Calendar March-April 2017
Calendar events take place in southeast Atlanta. The area is south of I-20 to Moreland Drive and includes Grant Park, Ormewood Park and East Atlanta. The next deadline for the calendar will be March 25, 2017. Email events to calendar@theporchpress.com with “info4calendar” in subject line, or call Nancy Leighton at 404-624-3082 and leave a message.
Weekly Activities
The following activities take place every week as listed.
CHILDREN/STORY TIME
Tiny Tots Storytime. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Avenue SE, for newborns to 5years, 10:30am (every Tues).
Cub Scout Pack 688. Park Avenue Baptist Church, 524 Park Avenue SE at the corner of Sydney Street. Contact David Griffin, 678-849-8619, or email griffin.david@yahoo.com.
Art Attack. Art classes for children ages 2-10, Hodgepodge Coffee house, 720 Moreland Avenue SE, $8 11:00am-12:00pm (every Mon).
SENIOR ACTIVITIES
Golden Age Center. St Paul United Methodist Church, 501 Grant Street SE, Rm R2. All senior citizens welcome 10:00am-2:00pm (Tues and Thurs).
OTHER GROUPS
East Atlanta Farmers Market. 561 Flat Shoals Avenue SE, starts April 13, 4:00pm-8:00pm (every Thurs).
Grant Park Farmers Market. Cherokee Avenue SE at Milledge Avenue SE, starts in April, 9:30am-1:30pm (every Sun).
Friendship Center. Church of the Holy Comforter, 737 Woodland Avenue SE, 9:00am-1:00pm (Tues and Thurs).
Lunchtime Meditation Class. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, 12-12:30pm (Wed)
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
-Georgia Avenue Church, 645 Grant Street SE, basement, 8:00pm-9:00pm (Thurs and Sat).
-Eastside Church, 468 Moreland Avenue SE (corner of Metropolitan Avenue SE) Street parking and also lot east of Long John Silver’s, basement fellowship hall, 7:00pm (every Mon); women’s meeting, basement East Atlanta Room, 7:00pm (every Wed); basement East Atlanta Room, 7:00pm (every Thurs); basement fellowship hall, 8:00pm (every Sat).
-St John The Wonderworker Church, 543 Cherokee Ave SE, entrance on Orleans, 7:30am (Mon thru Fri).
Mar 15 Men’s Book & Bible Study. St Paul United Methodist Church, 501 Grant St SE, (3rd Wed) 7pm.
Lego Club. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, for kids and teens, 4:30pm.
Mar 17 St. Patrick’s Day.
White Woman in Progress. 7Stages Theatre, 1105 Euclid Ave NE, tickets $22.50 and up, see www.7stages.org or call 404-523-7647, runs through April 9.
Mar 18 Artist Reception for Batya Tamar. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, 3:30pm-5:30pm.
Mar 20 First Day of Spring.
Chess Club. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, for kids and teens, reservations required, 404-730-5438, 6:15pm.
Mar 21 Grant Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA). Zoo Atlanta, 800 Cherokee Avenue SE, ARC Building, south end of Cherokee Avenue parking lot. Everyone in Grant Park welcome. 7:30pm (3rd Tues).
Mar 22 Neighborhood Planning Unit W (NPU-W). Village Church East Atlanta, 1231 Glenwood Ave SE, 7:30pm (4th Wed).
NPU-W Public Safety Committee. Village Church East Atlanta, 1231 Glenwood Ave SE (4th Wed).
NPU-W Transportation Committee. Village Church East Atlanta, 1231 Glenwood Ave SE, 6:30pm (4th Wed).
Mar 23 Village Speakers Toastmasters Group. First Iconium Baptist Church, 542 Moreland Ave SE, Rm 104, 6:15pm-7:45pm (1st & 3rd Thurs).
Three Angles Toastmasters Club. Atlanta Metropolitan Seventh Day Adventist Church, 555 Hemlock Cir SE, 7:30-8:30pm (1st, 3rd, 5th Thurs).
South East Atlanta Business Association (SEABA). Local establishment to be announced. For more information call 404-226-3075, or check www.seabaga.org. Time varies (3rd Thurs).
The Filling Station: A Place to Refuel For The Chronically Ill. Park Avenue Baptist Church, 486 Park Avenue SE, Young Adults’ room, handicapped entrance in rear alley off Sydney Street, for information call Stephanie 404-295-4390 or email Annie at fillingstations@gmail.com. 7pm-8pm (3rd Thurs).
Mar 25 Porch Press Deadline for submitting articles.
Strut Scavenger Hunt. Starts at Argosy, 470 Flat Shoals Ave SE, $40 per team of four, benefit for Neighbor in Need charity, 1:30pm-4:30pm.
Poker Tournament. Midway Pub, 552 Flat Shoals Ave SE, benefit for Neighbor in Need charity, space for 50 players 10am-2pm.
Meet the Maker Festival. Parking lot, 1071 Delaware Ave SE, former Ormewood Park Presbyterian Church, free to the public, street parking. Classes start at 9am, festival 11am- 6pm.
Mar 29 Lego Club. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, for kids and teens, Lego blocks provided, 4:30pm.
Mar 30 Three Angles Toastmasters Club. Atlanta Metropolitan Seventh Day Adventist Church, 555 Hemlock Cir SE, 7:30-8:30pm (1st, 3rd, 5th Thurs).
Apr 1 April Fool’s Day.
Apr 3 Chess Club. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, for kids and teens, reservations required, 404-730-5438, 6:15pm.
Porch Press Proofreading. Adams Realtors, 458 Cherokee Ave SE. Supper provided. 6:30pm (first Mon).
Apr 4 NPU-W Land Use and Zoning Committee. Village Church East Atlanta, 1231 Glenwood Ave SE, 7pm, (1st Tues).
Porch Press Layout. Adams Realtors, 458 Cherokee Ave SE. Supper provided. 7:30pm (Tues after proofreading).
Apr 6 Three Angles Toastmasters Club. Atlanta Metropolitan Seventh Day Adventist Church, 555 Hemlock Cir SE, 7:30-8:30pm (1st, 3rd, 5th Thurs).
Apr 8 Pet-EP Low-Cost Pet Vaccines. Intown Healthy Hound and City-Kitty, 981 Cherokee Ave SE, dogs on leashes, cats in carriers. 11am-1pm (2nd Sat).
Apr 10 Passover. Begins at sundown.
Apr 11 East Atlanta Community Association (EACA) Brannan Tower, 1200 Glenwood Ave SE, (2nd Tues) 7pm.
Apr 12 Lego Club. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, for kids and teens, Lego blocks provided, 4:30pm.
Apr 13 South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development (SAND). Beulah Heights University. 892 Berne St SE, Student Activities Building, west side. 7:30pm (2nd Thurs).
Apr 16 Easter.
Apr 17 Chess Club. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, for kids and teens, reservations required, 404-730-5438, 6:15pm.
Apr 18 Grant Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA). Zoo Atlanta, 800 Cherokee Avenue SE, ARC Building, south end of Cherokee Avenue parking lot. Everyone in Grant Park welcome. 7:30pm (3rd Tues).
Apr 19 Men’s Book & Bible Study. St Paul United Methodist Church, 501 Grant St SE, 7pm (3rd Wed).
Apr 20 Village Speakers Toastmasters Group. First Iconium Baptist Church, 542 Moreland Ave SE, Rm 104, 6:15pm-7:45pm (1st & 3rd Thurs).
Three Angles Toastmasters Club. Atlanta Metropolitan Seventh Day Adventist Church, 555 Hemlock Cir SE, 7:30-8:30pm (1st, 3rd, 5th Thurs).
South East Atlanta Business Association (SEABA). Local establishment to be announced. For more information call 404-226-3075, or check www.seabaga.org. Time varies (3rd Thurs).
The Filling Station: A Place to Refuel For The Chronically Ill. Park Avenue Baptist Church, 486 Park Avenue SE, Young Adults’ room, handicapped entrance in rear alley off Sydney Street, for information call Stephanie 404-295-4390 or email Annie at fillingstations@gmail.com. 6-7pm (3rd Thurs).
Apr 22 Earth Day.
Apr 25 Porch Press Deadline for submitting articles.
Apr 26 Lego Club. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, for kids and teens, Lego blocks provided, 4:30pm.
Neighborhood Planning Unit W (NPU-W). Village Church East Atlanta, 1231 Glenwood Ave SE, 7:30pm (4th Wed).
NPU-W Public Safety Committee. Village Church East Atlanta, 1231 Glenwood Ave SE (4th Wed).
NPU-W Transportation Committee. Village Church East Atlanta, 1231 Glenwood Ave SE, 6:30pm (4th Wed).
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Porch Press Schedule for Coming Months
2017
Article deadline March 25
Ad deadline March 30
Proof reading April 3
Paste up April 4
2017
Article deadline April 25
Ad deadline April 27
Proofreading May 1
Paste up May 2
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