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Dunwoody Nature Center welcomes ‘Butterfly Experience’

Among the highlights of the 30th anniversary of the Dunwoody Nature Center will be "The Butterfly Experience" on Sept. 10-11. (Courtesy of Dunwoody Nature Center)

Credit: Dunwoody Nature Center

Credit: Dunwoody Nature Center

Among the highlights of the 30th anniversary of the Dunwoody Nature Center will be "The Butterfly Experience" on Sept. 10-11. (Courtesy of Dunwoody Nature Center)
By Carolyn Cunningham – For the AJC
Aug 25, 2022

“The Butterfly Experience” alights on Sept. 10-11 during the 30th anniversary of the Dunwoody Nature Center, 5343 Roberts Drive, Dunwoody.

Also from 1 to 2 p.m. on Sept. 3, the First Free Saturday will focus on “All About Butterflies.”

This program will include a hike and an activity but no access to the live butterfly tents until Sept. 10-11.

Register at bit.ly/3QwKny2 for this Sept. 3 event.

For the Sept. 10-11 event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, tickets are $12 but free for children ages 3 and younger.

Among the highlights will be hundreds of native butterflies, education stations, arts and crafts, live animal shows and magical and musical performances.

Tickets are sold in 20-minute increments for your time in one of three butterfly tents at bit.ly/3pmkR2D.

Titled “Butterflies and Brews,” an adult event for ages 21+ is scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 9 at $50 each, with tickets at bit.ly/3A5hSAq.

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