Today is the last Blue Sky concert of the season, wrapping things up with the always popular Conundrums. The show begins at noon and we have lots of fun raffle prizes to give away.
Don’t forget to join us on Saturday night as well, as 7 Day Fool wraps up the Concert on the Square series from 7-9:30pm. We have lots of other cool things going on over the next few weeks so be sure to check the blog regularly for updates!
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WHEN: Tuesday, September 25th, 7-8pm
WHERE: Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore Street Decatur, Georgia 30030.
CLASS DESCRIPTION:
Recycling is one of the first steps many people take when trying to green their lives. Come learn about how the City of Decatur’s progressive Pay as You Throw system for landfill waste encourages recycling through economic incentives. You’ll learn what you can and can’t be recycled and what happens to the recyclable materials after they leave your home.
Presenters:
Sean Woodson- City of Decatur Sanitation Superintendent
Michelle Wiseman- SP Recycling
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Upcoming Classes:
From the Kitchen to the Medicine Cabinet
Tuesday, October 23, 2012, 7-8pm
Heal Yourself! Join one of Oakhurst Community Garden’s favorite teachers Charli Vogt, of Beyond the Measuring Cup, and meet some of the food, herbs, and spices in your kitchen that are health inducing. Taste and learn about food that restores health and provides comfort. Charli Vogt, RN, MN, MPH, & herbalist has a private practice in Decatur and helps many to be healthy in mind, body and spirit.
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For more information about this series, please visit http://oakhurstgarden.org/classes/living-green-series/ or contact Andrea Zoppo, andrea.zoppo@yahoo.com.
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Oliver House, the 2nd phase of the revitalization of Allen Wilson Terrace, a former 200 unit public housing community originally built in 1941, is ready to open. The Decatur Housing Authority describes Oliver House as a new eighty unit elderly housing community with affordable rents as part of of the ongoing revitalization of the Allen Wilson Commmunity in downtown Decatur.
Oliver House is a “Williamsburg Style” building with 72 one-bedroom and 8 two-bedroom apartments designated for the elderly. The 82,419 SF four-story building is equipped with two elevators and a portion of the first floor also houses the new management/rental offices and maintenance facilities for the entire Allen Wilson property.
Oliver House is named for a distinguished African American businessman, Henry Oliver, who lived in this area in the 1800s.
The revitalization planning process was designed to retain the residents in the area while constructing the new housing. Many families were able to move directly into the new Oliver House. The overall campus includes a 1 1/2 mile paved walking trail to provide a place for residents to walk for exercise and to socialize outdoors.
The Allen Wilson community and Oliver House are participating in Southface Energy Institute’s EarthCraft Communities and EarthCraft House Multifamily programs. Earthcraft energy features include a 50 kWh photovoltaic (PV) solar power generating system; geo-thermal heating and cooling systems, geo-thermal water heating; rainwater harvesting for toilet flushing and landscape irrigation; and spray foam insulation in walls and attic spaces. The Housing Authority also incorporated green building practices including maximizing natural day lighting with thermally-efficient windows and ENERGY STAR appliances, incorporating bio swales into the design to minimize storm water runoff, and using Crystal Stream fixtures to purify storm water before it moves downstream.
Phase 1 included 40 units of family housing and Phase 2 includes these 80 units of senior housing. The Housing Authority is pursuing low income housing tax credits for Phase 3 which includes 71 units of family housing. They hope to begin construction in January, 2013.
Phase 1 of the Allen Wilson Terrace revitalization project includes 40 units of family housing
Visit The Decatur Housing Authority website for more information.
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Join Georgia Interfaith Power and Light for a Rain Barrel Making Workshop at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Decatur.
Participants will learn about the importance of water efficiency. For $40 per person, participants will each receive a repurposed rain barrel, rain barrel installation kits, and instructions on installing the rain barrel. Register by Wednesday, September 19, to reserve your spot.
WHEN: Sunday, September 23rd
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
WHERE: Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
515 E Ponce de Leon Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030
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If you have any questions, please email info@gipl.org.
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Tickets for the annual Decatur Craft Beer Festival go on sale Monday, Sept. 17th at noon. Click here to purchase your ticket. Just remember that they go quickly, as in under two hours last year!
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The tickets for the 2012 Decatur Wine Festival are now on sale at Ticket Alternative.
Festival Details:
Saturday, November 3 • 1-4 p.m.
On the Square in Decatur
$35 Tickets
500 Domestic and International Wines
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Pirates, lobsters, and chilis… Oh My! This weekend promises tons of great options for early fall fun.
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And when I say write “here” I mean that you’ll really start seeing “Keep It Indie-Catur” everywhere now – in shop windows, on restaurant employees’ tees, in Terrific Thursday advertising and up on the square next Tuesday, Sept. 18!
In conjunction with the Restaurants for Repairs event, we’ll be selling Keep It Indie-Catur shirts for $15 on the square between 5:30 and 9 p.m. And just to add to the festivities, we’ll have music playing from the stage (where the Blue Sky Concerts and Concerts on the Square have been taking place), balloons and Keep It Indie-Catur stickers.
So next Tuesday, spend the evening supporting Decatur’s local businesses. Click here to see a list of participating restaurants that are donating a portion of their proceeds to the 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. service project and click here to learn more about the Keep It Indie-Catur slogan.
See you on the square!
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Take our word for it, come out and set up your chairs and blankets early-you are in for a really cool treat!
Tommy Talton will be playing for Decatur starting just after noon today and we couldn’t have better weather. Be sure to stop by the Decatur Business Association tent to enter our raffles and visit with all of our amazing sponsors!
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The only sure-fire way to cure a case of the Mondays is to start planning for Saturday today! The temps have dropped ever so slightly and the weekends are starting to fill up with all kinds of fabulous fall events.
Start of your morning by stopping by the Decatur Farmers Markets to pick up yummy fruits and veggies, delicious baked goods, and maybe some grass-fed beef.
Then make your way over to The Square Pub where they will be fire roasting green chilis all weekend long!
The good people over at the U Joint in Oakhurst are putting on a Lobster Boil that starts at 4:00pm and by the time you finish up there, it will be time to head over to the Concert on the Square where you can groove to the sounds of local favorites, The Bitteroots!
I told you things were getting busy. See you around Decatur!
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