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🌱 We CARE Vet Fair™ and 12 more events
And check out On Black Manhood: A CNP Dialogue With Charles Stephens and Kevin Powell on the East Point Patch calendar
What's up East Point! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
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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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- 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.
📸 Around East Point
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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Point
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★ Featured events ★
- 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
Thursday October 8
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Other local events
- 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 - 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 - School Tours
Innovation Academy Apharetta, GA 30009
4:30 pm - CMS Homecoming! vs. McNair
Napoleon B. Cobb Stadium
7:00 pm - We CARE Vet Fair™ →
Cobb County Civic Center, 548 South Marietta Pkwy SE, Marietta
9:00 am - Author's talk with #AuthorASnorton moderated by Misty Reign at Village Books. Be THERE! →
Village Books, 213 Mitchell St SW, Atlanta
6:00 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 22
Friday October 23
📣 East Point Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 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 - Fall Gallery Crawl →
Hapeville Arts Alley, Hapeville
5:00 pm
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
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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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-- The Patch AM Team
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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