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Family

At the heart of the ’hood

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The neighborhood transforms once again into a Halloween wonderland as Spooky Springs kicks off on Oct. 23 from 5-7 p.m. at the Abernathy Greenway Playable Art Park. Bring your whole

costumed crew for a safe, free and family-friendly event crawling with fun characters, music, face painting, not-so-spooky costumes, food trucks, photo ops and more. 70 Abernathy Rd. NE. sandyspringsga.gov/spooky-springs

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Pint-sized equals power. At least, it does at Heards Ferry Elementary School, where they’re celebrating 8-year-old swimmer Ojore Berkeley and his four new medals from the

OJORE BERK ELEY

2021 AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) Junior Olympic Games. Coached by his dad, he medaled in freestyle,

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Play in the dirt again with North Fulton Master Gardeners’ (and kid gardener extraordinaire) Donna Whitesel during the “Fun Garden Projects to Do With Your Kids” Zoom event on Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. Projects are hands-on, age-appropriate and promise to bring out the green thumbs in your family, no matter how big those thumbs are! bit.ly/Fall2021NFMG-GardeningLectureSeries

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On the heels of the Tokyo Olympics, budding gymnasts can hit the mats at The Peach Pit Prado, a brand-new, 10,385-square-foot gymnastics, cheerleading and dance studio. With classes for 6-month-olds to adults, in all skill levels, and competitions starting at age 3, signing up here hints at gold medal material. 5600 Roswell Rd. NE., Ste. K140. peachpitgym.com

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The Cowart Family YMCA celebrates doing good together and is seeking volunteers ages 8 and up to help with hunger relief efforts. The Y offers the perfect opportunity to get hands-on with the whole family through packing and distributing meals for individuals and families across metro Atlanta. Email volunteer@ymcaatlanta.org to sign up. 3692 Ashford Dunwoody Rd. ymcaatlanta.org/ymca-locations/ashford-dunwoody my

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4 STUDENTS AT THE PEA CH PIT

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PRADO

OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2021

PHOTOS COURTESY OF (1) VISIT SANDY SPRINGS; (2) RIVER OAK PHOTOGRAPHY; (3) NORTH FULTON MASTER GARDENERS, PHOTOGRAPHY BY DONNA WHITESEL; (4) SARAH RHINO, PHOTOGRAPHY BY ASHLEY BERRY PHOTOGRAPHY.

backstroke, butterfly and breaststroke to begin a pretty impressive precious metal collection. aaujrogames.org

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