FOR KIDS AND FAMILY
Poetry Contest Monday, Feb. 24, 10 a.m. – Children and teens in grades K-8 can enter the Ida Williams Memorial poetry contest at the Buckhead Library. Win gift cards for Barnes & Noble! Poetry can be free-verse or rhyming. Entries can be hand-written, typed or computer printed. Three grade categories: K-2, 3-5 and 6-8. Winners will be on special display throughout the year. Several entries per person allowed. Entries must be submitted by April 19. 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Atlanta, 30305. Call 404-814-3500 or email: comments@co.fulton.ga.us for information.
Hey Storytellers! Monday, Feb. 24, 5-6:30 p.m. – Budding po-
ets, storytellers and writers aged 12-18 - join poet Lizzy Fox and deepen your personal connection with nature through writing and performance. Using the Dunwoody Nature Center’s 22 acres, this course focuses on sensory language, quiet observation, and storytelling to connect you with nature. Each class ends with sharing and feedback. Sign up for one workshop or all six. Mondays through March 31. $15 each or $75 in advance for all six classes. 5343 Roberts Dr., Dunwoody, 30338. Call 770-3943322 or go to: www.dunwoodynature.org or www. lizzyfoxpoetry.com to learn more.
Beginner Birding
Martial Arts Monday, March 3, 4:30-5:30 p.m. – Martial
arts is fun! Kids learn valuable skills that help with focus, selfdiscipline and confidence. You will learn basic moves, and test for your white belt in a safe learning environment. Free and open to the community. For ages 4 and up. Registration required and started Feb. 17. Space is limited. Classes continue Mondays through March 24. Call 404-303-6130, email: leah.germon@ fultoncountyga.gov or visit the Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328 to sign up and learn more.
Turtle Tours Saturday, March 8, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. – Heri-
tage Sandy Springs’ “Turtle Tours,” an educational series appropriate for children ages 2-5, continues. In this program, museum mascots Spring and Sandy “feed their feathery friends.” Free; donations encouraged. No reservations required. 6075 Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs, 30328. For more information, email: kbrigance@heritagesandysprings.org, call 404851-9111 or visit: www.heritagesandysprings.org.
Cardboard Challenge
Saturday, March 1, 9:30 a.m. – Join an At-
lanta Audubon Society naturalist for a morning of birding and exploration! Participants learn how to use binoculars, identify at least 10 common birds by sight, and use a field guide. Appropriate for ages 6-11. $15 per child, and includes a pocket field guide, nature journal, and handouts. Register by going to: www.sandyspringsga.gov/registration or by calling 770-730-5600. Morgan Falls Overlook Park, 200 Morgan Falls Rd., Sandy Springs 30350.
St. Patrick’s Day
Saturday, March 8, 6 p.m. – To celebrate Teen
Tech Week, youth are invited to test their problemsolving skills by escaping the Pit of Doom! Contest rules and entry forms available at the Sandy Springs Library starting Feb. 1. Entries due March 8. Prizes awarded to best entries. Registration required. Free and open to youth in middle and high school. Email: marlan.brinkley@fultoncountyga.gov, call 404-303-6130 or visit the library for details. 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328.
Saturday, March 1, 3-4 p.m. – Ms. Leah
holds a seasonal story time about St. Patrick’s Day. Free and open to the public. Appropriate for ages 3-7. Registration required and started Feb. 17. Space is limited. Call 404-303-6130, email: leah.germon@fultoncountyga.gov or visit the Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, 30328 to sign up and find out details.
Memphis Belle at PDK Saturday & Sunday, March 1 & 2 – The Lib-
erty Foundation’s 2014 Salute to Veterans tour will celebrate the 71st anniversary of the Memphis Belle’s historic last mission, and P-51 “Mustang” fighter aircraft. The aircraft will be open to the public and available for flights and ground tours. Dekalb-Peachtree Airport, Atlantic Aviation, 2040 Airport Road, Chamblee 30341. For information about flights and tours, call 918340-0243 or visit libertyfoundation.org .
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Little Shop of Horrors Thursday, Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. – Jerry’s Habima The-
atre, Georgia’s only theatrical company featuring actors with special needs, celebrates its 21st season with “Little Shop of Horrors,” a comedy/horror rock musical about a florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh. General admission: $35; children 12 and under: $15; MJCCA members: $25; children 12 and under: $10. Additional shows: March 1, 7:30 p.m., March 2, 3 p.m., March 6, 7:30 p.m., March 8, 7:30 p.m. and March 9, 3 p.m. In the Morris & Rae Frank Theatre, 5342 Tilly Mill Rd., Dunwoody, 30338. Visit: www.atlantajcc.org/boxoffice for details or to buy tickets, or call 678-812-4002.
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Open to children 3-18; submissions now being accepted through Feb 26. Prizes and participation ribbons will be awarded. Contact us for more details.
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