Recreation & Learning
Decatur Old House Fair
Discover, Shop, and Learn at the 2nd Annual Decatur Old House Fair: On Saturday, March 6th, the City of Decatur, in partnership with the DeKalb History Center and the Decatur Preservation Alliance, will hold the second annual Decatur Old House Fair. This day-long celebration will feature new ideas, practical advice, innovative materials, and quality services for owners of older homes.
DeKalb Extension Service March Classes
From neighbor and Decatur Active Living Director Dan Magee: The DeKalb Extension Service has several exciting gardening and general interest classes coming up in March:
7 pm, Thursday, March 4th - "How to Start Your Own Honey Bee Hive"
11 am, Saturday, March 13th - "Controlling Rodents Around the Home"
7 pm, Thursday, March 18th - "Rose Care by Stan Leacock"
11 am, Saturday, March 20th - "The Trinity of Southern Gardens: Azaleas, Camellias & Hydrangeas, The Must Haves for Local Gardens"
Indian poetry and Dance
From Emory: Indian poetry is filled with sensual images of jewelry and adornment. Join Emory faculty members Salman Rushdie, Joyce Flueckiger, Deepika Bahri, Laurie Patton, visiting scholar Velcheru Nayarana Rao, and Kuchipudi dancer Sasikala Penumarthi, for an evening of readings and Indian dance. Reception Hall, Level 3, Michael C. Carlos Museum
Public events with visiting Tibetan thangka painters
From the Emory Buddhist Studies Forum: public events in connection with the return visit to Emory of Tenzin Norbu, Master Thangka painter and Dolmakyap Zorgey, Managing Director of Norbulingka Institute, February 27-March 27, 2010. All events take place in the Carlos Museum. Please note that all events are free with the exception of the Thangka Painting Workshop and the Children’s Workshop, both of which require a fee. (The fee for the Thankga Painting Workshop fee will be waived for Emory students.) Registration is by calling 404-727-6118.
Tibetan Thangka painting class at Emory
THANGKA PAINTING CLASS WITH MASTER PAINTER TENZIN NORBU
SATURDAYS, FEBURARY 27 - MARCH 27, 1 - 4 PM, Emory University Carlos Museum, TATE ROOM, PLAZA LEVEL
Founder of Slow Food International speaking at Emory
Carlo Petrini, founder of Slow Food International speaking at Emory. Free and open to general public.
Local weather "station" online
For those interested in local weather, wunderground.com now has a reporting unit on Scott Boulevard. Here's a link to the minute-by-minute data for this location
Group Fitness Classes at the Decatur Recreation Center!
From Dan Magee: Burn calories. Tone muscles. Improve strength, balance and flexibility. All fitness levels welcome.
Mondays
1:45 pm Yoga
6:30 pm Pilates
Tuesdays
5:30 pm Body Sculpting
6:30 pm Yoga
Wednesdays
1:00 pm Yoga
Thursdays
5:30 pm Body Sculpting
6:30 pm Pilates
Fee: $7.00 per class. A 10 class card is available for $60.
Please bring a yoga mat to each class.
Plea for a gym at Mason Mill Park
From our friend and Laurel Ridge neighbor Dan Magee: "In our commission district, District 2, there is only one full county rec center, Briarwood, on the far west side of District 2 next to the Atlanta line. For the Mason Mill Park master plan, we really, really need a rec center on this side of the district with a gymnasium, whether for aerobics, senior activities, special events, youth basketball, volleyball and indoor soccer, basketball for old farts like me, etc.
"Health benefits of meditation" lecture at Agnes Scott
The Bonnie Brown Johnson Women’s Health Lectureship is pleased to welcome to Agnes Scott College four distinguished scholars who will discuss their ground-breaking research into The Health Benefits of Meditation. Free and open to the general public. Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 7:00pm. Teasley Auditorium, Bullock Science Center
[Note: All presenters do their work at Emory.]
Susan Bauer-Wu: mindfulness meditation and healing in cancer patients
http://shared.web.emory.edu/emory/news/releases/2009/11/susan-bauer-wu-n...
