decaturtour of homes

In This Issue
Focus on Development in Decatur .. 2
MLK Day Service Project ................. 3
Recreation Sports Safety Training .. 4
Blue Moon Opens at New Site ........ 5
Letter from the DBA President ........ 6
Library Hosts Festival of Writers ..... 7
News from Shops, Restaurants ...... 9
Official Publication of The City of Decatur, Georgia • November 2004 • Volume 15 • Number 4
Decatur’s Oldest
Residence to Remain
in the Family
The Decatur Preservation Alliance is
happy to report that the historic AvaryFulton home on S. Columbia Drive in
Decatur has been “saved” from development. Harriett Fulton and her husband, Robert Sway, have purchased her
father’s estate interest in the 1868 vintage home and have moved into it as
their new residence.
Harriett as well as her cousin, Bill
Breen, grew up in the home that was
built by Dr. James Avary (Avery Street
was named for Dr. Avary but is spelled
differently). Soon after construction, Dr.
Avary sold the home to the Southern
Conference of the Methodist Church
for use as the residence for Bishop
Atticus Haygood.
The church sold the home in 1888 to
M.C. Fulton, who was Harriett’s great
grandfather. So the Avary-Fulton home
has been in her family for an amazing
116 years. Robert believes that it may be
one of the oldest homes in the Decatur
and Atlanta area and is likely the oldest
home continuously used as a residence
The Avary-Fulton House on S. Columbia Drive.
in Decatur.
The original traditional Georgian style
home is pretty much the same as when it
was built in 1868, with the exception of
the detached kitchen, no longer detached,
and a change of the roofline in the 1920s.
The home was built with hand-made nails
and sits on two acres on South Columbia
near College Avenue.
Robert and Harriett still have some of
the turn-of-the-century furniture and are
They’re Back and Better Than Ever
TERRIFIC
THURSDAYS
Make Decatur Your ‘Mallternative’
See pages 12-15 for details on Decatur’s Holiday Shopping Season.
now in the process of renovating the interior. They have a lot ahead of them so
when you see them, be sure and give
them a big thank you for saving part of
Decatur’s history.
If you are a real history nut and
want to read a lot more about the
Avary-Fulton home, send an email with
your name and address to David
Crenshaw at
[email protected].
DECATUR
TOUR OF HOMES
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, DEC. 3-4, 5:30-9:30 P.M.
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WELL-PRESERVED HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND FINE OLD SHADE TREES ARE TWO
defining features of Decatur’s character and landscape. Decatur residents can help us enjoy these features more fully today while preserving them for future generations.
Information for the FOCUS should be submitted by mail to Editor, Decatur Focus,
P.O. Box 220, Decatur, GA 30031, by fax to 404-371-1593, or by e-mail to [email protected].
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see Development, page 4
DECATUR CITY COMMISSION
Bill Floyd ............................................... Mayor
Jim Baskett ............................ Mayor Pro Tem
Fred Boykin ............................ Commissioner
Kecia Cunningham ................ Commissioner
Mary Alice Kemp .................... Commissioner
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Help Sustain Our Tree-Lined Streets
The recent storms remind us of how important our large shade trees are to the
character of our community. We lost many
large, old trees recently and the change in
the appearance of neighborhood streets is
startling.
The City of Decatur has one of the
toughest tree ordinances in the state of
Georgia, designed to protect trees in development projects. Developers are required
to pay into a tree bank if the required
number of new trees cannot be planted on
a redevelopment site. The city uses these
funds to replace trees in public rights of
way, in city-owned parks and in the
Decatur cemetery.
The downtown streetscape program has
added hundreds of new trees in the central
business district since 1985. The City of
Decatur is working hard to assure that we
are planning for the replacement of older
trees by planting new trees each year.
Agnes Scott College has made extensive
plantings of new shade trees to assure that
its tree-shaded campus is protected for
years to come.
However, most of the trees that provide
the tree cover and shade in our neighborhoods are located on private property. If
Decatur is going to retain the beautiful
shade trees that we all love, private property owners need to plant for the future
too.
Old photographs of Adams Street,
Clairemont Avenue and the Old Courthouse lawn show streets and lawns lined
with small saplings. These small trees were
O
Old Depot Update
The relocation of the Old Depot is complete and the building has been stabilized
with a new foundation and roof. Thanks
to the efforts of the Decatur Preservation
Alliance, funds were raised to replace the
roof brackets that were original to the
structure. Efforts are now underway to
find a suitable use for the building.
It will take a special investor/tenant
with the financial ability to complete the
renovations needed to make the building
usable again. Our primary concern is to
find a use like a neighborhood restaurant
and/or a retail operation that would respect the historic character of the building
and allow the public access to its interior.
In addition, we want to consider a use
that would complement the new PATH
Foundation bicycle trail adjacent to the
building and serve as an asset to the emerging retail and residential corridor in the Old
Depot district. We are in negotiations with
at least one interested party and would welcome additional suggestions and leads.
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Historic Buildings and Shady Places –
Preserving Decatur’s Legacy
The Decatur Focus is a joint publication of the City
of Decatur, the Decatur Downtown Development
Authority, and the Decatur Business Association. It
is a newsletter intended to provide announcements
and information related to events, activities, and
businesses in the City of Decatur. The purpose of
the newsletter is to promote the city and encourage
the exchange of information among residents, business owners, and the school system. Letters to the
editor, editorials, or other opinion pieces are not
published. All press releases, announcements, and
other information received for publication are subject to editing. Information found in the Focus is
also posted on Decatur’s official website at
www.decaturga.com. The deadline for submitting
articles, announcements, or advertising is the 1st
day of the month preceding publication. Contact:
Editor, Decatur Focus, P.O. Box 220, Decatur, GA
30031, 404/371-8386; fax 404/371-1593; e-mail:
[email protected].
D OW N
Focus on
Downtown
Development
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DECATUR DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Board
Sheila Hunt, Chair
Ed Bowen, Vice Chair
Candler Broom
Fred Cavalli
Bruce Cohen
John Joyner
Jim Philips
Betty Spiker
Decatur Business
Association
DECATUR BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
Fred Cavalli ..................................... President
Laura Bevins ................................... Treasurer
Patricia Bryan ................................ Secretary
Diann Baker ........................... Past President
Design and layout: Lampe-Farley Communications
2 | Decatur Focus • November 2004
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A Season of Giving/Christmas Decatur –
You Can Still Help
A Season of Giving/Christmas Decatur still has low-income children and
senior citizens who could use your help this holiday season. You can
help by requesting a profile of a child or senior citizen and purchasing
gifts on their “wish list” for a total of $75 to $100 for each person.
Gifts are due in the distribution center on Saturday, Dec. 4. Last
year, approximately 460 children and seniors received gifts from individuals, neighborhood associations, businesses, places of worship,
schools, and community organizations.
Volunteer opportunities are available in the distribution center on Saturday, Dec. 4, and Saturday, Dec. 11. Volunteers are also needed in the
center on weekdays from Dec. 6 through 10.
You may also send a donation. Make checks payable to “A Season of
Giving/Christmas Decatur” and mail them to A Season of Giving/Christmas Decatur,
P.O. Box 220, Decatur, GA 30031.
Call the Season of Giving/Christmas Decatur hotline, 404-378-8068, to find out more
about how you can help.
3rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr.
Service Project
The Decatur Preservation Alliance invites you to join in the third annual Martin Luther King
Jr. Service Project. This year they are expanding the project from one day to three days – Jan.
15, 16 and 17 – and hope to assist 15-20 senior citizen homeowners with home repairs.
The MLK Service Project has brought hundreds of Decatur residents together to help
seniors in Decatur repair and maintain their historic homes. The DPA, with its mission of
connecting the Decatur community through the preservation of historic structures and
greenspaces, is proud to spearhead this important event. They believe that preservation is
first and foremost about people, not just buildings and trees.
They invite you to join with them in January to make the event bigger and better. In
the past two years volunteers and sponsors have restored electricity, installed furnaces and
water heaters, scraped paint, replaced gutters, installed ramps, put up fencing, raked
leaves, and completed many other tasks that have helped seniors be safer and more comfortable in their homes.
There are many ways to help. Sponsorship of the event allows the DPA and its partners
to do substantial repairs to seniors’ homes, and they ask for your support to continue with
this project. You or your organization can “adopt” a home, contributing toward the building supplies and/or professional services these homes need to be safer and more livable.
Your business or organization may also wish to contribute professional services or supplies,
or provide a group of volunteers to work together on a home.
Decatur’s Martin Luther King Jr. Service Project is a collaboration among the Decatur
Preservation Alliance, the City of Decatur, the Decatur Housing Authority, the Decatur
Business Association, the Community Center of South Decatur, the South Decatur Community Development Corp., and Mayor Emerita Elizabeth Wilson.
Please join in this special project to celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King
Jr. For more information on sponsoring a home, please contact Julia Levy, Decatur Preservation Alliance, 404-377-5142, or [email protected]. To sign up (you or your organization) to volunteer at the event, please contact Lee Ann Harvey, Volunteer! Decatur,
678-553-6548 or [email protected].
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CITY NEWS
Country Dancers Offer
Workshop at Decatur
Recreation Center
The Chattahoochee Country Dancers will
host a series of workshops and dances on
Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Decatur Recreation Center. The events are $10 for the
afternoon, so people who come for the
first session and stay for the second will get
two workshops for the same price.
Session 1: 1:45-3:15 p.m. Swing Dance
and More, with Hotpoint String Band;
English Country Dance, with Joseph
Pimentel calling; Zydeco Workshop,
taught by Anthony Lewis; Singing for
Fun, taught by Elise Witt.
Session 2: 3:30-5 p.m. Contra Dance,
Fetchin’ Cat, with Janet Shepherd calling;
Musicians’ Jam; Zydeco Dance, with Atlanta Swamp Opera.
For more information call 404-406-5204.
Youth Sports in
Decatur
Youth Basketball
For ages 7-14. Teams are divided into 7-8,
9-10, 11-12 and 13-14 divisions. All skill
levels are welcome. Cost: $125; $95
Decatur residents.
Mini Basketball
For girls and boys 5-6. Each team has one
30-minute game following each practice.
Cost: $65; $50 Decatur residents.
Cheerleading
For ages 6-8, 9-10 and 11-12. The season
includes an eight-game regular season and
tournament games. Cost $150; $120
Decatur residents.
To register call Stacy Green, 404-3770494, or email [email protected].
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CITY NEWS
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Sports Safety Training Program:
Youth Coaches and Decatur Coaches
The Recreation Department, in partnership with the Decatur Education Foundation, was
awarded funding from the Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation for a comprehensive training
program for Decatur area
Date Topic
Location
coaches.
11/6
CPR under-8 coaches Decatur Recreation Department
The ARC sports safety
11/13 CPR over-8 coaches
Decatur Recreation Department
training is free and includes
11/20 Sports safety training Decatur Recreation Department
first aid CPR and AED training. This training is the first
component in a program that will also include sports psychology and other information to
help coaches provide a quality sports experience for young athletes. Call Stacy Green, 404377-0494, for information.
Decatur Boxing Club Offers
‘Fitness with Flavor’
Muhammad Ali, Rocky
Marciano, Sugar Ray
Robinson, Roberto
Duran are the faces that
adorn the walls of the
new Decatur Boxing Club
at 137-C New St. The
club offers “fitness with
flavor,” according to
trainer and hand-pad expert Xavier Biggs, best
known for his development of several world
champions and worldclass professional fighters. Xavier Biggs
Terri Moss
Biggs, a product of
Philadelphia’s boxing culture and brother of super heavyweight Olympic Gold Medalist
Tyrell Biggs, is the head trainer and organizer of the boxing program at the DBC. “First
and foremost we are an old-school boxing gym, but we’re also a fitness center offering the
same workout used by professional boxers and trainers for decades,” he says. “Fighters are
the most fine-tuned athletes in the world. No other sport can develop the human body
like boxing. In boxing you not only build endurance and lean muscle, and burn fat, you
also sharpen motor skills, coordination, and balance, all the while developing confidence
and stimulating your spirit.”
Biggs will bring a select group of fighters with him to train right beside men and
women at all levels, from the serious trainee to the basic “just for fun” beginner. Included
in the group is assistant trainer Terri Moss, ranked number two in the world in her weight
class, the straw-weight division, tipping the scales at 102 pounds! Moss will fight for the
IFBA World Championship title in Atlanta on Dec. 11.
Decatur Boxing Club is at 137-C New St. For information call 404-508-1595.
4 | Decatur Focus • November 2004
Decatur firefighters
decorating the Oakhurst tree.
Oakhurst Tree
Lighting
Join the Oakhurst community for the annual tree lighting ceremony on Friday,
Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. The ceremony will take
place in Harmony Park, at the intersection
of Oakview Road and East Lake Drive.
A reception will follow at the Solarium.
Come and start your holiday season with
food, fellowship, and fun.
Development
continued from page 2
planted at the beginning of the last century and we have benefited from them. It’s
time for us to pass along this legacy by
planting new shade trees for future generations to enjoy.
Consider locations in your own yard
where shade trees can be planted or where
a new tree might be placed near a larger
tree that is nearing the end of its lifespan.
We will work to get a list of suggested
shade trees added to the city’s website to
give you suggestions for trees that grow
well in this climate.
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CITY NEWS
Once in a Blue Moon . . .
A New Home for Blue Moon Designs, Inc.
Blue Moon Designs, Inc., has moved into
the historic Houston House, 418 Church
St., the former home of GardenTopia. The
Houston House was originally the home and
office of Decatur’s first doctor and is just
around the corner from Blue Moon’s original
location on E. Ponce de Leon Avenue.
Blue Moon’s proprietors, Shannon
Dammann (a local psychologist and massage
therapist) and Terry-Lee Ross (retired after
30 years as a graphic designer with AT&T),
are longtime Decatur residents who first
opened the doors of this unique shop in July
2002. They offer teak, mahogany and sea
grass furniture imported from Indonesia and
Asia, as well as a variety of home décor
items, artistic lighting, jewelry, artwork by
local artists and other fun gift ideas.
Local artisans provide one-of-a-kind consignment pieces. Gift items include books,
journals, cashmere shawls, Zen soaps and gardens, lavender sachets, incense, decorative
boxes, wine accessories and picture frames. The shop also now offers garden merchandise.
Upstairs, enjoy the benefits of relaxing, therapeutic massage. At the base of the staircase, pick up a card or brochure for a skilled and certified massage therapist. Appointments and massage gift certificates are just a phone call away.
Stop by and browse, buy, or pick up a boxed “Moonbeam” (a Blue Moon gift certificate
in the denomination of your choice). Remember to add your name to the birthday mailing list and feel free to relax on the cozy front porch in the swing.
For more information on Blue Moon Designs, call 404-378-1114.
Fresh Flowers by the Bunch
Cheaper by the Dozen Now Open
Cheaper by the Dozen, a fresh-flower market, has opened its second location at the new
East Decatur Station. Owner Doug Reynics says the concept is a simple one – they offer
fresh flowers by the bunch, stem and arrangement in a three-day market environment.
The flower market is open Friday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. They offer different weekly
specials and take special orders geared toward brides who want to arrange their own flowers, those having a party who are in need of a quantity of flowers at a reasonable price, or
those who simply enjoy having affordable fresh flowers every week. Doug says they also do
formal weddings, so keep them in mind.
Doug opened his first location on Main Street in Tucker in July. The Tucker location is
open six days a week at 2323 Main St., 770-414-4848.
The address for the new Decatur location is 111 New St., Suite D, in the flower shed
building behind East Decatur Station (the former Bio Lab building complex). Hint: Look
for the large flower cutouts. Call 404-373-0095 for more information.
Salon Red Kids and
Hoopla Now Open
Salon Red Decatur owners Jessica and
Andres Soler, along with local retail entrepreneurs Sabrina Lilly and Linda
Beckstein, opened Salon Red Kids and
Hoopla in October. These two childrencentered businesses are located at 123 E.
Ponce de Leon Ave. in downtown Decatur.
Salon Red Kids provides top-notch affordable children’s haircuts, color services,
glamour parties, and hair care products especially designed for youths. Haircuts start
at $12 and are performed by the same Salon Red stylists currently working in
Decatur and Candler Park.
Hoopla, a unique approach to retail,
coexists in the four-station salon and features an eclectic mix of vintage and novelty toys, games, candy, and clothing by
Zutano, CakeWalk and Baby LuLu. Other
plans include a makeup and jewelry
counter, dress up stations, art classes and a
Wednesday morning story hour.
Salon Red owners Jessica and Andres
Soler bring a fresh approach to Atlanta
hairdressing. Founded in 1999, Salon Red
currently features two salons and a spa.
Hoopla’s Sabrina Lilly and Linda Beckstein
have more than 35 years of combined experience in retail, with an emphasis on developing product and store concepts.
Hoopla is their first children’s store.
For more information visit
www.salonred.com, call Erin McAlister,
404-377-3164, or email
[email protected].
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DBA NEWS
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Reasons to Be Thankful . . .
At this stage of my life, I am more sensitive to the fact that every day is indeed a
good day. Yet, at this time of year, I am
even more acutely aware of the blessings
that we share in this community.
I am thankful for the new life that will
soon be bustling in the two new condominium developments on both ends of
Ponce de Leon Avenue in downtown
Decatur. I am thankful for the continuing
renewal of the Oakhurst community. I am
thankful for the MARTA Plaza renovation
on the Square at Church and Sycamore
Streets, which will soon be under construction. I am thankful for our City
whistle, the roar of the crowd, and the
high school band leading the march to another Decatur Bulldog victory.
As I conclude this brief list of Thanksgiving topics, I must
mention November
2, which is our national Election Day.
I am thankful for
self-government and
free and open elections. Please exercise
this privilege carefully and with
thanksgiving.
Although our
regular DBA meetFred Cavalli • Decatur Business Association ings usually fall on
the fourth Tuesday of
Commissioners and members of local
each month, there are exceptions in Noplanning and zoning boards and developvember and December each year. Because
ment authorities and other agencies, who
of the proximity of Thanksgiving there is
continue to pursue a policy of smart
no November meeting. Because of the Degrowth that looks to our future needs
cember holiday season, the DBA meeting
while preserving the quality of life that
is advanced to the first Tuesday of the
makes Decatur unique.
month (December 7). The location is the
I am thankful at this season for the
Neighborhood Playhouse and the sponsors
crispness of the air that invigorates and alare Joyner & Burnette, PC. Hometown
lows me to run a little longer and a little
Heroes will be recognized at this meeting
faster. I love the crunch of acorns beneath
and new DBA officers will be elected.
my shoes. I am thankful for the feel of a
Please make plans to enjoy the festivities at
wool sweater and the warmth of a crackour Annual Holiday Meeting.
ling fire. I am thankful for the sound of
See you around the Square!
the train whistle that seems to have a
slightly different tone this time of year as
the freight cars rumble through town. I am
thankful for the sound of the referee’s
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Holiday Meeting Preview
Tuesday, December 7
Neighborhood Playhouse
430 W. Trinity Place
Decatur Business
Association
5:15 p.m. – Networking/Reception
6 p.m. – Program
2005 Hometown Heroes
Presentation of proceeds from the Great Decatur Beer Tasting Festival
Sponsor: Joyner & Burnette, PC
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DBA Calls for Davis
Award Nominations
The Decatur Business Association
gives the Thomas O. Davis Public Servant Award annually to a public employee who has, in the performance of
his/her duties, helped strengthen the
bond between government and the
community; served as a role model for
others in public service; contributed to
the well-being of the community; inspired others to get involved in public
service; implemented innovative programs that improved the effectiveness
of government services; exhibited a
genuine caring attitude toward the
community; and served the public with
respect.
Qualifications include:
• Nominee is a public employee serving in a non-elected capacity with
any government agency.
• Performs services that directly benefit the city of Decatur and its citizens.
• Exemplifies honesty, integrity, and
professionalism in the performance
of duties.
• Has served as a public employee for
a minimum of five years.
Nominations should be in the form
of a letter/statement explaining why
the nominee should receive the award.
All nominations must be signed and
submitted in writing by Nov. 15.
Send nominations to Thomas O.
Davis Public Servant Award, c/o
Decatur Business Association, P.O. Box
2208, Decatur, GA 30031.
The DBA established the Thomas O.
Davis award in memory of Thomas O.
Davis, Decatur’s city attorney from
1968 until his death in 2000.
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DBA NEWS
DeKalb Library Hosts
Festival of Writers
DeKalb Medical Center Athletic Trainers
Posted on DHS Sidelines
Sponsored by the
Georgia Center for the
Book at DeKalb
County Public Library.
All programs are free.
Books will be available for sale and signing.
DeKalb Medical Center’s athletic trainers are waiting in the wings during every home
sporting event at Decatur High School and travel with the team to all DHS away football
games.
The athletic trainers are a part of DeKalb Medical Center’s Rehab Results Outpatient
Rehabilitation Group. The program has been watching the field and treating the sportsrelated injuries of Decatur athletes for about 10 years. Right now, the trainers, Kechia
Seabrooks and Ashley Dolan, estimate they work with about 300 student athletes a year.
Both Seabrooks and Dolan are certified athletic trainers with master’s degrees in athletic
training.
In addition to attending the sporting events, the trainers offer preseason assessments for
athletes as well as follow-up maintenance visits, at no charge. Their major goal is to work
with coaches throughout the community to educate them on preventing injuries.
DeKalb Medical Center is a not-for-profit hospital system that includes the 525-bed
DeKalb Medical Center, the 102-bed DeKalb Medical Center at Decatur, and DeKalb
Medical Center at Hillandale, a new 100-bed hospital scheduled to open in summer 2005.
The hospital system serves approximately 500,000 patients and provides the community
with more than $40 million in free care.
Maryn McKenna
Sunday, Nov. 7 • 2 p.m.
DeKalb Library, 215 Sycamore St.
The award-winning science and medical writer for the AJC discusses her new
book Beating Back the Devil: On the
Front Lines with the Disease Detectives
of the Epidemic Intelligence Service.
It’s a rare inside account of Atlanta’s
world-renowned Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) and its
elite corps of physicians in their battle
against global bio-terrorism threats.
David Herbert Donald
Thursday, Nov. 11 • 8 p.m.
Jimmy Carter Library
441 Freedom Pkwy.
Twice a Pulitzer Prize winner for his
biographies of Thomas Wolfe and
Charles Sumner, Donald, professor
emeritus of history at Harvard, discusses his new book We Are Lincoln’s
Men: Abraham Lincoln and His
Friends.
Anita Shreve
Monday, Nov. 15 • 1 p.m.
Agnes Scott College
The hugely popular author of many acclaimed novels, including
Eden Close, The Weight
of Water, All He Ever
Wanted, and The Pilot’s
Wife, comes with a brilliant and beautiful new
novel, Light on Snow.
For information,
call 404-370-8450,
ext. 2225, or visit
www.dekalblibrary.org.
Agnes Scott Celebrates Milestone:
Enrollment Exceeds 1,000 Students
Students, faculty and staff gathered on Agnes Scott’s new science center quadrangle
to celebrate enrollment of more than 1,000 students for the first time in the
college’s history. Agnes Scott has expanded its enrollment from slightly more than
600 students in 1995 to greater than 1,000 today. From the mid 1990s, enrollment has grown gradually each year to set a compelling example for women’s colleges throughout the nation.
Anita Shreve
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DBA NEWS
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Come and Help Woodlands Enter a New Phase
If you think you hear the sound of horses
coming from the woods as you drive
along Scott Boulevard this November,
you may be right. A team of Percherons –
an ancient breed of draft horse – will be
toiling to help implement the Woodlands
forest management plan. The horses will
do work typically reserved for heavy
equipment, which is costlier and more
hurtful to the environment.
You may also hear the sound of chain
saws and chippers and wonder how this
could possibly fit in with a plan to grow a
forest. The ongoing activities at the site
are helping to hasten the phase of succession that Woodlands’ trees are experiencing and to nurture the under story so that
it can regenerate and make the forest a
healthier place for trees and other living
things.
Volunteers are invited to participate,
and to learn more about native plants of
the under story in Georgia forests. Tasks
include locating, tagging, and transplanting native plants that are already volunteering to protect them from horses’ hoofs
and the inevitable (albeit temporary) damage that will be done by thinning out the
Eagle Scout Candidate to Rebuild Bridge
Deryk Spiker (pictured at right), a senior at Decatur High School, presented his
plans to rebuild a bridge over the creek at Woodlands as his community service
project – one requirement for achieving the status of Eagle Scout – to the Woodlands committee. The bridge will replace an older, existing bridge that is rotting
and not sturdy enough for public use.
With the assistance of his father, a landscape architect, and in consultation
with Kip Duchon, Harry Morse, and Ed Daugherty, Deryk came up with a plan that
is simple, elegant, safe, and useful. Some younger scouts will help him. All of them will gain great experience while doing a tremendous service to Woodlands and Decatur. Thanks, Deryk!
Deryk’s project is also important in that it shows that Woodlands offers great experience for scouts
of all ages and other community groups. Part of the dream is to see Woodlands offer such experiential
learning projects for children and youth.
Abou
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es class on Saturdays at 11
:15 a
Introduction to Pilat
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• Build Core Strength
• Improve Posture
• Increase Flexibility
www.aboutmovementpilates.com
404.373.9672
108 East Ponce de Leon
Suite 100, Decatur
INTRODUCTORY 4-WEEK SERIES FOR NEW CLIENTS
Elizabeth Wilson
Reverse Mortgage Specialist
[email protected]
A reverse mortgage can put
MONEYINYOURHANDS
If you’re 62 or older, you may be able to turn the equity in your home into
income. Decatur First Bank and the friendly folks at Fairfield Mortgage
Associates can customize a reverse mortgage solution for you. Call Elizabeth
Wilson at 404/725-3388 or Jeff Hancock at 404/371-4500 for information.
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aging loblolly pines. Another task is
helping to spread mulch, an important
step in nurturing the earth and making
the forest friendlier and healthier.
For information about volunteering,
visit www.decaturpreservationalliance.org.
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DBA NEWS
Tidbits from Our Shops, Restaurants and Services
Holiday Fundraising Opportunity
Bob Zanengo of Cold Stone Creamery offers an opportunity for organizations to
raise money by selling pumpkin ice cream
pies.
Students or organizations can pre-sell
Cold Stone’s pumpkin ice cream pies for
Thanksgiving or Christmas and collect
prepayments prior to pickup. Customers
pick up their purchase any day the week of
Thanksgiving or Christmas, depending on
the holiday they prefer.
Pies are made of freshly made pumpkin
ice cream nestled into a graham cracker pie
crust and topped with decadent cinnamon
icing and chocolate leaves. Each pie retails
for $13.95. The organization receives $2
for each pie sold, up to 100 pies. For the
next 100 and above, organizations receive
$3 per pie.
If you are interested in this opportunity, call Bob at 404-378-3043. Cold
Stone Creamery is at 133 E. Court Square
(next to Starbuck’s). Visit
www.coldstonecreamery.com for information.
A Taste of Afghanistan at Ashton’s
Every Wednesday night Ashton’s offers
“A Taste of Afghanistan.” From 6:30 to
9 p.m. they serve a home-cooked dinner of
traditional Afghani food. The menu includes meat and vegetarian fare that varies
from week to week. The chefs are the
mothers of the Fugees soccer team players
and proceeds from the dinner go toward
supporting the team.
The Fugees are a YMCA boy’s soccer
team reserved for refugee children in the
Atlanta area. With sufficient funding, the
program hopes to expand the number of
refugee teams for the next season.
Can’t make it to “A Taste of Afghanistan” every Wednesday? Then come and
support the Fugees on the field. For a
schedule of their games, go to
www.eteamz.com/ddy-soccer. Donations
are also accepted through the Partner with
Youth campaign with the Decatur/DeKalb
YMCA.
Ashton’s is at 314 E. Howard Ave. Call
404-378-5299 for information.
Community Health Day
Decatur Healing Arts will host a Community Health Day on Saturday, Nov. 13, offering free Qi Gong for self-healing, Yoga,
Tai Chi, and Meditation classes. Visit
www.decaturhealingarts.com for a detailed
schedule.
Decatur Healing Arts is at 109 New St.
(corner of E. College near Smith Ace
Hardware). Call 404-378-6288 for information.
First Anniversary Celebrated
Congratulations to Jazmin Spa, which celebrates its first anniversary in Decatur. Sit
back and ponder your holiday plans while
enjoying a Peppermint Pedicure. Daydream about visiting Paris during your Le
Grand Classique Facial. Jazmin Spa features the Yonka Skincare line from Paris.
The spa offers the full range of nail care,
facials, and body waxing in a relaxing,
modern setting.
Jazmin Spa is at 235 Ponce de Leon
Place, Suite J (in the Commerce Plaza
shopping area). For information call 404373-3217.
Grow Opens in
New Location
Grow Hair Salon held its grand re-opening in September and is now open for
business in East Decatur Station, 627 E.
College Ave., adjacent to Smith Ace
Hardware. They invite the community
to come and see their new location. Call
404-373-7775 for information.
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EVENTS
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DHS Band Parents
Present Java and Jazz
Fundraiser
Decatur High School Band Parents Association is sponsoring a night of java and
jazz on Saturday, Nov. 13, 7-10 p.m., in
the Fellowship Hall of Decatur First
United Methodist Church, 300 E. Ponce
de Leon Ave.
Jazz will be provided by groups from
the Decatur area, including Night Flight
and Amanda Matthews. The Decatur
High Band Parents will provide fancy desserts. In addition, there will be a Silent
Auction from 5 to 7:30 p.m., featuring
items donated by Decatur shops as well as
individuals.
Admission is $10 per person, $15 per
couple and $5 for students. Tickets will be
available at the door. They may be purchased in advance from band and drill
team members.
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Lunchtime in the
Studio Continues
Wednesday, Nov. 17 • Noon-1 p.m.
Several Dancers Core will host the
monthly Lunchtime in the Studio series in
the studio at 139 Sycamore St. Admission
is free, and a free lunch, donated by A
Southern Tradition and Starbuck’s
Decatur, will be provided to the first 40
audience members.
The November session, “Infusing the
Arts in Education,” gives community
members and visitors an opportunity to
experience aspects of Core Performance
Company and its work in the educational
arena.
Lunchtime in the Studio occurs on the
third Wednesday of each month during
the September-May season (except December). It is free and open to the community. Call 404-373-4154 or visit
www.severaldancerscore.org.
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Correction
A printing error in the Decatur Education Foundation Footnotes newsletter,
distributed with the October issue of
the Decatur Focus, incorrectly identified two members
of the Decatur
Education Foundation Board of Directors and the executive director.
The three are correctly identified
here.
Rich Mahaffey
Valarie Wilson
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Gathering Wild Presents
Dance
the World Back
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 19 and 20 • 7 p.m.
Gathering Wild
Dance Company presents Dance the World
Back, an evening of
modern dance, at the
Beacon Hill Arts
Center, 410 West
Trinity Place.
The eight-member
company is under the
direction of Decatur
resident Jerylann
Warner and is based
at the Decatur School
of Ballet. Gathering
Wild will present its
New York repertory along with the company’s most recent work, Tribe. General admission
is $10; $6 for students and working artists; and $3 for seniors and children under 12.
Call 404-378-9018 for reservations and information.
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EVENTS
Methodist Church
Sponsors Harvest Dance
Decatur First United Methodist
Church will sponsor a Harvest
Dance on Nov. 6, 7-10 p.m. The
dance will be held in the Fellowship Hall of the church, 300 E.
Ponce de Leon Ave. Brent Wilks will
be the DJ and will play a variety of
music from the ’40s through the
’70s.
Refreshments and giveaway
prizes will be offered. Admission is
$10 per person or $15 per couple.
Proceeds will go to scholarship
funds for Honduras Outreach, Inc.
Call Debbie Fambro, 404-3784541, ext 32, for more information
or to purchase tickets.
November 2004 • Decatur Focus | 11
Terrific Thursdays in Decatur Nov. 4,
Thursdays are Terrific
in downtown Decatur
when merchants stay
open late and offer
specials, discounts, open
houses, and much more.
Participating Shops & Restaurants
Alluminare Lighting
431 W. Ponce de Leon, Suite 2
The Angel
426 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Azul
141 Sycamore St.
Beauty in a Bag
707-D East Lake Dr.
Billy Goat’s Cantina
653 East Lake Dr.
Blue Moon Designs
418 Church St.
Boogaloos Boutique
246 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Boutique Kar-Ma
340 Church St.
By Hand South
112 E. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Café Alsace
121 E. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Café Lily
308-B W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Cold Stone Creamery
133 E. Court Square
Collage
114 E. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Creative Spirit
650-A East Lake Dr.
Dalton Gallery at Agnes Scott College
141 E. College Ave.
Decatur CD
356 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Decatur Design Market
533 W. Howard Ave.
Decatur Hot Yoga
431 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Domestic Instincts
416 Church St.
Fabu Face Spa
431 W. Ponce de Leon Ave. #7
Great Clips
225 E. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Harden Spa Salon
809 Church St.
Jake’s Ice Cream
129 Church St.
Jaunt Salon & Spa
248 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Johnny’s New York Style Pizza
340-B Church St.
Jolie Home
252 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Kaleidoscope Boutique
225 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., #130
Levi’s Key West Fishouse
308-I W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Mick’s Decatur
116 E. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Mingei World Arts
427 Church St.
Mojo Pizza
659 East Lake Dr.
Natural Body
225 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Suite 225
One Step at a Time
650-B East Lake Dr.
Quiznos Subs
1 West Court Square
Raging Burrito
141 Sycamore St.
Rue de Leon
131 E. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Salon Red/Salon Red Kids
119/123 E. Ponce de Leon Ave.
The Seen Gallery
321 W. Hill St.
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Seventeen Steps
235 M Ponce de Leon Place
Solarium Holiday Artist Market
321 W. Hill St., Suite A
Sole – Shoes and Accessories
419 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
SoRare
407 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Square Roots
117 E. Court Square
Squash Blossom
113 E. Court Square
Stanton Designs
431 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Starbuck’s
133 E. Court Square
The Supper Club
308-H W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Tap Mania
431 W. Ponce de Leon Ave., Suite 10
Taste
416 Church St.
That Pottery Place
412 Church St.
Two Stix
411 Church St.
Universal Joint
906 Oakview Rd.
The Village Eatery
350 Mead Rd.
Vinson Gallery
119 E. Court Square
Zocalo
123 E. Court Square
New to Terrific Thursdays this year is an oldfashioned trolley that will
stop all along Ponce de
Leon and head over to
Oakhurst from 6 to 10
p.m. every Thursday. Two
shuttle buses will also be
running, so you can park
in one place, catch the
trolley or the shuttles and
visit all the areas.
Watch for the colorful
trolley/shuttle stop signs
and balloons placed along
the route. A map will be
available online as well.
At press time more
than 50 shops and restaurants had signed up to
participate in the Terrific
Thursdays promotion,
and the November specials are listed here. December specials will be
featured next month.
Check the website at
www.decaturga.com for
updates and additional
information.
11, 18 and Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23
November 4
By Hand South – holiday
open house with special
evening hours
Dalton Gallery at Agnes Scott
College – Gathering exhibition. Artist talks and refreshments
Domestic Instincts – holiday
open house, featuring wine,
cheese and 10 percent off all
merchandise
Natural Body – 10 percent
off natural body skin care
Squash Blossom – 10 percent
off all ponchos
That Pottery Place – holiday
workshop: Oriental Express.
Create a sushi plate with Chinese character and bamboo, $28
November 11
Oakhurst Open House –
featuring all the merchants
in Oakhurst, including:
• Beauty in a Bag – free hand
spa, facial, waxing coupon, retail and more – gift certificates
available
• Billy Goat’s Cantina – paella
and sangria Thursdays and 50
percent off wine list prices on
all retail sales from Billy’s cellar
• Creative Spirit – meet the
artists and see demonstrations
of glass blowing, hand-built
pottery and watercolor
• Mojo Pizza –
show your
receipt from
the Solarium
Holiday Artists Market
and get a 15
percent discount on any
food item
Pizza from MoJo
• One Step at a
Time – light refreshments and
10 percent discount on all
merchandise after 7 p.m.
• The Seen Gallery – trunk
shows featuring new jewelry
designs by Judy Parady and
Jacqueline Sanchez. Artist
demo by Teresa Brazen of her
new Painted Stories, commissioned paintings from photographs with requested quotes
and memories inscribed
• Solarium Holiday Artist
Market, – holiday market with
Yellow Dog, featuring handmade crafts and folk art from
30 local and regional artists
• Universal Joint – special discounts
Dalton Gallery at Agnes
Scott College – Lonnie
Holley, visiting visionary artist, with refreshments
Natural Body – 10 percent off
Jurlique skin care
Squash Blossom – open house
with Square Roots – 10 percent off all purchases of
$100 or more
Mixing bowls from
Seventeen Steps
That Pottery Place – holiday workshop: Turkey Turkey. Have your turkey platter
done before Thanksgiving, $40
November 18
Café Alsace – Beaujolais
Nouveau party – release of
the new wine with special
party
Natural Body – 10 percent off Naturopathica
skin care
Squash Blossom – trunk
show with Sahar handknits at
7 p.m. and 20 percent off all
FLAX
That Pottery Place – holiday
workshop: Hot Frame. Hot
design for your cool picture
frame, $25
December 2
Café Alsaçe – Coq au Vin special
Natural Body – 10 percent off
Thymes bath line
Seventeen Steps – spotlight on
menu and music collections by
Sharon O’Connor. Recipes
and theme music included
with each set, 12-2 p.m.
Crabtree & Evelyn representative giveaways
Squash Blossom –
10 percent off all
baby and toddler
clothing by Studio Bini and Icky
Baby
That Pottery Place
– holiday workshop: Fruits Fantasy. Paint your favorite fruits and
Art glass pitcher from
The Seen Gallery
Hat and
purse from
Kaleidoscope
flowers with watercolor technique on a dinner plate, $25
Vinson Gallery – annual holiday show and sale with artists
reception from 6-9 p.m. Extensive selection of paintings,
drawings, prints and photography by gallery artists, offered
at affordable prices. Show continues through Dec. 23
Every
Thursday
Alluminare Lighting – custom
pendant lights are 20 percent
off on Thursdays in November, including new silks, linens
and our exclusive stripes
The Angel – special discounts
each week
Azul – free eggnog or apple cider with receipt from Thursday purchase at a Decatur
shop
Beauty in a Bag – every
Thursday except Nov. 11 –
free waxing (chin, brow or lip)
Billy Goat’s Cantina – paella
and sangria Thursdays through
the holidays. Enjoy fresh shellfish stew with house-made
sangria. Also 50 percent off
more
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Terrific Thursdays in Decatur CONTINUED
wine list prices on all retail
sales from Billy’s cellar. Enjoy
wines from Spain, Argentina
and Chile, including ports
and sherries
Blue Moon Designs – 10
percent off every item in the
store plus other special sales
each week, ranging from 15
to 25 percent off
Boogaloos Boutique – 10
percent off full price merchandise each week with
other special discounts/
events
Boutique Kar-Ma – special
discounts each week
Café Alsace – complimentary home-baked Christmas
cookies with purchase of
entrée, plus weekly special
listed
Café Lily – special discounts
each week
Cold Stone Creamery – $3
off any ice cream cake plus
cake tasting from 5-9 p.m.
each Terrific Thursday
Collage – 10 percent discount every Terrific Thursday
Decatur Design Market – 10
percent off storewide
Decatur Hot Yoga – take some
“me” time to breathe, stretch
and get centered. Your first class
is free on Terrific Thursdays –
four adult classes and one yoga
kids class on Thursdays
Domestic Instincts – enjoy
wine, cheese, and 10 percent off
all merchandise from 5 to 9 p.m.
Fabu Face Spa – special
discounts each week
Great Clips
– $5 off
perms and
free product giveaways
Harden Spa Salon – 15
percent off haircolor or relaxer
service; 15 percent off herbal
toning facial and waxing service (first-time clients only,
not valid with other promotions)
Jake’s Ice Cream – every
Thursday, 5-9 p.m., free
children’s meal with every
adult meal purchased plus additional specials each week
Creative Spirit –
10 percent discount every Thursday with wine and
light refreshments
Decatur CD – CD
specials, balloons
and cookies. Store
will stay open until
9 p.m. in November and 10 p.m. in
December
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Jaunt Salon &
Spa – 20 percent
discount on
Aveda. Open
house with food
and beverages
Johnny’s New
York Style Pizza –
$2 off medium
pizza or $3 off
large pizza with
Lamp from Alluminare
dine-in or
carry out
only. Not to
be combined with
other offers
The Seen Gallery in the Oakhurst Business District
Jolie Home
– weekly specials on featured
“trimmings,” decorative home
fragrance products
Kaleidoscope Boutique – 15
percent off total purchase and
complimentary wine and
cheese – men’s and
women’s clothing, denim,
jewelry, lingerie and
more
Hand-painted
platter from
Creative Spirit
Levi’s Key
West Fishouse
– special discounts each
week
Mick’s Decatur – 20 percent
off all food purchases with a
receipt of purchase from a local Decatur merchant (alcohol
not included)
Mingei World Arts – 10 percent off all merchandise. Enjoy
sake and light refreshments as
you shop
Mojo Pizza – 15 percent
discount every Thursday
on our holiday white
pizzas, and enjoy winter
and holiday beer specials
Natural Body – 10 percent off selected merchandise, specials changing weekly; offers cannot
be combined with other
discounts, sales or
promotions
One Step at a Time – light
refreshments and 10 percent discount on all merchandise after 7 p.m.
Quiznos Subs – $2 off a
toasty combo (fountain
drink, chips and regular or
large sub)
Raging Burrito – free chips
and salsa with receipt from
any city of Decatur merchant
Rue de Leon – refreshments
and 10 percent off all merchandise every Terrific
Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m.
at the newly owned and
renovated Rue de Leon
Salon Red/Salon Red Kids
– every Thursday from 6 to
9 p.m., free festive food and
beverages, giveaways and
discounts on hair products
The Seen – free gift-wrap
and refreshments
every Thursday
Seventeen Steps –
taste treats from
books; giveaways and
doorprizes. Different
book each week in December. Decaturite
Holly Beth in store to
promote her creams for
the eyes, face and body.
Red leather boot from
Sole
Purse from Boogaloos
9 – holiday stories
with City Schools of
Decatur – book
readings and a
visit from the
Gingerbread
Man
Sole –␣ Shoes and
Accessories – up
to 20 percent off
with different
offers every
week
SoRare – various discounts
each week
Square Roots – various
weekly specials
Squash Blossom – see
weekly specials
Stanton Designs – various
discounts each week
Starbuck’s Coffee Company
at Decatur Square – sample
holiday beverages: gingerbread, pumpkin spice and
eggnog lattes. Thursday Dec.
The Supper Club – Thursday
night’s wine of the week discounted to $18 a bottle. Try
the newest release from vintners, a new varietal or a new
region. No reservations required, supply limited
Tap Mania – see live tap dancing classes. Munchies and beverages will be available
Taste – wine and gourmet
samplings. 10 percent off entire store with additional
theme discounts each week
That Pottery Place
– see weekly holiday workshop specials. Holiday
workshops every 30
minutes from 7 to
The shops at 431 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
9 p.m. Seven-eight
anchor the West Ponce shopping corridor
participants per
class – reservations required.
The Village Eatery – buy
Drop and Shop – drop your
two entrees, get one free (of
kids off to paint a gift this
equal or lesser value)
holiday season while you shop
the fabulous stores in Decatur.
Vinson Gallery – open unCall for details, reservations retil 9 p.m. with complimenquired, 404-371-4557
tary wine and 10 percent
discount on all Decaturscape
Two Stix – champagne and
prints and photographs in
desserts every Thursday with
stock
special discounts on different
items each week, including
Zocalo – $2 appetizers at the
jewelry, purses, clothing, etc.
bar for every purchase
Universal Joint – different
specials each week
FOR LEASE
Three Upscale Law/Professional
Offices In the Heart of
Downtown Decatur
111 North McDonough St.
New renovation with high visibility two blocks from the
Courthouse and Square. Includes hardwood floors, T-1
wiring, off-street parking with ADA ramp, accessible
bathrooms, furnished reception/conference rooms,
kitchen, break room, and more . . .
Lease includes receptionist, copier, phone, fax machines,
and use of conference rooms.
Contact Fred Cavalli, Atty. (404) 370-1181
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Arts Alliance Unveils Wine
Festival Poster for 2004
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The Seen Gallery Presents
Seen in Atlanta
Nov. 20-Dec. 24
Event is Saturday, Nov. 6
The Decatur
Arts Alliance
unveiled the
2004 artwork
for the third
annual
Decatur Wine
Tasting Festival at a wine
tasting for its
members. The
painting, by
Russian artist
Sergey Cherep,
reflects a passion for
French Impressionism
and love of
color. Cherep
began his
study of art at
the age of
eight and later
attended the
prestigious
Serovo Art Institute in Europe.
Cherup’s paintings will be featured at the third annual Decatur
Wine Tasting Festival on Saturday, Nov. 6, 1-4 p.m. The festival
will be held on the Old Courthouse Square in historic downtown
Decatur. For more information please call 404-371-9583 or email
[email protected].
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Familiar Atlanta landmarks, people and street
scenes are featured in The Seen Gallery’s Seen
in Atlanta show, which opens Nov. 20 with a
party from 7 to 10 p.m.
Among the artists featured are painters
Sherrie Maurer and James Dean, etchings
artist Katherine Linn, and photographers Jill Alikonis and William
Bibb. Artwork was inspired by the Clermont, Krispy Kreme, the
Brick Store Pub, the Majestic, Oakhurst Village, and East Atlanta.
The show includes a historic collection of photographs by Billy
Downs, a photographer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution since
1959. You’ll enjoy the small showcase of his work – the history of
Atlanta truly lives in these photographs.
The Seen is in the Old Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital in
Oakhurst Village, 321 W. Hill St., Suite 7A. The gallery features
work in metal, glass, paint, photography, etchings, fabric, clay and
wood, and hosts monthly opening events.
Ongoing through Nov. 14 at The Seen
William Bibb and Jill Alikonis: A Photographic
Retrospective
Bibb and Alikonis have been capturing␣ images on film for a combined 47 years. They␣ are Decatur photographers who shoot at
home as well as abroad. The retrospective of their work features
color as well as black-and-white images of local and global settings. Together, they have covered Vietnam, Italy, France, Australia, Kosrae, Hawaii, Ireland, Corsica,␣ and Portugal as well as
Alaska, Arizona, and of course Georgia. They also present some
documentary and figure work.
Visit␣ www.theseengallery.com for more information about artists and upcoming events. Call 404-377-0733 or email
[email protected] for more information.
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Pianist Jeannine Morrison to
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Jeannine Morrison of Decatur and Joanne Rogers of Pittsburgh
will perform classical two-piano compositions in duo on Sunday,
Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. The performance will be in Spivey Hall on
the campus of Clayton College and State University.
The program will highlight French composers. One number,
“Carnival of the Animals,” by Camille Saint-Saens, includes a
clever narration written by Ogden Nash. The narration will be
read by David Newell, “Mister McFeely” of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Mr. McFeely will stay after the program to greet audience
members and sign autographs.
Jeannine Morrison is professor emerita of Clayton College
and State University, where she was on the music faculty for 20
years. A native of Atlanta, she and her husband, Don Morrison,
have lived in Decatur for more than 30 years.
Joanne Rogers is prominent in the musical community of
Pittsburgh, where she and her late husband, Fred Rogers (creator
of Public Television’s Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood), made their
home.
For information about the recital, call the Spivey Hall box office, 770-961-3683.
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EVENTS
Friends School of Atlanta’s Fun Run/
Fall Festival Set for Saturday, Nov. 6
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Join the Friends School of Atlanta’s 5K Run/Walk for adults at 9
a.m. Awards will be given to the first place male and female runners overall and to top runners in six age groups. The 1K Run/
Walk for children and less serious runners begins at 9:45 a.m.
The festival is from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., with games and crafts,
pony and hay rides, moonwalk, live music and entertainment,
food and face painting.
Admission to the festival is free, but tickets are necessary for
some activities. The Fun Run pre-registration fee is $20 for adults
and $25 on the day of the race. Registration for the 1K Run/Walk
is $13.
Proceeds benefit the Friends School of Atlanta, 121 Sams St.
(across from the Avondale MARTA station). Call 404-373-8746
for more information or visit www.friendsschoolatlanta.org.
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DECATUR
TOUR OF HOMES
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, DEC. 3-4, 5:30-9:30 P.M.
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The 2004 tour showcases the eclectic variety of
homes found in the city of Decatur and the
unique collections of the homeowners. Tickets are
$15 in advance and $20 at the door and proceeds
benefit the Decatur Youth Fund and the Decatur
Preservation Alliance.
Below is a “snapshot” of the nine homes and three points of
interest on the tour. The ticket contains a detailed description
and photo of each home, and a map of the tour.
Tickets will be available for sale in mid-November at Seventeen Steps, By Hand South, Square Roots, Domestic Instincts,
The Seen Gallery, Creative Spirit, Intown Hardware, Bicycle
South and other locations not available at press time.
Anne and Bill Bibb
124 Mt. Vernon Dr.
The new Arts and
Crafts-style home
was designed to accommodate a
screened porch,
darkroom, pool
table, and plenty of
space for entertaining. Note the collection of Christmas ornaments the Bibbs have acquired during
their 31 years of marriage, representing trips, friends, and fond
memories.
Anita and Eddie Rumsey
196 Lamont Dr.
Built in 1939 this
traditional home,
originally two bedrooms and one bath,
has been renovated
and expanded to a
comfortable four
bedrooms, threeand-a-half baths. The Rumseys have many early American antiques, including a tiger maple sugar chest, circa 1830, corner
cupboards, and antique beds in all the bedrooms.
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Denise and Scott Bailey
159 Vidal Blvd.
An extensive renovation included changing the exterior, expanding the porch,
and adding a second
story with three bedrooms, a nursery and
a playroom. Look for
sets of crystal and 100-year-old lace doilies handed down from
Scott’s grandmother, letters from the Civil War, and a collection
of signed baseballs.
Richard Burgess and
Tony Kimbrell
2249 East Lake Rd.
The owners describe
this renovated 1925
home as “revivalist,
eclectic, a little bit of
everything, basically a
bungalow with English Tudor, Greek and Colonial aspects.” Antiques include a
mantel salvaged from an Augusta plantation, circa 1840, a restored 1890s Behr Brothers piano, an 1880s pump organ, and
wall sconces salvaged from the old Roxy Theatre.
Adrian and Kathy Gibson
311 East Lake Dr.
This 1910 Arts and
Crafts bungalow has
become a two-story
single-family dwelling
after a previous life as
a boarding house.
The central theme is
art nouveau and the
master bedroom furniture is primarily reproduction Louis
Philippe, designed by Kathy and built by a local furniture craftsman. Collections include Sabino opalescent glass, candlesticks
and Depression glass.
Bryce Shew and
Peter Therrell
612 W. College Ave.
This home, built in
2001, has Arts and
Crafts styling reminiscent of the
1920s. The collection of artwork includes an original
painting by M Gross given to Peter’s mother as a wedding gift,
original and unusual frameworks by Klay Leslie and a glass
painting of the Statue of Liberty given to Bryce by his grandmother 30 years ago. The holiday theme is “Childhood Fantasy
Christmas,” using both new decorations and family heirlooms.
Robert and Kari Soens
123 Jefferson Place
This 1927 Craftsman-style bungalow
has undergone several renovations, including the kitchen
and bath and the
conversion of the
large rear deck into
a screened porch. A collection of paintings includes some that
were painted by Robert’s grandmothers. Decorations are simple,
using greenery and other natural materials that add to the
warmth and charm of the bungalow.
Jim and Patty Bonner
204 Winnona Dr.
This classical, turnof-the-century home
was built in 1911 as
a model home for
the Winnona Park
development, advertised as the “Druid
Hills of Decatur.”
Many original features exist, including steam radiators, a claw foot tub, brass light
fixtures, and a fireplace in every room. The Bonners are avid collectors of 1940s WII magazines, including Look, Life, Saturday
Evening Post and Time. Vintage family photos from the 1880s
through the 1920s are on display.
Laura Green
735 Avery St.
This 1949 bungalow
has seen two renovations before becoming
the comfortable family home that it is today. The lower level
was opened up, with a
wall of windows
added along with French doors to access the wraparound deck.
Collections include foundry patterns used as decoration and as
functional pieces. A black-and-white photography collection by
Jim Marshall, “The Rock and Roll Series,” includes photos of
Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Cream, and The Who. Upstairs are
doll collections and a Breyer horse collection.
Points of Interest
Clairemont Marketplace & Café (see pg. 20 for details)
Vinson Gallery, 119 E. Court Square – Holiday show and sale. An extensive collection of paintings, drawings, prints and photographs
by gallery artists, including Decaturscapes artist Ruth Franklin’s
paintings and Shawn Vinson’s photography.
The Seen Gallery, 321 W. Hill St., Suite 7A – Seen in Atlanta (see pg.16
for details)
Creative Spirit Gallery, 650-A East Lake Dr. – The gallery presents
many fine works of art, crafts and jewelry by local emerging artists. Two watercolor artists, Gail Novak and Gail Townsend, and
several glass blowers will conduct demonstrations during the
home tour.
Sinclair Station,
715 East Lake Dr. – The
station was built in
1939 and has been a
car repair shop, a fruit
stand and a rib shack
in addition to a gas
station. Owners
Wayne Allen, David
Funderburk and Lisa
Tenerovich purchased it in 2001 and it has become a gathering
place for their friends who collect vintage cars and motorcycles.
Wayne uses it as a studio to pursue his photography hobby.
There will be a collection of vintage cars in and around this stop.
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Seen Around
Town
13th Annual Holiday
Marketplace and Café
The BellSouth Corporation joined
hands with Clairemont Elementary
as their newest Partner-in-Education. BellSouth representative
Dolores Crowell, outgoing chair of
the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, is a former teacher herself.
She expressed a great deal of enthusiasm about working with one of
Decatur’s small schools. BellSouth
hopes to offer resources that will
promote overall student achievement, with a special emphasis on
increasing students’ knowledge and
use of technology.
Friday, Dec. 3 • 5:30-9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 4 • 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Clairemont Elementary School, 155 Erie Ave.
Principal Jan Goodloe (left)
and Dolores Crowell (right).
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Clairemont Elementary School is
transformed into a lively and festive
market where more than 80 artists exhibit their wares. In keeping with the
theme of this year’s tour of homes,
Clairemont will sell a collection of
handmade birdhouses donated by local artists, townsfolk and children!
In addition to the opportunity to
pick up some great buys, you can enjoy homemade soups and desserts in
the café while being entertained by
the music of local musicians. Carolers
fill the halls of the school making this
the perfect kickoff to your holiday
season.
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Holiday Market with Yellow Dog
at the Solarium, Nov. 11-13
The popular Holiday Market
with Yellow Dog at the Solarium returns this year with
more than 30 local and regional artists offering handmade crafts and folk art.
The market will be open
Thursday, Nov. 11, 5-9 p.m.,
as part of the Oakhurst Open
House during Terrific Thursdays. It will continue on Saturday, Nov. 13, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. and
Sunday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
The Solarium is at 321 W. Hill St., Suite A, in the historic
Scottish Rite Hospital building.
For more information call Anna Benefield, 404-377-4631, or
email [email protected].
Partners Cards Charity Fundraiser
Includes Nine Decatur Stores
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EVENTS
Jewelry Abounds at Creative Spirit
Creative Spirit gallery will be transformed into a jewelry marketplace
on Saturday, Nov. 13, from noon
until 6 p.m. This is the second annual jewelry show featuring returning artists and new artists who are
now showing in the gallery.
Last year, many people shopped not only for holiday gifts for
others but also found treasures for themselves. The Holiday Wish
List ensured some people got what they truly wanted for the holidays.
Join in this year’s festivities and enjoy refreshments while you
shop for one-of-a-kind jewelry in combinations of handcrafted
sterling silver, exotic African beads, lampwork glass beads, sparkling vintage beads and semiprecious stones. Gallery owner Becky
Sizemore promises there is something to please everyone.
Creative Spirit is at 650-A East Lake Dr. in historic Oakhurst.
The gallery specializes in local emerging artists. Hours are Tuesday
through Saturday from noon to 8 p.m. Don’t forget to visit during
Terrific Thursdays – enjoy a glass of wine and a 10 percent discount
while you shop until 9 p.m. For more information, call the gallery
at 404-377-0022.
Camp Twin Lakes’ Partners Card – the card with a cause – is now
on sale. In its seventh year, the Camp Twin Lakes Partners Card
program entitles shoppers to a 20 percent discount on a variety of
products and services at more than 400 select retail stores in metro
Atlanta from November 6 to November 14. Nine Decatur stores
are participating in this charity fundraiser.
All proceeds raised by the Partners Card program benefit Camp
Twin Lakes, Georgia’s only non-profit organization with a camping facility designed for children with chronic illnesses and special
needs.
Participating Decatur stores include:
• Boogaloos Boutique, 246 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
• Carpe Le Scarpe, 113 E. Court Square
• Kaleidoscope Boutique, 225 E. Ponce de Leon Ave.
• 17 Steps, 235 Ponce de Leon Place
• Sole, 419 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
• So Rare, 407 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
• Square Roots, 117 E. Court Square
• Squash Blossom, 113 E. Court Square
• Stanton Designs, 431 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
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Partners Cards can be purchased for $50 by visiting
www.partnerscard.com, where you can also find a complete list of
stores participating. Cards can also be purchased by calling Camp
Twin Lakes at 404-231-9887.
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AROUND DECATUR
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★Lorraine and Jef Murray invite the community to an
Open Studio at their home to
view Jef ’s original oil paintings and prints. Time: 12:30
to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov.
13. Location: 220 Chelsea
Dr., Decatur. For additional
information, visit
www.JefMurray.com or email
[email protected].
★Mysteries of Oakhurst, the
video of last summer’s
Oakhurst walking tour, is
now available at the Decatur
library. You can check out a
DVD or VHS tape from the
Audio room. Local video artist David Beauvais combined
historical pictures, music and
sound effects on a 45-minute
tape of the tour. Do␣ you
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know who the “real Scarlett
O’Hara” was, and do you
know how she differs from
the fictional character in
Gone With the Wind? Do you
know where in Decatur you
can find a whimsical replica
of Michelangelo’s Creation of
Adam from the Sistine
Chapel? And do you know
what prompted the state legislature to name our city after
Commodore Stephen
Decatur more than 180 years
ago? If you missed the tour,
here’s your chance to find
out.
★DBA member Peter
Michelson, owner of Renewal Construction Inc.,
welcomes David Michelson
as partner and operations di-
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rector. Like his brother Peter,
David grew up working in
the family construction business established by their great
grandfather in 1896. David
has 20 years of construction
management experience in
major cities throughout the
country, with a special focus
on historic restoration. Peter
and David invite you to visit
Renewal Construction at
1036 W. College Ave., call
404-378-6962 or visit
www.RenewalConstructionInc.com.
★Kudos to Progressive Redevelopment, Inc., which received an Urban Land Institute Award of Excellence for
the historic Scottish Rite
complex redevelopment. Currently the building houses the
Community Center of South
Decatur, the YWCA of
Greater Atlanta, Progressive
Redevelopment, Inc., Prism
Management, The Seen Gallery and Decatur Eye Care.
★Push Push Theater presents
Expecting Carol, the company-created holiday romp
that follows in the tradition
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of PushPush’s irreverent
take on the holidays. The
show opens Nov. 26 and
runs through Dec. 31.
For information call
404-377-6332 or visit
www.pushpushtheater.com.
★Vinson Gallery is the Citizens’ Choice for Best Gallery
in Atlanta, as seen in Creative
Loafing’s Best of Atlanta ’04
issue. Owner Shawn Vinson
says thank you very much for
voting, they appreciate the
support. They have new
paintings and charcoals␣ by
Ruth Franklin and a select
group of earlier work at special prices. Call 404-3701720 or visit
www.vinsongallery.com
for more information.
★A free monthly support
group to assist families with
children with ADHD and
other co-existing difficulties
is held the second Wednesday
of each month from 7 to
9 p.m. at Lullwater School.
Call 404-378-6643 or email
[email protected]
for information.␣
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Decatur Financial
Planner Earns
Senior Certification
Congratulations to
Osmond
Baptist, a
certified financial planner with
Decaturbased Finan- Osmond Baptist
cial Planning
Advisors, who recently completed the comprehensive
course requirements needed to
become a certified senior advisor. He enhanced his expertise
by joining the 14,000 medical,
social and financial professionals already trained by the nationally recognized Society of
Certified Senior Advisors. His
website at www.retirewise.com
is being developed into a source
of information for Decatur’s senior citizens. He is located at
315 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.,
#565, 404-377-1616.
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AROUND DECATUR
Pam & her kids THEN
Pam & her family NOW!
23 Years of
Success Putting
Nice People in
Fine Homes
Pam Hughes
home (404) 378-0222
office (404) 851-0732
From left: Son Mitchell, cousin
Craig, sister Becky, husband
Jim, new daughter-in-law Singer,
son and groom Andrew, Pam,
brother-in-law David, and
niece Princess Alexandra
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