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CALENDAR – April/May 2023

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

GPNA (Grant Park Neighborhood Association) 3rd Tuesday, 7:30pm-9:00pm. Check www.grantpark.org for details.

SAND (South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development) – 2nd Thursday of every month at 7:30pm, Ormewood Church Fellowship Hall, corner of Woodland & Delaware Avenues.

EACA (East Atlanta Community Association): 2nd Tuesday of the month, 7:00pm. www.eaca.net for details.

EABA (East Atlanta Business Association) General Meeting, the third Tuesday of every month, 6:00pm-8:00pm, East Atlanta Kids Club, 602 Brownwood Avenue.

NPU-W (Neighborhood Planning Unit W): 7:00pm, every 4th Wednesday of the month (except November & December which is the 3rd Wednesday) Village Church of East Atlanta, 1231 Glenwood Avenue, Suite B.

EAV Library EventsEast Atlanta Library400 Flat Shoals Avenue

May 17, 10:30am – Storytime with Lingual Kids 

May 17, 12:45pm-1:30pm – Motivational Fitness for Older Adults (1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month)

May 23, 6:30pm-7:30pm, Book Club for Adult Readers

May 24, 10:30am-11:00am, Musical Stories and Songs for Tots

June 7, 11:45am-12:30pm, Motivational Fitness for Adults with Instructor Rae Rae

Special Events

May 20, 3:00pm – Spring Fling, Field Day Edition, East Atlanta Parents Network. Brownwood Park, 607 Brownwood Avenue. This is the first BIG event of the season. There will have music, vendors, fun filled stations, and of course, free alcohol for the adults.

May 20, 11:00am-6:00pm – Ormewood Park Makers Festival. Artist market, Maker workshops, food, music and more!

June 1, 5:00pm-8:00pm – 3rd Annual Serviceberry Fest at the East Atlanta Village Farmer’s Market. Come learn about, eat, and drink Serviceberries with local chefs, bartenders, and all your Farmers Market favorites. Tickets available on Eventbrite.

Ongoing Events

EAV Farmers Market. 572 Stokeswood Avenue. Spring Market 2023 on Thursdays 4:00pm-8:00pm.

Grant Park Conservancy, Project G.R.A.N.T. (Greenspace Restoration and Neighborhood Teamwork): Second Saturday of every month. Choose from the morning session, 9am-12pm, or the 1:30pm-4:30pm afternoon session. To sign up, see www.gpconservancy.org/events-programs/volunteer-work-days.

Walking Tour: History and Change on the Beltline, Eastside Trail. 2nd Saturday of the month, 9:00am-10:30am, meet at picnic tables behind Parish restaurant and end at Ponce City Market. Sign up at www.treesatlanta.org

East Atlanta Chess Club – Meetings every Wednesday at Branan Towers, 1200 Glenwood AvenueWeekly rated tournament from 6:00pm-10:00pm, and free play for those players who want to play casually.  All ages and skills levels are welcome. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

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