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CALENDAR, April – May 2023

EABA-East Atlanta Business Association. General Meetings – Third Tuesday of the month, 6:00pm-8:00pm – includes socializing, snacks, the meeting, and ½ hour set aside for networking. Check out www.Eastatlantabiz.com for meeting location and to find out more.

Pushing Up Daisies Garden Tour. Saturday, April 15, Garden Tour 11:00am-3:00pm, Historic Sylvester Cemetery Tours 11:00am-3:00pm, Music Among the Tombstones 3:00pm-6:00pm. Tickets are $20 for the tour and the music, $10 for just the music. Food and drink available. This event is sponsored by the Strut so head over to www.EastAtlantaStrut.com for more info or to purchase tickets.

EAV Farmers Market, 572 Stokeswood Avenue, Thursdays 4:00pm-8:00pm

March 30 – Spring Market 2023 opening day.

April 13  Bring a Can, Take a Can! Sponsored by Roots Real Estate and East Atlanta Kids Club. Bring a canned food item or shelf-stable boxed item, and receive a can of beer, wine, or a can of whatever you’d like from the market’s assortment of beverages.

April 20 – Third annual EAVrth Day Plant Sale in partnership with Love is Love Farm. There will be a wide variety of organic and heirloom varieties. Seedlings will be available for purchase. Pre-order and pick-up are available.

June 1 – The third annual Serviceberry Fest will return. More details to come.

EAV Library, 400 Flat Shoals Avenue

April 19 – Motivational Fitness for Older Adults, 12:45pm-1:30pm (1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month).

April 25 – Friends Book Club, 6:30pm-7:45pm (fourth Tuesday of each month). This month’s book selection is Pachinko by Min Jin Lee.

April 26 – Storytime with Lingual Kids, 10:30am.

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

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

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

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

East Atlanta Parents Network

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

East Atlanta Chess Club. Branan Towers, 1200 Glenwood Avenue.

Weekly 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.

Saturday, April 22 – East Atlanta Chess Championship 2. For entry details and deadlines, please visit the website: www.wolfchess.org/eastatlantachesschampionship.

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