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Festival Fun
Art, books, writing and sci-fi events on the way
By Collin Kelley
Whether you love books, art or dressing up like a Stormtrooper from “Star Wars,” August
and September are chock-full of fun. Here are some of the big events coming up soon.
Piedmont Park Arts Festival
The eighth annual event is set for Aug. 13-14 with 250 painters, photographers, sculptors,
leather and metalwork, glass blowers, jewelers and crafters. The festival will also offer artist
demonstrations, live acoustic music, an emerging artists pavilion, a children’s play area, plus
food and beverages with healthy alternatives. For more visit piedmontparkartsfestival.com.
Festival Peachtree Latino
The 16th annual event will be held Aug. 28 in Piedmont Park with
a day of live music, food, exhibitions and more. For details visit
festivalpeachtreelatino.com.
BronzeLens Film Festival
Over the course of 4 days (Aug. 25-28), film lovers, actors and
filmmakers will gather to share a creative platform of education,
entertainment, empowerment related to film, television and the
production of both. For more information, visit bronzelens.com.
Grant Park Summer Shade Festival
Grant Park Summer Shade Festival
Music and art lovers will find plenty to interest them on Aug. 27-28 in Grant Park. There
will be live music throughout the weekend on two stages in addition to an expansive artist
market that will double in size for this year’s event. Open to all ages and free to attend, the
14th annual Summer Shade Festival will also have a diverse selection of local food trucks
with offerings for all tastes, craft beer, a Kids Zone, a 5K run, a farmers market and much
more. For the most up-to-date information, visit summershadefestival.org.
Decatur Book Festival
Thousands of authors and readers will flock to downtown Decatur
over Labor Day weekend for book signings, poetry readings,
workshops and more. Cassandra King Conroy, Rick Bragg,
Melissa Conroy, Ron Rash and Bronwen Dickey will pay tribute
to bestselling and beloved author Pat Conroy as the keynote event
at the 2016 Decatur Book Festival on Sept. 2-4. Also at this year’s
festival, award-winning author Alexander Chee will choose a track of
readings and panels, while the featured “kid note author” will be Dav
Pilkey, author of the “Captain Underpants” and “Dumb Bunnies”
series. For more information, visit decaturbookfestival.com.
Dragon Con
Fans of sci-fi, fantasy and gaming will descend on
Downtown Atlanta for the annual Labor Day weekend
gathering Sept. 2-5, featuring the costume parade down
Peachtree on Sept. 3 at 10 a.m. Some big stars will be at
this year’s conference, including Gillian Anderson (“The
X-Files”), William Shatner (“StarTrek”), Alex Kingston
(“Doctor Who”) and Eve Myles (“Torchwood”) among
many others. There will also be panels, meet and greets,
and much more. Tickets and additional information are
at dragoncon.org. Hi]
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