Church Yard Sale in Atlanta
Church Yard Sale to benefit youth programs. 8 a.m. to noon today. Front parking lot, Druid Hills Presbyterian Church, 1026 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE, Atlanta. 404-875-7591, dhpc.org.
Hipster Yard Sale ATL in Decatur
Hipster Yard Sale ATL. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. Free. Chapel Hill Park, 3985 Lehigh Blvd., Decatur. Also food vendors and live performances. 678-910-5229, thand@TimothyAHand.com, facebook.com/HipsterYardSaleAtl.
Smyrna Jonquil Festival
Smyrna Fall Jonquil Festival. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. Village Green, 200 Village Green Circle, Smyrna. Receive a jonquil bulb from Keep Smyrna Beautiful before buying fair food. Children’s area, Southeastern artisans, Atlanta Puppet Show with Peter Hart, Friends of the Smyrna Library’s book sale, Marietta musician Scott Thomas. SmyrnaCity.com.
Boxerstock Music Festival in Marietta
Boxerstock Music Festival by Paces Ferry Veterinary Clinic to raise funds for Atlanta Boxer Rescue. Noon-6 p.m. Oct. 23. Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road, Marietta. Yacht Rock Schooner and other performers, Kids’ Village, two dog parks, canine demonstrations, silent auction, vendors, food trucks, Dog Costume Contest. Guest speaker will be Victoria Stilwell, a dog trainer on Animal Planet’s “It’s Me or the Dog.” Microchipping for $25 (with proof of ownership and up-to-date vaccinations). boxerstock.org, AtlantaBoxerRescue.org.
Doraville Library Book Sale
Book Sale by The Friends of the Doraville Library. 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 22. Doraville Library, 3748 Central Ave., Doraville. Paperbacks, hardbacks, CDs and DVDs for children and adults priced from 25 cents to $1. Books and CDs for people who want to learn Spanish as well as a collection of military histories, especially books about WWII. Books in a variety of languages. 770-936-3852, sfra@bellsouth.net.
Historic Canton Tour of Homes
Historic Canton Tour of Homes, including four private homes. 5-9 p.m. candlelight tour Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. $20 to $25. Historic downtown contains 300 buildings in its National Register Historic District. Shuttle buses will run continuously from the Cherokee County Historic Courthouse to visit all of the sites. Tickets: 770-345-3288, RockBarn.org/events.
Frazier-Rowe Park program in Decatur
“Fall Prevention as We Age” by Dr. Steven Wolf of Emory University’s Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. Noon today. Free. Picnic tables near the information kiosk, Frazier-Rowe Park, 2886 Lavista Road, Decatur. Bring your questions. Frazier-RowePark.org.
Bicycle Safety Expo in Roswell
Bike Roswell’s Bicycle Safety Expo: Roswell’s Historic & Cultural Affairs Division’s ArtAround Roswell sculpture tour. Noon-3 p.m. today. Free. Riverside Park, 575 Riverside Road, Roswell. RoswellGov.com.
Oktoberfest in Lithonia
Youth Against Domestic Violence Oktoberfest: “Family Community Fun Day in the Park” by the city of Lithonia and the nonprofit Community Unification Initiatives Inc. 1-6 p.m. today. Free, free parking. Lithonia Park, 2515 Park Drive, Lithonia. Food vendors, live entertainment, art, athletics, poetry and a drill team performance by community youths. Law enforcement and former pro football Super Bowl champions will have panel discussions with families to promote community unity. Bring your family, food, lawn chairs and blankets. Donna Tate at 678-480-7342, 770-879-6342.
Apple Cider Days in Dunwoody
Apple Cider Days, a fundraiser for the nonprofit Dunwoody Preservation Trust. 2-11 p.m. today, 2-10 p.m. Sunday. $25 daily for ride tickets. Perimeter Mall, 4400 Ashford Dunwoody Road NE, Dunwoody. Amusement park rides, midway games, inflatables, food vendors. DunwoodyPreservationTrust.org, AppleCiderDays.org.
‘1776 the Musical’ in Tyrone
“1776 the Musical.” 3 and 8 p.m. today, 3 p.m. Sunday. $15 to $35. The Legacy Theatre, 1175 Senoia Road, Suite C, Tyrone. Box Office: 404-895-1473, TheLegacyTheatre.org.
Trunk or Treat in Cumming
Trunk or Treat Safety Event. 6-9 p.m. today. Cumming Fairgrounds, 235 Castleberry Road, Cumming. Admission is one family-sized bag of candy per family. Activities, games and information on costume safety, pedestrian safety, stranger danger and stop-drop-roll demonstrations. 770-886-2802, forsythco.com/calendar.
Chili Cook-off in Douglasville
Chili Cook-off and Halloween Costume Contest. 6-9 p.m. today. Free. O’Neal Plaza, downtown Douglasville. ArtsDouglas.org.
Track Competition in Cumming
Forsyth County Parks and Recreation’s Future Olympians Track Competition. 1 p.m. Sunday. $5. Track, Forsyth Central High School, 520 Tribble Gap Road, Cumming. Girls and boys in kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to participate in the long jump, softball throw and running events. T-shirts will be given to the first 500 registrants. 770-886-4088.
Math tutoring in Johns Creek
CAST Free Math Tutoring. 2-4 p.m. Sunday and Oct. 30, Nov. 6 and 13, Dec. 4 and 11. Free. Ocee Branch, 5090 Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek. Tutors will provide math instruction for children in grades K-12. Students should bring an assignment or a topic with which they are struggling and will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis. 770-360-8897, afpls.org.
Margaret Mitchell play in Roswell
“The Bridesmaid of Barrington Hall.” 2 and 4 p.m. today and Sunday. $5 to $8, free for children under age 6. Barrington Hall, 535 Barrington Drive, Roswell. This original work by playwright Beverly Trader Austin depicts the 1923 interview between reporter for The Atlanta Journal, Margaret Mitchell, before she wrote “Gone With the Wind,” and the matriarch of Barrington Hall, Catherine Evelyn “Eva” King Baker. Holly Stevenson will portray both women. 770-640-3855, RoswellGov.com.
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