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Meet Your Neighbors BeltLine Artist

Andrew T. Catanese talks about his “City in a Forest” mural that lines the Eastside Trail and much more.

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DATE NIGHT IN INTOWN Quaff seasonal varietals of Sangiovese and other vinos with your date at City Winery.

Head winemaker Travis Green talks all things viticulture on Wednesdays from 5 to 7pm. 650 North Ave. NE. CityWinery.com/Atlanta Take your crush to The Lawrence for the Lady Lawrence. A favorite among regulars, this house-infused lavendermint vodka libation comes with lime juice, cassis, ginger syrup, and soda. 905 Juniper St. TheLawrenceAtlanta.com

Whisper sweet nothings to your darling after dinner while sharing the Fruit Tart at Golden Eagle. The

The 2018 Atlanta Food & Wine Festival is all about empowering women. Putting a spin on its typical Advisory Council’s co-ed lineup,

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From the mastermind behind Aviary Beauty + Wellness Collective, Amy Leavell Bransford (above), comes the 750-square-foot SparrowHawk Studio,

an elevated traditional and cosmetic tattooing experience. Amy, an esthetician of 14 years, opened the all-womenstaffed space as a hub for independent artists.

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2018 Publix Georgia Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K

The Junior League of Atlanta Shamrock ‘N Roll Road Race

Pemberton Place 126 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. NW. 7am, prices vary Get physical or sign up to be a course monitor, hydration station coordinator and more.

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Atlantic Station 8:30am $35 Help support The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. further its mission to encourage volunteerism among women in the community.

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Grand Hyatt Atlanta 6-11pm $150 Support TurningPoint Breast Cancer Rehabilitation and its mission to assist individuals coping with breast cancer at this elegant gathering.

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MARCH 31 Atlanta: Hip-Hop Yoga Warriors & Mimosas City Winery 10:30am-1pm $25 Yoga instructor Jaimee Ratliff will lead a 75-minute power flow with music by a live DJ, followed by mimosas and wellness goodie giveaways.

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82nd Annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival

Mimosa 5K Piedmont Park 8am $35 Take in the city’s scenic views and finish the race with a mimosa toast.

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Piedmont Park Times vary Free entry This springtime staple returns with sculptures, paintings, photography, and more.

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A failed circus and George Valentine Gress helped to create Zoo Atlanta. Gress purchased animals from the circus and donated them to the city in 1889.

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10am-8pm 2051 Delano Dr. NE. Free entry, food and drink prices vary Start off with a walk through the artist market, then enjoy live music and food from local vendors.

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Calendar High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction 1280 Peachtree St. NW. Times and prices vary This multiday fundraiser features a ladies’ luncheon, winemaker dinners, tasting seminars, and an auction.

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MARCH 31 BaconFest Dad’s Garage Theatre Company 1-6pm $45 The 18th annual festival will feature bottomless bacon, beer, carnival games like cornhole, and more.

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APRIL 20-22 The 50th Anniversary Druid Hills Tour of Homes and Gardens

MARCH 23-25 40th Annual Spring Atlanta Home Show Cobb Galleria Centre Times vary $10 for adults, free for children 12 and under, and free for seniors over 65 Turn your home improvement dreams into a reality at this one-stop-shop.

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APRIL 7-8 Festival On Ponce Olmsted Linear Park 10am-5pm on Saturday, 11am-5pm on Sunday Free entry Peruse over 125 displays of fine art while enjoying food and beverages from local vendors such as Mix’D Up Burgers.

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Fernbank Science Center 6-9pm, $20 Members from LINKS Robotics will lead students from third to sixth grade through interactive activities. Simply drop off the kids and let Fernbank handle the rest.

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Fox Theatre Times and prices vary The Broadway hit makes its way to Atlanta. With a multicultural cast and modern music, the performance tells the tale of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.

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Zoo Atlanta 5:30-9:30pm Prices vary Savor lots of beer and wine while enjoying live music and viewing numerous animals at this annual event.

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Atlanta Food & Wine Festival

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Loews Atlanta Hotel Times and prices vary Attendees will enjoy education and entertainment from some of the best chefs, sommeliers, mixologists, and authors.

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2. Have an exquisite Frenchinspired breakfast without leaving Atlanta at Petit Chou.

Try the restaurant’s Boursin and Avocado Toast.

Bite into housemade cheese, fresh avocado, local greens, and a perfectly poached free-range egg, which sits atop a slice of whole wheat toast. 662 Memorial Dr. SE. PetitChouAtl.com 3. At The Optimist, Ford Fry delivers sustainable seafood to your table. Savor the rich She-Crab Soup served with cheesy shrimp toast. “The combo of roe, sherry, garlic, and aromatics makes for an unforgettable soup,” says chef Josh Cocker.

914 Howell Mill Rd. TheOptimistRestaurant.com 4. Looking for a late-night spot (open till 2am daily, except Sundays) with live music and a Tex-Mex menu?

Head to Deep End for its Tomatillo Tamale. Filled with chicken or pork and simmered in a traditional tomatillo sauce, a bay leaf and grilled jalapeño are added for extra flavor.

621 North Ave. NE. 10Apart.com/Deep-End 5. Go for Italian at Allora before hitting the movies at Atlantic Station. The restaurant’s Veal + Pork Meatball antipasto dish brings a bit of the South to the dinner table with its Parmesan rice grits, tomatoes, and more.

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1. Small plates rule at Bulla Gastrobar but don’t miss out on the eatery’s large plates either. Its flavorful Arroz Caldoso, a combination of seafood, chicken, Valencia-style rice, red sofrito (a tomato-based sauce), and saffron make this hearty dish ideal for sharing, too. 60 11th St. NE. BullaGastrobar.com

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ATLANTA WINTER WINE FESTIVAL Date: Jan. 20 Location: City Winery Details: Wine lovers gathered to sip on more than 50 varieties of vino and bust a move to live music and tunes from DJ Q-Tip. 1. Ellen Cohen, Jordana Yair 2. Renita Holmes, Jonathan Hackett 3. Travis Proffitt, Chelsea Karp

ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN ASSOCIATES LUNCH AND LEARN WITH FINE ART Date: Jan. 29 I Location: Atlanta Botanical Garden Details: Fine art photographer, Parish Kohanim, presented his stunning fluorography to approximately 50 guests.

4. Mel Berss, Rick Fritz 5. Pat Gianelloni, Agnes Miller-Launders 6. Sharon Samford, Parish Kohanim 7. Pat Bras, Rosanne Kohanim, Sara Jean Burke

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HIGH MUSEUM OF ART’S HIGHBALL 2018 Date: Feb. 10 Location: High Museum of Art Details: The city’s top mixologists went head-to-head in a craft cocktail competition benefiting the High Museum of Art. 8. Randy Hayden, winner from Nine Mile Station

MARY HOOPA’S HOUSE OF FRIED CHICKEN & OYSTERS FRIENDS & FAMILY EVENT Date: Jan. 30 I Location: Mary Hoopa’s House of Fried Chicken & Oysters Details: Guests enjoyed crispy fried chicken and fresh oysters at the soft opening of this new East Lake eatery.

9. Calvin Phillips, Brittany McCall, Jacki Phillips 10. Jonathan Fox, Raquel Cabezas 11. Patricia Derrico, Allison Phalen, Kathleen Binner

We love connecting with you at neighborhood events. Visit our Facebook page (@MyIntownMagazine) for more photos.

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troll along Atlanta’s winding BeltLine and it’s impossible not to be awed with the wonderful pieces of art that dot the trail. This outdoor gallery space offers local sculptors, painters and muralists an opportunity to share their creativity with the entire city.

Andrew Thomas Catanese, one such painter, has done just that—in celebrating Atlanta as our beloved city in a forest.

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Speaking of the outdoors, Andrew uses Mother Nature not only as a canvas but as inspiration. “When it comes to ‘artist’s block’ oftentimes I just need to return to actual forests, apart from those I’ve painted, and have a peaceful walk or run; usually the exercise and fresh air clear my head. I ran cross-country and track in high school and college, and I still spend as much time running or walking on trails as I can.”

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Another way Andrew gets in touch with his creative spirit is inside his studio, located at westside’s Goat Farm Arts Center.

It is there that he can people-watch, unleash bubbling ideas and connect with the surrounding art community.

“I can’t encourage people enough to explore the art scene here in Atlanta,” Andrew says. “There is an immense amount of talent, and I think Atlanta is on the verge of really breaking through as a major art hub in the United States.”

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Andrew was just selected as one of The Creatives Project’s 2018-20 Artist-in-Studio Residents, a role formed to provide arts education and outreach for Atlanta’s young artistic minds, and plans to get his Master of Fine Arts in the near future. “My career and work is tied indelibly to the South, and I feel that I have a responsibility, after everything the city has given me, to help build the art scene here in any way that I can.” And when he’s not busy painting the town pretty, you can find him at Revolution Doughnuts.

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Head out to the BeltLine bridge, over Ralph McGill Boulevard near Two Urban Licks, and you’ll see Andrew’s lush mural, “City in a Forest.” The piece brings the plants and animals Andrew sees every day in Georgia alongside moral narratives from the Bible, mythology and fables. “The central narrative in this painting is a scene of communion combined with eating the fruit of knowledge, meant to symbolize community and the pursuit of progress.”

Andrew’s mural is a stellar addition to the Eastside Trail and a reminder that even more art is going up on the newly added four miles of gallery space on the now finished Westside Trail.

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Elizabeth Lindley G U A R D I A N • G R A N D M O T H E R • H O T C H O C O L AT E F A N

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he children of Oakhurst Elementary School are in good hands. Elizabeth Lindley is there to make sure they are. She’s worked as a crossing guard outside the school for the last 33 years—making sure the kids get where they’re going without so much as a scratch. Rain or shine, she’s shown up at 7:15 in the morning to escort them through the traffic and into the building. Then, she comes back at 2:15 to guide them across the street and on their way home.

When asked how she came by this unique job, she explains, “When my two daughters were in grade school, a policeman who knew me asked me to replace a guard who quit.” That was back in the early 1980s—fast forward to 2018 and she’s still at it. “My husband passed and I decided I’d retire last December. I stayed home for about two weeks . . . but I got tired of it right away, so I decided to come out of retirement,” she laughs. “I went to the police department, got back my uniform and went to work.”

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Her two daughters are grown now and Elizabeth is blessed with six grandchildren. But she treasures her extended family of Oakhurst Elementary students. “They run up to me in the morning and say, ‘Good morning, Miss Lindley!’

I tell them that they make my day. And I say, ‘Have a good day at school! Be sure to learn your ABCs!’ You make a difference in a few minutes or a few words.” Then she adds, “Sometimes the parents bring me a cookie or a cup of hot chocolate when it’s cold. There are some super parents there and the kids are so special.”

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She says of the traffic near the school, “Oh man! I nearly was hit one day! You have to watch those cars.

It’s like on the freeway—people have their coffee, so they’re not paying attention. Praise God, I’ve never had even one incident.”

Elizabeth’s sister lives five blocks from the school, so Elizabeth goes to her house after guard duty for a cup of coffee and a chat. She says she’s not one to go out socially, but she gets more than enough hugs and conversation when she’s with her “crossing kids.” CSDecatur.net/Oakhurst

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At any given time, roughly 200 to 300 hot sauces line a wall of the outpost. Twenty to 30 of those dish additions being extreme, like the Mad Dog 357 Hot Sauce, which racks up 357,000 Scoville heat units (a way of measuring the hotness of a chili pepper or anything derived from chili peppers).

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Word of mouth has made the hot sauce wall a draw for people. But David makes sure that the produce side of the 85-year-old family business, which was first known for its fresh tomatoes, is never neglected. Before moving to its current location, where it’s been for more than 20 years, the store was strictly a produce business located in Downtown Atlanta. “My granddaddy did the buying back then. I did a lot of the prep work, the stocking, the unloading and everything,” David recalls. “It’s just something I’ve always liked,” he says. The thought of not taking over the family business never occurred to him.

Today, he runs the shop with his mother, Judy Black, and couldn’t imagine doing anything else. When it’s time for dinner, The Corner Pub is a favorite. And for the past 15 years, this neighborhood eatery has purchased its tomatoes from the trusted store owner. DavidsProduceMarket.com

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rom the outside, David’s Produce Market echoes the familiar feel of a classic Southern country store.

But under its weathered wooden roof and aged metal awning, lies what has been touted as the best selection of hot sauce in Atlanta among fanatics in communities like the social networking and news aggregation site, Reddit.com.

Similar to many of the store’s other offerings, the hot sauce wall began as a fluke. Owner David Glenn routinely introduces various products (think vintage sodas and gourmet baked goods) into the roadside shop (near Briarlake and Lavista roads) to see what sparks visitors’ interest. “I started the hot sauce section with just a handful when we first opened and it just kind of grew from there,” he says. Carefully selecting the bottles the store will stock, the assortment spans from very mild, like the shop’s own Georgia Peach and Vidalia Onion Hot Sauce, to tear-inducing like Ed Currie’s Smokin Ed’s Carolina Reaper Sling Blade Hot Sauce.

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on April 22. Classically trained violist Wilner Baptiste (aka Wil B.) and violinist Kevin Sylvester (aka Kev Marcus), of Black Violin, will be joined by Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra, the largest youth orchestra program in the Southeast, for an inspiring performance. 1280 Peachtree St. NW. GeorgiaYouthSymphony.org

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the new Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education.

Budding ballerinas as young as 2, all the way to late teens, can take classes focusing on ballet, jazz, tap, and more at this Virginia-Highland location. 500 Amsterdam Ave. NE. Centre.AtlantaBallet.com

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At Mary Lin Elementary School’s Science and Technology Night, which was held in January, students learned about

coding, robotics, tropical diseases, circuits, slime and more. Other participants included Grady

High School, Emory University, The Chattahoochee Nature Center, and The Carter Center. 586 Candler Park Dr. NE. AtlantaPublicSchools.us/Domain/1525

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Spark your child’s interest in all

things STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) at the Atlanta Science Festival from

March 9 to 24. With over 100 engaging events, hands-on activities, demonstrations, and exhibits on 3-D printing, robots, bees, and beyond, there’s plenty to see! For a list of event locations, visit: AtlSciFest.org

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Visual arts teacher, Collins Anderson, and engineering teacher Catherine Muller, have created “DMash,” a coding, art and engineering class for third-graders at Drew Charter School. Each session, students design their own Environmental Hero on paper, then recreate and animate the character digitally before sculpting it out of wire.

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projects for the organization’s more than 90 community partners such as Journey to Literacy. 1380 Atlantic Dr. NW. JLAtlanta.org/Shamrock-N-Roll-Road-Race

international fair-trade gifts, jewelry, clothing, and home décor. By paying crafters in various countries a living wage, they can afford housing, education, and healthcare. Locally, volunteers can assist the nonprofit with display set up, outreach, and more. 1056 St. Charles Ave. NE. TenThousandVillages.com/Atlanta

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Featuring Atlanta’s 404 area code across the front, 30 percent of the profits from this baseball cap by (code)word hats are given to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

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Chopin Society of Atlanta presents award-winning concert

pianist, Rafał Blechacz (pictured), as he performs works

by Polishborn Frédéric Chopin and more. The event,

which will be held on April 15, is sponsored in part

by Drs. Anna and Richard Paré, in honor of Anna’s parents who died in a car accident in Atlanta two years ago.

1280 Peachtree St. NE. Ticketmaster.com

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The upscale thrift store, Second Life Atlanta, is dedicated to

finding families for homeless pets. The staff

needs volunteers to organize clothes, make displays, and perform daily store operations. By assisting shoppers with selecting everything from jewelry to a new furry friend, you’ll play a role in saving the lives of some adorable animals. 1 N. Clarendon Ave. SecondLifeAtlanta.org

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Pediatric urgent care right in your neighborhood Children’s at Chamblee-Brookhaven opens April 2018 You’ll soon have convenient access to pediatric urgent care in the Chamblee-Brookhaven neighborhood. So the next time your child’s doctor is unavailable, ours will be standing by, including evenings and holidays.

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