Summer Outdoor Fun Guide By Karen Huppertz
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eachtree Corners residents can save gas and avoid escalating airfare prices by enjoying the many summer activities right at home. From the various trails and parks nearby, to a flurry of regular activities at the Peachtree Corners Town Green (and soon to be regular events at The Forum), fun for all ages abounds. It’s a significant year for Peachtree Corners as it celebrates its 10th anniversary as a city. Now that the pandemic is largely a thing of the past, residents can count on a regular schedule of activities, all of which can be found on the city’s calendar at tinyurl.com/PTC-Calendar. According to Diana Wheeler, Peachtree Corners Community Development Director, “We are trying to help the community become accustomed to consistent timing of events at the Town Green.” She noted that residents can enjoy a meal or snack at any of the more than 15 eateries located in the Town Green before or during an event. Most restaurants will even deliver food to the Town Green during a local concert. “Dinner and a movie or a show... Hopefully people will come out and enjoy themselves,” added Wheeler.
Free music events at Town Green The second Saturday of each month is dedicated to local bands in the Night Music Series. Residents might even spot a neighbor on stage from time to time. Larger, touring bands can be found on the last Saturday night of the month in
the Summer Concert Series. All Town Green. “We are bringing the invited musical groups promise a legendary R&B group The Drifters family-friendly performance. to Peachtree Corners! This is not a Blair Crimmins and the Hooktribute band but is the real thing,” ers joins the summer Night Music said Dave Huffman, Peachtree fun at 7 p.m. on June 11. According Corners Festival President. to the city, Blair Crimmins began “Think of hits like ‘Under the his music career in Atlanta with Boardwalk,’ ‘Save the Last Dance a determination to bring Ragtime for Me,’ and ‘This Magic Moment’ and 1920s style Dixieland Jazz to and then come on out to the Town new audiences. “His debut 2010 Green to hear them live. It will be release ‘The Musical Stylings Of’ a special evening celebrating the became a college radio sensation on WRAS Atlanta making him the most requested band on the air.” Next in the summer series is Brotherhood (Doobie Brothers Tribute band) with Guardians of the Jukebox (80s cover band) at 7 p.m. June 25. These Summer Concert Series bands will have everyone up on their feet singing and dancing. Brotherhood honors the original Doobie Brothers’ sound with two drummers and a percussionist, two guitars, bass and keyboards, and “all Everclear the vocal harmonies that made the Doobies incredible sound.” Guardians of the Jukebox will be festival and the tenth anniversary bringing the hair, clothing and of our great city.” music you remember and love Sailing to Denver with Trapfrom the 80s. They promise “The pers Cabin joins the Night Music definitive tribute to MTV’s Pop, series at 7 p.m. on July 9. Sailing Rock, New Wave and New Romanto Denver describes themselves as tic Era.” a unique Americana / Roots-Rock Rhythm and Blues fans should band that has been recording since mark their calendars now for the 2011. They can regularly be seen original Drifters on opening night around town at many different of the Peachtree Corners Fesvenues, city concerts, and corpotival at 7:30 p.m. on July 1 at the rate events and have been known
to feature amazing special guest musicians from all over the southeast. Georgia’s Joel Nettesheim’s musical project, Trappers Cabin, is said to be a blend of art-rock, freak-folk, psychedelia and space rock — with plenty of surprises thrown in. Everclear with Hushmoney helps wrap up the month at 7 p.m. on July 30. Considered a 90s Alt-Rock Band, Everclear continues to tour extensively. Fans may remember,
and certainly will enjoy, Everclear’s rendition of ‘Santa Monica’ and ‘Father of Mine.’ The local band Hushmoney starts off the evening. The Hard-Southern Rock band is known for playing covers of lesser-known deep cuts.
Fun for children and pets Peachtree Corners will host a Kids Festival 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June
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