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My favorite day of summer should be…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Maybe all eight of you still addicted to ye olde print edition have noticed our “97 days to play” feature on the front of the Living section lately.
Summer has 97 days, and we’re taking advantage of every single one of ‘em! Or…we will! If you’ll help!
We’re trying to come up with something cool to do every day this summer. It’s not hard to find great stuff happening in Atlanta, but I’m new - there’s just no way the events I stumble on can be the only things keeping people busy. I hear tell of a soap box derby, of concerts, of festivals, of wacky parties and nights out I’ll never find if I’m not looking.
Today’s event, if you’re wondering, came from my cubicle neighbor Adrianne Murchison: “Take the mic at the Shrine of the Black Madonna bookstore for ‘Wordlife Wednesdays,’ a showcase of poetry, storytelling and spoken word. Performers can sign up from 7-8 p.m. and be admitted for free . The event is hosted by poet Plain Brown and includes live music. Check it out every first Wednesday of the month. $5 general admission. The bookstore is located at 946 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. S.W., West End. 404-622-5588, www.shrinebookstore.com.”
More events coming up this week fill us in on movies at the Fox Theatre, Virginia-Highland’s Summerfest and the Indie Craft Experience. As a newcomer, I’ve experience exactly none of those.
So what’s your favorite summer event? Concerts, date nights, protests, races, meals, movies, workshops, anything. If the public can attend, we want to know. Share details, if you can. It’ll be a long, hot summer without something to do…
— Other questions? Newcomer tries to get answers. Leave your Atlanta ‘n’ Georgia questions in the comments or in my e-mail at jgumbrecht@ajc.com. I’ll try to answer them for all the other newcomers and inquiring minds in Friday’s blog post.
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By Jeff
June 4, 2008 8:44 AM | Link to this
Favorite summer event? Hands down, July 4th.
I’ve done a few different things over the course of my life to celebrate that day, but no matter what particular thing I do, it always epitomizes that summer.
Now, in years past we’ve gone across town to the professional fireworks show, we’ve gone about a mile away to another professional fireworks show, and we’ve done our own fireworks show (living in the boonies has its advantages). Last year, I went to an event sponsored by one of the mega-churches in Albany, and it was a blast. This year, we’ve got a combined-family trip to my wife’s grandparent’s house in Fort Walton Beach in the works. (My family will be staying in a hotel in FWB, but there will more than likely be several chances for the families - or at least parts thereof - to intermingle.)
4 days on the beach, and it is less than a month away… can’t wait!!!!
By JJ
June 4, 2008 2:47 PM | Link to this
OMG the end must be near, I agree with Jeff about 4th of July. Even though my father passed away on the 4th of July (we sent him out with a bang), it still remains one of my favorite summer days…
Suwanee Town Park has tons of events all summer lon, a lot of free concerts, etc. EE Robinson Park in Sugar Hill does a movie once a month at the Ampitheater. As a matter of fact, EE Robinson has THE BEST fireworks display on the 3rd of July. We have been going for the past 3 years. I love it, no traffic, and I can be home within 10 minutes……
Stone Mountain - you can always find something new and different out there.