Decatur Arts Festival and Kids and Teens Events

Posted on May 23, 2010 by decaturmom

The 22nd annual Decatur Arts Festival kicks into high gear Memorial Day Weekend, May 29-30. This is one of our family’s favorite events as it seems to bring out the creative side of our entire community and the festivities offer something for everyone; dance, theater, music, art exhibitions and literary arts performances just to mention a few. You may also want to take note of these special events in support children’s arts and education over the arts festival weekend.

The Art of Books: A Literary Auction and Social

Friday, May 28 • 7:30 pm-10:30 pm
Little Shop of Stories • 133 E. Court Square

This event, sponsored by the Little Shop of Stories and the Decatur Education Foundation, takes place upstairs at Little Shop of Stories and features food from Cakes & Ale and Sun in My Belly, beer, wine, music, art auctions and the opportunity to celebrate the art of your favorite children’s authors and illustrators. Tickets are $20 you can pick them up at Little Shop of Stories or by visiting the Decatur Education Foundation web site.

Kids and Teens Parade

Saturday, May 29 • 9:45

Always a hit with the younger crowd, the parade is a great way for kids to express themselves artistically by dressing up in costume and/or decorating banners, bikes or wagons. Line up at 9:30 am at the corner of Church Street and Commerce Drive. The parade is escorted by the Dectaur Fire Department and will lead you to the festival.

Kids and Teens Arts Festival

Saturday, May 29 • 10 am-2 pm
Scott Park • 231 Sycamore St.

From the Decatur Arts Festival web site: Enjoy a day of artful fun: juggling by “Quite a Catch,” music by Eric Litwin, crazy amazing balloon artists, giant inflatables for the younger set and a rock climbing wall for the older kids. Eric Litwin and James Dean will sign their New York Times best seller Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes.
Choose from a variety of art activities provided by Decatur Montessori, the Waldorf School of Atlanta, Color Wheel, Animal Crackers, and other festival partners who contribute time and resources to make this the ultimate play date.

See you there!

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Update on Decatur Pre-K Locations

Posted on May 12, 2010 by decaturmom

Decatur Metro has been doing a great job following the recent events of placing three Pre-K classes, formerly located at Decatur High School and Oakhurst Elementary, at Clairemont Elementary forcing more Clairemont elementary students into trailers.

During a tour of the Pre-K program at CHELC just two weeks ago, I (along with the other parents on the tour) were told that if our children were not placed at CHELC then we would be at Clairemont. In fact, we were told to expect to receive our letters with our location assignments the next day…and they came!

However, it seems that all is not set with the location assignments. According to Decatur Metro’s article, the Superintendent is still considering other locations, including re-opening Westchester Elementary, due to a letter from a number of concerned parents in the Clairemont community. Click here to read the full article and comment stream on Decatur Metro.

Though I appreciate the careful consideration of concerned parents by CSD and the parents who spoke up about their concerns, it seems unlikely that a more widely acceptable and economically sound solution could be derived in a shorter amount of time than it took for them to develop the first solution. Add to that the confusion involved with not knowing where your child will land in just a few short months…I sure hope that any other ideas that CSD is considering are communicated quickly and clearly.

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Spring Carnival at Church Park and Playground

Posted on May 11, 2010 by decaturmom

The Spring Carnival is coming to the Church Park and Playground!

Saturday, May 15, 2010
10am – 3pm

The First Christian Church of Decatur will host its annual Spring Carnival on the church playground.  There will be great food, fun, and fellowship for the entire family!  Bring your kids for a fun-filled day of games and other activities!  Proceeds from the Spring Carnival are used to support the church, local community ministries, and the park.

Volunteers are needed to help with the carnival and to bake cakes for the cake walk.  The volunteer shifts are:

8am to 10am Set up

10am to 12:30pm Carnival help

12:30pm to 3pm Carnival help

3pm to 5pm Clean up

Contact the Laura Andrew, lwandrew@att.net or 404-378-2310,  or Valerie Alexander, valexander2@bellsouth.net or 770-469-1443.

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Happy Mother’s Day Decatur Moms

Posted on May 9, 2010 by decaturmom

Whether you are spending the day at soccer, in church, at brunch, in the park, with your family, with friends or just taking time alone to relax, know that this is a very good day to reflect on all that you do, the fun stuff and the challenges too, with the assurance that is indeed enough because it is done with love.

Happy Mother’s Day to Decatur Moms and to moms all around the world!

Have a terrific day!

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Dine Out For Farm to School in Decatur

Posted on April 19, 2010 by decaturmom

The Decatur Farm to School initiative is a grassroots effort to connect Decatur schools with local farms for the purpose of serving healthy meals in school cafeterias. You can learn more about this important effort at the Decatur Farm to School web site.

On Tuesday, April 20th from 5-9pm, Leon’s Full Service, Steinbecks, The Iberian Pig, Cakes & Ale, Brick Store Pub, and Universal Joint will host the Dine Out For Farm to School event by donating a percentage of the night’s proceeds to Decatur Farm to School.

Make plans now to go out to eat on Tuesday! Each restaurant will serve up Farm-to-School menu items using local ingredients, and Cakes & Ale will also have a kids menu item from 5-7pm.

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