Weekend photos: Summer Shade Fest, giants and more

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Weekend photos: Summer Shade Fest, giants and more

Aug. 23-25, 2013: Grant Park Summer Shade Festival, Giants of the Mesozoic at the Fernbank Museum and Festival of India.

Eleanor Shore, 2, and her mom Fiona Havers, Atlanta, take advantage of the blue skies to launch a string of kites during the 13th Festival Peachtree Latino at Piedmont Park on Sunday.

Carlos Cantloa, sporting a Puerto Rico hat, serves up some La Autentica pork shish kabobs at the 13th Festival Peachtree Latino.

Carlos Cantloa also serves up some fresh La Autentica pina coladas.

Aquaya Landrum (left) and Monica Glover show off their skinzart in their booth.

Monica Glover, Atlanta, checks out her skinzart creation in a mirror while painting faces at the Festival Peachtree Latino on Sunday.

The Cha Cha Chicas dancers perform on the music stage during the 13th Festival Peachtree Latino at Piedmont Park.

Ariel Capistran, 4, Dalton, does a double-take walking past the shark slide.

Alciro Vera sets up her booth at the 13th Festival Peachtree Latino at Piedmont Park.

A jogger makes his way through Piedmont Park, passing by a Latino booth during the 13th Festival Peachtree Latino on Aug. 25, 2013, in Atlanta.

Avgvsta Wheeler (left) and Barbra Hagstrom (right) with Wheeler's 1-year-old son Cash Wheeler, all of Atlanta, dance as they listen to the live performance by The Wheeler Boys during Grant Park Summer Shade Festival on Saturday, August 24, 2013. The Grant Park Summer Shade Festival features an artist market, children's activities, great food, live music and the Adams Realtors 5K Run for the Park. The Children's Fun Center is a family favorite with storytellers, jugglers, sing-a-longs and kid-sized make-and-take projects. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Tim Doyle, of Atlanta, hoola hoops as he listens to the live performance by The Wheeler Boys during Grant Park Summer Shade Festival on Saturday, August 24, 2013. The Grant Park Summer Shade Festival features an artist market, children's activities, great food, live music and the Adams Realtors 5K Run for the Park. The Children's Fun Center is a family favorite with storytellers, jugglers, sing-a-longs and kid-sized make-and-take projects. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Trumpet player Travis Cottle with The Wheeler Boys plays his trumpet during Grant Park Summer Shade Festival on Saturday, August 24, 2013. The Grant Park Summer Shade Festival features an artist market, children's activities, great food, live music and the Adams Realtors 5K Run for the Park. The Children's Fun Center is a family favorite with storytellers, jugglers, sing-a-longs and kid-sized make-and-take projects. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Hundreds of festival goers enjoy the beautiful weather and entertainment during Grant Park Summer Shade Festival on Saturday, August 24, 2013. The Grant Park Summer Shade Festival features an artist market, children's activities, great food, live music and the Adams Realtors 5K Run for the Park. The Children's Fun Center is a family favorite with storytellers, jugglers, sing-a-longs and kid-sized make-and-take projects. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Gina Lemorin (center) and her daughters Ariana (left), 5, and Akina, 8, enjoy the live performance during Grant Park Summer Shade Festival on Saturday, August 24, 2013. The Grant Park Summer Shade Festival features an artist market, children's activities, great food, live music and the Adams Realtors 5K Run for the Park. The Children's Fun Center is a family favorite with storytellers, jugglers, sing-a-longs and kid-sized make-and-take projects. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

The Wheeler Boys performs during Grant Park Summer Shade Festival on Saturday, August 24, 2013. The Grant Park Summer Shade Festival features an artist market, children's activities, great food, live music and the Adams Realtors 5K Run for the Park. The Children's Fun Center is a family favorite with storytellers, jugglers, sing-a-longs and kid-sized make-and-take projects. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Catherine Secrest (foreground), of Atlanta, enjoys the beautiful weather and entertainment during Grant Park Summer Shade Festival on Saturday, August 24, 2013. The Grant Park Summer Shade Festival features an artist market, children's activities, great food, live music and the Adams Realtors 5K Run for the Park. The Children's Fun Center is a family favorite with storytellers, jugglers, sing-a-longs and kid-sized make-and-take projects. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Shannon Smith, 7, tumbles on the grass during Grant Park Summer Shade Festival on Saturday, August 24, 2013. The Grant Park Summer Shade Festival features an artist market, children's activities, great food, live music and the Adams Realtors 5K Run for the Park. The Children's Fun Center is a family favorite with storytellers, jugglers, sing-a-longs and kid-sized make-and-take projects. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Emma Goldberg (left) and Melissa Keightley, both of Atlanta, play volleyball during Grant Park Summer Shade Festival on Saturday, August 24, 2013. The Grant Park Summer Shade Festival features an artist market, children's activities, great food, live music and the Adams Realtors 5K Run for the Park. The Children's Fun Center is a family favorite with storytellers, jugglers, sing-a-longs and kid-sized make-and-take projects. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Artist Chris Neuenschwander (left) makes a hand printed t-shirt as Natasha Hyde (right), of Newnan, with her sons Samuel (second from right), 13, and Johari (third from right), 15, wait during Grant Park Summer Shade Festival on Saturday, August 24, 2013. The Grant Park Summer Shade Festival features an artist market, children's activities, great food, live music and the Adams Realtors 5K Run for the Park. The Children's Fun Center is a family favorite with storytellers, jugglers, sing-a-longs and kid-sized make-and-take projects. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Dayton St. John talks about the different dinosaur fossils on display at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta during the 12th anniversary of Giants of the Mesozoic on Saturday, August 24, 2013. Close to 2,500 people came out to celebrate the dinosaur birthday bash with games, tattoos, crafts, interactive displays and a mock archeological dig. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Tre Ward examines a dinosaur fossil with a magnifying glass at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta as part of the 12th anniversary of Giants of the Mesozoic on Saturday, August 24, 2013. Close to 2,500 people came out to celebrate the dinosaur birthday bash with games, tattoos, crafts, interactive displays and a mock archeological dig. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Close to 2,500 people came out to celebrate the 12th anniversary of Giants of the Mesozoic at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta on Saturday, August 24, 2031. The dinosaur birthday bash included games, tattoos, crafts, interactive displays and a mock archeological dig. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Jonathan Skeete (left) and Kaleb Hess play with their dinosaur toys at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta as part of the 12th anniversary of Giants of the Mesozoic on Saturday, August 24, 2013. Close to 2,500 people came out to celebrate the dinosaur birthday bash with games, tattoos, crafts, interactive displays and a mock archeological dig. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Finley Smith plays with bubbles in front of the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta as part of the 12th anniversary of Giants of the Mesozoic on Saturday, August 24, 2013. Close to 2,500 people came out to celebrate the dinosaur birthday bash with games, tattoos, crafts, interactive displays and a mock archeological dig. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

Hannah Lanier walks underneath one of the dinosaur fossils at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta as part of the 12th anniversary of Giants of the Mesozoic on Saturday, August 24, 2013. Close to 2,500 people came out to celebrate the dinosaur birthday bash with games, tattoos, crafts, interactive displays and a mock archeological dig. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

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Eleanor Shore, 2, and her mom Fiona Havers, Atlanta, take advantage of the blue skies to launch a string of kites during the 13th Festival Peachtree Latino at Piedmont Park on Sunday.

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