| A Day of Performing Arts, Just for the Family Decatur Arts Live!, August 21, 10am-2 pm Flamenco dancers, jugglers, puppets, and comedians will be just some of the fun and entertainment for children and adults alike at Glennwood Academy, as they host Decatur Arts Live on August 21, from 10:00am - 2:00pm . The event is a joint venture between the Glennwood PTO and Young Audiences, Woodruff Arts Center (YAWAC). It is designed to support the Cultural Arts enrichment program at Glennwood and to showcase the diversity of professional artists working with Young Audiences. The fun will begin at 10:00 am as attendees rotate through a schedule of simultaneous performances, hands-on activities, and workshops insie the school. Families can enjoy performances from YAWAC artists such as storyteller Andy Offutt Irwin, Kathy Bennett, sculptor Jeff Mather, and singer/performer Greg Roth. Guests will listen to live musical performances and may speak one-on-one with artists about their craft. The event is appropriate for children aged pre-K through fifth grade and is open to the public. The school cafe will serve family-friendly snacks and lunch. We are excited to have the opportunity to sponsor this event and work with Glennwood Academy, said Tony Kimbrell, Executive Director of Young Audiences. “Young Audiences is committed to providing students across Georgia every opportunity to experience arts to the fullest, and Decatur Arts Live is a way to help fulfill our mission—to transform the lives and learning of young people through the arts. This event is designed to become an annual event, and a tradition for local families. Tickets purchased in advance are $10 for adults, $5 for kids, or $20 per family. If purchased the day of the event, tickets will be $15 for adults, $8 for kids, or $25 per family. You may purchase tickets in advance at http://www.Glennwood PTO.org. Glennwood Academy is located at 440 E. Ponce de Leon Avenue in downtown Decatur. Sponsorship opportunities for the 2010 Decatur Arts Live event are still available. For more information about Decatur Arts Live go to www.GlennwoodPTO.org or contact Nia Schooler at (404) 759-1210 or niaschooler@comcast.net . |
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Brad Bryant, Georgia State Department of Education superintendent, was among those who addressed the group after breakfast. Mr. Bryant related how he had observed the same type of program in
Also addressing the group:
· Amanda Dew Manning, program manager of the
· Erin Croome, Farm-to-School coordinator of Georgia Organics;
· Meagan Mohammadione, clinical dietician of the
· Anujah Bata of Destiny Organics
After breakfast, Moore led the hands-on session with Megan McCarthy, a healthy lifestyle consultant and chef, and Seth Freedman, a chef and personal culinary services provider, in a presentation of quick and tasty, low-fat/healthy recipes that adapt well to large numbers, including:
· Chicken, watermelon and feta salad
· Roasted fresh tomato sauce over pasta
· Oven-roasted chicken with tomato jus and mashed potatoes
· Apple and Blueberry cobblers with whipped cream
The recipes use low-fat ingredients and culinary tricks, such as whipping the potatoes with freshly made chicken stock instead of butter or milk, and the use of fresh herbs to allow full-flavor dishes with a lower salt content. The three dozen attendees prepared all the recipes and ate them for lunch afterward.
The first class in the series last November began with pre-cooking skills including professional and safe knife handling and seasoning food properly.
This new
The recent attention to healthy school lunches began with UK Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver (Food TV’s “Naked Chef”) who just hosted the
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And some vendors of The Cook’s Warehouse donated gifts, including:
· Messermeister: A knife roll (a canvas, roll-up carry-case that chefs use to carry knives outside the kitchen) including one 8” Chef’s knife
· The Cook’s Warehouse: A pastry brush, carbon steel peeler, pastry scraper, and CW cap
· Cuisinart: Subsidized the cost of three food processors
The Cook’s Warehouse ( www.cookswarehouse.com ) is greater
Owned and operated by founder Mary S. Moore, The Cook’s Warehouse also retails high-end appliances; conducts private cooking classes for unique celebrations and corporate events, and is a pro bono partner with virtually every major cooking event and gourmet association in
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dozens of Decatur students will return to classes Monday in trailers while their administrators work from inside a half-empty school.
City Schools of Decatur officials say the trailers are temporary for one year while they finish building a new school.
But parents don’t understand why the 40 administrators who work out of the former Westchester Elementary School don’t spend the year in trailers instead.
“Anyone who is familiar with Westchester can see it’s a school built for children,” said Emily Kandetzki, who has four children in Decatur schools. “It’s heart-wrenching to walk into a classroom and see them filled with big black leather chairs and administrators.”
Westchester was built as an elementary school, complete with bathrooms in each classroom, brightly colored walls, cubbies and low-hanging hooks. A playground sits on a large grassy field.
The small district will use 10 trailers this school year while it finishes construction of a new school at the site of the former Fifth Avenue school, communications director Bruce Roaden said.
The new school, which is slated to open in Aug. 2011, will be for fourth and fifth graders. Renovations are also under way at the middle and high schools.
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125 E. Trinity Place is an approximately 16,500 square foot retail/office building located in the heart of downtown Decatur, GA. The building has had a complete interior and exterior renovation and has 40 parking spaces in the rear that are available to tenants and their guests at no charge. In addition to walking traffic, Church Street has traffic counts of 13,900 per day and East Trinity Place has traffic counts of 11,330 per day.
Located on East Trinity Place between the intersections of N. McDonough Street and Church Street, 125 E. Trinity Place is located in the heart of downtown Decatur. It is located adjacent to Chick-fil-A and Greene's Fine Foods, across the street from Decatur City Hall and the Dekalb County Courthouse. It is within easy walking distance to the Decatur Square and MARTA train station.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rexall Grill in Duluth is reopening Tuesday more than a month after it was forced to shut down when the operator failed to pay state sales taxes.
The landmark restaurant on Buford Highway will begin serving at 5:30 a.m., with mostly the same menu and wait staff but with a fresh coat of paint and a new management team, property owner Lynda Alley said.
"We've spent $69,000 getting it ready," Alley said Monday. "It looks good. It looks really good."
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There's no end in sight for blazing hot temperatures but summer break is ending soon for students in Metro Atlanta schools. Here's when students in head back to school.
Monday, Aug. 2: Decatur city, Cherokee and Henry counties
Thursday, Aug. 5: Cobb County, Buford city
Monday, Aug. 9: Atlanta city, Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette, Forsyth and Gwinnett counties.
Thursday, Aug. 12: Marietta city
Monday, Aug. 23: Fulton County
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Decatur Police Department hosts first Junior Academy from Decatur EDtv on Vimeo.
Show & Tail Weekend: Oceans
Saturday, July 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday, July 25 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Circus Fanta-Sea by Lee Bryan “That Puppet Guy,” fish temporary tattoos, ocean mural coloring activity, shell search activity, and an ocean-themed Weekend Wonders.
Show & Tail Weekend: Geckos
Saturday, August 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday, August 8 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Performances of Boogie Woogie Bullfrog by Jerry Zee (Sat: 11 a.m. and noon), Galileo the Gecko walk-around mascot, gecko tic-tac-toe, a gecko-themed Weekend Wonders, the Georgia Bubbleman (Sunday only) and storytelling by Mama Koku ( 12:30 and 1:30).
Show & Tail Weekend: Dinosaurs
Saturday, August 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday, August 22 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The highlight of the weekend is the annual Dinosaur Birthday Bash event on Saturday. Sunday events: Performances of Big Saurus, Little Saurus by Kathy Kaemmerlen (1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.) a walk-around dinosaur mascot, and a dinosaur-themed Weekend Wonders.
Cost: All Show & Tail Weekend activities are included with Museum admission and are FREE for members!
Summer Long Celebration @ Fernbank MuseumThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution
DeKalb County students can make sure they are prepared for school with free vaccines.
The free health screenings will also include hearing, vision and dental exams. The back-to-school health event is scheduled for July 30 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Knollwood Elementary School on Santa Monica Drive in Decatur. Registration starts at 8 a.m.
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The DeKalb County Police Department is opening a mini precinct at River and Flakes Mill roads, spokesman Officer Jason Gagnon said.
“They are in that location to better serve the citizens in south DeKalb,” Gagnon said.
Gagnon said the expense is minimal because the county already owns the building and uses it as a fire station. No additional officers will be hired, but officers from other areas will be moved to staff the new precinct.
“We’re looking at our manpower and how to best utilize the staffing we have,” Gagnon said.
This will be the county’s sixth precinct.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Decatur is looking for public comment Tuesday night on plans to remake the former school that houses its police department.
The city hired an architect to help design a master plan for the renovation or redevelopment of the Beacon School Complex on Trinity Place. The building is home to the city’s police department, the Ebster Recreation Center and performance space.
A public meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Decatur City Hall on the project. Additional meetings will be held in the future.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Avondale Estates has hired its first city planner and economic development director, to help realize its dream of remaking its downtown.
Keri Stevens began the new job on July 13. Her first job will be to bring Avondale’s comprehensive plan up-to-date, while also reviewing plans for its lake district and Tudor Village downtown.
The small city has been working for nearly two years on how to best lure small shops and high-end housing and offerings that have taken off in neighboring Decatur.
Stevens has experience with both small and historic cities on that front. She most recently was a senior urban planner with Pond and Company, handling project management and work on a mixed-use overlay district for the city of Griffin.
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Buzz will not rest until all of you are famous.
Our latest opportunity is for you and, potentially, your car!
“The Fast and The Furious V” will be doing some filming in Atlanta. Specifically, the film will shoot some party scenes near the Georgia Dome.
That’s where you and your wheels come in. From 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 20, at the Atlanta Marriott Century Center off I-85 near Clairmont Road, casting crews will be on the hunt for extras.
(The hotel’s address and phone number: 2000 Century Boulevard NE, Atlanta, GA 30345; 404-325-0000.)
Because the film, which will once again star Vin Diesel, is to be set in Brazil, the casting folks will be looking for people who appear to be from there. They’re interested in “good looking” folks ages 18 to 30.
They’re also looking for cars to star as automotive extras. “Custom street racers,” whatever that means, are especially welcome.
But the bottom line is this: hot looking people and hot looking cars, come on.
If you’re interested please e-mail pictures of you and your ride, along with your age and contact info to ff5extras@gmail.com.
