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Weekend Planner: AHC's Fall Folklife Festival; Intro to Beekeeping

Find out what's happening this weekend in and around North Druid Hills.

Atlanta History Center's Fall Folklife FestivalTraditional crafts, southern foodways, and environmental sustainability are at the center of the Atlanta History Center’s Fall Folklife Festival. This annual family program celebrates all things Southern with an assortment of scheduled and ongoing events occurring throughout the museum and onto the History Center's Smith Family Farm. This program is free to members; included in the cost of general admission for nonmembers. For more information about this program or to purchase admission tickets, please visit AtlantaHistoryCenter.com/Family or call 404.814.4000.
Support: Funding for this program is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of Fulton County Arts Council, Macy's, and Publix.
Intro to Beekeeping: Join the Bee Team Leader, Cassandra Lawson, at 435 Oakview Road in Decatur on Saturday at 10 a.m. She will share her knowledge on bee-ing a beekeeper. Learn the basics: Best location to set up a hive, when to order bees and from whom, where do you find your materials. Advanced registration required. $25 Garden member, $30 non-members 

Brick-toberfest: 
It’s a full day and night of over 75 beers, food, wine, spirits, bands and DJ’s outside on 10th St at Mary Brickell Village. We’ll have sampling tents lined up and down 10th St, a couple of stages, bands and DJ’s. Time of event is 2pm – 11pm. After Party at Fado Irish Pub from 11pm – 4am

Polycycstic Ovarian Cancer Awareness Symposium
: September is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome awareness month. Join specialists at The Cathedral of St. Philip, 2744 Peachtree Road NW for a free PCOS symposium about the latest options from diagnosis to treatment, including: nutrition, medication and exercise. Includes panel discussion/Q&A. Registration required; space is limited.  Register here and learn more about the speakers. 

Mental Health Fair: NAMI Northside Atlanta invites the community to a free fair with exhibitors and other mental health resources at Peachtree Presbyterian Church, 3434 Roswell Road. RSVP to Neitcha Thomsen at: nthomsen@comcast.net or call 678-760-5502 to find out more. Visit NAMI Northside Altanta  for details.

4th Annual Brew & Barbecue: This event at Sweetwater Brewery, 195 Ottley Drive, includes Souvenir Pint Glass, Beer Sampling, Barbecue Dinner, Live Music, Silent Auction and Brewery Tours benefiting the national CdLS Foundation.


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