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Thank you Atlanta from the original Chin Chin Brookhaven team Celebrating 21 years in Brookhaven!
Chin Chin Chinese Restaurant
BROOKHAVEN • BUCKHEAD • DUNWOODY • SANDY SPRINGS
WATCH OUR OPEN KITCHEN & EXPERIENCE THE ART OF CHINESE COOKING!! DELIVERY (LIMITED AREA, MIN. $10) / CARRY OUT / CATERING / FULL BAR SERVICE
Super Me!
404-816-2229 | www.ChinChinGA.com
Tuesday, July 28, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. – Sean Driscoll of The Story Ship puts on a show for kids aged 3 and up. The performance includes animation, puppetry, comedy-theater and music blended into an hour-long show. Free and open to the public. First come, first serve seating; no registration required. Suggested audience: toddler, preschool, elementary school, middle school. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 295 Mount Vernon Hwy, Sandy Springs, 30328. For more information, go online to afpls.org, email comments@co.fulton.ga.us, or call 404-303-6130.
3887 Peachtree Road, Buckhead/Brookhaven And Other Locations
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2009 Best Chinese-The Sunday Paper 2001-2002 Best Chinese by Atlanta Jewish Times readers 1998-2012 Best Chinese by Creative Loafing “Mouth-watering Chin Chin spices things up.” –The Atlanta Journal Constitution “Most Memorable Meal” –Where Atlanta Magazine - 21/2 stars–Knife & Fork
Visit us in Town Brookhaven! BEST PATIO IN BROOKHAVEN PET FRIENDLY OF COURSE! • • • • • •
FOR KIDS & FAMILIES
Great Wings & Salads, Too!
Monday - Monday Nite Bingo 7:00 pm $3.50 craft beer and half price bottles of wine Wednesday - TEAM TRIVIA 7:30pm $50.00 Top Prize Thursday - 50¢ wings & Blue Moon 23oz pints $6.50, Keep the Glass! Thursday & Friday - Live Music 8:00-10:00pm 13 TVs! – Come Watch Your Favorite Sports! Family Friendly Atmosphere!
305 Brookhaven Ave, Suite 1250, Brookhaven, GA 30319 (Across from Costco) 678-705-1713 | www.LuckysBurgerandBrew.com
Back to School Cool
Toddler Time Tuesday, July 28, 11-11:30 a.m. – Bring
your little ones to a storytime for toddlers aged 2-3 years old at the Brookhaven Library. The event includes storytelling, fingerplaying, rhymes and songs all targeted to the developmental needs of toddlers. Park behind library and enter through the lower level. Free and open to the first 20 participants. Brookhaven Branch Library, 1242 N. Druid Hills Rd., Brookhaven, 30319. For more information, go online to dekalblibrary.org or call 404-848-7140.
Button Mania Wednesday, July 29, 2-3:30 p.m. – Just in
time for back to school, this workshop teaches button-making techniques and provides an opportunity to make your own custom buttons. Participants will repurpose photographs, magazines and illustrations into wearable art for themselves and their friends. Free and open to the public. Suggested audience: middle and high school. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., N.E., Buckhead, 30305. For more information, go online to afpls.org, email amy.alexander@fultoncountyga.gov, or call 404814-3500.
The Mighty Thor Movie Thursday, July 30, 2:30-4:30 p.m. – The Buckhead Branch Library presents their Summer Super Movies in July series, featuring a two-hour PG-13 movie centering on the epic adventures and legends of Thor. The story follows a powerful and arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an an-
cient war. Free and open to the public. Suitable for all ages, children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Buckhead Branch Library, 269 Buckhead Ave., NE, Buckhead, 30305. For more information, go online to afpls.org, email comments@co.fulton. ga.us or call 404-814-3500.
Back to School Splash Party
Saturday, August 1. – It’s nearly back to school
time, and what better way to round out a humid and hot summer season than with a pool party! All Brookhaven city pools will be open and will have live music, food and children’s activities to provide one more day of fun in the sun before classes resume. There will also be tables set up at the Lynwood Park and Briarwood Park locations to receive donations of back to school supplies. Everyone who brings donations will be entered into a raffle for a prize. Free with general pool admission; rates vary per location. Murphey Candler Park Pool, 1551 W. Nancy Creek Dr., NE, Brookhaven, 30319; Briarwood Park Pool, 2235 Briarwood Way, NE, Brookhaven, 30329; Lynwood Park Pool, 3360 Osborne Rd., NE, Brookhaven, 30319. For more information, go online to brookhavenga.gov or call 404-637-0500.
Firefly Hike Saturday, August 8, 7:30-9:30 p.m. –
Watch the last glow of summer on a night hike at the Blue Heron Nature Preserve. Catching fireflies, also known as lightning bugs, is a summer tradition. The event begins with making your own bug catchers and is followed by a guided hike down a wooded trail as evening falls. Night activities and cold treats will round out the evening. Tickets: adults, $10; children, $5. Space is limited, RSVP in advance by phone, in person during Monday through Friday visiting hours, or by mail. Blue Heron Nature Preserve, 4055 Roswell Rd., NE, Atlanta, 30342. For more information and to download the forms for mailed registration, go online to bhnp.org or call 404-345-1008.
Teen Writing & Photography Contests We are the only blow out salon that uses Phyto product, all organic botanical base product from France. Hours of Operation Tues- Sat 9-7 Sunday 12-5 Closed Mondays
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404.252.9099 5920 Roswell Road Suite C-205 Sandy Springs, GA 30328 (Located next to Tuesday Morning just outside of 285 off Roswell Road)
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Through Saturday, August 1. – Calling all teen photographers and writers! The Sandy Springs Library is
currently accepting entries for two contests, one for photography and one for creative writing. Photography submissions must be in digital format, taken within the past two years, and be original work created by the contestant. Writing submissions must be no more than 250 words, submitted digitally in Microsoft Word format, and the topic is real-life heroes. Contest is open to all Fulton County residents and students in Fulton County schools aged 12 to 18; limit one entry per contestant. For consideration, email your entries with name, age, school, address and phone number by August 1. Prizes awarded for the top three entries in both contests. Sandy Springs Branch Library, 395 Mount Vernon Hwy., Sandy Springs, 30328. For more information, go to afpls.org or call 404-303-6130. To submit a written entry, email sandyspringslibrary@gmail.com; to submit a photography entry, email sandyspringsphotocontest@gmail.com.