This Sunday, the Decatur Arts Alliance is hosting its annual Last Call event for the Decatur Arts Festival Fine Arts Exhibition. Technically the Decatur Arts Festival isn’t over until the last day of the exhibition, so the Arts Alliance makes an evening of it. Stop by for live music, complimentary food, and listen to selected artists give a brief discussion of their works.
Details:
Last Call
June 5 • 4-6 p.m.
Dana Fine Arts Building, Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Avenue
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For the Decatur ArtWalk last Friday evening, Sammiches N’ Stuff hosted the Southeastern Photographic Society’s exhibition. The event was such a hit with Sammiches’ owners, the photographers and customers that it’s been decided that the exhibition will stay up through the end of June. If you didn’t get a chance to check out the work, stop by some time this month. Word on the street is that a couple of items have already been sold.
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McKoy Pool is open once again: enjoy!!
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WHAT: The Solarium’s 8th Annual Patio Party
WHEN: Sunday, June 5, 2011 from 5-8pm
WHERE: 321 W Hill St, Decatur, GA 30030 (the easternmost building of the
Historic Scottish Rite complex, just off the Oakhurst Village)
Friends and neighbors, mark your calendars for Sunday, June 5. From 5-8pm, the Solarium will be hosting its annual FUNdraiser to help ensure that this historic neighborhood treasure is available for you – the Decatur community – to utilize and enjoy.
Enjoy tasty food from local caterers, adult and kid-friendly beverages (all provided free of charge with your ticket), listen to live music, and perhaps leave with incredible raffle prizes or outdoor artwork decorated by local artists through our not-so-silent auction.
Tickets are only $15 in advance (vs. $20 at the door), and are available online. Kids under 12 are admitted free, andtickets for seniors are only $5. All funds raised go directly towards upkeep and continued improvements to our building and grounds. We look forward to seeing you all then and there!
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Tomorrow is the first Wednesday of June so we’ll be testing the tornado outdoor warning sirens at 5:00 p.m. The test should last approximately one minute.
If you have questions or want more information about the siren system, check out the Siren page on the City’s website or contact Assistant City Manager Tony Parker at 404-370-4102.
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There are a million and one things to do this weekend in Decatur and that’s not just because the Decatur Arts Festival has a full program of events for the next two days (see the official program here online for evidence). Our beloved shops and restaurants are also getting in to the festival spirit and offering their own little mini festivals. I like to them of them as fringe festivals.
Heliotrope Home
Tonight, of course, it all kicks off with the Decatur ArtWalk where you can discover new artists at participating shops and restaurants. Alexia Gallery is hosting a wabi-sabi-minded jeweler, the Art Institute’s evening exhibition features student and faculty work, Lampe-Farley Communications (located above Garlic Thai and New Orleans Sno Balls) is showing off work by local artist Gail Vogels, and Mingei World Arts has invited an artist who creates his artwork with sand, wood, spices and wax to the shop – just to name a few. I encourage you to put on your walking shoes , head downtown and see what you discover.
Other shop/restaurant happenings this weekend:
Stop by Rose Squared Gallery this Saturday to see the puppets of Puppatoons, created master puppeteer Liz Vitale.
Green Mosaics, a new boutique offering unique child, pet care products, organic personal care, natural home care and women’s apparel is celebrating its grand opening on May 28 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. There will be food, music, giveaways, modeling and more!
Greene’s Fine Foodswill be open until 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday for festival goers. Stop by for some chocolate covered strawberries and ice cream.
Puppatoons at Rose Squared Gallery
All weekend long Worthmore Jewelers will be hosting artist Ocean Clark. He’ll be in store painting a live model. Jewelry artist Amy Bubes will be showing off her new line of hand-made, one-of-a-kind pieces and jeweler Alp Sagnak will be in store on Friday to show off his modern Turkey-inspired designs.
Decatur CD is hosting an in store performance tonight (that’s in 2 hours!) given by Doria Roberts at 7 p.m. and complimentary beer will be available to all ArtWalkers of age.
The Seen Gallery will be hosting two designers of casual apparel on Saturday and Sunday. Timeless Tees was created by two local Georgia artists who create timeless shirts that have just the right fit. Rep Your Hood is a grass-roots Atlanta endeavor that featuring neighborhoods including Decatur.
Heliotrope is participating in the Friday ArtWalk while simultaneously celebrating Fab Friday! Check out the shop’s Facebook page here.
Goodness, this post is long! There’s no doubt that this is going to be one of the best weekends in Decatur ever!
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Well, technically it’s almost here. The ArtWalk is tomorrow night and the 150-plus artists will be set up all around the square, on North McDonough, along Ponce de Leon Avenue, and down Clairemont on Saturday and Sunday.
For details, check out the online version of the 2011 Festival Program or visit a local shop and pick up a copy yourself.
See you this weekend!
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The City of Decatur will debut a set of six postcards at the Decatur Arts Festival over Memorial Day weekend. The designs, created by five different artists, represent creative perspectives of Decatur.
The Decatur Postcards Project included a contest calling for artists and community members to submit original work that showed special places and visions of Decatur. We received over 50 submissions from artists and students. A jury of local business, arts, and community leaders judged the submissions and picked their top 5 choices and one student choice. Artists received an honorarium of $150 each and the images now belong to the City of Decatur for sale as postcards.
An exhibit showing each postcard will be on view in the lobby of the Old Courthouse on the Square during the Decatur Arts Festival. Postcards will be available for sale at the Arts Alliance Souvenir table. They will also be for sale at Seventeen Steps, 235-M Ponce de Leon Place. Postcards are 50 cents each.
The postcards and artists include:
The postcards are the result of the Decatur Postcards Project sponsored by the Decatur Arts Alliance, the Decatur Downtown Development Authority, and the Decatur Tourism Bureau. Proceeds from the sale of the postcards will go into creating more Decatur postcards. The Postcards Project was spearheaded by Decatur resident Moira Bucciarelli.
For more information email info@decaturga.com or call 404-371-8386.
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Please join us today for the last Blue Sky Concert of Spring!
Douglas Brake and the Sizzle, Hiss, Pop Band will be entertaining the crowds starting at noon today on the Community Bandstand. Bring your lunches and join us for some of the most fun, kid-friendly entertainment in town!
And thanks again to our amazing sponsors: Sammiches N Stuff, Lotus of Life Chiropractic, Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, and Timothy Martin & Associates
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Residents throughout the City of Decatur are making their homes more comfortable and lowering their utility bills by participating in DecaturWISE. Earn up to $3,200 for improving the energy efficiency of your home today.
The first fifty residents to complete the DecaturWISE Program will be recognized as trailblazers, paving the path for energy efficiency in the City of Decatur. You get bragging rights! Tell the community how much energy you saved, your favorite affiliation, which neighborhood you live in, your contractor, etc. We want to see which Decatur community dominates the list. Be a trailblazer, contact an approved contractor and sign up today!
Residents in Oakhurst, College Heights, Winnona Park, Decatur Heights and Westchester have already started on the path to becoming trailblazers.
> Click here to see a list of Decatur residents who have already participated.
We’re also honoring those who have completed energy efficiency upgrades prior to the availability of DecaturWISE rebates with vanguard status. If you were on the forefront of Decatur’s energy efficiency movement, please email us at decaturwise@clearesult.com. We want to know who you are!
With DecaturWISE you can earn up to $3,200 for improving the energy efficiency of your home.
It’s easy to participate!
For more information on DecaturWISE, call (678) 729-SAVE (7283) or email us at decaturwise@clearesult.com.
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