🌱 We CARE Vet Fair™ and 12 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• On Black Manhood: A CNP Dialogue With Charles Stephens and Kevin Powell at ArtsXchange - Southeast Community Cultural Center
• Beyond the Surface: The House That Rose Again at Ignite House
• Natural Incense Making Workshop at The Altar - A Maker's Space & Mystiq Boutique

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 79, low: 63.
• Saturday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 65 and low of 61 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Point

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• On Black Manhood: A CNP Dialogue With Charles Stephens and Kevin Powell →
  ArtsXchange - Southeast Community Cultural Center, 2148 Newnan Street, East Point
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• Beyond the Surface: The House That Rose Again →
  Ignite House, 1928 Stanton Rd, East Point
  7:00 pm
• Natural Incense Making Workshop →
  The Altar - A Maker's Space & Mystiq Boutique, 1526 East Forrest Avenue, East Point
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Indigenous Peoples Celebration, Standing Peachtree Native American Festival 2026 →
  East Point GA
• Arvel Bird | Celtic Indian →
  East Point City Hall, 2757 East Point Street, East Point
  9:00 am
• 2nd Saturday Writers Workshop →
  ArtsXchange, 2148 Newnan Street, East Point
  2:00 pm
• Movies with a Mission: Gullah Geechee Culture & Community →
  East Point GA
  4:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• School Tours
  Innovation Academy Apharetta, GA 30009
  4:30 pm
• CMS Homecoming! vs. McNair
  Napoleon B. Cobb Stadium
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• We CARE Vet Fair™ →
  Cobb County Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Marietta
  9:00 am
Friday October 23
• Author's talk with #AuthorASnorton moderated by Misty Reign at Village Books. Be THERE! →
  Village Books, 213 Mitchell St SW, Atlanta
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 8
• VetsinTech Atlanta Chapter Launch →
  The Rooftop at Overland, 2 Porsche Drive, Hapeville
  6:00 pm
• Words Before Clothes — Atlanta Premiere →
  PushPush Arts (Cafe Stage & Office), 1805 Harvard Avenue, College Park
  8:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Fall Gallery Crawl →
  Hapeville Arts Alley, Hapeville
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

College Park

• 10-year-old honored after helping siblings escape fire at College Park home (wsbradio.com)
• High School Recruiting Buzz: LSU and Indiana Land Five-Stars (hoopshq.com)

Hapeville

• Hapeville hosts its annual Dia De Muertos celebration on Oct. 24th (atlantaonthecheap.com)
• Chick-fil-A Says It Won't Follow This Growing Fast-Food Trend (southernliving.com)
• Hapeville Fall Gallery Crawl turns downtown into an art walk (fultonneighbor.com)

Atlanta

• Atlanta Fire Rescue celebrates 1 year of drone program (atlantanewsfirst.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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