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KIDS’ STUFF
Earth Day
Tuesday, April 23,
11:45 a.m.- 12:15
p.m. — Preschoolers
ages 3-5 will enjoy sto
ries about Earth Day
and learn about taking
good care of our planet
with a recycling activi
ty. Free and open to all.
Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE,
Atlanta, 30305. Email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us
or call 404-814-3500 with questions.
Audition Time
Thursday, April 25, 4-7 p.m. — Act3 Play
house holds auditions for The Little Mermaid, for
those in rising 4th-12th grades. By appointment
only. Consists of a group dance audition (when ap
plicable), and a private vocal/acting audition. Call
backs: Saturday, April 27, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. To sched
ule an audition, email: maggie.act3@gmail.com
with full name, gender, age and your audition time
preference. Audition times confirmed by email.
Show performances are July 26, 27 & 28; and Au
gust 2, 3 & 4. 6285-R Roswell Rd, Sandy Springs,
30328. For details, visit: http://act3productions.org.
Theater Workshop
Saturday, April 27, 4 p.m. — Teens learn how
to create and produce their own play. Free and
open to the community. For high school and mid
dle school youth. Registration required by email
ing: marlan.brinkley@fultoncountyga.gov or call
ing 404-303-6130. Sandy Springs Branch Library,
in the Meeting Room, 395 Mount Vernon High
way, Sandy Springs, 30328.
Be Kind to Animals
Wednesday, May 1, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. — The
first week in May is “Be Kind to Animals” and also
“National Pet Week.” Come see puppy and kitten
puppets in the library display case, and check out
books about remarkable animals. The library will also
feature photos of pets belonging to staff, and stories
about how they were rescued. Children can also cre
ate animal bookmarks. Free and open to everyone.
Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE,
Atlanta, 30305. Call 404-814-3500 or email: com-
ments@co.fulton.ga. us for more information.
Book Craft
Saturday, May 4, 12-2 p.m. — Celebrate San
dy Springs Reads by making “To Kill a Mocking
bird” mini-book charms. Items are small enough to
fit on a keychain, pendant or charm bracelet. Free
and open to the public. For middle and high school
youth. Registration required. Call 404-303-6130 or
email: marlan.brinkley@fiiltoncountyga.gov to sign
up or with questions. Sandy Springs Branch Library,
in the Meeting Room, 395 Mount Vernon High
way, Sandy Springs, 30328.
A Card for Mom
Saturday, May 4, 12-4 p.m. — Children ages
4-12 can drop in any time between 12-4 p.m. and
make a special card for mom in this parent and
child craft activity. Free; all are welcome. Buckhead
Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta,
30305. Email: comments@co.fulton.ga. us or call
404-814-3500 to learn more.
Celebrate Our
Differences
Saturday, May 4, 2:30 p.m. — As part of San
dy Springs Reads, Ms. Duffy shares stories about
how our differences in religion, race, and appear
ance make us who we are. The group will also learn
how alike we all are inside. Appropriate for ages 3-7.
Free and open to the community. For addition
al information call 404-303-6130. Sandy Springs
Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, San
dy Springs, 30328.
FUNDRAISERS
Spring Bargainata
Wednesday, April 24, 7-10 p.m. — Atlanta’s
National Council of Jewish Women starts its spring
Bargainata sale with a “Preview Night.” Enjoy leisure
ly shopping and refreshments. $25 in advance; $35 at
the door. Find new or gendy worn men’s and wom
en’s designer clothing, shoes, purses, accessories and
small housewares. Some items discounted 90 percent.
Sale continues Thursday, April 25, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
and Sunday, April 28, 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Free ad
mission. Sale accepts cash or credit cards; no checks.
Proceeds benefit Atlanta women, children and fam
ily programs. Hilderbrand Court Shopping Center,
6125 Roswell Rd., Sandy Springs, 30328. Call 404-
843-9600 or visit: www.ncjwatlanta.org for details.
Beer Fest
Saturday, April 27, 2-6 p.m. — Heritage Sandy
Springs presents its third annual Beer Festival, featur
ing 70+ types of domestic, imported and microbrew
beers. $30 per person in advance; $40 at the door. Fee
includes unlimited tastes, souvenir pint glass, $5 food
voucher coupon. Purchase non-alcoholic beverages and
food onsite. Must be 21 or older to attend. Pets, smok
ing not permitted. No coolers or picnics. Proceeds ben
efit community-focused programs of Heritage Sandy
Springs. Heritage Green, 6110 Bluestone Road, Sandy
Springs, 30328. For information or to buy tickets, visit:
www.hssbeerfest.com or call 404-851-9111.
Twilight Golf
Saturday, April 27, 5 p.m.- 11 p.m. — Chas
tain/Tuxedo Park Friends, a neighborhood volunteer
group , holds its 8th annual Nine at Night Twilight
Golf Tournament and Party. Event features nine holes
of twilight golf, with glow-in-the-dark balls, hole-in-
one, closest-to-the-pin and putting contests. Guests
enjoy dinner, drinks, non-golf related contests, silent
auction and live music. Golf and party, $155 per per
son; party only, $85. Funds raised support the Sib
ley Heart Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
Chastain/North Fulton Golf Course, 216 W. Wieu-
ca Rd., NW, Atlanta, 30342. To buy tickets or learn
more, visit: www.nineatnight.com.
Blood Cancer 5K
Saturday, May 4, 8 a.m. — The Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society hosts the 8th annual Big Peach
5K Run/Walk for blood cancer. This year’s event fea
tures a new start/finish at Town Brookhaven and a
new course through Brookhaven neighborhoods.
$30. All proceeds benefit the Leukemia & Lympho
ma Society. T-shirts, post-race party. To register, go
to: www.active.com or email: mary.-liebman@lls.org
with questions. Town Brookhaven, 4330 Peachtree
Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319.
Harris Jacobs Race
Sunday, May 5, 7:30 a.m. — Join others at the
20th annual Harris Jacobs Dream Run at the Mar
cus Jewish Community Center-Adanta. Agility Fun
Run 1/2 mile (for 12 and under), $15 through April
24; $18 after. 5K, $25 through April 24, $30 after.
$30 phantom runner. Event is a Peachtree Road Race
qualifier. Registration fees support scholarships, and
participants at the Blonder Center for Developmental
Disabilities. Parking and shutde services from Georgia
Perimeter College begin at 6:45 a.m. 5342 Tilly Mill
Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For details or to register go
to: www.adantajcc.org or www.active.com.
Lauren’s Run
Sunday, May 5, 8 a.m. — The 19th annual Lau
ren’s Run and CURE Picnic gets under way at the
Concourse Office Park. Honoring the memory of
Lauren Zagoria and Lauren Kochman, Lauren’s
Run raises money for Children’s Healthcare of At
lanta and the Emory University School of Medicine.
Event offers 5K Run/ 2K Fun Run/Walk/ Tot Trot.
Adults: $25; $35 on race day; children 12 and un
der, $20; phantom runner, $35. Picnic is free. 5Kis a
Peachtree qualifier. No pets. Strollers allowed in 2K.
4 Concourse Parkway, NE, Sandy Springs, 30328.
To register, visit: www.active.com or www.curechild-
hoodcancer. org
SUNDAY, MAY 5
Gas South Taste I Global Imports
of Sandy Springs I Cycling Challenge
Enjoy a sampling of foods from the City’s
most intriguing restaurants while watching America s top professional
cycling teams compete for $150,000 in prizes. Race to the Taste from
11 a.m.-7 p.m. on Sandy Springs Circle in Downtown Sandy Springs.
SandySpringsChallenge.org
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