Mosque visit: Learn about Islam and Muslims during metro Atlanta's Visit a Mosque Day from 4-6 p.m. Jan. 23. Over a dozen mosques will participate, including Al-Farooq Masjid, Roswell Community Masjid and Islamic Center Duluth. Information: www.atlantamuslim.com/vamd.
Nature festival: Celebrate Tu B'Shvat, the Jewish version of Earth Day, with the TreeMan, a walking, living tree. The free program will feature music, crafts, a food tasting and lessons about the environment. The festivities will take place from 5-6:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta. Free and open to all. Information: www.atlantajcc.org. 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody.
Live performance: The play "Forget Me Not" will examine how Alzheimer's disease impacts immediate family, friends and marriage. A panel from the Emory Alzheimer's Disease Research Center will be in attendance to share information on how to improve brain health as well as the disease's impact on the African-American community. The event will begin at 9 a.m. Jan. 30 at Cascade United Methodist Church and is sponsored by the Metro-Atlanta Chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated. Donations of hats, scarves and gloves are requested. Information: www.eventbrite.com and type "Forget Me Not" and "Atlanta, GA" in the search boxes. 3144 Cascade Road S.W., Atlanta.
Cue a concert: A family-friendly rendition of Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" will take place at 10 a.m. Jan. 30 at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. Orchestral instruments will represent various characters in this dramatic story of young Peter. For instance, the clarinet will represent a cat, and the oboe will represent a duck. Tickets are $5-$25; children under 5 years old are free. Information: www.prumc.org. 3180 Peachtree Road N.E., Atlanta.
Free concert: Using the theme of love, Lauda Musicam of Atlanta will perform medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music as part of the Concert with a Cause series at 3 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Church of the New Covenant. Free, but donations will be welcomed. Visit www.laudamusicam.org to learn more about the musical group. Information: www.cncdoraville.org. 3330 Chestnut Drive, Doraville.
Of note: Mercer University Distinguished Professor of Christian Ethics David Gushee was recently voted into a three-year president-elect of the Society of Christian Ethics (SCE). He is the author or editor of 20 books and hundreds of articles in his field, including "Righteous Gentiles of the Holocaust," Kingdom Ethics," "The Future of Faith in American Politics" and "Evangelical Ethics."
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