can see F.W. Woolworth's next door and the Western Auto Store on the other side. the view is on East Ponce de Leon looking from Church St. toward Clairmont, east to west on Ponce de leon.
You can have fun partaking in St. Patrick's Day events, just be safe and call a safe ride home.
By Kiri Walton
St. Patrick's Day, for many, has become a time to let loose, wear green and enjoy copious amounts of beer and spirits. While no one would ask you to curtail your fun– nay, debauchery– you should certainly be safe and call a sober ride to get home in Decatur from having all that fun.
The Governor's Office of Highway Safety just announced at Meehan's in Midtown on Wednesday that it has re-launched its "Drive Sober, Georgia" smartphone application and is partnering with TEAM Georgia to ensure revelers find a safe, sober ride home.
After creating technical work for so long, Galina enjoys creating
curves in her drawings of cityscapes and landscapes. She uses warm
colors in her paintings because she wants to convey a sense of happiness
to contrast the cold of Russia and the rigid political landscape in
which she was raised. Galina has an art studio at Elegant Attic in
historic Roswell, where her art is showcased.
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