Tag: Oakland Cemetary

Grant Park, Oakland Cemetary

Celebrate Our Community and All Things Oakland

By Oakland Cemetery Staff The 44th Annual Sunday in the Park event will once again host Oakland Cemetery’s annual Tunes from the Tombs music festival. Along with amazing live music, Sunday in the Park attendees will enjoy tours, craft beer, an artist market and Museum Store pop-up shop, a Victorian costume contest, a kids’ area, a […]

Porch Press

August 4, 2022

Celebrate Juneteenth with Free, Family-Friendly Programs at Oakland Cemetery

By Angie Wynne Juneteenth National Independence Day, observed on June 19, is a federal holiday that commemorates the end of enslavement in the United States. Celebrate Juneteenth at Oakland Cemetery with two weeks of free programs open and available to the public, June 18 through June 30. Learn more about these programs at www.oaklandcemetery.com. Storytime with […]

Porch Press

July 4, 2022

Support Oakland Cemetery

By Historic Oakland Foundation Staff Historic Oakland Foundation (HOF) is excited to kick off its annual membership drive. For more than four decades, HOF has worked to preserve, enhance, restore, and share Oakland Cemetery, an important neighborhood greenspace where Atlanta’s history comes alive. Member support empowers HOF to address critical needs throughout the cemetery, from high-profile […]

Porch Press

July 4, 2022

Oakland Cemetery’s Illumine Shines Once Again

By Robert M. Sarwark Running from April 21-24 and April 28-May 1, this year’s edition of Illumine, Oakland Cemetery’s self-guided spring showcase, was a clear success after its two-year pandemic hiatus. The event, which premiered in 2015 under the “Arts at Oakland” moniker, has been reimagined to address both the cemetery’s history and its role […]

Porch Press

May 30, 2022

Grant Park, Oakland Cemetary

Oakland Cemetery Event to Highlight Maynard Jackson, Jr. and Sweet Auburn Connection

By Mary Fernandez Historic Oakland Foundation’s annual arts event, Illumine, takes place this year April 21-24 and April 28-May 1 at Oakland Cemetery. This year’s event celebrates the hardscape and landscape restoration of the cemetery’s historic African American burial grounds and looks at the larger history of the site and its residents. One of Illumine’s highlights this […]

cactula-h0lmes

May 22, 2022

Historic Oakland Foundation Announces Capital Campaign

By Angie Wynne Atlantans now have the opportunity to help pave the way for preservation and restoration at Atlanta’s historic Oakland Cemetery for decades to come. As groundbreaking for Historic Oakland Foundation’s new Visitors Center nears, the Foundation invites the public to leave a lasting legacy by purchasing an engraved brick to be installed on […]

Porch Press

March 25, 2022

Park Pride Announces $2.3 Million Capital Improvements for Local Parks

By Rachel Maher Twenty-four communities across the City of Atlanta and unincorporated DeKalb County look forward to $2.3 million in capital improvements to neighborhood parks thanks to grant awards from Park Pride, the local nonprofit that engages communities to activate the power of parks. This is Park Pride’s largest grant cycle in history, exceeding the prior year’s […]

Porch Press

March 25, 2022

Grant Park Conservancy, Oakland Cemetary

Annual After-Dark Arts Event, Illumine, to Light Up Oakland Cemetery

By Angie Wynne Illumine, Historic Oakland Foundation’s annual after-dark arts event, returns to Oakland Cemetery this April with new history to uncover, new sections of the cemetery to explore, and all-new artistic installations set against the inspiring backdrop of Atlanta’s skyline. As the sun sets and the Cemetery is transformed, visitors will enjoy exploring Oakland’s […]

Porch Press

March 25, 2022

Grant Park, Oakland Cemetary

Historic Oakland Foundation to Build New Oakland Cemetery Visitor’s Center

By Angie Wynne Historic Oakland Foundation is thrilled to announce the upcoming construction of a 10,000 sq. ft. visitors center outside the Cemetery’s main, western gate. The new building, designed by Smith Dalia Architects, will include a much-expanded museum store, a double-height atrium that will host interpretive exhibits that orient the visitor to Oakland and […]

Porch Press

March 21, 2022