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BUZZ TEDXPACEACADEMY: THE FORCE OF WORDS Nov. 14 paceacademy.org
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Winter Wonderland
Watch from the sidelines or join the Sparkle Brigade as Sandy Springs shows off its holiday spirit.
SANDY SPRINGS LIGHTS UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS ’Tis the season for some elfin magic at Sparkle Sandy Springs, a month-long celebration that kicks off with a holiday parade at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 5, along with a tree lighting, menorah lighting, snow machines, food trucks, free hot cocoa and photo opportunities with Santa on the City Green at City Springs. The festive presentation also features a twinkling display of 20 decorated playhouses, strung with lights and
painted by local businesses, schools and nonprofits. Creative designs of the 6-foot-tall miniatures range from a gingerbread house to Snoopy’s doghouse. “Sparkle Sandy Springs has become a highlight of the winter holidays,” says Mayor Rusty Paul. “We kept it going last season by having the spectators drive by in parade formation while the floats, bands and other entertainers were in fixed locations,
and it generated twice the expected turnout. We hope to return to a more traditional parade [this year], depending on the public health requirements at that time.”
Get schooled at this TEDx event from 2-4 p.m. on the campus of Pace Academy in Buckhead, featuring 10 dynamic speakers, including Pace students and teachers, as well as Heisman trophy winner Danny Wuerffel, National Geographic photographer Kristi Odom, musician Melvin Myles and Rabbi Micah Lapidus. Topics range from the social stigma of wearing hearing aids to random acts of kindness. Catch it on YouTube afterward.
LIGHT UP DUNWOODY SPARKLE SANDY SPRINGS sandyspringsga.gov/events @sandyspringsga
Nov. 21 dunwoodyga.org/light-up-dunwoody
Ring in the holidays at CheekSpruill Farmhouse with scheduled activities from 3-6 p.m. at the historic hotspot on Chamblee Dunwoody Road. A community tradition, the annual event is capped with the lighting of the tree and menorah just after sunset.
JINGLE BELL RUN Dec. 11 arthritis.org/events/jbr
Show off those crazy Christmas socks at this festive fundraiser for the Arthritis Foundation at Brook Run Park in Dunwoody. The event features a timed and untimed 5K, with T-shirt and jingle bell swag, as well as a virtual Jingle in Your Jammies option. Every penny goes toward finding a cure.
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Green Screen
Grab a seat on the Plaza Green at The Battery Atlanta for free weekly screenings of family-friendly flicks this fall.
BATTERY ATLANTA HOSTS OUTDOOR MOVIE SERIES Load up the kids and head to The Battery Atlanta for some free family fun at the Xfinity Fall Movie Series, with screenings under the stars on the Plaza Green at 7 p.m. on Fridays now through Dec. 10. Catch “Trolls” Nov. 5, “Land of the Lost” Nov. 12, “The Muppet Movie” Nov. 19, “Jurassic World” Dec. 3 and “The Grinch” Dec. 10. Programming
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switches to Saturday night on Nov. 27 for Christmas Tree Lighting festivities followed by the movie “Abominable.” Bring a blanket or lawn chair and grab to-go food from the on-site restaurants, including El Super Pan, PH’EAST and Wahlburgers. Coolers, outside alcoholic beverages and glass containers are not permitted. “The movie series is a fan-favorite
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event that our batteryatl.com guests look @batteryatl forward to every year,” says Lauren Abernethy, senior director of marketing for Braves Development Company. “It’s just one example of how The Battery Atlanta is committed to providing a year-round experiential environment for locals and visitors.”
BELIEVE BALL 2022 Jan. 15 believeball.org
Support the powerful mission of CURE Childhood Cancer at this eighth annual benefit at The St. Regis Atlanta, kicking off at 6 p.m. with a cocktail reception, followed by silent and live auctions, a seated dinner with program and late night dancing with a live band. Long-time advocates Pat and Sylvia Tylka of Atlanta will be honored with the Ragab Spirit of Hope Award. To date, the event has raised more than $6.5 million for pediatric cancer.
