Other Events and Community Service Projects in Decatur
August
Salsa Nights at Mezcalito’s Cantina
Join the fun at Mezcalito’s Cantina on the last Saturday of every month for a night of salsa dancing. Enjoy the ambiance or just relax on the patio and have one of your favorite drinks. The event features a free beginner’s salsa class from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. Music begins at 10:30 p.m. and admission is free.
Mezcalito’s Cantina is at 653 East Lake Dr. Visit www.mezcalitoscantina.com for more information.
DEF to Host Benefit Concert at Eddie’s
Aug.8 • 5:30 p.m.
The Decatur Education Foundation will host a benefit concert at Eddie’s Attic on Sunday, Aug. 8. Caroline Herring, Dianne Durrett, Kodac Harrison and Sydney Rhame will perform in a first-ever benefit concert for the foundation. Rhame and Herring will be joined by Harrison at the 5:30 p.m. show and by Durrett at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door, with tables of four for $100. Proceeds go to DEF’s ongoing efforts to help Decatur’s children and youth reach their full potential. Buy tickets online at www.eddiesattic.com.
Rosanne Cash at Agnes Scott
Aug. 14 • 7 p.m.
Rosanne Cash, daughter of music legend Johnny Cash, will talk about her life and her new memoir, Composed, on Saturday, Aug. 14, 7 p.m., in Presser Hall, Agnes Scott College. She will share some stories, sign books and play a couple of songs on a custom-made Martin D-40 guitar donated by Yuengling. The guitar will be raffled off with proceeds going to the book festival’s literacy events. Tickets are $30 and include a copy of Composed. Tickets are available at A Cappella books, 484-C Moreland Ave. NE, Atlanta.
2nd Annual Taste of the Town
Aug. 19 • 5:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Taste complimentary food from 15 Decatur-area restaurants, enjoy live music on the patio, three cash bars, $1-per-ticket raffle, huge silent auction. Admission only $10. Charity event sponsored by Keller Williams Realty Metro Atlanta benefits Camp Twin Lakes, Decatur-DeKalb YMCA Partnership for Youth Foundation, and KW Cares. Held at The Solarium in Oakhurst village, 321 West Hill St., Decatur. For more information or to buy tickets, visit www.tasteofthetowndecatur.com or call 404-564-5560.
Chicks for Charity with the Chicken Whisperer Andy Schneider
Aug. 28 • 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Decatur Farmers Market, N. McDonough St. and E. Trinity Pl.
The Chicken Whisperer is coming to Decatur Farmers Market on Aug 28th, from 9 - 1pm with 1,000 chicks to give away! The event is free to the public but donations are suggested for the chicks. All donations will go to East Atlanta Kids Club. Please remember to get your local produce and other sustainably produced food products while you are at the Market. For more info, please contact info@decaturfarmersmarket.com.
September
Arts Alliance Clothesline Show
Sept. 4 • 5-8 p.m.
Join the Decatur Arts Alliance for a Clothesline Show on the square, Saturday, Sept. 4, 5-8 p.m. The show is open to the community as well as members and friends of the alliance. Hang your work, get exposure, and network with other members of the Decatur Arts Alliance Creative Registry.
Artwork must be no more than 24 inches wide and you must be able to hang it on a standard clothesline. One submission per artist. Hanging space is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information, email clotheslineshow@gmail.com or call the Decatur Arts Alliance, 404-371-9583.
Subaru Big Peach Live Well Event
Sept. 25 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Stivers Decatur Subaru is proud to bring you the Subaru Live Well Event at Big Peach Running Co. in downtown Decatur. Subaru and Big Peach are proud promoters of the active, outdoor lifestyle community in Atlanta. While at the event test drive new Subaru vehicles onsite, receive a $20 gift card from participating partners, register for prizes, demo mountain bikes from Bicycle South, and learn the coolest kayak tricks and moves with Nantahala Outdoor Center’s onsite kayak demo pool. Come early at 8 a.m. and participate in the Subaru/Big Peach Scavenger Hunt Run around the streets of downtown Decatur and collect great prizes.
SkaterAid Battles Cancer with Creativity
Sept. 26 • 2-7 p.m.
SkaterAid, a skateboarding, music and art festival, returns for a sixth year to Decatur on Sept. 26, 2-7 p.m., at East Decatur Station, 109 New St. The festival caters directly to teens and features ramps, jumps and contests for skateboarders as well as demonstrations by professional skaters. Teen bands from area high schools provide the music.
A skateboard deck art auction is held throughout the day, with a selection of art created by professional and “outsider” artists from used skateboard decks. All proceeds generated by the event are donated to families who are battling pediatric brain cancer.
SkaterAid’s mission is to support families who are dealing with the tragedy of pediatric cancer. Since 2007, all proceeds from SkaterAid have been donated to the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children (BTFC). Established in 1983 in Atlanta, the BTFC was the first nonprofit organization in the United States to focus specifically on the issue of brain tumors in children.
SkaterAid is now actively recruiting volunteers, auditioning bands and seeking donations of used skateboards. Contact them at www.skateraid.net or become a fan of SkaterAid on Facebook.
Eddie's Attic: Gustafer Yellowgold's Show
Sept. 26 • 1:30p.m.
Gustafer Yellowgold concerts are a one-of-a-kind blend of live music and moving image, projected in vivid color onto a large screen. The minimally animated illustrations are accompanied by illustrator/songwriter Morgan Taylor’s catchy and original story-songs, for a truly different multimedia experience that entrances children and adults alike. www.eddiesattic.com, $10 adults/$8 kids.
Agnes Scott Athletics
For a current schedule of Agnes Scott College’s sports events visit the school’s athletics webpage.
www.agnesscott.edu/athletics
Read about other upcoming community events in the
Decatur Focus newsletter or for more information contact
events@decaturga.com.