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By Carolyn Cunningham – For the AJC
Sept 30, 2021
  • In person or online: 17th Annual 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk to End Domestic Violence by Promise Place. 7-7:45 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. start Oct. 9. $30 for early registration, $35 for same day. 157 Willowbend Road, Peachtree City. PromisePlace.org/fundraising-events Register: bit.ly/3kxHSOm
  • Online: visual and performing arts classes by Gateway Performance Productions. Free. These classes are open to Fulton County senior citizens (ages 55+) and other adult Fulton County Library users. Offered are creative writing classes, acting classes and visual art/drawing classes. Register: bit.ly/2Z7xGEe
  • Call for independent authors: Virtual Indie Author Day by Clayton County Library System. Nov. 12-13. Participating authors will receive a specified amount of time to present their books, discuss their writing genre and take audience questions. claytonpl.org/indie-author-day Apply: claytonpl.org/iad

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