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Weekend roundup: Tunes from the Tombs, Lift Up Summer Fun Festival

It was a weekend of giving back for metro Atlantans who attended the music festival at the Oakland Cemetery to benefit Historic Oakland Foundation, and donations were gathered at a Lawrenceville event benefiting the homeless and low-income families.

Drummer Becky Zhang (C) from the Atlanta Taiko Project performs during the Tunes From The Tombs music festival in Oakland Cemetery Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Atlanta, Ga. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

People make their way from the different music stages and food trucks during the Tunes From The Tombs music festival in Oakland Cemetery Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Atlanta, Ga. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Buzz Weiss gives a tour of the cemetery during the Tunes From The Tombs music festival in Oakland Cemetery Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Atlanta, Ga. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Jorge Contreras (R) talks with customers from the Bullpen food truck during the Tunes From The Tombs music festival in Oakland Cemetery Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Atlanta, Ga. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

A crowd listens to Fauxgerty, a Creedence Clearwater Revival cover band, during the Tunes From The Tombs music festival in Oakland Cemetery Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Atlanta, Ga. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Carter Waters and Anna Kling sit and enjoy food from a food truck during the Tunes From The Tombs music festival in Oakland Cemetery Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Atlanta, Ga. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

A small crowd watches the Atlanta Taiko Project perform during the Tunes From The Tombs music festival in Oakland Cemetery Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Atlanta, Ga. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Benjamin Bauer and his daughter Eliette play a game of Cornhole during the Tunes From The Tombs music festival in Oakland Cemetery Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Atlanta, Ga. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

A crowd listens to music at one of the two music stages during the Tunes From The Tombs music festival in Oakland Cemetery Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Atlanta, Ga. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

A boy plays on the tombstones, during the Tunes From The Tombs music festival in Oakland Cemetery Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Atlanta, Ga. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Artist Jeremy Townsend sketches out an image as Eliette Bauer takes a sneak preview during the Tunes From The Tombs music festival in Oakland Cemetery Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Atlanta, Ga. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

A crowd listens to Fauxgerty, a Creedence Clearwater Revival cover band, during the Tunes From The Tombs music festival in Oakland Cemetery Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Atlanta, Ga. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Teams compete in a tug-of-war competition during the Lift Up Summer Fun Festival on Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Lawrenceville, Ga. To enter in the competition, teams donated school supplies that will go to homeless and low-income families. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Carla Guevara, from Team Gwinnett College, (L) competes in a tug-of-war competition during the Lift Up Summer Fun Festival on Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Lawrenceville, Ga. The proceeds from the festival will help homeless and low-income families. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

A family rides in the 1991 military troop transport vehicle during the Lift Up Summer Fun Festival on Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Lawrenceville, Ga. The proceeds from the festival will help homeless and low-income families. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Mahogany Greene, from team Mustang, makes her way through the Egg Spoon Race at the Lift Up Summer Fun Festival on Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Lawrenceville, Ga. To enter in the competition, teams donated school supplies that will go to homeless and low-income families. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Members of the Cosplay Volunteers of Atlanta, a performance troupe, takes a moment to do a little shopping during the Lift Up Summer Fun Festival on Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Lawrenceville, Ga. The proceeds from the festival will help homeless and low-income families. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Ian Eich gets into a military troop transport vehicle during the Lift Up Summer Fun Festival on Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Lawrenceville, Ga. The proceeds from the festival will help homeless and low-income families. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Team Gwinnett College (L) competition in one of the races during the Lift Up Summer Fun Festival on Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Lawrenceville, Ga. The proceeds from the festival will help homeless and low-income families. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Team Veredus celebrates after the Egg Spoon Race Competition during the Lift Up Summer Fun Festival on Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Lawrenceville, Ga. The proceeds from the festival will help homeless and low-income families. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Lonely the Clown makes a balloon dog for a little girl at the Lift Up Summer Fun Festival on Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Lawrenceville, Ga. The proceeds from the festival will help homeless and low-income families. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Adelynn Cuevas gets her face painted during the Lift Up Summer Fun Festival on Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Lawrenceville, Ga. The proceeds from the festival will help homeless and low-income families. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

Yvette and Nicole Landford look over some of the toys for sale while at the Lift Up Summer Fun Festival on Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Lawrenceville, Ga. The proceeds from the festival will help homeless and low-income families. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

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Drummer Becky Zhang (C) from the Atlanta Taiko Project performs during the Tunes From The Tombs music festival in Oakland Cemetery Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Atlanta, Ga. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

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