Let’s Go to the Decatur Beach Party!

May 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Dig Your Toes In the Sand in  Downtown Decatur!

Head to the Downtown Square in Decatur on Friday, June 15 from 5-11 p.m. for the annual Decatur Beach Party, brought to you by the Decatur Business Association. Celebrate the start of summer at the famous Ponce Beach with 60 tons of sand, a kids’ board walk with all kinds of fun games, two live bands, dancing on the plaza, a food court, cold beverages and guaranteed great times for all ages!

The Beach Party welcomes headliner Yacht Rock Schooner to help Beach Partiers “get smooth” and slip into a gentle groove for dancing and relaxing on the plaza. And for the younger set, Douglas Brake and the Sizzle, Hiss, Pop Band return for a special kid’s concert.

The Downtown Square in Decatur is located at 101 East Square, Decatur, GA 30030.

For more information, visit the Decatur Business Association.

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Fiesta! Nine & Dine – May 25, 2012 at Sugar Creek Golf and Tennis

May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

To purchase tickets for this exciting event, call the pro shop at 404-241-7671 or sign up online at SugarCreekGa.com.

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Georgia Featured in May 2012 issue of the Group Travel Leader Magazine

May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Group Travel Leader magazine featured a special on Georgia in their May 2012 edition. The article entitled “Georgia: Just an Old Sweet Song Away” takes a look at different areas of Georgia from a historic perspective with features on Atlanta Metro, the Historic Heartland and Georgia’s Coast.  The writer, Brian Jewell, takes his readers on a tour of across Georgia beginning with the Atlanta History Center and their permanent exhibit, “Turning Points: The American Civil War Experience.”  Stone Mountain Park is  highlighted for the memorial carved into the side of the granite mountain. The largest high relief sculpture in the world, the Confederate Memorial Carving, depicts President Jefferson Davis and Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson.

The tour then takes readers through through antebellum homes, the Road to Tara Museum and other unique areas of the Atlanta Metro region. Jewell continues his journey through Georgia’s Historic Heartland which “serves peaches with its pastimes.” Included in this section are the Monastery of the Holy Spirit as well as historic homes in Madison, Georgia  and The Old Capital Museum in Milledgeville, before continuing to Macon. The Georgia section ends with a spotlight on Savannah and Georgia’s Coast.

The complete article can be read here.

 

 

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Incredible Photos From The 2012 Good Neighbor Day Open House Airshow At Peachtree DeKalb Airport – May 12, 2012

May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

 

This is just one of the many incredible photos taken by photographer David Fisher of JandDImages.com at this past weekend’s airshow. To check out all of the photos, visit David’s Picasa album here.

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Don’t Miss Celebrate Chamblee On Saturday, May 19, 2012 – Food And Fun For The Entire Family!

May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The city of Chamblee, GA is gearing up for its first Celebrate Chamblee, a family-focused event that will bring entertainment for all ages featuring food, arts and crafts and more!

The event is set for May 19th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Chamblee City Hall area.

A sample of the lineup:

  • Live Bands and D.J. (pop, R&B, mariachi band, Asian drummers)
  • Dance (line dancing and salsa lessons)
  • Kids’ Play Area (inflatable’s, face painting and more)
  • Food (international and local)
  • Local and international arts and crafts

For more information about the event, visit ChambleeGA.com

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Social Media Contest – Win 4 Tickets To An Upcoming Atlanta Silverbacks Home Game

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Atlanta Silverbacks season is in full force, and we’d like to send you and three friends to one of their upcoming home games.  You can check out their home game schedule here. 

You can enter for a chance to win in one of three ways:

(1) RT this post on Twitter. IMPORTANT – To be eligible for the giveaway, you must copy the tweet and add RT @DeKalbCVB at the beginning. If you just hit the retweet button on Twitter, we won’t be able to track your entry. Also, you must follow @DeKalbCVB to be eligible.

(2) Like this post on our Facebook page and leave a comment about why you want to win the tickets. Also, you must be a fan of our page to be eligible to win.

(3) Go to our Pinterest page at Pinterest.com/DeKalbCVB and re-pin this post to your Pinterest page. Also, you must be following our pins to be eligible to win.

We’ll pick a winner from all the entries on Friday, May 11, 2012, and the winner will be notified on Monday, May 14, 2012.

Good luck!

About the Atlanta Silverbacks:

The Atlanta Silverbacks are Atlanta’s only professional soccer team. They were founded in 1995 as the Atlanta Ruckus of the A-League. They have been known as the Atlanta Silverbacks since 1998. The name was inspired by Willie B., a Silverback gorilla who was one of the main attractions at ZOO Atlanta until his death in 2000.

Currently, the Silverbacks play in the North American Soccer League (NASL) and play their home games at Atlanta Silverbacks Park here in Atlanta’s DeKalb County. The stadium is located in Chamblee, GA and seats 5,000 fans.

For more about the Silverbacks, visit AtlantaSilverbacks.com.

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Celebrate Tucker Day – May 12, 2012

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Tucker, Georgia is celebrating with a day of exciting events during “Tucker Day” on May 12, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tucker Day opens with arts, crafters, kids area with games and pony rides and more.

The Beer Garden will open at 11 a.m. The event will feature three live performance stages including concerts by Joe Gransden Quartet, The Blacktop Rockets, Bill Turpin & The Shoulderbone Creek Orchestra and Joe McGuiness Trio.

For more information, visit TuckerDay.com or call Main Street Alliance at (770) 934-8935.

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DeKalb Convention & Visitors Bureau Celebrates National Tourism Week (May 5-13, 2012)

May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Tucker, GA – DeKalb Convention & Visitors Bureau (DCVB) is celebrating National Tourism Week with daily tourism trivia and ticket giveaways for area attractions on their Facebook Page (Facebook.com/VisitAtlantasDeKalbCounty). Participants are also encouraged to sign up for a grand prize giveaway at VisitAtlantasDeKalbCounty.com, beginning May 7, 2012. The Grand Prize Winner will be announced at the end of National Tourism Week (May 5-13, 2012).

DCVB Representatives will also be attending the “Georgia on my Mind Day” at the Kingsland Visitor Information Center on May 11, 2012 in honor of National Tourism Week to promote DeKalb County to travelers. The first full week of May is annually recognized as National Travel and Tourism Week, a tradition first celebrated in 1984. Localized events are presented in cities, states and travel businesses nationwide to champion the power of travel.

According to the U.S. Travel Association’s 2011 data, travel and tourism is one of America’s largest industries and has generated $1.9 trillion in economic output, with $813 billion spent directly by domestic and international travelers that spurred an additional $1.1 trillion in other industries.

Travel and tourism is one of America’s largest employers. Tourism supported 14.4 million jobs, including 7.5 million directly in the travel industry and 6.9 million in other industries. 1 out of every 9 jobs in the U.S. depends on travel and tourism.

National Tourism Week was established when the U.S. Congress passed a joint resolution in 1983 designating the week to be celebrated in May. In a White House ceremony, President Ronald Reagan signed a Presidential Proclamation urging citizens to observe the week with “the appropriate ceremonies and activities.” For more information about National Tourism Week, visit USTravel.org.

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“To The Arctic” – An Ice-Bound Adventure Film for the Whole Family

May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Take an extraordinary journey to the top of the world for a story of love, family and survival in the harshest place on Earth. Narrated by Oscar® winner Meryl Streep, To The Arctic at Fernbank’s IMAX Theatre takes audiences on a never-before-experienced journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her twin seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home. The film will be showing at Fernbank Museum of Natural History through September 3, 2012.

Swim alongside the bears and discover a world beneath the ice where corals and odd creatures thrive. Fly above a thundering herd of caribou making their way to their calving ground then gaze across hundreds of miles of snow-bound peaks and floating ice in the Arctic Ocean. Captivating, adventurous and intimate footage brings moviegoers up-close and personal with this family’s struggle to survive in a frigid environment of melting ice, immense glaciers, spectacular waterfalls, and majestic snow-bound peaks.

Fernbank Museum of Natural History is located at 767 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30307. For more information, visit Fernbank Museum.

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Georgia Kickball Open To Be Held At The Atlanta Silverbacks Stadium On June 16, 2012

May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Georgia Kickball Open (GKO) is a Circuit Event, open to kickball teams from all over the world. Teams do not have to be invited nor otherwise qualify in order to take part in the tournament – any kickball team can register to play.

The only requirements are that teams must field 10 players with at least 4 members of each sex, and all team members must be at least 21 yrs or older on the day of the tournament.  The event will take place at the Atlanta Silverbacks Stadium on June 16, 2012.

By competing in this open tournament you will have a chance to qualify for The Circuit Cup Championship 2012 in New Orleans for $10,000!

Click here for more information and to register your team. Good luck!

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