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Avondale Estates
Men's club to hold meeting
WSB-TV meteorologist Brian Monahan will
be the speaker at the Avondale Estates Mens Club
meeting June 24 at 11:30 a.m. The meeting will
be held at American Legion Post 66, located at 30
Covington Highway. All men are invited to join the
club for the meeting and lunch ($10 cash) prepared
by the chef at the American Legion. For more in
formation, call Bob Boyd at (404) 501-9118.
City to host wine stroll
Avondale Estates will host its second annual
Tudor Square Wine Stroll June 26, from 5:30 to 9
p.m. Attendees can sample more than two dozen
wines and hors d’oeuvres at several local establish
ments. The event starts at Tudor Square, 119 Cen
ter Street. Tickets for the event can be purchased at
www.eventbrite.com.
Brookhaven
Town Brookhaven hosting movie event
Movies on the Town is back for a third year on
the green space at Town Brookhaven. A free movie
will be screened every Thursday until July 30 (no
movie week of July 4) at dusk. Music and an
nouncements begin approximately two hours prior.
Attendees can bring blankets, and grab dinner at
one of the restaurants to eat on the green. Coolers,
outside food and drinks, pets or chairs are prohib
ited. For more information www.townbrookhaven.
net.
Decatur
Organization to host job fair
The Reading and Writing Advisory will host
a job fair June 12 in Decatur. The organization is
looking for a new education wellness coach. The
job fair will take place at 3929 Flat Shoals Parkway,
Suite F, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more informa
tion, visit www.eventbrite.com.
Monologue City celebrates its third annual
monologue competition
Monologue City’s 3rd Annual “Monologue
Competition” will take place July 16 at 7 p.m. at
the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts and Com
munity Center, 3181 Rainbow Dr., Decatur. This
competition, which is open to both children and
adults, allows actors to showcase their talent and
receive feedback from top industry professionals.
Tryouts for the competition will be held June 18, at
7 p.m.
For more details about the registration process,
updates, or to purchase tickets to the event, visit
rn.facebook.com/monologuecity
Annual car show to be held
The fifth annual What Would Jesus Drive car
show will be held Saturday, June 13, from 1 to 5
p.m., at The Covenant Church, 1700 Corey Blvd.,
Decatur.
There will be trophies, giveaways, raffles, kids’
recreation area, live DJ, food and more.
All years, makes, models, and motor vehicles
are welcome. Car show entry is only $10.
Awards categories are: best of show, best
muscle car, Julian ‘Q-Ball’ Scott” best classic car,
best import, best exotic, best daily driver, best
truck, best off-road, best motorcycle, most unique
car, most attended car club, most decals, bishop’s
choice, kid’s choice, ladies choice, best interior, best
engine bay, best audio system, best exhaust tune
and the ugly duckling.
Civil War symposium scheduled
DeKalb History Center will present a Civil War
symposium on July 11 with a series of events and
presentations lasting from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
The focus of the day’s activities will be on peo
ple and events in and around Atlanta and DeKalb
County during the war. Events include a walking
tour, lectures, panel discussion, lunch, a play and
an optional bus tour. History Center programming
and preservation coordinator, Jenny Goldemund
said “This is a can’t miss event for those interested
in the history of the Civil War in our area.”
The schedule for the day begins at 9 a.m. with
a Civil War walking tour of downtown Decatur
followed at 10 a.m. by a presentation by Gordon
Jones of the Atlanta History Center entitled The
Battles In and Around Atlanta. At 11 a.m. Robert
A. Pratt of the University of Georgia will present
The Fate of the Freedmen. The 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
segments are both free and sponsored by Georgia
Humanities Council.
Lunch and a panel discussion with Pratt, Jones
and Will Bryant from The Battle of Atlanta Com
memorative Organization (B’ATL) will begin at
noon. Lunch will be provided by Fox Brothers Bar-
B-Q and will be followed at 1 p.m. with a produc
tion of Shadows of the Past, a play about the Civil
War in DeKalb County.
From 2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. there will be a
guided bus tour of the front lines of the war in
DeKalb County by B’ATL. There is a $15 charge for
the bus tour; advance reservations are required.
Advance paid reservations include all events
except the bus tour. The advanced reservation price
is $35 per person for members of DeKalb History
Center and $40 for non-members. The bus tour is
an additional $15 per person. Walk up tickets are
$60 per person and do not include the bus tour.
For additional information or to register by
phone call (404) 373-1088, ext. 20.
Lithonia
Monthly arts celebration set
Scribes and Vibes, a monthly celebration of
the arts, will be held Saturday, June 13, from 1 to
4 p.m. at Stonecrest Library, 3123 Klondike Road,
Lithonia.
The event is “a beautiful blend of poetry, music
and fine art through musical performances, open
mic and art exhibits,” states an announcement
about the event. Funding for the event is provided
by the Friends of Stonecrest Library.
For more information, call (404) 482-3828.
Stone Mountain
Village hosting concert series
Tunes by the Tracks will be going on during
June. The free concert series will be held each Fri
day night in June from 7-9 p.m. in Stone Mountain
Village. Concerts will be held in the municipal
parking lot and will feature a number of well-
known artists. The concerts are free. Beer and wine
will be available for sale. Lawn chairs are encour
aged. For more information, visit Tunes by the
Tracks Facebook page.
City to host annual Back to School Bash
Stone Mountain will host its annual Back to
School Bash at the Pavilion in Stone Mountain Vil
lage July 25. This event provides free school sup
plies to approximately 1,000 local children prior to
returning to school for the year. Volunteers from
the Stone Mountain Rotary Club and the Stone
Mountain Women’s Club will assist with distribut
ing the school supplies. Contributions are welcome
and checks should be made payable to the “City of
Stone Mountain” and designated “Back to School
Bash”. The mailing address is 875 Main Street,
Stone Mountain, GA 30083. Contributions re
ceived before July 15 will be used to purchase sup
plies this year.
Residents to receive notice of property tax
increase
The city of Stone Mountain has tentatively ad
opted a millage rate which will require an increase
in property taxes by 14.83 percent. All concerned
citizens are invited to public hearings on this tax
increase to be held at City Hall, 875 Main Street,
Stone Mountain, on Monday, June 22, at 11 a.m.
and 6 p.m.
Time and place of an additional public hearing
on this tax increase is at City Hall, 875 Main Street,
Stone Mountain, on Tuesday, July 7, at 7 p.m.
The tentative increase will result in a mill-
age rate of 22.00 mills, an increase of 2.842 mills.
Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate
will be no more than 19.158 mills. The proposed
tax increase for a home with a fair market value of
$50,000 is approximately $56.84 and the proposed
tax increase for non-homestead property with
a fair market value of $75,000 is approximately
$85.26.