🌱 Vegan Life Festival 2026 and 11 more events

Hello Druid Hills! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• FREE Event: Night Shift: Flyers, Howlers, and Growlers of the Wil at Fernbank Science Center
• Exhibit Hall Hours (7pm - 10pm) at Fernbank Science Center
• Sunday Public Tour at Michael C. Carlos Museum

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Where is the worst place to hide in a hospital ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Very hot, temps: high: 98, low: 75.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 97 and low of 73 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Druid Hills

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Friday August 14

• FREE Event: Night Shift: Flyers, Howlers, and Growlers of the Wil
  Fernbank Science Center , 156 Heaton Park Dr, Atlanta, GA 30307\
• Exhibit Hall Hours (7pm - 10pm)
  Fernbank Science Center 156 Heaton Park Dr, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA
  7:00 pm

Sunday August 16

• Sunday Public Tour
  Michael C. Carlos Museum Rotunda
  2:00 pm

Friday August 21

• Evening for Educators
  Michael C. Carlos Museum 571 South Kilgo Cir NE, Atlanta, GA 30322
  5:30 pm

Sunday August 30

• Vegan Life Festival 2026 →
  Life Space Hope and Wellness Center, 294 Hamilton E Holmes Dr NW, Atlanta
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 13

• Education & Workforce Development Committee Meeting
  DeKalb Chamber of Commerce VIRTUAL - Zoom link will be sent upon registration.
  10:00 am
• Open Technology Lab
  Decatur Library -
  11:00 am
• Jewelry with Gin Live!
  Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library - Toco Hill-Avis G. Willia
  11:00 am
• Cookbook Club
  Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library - Toco Hill-Avis G. Willia
  2:00 pm
• đ¸PM Intramurals: Badmintonđ¸(TBD)
  Crews Middle School Lawrenceville, GA 30044
  4:15 pm

Friday August 14

• 4/5 Community Gathering
  International Community School Decatur, GA 30033
  8:15 am
• Building Blocks
  Redan-Trotti Library - Meeting Room
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Decatur

• Greenforest Community Baptist Church to host 'Know Your Rights Forum' Aug.18 (ocgnews.com)
• Decatur School Board discusses pivot away from ECLC building (decaturish.com)
• DeKalb History Center sets Lunch and Learn Sept. 15, shines spotlight on historic Carver Hills Community (ocgnews.com)

Avondale Estates

• James Maggard expands restaurant empire, bets on Avondale (decaturish.com)

Atlanta

• Severe Storms To Blast GA With Hail, Flash Floods (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: In the ICU (Thank you Donna M. for sending it in!)
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