Phoenix Flies 2022 | A Walk Through Olmsted
March 27
2 to 4 p.m.
Visit and walk through the first four segments of Olmsted’s linear park vision (Springdale, Virgilee, Oak Grove and Shadyside). Learn about the history of the park, restoration, people who lived along the park, and historic scam and scandal. Visit eventbrite.com for details. Admission is free.
Party on the PATH
March 27
4 to 8:30 p.m.
Celebrate art in Buckhead with hot music, cool drinks and dancing under the stars. The event kicks off with a Miami Circle gallery walk, followed by a walking tour of PATH400’s newest art installations. Finish the night with dinner and dancing to live salsa music at Eclipse di Luna. Visit livablebuckhead.com for tickets. Admission prices start at $35.
Festival on Ponce
April 2 to 3
Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Festival on Ponce is an Atlanta arts and crafts festival set in Olmsted Linear Park. Visitors will enjoy the gorgeous landscape designed by one of America’s most celebrated landscape architects, Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. along with live entertainment and more than 125 displays of fine arts and crafts, folk and “outsider art.” There will be a children’s area and leashed pets are welcome. Local food and beverages available for purchase. Attendance is free. Find details and schedule at
festivalonponce.com.
Atlanta Dogwood Festival
April 8 to 10, 2022
Friday 12 to 9 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
An Atlanta staple, hundreds of artists from around the country will participate in the 86th annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival. Virtually every kind of art is represented, with a nationally-recognized Fine Artists Market that includes sculptures, paintings, pottery, jewelry, photography and much more. A wide array of diverse musical offerings will
entertain festival goers, and food will be available for purchase. There is also a kids village featuring arts and crafts, interactive make and take activities and face painting. Admission is free. Find details at dogwood.org.
Second Saturdays, Monthly
April 9
12 to 6 p.m.
Shop small and support local business while browsing local arts, crafts, handmade body goods, jewelry and more. Enjoy live music by Music and Friends ATL. Located at Harmony Park in Decatur. Leashed pups are welcome.
Amplify Decatur Music Festival
April 23
2 to 11 p.m.
Enjoy live music performances by Ben Harper, Old Crowe Medicine Show and more while munching on good food and
being part of a community of friends andmfamily, all for a cause. Amplify’s mission is to leverage the universal love of music to fight poverty at the local level. They have raised and donated more than $450,000 over the last twelve years. Tickets are for purchase on amplifydecatur.org.
Earth Day at Atlanta Botanical Garden
April 22
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Visit the Garden for fun and engaging family activities celebrating nature and the beautiful plants all around. Musical performances by Saving the Earth with Mr. Greg as well as activity stations all around the gardens. Try out musical instruments made from plants across the world, create earth friendly art, plant some seeds to take home, and participate in a scavenger hunt for seeds and recycled art. Free with an admission purchase. Find more at atlantabg.org.
The Olmsted 200th Birthday Gala
April 26
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Come and launch the many events celebrating the 200th birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted at his birthday gala. Musical entertainment will be provided by showstopping Atlanta Jazz musician Joe Gransden. Culinary treats by Zest served with beer and wine. Black-tie optional, visit eventbrite.com for tickets and further details.
Historic Druid Hills Home and Garden Tour
April 29 to May 1
1 to 5 p.m.
It’s back after a two year hiatus. Meander through some of the finest homes and gardens in Atlanta’s Historic Druid Hills Neighborhood. The Druid Hills Neighborhood, including the linear park along Ponce de Leon Ave, was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Some of which include the “Driving Miss Daisy'' house as well as some modern classics. The $35 ticket will allow you to access all three days of the tour. Find tickets at eventbrite.com.
Champions for Change
May 5
Time TBD
Enjoy drinks, appetizers and a live auction when you purchase tickets to the Women’s Resource Center event. Natasha Tretheway will be thehonoree and keynote speaker for the event. Her long awaited memoir, “Memorial Drive,” gives an inside look at the chilling true story of the murder of her mother at the hands of her former stepfather. This event led to the founding of the Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence in Decatur. Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to hear one of the most inspirational stories. Find more information about this event at wrcdv.org.
