Oakhurst Wine Crawl Tickets are here! Available at Universal Joint and Oakhurst Market for $30 – cash only please! This great event benefits Oakhurst festivals and programs and is held Saturday, February 23 from 4-7 pm.
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Oakhurst Wine Crawl Tickets on sale now
Posted in Events on February 6, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Last Tour of the Rec Center Tonight at 7pm
Posted in Community, Events on February 5, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
The grand opening of the newly renovated Decatur Rec Center was today. If you haven’t had the chance to tour the building, there’s still one more tour at 7 p.m. Click here for more info.
Nalley Tree Festival This Weekend
Posted in Events, Sustainability on February 5, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Decatur is hosting the third-annual Nalley Tree Festival on Saturday, February 9, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Decatur Square. Nalley will be distributing free one-gallon trees during the festival, which will feature a live band; children’s activities; local sustainable artisans; and educational workshops from municipal and environmental organizations.
The Nalley Tree Campaign is a three-year initiative led by Nalley BMW, Nalley Infiniti and Nalley Nissan in Decatur, Georgia. This spring, the campaign will meet its goal of planting 10,000 trees within the City of Decatur and DeKalb County. The campaign started in 2011 and has proven a tremendous success among partners and locals.
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For more information, local “planters” can visit www.NalleyDecatur.com or share their planting stories and photos on the dealerships’ Facebook pages at www.facebook.com/NalleyBMW, www.facebook.com/NalleyInfinitiDecatur and www.facebook.com/NalleyNissan.
State of the City Address Tonight
Posted in Events on January 29, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Chicks in the City is this Saturday!
Posted in Events, Sustainability on January 29, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Tour deCatur Starting Block Party this Wednesday
Posted in Events on January 28, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Decatur Education Foundation invites you to the Tour deCatur Starting Block Party Jan. 30!
Runners and aspiring runners…coaches and PTA parents…track club participants, people of Decatur and
beyond…make plans to attend the Tour deCatur 5K Starting Block Party on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 7 pm. at Fleet
Feet Decatur, the official running store of the 2013 Tour – located at 431 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue.
- Get expert advise on training for the Tour (for novices and more practiced runners alike)
- Take a 10% discount on running shoes from Mizuno (the Tour’s Presenting Sponsor!)
- Enjoy snacks and beverages
- Enter to win a door prize
- Preview the 2013 race course
If you’ve always wanted to run a 5K…if you’ve got a school or sports team that would like to raise funds through the
Tour…if you’re in the market for some cool new gear… if you just enjoy hanging out with friends and neighbors… this
event is your starting block!
Tour deCatur is a qualifying run/walk event of the Team Decatur Grand Slam Fitness Challenge.
Living the Green Life Series Kicks of Tomorrow
Posted in Events, Sustainability on January 25, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Living the Green Life Series
Kicks off Saturday, January 26
A Wylde Center, DeKalb County Public Library, and City of Decatur collaboration at the Decatur Library
Over the past few years, the interest in living a more green and sustainable lifestyle has grown tremendously. The Wylde Center, the City of Decatur, and the DeKalb County Public Library are pleased to continue their collaboration on offering you an exciting FREE series of classes in 2012 and 2013. Look for seminars and workshops that provide information that is timely and current as well as leaving with a full list of resources that can be found at your local library and online.
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NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!
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Unless otherwise noted, events take place at the Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore Street Decatur, Georgia 30030
For more information about this series, please contact
Andrea Zoppo, andrea@wyldecenter.org.
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Cook your Way into the New Year and Celebrate with Healthy Food!
Saturday, January, 26, 10-11am
Location: Decatur Public Library Meeting Room
Healthy eating is about feeling great, having more energy, and keeping your life in balance. Les Dames d’Escoffier International members, Kristy Cook and Nancy Lutz will guide you in the right direction. These Senior Consultants with Affairs to Remember Caterers will teach you how to host a party with bright colorful healthy foods you can feel great about. You can expand your range of healthy food choices and learn how to plan ahead to create tasty, healthy celebrations in 2013.
Upcoming Classes:
Snapshot of Plant your First Spring Garden
Monday, February 25, 10-11:30am
Decatur Library Auditorium
This class is for first time gardeners, or those transitioning over to organic methods of vegetable gardening. Join Stephanie Van Parys, Executive Director of the Oakhurst Community Garden Project, and learn about spring and summer vegetables and herbs perfect for our region.
Why Saving Our Seeds Matters
Saturday, March 2, 10-11am
Brought to you by the Wylde Center and Park Pride, join Ira Wallace, from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, and learn why is it important for gardeners to save seeds. GMOs, seed industry consolidation, and lost seed-saving skills threaten the very basis of organic agriculture. Learn more about what is happening and how you can fight back with your garden, your votes, and your dollars. Join Ira, the Wylde Center, and Park Pride at the Oakhurst Garden for a Free Seed Swap Potluck with Seed Saving Demo right after the presentation at 11:30am. If it is raining we will have the seed swap at the Decatur Library. Click here to RSVP for FREE SEED SWAP and instructions to participate.
Ira Wallace lives and gardens at Acorn Community Farm, home of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange , where she coordinates variety selection and seed growers. Southern Exposure offers 700+ varieties of non-GMO, open-pollinated, and organic seeds. Ira is a co-organizer of the Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello . She serves on the board of the Organic Seed Alliance and is a frequent presenter at the Mother Earth News Fairs and many other events throughout the Southeast. Her first book, The Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Southeast, will be available in late 2013.
Permaculture: Common Sense Connections in the Garden
Tuesday, March 12, 10-11am
Decatur Public Library Meeting Room
Join Garden Designer Brandy Hall and learn the tools to build prosperous and resilient gardens. We will also look at practical and simple solutions to issues such as water storage and erosion control. Brandy passionately engages communities through education, design, and installation of food forests and perennial farms and gardens through her small ecological design firm, Shades of Green at shadesofgreeninc.org.
Decorate Decatur Winners!
Posted in Events on December 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Despite the wind and the rain, Decatur residents and businesses put on quite a display of holiday lights and décor! You’ll see a wide variety of decorating styles in Decatur this year- everything from classic white lights and greenery to vintage Santa cut outs and inflatable snowmen. You’ll even find a huge, candle-lit menorah complete with the Toy Story dinosaur and pig!
This year’s Commissioners Cup winner mixed colorful lights, adorable inflatables, and festive greenery. Congratulations to our friends and neighbors at 208 Mead Road!
Nine other homes took home Decorate Decatur prizes as well this year and are listed and pictured in no particular order below
176 Garland Ave
141 Jefferson Place
428 East Davis
156 Vidal Blvd.
419 Glenn Circle
428 Sycamore Street
1007 S. Candler St
203 4th Ave
Congratulations to all of our winners and Happy Holidays!
Holiday Festivities This Week in Decatur
Posted in Events on December 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday: The rescheduled Menorah lighting on the Square starts at 6 p.m.
Thursday: Santa will be in town for Terrific Thursdays and The Bonfire and Marshmallow Roast
Saturday: Breakfast with Santa – as of posting this there are still a few more tickets available
Sunday: The Decorate Decatur judges will drive around in the evening and choose the most festive houses in city.
Rain, rain go away
Posted in Events on December 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight’s Menorah lighting has been rescheduled for this Wednesday, Dec. 12th at 6:00pm due to rain. We look forward to seeing everyone out on the Square on Wednesday.
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