The July/August Atlanta Now Magazine features 50 Fun Things to See & Do in Atlanta this Summer and Decatur is #45. Here is what they say:
“Take in the Small Town, City Charm…Just a short MARTA ride east of downtown, Decatur is one of the city’s hippest suburbs, with renovated homes, unique retailers and hot restaurants. History buffs will enjoy the 1898 Decatur Courthouse and the Historic Cemetery, whose oldest headstone dates to 1827, while shopaholics will love the area’s eclectic galleries and boutiques. Eateries include Watershed, co-owned by Indigo Girl Emily Saliers. The rock duo had their start at nearby Eddie’s Attic, still one of Atlanta’s top venues for up-and-coming acoustic acts.”
Many thanks to writer Anya Martin for including us! Atlanta Now is the Official Visitors Guide of the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Round up your children and head over to the Decatur Library on Thursday, July 16 to hear “Recess Monkey”, a show for children of all ages. “Recess Monkey” weaves puns, jokes, stories and shenanigans into their kid-inspired songs. No play on words is too much of a stretch, and no rhyme schemes are out of bounds for their genre- bending set of catchy, singable and dance-able ditties that NPR called “inventive, brilliant, multilayered” and Cookie magazine called “fast paced and goofy.” The band is exceptional because the band actually has children help compose, record, and design their CDs.
The City of Decatur will be closed on Friday, July 3rd in observance of the Independence Day Holiday. Join us on the Old Courthouse Square for the Pied Piper Parade, Callanwolde Concert Band and the Fireworks on Saturday, July 4th. The parade begins at 6pm, the concert at 7 pm and the fireworks at dark.
