Arts & Culture

Recording artists raise money for Habitat for Humanity

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Tuesday, July 8th, 2014, 7:13am

Recording artists raise money for Habitat for Humanity

ATLANTA -- An upcoming concert at Chastain Park Amphitheater will also support Habitat for Humanity - DeKalb.

O.A.R. and Phillip Phillips will perform at the Atlanta amphitheater on Saturday, July 26 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. for the non-table show.

Tickets range in price from $35.50 to $40.50 and can be purchased at classicchastain.com.

Habitat for Humanity - DeKalb spokesperson Julie Hopkins said that for every ticket O.A.R. and Phillip Phillips sell on their summer tour, $1 will be donated to Habitat for Humanity. DeKalb partners families and representatives will attend the July 26 show as special guests of the artists.

Learn more about Habitat for Humanity - DeKalb at dekalbhabitat.org.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Wednesday, May 7th, 2014, 10:26am

ART Station presents 'The Marvelous Wonderettes, Caps and Gowns'

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. -- ART Station will bring some lighthearted 1950s fun to its stage with this summer's production of The Marvelous Wonderettes, Caps and Gowns.

The musical will run Thursdays through Sundays from July 10-27. Show times are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. There is also a $15 matinee on Wednesday, July 23 at 10:30 a.m.

ART Station presented this synopsis of the musical:

'The Marvelous Wonderettes, Caps and Gowns' are four teenage girls ... all with hopes and dreams as big as their petticoats. We're back in 1958, and it's time for the Wonderettes to gradaute in this delightful sequel to the smash off-Broadway hit!

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Submitted by CleanFreeFun, Live Free and Have Fun

Monday, April 21st, 2014, 10:06am

Vanadu Event Space Grand Opening

Featuring music by DJ K, catering by Tuckers Catering and our exclusive line of LED Casino Tables for your entertainment.

Come down explore the facility, play in the casino and win some prizes.

Drawing for (2) $500 gift certificates towards rental fee! Don't miss out on the fun!

Sunday, Apr. 27
3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
5019 Memorial Drive

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Friday, February 21st, 2014, 8:09am

(WXIA) -- The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has brought back its Give Wildlife a Chance Poster Contest for 2014.

This year's theme is Plug into Nature, emphasizing the importance of experiencing wildlife and plants firsthand.

All Georgia students in grades kindergarten through 5 are invited to enter the contest. The top 12 winners' posters will be displayed on the DNR's Flickr site and at the Go Fish Education Center in Perry during the first two weeks in May.

Contest entries are due Apr. 16. Three winners will be picked in four categories (kindergarten, grades 1-2, grades 3-4, grade 5).

Visit georgiawildlife.com for more information about the contest.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Tuesday, February 4th, 2014, 9:48am

Doodle 4 Google contest accepting entries

(WXIA) -- It's back! The wildly popular Doodle 4 Google contest, which gives children the opportunity to create a Google Doodle, is now accepting entries.

Students in grades K-12 can enter the competition by drawing the Google logo with the theme, "If I could invent one thing to make the world a better place ..."

"So many of the world's greatest inventions started out as simple doodles -- just think of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of flying machines long before airplanes were made. We hope students will think big and surprise us with their creative ideas, just like they've done in years past!" Google said in a release.

Google will choose one finalist from each state. Last year's Georgia winner was Christine Jeong, a 5th grader at Wilson Creek Elementary School in Johns Creek. Meet Christine and see her winning doodle.

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Monday, January 27th, 2014, 1:30pm

AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt design contest open

ATLANTA -- Calling all artists: the AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt design contest is now accepting entries.

Designers have until Friday, Feb. 28 to submit their works of art. All entries will be whittled down to five finalists, which will be unveiled on ajc.com/peachtree on Saturday, Mar. 15.

No one will see the winning design until race day, when it will adorn tens of thousands of finishers' T-shirts.

"The AJC Peachtree Road Race T-shirt design contest is a great way to showcase the work of our local artists, and we are always impressed with the entries we receive," Atlanta Track Club interim executive director Sue Payne said in a statement.

Whoever wins the contest receives $1,000, while each of the four finalists gets $100.

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Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, January 13th, 2014, 1:39pm

History center to hold architecture Lunch & Learn

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- The DeKalb History Center will hold a Lunch & Learn with architectural historian Dr. Richard Cloues later this month.

Cloues will present his lecture, "After the Bungalow, Before the Ranch: The Small American House Phenomenon, 1920s-1950s" on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at noon.

He will speak in the Old Superior Courtroom at the Historic DeKalb Courthouse in downtown Decatur.

The lecture is free and open to the public. Attendees are permitted to bring lunch.

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