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Best Bets: Fish, Francoeur and a Festival
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jeff Francoeur smiles as he holds his Golden Glove award before the start of the Braves vs. Mets game at Turner Field on Saturday, April 5, 2008. Francoeur will host a VIP party to benefit the Children’s Tumor Foundation at Wild Bill’s in Duluth on Friday, Nov. 28. Photo: Johnny Crawford / staff
Whether you’re anticipating that Thankgiving bird or you’ve already had your fill, there’s always room for fish (and other sea creatures). The Georgia Aquarium will be open on Thanksgiving with extended hours. If you’re not ready to leave the house just yet, scroll down a little for more events you can take in once that turkey coma wears off.
TODAY’S (AND TOMORROW’S) PICK
The Georgia Aquarium is one of the few attractions that will keep its doors open on Thanksgiving. In fact, it has extended hours Nov. 26-29, when it will welcome visitors from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. There will also be holiday music performances during most of December along with festive decorations and Santa, who is available for pictures Fridays-Sundays Nov. 28-Dec. 14, and then every day from Dec. 18 to Dec. 24. Photos with Santa are $20 and up. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Fridays; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays. Holiday hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Nov. 26-29, Dec. 20-23 and Dec. 26. Also, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 24 and noon-6 p.m. Dec. 25. $26; $21.50 ages 55 and older; $19.50 age 3-12, ages 2 and younger free (includes general aquarium admission). Georgia Aquarium, 225 Baker St. N.W., Atlanta. 404-581-4000.
WEEKEND HAPPENING
Country star Rhett Akins headlines this year’s Rock4Research Benefit Concert. This second annual event, which is a fund-raiser for the Children’s Tumor Foundation, is preceded by a VIP party hosted by the Braves’ Jeff Francoeur and former University of Georgia All-American and Tampa Bay Buccaneer Matt Stinchcomb. There will also be a silent auction featuring signed sports memorabilia and other items. Nashville’s Matt Moore Band opens the show. 8 p.m. Nov. 28. $10; $20 VIP. Wild Bill’s, 2075 Market St., Duluth. 770-366-7321.
LOOKING AHEAD
The jury-selected artisans at the Sugarloaf Crafts Festival will display and sell functional and decorative pottery, sculpture, glass, jewelry, fashion, home decor and accessories, items for the garden and photography. The fest will offer demonstrations by metal artists and potters, along with live music by Bolivia’s Ch’uwa Yacu, playing music indigenous to the Andes Mountains. Deborah Martin and Preston Scott will play aboriginal Australian instruments, including their own handcrafted digeridoos. A children’s area will keep the kids occupied with puppet show by Middle-earth Studios. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 5-6; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 7. $8 (good all weekend); ages 11 and younger free. Cobb Galleria Centre, 2 Galleria Parkway N.W., Atlanta. 770-955-8000.
For more fun things to do, check out accessAtlanta’s events round-up here.
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