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More Sidewalks! More Saturdays! More Performance!

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Have you checked out Sidewalk Saturdays in Decatur? Pop-up performances throughout downtown and in Oakhurst’s Harmony Park each Saturday through mid-June. Saturday, May 18 is jam-packed with performances from noon until six o’clock.   Here are just a few of … Continue reading →

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May is Music Month in Decatur

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

May is usually a great month everywhere but it’s particularly good for music lovers in Decatur.  And all the following events are free! Every Saturday afternoon in May (and through June 8) it’s Sidewalk Saturdays from 3 to 6 PM.  … Continue reading →

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Run for the Roses, and the juleps

Leon’s Full Service and the Decatur Arts Alliance: there’s a perfecta! Join your friends at Leon’s Full Service, 131 E. Ponce de Leon Ave.  in Decatur, on Saturday, May 4, for a Derby Day celebration featuring a hat contest, mint juleps, horse … Continue reading →

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“Real Good for Free” Sidewalk Saturdays in Decatur

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

I was standing on a noisy corner Waiting for the walking green Across the street he stood And he played real good On his clarinet, for free. Picture this: it’s Saturday evening and you are headed to Native for dinner … Continue reading →

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Scene at The Seen

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

Interested in exploring the gallery scene in Decatur? You’ll find a great place to start at The Seen Gallery, and a great time to visit The Seen is Saturday evening, March 16. Owner and raconteur Bill Bibb is marking The … Continue reading →

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Cluck, Cluck, Cluck

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

“This guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, “Doc, my brother’s crazy; he thinks he’s a chicken.” And, the doctor says, “Well, why don’t you turn him in?” The guy says, “I would, but I need the eggs.”  Perhaps you’ve … Continue reading →

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Quick – Head to Decatur Library Now!

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

Wow – it is 5:40 and I just saw that the Georgia Center for the Book is hosting an author event not to be missed.  Dana Greene, Dean Emerita of Emory University’s Oxford College has a new literary biography, Denise … Continue reading →

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http://www.type-rider.com/

The annual Decatur Book Festival is only a few weeks away. Type-Rider is one of our expected guests. What? You haven’t heard of this literary super-hero? Type Rider is biking across North America, luring the unsuspecting passers-by into contributing to a literary …ummm…thing!

Picture this: you are strolling the sidewalk and you encounter a card table with a typewriter on top. Someone encourages you to type something.

What do you type?

I can hardly wait to see.

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Here’s a great article about Type-Rider from the Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/12/nyregion/with-typewriter-in-tow-cyclist-maya-stein-nurtures-creativity.html. 

And here’s another from the NEA Big Read:  http://www.arts.gov/bigreadblog/?p=5283

And here’s a link to Type-Rider’s blog: http://www.type-rider.com/

 

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A Decatur Sunday Afternoon With the Arts

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

The Decatur Arts Festival came and went over Memorial Day weekend but the arts are still alive and thriving in downtown Decatur.  Plan to spend your Sunday afternoon on June 3 with two free & fabulous arts-related events. First, the … Continue reading →

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Ghost Brothers of Darkland County & I Love A Raffle

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

  This could be one you might want to tell your grandchildren someday that you saw in a small room at the top of the stairs. On April 4th, Atlanta’s Alliance Theater presents the world premier of The Ghost Brothers … Continue reading →

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