Remember to come to the square for Small Business Saturday on Nov. 24, 11 am-5 pm. Shop and eat at a local business then stop by our tent:
We’ll have free gift wrapping, snacks, Keep It Indie-Catur gift basket raffles and five minute massages.
And don’t forget, if you’re in the Oakhurst area on Saturday from 1-4pm stop by with your dog or cat and get a holiday pet portrait made!
For more info, check out this post.
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Ready to relax after a hectic Thanksgiving holiday? Woodlands Garden invites you to complete your holiday weekend with a quiet walk on the trails through the woods from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, November 25.
Enjoy the stunning Japanese maples (keep your fingers crossed they hold their leaves through the weekend). Beech trees are coming into their glory with shades of brown, gold and yellow. The birds are singing and the hawks are out in force.
They have ordered perfect autumn weather and they will build a warm fire and serve hot drinks in the Pavilion. Come on out and enjoy a free relaxing end to your celebration(s).
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What a week! Here at the City of Decatur we hope you have a safe and happy Thanksgiving and hope that you’re in town for Small Business Saturday (more on that in a second). You should have received your Holiday Sanitation Schedule on your door this weekend. Normal trash and recycling services for Thursday, Nov. 22 (Thanksgiving) and Friday, Nov. 23 (Black Friday) will be on Wednesday, Nov. 21 (the day before Thanksgiving).
Black Friday
• Boogaloos After Thanksgiving Day Sale. 30 percent off all full price merchandise from 9am-1pm and 15 percent off all full price merchandise after 1pm through Sunday, Nov. 25.
• At Decatur CD, Black Friday means independent-record-store-only releases. Click here for a full list.
• Boutique Karma’s Black Friday Sale lasts through Nov. 25, 25 percent off the entire store.
Small Business Saturday
11am-5pm on the Square
Do your holiday shopping in Decatur and bring your local purchases to the Decatur tent on the square to get them wrapped for free! There will be holiday music, five minute massages, Keep It Indie-Catur gift basket raffles, free college football face tattoos, candy, and live musical performances around town.
1-4pm Harmony Park, Oakhurst
Bring your dog with you to Harmony Park in Oakhurst from 1-4pm to get a holiday pet portrait made.
Remember to save your receipts! Spend $200 at city of Decatur shops in the month of November, then bring them to the square on Small Business Saturday or to the second floor of City Hall during the week and get a $20 gift card from a Decatur restaurant while supplies last.
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The City of Decatur celebrates the 30th annual Decatur Holiday Candlelight Tour of Homes featuring homes throughout the City, and benefits four outstanding local non-profit groups. The theme for this year’s tour is “Celebrating 30 Years of Decatur Living” and highlights homes throughout Decatur ranging from new builds, to Craftsmen renovations, to the stunning Rosehill Estate . Tour goers can board a complimentary shuttle at the Courtyard Marriott Downtown Decatur, hop on and off the throughout the two evenings and take advantage of the dining and shopping opportunities in Decatur as well as tour seven of Decatur’s most beautiful homes.
Friday, November 30th and Saturday, December 1st 5:30-9:30pm
Tickets available here, $20 in advance, $25 at the door
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Shawn Colvin is coming to Decatur on December 8! The show is the fifth installment of the Eddie & Agnes Concert series and will be held in Presser Hall at Agnes Scott College.
Colvin is a Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter and is touring in support of her latest album, All Fall Down. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door and are available for purchase at www.eddieowenpresents.com.
Before embarking on All Fall Down Colvin devoted much of her creative energy over the last few years to writing a memoir Diamond in the Rough, an account of her life and work to date. Colvin is an openhearted storyteller and the publication of her memoir coincides with the release of this album.
On All Fall Down Colvin enlisted as producer her longtime friend and occasional band-mate, guitarist Buddy Miller. The sessions, at Miller’s home studio in Nashville with its back-porch bonhomie and open-door policy encouraged drop-ins from plenty of stellar musicians including Emmylou Harris, Allison Kraus, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Jakob Dylan as well as fiddle player extraordinaire Stuart Duncan.
The material took shape with Colvin performing live in the studio, singing and playing acoustic guitar, and the tracks were subtly embellished with Bill Frisell on electric guitar, Viktor Krauss on bass, and Brian Blade on drums.
I think we are in for a real treat on December 8 – see you there!
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It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Didn’t Terrific Thursdays just start? Well, yes. This week will be the second Terrific Thursdays in November. The third Terrific Thursdays will be Thursday, Nov. 29 in conjunction with the Little Shop of Stories Tree Lighting. But, we’re getting ahead of ourselves.
This Thursday we have over 35 participating shops and restaurants giving out specials and delicious treats. Plus, there were be an art performance on the square!
We’ve already had a couple of people bring in $200 worth of receipts from local Decatur shops. Remember, you can get a $20 gift card to a local restaurant if you bring in your receipts (details here). We still have gift cards from Chick-Fil-A, Farm Burger, Leon’s Full Service, Cafe Lily, Parker’s on Ponce, Wahoo! Grill, The Yogurt Tap (only one left!), The Square Pub and Universal Joint.
Feel free to park in the DeKalb County Courthouse deck at the corner of Commerce and Trinity Place if you’re not walking or MARTA-ing to Decatur this Thursday. It’s free to park in that deck after 5 p.m.
Happy holiday shopping and dining!
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Terrific Thursdays in Decatur are not just about sweet discounts and yummy snacks in the shops and restaurants-they are also about celebrating the season and the arts!
You are invited to join us on the Marta Plaza this Thursday evening for a very cool experience that you do not want to miss!
‘Chapel Perilous’ is an intimate performance and video installation taking audiences on a wild ride of religious ecstasy and spiritual transformation. In traditional mythology, the Chapel Perilous is a place of transformation – it is a place that strips away the layers of this world to reveal the enduring cord that binds us to the divine. The Object Group invites small groups of seven into our Chapel. ‘Chapel Perilous’ is a multifaceted performance installation combining video projections, silhouettes, and three performers manipulating resonant objects and their own bodies in striking tableau based on spiritual themes. ‘Chapel Perilous’ lasts 15 minutes and will run continuously all night.
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On Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Friends School of Atlanta at 8 p.m. the Southern Order of Storytellers’ Tellabration will feature national teller Andy Offutt Irwin and Georgia storytellers Betty Ann Wylie and Alice Henry with Tracy Walker as emcee. Tellabration is a night of storytelling that is celebrated world-wide. The program will feature an eclectic concert of stories that will appeal to storytelling fans ages 10 years and older.
The Friends School is located at 862 S. Columbia Dr. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Free, onsite parking is available.
Tickets are $15 and available online at www.SouthernOrderofStorytellers.org.
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Calling all you folks who love Christmas ornaments and artists – the 1st annual Decatur Holiday Ornament is here! Created by clay artist Malena Bisanti-Wall, this is the first in what will be a series of hand-crafted ornaments especially for Decatur.
The Decatur Tourism Bureau launched the series and the ornaments are available with “Holidays in Decatur” or “Christmas in Decatur” inscribed. Each ornament is hand-crafted and each ornament is different. The ornaments are $18 and all proceeds go toward creating the 2013 holiday ornament.
You can find the ornaments in Decatur shops including Wild Oats & Billy Goats, Little Shop of Stories, and Boogaloos. Many thanks to Weatherly Copenhaver, owner of Wild Oats, who coordinated this first in what will be a series. If you are interested in submitting a design for the 2013 ornament, let Weatherly know or leave a comment on this blog post.
Cute display at Little Shop of Stories
Go ahead and make your purchase now – quantities are limited and if you spend $200 in a Decatur shop in November and bring your receipts to the Community & Economic Development Department in the City of Decatur, you will receive a $20 gift certificate to a Decatur restaurant (while supplies last). Remember to “Keep it Indie-Catur” this holiday season!
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There are several things going on in and around Decatur this weekend that you won’t want to miss.
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