Recreation & Learning
Gardening classes
For our gardeners from the DeKalb Extension Service, via Medlock Neighbors Facebook Group: They are $10 each and start at 7pm at the Main Extension Office Auditorium, 4380 Memorial Drive, Decatur 30032
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Decatur Old House Fair
From Decatur Old House Fair website: Overview: A day of new ideas, practical advice, innovative materials and quality services for homeowners. Discover . . . New ideas, materials and techniques for rehabilitating, furnishing and maintaining your older home. Meet . . . Jodi Marks, HGTV personality and co-host of Today’s Homeowner on 11Alive, will be a guest speaker. She’ll present “Fun Projects to Enhance Your Home”, with plenty of great advice and giveaways. Just in time for spring, Roger Moss, exterior paint color specialist and author of 1820-1920, Century of Color, and Victorian Exterior Decoration, will be a guest speaker. Attendees can schedule a 20 minute exterior color consultation with Roger Moss for $25 (2 back to back sessions can be requested). Homeowners should bring printed photographs of all facades (images on phones will not work), or drawings of the house. Contact Regina Brewer at regina.brewer@decaturga.com or call 404-371-8383. Don’t buy paint for your house until you’ve attended this seminar. Shop . . . A large exhibit area of retailers, suppliers and other professionals in home improvement, historic preservation, renovation, interior furnishings and construction. Learn . . . How to restore original windows, improve your older home’s energy efficiency, develop a maintenance plan, research old-house history, earn tax incentives for certified rehabilitation – and more – through seminars and hands-on demonstrations.
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Bicycle South Community News February 2012
For our cyclists: 2012 Georgia Rides To The Capitol Ride - March 27th! Benefit Film - Bicycle Dreams - at the Plaza Theater. Feb. 22nd. Bike MS: Registration Now Open: $10 for 10 Days!
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Road Runners (50+)
From the North Druid Hills Briarcliff Patch: Thursday, February 9, 9:30 am Mason Mill Center, 1340 McConnell Dr, Decatur, GA | Get Directions »
$3 trip
This hardy group of senior women and men step out to enjoy fresh air and fellowship. Walking sites include local parks, malls and mountain trails. Bring your lunch money for a stop at local restaurants afterward to refuel.
Ages 50+. [read more]
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Mall Walking program
From the North Druid Hills Briarcliff Patch: North DeKalb Mall and DeKalb Medical Center have formed a partnership to create a mall walking program. Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30-9:30 am
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Guided Walk at Mary Scott Nature Park: Civil War History
From "Beth Nathan" bnpublic@bellsouth.net via Civic Association Network: The monthly Guided Walks at Mary Scott Nature Park (MSNP) resume this Saturday at 10 am. This month is especially for those of you interested in or curious about local civil war history. Shane Griffin, a local landscape architect and civil war buff, will lead the walk/talk. Meet near the the MSNP parking lot. 4150 Briarcliff Road, just north of Shallowford. Future guided MSNP walks, always on the last Saturday of the month, include ...
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Jimmy Carter book signing
Barnes and Noble at Emory is pleased to present President Jimmy Carter signing copies of his new book; Through the Year on Wednesday January 18, 2012 from 4PM -6PM. The signing will be held on the 2nd floor of the bookstore. Please feel free to pass along and we hope to see you there. If you cannot attend the event and would like a signed copy of the book, I will be taking orders until 1PM on Wednesday. Please email me for more information.
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Mandala Exhibit at the Carlos Museum
From Emory: Public opening this coming Saturday, January 21, 2012. Click on the links for more information. The Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University will showcase the sacred art of Tibet in the special exhibition Mandala: Sacred Circle in Tibetan Buddhism from January 21 through April 15, 2012. The first public event is a lecture by Dr. Christian Luczantits, curator at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City, on Monday, January 23 at 7:30pm. For more information, visit the exhibit website: http://www.carlos.emory.edu/mandala, and see also the exhibit poster: http://dalailama.emory.edu/mandala/2012_Mandala_Exhibit_Poster.pdf
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Living the Green Life All Year Long at the Decatur Library
For our gardeners and the environmentally conscious from "stephanie" director@oakhurstgarden.org via the Clairemont/Great Lakes Neighborhood Association : Over the past few years, the interest in living a more green and sustainable lifestyle has grown tremendously. The Oakhurst Community Garden Project, the City of Decatur, and the DeKalb County Public Library are pleased to announce their collaboration on offering you an exciting FREE series of classes in 2012. Topics include gardening for food and for the unpredictable environment, how to make your home more efficient, composting, and using what you have to lead a healthy life. Look for seminars and workshops that speak to information that is timely and current as well as leaving with a full list of resources that can be found at your local library and online. Events take place at the Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore Street Decatur, Georgia 30030. The family friendly compost workshop takes place at the Oakhurst Community Garden Project, 435 Oakview Road, Decatur, GA 30030. For more information about this series, please contact Andrea Zoppo, andrea.zoppo@yahoo.com.
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10th Annual Let Freedom Ring Bike Ride
Join us for the 10th annual "Let Freedom Ring" MLK ride at 10am January 16th, 2012. The ride starts in the City of Decatur at the Old Courthouse (Claremont and Ponce), goes east towards downtown along DeKalb Avenue, McClendon, Freedom Parkway Trail, to the MLK Center. Respects are given to the memory of Dr. King at his tomb and a group photo is taken. We then ride back to City of Decatur along the old Trolley Line through Inman Park, Reynolds Town, Cabbage Town, Kirkwood, Oakhurst, then back to downtown Decatur. For more information, contact Neil Norton or call 404-271-6526.
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/26526844
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