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DEL.ICIO.USEconomical Entertainment, From Santa to Stockhausen
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Priscilla the Pink Pig returns to Lenox Square this weekend.
Entertainment writer Shane Harrison gives you tips on events that are free or cheap.
It’s easy to have a good time without spending your hard-earned money. There are loads of fun things to do around metro Atlanta that won’t break anyone’s failing bank. Here are just a few:
For the Early Elf
Guess who’s here already? While the Halloween candy is still rumbling in your belly, Santa’s on his way to the Mall of Georgia’s “Santabration.” St. Nick arrives at 3 p.m. Nov. 1 in the Village Pavilion. Activities include live entertainment and holiday festivities culminating in the annual tree lighting at dusk and a screening of “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Free. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. 3333 Buford Drive, Buford. 678-482-8788.
Sirius-ly Free
Ensemble Sirius, currently artists in residence at Emory, will perform a program of music by pioneering German electronic composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. The duo - pianist Michael Fowler and percussionist Stuart Gerber - even have the composer’s stamp of approval after working with him from 1999 to 2001. See the AJC’s Pierre Ruhe’s story on Gerber’s connection with Stockhausen here. 8 p.m. Nov. 1. Free. Emory Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Road, Emory University, Atlanta. 404-727-5050.
Pig Out
It’s almost time to pull out the pig again. Atlanta’s holiday tradition, Priscilla the Pink Pig, takes us on a train ride through a life-size storybook that includes the original Pink Pig and her friends. Priscilla returns Nov. 1 under the big tent in the Lenox Road upper-level parking deck at Macy’s at Lenox Square and benefits Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Fridays; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturdays, Nov. 1-Dec. 30; noon-6 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 1-30. $3; on Nov. 1, all children who wear their Halloween costumes ride for free. 3393 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta. 770-913-5639.
Show Your Appreciation
Covington and Operation Sandbox come together to help the men and women of our armed forces stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Support Our Troops Festival will includes appearances by impersonators of country music singers and the General Lee (“The Dukes of Hazzard”), along with the Archmen Band (playing classic rock of the ’50s through the ’70s). Check out the Web site for a list of items being collected to send to troops. 4-8 p.m. Nov. 1. Free admission. Historic Covington Square, 1106 Washington St., Covington. 770-786-8188.
Celebrate Collaboration
Decatur Market & Gallery, a new cooperative endeavor by a group of local artists, celebrates its grand opening 5-10 p.m. Nov. 1. The artists’ work includes paintings, mixed media, glasswork, woodwork, jewelry and textiles. The venue will have a weekly outdoor arts and crafts market in front of the gallery from 5-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays (weather permitting). The gallery’s regular hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Free. Decatur Gallery, 153 Ponce de Leon Place, Decatur. 404-377-0755.
Read other money saving tips at Your Money, and see a list of all of more upcoming free and cheap events. Remember, it pays to save.
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