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Lunchtime in the Studio at Core Performance

Posted in Community, Events on November 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Thursday, Nov. 11 • Noon – 1 p.m.
FREE Admission at Core Studios, 139 Sycamore Street

If you haven’t been to  one of Core Performance Company’s (formerly known as Several Dancers Core) Lunchtime series, head over tomorrow and check it out. The company will be offering a sneak peak into its upcoming performance of Corazon Abriendo.

Doors open at 11:55 a.m. and “meal tickets” will be given on a first come, first served basis for the lunches served at noon. The event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be available for the first 40 who arrive.

Sponsored by FarmBurger and Starbucks.

www.coredance.org

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And the winners are…

Posted in Events, Retail & Restaurants, Uncategorized on October 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 1st ever Decorate Decatur: Halloween Contest! The City looks amazing and I can’t believe how many people have gotten into the spirit!

The winners (in no particular order):

Melrose on Ponce-345 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue

RoseSquared-111 Clairemont Ave

The Tockerman Family at 247 Maxwell St

Perry Robinson and Deborah Roberts at 434 2nd Ave

Rick and Sally Abt of 252 Kings Hwy

Mary Travis & Rik Hodge at 126 Champlain St

Victor and Lynn Donham of 151 Winnona Dr.

Jennifer, Jay, Amelia and Adele Thomas of 156 Willow Lane

Robin Tucker(9 yrs old!)  at 263 Mt. Vernon Dr.

612 College Avenue

And the Commissioner’s Cauldon goes to Nancy Wilkinson and Susan Phillips at 205 Adair Street!

 

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What a busy Halloween weekend!

Posted in Events on October 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Calling all goblins-Join McGowan’s Pub for a Halloween Party on October 30th! We will feature $3 Peroni’s + a costume contest-a $100 McGowan’s Gift Card will be awarded for the most outrageous outfit.

Families with kids that are trick or treating: we will repeat our successful Kids Halloween contest from 4-6pm on Sunday October 31 with a boy’s toy and a girl’s toy as costume awards! Stop by with kids in costume before the candy gathering begins for a kids meal/adult beverage and snack. You know they will be in costume at 10am!

 Jill Celeste Gallery presents “Magic and Mayhem”, a collection of brand new works by New Orleans resident Geza Brunow. Brunow, a world-renowned artist born in Germany, moved to Asheville, NC after Hurricane Katrina threatened to halt his career. Join us for the opening reception November 5 from 7-10, to view pieces created just for our gallery. Show closes December 5.

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Farmstead 303 has a Pumpkin Carving & Costume Contest 4-6pm on Saturday, October 30 and Kareoke on Halloween night from 9pm till whenever!

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Nationally acclaimed singer/songwriter Caroline Herring will debut “Shelter” – a children’s musical based on the book The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton – this Saturday, October 30 at 1:00 pm at Eddie’s Attic. All children and child-like adults are welcome!

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Don’t forget to stop by the Decatur Farmer’s Market on Saturday from 9am to Noon to get the best in locally grown produce!

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Big Peach Running Co. is getting into the Spirit!  While you’re out and about, on your own or with the kids this Saturday, put on your best Halloween costume, and stop by any BPRC location to say hi.  Everyone wearing a costume is eligible to win a $15.00 BPRC gift card.  Just drop your name and info in the bowl, and we’ll pick a name or two at the end of the day!

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Electronics Recycling Day is Saturday, Oct. 30 from 9am-1pm in the Decatur High School Parking Lot

For more information, go here

And last, but not least, have a Safe and Happy Halloween, Decatur!

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Last Chance to Enter the Decorate Decatur:Halloween Contest!

Posted in Events on October 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »

I’m not really a fan of deadlines, but this one is tomorrow! Brave the weird fall weather and get outside and give us your best scary, creepy, kooky, and haunted decorations because the judging is tomorrow!

Submit your house or nominate one you love by emailing a picture and address to events@decaturga.com by noon on Thursday!

Here is just a taste of what you are up against…

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Runners take your mark

Posted in Events on October 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

 

The 1st Annual Atlanta Undy 5000 5K run will be held on Saturday, November 13 at 9:00 a.m. in Historic Downtown Decatur to help bring greater awareness to colon cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. The Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA), a national patient advocacy organization dedicated to ending the suffering caused by colon cancer, will host the event.

 The Undy 5000 is held in different cities across the country throughout the year. The goal of the event is to educate the public about colon cancer, promote screenings, and get people talking about this deadly, but preventable, disease. This event also raises much needed funds to support and build the CCA’s national and local patient support and innovative public awareness programs.

For more info, go here.

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Fall Electronics Recycling Event- Saturday, October 30th

Posted in Events, Sustainability on October 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »

If Its Got a Plug, You Can Recycle it This Weekend!

Don’t throw away that old cell phone, camera or PC component! Recycle it this Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010 at Decatur’s Fall Electronics Recycling event. This semi-annual event has been hugely successful at diverting electronic equipment from landfills, where they may contaminate soil and water.  Since October 2005 the City has collected 400 tons of equipment, which is then sorted and disassembled into raw materials or cleaned for re use.

There is no charge for most items, however, TV’s will be recycled for a minimal fee of $10 cash per unit with exact change.

DATE: Saturday, October 30th

TIME: 9AM – 1PM

LOCATION: Decatur High School Parking Lot (Corner of N. McDonough Street and Howard Avenue)

ACCEPTABLE ITEMS:

Office Equipment
  • Desktop/laptop computers
  • Mini-towers
  • Monitors
  • Keyboards
  • Printers and printer cartridges
  • Servers
  • Typewriters
  • Workstations
  • Mainframes
  • Zip drives
  • Copiers
  • Mice
  • Fax machines
  • Answering machines
  • Scanners
  • Adding machines
  • Calculators
  • Label makers
Home Electronics
  • Televisions ($10 fee)
  • Remote Controls
  • DVD players
  • Digital projectors
  • VCRs
  • CD players
  • Game consoles and controllers
  • Stereo equipment
  • Speakers
  • Cable converter boxes
  • Routers
  • Cables
  • Electric lawn mowers and garden equipment
Personal Electronics
  • Telephones
  • Telephone equipment
  • PDA’s
  • Pagers
  • Digital cameras
  • GPS units

NON ACCEPTABLE ITEMS:
Microwave ovens, furniture, light fixtures, household appliances, lamps, vacuum cleaners.

For more information contact Sean Woodson at sean.woodson@decaturga.com or call 678-898-8562

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Gigantic Yard Sale for Senior Tax Relief

Posted in Community, Events, Uncategorized on October 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Decatur Mayor Emerita Elizabeth Wilson and Ethel Steverson are hosting their 9th annual Junque Emporium on Saturday, October 23 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the Big H parking lot over in Oakhurst.  Proceeds from this gigantic yard sale go for tax relief for the elderly in the City of Decatur.

You will find kitchenware, flatware, lamps, bedding, linen, dishes, glassware, rugs, garden tools, small & large appliances, collectable items, office & home furniture.

Go early and grab some of those dishes with Atlanta landmarks printed around the edges.  See if you can find the misspelled word (which explains the abundance of those particular dishes) in the fish-related landmark.  But leave some for me!

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Halloween is NEXT weekend!

Posted in Events on October 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Don’t forget about the Decorate Decatur: Halloween Edition!

Decatur will hold its first official Halloween Decorating Contest this year. Residents and businesses are invited to decorate homes and/or businesses and submit a photo to events@decaturga.com by noon on Thursday, Oct. 28. Please include your name and address.

Judges will make their decision Thursday evening and the winners will be posted on the City of Decatur website, the Downtown Decatur Facebook page, and on www.thedecaturminute.com blog. Winners will receive a special yard sign on Friday, Oct. 29, to display throughout the weekend.

Many thanks to Jake Tockerman, who submitted a request for this special holiday decorating contest.  Let the Halloween decorating begin!

If you have questions or need more information email katie.abel@decaturga.com or call 678-553-6547.

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"Locals Only" Beer Dinner at Leon's

Posted in Events, Retail & Restaurants on October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

For those of you who didn’t get your beer fix at the Decatur Craft Beer Festival, head over to Leon’s on Monday night for a beer dinner.

It doesn’t get much more Decatur-like than this! Craft beer + locally owned business + locally grown food.

On Monday, Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. Leon’s Full Service is hosting a “Locals Only” Beer Dinner. The dinner is open to all (21 and over, of course) and the dinner food and beer is all locally sourced. Here’s what the event description says online:

We’ll be showcasing as much food as we can from the Decatur Organic Farmer’s Market and all beer will be local. This is a new approach for our beer dinners, as we’ll be choosing season food first and then selecting delicious beers to accompany.

The dinner is $60 per person plus tax and gratuity and limited to the first 40 people who get in touch with Mike at michael@brickstorepub.com.

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Art Is In The Air

Posted in Community, Events, Retail & Restaurants, Sidewalk Talk, Uncategorized on October 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

If art is your thing, Decatur is the place to be tonight:

First up, The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur is opening Just Suppose: The Art of Maggie Taylor and Jerry Uelsmann with a reception in their gallery beginning at 7 p.m.  Jerry Uelsmann creates dreamlike, mystical, black-and-white images using hand-printed multiple negatives.  Maggie Taylor combines vintage photographs, antique toys, and other found objects in her surrealistic digital photomontages.

The exhibition is spread between the Art Institute’s Atlanta and Decatur galleries and is part of Atlanta Celebrates Photography.  The gallery is located at One West Court Square.  The exhibit will run through Nov. 6.

Next, head over to Sycamore Place Gallery (on the corner of Commerce Dr. and Sycamore Place across the street from Carpe Diem), for Art & Poetry Show & Tell hosted by Laurence Holden and Honor Woodard.  The event goes from 7 – 9 p.m.  The gallery opens at 6 p.m. and a $5 cover is requested.  Wine will be offered with a donation.  Water and coffee are free.

Honor Woodard

Laurence Holden

Just in case all this art inspires you, The Seen Gallery invites you to join their newest Art Class:  Art is a Gift from the Heart – Beginning painting with Cindy Zarrilli.  Cindy will teach you through the medium of paint the basics that will help you create a timeless work of art for someone who has everything, or cherish it as a gift for yourself.  Cindy will lead participants through the background and basics of painting – color mixing, color theory, blending, building texture and style with acrylics so that you will leave with a masterpiece created by your hands from your heart.  Paint from a photograph from Cindy’s collection or bring in a photograph from your own personal experience to paint.

You may bring your own refreshments and bottle of wine (only those 21 and over) to get the creative juices flowing.  Cost is $65 with Art Advantage Paint set (includes Mini Easel Acrylic Paint Set with mini easel, 7×9.5 canvas, 3 brushes and a 6 color paint set) or $50 if you use your own materials.  Register now through October 20.  Classes begin Monday, Oct. 25 and run for four weeks.

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