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MARCH 2021 ■ www.ReporterNewspapers.net Arts & Entertainment | 7 Events You Don’t Want to Miss in March The City Springs Theatre Company will present the musical “Let’s Hang On,” described as a “cele bration of the meteoric rise of female voices out from the shadows of the male pop and doo-wop groups of the 1960s that dominated the industry.” It will stream on-demand March 19-28. cityspring- stheatre.com The Dunwoody Nature Center is offering adult classes on health, wellness, and nature. The spring series of OWLS (Outdoor Wiser Lifelong Studies) takes place on Fridays in March and on April 2. Health screenings and temperature checks will be conducted upon arrival for each class, and social distancing and masks will be required for all par ticipants. 5343 Roberts Drive. dunwoodynature.org The Daffodil Dash is being held virtually this year. Proceeds from the annual fundrais er benefit Am Yisrael Chai, an organization in Sandy Springs created in remembrance of 1.5 million children who perished during the Holocaust. Additionally, funds will help plant 1.5 million daffodils worldwide in their honor. March 19 to April 18. amyisrael- chaiatlanta.org The Buclthead Her itage Society will have author Jonah McDonald talk ing about his book “More Secrets of At lanta” on March 4 at 7 p.m. via Zoom, as part of its Speak er Series. It’s a free event, buckhead- heritage.com The Atlanta Science Festival will run March 13-27,2021 with more than 80 virtual, self- guided, and outdoor events for children and adults. Topics include environmental sci ence, climate, healthcare, and COVID-19, with hands-on experiments, scavenger hunts, self-guided “discovery walks,” an exploration of local organisms, and other interactive adventures. View the full lineup at 2021.atlantasciencefestival.org ▲The Atlanta History Center is hosting the finals of the Georgia Poetry Out Loud com petition on March 13 starting at 1 p.m. Finalists then get to compete in a national event in Washington DC. atlantahistorycenter.com Georgia Audubon has organized a series of webinars for bird lov ers during the month of March, covering subjects such as rap tor identification, birding by ear, and equity in birding. Audubon is also hosting virtual field trips on March 12 and 26 with staff exploring their yards or “near by birdy patches” to discuss what they’re seeing. All dates, details, and prices are at georgiaaudu- bon.org ►The Latin American Associa tion is holding its sixth annual La tina Empowerment Conference as a virtual event on March 31, fea turing motivational speakers, busi ness workshops and educational re sources. Thelaa.org ◄The Oglethorpe University Museum of Art will show the work of Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo in the online presentation “Textures Of Our Lives” on March 14 at 5 p.m. The OUMA website says Tamayo “found inspiration for his work in a tradi tional vision of Mexico and his own Zapotec heri tage.” museum.oglethorpe.edu
