Posted in Community, Events on June 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This Sunday, the Decatur Arts Alliance is hosting its annual Last Call event for the Decatur Arts Festival Fine Arts Exhibition. Technically the Decatur Arts Festival isn’t over until the last day of the exhibition, so the Arts Alliance makes an evening of it. Stop by for live music, complimentary food, and listen to selected artists give a brief discussion of their works.
Details:
Last Call
June 5 • 4-6 p.m.
Dana Fine Arts Building, Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Avenue
Posted in Community, Uncategorized on June 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
McKoy Pool is open once again: enjoy!!
Posted in Community on May 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The City of Decatur will debut a set of six postcards at the Decatur Arts Festival over Memorial Day weekend. The designs, created by five different artists, represent creative perspectives of Decatur.
The Decatur Postcards Project included a contest calling for artists and community members to submit original work that showed special places and visions of Decatur. We received over 50 submissions from artists and students. A jury of local business, arts, and community leaders judged the submissions and picked their top 5 choices and one student choice. Artists received an honorarium of $150 each and the images now belong to the City of Decatur for sale as postcards.
An exhibit showing each postcard will be on view in the lobby of the Old Courthouse on the Square during the Decatur Arts Festival. Postcards will be available for sale at the Arts Alliance Souvenir table. They will also be for sale at Seventeen Steps, 235-M Ponce de Leon Place. Postcards are 50 cents each.
The postcards and artists include:
The postcards are the result of the Decatur Postcards Project sponsored by the Decatur Arts Alliance, the Decatur Downtown Development Authority, and the Decatur Tourism Bureau. Proceeds from the sale of the postcards will go into creating more Decatur postcards. The Postcards Project was spearheaded by Decatur resident Moira Bucciarelli.
For more information email info@decaturga.com or call 404-371-8386.
Posted in Community, tagged City of Decatur, Decatur Active Living, Decatur Rec Center on May 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Decatur Recreation Center is about to undergo a huge renovation and is packing up to begin the move this coming Monday, May 23rd to Beacon Hill. The “temporary” Rec Center will be located in the old Theatre Decatur space at Beacon Hill, right behind the Decatur Police Station. The new address is 430 W. Trinity Place and the entrance is on the rear of the building.
While we move our technology on Monday morning, the phone lines will be down for about an hour. After that, all registration for camps, sports, etc. will be at the new location. If you try to call and can’t reach us, just leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as we are online again.
After-school, exercise classes and other regular programming will continue at the present location until school is out on Friday, May 27th, then all summer camps and regular Rec Center activities will be at Beacon Hill.
We look forward to serving the community in our temporary location!
For updates throughout the coming months, visit www.beactivedecatur.com.
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Posted in Community on May 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Did you know that Alton Brown was in Decatur on Saturday, April 30? Even more importantly, did you know the Boys and Girls Club in Oakhurst has a Good Food Garden? No? Well, here are the details:
In partnership with the Food Network, 50 Comcast Cares Day volunteers created a Good Food Garden at the Samuel Jones Boys and Girls Club on Saturday, April 30. Good Food Gardens are educational gardens offering children fun, hands-on gardening experiences to inspire healthy eating habits for life. The Decatur garden is one of 15 planted across the country as part of Comcast Cares Day 2011. Across metro Atlanta, over 2,500 volunteers participated in community service projects as part of the 10th Anniversary Comcast Cares Day.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Posted in Community, Events on May 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s hard to believe that the Decatur Arts Festival is only one week away because that means the Decatur Beach Party is only three weeks away. So it’s time to start thinking about volunteering for the annual event that brings the beach to Decatur. Here are the event details:
Decatur Beach Party
Friday, June 17 • 5 p.m. to midnight
Tickets are $5.25. Purchase them here or volunteer and get in for free!
Various volunteer shifts available – set up, entry gates, children’s boardwalk games and more.
Click here for the Decatur Beach Party volunteer form. For more information about volunteering, contact Lee Ann Harvey at 678-553-6574.
Posted in Community on May 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
PushPush Theater’s Charlie Adair sends along this description for its summer camps:
This summer is going to be a lot of fun at PushPush Theater. Because 2011 is the anniversary of Tennessee Williams, we will be celebrating his work throughout the year. Our summer production will focus on his later writing, and specifically, a play about ghosts, zombies, and making true friends!
Williams wrote several fun comedies and our camp shows will feature some incredible writing for both stage and film (Williams is one of the most influential writers for American cinema.) The production is broken up into 20 individual scenes with many more main roles. This will allow campers to find partners on their own level. It will also provide even more film scene work for the actors.
The first camp is June 13 – July 1 and there are only 5 slots left, so please let us know as soon as possible if you are planning to attend. This may be the first year we reach capacity. There are more slots in the second camp, July 11 – July 29.
Ages: 8 – 12 and Teens 13+ (participating separately)
Call us at 404.377.6332, or email us at pushpushtheater@gmail.com to let us know your plans.
Sounds like fun! It almost makes me wish I was a teen again so I could attend the camp. . . almost 🙂
Posted in Community, Meetings, Uncategorized on May 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Monday, May 16, the City Commission will consider whether to adopt a resolution calling for a referendum on November 8, 2011 on whether to allow package sales by retailers of malt beverages, wine and distilled spirits on Sunday.
During the 2011 session, the Georgia General Assembly passed Senate Bill 10 (SB10) that provides local governments with the opportunity to allow the retail sale of alcoholic beverages in original packages following approval by a majority of voters in a local enabling referendum.
If approved by the referendum, this will apply to retail outlets such as Kroger and Sherlock’s as well as to convenience stores. What do you think? Should there be a referendum on the matter next November?
We have posed this question on Open City Hall for comments up until 3 p.m. on Monday, May 16. The City Commission will vote at their meeting Monday night. Any comments posted on Open City Hall will be given to the City Commission and included as part of the minutes.
If you would like to comment via Open City Hall, click here to register or to sign in if you have already registered.
Posted in Community on May 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
America has American Idol
Europe has Eurovision – about 100 times bigger than American Idol
Decatur has Decatur Idol – about 100 times more fun than American Idol
See Decatur’s brightest and freshest stars at Decatur Idol! Plus, it’s a fund-raiser for your DHS band!
The competition will be held next Monday, May 16, at the DHS Performing Arts Center, and will feature 10 performances by Renfroe Middle or Decatur High students. Tickets are $5 students, $10 adults, and children under age 6 get in free if they are accompanying their parents. Event begins at 7 p.m. Listen to in-the-know musicians judge the acts, then vote for your favorite!
Posted in Community on May 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Greg and his family
All of us here at the City were excited when we learned that Greg White would be the recipient of the 2011 Thomas O. Davis Award. No one is more deserving. The award honors a public employee who has helped strengthen the bond between government and the community, served as a role model for others in public service, and inspired others to get involved in public service. Greg does all of that and more.
During the April Decatur Business Association Meeting, Greg was presented with the award in front of a large crowd – 40 of which were his family members and friends. Read more about Greg and the award on the City’s website here.
Next time you see Greg riding around on his bike, give him a wave and tell him congratulations!
