decatur focus may 2013

May 2013 Volume 23 • Number 9

Official PublicatiOn Of the city Of Decatur, GeOrGia

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Sidewalk Saturdays

Continue Through June 8

Be a part of Decatur’s ongoing Saturday street art festival. On Saturdays between 3 and 6 p.m., you can find singers, drummers, sidewalk artists (like Elizabeth Dulemba pic-tured here), dancers, poets and more performing around downtown Decatur and in Oakhurst’s Harmony Park. There are more pictures on page 13. For more information on performers and locations, visit decaturartsalliance.org.

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We accolades!like the celebrities say,

“it’s an honor just to be nominated.”

recent write-ups and recognition have us a little pumped up right now. Decatur has been repeatedly singled out among communities nationwide for the beauty of its downtown square, its walkability, and as a destination for “foodies.” we’re

all pleased as punch to receive the shout-outs, and are happy to share them with you.

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The Decatur Focus is a joint publication of the City of Decatur, the Decatur Downtown Development Authority and the Decatur Business Association. It is a newsletter intended to provide announcements and information related to events, activities, and businesses in the City of Decatur. The purpose of the newsletter is to promote the city and encourage the exchange of information among residents, business owners and the school system. Letters to the editor, editorials or other opinion pieces are not published. All press releases, announcements and other information received for publication are subject to editing. Information found in the Focus is also posted on Decatur’s official website at www.decaturga.com. The deadline for submitting articles, announcements or advertising is the first day of the month preceding publication. Contact: Edi-tor, Decatur Focus, P.O. Box 220, Decatur, GA 30031, 404-371-8386; fax 404-371-1593; email: [email protected].

Decatur city cOMMiSSiOn

Jim Baskett ...................................................MayorKecia Cunningham ...............Mayor Pro temFred Boykin ................................Commissionerscott Drake .................................CommissionerPatti Garrett ................................Commissioner

Decatur DOWntOWn DeVelOPMent authOrity

boardsheila hunt, Chair

Fred CavalliJohn Drake

John JoynerFisher Paty

Chris sciarrone Betty spiker

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aSSOciatiOnMorgan rowe....................................... PresidentMarc Brennan ..........................President-electKyle williams ........................................treasurerDiana Charles ....................................... secretarywendy watkins .......................... Past President

information for the fOcuS should be submitted by mail to editor, Decatur Focus, P.o. Box 220, Decatur, Ga 30031, by fax to 404-371-1593, or by email to [email protected].

see ACCOLADES page 8

Decatur named One of america’s Most beautiful town Squares by travel & leisure Magazine

Decatur’s square is one of America’s 15 Most beautiful town Squares, according to Trave-landLeisure.com. Writer April Orcutt says, “Town squares across the United States were built to inspire goodwill and be the hearts of their communities, often with stately landmarks like a courthouse and surrounding colorful shops and cafes.”

Orcutt explains that they went in search of the squares keeping that spirit alive and em-phasizing smaller towns (populations of 50,000 or less). Other squares chosen were Prescott, Arizona; New London, Connecticut; San Marcos, Texas; Bardstown, Kentucky; Corning, New York; Canton, Missippi; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; and Bar Harbor, Maine.

Visit http://tandl.me/XkloAT to read the article and see a listing of all the squares.

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Decatur 101 Celebrates New Gradsexpands to include emergency Management and Schools

congratulations to the 90 graduates of the 2013 Decatur 101 classes – 40 in the morning class and 50 in the evening class. This 14th

season brings the total to 811 informed and involved graduates.

This year the program expanded to include Emergency Management and Schools. Par-ticipants attended seven classes, toured city

buildings, heard from department heads, played Public Works Jeopardy, decided how to spend a tax dollar, completed a citywide scavenger hunt, took a Smart Growth Walk-ing Tour, toured the Decatur Career Acade-my and learned about the school system, and attended a special Decatur 101 Work Session with the City Commission.

Decatur 101 is offered annually in Febru-

ary/March. Classes are held in the morning and evening and are open to the community. If you are interested in taking the 2014 class, sign up now because there is usually a wait-ing list.

To sign up send your name, address, phone number, email address and preference of morning or evening class to [email protected].

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city budget Process under Wayhere are important dates in the budget schedule for the City of Decatur’s Fiscal year 2013-14 budget process, subject to City Commission approval.

May 20 Formal presentation of budget to City Commission and adoption of tentative 2013 millage rate.

May 29 Budget expo at Decatur recreation Center, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

June 3 work session and public hearing on proposed Fy 2013-14 budget and revised 2012-13 budget and 2013 millage rate, 7:30 p.m.

June 10 Public hearing on proposed Fy 2013-14 budget and revised (tentative) 2012-13 budget and 2013 millage rate, 7:30 p.m.

June 17 Public hearing and scheduled adoption of Fy 2013-14 budget and revised 2012-13 budget and 2013 millage rate, 7:30 p.m.

all public hearings on the budget will be held at Decatur City hall, 509 N. McDonough st. Copies of the Fy 2013-14 proposed budget and Fy 2012-13 revised budget will be available at Decatur City hall and at the Decatur library, 215 sycamore st., beginning May 22. they will also be posted at www.decaturga.com/budget. Scott Drake

elected to city commission

Touch a BudgetCity of Decatur is encouraging citizens to get an up-close and personal look at the city’s budgeting process May 21, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Decatur recreation Center. Find out the “pend-ing spending” planned for the 2014 city budget and how it supports the 2010 strategic Plan principles devel-oped by Decatur citizens. talk to rep-resentatives from all city departments and play Budget Bingo for fun prizes.

Check www.decaturga.com/budget for updates to the schedule and watch twitter, Facebook and your email for breaking budget news.

ride the free GO60+ Shuttle Oakhurst to Downtown Decatur and back

a beautiful spring day is the per-fect time to take the GO60+ shuttle. Residents 60 and older are invited to take the free shuttle

on Wednesdays from one of three stops in the Oakhurst area – Oakhurst Park in the Feld Avenue parking lot, Oakhurst Fam-

ily Dollar, and the corner of Brower Street and McClean Street – to the downtown Decatur business district. Riders can get off downtown at the Recreation Center/Library, Kroger, CVS, or Post Office stop. Then get on board to head back to Oakhurst before the last run of the day.

To register to take the shuttle and receive the brochure with the map and schedule (please see schedule below), contact Lee Ann Harvey, [email protected] or 678-553-6548. Potential continuation of the shuttle will depend on the number of people who use it.

DEcaTur gO60+ SHuTTlE DEParTurE TimES WEDNESDAYS • MARCH THROuGH AuGuST 2013 Oakhurst family corner of recreation Kroger at cVS at Decatur Park Dollar lot brower St./ center/ 720 Ponce & Post feld St. lot 630 east lake Mcclean St. library commerce commerce Office

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rETurn arriValS in OakHurST (DrOP-OFF OnlY)

Oakhurst family corner of Park Dollar lot brower St./ feld St. lot 630 east lake Mcclean St.

1:00 PM 1:05 PM 1:10 PM

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the Decatur Go60+ shuttle operates from March through august

2013, thanks to a mini-grant from the Georgia Department of human

services Division of aging services. the shuttle is a partnership

between City of Decatur and DeKalb County human Development

Department office of senior affairs.



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Scott Drake (right) was sworn in april 1 as the District 1, Post B, commissioner replacing Bill Floyd, who stepped down in

January. retired georgia Supreme court Justice and Decatur resident george carley (center) officiated at the ceremony. Scott’s father, Walt Drake (left) served as mayor of Decatur in the 1970s and was the youngest person ever to hold that post.

Scott Drake elected to city

commission

Newly sworn-in Commissioner scott Drake joins Mayor Jim Baskett, Mayor Pro tem Kecia Cunningham, Commissioner Fred Boykin and Commissioner Patti Garrett.

scott’s wife, lindsey, and daughters

Mclaine, 6, a kindergartner at

Clairemont elementary, and emma, 2, attended

the swearing-in ceremony.

DEcaTur gO60+ SHuTTlE DEParTurE TimES WEDNESDAYS • MARCH THROuGH AuGuST 2013 Oakhurst family corner of recreation Kroger at cVS at Decatur Park Dollar lot brower St./ center/ 720 Ponce & Post feld St. lot 630 east lake Mcclean St. library commerce commerce Office

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Oakhurst family corner of Park Dollar lot brower St./ feld St. lot 630 east lake Mcclean St.

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Decatur has compiled some general information and helpful re-sources for dealing with coyotes in our city. One resource is an informative video produced by the City of Roswell, which they have allowed us to share on www.decaturga.com.

Coyotes and our

Community

things to Know about coyotesCoyotes first appeared in the Southeast in the 1960s and have easily adapted to urban liv-ing. They are opportunistic diners and will go after a meal that will burn the fewest calories. A coyote’s territory can span five to 10 miles.

Only a certified trapping specialist can round up and remove coyotes from an urban area in Georgia. Once caught, the coyote must be euthanized. Decatur practices a poli-cy of co-existence with coyotes in the area.

hazing – an effective Deterrent The Humane Society of the United States rec-ommends hazing to reshape coyote behavior. Hazing can help maintain a coyote’s fear of humans and deter them from neighborhood spaces, backyards and play spaces.

The following hazing methods, adapted from guidelines of the Denver, Colorado, coyote problem mitigation program, have proven successful at correcting problematic coyote behavior. • Use a variety of hazing tools. This is criti-

cal; coyotes can habituate to individual items, sounds, and actions.

• Yell and wave your arms while approach-ing the coyote.

• Use noisemakers: voice, whistles, air horns, bells, soda cans filled with pennies or dead batteries, pots and pans banged together.

• Throw sticks, small rocks, cans, tennis balls, rubber balls.

• Spray with hoses, water guns with vinegar water, spray bottles with vinegar water, pepper spray, bear repellant.

“Go away, coyote!” The simplest method of hazing a coyote in-volves being loud and large: stand tall, wave

your arms and yell at the coyote, approaching it if necessary, until it runs away. For a dem-onstration: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDm9wjfcdbw&feature=player_embedded)

If a coyote has not been hazed before, he may not immediately run away when you yell at him. You may need to walk towards the coyote and increase the intensity of your haz-ing. The coyote may run away, but then stop and look back at you. Haze the coyote until it completely leaves the area.

Dog-Walking tools Carry coyote-repelling tools while walking your dog (on a leash): • Homemade noisemakers – follow this link

for a “recipe”: www.stanleyparkecology.ca/programs/conservation/urbanWildlife/coyotes/deterrent.php

• Whistle or small air horn (you can pur-chase small air horn “necklaces”)

• Squirt guns • Pepper spray • Pick up sticks or rocks and throw them at

the coyote.

in your yard Keeping pets and pet food inside is the best way to keep coyotes out of your yard. If you do encounter coyotes, all of the above meth-ods can be used in your yard at home. First, try the “Go Away, Coyote!” method (yell and wave your arms as you approach the coyote). You can also squirt the coyote with your gar-den hose or bang pots and pans together.

remember . . .Never run away from a coyote! The coyote may not leave at first, but if you approach it closer and/or increase the intensity of your

hazing, it will run away. If the coyote runs away a short distance and then stops and looks at you, continue hazing it until it com-pletely leaves the area. After you have suc-cessfully hazed a coyote, he or she may return again. Continue to haze the coyote as you did before; it usually takes only one or two times to haze a coyote away for good.

Coyotes are skittish by nature and as a rule do not act aggressively towards aggressive people. However, engaging animals that are sick or injured can result in unpredictable be-havior. If you suspect that a coyote is sick or injured, contact the proper authorities and do not interact with it.

helpful resources• the humane society of the united

states, www.humanesociety.org/animals/coyotes/

• the stanley Park ecology society, www.stanleyparkecology.ca/programs/ conservation/urbanwildlife/coyotes/

• atlanta wild animal rescue effort, www.awareone.org/

coyote Spottingthe City of Decatur would like to know when and where coy-otes have been spotted. if you have seen a coyote, please com-plete the Decatur Coyote sight-ings request form in the City’s Citizen request system. the in-formation collected will be used to track the location of coyotes in our community. http://com4.govtsystems.com/reqPDecatur-Ga/anonrequests/requestForm.aspx?Formid=449



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LBC Helps Decatur Recycle Old Building Materials

as demolition began at the Beacon School complex, the City of Decatur looked for ways to divert materials from landfills. Items and materials that could not be used by city departments, and otherwise would be thrown away, found new homes with the help of the Lifecycle Building Center (LBC).

LBC started in 2011 with the goal of capturing reusable building materials from the waste stream and improving resource efficiency in the built environment. The organiza-tion has developed partnerships with several nonprofits to reuse items, but they also have a shop, which is open to the public Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Find out more at www.lifecyclebuildingcenter.org.

Leading the salvage project at the Beacon School complex was Decatur native Adam Deck (pictured at right), director of Operations for LBC. Adam grew up in Decatur and remembers playing basketball on the very gym floor he was sal-vaging. The collaboration opportunity was brought to the city by resident Frank Burdette, who serves on the advisory board for LBC and has worked with the MLK Jr. Service project for more than 10 years. Several volunteers also chipped in to make the project happen.

Salvaged materials included cabinets from the Police Depart-ment break room, shelving, lockers, wooden benches, exit signs, sinks, and wood flooring from the Ebster gym. Staff from the nonprofit organization Wonder Root also stopped by to collect materials that could be used in youth art projects.

MlK Project: free home repair assistanceapply by May 31Senior citizens living in the city of Decatur may be eligible for help with home and yard maintenance and repair, free of charge, through the Martin Luther King Jr. Service Project. The 12th annual project will take place on the weekend of Jan. 18-20, 2014. To qualify for assistance, applicants must:• Be 65 or older• Own and reside in your home within the

city limits of Decatur• Be on a fixed or lower income

If you think you are eligible for this pro-gram, or if you know of someone who may be eligible, contact Lee Ann Harvey, 678-553-6548, or [email protected], by Friday, May 31.

Decatur craft beer festival calls for logosThe Decatur Craft Beer Tasting Festival needs a logo for the fall 2013 festival. The deadline for submitting a logo de-sign is June 14. The selected logo will be used on the festival’s souvenir T-shirt, tasting glass and website. The winning artist will receive $300, two admissions to the festival and two T-shirts.

For more information and a copy of the submission form and guidelines, visit www.decaturbeerfestival.com or call Katie Abel, 678-553-6573.



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Decatur named a “Dynamic locale for Walkable living” by Where to retire MagazineDecatur is profiled as a top retirement destination as one of eight “Dynamic locales for Walkable living” in the May/June issue of Where to Retire magazine. Editor Mary Lu Abbott said Decatur possesses qualities important to today’s retirees. “More people than ever are mak-ing retirement relocation decisions based on how often they can ditch the car and go places by foot,” Abbott said. “Many towns, including Decatur, have neighborhoods where walking is not only a health benefit, but a way to connect with neighbors and nature and lessen the strain on your wallet and the environment.”

Each year, 700,000 Americans relocate to new towns to retire. Generally, relocating retirees are healthier, better educated and more affluent than those who choose not to relocate. They bring significant economic benefits to their new states and hometowns. Nationally, two-dozen states and hundreds of towns seek to attract retirees as a source of economic development.

Walkable towns featured: Sarasota, Florida; Decatur, Georgia; Charlottesville, Virginia; Providence, Rhode Island; Tucson, Arizona; Boulder, Colorado; Ashland, Oregon; and Bellingham, Washington.

DfuMc food Drive to benefit DeaM and DcMSaturday, May 18 • 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Sunday, May 19 • during and after church, until 12:30 p.m.

Decatur First United Methodist Church (DFUMC) invites the community to join in a food drive May 18-19, during the

annual Change the World weekend. Do-nations will go to the Decatur Emergency Assistance Mission (DEAM) and Decatur Cooperative Ministry (DCM).

Change the World involves United Methodist congregations around the world seeking to make a life-changing difference, all during the same weekend, by creating and participating in service or fundraising projects related to local or global needs.

The church will collect the following items in the parking lot: rice, grits, pasta, pasta sauce, cereal, peanut butter, jams and jellies, macaroni and cheese, canned meats (including stew, tuna, salmon, chicken, pork and beans), green canned goods (spinach, turnip greens, English peas), canned tomatoes, corn, non-fat dry milk, small boxes of corn muffin mix, oatmeal, small boxes of Jell-O, Ivory or Dial soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, toilet paper, deodorant, and powdered laun-dry detergent. The youth of the church will be in the parking lot to collect the donations. Monetary donations will also be accepted. All proceeds will help the DEAM and DCM food pantries.

For information visit www.decaturfirst.org or contact Melinda Mobley, 404-354-1421, or [email protected].

Decatur named no. 1 in top 10 foodie cities Livability.com: America’s Best Places to Live and Visit named Decatur No.1 in its top 10 foodie cities 2013, saying: “Decatur’s restaurant scene separates this town from all other Atlanta suburbs” and “Especially for its size, Decatur has one of the nation’s largest clusters of highly rated, independent restaurants, cafes and pubs in the nation.” Read the ar-ticle at http://livability.com/top-10/top-10-foodie-cities-2013-second-helping/decatur/ga.



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the Decatur Visitors Center is officially open at 113 Clairemont ave. office hours are tuesday-saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 678-615-0915 or visit www.visitdecaturgeorgia.com for infor-mation or to volunteer. City commissioners Patti Garrett and

scott Drake joined Mayor Pro tem Kecia Cunningham for the ceremo-nial ribbon cutting.

the space is shared with the offices of the Decatur arts alliance and Pals (Parking, assistance, liaison with Merchants, and safety). local residents are invited to stop by to buy Decatur-branded mer-chandise (including “Keep it indie-Catur” t-shirts) and to see the map of Decatur and the six-word-story conference table. the arts alliance also features rotating exhibits by local artists.

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Spring clean-up Days continueNeighborhood Association Spring Cleanup Days, held in conjunction with the Public Works Department, started in March and are ongoing. Each neighborhood has a des-ignated Saturday in which up to eight Public Works em-ployees with four trucks will pick up items from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., or until finished, whichever is sooner. All items should be placed at the curb no later than 7:30 a.m.

Public Works employees collect yard trimmings, build-ing materials (that are not the work of private contractors), tires, appliances (not containing Freon), and trash that would not normally be placed in pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) bags. They do not collect liquids, dirt, bricks, blocks, stone rocks, concrete or motor vehicle batteries or parts.

For detailed information and a street-by-street breakdown, visit the Public Works Depart-ment at www.decaturga.com.

holiday Sanitation Schedule

Memorial Day – Monday, May 27Monday services will be on tuesday, May 28

tuesday services will be on wednesday, May 29

Decatur cemetery Photo contest – it’s not too late Winning photos will be displayed at the Decatur Welcome centerThe deadline for entering the Decatur Cemetery Winter/Spring Photo contest is May 31. First, second and third prizes will be awarded and will be matted and framed as part of a showing at the Decatur Arts Alliance/Decatur Welcome Center next fall. They will also be featured in the Focus and displayed on the Decatur website and in the cemetery office or Public Works office.

Amateur and professional photographers are welcome to participate. Mail prints or digital images to: Decatur Cemetery Photo Contest, City of Decatur-Cemetery Operations, P.O. Box 220, Decatur, GA 30031. Or drop them by the cemetery office, 299 Bell St., off Church Street.

Zeigler helps turn backyards into farms and Gardens

Zeigler Homestead Services special-izes in transforming neighborhood backyards into functional vegetable gardens, orchards and urban chick-

en coops. With more than 10 years’ com-bined experience in urban homesteading and natural foods, Joey Zeigler offers expertise in sustainable gardening, rainwater barreling systems and chicken coop construction.

Zeigler Homestead Services offers garden layout and design, crop selection assistance, plant starters and seeds, row bed construc-tion, hand seeding, drip irrigation installa-tion and weeding. For families looking to raise chickens, he offers a variety of custom coop designs, cleanings and even a chicken-sitting service.

Joey and his family currently tend a flock of heirloom chickens and a 2,500-square-foot garden at their Decatur home. He volunteers at Decatur Farm to School and is an active member of Georgia Organics, the Mushroom Club of Georgia, Slow Food Atlanta and the Atlanta Bike Coalition. He currently serves as garden coordinator for the Atlanta Public Schools Farm to School Coalition.

Go head over heels at cartwheels campsRegistration is open for Cartwheels summer camps in June and July. Crafts and activities are based on fun-filled themes: Giants, Elves and Wizards, Pioneer Days and Wild Things. Spe-cial Sew What and Leadership Camps are designed to appeal to older children. Damon Young from the Center for Puppetry Arts will join the Cartwheels summer staff. For more informa-tion visit www.cartwheelconsult-ing.com or call Kay Watkins, 404-394-9388.

neighborhood Date

College heights May 4

westchester May 11

Decatur heights May 18

Great lakes June 1

lenox Place June 8

winnona Park is hosting its annual Neighborhood yard sale on saturday, May 11,8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. sale begins at 208 shadowmoor Dr. and Google maps of all participating homes will be available.Maxim Marks

MilestoneCongratulations to Maxim Barbers who will celebrate its first full year in business on June 1. Diane, Derek and John want to thank everyone and look forward to another great year. In further appreciation, during the month of May, Maxim Barbers will offer Decatur High School seniors $5 off on their graduation haircuts.

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congratulations to Barry Rhodes, who received one of three Awards of Excellence at the recent American Craft

Council (ACC) show in Atlanta. ACC displayed the work of more than 200 art-ists and is considered one of the premier craft shows in the country.

Barry has been a potter for almost 30 years. He started as an apprentice under Rick Berman and Glenn Dair in the late 1970s at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. He went on to maintain a studio in the old Nexus Arts Center in Atlanta, pro-ducing vessels shown throughout the United States. His work is in many collections, including the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Agnes Scott College. It is carried by the Sig-nature Gallery in Buckhead and will be for sale at the upcoming Decatur Arts Festival.

Barry has a Ph.D. in Phys-ics from Emory University. He taught at Clark Atlanta University in the Physics department for 10 years. He now works at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention where he is a computer scientist.

A resident of Decatur for more than 20 years, he is married to Ruby Bock, the gar-

Decatur resident barry rhodes Wins craft council award of excellence

Second Sunday Strolls begin in May

Grab your water bottle, slap on the sunscreen and slip into your walking shoes – a sure sign of spring in Decatur is the return of Second Sunday Strolls through Decatur Cemetery, sponsored by Friends of Decatur Cemetery. The first tour will be Sunday, May 12, 2:30 p.m., and will leave from the Wellhouse/Gazebo in the old section off

Commerce Drive. At the conclusion of the tour, join the Friends at 3:45 for a short service of rededication at

the grave of Miss Emily Pittman. The gravesite (pictured at right) has been under renovation since 2008. An old-fashioned lemonade and cookie reception will follow in the Gazebo, newly renovated over the winter by Renewal Design-Build of Decatur.

General tours will continue on the second Sunday each month through October. Special guided group tours may also be arranged by contacting the Friends. Or, for a leisurely stroll, pick up a copy of the newly printed self-guided Walking Tour available at the cemetery office and several places around the city and travel at your own pace.

For more information email [email protected].

den manager at Woodlands Garden. His son Will Rhodes graduated from Decatur High and is now at Hampshire College in western Massachusetts.

For more information on the American Craft Council, visit http://shows.craftcouncil.org/2013/57.



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clue town book available for Downtown Decatur

Downtown Decatur is the latest in the Clue Town

Book series created and produced by Jay Carlson. Clue Town Books feature ready-to-solve scavenger hunts located in walk-able areas of Atlanta. Solvers complete puzzles to reveal directions to a final destination.

Clue Town Books are a fun adventure for adults and kids (ages 12 and up should be able to complete an entire hunt on their own). They provide education, entertainment and exercise and are ideal for date nights, birthday parties, quality family time, office group exercises or sightseeing. Each book includes a compass and a pencil to assist with the quest.

Clue Town Books describes Decatur’s scav-enger hunt this way: “Downtown Decatur mixes history and commerce like no other city. Eclectic restaurants and stylish boutiques operate next to Civil War sites, public art, and a mass transit station. Solvers of Clue Town: Downtown Decatur will walk its charming blocks to see what makes Decatur such a hot spot for families, foodies, and history buffs.”

Clue Town Books may be purchased through www.cluetownbooks.com or at the Decatur Visitors Center, 113 Clairemont Ave. Price: $15. Other Atlanta Clue Town Books in-clude Piedmont Park and Oakland Cemetery.


Pictured are Bike Decatur and Decatur active living at their first Friday bike ride around Decatur. the group plans to do monthly leisurely rides. Visit www.beactivedecatur.com to keep up with bicycling and active living news in Decatur.

cycling around Decatur

Decatur turned out in full force to volunteer for the Publix Marathon in March. Pictured are Dan Ciarametaro and his daughter at the water station on Clairemont avenue, a set of the Burma shave cheering signs, and Clay scarborough’s Fleet Feet crew.

Decatur cheers Publix Marathon


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out and about with Decatur sidewalk saturday artists (clockwise from top right): Gateway Performance Group, luis stefanell, troy Cono, Morgan rowe, and elizabeth Dulemba. sidewalk saturdays continue into June, so take an art-filled stroll around town on saturdays between 3 and 6 p.m.

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elizabeth Dulemba

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troy Cono

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Dba Presents concerts on the Square and blue Sky concertsfree and open to the communityMay brings the return of the Decatur Business Association’s Concerts on the Square and Blue Sky Concerts. Concerts on the Square are presented every Saturday night in May, beginning at 7 p.m. and featuring an eclectic mix of music. They are sponsored by Wells Fargo and Gas South and co-sponsored by Private Bank of Decatur. Bring your picnic dinner or visit one of our many restaurants for takeout or dining in before the concert.

Blue Sky Concerts are every Wednesday in May, noon-1 p.m., at the Community Bandstand on the square. They are sponsored by Wells Fargo and Gas South and co-sponsored by Consoli-dated Copier and Jazzercise Decatur. There’s more information at decaturdba.com.

Tickets for Children ages 3-12: $5 ea.(Includes all games and activities)

Purchase in advance at DecaturDBA.comFree admission for children 2 and under.

Dig Your Toes into 60 Tons of Sand on the Ponce de Leon Beach!

Live Music and Dancing

Kids BoardwalkGames

theoriginal

and official Jimmy Buffettribute band

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For the Kids: Douglas Brakeand Sizzle, Hiss, Pop

FridayJune 14

5-11 PM

Sponsored by:

MEETING REMINDERMAY 21the Dalton Gallery Dana Fine arts Building agnes scott College 5:15 p.m. Networking reception

6 p.m. Program

sponsor: agnes scott College

opening reception for the Decatur arts Festival Fine arts exhibition

Visit www.decaturdba.com to learn more about the Decatur Business association

blue Sky concerts • Wednesdays at noonMay 1 Jameson elder – Roots RockMay 8 Kris youmans band – Bluegrass/CountryMay 15 yoeshi roberts band – “Acoustic Encouragement”May 22 tim O’Donovan – Soulful RockMay 29 Jason Pomar – Acoustic Pop

concerts on the Square • Saturdays at 7 p.m.May 4 Michelle Malone banned – Blues RockMay 11 Green Fest featuring ed roland and the Sweet tea Project – Pop/RockMay 18 Soulhound – Funk/SoulMay 25 Magno – All-time Top 40


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10th annual Solarium Patio PartySunday, June 2 • 5-8 p.m.The 10th Anniversary Patio Party celebration will be at the Solarium at Old Scottish Rite, 321 W. Hill St. The annual FUNd-raiser helps ensure that this historic neighborhood treasure continues to be available for the Decatur community to use and enjoy.

Try tasty food from local caterers, adult and kid-friendly beverages (all provided free of charge with your ticket), listen to live music and perhaps win one of the raffle prizes.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Children under 12 are admitted free and tickets for seniors are $5. Visit www.thesolarium.com for information.

Music at the Decatur librarytuesday, May 28 • 7-8 p.m. • 215 Sycamore St.Aloha Hula Dancers – Hearts of Polynesia. Hula dancing is a huge part of the culture of the Pacific islands, with a complex set of moves, each with its own meaning. Enjoy a hula performance and the music of Polynesia by the dance troupe Hearts of Polynesia. Fund-ing is provided by the Friends of the Decatur Library. For information call 404-370-3070.

Maternity Movies continue in MayMaternity Movies on the square continue May 3 and May 31, on the lawn of the Old Courthouse. Festivities begin at 7:30 p.m. with pre-movie entertainment. The movie be-gins at sundown. Bring a blanket, some refreshments and enjoy the show. Sponsored by DeKalb Medical.

May 3 • She’s having a baby • ’80s nightKevin Bacon is an aspiring writer facing up to the responsibilities of marriage and family in this romantic comedy from 1988.

May 31 • nine MonthsWhen commitment-phobe Hugh Grant learns his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, he faces changes to his carefree lifestyle.

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Decatur Celebrates the Arts

May-SeptemberDeKalb history center

after 25 years, Decatur’s is one of the premier arts festivals in the southeast. this exhibit examines the

growth of the festival and, by extenstion, the renais-sance of the Decatur square. take a look at 25 years

of posters, media clippings, photographs, artworks and memorabilia. the exhibit is curated by Cheryl Burnette,

who served as executive director of the arts alliance and managed the arts festival from 1999 to 2008.

the Decatur arts Festival circa 1991

Events throughout May



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Decatur Celebrates the Arts

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Fine Arts Exhibition Opening Reception May 21

the Dalton Gallery/Dana fine arts building agnes Scott college, 5-7:15 p.mall are welcome to visit the annual juried fine arts exhibition, hosted by agnes scott College and held in conjunction with the May meeting of the Decatur Business association.

ArtWalk May 24all around Decatur, 5-11 pmit’s Decatur’s largest one-night gallery event! Change out of your work shoes into something more comfortable and stroll around town to see 17 exhibits at various shops, galleries and restaurants amd enjoy complimentary snacks and drinks.

Kids Festival May 25Decatur recreation center, 10 am-2 pmarts and crafts, inflatables, juggling, clowns and lots of fun. Join the parade! it starts at 9:30 at the corner of Church street and Commerce Drive.

Artists Market May 25-26Downtown Decatur, 10 am-6 pm Saturday, 11 am-5 pm SundayNearly 180 artists, artisans, and craftspeople set up their tents all along Ponce de leon avenue, offering jewelry, paintings, sculpture, photographs, glass work, etc. there’ll be food ven-dors on e. Court square and beverages to help keep you cool.

Live Music May 25-26communty bandstand, all day longlocal boy shawn Mullins will close out saturday’s performance schedule with a 90-minute set beginning at 3:30. other per-formers scheduled include atlanta favorites Delta Moon, the Bonaventure Quartet, Nicole Chillemi and more. and there’s more (and quieter) music all weekend at the acoustic Palette stage adjacent to the art institute of atlanta-Decatur.

Lotsa Laffs & Lit May 24-26DeKalb history center, Decatur lOl and literary arts tents on the Old courthouse lawntheater and literary arts activities begin on Friday evening, during the artwalk at the speak…easy event in the old Court-house and continues all day saturday and sunday with improv and theater groups, stand-up comics and storytellers.



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tune in to the 5th annual WDfuMc radio Show May 2, 3, 4 • 7:30 p.m. May 5 • 6:30 p.m.

the Drama Action Team of Decatur First United Meth-odist Church presents the 5th Annual WDFUMC Ra-

dio Show. The format and some of the sketches are adapted from the long-running NPR favorite A Prairie Home Companion.

This year’s show includes Café Boeuf; Ruth Harrison, Reference Librarian; Ketchup; and Guy Noir, Private Eye, all adapted from Prairie Home by show director George Hickman; and The Days of Our Lunch and The Young and the Reckless, original sketches by John Cowden, director of music, plus Professor Mal O. Propp and The Plati-num Girls, original sketches by George Hickman.

Featured in the show is special mu-sic by the DFUMC Women’s Trio, and the DFUMC Men’s Gospel Quartet, ac-companied by the show’s keyboardist and musical director Mitch Weisiger.

Tickets are $10 and are available at the door. The church is at 300 E. Ponce de Leon Ave. For more information call Melinda Mobley, 404-354-1421.

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Decatur Presbyterian Church, 205 sycamore st., offers a new 5 p.m. sunday evening worship service during May that seeks to embody the qualities of casualness, mean-ingfulness, and variety. enter un-der the awning on Church street.



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living the Green life learning Series

free classes and workshops are offered by the Wylde Center in collaboration with the City of Decatur and the DeKalb County Public Library. The series provides timely information and a list of resources that can be found at the library and on-

line. No registration is required. For more information contact Andrea Zoppo, [email protected].

attracting bees and butterfliesMonday, May 6 • 10-11:30 a.m.Decatur library, 215 sycamore st.Have you heard about Colony Collapse Disorder? The beekeeper goes to his hives and there is not a bee in sight, they have all disappeared! Although that disorder is specific to honey bees, all pollinators have been declining in numbers, including butterflies, bats, and native bees. Did you know there are about 4,000 species of native bees in North America? At least 40 native bee species are in the Southeastern United States.

In this class, Pandra Williams helps you understand how to support native butterflies and bees in your garden. Learn how to identify and support three types of gentle native bees. Learn about the five classes of butterflies and what you need to do to keep them coming back to your garden. There will be a hands-on project – the class will build a mason bee house together.

compost Workshop for the entire familysession 1: saturday, June 15 • 9-10 a.m.session 2: saturday, June 15 • 11 a.m.-noonoakhurst Garden, 435 oakview rd. Join the staff of the Wylde Center and learn the real dirt about com-posting. Families will rotate through hands-on learning stations. Par-ticipants will be trained on how to take care of a pile and what to do with the compost once it is finished.

RSVP required. Contact [email protected] with Compost WKSHP in subject line by June 11, 8 p.m., with your email, phone number, number of participants and your choice of session 1 or ses-sion 2.

Jazz nights Special concertthursday, May 16 • 7-9 p.m.

the Oakhurst Neighborhood Association is extending its popular free Jazz Nights series with a special pre-Memorial Day Weekend concert featuring jazz vocalist Annie Sellick.

The concert location is the lawn in front of McGowan’s Pub and the Solarium, 321 W. Hill St. The concert will take place rain or shine. The rain location is the Solarium. For details, visit www.oakhurstjazznights.com or visit the Oakhurst Jazz Nights event page on Facebook.

Table reservations: For an elegant front-row view of the concert, candlelit tables are available for reservation. Each table seats up to four and comes complete with chairs, fresh linens, and a custom candle-lit centerpiece. Reservations are $25 per table, per night. [email protected].


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lunchtime in the Studiothursday, May 9 • noon-1 p.m.cOre Studios 133 Sycamore St.The May Lunchtime in the Studio focuses on CORE Performance Com-pany’s outreach program, Dynamic X-Change Healing Arts, which partners with social service nonprofits to open pathways for under-served popula-tions. The free, interactive lunchtime dance event allows you to experience the same kinds of explorations the stu-dents in the Dynamic X-Change pro-gram explore. Complimentary lunch is generously provided for the first 40 attending by Starbucks Decatur and another neighborhood restaurant to be announced. The studio opens at noon. Lunch is served noon to 12:15 p.m. www.Coredance.org.

7th Decatur World laughter DayMay 5 • 2-3 p.m. community bandstandLaugh and the whole world laughs with you – it’s not just a saying, it’s a happening. Gather with other Decatur folks on May 5 and join people around the world in celebrating World Laughter Day. This “epidemic” started in India and has spread throughout the globe.

Get to the bandstand a little early to dance with the Emerson Drummers. Laugh with laughter hosts Jean Woodall and Celeste Greene and leaders Dionne Alexander and Wayne Felix. Enjoy the Improv antics of Lesly Fredman with Susan Liverpool and Ann Connor. Laughing, singing, laughing, comedy, danc-ing, more laughing (and balloons for the first 12 children). If you want to sit, bring a chair. For questions, call Jean, 404-378-1673.

friends of the Decatur library book SaleSaturday, May 25 9 a.m.-3 p.m.The Friends of the Decatur Library will host a book sale on the lawn in front of the Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore St. Thousands of gently used fiction, nonfiction and chil-dren’s books, as well as DVDs and CDs, will be offered for sale at low prices starting at fifty cents. Only cash or checks will be accepted. Dealers must scan at tables. All proceeds benefit the programs and collections of the Decatur Library. Admission is free. Donations of gently used books are always wel-come at the library front desk, 215 Sycamore St.



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students at oakhurst elementary are complet-ing their “Global worming” project, which is all about composting. they first learned which items were appropriate to compost and then gathered materials for the compost bin each week. they observed the changes in the compost over time, added the compost to the soil around plants in the school garden, and compared the growth of plants with compost and plants without. this proj-ect was one of many throughout the school system funded by the Decatur education Foundation.


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10th annual Decatur bulldog boosters rising Star Spring benefitSaturday, May 4 • 7-11 p.m.help our student athletes bring their a game

the Decatur Bulldog Boosters (DBB) invites the community to the 10th annual Rising Star spring benefit, featuring mu-sic by Russell Griffin with Vibe Entertainment, a silent auc-tion, food, and lots of fun.

The benefit is DBB’s only fundraiser where the membership can gather and enjoy each other’s company at a venue that does not in-volve a stadium, gymnasium, track or field. It is a celebration of all sports and student athletes. The money raised goes toward helping youth at Decatur High and Renfroe play all sports.

The event will be held at Church of the Epiphany, 2089 Ponce de Leon Ave. Tickets are $25 in advance ($35 at the door). Checks should be made out to DBB and mailed to P.O. Box 3241, Decatur, GA 30031-3241.

Questions? Want to reserve tickets? Contact Co-chair Amy Tozer, 404-313-1538, [email protected], or Co-chair Vicki Ainslie, 404-373-2366, [email protected].



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Congratulations to the Boy scouts of troop 134 at First Baptist Church of

Decatur, who won the Golden axe trophy at the soapstone District Camporee.

the competition is a race to build a campfire using one pine log, basic cutting

tools and two matches. scouts prepare the tinder, kindling and fuel using only

the log, build a fire large enough to burn through two strings two feet over the

fire pit, then cook and eat a pancake. Pictured are arthur Foley, Davey Mcewen,

Jack Bricker, austin waldrop, David Jacob and alexander Drago.

Mayor Jim Baskett and other communit members gathered to say thank you and farewell to Decatur Cooperative Ministry (DCM) Director Beth Vann-turnbull.


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