The next deadline for the calendar will be July 25, 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. 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
Lunchtime Meditation. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, 12noon (Wed).
East Atlanta Farmers Market. 561 Flat Shoals Avenue SE, starts in March, 4:00pm-8:00pm (every Thurs).
Grant Park Farmers Market. Cherokee Avenue SE at Milledge Avenue SE, starts in March, 9:30am-1:30pm (every Sun).
Friendship Center. Church of the Holy Comforter, 737 Woodland Avenue SE, 9:00am-1:00pm (Tues and Thurs).
Little Five Artist Alive. Street artists and performers. Little Five Points, Moreland Ave & Euclid Ave NE, every Saturday and Sunday until November 5, 5-8pm.
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 Avenue SE, entrance on Orleans, 7:30am (Mon thru Fri).
Jul 15 Literacy Storytime. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, each child get a copy of book read, 12pm-1pm.
Jul 17 Chess Club. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, for kids and teens, 6:15pm-7:15pm.
Jul 18 Grant Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA). Zoo Atlanta, 800 Cherokee Ave SE, ARC Building, south end of Cherokee Avenue parking lot. Everyone in Grant Park welcome. 7:30pm (3rd Tues).
Early Roads, Ferries, and Bridges in DeKalb and Fulton Counties. DeKalb History Center, 101 E. Court Square, second floor, speaker Professor Michael Pratt, bag lunches permitted, open to the public, 12pm-1pm.
Jul 20 Jeff Beekman Author Talk. Slide presentation and discussion of Civil War battlefields in our local area, Jimmy Carter Library, 441 Freedom Pkwy NE, free to the public, 7pm.
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 Ave 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. 6pm-7pm (3rd Thurs).
Jul 22 Battle of Atlanta Commemoration Ceremonies: Wreath Laying General Walker Monument. Glenwood Ave SE at Wilkinson Dr SE just east of the bridge crossing over I-20, free to the public, 10am.
Wreath Laying General McPherson Monument McPherson Ave SE at Monument Ave SE, free to the public, 10:45am.
Battle Anniversary Frontline Tour. See www.batlevent.org for tickets.
Photographs by Jeff Beekman Artist Reception. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, silent auction included, 3:30pm-5:30pm.
Jul 24 Neighborhood Flavors/Jack Daniels. Participating businesses on Glenwood Ave SE between Flat Shoals Ave SE and Joseph Ave SE.
Jul 25 Porch Press Deadline for submitting articles.
Big Bad, Little Red Pig Show. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, puppet show by Lee Bryan for children age 12 and under, 10:30am-11:30am.
Jul 26 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 6:30pm (4th Wed).
NPU-W Transportation Committee. Village Church East Atlanta, 1231 Glenwood Ave SE, 6:30pm (4th Wed).
Jul 31 Storyteller Deborah Strahorn. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, 10:30am-11:30am.
Aug 1 NPU-W Land Use and Zoning Committee. Village Church East Atlanta, 1231 Glenwood Ave SE, 7pm, (1st Tues).
Aug 4 Friday Community Coffee with School Board Member Leslie Grant. Blue Print Church, 475 Boulevard NE, Fellowship Hall, enter on Rankin St NE, 8:30-10:30am, (1st Fri).
Aug 5 Kids Dance411 Back to School Open House. Dance411 Studio, 475 Moreland Ave SE, family event open to the public, 10am-1pm.
Saturday Community Coffee with School Board Member Leslie Grant. Community Grounds Coffee Shop, 1297 Jonesboro Rd SE and McDonough Blvd SE, 8:30am-10:30am, (1st Sat).
Outdoor Pool Party. East Lake Family YWCA, 275 East Lake Blvd SE, for Y members, 6pm-9pm.
Aug 7 Porch Press Proofreading. Adams Realtors, 458 Cherokee Ave SE. Supper provided. 6:30pm (first Mon).
Aug 8 Porch Press Layout. Adams Realtors, 458 Cherokee Ave SE. Supper provided. 7:30pm (Tues after proofreading).
East Atlanta Community Association (EACA) Branan Towers, 1200 Glenwood Ave SE, 7pm (2nd Tues).
Aug 10 South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development (SAND). Beulah Heights University. 892 Berne St SE, Student Activities Building, west side. 7:30pm (2nd Thurs).
Aug 12 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).
Aug 15 Grant Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA). Zoo Atlanta, 800 Cherokee Ave SE, ARC Building, south end of Cherokee Avenue parking lot. Everyone in Grant Park welcome. 7:30pm (3rd Tues).
Aug 17 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 Ave 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).
Aug 21 Partial Eclipse of the Sun. Visible over Atlanta and north Georgia as the moon passes between earth and sun. Sun light will fade. Don’t look directly at the sun without proper eye protection, or follow it on the media, starts at 1:05pm, completed at 4:01pm.
Aug 23 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).
Aug 25 Porch Press Deadline for submitting articles.
Teen Friday Night Break-Out. East Lake Family YWCA, 275 East Lake Blvd SE, no charge for “Y” members, time TBD.
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Porch Press Schedule for Coming Months
2017
Article deadline July 25
Ad deadline July 27
Proof reading August 7
Paste up August 8
2017
Article deadline August 25
Ad deadline August 31
Proofreading September 4
Paste up September 5
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