Art is on the menu this weekend!
Several art exhibits showings, craft classes, and dance festivities around Atlanta are ideal events for children as they prepare to return to school. Since it is Free Saturday for Fulton County residents, many of the events will not compromise your budget.
Enjoy!
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ART EXHIBITS AT THE HIGH MUSEUM
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WHEN: Saturday, August 6; 10am - 5pm
WHERE: High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309
SPECIFICS: View all exhibits at the High Museum free of charge (for Fulton County residents) this weekend. One very popular exhibit still showing is Radcliff Bailey's Memory as Medicine. Other exhibits include Modern By Design, Marin's Watercolors, and Folk Art.
COST: Free
CONTACT: 404-733-HIGH or www.high.org
HOME DEPOT KIDS WORKSHOP
WHEN: Saturday, August 6; 10am - 12pm
WHERE: The Home Depot, 1032 Research
Center Drive, Atlanta, GA 30331 (off Cascade Road)
SPECIFICS: Every first and third Saturday of the month, The Cascade Home Depot sponsors workshops to teach children building skills and tool safety. Children create such items as race cars, bird houses, tool boxes, and fire trucks. Parents are welcome as well.
COST: FREE
CONTACT: (404) 691-2077
EQUAL RITES: THE ART OF MICHAEL D. HARRIS
WHEN: Tues – Fri, 10am – 6pm; Sat and Sun, 1pm - 5pm
WHERE: Hammonds House Museum, 503 Peeples Street, Atlanta, GA 30310
SPECIFICS: Harris's work reflects on race, integration, and inner struggles. He explores in depth the double consciousness that many in the African diaspora experience in everyday life.
COST: General Admission is $4; $2 for children, students, and seniors
CONTACT: Call 404-612-0500 or visit www.hammondshouse.org
SUNDAY DRUM CIRCLE
WHEN: Sunday, August 7; 2pm-6pm
WHERE: Atlantic Station (between Cafe Nineteen and Z Gallerie)
SPECIFICS: Listen, dance, or drum with Atlantic Station's drumming group.
COST: Free
CONTACT: Visit www.atlanticstation.com for more information.