Five Things To Do This Weekend
Recycle your electronics at Grady HS, take a tour of the sky at Fernbank and much more
When/Where: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Henry W. Grady High School, 929 Charles Allen Dr. NE
Why Go: Drop off your electronics the third Saturday of each month. Sponsored by Keep Atlanta Beautiful, Creative E Recycling and Midtown Neighbors' Association.
Price: Free
When/Where: Saturday, 11 a.m. at Fernbank Science Center, 156 Heaton Park Dr. NE
Why Go: A Fernbank Astronomer will lead you on a guided tour through the constellations, planets, and events of the current evening sky.
Price: Adults $4; Students $3; Seniors $3; Free admission for ASTC Passport members (with card), Friends of Fernbank members (with card), DeKalb School System employees (with id) and Planetary Society members.
3. Baba Wague Diaketes Pottery Exhibit
When/Where: Saturday, 4 to 6 p.m. at Gems of Africa Gallery, 630 N Highland Ave NE
Why Go: Artist Baba Wague Diaketes will be discussing his ceramics. Visit the artists' website here.
Price: Free, Pre-registration required
4. Literary Event: June Akers Seese
When/Where: Sunday, 3 p.m. at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Rd. NE
Why Go: Hear June Akers Seese read excerpts from her fourth novel, "Whose Coffee Is It?" The narrator explores the courtship and marriage of a psychiatrist's widow whose memories span 50 years and move from Hartford, Connecticut to Callanwolde Fine Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Price: Free, Open to all
Just outside the neighborhood:
When/Where: Saturday, 1 to 6 p.m. at Brownwood Park, 607 Brownwood Ave. SE
Why Go: Enjoy over 170 craft beers.
Price: $35 in advance, $40 at the door (if available)
What do you have planned this weekend?
Tell us in the comments.
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Keep Atlanta Beautiful Recycling
January 14, 2012 / April 14, 2012 / May 12, 2012 / June 9, 2012 / July 14, 2012 / August 11, 2012 / September 8, 2012 / October 13, 2012 / November 10, 2012 / December 8, 2012 / February 9, 2013 at 10:00 am–3:00 pm320 Irwin St NE, Atlanta, GA (The former Walden Middle School) -
Henry W. Grady High School
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Fernbank Science Center
156 Heaton Park Dr NE, Atlanta, GA -
Gems of Africa Gallery
630 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, GA (Between North Ave. & Ponce DeLeon Ave.)
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Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
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Brownwood Park
607 Brownwood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA
