Calendar June – July 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. The next deadline for the calendar will be June 25, 2017. Email events to calendar@theporchpress.com with
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 Tue).
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).
Summer Film Series. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, 12:30-2:30pm, (Thurs).
Summer Food Service Program. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat shoals Ave SE, through Jul27, 12-1pm, (Thurs).
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
East Atlanta Farmers Market. 561 Flat Shoals Avenue SE, chef demonstrations on site, 4:00pm-8:00pm (every Thurs).
Grant Park Farmers Market. Cherokee Avenue SE at Milledge Avenue SE, 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, 5pm-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 Ave SE, entrance on Orleans, 7:30am (Mon thru Fri).
Jun 17 Civil War to Civil Rights Walking Tour. Meeting place in East Atlanta Village to be announced, required advance tickets available on www.batlevent.org; event starts at 2pm.
Read to Therapy Dog Dudley. Dudley will listen to children read, East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, 11am-12pm.
Jun 18 Father’s Day.
Father’s Day at the Zoo. Zoo Atlanta, 800 Cherokee Ave SE, Dads free with paid admission for second person.
Jun 20 Grant Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA). Zoo Atlanta, 800 Cherokee Avenue SE, ARC Building, south end of Cherokee Avenue parking lot. Everyone in Grant Park welcome. 7:30pm (3rd Tues).
Shadow Puppet Theater and Workshop. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, for children age 12 and under, 10:30am-11:30am.
Jun 25 Porch Press Deadline for submitting articles.
Jun 28 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).
Jul 1 Friday Community Coffee with School Board Member Leslie Grant. Blue Print Church, 475 Boulevard NE, Fellowship Hall, enter on Rankin St NE, 8:30am-10:30am, (1st Fri).
Saturday Community Coffee with School Board Member Leslie Grant. Community Grounds Coffee Shop, 1297 Jonesboro Rd SE and McDonough Blvd SE, 8:30-10:30am, (1st Sat).
The Zoo Library. Meet some animals and learn about them, East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, for children 12 and under. 12:30pm-2pm.
Jul 3 Porch Press Proofreading. Adams Realtors, 458 Cherokee Ave SE. Supper provided. 6:30pm (1st Mon).
Chess Club. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, for kids and teens, 6:15-7:15pm.
Jul 4 Independence Day Holiday.
NPU-W Land Use and Zoning Committee. Village Church East Atlanta, 1231 Glenwood Ave SE, 7pm (1st Tues).
Porch Press Layout. Adams Realtors, 458 Cherokee Ave SE. Supper provided. 7:30pm (Tues after proofreading).
Jul 8 Parents’ Night Out. East Lake Family YWCA, 275 East Lake Blvd SE, for “Y” members. 6pm-10pm.
Pet-EP Low-Cost Pet Vaccines. Intown Healthy Hound and City-Kitty, 981 Cherokee Ave SE, dogs on leashes, cats in carriers. 11:00am-1:00pm (2nd Sat).
Read to Therapy Dog Dudley. Dudley will listen to children read, East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, 11am -12pm.
Jul 11 East Atlanta Community Association (EACA) Branan Towers, 1200 Glenwood Ave SE, (2nd Tue) 7pm.
SynerJester Show. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, for children age 12 and under, 10:30-11:30am.
Jul 13 South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development (SAND). Beulah Heights University. 892 Berne St SE, Student Activities Building, west side. 7:30pm (2nd Thurs).
Jul 15 Literacy Storytime. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, each child get a copy of book read, 12-1pm.
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 Avenue SE, ARC Building, south end of Cherokee Avenue parking lot. Everyone in Grant Park welcome. 7:30pm (3rd Tues).
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, 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 Thu)
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 Photographs by Jeff Beekman Artist Reception. East Atlanta Library, 400 Flat Shoals Ave SE, 3:30pm-5:30pm.
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, (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.
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Porch Press Schedule for Coming Months
2017
Article deadline June 25
Ad deadline June 27
Proof reading July 3
Paste up July 4
2017
Article deadline July 25
Ad deadline August 3
Proofreading August 7
Paste up August 8
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