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Volume 23 • Number 9
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Be a part of Decatur’s ongoing Saturday street art festival.
On Saturdays between 3 and 6 p.m., you can find singers,
drummers, sidewalk artists (like Elizabeth Dulemba pictured here), dancers, poets and more performing around
downtown Decatur and in Oakhurst’s Harmony Park.
There are more pictures on page 13. For more information
on performers and locations, visit decaturartsalliance.org.
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Accolades!
Like the celebrities say,
“It’s an honor just to be nominated.”
R
ecent write-ups and recognition have us a little pumped up
right now. Decatur has been repeatedly singled out among
communities nationwide for the beauty of its downtown
square, its walkability, and as a destination for “foodies.” We’re
all pleased as punch to receive the shout-outs, and are happy to share
them with you.
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 first day
of the month preceding publication. Contact: Editor, Decatur Focus, P.O. Box 220, Decatur, GA 30031,
404-371-8386; fax 404-371-1593; email: linda.harris@
decaturga.com.
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DECATUR CITY COMMISSION
Jim Baskett....................................................Mayor
Kecia Cunningham................Mayor Pro Tem
Fred Boykin.................................Commissioner
Scott Drake..................................Commissioner
Patti Garrett.................................Commissioner
DECATUR DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Decatur Named One of America’s Most Beautiful
Town Squares by Travel & Leisure Magazine
Decatur’s square is one of America’s 15 Most Beautiful Town Squares, according to TravelandLeisure.com. Writer April Orcutt says, “Town squares across the United States were built
to inspire goodwill and be the hearts of their communities, often with stately landmarks like a
courthouse and surrounding colorful shops and cafes.”
Orcutt explains that they went in search of the squares keeping that spirit alive and emphasizing smaller towns (populations of 50,000 or less). Other squares chosen were Prescott,
Arizona; New London, Connecticut; San Marcos, Texas; Bardstown, Kentucky; Corning, New
York; Canton, Missippi; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; and Bar Harbor, Maine.
Visit http://tandl.me/XkloAT to read the article and see a listing of all the squares.
see ACCOLADES page 8
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 email to [email protected].
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Sheila Hunt, Chair
Fred Cavalli
John Drake
John Joyner
Fisher Paty
Chris Sciarrone
Betty Spiker
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ASSOCIATION
Morgan Rowe....................................... President
Marc Brennan........................... President-Elect
Kyle Williams......................................... Treasurer
Diana Charles........................................ Secretary
Wendy Watkins........................... Past President
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City News
Decatur 101 Celebrates New Grads
Expands to include Emergency Management and Schools
C
ongratulations to the 90 graduates
of the 2013 Decatur 101 classes
– 40 in the morning class and 50
in the evening class. This 14th
season brings the total to 811 informed and
involved graduates.
This year the program expanded to include
Emergency Management and Schools. Participants attended seven classes, toured city
buildings, heard from department heads,
played Public Works Jeopardy, decided how
to spend a tax dollar, completed a citywide
scavenger hunt, took a Smart Growth Walking Tour, toured the Decatur Career Academy and learned about the school system, and
attended a special Decatur 101 Work Session
with the City Commission.
Decatur 101 is offered annually in Febru-
ary/March. Classes are held in the morning
and evening and are open to the community.
If you are interested in taking the 2014 class,
sign up now because there is usually a waiting list.
To sign up send your name, address, phone
number, email address and preference of
morning or evening class to linda.harris@
decaturga.com.
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City Budget Process Under Way
Here are important dates in the budget schedule for the City of Decatur’s
Fiscal Year 2013-14 budget process, subject to City Commission approval.
May 20
Formal presentation of budget to City Commission and adoption
of tentative 2013 millage rate.
May 29
Budget Expo at Decatur Recreation Center, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
June 3Work session and public hearing on proposed FY 2013-14 budget
and revised 2012-13 budget and 2013 millage rate, 7:30 p.m.
June 10
(tentative)
Public hearing on proposed FY 2013-14 budget and revised
2012-13 budget and 2013 millage rate, 7:30 p.m.
June 17
Public hearing and scheduled adoption of FY 2013-14 budget and
revised 2012-13 budget and 2013 millage rate, 7:30 p.m.
All public hearings on the budget will be held at Decatur City Hall, 509
N. McDonough St. Copies of the FY 2013-14 proposed budget and FY 201213 revised budget will be available at Decatur City Hall and at the Decatur
Library, 215 Sycamore St., beginning May 22. They will also be posted at www.
decaturga.com/budget.
Touch a
Budget
City of Decatur is encouraging citizens
to get an up-close and personal look
at the city’s budgeting process May
21, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Decatur
Recreation Center. Find out the “pending spending” planned for the 2014
city budget and how it supports the
2010 Strategic Plan principles developed by Decatur citizens. Talk to representatives from all city departments
and play Budget Bingo for fun prizes.
Check www.decaturga.com/budget
for updates to the schedule and watch
Twitter, Facebook and your email for
breaking budget news.
Ride the Free GO60+ Shuttle Oakhurst to
Downtown Decatur and Back
A
ily Dollar, and the corner of Brower Street
beautiful spring day is the perand McClean Street – to the downtown
fect time to take the GO60+
Decatur business district. Riders can get off
shuttle. Residents 60 and older
downtown at the Recreation Center/Library,
are invited to take the free shuttle
Kroger, CVS, or Post Office stop. Then get on
on Wednesdays from one of three stops in
board to head back to Oakhurst before the
the Oakhurst area – Oakhurst Park in the
last run of the day.
Feld Avenue parking lot, Oakhurst Fam
To register to take the shuttle and receive
the brochure with the map and schedule
(please see schedule below), contact Lee Ann
Harvey, [email protected] or
678-553-6548. Potential continuation of the
shuttle will depend on the number of people
who use it.
Decatur go60+ Shuttle Departure Times WEDNESDAYS • MARCH through AUGUST 2013
Oakhurst FamilyCorner ofRecreation
Kroger atCVS at
Decatur
Park
Dollar Lot Brower St./Center/
720
Ponce &
Post
Feld St. Lot
630 East Lake McClean St.LibraryCommerceCommerce
Office
10:00 AM
10:05 AM
10:10 AM
10:20 AM
10:30 AM
10:40 AM
10:45 PM
11:00 AM
11:05 AM
11:10 AM
11:20 AM
11:30 AM
11:40 AM
11:45 PM
12:00 PM
12:05 PM
12:10 PM
12:20 PM
12:30 PM
12:40 PM
12:45 PM
1:20 PM
1:30 PM
1:40 PM
1:45 PM
return ARRIVALS in Oakhurst (DROP-OFF ONLY)
OakhurstFamily Corner of
Park
Dollar LotBrower St./
Feld St. Lot
630 East Lake McClean St.
1:00 PM
1:05 PM
1:10 PM
1:53 PM
1:55 PM
2:00 PM
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The Decatur Go60+ Shuttle operates from March through August
2013, thanks to a mini-grant from the Georgia Department of Human
Services Division of Aging Services. The shuttle is a partnership
between City of Decatur and DeKalb County Human Development
Department Office of Senior Affairs.
City News
Scott Drake
Elected to City
Commission
S
cott Drake (right) was sworn
in April 1 as the District 1, Post
B, commissioner replacing Bill
Floyd, who stepped down in
January. Retired Georgia Supreme
Court Justice and Decatur resident
George Carley (center) officiated at the
ceremony. Scott’s father, Walt Drake
(left) served as mayor of Decatur in the
1970s and was the youngest person
ever to hold that post.
Newly sworn-in
Commissioner Scott
Drake joins Mayor Jim
Baskett, Mayor Pro Tem
Kecia Cunningham,
Commissioner
Fred Boykin and
Commissioner Patti
Garrett.
Scott’s wife, Lindsey,
and daughters
McLaine, 6, a
kindergartner at
Clairemont Elementary,
and Emma, 2, attended
the swearing-in
ceremony.
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Coyotes
Community
and our
D
ecatur has compiled some general information and helpful resources for dealing with coyotes in our city. One resource is an
informative video produced by the City of Roswell, which they
have allowed us to share on www.decaturga.com.
Things to Know about Coyotes
Coyotes first appeared in the Southeast in the
1960s and have easily adapted to urban living. They are opportunistic diners and will go
after a meal that will burn the fewest calories.
A coyote’s territory can span five to 10 miles.
Only a certified trapping specialist can
round up and remove coyotes from an urban
area in Georgia. Once caught, the coyote
must be euthanized. Decatur practices a policy of co-existence with coyotes in the area.
your arms and yell at the coyote, approaching
it if necessary, until it runs away. For a demonstration: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED
m9wjfcdbw&feature=player_embedded)
If a coyote has not been hazed before, he
may not immediately run away when you yell
at him. You may need to walk towards the
coyote and increase the intensity of your hazing. The coyote may run away, but then stop
and look back at you. Haze the coyote until it
completely leaves the area.
Hazing – an Effective Deterrent
Dog-Walking Tools
The Humane Society of the United States recommends hazing to reshape coyote behavior.
Hazing can help maintain a coyote’s fear of
humans and deter them from neighborhood
spaces, backyards and play spaces.
The following hazing methods, adapted
from guidelines of the Denver, Colorado,
coyote problem mitigation program, have
proven successful at correcting problematic
coyote behavior.
• Use a variety of hazing tools. This is critical; coyotes can habituate to individual
items, sounds, and actions.
• Yell and wave your arms while approaching the coyote.
• Use noisemakers: voice, whistles, air horns,
bells, soda cans filled with pennies or dead
batteries, pots and pans banged together.
• Throw sticks, small rocks, cans, tennis
balls, rubber balls.
• Spray with hoses, water guns with vinegar
water, spray bottles with vinegar water,
pepper spray, bear repellant.
Carry coyote-repelling tools while walking
your dog (on a leash):
• Homemade noisemakers – follow this link
for a “recipe”: www.stanleyparkecology.
ca/programs/conservation/urbanWildlife/
coyotes/deterrent.php
• Whistle or small air horn (you can purchase small air horn “necklaces”)
• Squirt guns
• Pepper spray
• Pick up sticks or rocks and throw them at
the coyote.
In Your Yard
Keeping pets and pet food inside is the best
way to keep coyotes out of your yard. If you
do encounter coyotes, all of the above methods can be used in your yard at home. First,
try the “Go Away, Coyote!” method (yell and
wave your arms as you approach the coyote).
You can also squirt the coyote with your garden hose or bang pots and pans together.
Remember . . .
“Go Away, Coyote!”
The simplest method of hazing a coyote involves being loud and large: stand tall, wave
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Never run away from a coyote! The coyote
may not leave at first, but if you approach it
closer and/or increase the intensity of your
hazing, it will run away. If the coyote runs
away a short distance and then stops and
looks at you, continue hazing it until it completely leaves the area. After you have successfully hazed a coyote, he or she may return
again. Continue to haze the coyote as you did
before; it usually takes only one or two times
to haze a coyote away for good.
Coyotes are skittish by nature and as a rule
do not act aggressively towards aggressive
people. However, engaging animals that are
sick or injured can result in unpredictable behavior. If you suspect that a coyote is sick or
injured, contact the proper authorities and do
not interact with it.
Helpful Resources
•The Humane Society of the United
States, www.humanesociety.org/
animals/coyotes/
•The Stanley Park Ecology Society,
www.stanleyparkecology.
ca/programs/ conservation/
urbanWildlife/coyotes/
•Atlanta Wild Animal Rescue Effort,
www.awareone.org/
Coyote Spotting
The City of Decatur would like
to know when and where coyotes have been spotted. If you
have seen a coyote, please complete the Decatur Coyote Sightings request form in the City’s
Citizen Request System. The information collected will be used
to track the location of coyotes
in our community. http://com4.
govtsystems.com/ReqPDecaturGA/AnonRequests/RequestForm.
aspx?FormId=449
City News
MLK Project:
Free Home Repair
Assistance
Apply by May 31
Senior citizens living in the city of Decatur
may be eligible for help with home and
yard maintenance and repair, free of charge,
through the Martin Luther King Jr. Service
Project. The 12th annual project will take
place on the weekend of Jan. 18-20, 2014. To
qualify for assistance, applicants must:
• Be 65 or older
• Own and reside in your home within the
city limits of Decatur
• Be on a fixed or lower income
If you think you are eligible for this program, or if you know of someone who may
be eligible, contact Lee Ann Harvey, 678-5536548, or [email protected], by
Friday, May 31.
Decatur Craft
Beer Festival
Calls for Logos
The Decatur Craft Beer Tasting Festival
needs a logo for the fall 2013 festival.
The deadline for submitting a logo design is June 14. The selected logo will be
used on the festival’s souvenir T-shirt,
tasting glass and website. The winning
artist will receive $300, two admissions
to the festival and two T-shirts.
For more information and a copy of
the submission form and guidelines,
visit www.decaturbeerfestival.com or
call Katie Abel, 678-553-6573.
LBC Helps Decatur
Recycle Old
Building Materials
A
s demolition began at the Beacon School complex, the City of Decatur looked
for ways to divert materials from landfills. Items and materials that could not
be used by city departments, and otherwise would be thrown away, found new
homes with the help of the Lifecycle Building Center (LBC).
LBC started in 2011 with the goal of capturing reusable building materials from the
waste stream and improving resource efficiency in the built environment. The organization has developed partnerships with several nonprofits to reuse items, but they also have a
shop, which is open to the public Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Saturdays, 10
a.m.-4 p.m. Find out more at www.lifecyclebuildingcenter.org.
Leading the salvage project at the Beacon School complex was Decatur native Adam
Deck (pictured at right), director of Operations for LBC. Adam grew up in Decatur and
remembers playing basketball on the very gym floor he was salvaging. The collaboration opportunity was brought to the city by
resident Frank Burdette, who serves on the advisory board for
LBC and has worked with the MLK Jr. Service project for more
than 10 years. Several volunteers also chipped in to make the
project happen.
Salvaged materials included cabinets from the Police Department break room, shelving, lockers, wooden benches, exit signs,
sinks, and wood flooring from the Ebster gym. Staff from the
nonprofit organization Wonder Root also stopped by to collect
materials that could be used in youth art projects.
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School News
Accolades
continued from page 2
Decatur Named a “Dynamic Locale for Walkable
Living” by Where to Retire Magazine
Decatur is profiled as a top retirement destination as one of eight “Dynamic Locales For
Walkable Living” in the May/June issue of Where to Retire magazine. Editor Mary Lu Abbott
said Decatur possesses qualities important to today’s retirees. “More people than ever are making retirement relocation decisions based on how often they can ditch the car and go places by
foot,” Abbott said. “Many towns, including Decatur, have neighborhoods where walking is not
only a health benefit, but a way to connect with neighbors and nature and lessen the strain on
your wallet and the environment.”
Each year, 700,000 Americans relocate to new towns to
retire. Generally, relocating retirees are healthier, better
educated and more affluent than those who choose not to
relocate. They bring significant economic benefits to their
new states and hometowns. Nationally, two-dozen states
and hundreds of towns seek to attract retirees as a source
of economic development.
Walkable towns featured: Sarasota, Florida; Decatur,
Georgia; Charlottesville, Virginia; Providence, Rhode
Island; Tucson, Arizona; Boulder, Colorado; Ashland,
Oregon; and Bellingham, Washington.
DFUMC Food
Drive to Benefit
DEAM and DCM
Saturday, May 18 • 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Sunday, May 19 • during and
after church, until 12:30 p.m.
D
ecatur First United Methodist
Church (DFUMC) invites the
community to join in a food
drive May 18-19, during the
annual Change the World weekend. Donations will go to the Decatur Emergency
Assistance Mission (DEAM) and Decatur
Cooperative Ministry (DCM).
Change the World involves United
Methodist congregations around the
world seeking to make a life-changing
difference, all during the same weekend,
by creating and participating in service
or fundraising projects related to local or
global needs.
The church will collect the following
items in the parking lot: rice, grits, pasta,
pasta sauce, cereal, peanut butter, jams
and jellies, macaroni and cheese, canned
meats (including stew, tuna, salmon,
chicken, pork and beans), green canned
goods (spinach, turnip greens, English
peas), canned tomatoes, corn, non-fat
dry milk, small boxes of corn muffin mix,
oatmeal, small boxes of Jell-O, Ivory or
Dial soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, toilet
paper, deodorant, and powdered laundry detergent. The youth of the church
will be in the parking lot to collect the
donations. Monetary donations will also
be accepted. All proceeds will help the
DEAM and DCM food pantries.
For information visit www.decaturfirst.
org or contact Melinda Mobley, 404-3541421, or [email protected].
Decatur Named No. 1 in Top 10 Foodie Cities
Livability.com: America’s Best Places to Live and Visit named Decatur No.1 in its
Top 10 Foodie Cities 2013, saying: “Decatur’s restaurant scene separates this town from
all other Atlanta suburbs” and “Especially for its size, Decatur has one of the nation’s largest
clusters of highly rated, independent restaurants, cafes and pubs in the nation.” Read the article at http://livability.com/top-10/top-10-foodie-cities-2013-second-helping/decatur/ga.
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Decatur
T
he Decatur Visitors Center is officially open at 113 Clairemont
Ave. Office hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Call
678-615-0915 or visit www.visitdecaturgeorgia.com for information or to volunteer. City commissioners Patti Garrett and
Scott Drake joined Mayor Pro Tem Kecia Cunningham for the ceremonial ribbon cutting.
The space is shared with the offices of the Decatur Arts Alliance
and PALS (Parking, Assistance, Liaison with Merchants, and Safety).
Local residents are invited to stop by to buy Decatur-branded merchandise (including “Keep It Indie-Catur” T-shirts) and to see the
map of Decatur and the six-word-story conference table. The Arts
Alliance also features rotating exhibits by local artists.
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Zeigler Helps Turn
Backyards into
Farms and Gardens
Z
eigler Homestead Services specializes in transforming neighborhood
backyards into functional vegetable
gardens, orchards and urban chicken coops. With more than 10 years’ combined experience in urban homesteading and
natural foods, Joey Zeigler offers expertise
in sustainable gardening, rainwater barreling
systems and chicken coop construction.
Zeigler Homestead Services offers garden
layout and design, crop selection assistance,
plant starters and seeds, row bed construction, hand seeding, drip irrigation installation and weeding. For families looking to
raise chickens, he offers a variety of custom
coop designs, cleanings and even a chickensitting service.
Joey and his family currently tend a flock
of heirloom chickens and a 2,500-square-foot
garden at their Decatur home. He volunteers
at Decatur Farm to School and is an active
member of Georgia Organics, the Mushroom
Club of Georgia, Slow Food Atlanta and the
Atlanta Bike Coalition. He currently serves
as garden coordinator for the Atlanta Public
Schools Farm to School Coalition.
Maxim Marks
Milestone
Congratulations to Maxim Barbers who
will celebrate its first full year in business
on June 1. Diane, Derek and John want to
thank everyone and look forward to another
great year. In further appreciation, during
the month of May, Maxim Barbers will offer
Decatur High School seniors $5 off on their
graduation haircuts.
Holiday Sanitation
Schedule
Memorial Day – Monday, May 27
Monday services will be on
Tuesday, May 28
Tuesday services will be on
Wednesday, May 29
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Decatur Cemetery Photo Contest –
It’s not Too Late
Winning photos will be displayed at the Decatur Welcome Center
The deadline for entering the Decatur Cemetery Winter/Spring Photo contest is May 31. First,
second and third prizes will be awarded and will be matted and framed as part of a showing at
the Decatur Arts Alliance/Decatur Welcome Center next fall. They will also be featured in the
Focus and displayed on the Decatur website and in the cemetery office or Public Works office.
Amateur and professional photographers are welcome to participate. Mail prints or digital
images to: Decatur Cemetery Photo Contest, City of Decatur-Cemetery Operations, P.O. Box
220, Decatur, GA 30031. Or drop them by the cemetery office, 299 Bell St., off Church Street.
Spring Clean-Up Days Continue
Neighborhood Association Spring Cleanup Days, held in
Neighborhood Date
conjunction with the Public Works Department, started
College Heights May 4
in March and are ongoing. Each neighborhood has a designated Saturday in which up to eight Public Works emWestchester
May 11
ployees with four trucks will pick up items from 8 a.m. to
Decatur Heights May 18
3:30 p.m., or until finished, whichever is sooner. All items
should be placed at the curb no later than 7:30 a.m.
June 1
Great Lakes
Public Works employees collect yard trimmings, buildJune 8
ing materials (that are not the work of private contractors), Lenox Place
tires, appliances (not containing Freon), and trash that
would not normally be placed in pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) bags. They do not collect liquids,
dirt, bricks, blocks, stone rocks, concrete or motor vehicle batteries or parts.
For detailed information and a street-by-street breakdown, visit the Public Works Department at www.decaturga.com.
Neighborhood
Yard Sale
Winnona Park is hosting its annual Neighborhood
Yard Sale on Saturday, May 11,8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sale
begins at 208 Shadowmoor Dr. and Google maps
of all participating homes will be available.
Go Head over Heels at
Cartwheels Camps
Registration is open for Cartwheels summer camps in
June and July. Crafts and activities are based on fun-filled
themes: Giants, Elves and Wizards, Pioneer
Days and Wild Things. Special Sew What and Leadership
Camps are designed to appeal
to older children. Damon Young
from the Center for Puppetry
Arts will join the Cartwheels
summer staff. For more information visit www.cartwheelconsulting.com or call Kay Watkins, 404394-9388.
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Decatur Resident Barry Rhodes Wins
Craft Council Award of Excellence
C
ongratulations to Barry
Rhodes, who received one of
three Awards of Excellence
at the recent American Craft
Council (ACC) show in Atlanta. ACC
displayed the work of more than 200 artists and is considered one of the premier
craft shows in the country.
Barry has been a potter for almost 30
years. He started as an apprentice under
Rick Berman and Glenn Dair in the late
1970s at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center.
He went on to maintain a studio in the
old Nexus Arts Center in Atlanta, producing vessels shown throughout
the United States. His work is
in many collections, including
the Mint Museum in Charlotte,
North Carolina, and Agnes Scott
College. It is carried by the Signature Gallery in Buckhead and
will be for sale at the upcoming
Decatur Arts Festival.
Barry has a Ph.D. in Physics from Emory University. He
taught at Clark Atlanta University in the
Physics department for 10 years. He now
works at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention where he is a computer scientist.
A resident of Decatur for more than 20
years, he is married to Ruby Bock, the gar-
den manager at Woodlands Garden. His son
Will Rhodes graduated from Decatur High
and is now at Hampshire College in western
Massachusetts.
For more information on the American
Craft Council, visit http://shows.craftcouncil.
org/2013/57.
Second Sunday Strolls Begin in May
G
rab your water bottle, slap on the sunscreen and slip into your walking shoes – a sure
sign of spring in Decatur is the return of Second Sunday Strolls through Decatur
Cemetery, sponsored by Friends of Decatur Cemetery. The first tour will be Sunday,
May 12, 2:30 p.m., and will leave from the Wellhouse/Gazebo in the old section off
Commerce Drive.
At the conclusion of the tour, join the Friends at 3:45 for a short service of rededication at
the grave of Miss Emily Pittman. The gravesite (pictured at right) has been under renovation
since 2008. An old-fashioned lemonade and cookie reception will follow in the Gazebo, newly
renovated over the winter by Renewal Design-Build of Decatur.
General tours will continue on the second Sunday each month through October. Special
guided group tours may also be arranged by contacting the Friends. Or, for a leisurely stroll,
pick up a copy of the newly printed self-guided Walking Tour available at the cemetery office
and several places around the city and travel at your own pace.
For more information email [email protected].
May 2013 • Decatur Focus | 11
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Cycling
Around
Decatur
Pictured are Bike Decatur and Decatur
Active Living at their first Friday bike
ride around Decatur. The group plans to
do monthly leisurely rides. Visit www.
beactivedecatur.com to keep up with
bicycling and active living news in Decatur.
Decatur Cheers Publix Marathon
Decatur turned out in full force to volunteer for the Publix Marathon in March. Pictured are Dan
Ciarametaro and his daughter at the water station on Clairemont Avenue, a set of the Burma
Shave cheering signs, and Clay Scarborough’s Fleet Feet crew.
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Clue Town Book
Available for
Downtown Decatur
D
owntown
Decatur is the
latest in the
Clue Town
Book series created and
produced by Jay Carlson.
Clue Town Books feature
ready-to-solve scavenger
hunts located in walkable areas of Atlanta.
Solvers complete puzzles
to reveal directions to a final destination.
Clue Town Books are a fun adventure for
adults and kids (ages 12 and up should be able
to complete an entire hunt on their own). They
provide education, entertainment and exercise
and are ideal for date nights, birthday parties,
quality family time, office group exercises or
sightseeing. Each book includes a compass
and a pencil to assist with the quest.
Clue Town Books describes Decatur’s scavenger hunt this way: “Downtown Decatur
mixes history and commerce like no other
city. Eclectic restaurants and stylish boutiques
operate next to Civil War sites, public art, and
a mass transit station. Solvers of Clue Town:
Downtown Decatur will walk its charming
blocks to see what makes Decatur such a hot
spot for families, foodies, and history buffs.”
Clue Town Books may be purchased
through www.cluetownbooks.com or at the
Decatur Visitors Center, 113 Clairemont Ave.
Price: $15. Other Atlanta Clue Town Books include Piedmont Park and Oakland Cemetery.
City News
Out and about with Decatur Sidewalk Saturday artists (clockwise from top
right): Gateway Performance Group, Luis Stefanell, Troy Cono, Morgan
Rowe, and Elizabeth Dulemba. Sidewalk Saturdays continue into June, so
take an art-filled stroll around town on Saturdays between 3 and 6 p.m.
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DBA News
DBA Presents Concerts on the Square
and Blue Sky Concerts
Free and open to the community
May brings the return of the Decatur Business Association’s Concerts on the Square and Blue
Sky Concerts. Concerts on the Square are presented every Saturday night in May, beginning
at 7 p.m. and featuring an eclectic mix of music. They are sponsored by Wells Fargo and Gas
South and co-sponsored by Private Bank of Decatur. Bring your picnic dinner or visit one of
our many restaurants for takeout or dining in before the concert.
Blue Sky Concerts are every Wednesday in May, noon-1 p.m., at the Community Bandstand
on the square. They are sponsored by Wells Fargo and Gas South and co-sponsored by Consolidated Copier and Jazzercise Decatur. There’s more information at decaturdba.com.
Blue Sky Concerts • Wednesdays at noon
May 1
May 8
May 15 May 22
May 29
Jameson Elder – Roots Rock
Kris Youmans Band – Bluegrass/Country
Yoeshi Roberts Band – “Acoustic Encouragement”
Tim O’Donovan – Soulful Rock
Jason Pomar – Acoustic Pop
MAY 21
The Dalton Gallery
Dana Fine Arts Building
Agnes Scott College
5:15 p.m. Networking reception
6 p.m.
Program
Sponsor: Agnes Scott College
Concerts on the Square • Saturdays at 7 p.m.
May 4
May 11
May 18
May 25
Meeting
reminder
Michelle Malone Banned – Blues Rock
Green Fest featuring Ed Roland and the Sweet Tea Project – Pop/Rock
Soulhound – Funk/Soul
Magno – All-time Top 40
Opening reception for the
Decatur Arts Festival Fine Arts
Exhibition
Visit www.decaturdba.com to
learn more about the Decatur
Business Association
Tickets for Children ages 3-12: $5 ea.
(Includes all games and activities)
Purchase in advance at DecaturDBA.com
Free admission for children 2 and under.
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and Dancing
Kids Boardwalk
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Decatur Events
10th Annual Solarium
Patio Party
Sunday, June 2 • 5-8 p.m.
DECATUR CHRISTIAN TOWERS
The 10th Anniversary
Patio Party celebration
will be at the Solarium at
Old Scottish Rite, 321 W.
Hill St. The annual FUNdraiser helps ensure that
this historic neighborhood
treasure continues to be
available for the Decatur
community to use and
enjoy.
Try tasty food from local caterers, adult and kidfriendly beverages (all provided free of charge with
your ticket), listen to live music and perhaps win
one of the raffle prizes.
Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door.
Children under 12 are admitted free and tickets
for seniors are $5. Visit www.thesolarium.com for
information.
Music at the Decatur Library
Tuesday, May 28 • 7-8 p.m. • 215 Sycamore St.
Aloha Hula Dancers – Hearts of Polynesia. Hula dancing is a huge part of the culture of
the Pacific islands, with a complex set of moves, each with its own meaning. Enjoy a hula
performance and the music of Polynesia by the dance troupe Hearts of Polynesia. Funding is provided by the Friends of the Decatur Library. For information call 404-370-3070.
Maternity Movies Continue in May
Maternity Movies on the square continue May 3 and May 31, on the lawn of the Old
Courthouse. Festivities begin at 7:30 p.m. with pre-movie entertainment. The movie begins at sundown. Bring a blanket, some refreshments and enjoy the show. Sponsored by
DeKalb Medical.
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Kevin Bacon is an aspiring writer facing up to the responsibilities of marriage and family
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May 31 • Nine Months
When commitment-phobe Hugh Grant learns his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, he
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Decatur Events
Decatur
Celebrates
the Arts
Events throughout May
May-September
DeKalb History Center
After 25 years, Decatur’s is one of the premier arts
festivals in the southeast. This exhibit examines the
growth of the festival and, by extenstion, the renaissance of the Decatur Square. Take a look at 25 years
of posters, media clippings, photographs, artworks and
memorabilia. The exhibit is curated by Cheryl Burnette,
who served as executive director of the Arts Alliance
and managed the arts festival from 1999 to 2008.
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The Decatur Arts Festival circa 1991
Decatur Events
Fine Arts Exhibition
Opening Reception May 21
The Dalton Gallery/Dana Fine Arts Building
Agnes Scott College, 5-7:15 p.m
All are welcome to visit the annual juried fine arts exhibition,
hosted by Agnes Scott College and held in conjunction with
the May meeting of the Decatur Business Association.
ArtWalk May 24
All around Decatur, 5-11 pm
It’s Decatur’s largest one-night gallery event! Change out of
your work shoes into something more comfortable and stroll
around town to see 17 exhibits at various shops, galleries and
restaurants amd enjoy complimentary snacks and drinks.
Kids Festival May 25
Decatur Recreation Center, 10 am-2 pm
Arts and crafts, inflatables, juggling, clowns and lots of fun.
Join the parade! It starts at 9:30 at the corner of Church Street
and Commerce Drive.
Artists Market May 25-26
Downtown Decatur, 10 am-6 pm Saturday,
11 am-5 pm Sunday
Kids Festival
Shawn Mullins
Nearly 180 artists, artisans, and craftspeople set up their tents
all along Ponce de Leon Avenue, offering jewelry, paintings,
sculpture, photographs, glass work, etc. There’ll be food vendors on E. Court Square and beverages to help keep you cool.
Live Music May 25-26
Communty Bandstand, all day long
Local boy Shawn Mullins will close out Saturday’s performance
schedule with a 90-minute set beginning at 3:30. Other performers scheduled include Atlanta favorites Delta Moon, the
Bonaventure Quartet, Nicole Chillemi and more. And there’s
more (and quieter) music all weekend at the Acoustic Palette
stage adjacent to the Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur.
Lotsa Laffs & Lit May 24-26
DeKalb History Center, Decatur LOL and Literary Arts
Tents on the Old Courthouse lawn
Theater and Literary Arts activities begin on Friday evening,
during the ArtWalk at the Speak…Easy event in the Old Courthouse and continues all day Saturday and Sunday with improv
and theater groups, stand-up comics and storytellers.
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May 2, 3, 4 • 7:30 p.m.
May 5 • 6:30 p.m.
he Drama Action Team of
Decatur First United Methodist Church presents the
5th Annual WDFUMC Radio Show. The format and some of the
sketches are adapted from the longrunning NPR favorite A Prairie Home
Companion.
This year’s show includes Café Boeuf;
Ruth Harrison, Reference Librarian;
Ketchup; and Guy Noir, Private Eye, all
adapted from Prairie Home by show
director George Hickman; and The
Days of Our Lunch and The Young
and the Reckless, original sketches by
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Professor Mal O. Propp and The Platinum Girls, original sketches by George
Hickman.
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Decatur Presbyterian Church, 205
Sycamore St., offers a new 5 p.m.
Sunday evening worship service
during May that seeks to embody
the qualities of casualness, meaningfulness, and variety. Enter under the awning on Church Street.
Decatur Events
Living the Green Life
Learning Series
F
ree classes and workshops are offered by the Wylde Center
in collaboration with the City of Decatur and the DeKalb
County Public Library. The series provides timely information
and a list of resources that can be found at the library and online. No registration is required. For more information contact Andrea
Zoppo, [email protected].
Attracting Bees and Butterflies
Monday, May 6 • 10-11:30 a.m.
Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore St.
Have you heard about Colony Collapse Disorder? The beekeeper goes
to his hives and there is not a bee in sight, they have all disappeared!
Although that disorder is specific to honey bees, all pollinators have
been declining in numbers, including butterflies, bats, and native bees.
Did you know there are about 4,000 species of native bees in North
America? At least 40 native bee species are in the Southeastern United
States.
In this class, Pandra Williams helps you understand how to support
native butterflies and bees in your garden. Learn how to identify and
support three types of gentle native bees. Learn about the five classes
of butterflies and what you need to do to keep them coming back to
your garden. There will be a hands-on project – the class will build a
mason bee house together.
Compost Workshop for the Entire Family
Session 1: Saturday, June 15 • 9-10 a.m.
Session 2: Saturday, June 15 • 11 a.m.-noon
Oakhurst Garden, 435 Oakview Rd.
Join the staff of the Wylde Center and learn the real dirt about composting. Families will rotate through hands-on learning stations. Participants will be trained on how to take care of a pile and what to do
with the compost once it is finished.
RSVP required. Contact [email protected] with Compost
WKSHP in subject line by June 11, 8 p.m., with your email, phone
number, number of participants and your choice of session 1 or session 2.
Jazz
Nights
Special
Concert
Thursday,
May 16 • 7-9 p.m.
T
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its popular free Jazz Nights series with a special preMemorial Day Weekend concert featuring jazz vocalist
Annie Sellick.
The concert location is the lawn in front of McGowan’s Pub
and the Solarium, 321 W. Hill St. The concert will take place rain
or shine. The rain location is the Solarium. For details, visit www.
oakhurstjazznights.com or visit the Oakhurst Jazz Nights event
page on Facebook.
Table reservations: For an elegant front-row view of the concert,
candlelit tables are available for reservation. Each table seats up to
four and comes complete with chairs, fresh linens, and a custom
candle-lit centerpiece. Reservations are $25 per table, per night.
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Decatur Events
Lunchtime in the
Studio
7th Decatur World
Laughter Day
Thursday, May 9 • noon-1 p.m.
CORE Studios
133 Sycamore St.
May 5 • 2-3 p.m.
Community Bandstand
The May Lunchtime in the Studio
focuses on CORE Performance Company’s outreach program, Dynamic
X-Change Healing Arts, which partners
with social service nonprofits to open
pathways for under-served populations. The free, interactive lunchtime
dance event allows you to experience
the same kinds of explorations the students in the Dynamic X-Change program explore. Complimentary lunch
is generously provided for the first 40
attending by Starbucks Decatur and
another neighborhood restaurant to be
announced. The studio opens at noon.
Lunch is served noon to 12:15 p.m.
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Laugh and the whole world
laughs with you – it’s not just a
saying, it’s a happening. Gather
with other Decatur folks on
May 5 and join people around
the world in celebrating World
Laughter Day. This “epidemic”
started in India and has spread
throughout the globe.
Get to the bandstand a
little early to dance with the
Emerson Drummers. Laugh
with laughter hosts Jean Woodall and Celeste Greene
and leaders Dionne Alexander and Wayne Felix. Enjoy the
Improv antics of Lesly Fredman with Susan Liverpool and
Ann Connor. Laughing, singing, laughing, comedy, dancing, more laughing (and balloons for the first 12 children).
If you want to sit, bring a chair. For questions, call Jean,
404-378-1673.
Friends of the
Decatur Library
Book Sale
Saturday, May 25
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
The Friends of the Decatur Library
will host a book sale on the lawn in
front of the Decatur Library, 215
Sycamore St. Thousands of gently
used fiction, nonfiction and children’s books, as well as DVDs and
CDs, will be offered for sale at low
prices starting at fifty cents. Only
cash or checks will be accepted.
Dealers must scan at tables. All
proceeds benefit the programs and
collections of the Decatur Library.
Admission is free. Donations of
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Above: Decatur FitWit Teens enjoyed their first 5K at TourDecatur. They are pictured with the FitWit Foundation program director and volunteers.
Students at Oakhurst
Elementary are completing their “Global Worming”
project, which is all about
composting. They first
learned which items
were appropriate to
compost and then gathered
materials for the compost bin each week.
They observed the changes in the compost over
time, added the compost to the soil around plants
in the school garden, and compared the growth of
plants with compost and plants without. This project was one of many throughout the school system
funded by the Decatur Education Foundation.
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School News
10th Annual Decatur Bulldog
Boosters Rising Star Spring
Benefit
Saturday, May 4 • 7-11 p.m.
Help our student athletes bring their A game
T
he Decatur Bulldog Boosters (DBB) invites the community
to the 10th annual Rising Star spring benefit, featuring music by Russell Griffin with Vibe Entertainment, a silent auction, food, and lots of fun.
The benefit is DBB’s only fundraiser where the membership can
gather and enjoy each other’s company at a venue that does not involve a stadium, gymnasium, track or field. It is a celebration of all
sports and student athletes. The money raised goes toward helping
youth at Decatur High and Renfroe play all sports.
The event will be held at Church of the Epiphany, 2089 Ponce de Leon
Ave. Tickets are $25 in advance ($35 at the door). Checks should be
made out to DBB and mailed to P.O. Box 3241, Decatur, GA 30031-3241.
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