I am looking forward to the 9th Annual Decatur Barbeque Blues & Bluegrass Festival this Saturday, August 15, at Harmony Park in Decatur. Michelle Malone, who has just released a new CD entitled “Debris” will be headlining as part of her national tour. There is a great line up of musicians beginning at 4 pm including John Emil, Flatrock Bluegrass Band, Delta Moon and The Dejablue Grass Band. Michelle Malone begins at 8 pm.
The gates open at 4:00pm and there will be live music until 10:00pm. Kids 10 and under admitted free. Please note that no outside coolers will be permitted on the site.
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How exciting – another movie will be filming parts in Decatur during the month of August. “Shrinking Charlotte” is an independent film and according to 
From Susan at the Decatur Preservation Alliance:
The Great Decatur Craft Beer Festival will be accepting grants from non-profit organizations through August 10, 2009. The Decatur Beer Festival has awarded over $300,000 in community grants since its inception 12 years ago. Grants have benefited organizations such as The Dekalb Rape Crisis Center, The Oakhurst Community Garden, the Decatur Education Fund, Our House, I Care, Trees Atlanta, The Decatur Cemetery and many more.
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.
