East Atlanta Community Association
March 26, 2012
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| Greetings! | |
Happy Spring!
As you fight your way through the pollen fog in East Atlanta please read below for further details about EACA's upcoming Earth Day Festival, all well as many other exciting events happening in our neighborhood.
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City of Atlanta Weatherization Rebates Available until March 31
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 The City of Atlanta residential weatherization program that has provided thousands of dollars in rebates for qualifying home energy efficiency improvements is encouraging Atlanta homeowners to take advantage of remaining rebate funds before March 31, 2012.
SHINE - Sustainable Home Initiative in the New Economy - is a federally-funded program offering residential property owners the ability to get up to $3,500 towards air sealing, insulation improvement, weatherstripping, caulking, and the replacement of older, inefficient heating and cooling systems.
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Dekalb County Sponsors Household Hazardous Waste Round-up
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Commissioner Kathie Gannon, DeKalb County Commissioner for Super District 6 encourages all neighborhood organizations to publish information in your newsletter, on your website or to your list-serve regarding an upcoming opportunity for citizens to dispose of environmentally dangerous household products.
On Saturday, March 31, 8 a.m. to noon at the DeKalb County Central Transfer Station, 3720 Leroy Scott Drive near the intersection of Memorial Drive and Kensington Road, residents can safely dispose free of charge:
- Aerosols
- Batteries
- Adhesives
- Flammables
- Fertilizers
- Pesticides
- Automotive oils and other solvents
- Fluorescent bulbs
- Photo Chemicals
- Hobby and artists supplies
- Paints and paint-related products
- Cleaners and swimming pool chemicals
Household hazardous waste is classified as products that contain potentially dangerous chemicals and are no longer used. These products should not be mixed with regular trash and can be potentially harmful to the environment if not disposed of properly.
DeKalb County encourages residents to take advantage of this opportunity to clear their homes of unneeded or unused household hazardous waste and to help keep county landfills and the environment safe for everyone.
Please make sure to bring only items on the items accepted list or they will be turned away.
Items NOT accepted:
- Bio-hazardous/Bio-medical waste
- Agricultural waste
- Ammunition
- Explosives
- Pharmaceuticals
- Radioactive materials
- Non-hazardous waste
If you have questions about the event or would like to volunteer, please contact Keep DeKalb Beautiful at (404) 371-2654 or kdb@dekalbcountyga.gov.
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| Friends of East Atlanta Library Present GardenQuest |  Friends of the East Atlanta Library presents GARDENQUEST
SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012
SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2012
sponsored by GardenHood
GardenQuest is offering six incredible workshops to help you get ready for springtime in East Atlanta. Here's your chance to learn from the experts (the very best!) and gain a little down-in-the-dirt hands-on experience!
Saturday, March 31 @ the library:
- 10-2: Burgess-Peterson Academy students will be selling seedlings they have grown for $2/piece
- 10:45-11:45: Butterflies, Ladybugs, and Me! free* outdoor planting project in the library plaza for kids ages 4-10.*registration required
- 10-11:30: Affordable Organic Gardening with Glynis Ward
- 12-1:30: Secrets to Amazing Backyard Compost with Brownwood Community Garden co-leader, Mary Yetter.
- 2-3: Contain Yourself!Creating Special Gardens in Containers by veteran garden designer Brooks Garcia
- 3:30-4:40: Unique Plants and Designs for the Garden by GardenHood owner, and event sponsor, Scott McMahan
Sunday, April 1:
- 4-5 pm: A Walk to Remember Among the Trees: arborist Robbie Astrove will lead a casual walk through EAV discussing characteristics, care, and planting of trees and bushes that provide fruit or nuts.
All workshops are $5 for Friends of the East Atlanta Library members or $10 for non-members. Please sign up at the library. Non-members may join the Friends at registration to save. Workshop participants will also receive coupons for discounted shopping at Garden*Hood.
Click here for more information about the GardenQuest workshops |
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East Atlanta Kids Club's Easter Egg Hunt
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 Hop on over to Brownwood Park for the EAKC annual Easter Egg Hunt
March 31, 2012
10:00 a.m. - 1: 30 p.m.
Egg hunt begins at 11 a.m. so be there before all of the eggs are found!! Also enjoy egg decorating & games.
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Run Before You Crawl 5K and Pub Crawl
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The Run Before You Crawl 5k and Pub Crawl is Atlanta's premier race slash pub crawl. This third annual event will take place in and around the East Atlanta Village on
April 14th, 2012. The race begins and ends in beautiful Brownwood Park. In between you will meander through the East Atlanta Business District. To register for the race, click here. For more information about the race, click here.
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Art on the Beltline Request for Proposals
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The 2012 Art on the Atlanta BeltLine Request for Proposals is here! We're excited to bring back Atlanta's largest temporary, public art exhibition for the third year in a row! Submission instructions are detailed in the Request for Proposals and proposals are due by April 16, 2012.
Please be sure to attend one of our five information sessions where we can answer any questions you may have about the project or your proposal. You can visit art.beltline.org to submit and check for updated information. Please share this with anyone who might be interested and we look forward to another strong show in 2012!
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East Atlanta Earth Day 2012 Festival: Celebrate, Educate, Participate
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 Kicking off with a Lantern Parade on April 19th (please see below for more details) to Celebrate Earth Day , the festivities, brought to you by a collaboration of EACA's Recycle EAV, Arts & Culture, Parks and Beautification Committees, will continue on Saturday, April 21st with the Educate portion of the event, featuring workshops, recycling stations, park tours, story hour, a craft fair and two awesome swaps!
Learn about everything from making biodiesel to composting, along with story hours, seed swaps and walking tours on Saturday. (The exact schedule will be posted next week.)
Looking for ways to Participate? In addition to having Saturday drop off stations in the farmers market for light bulbs, paint, electronics, cell phones and eyeglasses, we'll also be taking part in the yearly tire roundup. Contact EAVTires@gmail.com before April 21 with the location of tires that need to be picked up or drop tires off at Armor Tire, 1326 Glenwood Ave. SE, on the corner of Glenwood and Haas next to Holy Taco, from 9-noon on April 21.
Our free-cycling will also include a "free yard sale" where you can drop off your gently used goodies and pick up your very own treasures from what others have left behind. Books, working electronics, household items and more will be accepted.
If you have clothing to swap, be sure to head over to East Side Lounge for a clothing swap of epic proportions. You can either bring your gently worn items with you to the event, or you can drop them off in advance during next month's EACA meeting, April 10th,7pm at Branan Towers. (As with the free-cycle table, all leftovers will be donated to charity.) And finally, our three day event will culminate in the Village with spring plantings and a clean-up from 10-2 on Sunday, April 22nd. Meet at the planter at Flat Shoals and Glenwood, and bring your favorite tool and a pair of gloves. If interested in being part of Sunday's clean-up email beautification@EACA.net.
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Everybody Loves a Parade!!
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 Now that you've heard the buzz about EACA's three day Earth Day Festival, you may have also heard some talk about lanterns, and a parade. You may be wanting to know more, which makes this your lucky day!
On Thursday, April 19th, right at the closing of the year's first Farmers Market (8pm), we Celebrate the festival kick-off with a Wishing Lantern launch. Often seen on Chinese New Year, weddings, or during other significant events, Wishing Lanterns float into the sky like tiny hot air balloons, carrying the hopes and dreams of the person releasing it. The lanterns are large enough to be launched by two people (especially if there are children involved!) and burn completely up in the atmosphere, leaving no litter behind. Do you have a wish for the neighborhood? Come get a lantern and set your dream in motion. You may purchase your Wish Lantern at the EACA meeting, on Tuesday April 10th, or at the East Atlanta Farmers Market on the day of the launch. Lanterns are 5$, or 3 for 10$. All proceeds benefit your Community Association and it's programs. Once the wishes have floated away, the Vauxhall Gardens Variety Players, along with special guests from The Imperial OPA, HoopEssence, and Turnin' Trixx, will lead us in a lit up lantern parade of epic proportions, through the Village and down to Brownwood Park. Come by one of our two lantern-making workshops and create your masterpiece. The first workshop will be held Thursday April 12th, in the back of the Farmer's Market lot from 5-8pm. The second workshop will take place during the Farmer's Market on the19th. Some materials will be provided, feel free to bring your own, as well as your imagination. You will need a battery operated light source for your lantern, some may be available for purchase at the workshops, but supplies are limited. Once the Parade has wound it's way to the Park, you will be treated to more fantastical performances from the entertainers listed above, in preparation for the launch of the first of EACA's Movies in the Park series. Films are provided this month by Studio Outpost, and will feature local artists and films. This is a great free event for all ages, and we hope to see you there. For more information please email artsculture@EACA.net. |
The East Atlanta Kids Club Night @ the Hawks!
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 Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta Hawks vs LA Clippers Join the East Atlanta Kids Club for a fun night with the Atlanta Hawks! Watch players Tracy McGrady, Jerry Stackhouse, Jeff Teague, Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams, Josh Smith, Zaz Pachulia & more beat the LA Clippers! Tickets are $23 a seat. For each ticket sold, the Atlanta Hawks will donate $5 back to the Kids Club to benefit the free after-school programs. Purchase tickets here by April 20. Call (404) 627-8050 for additional information. |
| East Atlanta Kids Club Brownwood Bike Rally |
Get your bikes into gear for the East Atlanta Kids Club's 9th-annual Brownwood Bike Rally! Join us on May 5, 2012 (Cinco de Mayo) at Brownwood Park in East Atlanta for another great day of bike racing and other fun!
The Brownwood Bike Rally is a festive event celebrating cycling, fitness and health, for kids and adults. It includes street bike races and a bike safety rodeo for kids, cyclocross-track races for adults, a health fair, a food court and a festival area featuring family-friendly activities. Prizes are awarded for all races. Proceeds will benefit the East Atlanta Kids Club, a nonprofit after-school tutoring and mentoring program for promising youth.
Pre-register here to guarantee your event t-shirt. Like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter. For more information visit http://eastatlantakids.org or call at 404-627-8050. |
Check out Red Rocket Farm art at East Atlanta Library
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On display now at the East Atlanta Library is the whimsical artwork of Jason Thomas and his collaborators at Red Rocket Farm. This 3-D painting is just one of the works at the library. To see more, ask at the circulation desk to visit the Gallery Wall.
Purchase of artwork helps fund programs and materials at the East Atlanta Library. The above work is on view in the Reading Room.
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BATL Event Announced
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Banks and Shane Returns to East Lake
Mark Your Calendars for July 20th
BATL, the annual commemoration of the Civil War Battle of Atlanta that took place in East Lake, Kirkwood, and East Atlanta, is coming again this summer to East Lake Golf Club. The committee is especially pleased to announce the return of Banks and Shane (formerly The Kingston Trio), the popular group who entertained us three years ago.
Some reasons you won't want to miss this annual event: - Your rare chance to enjoy the beautiful club dining room and verandas
- Lots of really fine Southern cooking for only $50 per person or $45 per person when you purchase a table of 10
- Great music with Banks and Shane
- Fabulous silent auction offerings
- A great opportunity to socialize with Abraham Lincoln and 10 of your favorite neighbors
The rest of the BATL events are returning all that week with the big day on Saturday, July 21 after the Gala. Tickets will be online soon at www.batlevent.org. |
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East Atlanta Security Patrol
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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. |
| EACA Public Safety - Weekly Crime Report | |
The Crime Report for weeks 6-9 are below:
Repeat Offenders
New Beat Maps for Zone 6
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| Upcoming Area Meetings | |
Dekalb County Board of Commissioners
Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesday (03.27), 9:00am
Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Dr, Decatur
Neighborhood Planning Unit, NPU-W
Meeting: 4th Wednesday of the month (03.28), 7:30pm
Martha Brown United Methodist Church, 468 Moreland Ave SE
Neighborhood Planning Unit, NPU-W, Land Use and Zoning Committee
Meeting: 1st Tuesday of the month (05.03), 7:00pm
Martha Brown United Methodist Church, 468 Moreland Ave SE
Atlanta City Council
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month (05.04), 1:00 pm
City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave SW
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners
Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month (05.10), 9:00 am
Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Dr, Decatur
Transportation Committee Meeting
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month, (05.10), 6pm
Branan Towers, 1200 Glenwood Ave., SE
East Atlanta Community Association, (EACA)
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month (05.10), 7pm
Branan Towers, 1200 Glenwood Ave., SE
South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development, Inc. (SAND)
Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the month (05.12); 7:30pm
Beulah Heights University Student Center, 892 Berne Street
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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 calendar 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.
You can sign up for your 2012 EACA membership, and order EACA Yard Signs on-line! Pay electronically via Paypal HERE
Email questions to membership@eaca.net.
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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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