East Atlanta Community Association
Newsletter
June 20, 2011
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Happy birthday to the East Atlanta Library! Come celebrate our neighborhood library's sixth birthday this Saturday at 1:00 pm with cake, punch and puppets!
Good reading!
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EACA Adds Art to the EAVFM
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 New in 2011, EACA's Arts and Culture Committee has lined up quite a few artists to perform at the Farmers Market. Maria (pictured) of the Vauxhall Garden Variety Players performed last Thursday.
On June 30, a street magician and juggler will perform, followed in July with a week-long evening performance of Neil Gaiman's Snow, Glass, Apples - a dark reinterpretation of the Snow White fairy tale, directed and produced by In By The Eye productions.
If you know a musical (or other) act who would like to perform at the Market, please contact Lori vanVoorhis, the Arts and Culture Committee Chairperson |
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Friday Food for Firefighters
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 Since early November 2010, your neighbors have provided a home-cooked meal for firefighters at Station 13 every Friday night. We're calling it Friday Food for Firefighters, or FFF, since we love acronyms. If you would like to provide a meal for four to six firefighters some Friday, please check out the web-based scheduler:
- Password: friday
- Click "Edit"
- Sign up for a date with your name and meal
- Click "save this version"
Please consider getting involved because the more people signed up the less effort it will take on any one person. So, if you have the ability to provide food one Friday evening on occasion please sign up. Meals should be delivered between 5:00 and 5:30 pm, and the firefighters have requested no pork products. This new program is an easy way to literally serve your community. |
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Give Your Landscape the Attention it Deserves!
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 If you or someone you know has an eye-catching landscape, enter it in the EAST ATLANTA YARD OF THE MONTH competition.
The EACA Beautification Committee would like to recognize the efforts of residents within the East Atlanta community, who demonstrate a clear and consistent desire to maintain or improve their respective properties above normal expectations.
Yards may be nominated by anyone who appreciates a well-maintained landscape, including the homeowner, his or her friends or landscapers. To nominate a deserving yard, simply submit a photo, along with the property address, and your contact information to beautification@eaca.net.
Judges are looking for visually appealing, functional landscapes that include a variety of plants, trees and shrubs. Yards must be within the East Atlanta community. Potential YOM winners are judged solely on the appearance of the properties front yard as viewed from the street.
For questions, please contact Kevin Spigener (678) 438-6462 or email beautification@eaca.net.
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Martha Brown Vacation Bible School - FREE
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 Vacation Bible School: June 21, 22, 23 from 5:30-8pm. Children entering pre-k in the 2011-12 school year through entering 5th grade can register. Teens are encouraged to register as volunteers to help our adult Sous Chef Leaders. To register your child OR to volunteer as well as to learn more, click HERE
Free to all participants, and a snack supper will be provided.
Martha Brown United Methodist
468 Moreland Ave SE
For questions please email marthabrownunite@bellsouth.net.
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East Atlanta Library Birthday Party
|  Friends of the Library will sponsor a birthday party for the East Atlanta Branch Library's 6th birthday on June 25th at 1:00pm. There will be birthday cake and punch for everyone and a surprise puppet show offered by Gina Root and some of her students. It should be a very exciting afternoon for kids of all ages!
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Neighbor in Need Fundraiser
|  Please join our sister Neighbor In Need program for an evening of food, fun and music at Steinbeck's in Oakhurst! This outdoor event will feature delicious creations by Steinbeck's Chef Andy Gonzales, drinks and entertainment provided by The J'Ham String Band.
When - June 25, 2011 from 6-9
Tickets - $30 prior to the event (includes dinner, drinks and all the dancing you can handle!) and $35 at the door. Tickets are available for sale NOW at Steinbeck's and The Universal Joint. You can also purchase tickets by calling Aimee Bennett at 678-358-4260 or Kim Fledderman at 404-314-5065.
A Special THANKS to our friends at Steinbeck's, Mojo Pizza n' Pub, Oakhurst Laundry & Cleaners and Mezcalito's Cantina for allowing us the use of the outdoor space adjacent to their fine establishments for the evening!
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EAV Farmers Market Peach Jam
|  Come sample all things peach at the East Atlanta Village Farmers Market on Thursday June 30th and stick around for the grand event - a Peach Cocktail Mix-Off at the Midway Pub.
Chef Terry from Farm Burger will be grilling up Riverview Farms beef burgers on H&F buns (all proceeds go towards education programs...) with a peach compote and local goat cheese. Chef Seth Freedman will be experimenting with savory peach dishes and serving up his secret recipe for peach ketchup. And Colonel Jerry Slater from H. Harper Station will be showing us his mixing skills.
Iron Chef Style Peach Cocktail Mix-Off: Mixiologists meet at the market 6pm to receive their spirit assignment, and shop the market for other local ingredients to feature in their cocktail. Mix-off begins at 6:30pm at the Midway Pub. Contestants will submit their cocktails to a panel of celebrity judges, and guests can purchase tastes of the drink for $1. Winners are announced at 7pm. Entry into contest is $20. The winner receives $200 cash prize, a mention in the EAV e-newsletter and the Slow Food Atlanta e-news, free peaches from Pearson Farm, and their drink on the menu at the Midway Pub. Email: info@farmeav.com by Thursday June 23rd to enter.
Thank you to our event sponsors for making this event happen: The Midway Pub, Pearson Farm Peaches, Riverview Farms, H&F Bread Co, and Farm Burger.
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EAVFM Assistant Makes the New York Times!
|  Some teenagers search for jobs by asking their parents' friends. Others submit résumé after résumé online. And then there is Cameron Stephens's approach: work until they pay you.
Mr. Stephens, 17, a shy high school student in Atlanta, just started showing up at the job he wanted - at a local farmers' market. He had never picked a vegetable, having always lived within city limits. He did not know what "organic" meant. But he drove by the weekly East Atlanta Village Farmers Market last summer and thought it "seemed like a cool place to work."
For more...
The Farmers Market also wanted to share with you a little video of the effect your funding has already had on the market - thanks for your support!
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Fans for Senior Citizens
|  The City of Atlanta has fans for Senior Citizens. Please call 404-330-6000 to register for the fans. They can be picked up or delivered. The deadline is July 1st.
Please advise any seniors you know since many might not be on e-mail. |
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Sign up for Simone Bell Newsletter
|  Simone Bell serves in the Georgia State House on behalf of District 58, which includes portions of Fulton and DeKalb counties that are in the City of Atlanta, plus portions of unincorporated DeKalb County to the east. It includes the neighborhoods of East Atlanta, Cabbagetown, Reynoldstown, Edgewood, Gresham Park, Grant Park, Kirkwood, Ormewood Park, Boulevard Heights, Eastland Heights, Woodland Hills, Custer/McDonough/Guice and Benteen.
For those interested in signing up for her newsletter please visit here.
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East Atlanta Library Events
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East Atlanta Library
400 Flat Shoals Ave, SE
Atlanta, Ga 30316
Summer Time Magic Show with Keith Karnok
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 10:30am
Registration is required
Summer Story Time Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 10:30am All ages! Registration is required for large groups.
Spanish Story Time! Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 10:30am All ages! Registration is required for large groups. Summer Story Time Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 10:30am All ages! Registration is required for large groups. Music with Miss Tara Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @10:30am Registration is required.
Easy Crafts and Games Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:30am All ages! Registration is required.
Summer Story Time Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:30am All ages! Registration is required for large groups.
Easy Crafts and Games Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 10:30am All ages! Registration is required.
Registration for required events can be done at the library. |
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East Atlanta Security Patrol Update
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To learn more about the East Atlanta Security Patrol, view updated news and notes or to enroll, visit the EASP website. There is a 50% discount for longtime residents and those 65+. To qualify, you must have lived at the same address for 20 years or be over age 65. We also have a 20% discount for members of an APD-sanctioned Neighborhood Watch. Please contact us if you're interested in setting up a Neighborhood Watch on your street.
If you have additional questions, please direct them to easp610@gmail.com, or call EASP Organizer Myron Polster at 404-954-1568.
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| EACA Public Safety - Weekly Crime Report |
The weekly Crime Report for weeks 19 - 21are below:
The weekly Significant Arrests Report for weeks 19 - 21 are below:
May Crime Report
May Trends
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| Upcoming Area Meetings |
Atlanta City Council
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month (06.20), 1:00 pm
City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave SW, Atlanta, GA
Branan Towers Bingo
3rd Tuesday of the month (06.21), 6pm
Branan Towers, 1200 Glenwood Ave., SE
Grant Park Neighborhood Association
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday of the month (06.21), 7:30pm
Zoo Atlanta - ARC Building - Ford Conservation Room
800 Cherokee Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30315
Neighborhood Planning Unit, NPU-W
Meeting: 4th Wednesday of the month (06.22), 7:30pm
Martha Brown United Methodist Church, 468 Moreland Ave SE
Transportation Committee Meeting (06.27), 7pm
If interested please email transportation@eaca.net
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners
Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month (06.28), 9:00 am
Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Dr, Decatur
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EACA Membership
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EACA Needs Your Support!
Without your support EACA would not exist. Please show your commitment to EACA by joining today. Annual dues are $10 per household or business per year. As an EACA member you can vote at EACA meetings on topics of interest within our community as well as show your support to East Atlanta. Email questions to membership@eaca.net.
You can sign up for your 2011 EACA membership, and order EACA Yard Signs on-line! Pay electronically via Paypal HERE
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| East Atlanta on Facebook & Twitter |
If you're a Facebook member, be sure to become a fan of both the EACA Fan Page and the East Atlanta Village page, too! Click on links below to take you directly to each.
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