Tag: Grant Park Conservancy
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Summer Shade Festival Announces Presenting Sponsor
By Caren West A favorite tradition, the Grant Park Conservancy Summer Shade Festival is thrilled to announce Southern Feedstore as the presenting sponsor for this year’s event. The 20th annual two-day event features a free, family-friendly festival with live music, an artist market, food trucks, beer, and a 5K run. Southern Feedstore will help the […]
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Grant Park Conservancy Honored with Atlanta Urban Design Commission Award
By Shannon McCaffrey The Atlanta Urban Design Commission has recognized The Grant Park Conservancy’s Historic Preservation Project with an Award of Excellence for the restoration of three historically significant landmarks in the park: the Milledge Fountain, the Lion Bridge and the Erskine Fountain. The Award of Excellence honors projects, programs or people that have contributed to […]
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Grant Park Pool Is Open
By Grant Park Conservancy Staff The Conservancy works hard to make the park a welcoming place for all visitors by restoring the park’s architecture and gathering spaces, providing picnic areas and other amenities, and caring for the ecological health of the park. We love seeing the many different festivals and events in the park and […]
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The Summer Shade Festival Is Back
By Grant Park Conservancy Staff The Grant Park Conservancy had announced the return of the Summer Shade Festival to the park on Saturday and Sunday, August 27 and 28. This year will be the 20th anniversary of the festival, so the community is invited to bring the whole family and spend the last weekend of summer in Grant Park. Each […]
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Local Authors Honor a Tree in Grant Park
By Grant Park Conservancy Staff Friends of the Grant Park Conservancy John and Tina DeCotis have written a book, The Tree That Loved to Be Climbed, about a special tree in Grant Park that kids love to climb. The book is dedicated to the authors’ grandchildren as well as the City of Atlanta and the Grant […]
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GPC Canopy Soirée ReturnsBy Sam Moore The Grant Park Conservancy (GPC) will be hosting its second annual Canopy Soirée on March 11 from 8:00pm to 11:00pm at Zoo Atlanta overlooking the African Savanna exhibit in Savanna Hall. This fundraising event benefitting the GPC will be a night to remember! Funds raised will be used to enhance historic Grant […]
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Worldwide Daffodil Project Garden in Grant Park
By Alisa Chambers and Sam Moore In partnership with Congregation Bet Haverim, the Grant Park Conservancy (GPC) is pleased to announce the planting of a Worldwide Daffodil Project garden in the Erskine Fountain beds at historic Grant Park on Sunday, November 14, 2021. Over 75 people from Congregation Bet Haverim joined the GPC to plant […]
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Grant Park Conservancy Continuing with Plans to Care for Greenspace
By Michelle Blackmon What another wild year 2021 turned out to be! Like you, your friends at the Grant Park Conservancy experienced a year of constant change and uncertainty in every aspect of our lives. But one thing has stayed the same — our commitment to care for Atlanta’s most beautiful and historic greenspace, Grant […]
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Cocktails for the Park
By Georgia Conservancy Staff Join us for an open-air event on September 10–a fun and relaxed evening at Zoo Atlanta’s newest outdoor event space, the African Savanna! Enjoy tasty appetizers, refreshing cocktails, and a view of the elephant exhibit while watching the sun set and supporting the Grant Park Conservancy. The event begins at 7:00pm. […]