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August 17 - 10am to 4pm <r Bu,tterfly c pestL^a,l at tke Dunwoody Nature Center Birds of Prey Skow Games and, Crafts Fabulous Food, and, Drink Two Butterfly Tents tkis Year! Music, Macjic and, More * wf ** Family Fun All Day! Purckase Advance Tickets and Tuned Entry Wrist Bands Online DunwoodyNature.org Dunwoody Nature Center 5343 Roberts Drive, Dunwoody, GA 30338 (770) 394-3322 OUR SPONSORS 1 Kimberly-Clark GEORGIA i POWER A SOUTHERN COMPANY Abbott Brown Wealth Management UBS Financial Services Inc. Visitors Bureau ■ 4? Dunwoody DHA * Smart people-Smart destination / OUNWOOnY Anrthe-r | hrffke.n \mL g*| IWER V CABLE -• Oldcastle 6 % Georgia Natural Gas iTROUTMAN Sanders scPs-hman ESTHETIC AND GENERAL DENTISTRY Custom Signs Today • Dunwoody Animal Medical Center • Georgia Transmission Corporation Kapp Koncepts ■ Martenson, Hasbrouck & Simon LLP ■ Northside Hospital ■ Pankey & Horlock, LLC The Piedmont Bank ■ Teradata • SeaAgri, Inc. ■ Signature Bank ■ Walmart ■ Wild Birds Unlimited Where the BOYS ore MEM and so ore the GIRLS! ENJOYS VEGAS STYLE PERFORMANCES b/ the FEMALE IMPERSONATING WAITRESSES of LIPS DINNER SHOWS NIGHTLY 404.315.7711 3011 Buford Highway NE • Atlanta (off North Druid Hills Road) www.LipslJSA.com NEW YORK CITY • SAN DIEGO • FT. LAUDERDALE • ATLANTA THE BEST PLACE IN ATLANTA TO CELEBRATE ANYTHING! OLlt&C about BROOKHAVEN • BUCKHEAD • DUNWOODY • SANDY SPRINGS COMMUNITY Stop Hunger Now Saturday, Aug. 17, 8 a.m. — Dunwoody Unit ed Methodist Church kicks off the fall with “Food- stock 2013,” by putting together at least 300,000 meals for Stop Hunger Now. The goal is to involve the entire community, so they can work together for a great cause. Free and open to everyone. 1548 Mount Vernon Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Call 770- 394-0675 or go to: www.dunwoodyumc.org/2013 for more details and to reserve a time slot. Family Field Day Saturday, Aug. 17, 10 a.m. — Join others on the St. James United Methodist Church’s Sanctu ary Lawn for a Family Field Day! Wear tennis shoes and gym clothes — this isn’t your school’s fall carnival! Participate in games, and compete for prizes. Free events; snacks and drinks will be for sale. All ages are welcome, and the public is invited to attend. 4400 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., Atlanta, 30342. Ques tions? Visit: www.stjamesatlanta.org or contact Emi ly Gantert at 404-261-3121. Butterfly Festival Saturday, Aug. 17, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. — The Dunwoody Nature Center holds its annual Butterfly Festival. This year’s event has twice as many butter flies with two tents, and also features games, crafts, animal encounters and discovery stations. Partici pate in a nature scavenger hunt and find hidden trea sures within Dunwoody Park. Get your face paint ed like a butterfly, enjoy live music, a Birds of Prey show, and other entertainment. On-site concessions available (cash only). $10 for adults; $5 for chil dren. Rain or shine. 5343 Roberts Dr., Dunwoody, 30338. To find out more, call 770-394-3322 or visit: www.dunwoodynature.org/Butterfly-Festival. GET OUTDOORS River Ride Friday, Aug. 16,5:30-8:30 p.m. — Paddle with a ranger! Bring your own canoe or kayak and join a park ranger for a leisurely float through the Palisades, a section of the Chattahoochee River. As twilight fades, you will load your boat and depart the park just as darkness arrives. Reservations required by calling 678- 538-1200. Space is limited. $3 daily park pass or an nual pass. Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, 5450 Interstate North Parkway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Go to: www.nps.gov/chat to find out more. Pool Party Sunday, Aug. 18, 4-6 p.m. — Join lots of other young people for BBYO Connect’s Kickoff Pool Par ty! Appropriate for 6-8 th graders. Open to the com munity. $10 by Aug. 12; $15 after. Marcus Jewish Community Center - Atlanta, 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. For more information, email: sta- cie.graff@atlantajcc.org or call 678-812-3972. “The Croods” Friday, Aug. 23, 6 p.m. — Enjoy a family-friend ly movie, on a large, outdoor screen. Movie starts at dusk. “The Croods” is about a caveman family that must trek through an unfamiliar world with the help of an inventive boy. Rated PG. Free and open to every one. Pets and alcoholic beverages not permitted. San dy Springs United Methodist Church, Hitson Center Lawn, 86 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328. Visit: www.facebook.com/SandySpringsMov- iesByMoonlight with questions. Walk, Wag, N’ Run Saturday, Aug. 24,7:30 a.m. — Join others for the Walk, Wag, N’ Run to help the human and an imal victims of domestic violence. Proceeds benefit the Ahimsa House. $25 early bird through Aug. 17; $30 after; $35 day of race. I-mile Fun Run, $15, and begins at 8:45 a.m. Participants receive t-shirt, good ie bag. Flat to rolling hills course that ends in Lenox Park. Event is a 2014 Peachtree Road Race qualifier. Race starts at 1025 Lenox Park Blvd.; vehicle park ing at 2180 Lake Blvd., Brookhaven, 30319. Regis ter and learn more at www.active.com. CELEBRATING mtomsissk, zmmmw m, §01133 0 u L^jy I *0 [iDaQssSaD^^lMTSgm] Celebrating its 30th year, the 2013 Magnolia Run and Walk for Epilepsy features a 5k run and 1 mile walk in honor of those effected by epilepsy across the state. Held annually at Perimeter Mall, the event brings awareness to epilepsy and the Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia. Last year’s event brought out over 1200 people! All funds raised benefit EFGA’s programs, including education, camps, medication assistance and awareness. Come join us for fun-filled morning of exercise, food, fun and philanthropy! Run and Walk for Epilepsy YEARS 1983-2013 For Registration and More Information, Please Visit ©aDO mk EPILEPSY FOUNDATION 9 GEORGIA 12 | AUG.9—AUG. 22, 2013 | www.ReporterNewspapers.net
