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July 14-15 2012 -Saturday/Sunday
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Time
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Event
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Neighborhood/
Location
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Admission
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Various times: Call
404-688-2107 for more information
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Various Tours of the
Historic Oakland Cemetery including one that focuses on the Jewish Section
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Cabbagetown/Grant Park - 248
Oakland Ave. SE
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Various prices $5 to $26 for
families
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July 16, 2012 -Monday
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Time
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Event
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Neighborhood/
Location
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Admission
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7pm
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Author Talk and Book signing by Jeffrey
Haas author of The Assassination of Fred Hampton
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The DeKalb History Center at
the Historic DeKalb County Courthouse on the square in Decatur
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Free
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July 18, 2012 -Wednesday
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Time
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Event
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Neighborhood/
Location
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Admission
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7pm
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Author Talk and Book signing by Marc
Wortman author of The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of
Atlanta
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The Jimmy Carter
Library and Museum on Freedom Parkway at Copenhill. Inman Park/Poncey
Highland
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Free
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July 19, 2012 -Thursday
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Time
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Event
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Neighborhood/
Location
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Admission
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4-8 pm
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East Atlanta Farmers Market
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East Atlanta Village at 561
Flat Shoals Avenue
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Free-2011 Best of Atlanta
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July 20, 2012 -Friday
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Time
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Event
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Neighborhood/
Location
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Admission
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Call to schedule a time
during the day.
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BATL-the camp experience Home
schoolers and summer day and residential campers visit the frontlines, meet
Abe Lincoln and learn about the Civil War in Atlanta, healthy snack included
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Kirkwood near Gillam Park,
call 404-377-6148 for time and directions
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Free-Limited slots
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7pm
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The Gala
at The East Lake Golf
Club – featuring Cocktail Party, Dinner and Entertainment by Joe Gransden and
his Big Band Sound in the historic clubhouse. Silent Auction!
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East Lake
2575 Alston Drive
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$50($450/table of 10)
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July 21, 2012 – Saturday
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Time
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Event
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Neighborhood/
Location
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Admission
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8:30am
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The Doublequick 5K Run/Walk
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Kirkwood (start
near Gilliam Park)
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$18.00
($25.00 day of)
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The
Front Lines - 10am - 5pm - in Kirkwood
Wreath Layings in East Atlanta
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10am-5pm
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Living History
Encampment Experience a Soldier’s Life from 1864 in a recreated setting
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Kirkwood near Gillam Park, Maps to site at B*ATL Hdqtrs in EA Village
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Free
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10am-5pm
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Spinning, Textiles,
and Child’s Play –
experience family life at home in 1864
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Kirkwood near Gillam Park, Maps to site at B*ATL Hdqtrs in EA Village
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Free
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10:30am
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Wreath Laying Ceremony
- General Walker
(Living history soldiers)
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East Atlanta
(Glenwood/I-20) Walker Monument
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Free
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11am
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Wreath Laying Ceremony
- General McPherson (Living history soldiers)
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East Atlanta (Monument & McPherson Ave.)
McPherson Monument
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Free
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BATL Tours – 9:30am-8:30pm
Leaving from East Atlanta Village and at various Cemetery Sites
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9:30am
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Battle of Atlanta Bike Tour
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East Atlanta start at B*ATL
Hdqtrs, 447 Flat Shoals
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$25 BYO Bike and Helment
($30 day of/bike provided)
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10am, Noon, 2, 4pm
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Van Tour - Front Line
Attack
and the Sugar Creek Valley
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East Atlanta start at B*ATL
Hdqtrs, 447 Flat Shoals
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$15.00
($20.00 day of)
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10, 10:15, 10:30, 10:45, 11
am, Noon, 12:15, 12:45, 1, 2, and 6pm
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Battle of Atlanta Walking Tours
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East Atlanta start at B*ATL Hdqtrs
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$10.00
($15.00 day of)
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10am
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Sylvester Cemetery Walking
Tour
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East Atlanta tickets & map to
site at B*ATL Hdqtrs
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Free
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11am
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Clay Family Cemetery
Walking Tour
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Kirkwood on Clifton Avenue – map to site at B*ATL Hdqtrs
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Free
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11am, 1, 3, 5pm
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Van Tour - McPherson’s
Last Ride and the Railroad Cut
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East Atlanta start at B*ATL
Hdqtrs, 447 Flat Shoals
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$15.00
($20.00 day of)
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7pm
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Twilight Tour of Oakland Cemetery
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Cabbagetown Oakland Cemetery
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Free (with advance
ticket at BATL Headqrtrs from 447 Flat Shoals Ave) First come avail.
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History, Food, Art and
Music
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All Day & Night
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Shop, Dine and Party in The East Atlanta
Village along Flat Shoals Avenue, Moreland and Glenwood or visit the
establishments in The Kirkwood Business District along Hosea Williams Drive. Start with coffee or breakfast and then try the hamburger rated the best in
the country, baked goodies from Australia, ice cream, the finest in ales and
beers, Thai, Sushi, Pizza, Burritos, Irish and more! Shop for vinyl, musical
instruments, books, household and gift items or even a place to live on the
battlefield.
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Various Times until
4:30pm
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Abe Lincoln-Talk with the man and
take a picture with him as he makes a post election stop that never happened
November, 1864
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East Atlanta
near the BATL
Headquarters at 457 Flat Shoals Ave.
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Free
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9:15am-4:30pm
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Cyclorama Museum/Painting
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Grant Park at 800 Cherokee Ave.
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General Admission
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10am-6pm The exhibit
can be viewed during and between Storytelling Sessions or exclusively between
1 and 2pm and between 4 and 6pm.
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Sherman's Orders and Scenes of the
Battlefield - photos and documents from history
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East Atlanta Library
Gallery Wall in the meeting room at 400 Flat Shoals Avenue in the East Atlanta Village.
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Free
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1-2pm
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Sounds of the Civil
War – 8th Regiment Band Concert
an
authentic 1864 Brass
Band
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East Atlanta Fire Station 13
across from BATL Headqtrs, 431 Flat Shoals Ave.
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Free
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9am-1pm
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East Lake Farmers Market
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East Lake at 561 2nd Avenue
at Hosea L. Williams Drive
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Free
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Civil War to Civil Rights Living History Presentations
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10:30, 11:30am and 2pm
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Civil Rights Atty
Constance Baker Motley
as portrayed by Ernestine Brown
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East Atlanta in the Civil War to
Civil Rights Tent at 457 Flat Shoals Avenue
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Free
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Throughout the Day
From 11am to 5pm
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BATL Living History Players costumed characters bring history to life.
11am Civil War Women
12:30 Civil War Men
3pm Early Atlantans
4:30pm Rights Don’t Come Easy
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East Atlanta in the Civil War to
Civil Rights Tent at 457 Flat Shoals Avenue and in between shows you may run
into people from history in the shops and restaurants. Ask about their
story!
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Free
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NOON
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The African American Soldier in the Civil War and
Now.
Maj. Perry Bennett – Battalion Historian
based at Fort Mac
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East Atlanta in the Civil War to
Civil Rights Tent at 457 Flat Shoals Avenue
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Free
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2:30pm
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My Black Confederate Grandfather Local politician and Civil Rights figure Ina Evans and a Living
History Artist tell the story of Peter Vertrees and how he came to defend Atlanta.
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East Atlanta in the Civil War to
Civil Rights Tent at 457 Flat Shoals Avenue
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Free
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3:30pm
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Abe Lincoln talks about the Emancipation Proclamation Dennis Boggs becomes Abraham Lincoln to discuss
this historic event.
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East Atlanta in the Civil War to
Civil Rights Tent at 457 Flat Shoals Avenue
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Free
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4pm
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A Slave Narrative
Living History artist Josie Bailey delivers the real story of a local slave.
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East Atlanta in the Civil War to
Civil Rights Tent at 457 Flat Shoals Avenue
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Free
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Some of the Characters
portrayed by the BATL Living History Players include:
Gov. Joseph E. Brown, Mayor James Calhoun, Dolly Summer Burge
and Daughter Sadie, Scynthia Catherine Stewart, Pete Rutherford, Zora Faire,
Soloman "Sam" Luckie, Carrie Berry, Blind Thomas Bethune, Allie Travis,
Madison Reynolds, Kathleen Adams, Arthur Idlett, Carrie Steele Logan,
William Fuller and James Bell of the Great Locomotive Chase, Alice Adams,
and Homer Nash.
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BATL Storytelling Festival –
Is it
entertainment or is it history?
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10-11am
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Pete The Cat author
Eric Litwin
with Pete’s favorite songs and stories of the 1860s
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East Atlanta Library
East Atlanta Village
400 Flat Shoals Ave.
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Free
Limited Seating
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11am-noon
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Meet Mr. Lincoln
Dennis Boggs brings
Honest Abe to Life in tales from the Log Cabin to the White House and war
time
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East Atlanta Library
East Atlanta Village
400 Flat Shoals Ave.
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Free
Limited Seating
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Noon-12:30pm
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African Folk Tales by BATL Favorite
Akbar Imhotep
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East Atlanta Library
East Atlanta Village
400 Flat Shoals Ave.
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Free
Limited Seating
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12:30-1pm
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Stories from an Andersonville Prison
Guard told by Robert Mable as interpreted by Jimmy Jacobs
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East Atlanta Library
East Atlanta Village
400 Flat Shoals Ave. |
Free
Limited Seating
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12:15-1:00pm
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Meet Mr. Lincoln- Dennis Boggs
brings Honest Abe to Life in tales from the Log Cabin to the White House and
war time
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Kirkwood Library
Kirkwood Business District
11 Kirkwood Rd. at Hosea Williams Dr. |
Free
Limited Seating
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1-1:30 pm
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African Folk Tales by BATL Favorite
Akbar Imhotep
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Kirkwood Library
Kirkwood Business District
11 Kirkwood Rd. at Hosea
Williams Dr.
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Free
Limited Seating
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1:30-2 pm
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Brer Rabbit
Tales with Wrens Nest Rambler Mama Koku
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Kirkwood Library
Kirkwood Business District
11 Kirkwood Rd. at Hosea
Williams Dr.
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Free
Limited Seating
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2-2:30pm
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Miss Mary Gay's Decatur Tales by
storyteller Fran Franz
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Kirkwood Library
Kirkwood Business
District
11 Kirkwood Rd. at Hosea
Williams Dr.
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Free
Limited Seating
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2:30-3pm
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A Slave Narrative Living History
artist Josie Bailey tells the real story of a local slave
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Kirkwood Library
Kirkwood Business
District
11 Kirkwood Rd. at Hosea
Williams Dr.
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Free
Limited Seating
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2-2:30pm
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Stories of Andersonville Prison by
guard Robert Mable (Jimmy Jacobs)
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East Atlanta Library
East Atlanta Village
400 Flat Shoals Ave.
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Free
Limited Seating
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2:30-3pm
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Brer Rabbit
Tales with Wrens Nest Rambler Mama Koku
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East Atlanta Library
East Atlanta Village
400 Flat Shoals Ave.
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Free
Limited Seating
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3-3:30pm
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Miss Mary Gay’s
Decatur Tales
by story teller Fran Franz
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East Atlanta Library
East Atlanta Village
400 Flat Shoals Ave.
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Free
Limited Seating
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3:30-4pm
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Brer Rabbit Tales
by popular storyteller
Josie Bailey
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East Atlanta Library
East Atlanta Village
400 Flat Shoals Ave.
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Free
Limited Seating
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Sunday July 22, 2012
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7pm
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Twilight Tour of Oakland Cemetery
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Cabbagetown Oakland Cemetery
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Free (with advance
ticket available at B-ATL Headquarters on Saturday, 447 Flat Shoals Avenue in
the East Atlanta Village)
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7pm
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Author Talk by Barry L. Brown about
his book Crossroads of Conflict: a Guide to Civil
War sites in Georgia
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The Atlanta Cyclorama
in Grant Park on Cherokee Avenue
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Free
Limited Seating
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