147 Years after the Battle of Atlanta
SPECIAL Early Program! There will be a special celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the renowned novel Gone With The Wind on June 12 from 5-7pm at Oakland Cemetery. Cocktails, Nibbles and Tours. Reservations required. $20 per person. More information is on www.oaklandcemetery.com.
A downloadable PDF of the event schedule is also available.
| July 12, 2011 -Tuesday |
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| Time | Event |
Neighborhood/Location |
Admission |
| 7:00pm | Author Talk and Booksigning by Wendy Venet on her new book Sam Richard’s Civil War Diary: A Chonicle of the Atlanta Home Front | The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum on Freedom Parkway at Copenhill. | Free |
| July 15, 2011 -Friday |
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| Time | Event |
Neighborhood/Location |
Admission |
| 7:00pm | The Gala at The East Lake Golf Club – featuring Tom Manrell Jazz in the historic clubhouse designed by Neil Reid and Phillip Shutze at the home course of Bobby Jones and the PGA Tour Championship | East Lake 2575 Alston Drive |
$50 ($450/table of 10) |
| The Front Lines – Note Demonstrations on Saturday and additional times on Sunday. See below. | |||
| Special Times between 10:00am and 4:00pm for Summer Camps, Day Camps and School Groups By Reservation Only | Living History Encampment Interpreters and Living History Actors will help children see what life was like in 1864 Atlanta. | Kirkwood near Gillam Park | Schools and Summer Camps should call 404-422-2812 for more info or reservations. Space is limited and reservations are on a first come first served basis. Reservations will be cut off on or before July 1. Free. |
| July 16, 2011 – Saturday | |||
| Time | Event | Neighborhood/Location | Admission |
| 8:30am | The Doublequick 5K Run/Walk | Kirkwood (start in Bessie Branham Park) | $17.00 ($20.00 day of) |
| The Front Lines – 10:00am – 5:00pm – Kirkwood with Wreath Layings in East Atlanta |
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| 10:00am-5:00pm | Living History Encampment Experience a Soldier’s Life from 1864 in a recreated setting | Kirkwood near Gillam Park, Maps to site at B*ATL Hdqtrs in EA Village | Free |
| 10:00am-5:00pm | Spinning, Textiles, and Child’s Play – experience family life at home in 1864 | Kirkwood near Gillam Park, Maps to site at B*ATL Hdqtrs in East Atlanta Village | Free |
| 10:30am | Wreath Laying Ceremony – General Walker (Living history soldiers) | East Atlanta (Glenwood/I-20) Walker Monument | Free |
| 11:00am | Wreath Laying Ceremony – General McPherson (Living history soldiers) | East Atlanta (Monument & McPherson Avenue) McPherson Monument |
Free |
BATL Tours – 9:30am-8:30pm–Leaving from East Atlanta Village and at various Cemetery Sites
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| 9:30am | Battle of Atlanta Bike Tour | East Atlanta start at B*ATL Hdqtrs, 449 Flat Shoals | $? ($? day of) |
| 10:00am, Noon, 2:00pm, 4:00pm, 6:00pm | Van Tour – Front Line Attack and the Sugar Creek Valley | East Atlanta start at B*ATL Hdqtrs, 449 Flat Shoals | $15.00 ($20.00 day of) |
| 10:00am, 10:15am, 10:30am, 11:am, 11:30am, Noon, 1:00pm, 6:oopm | Battle of Atlanta Walking Tours | East Atlanta start at B*ATL Hdqtrs | $10.00 ($15.00 day of) |
| 10:00am | Sylvester Cemetery Walking Tour | East Atlanta tickets & map to site at B*ATL Hdqtrs | Free |
| 11:00am | Clay Family Cemetery Walking Tour |
Kirkwood on Clifton Avenue – map to site at B*ATL Hdqtrs | Free |
| 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm, 5:00pm | Van Tour – McPherson’s Last Ride and the Railroad Cut | East Atlanta start at B*ATL Hdqtrs, 449 Flat Shoals | $15.00 ($20.00 day of) |
| 7:00pm | Twilight Tour of Oakland Cemetery | Cabbagetown Oakland Cemetery |
Free (with advance ticket at BATL Headqrtrs from 457 Flat Shoals Ave) |
History, Food, Art and Music
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| All Day & Night | Shop, Dine and Party in The East Atlanta Village along Flat Shoals Avenue, Moreland and Glenwood or visit the establishments in The Kirkwood Business District along Hosea Williams Drive. Start with coffee or breakfast and then try the hamburger rated the best in the country, baked goodies from Australia, ice cream, the finest in ales and beers, Thai, Sushi, Pizza, Tacos and more! Shop for vinyl, musical instruments, books, household and gift items or even a place to live on the battlefield.. | ||
| Various Times until 4:30pm | Abe Lincoln talk with the man and take a picture with him as he makes a post election stop that never happened November 1864 | East Atlanta near the BATL Headquarters at 457 Flat Shoals Ave. |
General Admission |
| 9:15am-4:30pm | Cyclorama Museum/Painting | Grant Park at 800 Cherokee Ave. | General Admission |
| 10:00am-6:00pm The exhibit can be viewed during and between Storytelling Sessions or exclusively between 1 and 2:00pm and between 4:00pm and 6:00pm. | Art of The Civil War, Peace, & Civil Rights including works in various media by Henry Bryant, Wayne Carey, Bethany Collins, Hope Hilton, Leslie Smith, James Stephens, Charles Turner and Lisa Tuttle | East Atlanta Library Gallery Wall in the meeting room at 400 Flat Shoals Avenue in the East Atlanta Village. | Free |
| 1:00pm In Their 25th Year! |
Sounds of the Civil War – 8th Regiment Band Concert an authentic 1864 Brass Band | East Atlanta Fire Station 13 across from BATL Headqtrs. | Free |
| ??? |
Taste of East Atlanta ??? |
East Atlanta Village ??? | $1 per ticket/taste |
| Civil War to Civil Rights Living History Presentations | |||
| 10:30am, 11:30am and 2:00pm | Civil Rights Atty Constance Baker Motley as portrayed by Ernestine Brown | East Atlanta in the Civil War to Civil Rights Tent at 457 Flat Shoals Avenue | Free |
| Throughout the Day From 11:00am to 5:00pm |
BATL Living History Players costumed characters bring history to life. 11am Civil War Women 12:30 Civil War Men 3pm Early Atlantans 4:30pm Rights Don’t Come Easy |
East Atlanta in the Civil War to Civil Rights Tent at 457 Flat Shoals Avenue and in between shows you may run in to people from history in the shops and restaurants. Ask about their story! | Free |
| NOON | The African American Soldier in the Civil War and now. Maj. Perry Bennett – Battalion Historian based at Fort Mac | East Atlanta in the Civil War to Civil Rights Tent at 457 Flat Shoals Avenue | Free |
| 2:30pm | My Black Confederate Grandfather Local politician and Civil Rights figure Ina Evans and a Living History Artist tell the story of Peter Vertrees and how he came to defend Atlanta. | East Atlanta in the Civil War to Civil Rights Tent at 457 Flat Shoals Avenue | Free |
| 3:30pm | Abe Lincoln talks about the Emancipation Proclamation Dennis Boggs becomes Abraham Lincoln to discuss this historic event. | East Atlanta in the Civil War to Civil Rights Tent at 457 Flat Shoals Avenue | Free |
| 4:00pm | A Slave Narrative Living History artist Josie Bailey delivers the real story of a local slave. | East Atlanta in the Civil War to Civil Rights Tent at 457 Flat Shoals Avenue | Free |
| Some of the characters portrayed by the BATL Living History Players include: Mary Combs, Hunter Bell, Dolly Sumner Burge and daughter Sadie, Scynthia Catherine Stewart, Pete Rutherford, Zora Faire, Soloman “Sam” Luckie, Carrie Berry, Blind Thomas Bethune, Allie Travis, Madison Reynolds, Kathleen Adams, Arthur Idlett, Carrie Steele Logan, William Fuller and James Bell of the Great Locomotive Chase, Alice Adams, and Homer Nash.. |
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BATL Storytelling Festival – Is it entertainment or is it history? |
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| 10:00am | Pete The Cat author Eric Litwin with Pete’s favorite songs and stories of the 1860s | East Atlanta Library East Atlanta Village 400 Flat Shoals Ave. |
Free Limited Seating |
| 11:00am | Meet Mr. Lincoln Dennis Boggs brings Honest Abe to Life in tales from the Log Cabin to the White House and war time | East Atlanta Library East Atlanta Village 400 Flat Shoals Ave. |
Free Limited Seating |
| NOON | “Brer Rabbit Tales” by Wren’s Nest Rambler Curtis Richardson | East Atlanta Library East Atlanta Village 400 Flat Shoals Ave. |
Free Limited Seating |
| 12:15pm | Meet Mr. Lincoln Dennis Boggs brings Honest Abe to Life in tales from the Log Cabin to the White House and war time | Kirkwood Library At 11 Kirkwood Rd at Hosea Williams Dr. in the Bus. Dist. |
Free Limited Seating |
| 12:30pm | African Folk Tales by BATL Favorite Akbar Imhotep | East Atlanta Library East Atlanta Village 400 Flat Shoals Ave. |
Free Limited Seating |
| 1:00pm | African Folk Tales including Brer Rabbit by popular storyteller “Wren’s Nest Rambler” Curtis Richardson | Kirkwood Library Kirkwood Business District on Hosea Williams Dr. |
Free Limited Seating |
| 1:30pm | African Folk Tales by BATL Favorite Akbar Imhotep | Kirkwood Library Kirkwood Business District on Hosea Williams Dr. |
Free Limited Seating |
| 2:00pm | Miss Mary Gay’s Decatur Tales by storyteller Fran Franz | Kirkwood Library Kirkwood Business District on Hosea Williams Blvd. |
Free Limited Seating |
| 2:00pm | GranMaw Gordon’s Songs & Tales in Black & White by Teri Stewart & Heidi Polyea | East Atlanta Library East Atlanta Village 400 Flat Shoals Ave. |
Free Limited Seating |
| 2:30pm | A Slave Narrative Living History artist Josie Bailey delivers the real story of a local slave. | Kirkwood Library Kirkwood Business District on Hosea Williams Dr. |
Free |
| 3:00pm | Miss Mary Gay’s Decatur Tales by story teller Fran Franz | East Atlanta Library East Atlanta Village 400 Flat Shoals Ave. |
Free Limited Seating |
| 3:30pm | Brer Rabbit Tales by popular storyteller Josie Bailey | East Atlanta Library East Atlanta Village 400 Flat Shoals Ave. |
Free Limited Seating |
| BATL Author Talks and Book Signings |
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| 11:00pm | Barry Brown author of Crossroads of Conflict: Civil War Sites in Georgia – author talk and book signing | Bound to Be Read Book Store on Flat Shoals Avenue in the East Atlanta Village | Free |
2:00pm |
Dr Brian Wills author of Gone With the Glory: The History of the Civil War in the Cinema: | Author Talk and Book signing at Bound to Be Read Books on Flat Shoals in East Atlanta Village | Free |
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Dr Brian Wills author of Gone With the Glory: The History of the Civil War in the Cinema: | Author Talk and Book signing at Bound to Be Read Books on Flat Shoals in East Atlanta Village | Free |
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Dr Brian Wills author of Gone With the Glory: The History of the Civil War in the Cinema: | Author Talk and Book signing at Bound to Be Read Books on Flat Shoals in East Atlanta Village | Free |
| Note this year there will be a special lecture on Sunday Evening by Robert Davis at The Cyclorama (below) | |||
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| Sunday July 19, 2008 |
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| 7:00pm | Twilight Tour of Oakland Cemetery | Cabbagetown Oakland Cemetery | Free (with advance ticket available at B-ATL Headquarters on Saturday, 470 Flat Shoals Avenue in the East Atlanta Village) |
| 7:00pm | “The Man Sherman Could Not Stop” Lecture by Robert Davis about his new book Civil War Atlanta | The Atlanta Cyclorama in Grant Park on Cherokee Avenue | Free Limited Seating |
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