Local Happenings
AUGUST 27 Healthy Living Day
Time : 1 p . m . — 5 p . m . Location : Atlanta Ballet ’ s Michael C . Carlos Dance Centre , 1695 Marietta Boulevard NW , Atlanta Information : The Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education will host its 6th annual Healthy Living Day , where kids and adults can participate in a variety of free activities , such as arts & crafts , dance classes , food demonstrations , and healthy living and nutrition seminars . The festivities will conclude with performances by Atlanta Ballet 2 and Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education ’ s Community Programs Division . This event is free and open to the public , and classes will be filled on a first come , first served basis . Website : http :// centre . atlantaballet . com / community-programs / healthy-living-day
SEPTEMBER 16
Taste Of Smyrna
Time : 11 a . m . — 8 p . m . Location : Village Green , 200 Village Green Circle , Smyrna Information : Enjoy food , fun and music at the Taste of Smyrna , which will have more than 30 restaurants participating . Admission is free , and samples can be purchased from $ 1 to $ 4 per taste . There will also be live music and children ’ s activities . Website : https :// www . smyrnacity . com / Home / Components / Calendar / Event / 10335 / 15
SEPTEMBER 1 — 3
AJC Decatur Book Festival
Times : Friday 8 p . m . to 10 p . m ., Saturday 10 a . m . to 6 p . m ., Sunday noon to 6 p . m . Location : 101 E Court Square , Decatur ( Central location . Stages are in various places in Downtown Decatur within walking distance .) Information : The AJC Decatur Book Festival is the largest independent book festival in the country and one of the five largest overall . Since its launch , more than 1,000 world-class authors and hundreds of thousands of festival-goers have crowded the historic downtown Decatur square to enjoy book signings , author readings , panel discussions , an interactive children ’ s area , live music , parades , cooking demonstrations , poetry slams , writing workshops and more . Website : https :// www . decaturbookfestival . com /
OCTOBER 27 & 28
Owl-O-Ween Hot Air Balloon Festival
Times : Friday 6 p . m . — 11 p . m ., Saturday 4 p . m . — 11 p . m . Location : Fifth Third Bank Stadium , KSU Stadium , 3200 George Busbee Pkwy NW , Kennesaw Information : As night falls , 20 + hot air balloons provide the beautiful glowing backdrop for this visually stunning autumn event . Local restaurants , artists , vendors , live bands , craft beer garden , sports bar and cocktail lounge areas are all part of the fun for the adults . There will be five stages and more than 120 performing artists . A separate area just for kids featuring their own stage for kid rock bands , dance performances and interactive science shows plus free games , free inflatables and free crafts make this a great night out for families too . Website : http :// owl-o-ween . com /
Tidbits
From School Dude :
• China is the country where kids get the most homework . Teenagers in Shanghai do a staggering 14 hours per week at the kitchen table .
• 10 percent of all humans ever born are alive right now .
• If you could drive your car straight up , you would arrive in space in just more than an hour .
• The oldest message in a bottle spent 92 years , 229 days at sea . A bottom drift bottle launched April 25 , 1914 and was recovered by a fisherman December 10 , 2006 .
• The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime .
• Porcupines float in water !
• If you yelled for 8 years , 7 months and 6 days , you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee .
• Old firehouses have circular staircases because , in the days when horses pulled fire engines and were stabled on the ground floor of fire houses , they figured out how to walk up straight staircases . �
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