East Atlanta Community Association
April 30, 2012
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| Greetings! | |
You'll have many opportunities to support your community and your city in May. Read below for the details!
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East Atlanta Annual Tire Roundup
|  East Atlanta has once again won Council Member Natalyn Arichibong's annual tire roundup. Having the most dumped tires in your neighborhood is a dubious distinction. East Atlanta's six crews totaling 17 volunteers choose to believe the neighborhood wins because it is the most diligent and organized at finding tires. This year's total was 468, less than half the 2011 count, so the neighborhood is definitely going in the right direction. We look forward to the year we don't win. Thanks go out to Archibong, the volunteers, Armor Tire for serving as a collection point and EACA for donating refreshments. |
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| Community Worship Arts Night at Martha Brown |  Martha Brown UMC will be hosting a multi-denominational, multi-church, multi-media worship arts service, Saturday, May 5th, at 7 pm. If you love artsy stuff & loud music, you'll probably like this! Modern worship music, artists painting as they are inspired during the service, liturgical dance & prayer are all a part of this unique night of personal expression. |
| 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. |
| 9th Annual East Atlanta Beer Festival |
The 9th Annual East Atlanta Beer Festival will be held May 19 in East Atlanta's shady Brownwood Park and looks to be better than ever!
From a great beer selection to early access VIP entry to rocking local music and delicious food, the EABF is an event not to be missed! Proceeds from the Festival go to local organizations to fund projects that make East Atlanta a great place to live, including the East Atlanta Farmer's Market, Recycle EAV, Burgess-Peterson Academy.
For more information and to buy your tickets, visit www.eastatlantabeerfest.com!
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| Great Atlanta Bicycle Parade |  The Great Atlanta Bicycle Parade is an artful celebration of cycling in our region! Everyone is invited to ride on May 20!
Ride by yourself, ride with your mom, your dad, your kids, your team! Deck out and represent! And bring your boom box because we are rolling with AM 1690's Bicycle Parade Show! It will be truly great to see every flavor of bikes rockin' and rolling together down Highland Avenue during Atlanta Streets Alive. Together, we will found a colorful and musical pedal-powered Atlanta tradition! The Parade Program includes Art Bike Honorariums and free Bike Art workshops! Details at www.GreatAtlantaBicycleParade.com.
This program is sponsored in part by the City of Atlanta's Office of Cultural Affairs. Thank you! Come play in the street! |
| Rain Barrel Workshop at Holy Comforter |
On Saturday, June 2nd at 11am The Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter will be holding a make your own rain barrel workshop in conjunction with Georgia Interfaith Power and Light. For $40 you will receive everything you need, including instruction and coaching to make your own long lasting 55 gallon rain barrel. Click here to pre-register. Pre-registration is required, and spaces will be limited! Registration details to follow. Don't forget the next plant sale is May 12th!!!
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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 Village Farmers Market is Back!
|  The EAVFM is a haven for all things sustainable and local, featuring the most urban farmers of any of the other markets in town. This season, the market is jam-packed with local food, entertainment and more vendors than ever before. Live chef demos will focus on seasonal, affordable and easy-to-duplicate recipes each week, using ingredients available at the market. For less than the price of a trip to the fast food drive-thru, learn how to feed your family a healthy, local meal. If you are a gardener, or an aspiring gardener, join the Summer Garden Workshop in the Edible Learning Garden. Each week will feature a new lesson to be learned on the art of backyard gardening. Through a partnership with WonderRoot, an Atlanta-based non-profit with a mission to unite artists with their community, the EAVFM will feature live music each week as part of The Music at the Market Series. Additionally, a new booth at the EAVFM, WonderRoot Index, will showcase different local artists each week, beginning with Creative Reuse. EAVFM is open every Thursday from 4pm to 8pm. Come join in the good food and good fun! About East Atlanta Village Farmers Market: The East Atlanta Village Farmers Market opened in 2006 and is known for it's hip urban vibe and commitment to increasing access to fresh, local food for low-income residents in the area. It has been voted the Reader's Pick for the Best Outdoor Farmers Market in Atlanta's Creative Loafing Magazine three years in a row. Over 30 vendors feature delicious local food including, organic vegetables, Georgia peaches, unique fruits, artisan crafted breads, farmstead cheeses, unique prepared foods, wood-fired pizza, beverages, and much more. There is an on-site Edible Learning Garden where free classes on cooking, sustainability, art and gardening are taught each week during market. Come to have a picnic dinner and stay to see the local bands and artists that flock to this in-town market. The EAVFM is considered the town square of the East Atlanta neighborhood and quickly becoming a robust hub for urban agriculture and health education. |
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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 9-12 are below:
The Significant Arrest Reports for weeks 11 and 12 are below:
Repeat Offenders
New Beat Maps for Zone 6
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| Upcoming Area Meetings | |
Neighborhood Planning Unit, NPU-W, Land Use and Zoning Committee
Meeting: 1st Tuesday of the month (05.01), 7:00pm
Atlanta City Council
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month (05.07), 1:00pm
Dekalb County Board of Commissioners Meetings: 2nd & 4th Tuesday (05.08), 9:00am
Transportation Committee Meeting Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month, (05.08), 6pm East Atlanta Community Association, (EACA) Meetings: 2nd Tuesday of the month (05.08), 7pm South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development, Inc. (SAND) Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the month (05.10); 7:30pm |
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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