🌱 2026 BRIDGE Cancer Equity Community Forum and 10 more events

Good day Druid Hills! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Joe Gransden's Big Band with Maria Howell: 2026 Jazz on the Lawn at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center
• Jazz on the Green at Patterson Green, adjacent to Schwartz Center for Performing Ar
• Planetarium Sound Bath at Fernbank Science Center

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 61 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 79, low: 63.
• Saturday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 67 and low of 61 degrees.

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📸 Around Druid Hills

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Druid Hills

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9

• Joe Gransden's Big Band with Maria Howell: 2026 Jazz on the Lawn →
  Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Rd NE, Atlanta
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8

• Jazz on the Green
  Patterson Green, adjacent to Schwartz Center for Performing Ar
  6:30 pm
• Planetarium Sound Bath
  Fernbank Science Center, 156 Heaton Park Dr, Atlanta
  6:30 pm
• Distant Worlds - Alien Life?
  Fernbank Science Center, 156 Heaton Park Dr, Atlanta
  7:00 pm
• Phantom of the Universe - The Hunt for Dark Matter
  Fernbank Science Center, 156 Heaton Park Dr, Atlanta
  8:00 pm

Friday October 9

• En Route: Views from Atlanta and Marseille | Exhibition
  Emory Visual Arts Gallery, 700 Peavine Creek Dr., Atlanta
  9:00 am

Saturday October 10

• 2026 BRIDGE Cancer Equity Community Forum →
  1518 Clifton Road North East, Atlanta
  10:00 am
• 3-2-1 LIFTOFF!
  Fernbank Science Center, 156 Heaton Park Dr, Atlanta
  10:15 am

Sunday October 11

• Ride for Their Lives 2026 →
  Emory Woodruff Circle, 100 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta
  8:30 am
• Sunday Public Tour
  Rotunda
  2:00 pm

Monday October 12

• En Route: Views from Atlanta and Marseille | Exhibition
  Emory Visual Arts Gallery, 700 Peavine Creek Dr., Atlanta
  9:00 am
• Exhibit Hall Hours (12pm - 4pm)
  Fernbank Science Center, 156 Heaton Park Dr, Atlanta
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Decatur

• Authors gather in Decatur for 21st annual Book Festival (decaturish.com)
• Groundbreaking ceremony takes place for new fire station (thechampionnewspaper.com)
• Latest PSR standings has 13 fourth-place teams projected to miss the playoffs (ajc.com)

Avondale Estates

• Images: Overhaul for offensively nicknamed Kroger roars ahead (urbanize.city)

Atlanta

• Tropical Storm Isaias Forms In Gulf: See GA Impacts (patch.com)
• Kemp Extends State Of Emergency, Suspends Dyed Fuel Penalties In GA (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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