stations throughout Piedmont Park. Seperate challenges will be online for those who want to do the Challenges in their own backyard or home.
EVENTS HAPPENING FOR SMALL CHANGE IN ATLANTA
Know of a low cost event happening? Event@AtlantaOnADime.com By Marci Miller
2020/21 Season Announced
SCHWARTZ CENTER FOR ARTS Emory University; 1700 N. Decatur Rd. Schwartz.emory.edu 404.727.5050
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Tickets are available through the Schwartz Center Box Office, on their website or by calling 404.727.5050 Monday–ursday, noon–6 p.m.
September 25-27; October 2-4
TASTE OF THE FAIR Marietta, GA
Jim R. Miller Park lot on Callaway Rd. 770.423.1330; Northgeorgiastatefair.com Taste of the Fair, is a drive through fair food event to benefit MUST Ministries. Featuring all of your favorite fair foods, including corn dogs, caramel apples, pizza, cotton candy, Polish sausage, funnel cakes, turkey legs, deep fried Oreos, and more. Participants enter the one-way fair food route and decide if they would like to do walk-up or in-car service. Admission and parking is free. List of vendors available online. Canned goods will be collected for benefit. Each person that donates 7 nonperishable can goods will receive a free ticket to the 2021 North Georgia State Fair.
Friday, September 11 & October 9
FERNBANK MUSEUM
767 Clifton Rd. 404.929.6300 Fernbankmuseum.org Fernbank’s popular adults-only program, Fernbank After Dark, is back. Offered the 2nd Friday of each month, Fernbank After Dark offers a variety of unique and physically distanced after-hours experiences for grown-ups, including outdoor explorations in WildWoods, museum exhibits, live music, bars, tapas menus, and special, themed science programs. Exclusively for ages 21+, Fernbank After Dark is a safe and ideal event for date night, a safe way to enjoy a night out with friends, or a special experience for first-time visitors. Each month’s theme is centered around a different area of science, with tailored and unique programming that is interactive and fun. Get tickets at FernbankMuseum.org/AfterDark.
e Schwartz Center for Performing Arts at Emory University has adjusted the fall September 1 - 30 concerts of its 2020–2021 Candler Con- THE GREAT DOG CHALLENGE cert Series to launch virtually in Septem- Piedmont Park or at Home ber, with the hope to return to live Thegreatdogchallenge.com performances in January 2021. Due to some previously announced Challenge is a social distanced event in artists being unable to appear, the fall con- Piedmont Park or in your own backyard cert calendar has been revised to include a during the entire month of September for rescheduled performance by Jane Bunnett humans and their dogs. Enjoy a field day and Maquequeand a new performance by with challenges for you, your pup and your Junction Trio–with critically acclaimed pi- family to compete against other Atlantans. Take on e Great Dog Challenge: Be anist and composer Conrad Tao joining visilly, playful and creative while you comolinist Stefan Jackiw and cellist Jay pete with other Atlantans. Join together as Campbell. e series will also feature a team with your dog and take on the ird Coast Percussion performing PerChallenge. Choose the Challenge version petulum by Philip Glass; however, Glass’s that works for you. Its free to participate. appearance will be rescheduled to a future Each Challenge version qualifies you for date. Spring 2021 concerts remain as prizes to be the Atlanta Top Dogs. Prizes scheduled, but are subject to change based include 100’s of dollars in Amazon gift on guidance from Emory University and cards and dog monthly treat boxes and public health officials. All virtual concerts are presented online local business give a ways. at schwartz.emory.edu/virtual-stage. All e Piedmont Park Challenge is available in-person concerts are presented in the on their website revealing the Challenge RECEIVE UPDATED EVENTS WEEKLY. SIGN UP BY EMAILING SUBSCRIPTIONS@ATLANTAONADIME.COM ENTER ON THE SUBJECT LINE: SIGN ME UP INSITE!
SAY HELLO TO AUTUMN
WE’RE OPEN
Atlanta’s favorite adult science night, Fernbank After Dark, is back and taking place the 2nd Friday of each month. Info at FernbankMuseum.org/After Dark
A WORLD OF WOW Buy tickets at FernbankMuseum.org
Atlanta’s Science and Nature Experience insiteatlanta.com • September 2020 • PG 3
