🌱 Americans We: Celebrating Our Shared Story in Music and 12 more events

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

Coming up on the calendar:

• Cast Catch And Win at Outdoor Event Location
• Dinosaur Scavenger Hunt at County Line-Ellenwood Library
• Take & Make: Letter Craft at County Line-Ellenwood Library

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did Tennessee see? 🤔 (Answer below!)

---

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.
• Saturday: Sunshine and some clouds, temps: high: 87, low: 69. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.

---

📸 Around Forest Park

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

---

🗓 Upcoming Events in Forest Park

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Saturday June 20

• Cast Catch And Win →
  Outdoor Event Location,
  10:00 am

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

---

Other local events

Monday June 8

• Dinosaur Scavenger Hunt
  County Line-Ellenwood Library -
  10:00 am
• Take & Make: Letter Craft
  County Line-Ellenwood Library -
  10:00 am
• Tech Drop-In Sessions
  County Line-Ellenwood Library -
  12:00 pm

Thursday June 11

• Resume and Cover Letter Drop-In Sessions
  County Line-Ellenwood Library -
  11:00 am

Monday June 15

• Dinosaur Scavenger Hunt
  County Line-Ellenwood Library -
  10:00 am
• Take & Make: FatherÂs Day Card
  County Line-Ellenwood Library -
  10:00 am
• Take & Make: Letter Craft
  County Line-Ellenwood Library -
  10:00 am
• Tech Drop-In Sessions
  County Line-Ellenwood Library -
  12:00 pm

Saturday June 20

• Americans We: Celebrating Our Shared Story in Music →
  Ray Charles Performing Arts Center, 900 West End Ave SW, Atlanta
  7:00 pm

---

📣 Forest Park Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

---

🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 5

• Fun Fridays →
  Riverdale Calendar, 7210 Church Street, Riverdale
  11:00 am
• The Clayton County Fatherhood Conference and Awards →
  Morrow Center, 1180 Southlake Cir, Morrow
  1:00 pm

Saturday June 6

• Community Clean Up →
  Riverdale Calendar Riverdale, GA 30274
  8:00 am
• CHOSEN CONFERENCE 2026 →
  JS Venue Plus/NexLevel Venues, 1355 Mt Zion Rd, Morrow
  10:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

---

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

---

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anybody want a dog?
  He showed up here 7 months ago, but I cannot continue to keep him, but I don’t want home to go to the pound either.. we’ve been calling him brownie,… (Nextdoor Forest Park)
• Reflection 1Kings 11:1-4.
  Matthew 6:21. Many of us want increase, want promotion , and God wants to give it to us, but the truth of the matter is, we can't handle what… (Nextdoor Governors)

• JCPenney posted a job opening for 3rd Shift Seasonal Equipment Driver in Forest Park. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (05730)- 1839 Mt Zion Rd in Morrow. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Forest Park here.

---

🗞 Nearby News

Hapeville

• South Fulton Communities Prepare for Juneteenth Celebrations (fultonneighbor.com)
• When is Chick-Fil-A bringing back the peach milkshake? See return date (savannahnow.com)
• Lee County, Worth County and Crisp County ranked among Georgia's toughest football schedules (albanyherald.com)

Riverdale

• Thomas Balkcom, Former Savannah State Assistant Coach Dies (savannahtribune.com)
• How Black Churches Are Raising Dementia Awareness (afroconsciousmedia.com)

Jonesboro

• Jonesboro hosts a Juneteenth Celebration on June 19th, with fireworks & drone show (feedblitz.com)

---

Ok Forest Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Same as Arkansas (Thank you Juanita B. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

---

👉 Help make Patch AM better

• Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
• Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
• List items for sale or services offered

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what’s happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

---

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook