There will be a Public Input Meeting to introduce the Cultural Arts Master Plan process and begin to gather input regarding the arts in Decatur on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. in the City Commission Meeting Room, Decatur City Hall, 509 N. McDonough Street.
The Master Plan will include an inventory of [...]
Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category
Public Input Meeting for Cultural Arts Master Plan
Posted in Uncategorized on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Two Free Dance Events in Decatur
Posted in Events, Uncategorized, tagged 30030, City of Decatur, Decatur, Several Dancers Core, The Arts on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Join Several Dancers Core at “Lunchtime in the Studio” on Thursday, November 12th from noon until 1 pm.
CORE dancers will share their experiences of working on Artistic Director Sue Schroeder’s newest work: The Point. The dancers will share information and insight on a number of creative processes that they have been exploring, and will show [...]
Holiday Decorations Are Going Up
Posted in Uncategorized on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
OK, go ahead and vent. Get it out of your system and then just relax and enjoy the beautiful sight of holiday decorations in downtown Decatur. Yes, the holiday decorations are going up and yes it’s a bit earlier than we had scheduled. As we’ve explained before, we are a relatively small account for holiday [...]
Historic Resource Survey Public Input Meeting Tonight!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight at 7 p.m. at City Hall, the results of the Decatur Historic Resource Survey will be presented. The presentation will begin at 7 p.m and afterwards there will be an opportunity for questions and comments from the community.
The City is very excited about the survey results and we hope that many of our residents will [...]
Little Shop of Stories Hosts First Annual “Bring Your Dog to Storytime”
Posted in Uncategorized on November 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Lola and I just love to find cute dog related events around Decatur, and when I caught her reading “America” by Jon Stewart today, it reminded me to tell you about a cool event at Little Shop of Stories this weekend: the First Annual Bring Your Dog to Storytime!
The event is on Sunday, November 8th [...]
Decatur: There’s An Event for That!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 30030, City of Decatur, Decatur, Decatur Arts Alliance, Decatur wine festival on November 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Okay, so I “borrowed” the title from a DM Blog comment, but I thought it was appropriate! Last month the Great Decatur Beer Tasting Festival brought over 4000 people to the Decatur Square to taste over 4oo different beers. So, to be fair to the wine drinkers in the area, the Decatur Arts Alliance is [...]
Closing Ceremony of Mandala Sand Painting
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Agnes Scott College, Mandala Sand painting on October 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We were fortunate to be able to attend the Clsoing Ceremony of the Mandala Sand Painting at Agnes Scott this morning. Sand painted Mandalas are used as tools for re-consecrating the earth and its inhabitants. To construct the Mandala, millions of grains of sand are painstakingly laid into place on a flat platform over a [...]
Halloween Fun in Decatur
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 30030, City of Decatur, Halloween on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There is a lot going on in Decatur for Halloween, for both the wee ones and the adults.
Starting on Thursday at 7 PM, Little Shop of Stories is hosting an evening of favorite (and not too scary) Halloween stories and some trick-or-treating around the Square.
Then on Friday night, Little Shop is hosting a Graveyard Party [...]
Get Around this Halloween by Foot or on a Scooter
Posted in Uncategorized on October 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I received e-newsletters from two local shops today. Both pertain to the current season. One is helpful and the other is humorous. I thought you’d appreciate both, so here’s what they had to say:
Twist ‘n’ Scoot considers fall the best riding weather and provides the following Five Tips for Fun Fall Scootering:
1.) Check your tire [...]
8th Annual Decatur Wine Festival Almost Here!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Decatur, 30030, Decatur wine festival, Decatur Arts Alliance, City of Decatur, Decatur Package Store on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Decatur Wine Festival is fast approaching and tickets are selling fast! You may want to get yours now.
Thanks to the hard work of Herb Chereck at Decatur Package Store, there will be over 350 wines available for tasting. Price of admission includes a commemorative wine glass, food sampling from local restaurants and great musical entertainment. Ernie [...]

