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out <Sc about Three Kings Day When: Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Rd., NW Admission cost: free For more information: www.atlantahistorycenter.com or 404-814-4000 dence Day in September, and the Day of the Dead in November. For the past couple of years, the Three Kings Day celebra tion has attracted about 1,000 participants, she said. About 70 percent of those who attend are His panic, she said. This year, the celebra tion is scheduled for the afternoon of Sunday, Jan. 5, and will be held at the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead. Admission is free. Children 12 and younger who attend will be given small presents, food and tickets to a raffle for larger presents, such as bicycles — “the shiny, sassy fun things when you go to Walmart,” she said. The celebration includes performanc es by Mariachi musicians and folk danc ers, and an appearance by the three kings, Gonzalez-Lamberson said. “We actually have the three kings there,” she said. “Each family gets to take a photo with the three kings.” The goal is to work to keep Mexican traditions alive among families now living in metro Atlanta. “Part of what we do is to keep traditions alive,” she said. “We live in a so ciety where there is as similation. As genera tions continue, traditions become morphed. But our mission is to contin ue those traditions and to continue to talk about the importance of those traditions — what is behind it and why.” Gabriela Gonzalez- Lamberson, executive director of The Instituto de Mexico, Inc. Mercedes-Benz of Buckhead Service Center People Drive Us. www.facebook.com/mercedesofbuckhead mercedesofbuckhead.com | 404-846-3500 2799 Piedmont Road | Atlanta, GA 30305 3 BABCOCK dermatology Melissa Babcock, M.D. We are so pleased to be part of this wonderful community. We wish you a Happy and Healthy New Year. 4890 Roswell Road, Suite B-10 • Atlanta, Georgia 30342 (404) 835-3052 • BabcockDermatology.com Located at the comer of Roswell Road Long Island Drive www.ReporterNewspapers.netl DEC. 27,2013 — JAN. 9, 2014 | 15
